Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Within the banquet exchange area, many fishermen immediately expressed their amazement.

Angel: "Holy crap! Who is this? An 11-digit damage percentage?"
"Oh, it's God Su. Sorry to bother you."

Phoenix: "I was wondering why I didn't see Su Shen's name on the leaderboard just now. Su Shen is truly a force to be reckoned with!"

Fisherman38284: "Su Shen truly lives up to his reputation as the initiator of the Holy Banquet. He's awesome! I'm willing to call him YYDS!"

Wilderness: "With Su Shen's damage, we'll definitely take down this sacred fish! Brothers, charge!"

Xuanwu: "Didn't someone say before that no one could possibly capture this sacred fish alone?"

I actually believed it at the time, but now I realize it was just that the big shots hadn't made their move yet.

...

Just as the fishermen were marveling at the situation, an unexpected turn of events occurred.

Su Wang's instantaneous burst of 5% damage, combined with the combined damage from numerous fishermen.

The stamina of the Rainbow Sacred Fish was about to drop by 7%.

suddenly,
The slowly swimming projection of the sacred fish had seven colors flowing across its body before finally settling on green.

The color switching time is so fast that it takes less than a blink of an eye.

At the same time, the endurance value of the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish Projector suddenly surged by 100 billion.

This change occurred on the sacred fish projection that each fisherman faced.

The crowd in the discussion area gasped in surprise.

Fisherman364221: "It's changed! It's changed color! It's green!"

Squirrel: "Holy crap! I just dealt over 200,000 damage with a single harpoon shot!"

Wilderness: "I give up. My net damage is already low, so I just rely on frequency to slowly whittle it down. Just now, I only did a few hundred points of damage twice in a row."

Fisherman461331: "Haha! The green status doesn't affect our harpoons much."

...

The changing colors of the seven-colored sacred fish instantly disrupted the fishermen's rhythm of attack.

Even Su Wang was no exception.

The angler's signature skill also relies on frequency to accumulate damage.

And this is especially true for Suwang, which possesses superior reel accessories.

The rainbow scorpion in its green state.
By fixing the attacker's damage frequency to once per second, it effectively eliminates the added benefits provided by the reel accessory.

Even the double damage effect caused by the double-headed hook was removed.

Originally, it could deal 5 instances of damage per second, reaching tens of thousands of damage per second, but now it has suddenly dropped to only a little over 10,000 damage per second.

Another effect of the green state makes this damage extremely unstable.

One second it suddenly deals 40,000 to 50,000 points of damage, the next second it's less than 2,000.

More importantly, the fishhook only has a 10% chance of triggering a percentage-based damage effect.

The frequency of damage occurring multiple times per second in the previous second was enough to significantly increase the 10% probability of the fishhook hitting the target.

But now, with a damage frequency of once per second, this 10% trigger probability feels extremely real.

Eight consecutive hits of damage, and not a single fishhook accessory effect was triggered.

After 10 seconds, the stamina value of the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection immediately recovered to 1 billion points.

Su Wang frowned slightly at this.

Despite numerous fishermen attacking simultaneously, the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection, which has activated its healing effect, has begun to increase the difficulty of catching it.

The effect of restoring 10 billion durability in 1 seconds significantly reduces the damage dealt by many fishermen.

In an instant, the stamina value of the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection decreased at an extremely slow rate.

Fortunately, at the 19th second,

The fishhook that Su Wang shot into the projection of the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish suddenly flashed with silver light, finally hitting the 10% effect of the extraordinary accessory.

A massive damage warning message immediately appeared in Su Wang's field of vision.

[Consumes 2 Stamina Points, deals 46.521 billion Stamina Points of damage.]

With the 7% damage reduction effect, the damage was reduced by billions, but it was still terrifying.

The stamina value of the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection, which was originally decreasing very slowly, suddenly dropped sharply.

Meanwhile, many fishermen who constantly monitor the stamina value of the Rainbow Sacred Fish's projection also noticed this scene.

The change in damage statistics of the top-ranked player on the Joint Holy Feast damage leaderboard clearly indicates who caused the Holy Fish Projection's stamina to plummet just now.

In the discussion area, many fishermen repeatedly expressed their admiration.

Fisherman467646: "Su Shen is at it again!"

Squirrel: "Luckily, I still have Su Shen to back me up, otherwise I would have given up."

Angel: "Everyone, keep it up! Su Shen's skills will definitely need time to recover. During this time, we need to help Su Shen suppress the Holy Fish's recovery speed!"

...

Upon seeing the messages in the chat area, Su Wang couldn't help but smile wryly.

