Who taught him to restore the country like this

Chapter 231 The Mermaid's Phantom Reappears
Upon hearing Silas's exclamation, Ron's drowsiness vanished instantly.

"what's the situation?"

he asked.

While inside the mouth of the sea-devouring beast, he was unable to perceive the outside world.

"I don't know. The sea-devouring beast suddenly became unruly and is leading us away from the island."

Silas's voice was anxious.

He kept trying to communicate with the sea-devouring beast and get it to return to the island.

But the sea monster did not respond at all.

Where is it taking us?

Ron asked.

Hearing that the sea-devouring beast was not obeying his commands, he immediately felt uneasy.

Is it going to be another orc situation like at the bonfire party?
Did the demons control the sea-devouring beast?

The Devouring Sea Beast couldn't hear any other sounds besides the merfolk's.

As for controlling it with blood... This sea-devouring beast is even larger than a dragon, and its blood has an extremely strong ability to dilute. Even if the commander of the Seventh Legion of the Demon Clan bled it dry, he still couldn't control it.

Moreover, controlling the Sea Devouring Beast is extremely cost-effective. Although the Sea Devouring Beast is large, it does not attack except for charging, and therefore does not pose much of a threat to them.

Unless, of course, the other side can control a group of sea-devouring beasts.

"It seems to be leading us to the area where the sea monsters usually roam."

Silas said.

Ron's eye twitched.

Well, it seems the other side really might be controlling a group of sea-devouring beasts.

This is something that demons can't easily do, so could it be the merfolk...?

"Kertia, smash its teeth!"

"This isn't the time to think about these things," Ron said to Kertia.

They mustn't let this sea-devouring beast lead them into the herd, otherwise escaping won't be so easy.

Keltia snapped out of her reverie and, upon hearing Ron's command, raised her hand to conjure a seventh-tier magic spear.

gurgling...

As if sensing the danger, the sea-swallowing beast suddenly curled its tongue, trying to swallow the people in its mouth.

"careful!"

Ron leaped up, plunged the Hero's Sword into the upper jaw of the sea-swallowing beast, and reached out with his other hand to embrace Kertia, who was focused on condensing magic and whose body was out of control.

At that moment, the magic in Keltia's hand was just taking shape.

boom!
The special gun drew a dazzling arc of light in the dimly lit mouth, like a bullet bursting from a barrel, piercing through the still-moving tongue and through the softest part of the mouth, the lower jaw.

They dug out a large hole two meters wide.

Without hesitation, Ron immediately rushed out of the cave with Kertia.

"Om..."

The sea-swallowing beast, its reaction somewhat delayed, rolled around in agony, emitting a screech like an alarm.

Ron brought Kertia to the surface.

Without Ron saying a word, Kertia immediately took Ron into the air.

"Silas."

After escaping danger, Ron looked at the water stained red with the blood of the sea monster and shouted.

"I am fine."

Silas's response came quickly from the water.

"Om-"

Before the group could have a chance to chat, the roars of a large group of sea-devouring beasts came from not far away.

Ron glanced down and saw a dense mass of shadows beneath the water's surface, a sight that sent chills down his spine.

The shapes of those shadows weren't limited to sea-devouring beasts.

"Silas, go back and report. Their target is me."

Ron said to Silas.

"Then how will you get back to the island?"

Silas said with concern.

It's easy to lose your way when flying in the air, and there are so many sea monsters relentlessly pursuing you in the water.

"We're probably stuck here, so we need you to go to the island and ask for help for us."

Ron said.

He was well aware of the current situation.

With the vast sea stretching out before them and no landmarks to reference, flying back was impossible.

The only way to get back is underwater, using underwater landmarks as a reference point.

But now, they are surrounded by a bunch of sea monsters as soon as they go into the water.

"I see!"

Silas nodded solemnly, not daring to delay for a moment, and swam quickly toward the island.

"sorry to bother you."

Ron apologized to Kertia.

In fact, Keltia could also safely return from the sea with Silas.

But if Kertiani leaves, he'll have to stay in the sea.

Fortunately, although Kertia usually appears a bit aloof, she is not a cold-blooded or heartless person.

To avoid getting lost and not being able to find their way when reinforcements arrived, Keltia didn't take Ron and wander off. Instead, she flew Ron to a height that the sea monster couldn't reach and waited there.

