The darkness on the land can make people feel weak, and the possible dangers lurking in it may frighten people to stand on end, but the fear brought by the darkness under the water is more immediate, and the senses of smell, hearing, touch, and taste that humans rely on for survival are no longer as effective as usual, and even their sight is lost, and they really don't know anything about their surroundings. The wisdom that human beings profess to be is nothing more than the ability to process information, and if they are deprived of the source of information, the profound horror it will bring will be particularly prominent in the face of a strong enemy, when they are powerless, and especially when they have both.

Even if it was expected, the sudden impact still had a bad effect, and interrupting Bruneith was just a small matter, the key problem was that the impact caused by the water surface made it impossible for Bruneith to be unable to hold on to Elvie, and could only float in the water like a floating corpse, and worse, he couldn't even figure out whether he was floating up or sinking.

[Aha, "We've won", that's what you kid said? Hehe, do you know how to swim?]

"When I used to play with Sal and them in the Taal River, I practiced a little bit. Brunei suppressed the deep fear in his heart as much as he could, ignoring the burning pain in his nose and mouth, holding his breath and calmly responding in his heart.

Hahaha, my little Bruneith, I find that your talent for telling jokes is still very valuable. But then again, even if you know how to swim, if you can't move for a while, you're bound to drown, right?

The corners of Brunei's mouth unconsciously raised: "So, for the sake of the fierce pretending I just made, you decided to show mercy and let me read the cheat code without speaking, and force the circle for me?"

Although I was going to say something else, since you said so yourself, then, indeed, the cheat code doesn't need to be pronounced out with your mouth. How, don't you give it a try?]

"Whew," Brunei laughed, and several bubbles erupted from his mouth, agitating, and quickly floated against his cheeks to the back, "No need, system." What I'm saying is the truth, I've won. ”

"It was indeed surprising that he had taken such an exaggerated measure, but considering what Ropol had said about the structure that deliberately flooded the cabin, and the fact that I was now unable to move, he would have chosen to let the ship sink temporarily, and it was my plan to submerge it with me, so it would have saved him a lot of trouble by using it so quickly. ”

Two unusual currents of water poured out of Brunei's body, causing his body to spin and stand upright, his medium-length hair swaying upwards with the current. He smiled again, bubbles coming out of his mouth floating in front of his eyes.

[A level 1 water-based spell that uses the super magic technique "Silent Chanting", "Condensed Liquid" x2, consumes (5+3) X2=16MP in total, casts release delay in total consumes 1x20/10+1X10/10=3MP, maintains "Concentration" for a total of 20 seconds, consumes 40MP.] 】

[Current Status: HP=8/11, MP=8/8, Extra MP=276/500.] 】

"In the water, the effects of water-based spells can be exaggerated to unimaginable levels. Look, now I'm finally able to move on my own. Captain Rama thought that he would have an advantage if he fell into the water with me who was unable to move, but on the contrary, before I suffocated and lost consciousness, it would only destroy his advantage, and even put him at a disadvantage. ”

"The time is a minute, which is more than enough. system, you just quietly see how I achieved victory through planning and calculation, in a completely different way than you!"

............

Contrary to Brunei, Captain Rama who fell into the water felt the warmth and sweetness of the river for the first time.

The sound of the rushing water was nothing more than an audible noise to Brunei and Elvie, but to Captain Rama it was a treasure trove of infinite information, and the information brought by the rushing water was even farther away than what could be heard in the air on the water's surface, and the salty water of the river was a poison that would kill them if inhaled, but to Captain Rama it was a sweet and mysterious drink, and he only had to open his mouth to perceive the subtle changes in the water and even on the water from the subtle differences in taste and taste.

He spent almost all his life, sixty years, on the great river. The blood that flowed from his blade flowed in the river, and at the bottom of the river lay the corpse he had thrown with his own hands, on which he lived, fought, and won, and he believed, this time would be no exception.

He knew that the water pouring down from above had not stopped, and that even he, the maid, and Brunei were still sinking, including the Rama, who had touched the mechanism and was immersed in a large amount of water. But the cabins of the passengers and merchants who had cooperated with them were not flooded, and that was what he had arranged for the sailors to do. Not to mention now, it won't be long before the speed at which the Rama will sink will be greatly reduced, and they will land on the Rama.

But they don't know that this is the so-called advantage. It's not that he's thought about how to take advantage of this, it's just that his experience tells him that if he knows a little more about the situation than the other side, he will accumulate a little more advantage, and the advantage will eventually lead to inevitable victory.

