Chapter 20: Pretending or Low-key?
Ashe's face was pale and his body trembled violently.
At this time, Roger and others finally understood why Ash's reaction was so great when he first faced Zelits' invitation.
She should have known the Duke's intention long ago, so she refused again and even planned to leave directly the next day.
If it weren't for the fact that there were two witch hunters in the team, even if Dandrien was trying to keep her, she would probably leave immediately.
Now it seems that the so-called invitation to Geralt actually had a copy of Roger. If the two left because of the mission, it would not take long before the Duke's guards would appear near the tavern.
Then he took Ashe away with a seemingly reasonable excuse. As for what happened next, it goes without saying.
"No woman can reject me, especially in Cape Blim Wunder!"
"This is my territory!"
The Duke raised his voice and looked down at everyone in the form of a victor.
"Then your choice, Miss Ashe, my patience is limited, and this will be your last chance!"
"Get out!"
"If I could leave here alive, I would definitely spread your ugly deeds to all the countries around me!"
"I'm the one!" Dandrian replied loudly.
"Cute little eyes, it's rare that we are so consistent in the same thing!"
"Hmph!" The duke's face suddenly sank, "Kill them all, and those monsters with long scales!"
"Swoosh swish swish!"
Countless arrows shot at the wooden boat where Roger and others were located, and the mermaid became the target of attack.
They flexibly avoided attacks in the air and then plunged into the sea.
At this time, Roger took a step forward, his weapon jumped into his hand, and with the jingling sound, all the arrows shot at them were beaten.
Roger actually blocked all the attacks with his own strength.
"What should I do? Think of a solution!"
Dandrien yelled in panic, "Let's run away, stay away from them!"
"What are you thinking about? Their ships are bigger than us and more people than us. Where can we escape at sea? "Ash retorted.
"If I had known this, you should have promised him just now. At least you could sneak into their boats, if you could seduce..."
"Shut up, Dandelion!"
"Don't let me tear your mouth apart!"
"Hold on, Roger."
Geralt spoke, "I'll try to dive into the water and swim, so..."
But at this moment, before Geralt finished speaking, the sea water near the ship suddenly became turbid, and then several mermaids' bodies floated out.
"What's going on?"
"That's a trap!"
Shiennaz suddenly appeared, "These ships have been specially reinforced, and many mechanisms have been set up around the bottom of the ship. They have been prepared long ago. What you said is indeed a conspiracy!"
A loud scream came from the mermaid's throat, and the soldiers near the ship were disturbed one after another. At this moment, her voice suddenly became rapid, and then her spirit became listless.
"I have to leave, humanity is ready for a war, and I need to inform other people of what I see."
She is ready to evacuate.
Soon the soldiers recovered from their trance and began to prepare for the second round of shooting. The Duke stood at a high place, surrounded by several strong soldiers.
He nodded to everyone and smiled cruelly.
"Think about a way, Roger."
Dandrien said, "Is that golden dragon nearby? We may have him help."
"When is it, are you still joking here?" Ashe said angrily.
"What a joke?!" Dandrien jumped up, "The Roger I said was a dragon master. He can really control dragons, or the legendary golden dragon!"
"If you don't believe it, you can ask Geralt!"
Ashe widened her eyes and her eyes turned to the other side.
"What Dandelion said is true, but this is the sea. Even if Bolch is really around here, when he arrives here, our bodies will be gnawed."
Geralt sighed.
At this time, Roger also frowned.
"Is there really no way?" Dandrien looked panicked.
"It's not completely none. We can avoid it for a while, and then let Roger find a way to get close to those ships. With his strength, he should be able to control there quickly."
Geralt said again.
"What are you waiting for?" Dandrien looked excited.
"Although this method is good, my strength is far less powerful than Roger. We may not be able to hold on to his victory." Geralt continued to add.
"That is, we will die?" Dandrien's smile quickly dimmed.
At this time, the second wave of shooting came again, and Roger was calm and blocked all the attacks again.
The two consecutive rounds quickly attracted the Duke's attention, and the bow of the ship was crowded with people, and they obviously prepared other means.
"Don't worry." Roger said.
"I'm just waiting for an opportunity, and..." He turned his eyes to Geralt, "Didn't you tell me to try not to expose my strength in front of outsiders?"
"So I have to think of a compromise."
"What method?" everyone asked.
Roger smiled and took out the pendant hanging between his neck.
It was a golden horn as thick as a little finger, with a unique shape and complex patterns on it.
Roger gathered his strength and blew the horn violently.
puff!
There is no loud sound, and the sound coming from the horn even reminds of some kind of gas exchange activity.
Dandrien blinked, "That's it?"
"Roger, it's time for this, there's no need to joke anymore."
"I'm not kidding."
Roger looked up and saw that everyone on the deck lifted a strange device, but at this moment, the surrounding sea suddenly vibrated violently.
It felt like there was a huge figure below the seabed, quickly approaching.
At first, everyone thought it was an illusion in tension, but soon the vibration became more and more intense, until they saw that under the water, a huge black shadow quickly occupied the entire field of view.
"There's something!"
"There is something under the water!" a soldier shouted loudly.
"Sit firmly and support well."
Roger whispered a little advice.
The next moment, the waves were surging. A thick tentacle broke through the water surface. The length of the tentacle exceeded the hull of the entire ship, and then it smashed heavily against the horror of countless soldiers!
Crackling!
The Duke's big ship was smashed in the waist like paper, but this was still not the end. More tentacles appeared and were wrapped together with several large ships around them.
The tentacles tightened, the ship was broken, and in just a few breaths, only broken wooden boards were left on the sea.
Roger and others were in the center of the vortex, but strangely, a small area around them was extremely quiet. It seemed that the surrounding storm waves occurred in another space.
"Monster...monster!!"
"What is that?" Dandelion's scream seemed to be the one who was attacked.
Ashe was also shocked. He looked at Roger, "Did you summon this thing?!"
Roger nodded, "I chose the closest one to here."
Even Geralt, who was knowledgeable, had a bad look at this time, and then he seemed to think of something and looked at Roger with a calm face.
"You said... this is a solution that does not expose strength, so what about exposing strength?"
Geralt couldn't hide his curiosity, and after hearing his words, everyone looked at Roger.
Roger thought for a moment, reached out and gestured, "Well... maybe I would choose to slash it with one sword?"
Chapter completed!