Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1612 - 1429: Octopus (Two in One)_2

"Yeah, maybe my Snow Rat is inside!"

Youtong rushed in saying, her face brimming with excitement.

"Little Tong, are you crazy? You can’t stop talking about the Snow Rat; my ears are getting calloused!"

Gu Yue felt she was about to be defeated by Youtong. This girl was like a single-celled organism, incapable of entertaining any other thoughts. If she didn’t get that pet today, she’d probably be tossing and turning all night...

"Ugh, Little Yue sis, even you’re making fun of me!"

Youtong sulkily kicked at a chunk of ice and complained, "This naughty little Snow Rat, where has it run off to, it’s driving me nuts!"

"OMG, what’s so little about that Snow Rat? It’s bigger than a bear!"

Su Ran laughed and said, "Little Tong, it’s a good thing you’re not running a guild; it would worry you to death!"

"I wouldn’t want to bother with that. I’m not cut out for it. Even if you begged me to take charge, I wouldn’t care less!"

Youtong rejected the idea on the spot, with a look of utter disdain on her face.

"You still have the mood to chat here? Overturning Water has a quest to complete, and Little Tong still needs to find her pet. Let’s hurry up and kill the BOSS so we can leave this place sooner. Come on, keep up!"

The Creamy Young Man saw the four of them getting more and more absorbed in their conversation, feeling somewhat speechless. As if they forgot where they were. Without these cold-proof clothes, let’s see if they’d still feel like chatting!

They’d freeze to death and it’d serve them right!

...

Under the Creamy Young Man’s lead, it took less than ten minutes to arrive at a recess in the ice. This recess was semi-circular, smooth, and even - just like it had been carved by humans. If it were in the real world, it would be considered a miracle.

Unfortunately, this was just a game. To the system, such so-called miracles were a matter of seconds - copy and paste, as many as you want. Thinking of this, Su Ran’s interest waned somewhat.

"Overturning Water, how long can you last in this seawater?"

The Creamy Young Man turned and asked Su Ran, "Don’t hold back, so I can plan the tactics."

"At most one hour."

That big mudball gave Su Ran a quest with a time limit — no time to dally, or else he’d have to give up on this BOSS and do his own quest.

"How many?"

What Su Ran said shocked everyone present, especially the Big Smoker, whose eyes were filled with disbelief. What a joke, to be able to last an hour in such icy waters was unheard of!

But the one who said this was Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, so they had no choice but to believe him. It was just that the information was too shocking, and it would take a while for them to digest it...

"An hour? That’s enough."

The Creamy Young Man nodded, took out some bait and handed it over, "Actually, if you can last five minutes, that’s fine. Even better, we won’t need to replace you. You alone can handle the task of luring the BOSS. Here’s some bait for you, use it sparingly, there isn’t much."

"Okay, let’s aim to kill it quickly, and not waste time. I’ve only got three hours; if it goes beyond that, then it’ll be troublesome."

Su Ran reminded everyone, to avoid any misunderstandings should he have to leave early.

"Big brother Overturning Water, isn’t keeping your quest this secret pretty much the same as making it public?"

Gu Yue chuckled, "First, you need a special key, which means your quest must be in some secret chamber, and there’s also a time limit. Apart from the quest item, you’ve pretty much told us everything. Doesn’t that count as leaking divine secrets?"

"Not at all, it’s your own guesses that did it, I had nothing to do with it. If you guess right, that just shows you’re smart, and the system can’t help it."

Su Ran immediately denied it, refusing to admit anything, no matter what.

"Let’s hurry up, aim for a swift battle and not drag it out. Overturning Water, the BOSS coordinates are nearby. Our goal is to lure it to land; it’ll be much easier to kill then."

The Creamy Young Man gazed at the recess below, magic elements brewing in his hand, "Overturning Water, join me in blasting open this layer of ice, to keep the breach consistent with the diameter."

"Gosh, this BOSS is really not small, could it be a whale?"

Looking at the nearly twenty-meter-diameter, Su Ran inexplicably felt some concern. This was definitely a big creature, and whether he could make it out alive was still in question. This task of drawing out the monster wasn’t as simple as Wan’er had described...

