Xu Xin immediately took off his blue-level leather armor set and put on the anaconda scale armor set.
A warm current flows from the heart to the limbs and then gradually flows back.
"Is this a significant increase in strength?" Xu Xin muttered to himself as he felt the power in his body that he had never controlled before.
His body has been strengthened several times. The first time was the effect of the blue-level bear paw he got when he hunted a beast for the first time, and the second and third times were the effects of the contracts in the gold and silver treasure chests. There is also a human-shaped statue in his tree house, which can improve Xu Xin's physical qualities within the protection range of the tree house, including strength.
Wearing this scale armor suit, he even felt that he could kill an elephant with one punch.
Of course, this was just his feeling, but he had to admit that his current strength was definitely several times greater than when he first came to this world, and might even have exceeded the maximum strength of humans on Earth.
However, the most important thing about this set of armor is not the increase in strength, but the ability it gives him to go into the water and not be disturbed by underwater creatures!
Xu Xin did not bring the three beasts with him, but came to the lake alone.
The lake water was now filled with a faint red color, which was dyed red by the blood of the giant anaconda and the giant crocodile. No one knew how much blood the two giant beasts had shed, and there was not much blood. However, perhaps because the blood of the giant beasts was special, the entire lake was affected.
"What a waste of blood." Xu Xin felt a little heartbroken.
This is the blood of a giant beast. It is very likely to have special properties as Chang Yin said, just like the blood of a high-level mutant beast. After modulation, it can become ink and be used to make a mutant beast contract.
Giant anacondas and giant crocodiles are definitely stronger than high-level mutant beasts.
Chang Yin once said that he could only protect himself from high-level mutant beasts, but Xu Xin didn't believe that he could protect himself from these two giants. Just a few scales falling off the giant anaconda were purple-level, and he couldn't imagine the level of these two giant beasts.
Xu Xin scooped up a handful of water and sniffed it. There was no strange smell. The water in his hand was no longer red because of the small amount. Xu Xin did not trigger any prompts, which meant that the lake water was just lake water and could not be used.
"Speaking of which, this blood won't mutate the creatures in the lake, right?"
He hurriedly looked towards the center of the lake and discovered that the few remaining piranhas in the lake had grown larger. They were originally small fish like pomfret, but now they were as big as big carp.
"Is it true? Did I guess it right?" He suddenly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.
Originally, the giant anaconda was called over to completely deal with the piranhas. He was afraid that the contaminated meat would cause the fish to mutate. As a result, after all the effort, several of them still mutated.
But the scales that the crocodile brought him this time were the biggest gain. At least, he could now go into the water and deal with these piranhas himself! Now that their number was the smallest, it was the best time to eradicate them.
However, Xu Xin was a little worried that the injured giant anaconda would come out from the bottom of the lake again. He would only have a dead end if he faced that big guy.
Let’s try out the effect of this scale armor first.
He walked into the lake and moved forward gradually in the shallow water.
He discovered that his originally inconspicuous scales became as smooth as a mirror after being touched by water, and as shiny as polished metal, reflecting the color of rock. It looked completely different from before it got wet, and was very similar to the appearance of the giant anaconda in the center of the lake.
"It seems that this suit is really designed for underwater use."
Xu Xin continued to wade forward, and gradually, most of his body was submerged in the water. However, the fish and shrimp in the lake did not disperse because of his arrival, but stayed where they were without moving.
Xu Xin walked up to a carp and picked it up. If the carp had not jumped twice in his hand, he would have thought it was a dead fish. But despite this, the carp was not very active. It just jumped twice and then stopped moving. Only the fish mouth opened and closed, indicating that it was still alive.
"What's going on? Is it because of the effect of the scale armor? Or is it because of the blood in the lake?" Xu Xin frowned.
He released the fish. He didn't dare to eat the fish here for the time being. After all, the piranhas in the center of the lake had mutated. He didn't believe that these ordinary fish would be fine. He would wait and see the situation in a few days. Maybe some advanced fish would appear. Just like the koi that Qin Yunlong found.
The water had already reached his neck. Xu Xin took a deep breath, held it, and dived into the water.
Trying to open his eyes in the water, he didn't feel any discomfort.
Normally, when you open your eyes in water, your vision will be very cloudy, but Xu Xin's vision in the water is very clear, except that the bottom of the water in the deeper water farther away is a little dark and not very clear.
He tried to move his legs and found that he, who used to take more than a minute to swim 50 meters, could swim freely in the water very quickly and effortlessly.
Xu Xin felt that if he were allowed to participate in the Olympics at this time, he could easily bring back a gold medal.
In the entire lake, only the area about 20 to 30 meters from the lakeside is a diving area. The water depth at the beginning is just above the ankles, and at about 20 to 30 meters the water depth is less than two meters.
