SPLASH—!
Nidhogg burst through the water. The bloodstains on his armor were washed away by the sea. He was bright again.
He grabbed onto a rough spot on the side of a passing warship with one hand and easily climbed aboard.
Once on deck, he realized it was a Galilean warship.
The Kushans on the ship were stunned, staring at the knight who had suddenly climbed aboard. Wasn't this the man who had just unleashed that demonic blue light, sunk a warship with one shot, and single-handedly confronted the sea monster, forcing it underwater with his two swords?
They had thought the sea monster had dragged this man to the bottom. Just as they were relaxing a little, they never expected this man to climb onto their ship!
The Kushan soldiers were momentarily shocked and a little dazed.
Nidhogg said little. He immediately walked forward, swinging the Grafted Blade Greatsword, cutting down the nearest Kushan soldiers. He knocked another Kushan soldier aside with his shield and stepped onto the ship's mast.
CRACK—!
The greatsword swept through. The mast, flying the Kushan one-eyed flag, toppled and fell into the sea.
Nidhogg didn't speak Kushan. So he simply pointed at the fallen mast and flag, pointed at the bodies of the Kushan soldiers cut down on the deck, and then raised his bloodstained greatsword. It was clearly a threat.
Seeing this, the remaining Kushan soldiers understood. They threw down their weapons and knelt.
At that moment, shouts in Kushan rang out from the air.
Daiba approached, hovering.
He was shocked and furious. With just one warship intervening, the situation of the naval battle had reversed dramatically. Most of the Galilean warships had been sunk one after another. The Kushan fleet had become the side in decline.
Many of the crocodile soldiers under Daiba's command, even the sea monster Makara, had one by one broken the chain of control along with him.
Now, a group of Kushan soldiers, who had originally been brave and fought well, had even surrendered to the enemy.
What does this mean for me, the leader of the Galilean warship and the Kushan demon beast corps?
Daiba roared. His sorcery penetrated the sea. He saw a whirlpool hastily forming. Waterspouts shot into the air, intertwined together, transforming into a huge, gleaming, smooth water serpent!
"Go!"
Daiba pointed at Nidhogg. The huge water serpent raised its head. A thin water arrow shot from it!
Although this water arrow seemed harmless, it could instantly cut through diamonds. It was incredibly sharp!
Nidhogg was not afraid at all. He decisively used Thops's Barrier. Blue light enveloped his entire body. The terrifying magical water arrow bounced off!
But this brought suffering to the Galilean warship and the Kushan soldiers on board. With the rebound of Thops's Barrier, the water arrow was refracted and shot out. In an instant, it sliced the ship in two!
CRASH—!
The Galilean warship was cut in half—one left, one right—and fell into the sea, causing explosive waves!
Daiba didn't understand what Nidhogg had done for a moment. So he could only point at him again and order the giant water serpent to pursue.
Suddenly, he realized that the giant water serpent not only stopped moving but also stopped firing water arrows. It stood on the sea in a daze.
What's happening?
This... this is...
He was stunned. He turned his head and saw another group of mages standing on the Liurnia of the Lakes.
This group of mages was not currently subordinate to the Junction. They were elemental spirits belonging exclusively to the Island of Fairies, but they were willing to fight alongside the Junction soldiers to protect the safety of the Island of Fairies.
They were chanting spells, battling Daiba for control of the water serpent!
It turned out that most of this water serpent's body was composed of water elemental spirits. So, caught between Daiba's strong oppression and the elemental spirit mages' summons, the water serpent was frozen.
FWOOSH—!
Nidhogg, who had just disappeared from view, instantly returned to his eyes. He appeared above the water serpent.
He knew that constantly hacking at this water serpent was useless. It was composed of a continuous stream of water elemental spirits. Any slash or bombardment was meaningless. But he knew he had to strike the serpent's "seven inches" —its core!
FWOOSH—!
Nidhogg raised the Grafted Blade Greatsword. He made it as simple as a thrusting sword. He precisely stabbed the water serpent, immediately piercing the small, coiled water serpent within. With one slash, the small water serpent was cut into several pieces!
FWOOSH—!
The huge water serpent suddenly burst and exploded!
The water tubes that had been coiled around it burst one after another. All fell into the sea!
Moreover, even the thick sea fog began to dissipate. The darkness gradually cleared. Sunlight from outside penetrated within!
Daiba hadn't expected that there were mages here capable of seizing control of the water elemental spirit alongside him. Not to mention that Nidhogg not only knew the weakness of the giant water serpent but could also destroy its core so quickly.
He was shaken, realizing he had encountered an extremely terrifying enemy. His strength was probably far below his opponent's. He would surely come to a bad end.
Daiba whistled. From the sea fog that had not yet fully dissipated, a pterodactyl flew out. Its head was just bone, which looked quite strange.
Daiba jumped onto the pterodactyl. He pointed in a certain direction. The pterodactyl spread its wings and flew away.
He didn't want to die here.
At the same time, he looked back and saw a pair of golden wings sprout from Nidhogg's back. He was flying through the air. But he didn't give chase. He simply reached out his hand towards him and the pterodactyl.
Nidhogg could fly—an ability he gained upon reaching Level 120 and above as a High-Rank Apostle. It was called "Crucible Feathers," and it had become one of his many combat skills.
When Daiba saw this, he suddenly felt uneasy.
And indeed, a dark purple sphere suddenly appeared on the pterodactyl's tail. The dark purple sphere was like a whirlpool, pulling the pterodactyl, which was flying away, directly backward. It dragged it towards where the sphere was!
Nidhogg decided to hold back no longer. If he let this great sorcerer escape, there would be endless trouble.
Originally an ordinary sorcery, Gravity Well, suddenly soared into the sky under Nidhogg's enhancement. It grew larger and larger, eventually becoming the size of a warship. It drew in the pterodactyl and stuck it to the sphere!
CRACKLE—!
Amidst screams, the pterodactyl was ground up inch by inch by this spiraling Gravity Well, turning into pieces of flesh and blood!
Daiba had jumped off early.
He had leaped into the sea in terror. But he found himself in the air, and he couldn't fall. His entire body floated upside down and was dragged towards the enormous Gravity Well!
Realizing that if this continued, he would die like the pterodactyl, Daiba no longer possessed the composure of a great sorcerer. He quickly shouted loudly in the common tongue:
"I surrender! I surrender!"
Just as Daiba got closer and closer to the Gravity Well, almost falling into the aerial meat grinder, it suddenly vanished. He himself fell from the air with a dull THUD!.
Before he could hit the sea surface, Daibu was caught by Nidhogg, who was flying on his wings.
Nidhogg swooped down, flapped a few times, and jumped back onto the Liurnia of the Lakes, retracting his Crucible Feathers.
He threw Daiba onto the deck and said coldly, "Imprison him with magic. He is now our prisoner."
Daiba's eyes were dull. He didn't resist. He let the mages come and place restraints on him. After the disaster, he only felt the joy of his entire life being spared.