Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 177 - 176 Elite Siren
Chapter 177: Chapter 176 Elite Siren
The Mermaid was getting closer, and the crashing waves grew lower.
Richard’s gaze sharpened, and a slight vibration emanated from the Magic Origin within his body, causing the stored Free Energy Elements to rush out. They traveled the shortest path to his fingertips, pouring into the silver-white ring on his middle finger—the No.1 Ring.
In a very short time, the “Wind Force” Magic Rune inscribed on the No.1 Ring was activated three times.
In the moment when the seawater crashed down, the air around him surged violently towards Richard, cloaking his upper body like Armor, thoroughly covering his arms as well.
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“Roar!”
The Mermaid’s body fell.
“Splash!”
The wave crashed down, submerging everything.
“Lord Richard!” Gro shouted.
“Richard!” Nancy called out.
Due to the water barrier and surrounding noise, Richard couldn’t hear the calls, but his mind was extremely lucid. He exerted force with his feet, managing not to be swept away by the seawater, and his Longsword thrust fiercely upwards through the water.
“Swish!”
Under the boost of “Wind Force,” the Longsword moved extremely fast, carving a white streak in the seawater and striking the Mermaid’s body like Lightning.
Upon hitting, Richard immediately felt resistance—that was the Mermaid’s tough epidermis and the thick layer of subcutaneous fat blocking him.
Richard pursed his lips, the Magic-boosted strength erupted completely, agitating the seawater, and like a spear, the Longsword plunged deeper, aiming for a vital part of the Mermaid’s body. The Mermaid wailed, but just as it opened its mouth, it was filled with a mouthful of seawater.
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Richard’s Longsword continued forward, eventually piercing through the Mermaid’s entire body, emerging from the other side.
“Splash,” the seawater flowed away in all directions.
Richard, holding the sword, nailed the Mermaid to the deck with a “thud.”
“Hiss, hiss…”
The Mermaid writhed and struggled, but after a while, it lay still, dead.
“Phew—”
Richard let out a long breath.
In the distance, Gro was stunned for a moment, Nancy dodged a Mermaid’s attack and glanced over.
“It seems, when we practiced swordsmanship together before, you were holding back, weren’t you?” Nancy said. “Otherwise, you couldn’t have killed the Mermaid so quickly. Were you afraid of hurting my pride? But I’m not petty. If you truly agree to be my Attendant, I’d be happy the stronger you are; there’s no need to hide anything.”
“Uh,” Richard gave a light laugh and didn’t explain, stepping towards Nancy to help her kill another Mermaid.
The battle on deck continued…
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With the aid of the Wizard Apprentice and everyone’s efforts, the Mermaids gradually started dying. Richard, coordinating with Nancy, kept reaping the lives of the Mermaids. Meanwhile, Gro was responsible for making the final blows and pulling out teeth.
Although Gro felt somewhat depressed, he knew this was probably the task most suited to his abilities. Otherwise, trying to hunt Mermaids on his own would surely lead to being devoured by a Sire.
Come to think of it, why did he choose to become a Wizard instead of remaining a Prince in the first place? Was his brain filled with water, or was it indeed filled with water?
Uh, Lord Richard had killed another Mermaid, and it was time to pull out its teeth. He’d continue contemplating this matter later.
Gro, holding a dagger, quickly ran towards a downed Siren…
“Pop, pop, pop!”
Richard and Nancy coordinated their attacks on a deep blue Siren, slashing wounds across its body.
The Siren screeched miserably, and in the next moment, furiously lunged at Nancy, swinging its claw harshly.
Nancy, undisturbed, kicked out a foot, hitting the Siren in the chest, and rapidly retreated. At the same time, vines rapidly grew from where she had kicked and entwined around the Siren’s body.
The Siren paused, clawing at the vines, while Richard seized the opportunity, thrusting his sword into the Siren’s back. Based on earlier gathered intelligence, he accurately pierced the Siren’s heart, ending its life.
“Bang!”
The Siren fell to the ground. Richard withdrew his longsword, flicked off the blood, and looked to the side.
Nancy gently landed, gave a signal that all was well, and slowly walked over.
In the distance, Gro had just removed a tooth from a previous Siren and jogged over to continue extracting teeth.
Richard looked around the ship’s deck and saw that the number of Sirens had dwindled. Accompanied by a “swoosh” sound, a tall, thin apprentice released a slender ice cone, penetrating the skull of the last Siren, thus ending the battle on deck.
Everyone glanced at each other, most with eyes filled with relief — after all, the Sirens were somewhat more terrifying than any pirate.
But their relief didn’t last long. With a “Bang,” a distinctly different Siren climbed aboard in the storm.
Everyone’s eyes widened.
Compared to the previous Sirens, the new one climbing onto the deck was nearly twice as large, three meters in length, and even uglier and fiercer, its eyes cold and brutal.
This…
“Bang, bang,” several more enlarged Sirens climbed aboard, resembling elite warriors of their kind, with the prior ones merely weak and infirm.
When the weak were ineffective, naturally, the elite entered the fray.
Seeing these elite Sirens, the deck’s crew looked very unsettled, even the Wizard Apprentices looked solemn, unsure if their Zero-Circle Magic could penetrate the enemy’s defenses.
Everyone instinctively looked towards Dempsey, but Dempsey gave no indication.
With no other choice, the crew steeled themselves, summoned their courage, and tried to attack the newly arrived elite Sirens.
“Swish,” a Wizard Apprentice unleashed a Wind Blade towards an elite Siren, but with a “pop,” it only managed a shallow cut on its body.
The elite Siren bared its fierce teeth, growling lowly, and charged vengefully towards the Wizard Apprentice who had attacked.
The other Wizard Apprentices released spells in an attempt to stop it, but the elite Siren resisted the damage and continued charging until it reached the Wizard Apprentice who had first attacked. It furiously swung its forelimb, ready to rip the Wizard Apprentice apart.
The targeted Wizard Apprentice turned pale but showed no real fear, only a look of hatred.
“Damn Hybrid, you forced my hand!” the Wizard Apprentice shouted, raising his hand, and a milky-white light explosively burst between him and the elite Siren.
“Bang!” The Wizard Apprentice was blown away, flying a dozen meters before crashing onto the deck. After a moment, he staggered to his feet, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The elite Siren was also blown away but only flew several meters before it “thudded” onto the ground. Slowly standing up, the Siren shook its head, seeming dizzy and slightly scorched on the chest but without any severe wounds.
“To hell with this!” The injured Wizard Apprentice gritted his teeth, addressed his peers, “This Hybrid’s defense is too strong, we can’t attack it directly. We need to trap it first, best with Wood Magic.”
“Then we’ll support you, Robin. After all, when it comes to Wood Magic, you’re the strongest among us,” said the other Wizard Apprentices.
“Alright,” Robin, the Wizard Apprentice, agreed immediately without hesitation, and all the apprentices sprang into action.
