I have an Apocalypse City

Chapter 848: Chapter 849 Monster_1

Song Jian and Hao Dong reached the deck together, and by that time it was already 2 a.m. The surroundings were dim, and even with two searchlights, it wasn’t possible to fully illuminate the vicinity;

“It looks like the ship should be fine.” Hao Dong glanced around, observing that the crew didn’t have expressions of panic, he breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that if something had gone wrong with the ship, none of them would have been able to escape;

“Could it be that we’ve hit a reef?” Hao Dong speculated.

“This is the deep sea, how could we possibly hit a reef?” Song Jian sighed. He had sensed from the moment he stepped onto the deck that around the freighter, there was a creature over ten meters long circling the vessel incessantly, only that it was lurking in the sea and no one had discovered it.

“Sharks can’t be that large, could it be a whale? How could there be whales in these waters?” Song Jian frowned;

This wasn’t a game where the stronger a monster was, the larger its size was. Song Jian had seen monsters ten, twenty, even hundreds of meters long, but this was the real world, and such gigantic creatures were improbable;

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Just then, Song Jian suddenly sensed that the marine creature over ten meters long beneath the sea began to accelerate towards the freighter, seemingly aiming to strike the ship once more.

“Hold tight!” Song Jian shouted loudly while gripping a handrail beside him tightly;

Before the others could grasp what was happening, there came a dull thump from the left side of the cargo ship;

Boom~

The entire ship tilted slightly to the right and then swayed back again. A sailor standing on the edge of the deck cried out in alarm and toppled over the side, falling into the water;

“Oh, damn it, the rope, Hongzi has fallen down…” another sailor yelled nearby;

Just then, Song Jian sensed that the enormous marine creature beneath the ship swiftly passed under and headed towards the sailor who had fallen into the sea, floundering and trying to grab onto a rope that had just been cast down.

Seeing Hongzi grasping the rope, the deckhands all exhaled in relief; as long as the distance wasn’t too far, and they had a rope, these seafarers who dealt with the ocean year-round could quickly climb up with its help.

“Damn it, what on earth is it, and why is it attacking us!” a sailor said through clenched teeth.

“Get the spearfishing gun, go get the spearfishing gun. I’m going to give that thing a taste of a big shot!”

“The bottom of the ship is already deformed, if it keeps ramming like this, we’re all done for!”

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While they were speaking, Hongzi had already grabbed the rope and was pulling up half his body. His muscular arms tightly grasped the rope, climbing upwards. At that moment, a large dark shadow appeared beneath him, a gigantic shark suddenly leaped out of the water and swallowed him whole, leaving only his two arms still tightly clutching the rope, drifting near the bottom of the ship;

“A shark, how could it be a shark, why would there be such a big shark?” a sailor saw the entire process of the shark swallowing and started talking to himself with a pale face;

Song Jian’s expression was dark. When the shark leaped out of the water, he had shockingly noticed a row of eerie characters appear on the shark’s head;

“Deep Sea Fury Shark, Elite Quality, Level 35, Vitality Points: 5000/5000”

This was the kind of information that would only appear above monsters in the game, but this is the real world, how could there possibly be monsters from the game?

“Did, did you see that monster just now?” Hao Dong’s face turned pale; even in the game, he couldn’t handle such a monster alone.

If it were just an ordinary creature from the real world, Hao Dong wouldn’t be worried, but if it were a level 35 elite BOSS from the game, with his power, he’d likely have no chance to deal with it alone;

However, he did have a companion by his side. Although he didn’t know the extent of their strength, if the two of them joined forces, there was a good chance of killing this level 35 elite BOSS.

Song Jian nodded and said, “A monster from the game!”

“Damn it, that rumor is actually true!” Hao Dong’s face turned ugly as he spoke through gritted teeth.

“Rumor? What rumor?” Song Jian raised his eyebrows, unable to help asking;

“You wouldn’t be someone who spends all day in the game and rarely returns to the real world, would you? How can you be so out of touch? Although that rumor sounds unbelievable, it’s still common knowledge, just that no one has really looked into it!” Hao Dong looked at Song Jian with some surprise, feeling as if Song Jian was a novice who had just started playing;

“What exactly is the rumor!” Song Jian’s expression darkened as he stared at Hao Dong.

Hao Dong suddenly felt as if he had been cornered by a ferocious beast, a chilling sensation creeping up on him. It was then that he realized the gravity of his mistake;

“If humans can enter that damned game, why can’t other creatures from the real world, including tigers, lions, and other wild beasts, enter the game world?” Hao Dong’s face turned deathly pale as he said in a low voice, “If we humans enter the game and become game players, the Chosen, then what would other animals from the real world become when they enter the game?”

“Monsters in the game!” Song Jian’s heart sank as he spoke softly;

“Correct. Just like us, there will be many who cannot adapt to the game and get killed by the monsters in the game. The survival rate for those other creatures entering the game would be even lower, but, but…” Hao Dong’s face showed a hint of fear.

“But some will survive, and not only survive, but thrive and perhaps even level up and evolve in the game, becoming existences like BOSSes!” said Song Jian;

“So, there really are such beings!” Hao Dong collapsed onto the ground.

The real world had always been a safe haven for gamers. After waging battles in the game for too long, one would crave a period of tranquility and peace. If monsters from the game started appearing in the real world, could it still be called a safe haven? What difference would there be between the real world and the game world then?

“Rest assured, even if such monsters exist in the real world, their numbers won’t be many, not like in the game,” Song Jian consoled;

Just then, Song Jian saw a burly sailor, with the cooperation of a few companions, swiftly assembling a crossbow. This weapon was more than a meter long, and the bolts themselves were as thick as a baby’s arm and more than a meter long;

With the cooperation of three people, the crossbow slowly stretched, like a beast gradually opening its massive jaws, exposing its sharp fangs. When the bowstring was pulled to the maximum, the strong sailor held the crossbow with both hands, placed the bolt on it, and then stared intently at the sea surface, waiting for the monster to reappear;

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