Lei Luo was not sure how the mentality of the two captives of the Merman Race had changed. He left the island and monitored them for half an hour. After ensuring that they would not escape in the short term, he officially set off to hunt.
As for his claim that he injected them with poison to control them, it was just a casual remark. He was betting that they would not risk their lives.
How could Lei Luo control which creatures died from his poison? Many creatures had directly died from his poison.
He had simply injected ordinary energy that was green in color into Shardin and Sharbao.
If those two really wanted to bet their lives to escape, so be it. After this vicious beating, would they still dare to attack Lei Luo next time?
Level-3 warriors were not weak. However, Lei Luo was already a Level-2 warrior, and he was also a dragon. Thus, he had the advantage of his race. When his level rose to Level-3, the warriors that were Level-3 and below in the Merman Race would no longer hold any weight in his eyes. Instead, they would be an existence that could be easily killed.
"I'm currently at the mid-stage of Level-2. Although I kill creatures from the Level-3 to Level-4 every day to absorb energy, my body has a saturation point. Even with supper, it's hard to make up for it."
"According to my current level, I'll need a month to reach Level-3, but I don't know when the Merman Race will come."
"Why don't I follow what those mermen said and ambush the Merman Race first?"
"If only my inherited memories could give me a way to increase my strength quickly. I'm not afraid of Level-3 mermen, but there are still peak Level-4 and Level-5 warriors. The Level-5 warrior will be hard to fight."
Lei Luo flew above the sea as he thought about his own business.
Now, he was facing a threat from the Merman Race, but he didn't know when they would come. If he wanted to break out of this situation, there was a simple answer. He had to advance to Level-3.
However, he could not take too long. He had to do it in the short term.
With the formidable power of a Level-3 Poison Dragon, he could fight head-on against a Level-5 warrior of an ordinary race. Coupled with the formidable power of his poisonous breath, the mere Merman Race wouldn't be able to fight as they wished.
If the Level-5 warrior from the Merman Race arrived at the island early, it would be Lei Luo who would be at a disadvantage.
Fighting against an enemy that was two levels higher than him was not difficult, but it was very difficult if the enemy was three levels higher than him.
The only hope was the knowledge in Lei Luo's inherited memories. If he was lucky and encountered a technique that could increase his strength, everything would be fine.
Unfortunately, the recent inherited memories were all talking about treasures born naturally from the world and how to use them. This was the basic knowledge that needed to be mastered, but it was useless for now.
Recalling the knowledge he had recently obtained, Lei Luo could not help but shake his head. "If only I could find the Amethyst Cloud Fruit in my inherited memories, then the initiative would be in my hands, and I could even make use of those two mermen. What a pity."
The Amethyst Cloud Fruit was a special fruit born from the bottom of the sea. It was called such as it looked like amethyst and had cloud patterns on it.
Before it matured, it was no different from ordinary seaweed. However, after it matured, it would change instantly and emit a strange fragrance to attract underwater creatures.
After creatures below Level-5 devoured it, they could simply advance by one level in a day.
To the sea beasts, the effect wasn't that great. After all, when the sea beasts leveled up by one level, their hunting range would increase at the very most. Once time passed, they would continue to hunt as before.
However, if the Amethyst Cloud Fruit was given to humans or other intelligent creatures, they would obtain higher-leveled abilities, allowing them to level up more quickly.
However, this thing grew at the bottom of the sea. After it matured, it would emit a strange fragrance. Usually, it would be discovered by the sea beasts. The sea beasts did not have any intention of keeping it after harvesting it. They would simply eat it. In addition, the pattern of its growth was unpredictable, making it even rarer.
According to Lei Luo's inherited memories, his ancestors from the Poison Dragon race had only encountered Amethyst Cloud Fruit 15 times at the bottom of the sea.
One had to understand that his inherited memories had been recorded hundreds of thousands of years ago.
However, this fruit wasn't very effective. The ancestors of the Poison Dragon Race wouldn't deliberately search for it, and there were very few records of it.
It was very likely that the Amethyst Cloud Fruit appeared in his inherited memories only because the predecessors were spreading knowledge of it. This was to avoid their descendants being unable to identify it after touching it and losing face as a result.
