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Chapter 259 Giant Tentacle Whip

[Gained 89503 energy points.]

As the system notification came, Richard confirmed that the giant tentacle octopus was dead.

"Huh! These extraordinary marine creatures actually provide me with energy points. Interesting."

Richard was quite surprised.

At that moment, the sailors on deck cheered enthusiastically!

Those young, joyful faces instantly dispelled the panic, fear, and sorrow that had filled the giant ship.

Although many sailors were killed or wounded in this unexpected battle with the sea monster, and a considerable number of passengers also lost loved ones, this is just the norm in life.

In this dangerous world, for ordinary people, facing such a huge sea monster is no different from facing a god or demon; there is a 99% chance of survival.

But today, with the intervention of extraordinary forces like Richard and Tino, a glorious victory has been won!

"Lord Richard, if it weren't for your extraordinary strength, I'm afraid I alone wouldn't have been able to protect the Lighthouse!" Tino said, bowing deeply to Richard with great humility.

Captain Casper, also smiling, removed his hat and gave a gentlemanly bow to Richard, Tino, and Stephanie: "Thank you for your help, gentlemen, for saving the lives of the 123 crew members and nearly 300 passengers of the Lighthouse in a time of crisis."

Richard waved his hand and smiled, "It's what I should do; I'm on board too! By the way, what are your plans regarding this giant tentacle octopus?"

"Lord Richard, according to the rules, as the greatest contributor to this battle, you should be the one to distribute the spoils," Tino said respectfully.

"Lord Tino, you're in charge of handling the sea monster's corpse. I think your extensive experience will make good use of it. Oh, and remember to allocate 20% of my share to everyone on board."

"Lord Richard, your generosity will make people cheer for you!" Tino laughed. "Captain Casper, arrange for men immediately."

At this moment, the two giant ships behind the Lighthouse also sent signal flags, and soon, two small boats were lowered from the two giant ships behind them.

On the small boat were many doctors and pharmacists dressed in white, who had come to the Lighthouse to participate in medical rescue.

The few evil whip-wielding Nagas remained far away, seemingly astonished that humans had survived.

on the deck.

Following Captain Casper's instructions, the sailors began cleaning the deck and inspecting the ship for damage.

Currently, the Lighthouse appears to be undamaged, but in the recent naval battle, a total of 21 sailors died and 13 were seriously injured, while 43 passengers died and 15 were seriously injured.

The heavy casualties were the biggest problem in this battle.

Faced with the giant tentacle squid's huge and tough tentacles, an ordinary person would die upon contact, suffer serious injury from a mere graze, and be caught in its web, resulting in a truly gruesome death.

However, although the battle was fierce, the rewards were also incredibly rich.

This enormous, extraordinary marine creature can be described as having a treasure trove of resources from head to toe.

At this moment, under Tino's authorization, a large group of sailors, led by Captain Casper, the first mate, and several other high-ranking officers of the "Lighthouse" with knight-level strength, are helping to cut the giant tentacles.

Once the thick, gray, slippery skin was cut open, the flesh inside was surprisingly snow-white, and after being peeled off, it emitted a delicate fragrance.

"My lord, this kind of meat has extremely strong beneficial effects on ordinary people after consumption. It can cure common diseases and enhance physical fitness. Even for the strong physique of a knight, it is a very good tonic that can accelerate the breakthrough time and accumulate more potential."

"Of course, the effect is not so obvious for us wizards, but it still has a slight nourishing effect on the body." Tino watched this scene and explained to Richard and Stephanie with a smile.

Soon, Captain Casper brought over a large platter of snow-white giant tentacle squid meat that had been cut into small pieces, along with several small dipping saucers and silver forks.

"My lords, this is freshly prepared giant tentacle squid meat, along with honey sauce, blueberry sauce, and mustard sauce. Please enjoy."

Richard forked a piece of sea monster meat, put it directly into his mouth without dipping it in any sauce, and after chewing for a while, his eyes lit up the next second.

The tender meat was easy to chew, and his mouth was filled with a delicious flavor that was dozens of times more delicious than the salmon and tuna he had eaten in his previous life!

