189: Chapter 189 Life for Life

"Hey, you stinky fish, aren't you only fighting me? I'm here now, come on out!"

Jiang He yelled at the top of his lungs toward the river surface.

Glug, glug—

Ripples began to appear on the river surface, and dense strings of bubbles surged up.

Immediately following was a loud bang!

The giant Demon Shark broke through the water again, its eyes fierce, baring its fangs and roaring at Jiang He.

Only then did Jiang He suddenly realize:

How the hell do I fight this?

One on land, one in the water—I'd definitely be at a disadvantage if I went into the water, and asking it to come up? It probably wouldn't agree.

Just as he was stunned, Gu Tian walked over quickly and reminded him: "Go to the downstream."

There was a shallow beach downstream where the water level was very low, probably only covering the knees.

That was the only place suitable for battle.

Jiang He heard this and thought it was feasible. Although the water would still cover his knees and limit his movement somewhat, it was much better than the deep water area.

He cleared his throat and shouted at the Demon Shark again: "Stinky fish! Do you dare to come downstream and fight me to the death?"

Aooo—

"Damn! Who are you cursing!?"

Aooo—

"Damn it, that sounds terrible! If you keep yapping, believe it or not, I'll chop off your claws and roast them?"

After Jiang He finished cursing, the Demon Shark suddenly dove into the water and quickly swam downstream.

Jiang He curled his lips: "A beast is a beast after all, it took the bait after just two provocations."

Thump, thump, thump—

Everyone rushed downstream. They saw the Demon Shark already standing proudly on the water surface, waiting for Jiang He.

"Master, Ah Li can fight with you." Ah Li stepped forward and said.

Jiang He shook his head.

Although his chances of winning would be higher with Ah Li's help, he still didn't want to let her take the risk.

"Be good, Ah Li, trust your Master, I am terrifyingly strong right now!"

After saying that, he turned around and stepped into the water without hesitation.

Splash—

He jumped lightly into the river, the water level just covering his knees.

Jiang He looked disdainful, pointed his dagger at the Demon Shark and shouted: "Stinky fish, come on! If you have the guts, fight me in close quarters; whoever uses a skill first is a dog!"

Aooo—

The Demon Shark opened its eyes wide in anger, its eight tentacles underneath suddenly activated, and it rushed toward Jiang He at high speed.

Seeing this reaction, Jiang He secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Fortunately, this BOSS doesn't have high intelligence.

Slap, slap, slap—

Jiang He stepped on the water and met it.

Swish—

A white light flashed, the dagger slashed across, the Demon Shark felt pain, and its underwater tentacles instantly wrapped around Jiang He's ankles, violently pulling him into the water!

Immediately following, its entire fish body pounced on him!

"Damn, are you playing dirty!?" Jiang He screamed in fright.

He didn't care about any tactics anymore and crazily stabbed at the Demon Shark with the dagger in his hand.

The Demon Shark yelped in pain, but the tentacles wrapped tighter and tighter.

Glug, glug—

Jiang He immediately felt oxygen-deprived, and subconsciously used his hands to push against the river bottom to stand up.

But the Demon Shark's strength was too great, and he couldn't break free at all.

"Damn... you... glug, glug..."

"You damn... glug, glug..."

"Save... glug, glug..."

"Save me..."

He struggled desperately, but his entire shoulder was almost bitten to pieces by the Demon Shark.

Gu Tian, who had been standing on the bank, frowned and asked: "Ah Li, what is your Master shouting?"

Ah Li shook her head: "I can't hear it clearly either..."

Gu Tian pondered: "His swimming skills seem pretty good, being able to stay in the water for so long."

"Ah? My, my Master is not good at swimming!"

Hum—

Gu Tian's mind went blank.

"Damn! It's over! Save him quickly!"

Thump, thump, thump—

Everyone rushed to the river surface.

But just at this moment, the Demon Shark suddenly lifted Jiang He out of the water—

His eyes rolled back, he was motionless, and water was constantly overflowing from the corners of his mouth.

"Not good...!" Gu Tian shouted.

Whoosh—

Ah Li beside him rushed out instantly.

"Beast! Let go of my Master!"

