Chapter Fifty-Eight: Life Hangs by a Thread
Pain, which is not prominent in seawater. Especially when the top of his head was hit by the continuous torrential rain and he couldn't even open his eyes, Lothar didn't even check his injuries in the first place. Of course, he was also afraid that it would expose him to a second attack from the shark. That being said, it's important to confirm the extent of the injury, or at least to know the impact it will have. The Count had the courage to reach the source of the pain, but fortunately he did not touch the intestines that had come out of the wound as he had imagined, which showed that the depth of the wound was acceptable.
"Networm wants to pull you back, but I think I'd better tell you. Peg's voice came from his wrist into Lothar's head, and the corners of the knight's mouth went up. Indeed, he could feel the trembling of the spider silk tied around his waist, and although his eyes had lost their function from the torrential rain, at this moment, Lothar felt that he had seen the pale female mercenary on the deck.
"No, stop her. The battle is not over yet. He replied with his companion with his thoughts, his right hand removed from the wound and turned towards the weapon behind his back. The unique hard texture of metal made the knight breathe a sigh of relief, but fortunately, the justice of the fool did not fall off in the collision just now, otherwise he would have really died here. But since the tomahawk was still there, he had no reason to flinch, and the bleeding and wounds had not stopped since Lothar was fifteen years old, and he had long felt numb to the damage to his body. And this numbness is also the confidence that he dared not make a move in the first encounter.
"I've heard that sharks lose their minds after smelling blood, and fall into a feeding frenzy like ghouls, but hopefully this isn't a mage's casual nonsense. Lothar thought to herself, took another deep breath and re-entered the water. And this time, perhaps because the waves brought up by the previous confrontation blew away the impurities, he could clearly see that the huge figure not far away was swaying along the current. The two eyes at the front of the shark's body, which were too small for the body, radiated a terrifying light, staring directly at its injured prey.
Blood, still flowing, spread out in the sea and surrounded Lothar's entire body, including his clothes, his weapons, his exposed skin, and the strange lines that he had begun on his arms and spread to near his collarbone. The lines seemed to change color faintly under the stimulus of blood, and a little dark brown emerged from the lifeless black, but this change was too inconspicuous for anyone to care about at this time, so I am afraid that even Lothar himself did not notice the slightest thing. And more than that, the knight has more immediate trouble to deal with.
"That thing is coming towards you again!" Kiri's voice warned. The witch was the only one of all who could see the battle on the sea from the deck. But that's all there is to it, the mixed nature of the sea makes it an extremely difficult medium to penetrate, and it is not easy for magic to work on objects in the sea, and the sea is different from the air, and all kinds of magic in it are self-contained, which cannot be touched and understood by the caster who lives on land. Even if the two witches strike now, their spells will be greatly affected the moment they enter the sea, and there is really only a limit to what they can do now.
Almost at the same time as the witch's warning arrived, Lothar sensed her opponent's movements, and the huge shark opened its large mouth with three rows of sharp teeth, the closest to the edge of which was stained with the Count's flesh. Lothar's men subconsciously clenched the handle of the axe, and he wanted to pull the tomahawk out immediately and protect it in front of him, but the results of his warrior training forced him not to do so. Beasts are not as intelligent as humans, but they are not stupid, and exposing their fangs too early will alert the other party, so it will be meaningless to leave the impression of being injured.
Well, you want to taste more human flesh? The Earl's brow furrowed, and he looked at his opponent, with the experience just now, he was sure that he would leave a deep enough gift to the opponent with his battle axe in this encounter. As long as Fioni can seize this opportunity, the battle will still have a chance to be won. As for yourself, you just need to promise not to die in the next attack... What the?
Contrary to Lothar's imagination, the giant shark did not rush straight again as it did in the first attack, and the monster naturally dived deeper into the sea with the swing of its tail fin, where the electric light could not illuminate. There are limits to the structure of living things, just as many creatures on land can't see what is above their heads, and there are not many creatures in the ocean that can keep an eye on what is beneath them. Unfortunately, humanity is not one of the few. As the shark disappeared into the deep water, Lothar's back began to feel cold, but he couldn't tell the reason for the chill now.
"Kirly, that thing has swam down, can you still see it?" The Count's last hope now could only be pinned on the witch, but in fact, without Kirly's answer, Lothar could already guess the answer.
"No, I can't see too deep beneath the surface!hell, how could that dead fish be so smart?"
Even a witch's eyes have limits in the murky sea. And in this case, the knight's hand holding the battle axe unconsciously relaxed, not that he felt that the shark would let him go, but that he knew that no matter how tightly he held it, he would definitely not have time to make an effective counterattack in the face of a surprise enemy coming from below. What to do?, Lothar's brain spun rapidly, this kind of quick thinking was a kind of instinct of the warrior in the face of danger, and he tried to rummage through his own experience and knowledge to find a solution to the dilemma in front of him. But the truth is that the knights of the Glasling will not know how to deal with sharks in the sea.
So when the bloody mouth suddenly appeared from Lothar's feet, Lothar felt a sense of relief. "Poof!" the huge splash of water covered the rain and thunder for a moment, and although it was only for a moment, everyone standing on the deck of the Damned Lady could clearly see what was flying out of the water. The knight with the tomahawk in his hand, and the shark that knocked him out of the water.
"No!" the webworm roared suddenly, and the silk in her hand loosened from the collision, and the rope used to make Lothar's last safety was completely broken.
The witches noticed this before the mercenaries. And although it is true that their spells cannot be used in the water, at this moment, the shark and Lothar are above the water. Peg's long hair radiated a rich green glow, and her short figure floated off the deck, her hands falling from above! At the same time, a green lightning bolt struck Lothar through the wind and rain impartially, but miraculously, this lightning bolt not only did not hurt the count's body, but gave him strength. On the other side, Qili's eyes were fixed on the shark, and the hunter in the sea was about to use its powerful teeth to end the life of the warrior, but an invisible force that had stopped the rain shot out from the deck, making the water beneath the shark heavier, grabbing its body like a pair of large hands, so that Lothar did not fall into the middle of the upper and lower six rows of teeth as she should have been.
But that's all the witches could do, and with another slight noise, both the shark and the count fell into the arms of the ocean and disappeared from their sight again.