Serial Player
Chapter 696 - 368: It’s Not Anymore

Chapter 696: Chapter 368: It’s Not Anymore

When the lookout spotted the distant black dot on the horizon, the urgent alarm bells rang throughout the fleet.

This was the first encounter with elves since the incident with humans.

As the commander of the investigation team, Sword Ghost’s expression remained unchanged as he issued the order to "continue approaching."

Then, he knocked lightly on the wooden door outside the room and said, "Sir Li Ba, the elves have appeared. Do you need to step in?"

"Mm." A crisp female voice came from the room, "I have seen them, continue advancing. You can handle it next. If they want to see the elves, follow the original plan. Probe their true strength."

Sword Ghost silently nodded.

Although he was the nominal commander of the investigation team, after discussing with the guild members, they decided to cooperate with Li Changhe and the others.

Sword Ghost was indeed keen-eyed; even when Li Changhe had turned into a petite girl, her movements and demeanor hadn’t changed much.

Therefore, Sword Ghost thought that Li Changhe and the others were doing this to draw out something or mislead something.

After pondering for a long time, Sword Ghost decided to cooperate with them.

The players were also happy about this.

In the room, Li Changhe had quietly released the black hawk.

In fact, before the lookouts of the investigation team had spotted the elven naval fleet, Li Changhe, who had turned into a high-energy individual, had already sensed their presence.

Three warships were killing a giant octopus-like sea monster.

The sea monster was huge, and although only its tentacles were exposed, it was dealing with all three warships simultaneously.

According to the whispered conversations of the adventurers, it was the legendary sea monster, Kraken.

Generally, ships that encountered such a sea monster were doomed to perish. Ships would avoid areas where the Kraken was known to appear.

The seawater in that area had turned pitch black, and a whirlpool had formed. That must be the Kraken’s ability.

It would create whirlpools on the sea surface, trapping ships and then attacking them.

Though the number of the elven warships was nowhere near that of the investigation team, their combat power was astonishingly strong.

Their warships were about the same size as the Black Pearl under Li Changhe’s feet but had a completely different style.

Apart from the cannons, most of the elven warships were made up of vines and branches.

They were more like wooden fortresses floating on the sea than warships.

And this fortress could change its formation and rotate its cannons at any time.

For example, right now, through the distant perspective of the black hawk, Li Changhe could see that the forms of the three elven warships had changed.

Vines on the warship danced, branches moved, and the originally fixed cannon muzzles turned towards the sea monster.

At the same time, massive branches stretched out, linking all three warships together.

Simply put, they had control and output.

It was no wonder that the elven navy was considered the strongest.

Regular warships, like the ’Black Pearl’ under Li Changhe’s feet, had twenty cannons, but their effective range was limited to the left and right sides.

If placed on the battlefield against the elves, they might be bound by branches, locked into the blind spot of the cannons and unable to counterattack.

Elven warships could freely move their muzzles and give their opponents a good beating.

With the elves’ famous archery and magical talents, it was difficult for ordinary opponents to gain an advantage in a boarding battle.

"Combining technology and magic." Li Changhe pondered, "That makes sense, the elves’ homeland is an archipelago. They can only focus on their naval forces."

Besides their exceptional archery and magical talents, the elves were also known for their stunning appearances.

This was evident with Xiao Ye alone. Even though she wasn’t considered an adult yet, she was already exuding a captivating charm.

So, in the early stages of human-elf contact,

Many humans had committed heinous acts in their attempts to capture these beautiful creatures.

As a result, the elves were forced to desperately improve their technology, eventually creating the world’s number one navy today.

Their immense power deterred those with ill intentions.

As history progressed, the relationship gradually developed into its current form.

That was why a portion of the elves harbored great hostility towards humans.

While the elves were busy fighting the sea monster, the investigation team’s fleet slowly approached.

Worried that the elves might misunderstand their intentions, a flagbearer immediately waved a flag to inquire,

"Do you need assistance?"

An elven flagbearer soon responded.

"No assistance needed, we are the elven navy!"

It sounded a bit arrogant, with a sense of ’don’t teach me what to do,’ but the elven navy indeed had the capital to be arrogant.

The title of the strongest navy was not just an empty boast. Even the lawless pirates didn’t want to face the elven fleet."

So, the investigation team stopped at a distance of several hundred meters from the elven fleet, retracted their sails, and dropped their anchors.

About twenty minutes later, the giant sea monster with several huge tentacles was completely killed.

During this time, the power displayed by the elves left the adventurers in silent awe.

They had witnessed the power of the elven navy for the first time.

Powerful and agile magic, precise and lethal archery; even the players couldn’t help but frown.

"Three fleets, more than thirty wizards, and even more rangers and warriors. Their combat power is no less than that of the investigation team, and there may even be hidden experts."

Chen Yu’s message appeared in the [Friends] chat. After the elves appeared, she had moved to another warship and used her perception ability to explore the enemy’s details.

After all, the three of them were acting as bait to mislead the enemy. Li Changhe was in the open, while the others were hidden in different locations.

At the moment, Chen Yu was hiding with the box on another Shark-class warship.

Jiangshan and Xiao Ye were hiding on a Sea Cow-class warship at the rear.

Xiao Ye was disguising herself in the ship’s cabin at the bottom of the ship using Present Disconnected Space, surrounded by various triggered traps and mechanisms to prevent outsiders from discovering her.

Just in case, Chen Yu had also summoned three summonses to protect Xiao Ye.

Meanwhile, Jiangshan, who was on the same ship, had already cast his sequential skill. Invisible threads stuck to the players and Xiao Ye, allowing him to switch everyone’s positions at any time.

Li Changhe nodded silently. He had already seen the power of the elves through the black hawk’s viewpoint.

The spellcasting of the elven wizards was very fast. In less than two seconds, they could unleash a powerful spell.

The archery of the elven rangers was quite unique; they would often place several arrows on the bow simultaneously when drawing.

Somehow, using some technique, the arrows would be shot out connected end-to-end, possessing strong penetrating power.

The giant sea monster was defeated under these powerful attacks.

As an archer himself, Li Changhe wondered, "How did they shoot like that? I must learn it when I get the chance."

He wasn’t worried about the so-called world’s strongest navy. When the young girl learned that he was going on a mission,

She immediately stored the Holder’s skill into her sheepskin paper.

As the holder of Demon Baal, the girl’s skill was even more formidable on the sea.

Would they be scared if a 100-meter-high tsunami came?

"And besides... since I arrived in this world," the girl in black chuckled, "you are no longer the number one in the world."