The black mist within the plaza surged and churned.
The enemy has appeared!
A large group of strange creatures with grayish-white, smooth skin and heights exceeding two meters appeared.
Their mouths were large, their lips thick, and their teeth were like a shark's—sharp and dense.
Their two eyes were exceptionally prominent, making them look somewhat foolish.
Their limbs were uncoordinated; their arms were very long, while their legs were very short, and there were thin webs between their fingers and toes.
On their backs, they also had a black fin.
In their hands, they all held a fish spear.
【Swamp Merman, Level F+, HP 30】
The number of Swamp Mermen was not large, only sixty or seventy.
The HP of the Swamp Mermen was fifty percent higher than that of the Walking Corpses.
However, in the eyes of Chu He, they were still not worth mentioning.
His current Stamina was as high as 29 points, and his Burning Aura could deal 58 points of damage per second.
As long as the Swamp Mermen approached him, they would be burned to death instantly.
He didn't need to do anything now; he just needed to stand there quietly and wait for the Swamp Mermen to approach.
But to his surprise, these Swamp Mermen did not attack him immediately.
Instead, they lined up neatly in a square formation.
"Hmm?"
"What's Going On with these Swamp Mermen?" Chu He muttered to himself.
While he was puzzled, dozens more Swamp Mermen walked out from the black mist.
After these Swamp Mermen appeared, they also lined up into a square formation.
Seeing the two square formations of Swamp Mermen, Chu He had a bad premonition.
He held his Riot Baton and charged straight toward them.
"Filthy Swamp!"
A cold voice rang out from the black mist.
As the words fell, Chu He felt the ground become soft.
He looked down and discovered that the ground of the plaza had rapidly turned into a swamp.
Those Swamp Mermen all sank into the swamp.
"Damn it!"
Chu He quickly ran back, heading to the Altar where the Nightshade Spirit had previously been sleeping.
This was the only place to stand.
This Altar was about the size of a single bed.
Although the area was not large, as long as there was a place to stand, that was enough.
As long as the Swamp Mermen dared to attack him, they would be burned to death by his Burning Aura.
As for entering the swamp to fight, even if he knew how to swim, it would still be very disadvantageous for him.
What's more, the water inside the swamp was extremely foul-smelling.
"Human, hand over the Nightshade Spirit."
The cold voice rang out again.
From the black mist, a male creature with a fish tail and a human body crawled out.
This guy had black scales on his fish tail, and although his upper body was human, there were also black scales embedded in his skin. His eyeballs were bulging, and his neck was extremely thick, as if he had hyperthyroidism.
His right hand held a black Trident.
His lower body stayed in the swamp, while his upper body was above the swamp.
【Swamp Merman King, Level F+, HP 1200】
"Has the BOSS appeared?"
"It seems the Game Completion Condition this time is to take down this Swamp Merman King, along with those hundreds of Swamp Mermen, and then I can successfully clear the game."
"However, these Swamp Mermen are all hidden within this swamp."
"It seems I can only use defense and counterattack!" Chu He thought to himself.
Seeing that Chu He did not answer, Killing Intent appeared in the eyes of the Swamp Merman King.
"You don't know what's good for you. The Nightshade Spirit is not something a mere human like you can protect!"
"My kin, kill him!"
Following his order, the Swamp Mermen emerged from the filthy swamp.
They raised their fish spears one after another and threw them toward Chu He.
Hundreds of fish spears flew toward him from different angles.
Chu He did not choose to dodge.
There were not many places for him to dodge to.
He immediately crouched down, protected his head with his hands, and exposed the smallest possible area of his body.
He was confident that with his high Defense Power, these fish spears would not pose a threat to him.
Sure enough, these fish spears hit his body and only caused a pathetic amount of damage.
And because he crouched down and protected his head with his hands, only twenty or thirty fish spears hit him.
The HP he lost was rapidly recovered in the next second.
The Level 3 Dragon Bloodline allowed him to recover 30 Health Points per second and added 30 points of Defense Power.
Under the bonus of his Talent effect, that meant recovering 60 Health Points per second and increasing his Defense Power by 60 points.
With this Exaggerated Defense Power, these Swamp Mermen alone could not threaten him.
The only thing that could threaten him was the Swamp Merman King.
The Swamp Merman King's bulging eyeballs revealed a look of shock and suspicion.
"This human's defense is this high?"
"A round of projectiles actually couldn't do anything to him."
"It looks like I have to make a move myself!"
He gripped the Trident with his right hand and threw it violently toward Chu He.
Facing the incoming Trident, Chu He licked his lips.
Just as the Trident was about to hit him, he put the Riot Baton back into his inventory and grabbed out with his empty hands.
The Trident hit his chest, and he successfully caught the Trident.
His HP dropped by 40 points, which was of no consequence.
Furthermore, he discovered that he could actually see the Information for this Trident.
【Equipment Name: Swamp Trident】
【Equipment Grade: Level F+】
【Equipment Slot: Weapon】
【Equipment Effect: After equipping, increases Attack by fifteen points, increases Water Resistance by ten points, and grants the Passive Skill Underwater Breathing.】
【Note: A Trident, the standard equipment for a Sea King!】
【Hint: This weapon is the Swamp Merman King's weapon; if the Swamp Merman King dies, the weapon will disappear.】
Seeing the effects of this Swamp Trident, Chu He felt it was quite good.
15 points of Attack is not much, but increasing Water Resistance by ten points and gaining the Underwater Breathing Skill is very nice.
It's a pity that this weapon can only be used during this game.
After killing the Swamp Merman King, this weapon will disappear, which is truly a pity.
Chu He swung the Trident and looked at the Swamp Merman King with an arrogant expression, taunting, "Now that your weapon is gone, What can you do to me?"
He had to force the opponent into Close Combat.
Without Close Combat, the Burning Aura would not be effective.
And the Swamp Merman King was not stupid; seeing the flames surrounding Chu He's body, he knew it was dangerous to get close to him.
He immediately ordered the Swamp Mermen, "Release Water Bullets!"
Upon receiving the order, the Swamp Mermen poked their heads out from the swamp one after another.
Their cheeks puffed up, just like frogs.
Subsequently, they opened their mouths, and hundreds of black Water Spheres flew toward him.
Chu He's expression changed, and he immediately lay down under the Altar to minimize the area of his body exposed to the attack.
But even so, quite a few Water Spheres hit him.
Chu He saw his HP drop by more than half in an instant, and his scalp immediately went numb.
These Water Bullets could deal between three to five points of damage each when they hit him.
It was fortunate that he had the ten points of Water Resistance added by the Swamp Trident.
Otherwise, he might have been killed instantly by the Water Bullets just now, and he wouldn't have been able to recover his health in time.
"This is trouble now!"
"If these Swamp Mermen keep attacking me with Water Bullets, I might really fall at their hands." Chu He wiped the sewage that had dripped from his hair onto his face, his expression turning gloomy.
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