Tilly injected her magic power into the Stone of Flight and leaped into the air, overlooking the entire deck.
Most of the crew members of the Charming Beauty were experienced sailors. After the initial panic, they picked up their weapons and fought against the demonic beasts, gradually moving closer to the poop. Obviously, they also knew that they could not defeat so many enemies by themselves. Their only hope lay in the witches on the ship.
After Ashes joined the battle, the situation quickly changed.
She was like a gust of wind, and wherever she went, there were screams and wails of monsters. Any demonic beast that dared to face her giant sword would be cut in half, and their severed limbs would fall all over the deck.
Andrea was not to be outdone. Her magic longbow could turn any object into an arrow, and its power and accuracy were astonishing. Therefore, she rarely prepared a conventional arrow, but a bag of glass beads. The demonic beasts hit by her didn't even have the chance to scream, they just twitched and fell to the ground. The hard marbles were enough to penetrate their skulls within 20 steps and turn their skulls into a paste.
Breeze and Shavi walked back and forth on the deck, helping the injured sailors. With the protection of an invisible barrier, the demonic beasts could not get close to them.
Seeing that the demonic beasts were quickly killed, Tilly still did not relax her vigilance.
These fish-shaped monsters were obviously not enough to cause the violent shaking of the Charming Beauty at the beginning. It felt like a huge monster was hitting the bottom of the ship underwater. Without the protection of Molly's servants, the ship would probably become a pile of broken planks floating in the sea if this happened a few more times. The witches could barely protect themselves, but it was estimated that only a few sailors could escape the fate of being buried in the stomach of the fish.
Just as she had expected, when the last demonic beast was flattened by Ashes' sword, a huge shadow appeared in the water in front of the ship's hull. It was definitely not the size of a fish. The shadow quickly approached the surface of the water and rushed towards the Charming Beauty.
"Be careful!" she shouted.
Before she could finish her words, the shadow passed under the ship, and the ship shook violently again. The two masts made a series of frightening sounds, as if they would collapse at any time. Fortunately, the shadow did not make any other attack movements and quickly disappeared into the depths of the sea. It probably wanted to use its back to knock the Charming Beauty over and then eat its fill.
Tilly landed back on the deck and briefly explained the situation to them.
"We have to force it out of the sea. Otherwise, this damned monster will sink the ship sooner or later." Ashes frowned.
"I'll try," Shavi said. "Since it's coming close to the bottom of the ship, as long as it's close enough, I can use a barrier to block its impact."
"Oh God of the Sea," Old Jack wiped the sweat off his forehead, "If the opponent is really as huge as Lady Tilly said, normal attacks won't have much effect. Even if we force it out of the sea, how are we going to kill it? "
"Leave it to me." Andrea tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear and revealed a confident smile. "Within ten steps, no enemy can take a full blow from me."
The shadow soon appeared, but this time it changed its direction and rushed towards the Charming Beauty from the stern.
Tilly, who was monitoring from the air, immediately sent out a warning signal. Shavi ran to her position and jumped out of the ship. Her waist was firmly tied with several coils of hemp rope. The other end of the rope was held in Ashes's hand, which was used to steadily control the monster's descending height.
When the shadow attacked, Shavi instantly opened her barrier, and a gap suddenly appeared in the gray sea, as if it was separated by something invisible.
The monster hit the barrier, and its huge body suddenly stopped. Shavi let out a muffled groan, and her hands hung limply, as if she had consumed a great deal of strength. The shadow under her feet rapidly expanded, and the sea suddenly rose.
"Quickly pull her up!" Tilly swooped down and shouted.
Ashes pulled Shavi up with one hand, and just as she pulled her onto the deck, a huge sea beast roared and rushed out of the water. The raised waves made the Charming Beauty sway from side to side. At first glance, it looked like a cross between a sharp-toothed shark and an octopus. Several tentacles stretched out from its triangular head, and directly hit the deck.
Even listening to the sound, it was obvious that it was extremely angry at this inexplicable collision. Its tentacles, which were as thick as an adult's thigh, swept the railing into a mess, but it was unable to break through the defense that Shavi had put up.
"Andrea …" Ashes bent down, her fingers clasped together, and her hands formed a bowl-shaped shape.
"Come," the latter stepped on Ashes's palm, "Leave everything to me."
The Extraordinary forcefully threw her out, and in the blink of an eye, she had already flown above the monster's head.
She summoned her magic bow and pulled the string to its fullest. Suddenly, a dazzling light burst out from between the bow and the string. This light was like the sun peeking out of the clouds, and the sea was reflected in a golden color.
"Go."
Lightning flashed, and this arrow made of pure magic let out an ear-piercing sound, as if it was Thunder itself, and entered the monster's body. The monster's grayish-brown skin suddenly swelled up, and golden cracks spread all over its body. From its body, a ray of light emerged, and then with a loud bang, it exploded into pieces.
The huge explosion stirred up a circle of ripples on the surface of the sea. The black blood was like ink, dyeing the sea black, and the exploded internal organs fell like rain. The tentacles that were originally wrapped around the ship curled up, and together with the monster whose head had been blown off, they sank to the bottom of the sea.
Andrea fell into the sea with a splash.
"Ah, help, help, I can't swim, Gulu, someone … someone help me."
Ashes looked at the tired face of Shavi, and helplessly sighed. "Really an idiot who only knows how to act cool." She untied the giant sword on her back, dived into the sea, and swam towards the monster.
Tilly finally breathed a sigh of relief, the threat of the sinking ship had been removed, and at least she didn't have to worry about swimming to Border Town.
Suddenly, she felt the tip of her nose become cold, and when she raised her head, she couldn't help but freeze in place.
She didn't know when, but she saw snowflakes floating in the gray sky, like fairies flying all over the sky, covering her entire field of vision.
"This is snow." Breeze stared at the melting ice crystal in his hand, "Does it snow in Graycastle in autumn?"
"Oh, I was wondering why it got colder the further west we went," One-eyed Jack took out his pipe and lit it again, "It seems that you really live in an abyss of suffering."
Tilly didn't answer, but her expression was solemn. Breeze came from the Kingdom of Dawn, where it was spring all year round. Old Jack was from the Fjords, and even in winter, it was rare to see heavy snow. But for the Western Region of Graycastle, snow had a special meaning.
The court tutor had said that this snow was endless, accompanied by the horns of the demons' invasion. It symbolized the beginning of the Months of Demons, and would not subside until the end of the Months of Demons.
Although the Months of Demons never had a fixed end date, it usually began in winter. Could it be that Border Town was already under the attack of the demonic beasts? Moreover, the water ghosts in the sea only appeared east of Burning Fire Island, and now there were traces of them even in the Southernmost Corner. I don't know if the merchant ships going to and from the mainland of the Kingdom will be attacked by this group of monsters.
Tilly became more and more worried.
After sailing in the heavy snow for two days, they finally saw the hazy coastline.
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