210 Ambush Part 1 (1/2)
”Master, we have found a giant sea serpent,” the captain that had been sitting quietly by the magic compass suddenly said, interrupting the conversation between Lex and Juno.
”Spray magic medicine #14 to chase it away. Do not attack it,” Juno answered calmly. The giant sea serpent was a grade lower than the finless whale, but its assaultive powers were incredible. Unless the mission was already over, it would be best not to deal with this monster. There was once a hunting ship that had been knocked over by a giant sea serpent, and four mages and over a dozen swordsmen had died in the tragedy.
The mages in this hunt were of a higher grade and would be able to attack it, but Juno’s mind was not on hunting right now. Hence, he merely ordered them to chase away the sea serpent.
The magic beasts at sea were different from those on land. When magic beasts at sea were not hungry, they did not attack. If one came across them by chance, so long as they were dealt with objectively, danger could be avoided. For example, giant sea serpents hated sweet things, so as long as one released a large amount of sweet magic medicine, the sea serpent would stay away.
Similarly, using the various characteristics of different magic beasts, magic medicine could be used to lure in prey.
”Master, it is a four-eyed sea serpent!” The captain’s voice was a little hurried. Upon hearing this, Juno raised his head and asked, ”Really?”
”What is a four-eyed sea serpent?” Saleen saw Juno losing his cool and interrupted.
”Have the left flank send a flying puppet to confirm the target.” Juno was a little excited and replied to Saleen’s question at the same time. ”A four-eyed sea serpent is a grade-8 magic beast, and those that move around in shallow water are not adults yet. If we catch it, it will be worth a hundred times more than a finless whale.”
”Master, what about us?” Seeing Juno excited, the captain became agitated too. The value of a four-eyed sea serpent would be enough for him to never have to lead such a dangerous life ever again.
”Call the other boats. Draw close to the left flank.”
”Yes.” The captain immediately opened the magic sound array on the magic compass and communicated with the remaining two ships. The boat that Saleen was on started turning and accelerating.
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The bugle blared. Juno furrowed his brows and said, ”Guys, we have encountered some trouble. Come with me up top. Let’s let the captain do his job here.”
Saleen did not know what trouble they were in, but from Juno’s voice, it seemed that danger was imminent. The few of them followed Juno to the third floor. His room was almost as big as the cabin down below containing the magic compass. At the front of the room was a giant crystal porthole, and to the back was a magic array. The two grade-6 sorcerers stared at the magic images, and upon seeing Juno return, they said, ”Master, it is a human shaped sea demon.”
Juno looked back and said to the swordsmen that had followed Saleen and the others, ”Go to the deck and be careful of the sea demon boarding the ship. For each sea demon killed by all of you, you will get twenty percent of the profits.”
”Yes!” The six swordsmen left to carry out their orders.
Saleen did not ask what a human shaped sea demon was. He went to the porthole and could already see that something strange was happening on the surface of the sea.
On the surface of the sea that had once been calm, a wave nearly five meters tall had appeared. Within the waves was a green human shaped creature that was stepping on the wave and coming straight towards the hunting ship. This magic beast did indeed look like a human. It was around three meters tall and had long, slender limbs on its front which possessed sharp claws. The top half of its body was above the water and was covered in blue scales.
Juno glanced at Nailisi and Sika who were beside Saleen, not saying anything. Saleen and Andrew had gotten into an argument only because of the warriors by his side. Juno had seen many things like that, and if it had not been for Lex’s special status, he would not have gone down to mediate.
The number of human-shaped sea demons increased more and more. At least four hundred of them surrounded the hunting ship that Saleen was on. Their faces looked human, or rather, like golden-eyed baboons with long mouths. After surrounding the hunting ship, they gave out shrill cries and started pouncing on the sides of the ship.
Saleen breathed in deeply. The lower-halves of the sea demons were not fish tails, but rather, similar to the back limbs of an animal. Their sharp claws hooked onto the sides of the ship and they climbed rapidly up onto the deck. It took them hardly two steps to get onboard the ship.
The mages’ cabins were at the front of the ship with one end facing the sea and the other facing the door to the deck. The sea demons climbed onto the deck and the swordsmen from the mages’ cabin rushed out, defending the entrance.
The cabin door on the first floor burst open and dozens of combat puppets rushed out, followed by the sailors onboard the ship.
At the end of the ship, the portholes on an independent cabin opened, revealing an archery nook. A small crossbow was fixed upon it and it began shooting at the sea demons behind.
At the front of the mages’ cabin facing the sea, dozens of fireballs flew out and attacked the sea demons on the sea. The sea demons on the deck had all four of their limbs on the ground as they started pouncing onto the sailors and swordsmen.
There was no rhythm to this fight as it became an intense bloodbath all too quickly. The sea demons perked their noses and started sniffing for their prey. Paying no mind to the combat puppets, they went straight for the swordsmen and sailors. Their long claws swung about and were their deadliest weapons. A gentle scratch against the swordsmen left wounds appearing everywhere.