Chapter 15: The Battle of the Imperial City
The jellyfish Linghime who fell to the ground and did not wake up frightened her good sister Kiki, who had grown up together since childhood, and Aaron was puzzled by the not-so-nervous Uncle Akon.
"Don't worry," Akon leaned into, "I'll take a look." β
He reached out to open Lingji's closed eyelids, only to see her eyes flickering with an empty white light.
"Hahaha, it doesn't matter." The captain was in a relaxed mood.
"What's wrong with her?" Kiki asked.
"Her second evolution has risen to another level, which is a normal reaction. After the second evolution to this level, many mermaids will be unconscious once or twice, and then they will get used to it and will not faint again. β
"Why? I still don't get it. Kiki was puzzled.
"Remember Shark Dubin? He has dark circles under his eyes caused by chronic sleep deprivation, like wearing a black eye patch. This is so because he often senses the pain of shark pets being killed by other fish and terrestrial humans. Now that she has increased her sensing ability by a level, she is beginning to feel the pain of her pet lantern jellyfish being hunted by other species outside. This is also one of the contents of the pain of species evolution, after passing this level of adaptation, there will be no coma if the pet is hunted in the future. Captain Akang said solemnly: "There is killing in the ocean every day, this is a rule of survival that no one can change. β
"It turns out that in the process of evolution, sometimes it is necessary to sense the pain of life and death of the pet. This is indeed the pain of evolution! Kiki has an uncongratulatory feeling about Lingji's evolution at this time.
"How soon will she wake up?" Kiki asked again.
"Different people, the length of time is different, and it's not accurate." The captain stretched out his hand to pick up Lingji, ready to walk back: "Some people only sleep for a while, and some people sleep for a day or a few days. β
The pedestrians on the street were still so lively, and no one noticed the captain and his party who were all silent walking on the road at this time. No one noticed that Captain Akang's eyebrows were tightly locked, and his sixth sense made him feel a little heavy. The jellyfish that are more abundant outside the Taiping Imperial City are not the pet species of Lingji, but should be the alarm jellyfish responsible for vigilance. If the alarm jellyfish are hunted, there are two possibilities: one is that other species are using them for food, and the other is that a premeditated organization is quietly encroaching on the Taiping Imperial City. And what Lingji sensed at this time would be the death signal of another close relative of her pet species, the alarm jellyfish?
In the sky above the city, as if in response to Captain Akang's judgment, there was a rapid siren, and the loud rhythm of the sound made the mood of the people in the city change rapidly. This is the sound of mobilization sirens outside the city-state for the invasion of foreign enemies.
People began to evacuate in an orderly manner and parties of all kinds were stopped. Those who go home go home, those who return to work return to work, enter a situation of all-people's police.
A passer-by running on the side of the road, panting, shouted at the captain and several others: "Hey! I said a few of you, the alarm sounded, but it didn't make you wander around. To run, this is a sign of respect for the pet owner of the city alarm jellyfish, know? β
The captains nodded in embarrassment and ran all the way. Aaron ran with his stuff in his arms, his big trench coat looking like a sack of hemp running on only two legs. He simply threw away the unnecessary things and ran all the way to the post house where he was temporarily staying.
In addition to the evacuated citizens, there are also troops and convoys that have gathered on the battlefield, as well as the favored troops who fight with the mermaids.
Who is it? He provoked trouble again.
Outside the southern gate of the Taiping Imperial City is a huge square paved with relatively flat rocks. Although it is deep at the bottom of the sea, it is surprisingly clean, and there is no sand and gravel weeds on the seabed. And the sea water is permeable, and the visibility is extremely high. The plaza is not paved with ordinary stones, but hallucinogenic stones that have been deliberately created through a certain technology to control the release of hallucinogenic radiant magnetic fields. So in fact, this huge square, once the switch is turned on, can create a huge hallucinogenic enchantment, which can cause intruders to seriously interfere with their brainwaves here. It produces sluggish and confused thinking, which in turn makes people incapacitated. Not only mermaids, but also other pet animals.
