The Hero Turned Into A Potato And The World Fell To Ruin Chapter 59: Be Cautious, Don't Skimp on Skills

"So, we've fished it up. Now what?" Liu Ji placed the stone jar on the ground and casually shook off the black mud clinging to his hands.

"Wait. What's with them?" Yaine pointed to the side with her thumb.

"Them?" Liu Ji followed her gesture and saw the potatolings that were sleeping in the basket had climbed out and were now huddled together and shivering at the far edge of the stone wall.

"Uh, probably scared by whatever is in that jar," Liu Ji said. "They've been on edge ever since we entered the swamp."

"Hmm, is that so…" Yaine crossed her arms, tapping her fingers rhythmically on her elbow. "Something still doesn't feel right…"

"What doesn't feel right?" Liu Ji asked, puzzled.

"It just feels off." Yaine frowned. "Say, what if this thing meant for us to catch it? Or perhaps there are a few of them crammed inside?"

"Huh?" Liu Ji blinked several times. "Is this thing that smart?"

"Who knows." Yaine shrugged. "But… I think, maybe we should get a corpse specimen first?"

"That works too?" Liu Ji scratched his head. "But isn't it usually better to catch them alive?"

"True, but…" Yaine mulled. "Look, if we caught one so easily, then maybe these things are dumb, and we can easily catch another one."

Liu Ji nodded in agreement.

"Right, so if that's the case, killing this one won't be a loss," Yaine said. "On the other hand, if there's something sketchy going on, we can nip it in the bud."

"Uh… Makes sense." Liu Ji nodded again. While he didn't fully understand why Yaine was being so cautious, logically, her plan was sound.

If it was easy to catch, they could catch one more next time.

If it was hard to catch, then something was definitely up.

Either way, they never had a corpse specimen previously, so this would be a good start.

Within the jar, the creature poised to burst out and wreak havoc hadn't anticipated a jet black magic array was gradually forming over it.

The casting of this spell lasted for 10 minutes, with Yaine chanting in a tongue-twisting sequence that seemed to echo with multiple layers of incantations. L

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