Chapter 266: Section 54: Support that Changed the Situation
“No!” Seeing the Dragon-man youth deliver a fatal strike to his own Silver Mage, Silver Hook let out a thunderous roar.
He frantically infused fighting energy into his fishing rod.
The fighting energy passed through the rod, about to gush out near the heart of the Dragon-man youth.
Innate magic—Dragon Power!
At the brink of life and death, the Dragon-man youth had no time to consider much else and released an indiscriminate attack.
In the next moment, the pressure of the Dragon Power weighed down, the majesty from his bloodline origins intimidating Silver Hook.
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But it was only for an instant.
The necklace around Silver Hook’s neck flashed with a brilliant light, allowing him to quickly recover.
“It’s too late!” A flash of intuition streaked through the mind of the Dragon-man youth.
Still, he tried his best to save himself, swinging his arms and legs backward and explosively ejecting Blast Fighting Spirit.
Four blasts drove his body forward.
In front of him was the Silver Mage, whose head had been pierced and who was about to topple backward.
Pfft.
The next moment, he crashed right through the Mage’s body.
The Mage’s body reverted back to a pile of earthy yellow mud.
Astonishment simultaneously surged in the hearts of the Dragon-man youth and Silver Hook.
The frantic infusion of fighting energy from Silver Hook also paused.
The Dragon-man youth finally lunged far enough to pull the fishing rod from his chest.
For a moment, the youth’s emotions were incredibly complex.
He had exerted all his strength, staking his life, to kill the opposing Silver Mage. Yet, what he had killed was only a mud puppet.
His battle plan had failed.
But it was this unexpected event that caused Silver Hook to be momentarily stunned by the Dragon Power, after which he continued to be taken aback.
Thus, the Dragon-man youth seized this opening and escaped with his life.
“My mud puppet substitute…”
At this moment, in the lower cabin of the Silver Hook, the Silver Mage retched and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
The destruction of his maintained substitute had caused him a degree of spell backlash.
Yet, he was filled with relief.
“It was worth the tremendous cost to cast this spell and equip the substitute with a large number of Mana Crystals!”
“Indeed, aside from myself, no one else is trustworthy!”
The Silver Mage had secretly cast this spell, keeping even the Gold and Silver brothers in the dark.
To make it more convincing, he even placed his own Magic Ring on the mud puppet’s finger.
“Cough cough!” The Silver Mage coughed painfully twice, spat out a mouthful of bloody sputum, and then took out two different Healing Potions from his breast.
One potion was light red, healing the internal injuries of his body. The other was light white, stabilizing his spirit that had suffered from the spell backlash.
After taking the potions, his condition quickly stabilized.
He took a deep breath and felt a sense of loss: “The destruction of the mud puppet substitute is regrettable, but what’s worse is that the elemental assassin was killed!”
These two losses were too great.
Especially the latter.
He was still a Magic Apprentice when he began nurturing that Wind element. He had invested a lot of resources into it, gradually shaping it into a Mage Killer. Little did he expect it to perish in this battle!
In fact, it was highly likely for the Wind element to survive being swept by a Dragon Claw. Unfortunately, it hit that slim chance—the Demon Crystal sustaining it was struck and shattered.
It had to be said, the Dragon-man youth was extremely lucky.
A random, ordinary sweep had killed a Wind element.
If that Wind element assassin had survived, it would have been quite troublesome.
“I will kill you all and recoup my losses!” the Silver Mage gritted his teeth and reached into his pocket, pulling out a Holy Emblem.
This was the Holy Emblem of the God of Concealment, engraved with the Holy Runes of the God of Concealment.
The Silver Mage crushed the Holy Emblem, and his already highly-contained aura completely disappeared.
Having completed this step, he then began to cast magic again.
Normally, casting a spell would cause Mana fluctuations. The stronger the spell, the larger the fluctuation. However, under the protection of the Concealment Holy Emblem, the Silver Mage’s spell fluctuation was completely contained, with not the slightest leakage.
Spell—Summoning Wind element!
Out of nowhere, three Wind elements appeared above the Justice, their upper bodies humanoid while their lower halves were swirling tornadoes.
The three Wind elements dived down, charging directly into the Captain’s quarters at the ship’s stern of the Justice.
The Silver Mage, looking for revenge, still didn’t target the Dragon-man youth, even though the latter had killed both his Wind element assassin and Mud substitute, causing the Mage heavy losses.
The Silver Mage’s first target was still Cang Xu.
In combat, priority should be given to eliminating Mage Transcendents!
