Goblin Dependency

Suddenly, it paused, those murky, hollow, dark green eyes as if discovering something. All eight tentacles simultaneously stopped, retracting inward and then stretching outward, shifting from movement to an attack stance.

Perhaps due to its enormous size, it often ignored small creatures not even considered food. But when that tiny speck of orange-red flame, radiating intense heat, rapidly approached, it became aware of the enemy’s presence.

"Zizzla!"

The raging flames wrapped around the surface of the [Scale Fire Saber] did not extinguish due to the surrounding seawater. Instead, fueled by Lorin’s rising battle intent, they burned fiercely, causing boiling bubbles to burst at the blade’s edge, leaving behind a faint white steam trail in the water.

Lorin’s target was the windkind octopus’s dark green eyes.

Her rich sea experience made her well aware of how to deal with these gigantic creatures.

Simple injuries on the surface were nothing compared to their massive size.

Even if she used all her strength to sever an octopus tentacle, the demon’s horrifying regenerative power would allow it to recover in just a few days.

She had to attack the opponent’s vital point!

Only by inflicting sufficiently severe injuries, showcasing their threat, could they possibly drive away this gigantic windkind octopus.

Lorin’s plan naturally had no issues.

Relying on the [Scale Fire Saber] and her special abilities from the [Oath Flame Helmsman] profession, she almost captured the windkind octopus’s complete attention at this moment.

"Splash!"

The water swirled.

The thick, long tentacle whipped from the side, suction cups opening, and the hook-shaped keratin inside the dense circular openings was enough to send chills down the spine.

In the water, mobility was already limited; faced with such a strike, Lorin’s attack was momentarily obstructed.

The immense power contained in the tentacle, if hit directly, would likely turn her into mincemeat.

The burning scimitar instantly retracted, and the body, originally leaning forward due to swimming, shifted its weight backward. Her legs alternated rapidly forward, halting her forward momentum and turning it into a backward move.

"Boom!"

The tentacle descending from above almost brushed past Lorin’s forehead, sending her spinning uncontrollably in the seawater from the forceful water current enveloping her.

Not an unintelligent creature, the windkind octopus, though not at the level of an intelligent being, had accumulated enough battle experience to remember.

Facing the flame that barely escaped its attack, it did not hesitate, and a nearby tentacle almost simultaneously lifted, about to strike down.

At this moment, a few seconds behind Lorin, the twin warriors circled to the sides of the windkind octopus and reached their positions.

"Slash!"

The one handed swords, which gathered radiance on their surface, swung down from left and right.

One slashed at the side of the windkind octopus’s body, while the other struck one of its limbs.

The professional level swinging sword power, combined with battle skills and sharp weapons, caused the blade to almost instantly penetrate the windkind octopus’s resilient, tough skin, with pale blue translucent blood seeping from the wound.

However, before the blade could delve deeper to exacerbate the wound, the windkind octopus, feeling the pain from its body’s sides, flung its tentacles as if swatting away flies.

In contrast to the captain’s timely reactions, Rein and Gordon, who just launched their attacks, were evidently less agile.

Facing the tentacle whipping towards them, they had no time to dodge. They only managed to lift a left arm one handed shield in front of them, condensing silver light on its surface to use defensive battle skills, when the thick tentacle struck both like cannonballs.

The overwhelming power that followed forced blood to seep from the mouths and noses of the twin warriors.

"Swoosh!"

The seawater split by the axe blade.

Positioned at the very back, Akken seized the opportunity thanks to his teammates’ distraction, and patiently waited above the windkind octopus.

Until the three teammates who attacked first attracted enough attention from the demon, seizing the perfect opportunity, and in the moment after the octopus swung its tentacles, his body tattoos burst with bright blue light.

The body, previously floating lightly in the water, suddenly sank, as if someone pushed him fiercely from behind, dropping straight towards the octopus below.

Both hands tightly gripped the axe handle, and the bright blue light spread over the surface of the anchor-shaped axe blade raised high in anticipation.

Akken’s targeted spot was precisely the weak point he had consulted Sarisa about earlier - the root junction connecting the tip of the octopus’s head to its body!

The team’s plan progressed step by step, far too complex for the windkind octopus, leading it on without realizing.

If the barbarian’s full-force swing landed on its weak point, the force of the attack should inflict significant pain and damage, even if it didn’t instantly kill or severely wound the octopus.

Then, their limited intelligence would be overridden by pain, turning the beast into an outraged creature directed purely by anger, retaliating desperately against Lorin and the others.

Thus, they’d be halfway to stopping the windkind octopus from nearing the Vengeance Blade.

As for dealing with its fury... the pressure might indeed increase, but switching to defensive stances and supporting each other should sustain them for a while.

However, what they didn’t account for was that this wasn’t a fair and just "Boss Battle".

Their adversary included not just the windkind octopus in front of them but also the Sha Hua Fishmen lurking in the depths of the surrounding sea.

"Buzz!"

Magic radiance illuminated the murky seawater in an instant.

A Sha Hua Fishman Priest clashed two shells held in each hand before its chest.

The pink magical light, resembling sparks from the clash, erupted between the shells, effortlessly crossing space, directly enveloping the barbarian Akken descending from above.

——2nd Ring·Enchantment System·Human Stasis Technique!

The pink magic radiance collided with the blue glow of Akken’s tattoos, visibly shuddering his rugged body, his brows furrowing as if battling some unseen force in his mind.

Perception check... failed!

The blue light from the tattoos dimmed suddenly, completely engulfed by the pink glow of the human immobilization spell.

Akken’s previously fluid charge froze, stiffening mid-action like a snapshot.

It was foreseeable that if things continued unchanged, the barbarian, fully immobilized, wouldn’t just fail to effectively harm the demon, but also lose his ability to dodge or defend.

With the tentacle’s counter, he would turn into an indistinct mass of flesh at the ocean’s depths.

Yet, at the moment the pink light enveloped him and the human immobilization spell took effect, an eerie wolf howl from inland resonated through the seawater.

The Sha Hua Fishman Priest, who had just completed spellcasting and maintained a focused casting state, didn’t even realize what transpired.

Death arrived with the wolf’s howl.

Like a candle in the depths of night, the magical radiance it emitted drew the attention of the predator treating the sea as its hunting ground.

Devoid of any pity.

A distorted, mysterious black wolf head emerged from the shadow behind, its fierce maw opening and closing.

"Crack."

The cut was neat.

The head severed from the neck at the shoulder.

The fluorescing Fishman blood gushed continuously from the wound, faintly illuminating the shadowy black silhouette of the wolf beast behind it.

As the spellcaster fell, the focused state of the human immobilization spell was also shattered.

The restraint on barbarian Akken lasted less than a second before the pink light covering his body dissolved into glowing dust, vanishing in the surrounding seawater.

Without time to thank Xia Nan for the timely support, the barbarian’s arms reflected the tattoo’s blue glow, swelling with blood, muscles bulging nearly to the point of breaking through the skin.

"Sizzle!"

The aura-encased anchor-shaped axe blade cleaved down forcefully, landing at the root of the windkind octopus’s horn.

Roar——