bestfiction Chapter 311 Sailing and Riding the Tide
Chapter 311 Sailing and Riding the Tide
Rather than resisting the relentless artillery fire, it would be better to simply move the island away.
This was the idea of the merfolk chieftain.
However, he was ultimately a bit too slow. The first few shots had already caused terrifying casualties to the merfolk. The merfolk trading on the island were mostly injured by just one shot, while a few powerful merfolk who were having fun in the caves of the rocky hills escaped unscathed.
The human retaliation nearly destroyed most of their loot, and the raging flames on the island melted the rocks, creating a spectacular sight.
On the island, where the winds are high and the waves are rough, lava flows everywhere, and the shockwaves from the cannon fire blast countless simple houses into dust. Houses made of the bones of hard deep-sea monsters are blown into the sky, swirling like snowflakes in the storm. The merfolk on the island go from living warriors to dismembered limbs, then to boiling blood and burning bones, and finally to ashes. This series of changes is completed in the blink of an eye.
The shockwave from the landing of the cannonballs created huge waves, and some of the lucky merfolk who didn't make it ashore were swept away by the waves and scattered far away.
Yes, including Zhong Ming and his small boat, and the monks of the Hidden Wolf Army.
The group was also pushed far away by the raging waves, the current of which was far more turbulent than the water control abilities of ordinary cultivators.
Every shell that falls here can kill a Golden Core cultivator. The spiritual energy lost from these precious shells in a single day can deplete the entire spiritual energy of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, and that is less than one ten-thousandth of the spiritual energy stored in the shell's own spiritual patterns.
The Merfolk didn't have many Golden Core cultivators to begin with. After these repeated attacks, although the clan leader managed to drag the small island away, they no longer had the strength to gather the clansmen who had been swept away by the huge waves.
This is good news, because there are only two merfolk in front of Zhong Ming's team.
This is also bad news. Without the powerful merfolk controlling the water flow, who knows where they will be carried by the huge waves.
Zhong Ming felt like vomiting. They were spinning rapidly, and someone kept hitting his feet with a stick. He barely managed to brace himself against the low "floor" and "ceiling" with his legs to keep himself completely fixed inside the boat. This was only a temporary solution; the most urgent task was to stabilize the boat as soon as possible.
"Ah."
Zhong Ming hardened his heart and bit his tongue. The intense pain briefly suppressed his urge to vomit. He protected Chi Tong's head with his right hand and touched his mouth with his left.
Taking advantage of the sudden cold snap, he used the spearhead to thrust towards the old woman, firmly blocking her and securing her against the ship's side.
"Control the boat, quick, stop it from turning..."
"Hiccup." Someone spat out a mouthful of air, which instantly covered the entire boat as it spun violently.
"Damn it, you ate some kind of brightening fruit for breakfast, didn't you, Tie Mingshen? You little brat, ugh~~" The curses were scattered, and the others weren't much better off, holding back their words, afraid that they would also vomit if they opened their mouths.
Zhong Ming was completely unaffected because Akame activated her shield.
Sometimes, Zhong Ming really wanted to say, "Save your spiritual energy, don't waste it on such trivial matters. In a fight, you might really be just a tiny bit short of spiritual energy." But now... hehe, it's so nice to be walking next to a girl.
After Zhong Ming forcibly wedged the old woman to a corner of the boat with a single blow, she was finally able to form stable hand seals and channel more spiritual power into controlling the vessel.
Instead of slowing down, she continuously channeled spiritual energy into the boat to accelerate. With subtle adjustments to her spiritual energy, she changed the boat's random rotation into a circular motion, which then grew larger and larger. After reaching a peak, she used all her strength to propel the boat upwards, instantly flying out of the giant wave.
They landed on the great waves, like servants riding the waves, strikingly similar to the merman army that rode the waves during the battle of Jade City.
At this moment, just as at that moment.
Behind the small boat were even more giant waves. Each huge cannonball that fell created a large wave, layer upon layer, a truly magnificent sight.
After stabilizing the boat, the old woman immediately shouted, "Hurry, where is that Hidden Wolf Army soldier?"
Everyone was on high alert, searching through the transparent bottom of the ship. Unfortunately, the situation below was extremely chaotic, with countless marine creatures churning around, making it impossible to find any specific traces. They could only vaguely see the occasional flashes of sword light.
The sword light flashed left and right, with no fixed trajectory.
"Ming Shen, you take control of the ship. Everyone, I've opened the spirit-injection port. Find the nearest small gray pit and inject spiritual power into it together. I'm going to assist the Hidden Wolf Army cultivators."
After saying that, she opened the top of the boat, and although she was old, she showed no signs of aging when she used her magic. She flew into the water in an instant, with several silver ribbons following her, which was quite a sight.
Zhong Ming knew this was his job, but he didn't have any good ideas at the moment, unless the ship sank and the Red Herons had to carry everyone back.
The battle below was fierce, while the waves above moved against the normal ocean currents. As the shockwaves gradually subsided and the natural winds at sea continued to blow, the thrust gradually diminished, and they were able to control the small boat more easily.
"Old Ming and I should be able to drive it well, you guys go and help us."
The male cultivator who had been picking a fight earlier appeared unusually calm at this moment. After taking control of the small boat, he began to dive downwards.
No matter what, this is a high-grade spiritual artifact, not something that a Foundation Establishment cultivator can easily destroy.
Akame looked troubled. The longbow was far less effective underwater, and she wasn't even sure if she could catch a fish in the sea...
At this point, a normal man would say, "You stay here, it's too dangerous outside, let's go."
However, Zhong Ming... pulled out a large bag of harpoons from his storage bag.
Don't ask. He collected them during the last war. There's nothing he can do; his collecting obsession is incurable.
"Try this; their harpoons should be more effective."
Underwater, not only are arrows much less powerful, but bows are too. However, after Akame took the harpoon and bone spear, she seemed even more excited than Zhong Ming. She jumped out of the small boat, and her shield expanded into a small air bubble around her. She drew her bow in the air bubble and shot bone artifacts of varying quality into the water.
Zhong Ming immediately swam out, and under the cover of her "rain of arrows," she and another person took turns providing cover as they pressed down.
The mermaids below were fighting fiercely, their powerful spiritual energy tearing apart the debris on the seabed. There were dead corals and countless fish skeletons. Amidst the flashes of lightning, it was clear that our two cultivators were at a disadvantage.
The Hidden Wolf warrior was wounded, a bone spear piercing his chest, and at first glance it was impossible to tell whether he was alive or dead, floating in the water.
The old woman made a hand seal, and several ribbons wrapped around the two of them, protecting them completely.
From the outside, powerful attacks relentlessly struck this area, causing the water temperature to rise rapidly.