Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 2125 - 2126: Insects in the Mist
Although Veronica’s actions once triggered panic among the passengers on the ship, as most of them frequently traverse between Lin Du and Lin Qiu, they know what can and cannot be done on this ferry.
But upon seeing the fog disperse and the dangerous creatures hidden within the dense mist not regrouping for a retaliatory attack, they instead breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Casually glancing at the rare serene forest sea night scenery, they returned to their previous state, with some resting and others making preparations. As for the ship re-entering the fog, they weren’t surprised at all; rather, if ever there wasn’t dense fog covering the serene forest sea at night, they would feel fear.
Even though Veronica had acted earlier, as the ferry advanced, perhaps the dangerous creatures hidden in the fog were unaware of what had previously occurred and were eyeing the creatures on the ship with restless anticipation.
This is the serene forest sea, a genuinely dangerous region, distinct from the wilderness areas Feng Yuan and the others passed through earlier. Here, many special creatures, although not spirit beasts, possess powerful strength and bloodthirsty brutality.
This is why the crew revealed themselves early; they need to ensure the safety of the ferry and protect the passengers’ lives under the condition that no one acts recklessly.
"So, you couldn’t hold back, huh? Xiao Ji, go! Round Moon Forest, then enter the state!"
Realizing the special organisms in the mist had reached their limit, Feng Yuan smiled slightly and ordered, while the crew member beside him, remembering Veronica’s previous actions, abandoned the idea of using the mist lamp.
Hopefully, these people won’t create too much trouble.
Due to the ferry continuously moving forward, Xiao Ji and the others only managed to complete the state enhancement before the ferry had exited the range of the Round Moon Forest domain.
Fortunately, by this time, Xiao Ji and the others had already stacked up the state and, looking at the incoming dense fog, Feng Yuan said:
"The energy fog requires corresponding attribute energy for clearing, but... Xiao Ji, use Withering Wind! Fluffy Fire Wolfhound, Blazing Flame Spray to the back right!"
Upon receiving the command, Xiao Ji swung its wings to throw water beads, releasing a breeze of pale gray wind before the dense fog neared the ferry.
Though that gust of wind seemed like it might stop at any moment, when it collided with the fog wall so dense it defied description, it crumbled instantly like tofu hit by a rock.
"Why does Withering Wind have a special effect?"
Seeing this scene, Qi Chen felt puzzled. Withering Wind is an offensive ultimate move specifically targeting life forms, and while it isn’t as powerful as regular offensive ultimate moves, its notable characteristic is its additional killing effect on living beings.
After all, the essence of Withering Wind is compressed death energy.
However, fog generally isn’t subject to the counteractive effects of Withering Wind. Is there something wrong with this fog?
"Plague Fog Insect, although it doesn’t affect us much, I still don’t want them near,"
summoning the pitch-black ancient book, Feng Yuan spoke with a hint of resentment. He had thought the swarming insects might be flying cockroaches or the like, but didn’t expect the first to appear were Plague Fog Insects.
This special insect, born from the plague fog, doesn’t have a fixed shape; different plague fogs produce plague fog insects with various forms.
However, a common characteristic is that plague fog insects are generally small in size, barely distinguishable from the dense fog even when floating in the air.
The best solution for dealing with these plague fog insects, which can easily hide in the fog, is to prevent the fog from approaching. Apart from that, devices like insect-repellent lamps can also stop plague fog insects from getting close.
Of course, even if the insects happen to come near, for a Beastmaster, it’s not a big problem. Plague fog insects cannot breach a Beastmaster’s self-defense, but thinking about the strange-appearing insects floating in the fog, Feng Yuan had no desire to touch that dense fog.
Not just Feng Yuan, Veronica acted even more extravagantly; at the moment, Veronica not only set up numerous mirror space barriers around herself to prevent the mist from getting close but also summoned several silver-white fire dragons that continuously roamed around. If the fog insects dared approach, the silver-white flame dragons would mercilessly burn them to ashes.
