Chapter 22: Hebrew Continent

Lin Lei swam quite freely along the way. The System, noting the issue with Lin Lei’s swimming speed, modified his skin resistance and even grew a fleshy fin on his back.

Although Lin Lei was a little reluctant about this modification, he did not explicitly object, so the System processed it as a default approval.

However, to be fair, Lin Lei’s speed increased significantly, reaching nearly 30 meters per second, or 108 kilometers per hour. This put him on par with the cheetah, the fastest land creature on Earth. That speed was solid, incredibly fast.

On the way, many carnivorous fish thoughtfully brought food to Lin Lei, allowing him to enjoy sashimi from an alien planet. Hmm, the taste was actually quite good. It would have been perfect if the bitter and astringent seawater hadn’t flowed into his mouth.

After swimming for nearly 20 hours, Lin Lei clearly felt that the fish in the sea were increasing in number and variety. The ocean had become much shallower, with many places less than a hundred meters deep, and there were many plants growing underwater.

Well, this must be the continental shelf of the Hebrew Continent. Looking at such a colorful seabed was truly a feast for the eyes. Unlike the deep-sea zone before, which was pitch black and where a Giant Dominator octopus could suddenly pop out.

But why are the fish here so big too? Aren’t there any smaller ones? As Lin Lei swam along, the smallest fish he saw was as big as his thigh. The average ones were about the same size as him.

If they were carnivorous fish, like the ones Lin Lei met before, the size of a small car, he could accept it. But why were these herbivores so terrifying as well?

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. With your size, how can those pitiful shrimp and water plants fill your bellies?

Lin Lei’s question was soon answered. His own foot was pinched by what he called a “shrimp.” Lin Lei lifted his foot to look. Damn, the shrimp looked like this too; it was over a meter long. Seeing it attack proactively, it was probably in the middle of the food chain…

If Lin Lei’s legs weren’t tough, he would have been amputated directly. Lin Lei smashed the shrimp into a pulp with one punch. He checked his foot; the situation was okay, just a little bleeding. Under the System’s repair, it healed quickly.

Fine, he should be more careful. Being cautious never hurts anywhere. It might be tiring, but life is important. Looking at the situation here, it was like the dinosaur age on Earth; everything was huge.

Along the way, Lin Lei saw many things. There were creatures like sea shells that could be used directly as boats. There were wide water plants that, if one didn’t mind, could be picked and used as a quilt.

There were also some fierce fish with teeth like saws. Although they were not big relatively speaking, just as thick as Lin Lei’s thigh, there were so many of them. They were densely packed, a sheet of silver light. If Lin Lei hadn’t seen the situation was wrong and relied on his high speed to shake them off, he would definitely have been dismembered by now.

Although he was in the sea, Lin Lei still broke out in a cold sweat. He floated to the surface and let out a long breath. Just as he was about to dive again, he saw a long, endless black line on the horizon. Lin Lei instantly burst into tears of joy. Needless to say, that was definitely the Hebrew Continent!

“System, restore the aquatic biological traits on my body. The continent is ahead. I have finally arrived, haha.”

“Original template data extracted. Beginning restoration of Host’s body. Duration: 4 hours!”

Lin Lei didn’t care how the System removed the webbing, dorsal fin, and other things from his body. He just swam toward the continent with all his might.

However, the Hebrew Continent looked close, but there was actually still some distance. Lin Lei’s eyesight was too good, which was partly the reason.

Sure enough, Lin Lei swam for nearly two hours. The extra parts on his hands, feet, and back had all faded away, but he was still several hundred meters away from the shore.

Hmm, just a few hundred meters left. Take it slow. He could finally enjoy the feeling of swimming in the sea. Lin Lei relaxed his body and mind.

But when the heavens want to mess with someone, they always choose an unexpected moment. Lin Lei just happened to run into bad luck.

Seeing he was near the coastline, Lin Lei dove into the water, preparing to swim underwater. But as soon as he reached the bottom and saw the situation clearly, every pore on his body exploded.

Right then, a bloody huge mouth bit towards him!

In his desperation, Lin Lei had no time to react. He just stepped on the lower jaw of this huge mouth, pushed his hands against the upper jaw, and used all his strength to stop it from biting down.

This mouth was truly huge. When fully open, Lin Lei standing inside was more than enough space; he couldn’t even touch the top with his arms stretched out straight.

Moss Beast (Specialty of Blue Rain Star)

Length: 15.6 meters

Weight: 10.3 tons

Physical Energy Level: 12.1 Standard Energy Levels

Maximum Attack Energy Level: 3.5 Standard Energy Levels

Maximum Bite Energy Level: 2.6 Standard Energy Levels

Lin Lei didn’t even know what kind of beast was trying to eat him? What did it look like? When did it dive over? If he hadn’t reacted quickly at the last moment, he would probably have been bitten in two by now.

Lin Lei pushed hard. He saw the cold, shining sharp teeth right beside him. There was more than one row; Lin Lei counted. There were five full rows, growing densely. If a person rolled over on them, it would be enough to send them to meet the King of Hell.

But Lin Lei’s maximum burst of 3.1 Energy Levels of power was not just talk. Little by little, he lifted the beast’s mouth open. Where his hands and feet touched, blue blood slowly seeped out and gradually spread throughout the beast’s entire mouth.

“Ha!” Lin Lei supported the upper jaw with one hand, suddenly exhaled and shouted, gathered all his strength, and punched it hard.

The drastic change happened at this moment. The upper jaw of the Moss Beast, which had its prey in its mouth, suddenly exploded. It was like raining flesh and blood around. A blue bloody hand reached out from the hole in the explosion and then tore its way back in.

