Ling Tian saw the steel fork in Nu Lin Jing Tao's hand smash down like a Fang Tian Hua Ji. A look of terror flashed across his face. His balance was already compromised, and he could only hastily retract his long sword, attempting to use it to block the blow!
Nu Lin Jing Tao was ecstatic. He knew that if this strike landed on Ling Tian, the long sword in Ling Tian's hand would be sent flying. If he put even more force into it, it could even inflict a fatal injury directly upon Ling Tian.
However, as he watched the steel fork slice through Ling Tian's body, he felt his hand go empty. The strike had hit nothing.
Instantly sensing that something was amiss, he lunged forward, performing a forward roll!
This instinctive action indeed saved his life, because at that moment, a treasured sword suddenly appeared and tore open a gash on his lower back!
It turned out that Ling Tian had already appeared behind Nu Lin Jing Tao. He was now quite adept at using instant movement for surprise attacks.
It was just that Nu Lin Jing Tao's combat instincts had saved his own life. At this moment, Ling Tian's thoughts flickered, and the Crimson Flame Treasure Sword vanished. In its place, he held the heavy sword named Ning Feng.
"Heh heh, that last weapon was too light. Let's switch to something heavier to play with you. Come on!"
As Ling Tian spoke, he swung the heavy sword in his hand and brought it down towards Nu Lin Jing Tao!
Nu Lin Jing Tao, terrified, quickly raised his steel fork to block. Little did he know that Ling Tian, having changed weapons, had become even more ferocious in combat.
After all, Ling Tian was somewhat reluctant to clash head-on with the Crimson Flame Treasure Sword. But with the sturdy and heavy Ning Feng heavy sword, Ling Tian held nothing back!
The continuous heavy blows made the two weapons clang noisily, sparks flying with every impact.
The wound on Nu Lin Jing Tao's lower back had somewhat affected his movements. Although his internal organs were not injured, the gash, over half a foot long, was bleeding profusely.
Nu Lin Jing Tao was steadily retreating, only able to parry.
Suddenly, Ling Tian accelerated his movements. With a "Li Pi Hua Shan" strike, the heavy long sword once again chopped down from above.
Nu Lin Jing Tao desperately raised his steel fork with both hands to block the sword. However, the downward force of the sword did not cease at all.
Nu Lin Jing Tao was fighting with all his might, his arms straining to hold up the steel fork. But because his arms couldn't be fully extended, he could only desperately maintain his stance. The heavy sword in Ling Tian's hand was like a mountain pressing down. If he showed the slightest slack, this mountain would crush him to pieces.
Seeing the opponent's death throes, a smile appeared on Ling Tian's lips.
"It's over!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, a fiery red long sword pierced into Nu Lin Jing Tao's back and then emerged from his chest, impaling the incredibly valiant Merman general through and through!
It turned out that Ling Tian had used the long sword in his hand to force Nu Lin Jing Tao into immobility. Nu Lin Jing Tao's entire focus was on the sword in Ling Tian's hand, completely oblivious to a flying sword that had quietly aimed at him from behind.
When he was fully defending against Ling Tian's attack, he was destined to have no defense against the flying sword.
After the flying sword pierced Nu Lin Jing Tao's body, the fire attribute true essence on the sword rapidly erupted. The high temperature of over a thousand degrees directly cooked his internal organs.
Nu Lin Jing Tao felt his life force rapidly draining away. At this moment, he also felt immense panic.
In Nu Lin Jing Tao's eyes, humans were like shrimp that could be crushed with a flick of the wrist. He had never taken humans seriously, still dreaming of the Merman army returning to Earth and conquering the entire ocean.
Now, his dream had shattered. He finally understood that humans were not as insignificant as he had imagined.
Humans possessed terrifying technology and fearsome weapons, and among humans, there were also such formidable individuals!
He now had a change of heart. It was his underestimation, his looking down on humans, but it was too late!
Ling Tian pulled out the Crimson Flame Treasure Sword. A charred-on-the-outside, tender-on-the-inside corpse, emitting the aroma of roasted fish, fell to the ground.
Ling Tian tossed the Crimson Flame Treasure Sword in his hand, leaped up, stood on the sword with both feet, and charged towards the Ice Queen ship in the sea.
"A Li, I've dealt with that Merman leader. Help me clear out the Mermen on the island. I'll go to the ship to help first!"
"Don't worry, leave it to A Li!"
...
The Ice Queen ship had now settled on an iceberg. The entire ship was lifted out of the water by blocks of ice. The ice surface extended from the deck to thirty to forty meters away.
Aurora knew very well that if they fought these Mermen on the ship, in the water, her subordinates would suffer heavy losses.
Therefore, Aurora unleashed almost all of her ice-attribute abilities, borrowed a few magical artifacts, and cast a large-scale spell that froze the seawater around the Ice Queen, forming an iceberg.
This created considerable trouble for the Mermen. If they wanted to approach the ship, they first had to climb the iceberg. But even for Mermen, climbing from the sea onto ice was very strenuous.
The people on the ship naturally wouldn't wait to be slaughtered. Those who could fight came to the deck and used the ship's machine guns, shotguns, and large-caliber sniper rifles to attack the Mermen attempting to climb onto the ship.
As soon as the Mermen poked their heads out of the ice surface, they were met with the barrage of these large-caliber weapons, falling one after another with heavy casualties!
Nu Lin Luo Yun, seeing this, was enraged. She once again raised her staff, chanted incantations, and the next moment, a vast expanse of blue light enveloped the Mermen. Then, a water shield condensed on each Merman!
More accurately, it was a water film, about one centimeter thick, that encased the Mermen's heads and torsos.
With the protection of the water film, the large-caliber bullets that hit the Mermen were no longer fatal. Although these bullets could still knock them back, they could not inflict fatal damage.
Even though this water film lasted less than 20 seconds, it was enough for some powerful Mermen to climb onto the ice surface and approach the Ice Queen.
Seeing this situation, Aurora Ku Yit gave the order, and the esper abilities on the Ice Queen leaped off the deck, charging towards the Mermen.
Although they could also fight on the deck, holding the high ground and defending their position, which could avoid casualties.
However, Aurora and the others considered that if these Mermen were driven to desperation and tried to damage the ship's hull, they would be in big trouble.
After all, within a hundred-kilometer radius around this island, the magnetic field was abnormal. If their ship encountered problems, this entire crew would be in grave danger.
Leading the charge was none other than the top general of the Ice Knight Order, Alexander!