Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 131 A Resounding Victory in the Encounter
According to the plan, the White Triangle should now turn left quickly to delay the Saint-level Demon Swordsman's pursuit. However, after Su Ming discovered that Yesia had taken off, he was unable to simultaneously intercept the shells.

"Beianqi, keep firing at full speed!" Su Ming said.

The White Triangle maintained its speed and course, and the MK71's firing charge remained unchanged. The cannons fired at full speed in rapid succession, and Yesia tried her best to intercept, but one shot still missed.

The high-explosive bomb struck the hull of the transport ship and exploded inside, causing the entire vessel to shake violently. With just one shot, the wooden boat was almost completely destroyed, its sails askew, and it was rendered helpless in the wind and waves.

The white triangle then quickly turned left and sped away! Because Bing Shu was clearly furious, her speed against the wind soared to 50 knots!
Even with the steam engine running at full speed, turning and accelerating still took time, and Yesia caught up with the White Triangle seven minutes later. Even without deliberately using detection magic, the three could tell that the Saint-level magic swordsman was not in good condition, and his aura was extremely unstable.

This time, Bing Shu was neither wearing a cloak nor the long dress she wore last time. Instead, she wore a set of dark and menacing armor. Her face was sickly pale, and there were even black marks on her forehead, which were covered by her bangs.

His face was no longer as composed as when they first met; it was now filled with anger.

Violet was already waiting on the top of the bridge, and Beanie stood with her mecha on the flight deck.

Su Ming shut down the White Triangle's engine, and the ship's speed decreased rapidly. At this point, there was no need to speed up; fighting against the wind would have a far greater impact on their side than on Yeshia. In the engine room, the zombies sprang into action, securing the moving parts of the equipment to prevent damage in the event of a potential impact.

Real-world experience is always the best teacher.

Without giving Yesia a moment to rest, Violet, wielding the Divine Scepter and imbued with the light of judgment, charged forward to meet the attack. Ice Maiden's attack range was too great; it was better to stretch the battle line outwards and let the enemy cut through the sea than to attack the bone fortress.

The metal bracelet on Beanie's wrist lit up, and three mechs took off from the deck, following Violet. The remaining one also stood up and raised its cannon.

Su Ming dragged the huge gun case and walked behind her.

The ranged puppet Pea launched the first attack, firing over a dozen expensive miniature rune cannon shots that flew towards Yesia. The latter waved her hand, raising several diamond-shaped shields beside her, and drew a pair of longswords to meet Violet's attack.

The rune projectiles were deflected by the diamond-shaped shield and scattered, failing to harm the opponent at all, so Bianchi simply stopped firing.

"It's a refractive shield." The three established a communication link, Violet said, "It can deflect all ranged attacks."

In the last battle, Yesia suffered a great loss at range, and the scholar's inexplicable lock-on ability rendered her evasion ineffective. This time, she has indeed adjusted her defensive system.

"She's wearing Holy Remains Scale Armor, which has very strong defense," Beanie reported, sharing her observations.

"Little Saintess, why don't you use your six-pointed star?" Yesia immediately met the attack with all her might. Violet was cleaved in two, but she used her force field to stabilize herself and stopped a short distance away.

"It costs magic crystals, I can't bear to part with that," Violet replied. "Why is Lady Ice Beauty wearing armor today instead of a dress to show off?"

The three mechs had already approached, and Yesia darted into them, expanding her Frostbite Domain and rapidly filling the battlefield with chilling energy. Violet followed closely behind, her entire body enveloped in earthy-yellow elemental light, counteracting the domain's encroachment.

The first to arrive was the defensive mech Walnut, whose shield was pierced by the Holy Demon Swordsman, allowing the power of frost to penetrate it.

Although Walnut slowed down, it was not frozen. It raised its other shield and blocked Jeshia's second strike.

"We changed the antifreeze during the last maintenance," Beaujolais said. "It worked!"

Having gathered the necessary information, Yesia adopted a defensive system that strengthened its defenses and deflected long-range attacks, which reduced its mobility, but compensated for this with close-range blitzkrieg combat techniques.

Our methods targeting the Frostbite Domain are equally effective!
[Plan B!] Su Ming made his decision.

On the flight deck, the mechanic focused his mind and manipulated the mantis to launch an attack. In the sky, a cyan puppet wielding twin blades swiftly slashed towards Yesia.

Suddenly, a wave crashed against the shore near Beanche, and a large fish leaped out of the water, spitting out the person it had been carrying. The newcomer drew a curved blade and slashed at the spirit mechanic girl.

"Naga!" Su Ming was taken aback and quickly erected a bone shield on the deck, intercepting the opponent's attack.

The bone shield shattered under the slash of the scimitar, and bone fragments flew everywhere, indicating that the attacker was quite strong!

[I'll stop him, you guys continue!] Su Ming swung his long whip, instantly entangling the opponent and forcibly pulling the Naga warrior away from Beanqi.

