Water Crabs.

A sliver rank monster that is a head taller than the average person and had one giant claw... Amongst the silver rank monster, it is one of the weakest. While its giant claw can snap a person's spine, they are slow due to their claw's weight and has a hard time turning around. They are also quite weak to blunt weapons, their exoskeleton can break if they get hit with a blunt weapon. In fact, they are so weak that they can be taken down by a party of iron rank.

They are also said to be quite tasty.

However, all of this is only when they are alone. Water crabs are either prefer to be alone or they are with a group called cast. When there is a cast of them, then they're a real sliver rank threat.

"Argh!" *Crack* "Got another one!" Basil yelled trying to lift a water crab whose brain was crush by Basil.

"So in total, we have six dead water crabs," Drake noted. The four had been going after water crabs that were alone.

"Chad Punch!"

"Seven now."

"I still can't get over the name," Lester said shaking his head. "So, we get 25 gold coins?" Lester said unsure counting with his fingers...

"35 actually."

"Does the guild really enough money to pay for bounties?" Lester ask.

"They should since they're funded by the government and they sell the monster part we sell to them like goblin ears to alchemists, so they should have enough money," Drake said.

Nodding Lester said, "So we just cut off their claws for proofs right?"

"We cut off the small claws since they're easier to carry since we're close to the river which means we're not that far," Lupin said.

"What a waste of good food." Basil lament.

*Few Minutes Later*

"All done," Lupin said. "Let's head back."

"Help!"

Lupin's ears perk up, the wolf beastman turns and faces the other three adventurers and said, "Did you hear that?"

""No.""

"No, and why?"

"'Cause, it sounds like someone calling for help."

"HELP!!"

"Ok, that's definitely a cry for help," Lupin said.

"Someone's running towards us," Drake said looking to their left.

"Oh fuck." Lester said looking towards the same directions as Drake.

Someone was running towards the adventurers with a cast of water crabs after them.

"Run," Lupin said.

Seconds later, the adventurers were running away from the water crabs along with the stranger. "Why did you have to run towards us!" Lester yell.

"There was no ways to run to!" The stranger yell.

A water crab came out of nowhere and slams into the ground missing the adventurers, it got up injured and began to chase the adventurers. "Fuck, we got flying crabs!" Lupin cursed.

"Why don't we just run into the forest!" Drake yells dodging flying crabs.

*Boom* Another crab flew towards them and missed again.

"The forest?" Basil ask.

"Since water crabs can turn around right and since they're all rushing towards they should be able to only go in one direction and since the forest is to our right, we should be able to escape the crabs if we run to the forests!" Drake explains.

"That sounds good!" Said the stranger.

"We'll run into the on a count to 3! Lupin yell. "1, 2, 3!"

The five basically jump into the forest. The swarms of crabs crawl past them. After catching his breath, Lupin asks, "Who the hell are you?" to the stranger.

The stranger straightens up and brushes himself free of dust and said, "My name is Cyan Dye, the soon-to-be platinum rank adventurer!" Cyan a young human, maybe the age of 21 with blue hair, and wear a red leather jacket, black pants with metal knee pads, and combat boots. He was wielding two pistols.

Lester look at Cyan skeptically and said, "And what rank are you?"

Cyan look down on the ground embarrassed and said, "Bronze rank but I will be a platinum rank in no time."

Basil pat Cyan's shoulder laughing and said, "Hahaha, I like this kid!"

Cyan perk up. "Really?"

"Yeah! What inn are you staying at?" Basil said.

Cyan scratch his head embarrassed, "I haven't found an inn to stay at since I just got here."

"I have a place to recom—" Before Basil could finish what he was said he was cut by a booming sound.

*Boom* *Boom* *Boom*

What was revealed in front of them two giant crabs, one with a giant claw and one was smaller than the other. But they have one thing in common. They both have a crown on their head.

The Royal Crabs are here.