Chapter 808 [0796] The Waterway Is Filled Again
Nami and the Mermaid Marines had never seen a battle of this scale.
Compared to Renekton and Nasus who fought hard, their previous battle with the Bakay was just like playing house - although Renekton would attack at that time, he never showed his Ascendant form.
Seeing the miserable appearance of the Bakays after being crushed by two behemoths, Nami and the Mermaid Marines did not dare to approach the battle rashly.
Seeing them fighting further and further away, Nami thought for a moment and decided to try to save the squirming Bakays first.
Although these Bakays were their enemies not long ago, they were all warriors among the Mermaids, and were carefully selected to solve the Mermaids' plight. Although they seemed to have fallen, Nami and all the Mermaids still hoped that they could regain their sanity if possible.
Now they were all seriously injured and had no ability to resist. For Nami, this was a good time to control them and find a way to recover. To recover them, they had to be alive.
After being run over by Nasus and Renekton, if they were not treated, they might not even last until Nami found a way to save them.
So, Nami and the spellcasters in the Mermaid Marines began to try to call on the power of the water element to nourish and heal these unfortunate Bakays.
Although this place was underground, it was not far from the coast, and the water element was still active. Clear springs soon gushed out from Nami's staff, washing away the dirty blood of the Bakays, making them look much better.
Although the treatment seemed to restore some of the aggressiveness of these Bakays, they were still in a seriously injured state, so Nami and the Mermaid Marines easily controlled them. After confirming that these seniors would not be in danger of life for a while, Nami and the Mermaid Marines summoned several transparent bubbles and wrapped the Bakays one by one.
Although the Bakays in the bubbles still had a grinning look, as if they were still preparing to attack their former compatriots, they could no longer pose any threat.
Then, just when Nami and the Mermaid Marines were about to take the opportunity to escape with the Bakays, Renekton and Nasus fought back all the way.
When entering the magic network waterway before, Nami and the Mermaids came in from the inspection port, and because it had not been maintained for too long, the ladder at the inspection port had long been broken, and they had to control the bubbles, so it seemed impossible to leave the waterway before Nasus and Renekton fought back.
In this situation, Nami could only shout at the mermaids, asking them to dodge to the corners as much as possible to avoid being affected.
Nami and the mermaids were trying their best to dodge.
But being in the center of the battle, Nasus was a little overwhelmed.
If it was a one-on-one battle, Nasus was actually fully capable of suppressing Renekton - although Nasus was a spellcaster, his obsidian body was obviously more than one level higher than Renekton's beast body.
But in this battle, Renekton attacked without scruples, and Nasus had to take care of his brother's body and couldn't use too dangerous means - most of his skills were aimed at the enemy's soul. It was okay to swing the battle axe to Renekton to sober him up, but to hit his soul, the consequences would be too serious.
Renekton's current state was not right, and he was a little silly. If his soul was severely damaged again, he would probably go completely crazy!
Therefore, even Nasus would have a hard time holding on if he could not go all out and could only delay the battle in the hope that Renekton would lose his resistance.
It was for this reason that, although he saw these mermen, he did not intend to dodge them actively - Nasus' current state did not allow him to avoid these random people who came out of nowhere.
If Renekton wanted to run over them, Nasus would not have any scruples.
However, when Nasus saw the bubbles controlled by the mermen and discovered the obvious traces of water elements on the ground, his heart moved slightly.
While blocking the attack from Renekton, Nasus glanced at the wall of the magic network waterway with the corner of his eye.
This place has been abandoned for a long time. Most of the magic circuits that were permanently fixed on the walls have lost their effects. Some of them have been gradually peeled off over time and have become dust piled on the ground. They have just been turned into mud by the magic of the mermaids; some of them are still on the wall. As long as magic is injected today, they can still play their intended effects.
The reason why it looks different from the magic circuits in people's impressions is largely because there must be a full flow of water to activate many of the basic circuits.
Every profession has its own specialty. Even though Nasus is a university scholar with a solid knowledge of magic theory, he can also use elemental magic, but his level is just so-so. It is completely unrealistic for him to summon water flow and activate the protective part of the magic circuit.
But Nasus can't do it, but it doesn't mean that these mermaids can't do it!
From the actions of these mermaids transporting Bakay with water bubbles, Nasus can be sure that their level of control over water elemental magic is quite amazing!
The Shurima Empire has done some research on the Vastaya, but since there are hardly any Vastaya around the Shurima continent, this research is just a very unpopular one with obvious curiosity and entertainment.
Therefore, even someone as knowledgeable as Nasus doesn't know much about the Vastaya. The only thing he knows is that the Vastaya have a close connection with the spirit world and have a natural affinity for certain elements or psychic powers.
These mermaids obviously have a good resonance with the water element. Perhaps they can help activate the magic circuits remaining on the walls of the underground sewers?
Thinking of this, Nasus blocked another slash from Renekton while shouting to Nami, the leader: "Mercy, if you want to leave smoothly and take those Bakay away, then call on the power of the tide!"
"Fill this place with water, the more water the better!"
"Rekton has fallen into madness, I may not be able to stop him for long!"
Nami learned Shurima after leaving the Sea of Mermaids, and her level was not high. Fortunately, Nasus spoke clearly and she understood what he meant.
Should I believe this... Kobold?
Nami didn't know Nasus, and even if Nasus explained his identity, she didn't know what Ascended and Grand Maester were. As a marine race, Mermaids have civilization, but they are completely different from creatures on land.
However, seeing that the two behemoths were getting closer and closer, and the Mermaids were avoiding them but were gradually being caught up due to the limited space in the waterway, she had no choice.
