Soon, the academy's ANBU dispatched to the Kingdom of Hori sent a reply to Benjamin.
“… The Wood family’s words have been confirmed.”
After hearing the reply, Benjamin nodded thoughtfully. Regardless of the extent of the dispute between the nobles and the church, there was a gathering of ships on the shores of the Kingdom of Hori, and the church seemed to be really planning to retaliate.
To be honest, Benjamin is very happy to see this dog-eat-dog situation continue. But the problem is that he feels that overseas sects may not be able to stop the church, and once they are wiped out, all the precious information about telekinesis may fall into the hands of the church.
Therefore, Benjamin felt that he could not stand idly by.
About two days later, he made some preparations and set off from the college with his two siblings. The rush of visits in the past few days had almost subsided, and the operation of the college had stabilized. He could travel with confidence again, and the matters here could be completely left to him. Wallis handles.
"Master Mage, does the Holy Light Church really intend to wipe out the people on the island?"
Halfway through the flight, the girl couldn't help but ask.
"The church has absolutely no tolerance limit for heretics." Benjamin replied, "I heard that they organized a whole fleet, dispatched at least three digits of various priests and paladins, and also prepared weapons that could restrain thoughts. It’s a magical thing. I definitely want to kill them all without leaving any worries.”
"Then... what should we do? Should we stop them?"
Benjamin shook his head and said: "I originally planned to find an opportunity to destroy overseas sects. Don't you also want to take revenge? The mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole follows behind. This time is actually a good opportunity for us."
"Mantis, mantis what?"
"It's nothing... Anyway, let's rush there first."
Benjamin reluctantly changed his words, shook his head, and ended the conversation with the two siblings.
In the letter written to him by the Wood family, they actually did not want him to make this kind of choice. Although it was not written clearly, he could see clearly that those nobles hoped that the Magic Academy would jump out and cause trouble at this time, whether it was to prevent the church from going overseas or to do something else. In short, they wanted to add more trouble to the church.
In this way, the church would have no time to deal with those nobles, and the noble class could seek greater benefits from them.
But... Benjamin didn't intend to follow their hints completely.
After all, self-interest is involved. Since the development of the branch of the undead followers, the status of telekinesis in Benjamin's heart has gradually increased, becoming more and more important. It is impossible for him to give up all the treasures of overseas sects.
-The nobles want to deal with the church, but he wants the church to deal with the overseas sects together.
After flying for about two or three days, Benjamin first circumvented the abyss, took his two siblings to the beach of Hori Kingdom, and then followed the traces of the church fleet out to sea and flew in the direction of the island.
He was not worried that he would not be able to catch up. The church did not know the detailed location of the overseas sect, so it would definitely have to be searched at sea for a while.
The vast ocean stretches towards the limit of human vision. Flying in the air, Benjamin felt that this area seemed to be connected to the end of the world. There were so many unexplored secrets hidden under the deep blue water.
Of course, there are countless monsters.
Compared with the land environment, the ocean is many times more dangerous for humans. Not long after going to sea, he and the system detected groups of sea beasts patrolling through the water. Most of them have the form of ordinary fish, but each one has sharp teeth, causing waves of elemental fluctuations. At the same time, there are many octopuses that look like them, and they often exude a dangerous aura, which is quite scary.
Not only that, in addition to these, they can also vaguely feel that there seems to be more terrifying existence in the deeper seabed.
"How did you go to sea in such an environment?" Benjamin couldn't help but ask the two siblings.
"The elder said that the goddess showed us a safe route." The young man thought for a while and said hesitantly, "However, according to the adults... there may be other reasons."
Safe route
Benjamin nodded. After all, if you live on an island, thousands of years have passed and countless lives have been filled in. You will definitely be able to find a navigable route.
However, he had to find the church's fleet first, so he definitely couldn't take a safe route. Therefore, he had to fly carefully, stay away from the water, and search for clues about the church while flying. Thanks to his caution, half a day had passed since they set out to sea, and they had not yet encountered any attacks from monsters.
