bookbashuk #208 - Chapter 208: Sea of Despair, Poseidon (Part 2)
#208 - Chapter 208: Sea of Despair, Poseidon (Part 2)
Rumble!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared.
Even from a distance, the stark contrast between the Despair Sea and the other sea areas was evident.
It was as if they were cleaved apart by a single stroke, with a line serving as the boundary—one side was calm with gentle sunlight, while the other was a tempest of wind and rain, chilling to the bone.
This was the closest thing to a game-like fantasy scene that Jiang Han had ever witnessed.
After all, even the gray fog outside Water Moon City gradually thickened.
But the transition to the Despair Sea was instantaneous, without even the slightest gradient.
The moment Jiang Han entered the Despair Sea, he could clearly feel the surrounding air temperature plummet.
Even the indestructible Sea God vessel was swaying slightly in the raging waves.
No wonder the Despair Sea was known as an extremely dangerous area.
Relying on flying mounts to cross it would indeed be very risky.
Aside from other things, mounts with low lightning resistance could easily be struck down by lightning.
"We're finally here."
At that moment, Jiang Han, Enzo, and the others stood gazing at the Despair Sea, their faces grave.
Even for those who had visited the Isle of Divine Grace several times, the scene before them was enough to make their hearts tremble.
"I hope we can safely cross this sea this time as well."
The shield-bearing fatty, Babu, as always, clasped his hands together and began to pray, "May the Sea God bless us! May the God of Light bless us!"
Rumble!
But unlike before, this prayer felt more like self-reassurance and did not seem to have the usual effect.
Or rather, it never had any effect to begin with.
It was just that the previous times, they had been lucky enough to avoid trouble.
But with the accumulation of attempts, even the best luck would eventually run out.
This time, the Sea God vessel encountered a horde of beasts.
With a deafening roar, towering waves surged, unleashing terrifying power that shattered the reefs into dust.
An enormous creature, even larger than the Sea God vessel, blocked their path.
[Deep Sea Demon Whale (Monarch) | LV: 100]
[Attribute: Unknown]
[Passive: Unknown]
[Skill: Unknown]
[Description: A dominant creature lurking at the edge of the Despair Sea. Brutal by nature, it has ruled this area for hundreds of years. When the Deep Sea Demon Whale is enraged, everything in its path will be torn to shreds by its immense power, including passing human ships.]
"It's actually the Deep Sea Demon Whale?!"
Enzo's expression darkened.
"A level 100 Monarch BOSS, as expected, it's strong."
Jiang Han narrowed his eyes; this level of creature was definitely at the top of the food chain.
Its rank and strength were probably close to that of the Heavenly Fire Dragon.
"This is too unlucky, isn't it? Human history only records about ten encounters with the Deep Sea Demon Whale."
"And each time they were attacked, many people died."
Babu lamented with a mournful face, "I hope we can survive this."
"Don't panic, Babu."
Enzo comforted him in a low voice, "In those ten-plus encounters, the Deep Sea Demon Whale only launched attacks twice, and that was because nearby creatures were competing with it for prey, causing it to become enraged."
"It doesn't seem to be enraged right now; maybe it will leave later."
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, a towering wave, carrying immense power, crashed down upon the Sea God vessel.
"Damn it!"
Enzo's eyes widened, and he wanted to curse.
It wasn't even enraged, and it was already attacking with such clear intent?
Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!
In the next moment, golden magic arrays lit up around the Sea God vessel. As a former warship, the Sea God vessel naturally had defensive measures; otherwise, it couldn't have traveled the Despair Sea for so many years.
"Everyone! Prepare to defend!"
At the same time, a sonorous voice echoed throughout the ship. A Divine-level expert stationed on the Sea God vessel was taking action.
Thick magical power gathered around an old man in white robes, holding a verdant staff with a faint halo surrounding it.
He cast a barrier in front of several defensive magic arrays.
Clearly, the old man was relying on the Sea God vessel's power to contend with the Deep Sea Demon Whale.
Otherwise, even a Divine-level expert would find it difficult to withstand the strength of a level 100 Monarch BOSS.
Boom!
In the next moment, the tornado-like wave slammed into the Sea God vessel, but relying on the layers of defensive magic arrays and the Divine-level expert's intervention, they managed to defuse the attack.
However, many of the magic arrays were shattered and could not be redeployed in a short time.
"Prepare to activate the Apocalypse Cannon!"
The white-robed old man stood at the bow of the ship, not panicking, and calmly issued instructions.
Creak!
Subsequently, Jiang Han saw a thick cannon barrel slowly rise from the bow, and the magical power attached to it was so dense that it was visible to the naked eye.
"Damn! They're actually using the Apocalypse Cannon! Even a Monarch BOSS couldn't withstand a direct hit from that!"
Enzo was excited, "That Apocalypse Cannon is the pinnacle of dwarven ingenuity!"
"The previous two times, they relied on this Apocalypse Cannon to drive away the Deep Sea Demon Whale, right?" Babu thought for a moment and said.
"That's right."
Enzo nodded, then sighed, "But the second time, the Deep Sea Demon Whale seemed to have found a way to counter it. It delayed the Apocalypse Cannon's firing, rammed the Sea God vessel. The ship itself was fine, but the losses among the crew were devastating."
"Damn it, I hope it won't be so ruthless this time."
Babu said viciously, feeling somewhat hopeless.
Without a doubt, these mid-to-high-level BOSSes were intelligent.
Learning from their mistakes, the more they dealt with the Sea God vessel, the more the Deep Sea Demon Whale gradually figured out how to respond.
The fact that it dared to attack this time probably meant it had become even more adept at handling the situation.
"There's nothing we can do, we can only pray."
Enzo sighed, "I once saw some secrets and details in an ancient book. It said that during that attack, the Deep Sea Demon Whale used a forbidden spell to break through the Apocalypse Cannon's defenses."
"Now it depends on who activates first, the Apocalypse Cannon or the Deep Sea Demon Whale."
"Forbidden spell, activate?"
At this moment, Jiang Han, who had been silent, spoke, "In other words, interrupting the forbidden spell would work, right?"
Enzo was stunned, "Theoretically, that's the case, but even a Divine-level expert can't interrupt a Monarch-level forbidden spell in a short time."
"Then it's nothing."
Jiang Han simply said "Oh" with a calm expression, then turned his head and continued to look at the Deep Sea Demon Whale in the distance.
"Uh..."
The others were stunned, not quite understanding Jiang Han's reaction.
Could it be that Lord Ye Han was already strong enough to threaten a level 100 Monarch BOSS?
That's unlikely, right?