Chapter 26 – New Power (2)
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The endless sea.
A sailboat borrowed from the port was moving through the current of the Great Sea.
The captain said we would reach our destination in about five kilometers.
‘I guess I’ll have to put on the armor soon.’
What Queen Isabella is looking for is her mother’s necklace.
Her mother was shipwrecked five years ago.
In the middle of the sea, he was killed while holding a religious ceremony on a boat with numerous believers.
The queen’s mother was a pagan priest.
The queen was a high-class dancer secretly sought after by high-ranking aristocrats.
Her mother was buried in the sea with her necklace that was worn around her neck. Why the necklace and not her mother’s ashes?
The queen was never a filial daughter who misses her mother and tries to get even her belongings.
The necklace was a treasure with mystical powers.
I don’t know what kind of ability is latent, the secret of that power.
Only the queen knows.
My role is just to listen to the request of the client.
Only her life is endangered if she has to look out for unnecessary things.
“Is this the armor you got last week?”
“Yes, does it suit you?”
She changed into her armor and left the room, but ran into Sophia, who was standing in the hallway.
She was the only person I knew on her ship, so I was following her around.
“There are green scales all over the armor, and fins on the webbed… You look like a fish man.”
“It seems to be attached to swim quickly in the water. Unlike normal armor, it is flexible and lightweight.”
She chatted with her and went out on her deck together.
Suddenly, we saw a large sailboat in front of our ship.
It was anchored in the sea, motionless.
It was the seat I wanted.
“Who are you! This is our area, so get out of here!”
Someone on the other side shouted.
‘Are they adventurers?’
I walked towards the stern.
“I am Naru Kang from the Thunderfield Guild! We are working in this area under the command of the great Queen Isabella!”
“Naru Kang? Are you saying that lame hero Naru Kang?”
Laughter was heard from the other side.
Soon after, a familiar figure appeared, spinning a dagger with one hand.
“Hey, Naru Kang! Long time no see!”
His name is Settard.
He was the leader of a famous mercenary group called the Iron Fist Brothers.
Apparently, everyone on board seemed to be his men.
“I am also searching this sea area under the Queen’s order! I’m here first, so you get off! Haha!”
My eyebrows twitched.
Surely, if I had sent a letter saying that I would save it.
Still, the queen seems to have had several people do this.
The one who saves first is the winner, right?
The woman.
I made a mistake starting with the way I requested the request.
“Then, let the one who finds it first take it!”
Settard laughed.
“Let’s do it?”
“You and I both received the Queen’s order, so we deserve each other! What can I do! Whoever finds it first wins!”
“Looking at your stomach, you look like you’re alone, don’t you? Can he really beat us alone?”
The Iron Fist brothers flocked to the railing of the ship as if to show off their strength, shouting cheers or shouting violent slogans all at once.
“Guys! I don’t care if you stab him in the sea or not! If you see it, just smash it!”
“Yes!”
“Get out of the way before it crashes in! We liked this place first!”
The Iron Fist brothers threatened with knives.
The captain approached with a worried expression and asked.
“What are you going to do?”
No method.
The Iron Fist brothers are known for their roughness, and while I was submerged, I was concerned for the safety of everyone on board, including Sophia.
“Back off. Let’s give this seat to them.”
The ship was moved to another place as far as possible.
As soon as the boat docked, I immediately put on my finned helmet and prepared to dive.
Finally, I looked back at Sofia.
“I’m coming.”
“They say that if you die at sea, your soul cannot go to the underworld and is bound to the sea forever. So please don’t die and come back.”
Looking at the queen’s mother, it doesn’t seem to be true.
I shrugged.
“Yes.”
Soon after, he plunged into the sea.
As I sank in the water, I had an amazing experience at that moment.
The skin armor of the sea princess worn on her body began to change like a fish in water.
The metal and leather of the armor merged with the body and became skin.
My skin itself.
There was no sense of difference.
My whole body turned into an emerald color, and in the blink of an eye, I became a fishman living in the sea.
His appearance was so perfect that even the dragon king was fooled.
“That’s great… ?”
I groped for the face that had changed beyond recognition, then tried to swim in the water.
It is also possible to breathe underwater.
It is also possible to wriggle and move its fin ears by itself.
It is also possible to swim at great speeds, faster than sharks.
There were webbing between the fingers, and the penis was hidden inside the body like a whale, but it was changed to a structure that stretched out of the body when erected.
