Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 247: In My Opinion, Needs Electric Therapy

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: In My Opinion, Needs Electric Therapy

Just as Yang Yu was staring at the giant black crocodile, the giant black crocodile was also staring at him.

But the mutual gaze didn’t last long. The giant black crocodile quickly lost interest in Yang Yu and, in front of him, crushed the shield in its mouth to pieces, then swung its long tail and slipped into the lake.

Bai Jin and Iyas hadn’t even reacted before the colossal black crocodile completely vanished into the lake. They turned to look at Yang Yu, whose arm had a huge gash from which blood was dripping, drop by drop.

"Just now, what on earth was that..."

Unable to suppress the trembling in their hearts, Bai Jin and Iyas both uttered this sentence simultaneously.

"Look, and you’ll know. That’s the enemy we will have to face next."

Yang Yu took out medicine to sprinkle on the wound, with a calm expression on his face, yet with a lingering sense of dread.

It was a classic case of fearing something only for it to come true. He originally thought the monster placed in the lake was merely four shadows, most of the monsters hiding within black bubbles, but he never expected there to be such a big one hiding in the lake.

As the crocodile turned its head to leave, Yang Yu opened the system panel and quickly glanced at the giant black crocodile’s attributes.

As expected, the giant black crocodile was named Corruptor, with its Level being 60 and its average attributes over 600.

Its form was so massive it could have swallowed Yang Yu whole in one bite.

Thankfully, Yang Yu reacted in time. Otherwise, he might have been dragged into the lake early on, resulting in GAME OVER.

But this sudden appearance of the giant black crocodile poured cold water on Yang Yu’s planned strategy, killing it before it could even begin.

To prevent others from getting close, it made sense to place an Elite Monster or a mid-boss at a key juncture.

Yang Yu had no complaints.

No matter how much one thinks, there’s always something that slips through the cracks; even if one is fully prepared, there are always unexpected situations that can throw everything into disarray.

This is life.

Yet, these unpredictable events cannot become an excuse for not thinking or preparing.

If you don’t prepare, those who are prepared will strip you bare, leaving you to tremble in the cold wind. By then, you’ll regret not having prepared the fancy underpants that others might not strip off so ruthlessly; perhaps they’d even leave you with a pair of pants to avoid utter embarrassment.

Sometimes, preparation isn’t about instant success, but about not being too disgraced when you fail.

Most people can see the upper limit of success clearly, but the lower limit of failure is not always so certain.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many people who lose everything. Those who are prepared have already made their escape.

"Prepare yourselves mentally. That crocodile might be even tougher to deal with than we imagined."

"Such a huge crocodile, finding the Core inside it is like finding a needle in a haystack," Iyas agreed.

If talking about finding a needle in a haystack, it really is me looking for a needle in the haystack. You, being a Luck Emperor, probably could just feel around and find its Core, but the problem is...

Yang Yu’s expression turned serious as he was about to explain, when Bai Jin tugged at his clothes and lifted her head, revealing a mischievous smile,

"Hehe, I think it’s my turn to take the stage now, as long as I use ’Black Thunder Surge’ and keep releasing wide-range AOE attacks toward the lake, that crocodile and whatever other creatures are in the lake will definitely be electrocuted thoroughly. Then, crossing the river to get under the dark bubble will be a piece of cake, right?"

"Electric therapy is a good idea, yes, very creative, it’s just a pity..."

Yang Yu shook his head,

"So far, the enemies we have dealt with all consist of a core combined with black energy.

As long as the core exists, they can manipulate a large amount of black energy to regenerate.

This place is a paradise of black energy with an abundant supply for them to utilize.

I don’t think using electric therapy will deal effective damage to the crocodile hiding in the lake; even if it did, it could certainly regenerate using the black energy to nullify the damage."

Bai Jin looked down disappointedly, "I thought I had come up with a pretty good method..."

"The method is indeed good, it’s just that it’s not applicable now. The Shadow appears to be a living creature yet doesn’t belong to one, it’s a monster we’ve never encountered before. Moreover, there might even be several cores within that giant black crocodile."

"Several..." Iyas was surprised but quickly composed herself, "Are you confident?"

"Not yet, but if it is true, it could explain both its massive size and its formidable strength. Thus, we can’t rule out this possibility."

Yang Yu was also encountering for the first time a situation where Shield Block was ineffective. Corruption is said to bring a certain increase in attributes, but thinking that a tiny fairy alone could transform into a colossal crocodile with such exaggerated attributes, this in itself was too fantastical.

"Is it possible that by resolving each of its cores one by one, its strength will diminish accordingly, allowing us to completely defeat it?" Iyas asked.

"That might be the case, but please don’t forget that it adopts the same ambush tactic as a real crocodile. The fact that it chose not to stay on land and fight us suggests that it might not be skilled in land combat.

The water is where it excels, and it is unlikely to leave the lake easily. If we try to approach it through the water, we’re just asking for trouble. In addition, we have no guarantee that there aren’t other Corruptors similar to it within that lake.

So, destroying its cores one by one is not an easy task."

After hearing what Yang Yu had said, Iyas furrowed her brows, her mind blank. She couldn’t think of any solutions; everything seemed like a dead end,

"What should we do now? Should we go back and make a long-term plan?"

"That is indeed an option, but giving up so soon is too early." Yang Yu pointed his index finger at the dark bubble, "Iyas, you should be able to attack the dark bubble with your arrows from here, right?"

Following Yang Yu’s finger, Iyas estimated the distance to the dark bubble and confidently said, "If I use the range-increasing Skill ’Strong Wind Arrow,’ I should just barely reach it. Are you thinking of using my arrow to send the scroll up there?"

"I’ve had that thought too, but scrolls need to be completely unfurled to be activated. Moreover, tying the scroll to your arrow might make it fly like a kite, causing your Skill to miss the dark bubble and fall into the water, and I certainly don’t want to go into the lake to fish it out. I just want to confirm something."

Iyas half-jokingly said, "Is it to see if that bubble can be popped with a poke, to check whether there is something inside similar to that giant black crocodile?"

"That would only be part of it."

Taking out his water canteen, Yang Yu poured a little water on his finger and held it up high; not a breath of air stirred his finger,

"Once the confirmation is done, we will fly through the sky to the center of the bubble."

"I see! So you mean to go through... the sky? Are you serious?" Iyas looked incredulous, "Do you mean you’ve secretly learned Flying Magic without anyone noticing?"

"I’m not that omnipotent." Yang Yu shook his head, then smiled faintly, "I’ve just thought of a way to reach the center of the dark bubble without using Flying Magic."