Chapter 186: Fernando the Siren
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
In that critical moment, Li Yi downed a bottle of Advanced-Level HP Potion and activated his Spirit Ape’s Protection. After that, he raised his fis.h.i.+ng rod to block it.
He managed to block the Large Pistol Shrimp’s attack. Archers did not have any blocking skills, so even if Li Yi managed to block the claw, he still would not obtain the invincibility effect. In an instant, he lost 1,500+ HP.
The Large Pistol Shrimp waved its claw again, but Li Yi could not raise his fis.h.i.+ng rod again.
Archers did not have a corresponding melee skill. They could only use normal attacks (with whatever angles they liked), and all of the weapons in King of Pantheon had ATK SPD so they could all use normal attacks. The first attack could be used instantaneously, but the second needed a loading bar. The purple-colored fis.h.i.+ng rod’s ATK SPD (2 seconds each) added to Li Yi’s own ATK SPD still meant that he needed to wait more than a second before he could use it.
The Explosive Propeller could only be used once an hour. Even if Li Yi was a Legendary-level Engineer, he still needed to wait 10 minutes before he could use it again.
There was no longer enough time.
“Wind s.h.i.+eld’s Protection! Fire Impact!”
Fortunately, Li Yi had already put on his equipment as soon as he left the Giant Ant Plain. It was also fortunate that he was wearing two pieces of accelerating equipment. Before the Large Pistol Shrimp’s attack landed, he managed to escape.
Li Yi tried his best to float toward the surface of the water. Unlike the Hammerhead Shark, these crustacean-type monsters were only active at the bottom of the sea. As long as Li Yi could reach the surface of the water, he was guaranteed to be able to break away from the battle.
If you were destined to be unlucky, bad luck would follow you wherever you go. That maxim was absolutely true. As soon as Li Yi reached the surface, he saw three gigantic Hammerhead Sharks swimming toward him rapidly.
[Hammerhead Shark: Level 95, 90,000HP. Elite. Specialty: powerful ATK, high SPD. Known as the underwater killer. Skills: Shark Charge, Tackle, Tear.]
“c.r.a.p…”
Right now, all of his skills were on cooldown and the shrimp beneath him was still slowly giving chase too, so there was no way he could go down there. If he b.u.mped into the Hammerhead Sharks now, his life would be immediately forfeit.
“I just hope this thing works.”
Li Yi took out a large pile of Functional Dummies and tossed them everywhere.
The Hammerhead Sharks immediately discovered their target and surrounded them. Meanwhile, Li Yi took this opportunity to swim toward the surface as hard as he could. Finally, he broke through the surface of the water and also broke away from the battle.
“F*ck me sideways, if only I had a Walk-on-water Potion.
Li Yi opened the small map, decided on his direction, and proceeded forward carefully.
Earlier, the monsters Li Yu had encountered were all the most common monsters in the South-eastern Ocean. The monsters in the depths of the South-Eastern Ocean were much more terrifying than these ones.
As Li Yi went deeper and deeper into the ocean, he began to encounter more and more monsters. He had no other choice but to repeat the same trick, where he took off all his equipment and kept them into the s.p.a.ce Pearl. He then put on a mixture of blue and green equipment that he had prepared beforehand before advancing.
If he died once, the 10% HP that he lost could still be recovered by more grinding. However, if he died and was unlucky enough to have his equipment drop, he might then encounter a greedy monster who would take away his equipment. If that happened, could he still get it back?
The difference in levels was too large. He did not have the power to fight back at all, so this was the only last-ditch method he could choose.
“There are still five sets of trash equipment in the s.p.a.ce Pearl, that’s more than enough for me to lose.”
Li Yi spoke in self-jest as he observed the movements of the monsters around him, plotting his movements.
Not long after a school of more than a thousand Steel-toothed Piranhas swam past the top of his head, eight Hammerhead Shark appeared again. They were followed by Giant Crabs and Giant Shrimp, each taking their own turn. When the ocean finally cleared, Li Yi tried to continue swimming forward again, but a male Naga wielding a trident swam toward him instead, instantly putting an end to Li Yi’s plan to proceed.