"It's really delicious!" Stephania was also quite surprised by the texture of the meat.

After Richard swallowed it, he could feel a warm, subtle heat flowing from his stomach to his limbs and bones.

As expected, Tino was right. This sea monster meat was not only delicious, but it also had a subtle enhancing effect on formal wizards.

"Captain Casper! There's a giant tentacle here that even the first mate can't cut. Could you please take a look?" At that moment, a young sailor ran over, panting.

"Huh! There's such a thing? I'll go take a look. Please enjoy your meal, gentlemen." Casper said respectfully to Richard and the others.

Richard smiled and nodded.

"Captain Casper, you go about your business," Tino said.

A short while later, Captain Casper returned looking troubled and said, "Lord Tino, I might need your help to take a look. There's a giant tentacle I can't cut. It seems this tentacle is completely different from the others, and how should I put it?"

"It seems to have a faint, jade-like sheen on its surface!"

"Huh! A faint luster like jade?" Tino's eyes lit up immediately.

Seeing Tino's expression, Richard and Stephanie exchanged a glance, both showing considerable interest.

So Richard said, "Lord Tino, why don't we go and take a look together?"

"Of course, please, Lord Richard!"

The three followed Captain Casper to a spot where a group of sailors were watching.

One giant tentacle, which did not look much different from the other giant tentacles, was lying horizontally on the ground, and the first mate was swinging his knight's longsword with all his might to slash at it.

"Bang! Bang!"

The sound was as dull as chopping through thick, water-soaked cowhide!

Logically speaking, given the strength of a first mate as a formal knight, the knight's longsword in his hand should not be an ordinary weapon; it should be at least a high-quality weapon, and should be able to easily cut through the tough skin of the giant tentacles.

Moreover, after the main body dies, the giant tentacles' defensive strength drops sharply, and many ordinary sailors can cut through the tentacles' skin by working together.

Richard was slightly taken aback. His wizarding intuition allowed him to sense that the giant tentacles in front of him were emitting some kind of strange energy fluctuation.

The outward manifestation of this energy fluctuation, as Captain Casper said, seemed to be emitting a faint glow.

This fluorescence is so subtle that it is difficult for ordinary people to detect. Only formal knights, who also belong to the extraordinary power level, can barely perceive it.

But this glow is far too obvious for a formal wizard!

"Tsk tsk! Lord Richard, I think I know what this is!" Tino said to Richard with a big smile.

"Oh, Lord Tino is familiar with extraordinary marine creatures, could you introduce them to us?" Stephania asked with a smile.

"Of course, no problem, beautiful lady. However," Tino gestured to Casper with his chin.

Captain Casper slapped his forehead and immediately told the surrounding sailors to go about their other business.

He himself followed behind Richard and the other two with a shameless grin, clearly wanting to hear what was going on.

Richard smiled but neither confirmed nor denied it.

Tino seemed to have also thought of Captain Casper's exceptional bravery in the recent battle and how well they had cooperated. Seeing that Richard did not object, he naturally wouldn't be the bad guy and drive Casper away.

"Lord Richard, Miss Stephania, this should be what's known as a supernatural organization. It's something that only has a certain probability of forming within the body of a supernatural being after its death."

"When giant marine creatures like the giant tentacle squid die, there is a certain probability that some kind of extraordinary tissue will be generated in their bodies. It could be a body organ, a body part, or even an energy core."

"But regardless of the type, these things are very useful to the intelligent races living in the ocean, and generally, sea creatures use them to make magical artifacts."

Having heard this, Richard had basically understood.

This is equivalent to the raw material for a witchcraft artifact, or the raw material for a rare medicine.

"And the giant tentacle squid has a certain probability of generating a supernatural organization called the giant tentacle whip. Um, if I remember correctly, that's what it's called." Tino paused, thought for a moment, and then said.

"Lord Tino, your erudition is truly astounding," Captain Casper exclaimed, having been completely captivated by what he had just heard.

This kind of high-level, extraordinary information was something he had never had the opportunity to access before.

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On the sea several nautical miles away from the lighthouse.

