This isn't a souls-like game at all.

When talking about swamps, crabs are of course indispensable.

Even in places like the sewers of the royal capital, there are crabs lurking. He doesn't believe that there are no crabs in such a large swamp.

It turned out that he was right. Poor Alice was attacked by a crab before she could insert the flag.

He drew out the Dang Hai Zuo, leaped up suddenly with a strong wind, and before Alice turned into "Alice", he swung his sword and hit the claws hard.

"Crack!"

The gray-black claws covered with moss and algae snails were split in half by the heavy sword.

The blinding electric arc spread along the flesh and blood, and the claws lost their strength and immediately fell into a paralyzed state.

"Give me your hand!"

He stood on the claws, holding the sea seat in his left hand, and holding Alice's outstretched arm in his right hand, pulling her upwards out of the heavy claws.

Her hood had fallen down just now, and her black hair, wet with mud, stuck to her pale cheeks.

The girl stared up blankly, watching him raise his hands above his head and pull her to the same height as him.

Her short golden hair fluttered in the gust of wind that had not yet dissipated, and her green eyes flowed across her face like a soothing stream, finally falling behind her.

"Gulu..."

Alice swallowed subconsciously, and suddenly she realized that something had sprouted.

She subconsciously stretched out her free arm and put her arms around his neck, while Ye Yiyi also put his arms around her waist with an expressionless face.

Then he bent his knees to gather strength, and leaped backwards from the claws wrapped in a strong wind.

Dang Hai Zuo, whose sword was flashing with arcs of electricity, had already opened its blade. The serrated side was now pulled out heavily, bringing out a large piece of gray-black flesh and blood.

"it's a pity……"

Alice heard Ye Yiyi whispering behind her ear, her voice as low as the rich and deep strings of a cello.

What is he regretting?

Alice thought subconsciously.

Was it because I didn't listen to his advice and ended up being caught in the crab's claws?

Or is it a pity that the big crab didn't crush her to death, so that he wouldn't have to serve his sentence?

The girl's mind was filled with vague and complicated thoughts. In an instant, she seemed to be lost in an intricate maze for a long time. Her mood also fluctuated countless times in this instant.

But all the worries in my heart cannot defeat the true feelings.

It seemed like a century had passed before she suddenly heard Ye Yiyi finish the second half of the sentence.

"...The claw meat of this crab is the best. Now that it has touched the muddy water, it's inedible."

"???"

Do you only think about eating?

Alice felt that there was something wrong with her brain. She shouldn't have any inappropriate thoughts about a killer who only knew how to eat.

Ye Yiyi landed safely and loosened his arms around Alice's waist, but the girl still held him tightly like a koala.

"Okay, okay, it's okay."

He thought she was frightened, so he reached out and patted her on the back, comforting her at the same time.

Alice lowered her head and released her hand, her pale cheeks showing an abnormal redness.

"Can I kill this thing now?" He raised his sword and pointed it at the crab.

Ye Yiyi did not notice anything unusual about the girl. His whole attention was on the crab.

Alice looked back with a complicated expression.

The big crab stood there stiffly with its half-cut claw drooping, and bright arcs of electricity flashing on its body.

"That's the giant shore crab. A common river delicacy," Alice said softly.

"What do you mean? So you can kill?"

Ye Yiyi didn't understand what she meant.

"River fish is meant to be eaten!" Alice suddenly exclaimed in self-abandonment.

"..."

That’s right, why are you angry?

Ye Yiyi had a puzzled expression, but still understood what Alice meant.

Because it is common and because it is positioned as food, it can be killed!

"I'm up."

He held the sword in both hands and leaped out again wrapped in the gust of wind.

The big crab had just recovered from its paralysis when Ye Yiyi hit it on the forehead with a huge sword.

The serrated sword blade flashed with arcs of electricity, slashing across the shell and causing abnormal bleeding.

The fishy juice splashed out, and the big crab felt exhausted and collapsed heavily on the swamp.

Ye Yiyi held the handle with both hands, inserted the Danghai Seat into the crab's mouthparts, and then pulled it out!

The big crab fell over with its head tilted back, its abdomen facing upwards, spitting out a large amount of body fluids, and died.

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“It’s so simple.”

He exhaled softly, put the oversized sword back on his back, pulled up a crab leg, and dragged it to the shore.

"How about we have this for lunch?!"

He swung the crab legs aside and smiled at Alice, whose eyes were dull.

"Huh? Hmm!"

