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Chapter 122 Mutant Crab Demon vs. Troll Mantis

The skeleton archer turned around and entered the narrow valley, which was only seven or eight meters wide.

Normally, a troll mantis would at least consider whether the valley was a bit dangerous.

But now, blinded by rage, it didn't care about anything else and rushed in. Its first thought was to kill this damned guy!

A few seconds later, the troll mantis entered the narrow valley and saw the skeleton archer who had just shot it hiding deep in the valley. Directly in front of it stood three high-level murloc warriors holding tower shields.

A very human-like expression suddenly appeared on the troll mantis's face, as if to say, "Tch, just a murloc, trash!"

Immediately, it pushed off with its hind legs, flapped its wings and charged straight ahead!

"Swish swish swish!" The giant serrated forelimbs of the troll mantis unleashed a flurry of "blades" at the three high-level murloc warriors wielding tower shields!

He immediately routed the three high-level murloc warriors, and just as the troll mantis's face showed a smug expression.

Suddenly, it felt a darkness above its head. Looking up, it saw four or five fishing nets covering its head.

This enraged it instantly!

Just as it was about to tear apart the fishing net, a cloud of black mist suddenly appeared above its head and instantly merged into its body.

The troll mantis suddenly felt weak and powerless.

The important thing is that this isn't over yet!

Another cloud of gray mist appeared above its head and immediately merged into its body.

The troll mantis discovered that its two "swords" were slashing at a slower speed.

This was precisely the weakness and slowing technique that Richard had been using repeatedly.

At this moment, the troll mantis was already covered by four or five fishing nets. Due to the negative effects of two level zero sorcery spells, the speed at which the troll mantis could "strike" was greatly affected. One fishing net after another made it extremely uncomfortable.

For a short time, the troll mantis was unable to break free.

The troll mantis seemed to realize something at this moment. It turned out that what could affect its "drawing sword" speed, besides the mother mantis, was also the witchcraft cast by humans!

At this moment, the ordinary merman warriors who had been lurking far away began various ranged attacks.

Because the troll mantis's melee attack damage is too high, in order to avoid completely unnecessary casualties, Richard specifically instructed Fingart to arrange for the ordinary murloc warriors to shoot arrows or throw short spears from a distance!

The troll mantis was overwhelmed by a barrage of interference, including fishing nets and witchcraft, as well as a dense barrage of arrows and spears, leaving it exhausted and riddled with bloodstains.

"As expected, the troll mantis is a monster with high attack power and high mobility, but relatively weak defense," Richard thought to himself, which was exactly what he had estimated before.

Suddenly, the troll mantis's eyes fixed intently on the valley entrance.

A monster even larger than itself was rushing towards it, waving its signature large pincers.

The troll mantis wore a shocked expression, as if to say, "Mutant crab demon, you bastard, how did you get involved with those lowly murlocs?!"

The mutant crab demon controlled by the Soul-Eating Spider is surprisingly fast!

While the troll mantis was still in shock, it had already crawled up to its opponent, and a fierce battle immediately ensued.

"Clang clang clang!" The troll mantis's "double blades" and the mutant crab's double pincers clashed fiercely, producing a sound like metal clashing, sending sand and stones flying and darkening the sky!

At this moment, a skeleton berserker wearing a strange fish-shaped helmet armor rushed behind the troll mantis and began to slash at its wings.

"Crack!" The troll mantis, its wings cleaved by an axe, winced in pain and casually sent the skeleton berserker flying.

Richard looked and saw that thankfully, the Skeleton Berserker had withstood the blow and was unharmed thanks to the protection of the skeleton armor.

Upon closer inspection, a small chip was found on the pristine white skeleton of the original owner of the skeletal armor, who was a high-ranking merman warrior.

Richard seemed to understand something; it seemed that this new level zero witchcraft was highly dependent on the medium of the witchcraft—namely, the quality of the skeleton.

If the skeleton is extremely strong, then the skeleton armor's defense against slashing attacks must also be extremely strong.

As Richard pondered, the Skeleton Berserker continued its relentless assault on the Troll Mantis's wings.

He and Fingart each unleashed their own magic, targeting the troll mantis's wings.

Suddenly, a large glob of acid dripped onto the troll mantis's back wing!

In an instant, it dissolved the troll mantis's inner and outer wings, leaving them pitted and uneven.

It was Fingart's acid splash!

This caused the troll mantis to feel pain instantly. Since its movement was restricted by the fishing net and ropes, it immediately vented its anger on the nearest mutant crab demon, unleashing a series of high-speed slashes. After sparks flew, dozens of deep scratches appeared on the surface of the mutant crab demon's two large pincers.

A minute later, just as the troll mantis managed to break free of the fishing net and was about to make its escape, it suddenly discovered that both of its wings had been completely destroyed!

