'This is a bit troublesome. These Merfolk are clearly planning to delay us, waiting for their main force to arrive and kill us.'
'We cannot delay. We must quickly return the way we came, get to the Cangming vessel. Hold off the enemies for me; I will cast a spell to trap them.'
Teacher Bladiconde stepped to the forefront, preparing to cast magic to confront the Merfolk above.
The Merfolk had already begun to move. The sharks beside them charged towards us.
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"Don't retreat! Go forward and deal with those sharks."
Izoruti rushed to the very front. She drew the Azure Wave Water Heart that I had given her and unleashed the Water Moon Slash against the charging sharks. Crescent-shaped sword lights flew toward the incoming sharks. In the water, splashes of blood-colored flowers erupted.
Clark and Belion, lacking ranged attacks, chose to guard beside us, dealing with the sharks that broke through the crowd.
Damon and I each unleashed our own spells.
I directly conjured the Water Arrow spell in the water, letting it fly over the sharks toward the Merfolk behind them.
However, they were exceptionally agile in the water. Although the Water Arrow was invisible in the water, the Merfolk somehow sensed my attack and skillfully dodged it. Only two Merfolk were careless enough to have their skin grazed by my Water Arrow; it caused no actual harm.
This is truly troublesome. In the water, the Merfolk have a natural racial advantage.
My attack seemed to have provoked them, and a large number of Merfolk charged toward us.
Their speed was incredibly fast, even quicker than the sharks they kept. In the blink of an eye, they burst in front of us.
I quickly drew my meteorite sword to block the attack from the Merfolk who engaged me. He was wielding a heavy trident, and as it contacted my weapon, white light shone from the trident.
When I noticed the white light, I knew something was wrong. I tilted my head three inches to the right, narrowly evading the beam attack—it was indeed a magic tool.
I channeled magic into my feet and generated Ground Thorns beneath the opposing Merfolk, piercing directly through his chest. My heart pounded wildly. This was the first time I had encountered such a breathtaking battle.
I looked around. Because she was at the forefront, Izoruti was surrounded by two Merfolk attacking her, and one Merfolk had already been slain by her. Clark was fighting two Merfolk. Belion had just traded injuries with a Merfolk and was currently being healed by Gwen. Just as I was about to go help Izoruti,
I heard my teacher's low whisper and immediately used a Water Tornado to pull Izoruti back to our side.
"O, progenitor of the Gloomy Abyss, deity that devours time, Diva! Reside in my palm and descend with the final deluge! Tear the fabric of space and time with the bond of the abyss; the living and the dead shall all return to dust! The spiral vortex that breeds darkness shall drain the source of life from all things! The eternal contract is sealed now—the azure blade that annihilates the ocean! Eternal Abyssal Eternity!"
At that moment, a massive square barrier appeared where the Merfolk were gathered above. Everything within the square seemed to be squeezed by something, rendering it motionless. Even the seawater inside the square looked as if it had been partitioned off by the ocean itself.
The moment the teacher cast this magic, she collapsed onto the ground, and the base of her hair began to gradually turn white. However, her hair did not turn completely white, only a small section at the roots.
Izoruti and I each carried the teacher by one arm and rushed toward the location of the Cangming Vessel. We ran frantically without resting along the way. We soon arrived at the Cangming Vessel and immediately activated its invisibility function.
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