From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 548 - 349 Black Scale Demon_2

"Can you see what’s happening in the ocean?" Lu Heng asked.

Su Muyu shook her head: "The seawater acts as a barrier, its power to block surveillance is too strong. Unless the Chongming Bird dives into the water for close observation, it’s impossible to see anything deeper than ten meters."

Lu Heng turned to Jiang Shaoran behind him and reminded: "There’s something in the ocean, go check it out."

Jiang Shaoran’s Third Transition Origin Quality is [Wave Summoner], she can handle part of the perceiver’s work in the ocean.

A land-based perceiver’s skills are significantly reduced when put in the water.

Therefore, land perceivers and ocean perceivers are not interchangeable most of the time.

Jiang Shaoran nodded in agreement, then walked towards the sea, standing in the water, she churned up a wave and advanced into the sea.

Moments later, she turned back and replied: "There is indeed something in the ocean, a black, scaly creature, present in large numbers, with limbs and tails, I’ve never seen them before."

Hearing this description, an image of an Abyss Race appeared in Lu Heng’s mind.

"They should be Black Scale Demons, a kind of Abyss Race, likely Abyss Summoners. Everyone prepare for battle, try to engage on land, do not chase deep into the sea unless ordered."

Liu Haiyang and others immediately spread out, forming a battle formation.

Actually, for them, their combat power is stronger in the water than on land.

However, they resolutely obeyed Lu Heng’s orders and did not dive into the sea.

Because Black Scale Demons are oceanic Abyss Demons.

No matter how strong Liu Haiyang and others are in the sea, Black Scale Demons would only be stronger in water.

Even if human superpower users have oceanic enhancement skills, they are not natural aquatic creatures, and no amount of enhancement can make them stronger than oceanic creatures of the same level.

Therefore, fighting on land is the correct choice.

At least the combat power of Lu Heng’s four-team members is guaranteed on land, but ineffective in water.

Not only did Lu Heng’s team discover the Black Scale Demons in the sea, the Sea Demon Clan, with their natural strong perception of water, also detected the presence of Black Scale Demons.

Thus, when Lu Heng went over to remind them, the Wavecaller Elder Sarian of the Sea Demon Clan spoke first: "We have discovered the demons in the sea, they should be coming for us."

Lu Heng nodded and said: "Shall we join forces?"

Sarian nodded in response: "Although the negotiations are not over, our High Priest very much hopes to reach a reconciliation. So, we are willing to fight the demons together but will probably fight separately."

After all, the Black Iron Dwarves and the Sea Demon Clan were once enemies, and before a complete reconciliation, fighting side by side is unlikely.

Even if Lu Heng wanted to arrange so, he worried about conflicts during battle.

Therefore, Lu Heng had the Black Iron Dwarves defend the left coast, while the Sea Demon Clan defended the right, and his own team guarded the middle, separating the two clans.

Once the formation was arranged, over a hundred streams of water rushed out from the sea, and hundreds of Black Scale Demons shot out from the ocean, darting towards the Sea Demons and Black Iron Dwarves.

The battle was about to begin.

Lu Heng’s team and the Black Iron Dwarves adhered to the strategy of fighting only on land, without pursuing into the sea lightly.

But as water-dwelling demons, Black Scale Demons have less combat power on land than in water.

So, this battle wasn’t too pressing.

Lu Heng swung his sword across the beach, each strike taking the life of a Black Scale Demon.

[Killed Black Scale Demon, absorbed 800 energy points.]

The battle was exhilarating, and Lu Heng absorbed a significant amount of total energy.

His original Source Energy strength was near the limit for a breakthrough, and after slaying thirty Black Scale Demons, an energy tide surged within him.

[Source Energy Level increased to 42, all attributes +5, Agility Attribute extra +1.5]

The Black Scale Demons launched a raid, realizing the unfavorable situation, they left seventy to eighty bodies and turned to flee into the ocean.

The Sea Demon Clan immediately began pursuit.

Upon receiving Lu Heng’s permission, Liu Haiyang and the other six also chased into the sea, continuing the hunt for Black Scale Demons.

