The Limpet was an ocean-going cargo ship, which was decorated with white seashell-shaped flags.
It was about the same size as The Redbud, and it could accommodate more than two hundred people. There were four floors below the deck and three above the deck.
Angor's room was on the third floor above the deck.
Angor saw many mortals on his way to his room. Now, looking down from the balcony of the room, there were also naked mortal sailors bustling about on the deck.
Someone knocked on his door while he was studying The Limpet.
The visitor didn't say anything, but Angor could tell who it was from the energy signature he released. With a wave of his hand, he unlocked the door with his spirit feelers, revealing a middle-aged man in a dark-blue uniform.
The middle-aged man looked up and saw Angor leaning against the railing of the balcony through the glass wall. The sunlight shone on his face, which was shining brightly.
Angor narrowed his eyes. A level-3 apprentice?
The man stepped forward and joined Angor on the balcony. "What's your name, mister?"
"You can call me Padt, Mister Roman." Angor smiled.
Roman wasn't curious at all. "Mister Padt, I thought I was the only level-3 apprentice on this ship, and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to save you. Now that I have you with me, Mister Padt, I don't have to worry about anything. "
"I just reached level-3 not long ago, and I haven't even learned level-3 cantrips yet. I'll have to rely on you, Mister Roman." "Of course, thank you for giving me a ride this time. If you need my help, I won't say no." "That's right," said Angor flatteringly, "It's all thanks to your company.
After making sure that Angor would not stand by, Roman grinned. Wrinkles appeared at the corners of his narrow eyes.
"I'll leave you to it then. If you have any questions, please come to me upstairs, Mister Padt." Roman nodded to Angor and prepared to leave.
"Mister Roman." Angor stopped him. Under Roman's curious gaze, Angor pointed at the front of The Limpet. "Can you tell me what the gem in the statue's hand is?"
Angor looked at The Limpet's portrait as soon as he boarded the ship.
At the bow of the ship, there was a silver-colored mermaid. She had a beautiful face, fins on her ears, and strange snake-like hair. But what caught his attention the most was the conch in the mermaid's hand. The top of the conch was decorated with a light purple gem.
If he was not mistaken, this gem should be a nightmare stone.
To his surprise, the nightmare stone did not contain too much nightmare energy.
"Are you talking about the Siren statue?" Roman squinted his eyes. "Mister Padt, that's a nightmare stone. Activating it will allow the ship to enter a state of illusion and avoid powerful magic beasts."
Angor found Roman's tone strange, but he did not find anything wrong with it.
"So that's how it is. No wonder I felt a strange energy fluctuation. A nightmare stone is really rare. I didn't expect it to be used on a ship's bow. "
Roman smiled, then turned and left.
Angor stood on the balcony and stared at the statue for a while before he shook his head and returned to his room.
Once The Limpet set sail, Angor returned to his research.
Since Roman was right above his head, he didn't bother experimenting with illusions. Instead, he used the notebook Sunders gave him to study new illusions every day.
Time passed by in a flash as he continued his research.
Three days later, The Limpet arrived at Devil's Water. Once inside, the ship turned into a rollercoaster ride. Almost every day, the ship would encounter dangerous weather. There was once when The Limpet was surrounded by hundreds of waterspouts. No matter how sturdy The Limpet was, it wouldn't be able to withstand the force of nature and would be torn to pieces by the waterspouts.
There were two captains at the helm. One was called Helen, and the other was called Erwin. Thanks to their excellent sailing skills, The Limpet was not in danger.
Moreover, every time the ship dodged the Nature Killer, it would lose its way and even get lost. But every time, the two captains would find their way back to the ship.
Angor was glad that he was not alone at Devil's Water. Otherwise, he would have lost his way.
Half a month later, the ship had covered one-fifth of its journey at Devil's Water.
Not only was the weather a killer, but there were also some unexpected incidents along the way. Of course, they were deadly for mortals. But for apprentices, they were a pleasant surprise.
That was the sea beasts.
They ran into at least ten waves of sea monsters along the way, but most of them were taken care of by Roman alone. Sometimes, Angor even offered to help, but Roman always declined with a smile.
Obviously, Roman was here for the sea monsters' resources, which meant that Angor would have to share half of them with him.
