15 Vol 1. pt. 15 Patch 4.0: Rocks are a Mans Best Friend (2/2)

Fenrir continues thinking of such things as he heads down the coast. Fortunately, when he comes across more of those oversized crabs, they passively go about digging in the sand like they were when the party found them.

What are they digging for anyways?

He stands to the side and watches the crabs dig. They notice him and give him a curious look, but when he stays still and doesn't attack, they go back to digging.

The crabs dig hole after hole for nothing in return. Maybe it's just an idle animation with no purpose? Oh well. He doesn't want to spend too much time here since Serra is waiting on him. ”Alright, good luck to you two. I hope you find whatever it is you're looking fo—”

One of the crabs taps on something beneath the sand. It sounds hard. Fenrir watches the crab as it immediately digs down its other claw to assist the first one. A few seconds later and a massive shell gets pulled out from beneath the sand!

Hundreds of pink, slimy tentacles no thicker than pencils begin frantically waving out from the shell's opening, desperately attacking the crab holding onto their shell. Alas, it proves useless when the crab effortlessly cracks the shell in half and holds the exposed core up to its mouth. Fenrir is able to get a quick look at what's inside of the shell. It looks like all of the tentacles are attached to the same fleshy mass hiding inside of the shell. This is confirmed when, upon the crab devouring the fleshy mass, all of the tentacles go limp.

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The tentacles kind of look like worms. Fenrir has an idea, but it's going to have to wait until later. Getting his rock and meeting up with Serra is more important right now. ”Thanks for the tip,” Fenrir says, giving the crab a quick pat on the claw before jumping back to avoid its attack. The crab clearly doesn't want to be interrupted while eating.

Fenrir eventually spots the wooden buildings of the village on the beach. Time to get back into the grass and sneak. Whether it's real life or any other video game, crouching in tall grass is always a great way to sneak around.

He gets close enough that he can accurately line himself up with the building where they ran from. He wants to try and follow the exact path that they took. Turning away from the village, he looks into the field and… oh. Well, that makes things easier. Multiple trails lead through the field. Grass is bent down, heavy footprints are embedded in the dirt, and one particularly wide swath of grass has been brutalized. Looks like Bonekraka's size is good for something other than making himself a huge target.

Following the tracks makes finding the site of his death easy.

Somebody is already here.

”Really? These fucks didn't have anything on them? God, the guys weren't joking when they said these fags have nothing on them,” Richard groans before smashing Fenrir's pack-shell against the ground.

Rock was in there.

”I wouldn't be down to zero respawns if that bastard would've just let me fuck his girl, and not kill me! No fucking girls come out here! How am I supposed to get a new respawn? Damn it, I should have listened and been more careful about my lives,” Richard shouts, kicking Fenrir's remains.

All Fenrir can think about is how Rock was in the pack-shell.

”Are you really that upset about a rock, Onii-chan?” Saya asks.

”Not just a rock, my Rock,” Fenrir thinks back to her.

Richard is wearing what looks to be the leather armor he died in last night, but he has a new sword. Bonekraka should still have his old one.

Fenrir looks around for the spear. It isn't anywhere to be seen, so the others must have taken it back already.

Like a wolf stalking his prey, Fenrir lowers his body and circles around through the grass to the back of Richard. The grass is just barely tall enough to hide Fenrir as long as Richard stays distracted by kicking what little remains of Fenrir's last life.

Prowling like a wolf on causes that bestial urge within him to surface again.

He'll need to be quick. The only way he's going to win is if he takes Richard by surprise again. Fenrir steps forward.

Richard spins around from the sound of a twig being snapped behind him.

Their eyes meet. Richard goes for his sword, and Fenrir goes for the pounce.