Turning Hostile

The waves crashed against the sea rocks, instantly turning into countless white bubbles. Several gulls glided against the wind, occasionally skimming across the turbulent sea to pick up small fish that had been stunned by the waves.

In such windy and turbulent weather, the fishermen of Sun Island rarely get too close to the reefs in the shallow waters, because the waves will push their bodies against the hard rocks.

Even though they are good swimmers in the wind and waves, they cannot withstand the strong impact of the surging waves and are easily crushed to pieces among the sea reefs...

These Sun Island fishmen sink to the seabed and hide in the crevices of Coral Reef when the waves are high to avoid the storm.

The Sun Island fishmen, who usually guard the North Coast of Sun Island Bay, have stopped harassing the Half-Elf on the North Coast beach, at least not in the last two weeks.

In the Coral Reef waters, you can see the two seawalls built around the port and dock from afar. The two seawalls are like bull horns, extending from the beach into the deep sea. At the end, the two seawalls meet like bull horns, with only 15 meters between the two ends.

This semi-open circular seawall completely protects the pier.

Even though the sea was rough, a group of Half-Elf Warrior were still guarding the seawall to prevent the Sun Island fishmen from attacking the port.

Jiezena lay lazily on the seabed surrounded by Coral Reef. Beneath her was a large bed made of pearl shells from the Frozen Sea. Although Jiezena was nearly five meters long when stretched out, she could still lie comfortably inside the pearl shell and sleep soundly.

On days with such large waves, sleeping on the seabed is the most comfortable thing to do.

Recently, she has witnessed the construction of the port and wharf on the North Coast, starting with the outer protective seawall and then the port and wharf completely protected by the seawall.

In fact, she had been planning to send some Sun Island fishmen to raid the port and docks there recently.

Initially, several attempts were made, but each time they were spotted and driven away by the Half-Elf Warrior guarding the seawall...

Later on, because too many fishmen had died in her Sun Island fishman army, it was no longer possible for the fishman warriors to destroy the dock using human wave tactics.

The Toadfish Cavalry were not under Jiezena's command, so she could not order them to use 'Giant Toadfish Cavalry ' to attack the port docks on the North Coast.

Every day, I could only watch helplessly as that sailboat, capable of flying into the sky, remained alone in the harbor.

The reason why the Toad Army Legion was unwilling to attack the Half-Elf was because they had been harassed by the Griffon Cavalry Regiment from high above recently, and they were somewhat frightened.

Recently, the Griffon Cavalry have found a way to counter the Toadfish Cavalry. They transported several-meter-long stalagmites from the Stalagmite Forest and have been roaming around the North Coast area. Whenever the Toadfish Cavalry appear on the sea, several stalagmites several meters long will inevitably fall from the sky.

Once these stalagmites pierce through their bodies, the Toadfish Cavalry will almost always be firmly pinned to the seabed.

These Toadfish Cavalry were very strong, but they had almost no defense against the falling stalagmites from the sky.

After this continued for some time, the Toadfish Cavalry dared not approach the waters near the North Coast any further.

The Sun Island fishmen's nighttime raid tactics have become completely ineffective in the last two weeks. Due to the existence of the ring seawall, these Sun Island fishmen are almost always chased and killed by a group of Elf Warrior hiding in the shadows when they cross the seawall under the cover of night.

Those Elf Warrior only reveal themselves when they kill the fishmen of Sun Island.

With the added deterrent effect of the Magic Airship docked at the pier, the situation on the North Coast has been completely stabilized.

For the past week or so, the fish-men of Sun Island have been unable to get close to the North Coast.

Jiezena lay on the seabed and sighed softly. She knew very well that the best time to strike the elven army had completely passed.

Now that the elven army has begun building a harbor near the beach, their next move is quite clear: they are essentially making final preparations for attacking Sun Island.

Now, the number of fishmen on Sun Island has decreased, while the elven legion continues to actively prepare for war.

The commander of Sun Island, Lord Commander Latimore, became increasingly eccentric and wary of her. Every time he summoned her to Sun Island, his expression was as if he wanted to devour her whole.

Meanwhile, Lord Commander Latimore's body was becoming increasingly foul-smelling, and his injuries were likely worsening.

