After going into the sea, I met the witch.

"Level 2..."

Ryan murmured to himself, feeling his body grow stronger, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

It has to be said, these beach crabs really know how to hide.

It took Ryan three whole hours to search the entire outer beach before he finally found and killed the other three giant beach crabs.

After killing the second beach crab, Ryan, who had leveled up to level 2, found it much easier to face the next two beach crabs. Using his superior agility, he blinded the crabs as they entered a berserk state, thus damaging their organs.

Chapter 10 Abundant Pearls

It can be said that once Lion reaches level 2, he can forcefully suppress and kill the Beach Crab even if it enters a berserk state in a one-on-one situation.

Standing on the beach, Ryan felt the changes at level 2.

"A proportional increase..."

He murmured.

If we compare his initial physical attributes to 1, then at level 1, his physical attributes reached a level of about 1.3, which is roughly a 30% increase (running speed only increased by 20% because running speed is also affected by environmental factors).

Now, having been upgraded to level 2, his physical fitness has reached 1.69—an increase of 30% from the original 1.3.

Such an exponential increase is quite alarming.

If every level up continues with this kind of increase, then when Ryan reaches level 10, his overall physical attributes will reach a terrifying 13.79, which is almost 14 times the average for an adult male!

What is this concept?

To give a concrete example of strength, an adult male's single arm strength is about 50 kilograms, so 14 times that is 700 kilograms!

Keep in mind that this is just pure arm strength. If you add technique and explosive power from your whole body, you can easily lift a small car!

Almost like Superman.

If this is the case at level 10, what about at level 20 or 30?

Ryan couldn't imagine it.

This made him even more eager to level up.

If he were to reach level 10 now, even if the feedback to his main body only has one-fifth of the effect, it would still be close to three times the physical fitness of an ordinary person, which would be enough for him to protect himself.

"So, you're saying we should go and see the other sides of this deserted island...?"

Ryan was deep in thought.

The beach where he was was only the southern outer area of ​​the isolated island; the entire outer area also included the north, west, and east sides.

According to Ryan's thinking, the existence of the [Anchor] is either due to its own great power or the presence of extremely powerful spiritual monsters guarding it, and its location is most likely in the central area of ​​the island.

That's not a place he, at only level 2, can go.

Before embarking on any in-depth exploration, maximizing your own level is the key.

While searching for the beach crabs, Ryan had already surveyed the southern outer area but did not find any other spiritual creatures besides the three beach crabs. If he wanted to continue leveling up, he had to go in the other three directions.

But before that...

"Let's go to the crab's nest on the beach first."

Ryan thought to himself.

The last time he entered the beach crab's nest, it was to ambush the injured beach crab, and he didn't have time to explore much. Now that all five beach crabs have died at his hands, he can finally do a thorough search.

"Hopefully, we'll gain something from this."

With this expectation, Ryan soon arrived at the pile of rocks where the giant crab's nest was located on the beach.

Under the clear weather, the crab's nest on the beach was much brighter, and with the help of torches, the lighting was quite sufficient. The torches were made by Ryan by rubbing sticks together to start a fire. There were not only large coconut trees on the beach, but also some low shrubs. Thanks to his superhuman physical abilities, starting a fire by rubbing sticks together was not difficult.

Following the passage forward, Ryan soon arrived at the deep cavern of the lair once again.

A faint, fishy smell filled the air, causing Ryan to frown.

He began searching along the stone wall, and soon Ryan's eyes lit up as he made a discovery.

There were three pearls that emitted a hazy glow, each about the size of a thumb, plump and round.

[Abundant Pearls: Spiritual objects that have a chance of forming after a long period of gestation by the Abundant Shell. They can be used as ingredients for potions. Collecting ten and wearing them will accelerate stamina and wound recovery. Each pearl requires 20 spirit points to materialize into your body.]

Ryan picked up the three "abundance pearls" with a look of joy on his face.

He didn't know what a magic potion was, but the effect of "accelerating physical strength and injury recovery" after collecting ten and wearing them was real.

Each one requires 20 spirit points to manifest in his physical form, which pains him greatly.

Even after killing five giant beach crabs, he only had 470 spirit points.

Holding a torch, Ryan quickly searched the nest and found thirteen "Abundant Pearls" in his hand.

He tore off strips of cloth from his clothes, packed up the abundant pearls, and carried them on his back.

After searching the nest again and finding nothing else, Ryan turned and left.

……

After leaving the crab's nest on the beach, Ryan found some thin, tough vines and strung the 10 "Abundance Pearls" into an "Abundance Necklace," which he then wore on his body.

The moment his skin touched the "Necklace of Abundance," a faint warm current surged through his body, and Ryan felt invigorated, as if his body had become lighter.

