Whoosh!
Amid terrifying flashes of lightning and thunder, a storm that seemed ready to drown the entire sea raged and rolled across the pitch-black horizon like an endless, ferocious demon.
The ink-black seawater transformed into a succession of towering peaks, making everyone aboard the Sea Soul feel as though they were not sailing across the ocean, but had wandered into a range of awakening mountains.
Yet the greatest danger here was far from the weather.
Roar! Screech! Howl!
Sea monsters with confused, bestial eyes surged toward them in a swarm.
Sea God Gill, Underworld River Jellyfish, ammonites, Skull Eels, Ironclad Seahorses, Giant Hammer Mantis Shrimps, Water Cannon Humpback Whales, Ghost Shrimps, Singing Snakes...
Even the smallest among them was a Large Species over a hundred meters long. "Children of the Sea Goddess" exceeding a kilometer in length were not uncommon.
"Sea Soul, activate Bomb Cyclone. Return fire!"
Facing the swarming sea monsters, Evan stepped directly onto the forecastle deck.
The bubble-like Octopus Head at the bow gurgled and bubbled from its mouth.
The broadside gunports on the lower gun deck opened one after another. Ten cannons with uneven, coral-like surfaces extended outward, white light flickering within their muzzles.
Whoosh!
The next instant, low whirling sounds like mournful wails rang out in succession as balls of white light shot forth.
The temperature across this sea area suddenly plummeted. Even the storm turned into sleet, making it seem as though winter had arrived in an instant.
Ability · Bomb Cyclone
Ten light orbs, perfectly parallel to the battleship's direction of travel and trailing cold white streaks, miraculously completed right-angle turns.
They even changed direction repeatedly in midair, striking the endless waves of sea monsters.
As though equipped with a guidance system, none missed. They turned the monsters into Blocks of Ice.
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