Chapter 134 The sea hag’s counterattack
Suddenly, these Ender warships seemed to have lost their buoyancy and sank at high speed.
"The ship is sinking?"
"Why? Is the ship leaking?"
"No, the boat is not leaking, but it is sinking!"
"The dragon that the witch turned into also fell into the sea!"
"What happened?"
The helmsman struggled to control the ship's steering, and the sails were spread. The battleship struggled in the dark waters, but could not escape the inevitable fate of sinking.
In just one or two breaths, the battleship sank into the water, and the dark water poured into the cabin, then submerged the plywood.
"Ah!"
"The ship is sinking, the ship is sinking!"
The same thing happened on several other battleships.
The soldiers on the ship were also engulfed by the dark water.
But after all, they are the navy of the empire. Even at this moment, they are not desperate:
They have good water properties, and even if they fall into the sea, they will not drown immediately.
As long as they hold on for a while, their companions on other battleships will immediately rescue them.
However, when the soldiers actually fell into the dark water, they discovered:
No matter how hard I fluttered my arms and how hard I tried to swim up, I couldn't float out of the dark water, couldn't lift my head and nose out of the water and breathe a breath of air.
The soldiers instinctively opened their mouths, desperately trying to scream, but dark, sticky water poured into their mouths.
They kept sinking, sinking, and sinking again. Before losing consciousness, they stretched out their arms helplessly toward the sea farther and farther away. Then, after making a few grunting sounds, their arms dropped weakly.
On the battleship further away.
Many Ender soldiers saw what happened to their companions through the fog that had become much thinner——
Many of the Empire's warriors sank into the dark waters, never to rise again.
Only a few gurgling bubbles returned to the surface of the sea, and they disappeared without a trace as soon as the waves hit them.
The soldiers couldn't help but tremble when they saw this horrific scene.
Some soldiers suddenly recalled stories they had heard in their childhood—horrible legends about mermaids on the sea.
Legends mention that mermaids like to cause shipwrecks and misfortunes. They held hands and floated on the sea, singing the terrifying song to the sailors on the ship:
"Guests from afar, welcome to the palace of Neptune under the blue sea."
However, only the dead can reach Neptune's palace.
The bottom of dark, deep waters.
The Sea Witch raised her head and looked at the battleships sinking into the sea one after another. The drowned and suffocated soldiers struggled to sink one by one. They fell from all sides of her and sank to the bottom of the sea, unable to move anymore.
This horrifying scene is like a beautiful but cruel snow scene. And she is the creator of this scene.
She is His Majesty the Sea King's royal pharmacist and court magician, the only witch in the sea kingdom, the sea hag!
The sea hag ignored the soldiers sinking on all sides and focused on the enemy she really wanted to pay attention to - the giant dragon sinking into the sea.
"..."
The giant dragon that sank to the bottom of the sea was speechless, but it stared straight at the sea hag, with half anger and half horror in its eyes.
"Is that a fringe member of the Witches' Guild? That Sea Witch!"
"It was she who used magic to sink the battleship and me to the bottom of the sea!"
"Why? Why is she here?"
Countless thoughts passed through the mind of the Witch of the East.
"Are you surprised to see me?"
The Sea Witch smiled and spread her arms.
"On land, I am absolutely no match for you. But this is the bottom of the sea, and it is my home court!"
The coral reefs and various strange-shaped plants on the seabed came to life, extending their "arms" towards the dragon.
Looking at the giant dragon with shock in his eyes, the sea hag remembered the scene when Rhine came to her not long ago, and the future promised by the magician.
That day, the magician Rhine once again rode the big fish with a transparent belly and went to Neptune's palace to find Neptune and her, who had become the palace magician of the sea kingdom.
"His Majesty the Sea King, Sea Witch, I need your help with something."
"Witch of the Sea, long time no see. Are you still worried about when you will be attacked by the Witches' Guild?"
That day, the sea hag nodded.
The attacker she is still afraid of is the [Slave Master] of the Witch Association. She has a pair of silver shoes that can travel to and from any place on the continent within three steps.
