Main Volume Chapter 71: What important information did I miss?
Hey Hey hey!
What's happening here?
How could there be a long-haired man fighting an epic boss at the bottom of the sea?
And beat it till it pissed itself off?
No way?
While Zhang Yun was shocked, the man was still killing the giant monster. He was like a nimble shark, easily dodging the attacks of the giant monster. The spear in his hand was like a spirit snake, piercing through the thick skin of the giant monster like paper cutting.
"Uh... Could it be that this guy is the Deep Sea Royal Fang?"
This idea suddenly popped up in Zhang Yun's mind.
Because he had seen bosses in the game who could transform into humans, just like Lily. Their true identities could not be seen from their appearance, but could be judged from their strength and details.
However, Zhang Yun quickly dismissed this idea.
Because he saw from the follower's vision that the monster was throwing stones frantically, hitting a sea follower who was unable to dodge and killing it instantly.
And the system bar showed that "Deep Sea Emperor Fang" killed it.
So Zhang Yun is sure that this huge creature that looks a bit like a whale is the real "Deep Sea Royal Tooth".
"So, the question is, where did this long-haired man come from?"
"Who is he?"
Zhang Yun touched the diving bubble covering her head, but had no clues in her mind.
He only knew that if he wanted to find out the man's identity, he had to get close to the man and use his inherited skill "Insight" on him.
However, this is too dangerous. Even the swift-moving ocean followers will be killed by the stones thrown by the monsters, not to mention Zhang Yun, a one-star rookie who is only in his 20s.
I guess he wouldn't survive even five seconds after he dived down, and would be killed by the unknown AOE of the BOSS.
So Zhang Yun decided to play it safe, keep his troops in place, and stay here to observe in secret.
But he was not idle either. He sent several more teams of marine followers to dive down and spread out in all directions to spy on the battle between the two creatures from all angles.
Unfortunately, the attack range of the Deep Sea Fang is too large, and the damage is also very high. Even if the followers are dozens of meters away from it, they are often hit by the rocks it raises, and then their health bars are emptied and they die instantly.
So Zhang Yun was puzzled, how did that man do it? He was able to stay so close to the Deep Sea Emperor's Fang and never get hit once?
It was as if he could foresee the opponent's attack. Whether he was shaking his body or throwing stones, he would move in advance to make the Deep Sea Emperor's attack miss.
“Isn’t this too strong?”
"He's simply the underwater version of Brother Zun. He has high dodge ability and moves quickly. The enemy can't even touch him!"
"It makes me want to find out who he is more and more..."
Although she really wanted to dive down to find out the man's information, Zhang Yun still held back. Not only did she not dive, but she retreated more than ten meters to the surface of the sea.
After all, the man was fighting with the Deep Sea Emperor Fang, and the Deep Sea Emperor Fang's attention was all on the man. He didn't care about the ocean followers around him at all, let alone himself who was far away.
Zhang Yun also discovered that the stones that Deep Sea Fang had thrown earlier were all meant to hit the man, but the man dodged them, causing them to miss and fly up, then hit the bottom of the merchant ship...
Its target was not the merchant ship, but the man. Hitting the merchant ship was just an unintentional act, just like EZ used his ultimate to kill soldiers and make money, but accidentally stole the head of his teammate.
So Zhang Yun changed his strategy and planned to take this opportunity to go back and tell the captain to activate the magic circle and leave this place quickly, especially away from this deep-sea monster that was not targeting them.
Of course, Zhang Yun still had to take the reward, but not now. Instead, she had to wait until Lily resolved the battle over there, and then she would find a way to find it...
Soon, while paying attention to the battle between the man and the BOSS and making sure that the behemoth would not suddenly float up, Zhang Yun swam back to the surface of the sea, grabbed the rope hanging on the side of the merchant ship that was motionless in the waves, and climbed back down.
Seeing Zhang Yun coming back, Lucina quickly came over and asked, "How is it? Did you divert it?"
Zhang Yun glanced at the soaking wet magician Mazda beside him. After confirming that the guy had jumped into the sea to check the bottom of the merchant ship, he immediately said, "I didn't lead it away... But there are other creatures on the seabed. Its target is that thing, not us."
