Chapter 139: Attack on the Sea(1) (1/2)

The Serpent Sea, a beautiful blue water body that encased the southern part of the planet

Why was it called the Serpent Sea?

Just like its name, it was the home to the sea serpent species, demonic beasts that rivaled the legendary spirit beasts.

This best described how well dangerous the sea serpents were, and the captain of the ship knew that.

A week and two days after the Aztec group boarded the ship, the captain was taking a break in his cabin on the first layer.

His cabin wasn't anywhere near the residential parts of the ship. Instead, it was the highest location on the ship, granting him the most perfect view of the sea and the path of the ship,  just like a captain should have.

After taking a quick nap, the captain opens his eyes and instantly regretted it.

”This must be a joke,” faltered the captain.

There was a massive shadow looming over the other ships.

He rubbed his view to check whether he was just seeing things. However, even after a rub, he still saw the same things!

Normally, it would be a good sight but he thought something was very wrong with it.

The captain had to use a nearby monocular telescope to get a better view of things.

”What in heaven's name?” cursed the captain.

He could see the actual appearance of the looming shadow. To no one's surprise, it was a black sea serpent.

The serpent was massively long, more than fifty(50) feet long. It had blacks scales of various shades and when it opened its mouth, the sets of teeth were uncountable.

The scariest part of what the captain saw was that there were other different sea serpents coiling around different ships.

He watched as the people of the ships try to kill the serpents before the serpents could drown the ships.

However, what did they expect?

The reason why no one cared about the actual rank of sea serpents was that whenever they were in a water body, they were practically invincible.

Their scales shielded them from energy attacks, while their relationship with [Water Element] granted them an almost unthinkable regeneration rate.

Before he could count, the serpents began sinking the ships. Some of them were cruel enough to spray poison or icy breath at the ships, effectively freezing or killing the entire ship.

”Before we could make an agreement, but seeing as there are more aggressive than usual, this is a no go. This is bad, I need to warn them,” nervously mumbled the captain.

Thinking on his feet, he picked up a [Voice Amplifier] and brought his mouth closer to it.

He couldn't afford to go down to inform the rest of his crew. So, he had to improvise, knowing well enough that the people on his ship would also hear the announcement.

If he remembered correctly, the king of Aztec and his remaining forces were also on his ship. They were sure to join him, as it concerned their survival.

”This is the captain of xxxxx speaking. I want all the deck department crew to gather on the first level. Make sure to wear your combat armor as we are expecting an attack. I'm not saying this twice and for heaven's sake, be damn fast,” the captain hollered.

'Thos should be enough,' he said to himself.