"What happened? Did those piranhas leave?"
The soldiers aboard the ship cautiously peered down at the sea below.
Seeing this, White Butcher did not hesitate and immediately activated his True Word again.
[Beast Soldier Control!]
As soon as the True Word took effect, he successfully sensed the enormous school of piranhas beneath the sea.
With the attitude of I've already activated it, so I might as well use it, White Butcher directly controlled one school of piranhas to attack the one beside it.
Beneath the surface, a chaotic battle erupted once more!
But this still was not enough to change their current predicament.
The school of piranhas beneath the sea was even larger than he had anticipated. If this continued, they might end up trapped aboard the ships.
As for having the Wyvern Riders carry them down one by one...
That could only be considered a last resort. The Wyvern Riders' carrying capacity was limited, and given the size of their fleet, they would not finish transporting everyone even after several days and nights.
Just as White Butcher was pondering this, the sea beneath them once again fell silent.
[Wait a moment. Those piranhas were just frantically charging at the bottoms of our ships in schools. Why have they suddenly stopped attacking?]
As his thoughts raced, White Butcher, having formed a suspicion, quickly issued an order...
"Get me any unwanted object."
Lin Youshu reacted swiftly. He casually picked up the wooden barrel used for storing miscellaneous items on the deck and carried it over.
White Butcher glanced at it, then pointed straight at the sea.
"Throw it in!"
Having received the order, Lin Youshu tossed the miscellaneous-items barrel into the sea without a second word.
The instant the barrel hit the water, the school of piranhas beneath the surface seemed