Lu Heng dashed to the sea’s surface, running on the waves, reaching down to grab a Black Scale Demon from the ocean, piercing its abdomen with a sword.

Utilizing the Aurora Blade’s Level 3 [Spirit Slash] special effect, he reduced its 16 Spiritual Attributes, then activated [Spiritual Dominance] for interrogation.

After the interrogation, the purpose of this Black Scale Demon team was ascertained.

This team of Black Scale Demons belonged to the Black Scale Demon tribe lurking in the Tidal Sea.

Due to the vast area of the Tidal Sea, Black Scale Demons usually don’t come ashore and thus don’t encounter land races like the Black Iron Dwarves.

On the rare occasion they meet the Sea Demon Clan, after some clashes, they would each go their own way, rarely fighting to the death.

This time, the Black Scale Demons launched a raid on shore under the orders of the Abyss Summoner, aiming to disrupt the peace talks between the Black Iron Dwarves and the Sea Demon Clan.

After understanding the purpose, Lu Heng roughly guessed the Abyss Summoner’s objective.

According to prior knowledge, Abyss Summoners and regular summoners have a similar nature.

Summoners can receive tasks, and so can Abyss Summoners.

Moreover, the task rewards for Abyss Summoners are often very generous.

Some superpower users even analyzed that the "Traitor" tasks received by human promoters belong to a type of Abyss Summoner mission.

This means that Abyss Summoners also possess Main Quests, and potentially Challenge Tasks, though the forms differ from human summoners.

Regardless of the forms, one thing remains unchanged.

Human summoner missions have a clear target, hence Abyss Summoner missions must also have a target.

This recruitment task aimed to foster the reconciliation of Black Iron Dwarves and Sea Demon Clan.

Thus, the mission target of the Abyss Summoner should be to sabotage the reconciliation between the Black Iron Dwarves and Sea Demon Clan.

For the Abyss Demons, if the intelligent species of the target world unite to resist the Abyss, it certainly slows down the Abyss’s devouring of this world.

If the intelligent species within the target world engage in civil strife, they have no strength left to resist the Abyss’s invasion.

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After the battle, Lu Heng returned to shore, calling back all Ocean Team members.

Liu Haiyang brought back all six members, and after confirming no one was missing, he reported to Lu Heng.

Lu Heng instructed them to clean the battlefield, and then walked over to the Sea Demon Clan to remind them to call back the Sea Demon Warriors.

The Sea Demon Clan is stronger in water, so for them, the battle on land is less satisfying, whereas the chase into the sea is more exhilarating.

After Lu Heng’s reminder, the Wavecaller Sarian still took out a horn, blew it to recall all the Sea Demon Clan warriors.

Once the Sea Demon Clan returned, Lu Heng officially communicated with Sarian: "I just interrogated a Black Scale Demon, already confirmed, the purpose of their raid was to disrupt the peace talks.

"Actually, at this point, many of the key points are clear, an astute person can see, the Abyss Summoner’s mission target is indeed to disrupt the reconciliation between the Black Iron Dwarves and Sea Demon Clan.

"As long as the hostility between your two clans persists, there is no energy to seek the Abyss Pollution Source."

Sarian nodded in agreement: "Yes, I’ve already discussed this matter with the High Priest; I support reconciliation between the two clans, finding a common way to resist the Abyss."

Lu Heng was aware that the current High Priest of the Sea Demon Clan could perceive the situation clearly. If a Sea Demon like Onatu, with an extremist personality, governed the Sea Demon Clan, this peace talk would likely not succeed.

"The Black Scale Demons have been repelled, and the peace talks can continue." Lu Heng waved to summon the elders responsible for negotiation from the Black Iron Dwarves.

Both sides sat down again to continue negotiations.

Without the harassment of the Black Scale Demons, the negotiation process went smoothly.

After all, the two clans didn’t have conflicts over living space, only the enmity due to the incident of dumping Gros Embers.

Therefore, both parties had simple demands, and due to Onatu’s influence, the Sea Demon Clan made concessions in the negotiations.

The negotiations continued until evening, finally confirming the successful conclusion of the peace talks.