Chapter 736 587 Magic Crab (Transition Chapter)

‘Morslieb touched the sun, and the world was plunged into darkness. Great waves pounded our ship, and just as the eclipse was complete, huge columns of steam burst from the sea, followed by jagged pillars of stone.

The crew thought a sea dragon was coming to devour us, but it was not a dragon that rose from the sea, but land. We landed on the trembling black stone island, and I led a small group to explore the island. We carefully made our way through the slippery rocks and dying fish, and found the wreckage of a sunken Imperial ship, its hold full of glittering Lustrian gold.

As we returned to the ship to gather more men to carry the cargo, I saw a terrible sight that I will never forget. Even if I drink myself blind, the image will remain in my eyes. A huge crab monster, larger than an Imperial warship, was devouring my crew. Before my eyes, it clamped off the mast with one claw and crushed the strong Sven with another. I won't lie to you. We ran away like frightened children.

If you want to hear me continue to tell you about the temple we found on the island and how I escaped, fill this cup with wine again. I can still see some scenes, and I see that this cup is empty. '——Brand Olafson, the captain of the Norscan Sea.

Many things have explanations and are particular. For example, how did the team that stayed at the dock reach the complex area and the Mask Palace? It is impossible to let the unfamiliar Asurs walk in the front. The unknown Duruchi will see...

Fortunately, the Dacus brothers made a plan before. Maranul led the Duruchi to walk in the front and lead the way. Dacus walked in the middle, and Kaia walked beside him. Now Marin and Aideanna were added. Asrai and Enil were on both sides, and finally the Asur delegation and the sea guards.

The team advanced towards the Mask Palace in a diamond shape, but stopped not far away. It felt like passing through a railway crossing. The train was coming, and the clang-clang warning sounded continuously. Then the gate was lowered, and the team had to stop and wait for the train to pass.

Maranul smiled and waved to Kalyon who appeared, and Kalyon also waved to the team. Then nothing happened. Kalyon left in a flash and disappeared at the corner of the street.

Kalyon left quickly because he was on the back of Promethean, which gave life and vitality. The so-called Promethean is more straightforward. It is a decapod crab with strong regenerative ability. The reason for this rigor is that crabs belong to the Brachyura of the decapod, and hermit crabs belong to the Heterocura of the decapod.

In terms of appearance, crabs usually have a hard shell covering the whole body, 5 pairs of walking legs, one pair of which is a large pincer-like chelicerae, and the rest of the walking legs are used for walking. Hermit crabs do not have their own hard shells, but live in snail shells. They also have 5 pairs of legs, but the first pair is a pincer-like claw, the left claw is larger than the right, and the remaining legs are used for walking and moving.

This is the appearance, but it is like talking about toxicity without considering the dosage...

The newly arrived delegation of Ainir and Asul stopped and was shocked by the behemoth in front of them. To be more precise, they were shocked by the scene in front of them. First, there was an unusual vibration from the distance that could not be seen, followed by a dull gurgling sound, and a huge magic crab was moving quickly.

The magic crab is nearly ten meters long, and its thick shell is covered with dark green seaweed and various shells are attached. The carapace shimmered, as hard and cold as steel, exuding a grim power. No sharp sword could leave a scratch on it, as if it was a living reef crawling out from the depths of the sea, and the powerful scissors that could dismember humans could tear apart masts, sails and superstructures.

Strangely, it was wrapped with thick ropes, and several ropes were firmly tied to its huge shell, connecting it to square marble blocks. A series of heavy stones were dragged and moved quickly along the tracks laid on the street, and the low roar of the crushing echoed for a long time in the street.

Its pair of pillar-like eye stalks stood up high, and its sharp eyes stayed in the direction of the delegation for a moment when passing by. It might have seen the little bean sprout on its back waving to the little bean sprout in the distance, or it might have seen the unique little bean sprout in the crowd. While moving quickly, it stretched out the front pincer-like claws and waved.

The elves who had just arrived held their breath and stood still, no one dared to make a sound. Every step of this magic crab brought the tremor of the earth, and every step made a heavy gurgling sound on the street. Seaweed slid off the shell, just like a train whizzing past them.

"This?" Kaia asked hesitantly as he watched this scene.

"Don't you have it?" Daquus asked casually with his hands spread out.

