Chapter 113: Charge (1/2)

Spearfish. Another organism that liked shallow waters. About half a meter long, it had a lengthy shape and looked no different from an ordinary fish. The only difference was the mouth and nose portion of its body protruding outward, making it look like a spear, hence its name. This thing’s attack power was pretty good, but it was still a fish!

Shallow Water Spearfish

Level: 65

Attack: 405~470

Defense: 320

HP: 6000

Skills: Thrust

Introduction: Silverscale Coast’s mutated species, possesses strong attack power and fast recovery.

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It was also a Level 65 creature but its stats were greater than the Crystal Crab’s, especially that 470 Attack. It wasn’t any inferior to my own. If an ordinary Level 50 player were to come here, the chances of them getting one-shot by it were high. When it came to me, however, with the Ghost Deity Armor and my Dark Wasp to help tank a bit, I could barely manage grinding in this place.

“Die!”

I dashed up and used my signature combo, Pardon + Desperate Gambit while my Dark Wasp used its lightning-fast Flurry. After a round of attacks, the Spearfish lost about 70% of its HP. Let me emphasize, our combined DPS was really something.

The Spearfish rose up in rebellion. Its spear-like body shot forward, taking out a chunk of my Dark Wasp’s HP!

447!

Nothing much, onward!

Several seconds later, the Spearfish softly landed in the water after a muffled shriek and dropped a shining Big Magic Stone. Seems like this mob’s more generous than the Crystal Crab!

I immediately activated my Foraging skill on the Spearfish’s carcass—

Ding~!

System Notice: Congratulations, you have foraged Fish Meat x10!

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Nice, I got 10 Fish Meat in one go. My trip wasn’t in vain. My heart bloomed when I saw Crystal Crabs and Spearfishes all around me. It felt great. I could gather ingredients and kill crabs here to reach Level 60 and get my third class promotion. This really was a perfect leveling strategy.

I continued my grind and prioritized Spearfish. My main objective in coming to this Silverscale Coast was to gather Fish Meat anyway. The quest was just a bonus. Spearfish yielded a bit more experience than the Crystal Crabs too. My quest widget told me that I had already killed more than 800 Crystal Crabs. I only had a few to go to complete the quest.

Noon came in the blink of an eye.

Beep!

Beiming Xue sent me a message: “Time for lunch, boss!”

“Oh, got it, be right there!”

After dealing with the Crystal Crab in front of me, I retreated into the edges of the forest and took out a newly-bought tent. Like I was doing survival training in the wild, I went inside the tent and logged off.

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“Oh, what’s the occasion? Why do we have so much for lunch?” I asked.

Beiming Xue carefully took out a takeout box from a plastic bag while smiling. “Today’s a good day! A Silver-grade staff dropped when we were farming in the morning. Guess how much we sold it for!”

“How much?”

“700 gold!”

Beiming Xue giggled. “Even though gold has depreciated greatly, 700 gold could still get us around 14000 RMB. That’s why we’re celebrating!”

Du Thirteen licked his lips. “Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve eaten meat…”

I glared at him. “Eaten meat? What kind are you talking about?”

“You know what I mean…” Du Thirteen said with some slight bitterness. “It’s been a month since I touched a girl’s hand ever since I teamed up with Lu Chen to form Bloody Mercenaries…”

I grinned. “You can go touch Mamate’s hand…”

Du Thirteen went cold. Mamate tenderly looked at Du Thirteen. “Darling…”

“Pfft…”

Gui Guzi spat out his drink.

Beiming Xue asked, “You didn’t log off even once this morning, boss. What were you doing?”

“Oh, I was farming to rank up my Foraging and Cooking skills. I need to up my money-making game!”

“Mn!”

I sat down and Beiming Xue immediately gave me a bowl of whitebait soup. “Boss, drink a little more. Your damage will increase~”

“Oh, really?” I said with a smile.

Du Thirteen’s head dropped. He was speechless. “Lil Beiming’s been here for so long but I’ve never seen her give me soup. What a difference. Is Lu Chen more handsome than I, Mamate, and Little Gui?”

Beiming Xue stuck out her not-very-developed chest. “Because he’s the boss. His DPS is high too, what about you?”