Chapter 920: Endless Poison, Mysterious Green Light

Using a Flying Sword to kill Murlocs might be highly efficient, but it could never keep up with the Murlocs' near-infinite numbers; the more he killed, the more came, an endless slaughter.

Furthermore, in terms of boosting morale, it might not even be as effective as that Frozen Spell of Aiboke's!

After all, that was a large-scale Magic Effect that the soldiers below could witness with their own eyes, whereas killing enemies with a Flying Sword, while efficient and discreet, was simply not obvious enough—

not the kind of obvious that makes ordinary people feel amazed!

After some thought, Xia Duo took a Fireball Wand from his Personal Space, and when the subsequent Murlocs poked their heads out from the water in the north, trying to climb onto the ice, he fired it off abruptly.

A scorching flame bead, no larger than an ordinary person's eyeball, appeared at the tip of the wand, and the moment it appeared, it flew toward that large fish head with a low humming sound.

If used by someone who is not a Mage, it would likely depend on the individual's aiming skills, but when a wand is used by a Mage, especially an Arcanist like Xia Duo, the spell's trajectory can still be slightly corrected.

And so, that scorching flame bead hit the Murloc's head precisely, followed by the eruption of a large mass of near-incandescent flame, and the Murloc's head was instantly burned to nothing.

The impact of this spell went far beyond that; the large mass of incandescent flame continued to spread, affecting the entire river channel, which was over ten meters wide.

Immediately following this, a large cloud of dense water vapor rose up, and even the ice surface that Aiboke had previously created on the river was reduced by a section.

The other Murlocs near the one directly hit by the Fireball were no better off; perhaps their bodies remained intact, but their large heads were all charred black.

Seeing that they were no longer moving, they were dragged under the water by the surviving Murlocs further behind.

A single Fireball only killed four or five Murlocs; Xia Duo saw this and felt the pain in his heart, though fortunately, this wand was not prepared by him personally, but was combat material issued by the Seven Towers while in the Green Field Plane.

When he and Niya left the Green Field Plane, although the Resonance Spellbook was taken away, the wands, Scrolls, and even that set of Battle Robes similar to Elf sword uniforms were left to them.

Wands are one-time items, and their shelf life is far inferior to ordinary Magic Items; Xia Duo would not have many opportunities to use wands in the future, and if not for the special circumstances this time, he would have even kept this wand until it expired.

The true value of a wand lies in the concentrated burst of a large number of spells to achieve a specific goal.

For instance, right now, if Xia Duo were super rich and had purchased a large number of wands, he could have distributed them to soldiers capable of using Magic Items, letting them use the wands to clear out the Murlocs.

But clearly, Xia Duo did not have that much money; he could use them himself, but distributing them in large quantities was beyond his means.

……

Next, Xia Duo fired a dozen more Fireballs in succession, each one drawing cheers from the soldiers, and the dense explosions of fireballs even caused the Wolfburg River to evaporate and stop flowing for a time.

The large amount of water vapor met the cold air above, causing a light drizzle with a very small coverage area to fall over this battlefield region.

As for the Murlocs, during this period, they naturally could not launch any effective attacks.

It was not until he had used up all the spells stored in the wand in his hand that Xia Duo stopped; morale had indeed been boosted, but money had also been spent.

As for the actual combat results, they were almost negligible; it seemed like a lot of damage, but with the continuous supply of Murlocs from the north, it was no different from having killed none at all.

Just as Xia Duo had said to Aobolaien before, there must be a reason for these Murlocs to be infinite; only by figuring out the reason could the crisis of the Murloc Tide be truly addressed.

Regardless of the reason, if it really was just a large number, then he would kill until the numbers were sparse; if there was something continuously creating Murlocs, then the source had to be destroyed.

Xia Duo had some understanding of the situation at the Maihete River; although it was a Murloc farm for the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, it was impossible for it to actually accommodate so many Murlocs.

The ecology of the entire Wolfburg River could not sustain such a massive number of Murlocs either.

Therefore, Xia Duo guessed that there must be a source continuously creating Murlocs, otherwise it would be very difficult to explain the phenomenon of Murlocs filling the river channel, packed densely like sardines in a can.

Fortunately, although these Murlocs are amphibious, they are more inclined to be aquatic and cannot leave their Water Source for long; if they were like lizards and could run everywhere, then the problem would be too great.

Perhaps they are just another type of fish-shaped Goblin.

Thinking of the manpower and financial resources that Savile Town spent on clearing Goblins every year, Xia Duo felt a headache; the Territory Guard of the Savile Territory could almost be said to have been born to clear Goblins.

As long as they were not cleared for a period of time, they would easily run rampant, and even like now, with regular clearing and the issuance of Adventurer quests to let Adventurers clear them, they still had not wiped out the Goblins.

Xia Duo realized that even if the crisis of this Murloc Tide were resolved, the Nan Jing, or even the Nether Territory connected to the Wolfburg River, might see a type of Murloc mob that could not be cleared away!

Just like Goblins, although they might not necessarily cause much loss, who would pay the governance costs!

Thinking of it this way, this Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce was truly creating evil!

Where was it not good to raise Murlocs, but they had to do it in the Main Plane, and in their own country at that; it would be fine if nothing happened, but once something did, the poison would be endless.

Of course, the source that led the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce to raise Murlocs—Great Arcanist Huo En of the Jilan Tower—also had to bear a certain responsibility!

It was just a pity that whether it was the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce or Great Arcanist Huo En, Xia Duo could not afford to provoke them, let alone force them to pay compensation.

He could only treat them as fellow victims and turn his spear toward the common enemy, who was also the most direct culprit of this matter; clearly, other than the Elf, Xia Duo made no other guesses.

The Murlocs in Maihete Lake might have been able to escape the control of the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, but when Xia Duo passed through Maihete Lake before, it was shortly after the Snow Melting Competition.

At that time, although the Murlocs already showed signs of being out of control, they were quickly handled by the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce.

It had not even been a year since that incident, so how could those Murlocs have naturally reproduced so many for no reason, to the point of filling the river channel from Maihete Lake to the Savile Territory!

There must have been interference from an external force!

And as for an external force, there was almost only the Elf; besides the Elf, who else would dare to provoke a Great Arcanist of the Seven Towers within the borders of Netheril!

These Murlocs were directly raised by the Ming Shui Chamber of Commerce, but in the final analysis, they were counted as being raised by Huo En; with such a thing happening, Xia Duo did not believe that Huo En really had no feelings about it at all.

……

At this moment, the Perception Field of Niya's Scrying spell finally reached Maihete Lake, and the perception information was fully received by Xia Duo through the Mind Link.

He projected his perception into Niya's perspective, and in an instant, he "saw" the current appearance of Maihete Lake; no, to be more precise, he could not see the current appearance of Maihete Lake.

Because, the current Maihete Lake was entirely shrouded in a strange green light!

This green light was not like normal colored light; even if it interfered with one's line of sight, one could still see through it; this green light was more like a glow or mist.

Not only did it interfere with normal sight, but it also interfered with Magic Vision, making it difficult for people to discover the secrets within.