Three Whip Nagas, whose appearance was almost identical to the Sliding Blade Nagas, were riding on a sea serpent. They were astonished to see that the giant tentacled squid had been wiped out by a human merchant ship, and the three of them looked at each other in disbelief.

"There's something strange about this merchant ship! The extraordinary power of ordinary ship escorts would never be able to take down a giant tentacle squid on its own!" A Naga holding a thick whip said with a solemn expression.

The other two nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right!"

Originally, the three of them wanted to see a joke, and if everything went as expected, they could also get some of the goods from the human merchant ship and make a small fortune.

Although the Evil Whip Clan had an agreement with humans not to attack human merchant ships traveling to and from their territory, they did not attack directly this time. They merely drove away a wandering giant tentacle squid that had invaded their territory.

They've already thought of how to respond should humans come to negotiate.

The giant tentacle squid attacked a nearby human merchant ship. Obviously, they didn't want this to happen, but the merchant ship was unlucky.

In addition, they had another idea: to use the combat power of the human merchant ships to injure the giant tentacle squid.

Once enraged, the wounded giant tentacle squid will undoubtedly launch a full-scale attack on the merchant ship, and the merchant ship's desperate strike before sinking will surely inflict considerable damage on the giant tentacle squid.

If the giant tentacle squid is seriously injured, the three of them might be able to take it down successfully.

"Nathaniel, now that the humans have killed the giant tentacle squid, do you think we should go and take a look? If they really found some extraordinary muscle tissue—the giant tentacle whip—that could be used to make a weapon of wonder quality!" said another male Naga holding a harpoon.

Nathaniel should be the male whip Naga in the middle, the one wielding the giant whip.

"I think we can try negotiating. After all, for human superhumans, even if they obtained the Giant Tentacle Whip, it wouldn't mean much to them. They might not even know how to distinguish it."

"Nathaniel, do you think humans might treat the Giant Whip like trash and just throw it overboard?" a beautiful female whip-wielding Naga holding a seashell said with a smile.

After a moment's thought, Naga, the evil whip named Nathaniel, said, "It's hard to say, but we just deliberately let the giant tentacle squid attack them. It might not be appropriate to negotiate now."

"Leave this to me. Just say we're not strong enough and thank the strong among humans for their help," the beautiful female Naga said confidently.

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Suddenly, Richard's expression changed, and he looked up at one side of the deck.

The three evil whip-wielding Nagas were seen controlling giant sea serpents, swimming rapidly toward the Lighthouse.

This immediately made Tino's expression turn serious. He said, "It's the Evil Whip Naga! These guys deliberately let the sea monster come over, what are they doing here now? They're probably up to no good!"

Kasper shouted, "It's just a fight!"

"Guys, get ready for battle!"

Richard quite admired Casper's decisive character in daring to attack powerful enemies.

Knowing that the enemy is very strong, but that fighting may result in death while not resisting will inevitably lead to death, choosing to fight is the wise course of action.

While the sailors on board were on high alert, the evil whip Naga stopped on the sea hundreds of meters away from the "Lighthouse".

They seemed to have a small dolphin carrying a colorful conch shell as it swam quickly over.

Soon, the dolphins swam to the side of the "Lighthouse".

Dolphins have very keen senses and immediately noticed that Richard's aura was the strongest among everyone on the ship. They immediately flicked the conch shell and threw it at Richard.

Meanwhile, Stephania quickly caught the colorful conch shell in mid-air and examined it from head to toe.

"Master, this seems to be a magical artifact?" Stephania looked at it for a long time but still couldn't figure out its use, so she asked in confusion.

"(Hert) Cough. The strongest among humans." A charming female voice rang out.

Suddenly, the conch shell spoke, which startled Stephanie.

It turns out that the colorful conch shell is a communication device.

"Strong humans, I wonder if the sea monster caused you any trouble? This sea monster is called the Giant Tentacle Squid. Because we were not strong enough, we could not defeat it in the initial battle and could only drive it away."

The charming female voice continued.

Richard was speechless for a moment, while Stephanie rolled her eyes.

What a liar!

(End of this chapter)