Chapter 36: Aquarium Prison (9)

More fish gradually appeared in the air again.

Su Luo once again used her previous method to successfully incite chaos among them.  

Then the Box Jellyfish took advantage of the turmoil, lurking happily in the confusion.  

Repeating the same approach until the tenth level, the fish finally developed some intelligence and no longer fell for Su Luo’s tricks.  

They no longer turned their heads at a sudden touch; instead, they used special signals to warn their teammates: The enemy is here!  

The entire group immediately went on high alert, cautiously observing their surroundings.  

After all, the Box Jellyfish wasn’t truly invisible—if one looked carefully, it could still be detected.  

Thus unfolded a rather comical scene: a semi-transparent jellyfish floating ahead, occasionally flicking its tentacles backward.  

A school of fish chased behind, disappearing in flashes of white light from time to time.  

Su Luo was somewhat speechless—was her jellyfish running a bit too fast?

This tactic reminded her of how she played Werewolf herself.

Could this be the legendary “pet mirrors the master”?  

With another round of maneuvers, Su Luo surprisingly breezed through to the nineteenth level, something even she found incredible.  

At the same time, based on previous experience, the twentieth level was bound to increase in difficulty.  

Sure enough, at the twentieth level, a turtle appeared.

Su Luo immediately treated this seemingly useless creature with great seriousness because it posed a huge threat to the Box Jellyfish.

These turtles were Leatherback Turtles.  

Box Jellyfish fear Leatherback Turtles because these turtles eat them; jellyfish are a major part of the Leatherback Turtle’s diet.  

Although many animals have no defense against the jellyfish’s tentacles, Leatherback Turtles can freely move through jellyfish swarms, effortlessly biting off their tentacles with their mouths.  

This causes the jellyfish to flip uncontrollably and eventually lose their ability to resist, becoming a “delicious meal” for the turtle.  

Leatherback Turtles are immune to the jellyfish’s venom because when feeding, they “operate” on the jellyfish’s head.

The tentacles beneath the umbrella-shaped bell are the jellyfish’s digestive organs and weapons.  

These tentacles are covered in stinging cells, like venomous threads, that can inject poison.

The turtles cleverly avoid these highly toxic tentacles.  

Why did Su Luo know all this in such detail?

Of course, it was because she had researched it.

After becoming obsessed with jellyfish, she had seriously looked up their natural enemies.  

When she learned that Leatherback Turtles specifically preyed on jellyfish, she felt like saying, “Jellyfish are so cute—how can anyone eat them?”  

So she searched again for the turtle’s natural enemies and found they included octopuses, sharks, other carnivorous fish, and birds.  

Nature is fair.

In its design, nothing is invincible, and nothing lasts forever.

Even the deadly jellyfish have natural enemies, and the turtles that prey on them also have theirs.  

Su Luo had a Shark Plushie, but she didn’t want to release it.  

First, she wasn’t sure how long the shark could exist—would it last an hour, until the trial ended, or indefinitely?

Without certainty, she didn’t want to take the risk.  

Second, from the ninth to the nineteenth level, the fish could now see the jellyfish.

From the twentieth level, their natural enemies began to appear.  

Su Luo suspected the trial wasn’t fixed but tailored to the trial participant’s pets.  

If she released the shark now, who knew if a natural enemy of the shark would appear by the thirtieth level.  

She felt she shouldn’t create bigger problems for herself just because of a small difficulty.  

Su Luo struck the Leatherback Turtle with Skill One.

She had already tested it before and knew that for these trial creatures, the attack priority was: Human > Pet.  

After being hit by Su Luo, the Leatherback Turtle immediately abandoned chasing the jellyfish and swam toward Su Luo instead.  

The turtle sprinted with all its might toward Su Luo, wanting to eliminate this enemy quickly.  

It believed it was moving like lightning, unstoppable and victorious.

Its eyes glittered with the light of certain victory.  

But to Su Luo, it looked like a turtle lazily sliding along at turtle speed—yes, truly turtle speed—as it approached her slowly.  

Su Luo almost laughed aloud.

Was the turtle joking?

Every species must have flaws, but releasing such a slow species just to counter jellyfish seemed childish.  

Su Luo resumed the tactics she used when playing Werewolf, but now it was easier.

She walked ahead, occasionally using Skill One.  

The Leatherback Turtle chased desperately from behind, passively taking the hits.

Anyone watching would think the turtle was pitifully humble and the human utterly ruthless.  

Finally, the turtle with 200 HP vanished in a flash of white light.