The water in the lake was very clear, but it was a faint blood red, as if it was covered with a layer of light red filter. After swimming forward for a few dozen meters, Xu Xin saw a scene that made his hair stand on end.
The depth of the lake bottom suddenly increased like a cliff at about twenty or thirty meters, and a huge hole at the bottom of the lake appeared before his eyes.
This huge hole at the bottom of the lake was like a gigantic well. It was extremely deep and dark. One could hardly see what was underneath. One could only vaguely see something swimming in the deeper part of the hole, and it seemed that something was even much bigger than Xu Xin.
Although Xu Xin did not have any fear of the deep sea, his legs and feet softened slightly when he saw the mysterious giant hole under the water and the mysterious creatures swimming in it.
"It's really creepy." Xu Xin thought to himself.
After activating his identification ability, Xu Xin discovered that there were some blue-grade aquatic plants growing on the wall of this huge cave, but the depth was not very deep, less than ten meters.
Instead of going to the deep water for the time being, Xu Xin swung his legs, turned around and swam in the shallow water.
The diving area in this lake does not have any blue resources, but there are some green resources.
Pebbles (green): Stones that have been washed by stream water and somehow ended up in the lake.
Water plants (green): Edible aquatic plants that have a different flavor than terrestrial vegetables.
Clay (green): the raw material for firing pottery and porcelain.
Until he could hold his breath no longer, Xu Xin poked his head out of the water.
There were few resources in the shallow waters, but there were many living things, including various fish, shrimps, and lake shells. His identification ability could not identify the grade of living things, so he had to kill them before he could obtain the materials.
Of course, they may only be edible.
However, Xu Xin did not plan to catch these fish, shrimps and shellfish now. He had enough food anyway, so he would wait and see the situation in a few days.
He decided to deal with the piranhas in the center of the lake first, and then go down to take a look and collect the blue resources on the wall of the giant cave.
He now has the effect of the scale armor set, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a few piranhas. You know, fish have a strong reproductive capacity, and if you don't kill them, it's likely that another group will appear in a few days.
As for the giant anaconda in the center of the lake, it is injured and should not appear. Even if it appears, it will take about six or seven seconds from the time the red dot lights up to when it actually emerges from the water. With Xu Xin's current speed, it is fast enough to get away from the center of the lake.
After eating the red berries that allowed him night vision and the water plants (blue) he had bought from Qin Yunlong before, Xu Xin gained the ability to breathe underwater for half an hour. He took out his spear as a harpoon and dived into the water.
At first he didn't dare to breathe. After swimming for a few times, Xu Xin tried to breathe freely and found that he could really breathe underwater. The lake water was not inhaled by him because of his breathing. He seemed to be able to draw gas directly from the water to breathe.
Swinging his hind legs, he swam quickly towards the center of the lake.
He felt that he swam even faster than most fish.
Although the piranhas in the center of the lake had grown larger, they were still moving in a very small range. Even though Xu Xin had reached the edge of their activity and they had discovered Xu Xin, they still did not attack him. Instead, they retreated to the farthest position they could within their limited activity range and remained motionless.
"This is the effect of the scale armor set. It has a deterrent effect on aquatic creatures." Xu Xin looked at the piranhas a few meters away from him. Just before he came, the five piranhas were still swimming back and forth within a few meters. As soon as he came, they floated motionless on the water.
"The effect is so obvious? Perhaps it is because the armor is made of the scales of their boss that it has such a good effect."
Xu Xin thought for a moment, did not approach, put away the spear in his hand, and took out his crossbow.
The fish with half of their bodies floating in the water are perfect for shooting with a crossbow. The shore was far away and Xu Xin couldn't shoot them, but now they were so close that they were even motionless, so the crossbow was perfect for shooting them.
Of course, the main reason was that Xu Xin didn't want to enter the area where they were active. He always felt that this area restricted the range of piranhas' swimming, which meant something. If he entered, he might attract giant anacondas or something else.
Surfaced with a crossbow in hand, Xu Xin aimed at one of the piranhas and pulled the trigger.
The crossbow arrow hit the other piranha next to the piranha very accurately. There was no way, it couldn't maintain very good stability on the water surface, and Xu Xin hadn't adapted to his ability yet, so it was normal that the first shot missed.
The piranha that was shot was directly pierced by the crossbow arrow, and the arrow head and tail remained on both sides of the body, making it look like a skewered fish about to be put on the grill.
The piranha began to twist in pain, blood flowed out, dyeing the surrounding water red.
Just when Xu Xin was about to fire another crossbow arrow, a surprising scene happened.
The other four motionless piranhas suddenly jumped up and started biting the injured piranha frantically!
In just a dozen seconds, the piranha pierced by Xu Xin turned into a bare fish skeleton, and slowly sank to the depths of the lake along with his crossbow arrow.
The other four piranhas returned to their motionless state after eating their own kind.
"This... He's even eating his own fish?" Xu Xin was shocked.