"The rocks that hit the bottom of the boat just now were just the ones that hit us by accident when it was trying to attack that creature."
Lucina frowned, "So we're safe?"
Zhang Yun replied: "For the time being... But those two things on the seabed are fighting now, and my barrier has blocked those long-range attacks. Now is a good time to leave here."
"Tell the captain to start the boat quickly and run away first. Then we can see if these two guys will catch up with us."
Lucina nodded, "Okay."
Then, the two informed the captain of the situation on the seabed. The captain immediately restarted the magic circle, moved forward quickly against the storm at sea, and soon broke out of the protection range of the large barrier.
Under the cover of the magic circle, the merchant ship sailed faster and faster, and soon it completely left the monster's territory.
Just as Zhang Yun thought, the Deep Sea Fang was still fighting with the man, completely ignoring the merchant ship that was sailing away. Its initial attack was indeed unintentional...
etc!
Something seems wrong?
Zhang Yun suddenly remembered that the information given in the mission introduction was "The Deep Sea Fang has set its sights on the ship you are on", not "The Deep Sea Fang suddenly appeared here", which basically stated that its target was this ship, not that man.
Also, the merchant ship has been running for such a long time since it started, and it is basically safe, but it still has not been reminded to complete that basic task.
This meant that he was not completely safe, nor had he escaped from the Deep Sea Emperor Fang...
"This guy?"
"What's going on?"
The more Zhang Yun thought about it, the more confused she became. She turned her attention back to the Ocean Followers and discovered that the Deep Sea Emperor Fang and the long-haired man were still fighting fiercely and had no intention of chasing the ship.
Isn't this right?
If your target is the ship, you should chase it now instead of continuing to waste time with the long-haired man.
If your target is not the ship, then you won't catch up with us even though we have run so far, so the mission should have been accomplished, right?
Could it be that...
Zhang Yun seemed to understand, and immediately rushed out of the room, ran to the side railing of the merchant ship, and looked into the distance at the sea.
At this time, the semicircular magic circle on the ship enveloped the sailboat, forming a strange picture. There was no rain falling around the ship, and no strong wind blowing.
Ten meters away from the boat, there was a violent storm with lightning and thunder. The waves were more than three feet high and blended with the falling rain.
Nothing on the sea?
What about the sea?
Zhang Yun summoned the sea followers and had them sweep around the ship, looking for any possible enemies.
As a result, the ocean followers went around and found no living creatures at all. There was nothing but not even a single fish or shrimp.
Zhang Yun was puzzled, "Isn't this right? If we don't send our monsters to follow, how will it track the merchant ship? How will it follow us?"
After a pause, Zhang Yun frowned and asked, "Is he on the boat?"
After thinking about it, he quickly ran to the passenger room, knocked on Mazda's door, and forcibly pulled out the magician who had just taken a shower and changed into new clothes.
Mazda looked aggrieved: "Well, big brother, I have followed your instructions and thoroughly checked the bottom of the ship. You won't teach me a lesson again..."
oh?
What's wrong with this kid?
Was he properly trained by Lucina?
Zhang Yun coughed to dispel the bad images in her mind, and said seriously: "It's not that thing. I just thought about it carefully and felt that something was wrong."
Mazda swallowed and asked, "Why is it wrong..."
Zhang Yun explained: "I suspect there may be something following us on the ship, trying to locate us and make it easier for the deep sea monster to track us, so I want you to help carefully check the situation on the ship."
"You should know some basic detection magic, right? Check the situation on the ship to see if there are any other creatures besides us. Even if they are just mice or bugs, we must find them!"
In fact, Zhang Yun’s own map can also detect creatures and determine whether the opponent is a friend or an enemy, but the more troublesome thing is that his map is layered like the one in the game, and there is no way to directly check the biological situation of the entire ship. You must go to the corresponding ship layer to see which people and creatures are in that layer.
This was also the reason why he had sent his marine followers to explore the situation in the sea. Because he was on a ship, the map only showed the red dots on the ship and on the sea, but could not show the red dots in the sea.
After all, this is a game map, not a spiritual consciousness in a novel that can sense everything around...
Hearing Zhang Yun's idea, Mazda, who had been severely punished by Lucina, quickly agreed: "Brother, I know this magic. Wait, I will immediately detect the situation on the ship!"