Today, the weather at Devil's Water was fine. However, not long after The Limpet started sailing, they ran into a sea monster that was at the peak of apprentice level.
It was a giant fish covered in barbs. Angor couldn't even tell what species it was.
Both Angor and Roman were still standing on the platform. Roman's eyes lit up as soon as he saw the monster. "Let me handle it!" he said as he leaped out of the railing without hesitation.
Roman blocked Angor's way with a hand, implying that he would do it himself. Angor wanted to help, but he had to change his mind. After all, he was only a guest on The Limpet.
Both Roman and the sea monster seemed to be at the level of a top-level apprentice. However, the sea monster was still stronger than Roman due to its strong body.
Roman was not weak either. As a sea wizard, he was very good at controlling the water around him. It would take a long time for him to fight against the sea monster.
However, with the passage of time, Roman's stamina and magic power had been greatly depleted, while the sea beasts still had energy to spare. It was extremely dangerous for him to fight them alone.
Angor waited for Roman to ask for help, but Roman never did.
Angor shook his head. When they met for the first time, Roman always said that he wanted to help when he couldn't.
But now, Roman was in danger, and he still didn't ask for help. Was he doing this just for the resources of a sea monster?
Angor couldn't understand why Roman was so determined to monopolize the sea monster's resources.
Was this a desperate attempt to survive when one's lifespan was about to run out?
Since Roman didn't ask for his help, Angor simply stood on the platform and watched the fight.
Suddenly, the sea monster lifted its tail and slammed it down on the deck.
At this time, Roman didn't have enough magic power to raise a sea shield to block the sea beast's tail attack. He watched as a dozen innocent mortals were about to die tragically.
Roman gritted his teeth and refused to ask for Angor's help.
However, Angor decided to jump down from the deck. There were mortals on the deck, including Helen, the vice-captain of The Limpet.
With Helen's death, it would be a problem whether or not they could continue on this route.
Also, if the sea monster destroyed the deck, the consequences would be dire.
Therefore, Angor had no choice but to help.
Considering the gravity of the ship, Angor created several ice walls to stop the sea monster's tail before it reached the deck.
However, the weight of the tail and the ice walls still caused the ship to bob up and down.
The barbs on the tail pierced into the bodies of several sailors. Two of them had their heads and throats pierced by the barbs, killing them instantly.
Meanwhile, Helen was holding onto the mast for support. Her hat was nowhere to be seen, and her long, black hair was hanging loosely around her head. She shouted at a man wearing a headscarf at the side of the cabin, "Naki, quickly command your team to take the wounded away."
Helen saw several sailors being tossed into the air. "Captain, we can't keep this up! We have to steer away from the waves!"
Erwin nodded to Helen from the captain's cabin on the fourth floor, and at once turned the rudder with all his might.
At the same time, a small flame appeared in Angor's hand and covered the tail of the sea monster with a strange rune.
Phantasmal Flame!
Flames began to spread from the tail, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.
The sea monster quickly retracted its tail and fell back into the water.
However, the illusionary array was not so easy to destroy. Back at the bottom of the Sea of Purification, Angor was able to keep the illusionary array burning for a long time. Now, it would be even more difficult to deal with it.
The sea monster writhed in pain in the water.
Roman's eyes lit up. "Padt, keep guarding The Limpet. Leave the monster to me."
Angor's expression slowly darkened.
Roman had already assigned Angor to guard The Limpet, so he would take full responsibility for killing the sea monster. Even if Phantasmal Flame did damage to the sea monster, it was only a defensive measure.
This guy would do anything to get his hands on the sea monster. He didn't care about the fact that so many people were watching him.
He didn't even care about the lives of mortals or The Limpet.
Angor thought it was reasonable for Roman to be stubborn when he was about to reach the end of his lifespan. However, the fact that he could descend to such an extent was still an eye-opener for him.
Angor humphed and withdrew the Phantasmal Flame that was still burning the sea monster's body.
At the same time, he gave Roman a cold glare.
Roman also realized that he had gone too far. When he saw Angor withdrawing the strange flame, he began to feel uneasy. If Angor really went all out and attacked him, he would be in big trouble. Both his stamina and mana were running out, while Angor didn't use much of it.
Under such circumstances, Roman gradually relaxed his means of dealing with the sea beasts.
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