Killing God - Chapter 39

Chapter 39 Shrimp Peeling
The beach was quiet. It was as if Sun You did not recognize Shen Shi. He stared at Shen Shi with an indifferent expression and a sharp blade in his hand. Hou Sheng and the other three youths were also stunned. Even the Red Mussel Clan girl, Starfish, who was standing at the side, looked at Shen Shi with a trace of astonishment, who had been splashed with shrimp blood.

Perhaps it was because the Ghost-Faced Shrimp’s body structure was different from that of domestic animals such as pigs and sheep, Although Shen Shi’s saber strike shocked his companions, the effect was not as clean as the sea urchin killed by the red clam tribe’s man before. This ghost-faced shrimp was actually still alive under this saber strike. Although it was on the verge of death, its limbs were still struggling and swaying.

Shen Shi frowned. After hesitating for a moment, he brandished his saber and chopped it down again. This time, he finally killed the azure sea shrimp. Then, under the gazes of everyone, he silently inserted the thin and sharp blade into the gap in the hard shell of the Ghost-Faced Shrimp’s abdomen, as demonstrated by the sea urchin before, and began to peel the shell.

When sea urchins kill ghost-faced shrimp, and then shelled for meat, All of his movements were completed in one go, Quick and smooth, But when they arrived at Shen Shi’s place, Shen Shi instantly stumbled. The knife stabbed into the shrimp shell and moved slightly. He discovered that it was stuck in the hard shrimp shell. Only then did he realize that the shrimp crack was not a straight line, but there were more twists and turns in the inconspicuous darkness. He had to grasp the direction of the knife while shelling before he could find the space to peel the shrimp open the shrimp shell.

The sharp blade began a long and difficult struggle against the hard shrimp shell. Blue dirty blood continuously flowed out from the wound, staining the ground around where he stood. In addition, half of his body was stained with dirty blood. He looked like a strange blue monster bathed in blood and emitted a dense smell of blood and killing intent.

The expression of the youth watching from the side slowly changed. Two people suddenly turned around and left. Only Sun You and the little fatty, Hou Sheng, who were forcefully calm, remained on the spot. However, when the blade in Shen Shi’s hand continuously clashed with the hard shell, causing his teeth to ache and even his hair to creak. Looking at the somewhat terrifying scene in the pool of blood, even the two of them couldn’t bear it any longer.

The corner of Hou Sheng’s mouth twitched twice and he muttered a few words in a low voice. It was as if he was saying something like “You’re ruthless.” Finally, he turned around and left. It seemed that he still couldn’t accept the strange mission of the Red Clam Village. As for Sun You, who had been born into a rich family since childhood, he had naturally never seen such a bloody scene before today. To be honest, even he himself admired him for being able to endure until now.

However, looking at the half-shelled Ghost-Faced Shrimp and the large pool of blue blood on the ground, Sun You still asked himself that he really couldn’t stand this scene. He forced a smile and walked to Shen Shi’s side. He said with a dry smile, “Shen Shi, you, you’re amazing … I still can’t do this, so I’ll go back first.” As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, seemingly wanting to pat Shen Shi on the shoulder to encourage him. However, looking at the dense bloody aura emitted by the faint blue blood on Shen Shi’s body, this palm immediately froze in mid-air, unable to continue slapping him for a moment.

Shen Shi raised his head and looked at him. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He nodded at Sun You and said, “You go back first.”

Sun You took a deep breath. As a result, he inhaled a thick stench of blood. He almost vomited from his stomach. His face was also pale. He hurriedly greeted Shen Shi and turned around to run. It seemed that he wished he could stay as far away from the Red Clam Village as possible.

The sea breeze blew lightly, and the sea water was clear. The sound of waves was not far away from him. The sky was high and the sea was wide, as if he was in a paradise, except for Shen Shi.

In the end, all the human youths left, except him.

He looked at the blue stained blood on his body, then looked at the ghost-faced shrimp that was struggling to peel off the shrimp shell. Then, he silently squatted down again. The blade began to struggle again in the small and hard shrimp shell, slowly opening the green shrimp shell. Blue blood flowed along with the blade.

After an unknown amount of time, sweat had already flowed down Shen Shi’s forehead. Finally, he completely cut open the seemingly simple but actually unimaginably winding shrimp seam and saw the white and tender shrimp meat exposed inside.

He threw down his knife and reached out to grab the shrimp meat. He pulled it as hard as the sea urchin before and finally completed the final step. He took out the shrimp meat of the Ghost-Faced Shrimp.

As the sea breeze blew past, a few crisp cries of seabirds soaring in the wind came from afar.

Suddenly, a sea bowl was handed to him. Shen Shi turned around and saw that it was a big bowl that the beautiful red clam girl Hai Xing had taken out from somewhere. She was gently placing it on the ground beside him and said, “Put the shrimp meat here.”

Being glanced at by Shen Shi at such a close distance, Hai Xing seemed to be a little unaccustomed. He subconsciously took two steps back, and a faint blush appeared on his cheeks. However, Shen Shi was the only teenager left. Hai Xing seemed to be much more courageous than before. He secretly raised his eyes to look at him again. He couldn’t help but say, “Your shrimp peeling method is a bit slow. You can’t kill more than a hundred in a day.”

