Five Frozen Centuries - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: The Underwater Cave 1
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It had been more than 100 years since time was halted. Wei Huo’s physical quality had been constantly improving as he trained day and night in the past 100 years. In addition to Qi Cultivation, he also accumulated immense cellular energy. 9
His throw was powerful enough to destroy the world. The terrifying blare that reverberated through the silent sky, the white light that flashed past, and the deafening blast that blew off when the javelin hit its target. It all showed how formidable his throw was. 3
That javelin broke through the sky and jabbed into the gigantic creature’s skin. Wei Huo heard the gigantic creature let out an ear-splitting roar as the intense vibration drilled a giant hole on its skin.
It sounded just like how a human would scream if a hair needle penetrated one’s skin powerfully. 2
However, no matter how powerful it was, not much damage would be done if the needle did not hit any vital parts.
What if poison was smeared on the needle?
Wei Huo lifted another javelin. He saw the part of the creature’s flesh that was hit by the first javelin turning into a reddish-purple color.
There was hope!
Wei Huo threw another javelin with all his might. It flashed across the sky so rapidly one could not even see it. Once again, it jabbed into the creature’s skin and the intense vibration shattered its skin. Blood flowed out from the hole on the creature’s skin and the sea was dyed red.
The gigantic creature did not realize who was attacking it as it did not have eyes. It was a deep-sea creature living under the deep ocean. The creature did not need eyes because it was dark under the ocean. Moreover, Wei Huo was a terrestrial organism standing on his ship. The aquatic creature did not know what kind of enemy it was facing as that was the first time it was floating on the ocean’s surface.
However, the creature sensed things were going wrong when it felt a tinge of numbness on its wound.
That was a threat from Thanatos1!
The gigantic deep-sea creature resisted and struggled by floundering about in the water while shimmying its tail.
However, it had to be said that this method was very effective. The ocean surface swayed back and forth wildly as the gigantic creature kept floundering about. Wei Huo failed to throw another javelin as he could not balance himself. Moreover, he had to control the helm to prevent the boat from colliding into that gigantic creature.
The gigantic creature started to submerge into the ocean as the ocean surface calmed down. Wei Huo instantly lifted a javelin and threw it. The javelin smeared in poison blast through the sky and landed on the corner of the creature’s mouth. Then, it pierced through the creature’s throat.
Finally, that throw hit the creature’s vital point. The creature started to struggle as the poison diffused into its body. The ship bobbed up and down as a tsunami rushed towards Wei Huo’s ship. The ship would have been scattered and smashed if the quality was not strong enough.
The tsunami did not last long. After a few minutes, the ocean became tranquil. The gigantic creature stopped struggling as the poison had dispersed into the brain through the blood. Death was inevitable.
At that moment, the quest evaluation for Wei Huo’s Fishing quest appeared.
“It’s a Mutated large whale. Awarded 97 out of 100 points.” 3
97 was the highest score that Wei Huo achieved ever since he had received the fishing quests. He might not be able to capture whales that scored higher than that whale if he gave up completing the quest now.
Wei Huo decided to complete the quest rather than continuing it so that he could receive that random game item.
Wei Huo chose to complete the quest. After a few moments, a new notification appeared.
“Quest ‘Fishing’ completed and you scored 97 points. You have been rewarded with a ‘Shadow Blade’.
“Equipping Shadow Blade will grant the Player ‘Immunity’. The current durability is 2/2. 2
“The Player will be immune to any attack. The Item will lose one durability for any level of attack.”
Wei Huo was speechless.
To be honest, this item was quite cool as players could be immune to every attack. Although the item would wear out after two usages, it only took seconds to equip the item. In other words, it was as though Wei Huo was rewarded two Doran’s Shield.
However, Wei Huo was dumbfounded at the fact that these game items were selected randomly from popular games before the time halt like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, LOL, and DOTA. The current game item was from Hearthstone1. 6
The God who wanted to turn Earth into a game was indeed an Internet addict. 2
Wei Huo wanted to collect some useful materials from the gigantic creature’s body after he completed the quest. However, the creature disappeared in an instant. The creature was so gigantic, yet it vanished in a flash. Moreover, the creature left a hollow behind as it disappeared, causing Wei Huo’s ship to automatically flow in that direction.
Wei Huo broke into a cold sweat. He wanted to enter the gigantic creature’s mouth and attack it in its mouth. Although the gigantic creature looked like it was protected by a thick layer of fat on its outer body, its interior body was not as well protected. Hence, it would be easier to attack it from inside.
However, Wei Huo sighed when he realized he escaped danger as he saw the creature being engulfed by the ocean, together with the fishes and prawns in its belly.
Now, Wei Huo could continue his journey to the south at ease as he completed the fishing quest. He spent seven years arriving at the center of two continents mainly because he spent too much time fishing. If he did not waste his time on fishing, he could have reached the Central continent already.
However, the time spent was worth it. Otherwise, he would not have obtained the Shadow Blade. That item was equivalent to two Doran’s Shield. 1
Pitter-pattering. Raindrops started falling from the sky, and soon after, it turned into a rainstorm. Ripples flowed out on the ocean surface as the raindrops hit the water. Wei Huo was in a good mood although the rainstorm did not stop.
However, as the rain kept falling, Wei Huo suddenly realized that his sails were shattered into pieces by the lightning. How should he continue his journey? 2
Wei Huo only noticed that serious problem. ‘How should I move on?’ 2
The unceasing rainstorm fell pitter-patter on the ocean, causing waves of ripples to form on the surface. The dead fishes and prawns started to float on the surface, and the bloody water began to fade. Wei Huo suddenly felt down.
He could only move along the ocean current before the sails were repaired. However, the speed would be very slow.
Right when Wei Huo was distressed over this problem, a glimmer of light appeared on the ocean surface. Then, a notification popped up in Wei Huo’s quest menu.
“A Rare Quest was triggered. It’s the Underwater Cave.”
A layer of white radiance had been radiating from the ocean surface ever since the gigantic mutated whale disappeared. The rainstorm did not cease. The sky turned dusky as dark clouds filled the sky. The white radiance was accentuated as the sun began to set and the ocean turned dark.
Wei Huo looked at his shattered sail.
Alright, let alone repair the sails, I would not be leaving here for a while.