Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 25 Crack Rating
The daytime flames grew increasingly intense, and the small boat had been sailing at sea for some time.

Inside the boathouse, Chen Qi took out the nautical chart and examined it.

The target rift is not far from Maro Town. The only problem is that the target is close to dangerous waters.

The nearshore waters of the Witch's Sea are dangerous areas inhabited by many sea monsters. These areas have been marked by merchants and listed as dangerous waters.

Unless time is of the essence, merchants generally avoid dangerous waters.

However, for Chen Qi, these sea areas are actually safer.

If he had the time, he could easily go to these dangerous places and take them away.

Because of his deep-sea affinity, he can do many things without the crew seeing him, and he currently has neither the idea nor the resources to recruit crew members.

Therefore, the fast small travel boat under your feet is a pretty good choice in the early stages.

After Chen Qi finished looking through the nautical chart, he hung it on the wall and then scanned the houseboat.

The boat wasn't small; it had sofas and beds for resting, a refrigerator, and a simple small kitchen, but all the good furniture had been moved out, leaving only clutter, and the deck was covered in dust.

The sofa and chairs were both old and worn out.

The ship's lights are broken and we need to replace them.

Chen Qi shook his head. Although the foundation was good, many of the facilities on the ship were too old and outdated.

It is necessary to renovate and add new furniture.

His small house in Maro was dilapidated. Buying this boat would solve two major problems in his life at the same time: transportation and housing!

Chen Qi prefers to call it a 'small houseboat' in another world.

Next, he took out the food and fresh water from his backpack and put them in the small refrigerator.

The refrigerator is not powered by electricity, but relies on a special magical ore.

If he had the money, he could even put a heater in the boat.

"Not bad."

After looking around in the morning, Chen Qi thought that although it was a bit dilapidated, it was not bad as a new home.

With 130,000 shells, it would take about two trips to the Rift if one person were to venture alone.

Of course, the actual gains largely depend on luck, since the output of the Rift is not fixed.

Just then, a strong fishy smell suddenly rushed into my nostrils.

"arrive……"

Chen Qi looked out of the boat.

On the azure sea, there was a huge, belly-up fish carcass, which looked like a giant white round cloth spread out on the sea.

That was the location of the rift that the novice mentor had told him about—the corpse of the belly-up fish.

Chen Qi stopped the boat, dropped anchor, and then carefully approached the huge, belly-up carcass of the fish.

On the turned-up belly of the fish, you can see a huge opening full of sharp teeth, just like the mouth of a worm.

At that moment, a notification popped up in front of Chen Qi's eyes.

[You've glimpsed a crack; inspiration pending...]

The higher the inspiration, the more information you gain.

In team dungeons, tasks related to inspiration appraisal are usually handled by the extraordinary individuals in the Book of Appraisal.

In terms of inspiration alone, he doesn't need anyone else's help right now.

Chen Qi rubbed his hands together, eagerly awaiting the results of the appraisal.

[Authentication a great success!]

[Rift Name: Monster Kitchen]

Synopsis: In an era before the sun went out, a group of hunted chefs accidentally fell into the belly of a giant fish.

They thought they were going to die, but they were surprised to find that the inside of the fish's belly was surprisingly suitable for survival.

This is a rare giant fish, and many fishermen long to catch it.

Driven by greed, and being weak, they devised a way to survive.

Whenever a fisherman catches this giant fish, they emerge from its belly, kill the fisherman, and steal all the fish from his boat.

In this way, they attacked many fishermen, living inside the giant fish and feasting on fresh fish every day.

However, they did not notice the giant fish's decay. Unbeknownst to them, fish scales grew on their bodies, and they had become part of the 'giant fish,' turning into monster chefs who devoured innocent people at sea.

Crack rating: E
Clearance condition: Defeat the final monster deep within the rift.

Crack distortion: 12%
Rift level restriction: Only those of level one or below can enter this rift.

Characteristics: cup, blade.

Inspiration: A mindless, scaly monster, with an excited grin, wants to take you to the dinner table, then release your blood and cook you into a delicious meal with chili peppers, cumin, and barbecue.

Inspiration: You notice that the crack might be passable by sheer force.

Chen Qi glanced at the information in front of him through the crack.

12% rift distortion, the completion condition is the most common boss kill, rating E...

"This familiar feeling."

Chen Qi clapped his hands.

Now, what he saw before him was a truly standard, fresh crack!

Previously, the Rift Sea Beast Cave that he and the Black Whale Gang entered had a distortion rate of 0%, meaning that in a sense, it was a rift that had already been fully explored.

A crack distortion of 0% means that there are no rewards or conditions for clearing the crack.

