Ara?”
Both Ark and the crew of the no. 2 battleship looked confused. The ringing sound didn’t come from the cannons. The cannons of the no. 2 battleship hadn’t been launched yet. The rocking and ringing sound was coming from underneath the water. After a while, an explosion occurred and several hundred columns of water shot upwards. The Parasites that were at the site of the explosion were blown away.
“W-what is this…..?”
“M-Master! Over there!”
Racard who had recovered pointed to one side.
Chwa chwa chwa chwa! Chwa chwa chwa chwa!
When he turned around, there was a spray of water coming from the sea. At first it was just a small spray but it gradually became larger as it approached. After a while, a huge object comparable to the size of the Leviathan appeared.
“M-monster…..it is another monster……!”
“Hahaha! I’m not even afraid anymore.”
“Damn, I never expected to see two of these monsters……”
The crew of the flagship and the no. 2 ship murmured to each other. But only Ark’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the new sea monster.
“Surely that is…..there’s no doubt! It is definitely Gallic!”
That’s right. It was a giant sea monster. The monster was the patron guardian of the merpeople that Ark had met a long time ago. It was the white whale Gallic.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang!
Gallic crossed the water and rammed into Leviathan. The Leviathan who was about to use the Water Pressure Gun on the no. 2 battleship wobbled and was pushed back several metres. When the two bodies collided, it seemed like a tsunami had occurred.
“How did Gallic get here? No, why is Gallic here?”
Pepepepeng, pepepepeng!
Then dozens of water pillars shot up again. The Parasites that were blocking the ship turned white.
“Go down….something is helping us at the bottom of the sea!”
Ark commanded and quickly dove into the water. The water was dark so it was difficult to see anything underwater. But after looking for a long time, he started to distinguish vague shapes. They looked like shadows at first. But the shadows started to increase to a huge number around Ark.
Ark’s eyes then widened.
“That…..the merpeople!”
That’s right. The shadows approaching underwater were the merpeople. Thousands of them were approaching. The whole group of merpeople swam to where Ark was located. There were thousands of merpeople warriors! And leading them was the Mermaid Queen wearing splendid armour.
“Brave warriors of the sea, exterminate the parasites that are dirtying these waters!”
The Mermaid Queen shouted as she raised a jewel encrusted stick. It was a trident like weapon with three prongs. When she moved it, a shock wave emerged from the trident and shot towards the Parasites. An explosion instantly occurred around Ark. Then 1,000 merpeople attack the Parasites around Ark.
“Q-queen?”
Ark stared at the reinforcements with a stupid expression. Then the Mermaid Queen laughed and greeted him.
“Fortunately we made it in time.”
“Why are you here? Didn’t you leave for another ocean?”
“We can talk about the details later.”
The Mermaid Queen muttered as she looked at the Leviathan.
“Anyway, I’ll now take care of the devil in the water.”
-Kuruk, kuruk, kuruk!
The Parasites started to be pushed back. The Mermaid Queen looked around with cold eyes and brandished her trident.
“Bah, filthy parasites! Great sea goddess…….wave!”
The environment suddenly became dark and the shape of a giant goddess floated in the air. The beautiful goddess was wrapped in a shiny veil. But the goddess looked angry and the sea started to vibrate. In the next moment, dozens of tornados appeared at sea and swept up the Parasites.
“Enemies of the clan, kill all of the Leviathan’s followers!”
“Waaaaahhhhh!”
The merpeople also wielded their tridents and cornered the Parasites.
“Okay. This is a chance. Let’s get revenge along with the merpeople!”
Ark led the dolphin unit and began attacking the Parasites. With thousands of merpeople and Ark’s group violently attacking, the number of Parasites quickly reduced. The wide area magic of the Mermaid Queen reduced dozens of Parasites to a critical condition. With the merpeople lending their help, the situation quickly tilted to their advantage.
Meanwhile, there was an unimaginable battle occurring several hundred metres away.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Ku ku ku ku! Kwa kwa kwa kwa!
It was the fight between Leviathan and Gallic! When the two ocean monsters collided, constant tidal waves occurred. Whirlpools would also appear here and there every time a wave occurred. But in the battle, Gallic was slightly losing. Leviathan was a combat monster while Gallic was just an NPC. Furthermore, Gallic didn’t have any weapons like the Leviathan’s Water Pressure Gun. Therefore he had many bleeding wounds after the long battle.
‘But if this continues then we can beat the Leviathan!’
Ark stopped attacking the Parasites and looked around at the situation. Gallic might be losing to Leviathan but the merpeople were dominating the Parasites. If this kept up for 20~30 minutes then all the Parasites would be wiped out. With only two battleships left, it wouldn’t be difficult to defeat the Leviathan.
‘But my purpose isn’t to kill the Leviathan.’
That’s right. Ark’s goal was to recover the Gold Dream that Leviathan swallowed.
‘The problem is that it will be difficult to rescue Gold Dream if the Leviathan is killed. Judging from previous experience……’
When the monster was killed, the body would just become chunks of flesh. It would be impossible to obtain anything except for the loot the monster dropped. There was a high chance that Gold Dream would be destroyed when Leviathan was killed. So Ark made a separate plan to rescue Gold Dream. But that plan would be insignificant if the Leviathan was killed in the middle of it.
‘This is my last chance to execute the plan!’
If the battle proceeded then the Leviathan would disappear in 20~30 minutes. In other words, he only had 20~30 minutes to rescue Gold Dream.
“Mermaid Queen, please listen to my request!”
Ark explained his decision to the Mermaid Queen. He requested what was needed to rescue Gold Dream. The Mermaid Queen couldn’t understand Ark’s request but she just nodded and accepted.
“I don’t understand but if it is a favour for Ark-nim……”
The Mermaid Queen nodded and closed her eyes. It was in order to mentally communicate with Gallic. Gallic avoided Leviathan’s attack and swung his tail. Leviathan who had been trying to bite Gallic shrieked. The open mouth was inundated with spray from the water. That was the moment Ark aimed for.
“That’s it, let’s go!”
Ark shouted after seeing the chance. Then the dolphin carrying Ark rushed through the sea at an enormous pace.
“Huh? This……?”
The Mermaid Queen, merpeople and sailors were all confused at Ark’s action. Ark had rushed into Leviathan’s open mouth.
When he rushed in the mouth was like a huge cave with a horrible smell. Ark avoided the fangs as he entered the mouth. By the time he arrived at the enormous tongue, Leviathan’s mouth had started closing. Ark stepped on the back of the dolphin, pushed off and threw his body.
Kwa kwa kwa kwang! Kwa kwa kwa kwa kwa!
There was a roaring sound and the huge mouth closed. At the same time, Ark was sucked down Leviathan’s oesophagus along with the saltwater.
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