Yang Yi piloted the Nyxstar closer and anchored near the island’s southern shore.It was a spindle-shaped island, bulging in the center, roughly two kilometers at its widest. In the middle stood a wrecked ship—only half remaining—embedded in the land. It had clearly been there for ages, its hull now overgrown with vegetation.If that ship had been intact, it would easily have exceeded a hundred meters in length—a colossal vessel. Yang Yi didn’t rush to land. He first checked the crystal orb again to make sure there were no other players’ ships nearby.Then he raised his gun overhead and fired a shot into the sky. Bang! The crack of gunfire rang out sharply.If all went well, that should lure the island’s monsters toward him. Last night, he’d already seen one wandering along the southern coast.Two minutes later, movement stirred on the island—two hairy-faced humanoids came running out. One was the plaid-shirt man from last night. The other was a woman, her face also covered in fur, her arms long and thin, fingertips dark and glinting black.They ran on all fours like beasts, stopping at the shore. Lifting their gray-furred faces, they stared toward the Nyxstar. Yang Yi wasn’t about to let them come for nothing.He adjusted the ship’s aim, the corroded black barrel of the cannon swinging toward them, and fired two fist-sized shells. Boom! The sound was dull and wet, more like a water balloon bursting than a clean explosion.At less than a hundred meters, both shells hit perfectly. The devastating impact tore the monsters clean in half, ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ scattering mechanical parts across the sand and leaving two deep craters behind. “What did you use the cannon for?!” Suna protested.A moment ago, there’d been two intact subjects for dissection; now they were just piles of parts. That would definitely complicate her autopsy. “Didn’t know how strong they were,” Yang Yi replied calmly.“Better to test with the cannon first. If that doesn’t kill them, then we’re not setting foot on the island—it’d be suicide.” Suna couldn’t really argue with that.“Don’t worry,” he added. “Based on my gaming experience—where there’s a second, there’s always a third. The next one’s yours. I won’t interfere.” He maneuvered the ship, searching for a suitable anchoring spot for landing.These creatures weren’t very strong—certainly nothing like a Glutton Guest. If it were a Glutton Guest, even that cannon blast wouldn’t guarantee a kill unless it hit the head.After waiting a while and confirming no further movement on the island, Yang Yi finally released the raft to go ashore with Suna. “What’s this?” he asked as Suna handed him something.It was a handmade mask—crudely sewn, just several layers of cloth with some tinder material stuffed between. “A makeshift mask,” she said. “Not much protection, but better than nothing. These people might’ve caught some kind of disease—we should be careful.”After saying that, she put hers on and climbed down the rope ladder, landing neatly on the raft. Yang Yi followed.They paddled—using long wooden planks as makeshift oars—and soon reached shore. Suna immediately rushed to the bodies.Yang Yi, meanwhile, stayed alert, scanning their surroundings as he dragged the raft up onto the sand. Once he was sure it was safe, he joined her to inspect the corpses.[Name: Half-Werewolf (Xie Donglei)][Description: Infected with Lycanthropy Madness. A human in mid-transformation into a werewolf, having lost all sense of self. Their attributes increase at night.] “Half-werewolf… Lycanthropy Madness,” Yang Yi muttered.“No wonder they run on all fours, and their eyes glow green at night.” He tossed aside the half-ear he’d been holding, like it was garbage, and rinsed his hands in seawater.“Didn’t expect Suna’s guess to be right—it really is a disease.Let’s hope it’s not airborne… or that’d be a pain.” On the other side, Suna crouched before one of the bisected bodies, witch’s dagger in hand.She slit open the plaid shirt and examined the man’s torso. The injuries were severe—body cleaved in two, entrails spilled across the ground.She studied the torn clothing and half-healed scars on his skin, then concluded: “This guy was scratched by something before. The wounds had healed. So this ‘madness’ is probably transmitted through injury.If that’s the case, his claws or teeth likely carry the pathogen too.” As she spoke, Suna began carefully collecting the remains, storing them in her storage pouch for later lab study.Yang Yi felt a little disappointed. The corpse wasn’t eligible for a “gacha drop”—too weak, probably because it hadn’t fully transformed yet.“Ever heard of rabies?” Suna suddenly asked. “Yeah,” Yang Yi replied. “A viral infection from bites or scratches—once it manifests, fatality rate’s basically one hundred percent.”“Exactly.” “Rabies has an unpredictable incubation period but develops fast.Patients develop extreme hydrophobia, heightened aggression, and severe neurological symptoms.” She picked up a patch of skin tissue and studied it closely.“Notice anything? Even dead, their muscles are tense, body hair standing on end, and they’re drenched in sweat.” She checked the half-werewolf’s eyes, teeth, and elongated arms tipped with black claws.“Pupils constricted to pinpoints, teeth sharpened, arm bones extended, finger bones pierced through the flesh forming claws…” she muttered while jotting notes. Yang Yi suddenly felt danger prickle through him. He turned toward the forest—leaves were shaking.Three more half-werewolves burst out, one of them already sprouting gray mane-like fur, nose sharpening into a lupine snout. They were sniffing rapidly, drawn by the scent of blood.“Which one do you want?” Yang Yi asked coolly, flintlock already raised. “The one with the most fur’s mine,” Suna said, drawing her longbow and nocking a barbed armor-piercing arrow.“Got it.” The three charged forward—but before they could even cover two meters, one’s head exploded instantly.The furred one took an arrow to the knee, stumbled, then another to the throat, flipping onto the sand. The last remaining half-werewolf kept running, undeterred, lunging straight for them.Then he saw Yang Yi lift his eyepatch—his vision went black, and that was the end of him. The Sea Serpent’s Fang had already pierced straight through his eye socket.Yang Yi calmly replaced his eyepatch, fired one more shot into the creature’s remaining eye—just to make sure it wasn’t faking death—then pulled his blade free. Meanwhile, the fur-covered half-werewolf stood again.Despite arrows in both his knee and throat, he rose to his feet! Blood poured from the wounds—the barbed arrows had a bleeding effect, their hollow tips preventing coagulation, causing continual hemorrhage.Suna frowned and loosed several more arrows into his neck. If she hadn’t wanted an intact brain sample, she’d have shot him in the head already.Finally, the werewolf’s neck bristled with arrows, blood pooling beneath him as he collapsed for good. “Drag that furry one closer,” Suna called out. “I’ll get on the ship and use the claw hook to lift him aboard.”Yang Yi approached the fallen werewolf. The creature wasn’t quite dead yet—his breathing was faint but fading fast. Judging by the amount of blood loss, survival was impossible.Under Yang Yi’s watchful gaze, the half-werewolf exhaled his last breath. Only then did Yang Yi drag the corpse to a suitable spot on the beach and signal toward the Nyxstar with an OK gesture.The ship’s mechanical claw swung out and hooked the half-werewolf’s body, hauling it up precisely.

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