Path of Light.

Chapter 870 871. Sea Battle

Eight hundred priests boarded the magic airship No. 3 at the North Coast Pier.

On the decks of magic airships No. 4 and No. 5, a thousand majestic griffins lay quietly on both sides of the bow.

The sea breeze blew, and the griffins tucked their heads into their dense manes. Some griffins couldn't help yawning, revealing their sharp fangs...

A group of griffin riders walked into the cabin below the deck, chatting and laughing. They had experienced several wars with the Dark Faceless Legion.

When I went out to fight again, I no longer had any fear for war in my heart.

"Be quiet, all of you. Rest well in the cabin. After arriving at the Abyss, you don't know how long you will have to wait to rest well. Take turns watching over the griffins on the deck. Don't feed them too much."

Captain Tiprado stood in the corridor on the lower level of the cabin, with a stern face, admonishing these half-blood elf cavalrymen over and over again.

Almost all of the half-elf griffin cavalry came from the Sun Island Bay, and Captain Tiprado recruited them personally.

Currently, the Griffin Cavalry Regiment has expanded to 2,500 people. Because Captain Tiprado is too conservative and has great hostility towards the Siren Warriors, some cavalrymen in the Griffin Cavalry Regiment do not agree with Captain Tiprado's approach...

This time, the Griffin Cavalry participated in the battle with the Siren Legion. Captain Tiprado only brought out two Griffin Battalions, and he also forcibly laid off two hundred Griffin Cavalry, keeping the total number of Griffin Cavalry at one thousand.

"Captain, how many days will we stay on the magic airship?"

The captain of the 3rd Griffin Cavalry Battalion walked up to Captain Tiprado and asked in a low voice.

"It will take about three days. During this time, the griffins cannot leave the magic airship. Be sure to calm them down!"

The captain of the Third Brigade immediately agreed:

"Yes, leader!"

The griffin riders returned to their cabins, and then Captain Tiprado walked through the corridor and onto the deck.

The crew members on the deck were installing magic crystals on the flotation device, and some were checking the guide spinnaker and the triangular sail at the bow. Four rows of griffins were lying obediently at the bow.

"Are some of the cavalry still in a bad mood?"

Roy walked to Captain Tiprado, held the side of the boat with both hands, and looked at the calm sea south of Sun Island Bay.

There were only eight magic airships at the dock. The priests and griffin riders of the Knights Templar boarded the ships at the North Coast Dock. They only occupied three magic airships, and the other five magic airships were fully loaded with military supplies.

Twelve more magic airships have already entered the Sun Island in advance...

Captain Tiprado showed a helpless smile and said to Roy softly:

"I personally selected these young men into the Griffin Cavalry Regiment. The total population of the half-elf tribe in our Sun Island Bay is only over 30,000. I was thinking of bringing them all back safely!"

He turned his head to look at Roy and added:
"It's understandable that you're a little emotional now!"

"I hope that this time we can completely drive the Dark Faceless Army out of the Partington Plane."

Roy squinted his eyes and looked at the sea in the distance.

……

The Siren Raiders under Jie Zena boarded the ship in an orderly manner from the Sun Island Bay.

Eight thousand Siren warriors climbed along the grid rope ladder directly from the sea to the deck of the magic airship. These Siren warriors appeared to be in good order. After boarding the deck, they entered the cargo hold one after another.

The crew saw the Siren Warrior quietly walk into the bottom cabin, and they shouted to them:
"Once the magic airship rises into the wind layer, the space on the deck where the life raft is stored will be transformed into a small open-air swimming pool that can accommodate dozens of people swimming at a time. Remember to come up and stretch your muscles every day..."

Some Siren warriors could understand the Elvish language, so they told their companions.

Soon, a magic flare was launched from the direction of the north coast.

The half-blood elf crew members immediately said:
"The magic airship at the North Coast Pier has begun to take off..."

"We have to be prepared here too!"

Soon, twelve magic airships rushed towards the clouds from the sea near Sun Island.

Before entering the wind flow layer, they merged with eight magic airships that came from the North Coast Pier, then formed a long straight line and rushed into the wind flow layer, heading towards the bottomless abyss in the western waters.

……

In Captain's Room No. 3, Roy hung a complete nautical chart of the western waters on the wall.

The destination marked on the nautical chart is exactly where the battlefield of this naval battle took place.

In the captain's room, Captain Tiprado, Captain Flint, and Captain Rodhart sat around the conference table.

