Chapter 562 Sea King Serpent

With a single strike, the Sea King Serpent destroyed three of the twenty speedboats on the spot, instantly wiping out the twenty players on board. Five advanced speedboats wouldn’t last much longer, and even the two Bronze speedboats sustained considerable damage.

The Freedom Alliance was stunned by this sight.

"Is this the power of a King-ranked sea creature?" Jun Wuchang watched the Sea King Serpent, his expression grim. "Change of plans! Use Tier 3 summoned beasts to tank, everyone else provides support fire!"

The Sea King Serpent was far stronger than he had anticipated.

The previously unfailing triple magic array was becoming less and less effective at suppressing the Sea King Serpent, and with those large-scale destructive skills, a few more hits like that would wipe them all out.

The longer they dragged this out, the worse it would be for them. Now was the time to use their trump cards.

At Jun Wuchang's command, the level 42 Summoner beside him took out a Tier 3 summoning scroll from his bag and began chanting the incantation.

The astute Sea King Serpent abruptly turned its head to look at the Bronze speedboat where Jun Wuchang was, a hint of human-like mockery and disdain flashing in its golden pupils. Then, its iron tail, as massive as a skyscraper, came crashing down.

The single strike completely covered the Bronze speedboat, and its speed was so great that there was no way to avoid it.

"Activate maximum defense!" Jun Wuchang shouted in alarm.

Immediately, a layer of light blue magical shield formed on the surface of the Bronze speedboat, and the five MTs (Main Tanks) on the boat activated their life-saving skills and charged towards the falling giant snake tail.

*Boom!*

A wave over ten meters high suddenly erupted on the sea surface, and the Bronze speedboat was sent flying more than 30 yards. The five level 41 and 42 MTs who had taken the brunt of the attack were now plastered on the deck of the speedboat, their health points reduced to half. The Bronze speedboat fared slightly better, losing only 34 points of its 400 durability.

"This is too strong!"

The players maintaining the magic array in the distance couldn't help but shiver at the sight. This was definitely the strongest sea creature they had ever faced.

This was a Bronze speedboat!

Just a normal attack, even with the defensive magic array activated and the five MTs resisting, still caused so much durability loss. If it had been an advanced speedboat, at least half of its durability would have been gone...

However, the group had not given up.

Because they still had trump cards they had yet to play.

As the Sea King Serpent's attack ended, a panther with a body over twenty meters tall appeared on the sea's surface. The panther's body was entirely cyan, with arcs of electricity faintly crackling around it. It was the Tier 3 summoned beast, Thundercloud Panther.

Although they were at sea, the Thundercloud Panther was one of the few summoned beasts with the ability to fly. Its strength might not be as great as other Tier 3 summoned beasts, but its flying ability gave it a considerable advantage against sea creatures.

This was the confidence Jun Wuchang had to challenge the Sea King Serpent.

"All speedboats, pull back and only use cannons to attack the Boss!" Jun Wuchang ordered.

The attack range of players was ultimately too short, at most 40 yards. Using some special items could extend that to 50 yards, but this distance was insignificant to a massive sea creature. However, the speedboat's attacks were different. Ordinary cannons had a range of over 500 yards, a distance that even sea creatures found difficult to reach.

As long as the Thundercloud Panther was tanking in front, the Boss would generally not attack enemies too far away. And even if it did attack, the distance was great enough to give everyone enough reaction time to respond.

As time passed, everything went as Jun Wuchang had planned.

Although the Thundercloud Panther's attack power was not strong, it could still deal 20,000 damage to the Sea King Serpent each time, enough to fully draw the Sea King Serpent's aggro. As for facing the Sea King Serpent's attacks, the Thundercloud Panther's flying ability made it easy to dodge. Both sides were Tier 3 Grand Lords, but the Thundercloud Panther completely outstripped the suppressed Sea King Serpent in speed, allowing it to easily kite the Sea King Serpent and allowing the other speedboats to attack easily.

