The dog-headed man, Qiutian, extended its furry paw. The paw resembled a human hand, but it was covered in long claws and earthy-colored fur.
It drew the Japanese sword from its waist and swiftly charged into the fray.
The merfolk attempted to stab the dog-headed man, Qiutian, with their weapons. However, its slender form weaved and dodged among the merfolk, causing their attacks to miss. In the instant they passed by, Bai Lang swung its long saber, severing the merfolk's calves.
No matter how resilient the merfolk were, with their calves severed, they could no longer fight and were finished off by other humans.
Lancelot, in particular, fought in a manner very similar to Qiutian. He followed closely behind Qiutian, picking off the weakened enemies, and Qiutian didn't mind. It was currently reveling in the thrill of battle.
Bai Lang, standing beside Yuugamiya Yui, was also not idle. She raised her longbow, drew an arrow from the quiver on her back. The arrowhead of this arrow was fitted with a tungsten carbide armor-piercing cone.
She drew her longbow, the bowstring taut like a full moon. With a swift *whoosh*, an arrow flew. Seventy to eighty meters away, a merfolk that had just climbed onto the ice, having survived bullets, was pierced through the neck by the arrow and pinned to the ice.
Bai Lang's expression was impassive. She drew another arrow.
After Yuugamiya Yui joined the battle, she inflicted such heavy losses on the merfolk in the blink of an eye that Nu Lin Luo Yun's eyes turned red with fury.
The female merfolk let out another sharp roar, and the blue light emanating from its body intensified, rapidly covering almost all the merfolk. Each merfolk was enveloped by a shield of water.
Nu Lin Luo Yun was going all out. This large-scale spell had drained almost all of its magical power.
Protected by the water shields, almost all the merfolk in the water crawled onto the ice. Then, these merfolk began to converge towards Yuugamiya Yui. It was clear that Nu Lin Luo Yun intended to overwhelm them with numbers. Thus, Yuugamiya Yui and the others found themselves in a perilous situation once again. Over 300 merfolk surrounded their less than 30 people. Even more critically, the ammunition on the ship was running out!
Seeing this, Yuugamiya Yui took out a bell again and shook it gently. The bell emitted a pleasant sound. The next moment, a white light flashed. When the white light dispersed, an animal resembling a pig in appearance and size appeared about a meter in front of Yuugamiya Yui.
However, the difference was that this creature lacked the pig's large ears; its ears were only half the size of a pig's. Although its nose resembled a pig's, it was more slender and curved, with nostrils pointing downwards.
However, its pinkish skin and the layer of fine fur covering its body were very much like a pig's.
Furthermore, this animal's skin had some very peculiar markings that resembled talismans.
If a biology expert were present, they would recognize this animal as a tapir, a mammal of the order Perissodactyla and family Tapiridae.
These animals are found in the Americas and Africa, are adept swimmers and divers, and feed on aquatic plants.
The tapir summoned by Yuugamiya Yui was clearly no ordinary animal. This creature was known as a Baku, a dream-eater.
The Baku, upon being summoned, appeared dazed and unable to lift its eyelids. Yuugamiya Yui stepped forward and gently stroked the little animal's head. Only then did the Baku open its eyes.
Yuugamiya Yui pointed towards the densest part of the merfolk formation. The Baku nudged Yuugamiya Yui's leg with its large head and then nodded humanely.
The next moment, the Baku suddenly straightened its downward-pointing nose and directed it towards the charging merfolk.
Then, sound waves, inaudible to ordinary humans, were emitted in that direction.
The sound waves instantly covered the entire battlefield. What followed was a moment of miracles. The merfolk, mid-stride, suddenly felt a wave of drowsiness and fatigue wash over them, making it impossible to lift their eyelids.
The weapons in their hands grew heavier, and even their feet felt like they could not be lifted. Within seconds, the merfolk in the path of the Baku's attack all collapsed to the ground, their bodies limp, and they began to snore.
This sudden change stunned the humans. They had no idea what the merfolk were doing.
"Don't just stand there! They've all fallen asleep, quickly finish them off!"
Yuugamiya Yui's loud shout reminded everyone. They then picked up their weapons and began to finish off the merfolk lying asleep on the ground. These unfortunate merfolk would never wake up after falling asleep.
Seeing this, Aurora Cuiite decisively ordered the combat personnel remaining on the ship, along with some crew members, to immediately go down and provide support, to take advantage of the merfolk's slumber and finish them off with gunfire.
Dozens of meters away, Nu Lin Luo Yun watched this unfold with an expression of disbelief. It had never imagined that the addition of just one human female could cause such a decisive shift in the battle.
Looking at the merfolk still capable of fighting, there were less than a hundred. The rest lay on the ground, fast asleep, waiting to be eliminated one by one by the humans.
Nu Lin Luo Yun knew very well that their cause was lost!
The immediate priority was to escape this place, rendezvous with its brother, Nu Lin Jing Tao, and then hide in the deep sea to lie low. Once it found a way to re-establish contact with Jiu Yuan, it would quickly return to Jiu Yuan and report the situation in the human world.
Otherwise, if the merfolk in Jiu Yuan, based on the information transmitted back, launched an attack on the human world, they would likely face utter destruction!
Nu Lin Luo Yun now harbored immense fear of humans.
It didn't even bother to issue orders for its subordinates to retreat independently. In the eyes of high-ranking merfolk, these low-ranking merfolk were merely cannon fodder!
Nu Lin Luo Yun dived into the sea with a powerful plunge. Its figure shot forward dozens of meters in an instant, disappearing into the ocean. When its figure reappeared, it was already above the water's surface, and beneath its feet was a massive shark nearly four meters long.
The shark was equipped with special tack. With this, the shark could swim at speeds of nearly 50 kilometers per hour in the sea, and the merfolk could stand steadily on the shark's back.
Soon, they had escaped to a kilometer away. Nu Lin Luo Yun let out a sigh of relief. At least, the humans behind them could not pose any threat to it in the sea.