Chapter 109: Necromancer's Thick Skin

On the beach near the coast.

The giant mantis shrimp, whose scales refract colorful light, is about two meters tall. Its two limbs have a metallic luster, and the pair of compound eyes on top of its head scan around mercilessly like a predator.

Just now, the mantis shrimp threw a lightning-fast jab.

In an instant, Kylia on the Nightmare Horse was severely injured, dissipated and sent back to the underworld.

The three-ringed monsters were powerful enough to command an area. In the terminology of the Adventurer's Guild, the three-ringed monsters were called "commander-level".

If a commander-level monster appeared in the heart of the kingdom, it would cause great losses to the nobles, and the disaster it would cause to the civilians would be immeasurable.

Therefore, once a magical beast of the third ring or above appears, the royal family will send out imperial guards, or the nobles will hire mercenaries to encircle and suppress it.

Mantis shrimps have taken over Whitefish Harbor, and even the 'nature spirits', the manatees, are afraid of them.

In Yeats's opinion, even the towering swamp giants would be smashed into mud by the high-speed jabs of the mantis shrimp!

"My Lord Baron, retreat quickly!"

Li Xi decisively suggested that Ye Zhi run away, with the words "follow your heart" written on his face. He said nervously: "Mantis shrimps can't go too far from the shore. We'll be fine if we stay away!"

Ye Zhi: "Aren't you a three-ring necromancer? Why are you more scared than me?"

"To be honest, my luck is pretty bad. Things always go wrong during battles. Rather than this, I'd rather avoid fighting from the beginning."

Li Xi smiled bitterly, and his eyes suddenly changed. He saw the peacock mantis shrimp rushing towards him! Peacock mantis shrimp has an ability called "spiracle foot".

With a rumbling sound and a burst of air, it rushed to Li Xi as fast as lightning! Li Xi had no choice but to fight back, adding a shield to himself, and at the same time, a dark necromancy spell "weakening ray" shot out from his fingertips.

A ray of enfeeblement that reduces the status of those hit and causes necrotic damage.

This type of damage originates from the realm of the Goddess of Death. It is not ideal for elemental or plant-based monsters, but is extremely effective against animal-based monsters.

Hiss! A piece of the mantis shrimp's shell was hit by the debilitating ray, corroding it and emitting black smoke.

Suddenly, he threw a jab.

The speed of the punch slowed down visibly.

But it was still swift, and his punch penetrated the shield and hit Rishi's chest!

Bang! Li Xi flew several meters away on the beach, his chest pierced by the mantis shrimp's claws, bleeding profusely.

"Fortunately, the heart was not injured." Li Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and found that the bleeding speed of the wound had slowed down. He was stunned and said, "What... is going on?"

"I didn't drink the potion." Li Xi suddenly realized, "This is the benefit of Master Ye Zhi's dish!"

Yeats had already hidden away.

Looking at Li Xi who was tightly entangled by the mantis shrimp, Ye Zhi was a little surprised.

A necromancer can actually be a main tank! Li Xi's bad luck makes him have a taunt attribute. It seems that the monsters must attack this unlucky mage first.

This created a very ideal output environment for Ye Zhi and others! Ye Zhi drew out his rapier and shouted loudly. The bard spell "Inspiring Song" was contained in the sound, which had the magic of inspiring people!

"Everyone, stand shoulder to shoulder!"

Hildreth showed her main C style, with her swift sword surging with blazing flames, her red hair flying in the hot wind, and in just a few moments, her 'Scorching Flame Slash' left several scars on the mantis shrimp's metal-hard shell! The mantis shrimp chased after her and punched her again, knocking Rishi to the ground and vomiting blood.

Gray caught the axe that she had thrown and said, "Hey, are you still alive?"

Li Xi rolled sideways on the beach, avoiding the heavy punches that the mantis shrimp was punching into the ground. He took out his best skill, "Flash", and used this three-ring spell to flash to five meters away.

Facing Gray's question, Li Xi smiled miserably with blood all over his mouth: "It's okay, I'm used to it."

Yeats couldn't help but feel a little admiration for Richie.

Life has beaten the necromancer repeatedly, making his skin thick and tough!

Although he was a necromancer who gave people a gloomy and skinny impression, Li Xi was able to withstand the blows as if he was wearing a meat suit, and he withstood multiple jabs from the mantis shrimp.

The compound eyes of the mantis shrimp also flash with human-like confusion.

It seemed that this person was different from the humans in robes that he had met before. Yeats began to understand the meaning of "the law of luck".

Everyone is showing off, only Rishi is getting beaten!

As we all know, the Bard is a supporting profession, but as a jack of all trades, he can perform various tricks by using weakening and enhancing skills.

Ye Zhi played an inspiring song to his own snow leopard, followed by a heroic song, and then a flash of light that dazzled the mantis shrimp, and then a deafness spell to make it lose its hearing.

Clang! Hildreth slashed the mantis shrimp's head with his sword, and pale green blood splattered, with the scar clearly visible.

The mantis shrimp was extremely angry and instinctively threw a powerful jab, but was blocked by Hildreth, who then leaped back several meters lightly.

Ding! At this time.

Ye Zhi said; "Snow Leopard attacks!"

“Woo!”

The snow leopard was covered in lightning armor, and it pounced forward swiftly, slashing its electric claws at the shrimp's brain. Lightning flashed and blasted! Boom! The mantis shrimp fell to the ground.

The snow leopard looked back and tilted its head.

Ye Zhi nodded seriously and said, "Single kill!"

