Chapter 80: Naval Battle (3)
Swarms of bees weave nimbly between the forest of masts and the clouds of sails, and quickly fly to the side of the fleet to drive away the two parasitic dragonflies that are attacking the crew.
The two parasitic dragonflies' huge compound eyes quickly observed the swarm coming, and they did not intend to run away in a hurry.
But parasitic dragonflies are not cowardly, they are still cunning in their search for fighters, and once the bees are alone or out of the terrain, they will not hesitate to pounce on them and kill.
In the air, the parasitic dragonflies, which are few in number but have strong combat effectiveness, and the bee flying knights in a group have suffered casualties from each other, and gradually form a stalemate.
At this time, on the surface of the water, two huge parasitic dragon lice were coming to the water.
Both parasitic dragon lice are so huge that they float on the surface of the water and are larger than a walnut boat.
I saw that the two parasitic dragon lice were almost shoulder to shoulder, and their hind feet like oars were struggling to pedal the water, and their speed in the water was not slow at all, and they could not see the clumsiness of their huge size at all.
Soon, the two parasitic dragon lice had approached not far from the walnut ship fleet, and the parasitic water spiders quickly surrounded the parasitic dragon lice, like the stars and the moon, and like a destroyer around the battleship.
Of course, the male ant commander of the Divine Angel King's legion on the Walnut ship also noticed that these two huge enemies were approaching, and as soon as they came into range, they immediately organized their troops to counterattack with slings.
It's just that the slings can't even break through the defenses of parasitic dragonflies, let alone dragon lice with stronger carapaces.
The parasitic dragon lice didn't care about the "crackling" stone pottery bombs hitting their bodies, and the water around them was constantly smashed out of the water columns one after another, and they fell off flexibly in the water, their heads stuck under the water, and their buttocks rushed at the walnut boat.
"Puff", the two water cannons left the anus of the dragon lice at a very fast speed, and accurately hit the outermost walnut ship, and the huge impact force immediately rushed all the warriors of the god envoy king who were deployed outside the walnut ship into the water, and even affected the walnut boat on the side.
The power of the water cannon was so great that some ants who were directly hit immediately fainted, and they floated in the water without struggling, they were washed away along the current, and then they were quickly killed by the parasitic water spiders that gathered over.
Most of the fallen Divine Envoy King warriors were still struggling, but fortunately, most of them were washed into the water in the middle of the walnut fleet by water cannons, surrounded by walnut boats, balance beams, or ropes, as long as they climbed up in time to avoid drowning.
The few warriors who were swept farther and farther away due to the current and other reasons, the friendly forces could not rescue them, and even the bee flying knights could not get rid of the entanglement of the parasitic dragonflies to rescue them at the moment, and the friendly troops could only watch them drown or be killed by the parasitic water spiders.
After cleaning the hull of a walnut ship, the two parasitic dragon lice adjusted their fire and continued to launch water cannon attacks on other walnut ships, and soon rushed hundreds of Divine Angel King warriors into the water, causing a lot of casualties.
Soon, the male ant commanders of the Divine Envoy King Legion realized that they could not be beaten so passively, and they ordered their subordinates to hide back inside the walnut ship.
These walnut boats have a waterproof design, the natural walnut shell does not leak, and the entrance and exit are located directly above and there are umbrella-shaped rainproof facilities, which are not afraid of the impact of water cannons.
In terms of waterproofing and sturdiness, a single walnut boat is more durable than an anthill. The water cannons that parasitize dragon lice are helpless even to the ant mounds, let alone destroy the walnut boats.
Seeing that the water cannon attack began to be ineffective, the ants took refuge back in the walnut boat, and after the ants who had fallen into the water either fled back or were already dead, the parasitic dragon lice also stopped firing water cannons.
Although these two parasitic dragon lice had never dared to land before, on the water, their courage had obviously increased, and seeing that there was no movement outside the walnut boat, and there was no defender in sight, they approached directly with a grin.
Two parasitic dragon lice quickly leaned towards a walnut boat, attempting to gnaw at its shell with its large jaws. If you look closely, you will find that the big jaws of these aquatic giants are even larger and more vicious than those of mantises, dragonflies and other fierce insects.
But even this huge jaw did not please the walnut boat, which was made of hemp walnuts with very thick skin, and these walnuts were thoroughly dried and greased, so strong and tough that even the big jaws of dragon lice could not leave a single mark on them, let alone bite them.
At this time, swarms of bees also began to rush over, although they did not dare to risk lowering the altitude too much to attack the parasitic dragon lice, but the number of swarms and the harsh "buzzing" sound also made the parasitic dragon lice feel worried.
One after the other, the two parasitic dragon lice retreated into the water and dived underwater, quickly losing track of themselves in the cloudy, greenish swamp water.
Two parasitic dragon lice escaped?
Apparently not!
Soon, the walnut fleet began to shake without warning, and there were no strong winds or waves.
The flying knights in the sky could see that the shaking of the walnut ship fleet was centered on a walnut ship, and it was turbulent from near to far, and it seemed that something was trying to shake and destroy the ship and the fleet underwater.
This is obviously the masterpiece of the two parasitic dragon lice, although they have mainly attacked with water cannons before, but dragon lice are actually out-and-out underwater overlords, preferring to lurk underwater for surprise attacks, they can even kill giant prey such as frogs and lobsters, and can also catch land creatures such as rats and drag them into the water and drown alive.
Now, two parasitic dragon lice are trying to drag the entire walnut ship fleet into the water.
It's just that although the parasitic dragon lice are huge and powerful, they can't resist the huge tonnage and buoyancy of the entire fleet.
Aside from dangling the entire fleet, the parasitic dragon lice failed to achieve their goal.
Even by mistake, because of the constant exertion of the parasitic dragon lice, they also accelerated the walnut ship fleet towards [Swamp City], greatly speeding up its sailing.
The warriors of the Walnut Ship fleet finally cowered as the protagonist expected, except that the bees could not burrow into the walnut ship, but stayed on the mast one after another, and only took off to meet the parasitic dragonflies when they tried to get close to attack, in order to save their stamina.
Now, the entire walnut fleet is no longer visible from the outside, except for the flying knights.
The parasitic beasts have not given up yet, and continue to attack from the air, on the surface and underwater, but to no avail.
The offensive and defensive battle around the walnut ship fleet gradually calmed down, and neither side could help anyone, the parasitic war beasts could not break through to cause damage, and the army of the god envoy king was powerless to repel the enemy.
The sun had shifted to the west, and the Walnut fleet was approaching [Swamp City] little by little, thanks to the combined force of the wind and parasitic dragon lice.