Chapter 462: Section 249: Battle of Pine Wind Sea 8
Qing Xin adjusted his posture and immediately soared upward, executing erratic flight maneuvers in the air.
Cang Xu also took evasive actions, drifting irregularly through the sky.
Both were drenched in a cold sweat.
They had just been the targets of the Sea Snake Lady’s magical ambush. Fortunately, their response was correct, and they had plenty of Magic Scrolls; otherwise, they would have been in big trouble!
Seeing her ambush fail, the Sea Snake Lady couldn’t help but sigh inwardly, feeling regretful.
She quickly adjusted her mindset, retrieved a sea snake slough, and then took out a glass bottle filled with blue liquid.
She began to chant, able to speak normally even under the sea.
As the spellcasting progressed with her chanting, a tenth of the blue liquid in the glass bottle burst forth, merging into the sea snake slough.
The slough emitted a faint blue glow.
With a flick of her left hand, the Sea Snake Lady tossed the slough into mid-air.
Suddenly, the slough exploded and transformed into a stream of water in the shape of a snake, shooting towards Cang Xu and Qing Xin.
Water Magic—Curved Snake Water Arrows!
The Water Arrows sliced through the sky at great speed, reaching in front of Qing Xin in just a few breaths.
Guided by the Sea Snake Lady’s spiritual power, it had the ability to track its target.
Despite Qing Xin’s attempts to dodge, he was still hit.
This time, the Magic Protection Shield shattered, and after the Curved Snake Water Arrow’s strength was diminished, it still managed to penetrate Qing Xin’s left shoulder blade.
With a muffled grunt, Qing Xin’s left shoulder was immediately stained red.
Seeing the Curved Snake Water Arrow succeed, the Sea Snake Lady took out another slough and began to chant again.
Cang Xu’s expression turned cold as his spirit surged, sending ghosts to her.
But as the ghosts approached her, they immediately triggered many Magic Traps, some disintegrated, some entangled.
Around herself, the Sea Snake Lady seemed to have constructed a very tight defense.
Cang Xu’s heart sank, realizing it would be very difficult to break through the defense line and threaten the Sea Snake Lady in a short amount of time.
“I really don’t know how this person managed to set up so many things secretly while remaining hidden!” Up to now, Cang Xu still didn’t know the identity of the Sea Snake Lady, only that a Water Mage was present at a specific location in the sea water.
It was this mage who was attacking them!
Since they couldn’t prevent the enemy from casting spells, Cang Xu and Qing Xin simultaneously used scrolls to add another layer of Magic Protection Shield.
But choosing to defend meant they fell into a passive state.
The Sea Snake Lady, fighting one against two, had a considerable head start and focused on attacking, firmly putting Cang Xu and Qing Xin at a disadvantage.
The second Curved Snake Water Arrow was still aimed at Qing Xin.
Unable to dodge, Qing Xin simply stopped trying to avoid it.
If she had been using her Wind Element Flying Magic, she could fly much faster and possibly dodge.
But with this basic Flying Technique, which was not restricted by the Windless Domain, the flying speed was less impressive.
The Curved Snake Water Arrow was powerful, shrinking to one-tenth its size after piercing the Magic Protection Shield, yet still plunged into Qing Xin’s abdomen like a venomous snake.
Decisively, Qing Xin took out an item.
It was a rectangular piece of white cloth that resembled cotton. On each of the longer sides, there was a protruding bit that looked like two wings extending out.
The cloth exuded the aura of Silver Level.
Qing Xin slapped it onto the wound on his left shoulder blade.
The Long Cloth took effect immediately, emitting a pure glow from its surface as light flowed and converged into a beautiful pattern.
It was the Life Protector!
Under the effect of the Life Protector, within three breaths, Qing Xin’s left shoulder was as good as new.
He quickly tore it off and applied it to his abdomen.
Soon, he had healed himself completely.
The Sea Snake Lady clicked her tongue, feeling pity again. She had the offensive advantage, and the other party’s defensive measures were lacking; she could have achieved more, but Qing Xin brought out the Life Protector and used its strong healing abilities to compensate for the defensive shortfall.
The Sea Snake Lady had a thought and immediately changed her tactics, casting an Acid Liquid spell.
Magic Fusion!
The Acid Liquid magic blended with the Curved Snake Water Arrow, creating a corrosive snake-shaped acid arrow.
This new magic attack brought a corrosive effect, once again negating Qing Xin’s advantage in recovery.
The Sea Snake Lady was well-prepared and possessed deep magical talent.
Cang Xu and Qing Xin were firmly suppressed by her, their situation continuously deteriorating.
Initially, they had planned to confront a back-elephant and stop the approach of the Triangular Love Ship, but now they were in no position to pay attention to the Iron Lump.
Cang Xu struggled to hold on.
He was just a Black Iron mage with insufficient combat strength. If the Sea Snake Lady had attacked him furiously, his situation would have been far worse than Qing Xin’s.
However, the Sea Snake Lady was deceived by his disguise.
In her eyes: dealing with an Undead Mage of the same level was not as worthwhile as confronting a standard Wind Mage.
“I should have sold a Silver Level ghost,” Cang Xu felt immense regret. His soul had a heavy burden, resulting in his spiritual power being at a low point, making his spellcasting slow and less successful.
But it was too late now.
