coobybook Chapter 110 First Clash with Haishan
Chapter 110 First Clash with Haishan
When Xu Ning and Bei Dou arrived at the South Wharf, a group of Qianyan soldiers had just sailed out of the boat.
After the two boarded the boat, it quickly corrected its course and headed towards Yaoguang Beach.
"Where did you get the news about Haishan?" Xu Ning asked Beidou.
Beidou pointed to Yaoguang Beach and said, "A few days ago, a new group of pirates came to Yaoguang Beach. It is said that they specialize in robbing merchant ships. Yelan said she wanted to investigate."
"She took four fireworks with her when she left, saying that each one had a different function. The red one was specially left for me, saying that she would give me a signal after discovering the seamount."
Xu Ning thought to himself, no wonder he hadn't seen Ye Lan these past few days. He hadn't expected her to go and become an undercover agent again.
"So, we're going to Yaoguang Beach now to find Yelan and get the location information of Haishan?"
Beidou nodded solemnly, "Or it's possible that we'll just happen to meet it on the way."
The saying "a single word becomes a prophecy" refers to the Big Dipper.
Just as the ship passed some small islands around Guyun Pavilion, a huge wave suddenly erupted on the calm sea ahead.
Beidou's spirits lifted, and he exclaimed excitedly, "Xu Ning, look! Ordinary sea fish can't create such high waves. This is definitely a seamount!"
Xu Ning rubbed Beidou's head, signaling her to calm down for the time being.
Then he looked around to see if there were any sharp weapons on the fishing boat he was on.
Compared to last time, this time there was a huge crossbow mounted on both the bow and stern, but it wasn't the final weapon.
"When I went out a while ago, didn't I tell you to go find Uncle Tian and find a few Returning Machines to install for you? Why did you change them to these ordinary crossbows that aren't powerful enough at all?"
Beidou said with a wry smile, "I went to find Uncle Tian, but none of the items in the warehouse were intact. All I could see were dusty parts. And I couldn't even find anyone in the army who could restore the complete Guizhi machine."
Xu Ning thought of the woman in the Aozang Mountains and sighed inwardly, "I actually have to ask her for help."
The ship began to slowly approach the direction from which the column of water was rising.
Meanwhile, Xu Ning and Bei Dou, standing at the bow of the ship, also caught a glimpse of the legendary giant creature from the shadowy figures that were faintly visible underwater.
"Such a big fish, Beidou probably can't kill it with just this sword. It looks like we'll have to return empty-handed this time."
While Xu Ning was calculating the possibilities in his mind, Bei Dou had already taken the greatsword from behind him, gripped the hilt tightly with both hands, and stared intently at the water.
The dark shadows beneath the water gradually became clearer. Hai Shan must have spotted the ship above him and was slowly rising to find its prey.
Xu Ning took a coil of rope from under the mast and tied one end around his waist.
Then the other end was looped around the mast and tied to the waist of the Big Dipper.
Having done all this, Xu Ning said to the Thousand Rock soldiers at the helm, "The moment the sea mountain emerges from the sea, quickly turn the rudder and leave."
The soldier from Chiyan nodded vigorously and gripped the rudder tightly with both hands.
Xu Ning walked behind Beidou, took two big gulps of wine, and then focused all his energy and spirit on his right fist.
The moment the seamount broke through the water, Xu Ning shouted to the helmsman, "Go!"
Then, decisively, he threw a punch, shouting, "Bring in the wine!"
A massive dragon-shaped stream of wine vapor roared out and poured straight into Haishan's body.
Without hesitation, Beidou leaped up and stomped hard on the ship's side.
As he raised his greatsword, Beidou seemed to merge with it, a sword light shooting upwards against the wind, aiming straight for Haishan's head.
Haishan suddenly realized the danger, but affected by Xu Ning's punch, the fish was momentarily confused when it came out of the water.
However, Haishan is, after all, a strange and unusual creature, and its resistance to abnormal states far exceeds that of ordinary people.
Just as the Big Dipper sword was about to strike his head, Hai Shan's body suddenly twisted in mid-air, instantly avoiding a fatal blow.
The greatsword of the Big Dipper missed its mark.
It only left a long scar on the back of the fish in the sea mountain.
Beidou roared in frustration, and then began to fall into the sea.
Xu Ning reached out and grabbed the rope around his waist, pulling Beidou back onto the boat with all his might.
"I think two more stabs will definitely kill it."
Hearing Beidou's words, Xu Ning shook his head and said, "We don't even have a chance to make two more moves. Haishan has gone berserk. We need to leave at full speed."
At this moment, Beidou's ship had already set sail at full speed to escape. Xu Ning ran to the stern, put a huge arrow into the empty slot of the crossbow, and cocked it, preparing to aim it at Haishan who was chasing after them.
But then they heard the waves crashing and a thick, massive tail sweeping across, clearly intending to smash the ship to pieces.
Xu Ning, no longer caring about the crossbow in his hand, reached out and grabbed a Qianyan Army soldier at the stern, then jumped towards the bow.
The giant tail swept across, causing the entire ship to shake violently. In that instant, everyone felt as if the ship was about to be smashed to pieces.
The Thousand Rock Army soldier turned around to look at the stern, only to find that the entire stern had disappeared.
In Haishan's furious attack, the stern and the ballistae on it were smashed to pieces, exposing the keel underneath.
"Run at full speed, don't stop."
Fortunately, the ship had undergone repairs and modifications at the shipyard, and its quality was indeed up to standard. Even though it was damaged like this, it could still basically maintain a straight course.
Perhaps Haishan was also suffering from that attack, because after delivering that tail strike, it didn't catch up for a long time.
After traveling a long distance, everyone finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Facing a mountain of sea even larger than the ship beneath them, everyone was under immense pressure. Suddenly, they escaped death, and everyone felt that everything was going smoothly and their hearts were filled with joy.
Seeing that Beidou still looked annoyed, Xu Ning comforted him, "Haishan must have been in a bad way from that sword strike. He'll probably be quiet at the bottom of the sea for a while. In that respect, you've done a great service."
"Our preparations this time were far too inadequate. We lacked means to restrain and effectively control Operation Seamount; otherwise, we might have actually been able to kill it."
Beidou nodded. "The most crucial thing is that my sword is too weak. Xu Ning, I need to practice my sword skills properly when we get back. Next time, I must kill it."