"Let's not think about it anymore. I'll catch two tuna and roast them before scaring the two mermen again."
Lei Luo arrived at the area where Level-4 sea beasts appeared. Then, he dived into the seabed and began setting up.
His method of dealing with the Level-4 sea beasts was very simple. He just had to kill them with his poisonous breath and drag them back to the island to barbecue them.
If he encountered a creature with strong resistance to poison, he would change his target.
If he set up the poison in advance, the sea beasts could sense it, but wouldn't react to it. However, it was different from the Merman Race. After all, the Merman Race was more intelligent.
Today's hunt went exceptionally smoothly, and no other sea beasts came to snatch his prey.
After killing the two Level-4 tuna, Lei Luo was about to catch them and bring them back to the island when he suddenly smelled a strange fragrance that made him have the urge to eat.
"Something's not right. Could it be some kind of special poison? Why is there no sign of it?"
Lei Luo reacted instantly, his dragon eyes widening as he looked around warily.
He knew that some toxins were colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect them. Some toxins also had a natural fragrance that assaulted the nose, killing enemies with their smell.
However, after waiting for a while, there were no abnormalities. The fragrance still lingered.
The source of the scent was not far away. Lei Luo hesitated for a moment. Then, he decided to check it out after catching the two tuna.
As he moved forward, Lei Luo realized that he was not the only one. Many sea beasts were also following the scent.
Soon, a purple seaweed swayed at the bottom of the sea. At the top of the seaweed, there were two purple-skinned fruits with cloud patterns that were emitting a strange fragrance.
It was as if eating it would grant him great strength.
Lei Luo was stunned. There was only one thought in his mind. "I must get these two Amethyst Cloud Fruits!"
Roar!
While Lei Luo was in a daze, a golden Alligator Snapping Turtle roared and instinctively charged towards the Amethyst Cloud Fruit.
Opposite the Alligator Snapping Turtle, a Thunder Shark charged straight down.
The two creatures were both peak Level-4 creatures. For a moment, they scared the other sea beasts.
Just as it was about to eat the strange fruit, the Alligator Snapping Turtle suddenly felt its body sink, and its swimming speed slowed down. It seemed like there was a creature stepping on its shell.
The Alligator Snapping Turtle looked up and its tiny eyes instantly turned incomparably red. It roared angrily and turned around to bite.
Lei Luo stepped on the back of the Alligator Snapping Turtle and sneered when he saw that it had gone mad with anger. "You still want to snatch my Amethyst Cloud Fruit? Die!"
After saying those words, he spat out a mouthful of poisonous breath and stomped on its shell.
After killing the Alligator Snapping Turtle in two moves, the Thunder Shark didn't even spare Lei Luo a glance as it continued to charge towards the Amethyst Cloud Fruit. There were also many sea beasts rushing over from afar, and there was no lack of peak Level-4 sea beasts amongst them.
"There's no time. I'll have to run for it. Looks like you're getting off easy, dude."
Lei Luo muttered gloomily as he raised the two Level-4 tuna and smashed them at the Thunder Shark.
Given the current situation, it would be a waste of time for him to deal with the Thunder Shark. After all, this would result in him being unable to escape and being surrounded by many peak Level-4 sea beasts. That experience would not be good. If he destroyed the Amethyst Cloud Fruit in the process, it would be terrible.
Every time the Dragon Race leveled up, their combat strength would increase by several times in a linear fashion. It was enough to crush the other high-leveled warriors of other races. Before he reached the Level-5, the Amethyst Cloud Fruit could be used as one of his defensive methods.
Right now, giving up on the tuna in his hands was the best choice.
The two Level-4 tuna in Lei Luo's hand had fainted from the poison, but they had not died. When Lei Luo swung them at the Thunder Shark, it was as if the two tuna were provoking the Thunder Shark.
As fellow Level-4 creatures, the Thunder Sharks subconsciously stopped and attacked the tuna.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Lei Luo uprooted the Amethyst Cloud Fruit with one claw and swam frantically towards the surface of the sea.