The monsters that rushed ashore were hideous. Their facial skin was blue, and their eyeballs were entirely white, covered by a thin membrane.
These monsters also had fangs in their mouths, along with rows of sharp teeth like a shark's, which were chilling to behold.
It was worth noting that these monsters seemed to be both male and female, distinguishable by their facial features.
Among the female monsters, some held staff-like weapons, around which faint electrical currents could be seen.
It was clear that these monsters could also cast spells!
The monsters that appeared before Ling Tian and his companions were not ordinary ones; they were called Nagas.
Nagas were a race that had mutated and evolved from aquatic creatures. This race was fond of killing and was very willing to attack humans.
In ancient times, Nagas, like the Merfolk, were distributed throughout the waters of the world.
For instance, the mythical stories of various European countries all featured Nagas.
Even in Thailand, there was the legend of the Mekong River guardian spirit, and this so-called guardian spirit was a Naga.
These myths were, of course, the awe of ancient humans towards these supernatural races, but they were not entirely fictional.
Although the Naga race possessed formidable individual combat abilities, their intelligence was limited. Initially, they had constant conflicts with the Merfolk. Later, after several large-scale wars, the Nagas became a subordinate race to the Merfolk.
However, in the current social structure of the Merfolk, Nagas still held a very special position.
While their status was not as high as the Merfolk royal family, it was still much higher than that of ordinary Merfolk.
Especially in the Merfolk army, Nagas served as high-end combat forces.
Among the troops brought by the Nu Lin siblings, there were 50 Nagas, who were their trump card. Although these Nagas could survive on land, they preferred the marine environment, so they had remained at the bottom of the sea.
This time, Nu Lin Jing Tao received a warning that the enemy who had massacred the Merfolk had returned. Nu Lin Jing Tao was furious and directly led his elite Naga troops to surround and suppress A Li.
He dispatched 20 Nagas this time, which he believed was more than enough. Even he, though exceptionally brave, would find it difficult to escape safely if surrounded by over 20 Nagas.
These Nagas quickly located A Li and then formed a semicircular formation, closing in on her. It was evident that these Nagas were all well-trained and even skilled in coordinated attacks!
When the Nagas were still more than 50 meters away from A Li, a female Naga among them suddenly stopped and raised her staff.
Immediately, a large amount of energy converged from the surrounding air onto her staff.
A few seconds later, a blue-white ball of light, the size of a volleyball, appeared on the staff.
This white ball of light flickered and swayed, appearing unstable.
A Li recognized it immediately. In nature, such blue-white light balls also existed; they were high-energy charged plasma, commonly known as ball lightning!
This ball lightning did not fly very fast, about the speed of a hit volleyball.
However, it was controlled by the Naga's mental power. Even if one dodged it, it would follow like a persistent leech.
A Li initially prepared to cast a spell to confront this ball lightning, but she soon remembered Ling Tian's teachings.
Ling Tian had told A Li that regardless of the opponent's strength, one must be cautious when facing an unfamiliar attack method and it was best to test it first.
So, A Li ducked down, picked up a Merfolk corpse in front of her, and then swung it forcefully, throwing the Merfolk's body.
The Merfolk's body flew more than 10 meters and directly collided with the approaching ball lightning.
"Boom!"
The entire ball lightning exploded, and a large amount of scorching energy quickly spread throughout the Merfolk corpse.
The air was filled with the burnt smell of protein and the aroma of grilled fish. The Merfolk corpse was twitching and carbonized, its volume reduced to half of its original size.
This outcome surprised A Li, who had not expected the ball lightning to be so powerful.
After all, even Ling Tian's lightning talismans could at most electrocute an ordinary person. For these thick-skinned Merfolk, it required great effort to kill them with a single blow.
However, the power of this ball lightning was comparable to the combined power of two or three lightning talismans, which was truly beyond A Li's expectations.
Fortunately, after the Naga released this ball lightning, she became weak, looking as if she could not release another one for a short period.
Then, another female Naga raised her staff and released another ball lightning.
This ball lightning seemed to fly even faster, heading straight for A Li.
A Li once again picked up a corpse and threw it over. However, this time, the ball lightning skillfully dodged the corpse and continued to charge towards A Li.
"Boom!"
The ball lightning exploded fiercely, and scorching electric light engulfed the object.
The smell of burning once again filled the air. The Merfolk breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this little girl was surely doomed this time.
However, when the electric light dissipated, a corpse lay on the ground. The Merfolk and Nagas finally saw clearly that it was another Merfolk corpse!
At the very moment the ball lightning was about to hit A Li, A Li had retreated into the spirit realm space and placed a Merfolk corpse in her previous position.
A Li had mastered this trick of "substituting one thing for another."
While the Nagas and Merfolk were dumbfounded and searching for A Li's whereabouts, a figure silently appeared behind the two Nagas who had just finished casting their spells and were lagging behind the formation.
A Li now held a Emei刺 (a type of sharp weapon) in her hand. She directly stabbed towards the back of one of the Nagas.
However, A Li felt immense force transmitted through her hand, indicating that this Naga's physical strength far surpassed that of the Merfolk!
The Naga's body was covered with very fine scales, not just one layer, but several.
A Li had to exert great effort to pierce the Naga's body with the Emei刺, but the Naga did not die immediately. Instead, the Naga's muscles suddenly contracted, clamping onto A Li's Emei刺 and preventing her from pulling it out!