Keltia's magic can last for at least six hours.

Six hours should be enough time to wait for the reinforcements, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

But how could they possibly escape such a meticulously planned attack?
What...are they doing?

Only half an hour later, the large group of dark figures that had been lingering below gradually gathered into one.

It was as if clay had been kneaded into a pile, and all the gaps between the shadows disappeared.

When Ron first noticed the dark figures huddled together, he didn't pay much attention, assuming they were making a futile struggle.

Gradually, he realized something was wrong.

Because the cluster of dark shadows gradually took shape.

From the round black mass piled in the middle, long black shadows slowly stretched out.

It looks like...

Bang!
The water suddenly became extremely turbulent, and the next second, a huge black shadow burst out of the water, heading straight for Ron in the air.

What the hell!

Something is wrong!
Ron's heart raced as he watched the red tentacles stretch out a hundred meters in an instant, about to touch his face.

How can you reach something that high?
call--

A gust of wind whistled past my ear.

At the critical moment, Keltia pulled Ron away from his spot, avoiding the attack of the tentacle.

Before they could even catch their breath, two more tentacles emerged from the water and attacked the two of them.

Unable to dodge in time, Kertia could only deploy her magic shield for defense.

Bang!
Bang!
Two tentacles slammed into the magic shield, shattering it instantly.

At this moment, four more tentacles emerged from the water behind and to the left and right of the two.

Keltia reacted swiftly, instantly erecting three magical shields to pull Ron, whose aggro was at its maximum, out of the danger zone and to a higher position.

Because she had to maintain the magic shield, she couldn't escape immediately and was struck by tentacles from the side she couldn't defend herself against.

Bang!
After being thrown a distance, Kertia managed to stabilize herself in the air and did not fall into the sea.

A faint glow emanated from her body, and her aura instantly rose to the eighth level.

Even so, the blow had left her back stained with blood and her face pale.

She endured the numbing poison from the wound on her back, flew to Ron's side, and carried Ron up more than twenty meters.

Only then did she dare to spare a glance at the dark figure slowly emerging from the sea.

It was a sea monster so huge it was terrifying; the two of them looked like tiny beans in comparison.

It resembles a giant octopus, with its head covered in hard bony armor, and its eight tentacles, which wave in the air, are covered with suckers and spikes.

Ron's eyelids twitched.

These sea monsters have actually merged!?
Speaking of the ability of chimeras, one cannot help but think of the first legion commander of the demon race.

Damn it, has the demon race launched a full-scale attack?

Is it really necessary to be so ungrateful to deal with a brave adventurer who hasn't even left the beginner's village yet?

And... something's very wrong. If the Demon Clan's First Legion Commander is nearby, he could have killed the hero himself; there's no need to synthesize these sea monsters.

If it didn't appear, it means it's not nearby.

Then comes the problem.

It's one thing to be able to remotely activate the ability to manipulate emotions, but how come your synthesized ability can also be activated remotely?

It's not right.

It seemed there was something he had overlooked that allowed these demon legion commanders to monitor his actions in real time and activate their abilities remotely.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Before Ron could figure out where the problem came from, the two tentacles attacked again.

Keltia dared not gamble that the opponent's tentacles could not reach this place, so she immediately took Ron and fled far away.

A giant octopus sea monster was in hot pursuit.

"Are you ok?"

Ron couldn't help but feel worried as he sensed Kertia's increasingly disordered aura.

Kertia did not respond.

However, this made Ron realize the seriousness of the situation.

Although Keltia is usually quiet, she will still respond to allay her companions' concerns.

Her silence at this moment indicates that her situation is not optimistic.

The spikes on the octopus's tentacles seemed to contain toxins that even Kertia couldn't purify.

Given this situation, it's a difficult question whether they can even last an hour.

It can't be delayed any longer.

"Put me down."

Ron made a quick decision and spoke to Kertia.

During this period, Rockhammer Territory has brought him more than two thousand reputation points, enough to exchange for a Town Portal Scroll.

The sea monster was after him; as long as he used the scroll to leave, Kertia would be safe.

However, when Keltia heard his request, she frowned and did not put him down.

"I have a way to make it go away, trust me!"

Ron shouted again.

Upon hearing this, Keltia paused slightly, then turned her head, her bright golden eyes scrutinizing Ron.

After meeting Ron's serious yet sincere gaze for a moment, she spoke.

