Pointing at the bubbles emerging from the lake surface and the agitated schools of fish, Javier slowly explained, and Alexia seemed to notice something, quickly standing up and loading an explosive bolt onto the crossbow Javier had thrown her.
Her fair, rounded thigh extended from her vibrant red qipao, and her black high heels firmly pressed against the edge of the fishing boat, adopting a standard sniper rifle aiming posture, her beautiful eyes scanning the pitch-black lake surface, maintaining constant vigilance.
Hmph hmph…
The standard pose from the CG, it truly is very heroic and spirited!
"Remember, this is the first time you've been in debt…"
"You now owe me two hundred thousand US dollars. This is the bill for my shooting services. Don't even think about running off or getting credit. If I don't receive the payment after the mission, I'll mess up your home," Alexia tilted her head, her eyes still fixed on the quiet lake, but she suddenly uttered terrifying words. Without a doubt… Alexia was truly starting to earn extra money now.
Since Javier, that scoundrel, really wanted to use her for free, he'd have to pay in US dollars. Javier's mouth twitched at this. Alright… two hundred thousand US dollars it is. This woman is too extravagant, spending money like water; he simply can't afford her.
However, Javier still hoped that Alexia wouldn't secretly investigate and then run to his private villa to steal things after he got into debt.
Otherwise, with Manuela, Sherry, Lisa, and Alexia—four abnormal girls—at home, Javier was quite afraid that the horror game Resident Evil would turn into an 18+ eroge.
Given Lisa's unpredictable and malicious nature, she might very well hang Alexia halfway up and then engage in tentacle play for punishment. That scene… it's probably too stimulating to even mention, and might even be directly censored.
"Hiss hiss hiss…"
"Awooo—!!!"
Just then, White Wolf on the fishing boat suddenly lowered his body into a hunting stance, his fur bristling, and he bared his teeth, staring in one direction on the lake surface, issuing low snarls of warning.
Without a doubt… White Wolf's keen sense of smell and instinctive pre-warning had already detected and exposed the location of Lake Master Drago!
As a White Wolf with a keen sense of smell, even with the scent-blocking effect of the lake water, the bloody stench emanating from Lake Master Drago's entire body still couldn't be contained, seeping out. It was the smell produced from consuming nearly a hundred dead bodies, almost nauseating, making it very difficult for White Wolf not to smell it.
But now it's good.
The old driver of Mount Akina, the eagle-eyed sharpshooter, and the living radar, all three are now fully equipped. Lake Master Drago will likely find it very difficult to launch a surprise attack on Javier and the others, as this cooperation is simply too perfect.
After all, Javier has a conceptual skill, "Riding B+," which he hasn't used in a long time. It allows him to ride a large number of mounts, excluding mythical dragons, including cars, airplanes, cruise ships, and so on—anything that can be ridden. This mere fishing boat can drift like an EVO race car.
And Alexia is responsible for the main attack; although she doesn't have a monstrous skill like "Gun Shake Technique," her precision is not to be underestimated.
Hitting Lake Master Drago should also be an easy task, given its enormous body. Finally, with White Wolf's living radar providing early warning, this combination is simply divine.
"…"
"It's coming…!"
As White Wolf's snarling and low growls grew more intense, Javier knew that the Master of the Lake was about to surface.
Therefore, Javier quickly increased the power of the diesel engine, black smoke billowed, and the propeller spun with all its might, causing the fishing boat's speed on the lake to rapidly increase.
"Da da da da da —!!!!"
With a drifting slide, a large amount of spray splashed up, and the fishing boat quickly left its original position, rushing forward at high speed.
The next second,
"Gurgle…"
"Rumble—!!!"
At the spot where the fishing boat had been, a large number of bubbles suddenly began to emerge, the lake water surged, and an incredibly massive black shadow rushed towards the surface, opening its terrifying abyss-like maw, just like a fish emerging from the water to prey on insects resting on the surface. In an instant, the floating weeds on the lake surface were completely sucked in by its huge mouth.
Although it missed, Lake Master Drago revealed its true form.
It was a giant salamander, with a pair of black eyes located on the back of its head, but due to its immense size, those tiny, sesame-seed-sized eyes were almost negligible. At the front, it had thick exhaust nostrils.
Its entire body was reddish-brown, its back incredibly smooth, covered with dense, rough bumps used to detect vibrations in the lake and capture prey. The fishing boat's diesel engine and propeller were undoubtedly what stimulated it the most.
Besides that, its back was covered with scattered black markings. A pair of thick, powerful giant tails could provide immense swimming power, like an alligator. Its four limbs were short, but its mouth was exceptionally large.
When torn open, it was like a large net, capable of swallowing prey of its own size. This salamander on the lakeside, Lake Master Drago, is estimated to be over ten meters in size.
It is a very indescribable creature, probably even a great white shark in movies cannot compare to it, it is almost like a whale…
"Is this the monster you were talking about?"
"What did this salamander eat to grow so big? Is it also a viral mutant? No… there's no T-Virus here. Could it also be parasitized by a Plaga parasite?"
Looking at Lake Master Drago, which suddenly leaped out of the lake, opening its abyssal maw and missing its prey, Alexia was also stunned for a moment. Among the T-Virus bio-BOWs, there were similar products, such as the giant alligator in the Raccoon City sewers. Therefore, Alexia also suspected it was the T-Virus.
