Yin Xiu reached out and picked up the little tentacle from the ground, stroked it, and soothed it. "What kind of person is he?"
"White, white… blurry… blurry shadow." The little tentacle ball gestured with difficulty, its eyes fixed on the illusory figure standing beside it, quite vigilant.
"A phantom...you can't even see its appearance clearly." Yin Xiu could feel the gaze, but he didn't sense any threat. This shadow of unknown origin seemed to be just following him for now, without triggering any other behavior. He needed to take advantage of the remaining seven days to study it further.
Since the phantom appeared on the ship, perhaps the strange creature knows something.
"It's okay, it's nothing scary, don't be so nervous." Yin Xiu rubbed the little tentacle ball in his arms as he walked out. He could hear the footsteps following him as he moved. Judging from the little tentacle ball's reaction, the other party had probably been following him all along.
Since there's no action yet, let's wait until the hunters wake up before testing the waters; there's no rush.
Anyone who acts strangely or mysteriously in the dungeon is a monster, and if they are monsters, they can all be killed; it's just a matter of whether the conditions are met or not. Yin Xiu didn't care much about that.
He carried the small, tense, and not-so-soft-to-touch ball of tentacles back to the deck to continue fishing.
As soon as he stepped onto the deck, he clearly saw a huge fish that had appeared where he had been sitting, still bleeding profusely. He had probably been distracted by the mysterious footsteps when he woke up and hadn't noticed the huge shark lying on his other side.
"How did you... bring the shark up here..." Yin Xiu stared helplessly at the shark, which looked like it had been bitten twice. Did it steal some food?
"Big, I thought, my boyfriend, liked…" The little tentacle ball wriggled and wiped one of its bleeding little mouths. "I, didn't, eat… I just… took a bite."
Yin Xiu looked up at the bite on the shark's body. It wasn't just a bite; it had killed the shark with a single bite.
"It's alright." Yin Xiu stepped forward calmly, pondering how to deal with the shark. The little tentacle ball was looking at him expectantly. It had already tried its best to pull itself ashore with its small body, so it couldn't possibly be pushed back into the sea by Yin Xiu.
So Yin Xiu sat down on the spot, drew his knife, and began to dismantle the shark into pieces to feed the little tentacle ball.
With her boyfriend feeding her, the little tentacle ball was exceptionally happy, letting out loud, joyful cries as she ate, waking up some of the early-rising hunters.
Some hunters, curious, followed the sound to the deck and were instantly stunned.
Yesterday, the master hunter was sitting on the deck, dissecting a huge shark with a knife and feeding it to the strange creature. The little monster, having received its food, was very happy and thrashed about. Several of its tentacles twisted and rolled into the blood, making strange noises all the while. The scene was dark and terrifying.
The hunters were so frightened that they quickly shrank back, sincerely praying in their hearts for the evil god's protection, hoping that the little monster would not attack them.
It had just finished praying when it noticed that the strange noises outside had stopped at some point. The hunter turned around with some fear to see what was happening outside, and when it turned around, it saw the little monster covered in blood lying on the ground staring at it without blinking.
The hunter stumbled backward in panic, staring fearfully at the little monster, "No, don't eat me..."
The tiny tentacles writhed in the shadows on the ground, "I...I eat..."
"Ahhh, no!"
"I'm stuffed..."
"Ahhh...ah?"
The little tentacles patted the now round body; it was already stuffed.
The hunter was a little stunned, and then he saw the big hunter behind him wiping his knife and walking over. He grabbed one of the tentacles on the ground and lifted the little monster up. "It's covered in blood and filthy."
As it spoke, it picked up the little monster and took it to the edge of the deck, threw it into the seawater, and let it rinse itself clean before coming back up.
The hunters nearby were dumbfounded. Did this big shot really keep that little monster as a pet?
While the little tentacle ball was splashing and swimming in the seawater, Yin Xiu turned his head and looked at the hunter next to him. "You've come at the right time."
The hunter was startled and felt a little uneasy being stared at. It began to regret waking up so early and even coming over to take a look. It should have known better than to come!
"Um...is there something you need, sir?"
Since its appearance yesterday, the hunters have already classified this hunter as a terrifying being. Anyone who can kill the God of Slaughter must be an even more terrifying monster. They must act with caution, lest they accidentally provoke the big boss and become part of his achievements.
Yin Xiu raised his hand and pointed behind him, "Can you see this?"
The hunter peered out, seemingly having caught sight of something, and cautiously moved closer. After locking onto the target, the hunter suddenly cried out in surprise, "You! You actually have an envoy behind you!"
messenger?
Yin Xiu was puzzled for a second, then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "It's not a good thing either, it's been following me around so annoyingly."
"Big brother, what are you saying! We've never been followed by an envoy before! Usually, only big shots chosen by the gods will send envoys to follow them. If we meet the conditions for the gods to descend this time, you will be a ghost favored by the gods! You will be able to meet the gods!" The hunter's fear of Yin Xiu seemed to turn into admiration in an instant, which is probably a very impressive thing among the monsters.
Yin Xiu glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye; he probably couldn't see it because he wasn't a monster.
But if this deity would recognize him as a monster and approve of him, it seems that the information the deity has is limited, and they are unaware that Yin Xiu has come to infiltrate.
Yin Xiu touched the mask on his face. Wearing the mask would make him a believer of the gods. If he could only hear the gods' voice when wearing the mask, he suspected that the gods could only know information about the masked monsters.
There had been no movement until today when the messenger appeared, meaning that the gods had approved of him yesterday.
The conditions for acceptance are...
Yin Xiu thought it over and over, and finally paused for a moment.
Could it be that he killed Yin Xiu from these hunters?
The dungeon boss hates Yin Xiu intensely, so if a monster appears that kills Yin Xiu, then it's definitely worth going to see for yourself.
It seems that all the doubts have been answered.
The only unexpected thing was that the person chosen was the real Yin Xiu.
Yin Xiu coughed lightly, a silent smile curving his lips beneath his mask. He was quite looking forward to seeing what kind of expression the so-called god would have when he saw him.