Xia Qiu aimed in one direction, swung his body, and charged out with all his might, instantly closing the distance to his target.
This target, the signal feedback was around twenty meters. Based on the time difference of the returning sound waves, he estimated it was six hundred meters away.
But after swimming three hundred meters, Xia Qiu realized it was a pomfret about thirty meters long.
The ratio of signal to capture changed to one to one point five, different from the previous one to two.
However, the distance had been reduced from five hundred meters to three hundred meters.
With two sea fish, Xia Qiu redefined the meaning of the sound wave signal and the time difference of its return.
But to figure out the pattern, he would need dozens, even hundreds, more sea fish.
Once redefined, although the detection range and sensitivity would be somewhat lower than in the East Blue, it would greatly increase from its current state.
Seeing the pomfret, Xia Qiu charged straight for it.
Seeing Xia Qiu, the pomfret didn't retreat. The ten-meter difference in length, especially from thirty to forty meters, meant a weight difference of around a hundred tons.
But the pomfret didn't retreat; instead, it charged directly towards Xia Qiu, head-on.
The pomfret's body was relatively flat, but its head had a very large angle, and its body was broad.
Its forehead appeared quite large, especially when scaled up to thirty meters in length. The forehead was slightly protruding but immense.
It charged at Xia Qiu, who, without fear, accelerated towards it.
*Boom.*
The two fish collided, forehead to forehead.
*Crack.*
The sound of bone shattering echoed. The pomfret's head caved in, forming a large pit.
The pomfret's body twitched unconsciously, unable to maintain its balance.
You dare to ram me.
Whether it was strength, bone hardness, or even the size of his forehead, Xia Qiu far surpassed it.
It won't die immediately, but I don't need to worry about it.
As long as it loses its ability to move, that's enough.
Xia Qiu swam towards the next sea fish, charging again.
One sea fish fled directly. Another, forty meters long, was knocked over and flipped by Xia Qiu, who then killed it with two bites.
At the same size, they had no ability to react in front of Xia Qiu.
Four fish made Xia Qiu's sonar information more complete.
Two remained.
But it was too late.
They were already approaching Moo Moo's location.
If Xia Qiu attacked one fish, another might go to attack.
Xia Qiu accelerated towards Moo Moo, his speed increasing.
He was getting close.
Xia Qiu spotted two fish, not far from Moo Moo.
One was about seventy meters long, a massive orca.
The other was about forty meters long, a bass.
An orca.
The bass was insignificant; a forty-meter bass could be easily killed by him.
A seventy-meter sea fish was much larger than him, weighing several times as much, but he could defeat it without a direct confrontation and wouldn't sustain major injuries.
However, orcas were different.
Orcas were the largest dolphins, highly intelligent, and could even hunt great white sharks.
One-on-one, an orca wouldn't fear a shark and would have a high chance of winning.
Orcas were also social creatures, usually in groups of two or three, sometimes forty or fifty, and they weren't afraid of shark pods.
More importantly, orcas were intelligent enough to ram enemies' hearts and weak spots, use currents to herd enemies, utilize terrain, and even employ techniques like fin slaps.
Xia Qiu was a little worried if it was a social creature. Although there was only one, who knew if there were others further away.
Moo Moo had already noticed the sea fish and stopped eating. Feeling the approach of the behemoths, its body trembled slightly, preparing to flee.
But then it saw Xia Qiu and immediately felt at ease.
"Moo Moo!"
Moo Moo cried out and suddenly charged towards the bass.
Xia Qiu understood.
Since Moo Moo chose the bass, Xia Qiu only needed to deal with the orca.
Xia Qiu immediately changed direction and charged towards the orca.
Rumble.
Xia Qiu's speed increased, and he collided with the orca.
The orca, sensing Xia Qiu's approach, didn't retreat. Instead, it slightly adjusted its direction and charged towards Xia Qiu.
It's much smaller than me, I don't need to worry.
The orca didn't dodge Xia Qiu, and Xia Qiu had no intention of retreating either.
They were getting closer.
The distance between the orca and Xia Qiu continued to shrink.
Whoosh.