Many fishermen thought he was able to cause such terrible damage because of some kind of skill.

But only he knew that this was a passive effect of the fishing gear accessory that depended entirely on luck.

The green state of the Holy Fish King projection is the second most troublesome state after the purple state.

Su Wang just hoped that the green status would appear less often, otherwise it would cause trouble later.

The renewed burst of percentage-based damage also significantly reduced the time it would take for the Holy Fish Projection to advance to the next stage.

Under the relentless attacks of numerous fishermen, the Holy Fish Projection's stamina finally decreased to 14%.

At that moment, Su Wang also suddenly put away his fishing gear and stopped his attack.

The reason is that the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection is about to change colors.
If you encounter a purple status, it means you've entered an invincible state.

Su Wang was afraid of a sudden change in his status, which might unexpectedly trigger the percentage damage effect of the fishhook.

In its purple state, the 200% damage recovery effect can completely negate all previous efforts if it encounters percentage-based damage.

At this moment, the seven-colored sacred fish projection finally regained its colorful light and ultimately settled on red.

Seeing this, Su Wang immediately felt relieved and cast his fishing rod again to attack the sacred fish.

In the red state, the effect is a fixed 999 points of damage reduction.

The impact was minimal not only on Su Wang, but also on most fishermen.

Once the effect of fixed damage frequency disappears, the class's signature skill returns to its normal state.

Su Wang, however, perked up, ready to interrupt the fishing attack at any moment.

The unpredictable trigger time of the fishhook accessories made Su Wang dare not slack off in the slightest.

After the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection changes color twice, the damage reduction effect increases to 14%, and it will recover 2% every 10 seconds, which is a terrifying 20 billion stamina value.

However, in the red state, the Seven-Colored Sacred Fish projection is destined not to wait for its stamina to recover.

Su Wang Fishing Gear has an extremely high damage frequency, triggering percentage-based damage in the second second.

The terrifying damage of 430 billion caused the Holy Fish Projection's stamina to plummet once again.

The fishermen were even more excited when they saw Su Wang unleash his power again in less than a few seconds.

Along with excitement, there was also extreme shock.

After all, they had previously thought that Su Wang's ability to suddenly inflict extremely terrifying damage was due to some kind of skill.

However, the phenomena that have recently emerged have immediately overturned this conjecture.

Fisherman794641: "Holy crap! Su Shen must have taken some kind of superpower. He's dealt almost 100 billion damage in less than 10 seconds."

Dawn: "Every move the big shot makes makes me realize the gap between me and the big shot. It brings tears to my eyes."

Fisherman99644: "The title of God is well-deserved!"

Dragon Slayer: "Haha! Boss is awesome!"

...

Su Wang no longer had the energy to pay attention to the praise in the chat area.

At the 5th second, the percentage-based damage was triggered again.

Another terrifying damage of over 430 billion appeared, instantly causing the Holy Fish Projection's stamina value to drop below 21%.

From the start of the Holy Feast to the point where the Holy Fish's projection stamina was reduced by more than one-fifth, less than a minute had passed.

The moment the Holy Fish's projection stamina value dropped below 21%, its color instantly changed to blue.

Due to the excessive burst damage, Su Wang didn't even have time to interrupt his fishing gear skill.

But when he saw the Holy Fish projection turn blue, he breathed a sigh of relief and did not interrupt the skill.

"fine…"

The effect in the blue state is advantageous to fishermen.

Each instance of damage will be increased by the amount of the fisherman's own stamina, significantly boosting the damage that all fishermen can inflict.

Fishermen, in particular, received a significant boost.

The already outstanding endurance value, combined with the extremely high damage frequency of the fishing net, resulted in a qualitative change.

Even Su Wang benefited from it.

The damage occurred multiple times per second, with each instance adding over 100,000 damage.

Originally, without triggering the percentage, the damage per second was only a little over 100,000, but it instantly skyrocketed to over 10 million per second.

Originally, after the Holy Fish Projection gained 21% damage reduction, the rate at which its stamina decreased should have been slowed down.

However, with the support of the blue state, the speed actually increases instead of decreasing, and it suddenly and rapidly declines.

On the damage leaderboard, the damage statistics for many fishermen are rising rapidly.

However, before the fishermen could rejoice for long, the color of the sacred fish projection changed again.

The culprit was naturally Su Wang.

The introduction of percentage-based damage made the fishermen's comfortable time extremely short-lived.

The Holy Fish projection changed color again, this time to purple, which was the color Su Wang feared most.

What upset Su Wang even more was that despite all his precautions, he still couldn't stop luck from playing tricks on him.

