Chapter 156 – Chew and Screw (1/2)
“Zzaaaa…” The Octopus King wailed out tragically as one of its tentacles was sliced off by West. It instantly went berserk, the remaining seven tentacles piercing out from the sea and charging towards West.
Frowning in contempt, West flicked out several beads the size of a pigeon’s egg from his hand. The sparkling beads bore a pink glitter as they hit the tentacles and violently exploded once West roared out, “Explode!” Along with the sky-shattering thunder, thick black smoke rose up from the boss’s body.
When the smoke gradually dispersed with the sea wind, the Octopus King was revealed to be in a wretched state. Its tentacles were bombed into remnants, leaving only a chunk still wiggling around.
“Holy crap!” Fatty blurted out a curse at West, not feeling any joy in discovering that the enemy was heavily injured. He recognized these beads to be the Thunderfire Power Bomb at first sight. What did West say then? He said those things were hard to get and he only had seven left, all of which he gave to me. Now what? He just tossed out several at once!
West didn’t know that Fatty was cursing him in his heart. He rubbed his hands, summoning a two-meter-long lance and hurled it forward.
Pffff. The fire lance successfully impaled the Octopus King’s body. However, the body was too big, so the lance went in entirely and only dealt a little damage before vanishing.
Hoooo. Exhaling some air bubbles, the Octopus King wisely chose to dive down into the ocean.
“Wanna run?” West’s eyes flashed. He directly jumped down and hugged onto the remains of the boss’s cut-off limb.
“UP!” West roared furiously. Surprisingly, he managed to pull the Octopus King out from under the water forcefully.
“Lil’ Bro, it’s all yours, just pounce!” West called out to Fatty after he had summoned his fire blade and completely cut off the remaining tentacles with a few slashes, leaving only the one he was holding.
“Thanks, Big Bro,” Fatty was ecstatic. Since he was unable to attack from his mount without being a knight first, he jumped off the pterosaur and landed on the Octopus King.
Even without its tentacle, the Octopus King was still a fierce fighter. It repeatedly howled, issuing waves of water to rise and slam into Fatty’s back.
Indeed, a Yao boss couldn’t be killed that easily. If not for West, ten Fattys would still be swallowed whole by this Octopus King without leaving a single bone behind.
However, that was just ‘if’. Currently, West was here to thoroughly restrain it from leaving the water while the pterosaur was helping by attacking it from the side. A half-dead octopus could never resist such a combination. After less than half an hour, it was heaving its last breaths from Fatty’s attack.
“Die!” Fatty shouted and ferociously stabbed downwards. With a rumble, countless equipment fell out from the Octopus King’s body into the sea.
Ding.
System Notification: Congratulations, you have slain the Yao-Rank boss Octopus King. +300,000 exp, +750 Reputation.
“AAHHH! MY EQUIPMENT!” Fatty wailed tragically and jumped down.
After meticulously circling underwater to loot all of the equipment, Fatty finally climbed back up on the pterosaur’s back with satisfaction. Then, he saw West relax his arms and let the Octopus King’s massive body fall freely, causing a myriad of waterdrops to cascade around them.
Fatty once again jumped on the octopus’ body and cast several Harvests, gaining an inner water core and a massive chunk of octopus meat. It was a shame that Wheat couldn’t be summoned at the same time as the pterosaur, or else he could let Wheat eat this inner core and see what would happen.
After taking care of the foolish octopus, Fatty and West continued to travel deep into the ocean. While he swore to help Fatty get the Waterwalk book, the unfortunate West couldn’t locate the aquatic mobs he mentioned after searching for two days on the sea when Fatty’s time of borrowing the pterosaur reached its deadline.
Fatty stood on a small island and watched as the pterosaur whizzed away. Then, he pitifully glanced over at West, making the latter feeling very ashamed.
“Lil’ Bro, don’t worry. I’ll definitely get the Waterwalk art for you,” West heavily beat his chest for the -nth time. It was to the point where even the ever-shameless Fatty could no longer look at him anymore.
“Big Bro, it’s no hurry, but you see, in this wide ocean, I can't move well without the pterosaur. Ahh, I can't make you carry me either,” Fatty said as if he had hit a dead end.
“This is indeed a problem. Let me think about it,” West tapped his forehead and then suddenly said, “Yeah, let me snatch you a mount!”
Not waiting for a reply from Fatty, West flew off into the horizon on his Fire Cloud. While West was only a high AI monster, his idea of gratitude weighed heavily on him. Despite making the mistake of forgetting the location of the monster that dropped the Waterwalk book, he still truly wanted to repay Fatty for his favor.
Watching as West flew away, Fatty sat down and remembered the equipment he’d acquired. He took them out and leisurely appraised them.
The best equipment came from the Yao boss Octopus King: a lance.
Overlord’s Lance
Violet Weapon
Level Requirement: 55
Attack: 120 – 135
STR +23
END +20
Active – Water Gun: Summons a dozen water guns to attack the opponent, dealing AoE damage. The damage dealt is higher in aquatic territories. Cooldown: 5 minutes.
It was indeed a Yao boss’s drop, bearing a very mighty name and high damage.
Aside from this Overlord’s Lance, there were several other decent pieces of equipment.
Crystal Star
Gold Necklace
Level Requirement: 35
Defense: 35
DEX +20