Chapter 296 - 269: The Fisherman Profits
Qin Ziwen observed for a moment. To get a better view of the battle, he simply rode his Beaked Eagle directly above the two Giant Beasts.
The two Giant Beasts below, locked in a fever-pitch battle, had no energy to spare to observe their surroundings.
"Interesting. The Fish Dragon seems faster; the Mosasaurus has barely managed to land a bite on it." Qin Ziwen noticed the Fish Dragon was very agile, circling the Mosasaurus and tearing at its rear.
Even during unavoidable collisions, it never allowed the Mosasaurus to get a bite on its body.
Although both were giant sea beasts, there was a vast difference in their size.
The Mosasaurus was nearly half again as long as the Fish Dragon.
Its body was clearly much larger than the Fish Dragon’s, and its massive, tooth-filled maw had nearly clamped down on the Fish Dragon several times.
But perhaps because of its injured eye, the Mosasaurus’s movements were slightly off.
He noticed an arrow sticking out of the Mosasaurus’s left eye.
As the battle dragged on, the Mosasaurus’s movements became increasingly sluggish. Perhaps it was due to massive blood loss from its wound, causing its body temperature to drop.
’Is the Mosasaurus about to lose?’
Qin Ziwen felt the Fish Dragon was winning too easily.
He looked at the Mosasaurus, thinking that it probably wasn’t this simple. Judging by its performance when they were hunting it earlier, the beast was highly intelligent and cunning.
But right now, the Mosasaurus was acting rather ’dull-witted’.
In the middle of the sea, the Fish Dragon lunged forward, bit into the Mosasaurus’s abdomen, and with a backward jerk, tore off a large chunk of flesh.
Fresh blood gushed out.
In that instant, the Mosasaurus suddenly moved. It whipped its tail, smashing it heavily against the side of the Fish Dragon’s head.
The blow was swift and fierce, and the Fish Dragon’s movements froze.
Abruptly, the Mosasaurus erupted, clamping its jaws around the Fish Dragon’s neck in a single bite.
With a toss of its head, it performed a death roll in the sea.
The Fish Dragon’s neck was nearly severed, a huge chunk torn away in an instant.
Qin Ziwen had seen it use this move before. It was the same one the Mosasaurus had used when hunting the Snake-necked Dragon.
That time, it had torn the Snake-necked Dragon’s neck clean off. This Fish Dragon’s neck was thicker than the Snake-necked Dragon’s.
Qin Ziwen waved to the ship.
After receiving his signal,
the Lost Home approached, its Heavy Crossbows in position.
Noticing the Lost Home’s movements, the Mosasaurus, which had been tearing at the Fish Dragon, stopped. It turned its head to look at the Lost Home, then unhesitatingly flipped over and plunged into the depths of the sea.
It was decisive. Its movements were so fast that the Lost Home didn’t even have time to get close.
Sensing its intent, the Heavy Crossbows on the ship fired, sending up splashes of water, but the Mosasaurus had long since fled.
’Did it run? Or is it just lurking nearby?’ Qin Ziwen scanned the area, but he couldn’t see anything in the murky seawater.
The Lost Home had now reached the Fish Dragon.
The Fish Dragon, missing half its neck, floated on the surface of the sea.
The approaching ship’s shadow was reflected in its eyes. Its mangled body twitched once.
Its fins slapped weakly against the water.
It tried to dive, but its broken neck made it difficult to perform any complex movements.
It could only turn its massive body slowly in circles on the sea surface.
CREAK... CREAK...
The sound of a tightening winch came from the deck.
THUMP!
A dull reverberation echoed across the deck.
[Hunting Celestial List Level 2 Task Complete: Hunt 1 Adult Fish Dragon]
[Reward Obtained: 2 Designated Ordinary Building Cards, 5 Points]
The dead Fish Dragon floated on the sea. The Lost Home moved in, locked iron hooks into its flesh, and the ship began its return journey.
