Game of Thrones: The Bronze and Fire Lord.

Chapter 366 The Mushroom Tree's Fault (I'm Back)
Jahelis cried out in alarm, feeling a chilling malice creeping over him, and his body lurched forward uncontrollably.

"elder brother!"

"..."

Benedict and Renia were awakened by the snoring. The two little ones, who had been dozing close together, immediately got up and separated.

One grabbed Jaheris by the waist, and the other grabbed the struggling, bent fishing rod.

Their presence was a great help.

"Something's not right, there's something in the sea."

Jahelis's face turned red from straining, his legs spread wide, but his body was still being dragged slowly into the sea.

The dim sunset glow shines through the calm waves.

It was as if an unknown creature was lurking underwater, staring at him intently, treating him as prey to be hunted.

"Damn guy."

After his initial panic, Jaeharis was filled with a defiant and angry resentment.

Grip the fishing rod tightly with both hands, clench your teeth and don't let go.

creak creak...

The fiberglass stream fishing rod was severely bent, creaking as it was stretched back and forth in a struggle between the two sides.

The three siblings were still children, their strength had not yet developed, and they showed signs of weakness after just one minute of competition.

Jaheris immediately regretted it.

It's not that I don't lead the way when fishing... I don't come home at night when I go fishing.

Instead, we should bring more people.

If Gaimon were here, he could pull the thing out of the sea by himself, or he could take Adam and Elin with him and give it a shot.

"ah!"

Seeing that he was about to be dragged into the sea, Jaeharis mustered all his strength and shouted back, "Sunny Day, help!!"

I almost forgot, he also has a dragon.

"Hiss!"

Hearing the driver's call, the circling creature in the sky, its red vertical pupils flashing with curiosity, made a few graceful turns before plunging rapidly down onto the beach.

"Bite down!" Jahelis tugged at the fishing rod.

Qingtian glanced at it, then bit the fishing rod with a grunt and shook the dragon's head, dragging it towards the shore.

With a pull, the three siblings fell to the ground, but they failed to pull anything out of the sea.

"Gah?"

With a sudden burst of light in its vertical pupils, as if it had found a novel toy, it stomped on the ground with its feet and wings, dragging itself towards the shore, making a hole with each claw.

Dragons stand at the top of the food chain, and their strength is also top-notch.

As for the sub-adult Qingtian, its body size has grown to seven or eight meters long, with a wingspan of nearly 18 meters, making it a behemoth compared to most creatures.

With just a little effort, anything in the sea was instantly defeated and ruthlessly dragged ashore.

Pfft!
With a high flick of the fishing rod, a small, wet monster that reeked of fish fell to the ground with a thud.

"what!"

Benedict screamed and covered her eyes as if she had seen something terrifying.

On the contrary, Renia widened her eyes and opened her small mouth, which was chapped from the sea breeze.

"What the hell?"

Jaeheris was stunned when he saw the monster's appearance.

How to describe it.

The monster looked very much like a human from a distance, but it had no hair and was covered in scales. Whether it was its natural color or the seaweed it had been soaking in, it looked deathly pale.

It has human facial features, with large, dull eyes, commonly known as "dead fish eyes".

Thick lips enclosed rows of sharp, green teeth; skin as white as a fish's belly; and webbed fingers and toes.

After crashing onto the beach from a great height, the humanoid monster was not dead; instead, it shook its head and got up.

Its sharp claws were pierced by the fishhook, and colorful liquid seeped out, emitting a strong, sweet, fishy smell.

The humanoid monster roughly pulled out the fishing hook, shook its drowsy head, and walked with a slapping sound, just like a waddling duck.

"What is this?"

Benedict covered her eyes, with a small gap between her fingers.

It's absolutely hideous!

It's somewhat like a child of the forest, but lacks the child's fresh and cute charm. It's also somewhat like a mermaid from legend, but the monster in front of me has nothing to do with the beautiful creature with a human body and a fish tail from legend!

Especially after seeing the monster's overall appearance, dead fish eyes, and green teeth, I felt dizzy and a little nauseous.

"Sister, I feel like throwing up."