Dazzling strong light erupted from her body, and a colorful magic orb rapidly condensed in her hand.

Aooo—

The Demon Shark roared, casually threw Jiang He back into the river, and then crossed its arms, quickly gathering a blue light in front of its chest.

Boom—

The two magic orbs collided violently, exploding with a deafening bang.

"Ah Li!" Gu Tian shouted anxiously.

Ah Li was blasted away by the Demon Shark's strike.

But the Demon Shark acted as if it wasn't injured, turned around and was about to continue chasing Jiang He—

Suddenly, an arm tightly choked its neck from behind.

Pfft—

"Damn it, playing dirty with me, huh? Watch me stab you to death!"

Jiang He gritted his teeth and stabbed the dagger fiercely into the Demon Shark's neck.

The Demon Shark felt pain and swung wildly to shake him off, but Jiang He was like a plaster, clinging tightly and refusing to let go.

"Ah Li, are you okay!"

Gu Tian rushed over to help Ah Li up.

Seeing blood dripping from the corner of her mouth and her pale face, his heart tightened.

"How, how is Master..." Ah Li asked weakly.

"He is fine."

Gu Tian frowned tightly.

Just now he clearly felt that Jiang He had no breath... how did he come back to life?

Could it be that he was faking death just now? Just to give the Demon Shark a fatal blow?

But looking at this hooligan-style choking tactic in front of him... it really doesn't look like there's any strategy?

Splash—

The Demon Shark, in desperation, dove into the water again.

Since it can't shake him off, it will drown him!

Jiang He held his breath in the water, but the dagger in his hand didn't stop for a moment, every stab drawing blood.

But soon, his arms gradually became weak.

The Demon Shark felt that the opponent seemed to be failing, and was about to break free—

Jiang He suddenly "woke up" again!

His arm tightened again, and he stabbed frantically with the dagger again.

Everyone on the shore was also stunned.

Why does this Jiang He fight for a while and rest for a while?

The most outrageous thing is: does he not need to breathe?

Although this is a game world, the settings are close to reality. Without oxygen, players will still die—it's just that for them, death is just a free return to the city.

[Ding, player death detected, do you want to consume 1 year of lifespan to revive.]

[Ding, player death detected, do you want to consume 1 year of lifespan to revive.]

The prompt sound kept ringing in Jiang He's ears.

Just a moment ago, he really thought he was done for.

Unexpectedly, the cheat system suddenly popped up a prompt?

Even the cheat system itself seemed very surprised and specifically explained: this was not its active intervention, but a function triggered automatically.

But what surprised Jiang He even more was: this cheat system doesn't take money now, it wants life instead?

One year of lifespan for one resurrection?

However, when he caught a glimpse that he still had over 7,000 years of lifespan...

A bold idea suddenly popped into his mind:

Trading life for life!

As long as he keeps choking the Demon Shark and doesn't let go, plus the high damage of the styx fang, he can grind it to death!

Sure enough, half an hour later—

The Demon Shark breathed its last.

At the same time, the system prompt sounded:

[Class Advancement Trial completed]

Do you want to leave the dungeon?

Jiang He was stunned: Is it over already?

He heard the voices of Gu Tian and Ah Li behind him, and immediately clicked confirm.

Swish—

A white light flashed, and Jiang He instantly disappeared from the spot.

Bang.

He sat on the ground with a thud, and wiped the water off his face casually.

"Damn, good thing I slipped away fast, isn't this equipment mine now?"

He couldn't help but praise his own wit.

If he had come back a step late, this Styx Set would definitely have been demanded back by Gu Tian.

Now that guy is trapped in the dungeon and can't get out, the equipment naturally fell into his hands.

Jiang He excitedly opened the attribute panel:

ID: Game ID

Level: 1st Turn

Lifespan: 7821

Health: 80W

Strength: 50W

Defense: 10W

Skill: Blood Speech Technique (Poison)

Skill: Dark Injury Poison (Control)

Skill: Invisibility Technique

Weapon: styx fang · Tier 7 (Perfect)

Outfit: Styx War Robe · 1st Turn (Perfect)

Set: Styx Set · 1st Turn (Perfect)

Special: concealment mask

Talent: Restore 100% Energy Value per second