Chapter 145 Everyone praised the Redanian soldiers for their sacrificial spirit.
Shani grabbed Lan's steady arm to prevent herself from shaking with the ship's hull, and stretched her neck to still observe the dragonfly monster.
"Is this really a mutant creature created by environmental pollution? It's really big, and it's not 'natural' in any shape. It has four pairs of pincer limbs... its claws are very sharp, and it also has head-side limbs suitable for grasping... ..."
The dragonfly monster rolled in the water, then jumped up again, and grabbed another Redanian soldier with its "head and side limbs suitable for grasping".
At the same time, the water surface stirred violently, and more dragonfly monsters appeared.
"One, two, three, four." Lann said solemnly, "This is a small group. These Redanian soldiers cannot feed their stomachs." Four giant insect-shaped monsters with a length of more than four meters surrounded them
. The people on the deck began to cry out in despair as the carrier swam.
"Don't worry, they will never damage this ship." The captain shouted, "All sailors, pick up your weapons, I want more ropes and harpoons!" Then the captain staggered to
Lan On the side, he whispered: "Lord Lannister, Zoltan is my best friend. I have always been honored that you can choose my ship through his introduction. It's just that I need your help now, please."
As the captain's voice fell, the system prompt sounded in time:
[Discovery Mission - Happy Journey:
Uncontrolled chemical waste, wanton environmental destruction and pollution have created a monster in the deep water. Humans have created it, and it also hopes that humans will continue to nurture it. it. Although you are just a passing witcher, you are still involved. Go and save the passengers on the ship, and at the same time, you are saving yourself. 】
Lan is invincible. On the delta water where they cannot stand, this boat is their only hope for survival. Moreover, fighting against these insect-like creatures on the transport ship can yield other unexpected gains.
Lann looked around and shouted loudly: "Everyone, I am Lann Lannister Leanne, the Lion of Cintra, the hereditary earl, and the knight of the Lake Fairy! I brought these around here. Soldiers, a total of forty fully armed Cintra warriors!"
Everyone on the boat was immediately attracted by Lann. Among them were merchants, poets, scholars, noble family members, and many people with outstanding vision had already I noticed this group of well-trained soldiers on the ship, and now it sounded like they were quite high-profile.
"The monsters in the water killed the Redanian soldiers, but we will not let them hurt you again. The people of Cintra will protect you!" "Please
also maintain order and return below deck as soon as possible. Let our soldiers fight without distractions."
Lann emphasized the words "Cintra" and "Protect", and regardless of whether the passengers heard it or not, he immediately ordered the soldiers to organize evacuation management for them.
The passengers, on the other hand, were perfectly happy that someone came forward to protect them, and before it was too late, they ran back with great gratitude. Under the organization of the Cintra soldiers, the deck was cleared in just a dozen breaths.
However, there were a few guys dressed as scholars, painters and bards who liked to join in the fun and were unwilling to leave. After confirming that they would not run around, Lann let it go. These were actually the people he really wanted to protect.
During this period, all the Redanian soldiers who had jumped into the water were dead. The four dragonfly monsters barely ate half full and were still wandering around the transport ship.
The sailors threw a few harpoons down, and Milva also tried to shoot a few arrows. There were screams and screams of pain coming from under the water, but it didn't seem to cause any substantial damage, but instead angered them.
Lan tied a rope around his waist and tied the other end to the mast to prevent himself from falling into the water due to shaking.
"My Lord Earl, the enemies are all underwater, and the lethality of bows and arrows is too small. Those sailors can't cast the harpoon accurately, what should we do?" Lan looked around, not to
mention his own cavalry, I guess Skellig Sailors will find it difficult to encounter these monsters in the water.
He thought about it, pondered for a moment, and said: "The dragonfly monster is not a monster but a naturally derived creature with the most basic biological instincts. We don't need to kill all four of them. As long as we kill two or even one of them, they will Will leave."
After Lann finished speaking, he flipped his palm and took out a blue alchemical glass metal tube from the [Inventory]. The cold color seemed to make people feel chilled all over just by looking at it.
[North Wind]: Alchemy bomb, which can freeze enemies after explosion. Attacks on frozen enemies will have additional damage and a certain chance of instant death.
"We need to lure a dragonfly monster out in a while. I will freeze it, and then you all attack together. It's that simple."
House nodded, and then asked: "Then where should we find bait to lure them out? Well, there is no..."
House's words suddenly came to an end, and then he was thoughtful.
Then everyone's eyes slowly focused on the triangular-eyed Captain Redania.
The soldier was so frightened that he cried on the spot: "No, no, no, Earl, sir, I'm still useful. I still know a lot of information. I'm still useful!" Lan's face was expressionless. He turned his head and looked at those who were still there
. The people on the deck, except for my own group, the merchants, poets and scholars all turned their heads very wisely.
In this world, someone who dares to run around and has the courage to stay on the deck when in danger, how could he be a fool?
Not to mention that Lann and the others did this to drive away the dragonfly monster and save everyone on the ship, including them.
The soldier wanted to say something else, but suddenly that familiar hand appeared in front of him, with a familiar white light emitting from it.
