Chapter 541: Chapter 427: The So-Called Gentle as Water
If we’re talking about army-clearing capabilities, even Long Yi wouldn’t dare compete with Ruosha. The widespread damage she inflicted was simply devastating. Therefore, Long Yi quietly withdrew from Ruosha’s contest, making a hand gesture to show that he’s conceding, then went to help Mina.
But did Ruosha understand what that complex hand gesture meant? She saw Long Yi make a couple of hand movements before he ran off towards the battlefield against the Shrimp Dragons and Crab Dragons. Ruosha thought that Long Yi felt these foot soldiers weren’t worth his time, and he’d decided to use the Crab Dragons to determine the victor!
Want a different challenge? Bring it!
Ruosha suddenly tossed her anchor far away, then caught the chain. The hefty anchor took her almost weightless body and surged forward. Long Yi watched emotionally, it was as if she was throwing herself into the fray!
Clang! The heavy anchor struck a Crab Dragon’s back. The blow took the Crab Dragon completely by surprise. However, its massive body didn’t seem too phased. Yet, the warrior from the Sea Emperor Clan controlling the Crab Dragon on the head almost slid off the back from the shock.
Ruosha stood on the Crab Dragon’s back. The gravity from her feet firmly adhered her to the Crab Dragon’s shell, meanwhile, she lifted the anchor high above her head!
Boom!
One strike! The Crab Dragon’s shell suddenly had a huge crack in it!
Boom!
Second strike! The massive shell, thick as a metre, was battered open by the anchor, and the hook at the end of the anchor got even more bent!
Ruosha, dissatisfied with the deformed anchor, clicked her tongue. She then swung around, using the intact end of the anchor to strike down again!
Boom!
The anchor penetrated straight in. The extremely pained Crab Dragon struggled violently, completely ignoring the control of its rider. The Sea Emperor warrior tried to calm down the Crab Dragon, but was caught in the pincers and instantly split in half.
On the other side, Long Yi had just dealt with one rider, pacifying the Crab Dragon that lost its rider. Watching Ruosha’s battle, a lot of thoughts crossed his mind. There was a time when purely relying on brute force without using his brain was his style. How did it completely change now? This isn’t right! He was so jealous!
Noticing Long Yi was watching her, Ruosha held up one finger to show that she had taken down one foe.
Looking down at his Crab Dragon which was still thrashing around, trying to grab at him, but its pincers couldn’t quite reach, Long Yi shook his head, feeling disheartened.
But!
Long Yi wasn’t demoralized!
If he couldn’t do it once, there were always second tries!
The crystal greatsword turned into a crystal war hammer. The dual force from the demon power within the war hammer and Long Yi’s own fighting aura could blow half of the Crab Dragon’s armor off with one hit. After two hits, it would definitely break through! After that, he blasted an icicle, instantly killing one Crab Dragon.
One!
"Little Zi, go help someone else!" Originally, Little Zi wanted to help Long Yi take down the rider of another Crab Dragon. However, Long Yi stopped her. This was his duel with Ruosha. Cheating was not allowed!
Little Zi giggled, turned around and flew away.
The duel between the two was causing great misfortune for the Crab Dragons. Initially, they were evenly matched with the Shrimp Dragons. But when these two formidable warriors suddenly attacked from behind, a terrifying massacre began in the middle of the battlefield. The Shrimp Dragons, with their assistance, began to ruthlessly suppress the Crab Dragons, smashing more of them to death.
The battle went on for an hour and a half. In the end, Long Yi killed eleven Crab Dragons, while Ruosha took down ten. Without the protection of the Crab Dragons, Mina’s Shrimp Dragons wreaked havoc. The Sea Clan warriors on the other side couldn’t put up any resistance and were completely trampled over.
Long Yi won.
"If my anchor hadn’t broken, you would have lost long ago!" Ruosha glared at Long Yi, clearly not pleased. Her immense anchor lay at her feet, the front was deformed and the back completely broken off.
This was never considered a divine weapon, it was simply large. Having corroded in the sea water for so long, and after today’s violent use, it naturally broke.
But Long Yi did agree on that. Underwater, Ruosha’s destructive power was astonishing, and he was barely able to overcome her by one Crab Dragon thanks to his crystal war hammer. If Ruosha had a suitable weapon, Long Yi probably would have lost and been sulking in the corner by now.
Seeing Long Yi scratching his head in agreement, Ruosha stood proudly and arrogantly, giving off a ’I am the strongest’ vibe. Mina, watching from the side, was filled with anxiety.
"Ruosha!" Mina called softly.
"What?" Ruosha looked at Mina, puzzled.
"Be gentle! What did I tell you?" Mina mouthed the words with some gestures.
"!!!"
Ruosha was immediately stunned.
Initially, when Ruosha asked Mina what kind of girl Long Yi, as someone who had interacted with him for a while, preferred, Mina told her earnestly. Long Yi had always been a male chauvinist, a typical man who preferred the gentle and not the tough type. Such a man would definitely prefer a soft, gentle girl!
For this, Mina even specifically designed a ’gentle as water’ plan for Ruosha, including ways of speaking, standing postures, and other standard behaviors. But she didn’t expect that the moment Ruosha saw Long Yi, all of it was thrown out of the window. She instinctively started competing with Long Yi!