The damage from the speedboats' cannons was much higher than the damage dealt by the players and the Thundercloud Panther. Each shot could deal over 70,000 to 80,000 damage, and the Bronze speedboats were even more powerful, dealing 110,000 to 120,000 damage per shot. If they used special ammunition, they could deal 150,000 to 160,000 damage per shot, but special ammunition was very expensive.

The most common flame bullet cost seventy silver coins each, and the more expensive thunder-fire bullet, which was very effective against sea creatures, cost one gold and fifty silver coins. A single shot could deal over 200,000 damage.

Of course, using such ammunition was too costly. If the monster didn't drop anything good, they would lose a lot of money.

Moreover, the fired cannonballs were easily blocked by the sea creatures, greatly reducing the damage they dealt. It was good if they could deal 10,000 to 20,000 damage.

The Freedom Alliance was only using thunder-fire bullets at such a cost to deal with the Sea King Serpent. The money was flowing out like water...

"Faster, faster!"

Jun Wuchang watched the Sea King Serpent's remaining health drop below 15%, and his heart began to pound wildly.

They were now completely racing against the Sea King Serpent.

Just as the Sea King Serpent's health was about to drop below 10%, the Sea King Serpent's pitch-black scales suddenly turned blood-red. Tornadoes fell from the sky, disrupting the entire sea area and greatly hindering the Thundercloud Panther's movements. It was instantly sent flying with a single blow, losing over 500,000 health points in an instant...

Then, more and more tornadoes surged towards the surrounding speedboats.

Moreover, the Sea King Serpent no longer focused on attacking the Thundercloud Panther, turning to rush towards the other speedboats.

Although the other speedboats saw it, the Sea King Serpent seemed completely unaffected by the magic array's suppression. Its speed was astonishingly fast, and it quickly appeared in front of an advanced speedboat, smashing it with its tail. Two blows in a row turned a valuable advanced speedboat into a pile of junk, sinking into the sea.

As for the Thundercloud Panther trying to harass it, it had no chance. It was sent flying as soon as it got close, and the time it delayed was negligible.

"Forget it, cancel the suppression of the magic array, all speedboats attack with full power!" Jun Wuchang now intended to gamble.

The suppression of the triple magic array was clearly useless. Now they could only rely on numbers to wear down the Sea King Serpent.

*Boom, boom, boom...*

A series of cannon fire rang out, but most of the attacks were blocked by the tornadoes, and a fraction were dodged by the Sea King Serpent. Only a very few cannonballs could hit the Sea King Serpent, but the damage they dealt was reduced from 200,000 to about 100,000.

"Aow!"

The Sea King Serpent opened its mouth again, and this time, the magic power it gathered was even greater than before.

"Evade, everyone evade!" Jun Wuchang saw the terrifying torrent of magic power, his expression indescribably grave. He said to the level 42 female Elementalist beside him, "Lan Xin, activate the strongest defense!"

In fact, even if Jun Wuchang hadn't said anything, the female Elementalist named Lan Xin had already taken out a purplish-green magic scroll from her hand. This magic scroll was the Tier 2 defensive magic, Violet Flame Shield.

As a giant purple shield formed on the speedboat, the Sea King Serpent prepared its attack.

A red flash was all that was seen, and a chasm appeared on the sea's surface, as if cutting the seawater in two.

In the blink of an eye, over sixty percent of the hundred-plus speedboats were destroyed, and the remaining speedboats were also severely damaged. Only the four Bronze speedboats with magic scroll defenses were relatively unscathed, losing only forty-odd points of durability, and the health points of their occupants dropping by over 20,000...

"What powerful attack!" Shi Feng was startled by the Sea King Serpent's attack. Fortunately, he was far enough away, over 800 yards, and not within the attack range.

Looking at the Sea King Serpent with only 1% of its health remaining, Shi Feng pondered for a moment.

This great opportunity was right in front of him. If he missed it, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

With that thought, Shi Feng directly controlled the Swift Dragon speedboat to aim the Lock-Dragon Cannon at the Sea King Serpent and fired!