What's wrong with me, a mage, loving to farm?

Chapter 42. The Enemy Becomes a Pet's Henchman... (Please continue reading)

Sunlight spills onto the sea, and amidst the surging blue waves, waves rise and fall, splashing water everywhere.

The salty sea breeze brought cool moisture and wisps of water magic. Although the magic of the sea was somewhat volatile, Kroya still felt very comfortable.

Not far away underwater, two pink dorsal fins were seen breaking through the waves.

Along with them came a school of fish, a mixture of gold, silver, and vibrant colors.

"Chirp chirp!"

Two dolphins emerged from the water one after the other, leaping over the small boat. Their spindle-shaped bodies entered the water without splashing, as if they had merged into the seawater.

They swam happily around the wooden boat that Kroa was riding in, and some long, slender fish with tiny silver scales all over their bodies swam alongside them.

It looked as if the small boat was surrounded by magic fish.

The fish-tailed sea ducks following behind immediately became restless and agitated. If Kroya hadn't told them to calm down, they probably would have already started spewing out icy air.

Knight Norman also looked tense: "Sir, if they attack, I will do my best to hold them off. You should leave quickly!"

He gripped the level-one enchanted longsword tightly in his hand, veins bulging on his arm, his expression serious and earnest.

"..."

Yes, I definitely didn't tell them I was raising dolphins.

Kroya blinked, bent down, and touched the water with his finger. Immediately, a pink dolphin nudged him with its beak, allowing his hand to touch its head.

"Chirp chirp~~~"

The dolphin that was being petted let out a joyful cry. But the other dolphin seemed a little jealous and came over, pushing the first one aside as if vying for the dolphin's attention.

"Chirp!"

The former was furious and immediately spat out a jet of water.

"Chirp!"

The latter, indignant, also spat out a water jet.

They almost came to blows.

Knight Norman, watching from the side, was shocked. This... so this is the magical beast raised by the mage? No wonder the mage looked so calm.

He reacted as if facing a formidable enemy, unable to distinguish between friend and foe. His face immediately fell, and he said dejectedly, "Sir, I failed to tell the difference. Please punish me!"

If they weren't on a ship, he would have knelt down.

"..."

This Norman knight was indeed too honorable; such a person would be extremely loyal, but in a sense, he could also be a bit rigid.

Kroya didn't offer direct comfort, but instead said, "You must remember that it's also important to distinguish between friend and foe. There will be many more magical beasts and magical plants on the island in the future."

It will be very troublesome if you can't tell the difference!

After giving the pale-faced knight a not-so-stern reprimand, he turned his attention to the fish surrounding the sea dolphin.

The fish followed closely, like the little brothers of the sea dolphin.

Upon closer inspection, it appears that there are not only silverback arowanas, but also some colorful small fish and golden fish with shimmering scales.

Judging from the fluctuations of magic, those colorful little fish that look like clownfish and those little fish with golden scales all belong to level two magic fish.

Especially the former, when they swim in the seawater, their tails seem to resonate with the seawater in a strange way, with the water rippling and the colorful hues mixed together.

Even he felt a little dizzy looking at it.

"What kind of fish is this?" Although Kroa didn't know, that didn't stop him from asking his knight.

Norman had indeed done his homework and knew this beforehand.

He replied, "The fishermen have inquired and said that these are the Dazzling Demon Fish and the Golden Scale Fish. One has the magic to confuse enemies, and the other has exceptionally hard scales that can ram boats with its body."

"Oh." Kroya nodded and smiled at the sea dolphin, "You guys are really quite capable, managing to subdue your underlings so quickly."

The two dolphins immediately let out a proud "cheep".

The fish that had been circling the ship immediately changed formation and lined up neatly beside it, like soldiers being reviewed.

They were even more orderly than a human line.

"Huh? Is this some kind of showing off?"