Taking advantage of the troll mantis's momentary lapse in attention, the mutant crab demon, controlled by the Soul Eater Spider, swiftly thrust out its pincers and clamped them firmly onto the troll mantis's pale green body.

"Snip!" A sound like scissors opening and closing rang out.

The troll mantis immediately let out a mournful howl!

Cut in half!

Troll Mantis is dead!

With its low defense, the Troll Mantis can easily be killed in one hit by the Mutant Crab Mantis if it loses its high mobility!

"Wah la la!" The ordinary fishman warriors looked at Richard with admiration, shouting as they raised their weapons, their fish faces beaming with smiles.

It was this "wandering wizard" who commanded the mutant crab demon to directly confront the troll mantis, and even managed to kill them without taking any damage!

That's right! Not a single ordinary murloc warrior was injured in this battle, which is nothing short of a miracle in the eyes of the murlocs!

It's worth noting that this was a feat that even the previous Old Murloc Prophet had failed to achieve.

The older murloc warriors who participated in the battle against the previous murloc prophet knew this best.

Richard stroked his chin, a smug look on his face. He thought to himself, "Being respected and admired, this feeling seems pretty good!"

Upon seeing the troll mantis dead, Fingart immediately prepared to step forward and cut off the troll mantis's eye.

"Wait, something's not right!"

"Fingart, come back!" Richard shouted, and within 0.2 seconds, he cast a dark element shield on Fingart.

Fingart looked puzzled and turned to Richard, only to see its owner Richard staring at the troll mantis with a look of astonishment.

"Hiss, could it be..."

Just as Fingart turned back to look at the troll mantis again.

Suddenly, the troll mantis, which had just been snapped in two, opened its eyes and swiftly slashed at Fingart.

The moment Fingart saw that jagged green shadow flash by, it knew it was doomed. At such close range, facing the troll mantis's deadly forelimb slash, it was certain death!

"I'm dead! I..."

But the next second, Fingart touched his neck and waist.

"Huh! I'm not dead! Haha! I'm not dead!" Fingart cried tears of joy as he fled in panic.

At this moment, it realized that it had been saved by the dark element shield of its master, Richard.

Just as the troll mantis was about to struggle one more time, a large hand made of dark element slammed heavily onto its triangular head, turning it into a straight line!

[Is absorbable energy detected? Will it be absorbed?]

"yes!"

[Gained 5333 energy points.]

Seeing the notification that energy points had been credited to his account, Richard finally breathed a sigh of relief!

He had just sensed something was wrong because the system hadn't given any notification when the Troll Mantis "died," indicating that it was clearly faking its death.

I never imagined that a monster like the troll mantis could be so cunning!

Secondly, Richard was deeply impressed by its strong vitality. Even after being cut in half at the waist, it could still play dead. No one would have thought that.

Richard still felt a bit scared when he thought about it. If he had gone forward to collect the spoils, he would have been finished. Without anyone there to cast a dark element shield on him, he would have been killed by the troll mantis in a desperate counterattack.

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Upon returning to the stilt house in the murloc camp, Fingart respectfully handed Richard two long boxes containing the Eye of the Troll Mantis and its pair of serrated, sharp forelimbs.

After Richard accepted it, Fingart bowed deeply to Richard: "Thank you, Master, for saving my life. As your humble servant..."

"Stop! Stop flattering me, Fingart. You're working for me now, so of course I have to ensure your safety." Richard waved his hand, interrupting Fingart's nasty flattery.

"Ahem... Master, you see, tomorrow is the tribe's blood sacrifice ceremony, what do you say?"

"Huh! The blood sacrifice ceremony is tomorrow? Time flies!" Richard slapped his forehead and said. These past few days he had been busy killing monsters, earning energy points, and improving himself.

This cycle was repeated, and before I knew it, almost half a month had passed!

Richard understood what Fingart meant; he was being asked if he should go out and avoid the area tomorrow.

After all, if Richard had dared to observe the three-headed serpent god Kumaila, whose strength far surpassed his own, he probably wouldn't even know how he died.

Any unusual aura would be immediately detected by the Kumaila. At their level, they didn't even need to look; their senses alone were enough to detect anything different.

However, Richard also wanted to know just how powerful the legendary overlord of the Dark Lake really was!

Actually, he wanted to see Kumaila's body surface with his own eyes, because it was said that many magical creatures would naturally develop magical runes on their bodies when they reached the wizarding level. Richard wanted to see if they could also benefit or enlighten him.

His initial plan was to hide himself on a high slope several miles away from the merfolk camp, and to arrange for a skeleton to hide in a secluded corner of the merfolk camp.

Then, he cast the level zero spell, Necropolis, using the eyes of a skeleton in a hidden spot to observe the three-headed serpent god Kumaila.

(End of this chapter)