Archer's Adventure Manual

Chapter 164 Fat Catfish

Everyone was both angry and amused by Holt's words; they never expected an adventurer's party to be so shameless.

Loran and the others discussed it for a while, but in the end they were too lazy to pay attention to these guys. Anyway, they had already killed enough murlocs, so a few more wouldn't make a difference.

The members of Put's team couldn't hide their joy; this was a spoil of war they had earned through their own strength!

Loran and the others also began cleaning up the spoils of war.

The guards also expressed their gratitude to the dog-dagger squad.

"Thanks to you all, if it weren't for you, we would probably have been badly injured by the mermen again... It's also fortunate that the dark-colored merman didn't appear this time." The guard exhaled a breath of stale air and said with lingering fear.

"Dark-skinned merfolk?" Loran looked at the light-skinned merfolk on the ground and asked curiously, "Besides these light-skinned merfolk, there are dark-skinned ones too? And from what you're saying, that guy is very strong?"

"That's right. Besides these light-colored murlocs, there was also a dark-colored murloc in the last battle. It was far more powerful than these light-colored murlocs... Several of my friends died at its hands last time!"

The guard looked unwell, as if he was recalling that unpleasant memory.

Loran frowned slightly. He remembered what the village chief had said: these merfolk were very clever. The merfolk who had attacked earlier would not be able to deal with the five or six guards here in a short time.

With Loran and his group lying in wait, the merfolk's attack seemed even more feeble and ineffective. Even so, it gave the impression that the merfolk had not used their full strength.

This feels like... a feint?

Loran realized something was wrong and quickly called out to the group who were cleaning up the mess, "Everyone, come here for a second!"

Everyone was taken aback. Although they didn't know why, they still walked towards Loran's direction.

Loran voiced his speculation: "I find it strange that these merfolk's attack wasn't very strong. I have a feeling that the attack just now was a probing attack, and we can't let our guard down."

Everyone thought it made sense. They all said that the fishmen were not so easy to deal with. Although their victory was not easy, they obviously did not go all out.

Everyone understood, but Finita looked towards Put's team and kindly reminded them, "Hey! You guys better not focus too much on collecting loot! Those merfolk's attack might not be over yet!"

The group, engrossed in collecting their spoils, paid no heed to Finita's words. Holt sneered, "These guys are just jealous of our loot! They've killed so many merfolk and they're still not satisfied. No wonder they say human nature is always greedy; seeing it today proves it."

Putt tapped Holt on the head. "Stop talking nonsense and get to work. We're being unreasonable and do whatever we want, and they're just too lazy to bother with us. But this is crucial funding for our little adventurer team to get started! If you piss them off again, things might really get out of hand."

"Yes, yes, I understand!" Holt pleaded repeatedly.

"They might be a group of adventurers who are new to the area... When they first met us, they warned us to be careful of the murlocs, but now..." Loran shrugged helplessly as he looked at the group.

"It's best for everyone to stay close and remain vigilant, so we can respond promptly if anything unexpected happens."

Everyone nodded, preparing to slowly collect their spoils.

"Boom!" Suddenly, a column of water shot into the sky, and a huge fish-man burst out of the water and descended from the sky, opening his blood-red maw.

That gaping mouth could easily fit a small boat!

This enormous fish-man's target was none other than the Putt Squad, who were engrossed in their search!

By the time Put's trio realized something was wrong, it was too late. The gaping maw swallowed all three of them whole, and the three living people vanished on the shore!

"This...this is a fat fish!" the guard exclaimed. "Run! We can't beat it; this guy is even tougher than the dark-colored mermen!"

The guards tried to retreat towards the village, but the next moment, splashes of water erupted as a dozen dark-colored fishmen leaped onto the shore.

Compared to the light-colored fishmen, they have a more robust physique and physique, and their weapons are spears made of more dazzling coral.

"Eat! Eat! Eat!" The giant fish used its belly to bounce and charged towards Loran and the others, while the other dark-colored fishmen blocked their retreat.

Brian roared forward, and a huge fireball shot out.

"Boom!" A huge burst of fire exploded on the fish, instantly engulfing it.

Finita didn't even have time to be surprised. She took out her staff, conjured a fireball, and followed closely behind!

Water vapor continued to evaporate, forming a mist.

The next moment, a plump body suddenly burst out of the mist. It was the fat fish. Its skin looked a little charred, but the fish itself was not greatly affected.

"Fireball spell, it's not very effective against it!" Finita was surprised. The strength of the monster in front of her was definitely not to be underestimated.

She quickly activated her spiritual vision to examine the fat fish in front of her.

"They're... mid-level intermediate stage!" Finita exclaimed. She looked at the dark-colored fishmen surrounding them and realized that each of them possessed mid-low level intermediate stage strength.

Keep in mind that the bear goblin only had low-level high-grade combat power, while this fat fish's combat power was far superior.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

With each wriggling step of the fat fish, the ground of the entire village trembled slightly. Because of its large size, even though it didn't seem to jump very far, its movement speed was astonishing.

"Eee-yah!" The dark-colored fish-men around them also launched an attack on the guards.

Loran conjured several magic arrows and shot them at the fat fish. The magic arrows were able to barely penetrate its skin, but they only damaged the outermost layer of fat.

To truly kill this guy, you need to damage his internal organs.

"We can only break through these fishmen's defenses; that fat fish is beyond our capabilities," Noah immediately decided.

Everyone agreed and hurriedly ran towards the interior of the village, where they encountered the dozen or so dark-colored fishmen blocking the road.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The merfolk's spears continuously spewed out scorching water vapor, attacking Loran and his companions. The water vapor was extremely hot, and the damage was no less than that of a ball of fire being sprayed at a person.

Furthermore, this thing has a relatively wide range, like a magic trick created later in life.

Noah, who was at the forefront, was forced to retreat step by step.

"Let's see how many more times you can spew this!" Noah swung his greatsword and charged forward, with Brian following closely behind, rushing out alongside Noah!

Loran looked at the fat fish moving quickly behind him, and then at the fishmen blocking his way. He understood that they couldn't possibly escape in such a short time.

Even if they manage to escape, there will definitely be casualties.

So, should we use that move?