Bang!
With the collision and explosion, the shield knights were pushed back about a meter. However, the boss's energy attack was completely neutralized.
This time, besides causing some damage to the ship, its attack didn't do much. Even the front-line shield knights only suffered some superficial wounds.
"Haha, so this is the boss's attack? Not so tough!" Seeing they had withstood the giant shark boss's attack, many knights' confidence quickly swelled.
"Don't let your guard down. This kind of boss might only be an elite monster in the future. Our strength is still far from enough. Now, quickly clear the surrounding ordinary monsters! Shield knights, heal your wounds!" Seeing some knights getting arrogant, the squad leader remained very calm, quickly giving orders.
"Yes!" Hearing the squad leader's words, many knights quickly refocused, re-entering the battle. They quickly cleared the fish and frog hybrid monsters that had boarded the ship due to the defense.
From the warship, Takeru also noticed the situation over there. He felt a hint of approval for the calm, rational squad leader.
In Takeru's view, becoming a leader might not necessarily require combat power far exceeding ordinary knights, but it definitely required a broad perspective, the ability to remain calm at all times, and the ability to give correct orders promptly.
L'arc and the others on the warship were also very surprised. They hadn't expected ordinary knights to be able to display such powerful combat power. Perhaps they could also train an elite force after returning.
Naofumi, on the back of the dragon slime, seeing that the large ship had perfectly defended against the boss's attack, breathed a sigh of relief.
He also felt very gratified inside. It seemed he really wouldn't have to fight alone in the future. At the very least, the knights Takeru had trained were truly very reliable.
"Little Slime, time to attack again." Seeing the boss seemed ready to attack another large ship, Naofumi patted the slime that had transformed into a dragon.
Hearing this, the slime screeched, then flew back towards the water. The moment it touched the water, it transformed back into a giant crocodile monster.
With the acceleration of its descent, it caught up to the giant shark boss, bit it, then quickly moved away.
"Hate Reaction." Worried the giant shark boss wouldn't follow, Naofumi quickly added another hate attack.
Hit with the hate reaction, the already angry boss sped up its charge at Naofumi.
However, the slime had already prepared for the retreat. Soon, the boss jumped out of the water again.
Naofumi, following the same method, grievously wounded it again. After being repeatedly pierced by Naofumi's Shu-wrapped spear, the giant shark boss's HP dropped very low.
"Little Slime, back to Takeru's warship." Seeing this, Naofumi was at a loss. If he continued attacking, the giant shark boss would die. But if he didn't attack, the low-health boss would still harass the soldiers. It was troublesome.
Seeing Naofumi arrive, Takeru understood. With a thought, the giant shark boss, still in the water wanting to attack, seemed to be pulled by something, unconsciously floating up.
Soon, it appeared in the air, struggling and wailing, but unable to break free from the invisible telekinetic force.
"Ice Seal." Looking at the struggling giant shark boss, Takeru spoke softly.
As Takeru's words fell, a patch of ice appeared from nowhere and flew directly at the giant shark boss. It quickly spread upon touching the boss, completely freezing the huge creature in just over ten seconds.
Although completely frozen, Takeru didn't directly end the giant shark boss's life.
After doing this, Takeru first brought the giant shark boss before him, cut off a small piece of its skin, gave half to Naofumi beside him, and had the sword absorb the remaining half.
As the Holy Sword absorbed the giant shark boss's material, it quickly unlocked a new form: the Giant Shark Sword.
In this form, Takeru's movement in water was unaffected, with even a small bonus. Besides that, this form also amplified water magic.
After a brief look, it was a relatively useless form. After all, Takeru had long been immune to the threat of water due to [Natural Effects Nullification] and [Abnormal Status Nullification]. There was basically no difference between being in the sea, in the air, or on land.
However, after devouring the giant shark boss's material, Takeru saw the weapon's growth again. Its speed bonus had changed from 60 to 65.
"Everyone, the boss has been defeated! Now, just focus on attacking the remaining monsters!" Noting that Takeru had completely frozen the giant shark boss, Keel loudly called to the many fighting knights.
"Yes!" Hearing Keel's words, many knights responded loudly. Without letting their guard down, they earnestly cleared the ordinary monsters.
With no need to be on guard against the giant shark boss anymore, everyone could fully dedicate themselves to the battle, making them even more efficient.
Motoyasu and Itsuki, seeing the boss had nothing to do with them, felt annoyed but could do nothing. They could only gloomily lead their companions in quickly clearing the ordinary monsters.
After all, as long as they were within a certain distance, they could still gain experience from it.
As everyone focused on the battle, two hours passed. Takeru felt the knights had nearly reached their limit. He began to say goodbye to Yui and the others.
"Yui, Mio, and everyone, it's time to part again." Looking at them, Takeru said softly.
"We really appreciate your hospitality this time. I hope we can see you again." Hearing Takeru's words, Kizuna and Glass quickly spoke.
"Haha, there'll be a chance." Hearing their words, Takeru gave a slight smile.
"A chance?" Looking at the smiling Takeru, Glass felt reluctant inside.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Takeru." Then, Yui and Mio smiled at Takeru.
"Yes. In your remaining time, if you have the chance, go find Kyo. It should bring you considerable gains." Looking at the two, Takeru spoke again.
"We'll remember."
"Naofumi, kid, see you next time. Next time we meet, let's have a match to see who controls Nen better." Soon, L'arc took Therese to say goodbye to Naofumi.
"Sure!" Hearing L'arc say this, Naofumi showed a smile. He really liked L'arc's personality and character.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Takeru completely ended the frozen giant shark boss.
With the giant shark boss's death, the constant descent of monsters completely stopped. However, the monsters that had already descended didn't disappear like before.
Seeing the ordinary monsters hadn't disappeared, Takeru didn't mind.
"Ten Thousand Lightning!" He spoke softly, and from the sky, over a thousand lightning bolts of varying power fell without warning, precisely striking the many monsters.
Instantly, whether underwater, in the air, or on ships, all monsters suffered devastating damage, turning into charcoal.
"Oh, long live His Majesty!" Seeing this, everyone knew without thinking it was Takeru's doing. They immediately cheered.
Seeing everyone cheering, Takeru smiled slightly, didn't say anything. He had everyone regroup and prepare to return.
About ten minutes later, Glass, Yui, and the others were again teleported back to their own worlds.
As for Takeru, he led everyone back to the Dawn Empire. With the wave's appearance, the activation event had completely ended. Staying here was no longer useful.
After returning to the kingdom, Takeru rewarded the knights and Imperial Guard who had participated in this battle. Also Naofumi, Motoyasu, and Itsuki.
Although Motoyasu and Itsuki hadn't performed much, they had at least participated. Plus the rewards promised to them last time, Takeru rewarded them each with one thousand silver coins.
Although the two were reluctant to be so weak, they wouldn't refuse money. Taking the gold coins, they quickly left the Dawn Empire.
Takeru also released the battle video in the empire's plaza. Seeing the many knights' heroic figures, the citizens were overjoyed.