Chapter 583: Section 371: God Did Not Respond
“Damn!” the Dragon-man youth looked up and saw flames soaring into the sky from the direction of the docks.
His heart sank, and he decisively used the Blood Core.
The Smoke Dragon Ring Mound appeared at his back as he retreated.
His Combat Skill burst forth, accelerating the Dragon-man youth’s speed dramatically, transforming him into a red blur that shot toward the docks.
Aboard the Deep Sea Monster Fish.
Zi Di watched various Magic Images, her heart sinking to the bottom.
“Damn.”
“How could such a thing happen at this time…”
The issue of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps’ shortage of alchemical munitions had been discussed by the higher-ups.
In the end, it was unanimously decided to first focus on producing Dragon Force Magic Potions to capture the market and earn substantial funds.
This matter was more important.
The high-ups of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps hadn’t expected that the leaders of the Saber Gang, heavily confined in the dungeons, could actually escape from prison.
They had not anticipated that the disturbance created by their escape would be so huge!
The Ghost Girl couldn’t help but feel alarmed.
“No wonder the Snowbird Port City Lord had been biding his time, dealing with the Saber Gang for so many years, only taking action at the end of his term.”
At the same time, the Ghost Girl also felt fortunate,
“Thankfully, the Snowbird Port City Lord’s Thunderous Strike immediately annihilated the entire Saber Gang.”
“If it were a head-on confrontation, dragging on for a long time, I’m afraid the entire Snowbird Port would have been a casualty of the battle between the two sides.”
Menshi, commanding the frontline, only felt the heat waves rushing toward him, his face illuminated by fire.
He gathered his strength and fiercely smashed his hammer, shattering the head of the Swamp Oil Aggregate.
But this type of element aggregate quickly regenerated its head.
Unless its internal Magic Crystal was hit, it was impossible to kill it completely.
And within such aggregates, the Magic Crystals were always clumped together. Menshi, despite his willingness, didn’t know their exact location.
It could be in the head, the chest, or even hidden in the back heel.
In fact, even if detected, if Menshi missed, the position of the Magic Crystal would quickly shift.
Tongues of fire licked the hull.
Both ordinary ships had basic fire-resistant measures, but aided by the combustible properties of the swamp oil, they soon couldn’t hold out and started burning.
The Swamp Oil Aggregate, having regenerated its head, was also completely aflame, turning into a towering fire giant in the blink of an eye.
The fire was so fierce, even Menshi couldn’t get close.
The Dwarf had no choice but to loudly order the archers to shoot Rapid Flow Arrows.
The Rapid Flow Arrows slightly suppressed the flames.
Menshi was filled with anxiety.
Because he knew the stock of Rapid Flow Arrows wasn’t abundant either and would soon follow the fate of those frost-type munitions.
At that moment, the Swamp Oil Aggregate stopped its attack, turned around, and took heavy steps toward the sea of fire behind it.
Surrounded by roaring flames, the Swamp Oil Aggregate opened its cheeks and vigorously inhaled.
It sucked massive gusts of flame into its belly.
The fire raged inside its stomach, releasing tremendous heat but having no way to vent, causing the belly of the Swamp Oil Aggregate to swell increasingly larger.
After completing this step, the Swamp Oil Aggregate turned around again and charged toward the Triangular Love Ship.
Menshi’s face turned pale.
The Swamp Oil Element, completely under the enemy’s control, fearless of death. The current Swamp Oil Aggregate had become a giant lit bomb! If it were to explode on the Triangular Love Ship, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“Long Fu squad leader, I’ll repay our race’s debt of gratitude with this battle!” Menshi’s eyes shone with a light of realization.
He grasped the two-handed warhammer, vigorously stirring his Fighting energy, ready to throw himself at the Swamp Oil Element Aggregate without regard for his own life.
“Zi Di” stopped him.
“Have you gone mad?!”
The Ghost Girl, controlling an Alchemy Puppet, pressed down on Menshi’s shoulder.
“Let me go!” Menshi exerted his full strength to shrug off, only to be surprised to find that the frail human female Mage had incredible strength! He struggled to no avail.
“I must act to possibly prevent the explosion!” Menshi shouted anxiously.
“Zi Di” shook her head, “You’re only at the Silver Level, and your best equipment is just this warhammer. You’ll just be throwing your life away.”
