Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 785 - 50: The King of the Southern Marshes

Chapter 785: Chapter 50: The King of the Southern Marshes

"Indeed, these little creatures dared to disguise themselves as us," the nine-headed hydra Jack said dissatisfiedly. "It’s detestable, but why did they transform like this? I don’t sense any powerful insect-eating magical beasts nearby, so why are they so afraid? Could there be something wrong with my perception?"

Pannis looked at the giant beast, which was shaking its necks and looking around, with eyes filled with disdain as if looking at an idiot, and said contemptuously, "Are you truly unaware of the terror your oppressive presence inflicts upon these frail creatures? And yet, you seek other sources of their fear? Your dullness is truly an anomaly among hydras."

The hydra paid no heed to Pannis’s criticism, twisting its necks into a knot and then unraveling it, a series of movements that did not affect its ability to speak. The beast let out a roar at the glowing fake hydra in the distance; it seemed it had been restraining its demigod magical beast’s oppressive aura, which was now released in full with the roar. Although the intense oppressiveness wasn’t directed at the girls, it caused them waves of palpitations. Only then did the girls understand what Pannis had said earlier: the three Marsh Stalkers they had encountered were not true Demigod magical beasts at all. The oppressive power alone of a truly powerful Demigod magical beast could reduce the girls’ combat strength to the lowest point. Had they faced a true Demigod magical beast with the same approach they used against the Lurkers, they would have been utterly defeated in an instant. The Legendary Rank professionals all felt immense pressure, not to mention the pretend hydras, their target. Although the fireflies, being the impostors, lacked hearing and could not hear the roar, they were sensitive enough to feel the pressure from the king of the Southern Marshes—for a brief moment, the massive creature that resembled a hydra fell apart, revealing a sight never before seen by anyone.

A giant beast tens of meters long and tall, which had only been lazily sprawled there a second before, suddenly burst open, transforming into countless points of light, as millions upon millions of fireflies, their faint glow flickering, rushed up from the ground into the sky. Twirling and dancing in the sky like a myriad of stars, they lit up the entire Firefly Plain.

The so-called Firefly Plain was in fact just an open area of around ten square kilometers. Suguwood trees were sparsely scattered on this flat terrain, which was a smooth and even piece of land without any marshes. On the Firefly Plain, countless fireflies resided year-round and would fly in the night sky at night, turning the dark plain into a dream-like splendor. Now, the oppressive force from the marsh king had scattered the gathered fireflies, allowing the plain to regain its original brilliance.

"This is how the Firefly Plain should look, hiss," Galantis nodded and said: "I couldn’t see a single firefly before, hiss, and I thought something was wrong. No, hiss, there indeed was something wrong."

The Lizard Lady’s gaze returned to the massive head, and not just hers—all the ladies’ attentions were drawn back, uniformly focusing on the beast that was the source of the event, completely puzzled as to why they would encounter such a strange creature while accompanying Galantis on the way home.

"Hey, Jack," Pannis, too, couldn’t make sense of the situation, but luckily, he was able to converse easily with the beast and could casually pat the huge head that the beast extended towards him. "What are you doing suddenly appearing here? Don’t you know your presence would cause panic among the Lizardman tribes? Isn’t it too early for your breeding season? Why did you come up north?"

"Eh?" Even when faced with a Demigod Rank magical beast, the ever-curious Lina couldn’t help but let out a surprised gasp, though she promptly covered her mouth. Pannis heard it anyway and casually explained, "Despite appearances, she is actually female, not the male you thought she was."

"Female?" The girls felt that something was off with the world, and Catherine tentatively asked, "But her voice..."

"That’s just mimicking pronunciation with skill," Pannis explained. "This guy has high intelligence and learned to imitate human speech. However, the issue is, the first time she mimicked someone, it happened to be a male. God knows which unlucky guy it was, but she got set in that way and has kept the same voice ever since. So, don’t let her voice deceive you."

"But if she is female, her name..." Freya also asked in surprise, "Jack is a male name, isn’t it?"

"Er, about that..." Pannis covered his face, looking utterly embarrassed. "When I first met her, I had a friendly exchange with a few hydras, including her. Afterwards, while we were both receiving treatment, I was misled by her voice and ended up naming her Jack. It was only upon our second meeting that I learned she was actually female. I wanted to change her name, but this stubborn creature clung to the name Jack and adamantly refused to switch, so we had no choice but to continue addressing her as such. I said, ’Jack, let’s talk this over. Why don’t you pick a new name? How about Galantis? That’s the name of Alcmene’s daughter, and you get along so well with Alcmene...’"

"Hey, Uncle, what are you talking about, hiss, hiss, hiss," the Lizard Lady protested loudly, her face a mix of incredulity and amusement. "That’s my name, hiss, hiss. My mother gave it to me; you can’t just take it."

"It’s just a name, why care so much?" Pannis continued with an insolent expression, itching the girls’ fists for a punch. "You can have your mother name you again, such a simple matter."

"I don’t want to change it," retorted Jack the hydra, the female creature shaking her massive head vigorously, the large skull stirring up the wind. "After all, a name is just a code. As long as I find it convenient to use, what does it matter to you humans and lizards whether it’s nice-sounding or strange? I’m used to this name, and now I can’t get accustomed to a new one. If you try to call me by it, I won’t even know who you’re referring to."

"Alright, alright, I knew you’d be impossible to reason with," Pannis said, massaging his head with a pained expression. "You still haven’t answered my question. It’s not your breeding season, so what are you doing up north? Looking for Alcmene to play? I bet you’d just end up annoying her to death."

"Yeah, why did I come up north?" Jack’s giant head twisted in the air, the lizard-like face wearing an utterly baffled expression. After thinking hard for a full minute, with Pannis’s expression growing more helpless, the hydra seemed to suddenly recall, straightened her neck filled with anger, and roared, "I remember now, I came to lodge a complaint with Alcmene. You people have stolen my treasures again, you barbaric robbers, give me back my treasures!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)