BXBX NOVEL Chapter 157 Fishmen Bandit
When my eyes snapped open, I was sitting on a throne of sorts. I looked around and could only make out nothing but darkness around me.
‘Where am I?’
I thought to myself, looking around to see if there was some clue hiding about.
“I have returned.”
A familiar voice said to me. Immediately, I looked down and saw someone bowing to me. It was a man with fiery wings on his back. He wore a black coat, covering himself entirely, except for his head, which was a dusty brown. He lifted his head up to look at me, but I couldn’t see his face.
“What do you have to report?”
I said in an organic fashion. As if this was a completely normal situation. Even my voice sounded more mature than it normally was.
“The Mountain God subjugation is complete.”
The person said.
“What of their neighbors?”
I asked.
“My queen. The dragon-born were already wiped out by the time we got there.”
Another person said. A light flashed on them, revealing a wolf man in military uniform, with a sword strapped to his waist. He wore an eye patch over his right eye and from the way his wound looked, I could tell that he only recently received that injury.
“Explain.”
I ordered and he stood up.
“Once we got there, there were traces of battles all around, as well as the corpses of several dragon-born.”
“Do we have any clue as to what happened?”
“We are still unsure as to the cause, but some hypothesize that Fell got active and accidentally killed off most of them.”
“That sounds absolutely ridiculous.”
I told him, resting my head on my palm.
“Indeed. We shall continue to investigate.”
“Do so.”
The wolf man got up and left, leaving the only spotlight to be the first man I saw.
“Are the preparations ready?”
I asked him.
“Almost. We should be able to break through Horizon soon enough.”
“Almost, huh. Hurry it up.”
Day 45
Sunalla woke us up early today. She had us on high alert, saying that there were enemies around. I managed to confirm this with [God’s Wisdom] and realized we were surrounded by a lot of fishmen. Not giving me enough time to think about my dream.
This was the average fishman’s stats.
STATUS
[Name: -
[Species: Shark fishman Adult Level 30/70
[Status: [Hungry]
[Age: 24 years
[Rank: C+
[Race Rank: Tier 1
[Class: Assassin Level 7]
[Job(s): Mercenary Level 3, Thief Level 8, Bandit Level 4]
[Talent: C grade
[Titles: |Survivor|, |Scavenger|, |Heretic|
[Blessings:
[Level: 70 Exp: 390/13450
[Health: 5000/5000 Stamina: 5200/5200 Strength: 1720 Speed: 2000 Defense: 3210 Dexterity: 1800 Intelligence: 200 Luck: 40
‘The average bandit is C rank? I doubt that’d be the same for humans though.’
I thought to myself. Still, taking on these guys would be no problem for me. They weren’t especially strong or anything. They were swimming about in a circle, laughing at us.
“Hehehe! Looky what we got here.”
One of the bandits came out of the crowd. He seemed to be the leader of the group, possessing the highest stats and gear.
“Some fine Atlantean folk and their ugly courier wagnar.”
He spoke to all of us, even calling me ugly. I felt quite offended after having heard that.
“Hand over yer goods, an’ no one gets hurt.”
The leader pointed his sword at us, as if to intimidate us. Sunalla was clearly not amused. She swam close to the bandit leader and growled.
“Where is she?”
She asked. The bandit cocked his head, obviously failing to understand what she meant. Neither did I for that matter.
“Where is who?”
“Don’t play dumb, old shark idiot. Where is the princess?”
‘Princess?’
I found myself asking Yokino. The spider shrugged and simply kept her focus on the other bandits surrounding us. Same for Kawaii who remained in the shape of a slime on back, clearly trying to remain inconspicuous; probably because she was the weakest. If this was an average bandit scenario, I was all hands down for it. One thing to kick off my isekai bucket list.
Sunalla honestly looked tiny in comparison to the shark fishman. He was probably a bit bigger than Aeri, and that was saying something. Still, maybe the current Aeri was stronger? I wasn’t sure. I could check her stats, but no. I would prefer to put him at the level of Aeri before the dungeon raid.
“Angel fishman? About this high, gold and blue goldilocks, dull brown eyes and a frail body?”
He described who I presumed to be the princess, with hand gestures.
“Only one.”
Sunalla said. Something was quite different about her. She seemed to be on edge, as compared to the time she was in Larm, helping us out with the whole Krull incident.
“Never seen her before. Ask the next gang you meet in our bellies.”
He said and laid bare his fangs for us to see, probably trying to intimidate us. I sighed then touched my head. Sure, he was almost as strong as I was, but I was certain that beating him would be no problem. Given that Yokino and Sunalla were here with me. Sunalla was B+ in rank by the way; Not someone to be taken lightly.
She raised her hand and her eyes glowed a faint green. I could feel the surrounding water moving. There was a weird vibration and heat with it, followed by one of the bandit’s screams. I managed to catch what happened to it. It was an eel fishman and its body was suddenly squashed to bits.
