Chapter 774: Mermaid Priest (3k)
The mist drifted lightly, and the patrol cruiser stood independently in the vast fog. Everyone on board was speechless, or staring nervously ahead, trying to see the situation inside through the mist.
However, with their strength alone, they couldn’t use their mental power to penetrate the mist and detect the specific situation. Even the other two elders could only exchange helpless glances after a brief investigation.
Turning their heads to look behind, Mo Cai was unsure if the unicorn whale named Cangxing was chasing them. He just frowned and said, “But its speed shouldn’t be this fast, right?”
If the whale was behind, stopping now was slow death. If it was in front, sailing forward was seeking death. It was a dilemma.
Time waits for no one!
“It has already locked onto us. The reason it’s in front of us is because higher-level races above the Battle King Level can transform into human form, but they disdain to do so usually.”
Su Jiu’s loquat branch in her hand emitted a faint cold light, and her head began to blur, suddenly revealing white antlers…
When fighting at sea, it was better to have the same attribute for combat power amplification.
In the next second, a few dragon scales appeared on her face. As external qi subtly overflowed, the hem of her black raincoat also fluttered.
Having experienced interactions with Lin, she “knew very well that if a War God Level Demon Lord like this wanted to escape, by transforming into human form, it could be as fast as a human expert of the same level.
“I almost forgot about this!”
After being prompted, Mo Cai reacted, and his face became particularly ugly. If what Su Jiu said was true, then they were already in a desperate situation.
“I always thought of it as an ordinary monster before, but I forgot that its strength is already enough to easily transform into a human appearance—but why is it specifically chasing us?”
The premise of escape was that the other party was not deliberately pursuing them, but it was clear that the other party had already locked onto them.
“Perhaps these Sirens will provide the answer.”
Su Jiu looked up at the white figures still circling overhead. The golden vertical pupils suddenly carried a hint of solemnity. She could feel that a special existence among these white figures had been watching her since she transformed.
It seemed to be constantly scrutinizing her?
Just as Su Jiu finished speaking, a blue light shone from the front of the ship, like a simplified version of a spotlight.
“Everyone, be alert!!”
Looking at this scene, Mo Cai raised the weapon in his hand, which resembled a knight’s sword, and shouted. Following that, everyone on the ship summoned their weapons and formed the formation they usually used for training.
The priest tapped his staff lightly in the rear and began to chant in a low voice, releasing healing formations. Everyone was in a state of readiness.
Su Jiu, on the other hand, withdrew her gaze and also looked forward.
As the light approached, a barefoot girl came walking across the sea. The girl was not particularly tall, wearing a plain dress. All the hair on her body, including her eyebrows and eyes, was sea blue, but there was a spiraling, steel-like horn on her head.
Just by looking at the ship, a great force pressed down on the ship’s energy shield from above. The light ship shook continuously, even making creaking sounds, as if the energy shield would shatter at any moment.
“War… War God Level.”
Feeling the other party’s gaze, Mo Cai swallowed his saliva, feeling a bit dry-mouthed. He then reached for his hip flask, took a sip, and then stepped forward with his fists clasped:
“Your Excellency, we are an enforcement vessel from the Dragon Country, only here to crack down on human traffickers, and we have no other intentions. We hope you can let us go.”
Su Jiu observed the other party’s movements in real-time, half-crouching. If there was any disturbance, she would use “Dream of Blossoms” for a beheading plan.
At this time, her body was already covered by the thin armor brought by the third layer of Elegy. After drinking the Old Turtle’s essence, Su Jiu’s ability to maintain the three forms had progressed from “extremely short time” to “relatively short time.”
Her body’s basic qualities had already reached a certain level. As soon as she finished condensing her domain, she could attempt to break through to her own laws.
Formally becoming a High-Rank Battle King.
“Miss, the energy contained in this woman is more than that of an ordinary Intermediate Battle God. Be careful.”
At this point, Bairnis had already arrived beside her. As her voice sounded, a formation appeared beneath her slippered feet. The Red Butterfly Formation had already covered the deck beneath Su Jiu’s feet.
“I won’t kill you.”
The unicorn girl spoke softly, her voice somewhat shrill, like a dolphin’s, with a strange pitch, but everyone on the ship could understand her.
“Hoo…”
The unicorn girl’s words made Mo Cai involuntarily breathe a sigh of relief, and everyone on the ship also breathed a sigh of relief. However, her next words quickly made everyone’s expressions change.
“But you need to stay at the bottom of the sea to repent your sins until everything is over.”
A soulless voice suddenly sounded. Then, the unicorn girl slowly raised her hand, reaching towards the ship. With a clench, her aura surged, and seawater erupted dozens of meters high.
Then, a blue light halo appeared above her head. A massive phantom appeared behind the unicorn girl, making a gesture as if picking up the ship.
Everyone on the ship could only watch in horror as the enormous, azure blue palm reached for them. Everyone’s eyes turned to Mo Cai, their backbone, but he didn’t know how to command them, only shouting:
“When can we leave then?”
