82: Catching a turtle in an urn

Although the Giant Jellyfish was unwilling to give up the food that was almost within its grasp, the humans' control methods were very effective.

After only a brief struggle, it completely shook Lin Tianwei off.

At the same time, its body turned into nothingness, completely merging with the water.

This was clearly a very clever Stealth technique.

Just as Lin Tianwei was wondering why the Giant Jellyfish would retreat, he sensed an incredibly thick iron gate drop down, sealing off the lake's exit.

Lin Tianwei's expression immediately changed drastically.

These humans were preparing to make a move on him!

He just didn't know what dirty tricks they had prepared to deal with him.

The answer came very quickly.

Huge drainage pipes began frantically pumping water out of the lake.

The water level of this massive lake began to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Were they planning to drain the water and fight him on land?

Lin Tianwei was a little puzzled; didn't these humans know that he was stronger on land?

Of course, these people wouldn't do such a foolish thing.

The purpose of pumping water was something else entirely.

When the lake's water level dropped below the warning line, it would be their time to show off their power.

Countless chemical liquids began to pour into the lake.

Visible to the naked eye, white mist rose from the entire surface of the lake.

The temperature plummeted!

It was liquid nitrogen!

Lin Tianwei instantly understood the humans' plan.

They actually intended to freeze the entire lake, attempting to trap him here until he died.

The reason they pumped water first was to minimize the consumption of liquid nitrogen.

Perhaps from the moment that iron gate fell, they had already prepared to hunt Lin Tianwei like a turtle in a jar.

Freezing was the most environmentally friendly method.

Various terrifying biochemical weapons would definitely be more efficient.

If it weren't for the purpose of keeping Lin Tianwei alive, they would have adopted a more efficient method.

Advance?

Or retreat?

Looking at the gradually freezing lake, Lin Tianwei faced a choice.

Should he continue the pursuit?

Or should he flee in panic?

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Hunting him?

He would show them who the real hunter was.

Even if the entire lake froze, it wouldn't stop him from hunting the Giant Jellyfish.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei activated all his detection methods to locate the Giant Jellyfish.

Unexpectedly, against the Giant Jellyfish's Water Stealth technique, it was the underwater hearing Reinforcement Talent he had acquired from the crocodile that proved effective.

Amidst the sound of the water freezing, he successfully captured the faint sound produced by the Giant Jellyfish drifting with the current.

Indeed, there was no useless Talent.

Any seemingly simple Talent could potentially play a role at the most critical moment.

He pretended not to have discovered the Giant Jellyfish's location.

Lin Tianwei began to swim aimlessly underwater.

However, the moment he brought the Giant Jellyfish into his attack range, his entire body's muscles linked up, and a terrifying burst of power instantly brought Lin Tianwei to the Giant Jellyfish's side.

He opened his mouth wide and bit down on the void.

This bite immediately broke through the Giant Jellyfish's skin.

Then, with a forceful tear of his claws, he ripped a large opening in the Giant Jellyfish's skin.

Before the Giant Jellyfish could even react, Lin Tianwei's body was already invading, attacking its core vital points.

In the command center, Pato looked at Lin Tianwei's inexplicable behavior with some surprise.

What was the Tiger King doing, attacking the void?

Just then, a terrifying possibility occurred to him.

Could it be that Lin Tianwei wasn't attacking the void, but rather the Giant Jellyfish hidden in the water?

They soon had their answer.

Under Lin Tianwei's frantic assault, the Giant Jellyfish, struck at its vital points, had no ability to resist.

It only lasted a few minutes before completely losing its life.

Pato was horrified.

He never thought that Derek's hypothetical possibility would actually come true!

Lin Tianwei, right before everyone's eyes, directly killed the Giant Jellyfish.

He easily killed the Giant Jellyfish, which embodied the countless painstaking efforts of the Ismail Institute.

Such an act was simply a provocation to all of them!

Anger.

Yet, Pato maintained his composure and commanded, “Execute Plan C quickly.”

“What if the Tiger King defeated the Giant Jellyfish?”

“He will ultimately become our captive.”

“When all the lake water freezes, that will be the moment the Tiger King surrenders.”

“No matter how powerful he is, he cannot possibly contend with an entire lake of ice.”

“Moreover, there's oxygen. Even if he possesses the ability to breathe underwater, as long as he is a normal carbon-based life form, oxygen is his most fatal weakness.”

At this point, Pato seemed to have already envisioned the scene of Lin Tianwei being captured.

His heart suddenly felt much lighter.

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At the bottom of the lake, under Lin Tianwei's frantic assault, the Giant Jellyfish ultimately could not hold on.

Blue electric arcs and violent Poison were its final acts of defiance, yet they could not stop Lin Tianwei's attack.

It could only let Lin Tianwei drag it, little by little, into the abyss of death.

“Ding, congratulations to the host for killing a new target.”

“Ding, given that the host performed an over-level kill, the quality and success rate of Talent extraction will greatly increase.”

“Ding, Talent extraction successful. The host has acquired the Talent: Rejuvenation (Advanced), Water Stealth (Intermediate), Jellyfish Poison (Intermediate).”

“Ding, please confirm whether the host wishes to use this Talent.”

“Rejuvenation (Advanced): Advanced Talent, regress to initial form, restart development.”

“Water Stealth (Intermediate): Intermediate Talent, merge with water, hide in water.”

“Jellyfish Poison (Intermediate): Intermediate Talent, capable of secreting the Poison produced by jellyfish.”

Rejuvenation!

Lin Tianwei's eyes lit up.

This Giant Jellyfish indeed possessed such a terrifying Talent.

Its unique appearance allowed Lin Tianwei to recognize its identity with just one glance: the Turritopsis dohrnii, or a mutated beast with a large amount of Turritopsis dohrnii genes.

Under the precondition of an over-level kill, Lin Tianwei was almost certain that he would obtain this terrifying Talent.

This was also why he took such a great risk to kill this Giant Jellyfish.

The drop rate of Talents depended on the strength of the target killed.

An ordinary Turritopsis dohrnii would be very unlikely to yield this Talent for Lin Tianwei.

Only such a powerful mutated jellyfish would have such a terrifying drop rate.

Fortunately, Lin Tianwei won and obtained this coveted Talent.

Thinking this, Lin Tianwei unhesitatingly chose to use these three Talents.

They would all be his trump cards for escaping this Primeval Forest!

Especially the Talent: Water Stealth (Intermediate).

This Talent would allow him to hide in the water, avoid human eyes and ears, and gain the upper hand.

“Ding, detecting that the host possesses a similar Talent, automatic fusion and upgrade will be performed.”

“Ding, the host's Talent: Jellyfish Poison (Intermediate) will merge with the Talent: Poison (Basic).”

“Ding, congratulations on successful Talent fusion, acquiring new Talent: Poison (Intermediate).”

Good news followed good news.

Lin Tianwei's Poison Talent was once again upgraded and Reinforced, becoming even more terrifying.