Assembled at this gate is the swordfish pet owner, one of the general protectors of the city, the general Psimon. The soldiers, wielding their swords, slashed the poached egg jellyfish that had eaten the alarm jellyfish guarding the gate. Poached egg jellyfish are known as jellyfish killers and specialize in eating close relatives of jellyfish. It's not a smart thing for them to be sent by the Fingers behind the scenes to hunt the alarm jellyfish.
In front of the queue of mighty soldiers and favored troops, Pusimon saw through the blue glow of the hallucinogenic enchantment that the person who was calling for him on the other side of the enchantment was actually the junior brother who had played together since childhood, the swordfish pet master Tong Yasha.
Pusimon was very puzzled, what was the reason why the junior brother who had not been in touch for many years was going to meet each other today?
"Pass my orders to close the hallucinogenic barrier."
"But General, I'm afraid this is not appropriate, is it?" The guards beside him asked puzzled.
"The opponent is my former senior brother, so I want to fight fairly, and use the enchantment to win without force."
The barrier closed, and the two armies slowly approached. Ahead of the procession were Psimon and Yaksha.
"Thank you for closing the barrier, senior brother, this is a great respect for my opponent." Yaksha smiled and thanked him.
"Why? I haven't seen each other for many years, and when I meet, I want to meet each other, who is your master? Psimon asked aloud.
"Let's each be our own master, if we want to know the answer, I'll talk about winning the battle."
"Why? You want to use your former brothers as opponents, can you do it? What exactly made you fall? What do you gain if you win against me? β
"Don't you think the pleasure of winning an enemy is far lower than the pleasure of winning a brother you know so well? Doesn't it take more courage to tear apart the ties of the past than to defeat the enemy? Childyasha laughed maniacally.
"Why? Who the hell have you been brainwashed? Psimon asked.
"Stop talking nonsense and communicate with the sword in your hand." Yaksha rushed out of the queue first, aiming at Psimon to kill.
Both Psimon and Yaksha, who have undergone the baptism of the second evolution, can exert the ability to teleport in the water. The electric light generated by the collision of the two swords in the water frequently flashed in a large area, but there was no human figure in sight. It can be seen how amazing the speed of the two of them is.
In the chaotic space where time slows down, the two of them talk while tearing and killing.
"You're a lot faster, it's said that the swordfish is still slow to swim 100 meters in three seconds." Yaksha said.
"With each other, swordfish can swim more than 100 kilometers an hour, and I know that."
"But we don't know who will win today."
"Does winning or losing matter that much? What if you win? β
"I'm just going to beat you, look at the move!" Yaksha attacks almost frantically.
While the sword light and sword shadows flickered, they also reflected the faces and scales of the two swordsmen with metallic textures. The sea around the body weaves dense ripples of light and shadow. Swirling, radiating the lethality of a whirlpool.
"Oh! You resist and don't want to attack, that's an insult to me. "Childyasha can't accept the other party's tricks and forbearance.
"If you want me to make a move, first give me a reason to compete!" Pusimon made a lightning block.
"Humph! Since you were a child, you were better than me in everything, and of course you won't understand what it's like to lose. β
"But I've lost to you many times! Why not be satisfied? β
"Anyone with a discerning eye understands that you deliberately let me win. It's too much of a bully, that will only make others despise me more, and ask for the opponent's concessions to achieve my own ridiculous victory! β
Yaksha gritted his teeth and tried his best to make all his moves: "I want to win you with dignity and dignity." His sword and the bone spurs on his back cut waves of vacuum in the water, slashing at his opponent.
In the stalemate battle, Pusimon has a compassionate heart, and his inner realm is far from being experienced by his opponents. As he dodged his opponent's Thunderbolt Slash, an amethyst pendant hanging from his neck was split in half by the shiny sword, and the fragments slowly slid down the rocks at the bottom of the water.