The female Nagas were very good at using powerful water magic, but the males were natural-born warriors. They had a great deal of HP and DEF, and they also had an Innate Ability called Murloc Regeneration that allowed them to regain HP in the middle of battle. It made them quite the challenging opponent.
“***, ****!”
The male Naga was muttering something in the Naga language which Li Yi had yet to understand. After taking a swim around, the Naga finally found his prey. With a grin, he tossed the trident in his hand and skewered a Hammerhead Shark alive, dealing more than 10,000,000HP and killing the Hammerhead Shark instantly.
The remaining Hammerhead Sharks did not even dare to approach him. They were so scared that they scattered everywhere in fright. The male Naga went up front and lifted the Hammerhead Shark, leaving in exhilaration.
This was the system’s demonstration to the players, showing them just how powerful the male Nagas were.
No brains and all brawn. Those were the characteristics of the male Nagas.
Li Yi had seen such a scene countless times in the past life, so he had long since gotten used to it.
In the past life, when he was being pursued by countless people, the method Li Yi chose, in the end, was to level up underwater. In other words, he knew the Sea G.o.d’s Palace like the back of his hand.
In the beginning, the att.i.tude of the Sea G.o.d’s Palace to humans was Aggro. As soon as any players approached the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, the Nagas would kill them without mercy. The only way to change these att.i.tudes would be for the player to learn the rare language of Nagaese. Only then could they communicate with the Nagas and go from being enemies to friends.
Learning Nagaese was not an easy process. Back then, Li Yi had to put in a lot of effort before he could pick it up, but the advantage he obtained afterward was that as long as he was in the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, he would never have to worry about secretly being killed…
Li Yi progressed carefully, following behind the male Naga.
Nagas only operated around the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, so encountering a Naga meant that he had arrived within the compound of the Sea G.o.d’s Palace.
The pressure on Li Yi had been reduced again.
When the other sea creatures saw the male Naga, all of them immediately ran for their lives. Since Li Yi was following behind him, his safety was all but a.s.sured.
After walking for slightly over an hour, a majestic underwater palace appeared before his eyes. The palace was extremely large, and standing at the foot of this palace, a man would feel like an ant.
Countless Nagas were swimming to and fro around the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, some male and others female. There were very few males, and most of them were females.
This was because the male Nagas had extremely low IQ. Other than eating, all they knew how to do was mate, so the Nagas naturally evolved into a matriarchal society that was governed by the female Nagas.
Of course, nature had a way of balancing things out. Although most of the male Nagas were idiots, there also happened to be one or two of them who were extremely intelligent., Fernando the Siren was one such Naga.
Compared to normal male Nagas, Fernando the Siren was definitely an abnormality. His body was as soft and supple as a woman’s, and he did not have the Murloc Regeneration Innate Ability either. Neither did he have the female Nagas’ powerful Spirit Power. What he did have, however, was a very intelligent brain.
In his youth, Fernando the Siren had taken a Human Curse Priest as his master. That was why he understood the human language. Upon returning to the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, he took the books the Nagas had that were related to magic and used them to spread the curse spells far and wide. Eventually, he became one of the Nagas’ very few pure Curse-type powerhouses.
Li Yi used Camouflage to hide outside the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, waiting patiently.
Fernando the Siren was on the second floor of the Sea G.o.d’s Palace. If he tried to swim there, it would take him at least half an hour. The precondition to this, however, was that he did not encounter any obstructions.
Looking at the ma.s.ses of bright red Nagas before his eyes, Li Yi decisively chose to give up the option of forcing his way through.
It would not be much if he died on the way. All he had to do was corpse-run back and resurrect. But if he died here, things would get really bad. The one thing the Nagas could not stand was unclean ocean water. That was why they would always clean the water around the Sea G.o.d’s Palace every day. If Li Yi accidentally died, they would definitely pick up his body and toss it out of the Sea G.o.d’s Palace.
