The Immortal Player

Chapter 92: The Migratory Flocoloso Birds.

"We are about to log off!" Sabrina waved goodbye as she and Loren started walking towards the second of the three rooms in the Control room.

"Take care! Don't forget to remind everyone to keep everything a secret. The fewer people that know about our progress the more we have an advantage against them."

"You don't need to worry, blockhead!"

"Then... " Pedro smiled as he approached Sabrina.

"Then?" Sabrina was confused. Loren can only watch the events unfold in front of her.

Pak!

"A~a!" Sabrina was astounded after Pedro flicked his finger to Sabrina's forehead. He didn't give Sabrina a chance to retaliate and placed his head near Sabrina's ears.

"I love you..." Pedro whispered into the ears of Sabrina.

"Y~y~youuu!"

"Bag!" Sabrina sent a strong punch to Pedro's stomach that made him curl up.

"A~a! Cough! Cough!"

Sabrina took this chance to escape as she pulled Loren's hand. The two entered the room but before the door was to be closed Sabrina sent a slight smile to Pedro.

"These two lovers... Sigh..." Loren shook his head as she lies in the bed and log of the game.

...

"Hah... I expressed my love and I got a punch in return." Pedro stood as he shook his head. He sighed as an NPC crew walked towards him.

"Captain! We detected an unusual amount of energy ahead of us!"

"Ho?" Pedro became serious as he walked with the NPC towards a 'magical monitor' that was shining a bright light.

"Can't we circle and avoid it?"

"About that Captain. It would take us months to reach the BHO HQ if we circled it."

"That long?"

"Yes."

"I see... Then we have no choice but to head forward!"

"As you command!"

"You. Go find Faunia and tell her to come here." Pedro pointed to another NPC Crew who saluted in response and immediately left out of the Control room.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Pedro stared at the far distant sea. As the ship continued to sail forward, the cloudy sky in front of them started to become dark.

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"Human, What do you need?" Faunia arrived in the Control room minutes later.

Pedro was still standing staring in the dark sky and vast sea ahead of them. He didn't glance at Faunia as his face had a troubled look while his hand was rubbing his chin as if in deep thought.

"Look." Pedro pointed forward which made Faunia shift her glace in that direction.

Faunia's eyes stared deep in the far distance. She looked like someone trying to spot something in the distant. Seconds later, Faunia seemed to spot something that made her frown, slightly.

"That..."

"Huh? What is it?" Pedro glanced at Faunia troubled.

He was having a second thought of sailing through the dark and mysterious area.

"Relax, Human! It's nothing. There are just some pests around that area." Faunia smirked confidently.

"Pests? You mean... Monsters? Isn't it dangerous for us?"

"Dangerous?"

"Yes, Dangerous?"

"They are measly pes~monsters, human!"

"Hah... We have the firepower to fight monsters. But, Ain't it better to reserve our strength for now?"

"For what? Don't tell me that you are scared, human."

"Of course not! It's just that we are already operating with the least amount of crew. If we suffer casualties, won't that be a huge problem?"

"No, You Ignorant Human!" Faunia sighed as she shook her head.

"Huh?" Pedro and everyone else was astounded.

Pedro's analysis was correct. If they are to suffer casualties, the speed upon which they would reach BHO HQ would be reduced.

Considering that they are already traveling the slowest pace, Pedro knew that they can't afford to be of any slower.

Else, They might end up missing the recruitment event that they badly need.

"Tch... I am here! Did you forget?" Faunia scolded. Then, She walked towards the door of the Control room to the Deck of the ship.

"Eh?"

"Eh.."

"Eh?!"

The NPC crew gulped their saliva as the sky above them became darker.

On the other hand, despite being nervous, Pedro followed closely behind Faunia and exited the Control room to the Deck.

"Can you at least tell me what kind of monster is it? Please don't tell me it is something very big." Pedro's Pen-Knife slid off his sleeve and started to hover above them.

On his right hand, he held his Faithpursuer Katana.

"Big?! More like small. Those are Migratory Flocoloso Birds!"

"Birds?"

"Khek. More like pests, Human. A Million Flock of Migratory Flocoloso Bir~pests!"

"A million? Are you kidding me?" Pedro jumped from shock.

He knew that Faunia won't lie to him because of many reasons. Hence, even though what Faunia said was hard for Pedro to believe, he can only trust what Faunia said.

"I am not. See it for your self."

Faunia pointed to a black "duck" looking bird that started circling directly above the ship. Some of them started charging towards the ship.

"This~" Pedro was speechless.

He wore a grim look as the first batch of Flocoloso birds arrives.

"Faunia! You can transform into your dragon form."

"Tch~ For such pests! I don't need to be in my true form to handle them." Faunia sent a glare to Pedro.

Faunia started jumping up and down while killing the birds with her palm. She looked like a kid who was given a 'fly swatter' and started her revenge on the flies. This time, the 'fly swatter' was Faunia's hands while her target was the Flocoloso birds.

As usual, the blood of the dead birds was sucked by Pedro's Pen~knife. Almost half a minute after the birds started to attack the ship, a bird was finally able to luckily pass-through Faunia's 'swatting'.

'Oh?' Pedro focused his gaze to the descending Flocoloso bird.

He grasped a few stones on his left hand while the other held the Faithpursuer Katana. He threw a stone to the bird when it was just a few meters away from him.

"Aaaack!"

The bird stagger for a bit but was able to stabilize itself. It aimed its sharp, shiny, black beak towards Pedro's neck.

"Swoosh!"

...

-300

[~Undying~ skill activated!]

HP: 1

[Player's HP is below 20%... Potion Injector Activated!]

+50

HP: 50

[Player's HP is back to 100%.. ~Undying~ skill has been reset!]

[~Might of Pain~ skill activated!]

Attack Damage: 100 +300 (damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)

Magic Damage: 0+300 (damage will be lost in 5s, stackable)

...

The familiar system notification rang on Pedro's head. The bird was able to make a direct hit as it started to circle and deliver another critical strike.

"Heh... Only Bronze-rated? I was on guard for something that is just a mere Bronze-rated?" Pedro sighed after being able to scan the bird.

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[Flocoloso Bird]

Rating: Bronze-rated Monster

HP:500

Attributes

Attack Damage: 400

Defense: 30

Movement speed: 30 m/s

Skills:

~Peck~

Effect: Increase Movement Speed by 150% and increase dive damage to the target by 5%.

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"Hah... If I can only sell their corpse. I would become an instant 'in-game millionaire' already." Pedro shook his head from disappointment.