After waiting for so many years, Jiezena's last bit of patience had been completely worn away.

Lying inside the seashell, she couldn't resist touching the short sword tucked into her lower back, closing her eyes and imagining herself alone aboard that pirate ship, diving into the Cold Pond cave and severing the head of Lord Commander Latimore with a single sword stroke.

A relieved smile appeared on Jiezena's face before she drifted off to sleep...

"What has Jiezena been doing these past few days?" Lord Commander Latimore weakly against a stone pillar, half of his body submerged in the Cold Pond, frozen into a block of ice.

The four Siren Captain, with long faces, complained to Lord Commander Latimore:

"You should deal with Jiezena as soon as possible. In order to preserve her strength, she has been restraining her merman warriors and forbidding them from launching a sneak attack on the North Coast."

"We told her to attack the docks on the North Coast, but she completely ignored us!" another Siren Captain complained.

"No matter how much Jiezena dislikes you, she wouldn't dare to do anything to you." Lord Commander Latimore shook his head slightly and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't think that I can keep her in check now. That's before I die. She might know how to restrain herself a little. But after I die, you will have to do something to deal with her. All my restrictions on her will no longer have any effect."

The echoes in the cave were heavy and overlapping, making Lord Commander Latimore's voice sound very loud.

"She's already halfway to becoming Second Rank powerhouse, yet she's still lingering here. I know what she's waiting for..." Lord Commander Latimore said casually.

"What exactly is she waiting for?" the four Siren Captain asked casually.

Lord Commander Latimore swayed unsteadily, weakly pointing to the ground beneath his feet, and said, "This is the Deep Sea Magic Beast beneath the island."

"Isn't it your contracted sea beast?" The four Siren Captain' expressions changed drastically.

Lord Commander Latimore shook his head helplessly, then explained, "Our Magic Contract is not a symbiotic contract, but an equal contract. When I die, the contract will become completely invalid, and that sea beast will regain its freedom."

"So that's why it's been sleeping beneath the island all this time," the four Siren Captain exclaimed in sudden realization.

"It's waiting for me to die, Jiezena is waiting for me to die, and maybe you're all waiting for me to die too. But this time, I can try out these undead necromancy spells one more time!"

The four Siren Captain turned pale with fright and couldn't help but shout, "Lord Commander Latimore, we..."

Lord Commander Latimore waved his hand and said, "I can't parasitize your bodies. You have no chance of becoming Second Rank powerhouses. If I were to parasitize your bodies, I would never be able to break through your current achievements... Go and call Jiezena over."

"Yes!"

Jiezena was awakened from her sleep by two Sun Island Sun Island. The two fishmen knelt trembling beside the giant seashell, fearing that their captain Jiezena would wake up and cut off their heads with a single sword stroke.

As the Sun Island fishman relayed the message to Jiezena, Jiezena abruptly sat up inside the giant seashell, frowning as she asked the Fishmen Monster, "Does the Lord Commander wish to see me at this hour?"

The Fishmen Monster quickly replied, "Yes."

Jiezena reached out and gently pinched her temple, responding with a smile, "Okay!"

She stretched out her two white, lotus-root-like arms to gather her loose hair behind her head, Jiezena a little hesitant.

Lord Commander Latimore's sudden summons at this time made her wary...

This Lord Commander wouldn't normally summon her like this...

Unless Lord Commander Latimore summons the other commanders to his side.

In fact, five years ago, Jiezena had already made the decision to leave Sun Island Bay, wanting to venture out on his own in this sea area of Pattington Plane.

But even now, Jiezena has not been able to leave Sun Island Bay.

Actually, she wasn't under some kind of restriction Lord Commander Latimore, preventing her from leaving this place.

She chose to stay in the hope that Latimore could offer her some assistance, after all, Lord Commander Latimore was a very powerful Sea Beast Priest.

To become Sea Beast Priest, one almost always needs to advance to the Second Rank of power, then prepare a Magic Contract, and then search for magical beasts in the deep sea. As long as one can sign a Magic Contract with Deep Sea Magic Beast, one can become a newly promoted Sea Beast Priest.

