Chapter 159 - Volume 2
Chapter 104 – Lure (3)
At the same time Aakkin planned his maleficence, Conrad and the Dark Bishop were observing the new Lizardman who came in. But what made them feel wrong with this scene before them was how the Lizardmen’s faces all looked the same. At least from their point of view, the ‘lizard’ who came in earlier did not look any different from this ‘lizard’.
Perhaps their patterns on the skin were different?
Hewjil recognized his subordinate and asked in his own native tongue: “Aakkin, you came back earlier than I expected. Why, did you find your targets?”
“Yes, chief.” Aakkin answered with a stuttering chatter.
His attitude did not draw Hewjil’s suspicion as he wanted deference from his subordinates, but he was a little annoyed at Aakkin’s behavior. He waved his hand and replied: “When did you become inarticulate, Aakkin? If you have anything you want to report, just spit it out. What else did you see?”
“My men and I were attacked in the southern area.” Aakkin gulped as he continued to chatter. “The people who attacked us seemed to be the men we are supposed to look for. There are fifteen of them, two female, and a youth who is leading twelve guards. They are really formidable, and before we could react…… four of our brothers…..”
“The south?” Hewjil answered blankly, as if he did not hear the loss of men: “Are you sure it’s the south?”
“My lord, do we stick to the plan?” Sanford asked with concern in his voice.
[This is a problem. The plan was to kill off the Earth Bishop alone, but if that boss is moving with Conrad then the entire battle would be extremely tough. The worst outcome is letting both of them flee without being able to stop them. This level 50 boss is the rough equivalent of a level 65 creature, and against the weakened level 35-40 Silver Elves…… With another Gold-ranked fighter like Conrad, trying to get both of them would be difficult. Luring them into a trap will obviously work only once, and they won’t repeat their mistakes…..]
Brendel rubbed his forehead. He needed to gain the best results from this trap. He agonized over the situation for a while, should he kill the Lizardmen or the Dark Bishop?
[Wait, the Dark Bishop? Holy shit! Dark Bishop?! Isn’t he a dark elementalist? I should smack myself for being an idiot. Killing him would mean I can get dark elemental crystals, and heck, the Dark Bishops are famous for dropping nothing but crystals. Even the gamers called them one of the poorest mob creatures around.]
Brendel’s mind was used to think about the overall picture, and actually forgot that he could really use some dark elemental crystals. (TL: To summon Medissa, in case anyone is wondering.)
Once he thought about it, his mind seemed to clear up and even predicted how the future events would flow. If the Dark Bishop died, the Blood of Gods in Scarlett’s body would also be suppressed because of the lack of control, and he would gain another powerful Gold-ranked fighter.
He clapped his hands and said: “No, we’re not retreating. I want to go after the Dark Bishop now.”
Everyone did not understand why he changed his mind so easily.
Brendel patted the stolen Lizardman’s mount and made the beast turn its body. He smiled with embarrassment: “It’s common to change a plan when there are unforeseen circumstances. Don’t worry, this doesn’t affect things. In any case, we should return to our ambush location, I don’t want to get caught in a battle here.”