Chapter 149: Bastion Crab King (2/2)

“You heard me.”

“…”

‘Hold on, isn’t everyone having the wrong idea about strategies?

‘You demons! You are talking about how to eat your enemy even before you fight it!’

“I get what you’re thinking, but are you really fearing that two hundred Players couldn’t beat one Bastion Crab King, its devastating damage notwithstanding?” Princess Leah shrugged with a crafty smile, seemingly pleased with her prank.

Edward decided that it was the truth upon consideration.

Ultimately, the Bastion Crab King was nothing more than a bigger crab, and it might actually be less powerful than the Barren Giant. Therefore, how could the Players lose?

Still, crabs are so cute. If they had to eat it…

“Can I have sweet and spicy?” Edward asked then. “With added habanero wheat! (A spice that basically is the combination of garlic and cumin)”

“Buttered crab meat served with soup!” Eleena suddenly shouted, having kept quiet for a while.

“Grilled is best when it comes to crab.” Joe said, joining the grill faction. “The meat, sizzling and oozing with juices—imagine taking a big bite. It doesn’t get better than that!”

“No, no, no. It has to be seasoned with dark rye flour with a touch of habanero wheat. That’s the best!” Gou Dan voiced his own thoughts and his addition to the steam gang.

“Uh… can’t we have a bit of everything if the Bastion Crab King is that huge?” Jessica said meekly.

She flinched the moment those words left her mouth as every other Players had turned to her.

“Um… did I say anything wrong?” She asked softly.

In the very next moment, all the Players who had been crazily arguing just a second ago yelled at the same time.

“That’s it!”

“Eh? Eeeeeeeh—?”

***

[Ding!]

[Winter Swimming Event: Fishfolk Island Attacks has concluded]

[Thanks to everyone’s hard work, the threat of Fishmen Island is over, but the evil Ocean Goddess is still at large despite the brave and powerful God of Games having sealed the Ocean Eye. With her craftiness, the Ocean Goddess would be able to send a number of fishmen on the island, and as such, please frequently visit Fishmen Island and purge these vile creatures to keep the peace of the seas!]

[Exchangeable items remain with new fishmen kill count. Please take note that the list of exchangeable items changes according to the season.]

[All Players who participated in the event earns the title of ‘Fishman Slayer’]

[Note 1: ‘Hunting fishmen is the most boring thing there is, because their heads are pungently fishy and can’t be used to decorate walls.’—Mistolin Anti-Fishfolk Strategist A]

[Note 2: ‘Haven’t you heard of gyotaku[1], bro?’—Mistolin Anti-Fishfolk Strategist B]

[1] Translator’s Note: Gyotaku is a Japanese method of printmaking that traditionally utilizes fish, sea creatures, or similar subjects as ‘printing plates’ in its process.