Chapter 326: Flying Sea Swordfish Swarm! Thunderous Annihilation!

Swoosh~~

The Wave Whale battleship cut across the boundless East Sea.

All around the vessel, countless pairs of crimson eyes still stared fixedly at the warship through the seawater.

Yet everyone still able to remain on deck was, without exception, an Esper brimming with confidence in their own strength.

Such prying gazes were naturally beneath their notice.

Even Xu Jingming had grown bored of waiting, and still not a single marine beast dared to charge the ship.

One had to remember that although marine beasts lived in the sea, leaping tens of meters into the air was still easy for them.

Even surviving out of water for over half an hour was not out of the question.

They held back not because they lacked the ability, but because they did not dare......

"With a seventh-rank Grandmaster-class Esper on board, ordinary marine beasts really don't dare launch an assault."

Xu Jingming stood helplessly by the railing, gazing into the distance.

If one ignored the carpet of crimson eyes below, the seascape was actually quite pleasant.

Just as he was quietly reflecting, a burst of urgent cries suddenly came from ahead.

Immediately after, a vast swath of shadows burst from beneath the sea and came streaking toward the ship!

"This is......?"

Looking closely, Xu Jingming realized it was no shadow at all, but a school of fish!

Each fish was a good four or five meters long, with a body width of roughly forty-some centimeters.

The fish's mouth alone took up nearly half its entire body length—sharp and elongated.

Under the sunlight, it gleamed with a metallic sheen.

The whole fish looked like a fattened javelin!

"It's a school of Flying Sea Swordfish. Judging by their size, they're only around third-rank. S-rank, are you going to make a move?"

Eva's voice sounded in his ear.

"Of course!" As if afraid someone would steal his kill, Xu Jingming's figure flashed, and he was instantly at the very front of the deck.

Lightning flickered faintly across his whole body, poised to strike.

"Holy crap! Flying Sea Swordfish!"

"And they're all third-rank! They come out swinging right off the bat?"

"This is a bit of a hassle!"

"......"

Flying Sea Swordfish were an extremely common, swarm-type marine beast.

Whenever they appeared, they came in schools of at least several hundred.

They had only one mode of attack: relying on their razor-sharp mouths to launch themselves like javelins!

Yet even with such a simple attack, plenty of Espers on deck couldn't help but pale at the sight of the school.

There was nothing for it—the Flying Sea Swordfish were simply too numerous.

And the hardness of those tough mouths far exceeded D-grade alloy, approaching C-grade!

Combined with their near-sonic impact speed, ordinary third-rank Espers had no way to stop them.

Try to take them head-on and you'd be riddled with holes on the spot!

"Perfect timing! I was just starting to feel bored."

Up ahead, Lu Heng drew his long blade without even activating his Enhancement-type Esper ability.

A mere simple burst of qi and blood unleashed a fierce, oppressive wave sweeping outward!

"What a terrifying aura—has to be a fifth-rank Esper, right?"

"Indeed, and he looks so young, too."

"How could he not be young? He's from the Fierce Bear Wu Guan's Prodigy Training Camp!"

"No wonder his aura is so powerful."

"......"

Fifth-rank already counted as a powerful Esper.

The moment his aura flared, it immediately drew everyone's attention, and exclamations rose in an unbroken stream.

"That guy Lu Heng really is a show-off."

Lin Hui shook his head at the sight.

But the Lei Ting Wu Guan and the Fierce Bear Wu Guan were rivals by nature, so out here they naturally refused to be outshone.

Thus, an equally powerful aura erupted from Lin Hui's body!

Immediately after, with a thunderous boom, crimson flames surged wildly forth!

Volcanic Rage Blaze!

An A-rank Elemental Fire-type Esper ability!

It had to be said—the visual impact of Elemental-type Espers and Enhancement-type Espers simply wasn't on the same level.

The moment Lin Hui unleashed his ability, everyone's gaze was instantly drawn to him.

"On an occasion like this, it wouldn't do without our Lei Ting Wu Guan......" A faint smile played on Lin Hui's face.

"So what if your ability is flashy? In the end, you still have to talk with real strength."

Having his thunder stolen, Lu Heng was quite annoyed, but could only quietly build up his qi and blood.

Ready to slash out and kill a few dozen Flying Sea Swordfish to vent his frustration.

"Heh, if we're comparing kill counts, my Elemental-type ability is way stronger than yours."

Boom~~

A wave of heat swept through, and behind Lin Hui, crimson flames coalesced into a massive fireball!

The martial arts academy instructors from both sides watched the competition silently, saying nothing.

Outside, as long as it wasn't internal conflict, they would not interfere.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!......

A school of flying-sea-sword-fish, like a rain of arrows, swiftly drew near; their dense shadows nearly blocked out all sunlight.

Just as Lin Hui and Lu Heng prepared to strike, a piercing thunderclap rang out!

Immediately, crimson-gold lightning surged together, forming a colossal giant hand!

The lightning giant hand gripped the entire mass of shadow, then squeezed violently!

Crackling—

Wild lightning raged, instantly killing every single flying-sea-sword-fish!

Splash splash~~~

The sky above the sea seemed to rain blood, as blood and the corpses of the flying-sea-sword-fish tumbled into the ocean.

This immediately triggered a frenzy of fighting and scrambling among the sea's ferocious beasts.

"Huh? There's another expert?"

Lin Hui and Lu Heng on the deck both froze.

Unconsciously, they turned toward the source of the lightning—and saw Xu Jingming standing not far away.

"It's him?" Lu Heng raised an eyebrow.

He hadn't expected the psychic who'd been dismissed upon boarding as likely to be scared off would strike with such ferocity.

"A nature-based lightning psychic?" Unlike Lu Heng, Lin Hui was more focused on the range of the other's ability.

How could it possibly be longer than his?

"He's only a Rank Four Upper—shouldn't be able to exceed my range."

Lin Hui frowned slightly, "Forget it. The flying-sea-sword-fish school won't stop at just this one wave—I'll strike first in the next one."

As a member of the Lei Ting Martial Arts Academy's Heavenly Disciple Training Camp, he naturally had his own pride.

Seeing the other strike first and claim the kill, he felt a spark of rivalry rising.

"Haha, Lin Ge got robbed of the kill."

"Yeah, that's rare indeed."

The Lei Ting Martial Arts Academy members, seeing this, began joking around.

But they knew it was probably just because Lin Hui hadn't anticipated anyone striking first and was caught off guard.

Xu Jingming also noticed the gazes of Lin Hui and Lu Heng, but he paid them no mind.

Instead, he was lost in the joy of his harvest.

Just now, that wave of flying-sea-sword-fish numbered over a hundred!

Killing them all at once instantly boosted his psychic points by over three thousand!

"Thrilling! If only a few more waves would come!"

Xu Jingming gazed expectantly toward the horizon.

Whether or not he'd heard his wish, only half an hour later, a shadow appeared on the horizon!

Clearly, another school of flying-sea-sword-fish!