Everything was the best
“The swim test is over, and now all that’s left… “
Let’s go get the necklace.
I immediately swam in a straight line, creating a splash of water.
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“Drink when you’re ready!”
“The water breathing potion is expensive, so don’t leave even a drop!”
“Go in when you’ve finished drinking!”
With a plop!
With a plop! With a plop!
Iron Fist brothers in wetsuits jumped from the boat.
The setter was staring at the sight seriously.
After meeting Naru, the smile on his lips had completely disappeared.
“Naru Kang… “
One day, I watched Naru hunt up close.
His ability to hack up mighty monsters was phenomenal.
He literally shuddered.
I couldn’t keep my mouth shut, saying that there are people like that.
From then on, I became interested and kept an eye on him.
But that was it.
He flashed for a moment, and was soon forgotten by people.
At the same time, he was far from the object of his interest.
However… Met today
Suddenly out of nowhere
I was nervous as I thought I would lose what I was aiming for because I knew his skills well.
All I really thought was that I had to run.
“The bitch the queen has a fucking twist on things.”
Settard grumbled and gulped down a two-hour underwater breathing potion.
He threw down the empty bottle and jumped into the sea.
Thirty men swimming in the sea.
The area was divided and searched thoroughly.
‘It must be somewhere around here.’
He narrowed the scope of his search by exchanging hand signals.
After about half an hour he got word that he had finally found the wreck.
‘I won!’
The setter smirked, spraying water droplets from his mouth.
-This way.
He followed his men to the site of the wreck.
Eventually, when he reached his destination, he finally found the wrecked ship.
Everyone smiled broadly and gave thumbs up.
Tonight, I’m going to play like crazy with alcohol and women in my hands.
-Find the necklace.
-Four.
-Yes.
It was when Settard gave instructions to his men by his hand signal.
Shirik.
Something that quickly cuts through the water.
An ominous sound that seemed to evoke the terrors of the depths came from all directions.
Shortly thereafter, several of his men vomited blood and died.
A long tentacle penetrated his chest.
– It’s a fucking monster!
-Everyone get ready to fight!
There was a mad bitch who walked with ten tentacles.
The upper body was that of a middle-aged woman, and the hair was long and wavy like seaweed and floated all at once.
Eyes are black
The whites were not visible.
The skin all over her body had decayed and had a dark indigo color.
-Doesn’t that bitch have a necklace around her neck?
Settard’s eyes widened.
He had a hunch that the necklace the monster was wearing was the necklace he was looking for.
It was then.
– Kaa!
As the monster opened its mouth and let out unknown magical energy, a wave-like wave spread out in all directions.
When it touched their bodies, all of their men froze on the spot.
I was overcome with a great sense of fear, and I just shuddered.
I couldn’t do anything else.
Even Settard, the mercenary commander who had gone through all the battles before birth, couldn’t move his body.
‘This, this… Hopefully Pressure… ?’
It feels like being paralyzed.
But not paralyzed.
I just panicked for a moment and didn’t know what to do.
It was a terrifying technique that terrified the opponent for several minutes.
‘Don’t be funny. I can’t… !’
Settard tried to resist, but couldn’t move.
He couldn’t move a single finger.
‘Keukssok! Shit!’
It was clear that this was not an ordinary monster.
He is the king of monsters.
It was very powerful at the level of a monarch.
Why is that here?
I should have looked into it more!
If I had prepared well, I wouldn’t have had this kind of pressure!
‘Conceit… Did.’
As he clicked his tongue, a tentacle came through his mouth and out of his anus.
Settard’s eyeballs flipped over and his body limp.
One after another, tentacles ran amok from all sides.
Even his subordinates around him were pierced one after another and died.
“Gagging… !”
Pogrure.
The moment the tentacle came out of the body, the seawater rushed into the mouth.
That last moment.
The setter floated in the water and watched.
In the hazy vision that slowly winds up.
From afar, the sight of an unwary monster being decapitated because of us.
It was amazing.
Was there anyone else?
Ah… !
It was difficult to identify the face, but I got a rough feeling.
Setter knows.
The sword that just cut the monster’s throat clean.
The name of that sword that shines bright even in the water is Lancer.
Its owner…
‘Naru Kang… ! Did he know how to use pressure and use us as bait…? !’
With that thought in mind, Settard died.