To give up a Silver Level ghost was not as simple as just throwing it away. Cang Xu needed to cancel the spiritual connection, a process that would take at least half an hour, and he couldn’t be disturbed during this time.
But at that moment, Cang Xu’s Communication Device rang.
After Cang Xu answered, the ship ghost’s voice transmitted from it: “Return to Songfeng Island.”
Cang Xu’s spirit soared!
He glanced at the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ fleet and saw that they were approaching.
He immediately used the communication device and replied to the ship ghost, “Understood, Lord Ship Ghost!”
Cang Xu called out to Qing Xin, and the two quickly changed direction, flying together toward Songfeng Island.
The Sea Snake Lady frowned deeply.
Of course, she didn’t want to watch Cang Xu and Qing Xin fly away, so she could only emerge from the tight defense line and initiate the chase.
However, she remained lurking in the waters, allowing others to only sense her breath and approximate location.
Cang Xu and Qing Xin had originally intended to protect the Iron Lump but were forced by the Sea Snake Lady to flee toward Songfeng Island.
Qing Xin’s face was filled with tension and urgency, while Cang Xu felt a rush of excitement.
The fact that the ship ghost had initiated contact with him, directing him to fly back to Songfeng Island to assist, made his willingness to help quite evident.
Cang Xu had been worried that the ship ghost might target the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ fleet.
“That Water Mage is chasing us, good!”
“Given the current situation, I only need to act as bait and lead him to Songfeng Island, and let the ship ghost take care of him.”
“If they could both suffer losses, leaving us to come out on top, that would be all the better.”
Cang Xu was just thinking to himself.
The Water Mage who ambushed them was only of the Silver Level, which he believed to be the secret weapon of the pirate alliance.
How could a Silver Level Water Mage possibly match a Golden Level ship ghost?
Cang Xu’s escape had led away the Sea Snake Lady, leaving the Triangular Love Ship behind.
The Triangular Love Ship closed in on the motionless and slowly anchoring Iron Lump.
Onboard the Iron Lump, humans and Dwarves were in a panic, firing haphazardly and without aim, causing the pirates aboard the Triangular Love Ship to burst into laughter.
At that moment, however, those like Zong Ge heard the shouts of the Dragon-man youth, “Clapping Pirate Group!”
“I’ll give you a chance, run.”
“The target you want to rob has my comrades, and I won’t let you touch them!”
“If you run now, I, Long Fu, guarantee on my honor, I’ll spare you in this naval battle!”
The Dragon-man youth was issuing a warning to the Triangular Love Ship through a loudspeaker.
Zong Ge and the others turned pale.
“Boss, what should we do?” The Frogman Pirates were all visibly frightened.
Zong Ge was both angry and resentful, “Board the ship! Are you scared?”
He couldn’t possibly back down.
He had just risen to power; backing down now would gravely damage his reputation. What would his subordinates think of him, this new squad leader?
Zong Ge knew that in order to secure his position as squad leader, he couldn’t afford to be associated with weakness or cowardice.
The Triangular Love Ship was much closer to the Iron Lump than the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ fleet.
They quickly approached the Iron Lump, and the Frogmen, with their strong leaping ability, boarded the Iron Lump without needing a gangplank and commenced battle.
The humans and Dwarves aboard the Iron Lump had been prepared for battle.
A fierce fight broke out on deck.
Thanks to Cang Xu and Qing Xin setting them free earlier, and rallying them, the humans and Dwarves were high in morale.
Moreover, the main defensive force on the deck wasn’t them but the Sword Pavilion Guardians Cang Xu had left behind on purpose.
These alchemy puppets were positioned at various points on the deck, becoming the linchpin of the defensive line.
Relying on these alchemy puppets, they fought the Frogman Pirates to a standstill.
The battle lasted several minutes.
Eventually, the humans and Dwarves lost the upper deck, overpowered by the Frogmen’s offensive, and were forced to retreat to the middle deck.
Bang.
An explosion sounded, and the Dragon-man youth leapt high, crashing down onto the Triangular Love Ship!
Zong Ge and Menshi, leading the Fast Blade squad and other mercenaries, charged onto the Iron Lump.
This arrangement was wise.
The Dragon-man youth’s attacks had explosive properties that made it easy to injure his allies. His most effective tactic was to take on multiple enemies by infiltrating their ranks.
Combat Skill — Riot.
Combat Skill — Blast Fist.
The Dragon-man youth, like a red Death God, unleashed explosions wherever he went, causing the Frogmen to be blown apart, and the Triangular Love Ship to groan in pain.
Zong Ge had no choice but to stand up, clench his teeth, and confront the Dragon-man youth.
With two consecutive punches, the Dragon-man youth sent him flying.
“Hu Li, come out!” the Dragon-man youth roared mightily.
Meanwhile, on the Iron Lump.
Zong Ge, wielding his Two-Handed Greatsword, didn’t take the offensive but stood beside the Fast Blade squad, playing a protective role.
“Throw!” Zong Gee ordered loudly.
The Shiba Inu, led by Fast Leg, hurled their scimitars simultaneously.
Each scimitar spun through the air, beheading multiple Frogmen, then returned to their owners’ hands.
Bronze Level weapon — Boomerang Scimitar.
Combat Skill — Throwing Knives.
Together, they were formidable!
After a round of throwing knife attacks, a large area of the Iron Lump’s deck was cleared of Frogman Pirates, with only a few in the corners spared from the attack.