Suna picked up the glowing orb, her eyes lit up for a second, and she immediately stored it in her Treasure Pouch."What'd you get?" Yang Yi sidled up, asking curiously."Wanna know? Beg me, and I'll tell you." Suna's eyes curved into two crescent moons, a half-smile playing on her lips."Forget it then!" Yang Yi didn't coddle her in the slightest, nor was he jealous. He had three treasures of his own! They might not be gold, but in terms of quantity, he was the clear winner.At the same time, a lot of superstitious theories started popping into his head… Could it be that since this shark died the earliest, it gave the best loot? He couldn't rule out the possibility. But he'd have to test it out later to be sure. The only thing he could confirm was that repeatedly submitting the corpse of the same type of monster would cause the drop rate to plummet.Yang Yi had Suna take the helm while he cleaned up the battlefield. The Monster Gacha Machine was incredibly convenient; it recycled the shark corpses and blood automatically. But the damaged deck, mast, and the gaping hole in the captain's quarters would cost materials to repair. On top of that, he'd collided with some flotsam during the fight, damaging the hull. The repairs alone cost him 40 units of wood. Fortunately, the gacha machine also gave out resources.His current food and resource situation ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) was as follows:Food: Black Bread x12, Sausage x5, Fresh Water x8L, Vitality Coconuts x67, Watermelon x3 (Suna still had over 40 coconuts in her cabin)Resources: Wood x55, Cloth x45, Stone x32, Steel x10, Crystal x8, Sulfur x6Sea Snails: 2050Steel, Crystal, and Sulfur were likely advanced resources, with a conversion rate of 5:1 in the gacha machine. For now, he wasn't short on food. He wouldn't fish in the stormy sea again unless he was absolutely desperate.He opened the world channel and started typing."Better not to fish in the storm region. You'll catch monsters!""You're a brave one, you're not even dead!""Impressive, you can still talk!""You got a picture? I don't believe you."Yang Yi had no intention of arguing. The reason he wasn't posting a picture was to protect their sanity.A day passed quickly. This was the sixth day since the storm began. The chat channel was lively today, with players constantly posting that they had broken through the storm region. It seemed most players weren't far from the edge and would soon leave this patch of sea. Only Yang Yi and Suna were still far behind. They had lost two days of progress. When the storm first started, the wind wasn't strong, and everyone's ships were fast. It was only later, when the storm grew, and debris and monsters started appearing, that everyone slowed down.Yang Yi opened the weather forecast.

Location: Sea of Origin (Stormy Region)Daylight Hours: UnknownTemperature: 8-12℃.Wind Force: Level 10The wind had grown even stronger, and the temperature had dropped. Yang Yi felt a bit cold, but it was still within a tolerable range. Suna, on the other hand, was still wearing her starting clothes and didn't seem cold at all.Yang Yi walked out of the captain's quarters and onto the foredeck."Suna, time to switch!" he called out. She nodded, handed over the crystal ball, and after the handover, headed towards the Nightmare's captain's quarters."By the way, you're wearing such light clothes. Don't you ever feel cold?" Yang Yi asked curiously."Nope, these clothes keep me warm." Suna sent him a private message.[Name: Witch's Casual Wear][Type: Treasure][Quality: Exquisite][Description: Warm and waterproof. Increases the rate of sanity recovery. As a witch, the first thing you need is a set of casual clothes, so that others don't know you're a witch!]It was an exquisite piece of equipment that could increase the rate of sanity recovery."They just gave a witch a starting set?" Yang Yi once again questioned the fairness of the game, but there was nothing he could do. At least he had a powerful flintlock. A while ago, he had used the Low-Grade Fire Element to imbue his Sea Serpent's Fang. He had originally wanted to imbue the flintlock, but since it misfired from time to time, it wasn't reliable. Imbuing only added attributes and increased power; it didn't help with the weapon's inherent flaws. Plus, the flintlock was of high quality. An exquisite-grade Low-Grade Fire Element probably wouldn't make much of a difference, so it was better to imbue the Sea Serpent's Fang.The effect was quite good; the Sea Serpent's Fang was upgraded to an exquisite item.