"Yes, but..." Kaia responded hesitantly. There are all kinds of things in the Claw Sea, and occasionally there are magic crabs on the coast. Her attention is not on the magic crabs, but on how to use them.

Marin and Adeanna looked at each other, and worry kept flashing in their eyes.

Just like a train, it comes fast and leaves fast. The reason why it is called a train is because there is more than one magic crab. Calien controls the locomotive like a train driver, and there are magic crab carriages consisting of three giant crabs and two hermit crabs at the back. Of course, there is a trainer on the back of these magic crabs, who are animal trainers drawn from various black arks.

The Asur walking behind the team started to discuss in a low voice. They came from the kingdoms of the outer ring of Ulthuan, and as followers of Matheran, they had dealt with sea beasts a lot.

Especially the followers from the Kingdom of Cosqui, the harsh environment made them more superstitious than other Asur. They believed in Matheran and usually wore blue clothes. Their emblems used the colors of the ocean and the images of marine animals. They decorated the emblem of Matheran and the monster-like Son of the Abyss of Matheran as shield patterns.

Although they believed in Matheran and regarded the monsters in the sea as the Son of the Abyss, in fact, nothing like: Hey, big brother, local, one of us, don't shoot. Putting aside religion, in real life, they and sea beasts are hostile and have a food chain relationship. Sea beasts are on their menu, and they are also on the menu of sea beasts.

The waters in the north of Ulthuan are full of sea beasts, so it is very dangerous to go out to sea, hunt and fish from the Cosqui Sea. When hunting and fishing along the coast, you must always be alert to danger. In order to survive in this area, the sailors of Kosqui must improve their skills, otherwise they will die, both the ship and the people, and those who survived will become the best sailors in the world over time.

They have dealt with the magic crabs as they should, and naturally know the fighting power of the magic crabs. What worries them is that the hand of the Duruchi seems to have extended from the land to the sea, becoming the target they will deal with in the future.

"These lovely guys responded to the call of the daughter of the sea." After hearing the discussion, Dacus, who has the final right of interpretation, explained.     The Duruchi living in Chapeiuto and the lizardmen are vague, but also clear, especially when using the local giant beasts of the Lustria continent, there are strict standards. The giant beasts can help plow the land, help pull boulders, and even participate in battles.

But building the temple area and asking the lizardmen for help is not the same thing. In the case of insufficient steam train production and fuel, Serene thought of some other ways. She sang on the beach, and then a group of cute little people who wanted to live a carefree life appeared on the coast and responded to Serene's call. The group that just passed by was called up by Serene. In addition, some diehards caught by the coalition on the beach were imprisoned in the temple area, waiting for further training.

There is a chaos sect in the old world that worships magic crabs, but magic crabs are essentially just powerful and destructive animals, just like sea beasts such as long-tailed war sharks, giant turtles, sharp-toothed eels and deep-sea horses, just like snakemen, not chaos.

Privately, Daxus asked Serene some questions, but Serene told him clearly that it was not. The essence of summoning is to use very unique magic specifically for magic crabs, and then communicate and reach a deal, rather than connecting with sea beasts through Maslan.

In fact, it is right for the believers from Cosqui to regard sea beasts as the sons of the abyss. Matheran can indeed establish a connection with sea beasts, but the power is not enough now. The essence is to radiate the ocean of this planet. When it comes to this step, it is not as simple as creating a local storm. Now, on the one hand, there are not enough believers and incense, and on the other hand, Mannan next door is standing there. The field is so small that we have to fight for it.

But now it is enough for Dakuus. Connection is not important. Isn't Anes Lema unable to connect to those various behemoths? This does not prevent the trainer from taming. The trainer can train land behemoths, and the trainer can train sea beasts in the sea. Just accumulate slowly.

Perhaps when Matheran's power rises, the elves will be iterated and sea beasts will no longer be needed. Instead, they will be replaced by aircraft. Anyway, there is no need for underwater combat, and at most the spiritual vein nodes on the seabed will be maintained. After the iteration, the behemoth will also become steel. When the time comes, the tank drivers will believe in Anes Lema. The steel behemoth is also a behemoth, no problem.

And it is still unclear whether the battle on the sea can be fought later, but we still have to make preparations for both situations. We should build ships, train, reform, and domesticate. Don't let the army be ready and the navy be exhausted.

