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Chapter 121 Underwater Monster

"It looks like lobster meat."

It's no wonder Alphonse had doubts; the scorpion's flesh looked too much like lobster meat.

"It's definitely scorpion meat," Tessie replied confidently. "After cooking, the meat will shrink a bit, but that makes it easy to separate the scorpion meat from its shell. The shell is inedible; it's only cooked with the scorpion meat because it's difficult to remove."

"It smells so good," Midio said, but his heart was pounding.

What should I do? Should I try to act normal?

I've never eaten scorpion meat before. Is it really safe to eat?

When he arrived in Coldwind Territory, he had eaten slime jelly, Dark Leopard meat soup cooked by Tethys, and soup made from Walking Mushrooms, but this was the first time he had ever eaten insect meat.

Especially after seeing the ferocious and terrifying appearance of the giant scorpion in person.

The Kingdom of Hailant is surrounded by mountains and located in the north, so there's hardly any chance of seeing seafood like giant lobsters; they've only ever seen them in books.

He had eaten shrimp before, but only small river shrimp. The scorpion meat looked somewhat similar, but it was really off-putting.

But it smells so good, I feel like I'd be missing out if I didn't try it.

"It's almost time to eat." Tessie took out wooden plates and forks from her backpack and distributed them to Alphonse and the other two.

This was originally intended for use by everyone when cooking outdoors.

On the way to the capital, there are always situations where we can't reach the nearest town, so this has come in handy.

Tessie first scooped a spoonful for Alphonse.

Alphonse poked at the scorpion meat with his fork, and just as Tessie had said, the shell and meat of the cooked scorpion separated easily.

It's nothing to be afraid of. As a southerner, I've eaten roasted scorpions and roasted centipedes before, so this is nothing.

He forked a piece of scorpion meat and put it in his mouth.

After chewing a few times, I was immediately surprised.

Scorpion meat not only has a wonderfully fragrant aroma, but it is also very delicious, delicate, and elastic.

It even has a slightly chewy texture, giving you a deep sense of its firmness.

Not only does it have no fishy smell, but it is also very tender. Apart from the taste of the seasonings, you can also taste a slight sweetness in the scorpion meat.

"How is it?" Tessie asked.

"Delicious!" Alphonse gave Tessie a thumbs up. "Your cooking is as amazing as ever!"

Taisi loved hearing praise for his cooking skills, and he immediately grinned, his large, bell-like eyes narrowing into slits with laughter.

"Really?" Midio's mouth watered at the aroma. "Uncle Tadashi, give me a spoonful too, with lots of meat!"

After tasting it, Midio was also captivated by the flavor of the scorpion meat, praising it endlessly.

Taisi turned to Mia and said, "Lady Mia, if you don't eat insects, you can eat some mushroom stems first. If you feel nauseous and don't want to eat them, I'll catch some fish for you when I regain some strength."

"Give me a spoonful." Mia breathed a sigh of relief. "I'm not that delicate. If you can eat it, so can I."

Alphonse couldn't help but tease, "Didn't you say you don't eat bugs? If you really can't stand it, don't force yourself."

Mia blushed and retorted, "I just don't want to eat bugs!"

Who made Taixi cook scorpion meat so deliciously!

Blame him!

After a few bites, Mia couldn't stop eating.

Not only is the scorpion meat delicious, but even the mushroom stems are fully soaked in the broth, making them incredibly flavorful and satisfying.

In no time, the whole pot of scorpion meat and mushroom stems was devoured, leaving not even a drop of broth.

But that one pot wasn't enough to fill the stomachs of four people.

"I'll go catch some more fish, and we'll grill them." Taisi stood up.

"Your strength hasn't recovered yet, let me do it, you guys rest a bit more." Alphonse stopped Tessie and began to take off his clothes.

She didn't take off all her clothes; she still left her boxer shorts on.

It doesn't matter if your underwear gets wet; you can dry it with your internal energy.

Looking at Alphonse's well-built muscles, Mia couldn't help but blush slightly.

It's not uncommon to see men naked; when soldiers get hot during training, they inevitably take off their shirts at times.

Mia didn't understand why she felt a little shy.

It seems that Alphonse is a bit special?

With a leap, Alphonse jumped into the lake.

Alphonse is quite good at swimming.

With his arms outstretched, Alphonse swam and dived underwater.

The lake water is very clear, and you can already see schools of fish swimming around.

Catching fish is simple; Alphonse simply uses the "Control of Heaven and Earth" move of the Mysterious Black Gold Palm to suck the fish into his hand from afar.

Having caught two, Alphonse surfaced, threw the fish to the shore, and then dived back down.

Just as he was about to continue his efforts to catch the fish.

Suddenly, a large number of bubbles rose from the bottom of the lake.

A huge, dark shadow rapidly approached from below.

It's too late to say.

With a "whoosh," a tentacle thicker than Alphonse's thigh suddenly coiled over.

Alphonse was startled, but he didn't panic. With a flick of his pinky, several thin, silvery sword energies shot out and swept back towards the tentacle.

Like a maggot clinging to a bone, it swarms down, its tentacles cutting rapidly.

They were unable to sever the tentacles; they only managed to cut many wounds on them, from which blue blood oozed out and spread throughout the lake.

This surprised Alphonse. Although the sword was in the water, the resistance of the water flow would affect its speed, but the sword energy was still extremely sharp and could not cut the tentacle.

It is evident that the flesh of these tentacles is extremely tough.

The tentacle quickly retracted.

Immediately afterwards, several more tentacles tore through the water, like giant whips, and swiftly attacked Alphonse.

Alphonse had already seen it clearly; it was a giant squid with dark blue skin.

In the lake water, its movements are not hindered in any way.

He immediately joined his fingers together to form a sword, simultaneously unleashing a blazing, bright white sword light.

The power of the righteous sword is greater than that of the virtuous sword.

Even in this alternate world, the Soft Sword, though enhanced with attributes, still cannot compare to the highly concentrated sword energy of the True Sword.

A sky-blue sword light also shone beneath Alphonse's feet.

The toe sword was also activated at the same time.

At the bottom of the lake, movement techniques are useless, but the toe sword can provide a powerful propulsion force.

Alphonse swiftly dodging the attacks of several thick tentacles, he swung his sword and swiftly slashed at the tentacles.

A soft sword cannot cut through, but a righteous sword can.

Instantly, several tentacles were severed and fell to the bottom of the water.

The squid, in pain, stopped attacking and its remaining tentacles thrashed wildly, as if trying to churn up the surrounding lake water.

The spurting blood caused a large patch of blue to spread across the lake, making it extremely murky.

It was already afraid and sank into the depths of the lake.

You think you can just run away after ambushing me?

Alphonse wouldn't let it escape so easily. With a flick of its toe sword, it cleaved through the waves and gave chase at incredible speed.

(End of this chapter)