The two of them stopped, and Sayyasha lowered his face slightly. After a few seconds of silence, he swam to the bottom of the water and picked up the half of the pendant. Holding one hand in front of his chest, his eyes turned red, revealing a deep pain in his heart. This pendant is the jewelry of the girl he loves deeply. The icy waters around him couldn't hide the tears welling up in his eyes.
"Understand the pain in my heart, you should be able to do it. You have won me everything, even the girl I love so much has followed you, doesn't this still constitute a reason for me to fight against you and fight again? β
Half of the pendant around Pusemon's neck remained, and the beautiful face of his beloved wife came to mind. Perhaps, the same charming face that appeared in the heart of the opponent Yaksha at the same time.
"Attack-" Sayyasha waved his long sword and gave the order for a general attack in the face of the swordfish army on his side, and the sound alarmed the sea area.
"Fightβ" Pusimon gave the order with difficulty, he wanted to let the swordfish and swordfish, which were similar to the genus and origin, fight each other, which was the unavoidable will of the soldiers. Watching the swordfish army behind him swim lightning towards the battlefield whirlpool, he must reduce the casualties of his favored pet. And all that needs to be done is to end this fight as soon as possible. Well, the thief must first capture the king, and the opponent's main general must be defeated first.
"Yaksha, don't you want to have a fight with me? I'm coming, pick up! β
The electric light from the swords of the two flashed again in the vortex of the battlefield that was gradually becoming turbid.
Swordfish and swordfish are the overlords of swimming speed in the ocean, and they all have long pointed snouts, like swords and fish as one creature, dancing in the mire of life and death at the moment.
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The north gate of the Taiping Imperial City seems to be quiet, but it makes people clearly feel the murderous aura and cold current surging in the water.
The water gradually becomes muddy and black. Outside the north gate is a combined barrier, which is a defensive thunder array composed of ink mines and ice mines. Ink mines are fog-type weapons made of thick ink produced by squid, which can confuse the enemy's vision; Ice mines, on the other hand, are lethal weapons made of combustible ice extracted from the seabed, dehydrated, pressurized, and oxygenated, and the sodium in seawater purified as an explosive substance.
The blackened waters spread, and the king squid's pet lord Hu Liuxiu stopped on top of a huge king squid, watching the movement ahead. And behind him was a large group of black squid that was ready to enter the battle.
Finally, an explosion was heard in the thick black waters. One, two, three, "boom......boom" sound and shock wave came closer and closer. An enemy struck a minefield and touched the ice mines. Judging by the sound from far to near, and the time interval of the explosion, the opponent's forward speed is quite amazing. The minefields laid out in a huge sea area did not stop the enemy's advance, and they moved so fast.
Nine times out of ten, Hu Liuxiu already knew that his opponent was a huge whale that liked to feed on the king squid. And gather into a huge formation of whales. The Ice and Thunder Barrier can only block their first attack, and after they sacrifice a group of vanguards, they will launch a second attack.
In the explosion and thick ink, the scarlet highlights are revealed. One by one, they appeared, and they were the eyes of whales. Full of madness and murderous intent, because there are still ice mines exploding, so from time to time whale stumps and broken flesh are bouncing out in the thick water, scattered on the bottom of the battlefield. Blood and death shrouded the minefield enchantment, and the water was not only the color of ink, but also the crimson of blood.
"You must not be the pet owner of whales!" Hu Liuxiu excitedly rushed into the whale group of minefields and roared loudly: "If it were, would you bear to let your fate pet touch the thunder?" He hoped that the people behind the whale rampaging would hear him. Sound travels fifteen times faster in water than in air, and will the man behind it be able to stop this suicidal assault?
The bombs in the minefield were estimated to be almost exhausted, and the explosions gradually stopped. The thick ink began to thin out in the seawater, and it was already possible to see what was going on in the water. I saw that there were still many whales gathering forward, and there was hardly any whale without scars on the skin of the body, and perhaps the number of dead and injured whales was also quite large.