After carefully storing the other three "Abundant Pearls," Ryan headed towards the western outer area of ​​the isolated island.

There was no other reason for choosing this direction; it was simply because he planned to sweep through the entire outer area of ​​the isolated island in a clockwise direction.

A cool sea breeze caressed my face, and the rhythmic lapping of the waves sounded like an endless melody.

If we disregard the threat posed by spiritual beings, this isolated island is indeed an excellent vacation destination.

After stepping out of the southern outer area, Ryan's expression gradually became serious, and his movements became more cautious.

The situation in the western outer area of ​​the isolated island is unknown, and it is unclear whether any other spiritual creatures besides the giant beach crabs inhabit it. Under such circumstances, "reclaiming" the land should naturally be done with caution.

Following the beach along the coast, Ryan soon made a discovery.

Unlike the southern outer area, the coastal reefs in the western outer area become more dense.

From afar, Ryan spotted a familiar, massive figure standing in the rocky area, brandishing its pincers, seemingly engaged in a battle with something.

Because of the angle, Ryan couldn't see what the creature fighting the beach crab looked like.

His eyes flickered, he slowed his pace, circled around from the side, and came to the back of the beach crab. Instantly, the creature fighting the beach crab came into view.

It was a silvery-white shark stranded on the shore, resembling a great white shark. At this moment, it had corrosive, charred wounds on many parts of its body, and even its dorsal shark fin was only half intact. It looked extremely pitiful, and pale silver blood was constantly seeping from these wounds.

The interaction between the silver shark and the beach crab was less of a battle and more of a case of the beach crab taking advantage of the shark's vulnerability to continuously attack it.

The silver shark was quite large, about five meters long, and its strength far exceeded that of the beach crab. Unfortunately, it was seriously injured and stranded, making it practically "fish on a chopping board," at the mercy of the beach crab. If the beach crab hadn't been wary of the silver shark's constantly swaying tail and only attacked occasionally when it had the chance, the silver shark would probably have died long ago.

"interesting……"

Ryan's eyes lit up slightly.

How much experience and spirit points would I get if I killed such a big shark?

Then, he turned his attention to the giant crabs on the beach—how dare these tiny crabs steal food?

After surveying the surroundings and confirming that no other monsters were present, Ryan raised his longsword and charged towards the giant crab on the beach.

The noise behind them immediately alerted the beach crab.

Unfortunately, faced with overwhelming strength, even though it reacted in time, it still could not escape death.

[Level]: 2 (64%)

[Spiritual Value]: 570

After pulling the longsword from the giant beach crab's body, Ryan turned his gaze to the silver shark.

As they got closer, several lines of gray text appeared next to the silver shark.

[Silverback Shark: This shark is on the verge of death because it witnessed a highly private rendezvous. If you save it, in return, it can take you to join them.]

Chapter 11: A Giant Crab King Appears on the Beach!

Looking at the gray text notification in front of him, Ryan's eyes showed surprise.

Silverback shark... on its last legs... a secret rendezvous... joining in...

Although the wording of the prompt was a bit strange, Ryan still understood the general meaning.

He now faces two choices:

One option is to kill the silverback shark. This is the simplest choice, as it directly yields experience and spirit points.

The second option is to heal the silverback shark. This choice is more complicated. What the so-called "secret rendezvous" refers to is currently unknown, but he has clearly seen the numerous wounds on the silverback shark's body, which means that the "secret rendezvous" must be extremely dangerous.

As the giant crab on the beach died, the stranded silverback shark relaxed a little. It looked at Ryan, its huge eyes revealing a hint of pleading.

Ryan was also surprised to see this.

Pleading... In other words, a human had helped it before, so when it met me, it tried to ask for help?

Ryan thought to himself.

After much deliberation, he finally decided to save the silverback shark.

Experience and spirit points are certainly good things, but they are not scarce. Since beach crabs have already been found in the western outer area, it means that there must be more beach crabs.

In contrast, if he killed the silverback shark, then the so-called "rendezvous" would be completely out of reach for him.

Deep down, Ryan still has an adventurous spirit.

Ultimately, the death of his travel clone doesn't mean he's truly dead. If he wouldn't dare take the risk, then he wouldn't bother exploring the travel grounds at all.

Having made his decision, Ryan immediately took action.

He sheathed his sword, raised his free hands to show he meant no harm, and cautiously approached the silverback shark.

During this process, he remained highly focused. If the silverback shark showed any intention of attacking him, he would immediately retreat and then kill the creature.

Perhaps it had indeed received help from humans, or perhaps it had run out of strength. Although the silverback shark felt somewhat uncomfortable with Ryan's approach, it did not intend to attack.

Standing next to the silverback shark, Ryan felt a slight sense of relief, then took off the "Necklace of Abundance" he was wearing around his neck and placed it on the silverback shark's skin.