[Name: Sea Serpent's Fang (Imbued)][Type: Treasure][Quality: Exquisite][Description: A short sword made from the tooth of a Giant Sea Serpent. Imbued with the power of fire, it can cause wounds to burn and inflict fire poison.]The blade of the Sea Serpent's Fang had turned red. It became hot to the touch after holding it for a while, and it was much sharper than before.Yang Yi continued to take the helm, trading shifts with Suna. Another day passed.Yang Yi woke up in the captain's quarters. Looking at his log, he realized he'd slept for less than three hours. He'd had nightmares again, a series of them. In the first dream, he saw Suna pointing a gun at his head, her gaze cold. But how was that possible? If she wanted to kill him, she could have done it back when he fell into the water during the sea serpent fight. Why wait until now? He dismissed the dream with a shake of his head, his lack of sleep giving him a headache.In the second dream, he dreamt that he was swallowed by a gigantic, centipede-like insect. But where would you find a giant insect at sea? He began to doubt the reality of these nightmares. Was the so-called premonition effect just his imagination? Could these nightmares just be a debuff with no real benefit?He drank a bottle of Vitality Coconut Refresher and got out of bed. His wounds were almost healed. The Holy Water was effective; he would be fully recovered in two days at most."Why is it so dark?" Yang Yi pushed open the door and was startled by the sight. He couldn't see his hand in front of his face outside. It hadn't been this dark the past few days.He immediately checked the weather forecast.Location: Sea of OriginDaylight Hours: NoneTemperature: 12-18℃.Wind Force: Level 10Compared to yesterday, the temperature was higher, but the daylight hours had changed from 'unknown' to 'none'… A sense of unease suddenly washed over him. He held onto the ship's railing and walked toward the bow."Suna, are you there?" Yang Yi shouted, but there was no reply.He took out his nautical log. The booklet glowed, allowing him to see. It was then that he realized the Nightmare had stopped sailing. It was only because of the turbulent waves that he hadn't noticed.His heart tightened. He immediately ran up to the foredeck and found no one at the helm."Where's Suna?"His pupils contracted violently, his heart pounding. He quickly looked around, searching for any sign of her. There was a faint light to his front-left, seemingly blocked by a dark shadow. Yang Yi immediately ran over and found Suna standing there, holding the crystal ball, motionless, her expression blank as she stared out at the raging sea, as if mesmerized by something.Seeing her, Yang Yi said with a huff, "I was calling you, why didn't you answer?"She didn't react much, simply pointing a finger forward and saying in a hollow voice, "I think… we're surrounded."Yang Yi immediately looked in the direction she was pointing. It was just a patch of darkness, or it should have been. But maybe it was because of what she said… he started to feel… as if something was writhing on the surface of the sea ahead."What is that?" Yang Yi squinted, trying to get a better look.Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, and Yang Yi finally saw what it was.They were gigantic, long worms, shaped like centipedes, their bodies segmented. Their heads had four blade-like mandibles that could open and close like a guillotine to slice their prey. These creatures looked very similar to the bobbit worms of the sea, just much, much larger. It was hard to judge their diameter from this distance, and their length was even harder to say, as most of their bodies were hidden beneath the waves. There were many of them; he could see them even at the edge of his vision. The closest one was about a kilometer away from the Nightmare.The giant worms swayed in the storm, bobbing their heads as if they were performing some kind of ritual, or perhaps reveling in the chaos.[Observed unknown giant creature. Sanity -20]Yang Yi's heart shook violently. He immediately looked at the crystal ball. The sea chart showed that they were surrounded by these giant worms, no fewer than a hundred of them. The monsters appeared on the chart as tiny, sesame-seed-sized black dots, scattered all around the Nightmare.They were completely surrounded…

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