Captain Rama heard the abnormal sound of the current, which was the sound of the currents hitting each other, which was not the same as the normal sound of the current hitting the stationary water, and it was not difficult for Captain Rama to distinguish between the two sounds: "It is the effect of magic. That's right, that Brunei is a mage with the dual attributes of water and fire. Hasn't he given up hope yet, huh? ”

Even if Brunei was aware of the fact that he was sinking, it would be useless to try to use magic to rush out of the water, and there would be no such thing as "water" until the column of water had completely fallen back into the river. That's why Captain Rama used his mental strength to push the water column so high.

"A minute at most. Even if you ignore the fear of falling from a height, the panic, and the consumption caused by arbitrary actions, the time for an ordinary person to hold his breath after full preparation is only one minute. After that, when they can't get air, they will struggle uncontrollably and quickly lose consciousness, and if there is no one to help them, they will be like death. ”

"......" Captain Rama raised his eyebrows, and he couldn't help but look surprised, because his familiarity with the underwater world made him realize that the situation was not exactly what he had imagined, "Coming to me? Thinking that there was no way to escape, did you decide to fight to the death at the last moment? It is not to be underestimated to react so quickly—but I am not unprepared." ”

Not far from Captain Rama's left and right sides, the dark and icy waters began to swirl, at first so slow that they were imperceptible, but in the blink of an eye when they were on the shore, the water began to flow rapidly, forming two small depressions in the surface of the river, pumping the air down, and then forming bubbles below, which floated up in a chaotic manner. The two vortices formed in an instant, moving in front of Captain Rama and growing in size.

The Level 2 Water Spell "Creating a Vortex", which is essentially a simplified variant of the Level 3 Water Spell "Manipulating the Flow of Water", is quite famous in river pirate circles, but for those inland mages, even a good student like Brunei who is familiar with most level 1 and 2 spells is unheard of. Captain Rama was convinced that Brunei, who could only move forward by impressions in the water, would be swept into a whirlpool without knowing it, and by the time he realized it, he would be powerless to return to the sky, and would become like a fish that had been ashore for a long time.

Soon, Captain Rama's superior underwater hearing told him that a large piece of hard object had been swept into the whirlpool. He subconsciously turned his head in that direction - the one named Brunei just now, was it a desperate fight in desperation, or a tentative attack after calm thought? Can he fight back? How will he fight back? Captain Rama somehow had a glimmer of anticipation rise in his heart.

A strange white light lit up from that direction, and the experienced Captain Rama was not affected by the child's trick of sudden flashes, and instead of closing his eyes, he looked in that direction, and only regained his sight for a moment, and saw the object that glowed brightly—crystal clear, like a piece of ice.

"Flashing Technique...... What kind of spell is that ice cube made from?Level 0 spell 'Freeze Liquid', it's hard to create ice of this size even in water...... Is it the level 1 spell 'Make a Mirror'?time, as soon as he fell into the water, I heard the sound of objects moving, and if it was a spell used at that time, it meant that the chanting time was before that. ”

As a level 0 spell, the duration of the flash spell was short and limited, and after a little more than a second, the light disappeared, and Captain Rama was once again drowned in darkness: "If this is the case, it will be even better than I just thought." Where is he himself, behind the ice, or, in the middle of the way, separated from the ice, drifting with the current, somewhere nearby?"

"The whirlpool of water, the water falling above, has disturbed my hearing, and it is difficult to get more accurate information, has he even thought of this?" Captain Rama, who was thinking like this, did not have the slightest fear, and even could not even see the nervousness or seriousness at all, and his calm and relaxed appearance was exactly the same as when he stood in front of Brunei and introduced himself.

"It's not important, it's important that this 'flash' is what you want to do. Tell me he knows I can get more information in the dark, demonstrate to me that he lied to me, or—" Captain Rama snorted, and a string of bubbles popped out of his nose, "just to find my place?"

Less than ten seconds later, four bright lights lit up from four different locations, and another much smaller piece of ice was swept into another whirlpool, perhaps because Brunei noticed that the first vortex was slowly weakening—the other two flashes, one of which I don't know what it was, reflected a dark shadow, and the other illuminated Brunei's face.

His hair stood upside down, his eyes were bloodshot when he was soaked in the river, he glared in the direction of Captain Rama, the wound on the right side of his mouth stretched to the base of his ear like a smile, and his face, which should have been as handsome as white jade, was illuminated by the only light source in the dark river water, which reminded Captain Rama of the water ghosts he had heard from an old sailor when he first got on the boat.

It is a cliché horror story, a beautiful poisonous woman who drowned in a river, who did not die completely by the favor of the river, but was not grateful, and attacked the poor worm that fell into the water day after day, looking for a burial.

"Before I knew it, it was so close. But it's like. Captain Rama snorted coldly again, "I hate water ghosts, since I'm dead, I'm going to die honestly, what are you struggling for!"

He took out a short knife in his right hand, leaned over, and somehow, it seemed to others that he just stretched out his hand and swiped lightly, and with a simple twist of his body, he swam in the direction where Brunei was like a fish.

