“Ok, ok, this is how we’ll do it”. Eliot faced his assistant.
“We have to trim the options down so we’ll use this strategy”.
“Which of them do you hate the most?”
“We’ll use that to narrow them down first”.
Eliot barely finished when ex chief roared. “Definitely those f*ckers!”
Eliot stared at him. “Who?”
“Those f*ckers!”
‘Damn, I swear I’ll kill this mother*cker one day’. Eliot thought in exasperation as he glared at ex chief.
“Who?!”
“Ahh…, sorry, it’s those Mata Mata”.
“Gosh, they’re so arrogant”.
“They kill with style, so arrogant and foolish!”
Ex chief stared at Eliot again. “Not only them, the Vampire fish crew too but unlike the Mata Mata, I truly fear them”.
“Even during the days of Chief, their raids left us with huge casualties”.
“I don’t want us to fight them”.
“The Stingray clan too, I hate them”.
“And the Tiger Fish clan too, those f*ckers!”
“And I think…”
“Wait!” Eliot stopped him. “I think that’s enough”.
“Let’s narrow it down further, tell me about the last time you saw these 4, their force combination and how dangerous they are”.
Ex chief instantly entered storytelling mode again as he narrated his encounters with every single one of these 4 enemies of his.
By the time he was done after minutes, a tired Eliot already came to his conclusion. “I think our options should be between the Stingray clan and the Tiger fish clan, I feel that’s what is more on our level”.
“Go sleep, tomorrow we’ll start the planning properly”.
“Yes chief”.
“Thank you for this initiative to get back at our enemies, I really like it, besides all fish must die someday”. Ex chief finally left.
As soon as he was alone again, Eliot thought about different things till sleep finally came to claim away his consciousness.
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The next day, Eliot woke up to a bustling fish school.
All the Salmon fish were in a better and more driven mode since he became the chief, they were no longer living their life on a recklessly aimless manner.
That morning, he gathered the scouting department of the school.
“I have a new job for you”.
“For the next few days, I want you to locate the Tiger fish clan and the Stingray clan to spy on them”.
“Remember the basics, never expose yourself”.
“The role of a scout is to spy for information without being seen”.
“I need detailed information about them”.
“Yes, chief!”
Led by Commander Bonkers, the scouting department went on the job.
While they did this, led by Commander Bomber with chief and ex chief accompanying, the attack department went on more fruitful hunts.
Since only the strongest fish in the school made up the attack department, there were no more reckless deaths like during ex chief’s reign.
Today was another highly successful day on the hunting front.
[You have killed a Blue Devil Damselfish!]
[You have received XP!]
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[You have devoured a Blue Devil Damselfish!]
[You have received XP!]
With the attack department hunting and devouring prey diligently, with the spare food being taken to the lair for those in the defense and scouting department to devour, the fish school grew on a daily basis.
More fish leveled up as they worked together like a unit under chief’s leadership.
While all this happened, the scouting department also did their job.
They spied on the Tiger Fish and Stingray clans.
Like this, 3 days passed as another fish in the attack department finally became level 5, increasing the tally of level 5 fish in the school to 3.
On the 4th day of this streak, they met another powerful predator.
[WARNING! A powerful predator has been discovered!]
[You have encountered a Snakehead!]
[Support system tip: Escape!]
It was 2 long Snakehead fish casually moving through the water like a couple on a honeymoon.
Their gentle appearance and honeymoon setting did not fool Eliot though, he knew of this infamous fish and how terrifying they could be.
In Utopia, he expected them to be even more terrifying.
With Commander Bomber taking the lead, charging into battle after ordering one of their practiced combat strategies, they overwhelmed both Snakehead fish.
They fought back bravely though, severely injuring 3 fish in the attack department before they were finally taken down.
In the end, Eliot was able to land the killing blow to one of the 2 Snakehead fish as it pushed his XP past the threshold, pushing him to level up to level 4.
Due to the injured, this hunt ended their non-stop hunting streak.
Eliot ordered everyone to return to the lair so the 3 injured warrior fish could recover, and in the labyrinth lair was where he received the good news from a returning Commander Bonkers.
