Chapter 294
Chapter 294
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 294
Chapter Title: Millennium Electric Eel (1)
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“Well, let them shit bricks.”
Having come across some intriguing posts about the so-called Celestial Rush accelerating, Rokan felt inexplicably pleased.
Whether they’d actually find a solution or not was anyone’s guess, but it had nothing to do with him anyway.
If anything, the thought of them dying in droves, losing levels, and suffering endlessly in the process lifted his spirits.
“Heh heh heh. In that case, I can’t exactly hold back myself.”
On top of that, it made him feel ridiculous for having worried about facing the Millennium Electric Eel in the first place.
Others were dropping like flies out there—since when had he ever played it safe?
He bought the supplies needed for diving and immediately set out to hunt the Millennium Electric Eel.
“Even lives in a nasty place like this.”
The Millennium Electric Eel’s habitat was in a neutral zone. But it was located in terrain foul enough to call the demon realm.
Jungle.
In some ways, it was more treacherous than deserts or tundras.
The terrain forced you to push through forests, trees, and grass clumps—and just brushing against them triggered all sorts of status ailments.
[You receive no effects due to the Blessing of the Earth.]
But that proved surprisingly easy to handle. The all-terrain skill, Blessing of the Earth, wiped out the jungle’s annoyances in one go.
Eating that Earth Titan had truly been the right call, no matter how many times he thought about it.
“This makes me miss the Frost Titan.”
That left him regretting the Frost Titan and Black Dragon Heart he hadn’t claimed—but those buses had already left the station.
Gripping his Battle Axe along with a jungle machete, Rokan grumbled but happily hacked his way through the undergrowth.
Kikikik?
Even without status ailments, the jungle was a real pain. None of the local flora or fauna were remotely normal.
Giant man-eating flowers, cannibal monkeys, human-sized murder hornets—the works, a full combo of tricky forms and combat styles.
“KRAAAAAH!”
Most scattered or went silent at a single Mad Cry, but plenty bravely picked fights anyway.
[You have leveled up.]
Thanks to that, Rokan even hit a level up.
Hunting top-tier monsters like Titans back-to-back and soloing the jungle had pushed him all the way to level 393.
‘Just 6 more levels.’
Slaughtering the Millennium Electric Eel and the jungle’s other monsters, plus nabbing the Lightning Titan, should net him at least one more.
Grand Master would be right around the corner.
At 399, he’d get the Grand Master promotion quest—practically there.
Maybe it’d even auto-complete like the previous ones, retroactively applying his records.
“KYAAA!”
“Damn, a pesky one showed up.”
As he moved along, buoyed by hope, a massive snake blocked his path.
[Celestial Jungle’s Venomous Anaconda][Lv 381]
A colossal beast that could swallow a human whole in one gulp.
Rokan glanced at it as it lunged with jaws wide, then irritably reached out with both hands.
He grabbed its upper and lower jaws and pried them apart with all his might.
Rip!
Leather tore like a drumskin, and it went still.
No chance to try its signature constriction—it just died on the spot.
[You receive no effects due to the title Immunity to All Poisons.]
A few drops of venom dripped from its fangs in the process, but it meant nothing to Rokan.
“Guess it came pretty close, huh.”
Without his freakish strength, its sleek, tough hide would’ve deflected weapons and frustrated foes—but the XP was peanuts. Still, Rokan grumbled less and thought positively.
Anacondas usually hung around water.
Which meant he was nearing the river where his target, the Millennium Electric Eel, lurked.
“Bingo.”
Sure enough, a bit farther on, a massive river cut through the jungle.
The Millennium Electric Eel was somewhere in there.
Rokan prepped to dive right in.
“Murloc Gills, use.”
Murloc Gills let him breathe underwater for a limited time.
Normally, he’d need Clarity Goggles to see clearly through murky water, but Rokan had something better.
Eyes that Pierce All Things.
Activating it turned the muddy river into a crisp emerald seascape, like peering through a filter.
‘Where are you…’
But that didn’t make spotting the Millennium Electric Eel easy. The river teemed with monsters.
[Giant Piranha][Lv 370]
[Giant Alligator][Lv 387]
Names that screamed “fish food if you jump in”—but Rokan stretched instead of flinching.
He used Leaf Attack to leap straight to the river’s center.
Splash!
The intruder spooked the underwater monsters. Most fled, some watched warily, and a few showed greed.
They swarmed him like he was their king’s prey.
“Stealth.”
But Rokan dodged the fight. His goal was singular—brawling these guys yielded nothing.
He stayed put, doing nothing for a full 10 minutes before dropping Stealth and revealing himself.
Now he stopped holding back.
He showed the ones eyeing him as prey what happened when they did.
