Sea Lizardmen

The group of sea creatures that appeared before us, though not exactly elite in terms of equipment and imposing presence, were clearly not a formidable force.

What's remarkable is that they are numerous.

In just a short while, a huge number of them gathered up on the sea surface.

As time went on, the total number of Sea Lizard appearing in this area did not fall below 20,000 to 30,000.

Cook's shouting indicated his anger at that moment.

Knight and Mage in the Wizard World generally don't think much of the Hai people.

This is mainly due to historical reasons, and secondly, the significant gap in strength between the two sides.

Since the beginning of recorded history, Knight and Mage have always been the dominant force in the Wizard World, and they are the masters of this plane.

Without the extra protection of the rules of the Holy Tower and the Knights' Hall for these sea creatures, these beings living in the deep ocean, no matter how numerous, would be nothing more than sheep waiting to be slaughtered in a sheepfold.

Cook was no stranger to these Sea Lizardmen in front of him.

They are a Near-Sea race that lives not far from Stormwind City.

If the Mermaid race is considered the superior race among the sea creatures, Naga people is the middle race, then the numerous but weak Sea Lizardmen are undoubtedly the inferior race among all the sea creatures.

Aside from their exceptionally high reproductive rate, these Sea Lizardmen are practically useless among the sea creatures!

The Sea Lizardmen are natural shepherds of the sea. They raise simple marine fish for food and have some experience in cultivating marine crops.

What's remarkable is that the Sea Lizardmen aren't very picky about food; they eat everything, including some rotting seaweed from the ocean.

This may be why the Sea Lizardmen have always been associated with "beggars" in the ocean.

Not only do the Knight and Mage on land look down on them, but other sea creatures, who are also marine life, despise them.

Now that these Sea Lizardmen have set their sights on Cook, how could this Knight has made a living in the sea for many years, not be filled with shock and anger?

"Our Kunala Clan only requires fifty Magic Coin or other equivalent resources to let you leave."

"This year's storm season has severely damaged our fish population. To survive, we have no choice but to..." Amidst the splashing water, an elderly, loose-skinned Sea Lizardmen, leaning on a cane, appeared on the back of a flattened sea fish about five meters long. "I don't fucking care what your reasons are! Since you dare to appear before your Lord Cook, you should be prepared to die!" Level 1 Knight Cook cursed, his face full of scars.

In truth, these sea creatures are also pitiful.

They dared not target large merchant ships or influential business associations, because their weak groups simply could not withstand retaliation.

Cook's anger was not without reason; in this sea area, there were quite a few gray-market professionals like him.

If he backs down here today, he can forget about ever having a foothold in the ocean again.

The vast ocean is home to many marine races, far more than just the Sea Lizardmen.

Today they come to take advantage of the situation, tomorrow other sea creatures will come and squeeze the easy target.

Don't think of sea creatures as too simple and pitiful. Among sea creatures, especially the middle and lower classes, the great pressure to survive makes them very realistic.

Reasoning won't work; only real strength and power are the foundation of everything.

Cook did not believe the Sea Lizardman Elder's account, including his strong doubt about the authenticity of the "Kunala Clan" mentioned by the elder.

Among the sea creatures, some races have turned to banditry. Some target lone Knight and Mage like Cook, while others are even bolder, daring to target large merchant groups with powerful backers.

In short, driven by self-interest, nothing is impossible.

The escort fee was already included in the Magic Coin that Saine and the others paid before boarding the Black Ship.

In other words, in this situation, Saine and the others do not need to take action; Cook and the other old man with the goatee are fully responsible.

Although there are 20,000 to 30,000 Sea Lizard in front of us, only two of them have reached the first Life Level.

They were the Sea Lizardman Elder and another strong Sea Lizardmen riding on the back of a sea shark several meters long.

The other Sea Lizardmen were all below level one in Life Level. Judging from their tattered clothing and weapons, they were simply a mob.

No wonder they came out so aggressively; all they had to do was pay a toll of 50 Magic Coin.

This number does sound rather ridiculous.

But upon closer reflection, it seems to also reveal the helplessness of this group of Sea Lizard.

Fifty Magic Coin might not be much to Saine, but for a tribe of tens of thousands of Sea Lizardmen, they could potentially help them obtain enough food to survive their hardship.

As a Sea Lizardmen tribe with two level-one creatures, the fact that they couldn't even come up with 50 Magic Coin when difficulties arose demonstrates the exploitation by the Magic Coin Rule and the lower-level sea tribes in the Wizard World, as well as the extremely obvious wealth gap in the Wizard World.

In other words, the vast majority of resources are concentrated in the hands of the Knight and Mage of the Wizard World.

Those lowly sea creatures are no different from the humble Alien Plane natives; they are all objects of exploitation.

Cook is not weak even among level one creatures, and Saine had anticipated this.

He plunged into the ocean, waves rolling around him, and pale blue Battle Qi emanated from his arms. He was a Level 1 Knight had mastered Water Attribute Battle Qi.

In the maritime combat environment, Cook's capabilities far exceed those in land warfare.

A wave of blood quickly surged through the swarm of Sea Lizard, and in the blink of an eye, Cook had killed dozens of Sea Lizard.

Cook's actions provoked a roar from the Sea Lizardman Chieftain not far away.

The strong, muscular Sea Lizardmen spurred the sea shark beneath him and charged toward Cook.

The tens of thousands of other Sea Lizardmen surrounding the area also moved, their dense, surging movements seemingly poised to capsize the wrecked ship in the blink of an eye.

The Goatee Old Man, who was also the other owner of this Alchemy Powered Ship, flew out of the bridge on the third deck.

He pulled a slender Magic Staff from his robes, and amidst the chanting of spells, shards of ice fell from the sky.

Many of the Sea Lizardmen were directly injured or stabbed by the ice spikes, and in terms of the range and number of casualties, they were even better than Cook.

The combination of these two is quite fitting; the power of water and ice combined is enough to handle most unexpected events that occur in the ocean.

The Casualties and injuries among the Sea Lizardmen occurred faster and in greater numbers than Saine had anticipated.

Somewhat surprisingly, the Sea Lizardman Elder did not immediately take action, but instead watched as a large number of ordinary Sea Lizardmen fell on their way to the charge.

"Perhaps this guy isn't after those simple 50 Magic Coin, but rather to whittle down their numbers," Saine suddenly said.

"Oh?" His words surprised the Brown-Robed Magician beside him.