“Bonkers! Chief, we’ve accomplished the mission”.
“We’re done with the spy job”.
Eliot still felt a bit weirded out talking to intelligent fish but he slowly learned to get over it. Hearing Bonkers, he grinned. “Throw it at me”.
“My advice is to leave the Stingray clan”.
“Led by their chief, like us, they have a lair to hide in time of trouble but it is their overall strength that’s the deterrent”.
“We counted 19 stingrays in the clan”.
“Not only are they all bigger and stronger than us, their clan chief, we discovered recently that he just evolved”.
“…!” Eliot’s eyes widened.
“He became a Manta ray and is currently in hiding to get accustomed to his new powers before leading his clan to greater heights”.
‘Damn, the importance of scouts can’t be overstated!’ Eliot felt like he just dodged a bullet, attacking those guys was literally a death row sentence.
“What of the Tiger fish clan?”
“Bonkers! Like the Stingray, they also have a lair of their own”.
“They have approximately 100 fish in their clan but with chief, I believe we can win over them”.
Eliot became interested on hearing this fish’s confidence.
Listening to more points that they learned from their intelligent scouting, Eliot finally gained some form of confidence.
Despite his confidence, he could tell that it was an uphill task.
Compared to their school, the Tiger Fish were just so much more than them but he accepted the challenge.
‘This is the only way to accelerate the growth of the school’.
For the next few hours, hiding himself inside his hole, Eliot thought long and hard using the information that his scouts gave him to come up with a strategy.
He didn’t even need to be a master strategist to come up with one.
Afterall, he was dealing with fishes.
He was literally the smartest one here.
With his plan finalized, he gave all 3 departments of his fish school instructions as for the next 3 days, they worked on completing them.
3 days later, the preparations for the raid were ready.
Eliot gave the school a day of rest to recover and be at their best state for the raid, everything else moved according to plan.
The next morning, the D-day finally came.
It was time for the raid.
Rustle!The leaves on the seabed waved gently to the rhythm of the water even as the waves hit against the coral reef, leaving behind a whistling sound.Whoosh!The sound of the waves hitting against solid ground reverberated in intervals, giving Eliot the clue he needed that land was probably nearby.‘This proves that there’s definitely a beach nearby or something’.‘I can’t wait to be level 5 to truly check it out’. He felt excited.The home of the Goliath Tigerfish clan was at another edge of the coral reef and at these early hours of the morning, it was as silent as a graveyard.Around the lair of the Tigerfish was a gathering of sea plants that did a good job in hiding the tiny entrance that led into the lair of these fish.Their chief was clearly intelligent to make this place their lair.It was what kept them alive and thriving for so long.Discovering this place was a testament to Commander Bonkers’ ability and the overall ability of the scouting department of the fish school.
“Danger!”“Run!”“Run!”If the Goliath Tigerfish that could speak reacted like this, what was the reaction of the poor weaker and undeveloped ones?It was a pretty chaotic sight.The Goliath Tigerfish that reacted on time charged out of their lair filled with panic, forgetting the fact that they were safest when cohesive inside their lair.Instantly after they came out, the defense department reacted.“Kill!” Commander Blinky roared.The 25 Salmon Fish of the defense department went on the attack led by their Commander. In this scenario, with at least 3 Salmon fish ganging up on 1 Goliath Tigerfish, the Tigerfish stood no chance.The 11 Tigerfish that charged out of the lair would meet death in no time.Not all the Tigerfish were awake yet though, some of them slept deeper and for others, even if they woke up, they didn’t know how to react to the sudden situation that befell their clan.And besides, with the strongest of the clan having woken up ahead of time and reacted by panicking,
[WARNING! A powerful predator has been discovered!] [You have encountered a family of mutated Piranhas!] [Support system tip: Escape!] SNAP! Another Salmon fish fell prey to the predators. The 5 Piranha fish were having the time of their lives. It was early morning and they already encountered this tasty treat, they would not be Piranhas if they did not take advantage of the opportunity to get as much free food as they wanted. “…!” Commander Blinky was petrified in shock on seeing them. This fish felt like she was seeing ghosts. The arrival of the Piranha fish threw all the raid plans down the drain. The Chief was good at creating strategies to turn tides around in battle but before overwhelming power, strategy meant nothing. No amount of strategy would make the school of Salmon fish suddenly good enough to take on these hyper aggressive predators. By now, after the death of their chief, the Goliath Tigerfish clan was already coming really close to extinction by the hands o