She had always hoped that Lord Commander Latimore could give her some guidance, as she was only half a step away from breaking through the Second Rank advancement bottleneck.

Of course, this was just a previous idea...

Now, Jiezena has long since changed her mind, because she still hasn't received any guidance from Lord Commander Latimore...

Jiezena is currently waiting for Lord Commander Latimore to die sooner, so that she may be able to form Magic Contract with the sea beast hidden beneath the island, then activate power sharing, and finally open the door to becoming Second Rank powerhouse.

She also knew that Lord Commander Latimore's injuries had gradually worsened in recent years, and his physical condition was deteriorating year by year.

Lately, even Lord Commander Latimore has been unable to leave the Cold Pond cave...

Her only reason for remaining in Sun Island Bay now is to wait for Lord Commander Latimore to die.

Actually, both sides had their own selfish motives...

Jiezena didn't want to provoke Lord Commander Latimore at this time; she just wanted to quietly wait for Lord Commander Latimore breathe his last.

But when Lord Commander Latimore summoned her at this time, Jiezena had a bad feeling.

At least half of the Fishmen Monster on Sun Island have been eliminated. Jiezena, wriggling her long snake tail, slowly swam her body, her shoulders leaning forward, and stepped onto the island alone...

The Fishmen Monster on the island all bowed to her.

Jiezena completely ignored the Fishmen Monster and silently stared ahead with her lips pursed.

When she arrived at the entrance of the Cold Pond Pool Cave, Jiezena hesitated for a moment, but in the end she gritted her teeth and swam in...

A chill ran through Jiezena, and a faint stench emanated from the cave.

The cave was dimly lit, with only the pool of Cold Pond water reflecting a shimmering light.

Lord Commander Latimore leaned against a stone pillar, half-lying and half-sitting on it, his entire serpent tail draped over the Cold Pond pool, frozen into a block of ice.

Lord Commander Latimore's face was covered with a thin layer of frost, and he shivered constantly as he spoke.

His body was rotting away, his six arms were reduced to bare skeletons, his body was covered in rotting flesh, and his face was also severely rotten.

Seeing Jiezena walk in, Lord Commander Latimore smiled gently and waved to her, signaling her to come closer.

Then a very old-looking parchment book was thrown at Jiezena's feet. Lord Commander Latimore lowered his head wearily and said in a heavy voice, "This is all my experience before I advanced to the Second Rank powerhouse. I prepared these a long time ago and wanted to give them to you, but unfortunately I never had the chance."

Jiezena saw the very old Parchment Booklet, a thought struck her. She took a step forward and reached out to pick up the magic book.

But just as her hand touched the Parchment Booklet Parchment Booklet, eight magical stripes suddenly burst forth from the rocky ground beneath it, quickly forming a Magic Rune Array.

Several chains appeared around her, wrapping around Jiezena's body almost simultaneously and binding her tightly.

Jiezena tried to struggle with all six of her arms, but the chains, made of some unknown material, were impossible for Jiezena to tear apart with her own strength. Seeing Lord Commander Latimore raise his head menacingly, Jiezena loudly questioned, "Why are you doing this?"

Lord Commander Latimore smiled as he approached Jiezena, his rotting arm gripping a longsword, while his other hand held a scroll of Magic Contract.

"This is a Soul Contract Scroll. If possible, I'd like to exchange bodies with you. Your soul will reside in my body, and my soul will flow into yours, so I can have a young and vibrant body. Hehe..."

Lord Commander Latimore's voice was hoarse. He wasn't worried at all that Jiezena would escape. After getting closer, he unfolded the Magic Rune Array.

Then a chanting sound rang out, but what made Lord Commander Latimore feel somewhat strange was that Jiezena was also chanting the same incantation as Lord Commander Latimore at the same time.

Lord Commander Latimore stared wide-eyed at Jiezena trapped in chains.

"..."

"If I were to encounter you at your peak, I would have no choice but to surrender. But as you are now... you'll need to employ some other methods to capture me, Lord Commander!"

"Jiezena said.

"Break"

As she shouted, the chains that had been binding her suddenly fell off.

It made a 'whooshing' sound.

Jiezena abruptly stood up from the broken chains...