The shock of this attack was incredibly intense, so intense that the Moss Beast’s brain was completely shattered. A few seconds later, its soul returned to the sky.

Lin Lei’s attack Energy Level reached 3.1, and it was all concentrated in his hand. This concentrated energy suddenly erupted, causing the astonishing attack effect mentioned above!

This tragic fate was not the first the Moss Beast encountered. In fact, Lin Lei had swum all the way here, and many large carnivorous fish were deceived by Lin Lei’s “petite” body. The hunters became the prey instead.

After undergoing extreme pain, like a rebirth from nirvana, Lin Lei, whether in body or mind, was completely a strong individual!

Lin Lei drilled directly out of the hole blasted open in the Moss Beast’s upper jaw. Looking at this unlucky fellow floating on the surface because of its death, hmm, it was long enough, quite like a crocodile on Earth. But those scale spikes sloping backward all over its body were really creepy. If they rubbed against Lin Lei’s skin a few times, they would definitely scrape off a large chunk of flesh.

Lin Lei was naked now. The armor made of One-horned Armored Rhinoceros skin had been thrown away long ago. Wearing that thing for swimming affected his speed too much.

Anyway, no one was watching, so Lin Lei didn’t care. He dragged the Moss Beast directly onto the shore. He grabbed its upper and lower jaws with both hands, exerted sudden force, and directly tore it into two halves, revealing the tender meat inside.

Alright, he was hungry anyway. With fresh meat here, he wouldn’t eat for free. Lin Lei’s hand strength was incredible now. The ability of his fingers to tear and grab was simply a lethal weapon.

The dense muscles of the Moss Beast looked like tofu to Lin Lei. One grab, one tear, and a big chunk came off.

Lin Lei was long used to eating raw meat. Now, he just stuffed it into his mouth, getting it all over his mouth and face. His whole body was covered in blue blood. He looked no different from an evil ghost that ate children.

However, the species on this continent were indeed rich and numerous. Perhaps the smell of blood was blown into the jungle by the sea breeze. In just a short while, a dozen or so social carnivorous creatures rushed over.

These animals were somewhat similar to Shadow Beasts, but taller and stronger, over 2 meters high. They were closer to the Velociraptor on Earth, although they looked blue.

Lin Lei didn’t pay attention to these little things anymore. So he ignored them as they watched with drooling mouths. As long as they didn’t disturb him from replenishing his food, it was fine.

But how could these guys resist the temptation of food? Moreover, the owner of the food looked so petite, not even as big as them.

A relatively small but fierce-looking guy walked up hesitantly, bit the tail of the Moss Beast, tore off a large piece of meat, and then ran directly to the side, eating it in big mouthfuls.

These beasts really had impressive teeth. With such thick skin and barbs, it bit off such a big piece in one go without any tearing. Lin Lei was a bit surprised watching it.

But he was too lazy to stop it. Although he could eat, he couldn’t eat more than 10 tons of meat at once. That far exceeded his body weight. So being stolen a few bites didn’t matter to Lin Lei.

However, while Lin Lei didn’t care, these beasts certainly did. This represented an attitude of tolerance, and “tolerance” was something only the weak showed.

So another beast came up, but its target was not the Moss Beast’s meat on the ground, but Lin Lei who was eating!

It pounced on Lin Lei, bringing a gust of evil wind. In its mind, getting rid of this guy meant all this meat would belong to their group.

Greed is sometimes a motivation, but more often it is the cause of death!

“Get lost!” Lin Lei kicked its head at a speed it couldn’t react to, directly kicking it backward.

This beast lost its life in the air. Its skull was completely shattered. When it fell to the ground, its brain matter flowed out from its nostrils, mouth, and ears like tofu pudding.

This shock was too violent. This irresistible force instantly silenced all the onlookers, and they all flashed into the seaside jungle. Of course, they didn’t forget to drag away that unlucky guy; that was food!

The guy that stole the first bite of meat even threw away the meat in its mouth and jumped into the sea with a splash.

Hmm, the shock effect was achieved. Lin Lei continued to eat his raw meat on the beach. To him now, food was just food, used to replenish body energy. It had nothing to do with taste. Those luxuries could wait until he returned to the civilized world.

The guy that jumped into the sea saw that Lin Lei had no intention of chasing and killing it, so it carefully climbed onto the beach. But it couldn’t resist the temptation of food. It kept one eye on the food and one eye on Lin Lei, inching toward the Moss Beast’s tail step by step.

Lin Lei glanced at it. “Whoosh,” the guy immediately jumped back into the sea, poking its head out to observe Lin Lei’s reaction. Seeing Lin Lei didn’t chase, it got bolder again.

It moved toward the Moss Beast’s tail in an almost shifting manner. As soon as Lin Lei looked at it, it didn’t turn and run, but just froze there. Once Lin Lei looked away, it moved closer again.

Hahaha, met a top-quality guy! It would risk its life for food. Lin Lei was amused. On such a lonely planet, having a guy like this to amuse Lin Lei, of course he wouldn’t be stingy with some food.

He twisted off a front leg of the Moss Beast and threw it over.

Its body reacted faster than its brain. As soon as it saw the food flying over, it immediately jumped up to catch it. Then it looked at Lin Lei timidly, ran not far away, and started gnawing wildly. It didn’t show the fierce aura it had at the beginning at all.

Heh! I guess even the fierceness at the beginning was faked. This guy was small and thin. To survive in the group, it could only rely on being fierce. Now that it met Lin Lei who was even fiercer, it immediately softened up. At least if it softened, it got food to eat.

In nature, other than survival, there is no such word as dignity.

In this way, a human and a beast ate food on the beach under the illumination of the blue planet, undisturbed by each other, showing a bit of natural harmony…