Alice seemed to have just woken up from her dream. Rarely did she refute, but just nodded obediently.

Ye Yiyi cut the crab into pieces and took out the pots and pans and handed them to Alice.

Alice looked at him with a complicated expression as he took out all kinds of daily necessities from somewhere, not knowing what to say for a moment.

This way of placing personal belongings is simply not something that ordinary people can do, right?

Without saying a word, she brought stones, built a simple stove, lit a fire, and put a pot on to boil water.

Then he supported his chin with both hands and silently watched Ye Yi cut open the crab and handed him the clean meat.

After about half an hour, the meat was cooked.

"It's so fragrant!"

Ye Yiyi was not afraid of the heat, she grabbed the meat and stuffed it into her mouth.

Alice sat by, holding a plate full of fresh white meat in her hands, watching him wolfing down his food, and spoke softly.

"Eat slowly, there's still plenty."

"Hmm~"

Having a picnic beside the vast swamp in the afternoon, Ye Yiyi felt the taste of life for the first time in a long time.

After swallowing the last bite of the meat, he looked curiously at Alice who was chewing the meat slowly.

So where did the food that Phantom ate go?

As if noticing Ye Yiyi's gaze, Alice looked up at him and handed him the plate full of meat.

"Why, you don't want to eat anymore?" he asked curiously. "Is it not to your taste?"

"I thought you weren't full..."

"How is that possible? I've already eaten four or five pieces."

"Oh."

Alice's cheeks flushed slightly as she obediently took back the plate and continued to chew slowly.

After a while, she couldn't bear it anymore and glared at Ye Yiyi angrily.

"Why do you have to stare at me while I eat?"

"This meal can be considered as one I cooked myself." Ye Yiyi said with a smile, "It's more delicious to watch others eat."

“…” Alice had nothing to say, but just silently quickened her pace.

Soon, lunch time was over. Ye Yiyi put away the extra ingredients and stepped into the swamp with Alice.

"This place is called Lone Star Swamp. What's its origin?"

Ye Yiyi grabbed Alice's wrist, walked in front of her with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and asked at the same time.

"This used to be a meteorite crater."

Alice looked down at the turbid water of the swamp, then looked up at Ye Yiyi's broad back.

"It is a large, lonely iron meteorite that has existed since before the kings looked up at the sky.

"Until one day, it fell from the sky."

"Big? How big?" Ye Yiyi was a little curious.

"It's huge. If it falls like that, the aftermath will destroy all of Siheim."

"So how did you solve it?"

"It was His Highness the Universal Light Master who took action. He unfolded the cosmic canopy, sealing the impact of the meteorite fall within the canopy, preventing it from affecting the outside world."

"And what about the meteorite?"

"The meteorite remained in the pit. To avoid affecting the environment of the rainforest, His Highness the Heavenly Forger turned the pit into a swamp."

"As expected of a king, moving mountains and creating seas is as easy as pie..."

Ye Yiyi sighed, then suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, you said that was an iron meteorite? Is it a meteorite made of iron?"

"That's what I read in the book..." Alice was staring down at Ye Yiyi's hand that was holding her wrist.

She looked up suddenly. "What's the problem?"

"..."

Ye Yiyi stopped and looked around at the vast yet peaceful swamp.

It seemed that apart from the big crab at the beginning, they had not encountered any other river fish until now.

This is a swamp. Shouldn't it be a place where crabs, crayfish and bullfrogs gather?

unless……

"Alice, do you know the Stone Gold Earth Dragon?" he asked calmly.

"Stone-Gold Earth Dragon?" Alice frowned slightly. "I've never heard of that name. What is that? A member of the Flying Dragon Clan?"

"It's not a flying dragon. That has nothing to do with dragons."

He felt the slight tremor coming from deep in the mud under his feet, and couldn't help but sigh slightly, bending down and squatting.

"Come on my back, I'll carry you."

"Eh? Oh... That's not good. It's not like I can't walk by myself..." Alice was surprised, and then she became conflicted and embarrassed.

"If you don't want to be swallowed by the Stone-Gold Earth Dragon, I suggest you do as I say."

Feeling the increasingly violent trembling under his feet, Ye Yiyi couldn't help but raise his tone.

"faster!"

"Oh."

The trembling was so strong that even Alice noticed something was wrong. She immediately came over obediently, laid her whole body on Ye Yiyi's back, and put her arms around his neck.

"Hurry up." Ye Yiyi said.

Alice said nothing, pouting and crossing her arms tightly.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the calm surface of the swamp.