Blood-sucking creature

A feeling of excitement and joy was palpable in Asher's mind. He was speechless, it was like winning a lottery prize. Of course, this way they would be able to pass through the fairy swamp easily.

"Uh, guys, but it looks like this ship's hull has a hole." Chronos narrowed his eyes, looking at the surface of the ship. "Damn it, what should we do?" He grumbled, a strained look on his face.

"Wait, let me take a look." Persea flew to the wooden ship. "Hmm, the damage is not too severe. You can repair this ship by using your crafting skills. The crafting skill is included in the LUK status, so the higher your LUK status, the faster you can repair everything." Persea gave a quick explanation, her face serious.

"Oh, I don't know about this. It's kind of interesting." Asher nodded his head slowly. "Wait, but how many levels of LUK status are required?"

"Judging from the damage, it looks like level 4." Persea nodded her head, there was no hesitation at all

"My LUK status is lv.4. I can repair this ship. But, I need a few pieces of wood and something that sticks" Chronos nodded, his shoulders looking a little tense.

"Oh, we can use the nectar from the trees in this forest, it's very sticky. I'll look for those pieces of wood and nectar. Stay here." Persea darted away quickly, without saying anything.

"Alright, I'll take care of the fairy elders. So, Chronos focuses on repairing this ship." Asher's eyes continued to watch the fairy elder's frail body, a worried look on his face.

'Time remaining 32:08'

"Hey, I've managed to find the materials. Here are all the materials you need" Persea darted over quickly, a happy look on her face.

"Alright, now it's time for us to start making. Ash, please protect me." Chronos rubbed his hands together, his eyes radiating an aura of excitement.

"Alright." Asher nodded his head, there was no hesitation on his face.

'Time remaining 30:35'

A few minutes passed and fortunately, Asher hadn't seen anything suspicious yet. The manufacturing process at least seemed to be going safely, as he expected. However, Asher abruptly caught a glimpse of strange movement within the swamp. Oh shit. It was obvious that his previous assumption was wrong, something was moving closer to Chronos.

"Persea, you take care of the fairy elders. I think I see something near Chronos. I'll have a look." Asher picked up his wand, his face tightening slightly.

Asher slowly walked over, making sure the strange movement didn't disturb Chronos. He kept his staff pointed forward, preparing to strike if anything jumped out of the swamp and started attacking them.

"Strange, but I see something here." Asher narrowed his eyes, trying to convince himself.

"Hey guys, the ship is finished! Ash, what are you doing? Come on we have to board immediately!" Chronos shouted, satisfaction evident on his face.

"Alright," Asher said as he quickened his footsteps towards the wooden ship.

'Time remaining 23:35'

As the ship sped along the fairy swamp, there was nothing suspicious at all. Good. At this rate, it seemed like they would arrive sooner, but the ship stopped suddenly between two large trees in the fairy swamp.

" Fuck, what's going on again!" Chronos rolled his eyes, a look of despair on his face.

Persea immediately flew over, trying to ascertain what exactly was going on with the ship. The ship was stuck between the roots of the two large trees they had passed. She could remove those roots from the ship with her skills, but she needed time.

"Just buy me some time. I'll be right back." Persea flew quickly, there was not the slightest doubt in her mind.

While waiting for Persea to release the ship from the entanglement of the plant roots, Asher suddenly noticed another strange movement. This time, the movement was much more intense than before, making Asher's mind imagine what kind of figure it was.

"Chronos, do you see that?" Asher's index finger pointed towards the swamp, his forehead creased with a frown.

As Chronos walked closer and closer to the surface of the water, suddenly something jumped out at him. The creature looked like a white worm with sharp canine teeth, trying to attack Chronos. Fortunately, he quickly dodged the creature.

"Damn! What the hell is that thing." Chronos' face was pale, his expression tense.

"I don't know, Chronos. But be careful, it looks like this thing is dangerous." Asher immediately got goosebumps, his lips trembling endlessly.

"Dangerous? What nonsense are you talking about? Look Ash, this thing is smaller than us, what do we have to fear." Chronos laughed, looking at Asher's pale face. "Well, it's time for you to go back to the swamp, damn creature." He quickly disposed of the creature without lingering like trash.

Not long after, from a distant vantage point, Chronos noticed a strange movement coming from within the swamp. This time the movement was more intense, slowly forming small waves. He wasn't sure what it was, so he kept squinting his eyes, trying to see more clearly.

'Oh shit, Persea are you done yet?" Chronos shouted with a panicked face. 'Fuck, we need to get out of here immediately." He shook his head, fear on his face.

"Chronos, what's wrong? Why is your face so tense?" Asher furrowed his brows, a look of confusion on his face.

"Asher. look over there and tell me what you see. " Chronos' index finger pointed forward, his face pale.

Asher slowly followed Chronos' index finger and his body instantly froze as the small waves turned into a bunch of worms that were getting closer to him. Oh crap. He never expected these creatures to grow so big in this swamp. Fortunately, the ship was finally freed from the entanglement of the roots, and they were soon on their way.

'Time remaining 20:08'

Fortunately, by using Persea's ability, the ship was able to move quickly. Nevertheless, everyone still could not breathe a sigh of relief. The mass of creatures was getting closer to them and unfortunately, some of those horrible creatures had managed to board the ship, destroying parts of the ship little by little.

"Oh my God, what are those creatures? "Asher's eyeballs instantly dilated, his face pale.

"Shit! Ash, we have to do something. We can't let this thing destroy this ship." Chronos drew his sword, a serious look on his face.

"Persea calm down and stay focused on controlling this ship. Let us take care of it," Asher said, trying not to make Persea panic.

Asher felt a chill run down his spine as he watched the number of creatures grow. This was bad. He had to get rid of those creatures quickly before things got worse. He could probably use his laser beam, but unfortunately, if he did that, it would destroy their ship and they wouldn't make it to Malana's village.

'18:55 remaining'

"Slash! Slash!"

'500 exp gained'

'You've earned 100 gold coins! You have obtained 2x sea worm teeth, 1x sea worm skin'

'500 exp earned'

'You have earned 100 gold coins! You have obtained 1x sea worm tooth, 2x sea worm skin'

Attack after attack Chronos managed to kill the creature, causing the notification to continuously pop up about 3 to 4 times. Strangely, the creature's numbers kept appearing out of nowhere like a parasite. How strange. Those words kept running through Asher's mind as he tried to help Chronos get rid of the horrible creature.

'Time remaining 16:55'

"Argh, those damn creatures, why they are still here," Chronos grumbled, with a tired look on his face.

"We can't do this, Chronos. We have to do something." Asher furrowed his brow, trying to figure out how to get out of this situation. 

'Time remaining 15:55'

Asher had no idea how to get out of this. Crap. A ticking clock made the atmosphere tense. He must think fast to find a way out of this situation or they would become a delicious meal for the bloodsucking creatures.