Chapter 447 - Foreign Token (1/2)

Chapter 447 - Foreign Token

TL: LifeisaJourney

Moving closer, Liu Gan used brute strength to push apart the two rocks. Then he reached in the mud between the rocks, with one sweep of his hand, grabbed onto a round object. This made Liu Gan very happy!

Liu Gan wanted to take a closer look at the object he had grabbed hold of, but danger approached. Yet another Crocodile had been quietly swimming over toward him. It got the first attack on Liu Gan, clamping down on Liu Gan’s arm. Liu Gan reacted by punching the creature repeatedly.

Even while Liu Gan was beating down the Crocodile, he didn’t lose his grip on the watch still in his captured hand, not daring to let it go. There was no way for him to win an underwater battle against the Crocodile in its territory. Liu Gan had to lure the Crocodile onto land to have a chance at winning!

The Crocodile’s habits and order of attack haven’t changed at all. Liu Gan practically had it down as muscle memory now. He could predict some of the Crocodile’s movements, which made the fight progress faster. When the Crocodile died its first death, Liu Gan finally got to look at what he had in his hand.

It was just a rounded pebble! Not the watch that he had wanted. Furiated, Liu Gan tossed the pebble back. That Crocodile comes at the most inappropriate times! It had distracted Liu Gan, which caused him to grab hold of the wrong item.

Liu Gan realized that it was pointless to rush, he had to kill the Crocodile several more times before he could continue searching the lakebed. Liu Gan spent another half an hour fighting against the Crocodile before it was enraged. This time, the reward was given over to Liu Kang.

After every Crocodile kill, the corpse would dissipate as black fog, but it would also leave behind a foreign coin. What could this token be used for? It will probably be useful later on, Liu Gan thought, so he stashed it in his dimensional storage.

With the threat removed, Liu Gan ventured back into the ice-cold lakebed. He had broken apart the rocks as a collateral damage during their fight.

The aftermath in the underwater was a lot worse than it seemed, as the fight had broken up the lakebed. This made it harder for Liu Gan to find the original spot where he suspected the watch was. Every place he looked seemed like it was the right one. Unable to find it after a few attempts, Liu Gan opted to wait for the next time the watch sang again.

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When it came time for the watch to strike twelve, Liu Gan was submerged and ready for the song to ring out. When it did sing, it wasn’t located too far from Liu Gan. Liu Gan swam toward the source several meters away. He finally found the spot where he initially encountered the Crocodile.

While the song was still playing, Liu Gan shifted his hands through the mud and rocks. This time he didn’t have any interference so he took his time. Finally, he was able to grab hold of the wrist watch while it was still singing.

Liu Gan was surprised it was found so quickly! He held the watch tightly as he swam back toward shore. Once on land, he ran toward the elder.

“Here is your watch! See if this is the one you wanted?” Liu Gan shouted at the elder. Except, the elder was nonresponsive toward him.

The quest wielder was Cai Hao Chen, so naturally, to turn in the quest had to be Cai Hao Chen himself. Through an exchange of hands, it was eventually turned over to the senior and the quest was completed!

The senior accepted the watch with gratitude. He pressed a button and the song was played. Once he heard the song, he realized how much he missed his wife. Tears started streaming down his cheeks as he thought about his younger days.

Cai Hao Chen waltzed around the senior a few times to get his attention. When it was ineffective, he forced a cough.