CHAPTER 342: CHAPTER 216: DARK FANG, COUNTDOWN, AND THE BLANK GIFT

In the early morning of August 1st, the Legendary Whale moved.

It embarked from thousands of miles under the sea, slowly ascending, its massive form gliding through the dim, unlit depths. Not long after, it shattered the reflection of the floating moon on the ocean surface.

At the moment it reached the surface, moonlight penetrated its nearly transparent skin, illuminating the sky of the Box Garden World, the sound of waves lapping enveloping the entire world.

On a terrace of the Floating Castle, Yaguba lifted his head from the crystal ball, silently gazing at the night sky. The moonlight made the whale’s belly glow brightly, making the world seem like a luminous glass ball.

A flock of crimson flying fish drifted across the sky like the evening clouds, a foam falling onto the crystal ball’s glass, making a "pada-pada" sound.

In his heart, he understood it would be the last time seeing this sight, not because he was about to leave his home and soar afar, but because... he was about to swallow the whale whole.

Yaguba stretched out his tongue, slurping and licking his sharp fangs.

While lost in thought, a black and blue notification suddenly popped up in front of him.

[Main Quest 2 (Phase Two) Completed: Protect the Third Prince "Cezar" from the assassination attempts by the Eldest and Second Princes, ensuring the survival of the Third Prince "Cezar" until August 1st.]

[Quest Reward: 1 attribute point, 1 skill point, 1 Split Point.]

[Main Quest 2 has been updated to the "Final Phase": Defeat the "Royal Court Team" and take the Third Prince "Cezar" away from the Box Garden. (Quest Rewards: 2 attribute points, 2 skill points, 2 Split Points)]

Yaguba wagged his round tail, tapped the panel, and silently pulled up his personal panel, quickly allocating the acquired attribute point.

[Third Body "Yaguba’s" "Strength" attribute has changed: D+ grade → D++ grade (↑1 point)]

Then, he pulled up the Third Body’s skill tree.

[Branch 1 (Empire): Dark Fang (To be learned) (Requires spending "1" skill point to learn) → Unknown...]

[Branch 2 (Sea): Undercurrent Swell (Learned) → Tsunami (To be learned) (3 skill points) (Branch Endpoint)]

"It’s been a while indeed, didn’t expect even a good-for-nothing would need to develop skills." he muttered to himself.

[Spent "1" skill point, successfully learned the skill from branch "Empire"—"Dark Fang" (Once activated, imbue your teeth with the power of element annihilation for a short time, causing wounds on enemies that can never heal).]

"Oh..." Yaguba raised an eyebrow, "So this skill can be used to counter those opponents with strong regenerative abilities. As long as you use ’Dark Fang’ to inflict an incurable wound, no matter how strong their self-healing ability is, it won’t help."

[The next skill "Death Fin" in branch "Empire" has been opened for learning.]

[Reached the endpoint of the skill tree branch "Empire."]

"Seriously, only two skills per branch?" The little shark used its fin to touch its chin, "Maybe Shasha is a vortex sharkman, taking over the world with just Rasengan in one hand."

After adding the skill, he activated "Dark Fang" with a mouthful of small sharp teeth turned black, lifted his head with an innocent look and clear eyes, saying:

"Li Qingping, let me try a bite."

"For what?"

Sitting on the railing with eyes closed in rest, Li Qingping opened his eyes and turned to look at him.

"Let Shasha test the new move." Yaguba said, his face suddenly turned cold, eyes sharp like a veteran on the battlefield holding a cigar.

"Find some iron to gnaw on yourself."

Yaguba suddenly fell silent. He quickly discovered that even the seawater evaporated instantly when touching his "Dark Fang".

This testified to the horror of this move, but the problem was that "Dark Fang" only lasted for five seconds; his row of small dark teeth soon turned white again.

"Speaking of which... in a few hours, the Legendary Whale will land in Norway." Yaguba said, "Didn’t expect that even at this time, Cezar is sleeping soundly, without a hint of crisis, perhaps this is the dichotomy of a corrupted elementary schooler?"

He retracted the Dark Fang, turning his head to silently watch the white-haired, blue-eyed boy in the bedroom, sleeping on the bed with a slightly pained expression.

"Just a kid," Li Qingping said, "taught to be bad by you."

"How did I teach him bad?" Yaguba said, "Could it be your contribution is greater?"

"It’s actually quite good," Li Qingping shrugged, "I watched him grow up, always hoping he could be more assertive, a bit more aggressive, so he wouldn’t be suppressed by his two brothers. Now that it all happened too suddenly, it’s already good enough that he hasn’t collapsed."

"Hey, stop talking about others, what do you plan to do afterward?" Yaguba said, "After Shasha eats this big whale, everyone has to leave the Box Garden. Do you plan to stay by Cezar’s side afterward?"

Li Qingping sat on the terrace railing, with downcast eyes, silently looking at the night, shaking his head.

"No... Since the Box Garden World is destroyed, no one will be chasing after Cezar anymore. I should be returning to school, to attend normally."

"What’s fun about going to school?" Yaguba said, "Shasha didn’t go to school and is still filled with knowledge, though it’s ink squirted by squids."

"The fun is... having friends with you."