Chapter 370 The right time and place
Branch-shaped lightning flashed past, tearing apart the night shrouded in dark clouds.
The sky and the earth briefly transitioned from night to day, illuminating all the tiny details hidden in the darkness.
Boom!
The sound of thunder followed, shaking the heaven and earth.
"A storm is coming." Aldrich, startled by the thunder, subconsciously looked up at the sky and muttered.
He tightened the hood on his head to hide his face.
Because of the weather, Aldrich wore a knee-length tarpaulin cloak with a hood and a pair of high leather boots today.
This way, even if it rains heavily, you will not get wet.
While muttering, Aldrich subconsciously held his breath.
Because, he was already approaching the shore of Makoko District.
In the lagoon, green bubbles bubbled up from time to time in the brown-gray sewage, and the disgusting smell just hit your face, making your eyes hurt.
"It's still so smelly, I don't know how these untouchables can endure it. They can't even drive them away if they stay here!"
Aldrich cursed, and the dissatisfaction and disgust in his heart were ready to come out.
If he could drive away the poor people in Makoko District, it would be considered a "great achievement", and the reward would definitely be very generous.
It's just helpless that the Hai Sentinels have been diligently coming to kill the water beasts regularly.
To be honest, the move of releasing aquatic animals is no longer very meaningful.
At least that's what he thinks, but he doesn't know why this task has never been taken off by the big shots above.
But Aldrich didn't want to think too deeply about it. Others paid him to help him do things. It was as simple as that. Other things were not his responsibility.
His eyes tried his best to look forward in the dark night.
Aldrich was holding a clay pot in his hand. The pot was covered with a rope loop to make it easier to lift and carry.
Today is the scheduled time to hand over the eggs of rancid water salamanders. This is why he "condescends" to come here.
This matter is of great concern. Under the dynasty's decree, it is an absolutely heinous crime to let water animals injure and maim civilians.
So it must be absolutely secretive, and the fewer people know about it, the better.
Hence, not only did he do the handover in person, but the time was also chosen late at night.
Hong been able to work for the big shots in the city for so many years, and he has not failed yet. He is still very top-notch in terms of "professional quality".
Although the big men did not keep their word and used spiritual marrow instead of the agreed "spiritual liquid" to deal with him, he was furious.
But after all, Aldrich did not have the courage to break up with the opponent, so he had to continue to do the dirty work.
If you choose to continue doing it, then you have to do it well, otherwise it is better not to do it.
Aldridge naturally understands this, but the resentment in his heart is unavoidable.
So, when he found that his younger brother who was supposed to be waiting for him on the shore early was not there, his face suddenly darkened.
Am I too gentle before, or are these people's wings stiff? After suppressing his anger and waiting for a full ten minutes, a slight sound of paddling finally sounded, which was particularly clear in the quiet environment, and gradually became louder from far to near.
In the dark night, you can vaguely see a flat and long boat, rowing out from the densely packed shacks in the distance and paddling towards the shore.
Another thunder struck across the sky, illuminating the heaven and earth.
With this short "daylight" moment, Aldrich could clearly see the figures on the boat.
The other party was rowing hard with his head lowered, but through his silhouette and clothing, Aldrich could still recognize the other party's identity at a glance.
Huck was the leader of the seven people he sent to carry out the mission in Makoko District.
Boom!
After the light of thunder disappeared, the sound of thunder came belatedly.
"Huck" rowed very fast, and he arrived at the shore in a short time.
"I've been waiting for most of the day." Aldrich said coldly, expressionlessly, and the displeasure in his tone was clearly evident.
Although, in fact, they only waited for less than ten minutes.
“Boss, something happened.” Because it was late at night, Huck consciously lowered his voice, causing a slight change in pitch, which was somewhat different from his usual voice.
"Accident?" Aldrich raised his eyebrows and asked: "What happened?"
"Boss, you get on the boat first, and I'll tell you as we go." Huck's tone was urgent.
"Okay." The situation was urgent, and Aldrich had no time to think about it. He stepped lightly and jumped directly onto the boat.
The boat sank suddenly as he moved.
"Yesterday, someone attacked us for no reason." As soon as Aldrich got on the boat, Huck said while rowing the oar quickly.
The boat sailed quickly towards the shanty town not far away.
"Attack? What's going on?! Then what?" Aldrich was shocked and suspicious when he heard this, and he was already subconsciously wary.
"It's the Sea Sentinel Mage." Huck said.
