The first person to notice the dark cloud spreading from the sky was the pilot on the observation deck. With his scream, everyone on the deck saw the dark cloud that was rapidly approaching the ship.
"These clouds are moving so fast." Aaron sighed with emotion. A strong wind was gradually rising on the sea at this moment. Aaron stretched out his fingers to feel the wind for a while and nodded. "It is at least a strong wind of level 7 or 8."
Under the command of the helmsman, the sailors on the ship ran back and forth on the deck, controlling the sails and changing the course of the merchant ship. Watching the sailors' movements, Aaron asked in confusion, "Is it too late to turn around at this time?"
You must know that the dark cloud was originally in the direction of the ship, and was blown by the strong wind at a faster speed than the ship. Aaron felt that if we turned around at this time, we might not be able to escape the shroud of the dark cloud.
Soon the sailors stopped this futile effort and instead lowered the sails under command to prevent the strong wind from blowing the ship off course.
A faint fishy smell belonging to the ocean blew to the deck with the sea breeze. Vereesa, who was standing next to Aaron, frowned. "Something's wrong, there's something wrong with this wind."
"You also know that there is something wrong with the sea breeze?" Aaron glanced at Vereesa in surprise. Vereesa said that this was also her first time to go to sea by boat.
Vereesa gave Aaron a roll of his eyes and said, "Although I have never been to the sea, I have stayed at the beach."
As Vereesa said before, the rangers need to find some monsters that are relatively easy to deal with and accumulate some experience before officially joining the army to fight against Troll. Vereesa had previously followed the instructor to the coast near Sunsail Anchorage to clean up those Murloc that could not be defeated no matter how hard they fought.
"Every time Murlocs gather to attack the coast, there will be such a fishy smell on the shore." Vereesa took another breath, closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said, "But the smell is a little different from that time, but it is definitely not normal!"
"Miss Windrunner is right!" The fat captain walked up to the two people who were standing on the side of the ship and pointed at the dark clouds, and said, "Neither the cloud nor the wind are naturally formed. There is a group of monsters behind it."
"Monster?"
"Well, it's Naga." The captain said and pointed to the sea outside the nail plate.
The sea water has changed from the original dark blue to turbid black. The waves surging on the sea have gradually become more violent, and there are white foam floating on the sea.
Aaron took a closer look and found a long and flexible shadow under the sea constantly shuttled back and forth under the ship. You could also vaguely see the light of the metal creation.
"Two guests, later those Naga may be interested in
This ship is launching an attack, you'd better go to a room and take shelter."
Vereesa and Aaron looked at each other and smiled. Vereesa took off the long bow on his back, and Aaron took out his shield and long sword, declining the captain's kindness.
Seeing the confident expressions of the two men, the old captain didn't say anything more. He just urged the sailors to get ready for battle, while he himself ran to a room adjacent to his captain's cabin.
After staying on the ship for four days, Aaron already knew that there was an old man living in that room. The old man rarely went out except when eating.
Because he rarely met the old man, Aaron only knew that he always wore simple tan robes and his face was full of weathered ravines. In addition, Aaron also knew that everyone on the ship from the sailor to the captain respected the old man, and most people would respectfully call him master.
Soon the captain helped the elderly man out of the room. In the old man's hand was a staff as tall as a person. The staff was inlaid with a blue gem the size of a fist. There was a faint blue light spreading from the gem.
The old captain looked at the old man respectfully, "Master, those monsters are coming soon. I would like you to cast a spell to protect the ship."
The old man nodded without saying anything. He walked up to the front deck with his staff. He first nodded at Aaron and Vereesa, and then looked at the area with a solemn expression. Dark clouds had covered most of the sky, and there were still faint flashes of electric light in the dark clouds. The water under the dark clouds became increasingly turbid and began to become turbulent. Even this large merchant ship began to shake.
Neither Aaron nor Vereesa had any experience fighting in such an environment where the ground beneath their feet would shake. For a while, they were a little unsteady on their feet, and they relied on each other's support to keep from falling.
On the other hand, the old man who obviously needed a cane to walk was standing very stable on the deck. Aaron couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when he found that he couldn't compare to such an old man.
Soon, the fluctuations of the waves began to cause the ship to shake more and more violently. Aaron had to find a railing to hold on to ensure that he did not fall. Although Vereesa performed better than Aaron, he could only barely hold on. It would be impossible to shoot under such circumstances.
Turning around to look at the other people on the deck, Aaron found that even the sailors who were accustomed to life at sea were a little unsteady on their feet. Each one of them desperately lowered their center and held on to the supports beside them to ensure that they would not fall.
As for the pilot on the observation deck where the shaking was greater, he had already come down from it to avoid being thrown out by the shaking of the ship's hull.
"I'm afraid it will be bad if this continues." Aaron looked at the actions of the sailors and shook his head. In this (situation)
I'm afraid it will be difficult to fight the enemy.
"Hmph!" The old man standing on the deck grabbed the staff in his hand and paused for a moment. A blue ripple spread out with the staff as the center. When the ripples expanded to completely cover the ship, they slowly turned into light spots and dissipated. Aaron was surprised to find that the ship's increasing shaking stopped like a miracle.
Aaron slowly stood up straight, looked at the old man, looked at the other person's dress, and then thought about the other person's performance just now, Aaron blurted out one word. "Tidesages?!"
The old man turned his head and glanced at Aaron, a gleam of surprise flashed through his slightly squinted eyes. "Little guy, you must not be from Quel Tiras, have you heard of us?"
Aaron nodded, Tidesages, it is one of the cornerstones of Kul Tiras's maritime industry. The performance of the ships blessed by them is much better than ordinary ships at sea. At the same time, this group of spellcasters also have the ability to communicate with the ocean and can ((manipulate cāo)cāo) control the wind and waves to guide the course.
"I smell a familiar smell." At this moment, Xal'atath's voice sounded in Aaron's mind, "It's the group of elves who have been blessed by N'Zoth, and they are coming."
"Do I need you to remind me?" Aaron complained silently. Just now the captain reminded that Naga was coming, so what's the use of Xal'atath saying it now.
Xal'atath chuckled twice and continued, "Then I will tell you something you don't know. The Naga you are going to face is not easy to deal with. You'd better not fall into the situation of asking me to help you again. Then you will have to sleep for several days."
"It's hard to deal with. How hard can it be? Did Azshara take action himself?"
"Hey, you'll know when the time comes. Anyway, he's much better than the old loser next to you." Xal'atath stopped making any sound after saying this. Aaron glanced at the old man next to him with a strange expression.
The old man's simple action to calm down the wind and waves around the ship was definitely not an easy feat in Aaron's opinion. Although it was far inferior to Jaina's ability to control ships and fly with magic and fire cannons, this move alone was enough to amaze Aaron. If there were stronger beings among Naga, it would be difficult to deal with them.
At this moment, the sky above the head was completely shrouded by dark clouds, and each ferocious male Naga emerged from the sea with a harpoon or spear in his hand, and the waves were surging beneath him.
This is not the first time the sailors on the ship have encountered Naga. They have already prepared for battle under the loud orders of the captain and boatswain. The four heavy ballistae arranged on both sides of the deck have been ready to fire under the control of the sailors. They only wait for an order to give these Naga a good look.