INHA Chapter 28

Zhao Ang finally reacted, his hands shaking with shock, causing the camera to wobble. He excitedly shouted to the viewers, “Did you see that?!”

This was beyond scientific explanation.

The chat exploded with comments.

【My mom asked why I’m kneeling!】

【Is this a special effect? How can there be magic in real life?】

【What if it’s a superpower? Like in novels, there are fire and earth abilities. Maybe this is water-based?】

【Fake, fake, fake. With such blurry footage, it must be special effects.】

【Dude, this is a livestream. How can they use special effects?】

【It looks like a mutated monster fish and someone with water-manipulating powers. Didn’t you notice this person has been in high-energy mode in the water for a long time? How can a normal person swim that fast and for that long? He must be a superhuman. Otherwise, how does he have such stamina?】

【This makes you think: Is the world not as simple as we thought?】

【Fake. How can you believe this? If superhumans existed, wouldn’t someone have captured them on film by now?】

【And if there were superhumans, wouldn’t the authorities intervene? This livestream hasn’t been shut down yet. Use your brain, it’s definitely fake!】

【I think it’s real. There was a strange incident in my hometown where a weird-looking animal attacked the village. A group came, killed the creature, and took it away. The whole village saw it.】

【Really?】

The chat grew more animated, with many believing it to be fake. If it were real, the authorities would have shut down the livestream.

However, many others thought it was genuine, as there were no signs of tampering in the footage. The water shield looked too real to be special effects.

Most viewers remained skeptical.

Regardless of the truth, they just wanted entertainment, and this livestream was captivating.

Zhao Ang, seeing the skeptical comments, felt both angry and frustrated. Everything he filmed was real!

The people on the boat were snapped back to reality by Zhao Ang’s shouting. One of them muttered, “Oh my god, how is this possible?”

Compared to the monster fish spraying oily substances from its forehead tumor, the water shield conjured by the person seemed even more unbelievable.

A young man swallowed hard and asked his friend beside him, “Do you think he might be a superhuman?”

“Nonsense. That’s clearly an immortal,” an elderly person instinctively retorted, believing that while ordinary people couldn’t do such things, immortals certainly could.

“If it were an immortal, they’d be able to fly. I think he might be a superhuman, just like in the novels,” another young person countered.

Regardless of what he was, it gave the people on the boat a faint sense of security.

On the other side…

The captain and his crew, snapping out of their shock, quickly steered the small boat away from the ominous oily substance.

The water shield, made of water, possessed the characteristics of water and continued to flow. But the oily substance spread and gradually corroded the water shield, turning it into a solid iron shield that fell into the lake.

Xu Dongyou was so frightened that he almost lost control and reverted to his true form.

The captain and crew felt a sense of dread after seeing the shield fall into the lake.

If that substance touched a person, it would likely…

Since it could solidify flowing water, it could certainly solidify a living person.

The people on the boat saw this and were instantly alarmed, feeling increasingly uneasy.

How could the monster fish’s secretion solidify water into a solid?

The captain dared not approach the monster fish again, fervently praying for the police to arrive soon while urgently shouting to Xu Dongyou, “Get away from there!”

At least they were in a small boat, while he was in the water, making it even more dangerous.

Even though he had just created something like a water shield, the monster fish had solidified it with a single attack.

It was clear who was stronger.

Xu Dongyou moved his arms, bobbing up and down in the water, the night threatening to swallow his silhouette. The surrounding stench made him want to vomit.

No matter what, he had to hold on until the agents arrived.

The dead ducks floating on the lake gradually sank, their blood spreading, making the monster fish restless. In urgent need of energy, it swiftly swished its tail and headed toward the cruise ship.

People on the ship started screaming, some instinctively running into the cabin, while others quickly picked up heavy objects, ready to throw them.

The elderly hurriedly tried to calm everyone, shouting, “Don’t panic! The ship can withstand the monster fish’s attack. We need to work together. If we all hide, we’re doomed.”

“Is it coming for the ducks?” a trembling girl pointed out.

The youngest crew member’s eyes lit up, and he quickly shouted, “How about we throw the remaining live ducks overboard? It might attract the monster fish.”

Everyone agreed, and the elderly folks hurriedly untied the ropes binding the ducks. Others made small cuts on the ducks before throwing them into the water.

The ducks quacked, sinking and then floating back up. Seeing the monster fish speeding towards them, they quickly paddled away in fear.

The monster fish immediately changed direction, swimming towards the live ducks. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the ducks, perhaps instinctively sensing that the cruise ship was safer, quickly turned back towards the ship.

The passengers, who had just relaxed, were once again thrown into a panic.

The youngest crew member on the cruise ship, his palms sweating with nervousness, did not retreat a single step, instead raising his weapon and aiming it at the monster fish.

Other physically fit male passengers picked up objects to throw and shouted, trying to scare the ducks away.