However, the three Wind elements didn’t find Cang Xu in the Captain’s quarters; Cang Xu had already moved.
“Things are looking grim!” Zong Ge led Xu Ma and the others, jumping down from the Little Bird and running across the frozen sea surface toward the Silver Hook.
The Dragon-man youth crashed into the stern of the Silver Hook, with the Half-Beast unable to witness his battle with Silver Hook.
But the Half-Beast sensed the Dragon-man youth’s Dragon Power, followed by the sight of three enemy Wind elements appearing above the Justice.
“He wouldn’t unleash his Dragon Power that doesn’t distinguish friend from foe unless absolutely necessary.”
“He wanted to kill the Silver Mage, but clearly failed. Not only did he unleash his Dragon Power, but the Silver Mage isn’t dead. Those three new Wind elements are the proof!”
Zong Ge’s expression was serious.
He sensed how critical the battle situation was at that moment.
The Dragon-man youth took a great risk but failed to eliminate the Silver Mage. The Mage was hiding somewhere, secretly casting spells.
“Silver Level Mages are too threatening with too many tricks.” Zong Ge saw the Dragon-man youth and Silver Hook burst out of the ship’s stern and engage in combat on the deck, “He is being pinned down, now it’s all up to me!”
As Zong Ge thought this, his steps suddenly halted, and he forcefully stopped himself.
Almost simultaneously, an arrow grazed his nose and shot toward the distant ice.
Boom!
The arrow exploded, scattering countless ice shards.
Zong Ge’s eyes narrowed, and he fiercely turned to look at the shooter.
It was a One-eyed Elf, unquestionably emanating a Silver Level aura.
Previously, Little Bird’s full-powered shot had caused the One-eyed Elf’s flagship to temporarily run aground on the sea surface. The One-eyed Elf had been left behind.
When the Silver Hook and the Justice were both frozen, stopped on the sea, the One-eyed Elf decisively abandoned his flagship and boarded a small boat, swiftly coming to support.
He couldn’t lay hands on the Dragon-man youth, Ashen One, and the others.
Because they were fighting on the deck of the Silver Hook, with friend and foe tangled together, the One-eyed Elf had to consider the safety of his own people.
But as Zong Ge and his men were charging forward, the One-eyed Elf took a glance at the battlefield and then focused his firepower on them.
“With me here, you won’t make it onto the ship!” the One-eyed Elf lightly leapt from the small boat and stepped onto the ice.
Zong Ge snorted coldly and charged again towards the Silver Hook.
The decisions of the Half-Beast didn’t surprise the One-eyed Elf, who took a deep breath and drew his longbow.
Combat Skill—Guiding Arrow.
Combat Skill—Arrow Light.
Combat Skill—Splitting Arrow.
The One-eyed Elf suddenly employed three combat skills simultaneously. He nocked an arrow, but instead of firing, it continuously split into faint yellow lights resembling arrows.
The lights shot out with a whooshing sound, forming a rain of arrows in the blink of an eye.
Each light arrow danced like an agile fish through the air, making curves as they specifically targeted Zong Ge.
Faced with such an onslaught, Zong Ge couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart.
He instantly abandoned the idea of attacking the Silver Hook and raised his two-handed greatsword in front of him, bracing for battle.
Boom, boom, boom!
The arrows struck him, exploding on impact.
After fiercely resisting for a while, Zong Ge burst forth from the ice dust and smoke, sprinting across the ice.
He charged straight for the One-eyed Elf.
The One-eyed Elf had used three combat skills in a row, his Fighting energy was rapidly depleting, and he stood rooted to the spot, unable to move.
But the Arrow Lights were extremely agile—dancing in the air like a school of fish, they actively tracked the Half-Beast.
Forced to adapt, Zong Ge could only meander through, trying an S-shaped route to get close to the One-eyed Elf.
As Zong Ge approached, a surge of pressure filled the heart of the One-eyed Elf.
Zong Ge’s momentum was fierce, and the faint golden Silver Fighting Spirit shone, highlighting his Silver Level Peak cultivation.
Zong Ge’s huge and sharp two-handed greatsword was something the One-eyed Elf wanted to avoid at all costs.
When Zong Ge closed in to a certain distance, the One-eyed Elf finally stopped his three combat skills, put away his longbow, and began to leap backwards repeatedly.
Originally positioned at the edge of the ice, he leapt into the normal seawater with his retreat.
Unexpectedly, he barely touched the water, only causing ripples to spread outwards. He moved as if on solid ground, able to walk freely on the water’s surface.
