Deep Sea Fish Hunting Specialty Broadcast

Chapter 32: Train (5)

Deep Sea Fish Hunting Specialty Broadcast –32

EP.32 Train (5)

Parang tapped on her phone.

“Silo operations team, you’re watching the broadcast, right?”

The response came not through chat but as a text message from a restricted number.

─Yes.

“Then could you take the image I just sent you and apply it as a 3D model to the ‘Sakis’?”

If it was them, it would certainly be possible.

─Understood. Please wait a moment.

─It’s done. Now, when the Sakis are caught on camera, they will automatically be recognized and replaced with the image you sent.

“Could you display it in front of me as a test?”

As the application was completed, reactions started to appear in the chat.

─Oh.

─Cute?

─Adorable?

─Squishy, haha.

─Bouncy, haha.

The image Parang sent was a drawing of a monster.

The monster, Umoo.

A mutated species of the flapjack octopus, known as the Umoo octopus in Korean.

It was big and cute. Though somewhat simplified, it really looked like the drawing Parang had sent.

Its personality was indecisive and lazy, floating aimlessly in the water all day.

Just as the Gorgon proudly held the title of the most fearsome monster, Umoo consistently ranked first in the ‘cutest monster’ poll.

Bambaspis was perpetually second.

Its actual size was about 20 meters.

Roughly the size of the giant rubber duck that once floated on the Han River.

Anyway, the important thing was that Umoo was cute.

It was also Parang’s favorite monster.

Unlike other monsters whose names were derived from Latin scientific names, Umoo alone had a Korean name because Parang had named it.

That was why Parang replaced the Sakis with Umoo.

Even if their actions were revolting, their cute appearance would make them more bearable.

And Parang could benefit from it as well.

– Tap, tap. –

She lightly tapped her abdomen twice, and something clicked out.

Cyberpunk-style goggles.

She took off the device she usually used to view the chat and put on the goggles, changing her view.

In front of her floated a meticulously crafted Umoo.

The quality was even higher than she had expected.

‘Where would I even use this?’

That was what Parang had thought when she received the goggles from Silo.

Synchronizing the broadcast screen with her view? It was nothing short of madness.

Because of the delay. No matter how good the broadcasting equipment was, it was difficult to livestream Parang’s broadcast from the deep sea in real-time, so there was inevitably a temporal discrepancy between what appeared on the screen and Parang’s actual view.

Still, it was much better than Yuna’s handmade equipment, so the difference between the broadcast screen and Parang’s actual view was only about a second.

However, there was always a one-second delay in her view.

One could easily understand how fatal that could be in combat.

Of course, it was also incredibly inconvenient in everyday situations.

But Parang hated seeing the Sakis with her own eyes more than she hated the delay in her view.

In the car she was about to enter, there wouldn’t be any rapid, decisive battles where every moment counted.

Taking a deep breath, Parang entered the next car.

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─Wow.

─Cute?

─Squishy, haha.

─Bouncy, haha.

The chat reactions were enthusiastic.

It was because of the scene that unfolded as soon as she entered the second car.

The car had the same layout as before, filled with numerous monsters.

So far, it was the same as before.

But,

– Bloop—Bloop. –

30cm-sized green jellies floated around the train car.

They were cute.

With slightly angry but somewhat dumb-looking eyes, their green, bouncy bodies looked like they’d feel nice to squish.

Sometimes they floated still, sometimes they bumbled around, bumping into each other and the walls, wandering among the other monsters.

Countless in number. It was almost half water, half jelly.

The viewers tried hard to forget that what they were actually seeing was a car full of whale lice.

Parang also wanted to forget that fact, but it wasn’t easy.

‘Their numbers have increased.’

She would need to conduct a major cleanup once the broadcast ended.

– Doooo. –

A dull mechanical sound indicating that the Slayer’s signal was still not found emanated from her chest.

‘Hoo….’

She really hated it, but Parang had to inspect the entire car.

She swam quickly.

After some time,

─‘ㅇㅇ’ donated 10,000 won! –

[ Why are they like that? Something feels really off. ]

─For real.

─What is it?

─This is creepy.

The viewers sensed something was off.

It was something Parang had anticipated and was waiting for.

The viewers noticing the anomaly in this car.

─Why are they really like that?

