Chapter 148

On the shore of a clear lake.

The breeze blew ripples on the lake surface, and the campfire flickered.

With the cover of the night.

Three tall Lizardmen dived into the water from another direction of the lake and, following the water flow on the lake surface, swam silently toward the other shore of the lake.

The dark green scale-like skin on their backs merged completely with the lake surface under the night as they passed over.

At the same time!

Aside from the three Lizardmen who entered the lake, Lizardman figures also appeared from three other directions, ranging from three to five, totaling 16 Lizardmen.

They surrounded the campfire by the lake in a slow and soundless hunting action from all directions.

"Guji!"

A bird cry rang out in the night.

This was a type of bird that liked to prey on fish and was one of the bird types their Lizardmen hated the most, as well as being the bird type with the largest number around this lake.

So the cry of this bird type, mixed with the bird calls coming from other directions in the night, was not conspicuous.

About 150 meters away from the campfire by the lake.

Four Lizardmen crawled under the grass, looking toward the human figure by the campfire through the gaps in the branches and leaves of the shrubbery ahead.

"Boss, they are all in position." A Lizardman carrying a bow and arrow lowered his voice and spoke to the hunting leader beside him.

"Tell them not to act rashly; wait for my order." The hunting leader Lizardman reminded them with a serious yet excited expression.

This was the first time hunting a human!

Among the hunting leaders of the tribe throughout the ages, he was probably the only one.

Even if the other party was a magic caster, he had the confidence to take the other party down.

The magic casters he had seen, the strongest was the priest elder of the tribe; naturally, he couldn't beat a magic caster empty-handed, but if he used a weapon, he would definitely win in a close-quarters situation.

It was said that there were stronger priests in other tribes; this, in the hunting leader Lizardman's view, was very likely just the Lizardmen of other tribes bragging.

What's more.

In order to capture this human alive, they had sent out all 16 members of the hunting squad!

"Guji." The Lizardman carrying the bow and arrow nodded, pinched his throat, let out a bird cry, and then spoke in a low voice:

"Boss, when do we make a move?"

This wasn't hunting ordinary beasts, but a rare human; if he could be captured alive, it would definitely cause a sensation in the tribe.

No!

It would probably cause a sensation in the other four tribes as well.

"The other party is a magic caster; who knows if he has mastered any alert-type magic, and the wolf-like monster beside the other party is also quite tricky."

"When it's almost dawn, that should be the time when the human and that monster are most relaxed."

The hunting leader Lizardman's heart was a bit excited, but he was also clear.

The human who dared to appear alone in the Great Wetland must have some strength; he had to be cautious.

On the shore.

Tang Zheng skewered a five-pound fish that looked a bit like a grass carp and set it on the campfire to roast; the faint fragrance began to drift as the surface gradually turned golden brown.

The evil spirit dog lay beside Tang Zheng, sniffed with its nose, glanced at the grass carp on the campfire, and then withdrew its gaze, turning its head away.

It knew that this fish probably didn't have a share for it.

"It's no wonder Lizardmen like to eat fish; the taste of the fish in this lake is really not bad."

Tang Zheng looked at the roasted fish, flipped his palm, took out salt and chili powder, and sprinkled them on the surface of the roasting fish.

These were the spices he bought when he left the capital; he only bought three kinds, aside from the most ordinary salt, there were sugar and chili powder.

The price of salt was relatively cheap, but the prices of sugar and chili powder were calculated in silver coins, which was very expensive; it was said that there were other types of spices, but the shops didn't sell them.

Tang Zheng did know that there was a type of magic in the Other World specifically for making spices, but clearly, he wouldn't waste skill points in this kind of place.

【Experience Bar: 132725/70000】

He glanced at the experience value on the attribute panel.

In less than two days, he had gained about 5000 experience points; although the level of monsters in this area of the Lower Lake wasn't high, the quantity was very large.

Unfortunately!

After clearing some, these monsters knew they couldn't afford to provoke him and began to hide.

"The Lizardmen should have taken action too, right? Just don't know which tribe it is?"

Tang Zheng looked at the roasted fish sprinkled with salt and chili, the fragrance of which was becoming increasingly rich, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face; then he spoke softly.

The entire Lower Lake area of the Great Wetland could be considered the territory of the Lizardmen, but the number of Lizardmen was too small; spread out in the Great Wetland, it was still a bit difficult to find them.

He remembered.

In the future, Ainz sent a 5000-person ordinary undead army to go to war with the Lizardmen.

As a result, the total military force sent by the five Lizardman tribes together was only about 1300 people; this included female Lizardmen who could fight, even if one added the old, weak, sick, and disabled to make a round number.

Tang Zheng speculated that the total population of the five Lizardman tribes was at most two thousand-something, and spread out, each tribe only had 400 people.

And the area of the Lower Lake of the entire Great Wetland was much larger; wanting to find this group of Lizardmen was not an easy thing.

