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Chapter 258 Naval Battle (Part 2)

This is a giant sea monster that looks similar to the giant squid from my previous life. Judging from its size, this sea monster is at least 15 meters long, and its tentacles are about 30 meters long. Each of the suckers on the giant tentacles is as big as a washbasin.

Those enormous eyes, much larger than the millstones in the mill, were now gazing at the Lighthouse from several meters underwater, through the azure water.

Richard could easily sense the brutality, coldness, and bloodlust hidden in the other person's eyes!

"It's a giant tentacle squid!!" Tino, who was standing nearby, gradually saw the appearance of the sea monster hidden underwater and immediately shouted.

"Captain Casper, prepare the giant ballistae!"

Tino, as expected of a wizard with extensive experience on board, immediately identified the type of sea monster and notified the captain so that he could prepare for a targeted battle.

Seeing Tino's anxious expression, Richard couldn't help but ask curiously, "Lord Tino, is this giant tentacle squid difficult to deal with?"

"They're very difficult to deal with, Lord Richard. Although the giant tentacle squid is not very intelligent, it is extremely ferocious. Its dozens of tentacles are slippery and tough, making it difficult to damage with swords and blades. They are very difficult to deal with."

"As you just saw, even the evil whip Naga was unwilling to risk killing it, but merely drove it away."

"Moreover, the giant tentacled squid is extremely vengeful. If it escapes during an encirclement, it will definitely seek revenge once its injuries have healed," Tino explained quickly.

Just as the two were talking.

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

The sound of wooden wheels rolling echoed on the deck.

Richard glanced to the side and saw four objects, each over three meters long and covered with black cloth, being slowly pushed out of the cabin. When the sailors pulled off the black cloth, the full view of the giant ballistae was immediately revealed to everyone.

The sharp, triangular arrowheads, each the size of an adult's head, gleamed with a cold light, clearly indicating that these ballistae were kept in excellent condition.

They must have regularly wiped off animal fat and wrapped it in an oilcloth.

Otherwise, it would have rusted long ago in the humid air at sea!

Around each crossbow, four burly men were loading huge three-meter-long bolts. These bolts were different from the ones Richard had seen before. In addition to the sharp arrowheads, the steel shafts had many fine iron hooks on both sides, resembling fishing hooks.

In addition, there is a long rope at the tail of the crossbow bolt.

Clearly, the hooks on both sides of the crossbow bolt were designed to increase its lethality and drag force.

Once it hits a living organism, it can hook it like a fishhook, holding it firmly in place.

At that moment, Captain Casper, holding a scimitar, stood on the side of the ship and shouted, "Target is currently 200 meters away, ballistae, prepare!"

The giant ballista had an effective range of one hundred meters, and the captain's first command was more of a reminder.

The giant ballista was pushed to one side of the ship's side. The ballista operator, who was responsible for aiming and firing, was already half-crouched next to the sights, his eyes fixed on the water through the sights.

"Target currently 150 meters away!"

As the giant tentacle squid rapidly approached, the atmosphere on the deck became even more tense!

"Target is currently 100 meters away! Fire!!" Captain Casper slashed forward with his scimitar as he shouted.

The words had barely left his mouth!

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Four crossbow bolts, each trailing a long rope, struck the massive black shadow beneath the water's surface like lightning.

"Pfft!!"

Two massive crossbow bolts struck the giant tentacle squid's body simultaneously, while two other bolts missed, failing to hit the giant tentacle squid underwater.

"Splash!"

A huge splash of water hit them; clearly, the giant tentacle squid was in both pain and anger from the crossbow bolts it had just received.

These "food" dare to rebel!

Just as the sailors were quickly loading their second crossbow bolts, preparing to attack again...

Suddenly, large patches of black liquid gushed out of the once azure seawater, forming a thick fog that instantly obscured a large area, making it impossible to find any trace of the giant tentacle squid!

"Ballista target forty meters, fire!!" Captain Casper shouted hoarsely.

Although the captain, standing on the ship's side, could no longer see the exact location of the giant tentacle squid, based on his years of experience, Captain Casper immediately gave an estimated distance and ordered the sailors to fire!

In this situation, this is the best decision!