The chase was on! WHOOSH! “Badump!” “Badump!” Feeling the friction as the 5 Piranha fish divided the water apart, rapidly carving their way through with aggressive intent right behind him, Eliot felt like he was a convict on death row that was about to be hanged to death. He felt like a sword of Damocles was hovering right above him. “Badump!” “Badump!” His heart rapidly beat against his chest aggressively. Despite the adrenaline and the physical state of his body though, in his mind, Eliot was eerily calm as he rapidly analyzed his options. His decision to attack and lead the 5 Piranha fish away from his subordinates was a radical one, a decision that he came to on the spot without having the time or luxury to think too much about it or its repercussions. It was while he escaped now that the repercussions of his decision started flowing back into his head, painting his fate a grim one. ‘Where can I go to?’ ‘Where can I hide?’ ‘The lair?’ ‘No! I already told them to retrea
“The raid is over!”“Get our loot, return to the lair, and wait for me there!”WHOOSH!All 5 Piranha fish went after their target aggressively.The chase was on!“…”“…”“…..”For what felt like a long time, none of the Salmon fish in the fish school could react to those words, having been overwhelmed by panic already.“…!” Ex chief was the one who recovered first and he stared with wide eyes.While most of the other Salmon fish were overwhelmed by panic and did not witness it first-hand, this Salmon had the privilege of witnessing it all first-hand.Facing the 5 deadly mutated Piranhas, panic made him instinctively revert to his old ways, an action that would have doomed the whole fish school to extinction but at the last moment, somehow, the chief was able to intervene.“SHUT UP!”That yell woke ex chief from his panic and slumber.It was his wake-up call and life saver.Jolted awake, he was the only Salmon fish who paid attention as the chief unleashed his spider silk, rapidly laun
Eliot only glanced through the 5 options presented to him once but that moment was enough for a few thoughts and considerations to go through his head. ‘The Wolf Diving Bell Spider evolved form…’ ‘A Wolf Spider is a spider that hunts using speed by outrunning its prey. Mixing this with my already known properties of a Diving Bell Spider, there’s a high chance that the magic affinity I’ll get is wind or something related’. ‘At this moment, I’m cornered inside the wide hole, no amount of speed is enough for me to shrug off the Piranhas and escape’. ‘What I need is power, not speed’. He evaluated his other options. ‘The Jumping Bell Spider evolved form…’ ‘Jumping Spiders have crazy jumping abilities, and that’s how they hunt. I’m not sure but the Jumping Bell Spider will likely give me a magic affinity also related to wind, it’s not what I need’. ‘The Diving Black Widow Spider…’ ‘If I was not cornered by aggressive Piranhas that were after my head, this is the form I’ll 100% choo
[You have activated Magic Skill: Metal Gaze!]“…”“…”“…..”The metal gaze magic ability’s main effect was in intimidating enemies but during that moment that he used it, Eliot learned another use for this ability.Activating the metal gaze increased his concentration exponentially.At this moment, with total silence in his surroundings, Eliot activated the metal gaze. All 8 of his eyes focused as he observed his surroundings, while silently listening for any sound that would betray the presence of any prowling predator.It was already weeks ago but he still could not forget the moment that the Electric Eel charged in to assassinate the powerful sea snake.That moment taught him to never be complacent no matter how powerful he became in the future; this was the reason why he double checked now. Eliot checked for 10 minutes before he finally relaxed.‘Phew…, I really survived’. Eliot could hardly believe it.The past few minutes of his life were the most dangerous that he had ever exp