The sonar had spotted the target, but it's normal to have fish in the sea. Su Ming didn't expect the fish to suddenly become the enemy!
He knew he had to get an ultrasonic fish repeller! He made a mental note of it; any fish that still dared to approach after that was definitely suspicious!
After realizing they could no longer attack Beanche, the Naga warriors pounced on Su Ming without hesitation.

This is a half-humanoid creature, entirely blue, with scales around its eyes, gills around its mouth, ears pressed against the back of its head, and a curved snake tail as its lower body. Its clothes resemble tangled seaweed, covering its vital areas, its upper body is covered in scales, and it holds a jade that can be unfolded in its hands.

Without hesitation, Su Ming drew his double-barreled shotgun and fired in rapid succession. The opponent's twin blades clashed, creating a shield that blocked the first three shots, but the defense was breached. The fourth shot struck him directly in the head, shattering his armor.

"Really tough!" Su Ming complained somewhat about the enemy's strength.

Several new columns of water rose behind Su Ming, and more Naga warriors leaped aboard. There was more than one "big fish," Su Ming realized.

On the other side of the battlefield, Yesia unleashed a powerful attack, shattering the walnut-shaped puppet that was entangled with her mid-air. She had originally intended to cause trouble for Violet, who had been holding up the Divine Favor Scepter and charging up her power since earlier, clearly preparing a powerful attack.

But the mantis lunged forward again, and the Holy Demon Swordsman, wielding two swords against two, shattered her opponent's weapon as usual. She then left an X-shaped wound on the mantis puppet, using the force to propel it towards Violet.

The third mecha spider, which had been following the mantis, suddenly swerved sideways and rammed into it, kicking it back. The mantis, which had been flying backward, used the momentum to turn and attack Yesia again. It discarded the broken sword and drew its two remaining spare blades.

At the same time, the Violet Staff, having completed its charging, emitted a dazzling light and pounced forward, trapping Yesia in a pincer attack.

On the White Triangle, Su Ming emptied his shotgun of its remaining eight bullets and killed two more Naga warriors.

He threw his gun on the ground, and a wall of bones rose up, separating the remaining three enemies, while he himself surrounded one of them.

Su Ming rushed towards the opponent, but was suddenly knocked down by a tremendous force from the side. It was a fish that had jumped up with the enemy. Su Ming had thought it was just an ordinary big fish like before, but he didn't realize that this one was actually a fish beast!

The fish-beast stretched out its four arms and legs and bit down on Su Ming's shoulder. The shoulder blade shattered and its teeth were deeply embedded, almost biting off his left arm!

Su Ming endured the excruciating pain, fell to the ground, and unleashed a silent vision!

As the energy flowed, Su Ming saw through the weaknesses of the fish beast and the Naga warrior. He restored the flow of time, and a magical spike emerged from the tip of his right finger, piercing the fish beast's vulnerable gills and into its brain.

The fish-beast went still, its massive jaws loosening. It quickly rolled to the right, dodging the Naga warrior's attack. But then, the Naga warrior suddenly ran to Anzio's gun case, which was lying nearby, and smashed it to pieces with a powerful blow.

It seems that even with enhanced ranged defenses, Yesia is extremely wary of this ferocious weapon that has caused her immense damage, and has even ordered the Naga warriors to prioritize its destruction.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, Su Ming half-sat up, swung his right hand, and the thorny whip flashed out in a zigzag line, piercing through the gaps in the Naga warrior's chest armor, bypassing his ribs, and straight through his heart. The enemy immediately collapsed on the deck.

This tactical combination doesn't consume much magic, but it takes a huge toll on one's mind and concentration, leaving Su Ming somewhat dazed.

The bone wall shattered, and two Naga warriors rushed over, helping their swaying companion to his feet, and together they faced Su Ming, who was covered in blood and paralyzed in his left arm.

****
In the sky, Yesia chose to deal with the mantis first.

The weapon in Violet's hand was, after all, a god-level weapon, impossible to cut, and had an annoying locking mechanism. She moved sideways to the outside, then spun around and slashed at the mantis. She was confident that two consecutive slashes would shatter the mantis, then she would slip past it, using the mantis's remains to block Violet's attack.

The runes the scholar had added to the mantis's body suddenly lit up. The magic attached to the dull blade abruptly materialized.

The four swords clashed, producing two sharp cracking sounds. Yesia's expression changed drastically; it was her sword that had broken!

The mecha's weapons only suffered extensive damage, but they didn't break!

Relying on Saint-rank weapons and her own Saint-rank magic power, Yesia has always been the one to destroy enemy weapons in battle. How could it be the other way around?
In that critical moment, Yeshia disregarded the consequences and unleashed the full power of her magic. Substantial elemental ripples spread out, her long hair billowing, revealing the gruesome scar on her cheek from a cannonball. Black and blue light enveloped her hands, and she simultaneously grasped the mantis's twin blades.

