novelraw Chapter 398 - 216: Storm Trial
Chapter 398 - 216: Storm Trial
The roaring thunder rolled in, making everyone on the Sound of Dawn furrow their brows involuntarily. At this moment, everyone on the ship had gathered on the deck. At the horizon was a dark sea area that shrouded the entire field of vision. Rolling dark clouds covered the sky, and blue-purple lightning fell continuously. The exaggerated extent of the storm made everyone furrow their brows again.
Everyone couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at Pororo at the bow of the ship. It seemed as if he felt everyone’s gaze. Pororo said, "This is a storm of a higher Level, stronger than the storm we encountered when we left the Homeland Sea!"
These words made the expression on everyone’s face even more solemn. By this time, they had already traversed the Minghuo Sea Region, reaching the final sea area governed by the Sea God, on the path advancing beyond the Southern Storm Sea. Ahead was the storm blockade zone they encountered every time they reached the edge of a sea area. This time, the storm ahead was stronger than any they had encountered before, even more powerful than the intense storm caused by the Homeland Sea rift opening.
"It seems this time won’t be so easy," Alka said. He then turned around and said to everyone, "Get ready, tie yourselves up."
One after another, ropes fell from above, tying around everyone’s waists. As the ship accelerated forward, the approaching storm grew closer. The Thunder, almost falling like raindrops, made sweat droplets appear on everyone’s faces. Unprecedented fierce winds blew from the front, intertwining with the winds pushing them forward to form whirlpools. They hadn’t even entered the storm when they were quickly pulled inside by the Spiral wind forces from the outside.
A familiar song came again. This time, Julia revealed her true form; her fish tail, swirling with a large mass of spiraling water, floated her above the deck. This time, the song was more magical, firmly stabilizing everyone and allowing them to maintain an upright posture through the tempest.
With the pull, they truly entered the storm. Several bolts of Thunder struck simultaneously, hitting the Shield of the Sound of Dawn. The Shield shook violently and even cracked in a few places. In this state, it wouldn’t hold much longer.
"This won’t work! The Shield will break soon, and Thunder will definitely destroy the Sound of Dawn!" Julia shouted, watching the furious Thunder.
Yet Alka knew all too well and immediately yelled, "Jason, quickly go to the Treasure Vault and charge more Energy Stones! Hold on for as long as we can!"
To fend against such Thunder, the ship’s Shield, relying on automatically absorbing Magic Power from the Spell Array, was clearly insufficient. Extra energy had to be used to quickly recharge.
Upon hearing Alka’s words, Jason nodded, but the fierce wind made it impossible for him to move. The Sound of Dawn controlled the rope tying him and flung him forcefully into the cabin. However, the entire Shield was now covered with cracks and was about to shatter.
"It’s no good! There’s no time left!" Chadite shouted loudly.
At this moment, Juanlu yelled, "Can’t we dive into the water? Isn’t the Ghost Ship able to dive?"
The Sound of Dawn was currently tossed up and down by the undulating sea, even being launched into the air. Apart from the lightning, tsunamis were also hitting the side of the ship from behind. Coupled with the already somewhat chaotic ocean currents, the Sound of Dawn swung left and right. At this moment, their situation could truly be described as perilous.
"No! Absolutely don’t dive into the water!" Pororo suddenly turned his head and shouted. At this moment, his body was covered with patterns like flowing water. He continuously blocked the seawater slamming toward them from the sides; otherwise, they might very well be hit by the waves and sink underwater. "There are more undercurrents below, and they flow deeper. Once submerged and swept into them, it’s impossible to come back up!"
Although the Ghost Ship could dive, that was in relatively calm sea areas. After all, once the Sound of Dawn sank into the water, its mobility would be greatly reduced, and it wouldn’t be as agile as on the sea surface.
As Pororo finished speaking, the Shield above shattered. The moment it shattered, a bolt of lightning struck through the gap, directly blasting a large hole in the deck. The Mirror Surface had already appeared on Alka’s face.
With the shattering of the Shield, countless Mirrors began to assemble and overlap, floating above as temporary shields, blocking the descending lightning. Another two bolts of Thunder struck down. But this time, with the Mirrors’ obstruction, they only shattered a large portion of the Mirrors; the attack ultimately did not land on the ship. The shattered Mirror fragments dissipated into the air.
A large amount of pink mist surged from Alka’s feet, hitting the base of the Mirrors, seemingly reinforcing them.
BOOM!
A deafening sound erupted as a massive bolt of Thunder descended from above. The fierce crackling of the lightning and its exaggerated flash momentarily blinded and deafened them.
This bolt of lightning instantly shattered all the Mirrors above Alka’s head and the pink mist at their base. Even Alka himself was knocked down by the lightning’s impact, flying into the air. He was then pulled back down by the rope controlled by the Sound of Dawn. At this moment, Alka’s hair was slightly curled, emitting faint smoke.