Unexpectedly, this only frightened the ducks more, making them swim faster towards the ship.

An elderly person from the countryside immediately stopped this behavior: “The ducks see the ship as their nest. The more you scare them, the faster they’ll swim towards it.”

“What should we do then?” a male passenger asked the elderly person, sweating with anxiety.

The cruise ship couldn’t start at this moment, and they felt like sitting ducks waiting to be devoured by the monster fish.

Fortunately, the ship was large enough to withstand the monster fish’s attack for a while. But then he remembered the monster fish’s forehead tumor that could spray strange oily substances. He looked around and found something that could act as a shield.

If the monster fish really sprayed at them, he could use this object for protection.

Others, seeing his example, also began to find things to use as shields.

Zhao Ang wanted to gain fame, but he wasn’t so irrational as to completely lose his mind. Now, with his entire upper body leaning out of the boat, he realized that if the monster fish hit the ship, he could fall into the lake.

With the monster fish getting closer, its massive body becoming clearer in the live stream, he quickly stepped back a few paces, continuing to aim his phone at the monster fish, shouting, “The monster fish is coming! Can everyone see how big it is? And that duck.”

He adjusted the camera to capture the duck swimming towards the cruise ship.

The chat was quickly filled with comments.

【Even though I’m not there, this scene is terrifying. I can’t imagine how scared the passengers must be. The captain, that boy who saved everyone, they must be so brave.】

【+1. I hope rescue arrives soon and keeps everyone safe.】

【Even if this monster fish is a prehistoric creature, it can’t have the power to turn water into a solid, right? Just look at its appearance; it’s disgusting and has eaten people. It needs to be killed.】

【I think it’s an evil mutant fish.】

【Isn’t anyone curious about who that person in the lake is? How does he have such abilities? I want them too!】

【I want to have those abilities too!】

【It’s so strange. Most people watching the livestream probably believe this is real, right? So why hasn’t the official side done anything? Is this live stream something I can watch for free?】

【Is this live stream something I can watch for free?】

But many viewers were concerned about the passengers’ safety and sent comments urging: 【Streamer, get back into the cabin. Staying on the deck is too dangerous. Tell the other passengers to hide too.】

【Where can they hide? If they don’t find a way to stop the monster fish, the ship will sink and everyone will die. And honestly, can a normal weapon really kill this monster fish with such strange abilities?】

This left the viewers speechless and even more anxious.

“That’s right.”

Can ordinary bullets really harm the monster?

As the monster fish lunged out of the water, Xu Dongyou increased his speed. Suddenly, a waterspout formed beneath his feet, lifting him high above the lake’s surface.

Everyone instinctively gasped in awe, their minds going blank from the sheer shock.

This was even more incredible than when he had conjured the water shield.

No one could see Xu Dongyou, with his hat covering most of his face, as an ordinary person anymore.

Even the chat was going wild, refreshing faster than ever.

Xu Dongyou soared a meter high before darting onto the monster fish, driving the harpoon hard into the tumor on its forehead.

The monster fish, sensing danger, quickly whipped its tail, causing Xu Dongyou’s harpoon to miss its mark and lodge into its head. The fish’s skull was too hard for the harpoon to penetrate further.

Xu Dongyou, unable to afford disappointment, gritted his teeth. He withdrew the harpoon and attacked the tumor again.

The monster fish, now wary, began thrashing to throw Xu Dongyou into the water.

Xu Dongyou quickly rose from the surface again, using a waterspout to launch himself onto the fish’s belly. This time, he unhesitatingly drove the harpoon in.

The fish’s abdomen, being its weakest point, allowed Xu Dongyou to easily pierce through and stir its entrails viciously.

The monster fish thrashed in pain, creating huge splashes. The duck, which had nearly been eaten, flapped its wings in fear, quacking as it tried to hide behind the cruise ship.

The entire battle was dangerous and thrilling. The youngest crew member, seeing an opportunity, quickly aimed at the monster fish and fired.

Others, who had initially intended to throw objects at the monster fish, hesitated for fear of hitting Xu Dongyou. They could only stand on the deck, watching anxiously.

The chat was even more frantic than before.

【Oh my god, is this a superhuman battling a mutant fish?】

【He was so close to hitting the tumor on the fish’s head. That must be its weak spot.】

【My worldview has been forcibly rewritten today. Is there really such unscientific stuff in the world? How come I’ve never seen anything like this before?】

【I hope the guy is okay. Ahhh, where’s the rescue team? No one’s coming after such a big incident?】

Zhao Ang, holding his phone, was unsure whether to feel excitement or fear. His mind was unable to regain clarity.

The monster fish, now upside down, glared at Xu Dongyou and spat out black liquid in his direction. Its belly continued to bleed profusely, staining the lake red.

Even those on the ship could smell the terrible stench, causing many to gag.

“How can it smell this bad?”

One passenger, who happened to have a cold and couldn’t smell anything, was utterly confused: “???”

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