In order to become a Heroic Spirit, I had no choice but to cause trouble in history.

“We’re still far behind you guys.” The hardwood anchor transformed back into a bracer. Aga took a breath, his back to the more than ten-meter-long demonic boar carcass, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. “The next one should be an ordinary chimera.”

“Let me make this clear beforehand, Aga.” Ocean crossed his arms, held up one finger, and said seriously, “Although the chimera is much smaller than this giant boar, the level of trouble it causes is absolutely exponential.”

“I know.” Aga stretched his muscles. “By the way, are we sleeping here tonight?”

“Yes, since it's training, we definitely have to endure harsh conditions.” Kimia nodded. “Because of our agreement with Lemoni and the matter with Oshin, after dealing with the last two powerful magical beasts, we'll be heading to other places, so it's true…”

boom--

Aga summoned the ship and looked at the group of people standing there dumbfounded with an expression of utter disbelief: "Why don't you just sleep in here?"

The stunned group of people: ......

That seems right.

"Demon sheep, demon wolf, demon boar, next up is the chimera..."

Lemoni brought firewood, and Ruslan lit it. The group sat together in a circle, roasting the demon boar meat against the backdrop of the already reddening sky.

"Speaking of which, Ou Shen, why did you guys pretend to faint back then?" Aga turned over the plump, juicy pork and looked at Ou Shen.

"Because it's also a way of making amends," Ou Shen said with a smile.

"Apologize?" Aga asked, puzzled.

Sitting next to him, Ruslan patted Aga on the shoulder: "Hey Aga, tell me how you felt last night when you decided to leave with us, okay?"

"What does it feel like...?" Aga thought for a moment, "Probably like... a fledgling bird about to leave the nest and fly far away on its own."

“That’s normal, but what will your sister think?” Luslan continued.

"Huh? Sister..."

Lemoni poked at the fire with his golden spear: "Even your only family member will leave you and embark on that 'hero's' path, which will almost certainly result in your destruction."

"That's how your sister feels."

Lemoni looked at Aga calmly.

Aga suddenly felt his gaze was extremely painful.

He suddenly felt a little regretful.

"I..." He opened his mouth, but only managed to utter one word, completely unsure of what he was going to say.

"Do you regret getting on my pirate ship, heading towards that illusory title of 'hero'?" Ou Shen sneered, but he was only mocking himself. "I'm no hero, just a good-for-nothing."

One, a mere experimental subject...

“No, don’t say that,” Agah interrupted Oshin.

“There’s one thing you shouldn’t deny,” he said, looking at Oshin. “To be able to kill such a monster and enjoy such cheers—that’s definitely heroism!”

"Do you still want to be a hero?" Miya asked.

“We’re not saying these things to make you admit it, much less to make you regret it, Aga.” He picked up the meat that was almost cooked. “We’ve never considered ourselves heroes, and there’s no point in admitting that kind of fame.”

"What we care about is you as a person."

All four people's eyes were focused on Aga.

"Try to understand your own heart, and then... follow in our footsteps and make yourself stronger—that's enough."

Aga seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to understand, and simply nodded.

"......I see."

I will definitely prove it to my sister. Let my sister acknowledge my heroic reputation.

After eating the entire demonic boar down to its skeleton and inedible entrails, the group moved from the deck into the cabin and huddled together to sleep.

The next day, as if he had found some motivation, Aga's already strong body was full of energy. After finding a chimera, he didn't spend much time smashing the lion's head in the middle with the anchor.

"What's next?" He looked at Ou Shen and his three companions, panting heavily as he saw the wound on his chest.

“Hydra lives in the mangroves; it’s our next target.” Ocean nodded, his eyes narrowing. “And, by the way, there’s the information Laurent gave me…”

"So, you mean, take care of that guy too, right?" Luslan's expression turned ferocious. "We didn't get a proper fight in the Chimera last time, this time I'm going to kill that thing quickly!"

Aga was a little confused: "What are you talking about?"

“Before we set off, I went to Mayor Laurent’s office and got the latest intelligence.” Lemoni held the golden spear to his chest, his expression cold. “There is a very powerful magical beast that lives near the sea in the mangrove forest. It is our next target.”

"A legendary monster capable of summoning ocean tides—"

"Siren".

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Chapter 587 One-on-One Fight Against the Twenty-Meter-Long Hydra

"Now that we've finished reporting on the Hydra, let's organize the information on the Sirens."

Just like last night, a few people gathered around a bonfire, roasting meat and chatting.

First, he explained to Aga, who had only been hunting powerful magical beasts for a few days, how to deal with a normal Hydra that was about ten meters long. Then they began to discuss the key points of their trip to the mangrove forest.

