Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1769 Underwater Battle
Ao Ze felt quite satisfied with his attack, which allowed him to vent his anger, and he felt much better overall.

However, the next second, his expression froze on his face.

The water snake that he had blasted apart was rapidly regenerating at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, it had already recovered.

This familiar scene instantly triggered a flood of unpleasant memories for Ao Ze, and he couldn't help but burst into a tirade of curses...

"What's wrong with these humans?! Are they all invincible?!"

It was the same familiar routine and the same familiar formula that caused Ao Ze's mentality to explode instantly.

By now, Bai Tu had already figured it out: Ao Ze was a typical person who was used to things going smoothly and had never suffered any losses. This directly led to his lack of experience and his inability to handle unfavorable situations.

Anyone with more experience would immediately realize that the water snake in front of them was a spell.

It's pointless to get entangled with the water snakes here; we need to deal with the mage controlling them from behind.

Of course, Ao Ze's current predicament is also related to the Vajra Realm skeletons he encountered before, which led to some ingrained thought patterns.

In fact, even if he did realize what was happening, it wouldn't have mattered if he went to Jabar and his men.

Bai Tu was well prepared. Haral and Hans were on that ship, and with Jabar, a Saint-level mage, joining forces, they would kill Ao Ze if he dared to go!

Having swiftly reorganized, the Water Serpent, under Jabbar's control, immediately launched a lightning-fast counterattack.

Whether or not they can kill Ao Ze in this battle is of utmost importance to them.

After all, if Ao Ze were alive, the threat from the other side would continue, and they would be unable to return to a normal state of development.

Facing the water snake that pounced on him again, Ao Ze was not intimidated at all.

Putting aside the fact that these seemingly indestructible guys on the other side were constantly trying to confuse him, Ao Ze was still very confident in his own strength. He used his Thrusting Wave Halberd to sweep across the area, creating a current of water.

However, unless the water snake is destroyed by a powerful attack, it can recover instantly from ordinary attacks. In fact, the water snake's movements are not affected at all during this process, which can be said to be a major advantage of the water snake.

However, relying solely on this point will not make it easy to gain the upper hand in a duel with Ao Ze.

Don't forget, Ao Ze is a Vajra Realm level martial artist.

What is the greatest advantage of a Vajra Realm warrior? It is the protective shield that makes them exceptionally survivable.

Under this premise, there are two main attack methods.

One method is to directly ram the enemy with one's body, creating an attack similar to a high-pressure water cannon blasting through them.

Another method involves binding the opponent with snakes and creating a water prison in the process. By depriving the opponent of oxygen, the opponent is unable to breathe and thus drowns.

For water snakes, the latter is actually their most lethal method; it can even be said to be their killing move.

However, this tactic became meaningless when it was used against the sea tribe led by Ao Ze.

Let alone against Ao Ze, even if it were used on any fish soldier, it wouldn't have any effect, because they can breathe underwater!
This forces the water snake to resort to its first attack: a ramming attack.

However, the reality is that while this move is very effective at clearing out enemy soldiers, it is not strong enough against Ao Ze's true energy shield.

It's at least not enough to allow it to quickly determine a winner with Ao Ze.

Of course, in this situation, Jabbar has another option: to use the water snakes as a medium to cast water-based spells like 'Water Vortex' or 'Giant Wave Assault'. At this stage, this can also be considered a form of attack using the water snakes.

But a little thought reveals that these two methods are clearly not effective nowadays.

'Giant Wave Surge' is mainly used to attack ships or large units, while 'Water Vortex' is more of a restraining tactic or for clearing out small units. It does not have enough lethality against strong opponents of the same level.

Neither he nor Ao Ze could gain the upper hand at this moment, and an invisible war of attrition had already begun.

Using water snakes as a medium to cast these two spells will not only fail to achieve good results, but will also further increase his mana consumption.

Rather than doing that, Jabar would rather save that mana and continue to contend with Ao Ze, seeing if he could wear him down.

With his extensive combat experience, Jabbar's mind was perfectly clear at this moment.

In contrast, Ao Ze didn't have many ideas during the battle; he relied purely on improvisation and just went with the flow.

To some extent, this is a common problem among most military generals: they don't use their brains in battle.

However, Ao Ze still has a sense of crisis.

As the battle continued, his own depletion gradually made him feel a sense of crisis.

This can't go on!

In the blink of an eye, Ao Ze unleashed another 'Wave Breaker', completely blasting the oncoming water snake into pieces.

After the attack, seeing the water snake rapidly reorganizing, Ao Ze instantly lost the desire to continue fighting. He quickly turned around, unleashed a burst of speed, and left the battlefield, clearly intending to withdraw.

The series of setbacks had indeed made him lose his temper and his pride, but even if he was losing face, he didn't intend to die here.

Although he lacked experience, he wasn't stupid; he understood things very clearly when it came to matters of life and death.

After the water snakes reassembled, Jabbar, realizing that Ao Ze had escaped, immediately controlled the water snakes to give chase.

However, Ao Ze was too agile and had already created some distance. It was about to escape his perception range, and it was too late to catch up now.

Not to mention that at this moment, the water mage group behind Jabar had all fallen to the ground, and even his own mana was only a little over 30% remaining.

If we keep chasing and fail to catch up, and if we accidentally reveal our secrets, the situation could become very bad.

Thinking of this, Jabbar immediately dispelled the spell and began meditating on the spot, absorbing the natural energy in the area.

In emergency situations, the Great Zhou Dynasty allows monks who have entered the Sacred Realm to absorb natural energy for emergency response.

After absorbing a wave of natural energy, Jabbar's mana quickly recovered to more than 50%.

This made me feel much more at ease.

Even if another battle breaks out afterward, he will have the strength to fight back.

During this time, without disturbing Jabar who was meditating, the naval forces proceeded with postwar work in an orderly manner.

The naval fleet on the Barton Islands side has returned to port. After reporting the situation, they promptly dispatched rescue ships to tow back the steam warships with damaged propellers that had lost their mobility to port for repairs.

(End of this chapter)