Powerful and solid magic spread along the blade, and the dark light on the left and the blue light on the right converged on the puppet, creating a strong impact. The puppet's body shattered with a crackling sound.

"Dual Eclipse of Ice and Darkness!"

"Mental shock!"

On the deck of the White Triangle, Beianqi, who was controlling the mecha, groaned and knelt down. She had forcefully endured Bing Shu's mental attack and stubbornly refused to disconnect from the control!

The mantis's body exploded repeatedly as Beanche forced it to draw its swords. Yesia felt her hands slip, and then both hands went out of control. The puppet used its last strength to sweep its twin swords in a cross motion, breaking apart in mid-air.

The blade shattered completely, but the hard, sacred scales on Yesia's body were also torn open with a sharp sizzling sound, leaving deep wounds on both sides of her waist.

Having dealt a heavy blow to her formidable enemy, Beianqi could no longer hold on and collapsed on the deck, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

"What an outrageous weapon!" Yeshia exclaimed in horror.

Her previous abdominal injury hadn't healed at all, and the blow felt like her body was being torn apart. In excruciating pain, she managed to stop flying backward and barely regain control of her body.

But Violet had already approached from behind. Yesia tried to dodge, but the scholar used his force field to change direction, relentlessly pursuing her. The staff pierced through a tear in Yesia's left waist armor, and then powerful magic poured out from it.

"Light of Punishment - Judgment!"

A white light enveloped Bing Shu, and lightning bolts, like beams of light, lashed her back and forth, stirring up a great deal of magical dust and fragments of flesh and blood.

With her other hand, Zi Jin pulled the Staff of Doom from her hair, revealing its original form. According to the pre-arranged plan, Su Ming's cooperation was needed to fully utilize the power of the Bone Fortress for a decisive blow.

But Su Ming was clearly entangled.

Violet decides to overload her soul, simultaneously activating both her Bone Dragon and Elisa forms, to deliver the final blow independently!
Even if it means falling into a deep sleep for a period of time, she will replace Yesia! She believes that Su Ming will find a way to take good care of himself.

****
To Violet's surprise, Yesia, who was attacked, did not react at all, and then her life force began to dissipate.

This is! ?
A Saint-level being was killed just like that? Zi Jin couldn't believe it.

But upon reflection, Yeshia was clearly still recovering from her serious injuries, having inflicted such severe damage on the opponent in the last battle. Moreover, the White Triangle's blitzkrieg attack caught her completely off guard.

In this battle, it can only be said that Su Ming and his group had the upper hand.

But then again, aren't divine weapons supposed to be non-lethal?
Various thoughts raced through Zi Jin's mind. "Su Ming!" She quickly turned around to observe the battle situation on the white triangle.

During the previous fierce battle, the distance between them and the White Triangle had increased, forcing Violet to activate her Eagle Eye technique. The battle on the deck had come to an end; one of the two Naga warriors was impaled by his comrade whom he had helped up, while the other was killed by Su Ming in shock.

This was the first time Su Ming had turned an enemy into a zombie and used it to launch a sneak attack.

Su Ming was badly injured, half of his body covered in blood. But it was not over yet. He stood on the foredeck, pointing to the sky above the sea, desperately gathering his magic power.

There are enemies, and they are very strong!

Violet's eyes instantly lost their luster, and her power dissipated. In her Elisa form, she plummeted from the sky, splashing water onto the sea.

Su Ming was facing a high-ranking orc mage who arrived late. The mage had taken too long to fly over from the cargo ship, and at the maximum range, he didn't hesitate to unleash a Meteor Shower, intending to take down Su Ming, Beianqi, and the ranged puppet Pea.

Su Ming's new attack technique was not yet fully mastered, and the massive blood loss had left him disoriented, but—

"No need, I'm here!" The familiar voice rang in unison, and Su Ming instantly felt relieved. A wave of dizziness washed over him, and he collapsed onto the deck.

The deck in front of Su Ming cracked open, and a huge bone dragon rushed out from the bottom of the cabin, spun around, spread its wings, and blocked the meteor shower that was falling.

Amidst the splashing flames, the Bone Dragon Soul Fire ignited, the massive skull head opened, and dark energy rays shot out, piercing through the enemy mid-air.

Several figures flew in from behind the high-level mage. Upon seeing this, they hurriedly stopped and turned to flee.

Violet wanted to give chase, but Elisa was still in her original form and submerged in the sea. She landed back on the deck, solidified her bone dragon form, and then quickly switched back.

The fleeing enemy, staring at the sinister bony dragon on the bow of the White Triangle, showed no intention of turning back. The cargo ship, hit by the cannon fire, was beyond saving; they could only pray they could survive this marathon flight and return alive to Ling Island.

A moment later, Elisa took flight from the sea. She landed on the deck of the White Triangle and coughed up a large puddle of seawater.

She coughed for a while before stopping, and when she looked around, she saw that her two companions had fainted on the deck, without making a sound.

"It's my turn to clean up the mess again!" Violet complained discontentedly.

(End of this chapter)