Exploring Technology in a Wizard World-Chapter 175 - 174 Mermaid

Chapter 175 -174 Mermaid

The people on deck were waiting, looking at the distant sea surface, continuously spotting faint glimmers of light—those were fast-escaping schools of fish, not all of which passed near the giant ship.

Suddenly, the sound of cutting wind arose from the darkness.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

Initially enjoying the beautiful view, the people were stunned, followed by a tightening in their hearts.

Had it come?

Had the testing creature arrived?

But they quickly realized it had not.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh!”

The sound drew closer, and the next moment, it burst from the darkness, revealing itself before the people as a vast swath of fish flying midair.

Yes, fish flying in midair!

There were hundreds, perhaps thousands, of fish, each over ten centimeters long, with wings, rapidly flapping as they sped towards the giant ship from the surface of the sea like a dense volley of arrows.

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This!

The crowd was shocked, staring at the scene, unable to help but widen their eyes.

“Flying fish?”

“Demonized Creatures?”

“This…!”

The flying fish paid no heed to the crowd’s exclamations, rapidly approaching and swiftly flying past, hitting the sea on the other side of the giant ship with a “plop plop,” then taking off again, heading towards the distance. Some of the fish, flying at lower altitudes, directly collided with the bodies of the people on deck. Though they caused no serious injuries, the impact made the people scream continuously.

“Ah! That hurts!”

“Ah, be careful!”

“Could it be poisonous?”

“Could it be deadly?”

Suddenly, the deck was in chaos.

Richard swiftly dodged the colliding fish, and compared to the others, he appeared relatively calm. Richard was well aware that the flying fish before him, though seemingly like Demonized Creatures, were actually just modern Earth’s flying fish.

These flying fish had well-developed pectoral fins extending from their chests to their tails, resembling the wings of a bird. Leveraging these developed fins and a streamlined body, they were able to move swiftly through seawater.

As they broke the water surface, the pectoral fins fully spread, and the tail fin furiously slapped the water, gaining the thrust needed to leap into the air. Ultimately, they could glide at heights several meters above the water. According to records, flying fish could stay airborne for up to over 40 seconds and cover distances of more than 400 meters—a formidable feat.

However, flying fish typically wouldn’t easily leap from the water; it would drain their physical strength, and there was a risk of being caught by seabirds. They resorted to this method of escape at full speed only when being attacked by predators, stimulated by unusual noises, or sensing impending danger.

Was the storm approaching?

Thinking this, Richard looked at the school of flying fish.

Amidst the exclamations of the people, the school of flying fish arrived quickly and departed just as fast—in the blink of an eye, they had skimmed across the entire ship, continually gliding until disappearing into the distant sea. A few unfortunate flying fish, due to colliding with people, had fallen on the deck, now wriggling their bodies struggling to return to the water. Their tails slapped the deck, making a “smack smack smack” sound.

At that moment, the entire deck suddenly fell silent.

More precisely, the whole ocean suddenly fell silent—eerily quiet.

After the flying fish passed by, the school of fish escaping in the ocean had completely disappeared, and so did the sea breeze and the waves; the sea surface became as smooth as a mirror.

Everything was like the sudden quiet in a noisy modern Earth classroom.

Everyone on deck, in such an environment, unconsciously stopped talking and then looked around puzzled at the people who were just speaking, not understanding why it was so, feeling as if an invisible force had descended, their faces involuntarily showing hints of fear.

Quiet!

Terrible quiet!

In this silence, the smacking noise of the unfortunate flying fish on the deck was extremely harsh, each slap of the flying fish’s tailfin felt like it was striking at everyone’s hearts.

“Smack!”

“Smack!”

“Smack!”

Quiet!

Deathly silence!

The last silence before the storm!

A sense of panic spread among the people, who finally vaguely sensed something and turned their heads to look towards the distant ocean, feeling that a terrifying beast was coming and that any moment it would swallow everyone whole.

“Gulp!”

Someone couldn’t help but swallow.

Then, a voice broke the silence—a wizard’s voice.

Wizard Dempsey suddenly appeared on the deck, his voice echoing throughout, “Let me inform you that in a few minutes, a big storm is coming. And following the storm, it is very likely that creatures known as mermaids, demonized creatures, will arrive.

Yes, mermaids.

They are a type of very evil demonized creatures that gather in swarms with the ability to create storms, attempting to destroy ships at sea and preying on shipwrecked victims. And they are the content of your next third test, also your second official test.

What you need to do is to kill them during the upcoming storm, or be killed by them. Wizard Apprentices will assist you during this process, and if the situation becomes critical, I and a few other wizards will also take action. But the main thing is still to rely on your own efforts, because I don’t want to bring back a ship of useless cargo.

You need to try very hard to kill the mermaids, and if you really do kill them, there will be a reward, a high reward—every mermaid’s tooth.

Inside the mermaid’s mouth, there are two very obvious fangs, which have many uses. After killing them, you can try to take their fangs and keep them safe until you arrive at the White Stone Tower where someone will buy them at a high price, higher than the price you received for ‘Griffin Rainbow Bird’ feathers earlier.

Well, that is all I have to say, you may get ready, they will be here soon. Oh, just a kind reminder, they are quite ugly, I hope you won’t be frightened when you see them, otherwise… in that instant, you might just lose your lives.”

“Sigh!”

Dempsey had just finished speaking when a gust of wind blew over, and the mirror-like sea surface suddenly started swelling with waves appearing from the horizon, one after another, and the large ship began to sway.

The storm arrived.

With a “splash,” raindrops the size of dates fell, mixed with hailstones like pebbles, stinging when they hit people.

The ship suddenly jolted, several students who couldn’t keep their balance immediately fell onto the wet deck, then struggled to get up, scanning the ocean when suddenly one cried out in panic, “What is that?!”

Everyone looked and saw within the murky seawater, within the surging waves, streaks of black shadows moving quickly, approaching the large ship rapidly, then agilely climbing onto the deck.

“Smack!”

The first black shadow landed on the deck, revealing its form in the eyes of everyone.

Mermaids!

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