Chapter 42: Hailan Stone
The blue-black waves of the sea rose and fell, and the hideous monsters with fish heads and human bodies shouted and screamed like thousands of horses galloping.
The image at the other end of the aisle appeared in Lucian's eyes like a movie in slow motion, and the air around him became moist and filled with the abundant "water element", and it seemed that breathing began to be difficult.
Some of the apprentices around him were paralyzed with fright, and some were close to the cabin, some wept and shouted, but their voices were muffled by the storm and thunder, and some of them barely kept their composure, but they were already trembling and pale. These half-grown children had never encountered such a terrifying and dangerous situation, just as Lucien had encountered a red-eyed rat in the sewers for the first time, and there was no way to keep calm.
Countless thoughts flashed in Lucian's mind, but in this case, it was obviously a luxury to want to save his life and hide from the priests and knights on the ship.
The silver-gray scaly Kou Tao fishmen rushed to the fork in the aisle, and then divided into two groups without hesitation, most of them followed by three tall, burly, red-scaled kiwi fishmen running towards the main cabin loaded with goods, and a small number of them shouted and killed under the leadership of an equally strange fishman.
"Their purpose seems to be to rob the goods?"
"Is there something precious in those cargoes that are of interest to the Koutao Fishmen, and that's why they are risking to attack the fleet?"
"If that's the purpose, then even if there are fish-people coming in from the other levels, they will meet on this level, or go to places where the captain's room, Viscount Wright's cabin, etc., might be hiding......"
One by one, the inferences crossed Lucien's mind like a meteor, and the idea gradually took shape: "Then there is still a lot of hope to escape!"
Lucien turned and ran into his cabin, glared hard at his feet, leaped up, and struck the iron plank on the upper level of the cabin with his right fist.
Crack, sticks of wood flew up and landed into the cabin above. A large black hole was revealed.
"Climb up and use the switch to hide in the nearby sailor's room!" Lucien said to the stunned apprentices as soon as he landed, his tone slightly stern but unhurried. It is as if he is not facing a dangerous situation, but a lazy student who meets him when he is instructing.
Since Tom dared to arrange for himself and others to live here, the corresponding room in the cabin on the upper floor must be a reliable sailor or coolie, otherwise it would be difficult to hide the movement and conversation below from the people above!
If the purpose of the Kou Tao Fishman is not to kill but to rob. It's a good idea to take the apprentices to the poor sailors' quarters, and you can also avoid the priests and knights who are coming!
Lucien drew his "vigilant" sword and ran out of the cabin. greeted the Kou Tao fishman who had killed him, and at the same time calmly ordered: "You guys find a way to climb up by yourself, don't panic and don't scramble." Annick, you and Olmos are in charge of the arrangement, and you guys will go up to ...... back."
If you don't get rid of the Kou Tao fishmen who have already rushed to kill them and others, it is very likely that they will also break the plank and chase them up, and then they will hide in vain!
"Yes, Mr. Evans. "Although he was pale with fright. Olmos still maintained the most basic composure, and Annick had been accustomed to obeying Lucian's orders recently, so he replied with a chill, and then was infected by Lucian's calmness and no longer trembled. The brain starts turning.
The two apprentices looked at each other and said at the same time, "Use magic such as a hammock with a mage's hand, or use magic to improve agility and balance...... these are the two easiest and easiest ways to climb.
Seeing Olmos and Annick busily collecting hammocks, the mentally gifted apprentices such as Katrina, Splinter, Reilia and Heidi gradually came to their senses, either directly helping them or comforting the other apprentices around them.
At this most dangerous juncture, with the majesty of Lucien, a formal magician, they did not fight among themselves, but became orderly.
Halfway through with the vigilant sword in both hands, and just as he was about to collide with the group of Kou Tao Fishmen, Lucien's body suddenly spread out a circle of unusually peaceful pale green ripples.
The ripples surged forward like a tide, and the Kou Tao fishmen who were swept by it all staggered to the ground, and fell asleep, even the kiwi fish people with blood-glowing scales at the head couldn't help but lose their eyes when they were touched by this pale green ripple, as if they were very tired and wanted to sleep. This guy who rushed directly with a long sword was not a knight but a magician?!
One Ring of Magic "Sleep Technique".
The vast majority of Kou Tao's fishmen whose strength has not reached the knight level have no ability to resist in the face of this.
The entire aisle was immediately cleared, and there was no more noisy shouting and killing, and there was no menacing fish-man team, only the fish-man leader, Lucian, and a large group of guys who slept everywhere regardless of the occasion.
The leader of the fishmen subconsciously cast his own spell-like ability "Azure Aura", countless waves around him rolled and entangled, his eyes returned to clarity, and the surrounding "water element" was about to condense into droplets, making Lucien feel as if he was in the depths of the sea, unable to breathe at all. As soon as you inhale, a large amount of water is poured into the lungs.
Lucien didn't panic, he held his breath, and as soon as the crystal light of his left hand lit up, three cold ice and snow flying blades appeared out of thin air and hit him.
At this critical moment of racing against time, how could Lucien be stingy with the use of magic items, even if the other party seemed to only have the strength of an ordinary knight.