Anyway, if this place is full of water, the situation will not be worse.
The water is the home of the mermaids!
Thinking of this, Nami handed the Bakay she controlled to another mermaid marine, and then held the Tidecaller Staff with both hands.
"Raging waves, I call on your power!"
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In Nasus's perception, as Nami said something in Vastaya that he could not understand, the whole space trembled significantly.
Nasus had no talent in space magic, and he could not fully distinguish the attributes of this spell, but it was certain that Nami's prayer seemed to have attracted some kind of spatial response. Considering the nature of the Vastaya, perhaps this response came from the spirit world.
Behind Nami, an illusory curtain wall gradually took shape, and an indescribable pressure also appeared.
Then, as Nami held the Tidecaller Staff with both hands and drew an arc of waves in the air, the curtain wall finally turned from virtual to real.
The next moment, surging seawater gushed out from the curtain wall, and in the blink of an eye, a huge wave rolled up around the mermaids.
Although the underground waterway limited the size of the wave, this level of surge was fatal to any fisherman on the seaside - but in the eyes of the mermaids, it was just an ordinary wave.
The mermaids in the huge waves swung their scaly tails and walked on the waves easily. They let the waves carry them and float freely in the waves. Even the movement of controlling the bubbles became easy.
It was not until the water flowed that Nasus realized that the mermaid was not using the water element magic he thought. She seemed to call on the power of the spirit world and directly summoned the surging waves through the spirit world.
This is sea water!
Things seemed to be a little beyond Nasus's expectations. He had already prepared to use the magic circuit on the wall of the waterway to create a maintenance vortex to trap Renekton, but when he saw Nami summoning seawater, he didn't dare to confirm whether seawater could activate the magic circuit that required a high concentration of water elements to activate.
Hmm, wait, seawater?
Blinking his eyes, Nasus suddenly felt overjoyed - although it might not be able to activate the regular magic circuit, for the underground waterway, seawater is sewage!
This is the inspection point of the underground waterway, there must be sewage detection and interception circuits. As long as he finds this part of the circuit, he can create a temporary sealing barrier. At that time, as long as he reinforces it and charges it himself, it should be no problem to trap Renekton!
Thinking of this, Nasus began to split his attention, dealing with Renekton while maintaining balance in the waves, and starting to look for detection and interception circuits.
Nasus was lucky.
Since detection and interception are the most important circuits of this checkpoint, they are not easily exposed on the wall of the waterway like ordinary water supply circuits. This part of the magic circuit is located in a hidden ramp. If you are not a person who is very knowledgeable about magic circuits or has rich experience in water conservancy projects, you may not be able to find this hidden branch of the magic circuit in three to five days.
After finding the target, things will be easy.
In the case of fighting and retreating, Nasus quickly approached the hidden ramp, risking being kicked by Renekton, and crashed into the ramp with his hands pressed on the wall.
Very good, the magic circuit here is still well preserved.
The magic circuit used in engineering applications has a margin, especially this underground waterway involving energy transportation. Although some magic circuits have also peeled off, when Nasus injected his magic into it, the magic circuit was quickly activated.
So, when Renekton squeezed over and tried to swing his war blade to attack Nasus, the seawater, which was already quite turbulent due to Nami's summons, was completely "activated" by the magic circuit of the underground sewer.
When it was judged as dirty water, the interception and reflux functions of the underground sewer were activated. As the amazing magic power was absorbed into the magic circuit, the mermaids were surprised to find that the seawater was entering a reverse flow state from low to high.
After blinking, Nami seemed to understand what Nasus meant, and took the initiative to help him control the water flow and create surges.
With the joint efforts of Nasus and Nami, Renekton, who was in the water flow, was trying his best to resist, but he was inevitably swept away by the water flow and rolled towards the water storage area.
When he arrived at the water storage area, the seawater summoned by Nami had been stirred into a huge vortex by the magic circuit.
When the underground sewer was still intact, this circular reservoir with a diameter of more than 100 yards was the temporary storage pool for dirty water at the water network checkpoint. Its height was higher than the water network. When the water flow was found to be polluted at the checkpoint, the water supply circuit in front would be temporarily cut off, and the water after the cutoff point would be pumped here for temporary storage for purification.
Now, it has become Renekton's cage - with the support of Nasus's magic, the ancient dirty water extraction system was activated again. With the help of Nami, he was pumped to the water storage area, and the huge body of the ascender could only float and sink in the water.
Although in the form of a crocodile, Renekton is an absolute landlubber.
In this case, he could only swing his war blade and float and sink in the water with the huge whirlpool, but there was no place to put his strength - his eyes were already red, and his chest was still burning with anger, but unfortunately, this could only be impotent rage.
As Renekton fell into the water storage area and could not climb out for a while, Nasus finally breathed a sigh of relief.
If it weren't for the fact that his head was in the form of a jackal, he would definitely be pale because of the overdrawn magic power.
He activated the control system of part of the underground water network with his own strength. This is an ascender. If Nami came over, even if her magic power was drained, it would be a miracle to be able to extract one tenth of the water.
Unable to maintain his ascender form, Nasus let out a long breath, and his body finally shrank gradually and returned to his usual state. He picked up his battle axe, which he usually used as a walking stick and now shrank with him, and finally supported himself to stand up.
Then, he moved his body a little and walked out of the ramp.
What greeted him were the eyes of a group of mermaids with gratitude, fear, curiosity and inquiry.
Karya's small classroom·National project of the Shurima Empire:
The underground magic network waterway is a national project of the Shurima Empire. It is directly connected to the sun disk and is directly driven by amazing energy.
In front of a project of this scale, even the magic power of an ascender can only be regarded as insignificant.