The Hat Lamp followed the underwater shadow closely, and he finally got a clear look at the creature.
It was a flat, fan-shaped fish with a long, thick, straight tail.
"Is that... a stingray?"
After watching for a moment, he saw the fins on its sides undulating like waves and quickly confirmed the mysterious creature's identity.
A stingray has three venomous barbs hidden at the base of its tail. Getting stung would be a serious problem.
While stingray venom isn't fatal, it can cause severe allergic reactions, which is especially dangerous for people from North America.
He had no intention of going after it. The Mangrove Forest was a paradise for fish, and he had already confirmed over the past two nights that skates and stingrays were common here. It wasn't worth the risk.
Just as he was quietly watching the stingray, making sure it didn't come any closer, a bright light flashed from the distance.