I’m truly such a fool.
Brother Long definitely doesn’t like me now.
He likes big busts but I don’t have one.
He likes long legs but I don’t have them.
He likes the gentleness of water, but I lack that as well.
I’m doomed!
Suddenly, her previously soaring fighting spirit extinguished entirely, leaving Ruosha bewildered.
At that moment, Ruosha’s mysteriously altering expression left Long Yi even more confused. What was happening? Why did her face suddenly lose all its brightness?
Aha! I get it now! She must be devastated because the anchor broke and caused her to lose to me! Well, that makes sense, even though she initially seemed gigantic, she’s still only sixteen years old. Suddenly transformed into a loli, and even ruined her favorite weapon, how could she possibly be happy about this?
Quickly, Long Yi leaned over and crouched down in front of Ruosha, "Don’t be upset, you won this round. Once I return to land, I’ll make an even better weapon for you!"
As Long Yi spoke, he gently stroked Ruosha’s head as if to console a child.
Ruosha looked at Long Yi, her eyes filled with surprise!
Does...does that mean he doesn’t hate me?
Huh? Wait, was he treating me like a child? I’m already sixteen! I’m an adult!
Just as Ruosha was about to erupt, she saw Mina’s two tiny arms waving around behind Long Yi.
"Be gentle! Like water!"
Ruosha instantly understood.
But, after being patted on the head, how can I act gentle like water?
Poor Ruosha stood there, her body rigid, completely unsure of what to do.
Fortunately, the enormous tremors from afar brought everyone back to their senses.
Here in the sea, the shock waves from the explosion could travel a great distance.
"It’s coming from Father’s side!" Mina cried out.
Yes, this part of the battle had concluded. However, there were three battlegrounds in total, and the one where Long Yi was located was the smallest of them all!
"Let’s go! We need to help them!" Long Yi shouted.
Along the way, Long Yi finally voiced a question that had been bothering him for a long time.
"Why do these sea dragons seem weak and helpless? They feel completely different from the Dragon Clan I know. Apart from being large, the dragon power within them is pitifully low. They seem to be fighting with mostly brute strength and their solid armor."
Mina laughed, "That’s because they are sea dragons, but they are not from the Dragon Clan."
As it turns out, part of the Dragon Clan and humans who escaped beneath the sea transformed themselves with strong magic to adapt to life underwater, and also gave some of their power to the marine creatures. The Sea Emperor’s clan created what are now known as the Sea Clan, while the Dragon clan created the current Sea Dragon Clan.
The so-called Sea Dragon Clan are sea creatures who inherited some power from the Dragon clan, have some dragon power within them, and have a significantly larger body size. They include the Crab Dragons, Shrimp Dragons, and Squid Dragons.
The true Sea Dragons, on the other hand, are powerful creatures of the sea that are assumed to hide in the deepest parts of the ocean and usually do not show themselves unless there’s an extremely serious matter. Mina’s memory could not recall any instance of a True Sea Dragon ever aiding any nation. Moreover, every nation obeys the most ancient pact: never to seek the help of a True Sea Dragon during any war or at any time.
Among all the Sea Clans, only the Tiger Whale clan has a good relationship with the True Sea Dragons. Challenging a True Sea Dragon and obtaining its acknowledgement is considered a rite of passage and the greatest honor for a Tiger Whale warrior.
"So you mean, although these creatures are referred to as sea dragons, essentially, they’re more like servants?" Long Yi asked.
"Hmm...there isn’t much difference essentially. But I have a great relationship with Little Shrimp, I never considered her my servant. Isn’t that right, Little Shrimp!" Mina spoke to the Shrimp Dragon on her head, who immediately swung its pincers as if in agreement.
If that was the case, Long Yi understood. No wonder compared to the Dragon Clan on the land, the majority of Sea Dragons seemed less intelligent. They are basically enlarged versions of sea creatures. Of course, they might be a bit wiser than ordinary sea creatures, but the increase in wisdom was somewhat limited.
However, if possible, Long Yi was really interested in finding those True Sea Dragons because clues about the secret war back then would most likely be held by those reclusive creatures.
But for now, probably not.
The explosions and trembling in the distance were constant, and Long Yi’s brows furrowed slightly. Actually, he had found the explosions odd from the start. If it were just the Shrimp Dragons and Crab Dragons, these so-called Sea Dragons, they shouldn’t have been capable of causing such massive explosions. Yet he could hear one every few seconds, and as they got closer, Long Yi could distinctly feel the strong Dragon Power dispersing from the explosions!
When they arrived at the battlefield, they saw that there were no extra fights happening around it. There were only two huge figures - Boris controlling a giant Shrimp Dragon, and what Boris was facing, a True Sea Dragon that was more than thirty meters long!
The creature looked like a member of the Dragon Clan, with hard scales, wings replaced by fins, a dorsal fin added, and a tail transformed into a broad, strong tail fin. These must be adaptations to life under the sea.
But wasn’t it said that True Sea Dragons didn’t engage in fights?
What the heck is going on? (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote on qidian.com. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)