It was freezing cold outside, and the half-elf crew were all wrapped in cloaks to keep warm. They were adjusting the angle of the triangular sail on the deck, so that the magic airship could sail forward according to the route drawn by Boss Roy...

There was a fire in the room, and the spout of the kettle hanging above it made a humming sound. A stream of white steam spurted out of the spout, exuding the aroma of lemon and honey.

Roy raised his head and glanced around the western sea area.

After a moment, Roy withdrew his gaze. This place was in the center of the western sea area and there were no islands around.

The Siren Legion and the Faceless Legion were fighting in the sea, and the help Roy's fleet could provide was very limited.

He first explained the battle plan of the Sirens Legion - the Sirens planned to engage in a fierce battle with the Dark Faceless Legion in the area near the sea surface.

Roy stood by the wall, pointed at the sea chart and said to Captain Flint:

"Our main mission this time is to assist the Siren Legion in defeating the Dark Faceless Legion. The priests of the Knights Templar must bestow blessing spells on all Siren warriors."

Captain Flint responded: "The Knights Templar are ready."

Roy turned to Captain Rodhart and said:

"The mission of the other twenty magic airships is to blockade the entire sea surface. Once the Dark Faceless Overlord appears, all magic airships in the nearby sea area must open fire at full power and strive to concentrate firepower to destroy it as soon as possible."

"Got it, boss! I'll keep an eye on it."

Roy then said to Captain Tiprado:

"The Griffin Cavalry only needs to guard the magic airship in the sky and does not need to participate in the battle on the sea. The battlefield of the Bottomless Abyss may be larger than we imagined, so the Griffin Cavalry should patrol as large an area as possible."

"Okay! Boss."

Captain Tiprado also agreed seriously.

Next, Roy began to discuss the details of the battle with the three captains.

……

When Roy climbed up to the top of the ship, he saw Zeina leaning on the railing, looking down into the clouds...

She was wearing a cold-proof cloak, and her body had transformed into an elf. Her face was pure yet revealing a hint of seduction. When she saw Roy appear on the roof, she turned her head and stared at him in surprise:

"How did you know I was here?" "If I said I just wanted to get some fresh air on the roof, would you believe me?"

Roy gave a wry smile.

Jie Zena shook her head, then stared at Roy suspiciously:

"Has the trouble in the waters of Kui Island been resolved?"

Roy said, "Well, but I have some other ideas. I plan to cut off this slave trade route at sea."

Jie Zena's expression was even more exaggerated, and she asked in astonishment:
"You don't think that just because you have the ability to deal with a group of gray dwarves who are good at digging holes, you have become the overlord of the sea on the Endless Sea and can deal with anyone you want, right?"

Roy continued:
"That's not the case, but I think with my current strength, I can at least cut off the north-south routes of the gray dwarves. Since they want to give up Durrag, they should just stay on Garo Island and at least not run rampant outside the sea area of ​​the Elven Continent."

Hearing that Roy was not so arrogant as to want to become the overlord of the sea, Jie Zena breathed a sigh of relief and also expressed her future plans:

"In fact, I have been thinking about one thing recently. Commander Tezziko promised that as long as we successfully drive the Dark Faceless Legion out of the Partington Plane, I can bring the Siren Raiders back to the western seas. He will draw a piece of sea for me, and I can also inherit Commander Alchisa's original sea area. But I think the Alchisa tribe belongs to Artias after all. When this naval battle is over, I will return the entire Alchisa tribe to Artias."

She smiled slightly:
"As for the other Siren warriors in the Siren Raid Group, I don't want them to stay in the Sun Island Bay. But if they really have to return to the Western Seas to occupy a piece of sea, it seems that their future lives will end at a glance..."

"The battle of the Abyss hasn't even started yet, and we're already discussing future plans. We're really optimistic about the outcome of this war."

Jie Zena laughed at herself.

The tip of her nose was red from the cold wind.

"Jizena, have you ever thought about going to the ocean of the main plane to train?"

Roy suddenly asked Zeena.

Without even thinking, Zena shook her head and said:

"By then, before we can even swim out of the Endless Sea, the Naga Sea Tribe might lead their army to kill us and swallow us up in one gulp!"

Roy said, "As long as you stay on the edge of the Endless Sea, I think the Naga Sea Clan will still have some patience."

In the cold wind, the two stood on the roof and chatted for a long time.

……

The salty sea breeze blew in with the smell of sulfur...