And he discovered our behavior of raising rancid water salamanders, so he attacked us directly and wanted to bring us to justice! "
"Sea Sentinel Mage!" Aldrich was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight, "How did he find you?"
"I don't know either," Huck thought for a moment and shook his head vigorously, "we obviously left before he arrived at the Makoko District."
"Is this Sea Sentinel Mage really capable of reaching the sky?"
"This is impossible, they are really that powerful. They discovered you a few years ago, how could it be delayed until now," Aldrich dismissed Huck's statement casually, frowning, "You must be not careful enough and exposed some flaws."
This matter has been exposed and it is difficult to handle.
Once the Sea Sentinel mage is asked to take the news back and report it, when the Sea Sentinel mage Gao Huan comes down to investigate the matter, with the urine of those big shots, they will definitely "cut" him clean in minutes and carry him out to take the blame.
No!
When he thought of this, Aldrich became panicked.
"What about the Sea Sentinel Mage now?" He asked quickly.
"Wait," then, before Huck could answer his question, Aldrich had already discovered something was wrong. "The Sentinel Mage is at least a first-level mage, and his combat power is amazing. The seven of you are just mage apprentices. How come you are still safe after being attacked by him?"
The light came first.
Another bolt of lightning rolled across the sky, piercing the dark sky and illuminating Aldrich's astonished face.
Then the rumbling thunder, like thousands of troops galloping forward, exploded in his ears, covering up what Aldrich had not finished.
It was also at this moment that the boat suddenly began to tremble inexplicably, and the hull shook violently, as if it had encountered some waves.
It is clear that the waters at this time are very calm.
“Boss, there is a water beast!” After the thunder passed, Huck’s rapid and panicked voice sounded.
Water beast? !
Aldrich was startled and quickly looked outside the ship, and actually saw a black shadow darting past.
The speed was extremely fast, so he only caught a glimpse of the afterimage.
There was a crash.
The black shadow came under the boat and jerked upward.
The long and narrow boat, which was not very stable, was overturned by the black shadow.
In an instant, the boat flipped in half on the water.
Thump twice.
Aldrich and Huck both fell into the filthy sea water.
“Damn, it stinks!” Aldrich couldn’t help but cursed after almost swallowing a mouthful of sewage, and then he quickly held his breath, stretched out his hand to explore the boat, and wanted to climb back.
But when my palm fell on the edge of the boat, it felt greasy and slippery, and I couldn't hold it at all.
He took another closer look and discovered that the edge of the boat was actually covered with a layer of extremely smooth grease.
"Not good!" Aldrich screamed in his heart.
After all, he is a member of a gang. He has struggled all the way up, and he is an old Jianghu. When he thinks about what was wrong before he fell into the water, he reacts instantly.
No matter what, he immediately gave himself a [Shield Technique].
Magic power quickly gathered around him, forming a transparent, shimmering shield.
And Aldrich's decision is extremely correct.
A long sword that was crystal clear and exuded a bone-chilling chill passed through the turbid sewage like a ray of cold light.
Gothe used [Disguise +] to pretend to be Huck, and successfully lured Aldrich into the water. He tapped the ice cube he had just condensed with [Water Manipulation] as a point of force, and shot out several feet away like an arrow from the string, "shooting" at Aldrich with extremely rapid momentum.
Low-level mage cannot fly. Once he falls into the water and loses his footing, his movements become inconvenient and slow.
The same is true for Gao De.
But he had already equipped himself with [Wolf Speed +] when he fell into the water, gaining the ability to jump like a wolf.
Before reaching the shore, he cast a [Light Feather Step+] one step ahead of time to avoid movement interference caused by difficult terrain.
Hence, a small, thin layer of ice felt like walking on flat ground under Gothe's feet at this moment.
His right hand clenched the [North Wind] that had been frozen at the bottom of the ship in advance.
At the moment when the boat capsized, Gothe had already taken advantage of the situation and pulled it out of the scabbard.
He doesn't know any exquisite sword skills, and he doesn't even master the basic sword styles.
However, Gothe is not planning to defeat the enemy with swordsmanship. He just uses the [North Wind] itself as the ultimate cold of Zhenbing to attack, just like holding an electric baton, just to touch the target's body.
Gothe had rehearsed all these actions countless times, so they were completed in a matter of seconds.
· Under his extreme speed, the north wind licked towards Aldrich like a white snake.
The water droplets splashing around the sword body were directly condensed into ice beads due to the chill from the north wind, and then fell on the sword body, making a noisy sound like large and small beads falling on a jade plate.
