Chapter 142 Murloc? Murloc!
"It looks a bit like the resort in Storm."
Holding Carl's power armor waist with both hands, Nia commented on the scenery next to her.
"Have you been to Storm? Isn't it the most famous resort in Andair? I heard that it is a business run by the Storm Dragon Mark Family. Even nobles have to queue up to stay there."
"How could I have been there! Do you know how much the ticket costs? I just saw the photo in the album."
Knocking Carl's back with her pink fist, Nia's tone was very regretful.
"Haha! Then I'll invite you to Storm someday? Our tower master receives invitations every year, but he never goes. With my current contribution to the phantom device, I'll ask Master and maybe I can get a few tickets."
The name of the resort island Storm is not only because it has a close connection with the Storm Dragon Mark Family, but also because it is indeed an island in the "Storm".
As an island north of Andair, Storm was once a deserted island shrouded by tornadoes all year round.
The mages of the Storm Dragon Mark Family used magic to constantly change the weather in the storm, turning this originally desolate and storm-ravaged place into an island with a mild climate.
But outside the island, a layer of storm winds that never dissipate all year round acts as a protection for the island.
Ships without the permission of the Storm Dragon Mark Family cannot easily cross the storm, so there are almost no people sneaking onto the island.
Even if there are, they will be regarded as normal guests by the family.
"No! I want to go to the island for vacation with my own money, eh! Ditch! Ditch! Ditch!"
Just as the two were chatting, a deep ditch suddenly appeared in front of the motorcycle.
But Carl was not panicked at all, but instead held the handle of the motorcycle tightly and increased the horsepower.
"Nia! Create a dirt slope in front!"
As soon as the voice fell, the land in front instantly rose, forming a slope of at least 45 degrees.
"Swoosh!"
The motorcycle jumped high with the help of the slope, and Carl controlled the handlebars and landed steadily on the opposite side of the deep ditch, and drifted along the way.
The friction between the tires and the dirt road caused dust to roll. When the dust cleared, Nia opened her eyes and let out a long breath.
"Don't do such intense actions next time. I can't bear it."
Wiping her dusty face, Nia warned Carl in a calm tone.
"Haha, if you don't like it, then I won't do it. The teleportation light gate is not far ahead. Let's go!"
With a twist of the handle, the locomotive started again, and soon, the two found the light gate.
However, just when Carl was about to rush directly over, Nia suddenly patted Carl's power armor.
"Wait! Carl! Something is wrong!"
Quickly braking the tires, Carl looked ahead and also noticed some abnormal breath.
Taking No. 1 off the front of the car, Carl controlled V to transform into a combat state again.
A wave of psychic energy swept around with Carl as the center.
Dozens of hidden mental fluctuations were exposed.
As if knowing that they had been exposed, more than a dozen Kou Tao fishmen jumped out from behind the reef.
They held hunting claw-head walking sticks and hooks, and looked at Carl fiercely with a pair of dead fish-like eyes.
"Fuck! This is the 'little animal' that the wizard domesticated in this demiplane! What a joke!"
Kou Tao fishmen, a race of fishmen that was once enslaved by the mind flayers.
However, due to various reasons, these guys were eventually abandoned.
The influence of psychic energy made these guys crazy, and they began to create their own "gods", and even succeeded for a time.
Of course, from the perspective of mysticism and magical biology, the so-called gods of these guys are nothing more than the transformation of primitive spirits.
But the strength of those spirits has indeed become a little difficult to deal with because of the support of these fishmen.
"V!"
Controlling V, Carl immediately launched an attack on the Kuo Tao fishmen.
The other party was obviously ambushing near the light gate with malicious intent, and he could not be merciful at this time.
The mechanical palm that was enough to hold the entire fishman slapped forward. Although its power was slightly inferior to Bigby's hand, it was also quite terrifying.
Unexpectedly, Carl started fighting as soon as they met. Several murlocs were hit by the mechanical hand because they reacted a little slower.
With a series of muffled sounds, the murlocs flew out directly and fell to the ground, their lives unknown.
Suddenly, a ray of light lit up from behind and fell on the murlocs.
Immediately afterwards, a murloc priest surrounded by the spirit of a little demon came out and waved his scepter at Carl and Nia.
"Spirit Guard? 3rd ring priest spell? Carl! Don't get close to him!"
Recognizing the spell effect on the other party, Nia immediately warned Carl loudly.
But Carl had already rushed to the vicinity of the other party, and the spell effect of the spirit guard was activated, and Carl's speed was instantly reduced to half of the usual level.
At the same time, white flames emerged from the gap of Carl's power armor.
"You TMD..."
With his arms stretched out, Carl activated the rifle on the arm armor, and bullets poured out.
V's big hands protected Carl and pressed the murlocs who dared to approach him one by one on the sand.
At such a close distance, Carl should have been able to hit the fishman priest for sure, but he just missed, as if his subconscious did not want to attack the other party.
‘Damn it! It's asylum! There must be other fishman sacrifices nearby. ’
Realizing that he was under the influence of a spell, Karl simply activated the fire element in the dragon crystal.
"boom--"
Fiery flames spurted out in the surroundings, and the slippery liquid on the fishmen's bodies became scalding hot at the high temperature.
Many murlocs who approached Karl wailed and ran away. Even the murloc priest dropped his scepter and jumped into the sea water nearby.
"Let's go!"
Pulling Nia along, the group quickly jumped into the teleportation door.
"Master Carl, the map information posted by the protagonist does not show that there are Kuo-Toa people in this plane. Do you want to update the map information?"
"renew!"
Just as he finished speaking, a biting cold wind blew in.
Nia only had time to block the wind and snow, but the biting low temperature made her entire face numb.
The heat in her body was losing rapidly, and her little face was quickly turning pale.
"Huh~"
At this moment, Karl released the flames in the dragon crystal again.
A warm current immediately lingered around her, and Nia quickly took out a ring from her dimensional bag and put it on her finger.
The radiance of magic quickly enveloped her body, and the temperature of her body surface became warm again.
The Ring of Warmth is a non-ordinary magic item that requires the user to be attuned.
It gives the user resistance to freezing damage and protects the user's equipment from the effects of low temperatures of around minus 40 degrees Celsius.
Such a convenient effect, in addition to occupying a synchronized spot, is really a must-have item for traveling and killing people.