"What are you daydreaming about? If it were a whale BOSS, would I let you face this risk alone?"

The creamy pretty boy noticed Su Ran’s concerns and said in a calm tone, "It’s just an octopus with a cloning ability. If the gap is too small, its real body might escape. It’s just a level 40 gold BOSS, don’t overthink it."

"How do you know so much about it? Have you guys killed it before?"

Su Ran was very curious about this. Given the current adverse situation, luring the monster is problematic. He wondered how they overcame this issue.

"I can’t believe you. There’s a guide on the forum, it’s even stickied at the top. Haven’t you ever checked it out?"

The creamy pretty boy couldn’t be bothered to explain any further and increased his attack pace. The cracks on the surface of the ice layer were growing more numerous. It wouldn’t be long before the sunken ice surface would shatter.

"Spilt Water brother, the forum says that this octopus BOSS drops a rare Skill Book. Someone even posted a picture of the Skill Book on the forum. It’s a skill that increases elemental resistance and is very practical."

Youtong shared everything she knew, her expression very earnest.

"Alright, I got it. You guys wait here. I’ll be right back."

Seeing that the ice was almost completely broken, Su Ran didn’t hesitate much longer, took out his bone scythe, and dove straight into the bone-chilling icy water, his figure was swallowed by the deep blue sea.

"Spilt Water, you must be careful!"

The creamy pretty boy watched the surface of the water anxiously, his mood churning like the turbulent sea, unable to settle down.

...

At the base of the iceberg, Su Ran swam through the water like a fish, his body protected by an Ice Orb, minimizing its impact on him. To avoid being harassed by trivial sea creatures, Su Ran used a Calamity Avoiding Charm, allowing him to confidently explore the surroundings. Finding the octopus would mean completing half the task.

This sea area was vastly different from Deep Sea Fishing Island. Even the types of fish were different. Such naturally nurtured beauty could not be seen on land. Compared to it, any aquarium or marine museum seemed like child’s play!

Luckily.

The coordinates given by the creamy pretty boy were very reliable. Su Ran hadn’t swum for a few minutes when he saw the octopus. It was coiled on a piece of ice coral, tentacles continuously moving, very noticeable.

"Right, the bait!"

As he considered how to attract the octopus’s aggro, he suddenly remembered the handful of bait Wan’er gave him. He doubted internally whether octopuses even ate bait; this was indeed a problem that couldn’t be overlooked.

However, Su Ran believed Wan’er wouldn’t have given him the bait for no reason—it should have some effect. freeweɓnøvel.com

With that thought, Su Ran didn’t hesitate any longer. He tossed a small portion of the bait toward the octopus and waited for a miracle to happen.

However.

The octopus didn’t care at all, letting the bait drift by without even a twitch of its tentacles.

"This isn’t right, could the information Wan’er got be false?"

Strong doubts arose in Su Ran’s heart. Facts spoke louder than words, denying the reality of using bait to lure the BOSS. Thus, his only choice was to take risks himself, significantly increasing the danger factor.

Just as Su Ran was about to charge in, something unexpected happened.

Several fish swam toward the bait and fought to gobble it up completely, muddying the water in the process.

Suddenly, the octopus moved. Its eight tentacles shot out, snagging the fish and consuming them in no time.

"So that’s how you use the bait!"

After this little incident, Su Ran finally understood the true way to use the bait. You use bait to fish, then use the fished sea creatures as bait to lure the octopus. The forum post was correct; he just hadn’t grasped the essence of it...

Knowing the process made things much easier. Under Su Ran’s baiting, the octopus gradually left the ice coral and headed towards the surface. The whole process went unexpectedly smoothly, and the octopus cooperated very well, not refusing any of the fish that came its way, a true glutton.

When they were a little more than five meters from the surface, and the bait had run out, Su Ran wasn’t worried. He cast an ice arrow, attracted the octopus’s aggro, and successfully lured it out of the water.

Haha, mission accomplished!

But before Su Ran could take a breather, the creamy pretty boy’s cry of alarm came through.

"Spilt Water, watch your back!"