Chapter 1045
Chapter 1045: Strange Fish
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Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Han Sen lowered his head and saw a fat goldfish swimming towards him .
The goldfish was around the size of a hand, with a tail that was reminiscent of a butterfly wing . Its head was peculiar, almost like a lionhead goldfish .
As it swam towards Han Sen, its tail wagged and fluttered behind it merrily .
He scanned the creature and could not detect the presence of a strong lifeforce . If he didn't know any better, it could have very well been an average fish .
Han Sen backed away from it, but it followed him across the pool .
Although he was wise to exercise caution, he knew the fish wasn't aggressive . If it had been, it would have bitten him already .
The goldfish swam behind Han Sen and circled the Phoenix Sword he was carrying on his back .
"There is more to this goldfish than meets the eye . It is here, of all places, and in a pool formed by the tears of a phoenix . And what's more, it is showing interest in my Phoenix Sword . The feather of its composition might actually have belonged to one of those phoenix's, too . " Han Sen had a lot to think about lately .
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The lionhead-like fish continued to swim around and around the sword with keen interest .
Han Sen decided to tap the goldfish with his finger to see how it would respond . His finger prodded the creature, but it didn't pay any mind . It continued to circle the sword, showing no fear at his presence or attention .
Han Sen decided to grab the whole goldfish and see if he could detect a lifeforce by bringing it out the water . He did this, but could not detect anything . Queer behavior aside, it really did seem like an ordinary goldfish .
"Can a run-of-the-mill goldfish really live in a place like this?" Han Sen wondered .
Bao'er decided to jump back into the water and swam over to Han Sen with haste . She had seen the goldfish in Han Sen's hand, and she wanted to touch it herself .
Watching the playful baby approach, the fish wriggled its way out of Han Sen's hand, hopped back into the water, and swam behind him for cover .
Bao'er looked angry after seeing its behavior, and so she tried to swim around and grab it . Fortunately for the fish, Han Sen stopped her .
"Go play someplace else . " Han Sen pushed Bao'er away .
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The fish was an interesting little thing, and so Han Sen didn't want her to kill it . If there was a benefit or purpose to this fish, he'd rather discover what it was before it died . A needless death would be a waste .
Bao'er gave a stern look to the goldfish and then swam away .
Han Sen scooped the fish back up in his hand to give it another look . He couldn't espy anything special about it, and he didn't think it was a sacred-blood creature in disguise, either .
But appearances were often misleading, so Han Sen's wasn't so quick to believe it was just an average goldfish .
Han Sen placed the fish down just outside the pool . In a weird display, the fish did not simply flop around like he suspected it would . Instead, it transformed into a little red bird .
Han Sen's eyes opened wide, for this was the first time he had seen something like this . It most certainly caught him off-guard .
Han Sen picked up the bird and returned it to the water . When submerged, it transformed into a fish again .
"Wow, that is very weird . " Han Sen watched in disbelief as the lionhead goldfish-bird-thing returned to swim around his sword .
Han Sen turned to look at Xie Qing King and noticed his eyes were still closed . It seemed as if he was still unaware of what was going on .
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Han Sen decided to take the goldfish back out of the water . Like before, it transformed into a bird . But strangely, it did not fly . He suspected that the bird was too plump for proper flight, as all it did was take a strong hop up onto his shoulder . When there, it pecked the Phoenix Sword on his back .
"This thing must be special . I wonder if I can bring it with me?" A streak of greed flashed across Han Sen's eyes .
The bird seemed resistant this time, as if it did not want to leave the shoulder nearest his sword .
Remaining in the pool for seven hours would take a long time, and while he did not mind waiting, he didn't want Xie Qing King to find out about the goldfish-bird he had discovered .
But suddenly, a sharp cry echoed across the sky .
Han Sen raised his head in response, and when looking up, he saw a raven circling the skies above them .
"So noisy," Xie Qing King said, before the raven exploded in a messy puff of feathers . A weird spectacle, considering the spirit did not even move .
Han Sen thought that would be it, but more ravens came .
The bodies of these ravens were on fire .
Han Sen's Dongxuan Aura had mostly recovered by now, and he was able to feel them approach before they actually did .
He could also tell that these ravens were mostly mutant class, but were stronger than the sheep he had encountered earlier . Furthermore, there were at least a thousand of these black, fiery birds .
Xie Qing King looked annoyed by the raucous cawing of the ravens that had suddenly appeared overhead . He stepped out of the lake and flew up into the skies in a rage to begin murdering the murder .
He pummeled them into oblivion, and blood and feathers rained down around him .
The strange situation only became stranger . When the blood and feathers reached the water, an invisible force pushed the mess away, to avoid polluting the place . Nothing spoiled the tears of the lake .
Han Sen donned his armor and flew up as well, to aid Xie Qing King in killing the birds .
As he had expected, the announcement confirmed that they were indeed mutant creatures . Their official name was "Fire Raven," and like the other creatures he had killed in this weird location, they were inedible .
Han Sen suddenly heard the cry of another raven . This screech was different from the others he had heard, so he looked around to see which bird had made the noise . And when he turned around, the sky was ablaze with a fierce red fire .