Chapter 354: Tidal Capture Net

The effect of the spell was powerful.

Those serious injuries that made ordinary people feel helpless were quickly alleviated under 【Healing】.

After one spell ended, Physician Doctor Danika withdrew her hand and came to another wooden bed, casting 【Healing】 on the wounded person on it to treat them.

And the lantern floating on her shoulder was like having its own life, extremely intelligently following Physician Doctor Danika's movement, always keeping it floating on her shoulder.

Before long, the four poor people in the Makoko District who were seriously injured and unconscious were all treated.

Physician Doctor Danika, who had finished her busy work, turned around and greeted Gao De, who she had long noticed standing at the door: "Officer."

A gentle and kind atmosphere permeated her body.

"Physician Doctor Danika, your 【Healing】 saved these seriously injured people, which is truly admirable." Gao De placed his right hand on his chest, his body leaned forward slightly, and he performed a bowing salute, his movements elegant and solemn.

This was a formal etiquette for showing respect to ladies that was relatively common in the Jin Quehua Dynasty, especially since the other party was also a physician worthy of respect.

Physician Doctor Danika nodded slightly, and a kind smile appeared on her face, "Officer, the Lord gave me knowledge and power, I am just following the Lord's will, using my ability to help these people in suffering."

"Lord" was a common name for the faith of the religious sects in this world.

This was also a very special point; in this world, there was no so-called "God."

Therefore, the religious system of this world was established based on a godless worldview; the things they believed in were either natural forces such as "Nature," "Ocean," and "Sky," or abstract concepts such as "Time," "Life," and "Light."

However, there were also a few religions that believed in the strong.

In the ancient times when human civilization had not yet been fully born, ancient gods were born all over the world. These ancient gods, relying on their own strength and achievements, were enough to become objects of pursuit and admiration.

The so-called ancient gods were actually a part of non-human powerful existences. Although they had power beyond ordinary people, they could not reach the strength of gods to control all things in the world—this word "god" was a concept defined by Gao De himself in his heart for the sake of easy understanding; this world did not yet have the noun "God."

And regardless of what the object of faith of each sect was, those religious personnel, such as Physician Doctor Danika in front of him, usually called the object they believed in "Lord."

Although the "Lord" they believed in might be vastly different in essence.

Gao De stated his purpose, "Physician Doctor Danika, I am here to expel and clear out water beasts. I heard that someone encountered a magic octopus attack last night, so I specifically came over to understand the specific situation."

Physician Doctor Danika looked at the wounded on the bed; they had not yet woken up, but the painful expression on their faces had dissipated a lot, "Officer, they should wake up in a while, please wait a moment."

"Okay."

Physician Doctor Danika folded her hands on her chest and said softly: "It's just a pity that I am not good at fighting and cannot help them expel water beasts... Thank you for your dedication. If there is anything you need my help with, as long as it is within my ability, feel free to call me."

"Rest assured, I am particularly good at fighting." Gao De said softly.

In the medical clinic, besides the wounded and Physician Doctor Danika, there was also a young woman.

She was Ya'en in Shama's mouth, a resident born and raised in the Makoko District. Physician Doctor Danika taught her some medical knowledge, and she was usually responsible for some minor illnesses and disasters of local residents.

"Physician Doctor Danika, I don't know which sect you belong to?" During the idle chat while waiting for the wounded to wake up, Gao De asked casually.

"Tide-Speaker Sect, the tide is the whisper of the ocean..." Physician Doctor Danika placed her hand on her chest and said.

In Lagos City, most sects were related to "fishing" and "agriculture," and the Tide-Speaker Sect was the same.

This was a sect that worshipped the tide, predicting the trajectory of storms through the tide, guiding fishermen to go to sea, and at the same time blessing the safety of fishermen.

Although the object of faith "tide" sounded somewhat unpresentable and could not be compared with macro things like "ocean" and "sky," for many people, a faith that could provide practical value was a good faith.

The ability of the Tide-Speaker Sect to predict the trajectory of storms was very important for fishermen, so the Tide-Speaker Sect had also been passed down for a long time in Lagos City.

"But that was before, now the situation of the sect is getting worse day by day..." Physician Doctor Danika sighed deeply, her eyebrows furrowed.

Gao De wanted to ask about the specific situation, but it happened that the wounded on the bed had movement.

The first wounded person who received 【Healing】 treatment had opened his eyes and regained consciousness.

He first looked at the surrounding environment in a daze, and after seeing Physician Doctor Danika, he reacted, struggling to prop up his body, wanting to express gratitude: "Physician Doctor Danika..."

Physician Doctor Danika stepped forward and stopped his movement, "Your injuries are still very serious, lie down properly."

After speaking, she pointed to Gao De standing at the door, "This is a Hai Shao Bing mage, who came here to clear out water beasts. He heard that you encountered a magic octopus group attack last night, so he specifically came over to understand the specific situation."