"A rating of E...?"

Chen Qi pondered.

The rift instances in this world are roughly divided into five levels: A, B, C, D, and E.

E-level rifts are the lowest tier and can be handled by a small team of armed ordinary people. D-level rifts require fully armed Tier 1 or even Tier 2 superhumans to handle.

C-level rifts are extremely dangerous and can only be dealt with by fully armed second-tier or even third-tier superhumans.

Starting from Grade B, these are cracks with higher levels of danger and distortion, where even a third-tier superhuman could die on the spot.

Rifts of this level are usually purified by an official team of superhumans, and containment procedures must be carried out afterwards.

But at Level A, there is a rift that concerns the life and death of many people.

Cracks of this level must be strictly contained and controlled.

If the A-level issue is not properly addressed, its continued distortion could even lead to a disaster capable of destroying the continent.

According to the law, cracks that begin with a Class A crack are neither to be seen nor discussed.

As for the version above that, it's not something that happened in the beta version, so he didn't know about it, and no player had ever entered it.

Chen Qi took a deep breath, stretched out his foot, and then stepped on the belly-up fish.

If the player's invincibility is removed, even the lowest-level rift must be approached with caution.

The rift in front of us only restricts the level, not the number of players. It might be a raid instance, which could cause some minor trouble.

His hands might be a little sore from killing.

High agility attribute, the Black Blade, a weapon of the Tier 3 Transcendent, the Collector of Ranged Weapons, a godsend for pioneering new areas, plus the combat knowledge of Hunter's Ember.

His current configuration is clearly a bit too high.

If this setup were posted on a player forum, people would say he was smurfing if he tried to challenge an E-level rift.

"Monster Kitchen?"

I recall a moment in the morning.

The mortality rate in Monster Kitchen is not low in the E-rank; it can even be described as a nightmare for beginners.

Generally speaking, the nature of a crack will indicate the method of passing through it.

The blade is the absolute symbol of power.

The monster kitchen's appearance and inspiration both contain blades, which means that this is a rift that can be broken through by brute force and obtain extra rewards!
Chen Qi took out the black sword, swung it once more, and slashed out a gust of wind.

After absorbing the Hunter's Ember, he became increasingly adept at using this weapon.

The Collector grants him the ability to attack monsters from a distance.

There are enough healing potions in the backpack.

"Ready, almost there..."

Chen Qi took a deep breath; his heart was pounding.

Even the smallest crack can lead to death.

In peacetime, he rarely felt this kind of dangerous tension.

However, after experiencing these two days of adventure...

Faced with the crack before him, he felt a stronger sense of excitement than fear.

After confirming that everything was ready, he gripped the black knife, stepped out with his left foot, and entered the wormhole on the belly-up fish.

call!
As he fell and felt darkness, a huge kitchen appeared before him.

You have entered the rift 'Monster Kitchen'.

The ground beneath his feet was rock, and there was a fishy smell... Chen Qi gripped the black knife and carefully walked forward.

"Battle begins..."

Bang bang bang!
That's the sound of a cleaver chopping meat.

A man with a pointed nose, wearing a chef's hat, and whose arms and face were covered in fish scales, noticed him.

It walked over, carrying a kitchen knife and smiling.

"You're not wearing a chef's hat? Are you a guest from upstairs? Ah, ah, the table is already full of food."

Guest, please follow me~

"Ah."

Chen Qi nodded slightly.

"Please follow me~"

The chef's hat monster turned around, and in the instant it turned, its mouth stretched to its ears, revealing a smile full of sharp teeth, its scarlet tongue constantly wriggling.

It can't wait to taste the new delicacies.

Its culinary instincts told it that the scent on the other person would make for a delicious seafood feast!

Swoosh!
However, before it could continue laughing, a long knife swiftly cleaved its head, instantly turning it into two rotting halves.

The strike was so fast that even a call to summon one's companions could not be made.

[Defeat the fish monster wearing a chef's hat to gain 11 Spirit Points.]

There's nothing to say to monsters, just kill them.

Chen Qi felt the sensation of drawing the blade, then calmly shook off the putrid pus from the long sword.

boom! boom! boom!
The instant it slashed the chef's hat, a rapid, drum-like sound of chopping vegetables came from behind the door in front of it.

Judging from the sound, there are quite a few chef hats.

Chen Qi gripped his long sword tightly and walked step by step toward the gate.

Although Monster Kitchen is a graveyard for newbies, as a strategy guide creator, he even released a walkthrough guide for a useless character with no equipment.

Of course, he wouldn't dare do that now.

For safety reasons, let's use the safest method: stealth kill.

(End of this chapter)