─This is terrifying.

─Teacher, please explain quickly, I’m scared to death.

Among the countless monsters in this vast car, not a single one was swimming.

They floated with blank eyes, as if they were corpses. Some had even flipped over, lying still with their bellies up, as if they were truly dead.

“It seems you’ve noticed, so I’ll explain.”

Parang continued speaking calmly.

“The only things alive in this car are the Sakis. Everything else is a corpse.”

She approached a pufferfish monster nearby.

Its entire body was puffed up, and its skin constantly rippled as if something inside was moving.

Parang took her harpoon and sliced it in half. Then,

– Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop… –

Umoos poured out from inside.

Judging by the number, it seemed the inside was completely packed with them.

“All the monsters you see here are in this state.”

Oh, would you look over there? Parang said as she returned to the entrance of the car.

She took a position and saw a monster swimming in through the entrance.

“It’s probably lost or trying to escape.”

As soon as it entered, one of the green jellies swam up to it,

– Plop. –

and buried its head into the monster’s skin.

Then it started burrowing into the skin.

It was a cute sight, but the viewers were all horrified.

…….

In less than 30 seconds, the monster had turned into the same state as the others around it.

Floating with blank eyes as if dead.

“It’s dead.”

─?

─What?

─Excuse me?

“I’ll show you in detail.”

Parang grabbed one of the nearby Umoos.

The dissonance between the actual texture and the visual graphic felt strange.

– Creak…. –

The creature squirmed, trying to bury its head into Parang’s arm.

It was attempting to burrow into her skin.

Of course, it wouldn’t succeed. Parang held it and returned to the first car. She had noticed a particular monster earlier.

After some time, Parang stopped in front of a monster.

“I’m going to put it inside this one.”

In front of Parang was a transparent monster.

Deep-sea fish often lack melanin due to living in light-deprived environments, making them transparent.

The monster in front of Parang was one such case.

It was about 10 meters long, shaped like a typical fish. In other words, it looked like a classic fish.

However, its skin was transparent, making its internal organs clearly visible. Bones, intestines, brain, and so on.

Parang stared at it quietly.

“Watch. This is how dangerous the deep sea is.”

Parang placed the Umoo inside the transparent monster.

To be precise, she placed it near the monster.

The Umoo seemed to assess its surroundings for a moment.

Then, it touched the transparent monster.

At that moment, the Umoo quickly rubbed its body against the transparent monster.

If the graphic were removed, it would show the parasite burying its head into the skin, trying to burrow in.

Parang tried to deny that fact.

And as soon as the Umoo completely entered the transparent monster’s body…

– Whack! –

– Nom, nom, nom…. –

The Umoo took a big bite out of the transparent monster’s flesh.

With its cheeks puffed up, it devoured the flesh.

Then..

– Gulp. –

It swallowed and opened its mouth.

– Pop. –

Another Umoo popped out from its mouth.

– Pop, pop, pop, pop. –

Countless Umoos continued to emerge.

The newly emerged Umoos also began to eat the transparent monster’s flesh and then each spat out more Umoos.

– Pop, pop. –

– Nom, nom, nom…. –

After about 15 seconds, the inside of the monster was filled with Umoos.

All the organs, including the bones, were devoured. The inside was now completely filled with Umoos, making it look like a bag stuffed with Umoos.

Naturally, this included the brain. The transparent monster, having all its organs eaten, floated lifelessly in the water.

People tried hard to prevent the image of the Umoo they had just seen from being replaced by the image of whale lice in their minds.

Parang cut open the transparent monster and killed all the Umoos inside before speaking.

“Do you want this to happen to you?”

No viewer answered ‘yes’ to that question.

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Parang finished searching the second car.

To be precise, she almost finished.

The last place left was under the train seats.

“Hoo… I’m going in.”

Having seen what they had so far, the viewers watched with tension.

And as soon as Parang entered under the seats, what she found was enough to shock all the viewers.

─What the hell is that thing?

─What is that?

─Does something like that even exist?

A red body, large eyes, an awkward appearance.

The ㅜ-shaped monster was staring straight at Parang.

“Uh… this is….”

Parang stammered.

‘How do I explain this?’

She couldn’t just say, ‘This is a ㅜ-shaped monster.’

She was deep in thought.