After watching for a while, Renia couldn't stand it anymore and started gagging as soon as she opened her mouth.

Twins both contracted the virus.

"Don't look at it, it looks like the chubby foot of Crab Claw Peninsula."

Jahelis, his face expressionless, spread his arms to shield his two younger sisters behind him.

Baji Foot is a kind of humanoid intelligent creature, a mysterious creature, said to live on Crab Claw Peninsula, and is a monster passed down by word of mouth among the island's wild people.

Its status is similar to that of the Shadow Lynx of the Valley and the Forest Witch of the Riverlands.

When children misbehave, adults will say things like, "If you don't go to sleep, I'll kick you and eat you up!"

Some scholars from the City of Academia have also analyzed that Squeaky Foot is the legendary Deep One.

In short, it is a real monster that enjoys eating people.

“Roar!”

After turning its head, the foot fixed its gaze on the three siblings with their delicate skin and pounced on them with a strange howl and a smacking sound.

Jaeheris froze, first feeling inexplicably panicked, then realizing that the many deep-sea fish he had caught earlier might have been bait for the monster in front of him.

Once you let your guard down, they'll drag you into the sea and devour you.

The thought vanished in an instant, and with a slap, he had already covered half the distance.

Suddenly, Jahelis shivered, a glint of light flashing in his purple eyes, revealing a magnificent and dignified pure white.

An invisible aura of authority also emanated from it.

"Hoo-hoo...?"

Slapping foot startled him. He looked repeatedly at the silver-haired child in front of him, who exuded an enticing fragrance, as if he were not a weak human, but a lion that had quietly opened its eyes.

In a split second, Jaeheris's mind cleared, he swept away all negative emotions, and decisively shouted: "Clear Sky, Dragonfire!"

It wasn't until then that Baji turned his head and noticed the huge creature that had dragged him ashore.

It is watching the sunny day, and the sunny day is watching it too.

As he watched, a hint of mockery flashed in Qingtian's vertical pupils, and he opened his dragon-like mouth.

With a boom, a cloud of green dragon flames, like smoke and mist, shot out and enveloped the fishy-smelling monster.

"Roar!!!!"

……

into the night.

"Woooooooo..."

"very scary!"

Eamon's lips twitched, his scalp tingling from his daughters' crying.

Unbelievable. Just now, my son, Xiao Jie, carrying a fishing rod in one hand and a greatsword in the other, brought home a pair of daughters shouting that there was a monster.

At this moment, Xiao Bei and Xiao Lei hugged each other and cried.

"what happened?"

Aemon glared at his son with hostility.

Jaheris tried to scratch his head, but found that both his hands were occupied, so he had to tell the story from the beginning.

Thanks to Renilla's excellent education, he is already eloquent at a young age.

That's very clear.

A monster lured him in the sea, using deep-sea fish to lure him before suddenly attacking.

As a result, he was burned to death by Qingtian.

"What is that sword in your hand?"

Aemon didn't dwell on what the monster was; his attention was first focused on the greatsword in Jaeheris's hand.

It was a standard hand-and-a-half sword, with a silver-gray blade featuring water ripple patterns and a naturally blue cross-shaped hilt—it was actually a Valyrian steel sword.

Jaeheris obediently handed over the sword and raised his fishing rod to indicate where the greatsword had come from.

After killing Baji Foot, find a red treasure chest where it landed.

There's a greatsword inside when you open it.

He saw that no one wanted it, so he picked it up.

As soon as Imon got my hands on it, a notification sound from the control panel rang in my ears.

"An item containing magic has been detected. You have gained 10 Magic Essence."

Well done, it really is a Valyrian steel sword.

Although the reward mechanism for the stream fishing rod is harsh, it truly delivers what it's supposed to give.

"Luckily, it's a Valyrian steel sword."

Imon secretly envied his eldest son's luck, returned the sword, and laughed, "It's yours now. Give it a name."

"The deep sea!" Jaeheris exclaimed eagerly.

He had already decided on a name on his way back.

Eamon ruffled his hair and, against his will, praised him: "A nice name."

