With each figure that swam by, an orc was either injured or killed. Compared to these bloodthirsty creatures, less than a quarter of the orcs had dived into the sea, so naturally, as many as there were, many died. Several orcs that were close to the shore were also dragged to the bottom of the sea by the black sharks that Xiang Wan had attracted.
The war on the seabed is invisible to humans standing on the shore, but the blood-red seawater is a shocking sight.
"Kong Dong, what exactly happened?"
Long Yue's brows furrowed deeply; this was not the outcome he wanted to see.
Kong Dong, a member of the Tianhu tribe, is a capable woman with a slender figure and bright eyes.
She had anticipated the black shark would go out of control, but she hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. She had fed these creatures until they were half-full before taking control, so they shouldn't have gotten hungry so soon.
"Priest, something has happened in the ocean. It's possible that the orcs who entered the ocean were wounded, or that they were attacked by a sea dragon in its dying moments, and the blood they shed has driven the Black Shark mad."
Long Yue pondered for a moment, then ordered, "Ele Valley, order the strongmen to lower the giant net. No matter what happens below, the sea dragon is powerless to resist. Salvage it as a trophy to boost morale."
The tall and imposing Eleku did not immediately agree. Instead, he suggested, "Priest, if we cast the net now, the black sharks might resist and tear the giant net. It would be better to wait a while longer. They will disperse naturally once they have eaten their fill. At that time, we can retrieve the sea dragon effortlessly and ensure that we succeed without any loss."
It did sound like a good idea. Long Yue glanced at the leaders of the orcs nearby and tacitly approved of Ele Valley's approach.
As the sun rose higher into the sky, the orcs who had died in the sea had been mostly devoured. Under Elegu's command, the giant net on the shore began to be slowly lowered into the sea.
Xiang Wan quietly arrived at the entrance of the bay, put the horn to her lips, and gently blew it.
The horn sound was so low-frequency that it was inaudible to human ears, but the black sharks and other ferocious fish received it and began to become agitated, swirling around on the surface of the sea and slowly creating a whirlpool.
"Kongtong, control the black sharks and get them out of the bay."
Long Yue's tone was grave; this out-of-control situation made him extremely uneasy.
"Priest, my whistle isn't working. It must be being interfered with. What should we do now?"
Kongtong also became somewhat anxious. If she could not control the Black Shark, it would be detrimental to the Tianhu Clan, and her future status would be in jeopardy.
Long Yue's gaze slowly swept over the nearby orc leaders, then he called over Lue Feng and secretly gave him some instructions. Afterwards, Lue Feng instructed the leaders to send out several orcs who were good swimmers to quietly dive into the sea.
Just then, the Sirens arrived, accompanied by countless long-legged crabs.
Xiang Wan glanced back but didn't see Chou Ba. Just as she was wondering what was going on, Siren said, "Chou Ba shouldn't show itself right now. If you need anything from them, just tell it."
Following the direction the siren pointed, Xiang Wan saw a crab the size of a tabletop, as ugly as Ugly Eight, but with claws larger than those of a normal crab.
After becoming a mermaid, Xiang Wan gained a new skill: the ability to understand the conversations of creatures without mental energy fluctuations, and to directly influence them with her mental energy. However, these were still Chou Ba's descendants, and it wouldn't be appropriate to overstep her bounds.
Since the crabs were there to do the work, she didn't need to do it herself.
The giant crab commanded the long-legged crabs to lurk around the sea dragon on the seabed, while Xiang Wan continued to blow her horn. Not long after, the giant crab was heard instructing the long-legged crabs to use their claws to pinch the diving orcs half to death, and then let them float to the surface.
Upon seeing the orcs float up, Long Yue's eyes deepened. He ordered Ele Valley to stop retrieving the sea dragon and immediately lower the raft to rescue the floating orcs.
The half-dead orcs drifted on the sea surface with the whirlpool, and the approaching rafts were nothing more than drifting with the current. Then, in full view of everyone, they disintegrated one by one, and even the orcs who came to their rescue fell into the water, were scratched by long-legged crabs, and were attacked by black sharks.
They saw the attack clearly, and even spotted the long-legged crab that climbed onto the raft and swaggered towards them.
The faces of the people on the shore were extremely grim. They had never taken these ugly creatures seriously before, but this time they had caused them heavy losses.
"Priest, there are countless crabs waiting in the sea, and that sea dragon is probably there too... What should we do now?"
Because of his illusion magic, Luefeng was highly regarded by the priest, and at such times, he was the only one who could speak up.
Long Yue gazed at the bay, as if she could see everything hidden deep beneath the surface of the water through the sea.
“Sea monsters are all brainless and selfish creatures. Besides him, there shouldn’t be any other creatures to save the sea dragon. If the sea dragon is really dead, these ugly creatures would never leave the corpse that’s right in front of them to attack our people instead. Heh, what a pleasant surprise. Give the order to close the entrance to the bay. We must not let the sea dragon escape.”
"Priest, you mean to..."
"Reporting to the chief, tell him the time has come."
"Understood."
Then, Xiang Wan saw that the group, led by the priest, had all left, but the number of strongmen had increased considerably. They all planted the trees, which were as thick as three people could hug, upside down into the reefs at the entrance of the bay, forming a fence.
This fence allows even giant sea dragons and creatures as large as Xiang Wan to come and go freely.
The resounding banging shook the sea, showing just how much force they were using. Even a giant octopus probably couldn't move the stake if it came swarming over.
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