Above the mage!

Chapter 404 Great Success
It was completely dark.

All I could see was pitch black, I couldn't see my hand in front of me, and all I could hear was the sound of rain and water. The surging waters collided with each other like dense drum beats, crackling one after another.

In such a situation, let alone ordinary people, even wizards with extraordinary powers are no different from blind and deaf people.

Gode ​​turned on the Mandorla Magic Eye and kept it running at "minimum power". With the help of his extremely high ability to see in the dark, he did not become completely blind.

Underwater, Tuanzi was already looking a little tired.

Its body swayed with difficulty in the fast-flowing water, and paddling seemed a bit strenuous.

Even if it was an underground creature, it would be tiring to drag a small boat upstream in such a turbulent river.

If he hadn't followed Gaode and eaten a lot of flesh and blood from high-level earth creatures, and developed beyond his age, he would probably have died by now.

You know, it's just a young capybara that's over six years old.

Gao De took out the Auckland area map and took a look at it. The map was shaking violently in the wind, and the corners wet by the rain were gleaming. "The Loire River No. 3 flood control dike should be ahead."

The Loire River, which is the waterway that Gode is traveling on now, is also the longest river in the Auckland area.

To protect the cities, villages and fertile farmland in the Loire River basin from floods, Aucklanders built a series of comprehensive flood control dams.

"Tuanzi, try harder." Gao De shouted into the water.

The boat was much faster.

The closer to the No. 3 flood control dike, the louder the sound of the water became. In the end, it was deafening and as shocking as thunder.

A huge gap with a width of hundreds of feet appeared before their eyes.

The originally sturdy No. 3 flood control dike has collapsed.

A large amount of water rolled out from this gap. Even though the height difference was not big, at this speed, the water splashing down still rolled up layers of white foam.

The turbid waves rolled and squeezed each other, carrying a large amount of mud, stones, aquatic plants and dead fish, rushing downstream like a ground dragon.

Tuanzi twisted left and right in the water, both fighting against the current and avoiding rocks in the water.

Gao De looked a little stern.

He drew a circle and marked the location of flood dike No. 3 on the map.

Subsequently, based on the direction of the Loire River marked on the map, Gaode quickly determined the town that would be the first to be hit after the No. 3 flood control dike collapsed and released floodwaters: Yaxi Town.

"Tuanzi, change direction." Gao De looked at the No. 3 flood control dike that no longer existed, and finally left.

Tuanzi's physical strength has reached its limit.

But this time, there is no need to go upstream, but to go downstream along the direction of the flood discharge.

Apart from maintaining a slight balance, it basically does not need to exert any other effort, so it can still hold on.

There was no need to identify the direction anymore. He just went downstream and in just ten minutes, Gao De arrived at a small village belonging to Yaxi Town.

But at this moment, the village can no longer be seen. As far as the eye can see, there is nothing but water.

It was only when Tuanzi popped his head out and indicated that he saw some house ruins underwater that Gaode was sure that this was indeed a village.

"I don't know how many people in the village have escaped." Gao De sighed slightly and continued to go downstream.

He had to quickly find the current shelter of the survivors in Yaxi Town, and then organize a fleet from Tyrrell Town to evacuate the victims.

The boat was tossed violently in the turbulent waves.

Gao De's eyes were sharp as he paid close attention to the surrounding scene.

In front of him, a slightly raised high ground attracted his attention, surrounded by some thick tree roots.

Gaode immediately asked Tuanzi to move closer to the high ground.

As the distance got closer, Gao De could see clearly that the high ground was actually a small mound that was mostly submerged by floods.

There were originally several big trees growing on the mound, but now only half of their trunks are exposed above the water, and their thick roots are barely visible under the impact of the water.

Gao De chose the right time, and when the boat approached, he quickly used the magician's hand to put the rope around the tree roots, then pulled hard, slowly pulling the boat closer to the mound.

The boat finally found a place to rest and temporarily docked.

Tuanzi floated to the side of the boat, and like a fish, he jumped onto the boat and lay there like a dead fish.

exhausted!
A light green light flowed out from Gaode's hand.

A moment later, 10 plump and round berries appeared in his palm.

Gaode handed it to Tuanzi's mouth.

Tuanzi stretched out his head, rolled his tongue, and swallowed all ten berries in one gulp.

With such high-intensity exercise, it urgently needs to replenish energy.

Taking advantage of the break, Gao De took out a map and marked what he had seen along the way downstream on the map, while frowning and thinking about his action plan.

In the turbid water, in addition to the dead fish that kept floating out of the water with their bellies facing up, Gao De also saw more than one bloated human corpse.

