Chapter 178 The blocked port(1/2)
The ship that Pei Renli and the others boarded was a cargo ship. It departed from Muxing City at noon. By the time they arrived at Hague Town, it was already midnight.
A sky full of stars and a full moon replaced the blue sky, and the lighthouse in The Hague was trying to attract passing ships to enter the harbor.
However, the ship that Pei Renli and the others were on would not enter the port. Instead, a small boat was dropped for Pei Renli and the others to paddle across...
As mentioned before, almost no ships would deliberately come to Hague Town. Pei Renli and the others searched around the port of Muxing City and could not find a ship going to Hague Town.
Everyone is very busy, and time for logistics is money. No one wants to go to such a useless place. Only this boat says it can take you there for free, but we don’t dock, so you have to spend money to buy our boat, and then
Cross it yourself.
Before making any money, there was an additional expense. Pei Renli thought that he should include this money in the expenses and ask Mu Xingcheng to reimburse him later.
Pulling the rope hanging from the side of the merchant ship, the four of them landed on the small boat that had been lowered in advance, and then each person took an oar. The next step was physical work.
However, although the merchant ship did not dock, the distance was actually not too far. It was only about two hundred meters in total, and one could clearly see the people holding lanterns on the port pier, as well as a few scattered ships.
But the problem is...
"Would you like to take a rest and I'll give you a massage when we get ashore?"
"Stop, don't move your hands or feet. If you want a massage, I'll give it to you."
"Really? Then I'm looking forward to it."
Morn and Luisa were fighting each other, but they were not the only ones on the boat.
"Please calm down for a while."
"A little disgusting."
Kaya and Pei Renli both said no, this dog food was very uncomfortable to eat.
Louisa blushed and felt a little embarrassed. As for Moen, it would be difficult for him to have any defense-breaking effect based on his face.
Pei Renli rowed the boat and said helplessly:
"Why don't we go ashore and get two rooms in the hotel, so that you don't have to waste all your time getting bored?"
When Kaya heard this, she immediately said as if she had been burned:
"Two rooms? Who lives in one room with whom?!"
"Of course there is one room for men and one room for women, what do you think?"
"I, I think so too!"
When Pei Renli saw Kaya's embarrassed look, something was wrong in his mind, and he immediately got closer:
"Miss Kaya, how did you think we should live just now? Eh? Tell me."
“…..”
"I didn't expect that you are usually quite serious, but you think so obscenely in your mind. It seems to be called Mensao, right? It doesn't matter, I can do it if you want..."
Peri Renli, who was so carried away, forgot one thing: Kaya is a warrior and has extremely strong physical abilities.
Pei Renli stopped jumping as soon as the elbow hit him...
After all, the movements of his hands did not stop. Seeing them getting closer and closer to the shore, Pei Renli, who was rubbing his belly, suddenly said:
"Wait, don't say anything."
Everyone immediately stopped paddling and looked at him inexplicably.
It was quiet all around, with no sound except the sound of the waves.
"I just felt like something touched the bottom of the boat."
"Is it a fish?"
As soon as Moen finished speaking, his expression changed:
"I feel it too."
If it was a fish, it must be quite big. There was a very obvious vibration along the board.
Pei Renli raised his staff and lit up the dancing light technique. Four volleyball-sized light groups surrounded the boat and illuminated its surroundings.
The seawater that looked blue during the day now took on a strange turquoise color, and it was blurry to see what was underneath.
——Clang!
At this moment, there was a loud noise from the bottom of the boat, which almost shook Pei Renli, who was standing up.
"What is it? Has anyone seen it?"
"There seems to be a dark shadow, but I can't tell what kind of creature it is!"
The voices of the teammates were a little panicked. After all, it was difficult to feel safe in the small boat under their feet.
Pei Renli said immediately:
"Quick, keep paddling, we have to dock right away."
Moen and Luisa were on the left and right, and Kaya picked up two oars and paddled forward at a much faster speed than before.
Pei Renli stood in the middle of the boat, looking around with the dancing light technique.