Kroa chuckled. The enemy they were supposed to eliminate had suddenly become his own monster's underlings. Was the Merlion Duck going to fail in their first battle?

This is clearly not acceptable.

He gazed at the distant sea, pondering for a moment, before finally asking, "Are there any demonic fish around here stronger than you?"

The dolphins were stunned for a moment, then immediately chirped twice, and one of them swam away into the distance, its dorsal fin parting the water at great speed.

The other one continued to chirp, seemingly trying to say something. Because of the contract, Kroya could barely understand a little.

The gist is that there's a fish that looks a lot like them, but is exceptionally ferocious, running rampant in the sea, and there seems to be something good inside its cave.

Hmm, they look a lot like them...

Is it also a dolphin-like magical beast? Or perhaps...?

Kroa squinted at the distance. With the enhancement of Eagle Eye, he could see a pink dorsal fin swimming toward him, and behind it was a gray-black fin.

The fins looked extremely sharp and menacing, forming a stark contrast to the dolphin's somewhat cute pink dorsal fin.

He's clearly not someone to mess with.

"So it really was a shark?"

Because the distance was too great, even Kroa's mental power could not detect the specific details of the shark, but it was certain that it was at least a level three magical beast.

He immediately waved to the flock of ducks: "Form ranks!"

"Gagaga!"

He was met with a chorus of quacking ducks, which immediately swam to his small boat and formed a dense, unison blocking his path.

Kroya sat down upright, his body surging with magic, and the resonance of that magic formed a somewhat hurried melody.

It echoed all around.

The music affected the ducks, reminding them of the terrible times they were dominated by Kroya, and suddenly, icy blue light gathered in their throats.

The dolphins and sharks in the distance are getting closer and closer.

In just a few moments, it rushed to a range of less than twenty meters.

Instead of being attacked by the ducks, it was met by another female sea dolphin leading a pack of golden scale fish in a rampage—they successfully evaded the shark's senses under the cloak of the shimmering magic fish's power.

As it approached, it shot out like an arrow, its originally cute cry now sounding almost menacing.

The male sea dolphin that was leading the way made a nimble leap, dodging the impact of its mate and the golden scale fish in mid-air.

But the shark couldn't dodge in time.

With a dull thud, the golden school of fish slammed into the shark.

"Bang!"

Many golden-scaled fish lost their golden scales in the impact, and the smell of blood immediately filled the seawater.

Yet they remained fearless and continued to crash into each other.

It seems they won't stop until they've all been killed.

Even a level three magical beast like the shark was stunned by the impact. Before it could regain its senses, the sea dolphin suddenly spewed out a condensed stream of water, like a knife stabbing straight into its eyes.

One of its eyes was immediately gouged out.

However, such an attack was far from enough to kill it; in fact, it only caused minor injuries.

It smelled the blood in the seawater and became ferocious. Its only remaining eye was bloodshot, and it was about to teach those arrogant fish a lesson.

The air around us suddenly became extremely cold.

"Whoosh—"

"Whoosh—"

Countless icy beams of light struck it directly. Although it could withstand the cold, it was still overwhelmed by the attacks of so many second-tier magical beasts.

A thick layer of ice immediately formed on the skin.

If it were just this kind of attack, it could still hold on, but Kroya wouldn't give it that chance.

Several large, crimson fireballs descended from the sky, their fire magic clashing violently with the seawater, instantly boiling the surrounding water.

It struggled desperately inside, but the dolphins continued to spray high-pressure water jets, cutting its body like knives, which it should have been able to withstand.

However, the violent reaction between the fireball and the icy seawater had already made its skin extremely fragile, and it immediately developed one wound after another.

It naturally had no ability to resist anymore, and floated to the surface of the water with its belly turned up.

I don't know if I fainted or died.

"Hmm."

Having easily dealt with a level-three shark, Kroya did not let his guard down. He stared into the distance, his eyes flashing with magical light, like a crimson sun.

(End of this chapter)