Shen Shi tossed the tender white shrimp meat into the big bowl and smiled at Starfish. “Well, I wasn’t familiar with it at the beginning, so I can’t get up soon,” he said. He suddenly paused for a moment and looked a little nervous. He frowned and asked Starfish, “Can I make up for what I can’t kill today?” Or is it that the village must kill a hundred ghost-faced shrimps a day? ”

Hai Xing immediately shook his head and said, “No matter how long you spend, even if it’s three days, five days, ten days, and half a month, as long as the amount given to me is 100, I’ll exchange it for a spirit crystal.”

Shen Shi heaved a sigh of relief and nodded, “That’s good. I’ll try again.”

As he spoke, he straightened his body and stretched. After moving for a while, he bent down to the shrimp cage to catch a living ghost-faced shrimp. Hai Xing watched the human youth from the side for a long time, and then said a few more words to each other. Gradually, his courage became much greater, and he was no longer as shy as before. However, it seemed that she was still very disgusted with the ghost-faced shrimp. When Shen Shi was about to kill the shrimp, she hurriedly took a few steps back. However, she did not run as far away from Shen Shi as before. Instead, she squatted on the beach a few steps away and casually drew inexplicable patterns on the beach with her hands.

“Pu!” With a muffled sound, the sharp blade once again pierced into the Ghost-Faced Shrimp’s vital neck, and blue stained blood sprayed out once again.

Hai Xing turned his head to look at Shen Shi. The human youth was once again covered in blue blood. He looked even more dirty and bloody. However, she did not seem to be afraid of this bloody scene. At most, she looked extremely disgusted with the blue blood. On the other hand, the expression in her eyes that looked at Shen Shi from time to time was filled with curiosity.

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Practice makes perfect.

When he did more than one thing, he would always find some tricks and gradually start to get used to it. It was like when he was very young, he began to draw those complicated runes.

Blue shrimp blood splashed down on the beach and was swept up and washed clean by the clear seawater. It was as if it was born in the sea and finally returned to the sea, completing a cycle of life. In the middle of this, the saber rose and fell, and the bright saber light waved on the beach.

Shen Shi killed every single Ghost-Faced Shrimp with great difficulty. Every time he shelled it, the tiny, hard, and winding cracks in the shrimp caused him to suffer. However, for some reason, under the blue sky and white clouds, in the sea breeze, he had no intention of giving up.

When he killed the second Ghost-Faced Shrimp, his clothes were completely drenched, but he didn’t know if it was soaked in sweat or stained with blue shrimp blood. Just as he was slaughtering this Ghost-Faced Shrimp, Shen Shi seemed to have finally found a key point on the neck of the Ghost-Faced Shrimp. With a single slash, the Ghost-Faced Shrimp died without any more struggles. Finally, there was no need to spend a second slash on the Ghost-Faced Shrimp.

When he reached the third Ghost-Faced Shrimp, the blade that Shen Shi had inserted into the shrimp cracks seemed to have moved faster. At least in the first few places, he seemed to know the bends in the shrimp shell. When he reached the point where his wrist slightly rotated, the blade naturally moved away.

When he reached the fourth Ghost-Faced Shrimp, Shen Shi seemed to already know the slight turning points at the front of the shrimp seam. The speed at which the blade slid gradually had a trace of a smooth smell.

By the time he grabbed the fifth Ghost-Faced Shrimp, Shen Shi was already breathing heavily and his expression was exhausted. After he gritted his teeth and finally dealt with the ghost-faced shrimp, he pulled out the tender white shrimp meat and threw it into the bowl. He stood up and said to Hai Xing,

“Let’s call it a day. I’ll come back tomorrow.”

Hai Xing, who had been squatting not far away, blinked and looked up at the sky. After a moment of hesitation, he said, “It’s not too late. Look, the sun hasn’t set yet.”

Shen Shi smiled and turned his sore neck. He waved his hand and said, “It’s about time. Don’t be in a hurry. Otherwise, it would be too much today. Perhaps we won’t be able to kill a few of them tomorrow.”

Starfish looked at him with curiosity in his eyes. “This is the first time I’ve heard such a thing from you,” he said.

Shen Shi smiled and said, “My father once told me that it is useless to be anxious for a while if a person wants to do a good job or learn a good skill. The most important thing is to calm down and persevere for a long time.”

Starfish let out a “wow” and frowned slightly. The red clam shell beside her swayed twice, as if she was thinking about what Shen Shi had said in her heart. However, she did not seem to understand what Shen Shi said.

Shen Shi picked up the bowl on the ground and walked over to her. He handed it to her and said, “Today, there are five pieces of shrimp meat. I’ll come back tomorrow. I think there should be more shrimp meat than today.”

Hai Xing took the big bowl of ghost-faced shrimp meat and immediately jumped back like a frightened rabbit, covering his nose with his hand. Shen Shi looked at his body and laughed, “You Red Mussels seem to hate this kind of shrimp blood.”

Hai Xing waved his hand and walked two steps away from Shen Shi. At this moment, his expression became better. “Right, this blue blood is best washed in the sea water. It’s easy to wash. If you go back and wash it with the spring water or fresh water on the island, it will get stained on your clothes and won’t wash it off for months.”

Shen Shi was stunned for a moment and said, “There’s still this kind of thing.” He lowered his head and pondered for a moment before smiling.

“Then … Miss Hai Xing, can I trouble you to turn around?”

Hai Xing tilted his head and said, “What are you doing?”

Shen Shi didn’t know what to say for a moment and said, “I want to go wash in the sea.”

Starfish waved his hand and said, “Then hurry up and wash up.”

Shen Shi glanced at her. After a while, he nodded his head. Then, he reached out and unbuttoned his shirt. He began to take off his clothes.