The magic crab is very special. The crab belongs to the Brachyura of the decapod order, but it does not walk sideways. Its body structure is a bit similar to the short-fingered monk crab, that is, the soldier crab, the sea monk, the sea pearl, etc. When walking, it moves forward. When the huge body moves forward, it is like a bulldozer or a locomotive, and the hermit crabs belonging to the Heterorhynchus of the decapod order also move forward.

In addition to being a locomotive, the straight-walking magic crab has a high practical value. Unlike other sea beasts, the magic crab cannot fly even in the range of land vehicles, but it doesn't matter. It doesn't need to fly. It only needs to fight in an aquatic environment.

To be more specific, you can refer to the silver-helmeted knights of Cosqui. The knights can ride horses on the deck to fight. When landing, they can ride down from the ship to land and launch a devastating charge.

To be more specific, you can use the magic crab as an amphibious tank. Or you can jump off the ship, splash down the waves, and then start swimming across the sea and rushing to the beach. Or you can rush to the shore, jump off the ship, and fight directly on the beach.

The claw-like claws are equipped with protective steel plates to protect the eyes and face at long distances. When close combat begins, just swing it up and harvest mercilessly. The crossbow can also be set up on the back of the magic crab to shoot behind the bunker, and more than one can be deployed. How big is the crossbow? The diameter of the large shell of the magic crab is about ten meters. In addition to the crossbow, some crossbowmen can be put on it, just like the combat platform on the back of the Lustria monster. In addition, the large crossbow under development can also be deployed on the back and designed as a rotatable turret.

A formal large-scale amphibious tank acts as a fulcrum and firepower point on the beach to cover the landing of subsequent troops and then launch an attack along the beach. In addition, the flying troops within the range of the land cruiser cooperate, which is all-round and three-dimensional and unstoppable. At that time, the Druki Navy can go wherever they want and land wherever they want.

Full reference to the vampire pirate system.

There are many wonderful and dangerous creatures living under the waves of the world. From fire-breathing sea dragons to Krakens rampaging in the vast ocean, the gifts of the sea are as rich and varied as life on land. However, once dead, even the most aggressive creatures become playthings for sea necromancers.

The fleet of Whitehair Haken often goes out to sea to hunt magic crabs, then resurrects them and brings them into their ranks. Either as mounts or as their own monster soldiers, the Corrupted Magic Crabs, Corrupted Magic Crab Shooters and Corrupted Leviathans are typical representatives. Brutal and powerful, but the premise is that the necromancer as the master controller cannot die.

This is also the reason why the Corrupted Magic Crabs did not play a combat role when Haken was destroyed. Duruchi and the Lizardman coalition directly killed the master controller on land.

Before amphibious tanks could be manufactured in factories, magic crabs had unparalleled value for a long time. Unless the storm steering wheel or water pattern stone is installed on the bottom of the steel, the entire magic amphibious tank will come out, but this is too extravagant, and Coptiti will definitely jump up.

The word Leviathan refers to various giant marine creatures, and the Corrupted Leviathan is a giant lobster... They are deep-sea creatures that rarely surface. Their shells are harder than hardened steel. Arrows and light weapons shooting are meaningless to them. Their claws can easily cut a fully armed Bretonnian master and an armored warhorse in half.

Although there are currently two large lobsters in the Temple District, they were not summoned, but were caught by the coalition forces while hunting on the beach. They behave very violently, and it is purely overthinking to pull goods. In Kalyon's words, this kind of lobster has no brains and cannot be controlled. Its thoughts are too strange, a bit like the difference between a pterosaur and a beaked dragon. Of course, you can use force, you can control it, and you can force it. After all, this is the specialty of the Duruchi trainers.

But it was abandoned by Daxus. In his opinion, it is enough to have obedient magic crabs. Landing operations only account for a small proportion, and there is no need for so many giant beasts. If the lobsters go crazy on the beach, the troops in front, behind, and around will have nowhere to run. The troops that can carry out landing operations are elite troops. If they are killed by lobsters instead of being killed by the enemy, it will be difficult to write a death report.

"It's still a long time before the next time, enough for us to cross this street."

As Dacus said, when the team reached the intersection, he could see Duruchi and the lizardmen appearing at the intersection in the distance and crossing the street. (End of this chapter)