The color change of the sacred fish projection is caused by a percentage of damage from a fishhook.

Unexpectedly, the moment the color changed, the fishhook triggered percentage-based damage again. With a 28% damage reduction effect, this percentage-based damage resulted in a massive 360 billion damage.

With the added effect of the purple projection of the sacred fish, its stamina value, which was less than 71%, suddenly surged and recovered to nearly 79%.

The projected color of the sacred fish immediately changed to orange.

Because it happened so fast, many fishermen didn't even understand what was going on.

All that could be seen was the Holy Fish projection, which had only 7/10 of its stamina remaining, suddenly regaining nearly 10% of its stamina.

BitNick: "Am I seeing things? What just happened?"

Fisherman464615: "I couldn't see it clearly, it seemed like the sacred fish projection changed colors twice in a row."

Some observant fishermen, however, investigated the recent events and offered their explanations.

Dawn: "It seems that Su Shen has been dealing massive damage continuously."

Just then, the Sacred Fish projection turned purple, causing the terrifying damage Su Shen inflicted to actually restore over 7 billion stamina points to the Sacred Fish projection.

Wilderness: "Oh, I see. It's alright, anyway, Su Shen will definitely suppress it again."

Fisherman464616: "Yes, it's a minor issue."

It was learned that the sudden surge in the Holy Fish Projection's stamina was due to Su Wang's negligence in causing injury.

There was no sign of anyone blaming the fishermen.

After all, the fact that Su Wang was able to quickly deplete the Holy Fish Projection's stamina to its current level meant that 80% of the effort came from him.

Given the terrifying damage each time it erupts, no one is worried about any accidents happening.

At this moment, Su Wang also had a look of annoyance on his face.

"Probability is definitely a trap."

At this moment, noticing the change in the damage information, Su Wang's expression changed slightly again, and he couldn't help but utter a curse.

"Gan!"

He initially thought that the recovery of the Holy Fish Projection's stamina was not a big problem, but he discovered a major issue from the changes in the damage information!
Damage reduction is not reduced as the Holy Fish Projection's stamina recovers!
Currently, the damage caused by fishhooks is still calculated at 28%.

This phenomenon may not have a significant impact at present, but it could have a major impact in the future.

As the Holy Fish Projection's stamina continues to decrease, it will eventually reach the 70% maximum damage reduction effect.

But Su Wang thought that at that time, the Holy Fish Projection only had 30% stamina left.

By relying on percentage-based damage, you can eventually wear down the last 30% by spending more time.

In addition, there are still some unused fish-like skills, so there is a lot of room for development.

But now the situation is different; the stamina value when the Holy Fish projection reaches 70% damage reduction is completely unpredictable.

The timing of catching this rainbow bream will also be greatly affected, with unpredictable changes occurring.

Su Wang's expression became somewhat serious, and his attention became highly focused.

Make sure to minimize the occurrence of mistakes like the one we just made.

The orange-colored Sacred Fish projection currently reduces the attacker's all attributes by 50%.

This has a negative effect on fishermen, causing them to greatly reduce the damage they inflict on the sacred fish projection.

In addition, there is a 28% damage reduction, which further exacerbates the fishermen's efficiency in suppressing the Holy Fish Projection's stamina.

This is also why Su Wang is worried.

As the damage reduction effect of the Sacred Fish Projection increases, the effectiveness of the Fisherman's assistance in suppressing recovery speed decreases.

Currently, there are several disadvantageous color states that allow fishermen to withstand pressure and cause considerable damage.

But things will be different from now on. There will even be situations where, under certain color conditions, the fisherman will be unable to suppress the restorative power of the sacred fish projection.

At that time, Su Wang will be the only one left, and he will be able to deal damage by relying on percentage-based damage.

Su Wang calmed down and kept a close eye on the changes in the stamina value of the Sacred Fish projection.

Having learned from his previous mistake, he was more cautious this time.

As long as the Holy Fish's projected stamina value is close to the next stage, it's best to interrupt the fishing gear damage early to avoid being tricked by probability again.

Although encountering a purple status simultaneously, along with the probability of immediately triggering a percentage-based effect, is even rarer.

But Su Wang dared not gamble, for even one loss could have a significant impact on the final outcome.

Fortunately, the fishermen are currently providing considerable assistance.

Whenever the Holy Fish projection was just one or two percentage points away from changing color, Su Wang would choose to stop in advance.

Fishermen can also wear down the remaining stamina of the Sacred Fish Projection.

Then I changed the color to yellow and cyan in succession, and there were no problems.