If they resisted rashly, they might be slapped to death by the other party. But if they didn’t resist and were forced to stay at the bottom of the sea, how long could even a Battle King Level survive?
Either way, it was death.
Moreover, they didn’t know what “everything is over” referred to.
Did the Red Tide end?
“Until the King is satisfied.”
She replied softly, and the unicorn girl flew into mid-air, continuing to control the giant hand to pick them up, her eyes devoid of joy or mercy, like an ethereal doll.
“Until satisfied?!” Mo Cai felt exasperated upon receiving this answer. What was this? Who was this King?
He had never heard of a “King” among the unicorn whales.
After a few seconds, he no longer had time to think. The blue phantom hand had already reached above their heads, obscuring the white mist. The deck suddenly became dark.
The ordinary Law Enforcement Chapel members looked at this scene, feeling as if they were seeing a god.
“Hoo—”
Just as the phantom hand was about to touch the ship’s energy shield, a white light flashed in the mist. The energy shield let out a “pop,” as if something had burst out.
Affected by the white light, the unicorn girl closed her eyes briefly, but she suddenly sensed something and her eyes snapped open, her face still expressionless:
“In the sea, your movements cannot escape my perception.”
The water flow in her palm flowed rapidly, seemingly forming a weapon. She held a short sword made of flowing water, and then, with a sharp and terrifying gust of wind, she fiercely stabbed towards a certain space behind her.
“Whoosh!”
The water sword cut through space, and just as it was about to reach a certain space, there was a sudden fluctuation there, and a black shadow eerily appeared. The loquat branch, wrapped in white light, smashed down fiercely.
“Bang!”
The two collided in mid-air, and a thunderous dull roar instantly echoed. Then, ripple-like energy quickly spread out. Under the diffusion of this energy, even the sea surface exploded with more than ten meters of spray.
Under everyone’s gaze, the two collided. The unicorn girl was suddenly slapped to the surface of the water, and she used the force of the water flow to stop her backward momentum. The black shadow flickered again, and the loquat branch in its hand, wrapped in white light, appeared behind the other party.
One strike was not finished before another arrived. This was the unique pursuit mechanism of [Dream of Blossoms], which was directly maximized for single-target effects.
Although this unicorn whale named “Cangxing” had high energy, it was only displayed in its demonized form. In human form, it was just a slightly thick-skinned Beginner War God. In a head-on confrontation, it was no match for Su Jiu, who had stacked a pile of buffs.
“Ding!”
A hint of astonishment finally appeared on the unicorn girl’s face, but her movements did not stop. She turned and swung her sword again. During their collision, she was again forced back by Su Jiu for nearly ten meters, only stabilizing her figure by stepping on the water surface.
However, what greeted her was another white light sword, as if it were endless. This sword speed could be described as a true meteor chasing the moon, impossible to dodge…
The fierce battle between the two stunned the people on the ship. A War God Level expert was actually staying with them, and so low-key? An elder suddenly spoke:
“She, she shouldn’t be an ordinary Night Watcher, right?”
“I don’t know.”
Listening to his subordinate’s words, Mo Cai opened his mouth, as if realizing something, and shook his head slightly, saying softly, “Perhaps she is on an important mission. Even our branch hall master would have to treat a Night Watcher of this level seriously.”
Su Jiu raised her arm and continued to draw her sword. Her attacks seemed fierce, but in reality, she was waiting…
She glanced inadvertently at the controller.
“Clang clang clang!!!”
With the continuous output of her sword, a trace of blood appeared at the corner of the unicorn girl’s mouth, and there were several scars on her body. Her white skirt was full of sword marks.
Every time she blocked a sword and tried to counterattack, the opponent’s silver-white dragon tail would swing towards her chest like a blunt club, almost making her spit out bile.
This dense attack made the unicorn girl seem like an ordinary person facing a martial arts grandmaster. Most importantly, this grandmaster also had someone healing her, which was incredibly shameless. At this point, she had no choice but to transform.
Just as the unicorn girl exerted her strength and sent Su Jiu, who had appeared again from an unknown location, flying back, blue light flashed in her eyes. Just as her figure began to swell, a tall figure appeared beside her, pressed her little head, and said softly:
“Xiao Xing, you should retreat first.”
“Long Princess?”
The blue light in the unicorn girl’s eyes faded. She looked at the tall woman who had suddenly appeared and said nothing more, only nodding slightly and retreating to the rear.
More than ten meters away, Su Jiu’s gaze swept over the “Mermaid” who looked almost human, and she did not attack. Instead, she tucked the loquat branch at her waist:
“You are Siren Royalty from the Dragon Country’s sea area, right? We are not looking for trouble, and everything was just passive defense. We hope you can show leniency and let us leave.”
When she was awarded the medal in Huainan, she had not seen this Long Princess Siren, but they looked very similar, clearly belonging to the same species.
This Siren Long Princess sized up Su Jiu from head to toe. She did not rush to reply, but her gaze lingered on Su Jiu’s face for a moment. Her pupils involuntarily dilated slightly, and then she slowly uttered two words:
“Priest?”