"...that's the fleet."
Half a day later, they were almost flying in the clouds, looking down, and finally found the fleet within sight.
Hidden among the mist and clouds, Benjamin quietly approached the fleet. However, what they didn't expect was that when they got closer, they discovered that the church's fleet was fighting a huge octopus.
"Quick! Repair the shield on the left! Don't let it sink the ship!"
"A few of you use holy light bombs to suppress it, the rest of you chant with me, and we activate the power of the cross to destroy this thing in one fell swoop."
"Fix the hole on the right side, quickly! No more water can leak in..."
Even just watching from a distance, Benjamin could see how chaotic the situation was. The octopus monster is almost the size of a castle, and its suction cups are as big as those of an adult. They open and close like countless big breathing mouths. On the sticky white skin, every tiny protrusion was clearly visible as if it were an enlarged version.
As the octopus waved its tentacles, the shield on the ship buzzed, and the surrounding waves also surged.
The priests stood on the boat, staggering one by one, and even had to fly up to cast spells, otherwise they would have vomited on the spot. Therefore, although the Octopus Monster did not seem to have any elemental attack capabilities, it still made them very embarrassed, and two ships had already been damaged.
Benjamin looked so happy in the sky.
"No way, didn't you understand the situation before going to sea? Are you so anxious to destroy other people's sects? Were they beaten stupid in Ikol?" He said in his heart with some gloating.
It would be a bit funny if the church went out to sea in a grand way, only to be wiped out halfway.
"...You are overthinking it. Let's take a look at the situation." The system was silent for a moment and said.
Benjamin also put away the smile on his face and continued to look over. Below, the octopus has been using its tentacles to attack the holy light shield emerging from the ship's hull. However, although the shield looks quite fragile, it has not been broken under the constant tapping of the giant tentacles.
Seeing this, Benjamin couldn't help but think of the powerful holy light barrier that Havenlight had.
Is it similar technology
The fleet also moved slowly, gradually forming an encirclement, silently surrounding the giant octopus.
"...begin to cleanse this filthy creature."
The chanting was finally completed. The figure, who was probably at the bishop level, opened his eyes, looked at the octopus monster without sadness, and spoke slowly. The other priests also nodded in response, and the dots of holy light gathered together, finally forming a huge cross in mid-air.
The cross is positioned just above the octopus, and a strong light is cast down on it. At that moment, the octopus seemed to realize something and stopped in its tracks.
However, the priests did not give it time to react.
"Purge begins!"
Along with the powerful fluctuations of magic power, the Holy Light Cross suddenly fell and hit the giant octopus. In an instant, a dazzling bright light burst out. From Benjamin's perspective, it looked like someone had thrown a powerful flash bomb there.
He and his two siblings were flying far away in the sky, and they couldn't help but squint their eyes.
Then, the holy light gradually dissipated, leaving only a blackened octopus corpse on the sea.
"Tch...it's boring. It's solved like this."
When Benjamin saw this, he couldn't help curling his lips. It seemed that the church was still prepared. The two damaged ships seemed to have been repaired in a short period of time, and their balance was stabilized, and there was no tendency for them to continue sinking.
But... well, if the church's fleet is killed casually, how can he be the successful fisherman
He also wants to use the church's sword to deal with overseas sects first, but the church cannot rush into the street here.
After taking care of the giant octopus, the fleet below quickly adjusted its formation and seemed ready to continue setting off. However, at this time, the entire sea surface suddenly experienced violent fluctuations.
The two siblings who were carried flying by Benjamin couldn't help but be stunned.
"No, it's not good. This sign... they seem to have angered Neptune." The young man looked in disbelief, "But... shouldn't Neptune be just a legend? Do they really exist?"
While the two siblings were amazed, several huge protrusions suddenly appeared on the sea surface.
Immediately afterwards, accompanied by surging waves more than ten meters high, a dozen giant octopuses that were exactly the same as the Octopus Monster suddenly emerged from the sea.