Chapter 142: Running from storm (1/2)

The merefolks stayed back in the water, shooting their Water Arrows, while the humongous Octopus tried to hie Shingi and the rest with its tentacles.

The Merefolk Leader sitting on the Octopus head had started saying something in a weird language which sounded like sounds toads would make.

Slowly water around the octopus started hovering up in different points around it, creating six water spheres.

The spheres moved over the land as they dropped but didn't form small pebbles. Each one took an almost humanoid-like shape, but it had no feet, just everything from the waist down was one piece.

Those were water Elementals that the Merefork formed using some of the strange energy of the tower.

Usually, only the Boss of the floor could use the Tower's energy, and that wasn't always the case.

Shingi was confident that this merefolk wasn't the Boss of the floor, or at least he shouldn't be.

The Octopus, or more specifically the Kraken it was riding, was to be the Boss.

Taming a Boss was something that many Players had tried, but nobody succeeded. But no matter how he thought about it, Shingi was sure that this Merefolk had done precisely this. If it succeeded in something like that, it made sense of it becoming the Boss of the floor and having the ability to use its energy.

Bosses that could use the strange energy of the Tower were powerful, as there were many uses of it, and the more troublesome one was if being used to heal.

Whatever this energy was, it was better at healing than Light Mana, but unfortunately, only those extraordinary Bosses of Tower could use it.

Shingi noticed a piece of the compass hanging on the belt of the Merefolk Boss, and it was the compass's base, which was the hardest to find.

The Kraken had one of its tentacles almost impacting Shingi, but it got cut into two pieces in a split second.

Shingi was the one who cut it even if its defense was high, it was like cutting butter compared to the Evolved one they faced.

Shingi could tell that since the Kraken wasn't the Boss anymore, it was a bit weaker than it should be.

It also could heal itself and replenish its tentacles when they got cut, but the rate was slower since it couldn't use the Tower's energy.

Still, Shingi and the rest were stronger than it, mainly since their last Boss fight taught them many things.

Wild Tycoon focused on the Kraken, while Mizuneko, An, and Hineko dealt with the Elementals.

Mizuneko partially was freezing part of them while An and Hineko broke those parts, which were considered dead after separated by the main body like that.

Shingi was attacking using its unfinished AIR SLASH Weapon Skill but merged it with some Fire Mana.

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SPELL LEARNED

The spell FIRE SLASH (Base Grade) has been learned.

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Shingi and Little Phoenix focused on the mereforks with the bows. Shingi also threw some of his FIRE SLASHES at the Merefolk Boss, or cast ROCK THROW when he noticed it tried to cast something, to interrupt it.

It didn't take long for it to jump from its throne and try to attack with its trident the person who pissed it off the most; Shingi himself.

The FIRE SLASH was effective against the mereforks, but Shingi was sure if he used LIGHT SLASH, it would be more effective, but it was harder to cast, as he still worked on it.

The Boss Merefork seemed to be more annoyed by this attack than damaged.

But Little Phoenix was with him cast her SHADOW BOLT, which was strong enough to damage him but not to a considerable degree. It was healing itself, like the Evolved Boss they faced, by using the Tower's energy.

Its healing rate was a lot slower than the damage output of the two of them, but still, it would take some time at the current rate.

Shingi used just his Light Mana Blade, as the Fire seemed to annoy it more than damage it.

It wasn't wearing any armor, and even if its natural skin was tougher than expected since its basic form was humanoid-like, Shingi knew some possible weak points.

He cast HASTE, as this time he wanted to end the battle as fast as possible.

The Boss seemed confused by the difference in power that these enemies showed, as the reports said they were weaker. It even brought its pet with him to show how much he overpowered them and capture them as slaves.

During its rulership, the merefolks were a lot stronger than ever and even become the true rulers of the ocean. But that was because those strange, powerful land people stopped hunting them.

The last report of land people was months ago, which was good as it could develop freely. But the Merefolk Boss got sad about not having a decent challenge, especially after taming the Kraken.

Now land people had appeared, and even if they were more challenging to face them than expected, it wasn't afraid but excited of the challenge ahead.