Chapter 48: Testing
Suddenly, Vivien's fingers pressed the reef tightly, and her body froze, and in her eagle-eyed gaze, the movements of the three controlled sea tribes suddenly slammed, and the muscles of her legs and waist trembled, which was a precursor to a quick forward rush, and at this time, the distance between Pannisy and the three sea tribes was about forty meters. But the next moment, the three sea tribes suddenly stopped their movements and resumed their original aimless patrol. Vivien turned her head in surprise to find that the place where Pennis was standing was empty, and just as the three sea clans wanted to activate, he suddenly disappeared from the spot, as if he had never appeared.
"He's on the side. Catherine pointed in a direction that deviated a little: "Suddenly disappeared, and then suddenly appeared somewhere, I don't know what strange method it is, anyway, I can't see the process." ”
"I'm familiar with this. Freya pouted and said, "Their demigods just like to scare people with this method, this is the effect they use the inherent spiritual realm to achieve, there is a process, but it is just hidden in the realm. ”
"I think I figured one thing. Hearing Freya's explanation, Catherine suddenly thought of the picture that suddenly appeared in front of her eyes when she was searching for treasure in the depths of the Flash Forest more than half a year ago, and she was about to be cut into several pieces by a wire trap.
"He started again. Vivien whispered, "This time from the side." ”
Penis used the domain to move not far away, and after getting out of the range of the controlled sea clan, he stood in place and thought for a moment, then went around to the front of the side, and began to take the initiative to get close to the three people on patrol little by little. The same thing happened, just within forty meters of the three of them, the three patrolling people rushed to Pannis's position at the same time. But this time, instead of using the psychic realm to hide himself, Pannis stood still and waited for the three patrolling men to rush halfway before disappearing from where they were standing. But this time, the three sea tribes did not stop attacking as before, but continued to rush to Pannis's position, circling around this position in place, and there was no communication between the three of them, just bumping into each other in place, just like three mechanical puppets.
"It looks very different from what Doris said. Catherine said with a heavy face: "Looking at their reaction, I'm afraid they don't know anything except patrolling and eliminating intruders." ”
"I guess it's because it's been under control for a long time. Freya sighed, "It's not like conscious self-preservation anymore, it's like she's forgotten everything else." However, according to Doris, even if they have been controlled for more than a hundred years, they can still regain consciousness after being pulled out, so these controlled sea tribes should still be saved. ”
As he spoke, the three sea tribes circled around the same place for a minute, then gave up looking numbly and continued to patrol along the fixed route, as if they were not the people who were frantically circling around before. But it wasn't long before Pannis emerged from behind the trio, skirted their heads through the water above, and suddenly landed in front of them. The three sea tribes were not surprised by the sudden appearance of the enemy in front of them, and approached Pennis for the first time, one arched its dorsal fin, one waved the giant shells on his arms, and the other began to charge in the two hollows in front of him. Pannis's body twisted, letting go of the cut of the dorsal fin and the shield of the shell to slam into it, and then quickly moved sideways, causing the two compressed water bombs to lose their target and explode on the ground, raising sand that stained the nearby seawater. With this filth, Pennis quickly swam sideways and upward, but the three sea tribes, as if they had spotted him, completely ignored the interference of the filth, and chased after him, and the four of them chased and fled, and soon disappeared into the darkness of the seabed.
"See. Catherine watched a few people disappear and whispered, "It seems that we don't need to experiment, it can basically be determined." ”
"Yes. Vivien nodded, "It seems that they will indeed only maintain their land form, and will not transform into the ocean form." Not only did they not switch during the battle, but they did not switch when chasing Pennys. If they had changed to the ocean form, they would have caught up long ago. ”
Perhaps, this incident can tell some questions. Catherine's voice through the crystal was very dry, and she said in a stiff tone, "Maybe that's why Doris has been refusing to ask the terrestrial races for help?"
"Well, I see what you mean, big sister. Lina also felt her eyelids jump, and said in a low voice, "You mean, these sea tribes are controlled, maybe caused by a certain race or someone on the land?"
"Don't you think it's highly likely?" asked Catherine, "the characteristics they exhibit are entirely designed according to the habits of the terrestrial races, and it would be ridiculous to say that they are the result of natural phenomena." ”
"But have you thought about it? Lina asked rhetorically: "The effect of the Devil's Sea Sea has now covered more than 100,000 square kilometers, and the number of sea tribes under control is expected to be at least 50,000 or more, and the actual number may be several times more than that. ”
"Not necessarily. Catherine shook her head and said, "Did Doris tell me when the Devil's Sea first appeared?"
