"Fury, can you swim?"
"I’m fairly proficient, I suppose."
On the beach’s edge amidst the typhoon, the rmaid Halbes asked Ronald if he could move underwater. With an affirmative response, she continued, "I can sense that the origin of this typhoon is underground, in the center of this island, connected to the subterranean water channels."
"Don’t expect to take only the paths that normal humans would when you’re with ."
"I have absolutely no problem with that." Ronald cracked a slight smile, his finger adorned with a ring snapping.
Initially, he hadn’t placed much expectation on the "Magic Fluctuation Angel" to develop his abilities, considering it rely a supplent to his adaptability in sea, land, and air. Now faced with this situation, wasn’t this a perfect match for a real-world issue?
Seeing Ronald’s reaction, Halbes no longer pressed with questions.
Turning she dove back, the rmaid leapt into the sea vanishing in an instant, the typhoon’s fury completely erasing any traces on the surface, with only those who followed into the sea being able to glimpse her whereabouts.
Standing by the sea, Ronald contemplated for two seconds before relaying this information to the others and then followed, diving into the ocean.
The rmaid had appeared suddenly, and her change of attitude was even more baffling. But now, Ronald was quite confident in his abilities, and even if a trap lay before him, he was sure he could break through it directly.
Splash—
He plunged into the sea.
Under the activated abilities of the "Magic Fluctuation Angel," Ronald instantly adapted to the water and set his sights on the rmaid swimming towards the bottom.
He wasn’t sure if she was deliberately waiting for him.
Halbes, the rmaid, wasn’t swimming as swiftly as he had imagined, her pace no faster than that of a normal human.
...
In silence, Ronald continued to follow Halbes, descending beneath the sea’s surface.
Compared to the raging storm and fierce winds above, the deep sea at a certain depth beca increasingly calm and pitch-black.
It was nearly at the critical mont where Ronald could barely see anything.
Halbes, the rmaid in front, reached into her waist garnt and pulled out a short rod, then pressed down.
Click—
A light sound, and a bright conical beam of light emitted from the short rod in the rmaid’s hand.
However, the focus wasn’t on the light or the rmaid’s attitude.
At the sa ti as the short rod emitted light, Ronald didn’t feel any magic power fluctuation on it at all, not even the slight disturbance of an incantation starting up.
What did this imply?
If Ronald wasn’t mistaken...
That seed to be a flashlight, and a waterproof one at that?
In an instant, a ridiculous and preposterous thought surfaced in Ronald’s mind.
According to what he had learned from his companions on the mystical side, this world should not originally have creatures like rmaids or Sirens. Everything happening around the island should have so close connection with the original canon.
But a rmaid with the ability to cast spells, yet at the sa ti holding a flashlight...
No matter how you looked at it, this didn’t fit into a fantasy world’s narrative.
Could it be possible, then, that the original canon that caused this incident summoned these marine creatures from another regular world, just as Ronald had co to this world from Earth?
"Fury, keep up." Ronald, slowed by his discovery, heard Halbes swimming ahead, proactively calling out to him, "If you really wish to make haste, don’t slow down here."
"Coming."
Ronald nodded and quickly caught up with Halbes’s figure.
The things the rmaid said before seed to be largely true. The flashlight provided minimal illumination underwater, but she swam straight toward a specific direction as if she had a clear target.
Just as they were diving deeper for a few minutes, the situation suddenly changed.
Halbes stopped moving, her eyes anxiously scanning the surroundings.
"Wulin people, do you have any humanoid species in your seas that move in groups?"
"Is sothing approaching us?" Ronald imdiately asked.
"There are quite a number, and the sea is warning that they do not harbor good intentions. They must be creatures native to your waters."
"..."
Ronald pondered for a few seconds before shaking his head honestly:
"Sorry, I don’t have extensive knowledge of the ocean. If I had to guess, could it be so kind of school of fish that hunts in groups?"
Hearing Ronald’s response, a trace of dissatisfaction was evident on the rmaid’s face.
"Wulin people, the sea deserves awe and pursuit."
"As a wizard, I suggest you learn more about these matters in the future, it certainly won’t be a mistake."
"For now, stick close to . Let’s speed up and avoid them."
After briefly stating her opinion, Halbes imdiately swam faster towards the depths of the sea, with Ronald following closely behind.
However, after barely a dozen seconds, Halbes slowed down again.
"No, they’re changing direction and heading towards us!"
"Prepare for battle!"
Underwater, Ronald was now frowning.
The ’Fury’ hidden in his clothing didn’t give him any warning; hence, the enemy ntioned by Halbes was not human. Furthermore, in the pitch-black waters below, his visibility was limited to the range of the flashlight, with only vague shadows visible elsewhere.
He could, at any ti, activate his power to fly upward.
But if he made such a choice, the fragile connection established with the rmaid would be imdiately lost.
"Here they co!"
Before Ronald could think further, Halbes abruptly alerted him, shining the light source to their left.
Then, a grotesque monster appeared there.
This creature had limbs similar to humans, but with sharp tips, and its skin was covered in a layer of dark blue thick scales. Beneath the two large eyes that occupied half of its head were vicious jaws with exposed sharp teeth.
Ronald recognized where this creature ca from.
— Hunters.
A marine creature that, according to coastal residents’ tales from his world, delighted in feasting on human innards. This creature’s skin was incredibly tough, making it both powerful and fast in water.
Ronald had only discovered the legend of these creatures by chance during his ti in Berenwich.
Now faced with these swiftly approaching Hunters, which clearly bore malice,
He urgently yelled to Halbes:
"These are the Hunters, marine creatures with hard scales and decent speed and strength; be careful not to get caught!"
The rmaid tucked the flashlight under her arm, her expression dissatisfied as she ford a unique gesture with her hands:
"The sea creatures born from your waters are truly unsightly!"
The next second.
An intense Magic Fluctuation imdiately emanated from Halbes!
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