Whether the shot hits or not, it will make the sailors forget their fear while carrying out orders!

"Pfft!!"

Several incredibly sharp crossbow bolts were fired into the sea.

"Bang!"

The entire giant ship, the Lighthouse, suddenly shuddered violently!

The speed of the ship suddenly decreased significantly, and a sound similar to drumming came from the bottom of the ship!

"Oh no! The giant tentacle squid has probably attached itself to the bottom of our ship. That must have been the sound of its suction cups." Tino immediately realized.

Upon hearing Tino's words, Captain Casper's expression changed drastically, and he shouted:

"Everyone to your positions, harpoons ready!"

"Notify the bilge to close all air vents!"

"Adjust the ballista's position so it faces the deck!"

A series of orders came from Captain Casper's mouth.

"Splash!"

"Ahhh!!"

Suddenly, a huge tentacle, as thick as a person could hug, emerged from the ship's side and swept across the deck with a fierce blow, instantly knocking away two sailors who were holding harpoons on the deck.

One of them was unlucky enough to be caught in mid-air by a huge, slimy gray tentacle, and a suction cup the size of a washbasin immediately began to suck on him.

"Slurp! Slurp!"

The once strong and robust man suddenly became emaciated, like a skeleton!

Before he could even scream, all his bodily fluids, brain matter, blood, and so on were sucked clean by the giant tentacles like fruit juice!

This terrifying scene immediately instilled fear in many sailors.

But this was just the beginning. Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen slippery gray tentacles began to fly around on both sides of the ship, constantly sweeping at the many sailors on the deck.

The sailors began to retaliate with longswords, battle axes, and other weapons, but unfortunately, without the strength of a formal knight, a single sword strike could not cause much damage to the rubber-like tentacles.

When an ordinary sailor slashed at it, it only left a white scratch on the surface of the gray, slippery tentacles, without even damaging the skin.

This is the terrifying power of giant, extraordinary marine creatures!

Their massive size naturally gives them exceptional defensive capabilities.

Meanwhile, more tentacles from the giant squid began to probe into the cabin through holes on both sides of the ship that had not yet been sealed.

Soon, screams and shrieks of women and children began to echo from inside the cabin!

"clang!!"

Several sailors operated giant ballistae to pin a huge gray tentacle to the deck, while the first mate, who possessed the strength of a knight, led a large number of sailors in a roaring attack to hack at it.

With everyone working together, they managed to cut off one of the giant tentacles!

Pale blue blood instantly soaked a large area of ​​the deck, and the severed tentacles continued to writhe on the deck like a giant python, demonstrating its formidable vitality.

But the brief victory seemed to further enrage the giant tentacle squid, and instantly, four or five huge tentacles attacked at the same time.

"boom!!"

A fireball the size of a human head struck a tentacle, instantly blasting it almost in half, and a strong smell of burning filled the deck.

It was Tino who made the move!

The other tentacles were instantly bound by several thick iron chains. Just now, a colossal creature suddenly appeared on the deck and began to wrestle head-on with these incredibly powerful tentacles.

Such a supernatural event was naturally caused by Richard's vengeful spirit.

"Snapped!"

The vengeful spirit, wielding a giant iron axe, severed one of the giant tentacles that was bound by iron chains, but was also knocked down by another giant tentacles that suddenly attacked.

The vengeful spirit, wielding a giant iron axe and chain hammer, attracted the attention of at least four or five giant tentacles with its single presence.

This immediately reduced the pressure on the human sailors defending the deck.

The situation, which was on the verge of collapse, became quite stable immediately after Richard joined the fray, but the current battle is not the key to victory.

The giant squid has dozens of giant tentacles, and it would take at least half an hour to cut them off one by one.

But in another half hour, all the passengers on the ship will probably be killed by the giant tentacle squid.

Moreover, after killing several giant tentacles, this giant tentacle squid will most likely abandon ship and escape.

Its giant tentacles have regenerative capabilities. Once they grow back, they will inevitably come back for revenge, rendering the heroic sacrifice of the Lighthouse sailors meaningless!

So Richard thought for a moment and asked Tino beside him:

"This can't go on!"

"Tino, is there any way to attack the giant tentacle squid's main body?"

