Path of Light.

Chapter 177
Edith was carrying an elf long sword full of patterns, with a faint blue light emitting from the blade.

She stood on the high platform at the bow, with a tense face, observing the situation around the Nautilus.

There are countless water ghosts floating on the sea, extending to the darkness beyond sight.

The water ghosts around the Nautilus continued to climb up from the sea along the outside of the hull. The crew and elf warriors on the Nautilus formed a battle formation on the deck and cut off the heads of the water ghosts that kept climbing up from the sides of the hull. , and carried it back to the sea.

It's just that a large number of water ghosts continue to climb up from the sea, and they can't be killed completely.

The captain of the Nautilus is a captain of the Ellington family with considerable sailing experience. This time, he was also a little embarrassed by the group of water ghosts. The captain has a scar on the left cheek.

This is rare among elves, because even if they are injured, drinking the sap of life often can not only heal the wound, but also eliminate the scar.

However, the scar on the captain's face seemed to be scratched out by sharp claws, showing a unique dark red color.

His eyes were steady, with a scimitar hanging from his waist, he passed through the deck and came directly behind Edith.

"Why are there so many water ghosts here?"

Edith frowned, turned and asked the captain.

This time she went to sea to hold a sea dance, not to go out to sea to explore and find novelties, why did she make it so thrilling...

The captain looked around, held the handle of the knife in his hand, and chopped off the head of a water ghost that climbed up from the bow, and the water ghost fell into the sea.

Said the captain to Edith:
"I drove the boat here, originally intending to let everyone watch the sunrise here. There is a hidden reef nearby, which can only be seen when the tide is low. The sunrise here is the most beautiful every morning. The Nautilus will stop at the sea a few times before. It’s never happened here before.”

Edith stood side by side with the captain, swung the elf sword, and killed a water ghost. The water ghost's head rolled to the bow of the ship, and Edith threw the body into the sea.

The water ghost was covered in rotten flesh, with an extremely strong stench.

"Are there any casualties?"

asked Edith.

The captain said: "Six crew members died, all of them were bitten to death by the water ghosts who sneaked up... in their sleep."

"Well, what are we going to do now, can we get out of here?"

Enduring the stench and severe dizziness, Edith asked the captain.

The captain frowned, leaned on the side of the ship and looked towards the sea below the ship. The water ghosts were densely stacked on top of each other, forming a mountain of corpses, constantly climbing up the Nautilus.

"The sea below the boat is full of water ghosts, I'm afraid it's impossible to sail!" said the captain.

A look of concern appeared in Edith's eyes.

The captain quickly comforted Edith:
"However...Miss Edith don't need to worry. I have encountered this kind of water ghosts before when I went to sea, but there were not so many of them in the past few times. The ghosts will all return to the bottom of the sea. I will lead all the crew to guard on the deck..."

There was some hope in Edith's eyes, she nodded slightly, and said to the captain:

"I will also organize all the elf warriors who can fight together, and take turns guarding the deck, trying to persist until dawn..."

……

After Edith finished speaking, she walked towards the young elves who were fighting. She needed to mobilize one by one.

She came to Roy and Claire first.

Roy stood guard in the narrow passage between the ship building and the ship's side, holding a scepter in his hand, and kept smashing the heads of some water ghosts climbing up from below, and the bodies of these water ghosts would fall back into the sea.

There are too many water ghosts, and Roy looks very tired...

Claire stood aside. Every time Roy used his shield to block the water ghost, he would make up the knife. The sharp long dagger in his hand was stained with the stench of rotting corpses. Claire's face turned livid, obviously showing some signs of poisoning.

There was a holy gleam floating above Roy's head, and every water ghost that emerged from the side of the ship would be illuminated by this gleam...

Roy and Claire took the opportunity to rest against the wall of the ship building. Claire took out a horn-shaped container from the magic pocket, pulled out the cork on it, poured the life sap inside into a cup, and handed it to Roy.

At this time, Roy stopped delaying and drank the sap of life directly.

Claire poured the remaining half of the life sap into her stomach.

"I heard that you were the first to discover these water ghosts boarding the ship?" Edith came over and asked Roy and Claire.

"Roy woke me up."

Claire said to Edith while wiping the dagger with a silk cloth.

Roy shook his numb right arm and explained:

"I'm a light sleeper, and I woke up without knowing why. Maybe it was the holy light in my body that woke me up."

Rotten arms protruded from under the side of the ship, and Edith swung her sword, cutting off these arms like cutting leeks.

"Anyway, thank you both."

Edith to Clark and Roy.

At this time, more water ghosts climbed up from below, and Edith, Claire, and Roy killed more than a dozen water ghosts that climbed up from below in one go.

"Why are there so many water ghosts here?"

Roy saw countless water ghosts floating in the sea under the boat, so he asked Edith.

Edith replied very simply: "I don't know yet, but I will give you an explanation."

Phyllis shouted loudly from above the ship building:
"All the elves on the left side of the ship take two steps back and pay attention to defense."

The voice was not loud, but the crew and elf warriors on the deck could hear it clearly. The execution ability of the elves was still very high, and everyone took two steps back almost at the same time.