Tang Zheng was still very interested in this group of Lizardmen, such as the other party's four supreme treasures, magic technology, etc.

The smell of the roasted fish spread in all directions with the night wind.

Causing quite a few Lizardmen hidden in the dark to be unable to help but swallow their saliva; although they had mastered the technique of making fire, they preferred to eat raw food when it came to food.

Now that they suddenly smelled the roasted fish with spices added, quite a few Lizardmen became restless.

However! In order not to disturb that human, all the Lizardmen could only wait silently.

The night became increasingly deep.

The firelight of the campfire on the lake shore also began to gradually become weak, and then completely extinguished.

The Lizardmen of the entire hunting squad still had no action; everyone was waiting for the hunting leader's order.

Time passed bit by bit.

A touch of fish-belly white appeared in the eastern sky.

The hunting leader Lizardman crawling in the grass felt his spirit shake, and his sharp gaze glanced toward the Lizardman carrying the bow and arrow beside him.

"Guji."

The bow-and-arrow Lizardman immediately pinched his throat and let out a bird cry.

In an instant!

All the Lizardmen moved.

The first to take action were the three Lizardmen who had been waiting in the lake; they poked their heads out from the lake and quickly locked onto Tang Zheng and the evil spirit dog on the shore.

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Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

These three Lizardmen simultaneously raised the harpoon-shaped weapons in their hands and threw them toward Tang Zheng with force; a sharp sound of breaking air rang out.

On the shore.

The evil spirit dog lying beside Tang Zheng moved its ears, suddenly raised its head, stood up, and blocked behind Tang Zheng, seeing the harpoons thrown from the lake.

"Roar."

The evil spirit dog revealed its sharp, ferocious teeth, and the bone chain on its body moved and ejected rapidly, knocking down the three harpoons shooting from mid-air.

"We three will drag this monster!"

Seeing this scene, the three Lizardmen in the lake didn't feel surprised at all; they let out a roar and rushed toward the shore.

The three of them were originally there to solve this monster, so they were the first to make a move and launch an attack.

This was a job skill mastered after "Valkyrie" was upgraded to level 3.

Arrows flew out from three directions, shooting straight at Tang Zheng.

"Really picked a good time."

Tang Zheng sat cross-legged on the ground and yawned; he scanned with a calm gaze at the dozen-something Lizardmen emerging from three directions.

A scroll appeared in his palm, and he pinched it casually.

Light condensed!

A Flame Archangel appeared out of thin air, spread its wide wings, and blocked in front of Tang Zheng.

All the arrows shot over landed on the Flame Archangel's bright armor, emitting "ding-ding-dang-dang" sounds, and were all blocked.

The thirteen Lizardmen rushing over from three directions saw the arrows shot out being blocked so easily, and their eyes trembled.

"Use the grappling hook!" A loud shout came from among the Lizardmen.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Grappling hooks with ropes flew over and easily looped around the Flame Archangel; the ropes tightened rapidly.

"Magic casters are indeed dangerous!"

"But our numbers are more advantageous; Daben, A-Jie, you two teams take people to drag this summoned creature, and I will solve the caster."

The hunting leader Lizardman let out a loud roar and gripped the axe in his hands, rushing forward rapidly.

According to his plan!

The three Lizardmen in the lake would drag the monster beside that human, and then use grappling hooks to loop the other party's summoned creature, forcibly pulling it away from the human's side.

In this way, the fragile magic caster human would be exposed before him; as long as he could get close rapidly, he could solve the battle.

Even if other accidents occurred, using the advantage of numbers could also make up for it!

In the hunting leader Lizardman's eyes, this hunt was destined for their victory from the beginning; it was just a matter of how to capture the human alive and reduce the possibility of companions getting injured.

And all of this before his eyes was proceeding completely according to plan!

However!

The hunting leader Lizardman had just rushed out a distance, and before the excitement of victory in his eyes had receded, a look of astonishment appeared in his gaze.

The ropes looped around the Flame Archangel had clearly been pulled straight, but the Flame Archangel didn't show any sign of being pulled at all.

"How could this be?"

The hunting leader Lizardman was a bit shocked; those few companions pulling the ropes were all the members with the greatest strength in the hunting squad.

Suddenly!

The wings behind the Flame Archangel flapped, and it suddenly soared straight into the sky; the few Lizardmen pulling the ropes didn't have time to resist and were easily pulled into the sky.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

Miserable screams came from the air, and then those few Lizardmen fell from mid-air and smashed heavily onto the ground, emitting dull sounds.

The sudden change caused the air to go quiet!

"Ah——"

Miserable screams broke the quiet atmosphere again; this time the screams didn't come from the Lizardmen on the ground, but from the three Lizardmen hunting the evil spirit dog on the shore.

This monster, which looked like it wasn't even as strong as their female Lizardmen, easily tore off the arm of one of their companions.

The successive accidental situations made everyone present a bit dazed.

(End of chapter)