He was waiting until Fernando the Siren walked out from the second floor of his own accord.
“Chaha! Chaha! Chaha-ee!”
Just as Li Yi was hunkering down for the wait, the Nagas around the Sea G.o.d’s Palace suddenly raised their hands and cheered loudly. They rapidly swam and gathered, kneeling in front of the Sea G.o.d’s Palace.
Li Yi perked up.
“Chacha! Cha-ck!”
A stern voice came from within the Sea G.o.d’s Palace, and a skinny male Naga in black robes swam out. It did not have horns on its head, and neither did it have four arms (the mark of an Advanced Naga). Even its lower body was not shaped like a fish’s tail. Instead, it had two legs exactly like those of a human.
Unlike the trident-wielding Nagas, it held a pitch-black Magical Ball in its hand. The name above its head revealed its ident.i.ty.
It was the Prince of the Nagas, Fernando the Siren!
He had come out!
Li Yi forced down the excitement in his heart. He took out the little blue bottle the Mermaid Princess had given him and held it tight in his palm.
As Fernando the Siren had experience studying in the human world, he always had a soft spot for humans. He was also the only NPC among the Nagas who started off with a Neutral yellow name.
The name above his head was yellow in color, which meant he would not attack without provocation.
“Guardian G.o.d, here I come again…” When Li Yi saw Fernando the Siren, he could not help but grow excited.
“Chaha! Chaha! Chaha-ee!”
“Chaha! Cha-ck!”
The Nagas waved their tridents in salute at Fernando the Siren, and Fernando only replied with half the line, saying, “Cha-cha! Cha-ck!”
Outsiders could not understand this at all. Li Yi could not understand it either, but according to his previous experience, he knew that this was Fernando the Siren encouraging the other Nagas so that they would work even harder.
“Ee-ck!”
Fernando the Siren pointed skyward with his Magical Ball. The many Nagas whooped and cheered as they all swam toward the surface of the ocean.
The area around the Sea G.o.d’s Palace immediately emptied out. Only Fernando the Siren was left standing there, all alone.
“Here’s a good chance!”
Fernando the Siren only came out to give commands once every seven days, and this was also the only time players could approach the Sea G.o.d’s Palace.
“Fernando!”
Li Yi roared, stopping Fernando in his tracks.
Fernando saw Li Yi and could not help but pause. “A human? Why are you here?
“Please leave now, you cannot imagine the depths of the grudge between we the Nagas and you humans. Consider yourself lucky that you came across me, or else you would have long since been reduced to a corpse.”
“I came from Maelstrom City. I’m here to give you something on Miss Lisa’s request.”
Fernando the Siren had found his master in the Western Continent’s Maelstrom City, and Miss Lisa that Li Yi just mentioned was his master’s only daughter. She had a very close relations.h.i.+p with him. If the players wanted to learn Nagaese, for example, they would first need to talk to Miss Lisa.
Fernando the Siren was slightly taken aback. “Lisa? Is she alright?”
“She’s never been better. Ever since she took the calcium r.e.t.a.r.dation pills, her legs stopped hurting and she walks a lot faster now. Everything’s going well for her, but sometimes she’ll mention you and reminisce about you.”
Li Yi’s load of nonsense confused Fernando the Siren,
He was only as smart as a virtual character in a game. Before coming into contact with many players, his heart was like a piece of white paper. How could he possibly understand what Li Yi was saying?
Fernando the Siren thought about it and asked, “What did Lisa ask you to bring to me.”
“A r.e.t.a.r.dation pill, duh. Here.”
Li Yi walked up to Fernando the Siren and handed the little blue bottle, that had already been opened, to him.
“Whoosh—”
There was a cloud of blue mist that instantly wrapped Fernando the Siren up!
“This… This is the Curse Elixir of the Mermaids!” Fernando the Siren yelped in terror.