Second Battle with the Lord

Two days later, the Great Wind Hills.

Roy and the others rode their Necromancer Warhorses, galloping across the open plains.

The slightly damp sea breeze whistled past, and the rolling hills resembled the waves of the earth, stretching all the way to the horizon.

Not long after, the group arrived at a small mountain they had planned to visit. They climbed it and used their telescopes to survey the surroundings.

Soon, they saw the scene of the monster war that had been depicted in the illustrations.

"They've been fighting for so many days, and they're still not done!"

What appeared before them was a scene of a large group of Merman Warriors swarming forward and clashing with their enemies.

The Giants living here were a type of humanoid giant, similar to nomadic peoples, who made a living by herding mammoths and yaks.

They had imposing physiques of over 3 meters tall, possessed immense strength, and were fierce by nature.

Wielding massive clubs made from the leg bones of their own kind or wooden clubs fashioned from small trees, they could often smash the small Mermen into pulp with a single blow.

The Mermen had crude weapons and weak strength. Even with all their might, it was difficult to pierce the Giants' rough skin with their Bone Spears.

However, a multitude of ants can kill an elephant. They were still inflicting damage on the Giants through their continuous attacks.

"I didn't expect Mermen to be so fearless of death!"

"This is clearly not the behavior of normal monsters; they must be influenced by some mysterious factor."

The few of them discussed and marveled.

There was no need to ask; it was undoubtedly the influence of the radiation pollution from Chalk Country.

"There are people over there!"

Suddenly, the figures of some Tower Apprentices appeared in their field of vision.

They moved like hyenas around the edges of the battlefield, occasionally rushing in to pick off stragglers.

Whether it was the Giants' hearts, blood, or the Mermen's Fish Pearls.

Everything was turned into spoils of war.

"Those guys, they've already made several hundred Magic Stones just from that last engagement!"

"The bone marrow blood of these Giants can also be used to refine Bloodline Potions, and their hearts can be made into Enchanted Items, definitely worth more than 500 Magic Stones!"

Renion and the others' eyes were filled with envy, wishing they could be in their place.

Roy, however, was concerned with another question: "Where is that Merman Lord?"

He searched the battlefield below with his telescope for a long time but couldn't find the other party's figure.

"We haven't seen them either," Renion and the others quickly replied.

"Why don't we... just ask those people?" Tigro suggested.

Roy agreed readily. He quietly circled around to the other side and, as those who were picking off stragglers were heading back, he called out to them from a distance.

Those people hadn't noticed Roy and the others at first and were startled. Realizing that the newcomers weren't there to rob them, they relaxed slightly.

They didn't dare refuse to answer Roy's question and quickly said, "Esteemed sir, we haven't seen that monster either...

However, according to people who came earlier, it seemed to be injured and fled towards the river."

"Let's go and try our luck!

But this time, we must be extremely careful not to repeat our past mistakes."

Roy didn't fully believe these people's words.

However, he was still somewhat bothered by being attacked by the monster, and he had come out this time specifically to hunt it.

He called out and they hurried over.

A few hours later.

The group had chased to the riverbank but found no traces for the time being.

Roy looked at Sailen. "It's your turn to shine."

Sailen nodded, unfastened her backpack, and took out a lifelike bird puppet.

This was the bird puppet she had bought with her last earnings. It resembled an eagle and, with a flap of its wings, flew into the sky.

Sailen held her left eye, and her Mental Strength surged. Relying on the Mental Connection with the flying bird puppet, she quietly began to sense.

After a moment, her expression changed slightly. "I see it!

That monster... is resting in a river bend upstream!"

This was also a stroke of luck. Even with such convenient reconnaissance methods, it wasn't always easy to find the target.

They were able to find it immediately only because it happened to be nearby.

What surprised Roy even more was that Sailen then reported good news: "That monster seems to be really heavily injured, even more so than what those people said!"

The group followed upstream and soon understood what was happening.

Along the way, several charred apprentice corpses lay scattered, including an advanced apprentice Roy recognized but couldn't name.

He had only recently been promoted, with no deep foundation.

But his battle saber was stained with blood, and many mutated elite warrior corpses lay around, including a sorcerer boss.

This was the sign of a fierce battle, having inflicted considerable damage on the enemy.

"Our luck has turned, it's finally our turn to pick up the scraps!"

The group was both shocked and delighted, and they unceremoniously stepped forward to loot before continuing on.

During this time, Roy could tell at a glance that the Merman Lord's "Lightning Bolt" had significantly weakened, and the corpses weren't as charred.

"Finally found it!"

After traversing mountains and valleys again, and circling into a valley to discover the enemy's location, the group was surprised to find that the terrain here was inexplicably similar to where the previous team had suffered heavy losses.

The hilly terrain had many low, rolling hills, always so similar.

But this time, they were in the position of the attackers, completely holding the initiative to strike!

Roy seized the opportunity and took out the few remaining alchemical bombs in his hand, distributing them to everyone.

"Aim... one, two, three... throw!"

Closely following were various elemental potions and similar consumables, including Orchard's Bane, which had hallucinatory effects!

Taking advantage of the terrain, these items drew long arcs and accurately landed in the demonic beast swarm.

In the blink of an eye, roars erupted, heavily wounding several sorcerers and elite warriors around the Merman Lord.

"Kill!"

The group mounted their horses and charged down.

At a critical moment, Roy took the lead, drinking a pre-prepared Mild Lightning Resistance Potion. As lightning flashed on the enemy, his hair suddenly grew wildly, forming a giant metal cage.

After the lightning strike, his whole body went numb and stiff.

But miraculously, he didn't fall, nor did he feel significantly harmed.

"It worked, the resistance potion, the lightning amulet, my hair... stacking these methods indeed effectively enhances lightning resistance!"

Roy retracted his hair, injected himself with adrenaline, and then roared, his aura comparable to an advanced knight erupting.

Under the Charge Strike, the bodies of several elite warriors along the way were sliced open like paper.

With surging hot blood, he rushed to the Merman Lord and thrust his longsword forward.

He felt unusual resistance from the enemy. Despite being of flesh and blood, its skin was as tough as old bark, and its scales seemed forged from adamantine.

This was a natural armor, possessing considerable defensive power.

But Roy's attack was exceptionally swift, still breaking through like a bamboo, piercing it directly!