Chapter 409: Fish Bombardment
"He's running out of steam!" said Wei Ya on the deck of the ship to the cheese standing near the bow of the ship. The grey robe didn't respond immediately, for he was scrambling with his hat to defend himself against the fish that had leapt out of the water in all directions and were heading straight for the ship's passengers.
That's right, it's a fish, but it's not the kind of small fish that fishermen catch and grill, but a fish with a helmet-like hard protrusion on its head, a pitch-black body, and a mouth full of fangs. They were shooting out of the water like arrows one after another, trying to ram the ship's passengers with great force.
And Scar, who was protected by Wei Ya and Yuni in the middle of the deck, lying unable to move, was the first target of these fish. It was a surprise attack without warning, and the vibrations below the surface didn't really affect the ship held by the ghost water, and out of sheer curiosity, Scar leaned out of the edge of the boat to see what was going on in the water.
A hardhead fish burst out from under the surface of the water, and with the help of its protective color, it managed to crash into the arms of the mage of the City of Ten Thousand Laws without any defense, and when the others rushed to help, it had already torn off large pieces of its robe with its sharp teeth, revealing the flesh that had been scraped away like a ploughed field underneath.
The bite wound came second, mainly because of a single blow that caused a visible fracture in Scar's right rib. And the broken ribs are likely to puncture the lungs or other vital organs. It was a fatal injury, no different from being hit head-on by a knight with a prism hammer. The most terrifying thing is that, as if at the signal of something, the waters around the ship began to appear in large numbers of these ferocious fish.
The casters on the ship are very skilled, but they are the worst at fighting unprepared encounters. At this time, they were trapped in the water, there was no way to retreat, there was no way to escape, there was no cover on the empty deck, not to mention the reason why they understood the current scene, that is, they were in a hurry to deal with the fish.
Fortunately, the fisherman's coat and hat that the fisherman had given to Cheese had helped, and the two fishing gears seemed to only protect him from the wind and rain, but in fact they were unusually strong, and Cheese and Yoni each held a hat as a shield, and the shiny surface was even more slippery when stained with water, which could deflect all the fish that hit them.
The hat can be used as a shield, and the cloak can also be used as armor, I don't know what materials the fisherman added to it when he was weaving the robe, and the straw coat that looks simple and soft actually has the same effect as soft armor.
Cheese didn't keep these two robes privately, the team has its meaning and value, so in addition to giving one of them to Yuni for self-defense, he temporarily gave the other coat to Lolo, who had the most difficulty in self-protection among the several people present. As a spellcaster who uses dance to please the golden spirit and then exert her magic, she has no chance to use her abilities in the frenzied school of fish, and she may cause chaos if left alone.
This distribution seemed reasonable to Cheese, because he did not favor any one of the team, and if he had to say anything, he only took some care of his apprentices. But the idea of the gray robe is his, and what others think is someone else's business.
For example, Wei Ya, who shouted at the cheese, although she looked at the back of the gray robe, she glanced at Luo Luo with a bit of vicious resentment. The dancer, who was safer because she was dressed in a cloak and was safe, noticed this, but she had no good way to respond to the other party's silent accusations, so she could only quietly take a few steps closer to the cheese and warn the female mage that she had a backer.
"Bastard, bastard, bastard, can't that boat-pulling goatten can't do something? and just watch us get run over by these damn fish?" scolded the old man in the pointed hat, holding a crystal ball in his hand that glowed with a dazzling glow. It was by taking advantage of the misleading and intimidating effect of the dazzling light on the fish that he was able to survive the onslaught of the fish.
But this kind of security will not be absolute, as long as there are enough fish rushing out of the water, he will be attacked sooner or later. Therefore, his anger and corruption seem to be understandable, and perhaps in his opinion, it is all Scar's fault.
"The structure of the Ghost Water makes it almost impatient in the same medium, but in contrast, they are unable to attack in the water. Cheese apparently heard the old man's words, and explained it to him first, which dispels the crew's imagination of turning to the boatman.
But that's not a good thing, just like knowing how difficult your situation is doesn't help you heal your companion's injuries. It's not a way to go on like this, they seem to have broken into the territory of this hard-headed fish, and their impact is getting more and more frequent, and it's only a matter of time before they are broken through the defense line like this. Gotta figure figure it out.
"We can help. Just when Cheese felt a little helpless, the male of the twins suddenly approached him and said. The twins didn't cast a spell after starting their attack from the school, and they seemed to be completely physically catching every hardhead fish that rushed at them.
However, if you look closely, you can see that the hard bones of the heads of the fish that hit them tend to crack, and some even leak from the eye sockets and mouths that look like blood and internal organs. It felt like these living siege vehicles had crashed headlong into the 10,000-year-old ice of Longji Mountain, only to knock themselves out and bleed.
The gray robe waved his hat to knock out the flying fish that was close to him, and then quickly drew a symbol in the air, and the mist in the air condensed into the traces of the symbol at high speed, turning into a ball of water floating in the air, and it was also a shield that was strong enough to remove the strong force. After doing this, Cheese had a chance to respond, "Do you have a solution to these fish?"
"Distance. The male said the word with a blank expression. The gray robe immediately understood what they meant, the impact of these fish is at a distance, and the arrows of the crossbow will lose their power in the air, and the reason why the current situation is so embarrassing is because the ship is advancing on the water, and the flying fish that leap out of the vicinity of the ship can attack with the fastest speed and maximum strength.
It's unclear what the twins will do to keep the fish and crew apart, but if they do, the battering ram that breaks a man's rib can be turned into a painless tap.
"What conditions are needed?" Since the Twins haven't released their spell yet, it means that this spell requires conditions, which is very reasonable, after all, casting spells is never without a price.
"The drier the better, and we can't protect ourselves when casting spells. Gen said calmly, with no fear or determination on his face, as if it didn't matter whether or not he wanted to unleash the spell or the risks involved in casting the spell.
"Understood, I'll try to protect you. Cheese nodded, he still had a way to protect the ship from intrusion for a short time. It's just that without knowing what else to encounter on the road ahead, the gray robe is reluctant to use too much strength. After all, who knows where the ghost water is taking them, and where these deadly fish will go?