CHAPTER 675: CHAPTER 132: RESCUE (PART 3)

At this moment, Ji Yun, who had fallen into the water, had no idea that the fishing boat had descended into complete chaos.

He was unexpectedly thrown into the water, and despite the emergency, a few months of training as a Quasi-Dragon Knight had given him a certain ability to adapt.

His swimming skills were passable, but holding onto the unconscious Yu Dan in his arms undoubtedly increased the difficulty.

Fortunately, after attacking, the Devil Shell did not immediately rush to kill him.

Gathering some Dark Energy, Ji Yun barely managed to keep his body stable. Looking back, he saw his mount, a Bat Dragon the size of a calf, its hind legs bitten by a colossal sea shell.

The clamping force of the sea shell was astonishing. The Bat Dragon struggled vigorously, its broad wings flapping against the body of the Devil Shell like raindrops, creating a series of clattering sounds.

The Sub-Asian Dragon lived up to its name, for even with its hind legs fully bitten and blood gushing like a waterfall, turning the sea surface red, it did not yield.

It arched its spine, relying on its powerful physical strength and a rapid flap of its wings, it finally broke free from the shoreline, taking to the air with the Devil Shell clinging to its hind legs.

Just as the Devil Shell was about to be lifted off the sea surface, a sudden turn of events occurred.

The Devil Shell slightly opened its shell, and its bright red flesh pulsated continuously, as a forceful stream of water shot out like a high-pressure water gun.

The water jet pierced through the Bat Dragon’s wing. The struggling Bat Dragon let out a despairing dragon roar and then abruptly plummeted into the sea.

Above the water, only a few bubbles of blood surfaced, and the Bat Dragon did not re-emerge.

Ji Yun felt an intense pain in his chest and abdomen, the dragon pattern on his breastplate dull and lusterless.

Holding his breath within his chest, not knowing whether to spit it out or roar, Ji Yun had formed a pact with the Bat Dragon only a little over a month ago. Yet, once a Dragon Rider forges a bond with a Sub-Asian Dragon, it lasts for lifetimes. Witnessing his Bat Dragon being brutally killed by the Devil Shell, Ji Yun felt his heart was tearing apart.

The waves, mixed with a great amount of Dragon Blood and Shark Blood, were unspeakably foul-smelling.

Wave after wave of blood-infused surf battered his face.

Seeing the ship behind him unable to approach, the people wanted to rescue him, but were wary of the Devil Shell.

Ji Yun felt utterly despondent, not knowing whether the Devil Shell would surface in the next moment.

Just as Ji Yun closed his eyes, waiting for the cold embrace of death to approach, "Waah," the Yu Dan in his arms took a breath and cried out.

The child’s scalding tears flowed down his neck, and Ji Yun was momentarily stunned as if he had been burned.

A surge of boldness suddenly welled up in his heart. What’s there to fear? Even in the worst case, he was with the Southern Expedition Army. If he died here, the Empire would probably posthumously bestow a hero’s title.

Almost at the same time, he saw another head surface not far away in the water.

It was Yue Jinghua!

On the rolling waves of the sea, suddenly seeing Yue Jinghua’s masked face, Ji Yun felt an impulse to cry. For some reason, the unease and panic from earlier gradually dissipated, and his faith, which had already died, was revived.

Yue Jinghua gestured at him. When Ji Yun saw that motion, he almost cursed out loud.

Was that rascal actually telling him to climb back onto the Treasure Mother Reef?

Wasn’t this courting death?

After witnessing the tragic death of the Bat Dragon, Ji Yun was so scared that he was almost cramping, daring not to swim around anymore.

Yue Jinghua then made another gesture at him.

"Are you calling me not a man?!" Ji Yun rolled his eyes and then looked at the pitiful look of the child in his arms.

Thinking back to the many schemes of Yue Jinghua since they set out, Ji Yun thought again, maybe she really had some methods.

Ji Yun sighed, patted the little boy, and swam towards the Treasure Mother Reef with a hand’s push.

In the midst of the recent Dragon Shell fight, the tide had already started to recede, and the submerged Treasure Mother Reef emerged once again.

Ji Yun moved with difficulty, and just as he was about to reach the surface and climb onto the Treasure Mother Reef, something stirred underwater once more.

Ji Yun raised his arms, pushed the child onto the reef, and was about to climb up himself when he felt a dull pain in his foot.

The Devil Shell had stealthily bitten onto his heel.

Luckily for Ji Yun, who had ample family resources, the Dragon Rider Armor he was wearing, forged by a renowned craftsman, couldn’t be punctured by the Devil Shell in a short time.

"Yue Jinghua you damn trickster, deceiving me into being bait, and now you’re nowhere to be seen," Ji Yun could only hear his leg bones creaking, and when he looked around, there was no sign of Yue Jinghua.

As the Devil Shell kept closing its shell, Ji Yun was about to be dragged into the water, knowing full well that if he were dragged down, he would have no chance to survive.

Even a rabbit will bite when it’s anxious, and in this life-and-death situation, Ji Yun’s Dark Power suddenly surged like boiling water, his fists and feet emitting Dark Light.

Kick, chop, fling, Ji Yun fought like a god-assisted warrior, pummeling the shell repeatedly with several punches and kicks like a torrential downpour.

The shellfish, pushed to the brink, opened wide and "puff puff" shot out two jets of water.

Just as it opened its shell wide, a person suddenly appeared beside the Devil Shell.

Yue Jinghua wore a sly smile, holding something in her hand, which she threw directly into the Devil Mother Shell.

Seeing her scheme succeed, Yue Jinghua immediately used Instantaneous Movement Dark Technique, appearing next to Yu Dan and Ji Yun, grabbing one each and jumping into the water.

From a distant ship, there was a loud explosion, and the Treasure Mother Reef was blown apart.

The Devil Mother Shell, forcefully stuffed with Black Death Crystals, was blasted out of the water, its body blown clear out of the sea. Only after the Devil Shell was blown to death did a few heads emerge on the surface.

"Shit, scared me to death," Ji Yun only relaxed after confirming that the Devil Shell was dead. He wiped his face with sea water, his smile uglier than crying, "Yue Jinghua, you hide secrets! You had such a treasure and didn’t use it sooner, you made me risk my life!"

To know, Ji Yun had nearly been scared to death just now.

"Don’t be ungrateful, if it didn’t open its mouth, how could I have struck effectively? Besides, without my help, could you have groped towards the breakthrough point of Dark Heavenly?" Yue Jinghua shot him a glance.

Upon hearing this, Ji Yun was about to get angry, but then he paused, dumbfounded. Indeed, his punches and kicks just now had been much more powerful than usual. Could it be that his Dark Earth power had increased another level, and he was about to break through to Dark Heavenly?

Anger was immediately replaced by ecstatic joy, and Ji Yun along with Yu Dan were quickly rescued by an approaching Sea and Air Ship.

Ji Yun, blessed by misfortune, immediately went to contemplate, and Yu Dan was given a few sips of ginger soup to regain consciousness.

Yue Jinghua, on the other hand, dived to the bottom of the water, gathered a few people to haul the exceedingly heavy Devil Shell out of the water, and together hoisted it onto the ship before setting sail back to Fandi Port.