Chapter 800 - 160: Swallowing Whale
"We did it!"
At this moment, the bird lay close to the sea surface, tightly bound by nine beams of light, unable to muster the strength to flap its wings.
Ninety percent of the flight restriction made its every movement as heavy as a thousand pounds.
"Don’t just stand there, start the volley!"
After the bird was controlled, the wind and waves on the sea eased significantly.
The ten warships that had entered the Level 5 Anomaly Sea Area all went into combat mode, with barrels extending from their hulls, aiming at the area where the bird was located.
Bang, bang, bang!
The muzzles spewed fire, and shells rained down like a curtain on the bird’s massive body.
The powerful shells only left shallow explosion marks on the bird’s wings, which quickly disappeared under the wash of rain.
"Normal shells can’t break through its defense, its defense is too strong!"
"Aim for its head!"
The bird’s head was much smaller compared to its enormous body, and trying to hit it amidst the swaying waves was very challenging.
In the next round of volleys, shells occasionally managed to hit the bird’s head but couldn’t inflict significant damage.
Instead, it alerted the bird, which struggled to hide its head under its wings, avoiding much of the artillery fire.
"We don’t have time to mess around, start using the Special Shells."
Bai Wuheng decisively said as he watched the scene unfold.
Nine Sky-Banning Ballast Stones were the limit of what he could gather, and although the ninety percent flight restriction was strong, it wasn’t a full hundred percent.
The bird was gathering strength, and as long as it got a chance to flap its wings once, it could escape far away, breaking free from the suppression of the sky-ban domain.
Mentioning the Special Shells caused expressions of distress to flash across the captains’ faces of the other warships.
Special Shells were calculated per shot, with each shot costing at least a hundred water coins, and the stronger the effect, the more expensive the Special Shell.
They weren’t like Bai Wuheng, without such powerful backing and wealth, so every launch of a Special Shell had to ensure gains.
However, the situation had reached this point, the exploration of the Level 5 Anomaly Sea Area was halfway through, and the bird was in a state ready to be killed, needing only the last lethal blow.
Thinking of this, they gritted their teeth and followed Bai Wuheng’s suggestion.
"Load the Special Shells!"
"Special Shells don’t need to specifically aim for the head, just aim for its body, just don’t miss!"
"Quick, quick, quick, speed is of the essence! Its wings are about to break free!"
The sailors on the warships, under orders, quickly picked up the glowing Special Shells and completed the loading.
In the rocking waves, they expertly adjusted the direction of the barrels and lit the fuses.
Bang, bang, bang!
This time, the fire spewing from the muzzles was even more intense.
In an instant, the entire sea area was briefly illuminated.
Special Shells of various effects blasted onto the bird’s body.
There was burning fire, enveloping frost, wind blades, thunder, corrosion, venom... these effects, unlike regular shells, were already capable of inflicting substantial harm on the bird.
Chirp!
The bird opened its beak and let out an angry screech.
Under the bombardment of the Special Shells, wounds began to appear on its wings, with some even deep enough to expose the bone.
It realized that it couldn’t delay any longer.
Initially, it planned to gather power and strike back at these tiny warships that dared to challenge it, seeking revenge and destruction.
But now, the bird only wanted to escape its predicament.
Its escape method was simple, it just needed to re-enter the sea and sink to the seabed, where the warships on the sea surface would pose no further threat!
So, the bird used all its accumulated strength and raised its wings high.
The nine light beams became somewhat transparent from the strain but remained diligent in restricting the bird’s flight.
But the ten percent gap still offered it a slim opportunity.
"No, it’s going to run!" On the warship, Luo Feng saw the bird’s actions and exclaimed.
"Increase the offensive with the Special Shells, we can’t fail at the last minute!"
"Fire, give it all you’ve got!"
Amidst the blaze of artillery fire, the bird completed the final wing beat.
With a flap,
its massive body rose into the air, causing the nine beams’ sky-ban to weaken significantly.
The bird’s indignant eyes glared at the ten warships.
It had already marked this enmity in its heart, determined to repay them a thousandfold once it recovered fully!
More and more Special Shells exploded on its body, enduring tons of output as the bird plunged headfirst back towards the sea.
Just at this critical moment.
The deep sea beneath the bird, from directly below it as the center, suddenly frozen into an ice surface, starting to spread outward!
The sea surface, iced over!
Before it could even process why the sea iced over,
the immense inertia caused it to uncontrollably crash against the thick layer of ice!
With a loud boom.
The bird’s head, driven by inertia, really punched through the extremely thick ice layer, but its massive body got stuck outside the ice layer.
The violent collision left it dizzy.
The next second, the cracked lines on the ice surface were repaired again, and the bird was forcibly stuck between the ice above and below.
"This..."
"Whose officer is this?"
"Is there another expert?!"
As the bird soared and was about to return to the sea, everyone thought all was lost, not expecting the situation to turn around in an instant.
At this point, the figure of Jian Beifang appeared on the ice surface.
Under so much artillery fire, and forcefully breaking free from the flight restriction, the bird was already at the end of its strength.
Now was the best time for him to reclaim his interest.
Seeing this scene, the people on the warships felt as if something was stuck in their throats, unable to make a sound.
They recognized this calm-expressioned man.
As a former Sea Legend, how could they not recognize him?!
It was because they recognized him that they were shocked by the return of Jian Beifang, finding themselves unable to utter a word.
Jian Beifang was quite pleased with their reactions.
He froze the sea surface and didn’t rush to deal with these warships as he did in the past but instead walked towards the dying bird.
The bird’s body contained Wind Attribute elements, and by consuming it, Jian Beifang would obtain a second special element, which was the focal point of his plan.
Just as Jian Beifang reached the bird, raising his hand, ready to freeze it into an ice sculpture and then consume it.
The thick layer of ice under his feet suddenly shook violently.
Realizing something was amiss, Jian Beifang retreated immediately.
At the instant he retreated, a massive whirlpool suddenly appeared within a kilometer range beneath the bird.
Like a giant abyssal mouth, even the thick ice couldn’t withstand it, getting bitten through!
Jian Beifang’s eyes showed surprise as he instinctively shouted its name.
"Swallowing Whale!"