Chapter 147 Fierce Collision

Chapter 147: Chapter 146: Fierce Collision

The air seemed to freeze, leaving only the howling of the wind and rain, along with the suffocating hisses of the snake swarm.

"Professor Ye, Old Xu, Yu Na, I’m leaving this ship to you. If it gets destroyed, figure out a way to run to another ship. Your lives are the most important thing. Understood?" Han Ning’s solemn voice echoed in their ears.

"Understood, Boss." The three of them grasped the gravity of Han Ning’s words and nodded seriously.

After giving instructions to his subordinates, Han Ning raised his voice. His highly penetrating tone reverberated among the other eight ships:

"Fellow Awakened, I will deal with two of the Four-armed Black Snake Leaders ahead. I’ll leave the remaining Black Snakes to you. Look for an opportunity to retreat toward the mountains.

"Chairman Wu, organize a group of capable fighters to pin down the third Four-armed Black Snake Leader."

Han Ning wasn’t confident in taking on all three Four-armed Black Snakes simultaneously. The best strategy was to separate them. He and snow cake would each take on one, while the Awakened from Biyun Resort held off the third, allowing them to defeat the monsters one by one.

Chairman Wu and the rest of the Awakened looked at the three terrifying figures ahead, as well as the dense swarm of snakes. It would be a lie to say they weren’t afraid, but this was no time for hesitation.

"Alright—"

Before he could finish his sentence, the snake swarm gave them no time to discuss further.

"HISS!!" A chorus of piercing hisses resounded across the area.

HONG LONG! Immediately after, the three gigantic Four-armed Black Snakes used Water Control to manipulate the currents, kicking up a wall of waves nearly ten stories high. Like a natural disaster, the water cascaded down toward the fleet. At the crest and amidst the waves, countless Black Snakes writhed and swam, their momentum terrifying!

At the very top, the three hideous Four-armed Black Snake Leaders looked like legendary Sea Monsters commanding a tsunami. They wielded three different types of crudely shaped weapons. The Four-armed Black Snake on the left gripped a Bone Fork covered in barbs at the tip with two of its arms. The one in the middle brandished a heavy-looking Bone Hammer. The last one held a narrow bone blade of extreme Sharpness, seemingly polished from the rib of some giant beast.

"snow cake, let’s take on those two together."

"WOO!"

Han Ning’s figure blurred as the Molten Gold Battle Tiger form replaced his human body. His fur flared in the howling wind. His tiger eyes locked onto the three Four-armed Black Snakes as he opened his maw:

"ROAR!"

In an instant, an invisible Spiritual Shock wave violently erupted with him at the center.

The three Four-armed Black Snakes and the nearby snake swarm were slammed by the Spiritual Shock. Even the momentum of the towering waves they had kicked up stagnated for a moment.

At this critical juncture, the water beneath Han Ning’s feet exploded. snow cake burst out of the water. With an earthen-yellow halo circulating over its body, a thick barricade of earth and stone rose in front of the fleet, barely withstanding the fiercest point of the wave’s impact.

SPLASH! HONG LONG! The giant wave crashed against the earth and stone barricade with a deafening roar. Shattered debris mixed with the floodwaters splashed everywhere. The barricade shook violently, and massive cracks appeared. However, it didn’t collapse immediately, buying the fleet precious time to brace themselves.

A massive volume of seawater spilled over the barricade, still surging violently against the fleet’s ships. The vessels pitched wildly. Several weaker Awakened were washed into the water, their screams swallowed by the waves.

"Now’s the time! Charge through!" Chairman Wu roared at the top of his lungs. Pushing his hands forward, countless translucent bubbles enveloped several tottering ships, providing extra cushioning.

Vice President Zhao’s entire body surged with steam, his muscles bulging. Roaring, he grabbed a burly Elite Black Snake and used it as a weapon, smashing it into another Elite Black Snake trying to climb over the rail.

