Tide Warriors excelled at naval combat. They absorbed the magic cores of aquatic Magic Beasts and had totems painted upon their bodies.
These totems were the source of their power.
They allowed them to move through the sea like fish, even remaining submerged and fighting underwater for more than half an hour.
But no matter how skilled humans were at naval combat, they could not compare to creatures born in the water.
Compared with Mermen, they were surely far inferior.
Abyssal Kuo-toa had fish heads, bodies covered in scales, and blackish-gray skin.
Ordinary Kuo-toa from other planes had atrophied limbs and webbed hands and feet, allowing them to live and fight on both land and in water.
The Abyssal Kuo-toa Charles had summoned looked even more ferocious, and their once-atrophied limbs had become somewhat sturdier.
Their blackish-gray scales had greatly increased defensive power, all thanks to the special environment of the Abyss.
The Kuo-toa wielded harpoons made from unknown materials, some seemingly fashioned from bone. Their sharp prongs bore simple barbs.
Their fish tails swished, stirring waves around the raft.
Beneath the surface, three Kuo-toa and three pirate Tide Warriors immediately began fighting.
The battle erupted, and both sides fought fiercely underwater.
On land, the Kuo-toa's combat strength was not particularly great. Their limbs were no stronger than those of humans.
Generally speaking, they stood around one and a half meters tall. First-rank Mermen were taller, but only about as tall as ordinary people.
Fighting on land, Mermen were weaker than Tide Warriors.
But once the battlefield shifted into the water, this became the Kuo-toa's home ground.
The Kuo-toa shrieked strangely, trailing strings of bubbles as they clashed with the three pirate Tide Warriors.
The Tide Warriors possessed first-rank Magic Beast totems and could use magic cores to infuse their