The flash disappeared again.

According to Captain Rama's calculations, it would not take more than twenty seconds to swim from him to the spot where he had seen Brunei before, even if the countercurrent was taken into account. It's just that he won't act so recklessly, first, the question has not changed, "What does Brunei want to do with this series of flashes?", and second, under water, time is always on his side.

He's closing the distance, just in case. Because both of these points are obvious, with the ability shown by Brunei, he will not even think of this, and only by closing the distance appropriately can he prevent the consequences that may result from Brunei's dangerous behavior of revealing his position in order to stop him in place.

After swimming in that direction for more than ten seconds, Captain Rama stopped, believing that it should be an appropriate distance.

He stopped his movements, waiting for Brunei's next move, but Bruneith seemed to be waiting for something, the flash no longer appeared, and even the sound of water flowing in his ears was no longer abnormal, which meant that Bruneith no longer acted, or, chanting some incantation, at the last moment, choosing to make a last-ditch fight with a gorgeous high-level spell?

Captain Rama waited for more than ten seconds, but there was still no movement. According to his experience, more than forty seconds have passed since he fell into the water, and even he is a little unwell, if it is an ordinary person, he should almost feel the pain of suffocation and start struggling desperately. Is Brunei unexpectedly a very water-based person?

The current of water gathered around Captain Rama, and although "manipulating the current" was level 3, it was a spell of continuous chanting after all, and the chanting time did not take long. Regardless of Rice's plans, Captain Rama is now confident that he will win. At the same time, the first whirlpool finally dissipated due to the disturbance of the huge block of ice.

The current brought the ice to Captain Rama, and he reached out and touched it, it was smooth, not too thick, and if it were on the ground, it would be easy to see through it, the same as what the eye had just seen, and it was indeed the effect of "making a mirror" when used underwater. A smile tugged at Captain Rama's lips, and with a wave of his hand, the ice was washed away again, and it went nowhere.

"Nothing to do with Lai thought will change the victory that Captain Rama has already determined. He couldn't help but think.

It is not unfounded for him to have this confidence, the spells that a mage can cast are only level 0-4, judging from the reserves of the intermediate magic emblem of Brunei, even if he is full of mental power at the beginning, with the help of "full concentration", the remaining amount is by no means enough for him to chant a level 4 spell. And the spells of level 3 and below, in the environment of the big river, the fire system is almost useless, and the water system spells, none of them can be more powerful than "manipulating the flow of water".

The only question facing Captain Rama now is what to do with Brunei.

He could have Brunei swept away like that ice and sink to the bottom of the river, but that wouldn't guarantee Brunei's death – if he was really good at water, he might be able to get out of the range of the "manipulating the current" and get to the surface. That's not good, Brunei is very good, and a good enemy means danger.

The surest way is to pierce his heart with his own hands, cut his throat, and then tie a stone to his mutilated body, so that even his corpse will not appear in the terrestrial world - just like everyone is used to on the river.

The flash lit up again, this time in two places, one with an unknown shadow and the other with Brunei's face. It seems that he really didn't move at all since just now, and there is no difference in even his movements and expressions, if there is any change, it is that Brunei's face has begun to turn purple, and green tendons appear on his face, more like the legendary water ghost.

"It was a flash technique. So, wasn't he singing before? What the hell was he doing? He's waiting, what are you waiting for?"

Captain Rama was stunned for a moment, but he was not one to get himself into confusion by thinking too much: "Whatever it is, his purpose in doing this is nothing more than two possibilities: 'stalling time' and 'waiting for the rabbit'. Maybe someone else was casting a flash, or he was chanting some kind of spell, or the other way around. Or—can he cast a flash of light while singing? It doesn't matter whatever. ”

Captain Rama raised his hand, and with a slight move, a raging current pushed Bruneith toward him, and Brunei's face appeared with obvious surprise, or, more appropriately, horror. Didn't he expect this? Did he notice that Captain Rama had redone the chant of "manipulating the currents"? Or was he pretending?

Captain Rama's heart beat a little faster, and the decisive moment had arrived, even though he was already sure of his victory, he was still slightly excited. In the dark water, even with a bright white light, Brunei's figure is still shadowy, disappearing from time to time. In any case, like so many others who had died at the hands of Captain Rama, in the great river, in the surging currents, he felt his weakness and powerlessness -

No! Not really!

Brunei suddenly sped up as he moved with the current! Faster than the current pushed by Captain Rama, several times faster!

His head was stretched forward, his hands were behind his back, perhaps because of his speed, he didn't look like a person with a weak body at all, the water squeezing his body made his body straighter than when he stood on land, his eyes were bloodshot, almost completely red, and his mouth was slightly open—slightly open?

