Volume 5: Taming the Beast Chapter 12: Giant Crocodile in the Whirlpool (Part 2)
According to Feiyin's request, Xiange Yayi took off all his equipment and threw them into his magic backpack - except for the glasses on his head: Although the vortex crocodile A. Stan was huge, if Xiange Yayi didn't wear glasses, he might not be able to see where it was even if he bumped into its gums. Although the shirtless elf man looked a little weak, he was still strong. Between the jagged ribs, he could finally find a few muscle-like body tissues.
With a "plop", the skinny elf archer made a beautiful leap and dived into the water, starting his heroic adventure. Seeing his figure completely disappear on the water, I couldn't help but worry about him, wondering what his future would be like. In the water with bare hands, facing a powerful monster that was several levels higher than him, even the most agile escape master would find it difficult to escape unscathed.
Not long after, a few bubbles popped up from where the String of Songs Yayi had sunk. My heart tightened and I held my sword and shield tightly, ready to resist the giant beast that jumped out of the water at any time. But I didn't expect that after a few small bubbles, the water returned to calm again, and there was no more news.
"Jeff, did you see anything?" Feiyin stretched her neck and looked around, trying to find any trace of Xian Ge Yayi in the water, but like me, she found nothing.
A moment later, a bunch of bubbles popped up again in the place where the bubbles had originally appeared. This time, the bubbles were obviously more numerous and more rapid than before, like a dangerous sign, indicating that something was about to happen. But...
But...for the reaction of such a huge monster, this bubble seems a little too insignificant.
After a while, a huge change finally appeared on the water surface. There was a slight "gurgling" sound from where the bubbles had just appeared, and then...
...We saw Xian Ge Ya Yi slowly float to the surface with his limbs down and his belly facing the sky. His eyes were white, his lips were blue and purple, and his belly was swollen, as if...he had been dead for some time.
Feiyin and I hurriedly fished Xiange Yayi's body out of the water. Although I've seen many friends die, I'm still not used to it and seemed a little overwhelmed. Feiyin seemed much calmer. She threw Xiange Yayi's body aside, set up a bonfire, sprinkled some spices on a few pieces of bison meat and roasted them on the fire. Soon she made three "grilled steaks" - Feiyin's profession is a chef, and she often takes advantage of her free time to try her hand at cooking to improve her chef level. Compared to her obsession with money, her cooking skills have always been praised by us. Just like this "grilled steak", it is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it is fresh and fragrant. After eating it, it can increase defense by 15 points in a short time.
When we had just finished eating three servings of "grilled steak", the resurrected Xian Ge Ya Yi finally spit out the last of the water in his mouth and woke up faintly. His lips still looked a little blue, but his face had become much rosier.
"What happened?" I asked the Elf Ranger with concern, holding his arm. "Why did you die so quickly? What skill did the crocodile use? Could it be that you couldn't even escape?"
Hearing my question, Xiange Yayi looked embarrassed: "That crocodile? I don't know, I didn't see it at all."
"As soon as I got into the water, I sank to the bottom. I struggled hard but couldn't float up. I wanted to move forward but couldn't get out. I shouted for help but no one could hear me. In the end..."
He grabbed a handful of wet hair and subconsciously played with it for a moment before continuing awkwardly, "Actually... I was drowned, that..."
"...I can't swim!" He could actually say this last sentence with confidence.
Stunned, silent, solemn...
The elegant words of the music left us speechless and we looked at each other in bewilderment. At some point, a crow flew across the sky, making a hoarse cry of "ah, ah..." The sound seemed to contain some deep mystery, which made us laugh and cry.
"You big idiot!" After a short silence, the female magician finally broke out in an uncontrollable hysteria. Her hair was disheveled, her eyes were red, her forehead was covered with blue veins, and she let out a piercing scream, like the terrifying cry of an evil banshee. Strong magic fluctuations gathered in his hands, like a physical entity, emitting violent energy , and it seemed that he might lose control at any time:
"When can you be a little more normal? Why are you jumping into the water when you can't swim? We've been waiting for you here for so long..."
"I was just impulsive at the time and forgot about it... Besides, I didn't feel suffocated in the water. I only found out that I was drowned after I died... Hey, listen to my explanation... Don't hit me, yes, put down your staff and listen to me calmly... Well, what are you doing... Don't make a gesture of casting magic... Oh, okay, that's enough, don't shoot me with ice arrows anymore... Oh, I don't mean to ask you to use ice spears... Magic potions are very expensive... If you hit me again, I will fight back... Don't hit me anymore, you are about to kill me again... The resurrection point is far away from here..."
"I just want to beat you to death, to eliminate the harm to the people and to bring glory to the country!" Fei Yin shouted in hatred, casting magic in her hands without stopping.
"Wait, I can understand getting rid of harm for the people, but what does killing me have to do with bringing glory to the country?"
"As long as I have an excuse to beat you up, it doesn't matter what it is. Just get ready to die!"
"Oh my god... help... someone come and help me stop this crazy woman... it's against the rules, no hitting below the waist... ah, my butt..."
As Yan Zhen and I watched in bewilderment, countless colorful magic lights surrounded Xiange Yayi, and from time to time we could hear his desolate and helpless wails. It seemed that Feiyin was really so angry that she had lost her mind. The magician, who always loved money, was willing to drink a bottle of magic potion and then use the high-level magic "Ice Storm" that consumed a lot of magic power to beat the elf archer who had just died - this was enough to prove that our magician was a little out of his mind.
In Fei Yin's furious mind, there was finally a trace of rationality left, and Xian Ge Yayi was lucky enough to retain a breath of life, thus avoiding the tragic fate of running back from the resurrection point as a corpse again.