"She didn't mention it, but Miranda did. Lina said: "Although she doesn't know the specific time, she said that the Devil's Sea has existed for a long time, and even at the beginning of the Quaternary, there were rumors of the disappearance of the Devil's Sea. ”
"There's no specific time, so it's hard to guess. Catherine said helplessly: "Forget it, it's useless to guess now, it seems that all the answers can only be revealed after we find the reason." Strange, where did Pennis run away with those three sea tribes, why haven't they come back for so long?"
"I guess I want to test whether they will give up their goal after being targeted by them. Freya stared at the hedron plate in her hand and said, "But we won't be lonely, something is coming." ”
"Monsters?" Catherine asked, "attracted by the Tears of Light?"
"It should be. Freya nodded and said, "The water flow is not very violent, and the size does not look big, it is estimated that it is five to eight meters, and this size should not be higher than the strength of the Golden Order." ”
"How?" asked Catherine, "how many?"
Freya stared at the spar plate silently, and after looking at it for a few seconds, she sneered: "There are only two, and Bai has been nervous for a long time." ”
"Don't be careless. Catherine said solemnly: "It is not uncommon for legendary adventurers to die in the mouths of gold-level demonic beasts, if we are so conceited after we are promoted to legend, I am afraid that we will not continue to live for long." ”
"I'm sorry. Not only Freya, but even Vivian and Lina lowered their heads and said: "The sudden increase in strength makes us a little too proud, thank you eldest sister for the reminder, we will definitely pay attention in the future." ”
"It's okay, as long as you don't get your vision covered by power. Catherine nodded, "Prepare to meet the enemy, solve it as soon as possible, but ...... It's best not to bleed too much, I'm afraid the smell of blood will attract more monsters to come. ”
"No problem, leave it to me. Vivien patted her barren chest: "It can be solved without bloodshed." ”
"How about one for each person?" Freya said, pressing Vivien's head, "Who's faster?"
"Yes. Vivien squinted at Freya, "To let you know, pure magic is the strongest." ”
"Hey, magic combined with guns is the way forward. Freya also said-for-tat, "The days of using only magic are over. ”
"I said, can you wait a while and then argue. Lina said helplessly: "Every time I talk about magic, these things are noisy, if you don't do it, I can solve it first." ”
"Hmph. The two girls twisted their heads and snorted heavily, each beginning their own preparations, trying to kill the enemy before the other. Freya's preparation was simple, she took off the crystal gun with an inner diameter of enough to be the thickness of a fist, pressed her hand on the handle, and the magical energy began to surge in the thick muzzle, and a cold chill leaked out of the muzzle, making the surrounding sea water begin to become cold. Vivien's preparation was more complicated, stretching out her dry fingers and carving an unknown circle in the palm of her other hand. Unable to chant during underwater combat, Vivien, as a mage, can only use the circle in advance to reduce the difficulty of casting, so that the spell can be silently effected when the battle is ready.
Soon, the turbulent undercurrents became more and more apparent, and even without the help of Freya's hedron disk to observe the waves of the ocean floor, the girls could feel a large individual not far away from the current, just by their skin. Catherine jerked around and redirected the light to the location of the undercurrent's fluctuations.
In the long pillar of light, two hideous sea beasts rushed towards the girls against the bottom of the sea. The appearance of the attacking sea beast is very ugly, like a terrifying monster that only appears in nightmares. The two sea beasts were about eight meters long, their foreheads were almost flat, their mouths protruded forward, and they couldn't see their lips at all, only two rows of sharp teeth were exposed, and the teeth were wrapped in a layer of liquid that looked slimy. Above their heads, there is a protruding thorn fin, slightly longer than the protruding mouth, and the thorn fin is very sharp, but if you look closely, the sharp spike is actually hollow, and no experienced adventurer would think that this hollow spike will be as simple as a thorn. Their bodies are flattened, like a plate standing upright in water, and their sides are densely covered with short spikes, and their tails are thick and powerful, constantly lapping against the water.
The two sea beasts got closer and closer, and suddenly the sea shook violently, and the hedron gun in Freya's hand began to shoot. (To be continued.) )