The corpses were pale, their clothes were torn, and they were floating in the water. The scene was horrifying.

This time, the disaster situation in the Auckland area is far more serious than expected.

The main reason is that the appearance of this super-large cyclone is extremely contrary to the laws of nature. Both the timing of its arrival and its development and expansion are too unreasonable, which has further increased the degree of disaster.

In just half a day, the Auckland area was turned upside down.

After resting for about half an hour.

Tuanzi also recovered some strength, and his limp body showed some life.

Gaode did not delay any longer and set off again.

In this situation, just drain your physical strength.

At most it will be a little tiring, but every extra minute saved may save a life.

Not long after, Gao De finally arrived in Yaxi Town.

The Plantagenet dynasty was extremely prosperous. As a coastal county, Byrow County had an economy, resources, and heritage, so even though it was just a small town, three or four-story buildings were very common.

He stood on the bumpy boat and at a glance he could already see the upper parts of many buildings sticking out of the turbid water.

The doors and windows of these buildings were broken, and the walls were covered with traces of flood impact.

There are broken walls and ruins, and occasionally some fallen furniture can be seen.

However, as far as the eye can see, there is still no living person to be seen.

There was no other sound except the sound of wind, rain and flowing water.

Of course, it’s impossible that they are all dead.

"It should have been moved away." Gao De thought secretly.

Although the flood control dike collapsed suddenly, local officials have been dealing with tornadoes for years and could not have been without a sense of crisis. They should have thought of the possibility of dike collapse and evacuated the people urgently after the tornado made landfall.

If you don't even do this, what will fall off is not your own head, but the heads of your entire family.

However, the incident happened so suddenly that it was not easy to directly transfer a large number of people to a safe area. They should have just been transferred to the nearest high ground.

Godd quickly went over the topography of the Auckland area in his mind - by now, he had already memorized the map firmly in his mind and no longer needed to look it up frequently.

Soon, he identified the place where the residents of Yaxi Town were most likely to be relocated.

The Plantagenet Dynasty was all plain terrain with flat topography, but there was a naturally formed highland on the edge of Yaxi Town.

It is not big and it doesn't even have a name, but its terrain is much higher than the plains, which can provide a certain degree of safety and avoid being easily submerged by floods.

According to Gao De's speculation, this unnamed highland should have been formed by long-term sedimentation on the alluvial plain. After confirming the destination, Tuanzi, who had just recovered from his breath, began to work hard again, pulling the boat towards the highland.

With Tuanzi's strenuous pulling, the boat struggled forward in the bumpy ride.

The bow of the boat sometimes lifted up high, almost perpendicular to the water surface, and sometimes it was hit hard, with most of the hull submerged in the water, causing splashes of water several feet high. The boat could capsize at any time under this violent force.

However, after most of the day getting familiar with the "job", Tuanzi has gradually mastered the skills and learned to use the power of the water flow.

It is like an experienced sailor, keenly sensing every change in the water flow and skillfully adjusting the direction and intensity of the force.

The water was still fierce, but the boat's movement became more and more stable thanks to its efforts. It no longer shook violently and irregularly like at the beginning, but shuttled through the waves safely.

But during floods, danger is everywhere.

Just then, something unexpected happened.

Tuanzi felt a huge force coming from the boat along the rope tied to it.

This force came without warning and was stronger than one could imagine. It was as if its body was being grabbed by a huge force and it could not keep its balance and fell into the water.

And that huge force continued, pulling it in one direction.

At first, Tuanzi was able to shake his body and struggle, but he soon felt that the huge force was still growing, making it completely unable to control its body. He could only watch himself being pulled by the rope to an unknown place.

Critical moment.

Gao De, who was standing on the boat, had already realized that something was wrong and immediately drew his sword and cut the rope.

Without the rope, the boat under his feet was like a leaf out of control, spinning wildly in the turbulent water.

The boat shook violently, and Gao De staggered and almost fell.

He reacted extremely quickly, not caring about anything else. He cast the [Jumping Technique] at the first moment, stomped hard on the board, and jumped out.

With a splash, Gao De fell into the turbid water.

There was a strong suction force coming from the water flow behind, as if there were a pair of invisible death-dealing hands trying to pull God over.

Gaode was not as strong as Tuanzi and his strength was limited. In this situation, his body was actually being pulled backwards.

At the critical moment, Tuanzi arrived in time.

It swam under Goder.

Gaode, who already had a certain tacit understanding with Tuanzi, instantly understood what it meant.

He lay on Tuanzi's back, holding Tuanzi's body tightly with both hands.

Tuanzi tried his best to swing his body and escape from the dangerous waters with Gaode.

call!
Finally, the pulling force behind him disappeared, and Gaode resurfaced and took a breath of air.

