Chapter 1488
Chapter 1488 - 1484: Naval Battle
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"Peace Road" Lu Ping’an, might not be prominent in the high-level world, and being overly young, he hadn’t even caught the eye of many veteran Quasi-Gods, but in the strategic rating inside Eastern Country, he was matched by none from the Loyalist Faction of Quasi-Gods.
"Becoming a professional without threat to life? You must be joking."
"It’s not without a cost though. If you’re lucky, it costs one year of life, and if not, three to five years."
"Is that even considered a cost?!"
The soldiers and civilians of Eastern Country who arrived in this world became professionals without hesitation after learning of this news... In the face of mastering their own fate and power, these "costs" were nothing.
The mere existence of Lu Ping’an increased the feasibility of the entire strategy by at least thirty percent.
In fact, within its internal decisions, simply continuously producing professionals could drive the Eastern Country officials to protect this world at all costs.
Yes, this world, as for Lu Ping’an himself... he had surpassed the scope of protection, but probably no high-level combat power in Eastern Country would foolishly provoke him, for that would truly harm national interests.
But he was not a canary quietly staying in its cage, nor had he reached a stage where he could receive everything comfortably from an office.
"... So many The Dead, in my eyes, the ocean has turned red."
This was actually Lu Ping’an’s first encounter with the main frontline of the Fishman, and it gave him a tremendous shock.
This was entirely different from previous battlefields; the main battlefields were neither on the roads nor over the sea, but mostly, death and severed limbs were in the ocean.
Blood, limbs, laments of Giant Beasts—noticing the scent of death everywhere upon entering this battlefield.
It was an all-encompassing battlefield, where upon your entry, enemies were all around, above and below—chaotic and noisy. Without three-dimensional perception ability, one wouldn’t even know how they died.
Lu Ping’an put on his mask, the Divine Grace of Underwater Breathing kept him calm... This little "Isolation" rule enchanted Gift from Elder Liu also conveniently shielded his life’s Qi.
But merely this was still not enough, in just a few seconds, Lu Ping’an felt "sound waves" hit him from several directions.
"Er, how should I deal with this? Absorb or disrupt?"
Having cultivated the Ripple Series Martial Technique, he himself was a master at handling "Vibration". These level of sound waves, he could easily handle.
However, being inexperienced, he didn’t know exactly how to handle them.
After absorption, if the other side doesn’t get a reflex, would I be exposed instantly?
If refracted, by disrupting all surrounding sound waves, would I become a new Vibration Source?
Lu Ping’an calculated too much, then realized he didn’t need to think anymore...
"Tsk tsk tsk, so quick."
Fishmen riding sea beasts and large fish had already surrounded him, their Long Spears and short spikes glowing with a blue sheen, obviously some kind of "Enchantment Demon" or "Poison Liquid."
The Fishmen did not stop, nor did they bother with communication. They had already killed countless solitary sentries like him.
But what they didn’t know was that this time, the one they had encircled was not their opponent...
Accompanying the snap of fingers was the expansion of a Golden Fire Ring.
Even in the sea, Lu Ping’an’s Holy Flame still brought fierce heat and death.
𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
In just a moment, most of the fish and sea beasts were cooked, the rest immediately turned tail to flee.
Lu Ping’an did not chase, as such battles were everywhere, and killing a few or dozens was meaningless.
He furrowed his brow, slightly dissatisfied.
"I was planning to kill them all..."
The Holy Flame inevitably dissipated underwater.
The transmission of power encountered problems. Lu Ping’an guessed this was not merely due to water pressure, but Erosion from the Exotic Realm Sea Domain... Lu’s Holy Flame, its precision maybe less than half, and power less than thirty percent.
Even though to outsiders, being able to use flames in the deep sea was already preposterous, in Lu Ping’an’s eyes, this was an absolutely unacceptable reduction in combat power.
"... I’ll try others then." Lu Ping’an was curious about how many of his abilities could be used in this environment.
Thus, this time the Fishman Legion encountered the Death God.
When a Top Combat Power shamelessly ambushed and pursued, even if his condition was not good, these frontline losers couldn’t resist him.
But among the scattered remains, Lu Ping’an furrowed his brows, highly dissatisfied.
Most of his power was ill-suited for deep-sea combat; the effects were terribly poor.
Let alone flames, which had significantly reduced power, wasn’t a big issue, for Lu could work miracles with great force, but a significant reduction in "control power" was utterly unacceptable.
What made him most helpless was that the "Gardener series" abilities were even more tightly sealed.
Most Magic Plants weren’t adapted to the deep-sea environment, either sinking immediately or rapidly going out of control... This water pressure, this environment, made them perceive Doomsday; thus, naturally, they went out of control.
Even those that were calmed down for attacking... Tentacles were not useful underwater, especially when their woody Perception Ability was severely affected by water pressure.
Practical results were slow and sluggish, often going out of control, completely unusable.
"I need some aquatic Magic Plants..." Lu Ping’an shook his head; this wasn’t a problem that could be resolved in the short term, he would see if he could buy some from other Big Shots later.
Even if he could purchase them, Lu Ping’an didn’t have much hope.
Their "Arsenal" was mainly composed of Terrestrial Magic Plants, and even if there were aquatic ones, they might not adapt to the Exotic Realm environment, and if they could, they might not be willing to sell... Even if available, Lu Ping’an didn’t think it was rational to stubbornly use Magic Plants underwater.
"The most useful was actually the Ripple Slash Technique..."
With a casual wave, Lu Ping’an’s long scythe raised a shockwave underwater, instantly Cutting two halves out of a school of fish about ten meters away.
The farthest living creatures lucked out and survived but realized this was not an opponent they could handle, quickly turning to flee... Lu Ping’an lightly tapped again, unleashing another malicious burst of ripples.
Some Fishmen were directly blasted into pieces, others twisted weirdly into a clump, and some drowned amidst their lamentations.
"... The effect of the Silver Rune is outrageously good, at least two to three times better than on Earth. Uh, this isn’t just a simple personal strength enhancement, but a ’targeting,’ right?"
Lu Ping’an faintly perceived that perhaps inheriting the Ripple Slash Technique, it would be exceptionally useful against the Octopus and its world.
He looked toward the deep sea, toward the Spatial rift leading to the Exotic Realm, and seemed to faintly perceive the malice and enemies on the other side...
"Perhaps, it’s time to settle this."
— End of Chapter 1488 —