That was the siren.

“Generally speaking, the size of a magical beast transformed from an ordinary animal is directly proportional to the magical power it can withstand, that is, its strength. This is why powerful magical boars and magical wolves can have a huge size that even naturally born magical beasts do not have.” Oshin leaned against a rock, the crackling fire reflecting off his face, making his face slightly red.

"But naturally occurring magical beasts are different. For example, the more common and difficult-to-deal-with chimeras are usually only two to three meters in size, but the largest chimeras can be twenty or thirty meters in size."

"However, there is one saying that applies to the Chimera race."

"A large chimera is definitely a powerful chimera, but the most powerful chimera is definitely not large."

"It's a pyramid-shaped body, with the weakest and strongest being relatively small, while the largest is located in the middle."

"But the monster we're going to hunt tomorrow—the Sirens—is a different story."

“Whether they are strong or weak, they are all the same size.” Oshin shook his finger, and the remaining four people listened attentively.

In battle, intelligence is of utmost importance. With sufficient intelligence, even if there is a significant disparity in combat strength, it is possible to achieve victory against overwhelming odds through strategies developed based on intelligence.

"All sirens are about the same size as humans. Just hearing their names might not give you a clear idea of ​​what kind of monster they are, so let me tell you another name for a siren, and you'll probably understand what kind of monster it is."

That is—

Harpy.

"...So, you mean flying magical beasts?" Lemoni asked seriously.

Flying monsters are not easy to deal with...

"And it's a very small flying magical beast, which makes things a bit difficult." Miya frowned.

This is the most difficult enemy for him to deal with.

Even if he uses the magic power within his body to amplify his size, his height is only about five meters at most, making it very difficult to effectively attack targets in the air.

"This is just the first form of the harpy siren; there's a second form too." Oshin shook his head and sighed. "Logically, these magical beasts should be few in number, but we unexpectedly encountered one..."

"What does the second state mean?" Luslan rubbed his thumb against the hilt of his short sword.

The stronger Warcraft is, the better! I'm about to burst with pent-up energy! I haven't even felt like chatting with Ou Shen much lately!

“When a harpy loses its wings, the nature of its magic changes permanently… To be honest, I’m not quite sure why this strange change happens.” Oshin rubbed his temples; it was still quite uncomfortable to rack his brains like this. “It’s probably like this: after losing its wings, the original wings turn into human arms, and the lower body turns into a fish tail.”

"Oh, I get it, the mermaid." As Aga listened to Ocean's description, he suddenly remembered the stories his sister often told him when he was little and when she was putting him to sleep.

“Yes, it’s the mermaid.” O’Shing nodded.

"This feels even more difficult than dealing with the harpy..." Kiyomiya grimaced.

It feels like this thing is specifically targeting me; I'm having a hard time fighting in either of my states.

“So tomorrow afternoon, we need to prepare for a long-term operation, and also, Jimia…” Ou Shen looked at Jimia.

"Huh?" Jimiya was thinking about how she could help in this battle when she suddenly heard Oshin calling her.

"You'll be the bait tomorrow."

"......ha?"

"You're talking nonsense." Luslan rolled his eyes. "We're fighting in the mangrove forest. With your weight and build, it's a good thing you won't get stuck in the mud."

Not so good at fighting, but a master at arguing.

"This? Me?" Jimiya wanted to retort, but after saying two words, she realized that what Luslan said did seem to make sense.

"...Alright, how do you want to be the bait?" Unable to find a reason to object, and since there was really nothing she could do to help in this battle, Kiyaya could only nod in agreement.

“Aga, you and Jimia will be the bait.” Ou Shen looked at Aga.

"Huh? Me too?" Aga pointed to himself.

“Hmm.” Oshin nodded. “Sirens are highly vigilant magical beasts, but there is something that has a fatal attraction for them.”

“That’s the ship,” Ou Shen said, looking at Aga.

"The specific operational details are as follows..."

......

The next morning, the group got up and headed towards the mangrove forest.

"Aga, go faster!" Luslan said with a relaxed smile as he followed beside Aga.

“I know—” Aga tried to move his legs faster, looking at the other three people running ahead, his teeth clenched tightly.

I started late, so I must catch up with them!

After about an hour, the group arrived at the edge of the mangrove forest.

This mangrove forest was covered by water about one meter deep and was full of red mangroves that were several tens of meters tall.

“If we go deeper, we’ll enter the Sirens’ territory. If we want to find the Hydra, we can only look around here.” Ocean looked around.

Several people were standing in the water, but he was standing on the surface.

"Let's split up and search first, and don't forget the code." Ou Shen waved his hand.

Searching separately can indeed increase efficiency.

For example, right now.