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Chapter 1016 - 1009: Escaping Danger

Chapter 1016: Chapter 1009: Escaping Danger

Navigating the shallower waters was prone to collisions with ice and grounding, so Wadulan’s idea was to enter deep waters directly and accelerate away from the area.

The warm current route was just a few kilometers near the deep sea area, and once they could rush through here to the traditional shallow waters, they could then be fearless of Leviathan’s wrath. Because Wadulan’s long experience in sailing had taught him that, no matter what, Leviathan could not reach the shallow waters, and in shallow waters, it only faced certain death.

"Everyone, check your weapons and prepare for battle. If Leviathan surfaces, do not wait for my command, just open fire!" Seeing Wadulan’s action, Luo’er turned around and loudly ordered the crew.

"Received!" The crew responded in unison.

"Feng!" Luo’er called out to Feng but did not continue further.

"Yes!" Feng nodded, although Luo’er had not elaborated, she had already understood his meaning.

"We can’t let our guard down, if the deepwater bombs didn’t kill Leviathan, it will definitely take some countermeasures." Luo’er took a deep breath and lifted his rifle towards the sea.

Actually, if those five barrels of gunpowder couldn’t kill Leviathan, then all the weapons on board were essentially useless against it.

However, Luo’er’s intention was not to kill Leviathan with a volley of firepower. He was not naïve enough to believe that bullets, imbued with everyone’s will, could instantly penetrate Leviathan’s body.

What he truly wanted to do was to use the firepower to distract Leviathan’s attention, giving Feng enough time to make a full-strength strike. Because currently, Feng, being a behemoth slayer, was the only one on the ship who could pose a threat to Leviathan.

The waves caused by the explosions made the merchant ship rock continuously. The crew stood by the rail, bracing against the ship’s side with their feet, focusing intently on the sea surface with the weapons in their hands.

Thanks to the biting north wind, the merchant ship was moving away from the deep sea area at high speed. Although the crosswind was a major disturbance for shooting, it was undoubtedly the biggest power source for a fully-sailed ship.

Without news from Fula, Luo’er was somewhat uneasy, fearing that the recent barrels of gunpowder had not killed or repelled Leviathan. If it retaliated in anger, a vicious battle would be unavoidable.

In such an apprehensive state, the merchant ship continued to sail at high speed, finally reaching the shallow waters. However, Wadulan did not completely let down his guard and continued to sail at full speed, not stopping for a moment.

"Captain Luo’er, put down your rifle and go rest!" Wadulan called out loudly to Luo’er while he struggled to steer.

"Are we safe?" Luo’er turned his head and asked.

"Yes, safe now. We’ve reached the shallow area. Leviathan can’t reach here no matter what," Wadulan nodded as he replied.

"Then Captain, why are you..." Luo’er looked at him and hesitantly asked.

"It’s okay, I’m fine. You guys go rest. I plan to take the ship directly to the next port to rest," Wadulan waved his hand and said, "Right now, this ship doesn’t have an anchor, we can’t moor on the sea, we can only go to the port to get a new anchor."

"I’m really sorry, we..." Luo’er said apologetically.

"Captain Luo’er, please don’t blame yourself. Your crew did very well and made the right decision. I don’t blame you at all. After all, you just helped us get out of danger. Without you, we really wouldn’t know what to do," Wadulan earnestly said.

"Then Captain, you should also rest a bit," Luo’er earnestly said.

"It’s nothing, it’s nothing. I can handle it. I’ll rest at the port," Wadulan said, pausing for a moment before adding apologetically, "I’m very sorry, Captain Luo’er. It was my miscalculation that caused us to recklessly enter the deep sea area. If I hadn’t been too confident, we wouldn’t have faced such disaster."

"Captain Wadulan, don’t say that. It was just an accident. You have many years of sailing experience, and I trust your judgment," Luo’er said with a smile.

"Well, anyway, we’ll have a drink at the port to calm our nerves, as my apology. Please, Captain Luo’er, don’t refuse!" Wadulan shook his head as he spoke.

"Thank you, Captain Wadulan." Luo’er nodded, not rejecting the offer.

Luo’er sighed and turned to walk into the cabin. Cheng Ziang took several quick steps to catch up with Luo’er, then asked with a strange expression, "Luo’er, what do you think of Captain Wadulan?"

"What do you mean, what do I think? It’s not his fault..." Luo’er turned around and spoke, slowly falling into silence as he noticed Cheng Ziang’s expression, sensing that there was something more to his words.

"Wadulan concluded based on his experience that there were no Leviathans in the deep sea, but it turned out just the opposite; we coincidentally ran into a Leviathan," Cheng Ziang said, hesitating as if he wanted to say more.

"Are you suggesting that it might not be a coincidence..." Luo’er squinted at him, asking hesitantly.

"If it’s not a coincidence, then who could have summoned the Leviathan, who has that power?" Cheng Ziang said, a cunning smile appearing on his face.

"Tana... it’s her again!" Luo’er suddenly realized and exclaimed with widened eyes.

"I have a feeling it’s not a coincidence. In this world, there aren’t many who can control a creature like the Leviathan. Tana, being a goddess, is the most suspicious. Of course, this is just a speculation; it might also just be that we happened to encounter the Leviathan," Cheng Ziang shrugged as he spoke.

"Hmm, from initially targeting me to now targeting all of us, Tana seems to be escalating her methods and becoming more reckless. She must be wary of us delivering the Prime Fluid back to Xia Yue Island to awaken Xiapei Kam," Luo’er nodded and analyzed.

"Do you have any ideas?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"Hmm," Luo’er thought for a moment, then spoke, "It seems our earlier decision was correct. If Tana insists on targeting us, then the sea is definitely not safe. If she could summon Leviathan once, she could do it a second time. Therefore, we should leave the merchant ship as soon as possible and land ashore."

"I was thinking the same," Cheng Ziang said, grasping Luo’er’s wrist, "When Wadulan has a moment later, ask him if our route will come close to the deep-sea area again. If so, then we’ll directly go ashore and take the land route. I reckon it will only take another day or two before we can leave the Snow Domain and enter Odelanqi. This area is all plains, and buying some fast horses and a carriage should be no slower than travelling by ship."

"Alright, I’ll ask later!" Luo’er nodded.

After parting with Cheng Ziang, Luo’er continued to ponder deeply. Before long, he reached the resting cabin. Just as he sat down on the bed, he felt a violent twist in the air’s magic, followed by Fula’s glowing figure suddenly appearing before him.

It seemed that Fula always preferred to directly condense the atmospheric magic in the air to reconstruct her body, rather than extracting magic from the Magic Crystal. In her own words, using a Magic Crystal to draw out magic was uncomfortable, like constipation, taking ages to extract just a bit of magic. Condensing magic directly from the air was much easier.

"Where have you just been? I wanted to ask you something, but I couldn’t summon you no matter how I called," Luo’er looked up and said to Fula.

"Sorry, I was just watching the explosion and that big fellow in the sea, and I forgot to come back to report," Fula said apologetically, hanging her head.

"Never mind, we’ve escaped now anyway," Luo’er waved his hand, then asked, "By the way, how is the Leviathan doing?"

"It seems like it’s dying..." Fula responded.

"Dying?" Luo’er was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to terms with it.

After all, it was five heavy gunpowder barrels exploding, producing almost as much power as the deepwater bombs Earthlings used against submarines. The Leviathan, being a creature, having endured such a barrage of underwater explosions, was bound to either die or be crippled.

However, Luo’er was very calm about this and didn’t feel guilty; in fact, if it meant the Leviathan was killed, he would actually be pleased.

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