Having successfully hunted a Giant Beast of the sea, cheers erupted all over the deck.
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"They’re heading back." Huang Tao gazed into the distance, observing the large ship as it began its return trip.
"I see it." A complex glint flashed in Zou Jianghe’s eyes.
Huang Tao said, "The task of hunting the Fish Dragon is complete."
"Mm," Zou Jianghe nodded lightly.
"Are you planning to give up?"
"It’s not about giving up. But it seems we’re about to have visitors." Zou Jianghe looked out at the sea, where a wooden boat was approaching them.
Several people on board were rowing with oars.
"Interesting. They dare to come straight here with just one boat." Huang Tao looked at Zou Jianghe. "The Qin Alliance’s elites are probably all on that ship. The other side couldn’t possibly think that just because the Qin Alliance left, our Gated Community is unguarded, right?"
"They’re flying a white flag." Zou Jianghe pointed into the distance. A white banner had been raised on the boat, a piece of white cloth hanging from it.
"Are they surrendering?" Zhang Bo was stunned. He leaned forward, hands on the railing, trying to get a clearer look.
Huang Tao, however, felt something was wrong. The boat was steadily moving closer to their Gated Community.
Even though they were flying a white flag, it gave him an indescribably strange feeling.
Zou Jianghe suddenly said, "I heard from the Qin Alliance that Chairman Qin has an ability, something about setting a Node that allows teammates to travel through it to the other side.
Do you think the people on that boat could have the same ability?"
"That would explain it." Huang Tao turned around. "Chairman, we can’t let them get near the reef."
"Go get people. Stop them before they reach the island." Zou Jianghe headed downstairs.
When Zhang Bo turned back, the other two were already far ahead.
He hurried to catch up.
Zou Jianghe’s footsteps thundered as he raced down through the Gated Community. He gathered members of the Alliance Association he saw along the way, while also sending Huang Tao to rally more men and telling Zhang Bo to inform the Qin Alliance.
Zou Jianghe rushed out of the Gated Community and headed west. Seeing some people fishing by the reef, he immediately shouted, "Get back up here! Be careful!"
Although the Alliance Association was in decline, the old saying ’a starved camel is still bigger than a horse’ held true. Zou Jianghe still commanded a fair amount of authority.
Most of the people by the reef doubtfully climbed up, with only a few individuals remaining by the shore.
At this moment, the small wooden boat was less than a hundred meters from the reef.
A white flag fluttered on the wooden boat. Perhaps worried they wouldn’t be seen, the small boat was flying two of them.
"Who has a ranged weapon?" Zou Jianghe looked around. At the moment, the people outside on the reef were mostly fishing with nets or self-made Fish Spears; almost no one was carrying a Bow or Crossbow.
"Chairman." Huang Tao ran up from behind, followed by four men, each holding a Longbow.
"Only four?" Zou Jianghe glanced behind them and saw it was just the four of them.
Huang Tao said, "More are on their way. I sent the others to spread the word. I was afraid we’d be too late, so I brought these men first."
"Good. Shoot them."
"Shoot them directly!?" The four men who had been brought along were a little surprised.
Zou Jianghe said decisively, "Shoot them. There’s definitely something wrong with them. After seeing us gather on the shore, they didn’t slow down—they sped up. They didn’t even stop to hail us. People surrendering don’t act like that."
The four men looked in the direction Zou Jianghe was pointing and realized there was indeed something amiss. The other party was acting a little too eagerly.
They hurriedly raised their Bows and Arrows and fired out to sea.
However, because they were shooting at a moving target from a considerable distance,
the arrows fluttered harmlessly past the side of the boat.
On the opposite boat, a red-haired young man looked up. "They’ve found us out. Looks like there’s a smart one over there."
After speaking, a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. "Row faster! Speed up and close the distance! As long as we can get ashore and break into the Gated Community, we’ll win! Everyone will get what they want!"
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