The Holy Fish Projection's stamina also steadily decreased to nearly 58%.

This stage presents even greater challenges.

At this point, the damage reduction effect of the Holy Fish King had stacked up to 49%, and the stamina recovery effect had reached 7% every 10 seconds.

This means that the damage reduction effect of the Holy Fish projection can no longer be prevented.

Unless the Holy Fish Projection loses nearly 60% of its remaining stamina within 10 seconds,
Otherwise, after 10 seconds, the stamina recovery effect will provide an extra chance to increase damage reduction stamina.

However, the already extremely high damage reduction has made the Holy Fish Projection's stamina drop at an extremely slow rate.

Su Wang's percentage damage from the fishhook was reduced to only 2.2% each time it was triggered.

If it weren't for the high frequency of professional skills, it might not even be possible to suppress the current recovery speed of the Holy Fish Projection.

Su Wang has now changed his strategy and no longer stops prematurely.

The goal is to inflict as much damage as possible before the Holy Fish projection recovers its stamina, further reducing its remaining stamina.

However, just as the sacred fish projection changed color again, Su Wang's heart sank.

Although not invincible in its purple state, it is second only to the color state that has the greatest impact on him—green.

In this color state, the percentage damage trigger of the fishhook will become extremely low.

Before the effects of the Holy Fish Projection Authority were stacked up, the impact wasn't too significant.

After all, the combined damage from the fishermen was considerable, and the Holy Fish projection didn't offer much healing.

However, it already has a stamina recovery rate of 8% every 10 seconds.

This means Su Wang would need to trigger percentage-based damage at least three times within 10 seconds to have any hope of changing this color status before the recovery effect takes effect.

Otherwise, the Holy Fish Projection would not only add a layer of damage reduction, but would also waste a lot of the effort put into lowering the maximum stamina value.

However, the fixed damage frequency of once per second means that a maximum of 10 instances of damage can occur within these 10 seconds.

A 10% chance of dealing percentage damage with a fishhook—that's not so easy to trigger.

Being able to trigger it twice is considered lucky.

The first 3 seconds after the Sacred Fish projection enters the green state.
The damage notifications received were of varying levels, and no percentage-based damage was triggered.

Su Wang's heart also leaped into his throat.

"Trigger it... trigger it now!"

I kept silently praying that I could reach that tiny 10% chance.

It seemed that the prayers had worked, as a notification of a huge amount of damage appeared at the 5-second mark.

Su Wangben was overjoyed, but after making some calculations, he immediately wanted to curse.

The percentage was triggered, but there's another effect affecting the green status.

The damage should have been 2.2%, or 220 billion, but it was only 120 billion, a significant reduction.

However, this is also an uncontrollable factor, and Su Wang could only grit his teeth and swallow it.

"One more time...one more time!"

The prayer in my heart transformed from a trigger into a more greedy desire for "one more time".

The fishermen who were also attending the sacred feast were now on tenterhooks.

Although these fishermen had no experience catching the Fish King, and were experiencing the effects of the Fish King's authority for the first time.

After nine consecutive color changes, the fishermen felt the increasing difficulty of catching the fish and figured out the trick.

My previously positive mindset gradually turned into increasing tension.

They also knew that if the Holy Fish projection were to recover its stamina, the difficulties they would face next would increase significantly.

In the discussion area, many fishermen expressed their concerns.

Dragon Slayer: "Go, boss! Give it another shot!"

Fisherman464676: "God Su, rise up again! The Holy Fish Projection is about to recover."

Xuanwu: "Damn it, this Sacred Fish projection is ridiculously powerful. Even with Su Shen around, it's still so difficult to deal with."

Everyone's hearts were now hanging on the damage rankings.

I pray that the number following the ship in first place will increase by tens of billions again.

...

6 seconds...

7 seconds...

8 seconds...

Second by second, the chances were running out.

A hint of helplessness even flashed in Su Wang's eyes.

Ultimately, probability is something beyond human control...

With only 2 seconds left out of 10, the Holy Fish projection is still nearly 3% short of changing color.

But just as time was running out, luck, like a mischievous child, deliberately tried to stir up everyone's emotions.

In that last second, the percentage damage effect of the fishhook was actually triggered.

And this time, the damage that erupted far exceeded Su Wang's expectations.

More than 1100 billion!

A damage warning of over 1100 billion!
The Holy Fish Projector's stamina, which was originally close to 50%, plummeted to less than 40% in an instant!

Su Wang, who was already feeling disappointed, was so shocked by this hurtful message that his mouth gaped open.

"Holy crap! That was a critical hit!"

…(End of this chapter)