Jake acknowledged their gratitude with a wave of his hand. "It's okay," he replied modestly.
"Now, since this hunt turned out to be relatively easy, we might as well go after the Mountain Troll," Jake suggested. The team responded with enthusiastic nods and cheers.
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On Sophia's side, unlike Jake's easy win, it was difficult, as the Aqua Deer proved more formidable than she thought. Most of her time and energy were wasted on keeping the Water Control of Aqua Deer in check while others attacked it from different directions.
Still, after hours of hard work and guerrilla tactics, they slew it, albeit now there is nothing left on its body that they can harvest.
"Haaah, we win, yet our gain was not that big," Sophia sighed, holding the only loot, a medallion and an Aqua Deer Core.
"It's a pity we can't have its meat," Milo said.
Sophia and others nodded, but what can they do? Their attacks have mangled the body of the Aqua Deer to pulp.