"Do you have a way to survive?"

She confirmed it.

Instead of confirming whether Ron could repel the sea monster, they confirmed whether Ron could survive.

"I will not die before defeating the Demon King."

Ron responded with a serious expression.

"What do you need me to do?"

"To make sure Ron isn't lying," Keltia asked.

"Go back and ask for help."

Ron left behind four words, then broke free from Kertia's relaxed control and jumped down onto the face of the giant octopus sea monster below.

Whizzing--

Eight tentacles simultaneously attacked.

"careful!"

Accompanied by Kertia's terrified warning, Ron, whose body was frozen in mid-air and unable to move, was struck in the middle by eight tentacles.

boom--

The eight tentacles were deformed by the impact of the enormous force and stuck together tightly. The power of this force would have crushed even an eighth-level martial artist into a pile of minced meat if caught in the middle.

Not to mention a warrior with only third-tier strength.

Celia's pupils suddenly condensed.

At that moment, she realized that the hero had no way to survive; instead, to prevent her from being implicated and dying, he chose to end his own life.

"fraud……"

This familiar scene made her utter those two words again.

Why……

Why do I always encounter so many scammers?

Keltia, you're so silly.

Having already been scammed once, can't you learn your lesson?

You've caused others to die for you time and time again, do you... still want to continue living like this?
As the eight tentacles separated, Keltia lowered her head, golden and black light emanating from her body.

Alternating light and dark.

Just as the black light grew stronger.

"Break it for me!"

Ron's voice suddenly rang out.

The light shimmering around Kertia stopped, and she looked up.

As the eight tentacles attacked together, a figure used the tentacles for leverage and leaped onto the face of the giant octopus sea monster.

He gripped the sword of the hero, his momentum unstoppable, and plunged it deep into the eye of the giant octopus sea monster.

He is a hero!
He is not dead!

Kertia found it unbelievable.

They didn't die in that situation?

At this moment, her suspicions about the identity of the hero Beretta reached their peak.

Is it really just imitation?
Personality... He is righteous and selfless, but he can exploit others without any psychological barriers in order to achieve his goals.

The tone of his voice when he speaks during battle, and the unbelievable miracles it always carries.

Can imitation really be so comprehensive?
"Om-"

The sea monster let out a deafening roar.

Although the sword stuck in its eyeball was only the size of a hair, it was the sword of a hero.

It's a sword that continuously reduces a hero's health bar whenever it hits!
The enormous tentacles thrashed wildly, trying to crush Ron, but dared not use too much force to smash into his own eyes.

Ron gripped the Hero's Sword, which was stuck in the sea monster's eye, his body swaying violently as the monster struggled.

"Kertia, run!"

Ron shouted.

He didn't want Kertia to see him disappear into thin air.

This woman was naturally suspicious.

Avoid it if you can.

however……

In the air, Keltia remained unmoved by Ron's shouts.

She's been scammed many times already, and she doesn't want to be scammed again this time.

Below, after struggling haphazardly but failing to shake off Ron the giant octopus sea monster, it dived deep into the water.

Swimming rapidly, it tried to wash the tiny insects off its eyes with the force of the water.

Well done!
Ron inwardly praised the giant octopus sea monster.

Underwater, there's no need to worry about being seen by Kertia.

[Level has been increased to level 39]

Ron used his level-up invincibility to withstand the tearing and scouring of the water, while simultaneously twisting the sword hilt to widen the wound and spur the giant octopus sea monster to run faster.

[Level has been increased to level 40]

Once he felt he was close enough, Ron prepared to use a town portal scroll to leave this godforsaken place.

That woman should have left by now, right?

Even if you haven't left, you shouldn't be able to see me, right?

Ron confirmed the teleportation target in Rockhammer Territory and was thinking about it.

Suddenly, a dazzling blue light interrupted his thoughts and his idea of ​​escaping using a return scroll.

A gigantic...mermaid phantom could be seen slowly sinking into the water overhead.

Although the mermaid phantom still appeared tiny in front of the giant octopus sea monster, the giant octopus sea monster stopped upon seeing the mermaid phantom and shrank into a ball.

The next second, his body split into countless sea monsters, which scattered and fled.

The situation changed so quickly that Ron was still a little dazed.

What's going on? How did the mermaid phantom appear here?

Have reinforcements arrived?
(End of this chapter)