Chapter 936: Chapter 467: Rapid Descent! (Part 2)

The perception attribute of Level 12, combined with the spirit resistance granted by the specialty "Gaze into the Abyss," might not be completely capable of resisting spells of the Spirit Control category, but it should at least be able to sense the influence from the opponent.

And if this ability to affect minds has truly become so strong that even he can’t feel it, then staying on the island or retreating both lose their meaning.

Therefore, he judged that there might be some potential limitations to the force causing the conflict between the fishmen and islanders.

"I need more clues." Hai Yin stood up, her crystal-clear eyes gazing at the Sha Hua Fishman on the ground whose life energy was rapidly fading away, "At least find out what exactly is happening here."

Her gaze turned toward Lorin.

Though Hai Yin was the core spellcastser of the team, Lorin was the strongest and most respected captain, holding absolute decision-making power during missions.

What actions the six of them would take now depended on her command.

Lorin pondered for a moment, but it was evident she had already made up her mind.

Just as she was about to speak, a commotion suddenly came from the canyon below outside the cave.

The fishmen’s "Garu" cries were faintly heard, alongside familiar human angry shouts mixed with the sound of horns.

"Not good!"

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Meanwhile, at the Twin Canyon, at the jerry-built pier.

The Vengeance Blade Blade, guarded by the twin warriors Rein and Gordon, did not relax its vigilance despite having reached its destination.

The temporary absence of the core adventurer team made them even more alert.

As one of the only two professionals remaining on the ship, Gordon personally climbed to the watchtower atop the main mast, hoping to leverage his superior vision compared to ordinary sailors to detect possible dangers in advance.

Meanwhile, his brother Rein stayed on the deck directing the sailors.

Fixed sentry positions were set at the bow and stern, equipped with bows and arrows and hand crossbows; the gangway to the shore was retracted, leaving only a rope ladder that could be cut off at any time; anti-boarding nets were arranged at the ship’s side, ready to be thrown to slow enemy boarding; and even the dock area’s dark corners were prepared with alarm traps by several brave old sailors leading their team.

Clearly, it wasn’t the first time they’d stayed behind on the ship; the deck was orderly, and even the usually noisy crew kept quiet, not daring to make a sound.

Considering the Sha Hua Fishmen they encountered on the way, the two brothers even prepared specifically for potential enemies from below the water.

Some hollow iron cans tied with fragmented rope nets were forcefully thrown onto the nearby water surface by the crew.

When the water was calm, they would only slightly sway, but if a large creature touched them, the resulting violent sounds would alert the people on board to the danger in advance.

This operation gave the Vengeance Blade Blade, which could have suffered massive losses, some space for maneuver.

"Jingle!"

The hollow iron cans on the water surface clashed violently, emanating a rapid high-frequency sharp sound.

"Be careful underwater!"

Rein warned the crew loudly, stepping forward to the deck’s rail.

Amidst the fierce collisions of the iron cans, the previously calm water suddenly surged, with shadows of human figures faintly appearing amidst the waves.

Knowing they had been discovered, these demons in the seawater no longer slowed their movements to hide their forms, swaying their bodies and shouting as they quickly approached the Vengeance Blade Blade from underwater.

The sharp fish spears that emerged from the water occasionally, along with the dark fish fins slicing through the flow like sharks, revealed their identity.

"It’s the Sha Hua Fishmen!"

"Prepare to fight!!!"

With Rein’s roar, the first sound that rang out was the loud horn from above.

A plan had already been made when Lorin and the others had left the ship, so almost at the instant danger was detected, the other twin warrior, Gordon, who was stationed at the watchtower, blew the horn signaling a ship’s attack.

Positioned in the center of the canyon, surrounded by towering rocky walls, the high pitched and long-lasting horn echoed between the stone walls.

After blowing three times to ensure no possible oversight, Gordon quickly climbed down from the watchtower back to the deck.

By at this time, the first wave of fishmen had already engaged in combat with the sailors.

Below the sea surface was the fishmen’s domain.

Even the most reckless crew knew that jumping into the water was a death sentence.

This meant they could only stand on the deck and use their crossbow arrows to shoot the rapidly approaching enemies beneath the surface.

Unfortunately, their aim was lacking.

Against those swift and elusive underwater figures, even Rein as a professional only managed to hit three or four targets.

The water’s resistance further greatly weakened the arrows’ power, so hits only resulted in minor injuries.

"Damn it!"

"Move aside!!!"

As the sound of piercing objects against the ship deck came to his ears, the reserved and stoic twin brothers before Xia Nan and the others now exhibited their responsibility as the last core crew members.

Facing the fishmen leaping from below the water to the deck, or climbing using their fish spear weapons, they confronted them directly.

Bang—

The sharp fish spear struck the surface of the mounted round shield, creating a dull sound.

The shield remained steady, and with a slight forward exertion, the fish spear penetrating the shield was strongly knocked aside, causing the fishman gripping the handle to lose his balance instantly.

Its wet body hadn’t even stand firmly before a one handed sword from its side sliced off half its head, and amidst a blend of red and white fluids, the corpse fell back into the sea.

The comprehensive combat ability granted by the warrior profession allowed the two, although not specialized like other less common professions in certain aspects, to possess strong adaptability.

The innate tacit understanding between the twin brothers made their combined efforts result in actual combat power far surpassing ordinary teammates.

With mutual coordination, they managed to barely hold the deck, kicking one fishman after another off the ship.

However, their expressions showed no relaxation; instead, they were more tense.

At this moment, they felt the obvious vibration from the deck underfoot, along with the muffled sounds of staking from below the water.

The Sha Hua Fishmen were attacking the ship bottom underwater.

This is the weakness of all non-aquatic creatures.

As long as the ship is sunk, they’ll be forced into the extremely harsh underwater environment to fight the fishmen.

Once in the water, the originally Level 3 combat power might be instantly reduced by more than half, making it difficult to be as effortless as now.

"We can’t let this continue, brother!"

"Should we first cover our brothers withdrawing from the ship?"

Gordon breathed heavily and loudly asked, after chopping off the arm of a fishman about to climb the deck.

If the ship were sunk, they, as professionals, would have ways of dealing with it, but other sailors, no matter how good they were in water, facing fishmen’s siege was a dead end.

currently docked near the pier, covering the sailors to retreat to the land at the dock would preserve the maximum living force.

Faced with this, Rein as the elder brother was somewhat hesitant.

Because he knew this would mean completely abandoning the Vengeance Blade Blade.

With the ship sunk, they would be completely trapped in Twin Canyon.

Not to mention whether there were other dangers on the island, just whether the remaining supplies would last until other ships docked was a problem.

Boom—

The deck shook violently as another wave crashed over.

Rein grabbed a crew member who lost balance and almost fell into the water, gritting his teeth, having made his decision.

"All members, retreat to the dock..."

But he only managed to say half of his words when emerald green light spots leisurely floated down accompanied by high-frequency sounds of magic energy.

[Rapid-growing Vine Shell]!

Aquatic plants and tough vines quickly covered the vessel.

Everyone instinctively looked up into the sky.

What came in sight was a circling Short-tailed Albatross on the horizon and a rapidly descending black shadow.