“KRAAAAAH!”
The sonic blast of his Mad Cry rippled viciously through the water.
Flutterflutterflutter.
Their reactions shifted.
Some sensed the power gap and bolted in panic; others pressed on undaunted.
Giant Alligators.
Wolves in forest terms—sneaky fast, zeroing in on Rokan.
“Aura Barrage.”
Boom!
A feast of auras sliced through the current. But the beasts dodged with surprising agility for their bulk.
Ranged attacks inevitably slowed in water. The jungle river was infused with heavy mana.
“Oh?”
That irked Rokan.
“Blink. Strike of Ruin.”
Thud!
If ranged wouldn’t work, get close!
Rokan blinked to its belly and pierced its defenses, twisting its body.
“Strike of Slaughter.”
Then an axe swing!
The Giant Alligator’s armor was renowned even in the Celestial realm—but it picked the wrong foe.
Rokan’s attacks, in top form, met minor resistance before slicing clean through.
Blood clouded the water. Eyes that Pierce All Things kept his vision clear, but it stirred their bloodlust.
‘Good. Lit the fuse.’
Even the fleeing ones turned feral and charged. Rokan unleashed every movement skill.
He escaped the impending melee and hid in Stealth again.
Pandemonium.
The Giant Alligators weren’t the only ones getting chomped.
Their devourers became someone else’s meal, and the bottom-feeders fought back hard, tearing into each other.
Roooar.
Big predators couldn’t miss this buffet.
The massive underwater beasts, who’d hung back watching, pounced.
The sloppy biters vanished into their maws in an instant, cleaning house.
‘Not yet?’
If he joined the carnage, he’d scoop up tons of XP.
Regret tugged, but Rokan held firm.
All this was to lure the river’s apex predator: the Millennium Electric Eel.
‘It’s here!’
Moments later, the target arrived.
‘That’s an eel?’
Having lived a millennium, its size exceeded expectations.
Was it whale shark class from the deep sea?
The “eel” label felt wrong for such a behemoth—it was mildly intimidating.
Zzzzzzap!
Every monster froze at its entrance.
Not willingly—compelled.
Fear? No. It unleashed a massive shock.
Potent yet insidious. Instead of charring them, it infiltrated muscles and nerves, paralyzing.
The chaos halted; they stood meekly, awaiting judgment from the river’s lord, the Millennium Electric Eel.
Gulp.
But the lord showed no mercy. It sucked in the paralyzed prey like a vacuum.
Rokan timed it while watching the horror.
‘How many minutes?’
Exactly 30 ago, he’d noted his position. Where he’d lingered 10 full minutes.
‘Now!’
As the Millennium Electric Eel reached that spot, he unleashed his prepared trump card without hesitation.
“Time Reversal.”
Rokan’s time rewound rapidly.
Every skill, action, position—back 30 minutes.
If something else occupied that space now, he’d emerge from within it.
Buried in snow? Snow pile. Building erected? Stuck in the walls.
Passing through the eel’s gut? Out he’d pop from its belly.
Sizzle.
“Ugh.”
He’d anticipated it, but gastric juices already melted his surroundings.
Best spot was the esophagus, but this was still within tolerance.
“Hup!”
Rokan scoped out the interior and used other monsters as shields. He shoved them into the acid to minimize his own damage.
Easiest way to kill electric eels: provoke discharge, wait for exhaustion, then strike. But with this millennium-old monster, who knew when—or if—it’d tire.
So Rokan went with Plan B: the flashiest option.
Too tough outside, in the water? Go inside. Get swallowed!
He’d used Time Reversal to sneak in hassle-free, but he wouldn’t need a third try.
Millennium or not, just an eel.
He’d bagged divine beasts to Titans—variety expert.
“Time to start? Gale Incarnation!”
Adapting to the eel’s sloshing guts as it moved, Rokan triggered Gale Incarnation.
Luckily, its innards were spacious enough for his enlarged form.
Like a vast plaza.
It hit home just how enormous the thing was, but no time for that.
“Let’s go, Kai!”
Summoned Kai scooped up wingless Rokan and took flight.
Slosh slosh.
Wingbeats tickled, making the flesh quiver—but no big deal.
“Rider of Legends!”
Shrink the size enough, and interference vanished.
Ripping apart or bursting out from inside was a last resort.
Best play: find the heart somewhere in there and ram Heart Devourer in.
‘Plenty big. More than enough.’
He hadn’t planned to eat its heart at first, but seeing it changed his mind.
Not just the size—this presence could fill a slot and then some.
Snagging that power to paralyze countless high-master-tier aquatic monsters in one go? Jackpot.
Grinning slyly at the thought, Rokan rapidly climbed the innards of the Millennium Electric Eel.