When Edward and the others reached the rendezvous point marked on the post, they found that the other Player parties who had obtained the Seven Seas Explorer title and the Sea Sapphire title had also arrived.
Moreover, many other Players with familiar faces were gathered here as well. Even the owner of the Iron Cauldron Tavern who rarely showed his face was there, softly polishing his giant battle axe as if waiting for a fierce battle.
"Is the situation very bad now?" Edward asked Princess Leah when he saw that the Players were arguing fiercely. "Why didn't we find the Black Crab King at the coast before?"
While it would have worked if he asked anyone else, the only Players who could hold the fort were Edward himself, the richest Player Marni (excluding the duke's assets that Angora had yet to inherit), and Angora, the former princess of Tierra.
Marni was still waiting to be resurrected, and Angora, a lord who had almost no combat ability, was not present. Vela, his representative, did not have enough prestige, which left Edward and Princess Leah as the only Player in charge.
If there was anyone present who had the most complete information when Edward had just arrived, it would undoubtedly be Princess Leah.
"Because that big guy is sleeping under the beach." Leah clearly understood the present situation very well, and explained to Edward without pausing. "The Players must have startled that big guy after killing a lot of Killer Fiddler Crabs. That's why it suddenly appeared on the beach and instakilled the unprepared Mister Marni."
Being one of the few serious Players, Edward naturally wouldn't joke about Marni dying again, and instead analyzed the situation seriously. "If it could instakill Mister Marni, the enemy's damage must be very high."
Though he had once died to the splash damage from strengthening his equipment, Marni eventually strengthened all his equipment up to level 6, which was already the best of the best among the Players.
After all, while the Players had set the amount of game coins needed for equipment strengthening to be different depending on the level of the equipment, the higher the enhancement, the more game coins it would cost, and strengthening from level 5 to level 6 would cost more than ten thousand game coins.
With the Players not deliberately hoarding game coins, only Marni could afford to spend so many game coins to strengthen his equipment.
Be that as it may, he was instakilled by the Black Crab King, which clearly showed that the Final Boss of the fishmen island had the ability to match its title.
"Why is everyone gathered here? Are you trying to use the advantage of numbers to launch a human wave attack? "
Edward asked.
Even though the players would agree to meet up at a certain spot when they were fighting BOSS monsters, the atmosphere was still relatively relaxed. Intense arguments like the one just now were rarely seen.
"Everyone has very different opinions on the strategy," Her Royal Highness said seriously.
"Strategy?"
Edward was stunned.
In his opinion, with so many Players present, even seven or eight Rotten Bones Archbishops would be enough to flatten them. Could the Black Crab King really be so powerful that it had to win with tactics even with so many Players?
"What do you guys think now?"
No matter what, Edward decided to listen to the other players' plans first.
Although he had a certain level of confidence in his commanding skills, there were many times when meticulously planned strategies might not be as useful as someone else's sudden inspiration. It was better to take a look at the existing plans.
"Well, to put it simply, everyone is now divided into three factions," Princess Leah said slowly.
"There are actually three factions?" Edward was a little surprised. He didn't think that three strategies could be thought of in such a short time — it seemed that there were quite a few capable Players.
"That's right. The steaming faction currently has the upper hand, while the salt baking and barbecue factions have fewer people," the girl continued.
Edward:???
"Sorry, it's the strategy, right? I don't think I heard it clearly. Can you repeat it? "Edward asked, forcing himself to ask.
"The steaming faction currently has the upper hand, while the salt baking and butter frying factions have fewer people," Leah repeated.
"Hmm? Didn't you say barbecue just now? "
"Didn't you hear it clearly?" Princess Leah replied.
"…" Edward was speechless.
Wait, is there something wrong with your understanding of the strategy?
Are you devils discussing how to eat the enemy before the fight even begins?!
"I understand what you're thinking, but even if the Black Crab King's damage is high, do you think two hundred Players can't beat a single crab?" Princess Leah shrugged and flashed a sly smile, seemingly delighted that her prank worked.
Edward thought about it and found that to be the case.
In the end, the Black Crab King was just a large crab, and might not even be a match for the Barren Giant in terms of combat ability. How could the Players lose?
Still, the crab was so adorable …
"Can I have the spicy one?" Edward asked. "The spicy barley tastes like a combination of cumin and garlic, the kind with a little more spice!"
"Crab cream soup!" Eleena, who had been silent all this while suddenly said.
"When it comes to crab, roasted tastes better." Joe joined the barbecue faction. "Sizzling and juicy roasted crab meat, it's so good in one mouthful!"
"No, no, no. The crab must be steamed with rye vermicelli and spicy barley powder!" Gou Dan joined the steaming faction and offered his own opinion.
"Uh, since the Black Crab King is huge, can't we just have a little of each recipe?"
Jessica said meekly.
In the end, she noticed that every Player was looking at her just as she finished, and the rather introverted girl couldn't help shrinking her shoulders. "Did I say something wrong?" she asked quietly.
In the next split second, the idiotic Players who had been arguing over their own tastes spoke at once.
"That's it!"
"Eh? Eh eh? "
[Ding! The winter swimming event has officially ended due to the attack on the fishmen island.
Thanks to everyone's efforts, the threat of the fishmen island has finally been resolved, but the evil Ocean God was still stirring even after the heroic and powerful God of Games had sealed the Ocean Eye. With the Ocean God's influence, a certain number of fishmen would appear on the fishmen island every day. For the peace of the seas, please come to the fishmen island often to clean up those evil creatures!
You may continue to gain items from killing fishmen. Please note that the list of items changes according to the season.]
[All Players who participate in this event will receive the title Fishman Killer.]
[Note 1: Hunting fishmen is the most boring thing of all because their heads stink strongly and can't be decorated on walls.] [Mistrin Fishmen Defense Officer]
[Note 2: Bro, haven't you heard of Yutuo? [Mistrin Fishmen Defense Officer]
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Chapter 149
The Black Crab King
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