Chapter 121 Calderock Village (1/2)

Swoosh!

”So..did you find anything interesting?” Tina said, as she jumped off a small boulder from where she was sitting on.

”I was right, they really wanted us to chase after them to lure us into a trap” Michael smiled, as he started coating the bolt in his hidden crossbow with poison.

”Let's go! We'll head deeper into the swamp, let's see if they have the guts to follow us deep inside”

”Huh? Wouldn't...Wouldn't the monsters become more powerful then? We might even accidentally meet the Wild Boss if we head deeper! We're doomed if that happens”

”Don't worry, at best it would just be around Level 24 and 25. We'll just run if that happens, Hahaha!”

Michael laughed, not all that confident that he could take on a Wild Boss by himself on this level now, as he had long noticed that a monster gets smarter the higher level it is, and reading their attack patterns would become a bit harder from now on.

Michael then led the way, as Tina followed behind him with the two little pets playing around them.

An hour later, the Surging Brothers are once again on the hunt.

”Dammit, we have already scoured the entire outer area of this swamplands, and we haven't seen a single soul. Could it be that they had already left?” Surging Tide complained.

”Impossible, I saw them heading inside, and if they left, they should've left from here as the monsters on the other side are more dangerous!” Surging Wind glared at Surging Tide.

”Wait, they couldn't have...could it be that they decided to head deeper inside? If they really did, then they have so much guts! A lizardman tribe is inside that place, that's asking themselves to be killed!” a thought suddenly occurred to Surging Flames, as he laughed with ridicule.

”Let's go, I'm pretty sure those two are already goners by now”

”Are you sure about that?”

”Hmmp!” Surging Flames just snorted and started walking away, while the Surging Wind and Surging Tide looked at each other first and shrugged their shoulders before following behind Surging Flames.

Meanwhile.

Just as Surging Flames had thought, Michael and Tina did stumble upon a Lizardman tribe, and right now, they are currently being chased after by a group of five Level 22 Lizardmen.

”How the heck did this happen!?” Tina screamed in terror while running for her life.

”Shut up, and just run! They will stop chasing us when we reach dry land!” Michael yelled as he also ran for his life through the muddy swamp.

And if it wasn't for Michael attacking the monsters behind them, delaying their movements for a fraction of a second, then Tina would've been killed by now as her movement speed is slower than Michael, especially with the mud beneath their feet hindering their movements.

Swoosh! Clang!

But then, a Lizardman suddenly threw his rough looking spear made from some kind of wood towards Tina who's back is facing them, but Michael immediately jumped towards the spear's trajectory and block it using the side of his dagger, and the force behind it threw him backwards, and just in time, his feet landed on dry land and slid off backwards.

And just as Michael had predicted, the group of lizardmen suddenly stopped in their tracks, they started hissing towards Michael and Tina before turning back as they headed back towards the direction of their tribal village.

But Michael just ignored them, and furiously looked around their surroundings, looking for a place suitable to sneak attack them.

”Come on, let's go back to the village, it seems it's not our day today” Michael smiled, as he tugged at Tina's arm to follow him.

”Uhmm..” Tina made a sound before following after him.

While deep inside the swampland, Tina once again gained a level while Michael is already near Level 26, just missing a little bit of that five percent left, which he probably need to kill at least seventeen to twenty Level 23 to 25 monsters, or maybe lesser if he hunts monsters above level 25 or if he manages to kill a Wild Boss by himself or with a team.

”Don't let them get away! They've tricked multiple people already! There's a twenty gold coins bounty on each of their heads!”