At this moment, a commotion arose upstairs, and everyone inside the Stone Drum Tower was awakened by the servants.

"Xiaojie!"

Renilla took the lead, quickly descending the stairs, and asked anxiously, "Is everything alright, Jay?"

"Princess!……"

After Beckham and Rabin had both cried enough, they saw Renée and rushed into each other's arms to cry again.

Renella hugged the twins, knelt down to check them over anxiously, and asked, "Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?!"

"No."

The twins shook their heads in unison, but still looked pitiful with teary eyes.

They didn't know what was wrong either.

Even though I wasn't afraid and wasn't hurt, I just couldn't help feeling wronged and wanting to cry.

"What happened, Imon?"

Viserys came downstairs in his pajamas and looked first at his nephew: "I heard the children were attacked."

Aemon sighed softly and recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

"A monster?"

Not only Viserys, but even Allison, who was going downstairs with him, looked surprised.

Langwu, who was mingling in the crowd, stepped forward upon seeing the situation and said, "Your Highness, let me check on the two princesses."

“Please.” Imon readily agreed.

Xiao Bei and Xiao Lei cooperated well, stepping out of Renilla's arms and letting Lang Wu tug at their arms and legs, pry open their eyelids, and open their mouths.

Immediately, Langwu's expression turned grave, and he concluded, "It is indeed a monster. The two princesses have suffered slight mental damage, and it seems to be a cursed monster."

"Will anything happen?"

Renilla's expression tightened, and she hugged the twins back, pulling Jaeheris to her side as well.

"This one……"

Imon: "Go ahead and say it."

Langwu nodded and said, "It's nothing serious. An ordinary child might fall seriously ill if they saw this, but the two princesses have the blood of a true dragon, so they will be fine after a good night's sleep."

There are other reasons for the hesitation.

"Could you bring me the monster's corpse to see?"

Langwu is probably some kind of terrifying monster.

Imon agreed, and Xiao Jie brought back the monster's charred corpse, which was currently on the long stone bridge outside the Stone Drum Tower.

Langwu hurriedly left and returned shortly afterward.

"They are deep-diving creatures, a solitary social species, and are not very dangerous."

Aemon frowned: "This kind of thing isn't only found in Loras."

Grand Scholar Orville, also among the crowd, offered an explanation: "The Deep Ones may be the squeaky feet of the Crab Claw Peninsula. There are legends about them not only in Loras, but also in the Iron Islands, where the Sea Stones may have been created by them."

Currently, there are no reports of deep-diving activity in either the Iron Islands or the Shield Islands.

Presumably due to a sharp decline in numbers, Westeros only shows signs of activity in the Crab Claw Peninsula area.

After hearing this, Imon was no longer worried.

Solitary monsters are not worth mentioning; killing them will likely cause no harm.

However, Imon asked in bewilderment, "Why would this thing travel from Crab Claw Peninsula to Dragonstone?"

The journey in between is quite long.

"Perhaps there is something on Dragonstone that attracted it."

As Lang Wu spoke, he gently massaged Xiao Bei and Xiao Lei's heads with exquisite technique.

The twins quieted down, leaning against Langwu's gray robes, feeling a little drowsy.

It's because they're young and their mental resilience is a bit low.

Imon and Langwu both looked at Jaheris simultaneously.

Jaeharis remained calm as he quietly recounted to his mother how the monster lured him and how he defeated it.

His mental strength is quite remarkable.

Langwu secretly speculated that if the little prince possessed offensive magic, he could kill monsters on his own without even needing to command the dragon.

The Night Lion's blessing is no joke.

Orville also examined the monster's corpse and returned to say, "Dragonstone hasn't changed much compared to before. If I had to say, there are just some more plants and people."

There is a slight pause and hesitation on the character “人”.

Everyone present thought of the Forest Child mushroom and the two giants.

However, they all depend on the royal family for their livelihood and would not have the motivation to do bad things.

After thinking for a moment, Aemon said, "It's probably because of the mushroom tree that the Deep Ones are attracted here."

He used to fish with Ula grass when he was a child.

The allure of spiritual plants to living beings is undeniable.

(End of this chapter)