Flashy Adventurer System : Show Off to Get Stronger!

Chapter 405 Selachimorpha

For a while, Shye was on edge, until he realized that the creatures were simply staring at him without any ill intent.

The pressure he felt from them was more or less the same as that of the Abyssal Roach, meaning that they were all at least (B) ranked creatures.

Hence, he couldn't help but wonder why they didn't take action.

After all, if they lived in the chasm, it meant that they could traverse it as they pleased.

Well, he wasn't about to complain. He would choose a peaceful descent over a violent one any day.

'At least I could focus on landing...'

Only...he never expected that he didn't have to focus on "landing".

Why?

Because there was no land.

After a good five minutes of falling, Shye finally caught a glimpse of the abyssal chasm's bottom.

In place of solid ground was...a vast expanse of water, and since there was no sunlight, the sea was as black as night.

Stupefied at the sudden revelation, Shye failed to activate his new skill, [Levitate Lv.1(Uncommon)], causing him to plunge quite deeply into the pitch-black sea.

Feeling the water's caress, Shye opened his eyes—his heart racing wildly.

This...was definitely a situation he would never choose to encounter.

Stuck in the deep waters of a pitch-black sea located at the bottom of an abyssal chasm, with his vision still limited despite it being enhanced by a permanent pill of night vision...

Even the bravest of adventurers would be unnerved upon encountering such a situation.

And Shye...Although brave...could never see himself amongst the bravest.

Consequently, he felt deeply distressed—shaking slightly.

Nevertheless, he understood that remaining paralyzed wouldn't aid him.

'Calm down...for starters, let's swim towards the surface...' He thought inwardly, swimming upwards with shaky hands.

Taking one deep breath, Shye activated Mana Pulse's vigilance mode.

The first few pulses detected nothing, compelling Shye to swim in one direction, not knowing whether he was headed toward the correct one.

Well, in this situation where he knew nothing about the place, any direction was as good as any other.

For a while, Shye's skill detected nothing, yet, he kept on swimming...hoping...

Fortunately, it seemed that the Gods had not completely abandoned him as after five more minutes of swimming, his mana pulse detected a tall rock with a fairly rounded tip protruding from the water.

[Intelligence: 30 ]

[Agility: 280]

[Dexterity: 40]

[Stamina: 340]

[Vitality: 420]:

[Wisdom: 3]

[Exit System]

'Tch...it would be daunting to defeat this monstrosity but...it's not impossible!'

Realizing that he only had a short time to prepare, Shye swiftly opened the system.

'I would probably have to fight it underwater at some point...hopefully not...'

Still, it wouldn't hurt to be prepared for such a situation. Therefore, Shye decided to purchase a certain rare-tier consumable item that he had come across while browsing the system in his idle time.

[Congratulations! You have purchased a Lazarus Capsule for 2500 points!]

Purchasing two capsules that would allow him to breathe underwater for twenty-four hours, Shye swiftly navigated towards the skills section.

[Congratulations! You've learned [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.1(Uncommon)]!]

[Congratulations! Your skill: [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.1(Uncommon)], leveled up to >> [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.2(Uncommon)]

...

[Congratulations! Your skill: [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.3(Uncommon)], leveled up to >> [(Passive) Swift Swim Lv.4(Uncommon)]

'Tch...this will have to do for now...'

Losing a total of 35,500 points to purchase consumables and upgrade a passive skill that would only help him in certain situations, Shye closed the system.

He wanted to at least match the swimming skill of the darned shark, however, he needed 25,000 points to upgrade the skill to level five.

Unfortunately, he only had 20,000 points left.

Hence, he had no choice but to settle down for a level 4 [Swift Swim].

Plunging back into the depths of the lightless sea, the 25-meter-long Selachimorpha madly swam towards him, eager to chomp him to shreds.

Recognizing that the enormous shark was approaching, Shye took out both of his greatswords and assumed a battle stance atop his small, rounded rock tip fortress.

'F*ck...here it comes...'