Looking back, I saw that the boat was spinning violently and was completely swallowed up by the water.

It looks like any other body of water, but in fact it hides a huge whirlpool undercurrent that came from nowhere.

The center is bottomless, like a black hole, swallowing up anything that comes close, which is terrifying.

Gao De, who escaped from the danger, secretly memorized the location of the whirlpool and undercurrent. He lay on Tuanzi's body and held on to Tuanzi tightly under the fierce water flow. His knuckles turned white from excessive force.

"Keep going." Gaode issued the order through [Beast Connection].

Having come this far, it is impossible for us to give up halfway just because of danger.

Without the boat, lying on Tuanzi, although Gaode's physical energy consumption increased significantly, without the weight of the boat, Tuanzi's speed also increased significantly accordingly.

So in just less than half a quarter of an hour, Gaode was almost approaching the nameless high ground.

In the dark night, the rain was like a curtain. He raised his head, and rain and river water kept sliding down his cheeks.

Just by squinting his eyes, Gao De could see scattered lights on the high ground in the distance.

The lights flickered in the wind and rain, but Gao De was almost certain that the residents around Yaxi Town should be concentrated on this unnamed high ground that stretched for nearly a thousand meters.

However, when he was about to reach the bottom of the high ground, Gao De discovered that things were not peaceful here either.

Below the high ground, the water level was shallow, and there were some ships from the town.

It should be after the flood that local officials formed a fleet to relocate dozens of surrounding villages.

These ships were of different sizes, ranging from simple fishing boats to slightly larger cargo ships. But at the moment they were surrounded by a group of water beasts and were in trouble.

The boat was filled with mages with serious expressions as they fought and confronted the water beasts.

The water is now too dangerous. Not to mention whether they are good swimmers or not, even if they are proficient in swimming, they dare not enter the water at this moment.

When the wizard didn't dare to enter the water and the sky was so dark, the water beasts took advantage of the time and place, so they gained the upper hand for a while.

The boats were connected together and hundreds of lights were held high in an attempt to illuminate the water surface, but this was simply impossible in such bad weather.

The mages in Yaxi Town could only barely see the outlines of these underwater beasts with the dim orange light.

These water beasts are all strange fish, more than half a person's length, and covered with a layer of rough scales.

The triangular head is sharp and fierce, and the blood-red eyes are extremely creepy in the dark night.

Their mouths are unusually wide and filled with sharp, inward-curving fangs.

Each fang is like a sharp dagger, with incredible bite force when it opens and closes.

These strange fish shuttled between the ships and launched fierce attacks on them again and again.

They opened their mouths wide, and their fangs drilled into the hull, then they bit hard. With their amazing bite force, they could tear a piece of wood off the ship.

The mages cast spells on the boat to attack these strange fish underwater.

These strange fish either dive into the water in time to avoid the spell attack, or rely on their own rough scales to withstand the spell without any harm.

Of course, there are also a few experts who cast powerful spells that directly cause fatal damage to some strange fish.

A cloud of red foam suddenly rose up on the yellow and turbid water, and was washed away by the water in the blink of an eye.

Compared with the huge number of the strange fish, this loss is nothing.

"These beasts!" On the boat, the mages kept shouting and cursing, but they knew in their hearts that this was just their own impotent rage.

"If they continue like this, all our ships will be destroyed by them. Although they cannot come ashore and cannot threaten us for the time being, if we don't have ships, we will be cut off from our own escape route. We don't know when rescue will come. We evacuated in such a hurry that we didn't have time to bring food with us!"

Some smart people have realized that the current situation is extremely bad.

"How can we break this impasse?" They were anxious and worried.

Yaxi Town is just a town. The most powerful wizard in the town is a three-ring wizard. He led another fleet to search for disaster victims this afternoon and has not returned yet.

Among the mages who stayed on the high ground, the most powerful one was only of the second ring, there were not many of them, and there was not even a dedicated combat mage.

In this kind of weather and situation, facing these hordes of water beasts, there was really nothing we could do and we were helpless.

"We can't go on like this!" On the bow, the temporary leader, the noble Knight Hao from Yaxi Town, felt his heart burning with anger.

He could recognize these strange fish as first-level water beasts, black water sharks.

Normally, Knight Hao, who is also a second-ring wizard, is naturally not afraid of a mere first-level water beast.

But things are different now.

One reason is that there are too many black water sharks, and it is difficult to eliminate them in bad weather.

Secondly, these black water sharks don’t need to hurt people. They just need to destroy all their ships, which will make them unbearable.

How to do how to do?
(End of this chapter)