Even if it weren't for the indelible marks of using the Fireball Technique here, Lucien would definitely use the Fireweaver's Bracelet directly.
"It must be killed in a short time, otherwise it will be easily bumped into by knights and priests!"
As soon as the Ice Blade flew out, Lucien dodged to the side, dodging the trident thrown by the fishman leader in time, and at the same time, taking advantage of the end of the spell casting buffer, the soul inner spell model was activated.
The surrounding rich water element was immediately isolated from an invisible filter, and only a small amount of moist gas that did not harm the lungs could pass through.
One Ring of Magic "Endure Elemental Damage".
Although this magic does not play a big role in the face of direct elemental magic attacks, it is a good choice for dealing with an environment of elemental imbalance, such as a place with a high temperature of sixty or seventy degrees, such as the current "blue aura" with extremely abundant moisture, so that the caster will not be too weakened by the environment.
The icy aura brought by "Palmeira's Ice Blade" seemed to be the nemesis of the Kou Tao Fishman, and the blue waves around it froze one by one, freezing itself in it. Unable to dodge, unable to dodge, and was hit in the head, chest, and arms by a flying blade.
Dark blue blood splattered out. The fish-man leader with the strength of a formal knight was seriously injured by the magic of the second ring, but its wound was slowly wriggling, and if it had not been frozen, it would have begun to recover.
The recovery ability of the Kou Tao Fishman is not inferior to that of the troll. However, it cannot regenerate limbs.
At this moment, a sharp light flashed, and the head of the fish-man leader, who had not yet shaken off the effect of the ice freezing, immediately fell. Lucien appeared beside it with the "Vigilance" sword, which slashed at the wound caused by the Ice Blade.
From the moment it was affected by the "sleep spell", it lost the initiative, and if a "knight" faced a mage of the same rank, if he lost the initiative, it would die quickly, and it encountered Lucien better than most mages had better equipment.
Of course, Lucien's well-equipped refers to the level. Rather than being numerous and varied, Lucian's shoes are ordinary items that are inevitably destroyed after running at high speeds, and there are no magic robes, magic wands and other magician symbols.
Lucien jumped a few steps forward and reached the back of the fishmen. Just about to cast a spell. In the main cabin where the cargo was loaded, there was a wave that sounded like the tide of the sea.
"There is no one in the main cabin, it can't be a spell battle, could it be something that the Kou Tao Fishmen want to rob?"
"This feeling seems to be Hailan Stone!"
This is a common but precious magic material, Lucien has seen it from the book "Illustrated Book of Common Things Associated with Magic", it can be used to forge magic items and weapons above level 3, and can be attached to underwater breathing, "water elemental" damage, storms, ice storms and other magic, among which the best quality can also be used as a material for high-level items, and it is the main recipe of "Arnard's Wine", a potion that assists in enhancing and restoring mental power, can provide energy for many magic arrays, and is similar to Sun Stone, Moon Stone, Cryolite and the like, and it also seems to help water-based magical creatures grow.
"With such a terrifying fluctuation, either the Hailan stone is of excellent quality, or there is a large batch hidden in those goods, at least worth tens of thousands of gold tales. "The ordinary Hailan Stone is one of ten gold tales, but basically there is no market, and no magician is willing to sell it, I don't know how Granneuve got such a large batch.
"The Hailan Stone is a magical material, it must have been sent to Alinge, was it smuggled by Granneuve, or was it acquiesced by the Church?"
"Wait for Tom and his trusted sailors to be the first to arrive!"
"If it weren't for them, and if it wasn't for the acquiescence of the church, if so many Hailan stones were discovered, I'm afraid the fleet would have been cleansed, and we would be in danger of being discovered. ”
Thinking so in his heart, Lucien did not stop casting the spell, his mental power was concentrated, and his mouth issued a difficult and incomprehensible, sharp incantation that seemed to stab his ears, and then with a push of both hands, the invisible wave pushed the group of fishmen in front of him, along with the corpse of his leader and the sea, to the plank of the ship, and with a snap, the plank shattered, and the corpses and fishmen flew into the storm and fell into the ocean.
A ring of magic "Force Field Waves".
Lucien hadn't yet constructed his model in his soul, so he could only cast it with spells, but fortunately he didn't need the casting materials.
At this time, in order to maintain order, the apprentices all climbed to the upper level and began to split up to hide in the other sailors' rooms.
Seeing that time was pressing, Lucien did not dare to delay, and after slightly dealing with the traces of the lower cabin, he was about to turn over and go up.
Suddenly, Lucien's heart moved, and the red light of the fireweaver's bracelet flashed, and flames appeared around.
A ballball of water the size of a skull flew over and hit the flames, both of which vanished at the same time.
At the fork in the aisle, a fishman with red scales looked at Lucian coldly, it seemed that after hearing the sound of the cabin breaking, it noticed that the fishman here was not moving, and felt strange, so it rushed over to reinforce it.
This fish-man does not hold a trident like the other fish-men, but a colorful coral staff.
The thunder paused briefly, and Lucien seemed to hear a large number of heavy footsteps above. (To be continued.) )