A strange world

Chapter 252 Section 105. Escape from the Rat Tide

Farias is a strict mage. For example, he has made the one hundred and eighteenth turn on the deck and is currently making the one hundred and nineteenth turn.

And on the thirty-fifth lap, the seventy-sixth lap, the hundredth lap and now, Farias thought about asking the captain why he was not ready yet, but this incredible ship, loaded with dozens of large water elements, inexplicably ran to Obiris. The merchant ships in the strait are really capable of helping them solve the crisis...

His patience ran out on the 120th lap, and when he was determined to get help from the ship no matter what, the young and outrageous captain appeared in his sight.

"Our lord has agreed to see you."

…

The dirty mage's robe with corners missing, the burn marks on his face, the tiredness on his face... Annan had never seen such a miserable mage.

Farias is also observing Annan, a stable portal, a mage robe inscribed with at least three spells, and that rare black hair...

They were saved.

"The great King of the North, Farias Tia, on behalf of the Lord of the Castle, Count Ulmit, pays tribute to you. May the world praise your dedication." Farias caressed his chest and asked directly: " Your Majesty, King of the North, we need the help of your subordinates.”

"My captain told me roughly the situation...the endless ratmen are coming, right? With all due respect, you should be thinking about how to retreat now."

"Nearby city-states are also resisting the rat tide. As long as you persist-"

"The New Initial is coming from the north." Francois interrupted him: "The south has fallen, and the humans in the north are fleeing their homes due to the plague and rat people... Even if they don't retreat, they are still holding on to the city-state like you. You will have no support."

"The rat tide is just passing through here. When they realize that they can't tear down the castle, they will give up." Farias still insisted.

"I do not think so."

As the uncrowned rat-hunting champion and the holder of the rat-hunting record in Xingyue Bay, Annan, who has not mentioned that he killed everyone in the rat-man's lair for more than ten days, understands the rat-man's habits: "Have you found the rat-man's body? ?”

Farias was about to say a lot, but compared to the rat men they killed, they were like sand on the beach...

"They don't even spare the corpses of their companions, so why would they spare your castle? Maybe they will use you to save some 'food'..."

Annan suddenly felt like a Stun rat, using tricks to make humans give up - except that the rat people wanted to seize territory, and Annan wanted to save them.

"But these are just your guesses!" Farias said sullenly, because Annan questioned their bravery and the price they paid: "Our castle almost fell several times, and the foul blood of the rat men spread from the city wall to the count's bedroom. !”

"We saw the ratmen last night," Francois said.

All Farias's anger, courage and confidence froze at this moment: "...what?"

"But for some reason, it disappeared."

"Disaster...maybe you saw it wrong?"

"There are no other spectators here, and the rat-men don't need to perform..." Francois suddenly heard something: "Sorry, I forgot to mention that McKenn, one of the thirteen rat-men clans, is not facing a group of rat-men. The rat men suddenly appeared, but you are blocking the migration path of the McKean clan."

"...I have to tell the earl quickly. Your Excellency, the King of the North..."

"I will ask my men to help you share some of the pressure on the sea, but the rat tide army may arrive at any time. Your best choice is to retreat."

Annan looked at Farias sympathetically: "Convey this to your lord."

After Farias teleported back to the castle, Annan asked Abby to find the guard captain and summon all the water elements.

Annan has not seen the scale of the rat tide with his own eyes, but if it is the scale when Augusta leads the rat swarm to attack the city, dozens of elite water elements will not be enough to resist the rat tide. Throw the amulet over? That Mr. Schwaro might not be happy...

On the northwest sea surface of the Obiris Strait, the New Initial, which had been anchored overnight, slowly approached the coastline and stopped a few hundred meters away from the beach.

The large water elements jumped off the boat one after another, floated on the sea, and continued to approach the coast. They enjoy spellcasting bonuses in the sea and can replenish elements at any time.

Under the combined spell of more than sixty large water elements, waves several meters high emerged and surged onto the beach, dragging hundreds of squeaking rat-men into the sea, and then the scene repeated itself.

"Do you know what's the same about ratmen and dwarves?" Fast held up his fishing rod, "They both sink when exposed to water. Hahaha - damn, how did you catch a ratman!"

At first, the crew gathered on the deck to watch with great interest, but as time went by, even the crew members who hated the ratmen the most felt sleepy.

"They can't kill them all..."

"It's like we're ladling a lake dry..."

"Or maybe Mr. Fast wants to catch all the fish in the sea..."

It didn't even relieve the pressure on the castle - the ratmen were still like a tide, rushing towards the castle on the cliff.

Perhaps the only effect is to get Farias' thanks when he teleports onto the ship again.

"Count Ulmit has decided to evacuate, how should we leave?"

Annan, who opened the portal on time, asked him if there was any way to bring the heavy Wanma into the castle. Farias said that they still had the teleportation scroll.

"Bring it over and I will use it as a medium to open a portal to my territory."

After agreeing to open the portal at dusk an hour later, Annan summoned Ingrid and told them about the castle.

"Have you forgotten how you were infected with the plague last time?" Ingrid reminded, "They have been besieged by the ratmen for so many days, and they may also be carrying the plague."

If you don't want the plague to spread in Xingyue Bay, you need to keep them away from the town.

Put them in Glacier Harbor? It's too late to get over it now.

Annan was still thinking of ideas, and the tree man druid said that they could move to the forest, and the forest would purify them of the plague.

After priests lost their magic, druids became the professionals best at dealing with diseases, but they never came close to towns.

When the plague was no longer a threat, Annan patiently waited for dusk to arrive.

As dusk approached, the large water elementals returned to the ship, and the New Initial stayed away from the coast to prevent the Skaven from losing their sights and diverting their efforts.

The emotions of the crew ranged from fear to hatred to numbness - from yesterday to today, the migrating plague still has no end in sight, it seems endless, leaving a trail of devastation wherever it passes.

At some point in the dusk, Francois on the observation deck observed that the rat men who were blocked outside the castle suddenly poured into the city wall and occupied the last pure land in this area.

Just a few minutes after the castle fell, the cliff collapsed in a thunderous earthquake. The cliff that originally overlooked the entire hill disappeared, leaving only the surging rat tide.

Then, silence fell.