"So many, so many!"
Captain Lister looked on, also taking a sharp breath. He had never seen so many Jaull-fish gathered together. One must know that every Jaull-fish represented a massive amount of wealth.
But he dared not think about that now. Such a level of sea monsters gathered in a group could easily sink the Swordfish they were on.
Poof!!
A Jaull-fish leaped out of the Water, and Duke also saw the full appearance of this magical sea beast.
The Jaull-fish actually resembled a deep-sea anglerfish, just without the tentacle on its head.
But their sharp teeth grew in circle after circle, filling their entire oral cavity, extending deep into their throats.
Bang!!
The Jaull-fish that had leaped out of the Water returned to the sea, its massive body smashing onto the surface, the splashing waves causing the Swordfish to rock continuously.
Out here in the vast ocean, with no land in sight, if the Swordfish were sunk by the frenzied fish school, their Destiny would be to be buried in the fish's belly. The Jaull-fish's wide, tooth-filled maw would tear them to shreds in an instant.
If it were a fleet of sea-hunting ships, seeing such a large school of Jaull-fish might fill them with ecstasy.
Hidden within the Jaull-fish's fang-filled mouths are priceless blue sacs. These blue sacs are extremely expensive; the price of one can provide a normal family with food and clothing for ten generations.
Different magic essences can be extracted from the blue sacs, making them highly sought after.
However, there is one restriction: the blue sac must be removed while the Jaull-fish is alive for the magic essence to be extracted.
Dead Jaull-fish can also be dragged back to the Slaughter Dock, where people can be hired to butcher them into meat, oil, skin, scales, and even bones and teeth, which are then sold in the booming dock market for a handsome profit in Banshee coins.
However, removing the Bladder is also very difficult.
First, the large fish must be controlled with a Bladecaller harpoon, then a crew member must jump into its mouth, cut out the Bladder deep in its throat in one go, and then return to the ship.
It's like performing tonsil surgery on a lion or tiger in a dangerous Jungle!
And when Bloodharbor Ripper Pyke was an ordinary man, he was the one who jumped into the fish's mouth, risking his life to cut out the Bladder!
He was even the best!
But, how can one walk by the river often without getting their shoes wet?
It was also because of this that he became the Bloodharbor Ripper, seeking revenge on those who betrayed him, piercing their hearts with his harpoon!
Duke replayed everything in his mind, taking a deep breath; he knew why these Jaull-fish had come here to attack their ship.
Jaull-fish schools do not attack ships for no reason; because they have Bladders in their bodies, they are extremely sensitive to magical aura.
For these Jaull-fish, the presence of magical aura is the best delicacy.
What they like most is preying on various creatures or objects with magical aura; due to the presence of the Bladder, Jaull-fish's favorite is magic.
These guys gathered here because there was a magical aura on this ship that attracted them.
Duke was the only human on the ship with magic, but if he didn't use his magic, no one could detect his magical aura. However, besides him, there were two other guys with magical aura on the ship.
"I know how to solve this. You guys keep an eye on them here, I'm going to my room!"
Duke walked steadily towards his cabin. His cabin was private, spacious, and comfortable, but the sea journey was boring and monotonous.
Arrogance and Vali, whom he kept in his inventory, also had many complaints, so he had released them long ago and left them in his room.
But he didn't expect that the magical aura emanating from these two guys would attract the Jaull-fish school.
Arrogance uses a hextech original crystal and has a special alchemical engine designed to transport magical solutions. The alchemical engine is connected to the hextech original crystal core, which makes the magical aura emanating from Arrogance very strong.
Vali's Hextech magic energy engine also carries a magical aura.
These two guys in one room were the culprits attracting the Jaull-fish school.
This was also Duke's oversight; after all, he is not an omniscient and omnipotent god, so such an accident was inevitable.
Upon entering the room, Duke saw Arrogance and Vali huddled together, whispering over a picture book.
"What are you two doing?"
Duke's sudden voice made Vali's body tremble, and the picture book in his hand fell to the ground. The ship's violent Threads of Vibration caused the picture book to slide to Duke's feet.
Duke picked it up and his face darkened.
Vali, this mango, really is...
"Father, let me explain!"
"Confinement!" Duke grabbed one in each hand and stuffed Arrogance and Vali into his inventory. As soon as they entered Duke's inventory, the Jaull-fish in the Water suddenly became like flies without a target, looking blankly at the ship above.
The Jaull-fish King, as huge as a blue whale, blinked. The magical aura that was so enticing just now suddenly became thin and was rapidly dissipating.
They didn't know the exact reason, but without the magical aura, the Jaull-fish felt rather bored. After a few half-hearted bumps against the bottom of the Swordfish, they slowly dispersed.
When Duke returned to the deck, Lister and Jayce were squatting on the deck, leaning against the ship's rail, their faces covered in cold sweat from fright.
"The issue has been resolved. There won't be any more problems during the rest of the voyage..."
"Ship of unknown flag sighted at ten o'clock to port! All hands, attention! Half!"
"Ship of unknown flag sighted at ten o'clock to port! All hands, attention!!"
"Ship of unknown flag sighted at ten o'clock to port! All hands, attention!!"
...
The lookout's shouts made all the crew members who had just breathed a sigh of relief feel their hearts leap into their throats again. What was wrong now?
Duke's expression stiffened as he looked in the direction the lookout indicated. After he, Jayce, and Captain Lister moved from the starboard side to the port side, they saw a large ship slowly approaching them on the distant horizon.
"This ship..." Captain Lister took out his telescope and carefully examined the ship, muttering, "It looks like a Noxus ship!"
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