My Players Are So Fierce

Chapter 3068 -1022: No One Understands What’s Going on in Daguan’s Mind, but It Just Acts That Way [2/10]

On the third morning after the island siege ended, eleven airships belonging to the players took off simultaneously, carrying fully armed warriors to the merfolk-occupied waters.

On the sea surface, Babro’s eight pirate ships were blockading and providing support, and the wandering priests of the Temple of the Giant Rock teamed up to raise tides and alter ocean currents, leaving the merfolk no way to escape to the open sea. The Tidal Hunter Avengers were already prepared to charge straight into the merfolk nest and utterly destroy these foul creatures.

This attack wasn’t prepared this quickly originally, mainly because the Temple of the Giant Rock suffered significant losses in the previous battle. However, with the covert support of Li Ji, this true big boss, it was only natural that the temple proceeded with the underwater merfolk nest attack.

Even though Mannis’s seal reduced all attributes to 30%, allowing the display of at most one-third of a demigod’s power, Li Ji’s innate ability to control clouds and rain alongside the assistance of the newly appointed Rain Princess Dragon Descendant LiWen, was enough. Just through the spellcasting of these two “Little Dragon God” ladies, they dispersed the ceaseless storm over the sea.

At the moment, a new Daguan Holy Child had not yet emerged within this merfolk clan, and faced with such a menacing assault, the merfolk hiding among the sea rocks had no rights for reconciliation, being forced to fight.

But they have a hard time winning.

On one hand, the previous attack on the Temple of the Giant Rock’s stronghold left them with heavy losses. On the other hand, half of this merfolk clan’s members were busy assisting the wolf people on the Northern Peninsula in their assault on the Golden Flower Army.

They appear as a black cloud, full of momentum, but in reality, they are truly at the end of their resources.

“Quick! Line up to receive the Tidal Blessing from the Mermaid Sisters. With that, you’ll be able to breathe freely and fight underwater.”

On the airships shielded by the protective wind raised by Li Ji, the newbies were noisy and excited, following the lead of veteran players to arrange their respective departure areas.

In front of them, a few mermaid priests were casting spells. Using the power of water elements and torrent psychokinesis, they formed bubble after bubble, applying them to the players. Unlike physical bubbles, these adhered snugly to the players’ skin instead of forming fishbowl heads.

Players receiving the bubbles gained a special state of “Tide Walker,” allowing them to breathe like marine creatures and reduce water pressure’s effects on their bodies and combat during the blessing’s duration. Based on previous veteran tests, although underwater combat with this state isn’t as smooth as on land, at least they won’t be dragged into the deep sea and drowned by the merfolk.

Unfortunately, this isn’t permanent, and it offers no bonus for kinetic weaponry.

This means firearms are obviously unusable for underwater combat, but that’s fine, as the second batch of airships brought players harpoon guns and depth charges from the half-body men’s inventory.

These were weapons the half-body men traditionally used against merfolk, similar in appearance to long rifles. Equipped with harpoons as ammunition and rapid reload functions, they are highly lethal underwater, capable of taking down merfolk with a single shot.

However, players’ actual demand for these new weapons is quite low.

Even without firearms, they can still engage in close combat underwater—taking the time to reload a harpoon gun when they could charge in for a ferocious slaughter is hardly satisfying given merfolk’s weak individual combat strength that cannot compare to the wolf-like players in one-on-one confrontations.

“Don’t you think the half-body men should also put some effort into submarine development?”

Old Qu complained while carrying a harpoon gun, muttering to Brother Black Silk beside him:

“There are airships, so a few submarines shouldn’t be too difficult, right? Long-distance torpedo attacks should be the way to win.”

“They have them, there were two submarines docked at the harbor before, but those were only for research purposes.”

Brother Black Silk smirked and said:

“I even saw a submarine model at Charldo Harbor’s pier museum. Those half-body men would never use their creations for war—stubborn creatures. But they’re changing now. Maybe it won’t be long before we see combat submarines equipped with torpedoes…

Why do you have time for action today?

Has Captain Mia stopped dealing with you?

What happened?

Chasing after her brought no joy, huh?

“Shut up! It’s not like that.”

Old Qu shouted, blushing:

“My relationship with Mia is good, don’t instigate trouble between us. But Mia is training hunters among the half-body men at Charldo Harbor, and she’s occupied. Besides, I’m a player with grand ambitions; I can’t abandon my conquest goals for a mere romance.

Besides, without me, relying on you guys here might mean getting eaten alive by the merfolk.”

“Hehehe, dude, that’s not good enough!”

Three Five Battles, who had just revived, came over to mock:

“Look at Niu Niu; he even tricked Ambo into joining him on a quest. You’re falling short.”

“Get lost! How dare you say that to me!”

Old Qu scolded:

“Who was it that kept apologizing to the Little Mermaid just now? I saw it all—Katerina was crying her eyes out, as if you were bullying her. Nicely done, Three Five Battles!”