Yang Yi used brute force to pop the eyeball of the shark beneath him. The creature released its bite in agony, but Yang Yi wasn't done with it. He grabbed it by its now-burst eyeball, lifted it up, and slammed it into another shark.With his strength at 8, Yang Yi could easily crush the shark's head even with his bare fists. But he wasn't a reckless brute. He wouldn't engage in close combat if he could dominate from a distance—at least, not right now.Putting power into his right arm, Yang Yi leaped up, lighter than a monkey, and landed on the yardarm."From now on, it's my turn," he said, his expression cold as he aimed the dark muzzle of his pistol at the hammerheads below.BANG!One of the hammerheads was instantly blown into two pieces."What just happened?" Suna looked at Yang Yi, incredulous. One second, he was on the verge of death; the next, he'd turned the tables and completely reversed the situation. So peculiar…Suna's gaze on him became hot and hungry, as if she wanted to devour him whole, to see through to his very core. The look was so naked it made Yang Yi a little uncomfortable."It's nothing," he said evasively. "I just unlocked a new talent.""Is that so." Suna didn't press further. Even if she had, Yang Yi had no intention of explaining. It was his trump card, an incredibly powerful one that could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Besides, the talent's side effect was lethal: a 24-hour period of weakness. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.On her end, Suna was feeling a bit of lingering fear herself. Her sanity had just plummeted by over 20 points, and she'd almost given in to the impulse to dissect Yang Yi with her dagger. Fortunately, she'd managed to hold on, her sanity stabilizing just above 50."Suna, don't be rash. You have to endure. Yang Yi is special. You must observe him slowly…" she admonished herself silently.Yang Yi had no idea what this crazy woman was thinking. He pulled out the Holy Water, drank two-thirds, and poured the remaining third over his wounds. The effect was immediate; the bleeding stopped quickly. He continued to take out his flintlock, aim, and fire. One misfire, one shot, another dead shark.Unable to reach the two humans, the sharks grew frenzied. Some started chewing on the mainmast, while others began to eat their dead kin. But the mainmast was made of the sturdiest wood on this ghost ship. It was thick, too wide for the sharks' jaws to get a proper grip, so they couldn't destroy it quickly. The risk, however, remained. It was a race to see whether the mast would break first, or if the sharks would die first.There were only about thirty uninjured sharks left. Yang Yi felt his chances of winning were high."Wait, you don't have to shoot!" Suna suddenly called out."Why not?" Yang Yi tilted his head."Look, the poison from the Bloated Thorn Puffer is starting to take effect," she said, pointing to a shark that had an arrow in its eye. It must have been the first one hit. Its body was listing to the side on the deck, no longer moving. Soon, its corpse was also devoured by its brethren.Yang Yi understood instantly."Cannibalism. It's a very common phenomenon among insects. That's why some insecticides are designed to delay death, allowing the insect to crawl back to its nest before dying. That way, you can wipe out an entire nest at once," Suna explained."I see," Yang Yi nodded, then pulled the trigger, killing another shark. "But isn't shooting them just speeding up the process? It's not like the bullets cost anything.""Suit yourself. Just leave one intact for me," Suna replied.A dozen or so minutes later, the sharks were finally all dead. Not a single one was left. The deck was covered in their corpses, thick with the smell of blood.In his weakened state, it took Yang Yi a long time just to climb down the mast. His health was only at 15; he had to be careful. A single fall could put him in a near-death state, and then he'd be a goner.Suna was already down on the deck. She had her eye on the largest, most intact shark corpse and was in the process of cutting it into pieces to store in her Treasure Pouch."We're rich! This should be enough for about 70 gacha pulls!" Yang Yi's eyes gleamed. He’d always loved the gacha part of mobile games. He’d delete many of them right after he was done with the summoning."Shall we go halfsies?" Yang Yi looked at Suna."You go ahead. I only need one," Suna said coolly, seemingly uninterested in the gacha."What a shame. Well then, I'll reluctantly pull for you!"Yang Yi couldn't wait. He started cutting up the hammerhead corpses on the deck. Cut a batch, pull a batch. The bodies gradually disappeared. All in all, he pulled the gacha 72 times. There were 74 sharks in total; one was dissected by Suna, and one became his emergency food supply. To avoid accidental poisoning, he specifically chose the one that had been blown in half at the very beginning. Luckily, this shark hadn't been eaten by its kin, making it perfect for a meal.After cleaning up, Yang Yi checked his course and the map again. Once he confirmed there were no major issues, he finally turned his attention to the base of the gacha machine, where 72 glowing orbs lay. He hadn't opened a single one, planning to save them for a big reveal. What could be inside?Full of anticipation, Yang Yi began to open the capsules.[You obtained 1 unit of Steel]"What?"[You obtained 200 Conch Coins]"…"[You obtained 5 units of Wood][You obtained 5 units of Stone]"This is pissing me off!" Yang Yi slammed the piece of wood on the deck. It slowly faded, transferred to his warehouse. Was this the shit he needed? Where were the relics? The treasures? At the very least, give him some accessories!As he continued, Yang Yi gradually grew numb and stopped expecting anything. The capsules were mostly filled with basic resources, including fresh water, steel, wood, cloth, and even crystals. There were also 12 loaves of black bread, 5 sausages, 3 watermelons… Maybe the hammerheads were just too weak compared to the sirens and the Drowned. Or… maybe his luck was just plain shit.After opening everything, Yang Yi had only gotten three decent items. One exquisite, one good, and one common.[Name: Low-Grade Fire Element][Type: Consumable/Material][Quality: Exquisite][Description: Can be used to imbue equipment with an attribute, granting it the power of fire.]PS: Equipment can be imbued repeatedly. The last imbued attribute will take effect.…[Name: Fishing Net that Emits a Red Glow][Type: Tool][Quality: Good][Description: Can be placed on the side of the ship to catch fish that unfortunately pass by. However, this fishing net emits an unsettling red glow that makes normal fish schools avoid it. This red light… you should have seen it somewhere before.]…[Name: Sharkskin Swimsuit][Type: Treasure][Quality: Common][Description: Increases swimming speed by 25% and reduces stamina consumption while swimming. It'll help you win swimming competitions with ease!]Yang Yi stored the three items away. The abysmally low drop rate brought back some unpleasant memories. But soon, he thought of a possibility. Could it be that if you submit too much of the same type of monster, the drop rate plummets? The more he thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. The system probably wanted to encourage players to kill more new types of monsters. The method to verify this conclusion was also very simple: just let someone else pull the gacha once.No sooner said than done. Yang Yi pulled Suna over from the mid-deck and handed her a shark fin to try. He had originally planned to eat this shark, but now ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) that he had plenty of black bread, there was no need to risk eating raw food."You try," Yang Yi urged.If Suna got a good drop, it would prove his theory right: repeatedly submitting the corpse of the same monster causes the drop rate to plummet. If she didn't, then it might just be pure luck, and his previous pulls had just been flukes.Suna tossed the fin in and cranked the handle. The octopus head's eyes suddenly shot out a golden light, and even its tentacles turned gold."Wow! A golden legendary!"It was like Yang Yi was hearing things. A golden orb of light was spat out from the octopus's mouth and picked up by Suna…"This… Could this be the difference between a European emperor and an African chieftain?"Yang Yi was seeing red. For the first time, he felt that this game was unfair, filled with malicious intent!

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