Sensing something was wrong, Zong Ge hastily executed his combat skill.
A huge sword light slashed down from mid-air, spanning over ten meters, but it missed its mark and only stirred up a great wave.
Zong Ge didn’t have a combat skill for treading water.
“This guy…” the Half-Beast growled through clenched teeth, feeling helplessly frustrated.
The One-eyed Elf was cunning, having the ability to walk on water but deliberately coming over in a small boat initially, causing Zong Ge to make a psychological misjudgment.
Now, by displaying this ability suddenly, Zong Ge was put in an awkward situation.
If the Half-Beast pursued, he would have difficulties establishing dominance on the normal sea surface. If he turned and headed for the Silver Hook, the One-eyed Elf would undoubtedly continue to harry him, and stand back on the ice.
Whether he had other tactics up his sleeve, Zong Ge didn’t know. But the Half-Beast understood that as long as the One-eyed Elf resorted to those three combat skills again, he wouldn’t be able to make it onto the Silver Hook.
“Damn it…” Faced with a crafty opponent, Zong Ge felt a stifling sense of impotence.
What made him even more anxious was that the Justice Pirate Group’s Dragon-man youth was being tied down by Silver Hook, and he also couldn’t break through—how then would they deal with the Silver Mage?
While the One-eyed Elf focused on entangling Zong Ge, the pirates led by Zong Ge managed to successfully board the Silver Hook.
Because the deck was already in chaos and unable to organize a defense, the pirates from the Little Bird easily clung onto the Silver Hook’s side and clambered up onto the deck.
“Damn it, I still climbed up,” Xu Ma was in tears inside.
He was swept up in the current of people.
Originally, when Zong Ge was held up, entangled with the One-eyed Elf, Xu Ma felt a bit of schadenfreude. But with the pirates around him howling and pressing the attack towards the Silver Hook, Xu Ma dared not flee in front of everyone, only able to continue the charge.
However, he gradually fell to the back of the group.
But his ascent was rather smooth, and he still stood on the deck of the Silver Hook.
“Kill them!”
“Die!”
“Help, help me…”
The pirates fought and tangled before Xu Ma’s eyes, some howling, some begging for life at the brink of death.
Xu Ma retained eighty percent of his strength, only using twenty percent against the enemy. He leaned against the ship’s railing, ensuring he could retreat whenever he wished.
Pirates from Silver Hook’s side lunged at him, and he mainly dodged, letting his own comrades exert more effort.
In the tense battle, no one noticed he was slacking.
However, the good times didn’t last long, as more and more enemies found him.
“This Bronze fighter seems weak!”
“Let’s get rid of this easy one first, then deal with the troublesome ones.”
Xu Ma: “…”
He erupted in anger, showing his true strength and cleanly decapitated two ordinary pirates, effectively repelling a Bronze fighter’s assault.
“This guy is pretty strong, someone give me a hand!”
“Let’s take down this tough one, leave the easier ones for later.”
Xu Ma: “…”
On the deck of the Silver Hook, the situation for the Justice Pirate Group grew more desperate.
Because Silver Hook’s other pirate ships were docked on the ice, continually delivering pirates as reinforcements.
The gap in the number of forces between the two sides was immense!
Finally, Black Iron Level mana fluctuations appeared on the Justice.
Cang Xu had to take action.
The Dragon-man youth led away a ship of elites, and three Wind Elementals wreaked havoc on the deck, their destruction increasing by the minute.
The Silver Mage stayed hidden and inconspicuous, a cold smirk forming on his lips as he cast his spell, targeting Cang Xu.
Cang Xu restrained himself, not using Undead Magic but instead battling with Magic Scrolls. He quickly fell into a disadvantage, chased by the Wind Elementals inside the ship.
The ice broke in more places, and Zong Ge still struggled to break through the One-eyed Elf’s defense.
“Time is limited, it looks like I have to—huh?” The Half-Beast suddenly concentrated his gaze, looking towards the horizon where sea and sky met.
The One-eyed Elf also quickly detected the anomaly, turning to see the distant ships.
As they were at a stalemate, new ships suddenly appeared.
“Hahaha, our reinforcements have arrived,” Silver Hook laughed heartily.
But his laughter stopped abruptly.
Among the three approaching pirate ships, two looked strikingly similar, like twins. The third ship had a strange appearance; its bow was a trapezoid. At this moment, the upper half of the bow rose to reveal gun ports.
Three cigar cannons protruded out.
Golden Chin shouted from the front of the ship: “Captain Long Fu, we’re here!”