"Officer..." The wounded person saw Gao De wearing the Hai Shao Bing uniform and hurriedly said respectfully.

"Do you still remember the specific situation of the attack last night? Can you tell me in detail?" Gao De asked.

At the door of the medical clinic.

Shama kept rubbing his hands, waiting.

The medical clinic was a sacred place for people in the Makoko District. Except for the wounded, other people did not dare to enter it easily.

It was both for fear of offending Physician Doctor Danika and for fear that their intrusion would affect the treatment.

Finally, in the anxious waiting, Gao De walked out.

"Let's go." He didn't stay too long, stepped with steady steps, nimbly jumped onto the small boat, seemingly having learned some important intelligence in the medical clinic.

Shama hurriedly untied the rope tied to the wooden stake, also boarded the boat, and the boat body swayed slightly with his movements.

Afterward, he followed Gao De's instructions and rowed away.

Soon, Gao De took Shama's small boat and came to the location where the magic octopus attacked the residents of the Makoko District last night.

This place was a mess, the shanties were tilted, and at this moment it was quiet. Clearly, those magic octopuses were no longer here.

Clearing magic octopuses was not as easy as dealing with foul-smelling water salamanders yesterday, where one could wait for the rabbit and wait for the foul-smelling water salamanders foraging outside to send themselves to the door one by one.

Magic octopuses were water beasts that moved in groups. Although they were typical gluttonous omnivorous animals, they could eat various household garbage discharged from Lagos City into the Makoko District water area, but their staple food was still meat-based.

On the one hand, they would brutally attack the residents of the Makoko District and eat human flesh; on the other hand, they would also catch fish in the water.

In order to forage, they wandered around in this vast water area, with no fixed "lair."

This was another point where they were different from foul-smelling water salamanders.

Finally, the number of magic octopuses was far less than that of foul-smelling water salamanders, but their individual strength was much stronger than that of foul-smelling water salamanders.

Their powerful tentacles, once wrapped around prey, were difficult to escape.

Therefore, wanting to find the magic octopuses hidden in the water in the vast and complex Makoko District was not an easy thing in itself.

However, most water beast clearing missions were like this, basically spending a lot of time looking for water beasts.

In this situation, Gao De did not "feel sorry for" Tuanzi again.

He opened the water pig bag he had been carrying with him.

Tuanzi's slightly petite head emerged from the water pig bag, blinking its round eyes.

It had been in the water pig bag for two days, and it was suffocated. It couldn't help but shake its head at Gao De.

Gao De patted Tuanzi's round head gently, took out a broken cloth strip, and handed it under Tuanzi's nose, then pointed his hand at the turbid green water.

The cloth strip was taken from the wounded in the medical clinic, and it was stained with the breath of a magic octopus.

Tuanzi sniffed the breath on the cloth strip, and its originally somewhat lazy eyes instantly became excited, and then it turned its head excitedly.

Then, it saw the turbid "green water."

Some unknown objects were still floating on the water surface, emitting a nauseating smell.

Tuanzi was no longer excited.

It visibly deflated. If there was a so-called facial expression, Tuanzi's eyebrows must be tightly frowned at this moment.

The first "career" attendance was such a "hell-level" challenge.

It turned its head to look at Gao De again.

Gao De raised his eyebrows slightly.

It was truly too smart. He didn't convey his thoughts to Tuanzi through 【Beast Link+】 this time, but just by a few actions, Tuanzi could fully understand his meaning, and could also convey its thoughts to him.

But being smart was one thing, Tuanzi still had to suffer some bitterness.

"After completing the mission, I will add a meal for you." Gao De patted Tuanzi's round head again.

This time Tuanzi accepted its fate.

It slightly puffed up its cheeks, somewhat like a winter swimmer taking a deep breath before entering the water, and then with a neat jump, it plunged into the sewage bubbling with green bubbles.

Although the height was not low, when entering the water, Tuanzi basically did not splash half a water flower. This water flower pressing level was much stronger than a certain country's professional athlete in the previous life.

After all, water pigs had always had the nickname of water elves.

After entering the water, Tuanzi first swam toward the downstream, flexibly swinging its body, using its keen sense of smell to find the traces of magic octopuses.

After a while, Tuanzi's round head quickly emerged from the water, came to the side of the boat, and pointed to the distance with its fish fin.

This represented that it had already found the whereabouts of the magic octopuses.

Gao De's face was full of joy.

Originally, he was still worried that the Makoko District water area was too smelly, which would affect Tuanzi's search for magic octopuses through smell, but he didn't expect Tuanzi's ability to be so great.

Another point was that the smell of magic octopuses was also strong enough, and they appeared in groups, mixed together, and the smell did not dissipate so quickly.

"Follow." Gao De commanded Shama.

Shama immediately rowed the boat hard, following the water pig Tuanzi.

In the water.

Dozens of black tentacles shot out, at an extremely fast speed, with a sharp momentum, like a whip, rolling toward Gao De standing at the bow of the boat.

