At the edge of the forest, Fjodna, who noticed the sudden internal strife among the midgets, realized that something was wrong and shouted at the top of his lungs, "The midgets might attack us! Sailors on the ship, retract the ladder immediately!
Security guards, get ready to shoot! Sailors with fire axes, stand at the front! Those without weapons, pick up the branches nearby to defend … "
The captain's decision could be said to be very timely, but unfortunately, most of the people he commanded were urban young people who had never experienced a storm and had lived a wealthy life since they were young. Under the situation where the formation was completely dispersed and they were relaxed, it was difficult for them to immediately respond to the command correctly.
When the aborigines roared like beasts and charged towards the group of young people under the giant pillar by the sea, none of them picked up the burning branches to fight the midgets. Instead, after being stunned for a while, they began to fight with the midgets with their bare hands out of fear when they saw that the midgets were already close to them.
In theory, the strong young men who had an average height of 180 centimeters should have the upper hand when they fought with the midgets who were only 1.3 meters tall, just like an adult beating up a child.
However, the reality was the exact opposite. The midgets' ruthless and effective killing skills and their thick bodies allowed them to kill the young men who were cowering in fear very soon.
Other than a few sailors who were desperate and worked together to strangle two midgets to death when they were about to lose their lives, there were no other casualties on the aborigines' side.
The surface of the beach, which looked like it was covered with countless tiny razors, had tens of thousands of tiny wounds that looked like fish scales on the exposed faces of the dozens of dead young men.
The indigenous midgets licked the blood on the young men's heads just like how they licked the chocolate cream cake just now. Baring their teeth, they glared at the security guards and sailors who realized that they could not save them in time and slowly retreated to the edge of the forest with a grim expression.
The brutality of the indigenous midgets sent chills down everyone's spine. Only Zhang Lisheng, who was using a blanket to cover the sun, muttered with interest, "Looks like in a group fight, strength or size is not the most important factor to win.
Now that these aborigines are completely enraged because of the faith in their hearts, even though their fangs are too short and their claws are not strong enough, they still have an unexpected combat power. This is even better. The angrier they are now, the greater my harvest when I hunt later … "
"Lisheng, t-these aborigines are just too cruel. Aren't you going to save the people under the boat?"
"Tina, this is a supernatural realm. God knows if we can eat the animals, plants, and fruits here or not. The longer we use the method of thermal expansion and contraction to destroy the stone pillars, the higher the possibility of success. For this reason, we must save our food …"
"Save on food?
You, you mean watching them die … "
"Yes, I could only watch them die, Tina.
I've already said that I'm not an omniscient and omnipotent God. In the face of such a disaster, I can only ensure the lives of myself, you, Trish, and Sheila first. "
Zhang Lisheng's words were so straightforward and direct that nobody could refute him. Trish, who was by the side, suddenly whispered, "Lisheng, from the perspective of humanity, your choice is not wrong.
However, this was a short voyage. The fuel of the Elizabeth Holiday was not enough to keep the ship's cold storage running for a long time. For this reason, even if all the people below the ship were to die, the food would not be able to be stored for too long due to the temperature.
In this case, it would actually be more beneficial for our survival to let more people live. "
When the girl was speaking, the midgets had already bared their fangs and began to attack the Earthlings standing at the edge of the forest. As the deafening sound of long spears resonated, the advanced firearms began to show its lethal power on the supernatural realm's island.
When the aborigines' tough bodies were hit by the long spears, even though it would not cause any horrifying lacerations, it was still easily penetrated. In the situation where it was easy to aim at a close distance, the ship's security guards could take away an aborigine's life with every shot they fired.
As for those sailors who were wielding long-handled fire axes, even though their attacks were not as powerful as the armed security guards, as long as their sharp axes that could cut through thick steel bars hit, they could still cut open the aborigines' bodies effortlessly like a table knife cutting through butter. With the help of powerful weapons, the humans actually gained the upper hand in the initial chaotic battle.
Unfortunately, there were only several dozens of armed security guards and sailors. Compared to the hundreds of midgets, the number was still limited. Gradually, the fierce and fearless aborigines regained their advantage.
When the humans below the ship were in a desperate situation, Zhang Lisheng sat on the deck and pondered for a while before suddenly standing up.
He draped the blanket over himself and whispered to the three girls beside him, "I'll tell you again, it's best to cover your eyes if you're afraid." Then, his lips began to move gently.
A few seconds later, on the bloody battlefield at the edge of the forest, the bodies of the few aborigines who were bending their bodies and moving left and right agilely like they were hunting suddenly froze. Then, as though their flesh and blood were sucked out by an invisible force, they inexplicably fell to the ground and turned into withered skins.
