HISSS—
As everyone knows, octopuses don't have vocal cords. But the giant octopus facing Shi Ming and his crew let out an extremely shrill hiss the moment its tentacle was severed.
Its remaining seven tentacles shot up in that instant, and a high-frequency sound wave capable of shattering eardrums washed over them like a tsunami.
Fortunately, the wanderer ship finished starting up at that very moment. The sound wave had disoriented the helmsman, leaving him dazed, but the ship roared to life all the same. It shot away from the furious, gargantuan sea beast at top speed, narrowly avoiding a powerful strike just before its other seven tentacles could slam down.
The giant octopus's seven tentacles thrashed the surface of the sea as it howled and shrieked ceaselessly.
It intended to chase down and destroy the fleeing steel behemoth.