She was afraid that after falling asleep one night, she would never wake up again.
"Instead of passively defending, it is better to take the initiative!"
Immediately afterwards, the sea hag's eyes widened and she saw Rhine taking out a silver shoe with a smile. "Just in time, I have someone who can attract [slave owners] to surrender."
"Let's join forces. Let's set a trap together and kill the [slave owner]!"
"We must ensure that this battle takes place at sea. The blue sea is our home court!"
"From now on, you don't have to worry about assassinations from the Witches Guild!"
"And after I caught the [Slave Owner], I also wanted to get the answer from her, about the president of the Witches Association..."
……
The sea hag's memories faded away, leaving only the angry dragon in front of her.
The dragon's eyes were bulging and bloodshot.
The Witch of the East never expected that the [Queen] and [Sea Witch], two fringe members she usually looked down upon, would actually join forces to set a trap for herself!
Half of the members of the Witches' Association gathered on the sea at the same time today.
It's just two betrayed fringe members teaming up to hunt a core member!
The giant dragon flapped its wings under the water, stirred up the turbulent water, pushed its body forward, ran on the sea bed, and rushed towards the sea hag!
Kill you!
After transforming into a dragon, the Witch of the East is strong enough to withstand the terrifying water pressure and the threat of suffocation for a short period of time.
She wanted to kill this fellow witch before she suffocated, and then ran out of this buoyant sea!
"Don't think you can defeat me in the sea!"
The dragon was running wildly on the bottom of the sea, and the entire seabed was shaking.
The corals and plants that tried to entangle the dragon were all broken by her with amazing strength!
"Even if you can hold me back, it will be of no use. Ender's warships will still sink the queen's ship, and the old witch's ghost will kill the queen on my behalf."
The sea hag looked at her former colleagues rushing forward, a smile on her wrinkled face.
Before Rhine came back, she was definitely not the only powerful person on the battlefield of the sea.
……
On the sea.
boom! boom! boom!
In the increasingly thin mist, the smell of gunpowder smoke filled the air.
Cannonballs cut through the mist.
After nearly half of the warships sank, the remaining Ender warships took the initiative to keep their distance from the shadowy and dark waters to avoid making the same mistakes as their companions.
And the dark waters that would cause buoyancy to disappear also stopped expanding at this time.
The warships maintained a certain distance from the queen's ship and fired at each other.
There is no doubt that even if half of the battleships are lost, the firepower of the remaining battleships has the absolute upper hand.
boom!
The beautiful flower boat the queen was riding in shook violently and almost capsized.
On the deck, many sailors and soldiers lost their balance and fell to the ground.
"No, the boat was hit!"
"The enemy's firepower is so fierce that we can't handle it at all!"
They knew that if the enemy warships had not kept their distance in order to avoid the dark and dark waters, the ship would have been sunk long ago.
boom!
Another cannonball hit the flower boat, causing the boat to shake violently again and causing the soldiers who had just stood up to fall again.
This beautiful flower boat, symbolizing the royal family of the White Kingdom, is swaying on the sea like a candle in the wind.
"No, just one more shot and the ship will definitely sink."
Even the elite White Kingdom soldiers looked ashen at this time, and there was uncontrollable despair in their hearts.
"Your Majesty, where are you?"
boom!
Another cannonball struck, cutting through the thin fog, and was about to hit the flower boat.
Suddenly, a petite figure rushed out of the cabin, faster than an arrow from the string, dragging out an afterimage in the air that was difficult to catch with the naked eye.
This petite figure jumped into the air and kicked away the incoming steel cannonballs, and then landed firmly on the deck.
Bang!
The kicked shells exploded next to the ship, setting off roiling waves.
The soldiers on the ship were all stunned with their eyes widened.
Their eyes failed to capture the movements of this petite figure, but they vaguely understood what just happened!
"Are you kidding? You kicked the cannonball away with your feet. Is this something a human can do?"
The petite figure stood against the wind, allowing the surrounding soldiers to see its appearance clearly.
It was the particularly short soldier who was guarding the queen before!
"Is it him? Who is he?"
(End of chapter)