Chapter 546

Chapter 546: You Hit My Customer and Still Want to Leave!?

“Hmph, this fellow…”

“It was probably some kind of large swordfish, right?”

“Was it a giant beloniform fish?”

The character “鱵” is pronounced “zhen,” and it usually refers to fish within the beloniform order, generally small, measuring only about ten to twenty centimeters; their mouth shape is distinctive, with a beak-like protrusion similar to a bird’s.

These fish often live near estuaries and can be found in major rivers across the country.

Sometimes, when we buy little dried fish, we often see strange fish with long beaks, which are actually called “beloniform fish.”

However, the “giant beloniform fish” mentioned by Trilobite was basically unrelated to the “beloniform fish.”

The giant beloniform fish belonged to the beloniform order, which appeared during the Jurassic period; it resembled their ancestor, the "dragon fish," and inherited the "fast swimming predator" Ecological Niche.

Overall, they were larger than the “dragon fish.”

While there wasn’t direct evidence that the dragon fish hunted pterosaurs during the Triassic period, there was evidence for the beloniform order.

In addition, there were quite a few fossils showing them battling pterosaurs, leading to mutual destruction.

“Beloniform,” as the name suggests, means they had long snouts like “long swords,” similar to today’s marlin; the giant beloniform fish could reach a Length of over two meters.

Although their slender, elongated body might not make them look big, in the inland sea of the Cretaceous period, they still had their place among top predators, alongside swordfish, Canglong, and various large members of the shark order.

Their sharp, sword-like snouts let them slice through waves and swim fast, even helping them hunt other fish and pterosaurs!

The giant beloniform fish that Trilobite faced was even bigger, reaching three meters!

If it fossilized, it would be the largest member of the beloniform order in history.

“Yes, you are fierce!”

“But no matter how fierce you are, you’re just a bony fish!”

“I don’t believe you can outdo a spinosaurus!?”

“Boom—!”

Trilobite charged forward, crashing straight into the fellow with great force.

If it was a typical spinosaurus, it would never fish in such a reckless way.

Although the spinosaurus had a big body and tough skin, being hit by the horn of such a long-snouted fish…

It might not break the skin, but it would hurt.

But Trilobite wasn’t afraid.

He had the skill “Ball Joint Armor,” which he carried since "the game began" and hadn’t changed much; though this skill wasn’t enhanced, it could stack.

With the big increase in Trilobite’s magic power, stacking it a hundred layers was easy for him.

“Clang—!”

“Bang—!”

A shattering sound like breaking glass echoed, and the transparent armor broke layer by layer, vanishing in the seawater.

But Trilobite himself took no harm at all.

On the contrary…

“Goo—!”

The giant beloniform fish spat out bubbles, his belly collapsing inward.

He’d clearly been struck hard.

His divine body twisted backward, vertebrae bending nearly to their limit; one more bend would surely snap them.

A trickle of blood seeped from his long beak.

At this rate, he wouldn’t survive much longer.

But since this creature had shattered so many of his "clients," Trilobite burned with rage, feeling no shred of pity.

“Whatever you are!”

“Shatter!”

“Break ’em all!”

“Die—!”

He lunged through the sandy haze clouding the water.

Here, the calcite eyes proved their worth—at least Trilobite didn’t fear grit blinding him; even with poor visibility, the Lorentz Jar inherited from Carcharocles still functioned.

“Bang—!”

Guided by the Lorentz Jar and olfactory membranes, Trilobite’s claws seized the sinking giant beloniform fish—eyes rolled white, thrashing in agony.

“Grah—!”

The spinosaurus’ jaws snapped shut!

His thick neck whipped sideways!

“Pshhh—!”

Blood bloomed like ink in the sediment-choked sea.

Drifting amid the crimson cloud floated the giant beloniform fish’s elongated head.

—-

“Thud—!”

The Ether Usurper, the “horned” Aismondis, reappeared before his companions—this time as nothing but a head.

Since Aismondis’ divine body had a fish shape lacking any neck structure, his head had torn free just behind the gills!

Jagged vertebrae jutted from the ragged stump, dangling sparse tissues and organs.

They oozed thin streams of blood, swaying listlessly in the etheric current.

Aismondis’ beak hung slightly open, terror and despair from his final moments etched upon his face.

“This…”

Every ether deity froze before the ghastly sight.

They stared fearfully at the skull, then turned toward the Ancient God Fragments spreading outward. Like birds frozen under a snake’s gaze, terror seized them completely.

The intense horror and overwhelming pressure from the Ancient God Fragments left them unable to move a muscle.

Just then…

"Boom—!"

A massive skull burst from the Ancient God Fragments.

"Ah—ugh—!"

Its long giant jaws gaped wide, exposing sharp, densely packed teeth.

The high curve of its skull hinted at tremendous bite force.

"Bang—!"

In a flash, the jaws clamped onto an Ether subordinate.

"Pshhh—!"

The crushing bite severed the victim in two before scooping and swallowing both halves.

The scent of blood mixed with splattered tissue spread through the Ether Sea, reaching every ether deity. Severed flesh scraps and intestinal chunks flew through the water during the feeding frenzy.

"Bang!" Some chunks smacked into ether deities’ faces.

Primal fear of predators clawed at their Souls, magnifying the terror.

Finally…

"A monster…!"

"Help!"

"Swim—!"

Ether Usurpers and Ether subordinates thrashed desperately, straining to flee the horrific creature and the terrifying Ether Sea.

—-

"Trying to run!?"

"Hehe…"

"You wrecked my quality customers and think you’ll just leave?"

"Dream on!"

Furious, Trilobite refused to let them escape.

That earlier collision had destroyed at least five percent of the ancient cup animals, costing him fifty thousand Chaos Energy.

Like hell he’d tolerate that!

"Son of a thief—!"

Blinded by rage, Trilobite abandoned fancy taunts. He simply raised his middle finger at every fish—big or small—in the crudest possible way!

"Awoo!?"

"Roar—!"

The fleeing "fish" all froze for a moment.

Although they did not grasp the meaning of the raised middle finger, in a flash, their fear, panic, and desperate urge to escape were all wiped away by that high-raised middle finger.

Instead, a strange anger filled them.

They turned around together and, driven by sudden rage, charged at the source of the "middle finger," that long-snouted monster!

"Huh?"

Trilobite felt thrilled.

"Who would have thought this basic skill I used since level zero still worked so well!?"

"They all came over."

"That’s great."

Though Trilobite was now a strange creature with a spinosaurus head, a Beautiful Nodosaurus body, and calcite eyes, his spinosaurus head made him very quick at catching fish!

"Ah—ugh—!"

"Ah—ugh—!"

He bit and tossed the "big fish" into the ancient cup animal colony, killing or half-killing them to use as fertilizer.

For the "little fish," he bit them in half and swallowed them down.

Soon, this part of the sea was filled with bits of flesh and blood, bobbing up and down; blood-red bubbles floated to the surface, showing a terrible slaughter had happened here!

"Burp—!"

Trilobite burped.

"Ha-ha! I got my revenge!"

"And I gained quite a lot."

At least ten "little fish" and three "big fish" went into his never-full belly; also, at least six "little fish" and one "big fish" were sent as fertilizer for the fields.

In all, he got…

"Eighty thousand points of Chaos Energy!"

"Not bad. It’s not much, but I recovered some losses."

"And…"

Trilobite was surprised to find the crushed ancient cup animals had new changes!