Chapter 143: Luring Monsters is An Essential Skill! (1/2)

Edward and the others explored the Fishmen Island after having their fill of crab.

It turns out that every other spot on the island was full of fishmen apart from the territory of the Killer Fiddler Crabs.

What shocked them, however, was that there were rare elite fishmen aside from those normal fishmen that they used to kill in droves.

Although they had yet to specifically explore where the seven Sea Sapphires were, the entire island was basically divided into seven parts.

The first was the long coastal area that was full of reefs and sandy beaches.

It was also a no-go zone for the fishmen since it was full of Killer Fiddler Crabs. Still, though they were delicious, who would end up being eaten was hard to say if anyone were to be encircled by two or more of those creatures with the same level.

Meanwhile, when the island divided according to the landscape, there was a hill area which was filled with mountain rocks, cliffs and precipices which appeared yellow-brown on a single glance. There was also a lush jungle area covered with trees that showed the properties of seaweed; an especially hot desert zone despite neighboring the sea; another lush area, but it was a mangrove that had no land but was instead full of swamp, moss and mud; the most spacious spot was a grassland that was filled with waist-high herbaceous plants, but the persisting rustling from the surrounding bushes made it clear that it wasn’t a peaceful place.

And at the center of the island was a lofty mountain that seemed to be cut from its middle, forming a massive plateau. That was where the Ocean Eye portal was, and where hordes of fishmen were living.

If other places were filled with lurking threats, that was the only place where the threats were out in the open, the one spot which was definitely the most dangerous.

And since it was already so clear, there was no question that the seven Sea Sapphires were distributed throughout the seven ones.

Nonetheless, Edward only had to think briefly to decide on their target: the central zone!

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Their group stayed behind a large rock just a bit away from the pateau to avoid detection, with Joe speaking first. “I’ve used my familiar spirit to scout it out: that Fishman High Priest which is standing right next to the Ocean Eye has a sapphire this large hanging over its neck.”

Joe put his hands together to form a circle the size of a bowl. “It’s definitely a Sea Sapphire!”

“And? Where’s your familiar spirit?” Edward asked after waiting for a while, but realizing then that Joe’s familiar spirit did not return.

“Destroyed by the fishman’s magic,” Joe said with a pained look. “There’s going to be a ten-minute cooldown before I can resummon it.”

Edward clapped his hand on Joe’s shoulder in a gesture of consolation before turning to the others. “Anyone has any ideas?”

“Me! Me! Me!” It was Joe once again.

Edward, slightly surprised, made a ‘get on with your show’ gesture.

“First, Edward and Gou Dan will ambush the enemy from the right!” Joe said seriously.

“Call me Doug Ag!” Gou Dan interrupted unhappily but Joe ignored him.

Meanwhile, Edward nodded. A faint to confuse the enemy? Good idea!