9 hours after the battle of the Piranha Fish, the lair of the Swordfish clan… After finally relaxing from the adrenaline induced by that narrow escape from the Piranha Fish and his evolution, Eliot left the location of that hole, finding another location and digging a hole before sleeping. He was spent, he needed to rest to feel recharged again. Eliot slept for over 8 hours and after waking up, he finally decided to take his new body on a discovery journey to know his current limits and capabilities. ‘Let’s see if after evolution, I’m truly at that level already’. ‘Let’s see if I can now be counted as one of the apex predators of the Thunder Reef just like the evolved Piranhas and the Electric Eel’. His discovery journey started and it was straightforward. Brimming with confidence, Eliot did not take any detours as he went on a rampant hunt for prey. Any fish that he met did not survive the encounter, they sacrificed their lives in his quest to determine how powerful he currentl
“I want answers”.Elliot looked at the old man, Commander Aesop looked back at him and then he asked. “What answers?”Instead of answering, Elliot inclined his head to look at the laboratory.Seeing where he looked at, this Commander’s eyes flickered as a lot of things went through his mind.In the end, he asked. “Are you the one?”“Who?” Elliot looked back at this old man.Commander Aesop stood back on his feet. “Follow me”.This time, together alongside the old Commander, they went back to the laboratory.{Confidential Information:}{Clearance Level: Commander Aesop}Getting there, the old man said a single word.“Open”.Click!Without hesitation, the box with the information opened.As soon as the box opened, a voice reverberated from inside. “Only Elliot is allowed to open the contents of this box”.“The soul check will begin after 5 minutes of the box staying open”.“If you’re not Elliot, close the box, now!”Commander Aesop shuddered instinctively.That voice had no power, it wa
***[Congratulations! You have completed system mission: Become an Infinite Core Realm Beast or True Sage Realm Warrior!][You have been rewarded with a Legendary Single Species Evolution Orb!]***What held Elliot back since was because of his lacking power.But, finally becoming a True Sage Realm Warrior, Elliot no longer hesitated. He swaggered straight into the hidden vaults and laboratories of the Human Empire to find the answer to the questions and mysteries in his mind.What was the true secret of infinite evolution?How was his reincarnation successful?What happened to Professor Gagam?With all these in his mind, Elliot no longer cared about the consequences as he barged his way into the hidden vaults and laboratories of the Human Empire and by doing this, he riled up the Commanders of the Human Empire.Led by Commander Aesop, the other Commanders of the Human Empire rose up in arms against him with the still impersonating Commander Rage.As an upper echelon at the very highe
***[Congratulations! You have completed system mission: Create an army of beasts powerful enough to aid the Woodmen Civilization in their quest to reclaim their crown as an Empire!][You have been rewarded with an Epic Single Species Evolution Orb!][You have been rewarded with a detailed map of the Atlantis Empire!]***Finally, after 4 months of hard work growing his Salmon Fish clan, Elliot was ready to get to the next step of his plan.Before doing anything, he had an adventure that he wanted to experience first.For the first time since stamping his foot of authority in the Heaving Gulf, with a detailed map of their Empire now, singlehandedly, Elliot invaded into the territory of the Atlantis Empire to check it out.As a level 28 World Spark Realm apex predator, he had the qualifications to embark on such an adventurous journey.Invading into their territory and disguising, getting a new form as an Atlantean in the process, Elliot was able to blend in.Just a week staying with t
Elliot made his decision.[Evolution option has been decided!][Commencing Evolution…, please wait…][Evolution process started!]BZZZ!It began.His evolution this time was different from every other time.Even as the familiar golden energy burst around him and he felt something like the hands of the almighty creator working on him, at the same time, Elliot felt something different, something new.He felt like the world of Utopia was calling to him.Inside him, he felt like a spark was being generated, a spark that connected him to the world. Precisely, to the rules of the world.He felt a close connection to mana than ever before.And finally, it was complete, it stopped.BZZZ![Congratulations Virgin Elliot!][You have made use of an Epic Single Species Evolution Orb!][You have awakened evolved form: Flood/Frost Lord- Leviathan King!][You have become a World Spark Realm Flood/Frost Lord- Leviathan King!][Your Sage Vision has improved!][You have awakened a World Spark!][Your at
