< Mantis Shrimp (2) >
A pair of long antennae.
Two black eyes like black pearls.
A disgusting mouth that moves restlessly with something like legs.
In addition, there is an ironclad-like outer shell reminiscent of a crayfish.
From there, it was completely the same as crayfish.
-But… a humanoid…?
Sang-woo said with a dumbfounded expression.
It was true.
Even with that appearance, he was a bipedal type with two arms and two legs.
However, each arm was slightly different in appearance.
In the form of huge pincers, tightly balled like a mace, and finally pointed like an awl.
‘It’s a mess.’
Sang-woo’s expression was that he was tired of crawfish, which he had been eating deliciously (?).
That’s because it’s disgusting in any way.
However, Nigel and Raven looked worried on the other side.
– It seems that ordinary soldiers will be ambiguous to deal with.
– I’m sure it is. The skin will be tight.
It was a raven territory that had to suffer tremendous damage every year even with the Orc army with tremendous strength.
However, what was coming in now were bizarre crayfish that seemed to have been upgraded even more.
In other words, it is very difficult to deal with normal troops.
– Nigel, what are you going to do?
Raven asked directly and directly.
-Well, I think I need to request a support bombing from the ecliptic. Also support troops.
Nigel said with a look that he couldn’t help it.
-Support bombing?
-okay. support bombing? I’m hearing it for the first time too.
Sang-woo asked as if he didn’t quite understand what he was saying.
Raven also looked bewildered.
The word support bombing, which seemed to require the mobilization of jets, did not fit well with this place, which looked no different from the developed Middle Ages (?).
-Ah, you don’t know. brother too
It was only then that Nigel hit his head, perhaps realizing that he hadn’t explained.
Then his words continued.
-A few years after my brother disappeared, a huge turret was built in the ecliptic. It is said to be a total product of magic engineering, but it is possible to attack magic outside the barrier. For this reason, they sometimes request support bombing from the imperial family.
-Ah… that’s super long?
At least hundreds of kilometers from the ecliptic to the outskirts of the barrier.
It meant precisely bombing over that enormous distance.
‘Well, in a way, it seemed impossible to block that enormous monster wave in time with only the existing troops.’
A barrier that sometimes loses its strength and breaks through.
If the monsters crossing the barrier were to be dealt with with increasingly exhausted troops, the inland of the empire would have been razed to the ground a long time ago.
-yes. However, it is said that support bombing itself is not possible in places that are too far and geographically high, such as the Palantos region.
-Ah Palantos….
Sang-woo remembered the Palantos territory he passed through for a while before coming to the Raven Mansion.
‘Mr. Leogardo was nearby.’
Perhaps Leogardo, who is presumed to have come over here a long time ago, may have stayed there after figuring out the weakness of the Palantos region.
‘It’s also Leogardo.’
That’s how Sang-woo arbitrarily thought that Leogardo would have worked hard to catch monsters in the Palantos region for the poor(?) Empire citizens.
while he is
Raven also agreed with his brother’s words.
-Anyway, there is such a thing as support bombing. Enough to be eaten by the crawfish guys coming in now. Then what do you have to worry about? Don’t ask for support right away.
-yes. I should.
-And in the meantime, my pupil and I have to see how strong the crayfish are.
– Me?
Sang-woo, who was still in his daydreaming, suddenly came to his senses when he heard that he was being taken away.
-okay. If you can deal with them, wouldn’t it be better to deal with them before they come in droves?
Raven’s opinion seemed reasonable.
Sangwoo nodded.
– You’re right, Master. let’s go ahead
– Well then.
Did they tell you to remove the horns as well?
Our two impatient (?) priests got up straight away.
– Nigel. no go I’ll be there right away Good job requesting support.
-Ah yes. older brother. Please come and go carefully.
When Nigel was called the family head, he looked a little awkward and saw them off.
And it’s scary before his farewell is over.
Blame it –
Sang-woo and Raven blew themselves up.
Shua Ah Ah-A-ah-
The two people who are soaring in the sky quickly after passing the mansion lobby and garden.
As he headed toward the barrier area where the crayfish were coming, Sang-woo focused his consciousness on the main body that had returned to Earth.
“Let’s see… he said crawfish.”
The main body was located on Waikiki Beach.
Lying on the sunbed, Sang-woo operated his smart goggles and started searching for crayfish.
At that time, Woohyun was lying down next to him.
Even though she was tanning pretty hard, she still boasts fair skin. She turned her head slightly and asked with a languid expression.
“Do you want to eat crayfish?”
“No, I have something to look for.”
The family has already returned to Korea.
Only Woohyun was left in Hawaii with Sangwoo.
Except for my family, I didn’t have anything to do after I went back to Korea.
That’s why Sang-woo and Woo-hyun secretly came over to Hawaii and enjoyed their vacation again, leaving their alter egos behind.
In fact, it was a comfortable resort enough to be called a paradise on earth, so it was a natural choice for them, who were overflowing with time and money.
“Huh… I want to eat crayfish.”
Woohyun, who suddenly heard crayfish, started playing crayfish.
“You ate it not too long ago.”
“Don’t do that. Big crayfish.”
“Large crayfish?”
“huh. It’s huge.”
When Woohyun said he wanted to eat a huge crawfish, a thought flashed through Sangwoo’s head.
‘That lobster guy… can I eat it?’
The giant claws of a bipedal guy.
Even if you take off just one of them, the whole family seemed to have more than enough to eat.
‘I’ll have to try it later.’
Some monster meat has already been popularized for human consumption, but it has never been practiced against humanoid monsters.