If it weren’t for the scabbard that could insulate the coldness of the north wind to a certain extent, otherwise even if it was frozen on the bottom of the ship, separated by a thick layer of ship planks, Aldrich would probably feel cold and panic, and find something was wrong.
Come on!
When he was only a few centimeters away from Aldrich, there was a sound of gold and iron.
Aldrich cast [Shield Technique] immediately, blocking the north wind.
With the coldness attached to the north wind itself, in fact, ordinary [Shield Technique] will be directly broken by the frost.
But Aldrich is a second-level mage. Although [Shield Spell] is a first-level spell, at the second-level level, after raising the level and casting the spell, the defensive power is far from what a first-level mage casts [Shield Spell].
Otherwise, a second-level mage can easily crush a first-level mage just by raising the level and casting spells.
The shimmering shield rippled under the freezing coldness of the north wind, but it held firm without breaking in an instant, and Gothe's momentum stopped at the next moment and fell into the water.
The shimmering shield restores calm.
"Who are you?! How dare you attack me!"
Aldrich asked loudly in the water, both as a question and to attract Gothe's attention and buy time for himself.
He is already quietly activating the spell model.
"Aldrich ordered his men to release water animals to hurt people. This is a serious crime. As a sea sentinel mage, I shall take you to justice." Gothe's voice rang out in the night.
He was not too discouraged even though he failed to succeed in a strike that he had carefully prepared for a long time.
"Suffer death!" While he was slightly shocked by the origin of Gothe's self-destruction, Aldrich shouted sharply without any hesitation in his movements.
The seawater gathered in an instant, forming a huge, rapidly rotating water vortex in front of Aldrich. The water inside rubbed against each other, making a harsh whistling sound.
With an astonishing momentum, it quickly crashed towards Gothe's position. The front end of the water flow was as sharp as a cone, like a sharp spear, seeming to penetrate everything that blocked it.
【Water Impact】, a one-ring evocation spell!
In the water, the power of [Water Impact] has been improved to a certain extent. Coupled with the rising circle casting, it is conceivable that if this blow falls on the body, Gothe will be seriously injured even if he does not die.
But Gothe, who has evolved a very high water flow sensing ability through [Adaptive], was aware of Aldrich's moves early on.
He no longer disliked the filthy and rancid smell of the sea water. He twisted his waist hard and plunged down. His body was as flexible as a swimming fish, and his speed was incredibly fast.
If you observe carefully, you will find that a thin layer of webbing has quietly grown between Gothe's fingers and toes.
This webbed swings gently in the water like a fish fin, giving him the extremely fast swimming speed and ability to swim like a swimming fish.
Sea Sentinel's exclusive spell, [Ocean Touch+].
The waters are his home ground for battle!
The water flow roared past Gothe's head. Although it did not hit him, the strong water pressure it brought still made Gothe feel a little pressure.
This is the oppressive power of the second-level mage!
"What a quick reaction!" Aldrich found that his spell failed, his eyes widened, and he tried his best to find Gothe's figure in the dark waters.
Where can I find it?
The waters in Makoko District are already turbid, not to mention that the light is so scarce now.
The current environment is too harsh for him.
It was late at night, and it was the eve of a heavy rainstorm. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the sky was like a canvas soaked in ink, making it impossible to see even one's fingers.
If you master [Dark Vision], you will not be affected.
But [Dark Vision] is a second-level spell, and he has just been promoted to a second-level mage for less than half a year, so how can he master it?
The other point is that it fell into the water now.
Lagos is a traditional fishing city, close to the sea. As a local aborigine, Aldridge must have mastered the skill of swimming.
But humans are not fish after all. Even if they can swim, moving in the water is inconvenient.
Aldrich's inconvenience is exactly Gaode's advantage.
As a first-level mage, although he has not mastered [Dark Vision], [Adaptive] has greatly improved his ability to see in the dark.
Even if it cannot reach the level of [Dark Vision], Aldrich still has an advantage over him.
The dual blessings of [Ocean Touch+] and [Adaptive] make Gaode feel like a fish in water.
This is the right time and right place.
Phew!
The next moment, Gothe's head popped up on the water not far from Aldrich.
Garbage and putrid objects splashed along the water.
Gothe resisted the urge to gag, and a spell model in the sea of spells had been activated.
A little glimmer of light shone on Aldrich's skin covered by his clothes.
It was like a bean at first, but it quickly spread and turned into a strange, mysterious and complex totem.
A rare spell, [Hunter's Mark+]!