140 – Chapter 44. Burn in the Storm – 1
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“[[Attribute change]]”
Falling into the sea, all of the integrated parts were changed to water attributes.
As the silver armor covering the body began to take on a light sky blue color, the helmet with its mouth exposed changed to completely cover the head.
Believing in the power of unity, I willingly threw myself into the deep, cold North Sea.
After falling into the sea with a splashing noise, he started to swim to death to avoid the black energy that was chasing him.
“[[Harpoon!]]”
I sent a blue harpoon back halfway through, but the pursuer was not formidable.
Defending and blocking attacks that could pierce any ship, the monsters clad in black energy were gradually narrowing the distance.
As I moved around to avoid the chilling magic that I felt behind my back while moving the wing changed like a ship’s screw as much as possible, I could see a rough wave rising on the nearby sea level.
Just in case, when I put my head out of the water, I saw a helicopter that was brilliant in gold.
“Erif-!”
“Shane?”
Shane was sticking out of her window, hovering a few meters above the water’s surface.
He waved his hand vigorously toward this side, and then shouted something inward, startled to see a black figure following me.
“Erif! Come outside!”
Cermia’s voice came out of the pendant, and I immediately rose to the surface.
As I floated a few meters above the surface, spewing water from the hreive with powerful pressure, a black figure jutting out from behind stretched out dozens of tentacles to catch me.
Before he grabs my foot.
Too Do Do Do-
The pounding sound of a heavy heavy gun that is different from normal magic bullets hit my ears.
It was said that the power was halved because it was rushed to unite, but the man who was still intact even after being hit by several Harpoon was melted by the ordinary gunshots of the warriors.
It was a destructive force that could be processed.
The black figure with its broken body slowly dissipated after releasing the deep darkness in the sea.
I returned the attributes to the original state, then flew and boarded the back of the Gold Dragon.
“Erif. It’s okay?”
“Yes. I’m fine.”
Chermia, who gave her worried glances, sighed in relief and turned her lever wide to the side.
The gold dragon made a long turn and the rider turned to the other side.
Behind the scenes, a helicopter unit that was chasing a submarine earlier was chasing a small vessel back and forth.
As I was about to join them, the communicator rang.
「This is water bird 1. Echo 2, HQ has contacted you.”
“Yes, tell me.”
“The enemy’s third fleet appears. Anomalies found in the second fleet. Return to each ship to retreat. That is all.”
“I see. Please follow each flight leader and return to the carrier.”
「Larger.」
After the communication was over, the helicopter units gathered together and dispersed in search of the carrier from which they had left.
The Gold Dragon headed towards the Bartiers alone.
“There was even a third fleet. After all, the Alliance didn’t bring all the ships, so it looks like the demons left their fleets somewhere else.”
“Well, it will be fine since the goal has been achieved. The most dangerous fleet has been eliminated, and the port has been disabled for the time being.”
“Well.”
Enemy still had many left, but it was difficult for the allies to carry out the operation.
It was good to overwhelm the enemies with a miraculous exchange rate through a surprise attack, but the enemies were coming more and more.
Besides, everyone must have been very tired from fighting all night long.
“By the way, if the second fleet’s anomaly is that, isn’t it?”
Shane pointed out the window.
Even if the black ink was released, the blue sea was slowly being engulfed in darkness.
It was a black mist that flowed from the Black Fleet.
The fleet that colored the sea black briefly pursued the retreating friendly fleet, then turned its bow and headed towards the port of the demons.
Smoke was rising from the harbor in the distance.
「Chiik- Can you hear me? This is HQ. Eco 2. Please report the current situation.”
“This is Echo 2. I am currently returning after rescuing the Echo 1 that entered the enemy flagship.”
“Ah, you’ve succeeded. Yeah? Wait a moment… Captain to the hunter. They say, ‘If it’s late, there will be no morning’.”
I also smiled bitterly at the operator’s mixed laugh.
“Tell me to prepare it for a buffet.”
「I understand.」
After the communication was over, Chermia summoned the spirit.
A water spirit in the form of a fish protruded from the seat and raised its fins to salute.
[[Definite win! Meet General Misfire!]]
“Pilseung. A lot of hard work But why did you call this friend?”
I could see Cermia’s eyes curved in the rearview mirror.
Shane, who was sitting next to her, looked at Chermia with a look that she didn’t understand.
“Doesn’t it feel uncomfortable to go into the sea and come out? Do you want to wash up?”
Hearing those words, Shane suddenly began to call to see if she could hear her.
Chermia glanced at him slightly and then glared at him through the rearview mirror.
“Where?”
“Yes. Well, it’s different from what the grumpy bastard here thinks.”
“What are you talking about?”
Chermia raised her finger, ignoring Shane’s unjust cry. Then the water spirit created a large drop of water in the air.
[[Excuse me.]]
As the spirit flapped its fins, the water droplets spread thinly and wrapped around me.
The salt adhering to clothes and skin was washed away by the water.
The water droplets that had absorbed even the damp water floated in the air in a slightly larger state.
“Thank you.”
[[No. It’s an honor to be able to help.]]