The moment they were about to collide, Xia Qiu's body suddenly rolled to the side.
Offensive Roll (OBARREL).
As Xia Qiu turned sideways, he avoided the orca's direct charge. His belly brushed against the orca's flank as he continued to roll, completely turning around mid-body of the orca.
This maneuver was like an airplane's barrel roll, but the difference was that a barrel roll typically involved following a target that unexpectedly turned, and you'd perform the roll to avoid overshooting and being counter-attacked, creating distance before re-engaging.
Xia Qiu's offensive roll, however, was used to dodge the enemy's frontal attack through rolling.
The difference between the two was the amplitude of the movement; the former was larger, while the latter was slightly smaller.
With a roll, Xia Qiu evaded the frontal attack and positioned himself mid-body of the orca.
Sensing Xia Qiu's movement, the orca attempted to stop and turn.
But at that moment, Xia Qiu continued to charge forward, simultaneously rolling to the right. His left pectoral fin was above, and his right pectoral fin was below. Then, he sharply turned backward, his head facing backward and his tail forward, executing a sideways roll.
As he rolled, Xia Qiu turned 180 degrees with a small amplitude. The moment he turned, Xia Qiu's body tilted, pressing down to the left, and his body flattened.
Right Sharp Turn.
A sharp turn was an advanced maneuver derived from basic airplane turns, categorized into left sharp turn, right sharp turn, and upward sharp turn.
These corresponded to turning left, right, or up, and could be more accurately described as abrupt left, abrupt right, or abrupt up.
However, the commonality was the sideways turn, which minimized the turning radius and allowed the body to flatten out upon completion.
Unlike drifting during a turn, this saved time.
Compared to a standard turn, the angle was smaller.
Xia Qiu executed a right sharp turn, moving in the same direction as the orca and accelerating forward.
After Xia Qiu dodged, the orca slowed down and began to turn.
Since Xia Qiu had dodged to its left, the orca turned left to prevent Xia Qiu from escaping in that direction.
This was exactly the direction Xia Qiu was continuing to charge.
The orca turned too slowly. Just as it began to slow down and turn in that direction, Xia Qiu was already charging towards it.
*CRUNCH.*
Xia Qiu's ramming horn struck the back of its head.
*CRACK.*
The orca's skin visibly caved in, forming a large dent, followed by the sound of cracking bones.
The impact also transferred to the orca's brain, causing its body to instantly freeze and then roll to its side.
Xia Qiu's strength was immense; the force of his charge was not much less than the orca's.
He avoided a head-on collision because he didn't want to get injured. The orca's large body generated significant momentum when moving, and he would have definitely been hurt.
Seeing the orca immobilized, Xia Qiu slightly retracted his head, shook it, and then bit down on the underside of the orca's head, tearing at it.
The orca's body began to convulse, slowly recovering, but as it regained movement, Xia Qiu bit it to death.
It was over.
Xia Qiu let out a breath. Although he only used a few moves, it had been extremely perilous.
Any mistake would have resulted in him being put in a disadvantageous position.
If his roll hadn't been executed perfectly, he might have been injured.
The maneuver was dangerous, but when performed well, the results were outstanding.
Xia Qiu glanced at the orca, did not feed, and looked into the distance.
Crunch, crunch.
Moo Moo was gnawing on the bass, its body trembling but helpless.
They were similar in length, with Moo Moo being slightly longer, but Moo Moo was more robust.
More importantly, Moo Moo had the advantage in strength and tooth length.
If it were just a sea fish, it wouldn't be his match at the same size.
After biting the bass to death, Moo Moo immediately raised its head, saw Xia Qiu, and gave chase.
At this moment, Xia Qiu and Moo Moo met up, and he suddenly felt a huge vibration appear around them again.
Xia Qiu released sound waves, and several sea fish appeared around them.
Here we go again?
More and more blood appeared, attracting more and more sea fish.
He was already full; there was no need to continue fighting.
Killing a few, understanding the strength comparison, and obtaining some sonic information was enough.
Time to slip away.
Xia Qiu immediately swam towards a gap in the distance, with Moo Moo closely following, swimming further and further away.
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