The light goes out.

With Captain Rama as the center, invisible ripples spread out in all directions. The invisible waves could not be seen on the shore, but their power should not be underestimated, and to the sensitive ears of Captain Rama, it was like thunder.

Brunei was supposed to use water archery to speed up - and he opened his mouth slightly, probably not to drink water, although the light under the water was not enough for people to see, but he should be holding a piece of ice with the only mouth in his body that could use a little strength!

"Is it really waiting for the rabbit...... Not only is it thoughtful, but it is also so patient. However, his movements were eventually stopped. Captain Rama felt that if he was on shore at the moment, he would probably have laughed out loud, "The power provided by water archery is not enough to fight the waves, so it ......."

However, because he was underwater, even he couldn't feel at ease. His tongue could taste the cold taste that was close at hand, his ears could not hear more because of the whistling waves he used, the flash had been extinguished, and there was darkness before his eyes, and he, who should have felt that victory was in his hands, though only a little, felt uneasy and frightened for the first time in this battle.

Why did he feel that the river was so cold, as if the ice had frozen in close proximity? Was Brunei stopped? Was he helpless? Where is he now? Will he be around?

Captain Rama felt something he hadn't felt in a long time, the fear of death, and he couldn't get rid of the fact that he had already won the battle, even if it was just an ethereal possibility, would be stained like dust. "Even if you die, you have to die on the Rama. Thoughts flickered in his chaotic mind, but this was the only one that was exceptionally clear.

"Boom", it was only a small sound of water, but in the raging river at the moment, it was only a small noise, but Captain Rama still noticed its abnormality. That's the sound of people swimming!

"It's amazing that he has regained his ability to move so quickly, and has been pretending to be unable to move until now!" "In an instant, it was very strange, the originally chaotic heart seemed to calm down at once, not only did he no longer feel fear, but even all other distractions no longer remained, Captain Rama raised his hand, restrained the arms of the person beside him, and snatched the knife from his hand, although the resistance was still a little weak, but it was undoubtedly free, "Brunei, I will remember you, as the best young man I have ever met. I'll put you on a par with the old captain—as the one who died at my hands!"

The current engulfed the man, and even if he didn't, Bruneith, who was already weak, would not be able to compete with the sturdy and watery Captain Rama in the water. Captain Rama clasped the man's arms with both hands, and slowly exerted his strength, moving his right hand close to his throat, slowly stabbing down, and a warm current gushed out.

"Hehe, I'll remember you. Remember, what you look like when you die. Captain Rama couldn't help but laugh, and bubbles came out of his mouth. He drained the Rama from the underwater cabin and let the current touch the mechanism so that the Rama could float again on the surface, and then ended the chant of "manipulating the current". Just a second later, his hands flashed white.

By that light, Captain Rama could see clearly the face of the man in his hand, which was a face that should have been delicate, with bloodshot eyes, a bluish complexion, and a bruised vein—but not Brunei!

Captain Rama let go of his hand in surprise and kicked Avril in the stomach, then looked up and looked ahead—Brunei was floating towards him with a smile and a slight open mouth!

Raise your hand to block - for the first time in Captain Rama's life, he felt that the current was hindering his movements. However, the wave created by "manipulating the current" just now seemed to affect Bruneith, and his momentum was not as fast as Captain Rama thought, and his speed was not as fast as before, and in any case, Captain Rama finally raised his hand and blocked the way.

The short knife in his hand felt the block of a hard object, it was the touch of an ice cube, and he really had ice in his mouth - no!

Captain Rama's left eye seemed to see a dark shadow, and he turned his head obliquely, and noticed that in front of him was a huge block of ice, unreasonable, without light - "Level 1 Spell 'Creating Mirrors' ......" - and the image he saw of Brunei was nothing more than a reflection of the ice, and the real Brunei was not in front of him, but on the left!

Captain Rama was obviously in the water, but he felt that his body was soaked in cold sweat: "But it doesn't matter! He has just used up the 'Water Arrow Technique', and the second spell can't be so fast! His speed is not fast, block this, I still win!"

Captain Rama leaned over slightly, leaned to the right with all his might, raised his empty left hand to block, and pressed Brunei's face, and then, a warm pain came from the palm of his hand.

"Sure enough, he had an ice blade in his mouth. Captain Rama didn't even have the slightest joy in his heart at the moment, and all that was left was to rejoice, "Fortunately, he didn't actually regain his mobility, but fortunately, his hand floated in front of me under the impact of the current, so I noticed it first-"

In the midst of this fleeting slackness, an imperceptible current pushed the hand that floated feebly in the water into Captain Rama's face.

He didn't have time to react. Blazing, boiling, exploding, as if all at the same time!

At the last moment, Captain Rama saw only endless light in front of him.