These tentacles were smooth and moist on the surface, covered with dense suction cups. Once they touched the prey, it was difficult to break free.

But these menacing tentacles stopped abruptly a few feet away from Gao De, as if they had hit some copper wall and iron wall.

A layer of transparent shield shrouded his surroundings, blocking all tentacles outside.

The tentacles kept hitting the shield, making a "bang bang" sound, but they couldn't break through this layer of solid defense.

【Shield+】.

And Tuanzi had already taken the opportunity to strike violently, aiming at the timing and biting a water beast in one bite.

The bitten water beast frantically swung its body, splashing water, and there were eight tentacles swaying violently.

But its struggle did not work.

Tuanzi looked obedient, but actually fought fiercely.

Tuanzi's sharp teeth were deeply embedded in the water beast's body, and at the same time, it cleverly twisted its body, flexibly dodging the attacks of those tentacles.

Under Tuanzi's tracking, after spending more than an hour, Gao De successfully tracked the magic octopus group that attacked the residents of the Makoko District last night.

The battle broke out directly.

The number of this group of magic octopuses was eleven, each of which was a first-rank level.

It was not particularly difficult to deal with, but wanting to clear them all was not that simple, after all, Gao De really didn't want to go into the water to pursue.

Therefore, it must be "fast, accurate, and ruthless."

The magic octopus bitten by Tuanzi made a low roar, and the sound was full of anger and fear.

Catch the thief first, catch the king; the magic octopus entangled by Tuanzi was the leader of this group of magic octopuses.

Other magic octopuses saw this and rushed toward Tuanzi, trying to rescue the leader.

This was a major feature of gregarious creatures.

And this was what Gao De wanted.

They rushed toward Tuanzi, and the tentacles swung rapidly in the water, bringing up whirlpools of water flow.

Those dozens of tentacles were like dozens of black pythons in the water, winding toward Tuanzi, trying to restrict the flexible Tuanzi.

But Tuanzi reacted extremely quickly. When their tentacles rushed up, it had already flexibly loosened its mouth, and at the same time, it shuttled through the tiny gaps exposed by the tentacles, swimming flexibly, and broke through the encirclement of the magic octopus tentacles like an elf.

"That's it!" Gao De, who was casting 【Detect Magic+】 on the boat, accurately captured this battle opportunity created by him and Tuanzi through

The next instant, layers of waves surged within the water's surface.

Those waves condensed into individual ropes, and these ropes then wove together into a massive fishing net, like a giant pocket, instantly netting all of the gathered magic octopuses within it.

【Tidal Net+】 (Conjuration, 1st Circle):

You use magic to create a tidal net composed of water.

Extra: By consuming additional mana, you can increase the size of the Tidal Net to affect Large or larger creatures.

The Tidal Net appeared deep blue; as the net rose, countless tiny streams of water intertwined like silk threads, forming a dense, thick net.

These threads appeared soft, yet possessed astonishing toughness and strength.

Tiny bubbles constantly emerged on the surface of the water net, emitting a "gurgle-gurgle" sound.

To ensure he could completely trap these magic octopuses, Gao De consumed a full 5 drops of liquid mana to create a massive Tidal Net.

The magic octopuses sensed danger and began to struggle frantically, their thick tentacles slapping the water net with force, attempting to break through the net's restraints.

Under the slapping of the magic octopuses' tentacles, the Tidal Net rippled in layers, its surface undulating like waves, but it was clearly not that fragile and soon returned to its original state.

Of course, if this were to continue, it would only be a matter of time before the Tidal Net was broken through as the magic power was consumed.

However, Gao De would not give them such an opportunity.

Seeing that Tuanzi, following his signal, had already cleverly swum away from this area of water, he did not hesitate.

An electric arc erupted from Gao De's fingertips, accompanied by a sizzling sound, and submerged into the water.

【Lightning Traction】.

The electric arc traveled through the water, rapidly expanding into an electric net, covering the eleven magic octopuses.

The magic octopuses sensed this powerful threat; fear flashed in their eyes as they twisted their bodies frantically, their thick tentacles flailing wildly in the water, attempting to dodge this lethal attack.

However, they were trapped within the Tidal Net and had nowhere to hide.

When the electric net touched their bodies, intense electrical currents instantly raged through them.

The magic octopuses let out painful hisses, the sound echoing in the water, filled with despair and fear.

Their bodies twitched violently under the stimulation of the current, their tentacles curling and stretching uncontrollably, gradually turning charred black and emitting a pungent, burnt stench.

However, as 1st-circle creatures, the magic octopuses' vitality was exceptionally tenacious; even like this, they had not yet died.

No big deal.

Gao De followed up with another 【Lightning Traction】.

After three consecutive 【Lightning Traction】 spells, the magic octopuses finally stopped struggling; they had lost their vitality and floated on the surface of the water.

Gao De smiled slightly, very satisfied with the results.

Electro-fishing is always the most efficient way to fish.

This has been certified by anglers.

(End of chapter)