On the Wind Chaser Sailing Ship to the side, Xu Ming’s arms expanded, veins bulging. He gripped a thick rope tightly with one hand while using the other to yank Yu Na back, who had been thrown off balance by the massive wave.

"Brother Xu, watch out!" Yu Na’s face turned slightly pale as she pressed her hands outward. A faint blue hemispherical barrier enveloped a small area around her and Xu Ming.

The next second, an Elite Black Snake slammed viciously into the barrier, letting out a muffled THUD. The snake’s head was sent spinning from the impact, and Xu Ming shattered its skull with a backhanded swing of his axe.

"Thanks, Nana!" Xu Ming shouted.

"Light Energy Bullet!"

Professor Ye stood on the right side of the ship’s rail, his feet planted firmly. Locking his gaze on the rolling water surface, he extended his hands forward in a firing stance.

BI BO! Pointed projectiles the size of a pinky finger, flashing with pure golden light, shot out rapidly, gunning down the Black Snakes that poked their heads out.

The fleet attempted to navigate through the densely packed snake swarm, heading toward the cold-shrouded mountains in the distance. But the Four-armed Black Snake Leaders and the Elite Black Snakes blocking their path clearly had no intention of letting them leave easily.

"HISS..."

One of the Four-armed Black Snakes wielding a Bone Hammer saw that Han Ning and snow cake were fighting its two kin to a standstill. It immediately abandoned the battle on that side and slithered toward the fleet. Its long, slippery, and thick body broke through the waves. With a few swings of its tail, it rapidly closed in on the fleet, lunging straight at the nearest fishing boat!

"HISS!!"

The Bone Hammer in its hands carried the immense force of a watery vortex. As it raised the weapon, countless waves gathered toward the hammer’s face. By the time it swung down, the water had formed a massive sphere over two meters in diameter.

"Stop it!" Chairman Wu’s pupils shrank.

Vice President Zhao stomped his legs and leaped up from his ship, charging to meet the monster. With both fists wrapped in searing white steam, he fiercely punched the descending Bone Hammer.

BOOM!

The water sphere exploded, turning into countless streams of water swirling with black mist that blasted into Vice President Zhao. A dull THUD echoed upon impact. Vice President Zhao flew backward like a kite with a broken string and crashed into the water.

The Bone Hammer Black Snake, on the other hand, merely swayed slightly. There wasn’t even a single crack on its Bone Hammer.

"HISS~" A sinister, uncanny smile twisted its ugly face. Waving its four arms, it raised the Bone Hammer once more. Its two lower arms, which weren’t holding anything, condensed two rapidly spinning water spheres, aiming straight at the mast of Chairman Wu’s ship.

"This monster is highly intelligent. To think it can tell exactly who is giving the orders!" Seeing the Bone Hammer Black Snake’s attack trajectory, many Awakened grimaced. If the mast snapped, this largest ship would completely lose its propulsion.

"Old Zhao!" Chairman Wu frantically released bubbles, attempting to entangle the Bone Hammer Leader. However, in the face of absolute power, the tough bubbles were truly as fragile as soap bubbles.

"Don’t focus on the Black Snake Leader! Clear out the Black Snakes around us!"

On another ship, Lin Qianqian drew her bowstring to the full. An arrow wreathed in pure white light flew from the string, shooting straight at the Bone Hammer Leader’s eye. Mid-flight, the white-light arrow suddenly burst apart, splitting into dozens of even sharper arrowheads that accelerated as they rained down.

The Bone Hammer Leader merely gave a casual toss of its head. The arrows struck its hard scales, leaving nothing but shallow, bloody scratches.

Taking advantage of the opening, more Elite Black Snakes climbed over the rails and engaged in a bloody slaughter with the Awakened on board. Screams and roars echoed endlessly.

On the water, the battle between Han Ning and the two Four-armed Black Snake Leaders had already reached a white-hot intensity.