Then, a few midgets suddenly had huge wounds on their backs. Even their spines and pink internal organs that were wrapped in muscles were exposed. After struggling for a while on the ground, they no longer moved.
In the blood that sprayed behind them, a slender giant lizard with a long body appeared. Opening its mouth wide, it roared 'Shhh …' before pouncing on the few midgets not far away.
At the same time, as though to cater to the roar of this terrifying giant beast, a deafening 'Snort …' sound resonated in the sea.
The sea that was initially quiet suddenly became turbulent.
In the waves, a giant crocodile that was 40 to 50 meters long and had a size comparable to a large yacht slowly extended its head out. Sliding its limbs, it climbed ashore at a speed that seemed slow but was actually extremely fast. Opening its huge mouth, it charged towards the midgets at the edge of the forest.
Caught off guard, the giant crocodile charged and tore dozens of aborigines into minced meat all over the ground.
"I-Is that a crocodile? Looking at its mouth, it should be. Lisheng, is that big crocodile your new … new pet?" Watching the giant crocodile and Island Dragon killing hundreds of midgets in just two to three minutes, Tina opened her mouth and asked dryly while pointing at Crocodragon.
"Yes." Zhang Lisheng, who sensed that the wizard power in his body did not increase at all, nodded and looked at the red-haired girl next to him all of a sudden. "Trish, why do you think a devout believer doesn't have any negative emotions of anger or fear when he's suddenly killed by a monster when he's guarding his faith?"
The girl was stunned and blurted out, "A true devout believer won't feel anger or fear when he's sacrificing himself for God."
"Oh, I see." Zhang Lisheng nodded in realization and commanded the giant lizard to hide again. Crocodragon used its thick tail that was more than ten meters long to break countless trees at the edge of the forest before slowly crawling into the sea and sinking to the bottom of the water.
The people who were rescued by the two giant beasts that came out of nowhere were shocked into silence. After a long time, someone finally made a meaningless "Ah … Ah …" sound and collapsed onto the ground.
At this moment, the old captain who had finally caught his breath shouted loudly all of a sudden, "We're saved! The two giant beasts killed all of the midgets but they didn't hurt any of us. Not only that, they even broke countless trees for us. This means that they're the messengers sent by God to save us!
God has always been with us, he's watching us and he'll protect us to return to the civilized world and return to New York!
Cheer up, young people! Let's forget the sadness and fear of losing our friends for a while and start working again!
Harry, bring a few sailors to move our companions who were killed by the aborigines to the stone pillar and cremate them. Wash their faces and hands and leave their coats as souvenirs so that they can watch the totem that the evil midgets worshiped collapse with their own eyes … "
When the old captain was skillfully using his words to turn the dead and wounded into fuel, Zhang Lisheng was muttering to himself on the deck of the Elizabeth Holiday. "I think they should know how terrifying the unknown is now." Using his hand to cover the sun, he sat down again.
"T-Those two monsters, that big crocodile, i-is …" It was only at this moment that Sheila, who was by the side, finally snapped back to reality. Pointing at Zhang Lisheng in a daze, she stuttered as though she was out of breath.
"Lower your voice, Sheila!" She covered her best friend's mouth and whispered, "Now that you've seen it with your own eyes, do you know why Trish and I insisted on dragging you and Lisheng together?"
"B-But is this a power that a human can have? Controlling that kind of giant beast? Sh * t! I saw them swallowing hundreds of midgets but they're only 50% to 60% full …" Sheila said incoherently.
"Superman can even fly into the universe and smash the planets that are rushing towards Earth. Lisheng can be considered as a superhero who seems to be a little cold and conceited, just like Iron Man, but he's actually very kind," Tina said without much confidence.
"Oh, is that so? In other words, even if we really can't go back to New York, with him around, we can at least capture a group of indigenous midgets and become a tribal chief or something.
Even though we can no longer wear the summer clothes designed by Latin Moore or eat the grilled steak from the Comerton Restaurant, we won't be roasted like a steak by those aborigines either … "
"Stop it, Sheila! I don't want to stay on this damn deserted island for the rest of my life! We can definitely go back! We can definitely go back to New York! Don't you think so, Lisheng?"
"If we follow the original route, we should be able to go back. Don't worry, Tina. Perhaps after several dozens of hours later, you'll be lying at home recalling the thrilling journey now," Zhang Lisheng casually comforted the girl.
Even though he said so, in reality, he had no confidence that the Elizabeth Holiday would be able to return to New York by following the original route. Looking at the crowd who cheered up under the encouragement of the captain and continued to carry firewood, Zhang Lisheng sighed quietly and began to tear the tablecloth into long strips again.
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