Zhang Yun waved her hand: "Use magic to explore. If you find any creatures like rats or bugs, kill them immediately... I'll go look for it on the ship, in case there is something that can block the magic and prevent you from finding it."
Mazda nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll start right away!"
Regardless of the magician's sudden strange attitude, Zhang Yun followed the instructions on the map and toured the merchant ship inside and out, carefully checking every corner, but did not find any red dots representing the enemy.
"No?"
Zhang Yun was very depressed and returned to Mazda's room to ask him about the progress of the magic investigation.
As a result, this guy also said that he did not detect any other living creatures . Even mice and small insects had been driven away on the shore by magic used specifically to drive away small animals. It was impossible for them to appear on this ship.
Zhang Yun: “?”
It's strange. There are obviously no enemies on the sea, no enemies in the ship, the Deep Sea King Fang didn't chase us directly, and the distance between the two sides is safe enough, so why is this basic task still considered incomplete?
What important information am I missing?
Why can't I think of the reason?
Zhang Yun returned to the room, closed the door, sat on the chair, and shifted his attention to the Deep Sea Emperor Fang again. He found that the two guys were still fighting, but the man's movements were getting slower and slower, as if he had consumed too much physical strength and was about to collapse.
Although the Deep Sea Emperor Fang was covered with wounds caused by the man, it was not affected at all and continued to attack as usual, as if the damage caused by the man before was just a small matter.
It seems that this man is no match for the Deep Sea Fang. He was able to suppress the Deep Sea Fang purely by relying on his high agility and high dodge to gain a brief advantage.
When his all-important physical strength was exhausted, no matter how strong his previous advantage seemed, it would be in vain as long as he failed to seriously injure the Deep Sea Emperor.
After watching for a while, Zhang Yun stroked his chin and guessed, "This guy should know that he can't waste time any longer. If he continues to waste time, he will be overturned sooner or later, and then be killed instantly by the Deep Sea Royal Fang..."
Sure enough, after the long-haired man was almost hit by the huge body of the Deep Sea King Fang, he immediately distanced himself, then stared at the Deep Sea King Fang for three seconds, then swam towards the deeper seabed and hid in the underwater caves where rocks intersected.
When the Deep Sea Fang saw the man running away, it angrily attacked the cave where he was hiding, slapping and bumping into it, and even controlling the water flow and lifting stones to throw at the cave entrance.
Unfortunately , the man seemed to know the environment there very well. The Deep Sea King Fang's attack could not reach him at all, and its huge body could not sneak into those tiny caves. It could only watch the man disappear from its sight.
In desperation, the Deep Sea Emperor gave up on this cunning man and swam upwards, like an island rising from the bottom of the sea, directly breaking out of the sea with huge waves and facing the storm in the sky.
Then it swam decisively towards Zhang Yun's direction, at an extremely fast speed, comparable to the Leviathan which was moving at full speed.
"really……"
"This guy still wants to destroy the merchant ship..."
Zhang Yun sighed and began to think about countermeasures, especially how to deal with this behemoth after it caught up with the boat.
At the same time, Zhang Yun turned his attention to Lily. He wanted to find out how long it would take Lily to end the battle.
You won’t know until you see it. It’s shocking. Tens of thousands of magical beasts suddenly emerged from the seabed and surrounded Lily like locusts. There were also a few giant squids among them. You could tell at a glance that they were elite-level BOSSes!
The pirates on the water were not having a good time either, as they were completely surrounded by the monsters in the sea.
They continued to fight and kill monsters, and then new monsters rushed up and blocked the pirate ship so tightly that it could not move at all.
"Damn! What on earth has happened during this period of time? Why are there so many violent monsters?"
At this moment, Zhang Yun vaguely saw from Lily's vision that there seemed to be a pair of scarlet eyes in the deeper part where a large number of marine monsters gathered.
These eyes... were almost identical to the Deep Sea King Fang he had just encountered, both revealing an unsettling emotion.
"this?"
"No way?"
"Could it be possible that a Deep Sea Fang appeared over there as well? Two epic bosses? Are they both enemies?"
After saying that, Zhang Yun touched her forehead, bit her lips, and looked very painful.
GG.
Now we are in real trouble.