But she almost forgot that there was no T-Virus here, so it was highly likely that a Plaga parasite was behind it. If it was parasitized by a Plaga parasite, then with a large supply of nutrients from abundant food, it could indeed grow that large.
"However,"
"No matter what you say you ate to grow so big, I'm sorry, but you have to die here now. After all, we need to cross the lake, and besides… such a massive creature like you will cause a serious impact on the local ecosystem," Alexia murmured humorously. She instantly pulled the trigger, and the crossbow bolt carrying timed explosives rapidly shot out. The sharp arrowhead easily pierced the skin of the salamander, Lake Master Drago.
Unlike land creatures, although Lake Master Drago is thick-fleshed, its skin has no defensive properties. After all, to maintain flexibility in the water, its skin is very smooth. This structure means its skin cannot be as hard as armor.
Therefore,
"Pfft—!"
Effortlessly, one arrow hit its mark.
The barbed tip of the arrow was firmly stuck in it, but if it were merely a simple crossbow shot, it would be no different from an itch for Lake Master Drago. After all, it wouldn't feel pain even if its skin rubbed against rotten branches and bones at the bottom of the lake, let alone such a small arrow.
But… it also carried timed explosives. With a few "drip drip drip" sounds—
"Bang!"
"Boom—!!!"
A loud explosion, flames rapidly expanded, blowing a considerable deep pit in Lake Master Drago's skin. The reddish-brown, black-spotted skin disappeared, replaced by white flesh, and crimson blood began to flow across the lake surface.
The damage this time was very significant; a chunk of flesh was literally torn off, and no one could ignore such pain.
"Roar roar roar—!!!"
This caused Lake Master Drago to let out a sharp, ear-piercing roar of anger from its mouth. The entire lake surface began to tremble and surge again, as if churned upside down. Swinging its massive tail, Lake Master Drago charged and slammed towards the fishing boat carrying Javier and the others at high speed. Its speed was very fast, as terrifying as a submarine breaking through waves.
But…
"…"
"Hold onto your seatbelts, I'm about to drift!" Javier exclaimed excitedly, gripping the handle of the diesel engine and pulling the throttle to its maximum. Large amounts of black smoke continuously billowed out, the engine roared piercingly, and the propeller's spray almost created a vortex.
The entire fishing boat pressed down hard, its bow sharply rising, and instantly it surged forward, breaking through the waves.
Sea drifting… he actually has a knack for it!
Chapter 21: Fizz, the Tidal Trickster
"Roar roar roar—!!!"
Facing the fishing boat with the throttle fully open, Lake Master Drago pursued relentlessly. Without a doubt… no matter how fast an ordinary fishing boat was, it would be unable to escape its pursuit.
But today, Lake Master Drago found it unusually strange that no matter how hard it tried, it just couldn't bite this rickety fishing boat?
Note… it wasn't that it couldn't catch up; it was that it couldn't bite.
It was very strange. Lake Master Drago could clearly catch up to the full-throttle fishing boat with ease every time, but when it tried to open its abyssal maw and swallow it whole, the fishing boat miraculously dodged, as slippery and troublesome as a loach.
Its speed seemed as slow as a snail, but its burst speed each time was incredibly difficult to predict. This reminded Lake Master Drago of a small fish in its lake that it could clearly suck in with one gulp, but whenever it tried to get close, these small fish always managed to quickly dart away.
Regarding this, Javier stated that this was a "broken-position CWW spray!"
If there were QQ Speed BGM playing, it would be even more exhilarating. The continuous flashing, shifting, and drifting made his boat handling appear incredibly exaggerated in Lake Master Drago's eyes.
Even Alexia, standing nearby, couldn't help but cast a surprised glance. She hadn't expected this guy's boat handling skills to be so absurd, almost comparable to a racing car on land.
However, as exaggerated as it was, excellent skill is still very difficult to compensate for outdated hardware. They say a single-cylinder diesel engine gets stronger with stronger opponents, its horsepower unknown, but even so, after Javier's continuous acceleration and deceleration, that tenacious single-cylinder diesel engine still couldn't stop making strange noises. Black smoke continuously poured out of the exhaust pipe, looking like it wouldn't last much longer.
It seems this single-cylinder diesel engine is almost unable to withstand Javier's manipulation. If this continues, it might soon collapse and break down.
"Alexia, speed up your attack frequency," Javier urged Alexia beside him upon seeing the situation. Alexia glanced at the screeching diesel engine and the billowing black smoke, but instead of directly answering Javier, her eyes grew sharper, and the firing speed of her crossbow and explosive bolts silently increased.
"Boom boom boom—!!!"
"Swish swish swish—!!!"
Explosive bolts, black in color, flew out like a continuous rain, piercing Lake Master Drago's massive body one after another. Its reddish-brown, smooth skin was firmly caught by the barbed tips of the arrows, which were densely embedded all over its back.
Tiny red glows emanated from them, and the chaotic "drip drip drip" of the timers continuously sounded.
The next second,
"Bang!"
"Boom boom boom—!!!!"
A powerful explosion, as intense as before, like a cluster of red flowers, the explosive bolts continuously detonated on Lake Master Drago's back. Dense fireballs expanded and spread, and large flames burned on its delicate skin.
Approximately twenty explosive bolts in total. When the continuous roars ended, what appeared on the lake surface was a large pool of crimson, foul-smelling blood.