The Shark Alliance did not know what hit them.To many of the higher-ups of this powerful alliance, they simply cheered on from the background as their Great Chief absolutely battered the impulsive fish.They never expected the tides to turn so swiftly though.To them, it felt like their worst nightmare.Elliot dd not just kill the leader of the Shark Alliance, but by killing it, he leveled up 4 times, taking one of his forms to the peak of the Gold Core Realm, making that form essentially the most dangerous in this battlefield.And since the Crimson Tonic’s effects were still active, Elliot did not hesitate, he pushed his advantage against the Shark Alliance.The army of the Salmon Fish clan that had been holed up in their labyrinth lairs for most of this war on their leader’s orders finally came out.ROAR!ROAR!!!ROAR…!!!Sea beast, sea fish, all kinds of them, so long they were part of the Salmon Fish clan, they rose up at this moment, following the clan chief’s leadership as they
[You have killed a Magic Spark Realm Blue Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed a Magic Spark Realm Mutated Aquarium Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed…] … [You have killed a Gold Core Realm Hammerhead Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have killed a Gold Core Realm Great White Shark!] [You have gained XP!] … [You have fulfilled the requirements to level up!] [You have leveled up!] [Congratulations! You are now a level 13 Sundew Venus Flytrap!] [Your attributes have increased…] As soon as the battle started, Elliot became a menace to the sharks. With his 3 forms, at the same time, he went on a rampage as he killed left and right with impunity, cutting the combat formations of the sharks open like it was no man’s business. Whenever he unleashed a skill, to the spectators who had the privilege of witnessing it, it was almost like a hot knife cutting through butter. There was literally no resista
{Elliot, my patience has reached a limit, accept my demands now!}{Accept my demands or die with your clan.}{By the end of today, if I’m yet to receive a positive answer from you, I’ll be visiting the Thunder Reef tomorrow for a little sight-seeing.}{Goodluck, and long life.}{Sender: Great Chief Surgud.}In the letter, it said that the Great Chief of the Shark Alliance would be visiting by the end of today if he got no reply, but in actuality, his army already went ahead of him.From literally all sides, the scouts of the Salmon Fish clan led by Commander Bonkers detected them first as the army of the Shark Alliance came with fury.Literally, there were thousands of sharks coming from all sides.Hammerhead Sharks, Thresher Sharks, Great White Sharks, Blue Sharks, whatever type of shark that you could think of, in the thousands, they were trooping out towards the Heaving Gulf at this moment.Having angered Great Chief Surgud of the Shark Alliance completely already, Elliot expected
1 month later…The Thunder Reef already experienced lots of change.Since returning to the sea to take charge of his fish school again a month ago, the coral reef had undergone tremendous changes under Elliot’s leadership.Within a few days of his arrival, he conquered the full reef, got the map that made him understand the layout of the full sea and of course, he also started his quest to get stronger by attacking the Shark Alliance.For the past 1 month, the Thunder Reef had been at loggerheads with the Shark Alliance.To many who heard this, it would sound ridiculous.Afterall, the Shark Alliance territory was a main territory while the Thunder Reef was just one of about a dozen subsidiary territories under them.How can beasts from a subsidiary territory go against the sharks?This was what a normal outsider would ask, but to the sharks who were facing the heat of the frenzied fish, they could tell a better and more personal story.After the great victory against the first outpost
***[Congratulations! You have killed another Gold Core Realm Hammerhead Shark!][You have gained XP!]…[You have killed the leader of an outpost of the Shark Alliance!][Congratulations! You have gained notoriety with the Shark Alliance!]…[You have completed hidden system mission: Defy the Heavens!]>As a Magic Spark Stage Beast, you have managed to kill 2 Gold Core Realm outpost leaders of the Shark Alliance!][You have been rewarded with 2 fragments of an Advanced Single Species Evolution Orb!][Current fragments gathered: 5/5][Congratulations! You have created an Advanced Single Species Evolution Orb!]***When Elliot took the decision to bring his virus form out in the water, it was mainly because of the article that he remembered reading back on earth, but it was partly because of other reasons too.At the moment, he had 6 evolved forms with his infinite evolution innate talent, and out of those 6, 3 were already Initial Sage and Gold Core Realm powerhouses, leaving 3 behind