By the way, it was around the time Sang-woo came up with the terrifying idea of eating humanoid crayfish for the first time (?).
A search result for crayfish appeared on Sangwoo’s smart goggles.
‘Among the arthropods, it is said to be a loss to crayfish suborder. They are diverse and omnivorous…’
Sang-woo began to grasp information about crayfish.
The information that crayfish’s body is divided into head, chest and belly has already been abandoned because the body composition of real crayfish and monster crayfish is different.
Instead, Sang-woo was looking for the structure of the chin on the head, the structure of the mouth, and the hardness of the outer skin.
‘Nothing special.’
I couldn’t find any traits or properties that seemed to be dangerous in any of them.
‘I just have to cut it this time too.’
While Sang-woo was deciding that it would be okay to chop it up with an Aura Blade or wipe it out with the Massacre skill.
< Hack Punch Mantis Shrimp >
Suddenly, a post that looked interesting caught his eye.
‘A nuclear punch?’
Sang-woo inadvertently clicked on the post at the words that did not go well with crawfish.
Immediately after that, his expression began to turn serious.
「…In Korea, it is also called Mantis Shrimp, and it is mainly called Mantis Shrimp because of the structure of its arms and mouth resembling a praying mantis. … Mantis Shrimp is largely divided into two types: club type and spear type. The club-type Mantis Shrimp, whose arms look like huge clubs, usually has its front legs folded, making it hard to see its arms. When Hana’s arm moves, it strikes the target with its club-shaped arm at a speed of 23 meters per second, which is the same as a bullet fired from a .22 caliber gun, which is not suitable for its small body. Even crabs and shellfish with hard shells are shattered by this punch…”
Nigel explained the crayfish with arms like a mace and arms like an awl in the video.
However, its power was beyond Sang-woo’s imagination.
An attack of tremendous power emitted by a palm-sized mantis crayfish. It was said
that the club-type mantis crayfish was powerful enough to shatter even the shells of similar crustaceans, and
the sharp attack of the spear-type mantis crayfish pierced the target with lightning speed.
‘Assuming this has become gigantic…’
What if those crayfish-like monsters had this kind of power?
Besides, what if it has a greater power than a small mantis crayfish because it has become gigantic?
‘Um…’
Sang-woo started looking for more information.
I got information about club-type and spear-type mantis crayfish, but I couldn’t find any specific information about the power of ‘claws’.
Then.
‘A snapper shrimp?’
I found information about an unusual shrimp that looks like a crayfish with claws.
And Sangwoo’s expression became even more serious.
‘Crazy… shooting shockwaves?’
Giant deformed pincers possessed by the snapper shrimp.
They keep their claws in a flexed state with their unique muscle structure, and at this time, enormous energy is said to be condensed in the claw muscles.
Then, when it finds a prey, the claws quickly close within 1 millisecond, and at this time, the water inside the claws is sprayed with a high-speed, high-pressure jet, creating cavity bubbles.
These bubbles burst in an instant, and the internal temperature of the tongs is said to rise to 5000K, close to the surface temperature of the sun.
It is said that the name “Takchong Shrimp” was given because of the sound of ‘click’ that occurs at this time.
And to make matters worse,
there is a ‘class system…’
that they are differentiated into the ranks of queen workers and soldiers like ants.
‘If those crayfish-type monsters had a class…’
There could have been a general-class crayfish that was more powerful than those crayfish.
There might be a queen-class crayfish making those crayfish somewhere.
“Oh…”
Seeing Sang-woo suddenly sigh, Woo-hyeon blinked his eyes, wondering what was going on.
Hana Sang-woo had no time to care about her.
Because the alter ego and Raven had already reached the crayfish’s bedside.
“Woohyun, I’ll take care of some urgent matters for a second!”
After he finished speaking, Sang-woo immediately closed his eyes and focused on the world of images.
The vision of the alter ego connected through his image.
Then, I saw the profile of Raven, who stopped in the air and inspected the crayfish for a moment.
Sang-woo immediately connected to his alter ego and vomited a warning to Raven.
-Master, I think these crayfish are a bit dangerous. Let’s explore a little…
As soon as Sang-woo’s warning dropped, the crawfish’s delicate claws headed toward the sky where they were floating and closed.
‘danger!’
extreme moment.
Feeling a sense of crisis, Sang-woo moved his alter ego without even thinking about it.
[Blink]
As soon as the alter ego appeared covering the body of the master.
Bang-
bang-
bang-
bang- bang
–
bang-
…invisible and intangible shockwaves embroidered the air like raindrops.
And the alter ego that was hit directly by that shockwave.
‘Keuheuk…’
It was an alter ego, the body of Geumgang Buddha, but it was torn apart in an instant.
There were holes in the body of the alter ego.
But fortunately, the last moment when his head was pierced, he desperately defended it with his arms and other skills, so he was able to avoid reverse summoning.
– Master!
Sang-woo found the master behind the alter ego.
I was wondering if there was any harm to him.
– I’m fine!
Fortunately, Raven didn’t seem to be harmed because Sang-woo protected his master with the body of his alter ego.
Sang-woo was relieved by this.
He immediately opened the subspace.
[Subspace]
A hole in the void that opens in the air.
Then the alter egos pop out right away.
While everyone was wearing battle suits, some of the alter egos held dazzling swords in their hands.
They were cloned Stormbringers and Volcanic Lasers.
And huge energy of flame and wind that came out of the sword right away.
In the meantime, Sang-woo, who had recovered his body to some extent with holy power and heal skills, opened his mouth and let out a low voice.
“Huh…today we’re going to a lobster party.”
< Mantis Shrimp (2) > End