Occasionally, you can see something looming in the sea water. It does look a bit like a fish, but it is really big. It is estimated that it may be larger than a normal-sized human being.
With such a big thing, even a fish can easily knock over their boat. What's more, this thing is too smart. It actually knows how to avoid the lighting of dancing lights and use the sea water to hide itself. I always feel that it is not right.
It looks too much like a fish, more like a monster.
It was sometimes on the port side and sometimes ran to the bow of the ship, and from time to time it bumped into the boat, trying to capsize the boat.
Although it is not far from the shore, if it continues to be harassed like this, if the boat capsizes, it will have to fight in the water, which is extremely disadvantageous.
At first, he thought it was just an accident that he bumped into their boat, so Pei Renli just watched, but now it was no longer an accident, and he obviously wanted to knock them over.
Pei Renli put his staff into the sea water and shouted:
"Sonic Pearl!"
Just after hearing a buzzing sound, a series of conspicuous ripples immediately appeared on the nearby water, spreading in all directions with the boat as the center.
In water, many commonly used offensive spells will be greatly reduced.
Needless to say, there is no need to talk about fire spells. Lightning damage spells will probably electrocute them all until black smoke comes out of their mouths.
The most suitable method at this time is sonic spells.
The Sonic Bead originally shoots a vibrating sonic ball, but when it is shot directly in the water, the sound waves will spread quickly, and the original single-target attack spell becomes a small-scale AOE.
But after all, it was just a temporary measure. The power of the spell would naturally decrease sharply if it spread. Pei Renli hoped that this would be able to disperse the things below, but it had the opposite effect.
Thumping sounds kept coming from the bottom of the boat, and it felt like something was digging into the boat. Soon the gap between one of the planks cracked, and seawater was pouring in.
Moen hurriedly took out his handkerchief and stuffed it into the crack, trying to plug the leak. Luisa took over Moen's oar and cooperated with Kaya to paddle towards the shore.
"Use magic to think of a solution, this ship may not be able to hold on!"
Of course Pei Renli knew. He drew a few runes and put his staff into the water again:
"Shadow Tentacles!"
The shadows illuminated by the Dancing Lights turned into entities under the influence of the magic power, and the shadows that popped out from the head of the staff swept along the bottom of the boat like real octopus tentacles.
Pei Renli felt as if the spell had touched something very smooth, but it was too smooth, and the shadow tentacles slid away as soon as they touched it.
However, this sweep caused the thing digging the boat below to move away slightly, and the crashing sound disappeared for a while.
——Boom!
——Boom!
But before everyone could remember to breathe a sigh of relief, the impact came again, and this time it was more intense. Pei Renli even noticed that the seawater around the ship seemed to be boiling and a large number of bubbles were emerging, as if there was not only a monster below, but
There are many people working hard together.
The planks of the boat obviously couldn't bear it, so Moen almost took off his clothes to plug the leak. He was frantic for a while, but he still couldn't stop the seawater from flowing into the cabin.
"Come here! Grab the rope!"
At this time, people on the dock road also noticed Pei Renli's small boat. The distance was already very close, and someone immediately threw a rope.
Pei Renli activated the flash technique again, but this time he used his staff to place the place where the flash exploded underwater.
The strong light illuminated the seawater below the side of the ship for an instant, and dense black shadows could be seen swimming underwater, which made one's scalp numb.
Luisa and Kaya caught the rope thrown from the shore and worked hard with the people on the shore.
When it was about ten meters away from the plank road, the boat could no longer hold up and most of it was submerged in the water. But the good news was that the sound of frantic drilling of the boat quickly disappeared. By the time everyone finally got on the plank road, the boat was completely gone.
Sink in the water.
"What is that? Pei Renli, have you seen it?"
Kaya shook her soaked trouser legs and asked. Pei Renli shook his head and said that he saw nothing outside the black shadow.
"You are lucky. If you had been slower, you might have fallen into the sea."
The speaker raised a bull's-eye lantern. He should be the person in charge of patrolling the port. He looked about forty or fifty years old, with a weather-beaten face full of wrinkles.
To be continued...