Chapter 1194: Chapter 899, Loser's Carving Knife Chapter 1194: Chapter 899, Loser's Carving Knife The ship rocked violently, and Wu Heng, along with the skeletons navigating the vessel, gripped the handrails tightly.
Philippa asked with a grave expression, “What did Xiao Xiao see under the sea?”
After reviewing the shared images, Wu Heng released Xiao Xiao again and said, “A large array that can affect the flow of seawater.”
“Using the currents to form a vortex?” Philippa confirmed incredulously.
To be able to influence such a vast sea area, this array was indeed outrageous.
Piao floated nearby and said, “There are many wrecked ships below, more than when the pirates attacked Gold and Silver Island last time.”
Philippa didn't feel like discussing these matters with Xiao Xiao and turned to Wu Heng, “What should we do next?”
“Retreat, get out of this area,” Wu Heng said directly.
Philippa turned around, walked unsteadily to the skeleton at the helm, and said, “Back out, quickly.”
The battleship, amid severe shaking, began to retreat backward.
Wu Heng pressed the intercom and said, “Have the ship retreat and avoid this place for now.”
“We're already turning around!” The voice of the Elf Elder came through.
The main ships were spinning violently, driven by the sea currents.
Both ships seemed equipped with special tools, enveloped in a silvery-white barrier, striving to minimize the impact of the currents.
“The vortex is getting stronger, our ship can't move at all,” said the Elf Elder, his tone urgent.
“The previous archaeological team probably ran into trouble here,” the voice of the Dwarf Elder also came through.
The Elf Elder angrily reprimanded, “Is this the time to talk about that? If we don't come up with a plan, we'll all be in danger.”
Wu Heng looked towards the sea surface; the currents were becoming more turbulent.
In the center of the vortex, the water spun rapidly at an astonishing speed, forming a deep, bottomless black hole.
To lighten their load, barrels of cargo were thrown into the sea from the two ships, but they were frantically churned by the currents and swallowed whole.
What humans considered large ships were like fragile toys at that moment, drawn towards the center by a powerful force.
“The barrier is broken.”
A cry came through the intercom again.
The barrier on the elf's ship suddenly shattered, tearing a massive gash in the ship's side simultaneously.
Using some tool or ability unknown, vines rapidly grew from the breach, climbing and entwining.
They barely managed to seal the breached opening.
“Leader, my ship can't hold out any longer,” the Elf Elder shouted loudly amidst the wind and waves.
Gone was the elegance of the Elf Race and the composure of an elder.
The Dwarf Elder also added, “Leader, I'm being pulled towards the vortex center here as well, if this continues…”
Wu Heng pressed the intercom, “I'll send flying dragons to get you; anyone who can fly, head directly to my ship.”
“Got it!”
“Understood.”
The two elders responded urgently.
Wu Heng then said, “Philippa, approach those two ships.”
“Okay!” Philippa glanced outside, then instructed the skeletons anew to steer towards the other two ships.
Wu Heng continued, “Skeleton Flying Dragon, Tiao Tiao, Shanshan, go and pick them up; take as many as you can.”
Whoosh~!
The Flying Dragon and two winged skeletons soared into the sky, quickly flying towards the distant ships.
After assigning the task, Philippa also walked to the edge of the deck and blew the horn in her hand.
A water elemental formed into a shark, condensing at the ship's side.
Philippa pointed, “Go bring those who fell into the water over here.”
The Water Elemental Shark swiftly swam towards the people in the water, swallowing them into its belly and bringing them to the ship's side, ejecting them onto the deck in a spout of water.
The battleship approached.
The two ships opposite began transferring this way.
Some used Teleportation Scrolls, some unfurled wings, while others utilized short-distance flying tools.
Like dumplings, they descended from the sky onto the deck.
However, most people were still unable to teleport or fly, left to wait for rescue by flying dragons and skeletons.
And after several trips back and forth, the struggling warship was eventually dragged into the vortex by the churning waves.
The stern rose high, the entire ship tilted almost vertically to the water surface.
Sinking downward.
Two large warships, carrying various tools from the alliance, were engulfed by the vortex at a speed visible to the naked eye, disappearing from sight.
After rescuing a few more struggling survivors from the sea, Skull Shanshan and Tiao Tiao followed the battleship as it broke through the vortex's currents, heading toward the outer area.
After the battleship burst out of the vortex zone, the vortex behind them also began to slowly subside.
Gradually calm returned.
Leaving behind only scattered wooden planks and floating debris.
On the deck, over twenty bodies lay, scholars from the Hongwen Alliance holding scrolls of the Revival Technique, saving those bodies still within time.
However, more people stood on the deck, gazing at the calm sea.
Having just arrived here, they'd already lost two ships, and the missing have yet to be counted; the number is likely significant.
They haven't even reached the island or landed yet.
And it's already like this.
Tap tap tap~!
Wu Heng walked over from behind with Philippa, and everyone bowed in unison, “Leader!”
“Hmm, how are the personnel losses?” Wu Heng asked.
The Elf Elder said, “Two warships, over 50 missing… The exact number is still being counted.”
Given the circumstances then, even timely rescue efforts resulted in losses.
Those swallowed by the vortex and not retrieved in time, if found now, would be corpses.
Wu Heng glanced at the survivors, noticing the wood elf who accompanied the team.
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