Some water ghosts took the opportunity to step over the side of the ship and directly stood on the deck.

At this moment, an ice gun flew out from the top of the ship building, and exploded on the side of the ship. A large amount of ice shards splashed, and an extremely cold air spread to the surroundings. All the water ghosts were covered with a layer of frost.

Then, ice bombs flew out from the top of the ship building and landed on the water ghost on the left side of the ship.

The ice bombs continued to explode, and the water ghosts were covered with frost, and some water ghosts were blown to pieces by the ice bombs...

When this wave of ice bombs is over, the elf warriors waiting aside will rush up, chop off the heads of these water ghosts covered in frost, and throw them into the sea.

A hard fight aboard the Nautilus.

……

Roy held a water ghost with a shield, and hit it on the head with a sacred scepter...

But what Roy didn't expect was that two water ghosts appeared behind this water ghost at the same time, and their four arms grabbed Roy at the same time.

Claire hurried over and took the opportunity to cut off the head of a water ghost.

Another water ghost's big hand grabbed Roy's shoulder, and his body jumped upwards, opening his big mouth to bite Roy...

An arrow was shot from the top of the head, and it was inserted into the water ghost's head with precision. The water ghost's head exploded, and the foul-smelling liquid stained Roy's face.

Roy took the opportunity to push the water ghost that had softened into mud under the boat, and when he looked up, he saw Bertha holding a combat longbow and holding on to the railing with one hand, making all gestures of caution to him...

He untied the water bag from his waist and poured the water all over his face to wash away the foul-smelling corpse fluid.

On the deck of the Nautilus, some Silvermoon elves have withdrawn and sat on the deck to rest.

It's just that the water ghosts are still climbing up one after another, and the battle is still going on...

……

Roy and Claire walked along the ship building, and as the number of elves participating in the battle gradually increased, the two moved to the stern of the ship little by little.

Due to the structure of the hull, there is a huge rudder underneath.

There are far fewer water ghosts climbing up from the sea here, and the pressure is naturally much less.

Roy leaned against the back wall of the ship building. His shield and body were covered with foul-smelling corpse liquid. He took out a water bag from the magic pocket again and poured water on his body.

Claire was not as embarrassed as Roy. He was wearing the thorntail crystal lion leather armor, and with his flexible steps, he completely avoided the splashing corpse fluid...

The number of water ghosts here is relatively small, and the two of them can even take a rest after fighting back.

Just as Roy held up his shield and knocked a water ghost's body into the sea, he glanced towards the sea in response.

Visibility is poor due to the faint mist floating around the sea surface.

It's just that in the darkness, a black figure appeared in the turbulent sea water, and the black dagger was stirred in the sea, and the surrounding water ghosts sank into the sea one after another.

Naga killer—Xiu's figure suddenly emerged from the sea, with his upper body exposed...

Roy just saw Xiu.

With his strong arms, Naga killer Xiu climbed over the water ghost, swung his powerful tail fin, and climbed over the water ghost like a sea snake onto the Nautilus.

Seeing a Naga warrior rushing up from the sea, the elf warrior next to him was startled.

"How did you get here?"

Roy hurriedly stopped Claire, who was about to make a move, and asked Xiu.

Xiu and Roy bumped their fists, then pointed towards the dark sea, and said to Roy in jerky elf language:

"Roy... help!"

He could speak a little Elvish, so he couldn't tell what was going on.

There was a pleading look in his eyes, and he made a fighting gesture to Roy, and before the elf warrior next to him approached, he turned and jumped into the sea...

Roy was a little dumbfounded, the sea below was full of water ghosts.

If he followed Xiu and jumped into the sea, he would be giving food to these water ghosts.

Xiu surfaced and immediately strangled the surrounding water ghosts, and motioned for Roy to jump off...

Claire on the side was a little dumbfounded.

Roy thought that Xiu must be in trouble, and he believed that Xiu would not harm himself, so he made up his mind and quickly said to Claire beside him:
"Claire, you're not good at water, so just wait for me on the boat, a friend called me, I'll go see what's going on below!"

After finishing speaking, Claire jumped into the sea with a call.

Roy jumped into the sea, and a large amount of seawater poured into the thick leather armor, making his movements extremely slow. Only then did he realize that it was difficult to swim in the sea wearing thick leather armor...

As his body sank into the sea, Roy quickly struggled to float to the surface.

Even if he saw water ghosts crowded around him, Roy couldn't fight in the sea at this moment.

Just when he didn't know what to do, Xiu, who was swinging a huge fish tail like a flexible sea snake, suddenly appeared from behind him, grabbed Roy's armpit with both arms, and pushed Roy quickly from the sea. Swimming and crossing countless water ghosts...

In fact, Xiu didn't swim very far with Roy.

Just when Roy needed to take a breath, Xiu hurriedly lifted Roy out of the sea. Roy took a big breath of fresh air, and there was a dark sea reef in front of him.

The corpses of water ghosts full of stench were lying all around.

Roy looked behind him. In the dark night, he could only see a little light on the ship...

(End of this chapter)