Chapter 96
Chapter 96
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 96
Chapter Title: Infuriating Merfolk
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[Title: Reasons Why Merfolk Are Fucking Infuriating EU...jpg]
(Lake nearby, merfolk acting cocky meme)
(Angry fisherman charging to catch them meme)
(Hidden merfolk trying to drag the fisherman into the water meme)
These fuckers piss me off so much.
One by one they're nothing, but they keep pushing boundaries and acting up.
You get pissed and approach to beat them down, and like they were waiting, they swarm out and try to kidnap you into the water;
I seriously want to rip them apart for real.
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- Damn lol; I'm getting a headache just watching this.
- Looks just like my cousin lol.
- Those bastards never fight 1v1.
ㄴ They fucking hide like cowards and swarm when you approach, fuck.
ㄴ But isn't that a strategy?
ㄴ You're a merfolk aren't you you little shit.
- Why use both Nimgle ticket EU and jpg? That's illegal dude.
Merfolk come in all kinds of varieties.
Pretty much every fish you know can show up as a merfolk form.
But they're all weak as shit anyway.
Their hunting method is just sticking together in packs.
[Title: Ah; They're Gathering There Again]
(Lake bottom swarming with them meme)
(Even when spotted, staring blatantly at people meme)
They weren't that numerous at first, but they started trickling in one by one and multiplied disgustingly.
The most infuriating part is they know we can't enter the water.
So they openly build up numbers for ambushes, and we can't do shit about it, which is fucking rage-inducing.
- Lol wtf, are they doing that on purpose?
- Straight up mocking us.
- Wanna sashimi every last one for real.
- But what language do you retards even speak?
They were different from typical monsters.
The merfolk's unique cunning was what provoked the gallery's fury.
But you can't catch 'em, right?
You want to, but you can't go in.
The merfolk exploited that perfectly, and planned to keep doing so.
- Grrruk?
- Gruk?
"Nice to meet you, knight."
Until the human knights showed up, surrounding some weird barrel at the lake bottom.
*
Bought a full scuba diving set.
Air tank, regulator, mask, fins, boots, and a ton of other gear.
"Can we really fight wearing all this?"
People rarely fought underwater to begin with.
Maybe that's why—it felt more like exploration gear than combat equipment.
If the tank breaks or the hose snaps, it's total disaster.
Seemed unfit for battle.
- Gotta wear this wetsuit too?
ㄴ Judak* Yeah, it's cold.
ㄴ Then what's the mask for?
ㄴ Judak* Gotta keep your eyes open underwater no?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Judak* ???
I used to think stuff like that.
"Oh right, these are the guys who put milk on wounds."
In the medieval apocalypse where even weaklings—no, normal people couldn't survive.
- Can't we just open our eyes?
- Why's the water cold?
- What's buoyancy? Can't we just walk?
- As long as we can breathe it should be fine right? Yeah.
Only the strong survived.
Thanks to that, out of all that gear, only the air tank and regulator made it.
For the rest, they wrapped themselves head to toe in plate armor as usual.
No, it didn't stop there.
- But this air tank thing seems too flimsy?
ㄴ Yeah, probably get crushed quick in a fight.
ㄴ What if we wrap it in steel? Make it sturdy.
ㄴ Ooh good idea.
ㄴ Judak* ?
They made steel helmets and bags for the air tanks and regulators too, their only weak points.
Thus, scuba walking was born—not scuba diving.
- Clank, clank.
Knights in plate armor walking the lake bottom became a thing.
[Title: Lmao Merfolk Bitches Owned]
(Panicking merfolk meme)
(Dragging fleeing merfolk to the surface meme)
Ah lol, air's running low so let's resurface and continue ^^
- (Ah; too scary; con)
- But doesn't water leak into the armor gaps?
ㄴ Fr, metal cools the temp.
ㄴ Poster) Yeah, it'll cool down?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ Poster) What's that got to do with my body temp and the metal cooling?
ㄴ ??? Oh.
ㄴ Oh shit they're doing it anyway fuck.
"That's... kinda different from what I imagined?"
Of course, merfolk swam nimbly into rock crevices and such.
The sunken knights at the lake bottom couldn't follow.
- Crunch!
- Gruuurk!
But harpoons could.
*
Guns don't work well underwater.
Grenades? Perfect for harming gallery knights in plate.
"Then water guns it is."
A harpoon gun—developed from ancient harpoons for use in water—solved it.
[Harpoon] - 109p
Merfolk were sneaky.
So just make 'em not sneaky.
Harpoons were cheap too, so I issued them to the lake-walking knights.
[Quality Post: How Do You Even Come Up With This Shit?]
(Gif of firing harpoon)
(Harpoon hits fleeing merfolk torso, barbs expand in 4 directions so can't be pulled out meme)
Not my place to say since I'm using it fine,
But the idea is kinda scary.