Su Luo sighed; she knew that after so much pacing, she would probably become even thinner again.  

Why did this always happen?

She was already thin enough but always ended up losing weight for various reasons.

Sigh!  

Su Luo stepped onto the next level, and the System’s prompt arrived as expected: “Level 21 challenge, begin.”  

This time, three Leatherback Turtles appeared, still moving slowly.

The turtles even demonstrated their “tactics” for Su Luo—a pincer movement.  

However, their pincer movement was hardly threatening because their speed and spacing left plenty of room for escape.

It really looked like a joke.  

But Su Luo couldn’t laugh.

Her expression was serious.

Based on the trial’s current state, the next levels would probably see five, seven, nine, eleven, thirteen, fifteen, seventeen, and nineteen turtles.  

Even though the turtles were slow, they could overwhelm by sheer numbers.  

Sure enough, at level twenty-two, five Leatherback Turtles appeared.

Su Luo groaned.

If the turtles surrounded her, no matter how fast she was, she wouldn’t be able to escape!

What could she do?  

If she managed to hit just one turtle, the others would also be able to hit Su Luo.

Once blocked in by the turtles, she definitely wouldn’t last long.  

The Box Jellyfish posed no threat to them, so everything depended on herself.  

While dodging the turtles, Su Luo’s mind raced.

The turtles showed some intelligence and knew how to encircle and trap.  

But Su Luo believed their intelligence wasn’t high, and their “tactics” might be automatically set by the Trial Tower.  

So she had to use her wit to defeat them.  

‘Encirclement… encirclement… got it!  ‘

Su Luo let the jellyfish grab hold of her and tried to have it lift her up.

As expected, the jellyfish could pull her along.

Step one of the plan, done!  

Then Su Luo stood still as the turtles formed a circle and charged toward her.  

When they got very close, Su Luo gave the order, and the jellyfish suddenly lifted her into the air.  

“Bang!”

As expected, the turtles collided with each other.

Though slow in Su Luo’s eyes, they believed they were moving at full speed.  

So when Su Luo shot upward, the turtles naturally crashed into one another due to inertia.  

Seizing the moment the Leatherback Turtles were tangled, Su Luo quickly struck them several times.  

Using the same trick, she successfully wore down the turtles.

For the following levels, Su Luo repeated the method.  

When she reached the staircase at level thirty, Su Luo grew serious again.

It was obvious the difficulty would increase from this point onward.  

Although she was already in the top ten and qualified for the final battle, she guessed that taking first place might grant her an Attribute Point.  

Yun Feibai might also get first place, but Su Luo never relied on others.  

Her steps grew heavier as she ascended the stairs and reached level thirty.  

“Level 30 challenge, begin.”  

A shark appeared at level thirty.  

Well, if tactics didn’t work anymore, it looked like the trial intended for her to rely on brute force.  

Directly throwing the ocean’s apex predator at her jellyfish—how annoying was this Trial Tower!  

Su Luo hesitated.

It was clear her jellyfish couldn’t defeat this shark.  

Should she release the Shark Plushie or not?  

If she did, and it couldn’t last long, the item would be useless afterward.

If she needed it later, she’d be at a big loss.  

If she didn’t, she probably wouldn’t pass this level, and might not earn the Attribute Point.  

Which was more important: the Attribute Point or completing the task?  

Su Luo made her decision quickly.  

She had enough points to afford failing once.  

But without the Attribute Point, she’d lose some chance in future dungeons.  

Thinking this through, Su Luo took out the Shark Plushie Yun Feibai had given her and activated her telekinesis.  

After a flash of white light, a more than twenty-meter-long, sharp-toothed, ferocious shark appeared.

It was a Giant Megalodon!  

Since the Cambrian period 540 million years ago, countless huge, ferocious predators had appeared in the blue ocean, including Qi Shrimp, Dunkleosteus, Pliosaurus, Mosasaurus, and Basilosaurus.  

But if one had to pick the strongest predator, it would definitely be the Giant Megalodon.

It wasn’t just the strongest killer in the ocean’s history but also the strongest killer the Earth had ever seen!  

Su Luo was stunned that the small Shark Plushie she bought at first was actually such a powerful ocean creature.  

As far as she knew, the Giant Megalodon’s prey was other sharks, so this level would be much easier with it.  

Indeed, in front of the Giant Megalodon, the previously intimidating sharks seemed like trembling children.  

The Giant Megalodon lived up to Su Luo’s expectations, swallowing the sharks that appeared one by one like little kids.  

With this powerful ally, Su Luo quickly and smoothly reached the fortieth level.