Versatile Mage: I have a proficiency panel

Chapter 68 The curse
The plane landed, the sea breeze blew, and I could faintly smell a strange smell, permeating this small port.

At this time, the boardwalk at the port was already crowded with people. They had never seen such a scene before. All kinds of terrible rumors gradually brewed among these people in shock. I believe it will not take long before they spread throughout Tinoa. The streets and alleys of Asia City.

A huge skeleton was washed ashore by the waves. The skeleton is very complete, and one can roughly imagine its sharp and domineering appearance when it was alive through its skeleton. One can also imagine that it must have been a overlord that can roam the sea.

“What a huge demon skeleton! This is really a bit exaggerated…” Zhao Manyan was stunned.

When I was sitting on the plane and looking down, I felt that this white "ship" and the small port were a bit out of place, but after landing and seeing the scene in person, I found that the skeleton was indeed quite amazing.

"How could a creature of this level be made like this? The skeleton seems to be very complete, but there is not a drop of blood or a trace of flesh on the body, let alone the internal organs!" Nan Jue said.

The ocean is so vast that there must be beings more powerful than the creature in front of me when it was alive, but this skeleton is quite complete and does not seem to have been hit or collided. Even if it was crushed and killed instantly, where would its skin, flesh, internal organs, and blood go? Moreover, bones are very heavy, so why do they float on the sea like a magic ship?
"This is because of the drowning curse. There is a parasitic demon that devours and inherits everything from this demon." Bai Jue explained to everyone.

“Drowning Curse?” Mo Fan repeated the word. They had encountered a drowning curse incident in Donghai City. How was this skeleton related to the drowning curse?

"It's a complicated matter to explain. Let's go and challenge them first. We can talk about these things later." Bai Jue didn't say anything else.

The national pavilion in this small place was quite easy for everyone. There was no pressure and it was quickly resolved. The drowning curse from Bai Jue's mouth kept everyone's interest, and they were looking forward to his explanation.

Facing everyone's gaze, Bai Jue did not keep anyone in suspense.

"The culprit of the drowning curse incident is a parasitic demon called jellyfish maggots. They live in seawater and are as small as some plankton. They can easily enter the body of a living thing, such as through the human mouth, nose, and ears."

"The evil maggots enter the human body, adhere to the vicinity of the stomach, and frantically absorb the nutrients and food of humans. As a result, those who are hit by the Drowning Curse begin to have a huge increase in appetite. In fact, it means that they not only want to absorb the energy they have taken in, but also want to feed the evil maggot embryos in their bodies."

"The maggot embryos are becoming more and more mature in the human body. They are no longer satisfied with food. They are not satisfied with stealthily taking in energy in a small host. They need to replenish themselves in the vast ocean."

"At this time, the evil maggots begin to devour the human body, extracting most of the human's important bodily functions and transferring them to their own body, as a reserve for a trip to the sea. Then, these horrible little creatures exert a kind of mental control on the people who have been cursed by the drowning, forcing them to go to places with water, especially the ocean!"

"The evil maggots will drill out of the human body, and this drill will instantly drain all the energy in the body of the Drowned Curseholder, causing them to die and wilt in just a few seconds. Then, these transparent evil little devils will swim into the sea and start their new life, entering the second form."

"One of the scary things about jellyfish maggots is that they are like a flexible embryo in their egg form. Basically, they can grow into whatever they wrap around them."

"The skeleton we saw on the coast before didn't even have bone marrow. The bones were hollow and not that heavy, so they could float. They were also thrown on the coast, and their appearance was consistent with being devoured by jellyfish maggots."

"..." After hearing Bai Jue's story, everyone shuddered and felt even more awe for the ocean.

"That skeleton should be a sea mammoth. According to its size, it should have been close to the strength of a monarch. How could it be parasitized by evil maggots?" Jiang Yu was very familiar with the classification of monsters, so he felt even more terrified. "So, Captain, you explained this matter to us in detail. Are you going to use this as our training mission?" Mu Tingying asked after hesitating for a moment.

"No, I am unilaterally preparing to resolve this matter. There is an international bounty pool for the drowning curse, and the reward is average, about 350 million in total. I want to ask who among you wants to participate." Bai Jue looked at everyone.

The so-called bounty pool means that if no one succeeds in this round, the prize money will be accumulated to the next round to form a prize pool. Similarly, there is also such a bounty pool for bounties. That is, if someone in the world posts a similar bounty, the World Hunter Alliance will put the bounty amount together. If no one completes it, the bounty amount will not be returned, but will continue to accumulate...

Although 350 million is not a lot, the Drowning Curse incident can add a good achievement to the hunter's resume. It can help Bai Jue be promoted from a six-star hunter master to a seven-star and enjoy more discounts on the purchase of spirit essence.

Bai Jue knew the cause and solution of the drowning curse, but there was one difficult thing, which was the cultivation of the jellyfish maggots. Although he had high skills in poison and was good at researching potions, he had no experience in raising this thing. More people would help him find more materials.

"Brother Bai, make some money and take me under your wing!" Mo Fan said firmly. Three hundred and fifty million was just an average sum. The captain was indeed wealthy. He had failed in his attempt to recognize him as his godfather on the plane, so now he was starting to recognize him as his brother.

The other team members weighed the benefits and risks, and in the end only Mu Ningxue and Jiang Yu participated. Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue also wanted to come, but unfortunately they had other things to do.

"Then our first task is to collect some information about this area..." After dividing the teams, Bai Jue began to arrange everyone's work.

"I have a hunter partner who is an expert at gathering information. How about I ask her to help? I'll pay her out of my share." Mo Fan suddenly thought of Lingling. They had just talked on the phone not long ago, and she had been complaining about how boring school was. She must be very interested in the Drowning Curse, right?

“Are you good at collecting information? Of course.” Bai Jue knew that Mo Fan was talking about Ling Ling, so he had no reason to refuse.

……

After returning to the inn, Mo Fan found a magic recorder with a good internet connection and described the drowning curse to Lingling, hoping that Lingling could help collect clues remotely.

After hearing about the drowning curse, Lingling's eyes immediately lit up.

"Where are you?" Lingling asked.

"You don't want to come to Prut's Tinoaya City?" Mo Fan asked.

"What's wrong with that? It's better than going back to that crappy school!" Lingling said.

Ever since Mo Fan went out to the world to train, she felt like she was going to get bored in the Magic City. There were no events, no bounties, and no room for thought. She felt like she would collapse at any time.

She was fed up with days like that and had to find something to do as a hunter!
(End of this chapter)