Digging into wounds for ease... lol;
Others say Judak's nice, gives stuff away, but honestly Judak scares me a bit.
I ain't ever messing with Judak for real.
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- Eek fuck put a hate tag.
- Damn that'd hurt like hell fuck;
- But isn't the power weak? Doubt that catches 'em.
ㄴ Poster) Never thought they made it weak on purpose?
ㄴ ?
ㄴ !
ㄴ Wtf dude;
"Not something I made?"
Precisely, weapons descendants of gallery humans would eventually develop.
To me, it was among the tamer ones, but the gallery saw it differently.
[Title: Nimgle Gives Me Solace, Thanks]
(Executioner certification meme)
(Thumbs up with prisoner on guillotine meme)
As you can see, I'm an executioner.
The guy who cuts the rope on the guillotine you see as daily events yeah.
But I kill people without hesitation or guilt.
Chills? Nightmares? Nah, don't get those.
So I wondered if I was a psycho from doing this job...
(Harpoon expanding inside merfolk meme)
(Merfolk screaming then passing out meme)
Saw that and realized nah, I'm normal lol.
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- Fr looks like a toy lol.
- Sane now?
- Seeing madness and regaining sanity is hilarious lmao.
ㄴ (Shivering elf con)
ㄴ Why have elves just been lurking and conning since last time?
ㄴ Fr elves quiet af now it's weirder;
ㄴ Wave or something? Lol.
Above all, air tanks weren't huge capacity.
Naturally, knights found it faster to harpoon and drag merfolk out rather than fight underwater.
Drag 'em out impaled, they thrash in pain and pass out.
Dragon Will Die: Judak...
Dragon Will Die: You have a surprisingly cruel side?
Dragon Will Die: But I understand. Our kind develop various hobbies over long lives.
Judak*: Yeah?
Dragon Will Die: Like sadism sometimes.
Dragon Will Die: (Hentai! Dragon con)
Judak*: Eek nooo.
But whatever my intent, it succeeded in terrifying the merfolk.
The cocky merfolk got scared seeing comrades dragged out whimpering.
Merfolk village raids naturally decreased.
Subjugating them got easier.
[Title: Ah lol Gonna Punch a Knight]
(Dozens of merfolk corpses meme)
(Holding rice cakes by the sack meme)
Merfolk hunting efficiency god tier.
Fish meat drops, rice cakes from weak mobs at great rates.
Plus not just anyone can wear plate—few coworkers or rivals.
Merfolk hunter is real blue ocean.
Level stamina and do it, pure honey lol.
Ah yeah taking questions.
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- That question. Knights were my dream job, but since Lord Judak came gallery jobs seem S-tier.
ㄴ Poster) Yeah?
ㄴ Do you make more than knights?
ㄴ Poster) Yeah obviously.
ㄴ Poster) Regular knight ~2k, skilled merfolk hunter 5k+.
ㄴ Wtf;
ㄴ 5k? Fucking rich lol.
- Not dangerous right?
ㄴ Poster) Even city dwellers get conscripted for waves anyway.
ㄴ Poster) Merfolk hunting outskirts way more profitable yeah.
Above all, merfolk emergence birthed the merfolk hunter job.
Unlike regular fishing for just meat.
Gallery job prestige first.
Direct monster meat (called that) and rice cakes.
When regular gallery income barely hits 1k, this was insane.
And this change.
[Market registered items sold out.]
[Earned 3,453 more rice cakes than last period.]
"No way, my income's rising too."
Soon reflected in my earnings.
Merfolk drop rice cakes at rates way higher than difficulty.
Hunters rent village ponds, extract, pay small fee.
Plus quick culls kept fish populations stable.
"At this rate, market level up soon?"
Market levels up 1, point production visibly rises.
Items that used to make hands shake might soon be casual buys.
- Ding.
Admin chat alert then.
From Pure Elf.
"Unexpected."
Surprising name.
Since Pellisi got wrecked, two handlers meant they'd gone quiet lately.
"And sent a meme too."
Sudden alert with a meme?
Curious, opened admin chat.
Pure Elf: (Screen shaking violently, massive merfolk captured)
Admin chat showed some merfolk.
No, huge form—can even call it merfolk?
That was...
"A whale."
Pure Elf: (Legged whale charging meme)
Something you'd only see far offshore.
Pure Elf: (Corner of meme, Pure Elf fleeing in terror)
Pure Elf: Eeeeek heeeek!@!!!
Judak*: Whoa nimgle ticket!
Post to gallery and it'd smash nimgle cut easy.
Pure Elf: Sh-shut up save me, sa-save meee.
Pure Elf: Save me you bastard!!!1!
A whale appeared in Elrad.