Roy stood in front of the observation window of airship No. 3, looking at the dark waves surging below.

Twelve magic airships continuously landed in the northern waters of the Abyss. The Siren Legion led by Tezziko was responsible for garrisoning here, so Roy also chose to land the magic airship in this sea area to ensure the safety of the magic airship.

Oily black ink continued to emerge from the sea surface, and some corpses of Siren warriors also floated up.

The waves rolled, the wind howled...

It is estimated that a melee has already broken out in the sea by this time.

The magic airship did not dare to land on the sea rashly and could only land in the sea area under the jurisdiction of Commander Teziko.

The Siren warriors of the assault group who arrived here on the magic airship were already eager to rush into the battlefield.

With the help of the griffin cavalry, the priests have dispersed to the decks of various magic airships.

The blessing spells chanted by the priests of the Knights Templar condensed into beams of light on the deck, continuously falling on the Siren warriors lined up on the deck. Only after these Siren warriors had six blessing halos did they line up and jump into the sea.

Jie Zena led the siren warriors and transformed into streams of green light and dived into the sea, disappearing in the rough sea in the blink of an eye.

Frequent use of blessing magic will quickly consume the power of holy light in the priests' bodies.

Eight thousand Siren warriors all jumped into the sea, and twelve magic airships began to slowly rise into the air.

The deck was empty, and the crew began to tear off the rainproof cloth covering the giant whaling crossbows on both sides of the ship, and began to try to adjust the shooting angle...

……

Roy stood in the captain's room, always paying attention to the movements on the sea.

He asked Captain Rodhart:

"Rhode, did you say that all the 300,000 sea monsters on Sank Island have arrived at the Abyss?"

Before he finished speaking, the entire sea suddenly boiled, and tens of thousands of Dark Faceless Men poured out from the whirlpool.

Their bodies were as sticky as asphalt, and the moment their tentacles wrapped around the Siren warriors, they corroded the Siren warriors' blue scales, leaving charred holes. The tentacles of the Dark Faceless warriors were also broken into pieces because of their wrapping around the Siren's body.

Rodhart didn't have time to answer Roy's question. He pushed open the glass window in front of the captain's room and shouted to the half-elf crew on the deck:

"All airships take off! Activate the whale-hunting crossbows, ready—"

Captain Rodhart's roar was cut off by a shrill alarm.

The floating devices on both sides of the twenty airships lit up at the same time, and the magic airships climbed upwards one after another...

Seven huge black shadows emerged from the sea. These black shadows broke through the water almost at the same time. Thick tentacles stretched out from the sea and wrapped around the twelve magic airships that had just climbed dozens of meters high.

Those tentacles actually firmly grasped the seven magic airships, and more tentacles continued to wrap around them.

The magic airship No. 3 that Roy was riding was floating in the air. He clearly saw the figures of seven dark faceless commanders suddenly appear on the sea:

"...Seven Faceless Overlords?"

Captain Tiprado also rushed into the captain's room:
"Why are there so many?"

The group of airships shook violently with thunderous explosions.

A dark faceless commander suddenly appeared from the sea, with tentacles extending rapidly. A mouth of the abyss appeared in the middle of the tentacles, spewing acid that corroded the protective shield of airship No. 4.

The griffin riders could only carry the priests of the Holy Knights into the sky.

The half-elves on the magic airship used the giant whaling crossbow to fight back quickly, but they were caught by the tentacles that the governor extended to the deck, and their bodies and the giant whaling crossbow were entangled by the tentacles.

The bodies of those elven crew members could not withstand the strangulation of the Faceless Warlord's tentacles at all, and their bodies were instantly strangled into a bloody mess by the Faceless Warlord.

Jie Zena's scream pierced through the sea and sky...

She was like a flying fish flying in the wind in the sea. Her body turned into a ray of light and emerged from behind a Faceless Warlord. The stabbing saber in her hand stabbed fiercely into one of the Faceless Warlord's eyes, and the transparent vitreous body and blue blood mixed into a ball.

A shadow arrow pierced through her snake tail, and Jie Zena fell headfirst into the sea.

At this time, the Faceless Marshal who had lost an eye also began to become violent, and the magic airship in the sky that was entangled by his tentacles continued to descend.

In a blink of an eye, hundreds of Siren warriors emerged from the sea. Like completely crazy piranhas, they continuously attacked the huge body of the Faceless Overlord in the sea...

(End of this chapter)