Chapter 422: The Arrival
Humans are always insignificant in the face of nature.
Even luxurious giant ships several stories high are like floating leaves under the surging waves, as if they could be submerged by the tides at any moment.
At this moment, Kazumi had also changed her appearance. The [Black Coffin] had already been summoned by her, and it was suspended in mid-air by her abilities, temporarily serving as the girl’s resting place.
Not for any other reason, but it was too shaky. Although Igarashi Aya and the others definitely had ways to prevent the ship they were on from sinking, even experienced sailors would find this level of shaking difficult to bear.
Initially, Kazumi intended to endure it by relying on her semi-undead status. However, after experiencing several shakes that were more extreme than a})$, the girl obediently summoned the Black Coffin. Otherwise, she felt she would have lost all strength from seasickness before the fight even began.
“Are the aftershocks of battle this terrifying?”
Sitting cross-legged on the lid of the Black Coffin, Kazumi propped her chin with one hand, looking at the skeletons toppling around with the swaying of the ship. Her mind, however, was occupied with everything she had seen underwater.
Undead creatures have the advantage of being able to survive in most harsh environments. Therefore, Corpse Crows can also enter water, but they will essentially lose all ability to move.
The girl’s clever little brain quickly developed a smart method of having the Crocodile Lord hold several Corpse Crows as underwater detectors. Although the Crocodile Lord itself was not very suitable for activity in the sea, it could barely serve as an observer for the shallow sea layer for the time being.
Even in the shallow sea, from the perspective of the Corpse Crows, visible fluctuations could be clearly seen transmitting layer by layer from the seabed. The furthest point they could glimpse was precisely the place where Andre had submerged in that strange small yacht before.
In other words, the current disaster-like scene on the sea surface was actually just the aftershocks of the battle emanating from this executive fighting with others!
“And it’s obvious that Andre’s abilities are somewhat restricted when fighting underwater. This can also be understood from his previous conversation with Igarashi Aya.”
“It’s understandable that the guards in this place are strong. Since the attack has already begun on that side, it means we are not far from being discovered. I remember that the efficiency of the defense team after changing jobs is many times higher than that of ordinary police stations.”
“What we need to do is to cover for Andre and the others who are going down to rescue them, and at the same time prevent the subsequent reinforcements from interfering with them. However, according to them, I only need to deal with the psychics… Are these people that strong?”
After briefly analyzing the current situation, Kazumi couldn’t help but ask this question, as the girl really didn’t want what happened last time where she helped out and risked her life.
Moreover, when comparing horizontally, looking at the crazy followers under Masashi Sakuraba and Kurokawa Iori’s subordinates, Kazumi couldn’t hold much confidence in the so-called [Spike] team.
It’s important to know that the Blue Sea Guard alone is a team composed entirely of ability users, and they are special ability users perfectly suited for the marine environment. Their true strength can even rival the top heroes of the Association. Not to mention that important locations where special personnel are held must be protected by forces from all sides.
Thinking about it this way, it seems that being on the surface to provide cover is a more dangerous task.
Scratching her head with some annoyance, the girl turned to look at the boundless rolling waves around. She didn’t know if the [Black Coffin]’s burrowing effect would work well in the sea, and if she wanted to contact someone in the middle of the sea, wouldn’t she have to go to the seabed? What if she was crushed by the pressure of the deep sea, she might not even know where to cry.
“Let’s take it one step at a time.”
Her clear and cold eyebrows slightly furrowed, the girl wasn’t really worried about her own safety. After all, with the completeness of her current abilities, her combat power might not be very high, but her ability to save her life was first-class.
If worst comes to worst, she could just hide in her territory. It’s not like everyone in this world has the ability to break through space like Shun Muto.
After that, whether it’s relying on the teleportation abilities of the Crocodile Lord and the Ghost Gate, returning wouldn’t be too difficult, it would just take some time.
But the thought of the consequences of spending a lot of time made the girl’s mood begin to turn unpleasant. She could already see Sato Shinichi, that silly dog, looking panicked because he couldn’t find her. And if she disappeared for too long and it got to the police station, it would be really difficult to explain clearly with her identity.
“I need to find a long-distance teleportation ability…”
She inexplicably thought of the abilities of the Little Insect, with whom she had the most contact. Although it was a bit disgusting, its practicality was quite high. She just didn’t know if it could still be used after being refined into an undead. Thinking about it this way, it was indeed time to develop the skill tree related to undead conversion, after all, many ability users in this world have quite useful abilities themselves.
“Miss [Coffin]!”
A shout came from behind her. The Little Insect waved his arms, holding something in his hand, and walked over, completely unaware that the girl in front of him had been thinking about how to safely refine him into an undead in the previous second.
“Yes, the enemy is coming.”
Nodding, Kazumi dismissed the other thoughts in her mind. Feeling the information transmitted by the Corpse Crow’s field of vision above her head, she replied.
“Yes, this is from Aya. Um… a communicator. Just wear it on your ear.”
The Little Insect responded. He had also come up to prepare after knowing from the insects’ intelligence that the enemy was coming. He agreed and handed the object in his hand to Kazumi.
“?”
Casually accepting the blue jelly with a sense of déjà vu handed over by the other party, the girl hesitated. After not feeling any strange fluctuations in abilities, she still chose to put it by her ear.
The moment the jelly-like object touched the girl’s ear, it directly transformed into headphones that perfectly matched the shape of the girl’s auricle, and then a familiar voice came from the headphones.
“This is Igarashi. Can you hear me?”
“Yes, I can hear you. This is [Coffin].”
Kazumi nodded. Igarashi Aya’s abilities were somewhat beyond her expectations. Although they were not combat-oriented abilities, combined with her excellent organizational skills, such abilities could indeed make her a good commander.
Listening to the combat instructions given by Igarashi Aya in her right ear, the girl pressed the earphone and slowly raised her head.
Her sharp gaze penetrated the thin mist covering the ship, and at the end of the horizon, a black mass of standard ships slowly appeared, sailing towards them.