This startled Tino, who was casting a fireball spell. The giant tentacle octopus, located at the bottom of the ship, was difficult to attack directly. Did he have to jump into the sea and fight the giant tentacle octopus hand-to-hand?

The people on the ship are all humans, not sea creatures, so Tino obviously doesn't have any good solutions.

"Sir, several crossbow bolts hit the giant tentacle squid's body. If someone turns the pulley, we can pull it out of the sea, but right now, the young men can't get together!"

Upon seeing Tino's furrowed brow, Captain Casper immediately spoke up.

This made Richard and Tino raise their eyebrows. Good idea! As expected of the captain, he has a wealth of sailing experience!

"Very good, Captain Casper, have the sailors come and pull the rope!" Richard readily agreed.

"Leave the giant tentacles on the deck to me."

As the massive green inverted pentagram magic array flashed, another skeletal monster over three meters tall emerged from it. The Blood Bone Puppet, covered in sharp bone blades, took a step after receiving Richard's command and charged directly at the giant tentacles raging on the deck like a whirlwind.

These slippery, incredibly resilient giant tentacles are difficult to pierce with ordinary swords, but for a Bloodbone Puppet with strength at the top level, a single sharp bone blade strike can leave the giant tentacles hanging almost entirely on their outer skin in an instant.

The entire giant tentacle was almost cut in two!

Moreover, compared to the slow-moving vengeful spirits, the bloodbone golems move much faster.

Therefore, in just over ten seconds, it severed four or five giant tentacles in succession.

This greatly aroused the giant tentacled octopus. The giant tentacles that were originally rampaging in the cabin were all brought out by it and began to besiege the blood bone puppet.

Unfortunately, when faced with the extremely fast-moving Bloodbone Golems, these giant tentacles are often broken through and escaped by the Bloodbone Golems as soon as they have built an encirclement.

Taking this opportunity, dozens of strong sailors began to pull on several ropes as if in a tug-of-war.

"Pull the rope!!" Captain Casper swung his arms rhythmically and forcefully.

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!"

The sailors worked together, step by step, to pull the giant object from the sea upwards using ropes!

The combined efforts of human beings and the labor-saving efficiency of the pulley system begin to manifest at this moment.

The giant squid underwater also sensed the direct damage to its body from the barbed crossbow bolts that had penetrated deep into its body.

The extreme pain forced the giant squid to release the suction cups that were firmly attached to the bottom of the boat. Immediately, the giant squid's body was dragged by the ropes and began to slowly emerge from the water.

This immediately delighted Tino, who said:

"Lord Richard, the area between the giant squid's eyes is its fatal weakness! Once it's penetrated, it will be killed instantly. I hope you can act quickly."

"Of course!" Richard nodded.

"Guys, give it your all and drag the sea monster up here!!" Captain Casper continued to shout.

Victory is within reach!

However, the giant squid seemed to sense something was wrong, and a look of fear appeared in its huge eyes as it began to desperately try to burrow underwater.

This caused the sailors on the ship to almost lose their grip on the ropes.

"How can a tug-of-war be complete without the vengeful spirits!" Richard immediately gave the vengeful spirits instructions.

Immediately, the vengeful spirit narrowed its hateful little eyes, quickly went to the ship's side, and threw all three thick iron chains on its body at the giant tentacle squid.

"Splash! Splash!"

The iron hook, gleaming with a cold light, was deeply embedded in the giant tentacle squid's body!

Immediately, the giant tentacle squid let out a miserable cry.

"Pfft!!"

A thick, black ink spurted out from the giant tentacle squid's tail, splashing onto the slightly smug face and body of the vengeful spirit.

This scene immediately made Stephanie giggle.

"A perfect opportunity!" Richard thought to himself, seizing the perfect moment when the giant tentacle squid was pulled out of the water.

"Mental shock!"

"Death Ray!"

After a transparent energy wave struck the giant tentacle squid, a black beam of light followed, piercing directly through the squid's forehead.

Instantly, the giant tentacle squid's entire massive body stiffened and it stopped moving on the spot!

His two large eyes suddenly dimmed.

"Oh!! We won!!"

"We won!!"

"We defeated the sea monster!!!"

On deck, the sailors of the Lighthouse cheered!

(End of this chapter)