“Besides, it’s just a Black Iron Level demon energy ship…”
“Let’s just abandon this ship if need be.”
Menshi frowned deeply, “But there are a lot of people on the ship, many Dwarfs, they simply don’t have enough time to evacuate!”
At this moment, several cannon shots rang out.
Triangular Love Ship fired its cannons.
Due to the close distance, the alchemy bombs all hit the Swamp Oil Aggregate.
The bombs exploded and caused thorny vines to grow rapidly.
Countless thorns vines, like pythons, tightly entangled the Swamp Oil Element Aggregate, preventing it from moving an inch.
Not only that, numerous spikes on the vines penetrated the body of the Swamp Oil Aggregate.
Because it had swallowed fire, the flames were burning fiercely inside its belly, causing it to continuously expand.
This led to its body swelling under the pressure.
On the other hand, the originally thick Swamp Oil also thinned out due to the expansion, like the surface of an inflated balloon.
After the spikes had pierced through, a large amount of hot gas and flames erupted, shooting out five or six meters.
The vines were in close proximity and naturally suffered from scorching, turning from deep green to withered yellow.
Flames spread incessantly along the vines, burning through section after section.
But the Triangular Love Ship fired continuously.
These entangling bombs had been purchased by the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps at the auction on Twin Eyes Island and were popular among the pirates, originally intended for hunting sea beasts.
Now used here, they were also effective.
Inside the Rocket Assault Boat.
Ice Eagle was monitoring the situation through a crystal ball, realized that the Swamp Oil Aggregate couldn’t get any closer, decisively controlled it, and made it explode.
Boom!
A loud noise erupted as the Swamp Oil Aggregate self-detonated the Aggregation Magic Crystal within.
Chaotic elemental forces expanded outward, intensifying the flames.
Being too close, all three of the Dragon Lions Mercenary Corps’ ships were within the blast range.
A regular ship that had been previously broken apart shattered into countless pieces in the blast’s shockwave.
Fortunately, the Triangular Love Ship, being a Black Iron Level demon energy ship, managed to hold on with difficulty.
Its side facing the explosion twisted and melted, many areas burned through revealing the internal spaces.
A large amount of fire was burning on the Triangular Love Ship, the sails that had been taken down had long since turned to ashes.
Even the regular ship behind the Triangular Love Ship was blazing fiercely, becoming a gigantic torch.
Yet, casualties among the mercenaries on the deck were not severe.
Primarily because, at the critical moment, “Zi Di” employed a protective Magic Scroll.
But in places Zi Di could not cover, Lan Zao was trapped amidst a sea of fire.
His personal cabin was right by the side of the ship that exploded.
The explosion had destroyed the hull, and flames spread into his cabin, igniting his bedsheets and various other furnishings.
Surrounded by the mercenaries’ screams for help and cries of agony.
Thick smoke generated from the intense burning made Lan Zao, who was unconscious, gradually breathe with difficulty.
In his nightmare, he felt as if Huang Zao was pressing his head firmly into the gravel.
Opening his mouth and nose, he gasped for air but only felt the scorching hot gravel continuously forced into his nostrils, filling his mouth, and cramming down his windpipe.
Huang Zao’s insane laughter occupied his mind.
“You’re going to die too, you’re going to die, haha.”
“Die with me!”
“You let me kill, let me kill! Now you’re going to die too, ahaha.”
Lan Zao tried to resist, but his limbs were incredibly weak, absolutely void of strength.
In utter panic and fear, he subconsciously began to pray.
“Goddess of the Nets, my Lord, I pray to You, please intervene and rescue me…”
The Goddess of Nets gave no response.
“God of Water Waves, I plead for Your immense grace. Should You save my life, I shall believe in You alone forever!”
The God of Water Waves gave no response.
“Mother of Forests, bless me with life once more, I beg You for mercy, I implore You to help…”
The Mother of Forests also did not answer.
Lan Zao was not a devout believer, he was merely a general believer.
As a general believer, one usually worships multiple deities. Just like when going out, people worship the road gods, during childbirth worship the mother goddess, or give thanks to the god of wealth after completing a significant transaction. Countless gods occupy every aspect of people’s lives.
No matter to whom Lan Zao prayed, there was no response.
He became angry.
Rage consumed his heart, along with Huang Zao’s roaring, “Why is there no response!?”