NOVEL NEXT chapter 43
These two sections didn’t have much content.
Even though the editor enlarged the font, it still couldn’t hide the fact that there wasn’t much written there.
“Sea Chronicles” contained bits of information and experiences — introductions to certain fleets, coordinates of a few explored islands, and speculative notes about the internal environment of the Extreme Winter Sea.
As for whether any of it was true or not — that was up to each reader to judge.
What could be said for sure was that the island coordinates listed there weren’t of much value.
Either the trees had long been cut down, or anyone who set foot on them ended up leaving their lives behind.
Yang Yi spotted a familiar name — Zhou Dai.
She was recruiting teammates to explore a dangerous island.
According to her current findings, there was a powerful werewolf on that island.
She was recruiting partners to take it down.
Those who passed her selection test would be rewarded with the island’s exact coordinates.
“Werewolf…” Yang Yi rubbed his chin.
In his mind, werewolves were terrifying creatures — extremely fast, with a sharp sense of smell, claws and fangs strong enough to tear a person apart with ease.
Against something like that, the more teammates the better —
that way, when you needed to run, you’d only have to outrun your teammates.
Yang Yi smirked and scrolled past.
He didn’t think ordinary people could fight a werewolf.
Unless they had a large-caliber machine gun — and could actually aim.
He continued scrolling and came across a post that looked genuinely valuable.
It was from the captain of the Fisherman, under the alias Anonymous.
Yang Yi knew him well — his real name was He Qi, a veteran angler.
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### 【On Night Fishing】
> First of all, let me make this clear — I don’t recommend anyone try night fishing!
> I’m writing this report as a warning to everyone!
> At night, it’s easy to catch bizarre creatures.
> I’ve personally fished up small murlocs and drowned corpses —
> the latter almost killed me!
> About 30% of the fish caught at night belong to abyssal species —
> like sardines with four legs, eels with human lips,
> or octopi with human faces.
> For the sake of your sanity, I won’t attach pictures — they’re disgusting enough.
> Catching these things reduces your Sanity value,
> and eating them does too.
> In my opinion, they’re worthless!
> If after reading this, you still insist on trying,
> then prepare well — because danger and opportunity go hand in hand.
> I did catch a rare-quality fishing rod,
> but even after sobering up, I still felt terrified.
> At the time… maybe I’d gone mad from fishing too long.
> In short — night fishing is dangerous.
> Don’t try it lightly.
> I don’t think I’ll attempt it again for a long while.
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“Haha, He Qi really lives up to the title of Fishing Maniac —
doing the kind of things I’d never dare to do,” Yang Yi sighed in admiration.
As for the abyssal fish He Qi mentioned, Yang Yi recognized all of them —
old acquaintances by now.
These days, eating them didn’t even lower his Sanity anymore —
unless it was a special-type fish.
“Night fishing, huh… best avoided unless absolutely necessary,”
Yang Yi concluded.
The Nightmare Star was still under a fishing curse —
if he went night fishing again, he might hook a giant Bobbit worm,
and before he could react, the entire ship could be dragged underwater.
He flipped to the Monster Information section.
It listed several common sea monsters and their weak points —
many of which Yang Yi had already encountered.
* Drowned Corpse: Bloated body, weak to blunt attacks, but capable of self-detonation — very dangerous.
* Siren: Highly threatening to men. If you hear their singing, cover your ears within two seconds or you’ll be charmed.
They usually hunt at night — so wear earplugs when sleeping.
Yang Yi shook his head.
“But if I wear earplugs and a drowned corpse attacks, I’d die without even knowing…”
He clearly didn’t approve.
* Skeleton Monster: Mediocre overall. Crushing its skull kills it. Blunt weapons recommended.
* Murloc: Small, rarely alone — usually appear in groups.
* Giant Bobbit Worm: Huge, blind, with razor jaws. Can be killed with cannon fire. (Credit: Captain of the Heart of Steel)
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There were surely more monsters out there —
especially the stronger ones. But since so few survivors ever made it back,
detailed information was rare.
After finishing, Yang Yi realized there was no entry about the Hammerhead Devil Shark.
So, he contacted the Grand Bulletin.
> “I have monster data to sell. How much do you usually pay?”
Grand Bulletin:
> “Starting at 200 Conch Coins, the more detailed the report, the higher the pay — no upper limit.
> Proof required — trophies or corpse evidence.”
That was fine.
There were still devil shark organs in the lab.
He submitted his report:
> “The Hammerhead Devil Shark is a catchable, group-dwelling species.
> It has large eyes that glow red underwater like lanterns.
> It possesses two strong hind legs, capable of powerful leaps.
> Weak point: eyes.
> It cannot climb surfaces.”
About half an hour later, he received 800 Conch Coins in payment.
Others might’ve seen the shark too,
but few would’ve survived to tell about it.
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The next morning — before dawn.
Yang Yi suddenly sat up,
feeling as though his body were being devoured by a million ants —
an unbearable mix of pain and itching.
He knew what was happening to him.
Without hesitation, he rushed to the helm,
steering the Nightmare Star full speed toward the nearest island.
After sailing more than ten nautical miles,
the bone-gnawing pain gradually subsided.
The sudden movement woke Suna as well.
She came out of her cabin and saw Yang Yi gripping the helm unsteadily —
veins bulging, eyes bloodshot.
“What happened?” she asked.
“I…” Yang Yi barely got a word out
before vomiting a mouthful of blood —
within which tiny spiders wriggled out.
He collapsed in the pool of blood, unconscious.
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Yang Yi dreamt — a nightmare.
He was lying on a metal table.
Suna, wearing a plague doctor mask from medieval times,
approached him with a scalpel.
“You… what are you doing!?” he screamed in terror,
trying to move, but his body felt paralyzed — like sleep paralysis.
“You’re sick. I’m treating you,” Suna said calmly.
She sliced open his skin,
cut through veins and muscle,
and began pulling spiders out from within.
Blood spattered everywhere.
“There are still more inside you.
I’ll take them all out.”
She raised the scalpel again—
“No… No! You’ll kill me!” Yang Yi cried,
watching her red eyes grow ever more dangerous.
With a jolt, Yang Yi awoke from the nightmare —
just in time to see a scalpel hovering inches from his eye.
He instinctively pushed it away.
“You’re awake?” Suna asked.
Just like in the dream, she wore the bird-beak mask and goggles —
performing “surgery” on him.
“What the hell are you doing!?”
Freshly awakened and shaken by the nightmare,
Yang Yi’s emotions were unstable —
his body curled up defensively, ready to strike.
“Calm down. I’m /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ saving you.”
Suna spoke coolly, pointing to a measuring cylinder on the metal table —
it was full of dead spiders,
their bodies soaked in blood.
“If I hadn’t removed these foreign objects,
you’d be in serious trouble.”
Realizing the situation, Yang Yi slowly calmed down.
He checked his stats —
HP: under 50, Sanity: only 37.
His left eyelid seemed to have been cut open —
blood ran into his eye, tinting half his vision red.
He touched it lightly,
and two small spiders fell out.
“Sorry… I just had a nightmare,”
Yang Yi apologized once he was fully awake.
“Good thing you woke up,” Suna smiled faintly, unconcerned.
But behind her back,
her left hand clenched tightly around her witch’s dagger,
her fingers trembling slightly with excitement.