Chapter 92

Ai Xiaohai is in big trouble.

The giant squid's thick, powerful tentacles and terrifying suckers rendered Ai Xiaohai completely immobile, with his hands, feet, and body completely restrained.

Then, he realized his body was rising into the air.

Yes, really into the air; he was being swept up by the giant squid.

Fortunately, the giant squid and the candlefish had a kind of默契 (understanding), which allowed Ai Xiaohai to face a real giant squid for the first time and clearly see the true appearance of this underwater monster.

A journalist from AFP had made over a thousand voyages and more than four hundred dives before finally taking a precious photo of a giant squid at a depth of nearly 700 meters. The squid expert involved in the tracking had once told everyone that they followed the giant squid to nearly a thousand meters deep before losing its trail, which had already exceeded the diving limit of the research team. Throughout the tracking process, the giant squid's body was glowing.

The reason the giant squid glowed was because its body was covered with a large number of bioluminescent organisms and candlefish. This monster maintained a friendly cooperative relationship with these bottom-dwelling marine creatures.

Most astonishingly, when the giant squid needed to, it could immediately make these bioluminescent organisms leave its body and hide itself in the darkness.

Ai Xiaohai saw clearly, really clearly...

So big... so big... so big a squid!

Ai Xiaohai had no idea how to describe it. It was absurdly large, not as long as the legendary 68 meters, but its body was at least over 30 meters long. Its eyes were also terrifyingly large, about half a meter in diameter. Its most powerful weapon was its ten "arms," covered with circular suckers, the edges of which had a ring of small serrations. It could suck the flesh out of a sperm whale, leaving many circular scars on the whale's body.

At this moment, Ai Xiaohai was in the same condition as a sperm whale entangled by a giant squid, his body covered in wounds from the movement of the sucker's serrations, with blood flowing continuously.

Ai Xiaohai struggled desperately, but the giant squid's "embrace" was too powerful. Its strength and the strength of its suckers far exceeded Ai Xiaohai's, making it impossible for him to break free.

Even with his body being repeatedly modified by the Dragon Spirit Pearl and reaching the level of the Ocean Pearl, Ai Xiaohai was no match for the giant squid in terms of strength.

In the 1940s, a 150-meter-long, 15,000-ton "Brunswick" oil tanker was almost destroyed by a 20-meter-long giant squid. If it weren't for the smooth hull that prevented the squid from getting a firm grip, the "Brunswick" would have already sunk.

Moreover, Ai Xiaohai was now facing a 30-meter-long monster!

Ai Xiaohai's breathing was almost stopped. He felt his ribs and chest being compressed bit by bit. If the Dragon Spirit Pearl hadn't sensed the threat and released all its energy to protect his body, his body would have already collapsed under such terrifying pressure.

This... was simply a death embrace!

The giant squid also realized that the human it had "embraced" was even more dangerous than a sperm whale. It began to move its prey with its strong tentacles, bringing it to its mouth.

It's over! The giant squid's teeth could bite holes in the propellers of a U.S. Navy destroyer. No matter how strong Ai Xiaohai was, he was still made of flesh and blood!

Ai Xiaohai, who was invincible on land, was now facing a true underwater monster for the first time and had no ability to resist!

Ai Xiaohai realized he was doomed!

With his hands, feet, and body restrained by the "embrace," what could he do?

Eaten by a squid? At this critical moment, Ai Xiaohai actually had such a thought—what would it feel like to be eaten by a squid? Humans eat squid, but now the squid ancestor had turned the tables, eating humans. Karma!

Yes, this was definitely a squid ancestor!

Just as he was about to be delivered to the squid's mouth, Ai Xiaohai's body suddenly underwent a strange transformation.

Under the illumination of thousands of candlefish, a black light appeared on his body.

Ai Xiaohai swore he had seen this light before. It was... it was...

Dragon scales!

Twenty-seven dragon scales appeared! In an instant, the dragon scales generated a powerful resistance, forming a protective layer around Ai Xiaohai's body. With the Dragon Spirit Pearl inside and the dragon scales outside, although Ai Xiaohai was still immobilized, the pain disappeared, and the giant squid's suckers could no longer harm him.

The Dragon Spirit Pearl quickly handed over the task of protecting his body to the dragon scales and began to rapidly repair Ai Xiaohai's body.

The giant squid suddenly sensed something and showed fear! Despite Ai Xiaohai being right in front of its mouth, it lacked the courage to swallow its prey and instead quickly pushed Ai Xiaohai far away with its long tentacles.