A few pairs of eyes emitted a bright white light, and all the Great King Squid sensed his order, and immediately spread out evenly to the top, bottom, left and right. Because they do not disperse, they have the potential to become live targets for focused ultrasound in whale groups.
The opponent controls the whale colony, making no sound and not revealing his face. Like a wolf on land, accumulating the power to attack in silence. Sure enough, the assembled whales formed a whale wall, and their eyes were fixed on Hu Liuxiu, who was guarding the city gate. Hu Liuxiu leaned over and put one hand on the head of the king squid below him, and he realized that danger was coming.
After the whales lined up in an array, they really used that focused ultrasound: at that moment, the dense ultrasound beams shot towards the same point, Hu Liuxiu.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, Huliuxiu was almost engulfed by the thick dust on the bottom of the sea in an instant, and disappeared without a trace. The general's disappearance caused a brief silence on the battlefield.
"If you are not the pet owner of cetaceans, you must be an animal trainer with a high IQ, and your ability exceeds that of the pet owner of cetaceans." Roars came from the air.
In the air above the explosion point, the figure of Hu Liuxiu and his king squid appeared. The Great King Squid had two broken wrists and feet, and the Huliuxiu Ji lying on top of his head was growing an arm that had just been broken at an extremely fast speed, thanks to the regenerative ability given by the Great King Squid after the second evolution.
"So kill you, and I won't be sorry for this poor group of whales, or even liberate them. Attackβattackβ"
The order was issued, and the king squid rushed towards the whales like rubber bands that popped out. All they can do is to entangle and tear the whales. As long as the whale is trapped beyond the time limit for a whale that is breathing with its lungs, it can be killed.
The battlefield in the sea is chaotic and tense again, and the strength of the king squid is often no match for the whale. When winding and tearing, the whale also exerts deep power: rushing, colliding, throwing, turning, and munching. The whole scene was dark, and the king squid didn't take much advantage.
At the back of the battle, Hu Liuxiu knew that his opponent was extremely crazy. Without more ruthless moves, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. The war was in a stalemate, and he had to give a more ruthless order: "Brave guards, I know how much pain you have! β
This is another killer trick to send out a code word: the king squid is the largest squid in the deep sea, and the whale is born to meet the narrow road. Although it is often defeated by a single whale, the squid has a brachial and foot regeneration ability that whales do not have. Taking advantage of this, the king squid at this time wrapped his head and body around one side of the whale's body, and one of his wrists and feet stretched out to the other side of his body detonated a hidden ice bomb.
"Boom!" There was a loud bang, and there was also a short whale call. King Squid uses the whale's body to separate the bomb it detonates. His life was saved, and he only lost a brachiopod that could be regenerated later, but the tough whale was greatly damaged.
In an instant, dense explosions erupted in the stalemate battlefield. and a few whales that swallowed the king squid also had a tragic explosion of flowers blooming in their stomachs.
Hu Liuxiu had a sad look in his eyes, and he knew that some of his pet guards also fought to the death, and the sacrifice to defend the imperial city was inevitable.
In the second round, the whale group that was bombarded at close range was greatly damaged. Everywhere there were stumps and scraps of flesh, rotten skins and bones, which brought the war to a low point.
The number of whales seems to be running low, and the king squid colony is scarred. At this time, it seems that the king squid has a narrow lead in the record.
There was no opponent in sight, and the animal trainer who controlled the whale group appeared. He didn't see anything to say from his opponent, but he didn't believe that such a powerful animal trainer was deaf and dumb.
"Hey! Are you still going to fight? Hu Liuxiu rushed to the few remaining whales and shouted: "The limit of the whales' breath-holding time is almost up, what good is it for you to not let them breathe, and let them die in battle?" β
The inquiry seemed to work, and one by one the remaining members of the whale turned around and swam away from the battlefield. But from the empty distance came back a thick and thick echo:
"Okay, you won this game, I'll bring more helpers next time, hahahaha."
The pod of whales left the battlefield......
What happened to the battle at the East Gate?