"Hmph, don’t just blame me. Based on how Veronica is doing things, if a plague fog insect tries to stick to her, she might blow up the entire serene forest sea."
Glancing at Veronica, Feng Yuan grumbled discontentedly, while Agunas flicked its tail reluctantly, considering Veronica’s personality, Feng Yuan’s speculation might very well come true.
At the moment, it just feels a headache; had it known things would be this troublesome, it would have suggested opening a space gate directly instead... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
Though Feng Yuan and others on the deck prevented the mist from getting close, due to the desire not to cause too much commotion, the range of ultimate moves remains confined to the deck.
Within this range, small-scale usage of ultimate moves does not incite major disturbances, but as for the cabin?
As it isn’t completely sealed, even if all cabin windows have been closed, plenty of plague fog insects still drift in alongside the mist, yet those prepared calmly take out tools designed to expel fog insects from the cabin.
Occasionally, someone might curiously glance toward the deck where Feng Yuan and others are, a place usually guarded by crew members, today being bravely taken by students.
However, there’s a concern these students might inadvertently trigger a commotion among the serene forest’s nocturnal creatures, given that carelessly using a large-range offensive ultimate move could very well enrage the dangerous beings residing in the serene forest sea.
"Ah Mu’s size is indeed still an issue."
Looking at Qi Chen leveraging the power of the Hao Chun Bird to ward off the mist, Feng Yuan couldn’t help but comment, considering that the Hao Chun Bird, due to its peculiar nature, can’t provide protection for Qi Chen.
Although the Hao Chun Bird’s offensive capabilities aren’t weak, attacks with excessively strong ultimate moves thrown out might inadvertently damage the ship, causing trouble for themselves instead.
Xing Bo radiates a faint white glow, its mane slightly fluttering, and with a paw swipe, a white halo expands to cover most of the deck area, with golden and white star points drifting from the glowing ground.
Though it isn’t a Crystal Domain, Xing Bo’s sacred zone of blessing can move along with Xing Bo.
Or rather, this ultimate move is anchored by Xing Bo, forming a special energy field.
The effect of the sacred blessing zone is that allied units within the range of the energy field have their negative status fully cleared periodically.
This is a signature ultimate move of the Star White Lion, and although not exclusive to the Star White Lion, based on occurrences in battles, the Star White Lion does use the sacred blessing zone most frequently.
Moreover, several ultimate moves mastered by the Star White Lion have interactions with this sacred zone’s effects.
Currently, Xing Bo hasn’t applied those various complex uses, just relying on the clearing effect of this ultimate move to drive away nearing plague fog insects.
Though it doesn’t prevent fog insects from approaching like a barrier, the fog in the move’s judgment is classified as a negative state.
Therefore, periodically, everyone sees a white circle expanding from beneath Xing Bo, as the mist near Xing Bo seems to be swept away by an invisible mesh, with a visible cylindrical fog wall pushed to the glowing ground’s edge.
"Indeed, not too difficult—just troublesome."
Noting that Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan handled things with relative ease, Feng Yuan scratched his head and murmured, while Agunas glanced at Feng Yuan, commenting without much amusement,
"If it were dangerous, the night ferry wouldn’t be allowed to pass."
Compared to within the mist-filled serene forest sea, traveling from above even at night isn’t much different from daytime; if night truly posed such danger, the night ferry wouldn’t operate.
After all, this is a public transportation facility, not some odd gadget, and safety requirements are definite.
"Hehe~ Didn’t I hear from those shopkeepers we needed to prepare many things, so thought it would be tough~"
Keeping his head down, Feng Yuan felt a bit sheepish as Veronica glanced in the direction of the cabin, saying,
"Maybe they’re right. If not for our suppression, doing things as they are might have already caused an incident~"
If Agunas and the others didn’t release their divine beast aura to intimidate those dangerous creatures, Feng Yuan and the others recklessly using spirit beast ultimate moves would have already incited a revolt within the forest sea.
Facing the attacks from the entire population of dangerous creatures in the serene forest sea, things wouldn’t be so easy then.
