Agatha The Legendary Guild Master

Just as I threw the last gush of pearls into the lake seemingly deep waters, the giant started to react.

"Roar… pearls… roar… mine…"

He then did the expected! It used its huge arms and leaned forward to touch the ground.

"Damn!"

The next moment rocks hit my way so fast! That was such an angry reaction to my generosity! It didn't even appreciate my loss!

I bled pearls for this ungrateful giant!

I became instantly enraged!

"Evade," I just said that to Eliza who didn't need my words to do so. The rocks came hot, yet they weren't that large not to be evaded.

And so the rocks this dumb giant threw went all into the lake, joining my poor pearls.

"You asked for this, don't blame me later," I tightened my grip over my spear while looking closely at the giant. I just needed to select places I could attack and hurt it without killing.

And so I had to ignore its neck and chest, eyes as well were off the table!

"I can only hit your arms and legs," I finally chose my target and then my spear started roaming the area, attacking it and coming back after a snap of a finger of me.

It threw giant rocks at me, and I threw my fast spear back. The fight continued to be a duet between the two of us. It had a thick skin that prevented many spears from penetrating its body as a whole, yet it didn't help it in evading wounds.

And then the entire ground was soaked in its blood. Faint pink that looked like faint brown from far. The blood started to form a small pond, getting connected with the lake and then vanishing there.

"This lake…tsk!" I glanced shortly at the lake, this giant calm beast ate anything that came at it with no refusal!

The fight continued for an hour or so. During which Eliza kept moving with extreme agility while my spear kept hacking that giant.

But to be honest, after all these attacks the giant didn't show any signs of weakness at all!

It was as if it was playing a game, and my spear was like a small rock to it; doing nothing!

"This won't work," I didn't need anyone to tell me my attacks weren't effective. I glanced at the giant, trying to see any weakness in it.

And suddenly an idea popped up.

"Retreat," I said, while stopping my spear attacks for now.

"Where?" Eliza was super focused and so she didn't ask much.

"The center of the lake."

"Ok."

Eliza heaved a long sigh of relief; wrongly thinking I did that for her to rest. I didn't speak and clear her doubts.

"Roar… pearls… roar…"

The giant became much enraged, glancing at me as a giant sack full of pearls, and I was going away!

So it followed!

"I hope it works," I said to myself while glancing at its feet. Rock nature was mighty, I gave it that-strong defenses and high healing rate. The wounds I caused for the giant in the beginning of the fight were almost gone!

But water could do miracles to rocks, sculpting any rock to leave its permanent mark on it.

And now I hope this theory of mine, working best on small dirt and the rocky banks of any river; might actually work on such a giant!

"Keep heading forward," I said, and Eliza didn't speak as she pressed on with her speed.

The moment the giant entered water, bubbles started to appear around its two giant legs. I knew this meant reaction between its body and water; but to much extent this reaction would benefit me?

"Let's make it circle around the lake after us," I said to Eliza who replied in a much calmer tone: "Won't it be sick of this game and retreat?"

"No, it's a dumb one. Just keep going in big circles."

My thought was simple, if I had no proof of the water effect, visible proof, so I could only use the time factor.

Let it be soaked by water for a long time before returning to attack it.

And as I expected, Eliza kept spinning in big circles while this giant kept running after us like an idiot.

I could have attacked it, but I didn't want to waste my breath on it right now. A time would come when my spear would be needed again.

Another hour passed, and I noticed the giant speed was getting slower than before. "It's time for me to wear it more," I grabbed my spear and added, "take us deep into the lake, away from the shore."

Then I started sending off my spears again. This time, the spear hit the giant causing deeper wounds than before. I noticed with each hit an expression of pain over its face.

It was effective! It had to be!

The giant seemed to be in pain, yet I couldn't tell through its constant roaring and rare wording what it wanted to say or do.

"Surrender and pain will stop, pearls will get!" I shouted, while my spear kept attacking it.

"Roar… pearls…"

It roared again, and this time I thought I was about to get it to succumb to me, picturing it kneeling on its feet; yet I was mistaken.

"Hang tight, this seems dangerous," Eliza shouted as the giant leaned to the bottom of the lake, with its giant arms trying to grab something.

The lake was deep, reaching to the level of the giant belly at this moment. Yet when it looked for something to hit me with, its body was about to be totally immersed under water.

"What is that glow?" and the moment it did I noticed a strange marking shining in dark brown color coming from the body of the giant.

It was at the back of its neck; a place never touched with water before.

"Ding Dong! I can tell you more if you paid for it."

And after so much time of silence, my greedy system decided to speak up, offering services that I needed.

"How much?" I asked.

"Ding Dong! Ten pearls were deducted, thanks for your generosity. The price is one thousand pearl."

I clenched the hand holding the spear before deciding to hit that mark. I sent the spear towards it, yet the moment my spear was about to hit the spot; a strange glow appeared, stopping my spear!

"What the hell!!" I was shocked to see this. This spot was really the weakest point in this giant's body and I couldn't touch it!

"Ding Dong! One thousand pearls and you will know why."

"Screw you," I wasn't in the mood to even ignore it silently, so I shouted back while snapping my fingers, retrieving my spear again.

The spear didn't fall on water after hitting that glow, as it kept trying to overcome the aura and reach the mark. "Something looked familiar here," I said to myself; trying to know what this odd feeling was all about.

"Ding Dong! Pay a thousand pearls and you will know the answer."

"You are doing this on purpose, don't you?" the system words distracted me from focusing on the vague idea I had, which made me quite sure I knew the answer to this puzzle.

And this shameless system was trying its best making me not to reach that answer.

"Ding Dong! I just need to help."

"Be silent, that's all the help I need."

"Ding Dong! But you need my advice about this giant."

"Shh, can't you keep your mouth shut for a second? I'm trying to think!"

"Ding Dong! I have the answer, why bother to think?"

I didn't know why, but this system was strangely acting towards this, making me more fixed on knowing the answer.

"Forget it, I will just keep hitting it until I know why," I shook my head after a couple of minutes of thinking with no result. "Bring me closer to it," I suddenly said while starting to attack the giant again.

"Now?!!" and Eliza seemed quite afraid from getting near.

"I want a close look on the back of its neck, snap!" I said while snapping my finger, retrieving the spear once more.

The spear stopped once more at the bent neck, yet I was too far to see what was going on. If there was a protective shield over this spot, then it was logic for the spear to be deflected and fall into the water.

"It's not a shield," I shook my head, "it's something like a protective aura," I thought, trying to define the vagueness I had into something I could assess.

But I couldn't truly describe this in the right words.

"Is this good," Eliza turned and went to the giant from its back. After flying for a hundred meters she asked.

"Keep going, and I will tell you when to stop," I sent my spear again while trying to focus entirely on that spot.

The spear hit the protected area without being able to move forward. "Damn! I know what I should do!" I suddenly shouted out of frustration.

This was similar to when the spear hit the giant monsters' bodies when I assaulted the layers in the mystic sacred lands!

It wasn't a shield, it was a battle of prowess, and my spear just needed a little push to be able to penetrate this aura!

The next thing I did was to take out a dozen pearls and eat them one after another. They were small in numbers, so the busy giant looking in a dumb way for rocks at the bottom of the lake didn't notice.

Yet Eliza did!

"My lady, you are… really rich!" she simply stuttered while expressing her shock.

I didn't tell her how painful it was to lose my pearls in such a way, yet this giant worth every pearl I paid for!