[Yakxi Dharma Seal], scored twice.
"Who asked you to come to me? Did he say anything else?"
"It was a warlock named Riens who was inquiring about you. He gave us a sum of money and said that a witcher would be here. On this boat, I hope we can capture it."
"That's all, no other news?"
The triangular-eyed team leader nodded.
Lan sneered: "Is this 'a lot of information'?"
With a "pop", the captain of the triangular-eyed team was thrown into the water. The cold and smelly water instantly woke him up. He fluttered in panic, and then I felt the water around me was turbulent and agitated.
There are already monsters circling around him!
Lan turned back and said to the bards and merchants: "This Redanian soldier was filled with grief and anger because of the sacrifice of his comrades. He chose to jump off the ship to create an opportunity for us. He has no name. Please call him 'Reda'." Soldiers of Nia."
The bards and merchants nodded in unison. The scholars seemed a little arrogant and disdainful, but no one refuted.
"What a heroic soldier." The captain had long been disgusted with this group of greedy villains who demanded excessive demands but had official background protection, but at this moment he still took off his hat and paid tribute to him.
Zoltan smacked his lips and watched as something like a rotten log surfaced on the water: "I really hope he can swim faster." The
water surface exploded again, and a strange insect with many limbs was sucking the soldier into its mouth. Leaping out of the water, Captain Redania let out a short scream as its jaws closed.
The onlookers screamed "Oh!", and several scholars turned their heads away unnaturally, and then turned their heads back out of curiosity.
The soldiers held longbows and harpoons and stood ready.
Lann had already thrown the [North Wind] in his hand when the dragonfly monster broke out of the water. The ice-blue bombs were flying in the air, mixed with the screams of Captain Redania. He was still one meter away from the dragonfly monster. The place is quietly broken.
It was as if there was an extremely cold wind blowing from the far north. The entire lake surface was covered with ice in an instant. The sudden drop in temperature made everyone present shiver even from a distance.
The dragonfly monster, half of its body still outside, was frozen into an ice sculpture on the spot, and a small piece of the water surface was also frozen together.
"Fire arrows!"
Forty Cintra cavalry released their long bows together. The powerful bow strings made a muffled sound, and countless black shadows streaked across the air quickly.
With a "boom", the dragonfly monster ice sculpture in mid-air disintegrated into large chunks of ice in an instant, and fell down. The thin layer of ice on the water surface was immediately smashed, allowing these ice chunks to slow down. Slowly sink to the bottom of the water.
Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, another dragonfly monster suddenly rushed out of the water. It jumped much higher and more fiercely than all the previous dragonfly monsters. It even crossed the deck for a while. It wanted to use this kind of fish leap. way to attack.
Could it be that the dragonfly monster in the water before was just like the Redania team leader Lan and the others ran down? It was just a bait and a cover-up?
This is an insect-like monster with a length of four meters. It can even temporarily block the sunlight when it looms over everyone's heads. At this moment, everyone can clearly smell the stench on its body and see its hideous and disgusting body surface.
And right in front of where it was attacking at this moment was - Lann.
"Lord Earl!" House screamed in horror.
But Lann's pupils shrank, and his reaction was far faster than everyone on the deck. Although he had no time to draw his sword or even raise his hand, it was enough to make a hand seal reflexively.
There was a flash of yellow light on Lan En's body, and [Quen's Seal] was applied to his body. Considering the opponent's huge body, Lan En spent far more mana than usual.
The strong wind from the dragonfly monster's attack made Lan's long hair rustle violently, and in less than a blink of an eye, its huge body crashed into Lan's body.
In the eyes of everyone, the visual effect was like a giant lifting a barge and hitting a person.
With a "boom", the [Quen's Seal] on Lan's body exploded, and billowing air burst out in all directions. The dragonfly monster's forward posture suddenly stopped, and it landed straight on the boat. The huge sound made everyone They all shook and almost collapsed the entire deck.
[Explosive Shield]
Lann flew out under the impact of the impact. For a moment, it seemed as if countless hands were pulling him back. It seemed that the momentum was very strong, but he actually did not suffer any damage. He was beaten on the ground. He rolled twice and immediately stood up again.
"I'm fine." Lann shouted quickly, stopping the attendants and soldiers who wanted to rush up. He pointed at the dragonfly monster on the deck. Although this huge insect-like creature had ten legs, they were all short, flat and thin. , suitable for paddling, but now it is obviously numb.
"Come on!"
Lan En shook his head and took the lead. It was difficult to use fire on the ship, so he waved his left hand and used the third [Axi Sigil] today.
The dragonfly monster, which was still roaring loudly, suddenly lost its voice, and then countless harpoons and swords fell on its head, and then everyone jumped away again.
The giant insect, which had lost half of its head, was still struggling and screaming on the deck with its tenacious vitality, smashing the deck into pieces, and its fan-shaped tail stirred up strong winds to prevent anyone from approaching.
It screamed for a full five minutes before it calmed down. Lann looked around the ship and saw that the other two dragonfly monsters had long since disappeared.
[Mission-Happy Journey-Completed]
(End of this chapter)