The corner of Hildes' mouth twitched slightly.

Gray followed up with a rant: "As long as you get the last hit, it counts as a solo kill, right?"

"Guards are not allowed to talk back to the lord."

Ye Zhi said, "Gray, go and see if Richie is completely dead."

"Oh..." Gray walked closer and saw Li Xi's miserable appearance, and he hissed.

The mantis shrimp's claws left a sharp wound on Rich's abdomen, and his intestines seemed to be visible.

Li Xi leaned against the tree, adjusted his broken glasses, and maintained his elegant wizard demeanor.

Afterwards, he took out a needle, thread and bandage from somewhere, sewed himself up with skillful movements, and then cast healing magic on himself.

After a while, the pale-faced Richie heaved a sigh of relief. Facing Gray's strange look, Richie wiped his sweat and said:

"As you can see, as a necromancer, I also know a bit about emergency medical care."

"This guy is so weird, and the mantis shrimp keeps chasing him for some reason." Gray thought to herself, "Is it possible that some people are born to be hated by monsters?"

The battle is over.

The manatee dragged its heavy body slowly across the beach and looked towards Yeats with gratitude in its eyes.

"Thank you very much. According to our previous agreement, I will serve you... Can you tell me your name?"

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

"Yeats."

"It sounds like the name of some kind of food."

“…”

You nature spirits also play puns? Ye Zhi cleared his throat and said, "From now on, Whitefish Port will be under the jurisdiction of Morning Frost Ridge. I hope you can cooperate with me in management."

Seagulls cried and circled overhead, and manatees lay on the beach and nodded.

Yeats then told it about the curse he had suffered from the Crazy Shark God, and asked, "Do you know how to remove a similar curse?"

The sea cow said: "The god of wild sharks is believed by pirates, and the king of dolphins is the patron saint of sailors. I can help you set up a prayer ceremony and offer sacrifices to the king of dolphins. This is also a common way for sailors to seek protection."

The advice of the spirit of nature coincides with my own ideas.

Ye Zhi pondered and said, "Peacock mantis shrimp... should also be on the Dolphin King's menu, right?"

The manatee blinked his eyes and said, "Are you going to sacrifice the mantis shrimp to the dolphin king?"

"Before that, of course, you have to cook this ingredient first." Ye Zhi smiled.

The real power of the Food Spirit lies in its ability to offer sacrifices to gods.

Yeats walked to the mantis shrimp on the beach, glanced at the pale-faced Richie, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Li Xi bowed his head respectfully: "Thanks to you, sir."

As smart as he is, he should have realized that the red wine vampire eel just now provided a combat benefit.

Ye Zhi invited again, "You are seriously injured, why don't you stay in the territory for a few days? When you are ready to leave, I will prepare a good horse for you. What do you think?"

In this era, nobles who can be so respectful to others as to be humble to this extent only exist in chivalrous novels.

Rishi's eyes showed emotion. This time he did not refuse. He thanked him sincerely and agreed.

'This necromancer has a special physique.' Hildur looked at Ye Zhi's profile and thought to himself, 'If the mantis shrimp hadn't been chasing him just now, victory wouldn't have come so easily... Ye Zhi has a unique vision, and he must have valued this point.'

Then.

Ye Zhi began to collect ingredients from the mantis shrimp. He was looking forward to Ye Zhi's actions and was stunned: "Lord, what are you going to do?"

"Just now when I was clearing out the sharks, I accidentally got cursed." Ye Zhi did not hide anything and said truthfully, "I plan to make a delicacy out of the mantis shrimp and offer it to the Dolphin King to remove the curse."

The curse of the Mad Shark God will make Yeats hostile to the shark race and more likely to be attacked by sharks.

Ye Zhi suspected that the effect of this curse would be offset by the favorability increased by the "Harmless to People and Animals" talent, but a curse is a curse after all, and it would be best if it could be lifted.

If it cannot be removed...it would be more convenient to obtain ingredients like sharks.

When the curse was mentioned, a hint of sadness flashed across the depths of Richie's eyes, which was keenly captured by Yeats.

"The Baron's food skills are among the best I've ever seen." Li Xi said sincerely, "I believe that the sacrifice you offer will satisfy the Dolphin King."

The act of sacrifice was recorded as early as in the four great epics. The city-states that believed in the goddess of magic and wisdom would offer olive branches, owls and other sacred objects in the Temple of Minerva in order to obtain blessings.

The dish Yeats cooked is called "Garlic Mantis Shrimp".

Take the most tender and firm shrimp meat from the middle part of the shrimp shell and set aside together with the shrimp shell.

Add olive oil to an iron pan on the campfire, then add chopped garlic and a pinch of rock salt until the garlic turns golden, then add the mantis shrimp meat.

The ability of a gourmet chef lies in the use of spices. Some gourmet chefs also use magic and enchanted kitchen utensils to help further enhance the taste of food.

Ye Zhi heard that in the divine realm called "Valhalla", also known as Valhalla, there was a big pot called "Arenil", which was the artifact of a Valhalla chef.

"The legendary kitchenware belongs to this one."

Yeats complained in his mind and added wild herbs such as thyme and rosemary to the pot. The spices blended with the garlic aroma, giving off an enticing flavor.

"Garlic Mantis Shrimp: Three Stars. Made with mantis shrimp meat, fried with garlic and spices, it permanently increases your boxing power after consumption (Medium)"

Yeats nodded with satisfaction.

It really can increase the power of boxing!

(End of this chapter)