Everyone, including me, looked at Sunalla, shocked by what she just did. The bandits quickly recovered however and growled at her.
“Alright, Atlantean dog. Prepare to die.”
“I have no intentions of dying to the likes of simple bandits.”
She said, signaling for the start of the fight. I gulped as one of the bandits charged at me, obviously presuming that I was the weakest. Honestly, who went for the animal when a fight begun.
Curiously, I activated my torrent skill to see how effective it would be in a fight. With a simple wave of my wing… fin? A little whirlpool formed in front of me. I sent the whirlpool forward and the whirlpool continued to gather momentum, spinning faster and adding more water to it, increasing its size and velocity. The bandit got swallowed up by the whirlpool and was sent some distance away, screaming.
“Aaaaaghhhh!”
The others noticed this and just like that, I had made myself a target for immediate extermination. However, neither Sunalla nor Yokino paid any attention to me. They were doing their own things.
Sunalla was busily going about squashing the bandits and throwing lightning bolts at them, although for some reason, the lightning bolts seemed to have no effect on them.
Yokino too was playing about, creating bubbles on the bandits heads, suffocating them and making them die slowly and painfully, while laughing maniacally.
[You have killed one Puffer Fishman.]
[You have received 20,000 experience points]
A message showed up, a while after I had thrown the fishman into my torrent. To think that it would take so long to simply kill one opponent. I felt like it was a waste.
I dodged another incoming fishman, however, I got scratched by one of its horns.
[You have been poisoned]
[You will lose 50 health points per second]
‘Poisoned, huh?’
[You have lost 50 health points]
[Due to the skill [Low Poison Resistance], the effect of the poison has been lessened.]
[You will lose 30 health points per second]
‘Hmm, still not strong enough. I’m thinking poison resistance should be strong enough to completely nullify poison of this level.’
I used [Snake Head Tail] together with [Stinger], to stab the fishman in the head, instantly killing it.
[You have killed one Thorned Fishman]
[You have received 20,000 experience points]
‘Hmmm, is there a way to level up faster?’
<<Kill stronger opponents>>
‘Stronger opponents? But these guys aren’t really strong.’
<<Sensing a strong presence nearby. Would you like to investigate?>>
The agent suggested something cool. I shrugged my shoulder and told it to lead the way.
‘Mawstewr, mawstewr. Where are we going?’
Kawaii asked on my back. I looked at the others and they were handling the situation fairly well. I could catch up to them later. I needed to grind a bit. If Yokino didn’t do her disappearing stunt as usual, I should have been able to find my way back to them.
So, with [Super Engine], I shot off in the direction in which the agent sensed the monster.
Once I got to the location, I received an interesting alert.
[You are approaching a [Legendary Domain]]
[Do you wish to proceed?]
>[YES]/[NO]
I slowed down and looked at the screen.
‘Hey, agent. What’s this?’
<<[Legendary Domain] is a place that belongs to a [Legendary] being or holds a [Legendary] item>>
‘Eh? For real? That means this monster must be crazy strong, right?’
<<Not exactly.>>
‘Explain?’
<<This notification only appears due to you possessing a [Sacred]. If it were another scenario, you would not be aware of a [Legend] lurking here.>>
‘That so? Do you believe I would be able to survive this?’
<<If you do not encounter the [Legendary] beast, you have a 40% chance of survival>>
The agent heartlessly said.
‘Ah. Then why would I want to go?’
<<To reap the benefits of a level up.>>
‘Ugh. Uwaa! Fine. Let’s do this!’
I accepted the offer.
DING!
[Your [Sacred: The Legend of Pandemonium] has been recognized by the [Legendary Domain]]
[A [Sacred Quest] will be activated]
‘A [Sacred Quest]?’
<<The closest example would be clearing special quests that only happen when certain conditions are met>>
‘I see. Oi, Kawaii. Looks like we’re going to be grinding a lot today.’
‘Grind! Grind! Grind! Grind!’
She was really excited at the prospect.
I swam right into the location, then was put under a certain overwhelming pressure that made me drop some feet.
[You have entered a [High Pressure Zone]]
[All your physical stats have been dropped by 50%]
[You have entered a [High Mana Zone]]
[Mana control has dropped by 70%]
[You have entered a [High Toxic Zone]]
[You have been poisoned severely]
[You will lose 100 health points per second]
My muscles immediately tensed up and all my instincts were screaming at me. In the distance, I could make out figures thanks to [God’s Wisdom]. However, I honestly wished I couldn’t see what I was seeing.
Something big. Way bigger than Goliath, with its eyes glaring at me demonically, hungry for me. I gulped then tried to swim back.
DING!
[The [Sacred Quest] has begun]
[Sacred Quest: Kraken Subjugation]
[Status: Ongoing
[Type: Time Limit [10:00]
[Rewards: Rewards depend on the number of kills achieved]
[Description: Kill as many enemies as you can within the time limit]
[Note: 20 seconds will be added after every kill]
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