Why? Why was this happening? What was the giant squid afraid of?

Dragon scales? Could the dragon scales be what it feared?

However, although the giant squid was afraid, its tentacles did not relax. Instead, they tightened even more. It seemed to sense that if it let go, something terrible would happen.

The power of the dragon scales was something Ai Xiaohai had not expected. Their defensive strength even exceeded that of the Dragon Spirit Pearl. Unfortunately, there were only twenty-seven dragon scales.

Every time the Dragon Spirit Pearl was upgraded, nine more dragon scales would appear. What would happen once they were all gathered? Ai Xiaohai couldn't even imagine.

The problem now was that although Ai Xiaohai's life was temporarily safe, he couldn't counterattack.

This created a strange situation: a human and a giant squid, facing off, neither able to do anything to the other!

"Old Black, let's make a deal," Ai Xiaohai sent out a thought. Yes, if he could tame this squid, he would name it "Old Black."

Unfortunately, the thought was sent, but the giant squid didn't sense it.

"Damn it, candlefish, don't just watch, think of a way."

Ai Xiaohai was thinking too much. The candlefish, a low-level marine creature, maintained a balance with the giant squid, but how could they command an underwater monster?

"The... the king... it won't listen to us..." a candlefish said timidly.

Great, very good, what a beautiful underwater scene, Ai Xiaohai thought with a bitter smile. Under the illumination of countless candlefish, a human and a squid were in a "gentle" "embrace"... a film crew should be here. This would definitely be the best horror, documentary, mystery, and black comedy film.

"Damn it!" Ai Xiaohai cursed: "If I get out of this, I'll cut off your tentacles one by one and eat them in hotpot!"

He, Ai Xiaohai, didn't think: if he was going to eat the squid in hotpot, would the squid let go?

In the stalemate, neither could do anything to the other, but at this moment, the distant seawater began to churn, and a large group of marine predators appeared!

Sharks! Over twenty sharks!

Leading them was a great white shark—Jaws!

The giant squid wanted to eat Ai Xiaohai, but it inadvertently helped him.

The giant squid's suckers had torn Ai Xiaohai's skin and caused him to bleed profusely. Sharks have the most sensitive sense of smell in the ocean, especially for the smell of blood. A single drop of blood could be detected from 400 meters away. Ai Xiaohai's blood had attracted a large number of nearby sharks.

It also caught Jaws' attention. Jaws confirmed that King Ai was in danger!

Although his companions appeared, they hesitated when they discovered the source of the blood. A terrifying giant squid lived there, and a single shark was no match for it. Even a great white shark would flee in terror upon seeing it.

"That's King Ai, the king of all sharks!" Jaws was also afraid, but he couldn't let King Ai face the danger alone. He mustered his courage, opened his massive jaws, and shouted: "Shark army, charge! The first one to run, I'll eat first! If you don't want to die, eat the squid with me!"

Jaws' combat power was unmatched by these sharks. Despite their fear, under Jaws' intimidation, they bared their sharp teeth: "Eat it! Eat it!"

"Brothers, charge!"

The shark army appeared!

The giant squid immediately turned its body, two tentacles still tightly holding Ai Xiaohai, while the other eight tentacles quickly assumed a combat stance.

"Shark army, attack formation!"

Seeing Jaws, Ai Xiaohai was overjoyed and continuously sent thoughts to Jaws.

"Shark army, attack formation!" Jaws, receiving the king's command, immediately relayed the order.

He, a tiger shark, and a megalodon shark were at the front of the formation, with the other sharks lined up in a row.

Although the giant squid was terrifying, it was facing over twenty sharks. Its eight tentacles moved continuously in the water, displaying a threatening posture.

The problem was, this group of sharks was being commanded by a human!

"Jaws on the left, tiger shark on the right, megalodon in the middle, three-pronged attack!"

Three-pronged attack—under Ai Xiaohai's command, sharks, which had existed for 400 million years, for the first time formed an organized and scaled combat group.

Three-pronged attack—Jaws, the tiger shark, and the megalodon each led a group of sharks, charging at the giant squid!

The underwater battle erupted!

Shark army vs. giant squid!

The 30-meter-long giant monster was incredibly powerful, showing no fear in the face of so many sharks. Its eight thick, powerful tentacles danced in the water, flinging sharks that tried to attack it far away.

Too strong, incredibly strong, such a powerful underwater creature must contain an enormous amount of essence!

At this moment, the immobilized Ai Xiaohai actually thought of:

Essence!