The dark purple giant wave surged forward and crashed down upon Nidhogg, who was nearby, ready to engulf him!
FWOOSH—!
A thick golden tail whip appeared, hurled vertically, and it actually cleaved the dark purple wave in two like a spear, exposing a relatively wide passage!
Nidhogg, using Crucible Tail, moved through the gap in the waves.
The miniature figure of Melina in her cloak followed him, floating behind him like his own shadow.
The Tibia's Caller Ship, which had been creating strange waves, crashed to the ground at that moment and saw Nidhogg had come within a few meters.
The skeletal man on the summoning ship swung his thick, long horn. He was about to flicker again along with the ship.
At that moment, a golden light appeared on Nidhogg's left shoulder, outlining an arc like a horn. His right foot struck the ground, and his entire body lunged forward, closing the distance like thunder, charging straight at the bow of the Tibia's Caller Ship!
Half of the Tibia's Caller Ship turned into smoke and vanished, but the other half of its substance was struck by Nidhogg's Crucible Horn!
CRASH—!
The bow of the Tibia's Caller Ship was smashed by Crucible Horn, like a shoe with a scuffed toe. Then it completely turned into smoke, vanished, and reappeared far from Nidhogg.
It was evident that among this monster duo, the ship was the main body, and the skeletal man on the ship was merely a vassal.
When the skeletal man saw the ship's bow was damaged, he became alarmed and enraged. He raised his signaling horn and was about to summon the surrounding Deathbed Companions.
FWOOSH—!
A sound rang out in the air. A blue column of light shot from a blue magic sphere floating in the air, struck the skeletal man's body, pierced his body and horn one after another, and also halted his attempt to shout.
It was Rogier who seized the opportunity.
Rogier knew that once Nidhogg applied enough pressure, the Tibia's Caller Ship would flicker again. That was the time for him, as a "mage," to act.
And indeed, the Tibia's Caller Ship appeared in a corner of the earth. Rogier seized the moment to touch it, using his staff to cast Glintstone Arc, suddenly releasing a volley of cold arrows that struck the Tibia's Caller Ship and the skeletal man!
The skeletal man was caught off guard and attacked. The horn in his hand was shattered. His entire wounded body fell onto the ship.
The Tibia's Caller Ship suddenly shook. It couldn't flicker indefinitely. At this moment, it was forced into a desperate situation. It summoned surging purple waves again, lifting the ship's hull with a rumble, and the ship gradually rose to a height!
Rogier quickly retreated to avoid being engulfed by the huge wave. He couldn't handle this wave at the moment. His old friend D had also been defeated by this very move and seriously wounded.
Suddenly, his eyes blinked. He was surprised to find a figure had appeared atop the Tibia's Caller Ship!
Nidhogg trod upon the crest of the wave, leaped onto the top of the Tibia's Caller Ship, fell from the sky, and struck with Bloodhound's Fang in his hand, drawing a wide silver arc like a crescent moon, cleaving the Tibia's Caller Ship in two!
CRACK—!
The Tibia's Caller Ship was cut in half, split in two!
The purple wave suddenly vanished!
The ends of the entire ship also crashed heavily to the ground, shattering into several pieces!
As Nidhogg calmly landed, the Tibia's Caller Ship dissolved into dust and scattered.
Along with the Deathbed Companions who had come at the horn's call, one by one they lost their helmets and armor, turning into flying ash.
The underground battle in Stormveil City was over.
「Quest」 Golden Tree (Growth: 90%)
「Spirit Ashes」 All existing spirit ashes strengthened by +1
First, the Tibia's Caller Ship, which shouldn't have appeared here, appeared. Then, even the rewards obtained after defeating it were altered, turning into an all-around +1 enhancement for existing spirit ashes. This was actually quite good.
As a result, Ingvall the Lost Knight reached +9, just one step away from the final enhancement limit.
Also just one step away was the Golden Tree's growth progress. If nothing unexpected happened, upon leaving Stormveil City, Nidhogg's Golden Tree growth progress would inevitably reach 100%.
"A beautiful killing blow." Rogier approached and once again placed the sword and staff in his hand on his waist. "If I had faced the Tibia's Caller Ship alone, it would have been troublesome. But fortunately, you came."
Nidhogg shrugged and smiled. "I told you earlier, we would meet sooner or later."
"Overall, I still need to thank you once more." Rogier looked a bit embarrassed, then remembered something and said, "By the way, the old friend I mentioned is over there. Let me introduce you."
So Nidhogg and Melina followed Rogier and returned to D, who was under the protection of the two Dabasha.
At the same time, after the Deathbed Companions vanished, Slan, Azan, Serpico, and the other two Dabasha who had been fighting them also arrived, covered in sweat but unwounded.
The several mortals had slightly numb heads. They were all experienced in battle, but fighting the Deathbed Companions was truly a new and strange experience.
Slan had also personally experienced the "resurrection" ability of the Deathbed Companions. If the "Daredevil" Rakshas also possessed this ability, as Nidhogg speculated, it would be quite troublesome.
D sat on a thick vine writhing its way there, drinking from a Flask of Crimson Tears. When he saw Nidhogg approaching, he nodded slightly. But upon seeing Rogier, he snorted coldly.
"My old friend." As soon as Rogier heard this, he understood that D was still angry about the dispute between their two ideologies. "I came here to help you. Why aren't you at all appreciative?"
D sneered contemptuously and said, "I'm afraid you're also here to investigate the 'face of the Death Prince' over there, right? I have nothing to say to someone who seeks to communicate with the defiled."
Everyone followed D's gaze and looked into a corner deep underground. There, indeed, lay a huge, wrinkled face, sprawled in the corner, looking quite sinister.
The "Death Prince" is, of course, Godwyn, the first demigod to die and the victim of the "Night of the Black Knives."
Whether it was related to his study of "grafting" or for other reasons, when Godrick fled the royal capital of Leyndell, he tore off Godwyn's face from beneath the royal capital and brought it to this Stormveil City.
However, soon after, Godrick saw strange black spots and thorns on the wooden shields of the soldiers stationed in Stormveil City. He suddenly realized that this was "Death Blight erosion" from the "Death Prince"!
The so-called "Death Blight" is one of several abnormal status conditions in the Junction, including Death Blight, Madness, Poison, Scarlet Rot, Sleep, Frostbite, and Hemorrhage.
When the Death Blight status fills up, it means certain death.
After Godrick discovered that the "Face of the Death Prince" could bring such a curse, he had to leave it underground in Stormveil City to prevent the erosion from spreading.
Previously, this place was guarded by a Putrid Tree Spirit. But after the mutation of the overlapping worlds, the Putrid Tree Spirit disappeared, perhaps having invaded the human world.
Both Rogier and D were interested in this information. They both wanted to investigate the "Face of the Death Prince" for their own purposes. So they simultaneously came to the underground of Stormveil City.
It's just that they didn't expect the Putrid Tree Spirit to have vanished, but the "Face of the Death Prince" had attracted another monster—the Tibia's Caller Ship.
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