The water spirit bowed its head and ejected water droplets that turned like seawater out of the window and disappeared.
“You have to dry it well so you don’t catch a cold. Shane?”
Shane looked out of her window blankly, startled, then snapped her finger.
This time, a fire spirit in the form of a squirrel secretly appeared from behind the chair.
The fire spirit applied warm fire energy to the body like a hot pack, and the spirits of the wind under my command came out of the pendant one by one and dried their hair and clothes.
Together with her subordinates, the squirrel dried me dry and took out a blanket from somewhere to cover it.
“I’m sighing. The Bartiers is far away, so it will take some time.”
“Okay. Thanks Cermia, Shane.”
Accepting the consideration of my friends, I covered the blanket and lay long in the back seat.
The sound of a heavy rotor is a lullaby, and a swaying aircraft is a cradle.
I immediately fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.
It’s not a buffet, but after a hearty breakfast, we went out to the deck.
“The spirits are gathering.”
“Shall we go?”
I thought there were a lot of spirits on one side of the deck, but Bartiers was looking at the horizon with his arms crossed.
“Bartier. What’s up?”
“Oh, are you here? Morning?”
“I just ate.”
“Is that so?”
It seemed that Bartiers was distracted by something else, so I stood next to him and glared at the sea with my arms crossed in the same pose.
However, all I see is the blue sea and the slow white clouds slowly flowing through the sky.
“What’s over there?”
“The black guys I saw earlier are chasing them from an unseen street. I have to be careful for a while.”
Bar Tiers sighed and returned to his command room.
I stared at the sea for a while, shivered in the cold sea breeze, and then headed to the simple dormitory with the warriors.
The Bartiers has the skills to travel great distances at any time, but he slowly traversed the sea, taking on the tail end of his fleet to retreat other ships.
When I came to the North Sea, it came so quickly that I didn’t realize it, but this was a few days away by boat from the Selmeier Kingdom.
It is said that it will arrive in a safe sea area in about three days.
That means, as Bartiers said, you should not relax for at least three days.
“Ha-am.”
However, it was too drowsy to go all day in the vast sea without a single piece of land.
One by one, the subordinates who were brought out to chat and doze were gathered under the window basking in the warm sunlight.
But the youngest is watching out the window with his eyes wide open.
It’s great.
I was enjoying the afternoon sun while stroking a spirit in the form of a little dragon, when Chermia and Shane came to visit.
“Erif. What are you doing?”
“Do nothing.”
The two smiled softly and took me to the break room.
After ordering a light drink, we sat down and watched the spirits wandering around and talked.
“Looking back, my skill in dealing with spirits has improved a lot.”
“I learned a lot in the spirit world. Silana and Tyran also teach me often.”
“After becoming a hero, my affinity with spirits has increased so much that I am able to receive help with only my will.”
“Oh.”
It was good for the warriors to get used to the spirits.
To that extent, the skill of handling weapons will increase, and the breadth of improvisation will increase.
There are about 20 spirits in the helicopters of the heroes.
Unlike me, who has only fire and wind, I have at least one of the four major attributes, so I can attack and defend with the appropriate attributes at any time without changing attributes.
By the way, isn’t the difference in specs a bit harsh?
I just burned up to 8 spirits…….
Oh, if you add drones and mini-helicopters, it will be similar.
When I return, I’ll have to place an order for additional drones.
I came up with a way to gain an edge in numbers and I liked it, so the broadcast came out.
“It is broadcast in the communication room. We received a call from the leading group that they had arrived on the island of Lopia in the northern part of the Pavis continent. Lopia Island is an island of the Chromanium Empire, with a small town and a naval base… ….』
To sum up, it meant arriving on an island, repairing it for a day, and returning to each continent.
In the Pavis Continent, it seems that most of the Chromanium Empire ships have come to support them, but they will probably stay here longer.
“It looks like we will be staying on the island for a day.”
“It is land in a short time.”
“It hasn’t even been a day yet.”
I felt like I was on a boat for a week.
The sea is wide, and there is nothing to play, so I am bored.
The fact that he was summoned from the dawn and fought all night also played a part.
My sense of time was messed up.
Today, I should take a good rest while sightseeing in an island village.
There was a time when I thought.
I had a good rest until last night.
It’s a problem since I was called again in the morning.
The dark blue dawn of the sea was raging wildly as if it was holding a sip of anger.
The warships packed in a fairly large naval port were shaking unsteadily.
As the sun went down, the sky became dark, and a storm came in the middle of the night.
It was not enough that the repair and maintenance were delayed, and additional damage occurred.
While mobilizing the spirits of water and wind to stabilize the ship, a problem arose.
“What else is that?”
An unusual magical reaction was detected in the distant sea.
Me and Bartiers, who are sensitive to magical powers, as well as the warriors and the wizards on other ships, no matter who came first, their eyes turned to the sea.
Something is coming.
Something black and huge, but not a ship, was heading here across the sea.
It was approaching slowly, but at a high speed, with its heavy footsteps wrapped around its body with ominous magical power.
He was such a giant that it was hard to guess just how big it was.
“Ready for battle!”
With the admiral’s cry, the battle with the giant approaching through the storm began.