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Battle preparations, annihilate the monsters.
The telepathists' telepathy was being transmitted to people.
Only then did Roberto, who had come to his senses, call out to Eun-ha, who was exuding a different atmosphere than usual.
"Player Noh Eun-ha."
"Yes, what is it?"
"Wouldn't it be better to leave this place rather than subjugate them?"
"..."
Roberto suggested.
Eun-ha, who had been quietly staring at him, asked briefly.
"Why?"
"The scale of the army is too large. The Deep Serpent alone is dangerous, and there are similar-looking ones too..."
"So you're saying we should retreat? Because the damage could be greater? But to get to Italy, we'll have to pass through them anyway. Or is there another route?"
"There's no other route, but this area is within the jurisdiction of the coast guards of neighboring countries like Italy and Greece. So..."
"You mean we should first escape and then get help from the coast guard coming from nearby?"
"Yes, that's right."
Roberto affirmed.
Eun-ha fell into thought.
'Certainly, that would be safer. The problem is...'
Two things.
Can the ships move fast enough to outrun them?
Can we rely on the coast guard who might not come in time?
Eun-ha was skeptical.
"No. They probably won't let us go quietly anyway, and who knows when the coast guard will come. It's better to fight here."
"Is that so... I understand. Then we'll join the subjugation too. We'll lend what little strength we have."
"Thank you."
The command over the Korean conquest team belonged to Eun-ha.
Roberto couldn't interfere.
Moreover, there weren't many Italian forces at present.
In the end, to ensure safety, they had no choice but to go along with Korea.
Roberto, understanding his position, raised no further objections and returned to the Italian ship.
Meanwhile, Eun-ha decided to view the situation positively.
'In a way, this is a good opportunity.'
The gains from monsters that don't appear in Korea would surely be valuable.
Although they would have to pay some taxes to the country with territorial waters according to International Mana Management Organization regulations, it was still worth it.
'Since the Italian side is participating too, we'll have to give them a cut, but...'
Still, it's better than nothing.
Above all.
'We can gain practical experience against high-tier monsters and their army. It will definitely help the conquest team work together better...'
To be honest, the naval and underwater battles with monsters encountered during the voyage so far had fallen short of expectations.
He couldn't help but worry inwardly that it wasn't enough to gain practical experience.
So this was well-timed.
Eun-ha asked Pricis Memory.
"Witch, can you protect the ships from being wrecked?"
"Yes, I can. However, I won't be able to assist in combat."
"It's okay with Iriya here. I'll leave the ships to you, Witch."
Pricis Memory's presence was reassuring.
The rear should be safe.
Eun-ha, leaving her behind, gave instructions to the conquest team using Jin Seo-na's telepathy.
Starting with Team 1 Pandora Clan, conquest team members who jumped off the ship formed a formation on the water surface.
At that moment, future Yu-seong approached.
"Father."
"Oh, Yu-seong."
"As far as I know, this didn't happen in the future. It seems because of me..."
It seems causality acted due to his coming from the future.
Eun-ha cut off future Yu-seong's words as he whispered apologetically.
"What does that matter?"
"..."
"The fact that we need to take down those monsters doesn't change anyway."
As future Yu-seong's father.
Eun-ha hoped that he wouldn't feel responsible and take on all problems alone, attributing everything to himself.
'I wonder who he takes after... He's taken after things he didn't need to.'
He patted future Yu-seong's shoulder to encourage him.
Eun-ha spoke casually.
"Let's finish this quickly and have a drink afterward, work hard to help, Yu-seong."
"..."
Future Yu-seong blinked.
Eventually.
"Yes, Father!"
Future Yu-seong, realizing Eun-ha's subtle consideration, answered energetically.
He showed enthusiasm.
* * *
The sea is rough.
Water and blood are splashing everywhere, and the roars of monsters, metallic sounds, and explosion noises can be heard.
The battle was that intense.
"They're approaching from underwater again!"
"Watch your feet! Don't fall in!"
"These bastards are annoying from above and below..."
The army took advantage of the battlefield, attacking indiscriminately from above and below the water surface.
As a result, the conquest team members had to deal with the monsters while being wary of surprise attacks from below.
Even stepping on the water surface required caution.
But that doesn't mean...
"Don't stray far alone! Maintain formation at all costs!"
"Check if the person next to you is there! Is anyone missing!?"
"They eventually come out head first! Aim for them the moment they emerge!"
"You think you're the only ones who can use harpoons!? We use them too! Better ones!"
They weren't completely overwhelmed.
They were a conquest team with confidence in their skills and some practical experience gained through Eun-ha's training.
They calmly took down the monsters without falling into confusion.
There were also various weapons prepared for the <Dungeon of the Deep Sea> conquest.
One of them was the harpoon gun.
"Reload!"
Following the instructions of each team leader.
Hunters, Rangers, and Snipers who were supporting the battle with harpoon guns loaded new harpoons.
And the moment the monsters tried to escape underwater.
"Fire!"
Thud thud thud! Whoosh!
Kieeek!
Dozens of harpoons were fired.
Monsters pierced by harpoons had to be pulled back to the surface by the conquest team members' strength.
That's how they met their deaths.
Meanwhile, the battle was in full swing elsewhere too.
"They're coming up! It looks like they're trying to break our formation!"
"Everyone gather to the center!"
"Supporters ready!"
"Iriya player!"
At the Navigator's shout who was watching below the surface.
People gathered in a dense formation, and supporters including Iriya quickly responded.
"It's okay. With this much..."
They definitely won't break through.
Iriya, who had been praying while holding her rosary, opened her green eyes.
She spread her protective magic.
Whoosh!
The light spreading from below formed a curtain.
Monsters trying to emerge from the water had to be engulfed in shock as they hit their heads against this curtain.
Some even lost consciousness or died due to their heads being cracked.
"The water below is full of fish?"
Bae Su-bin grinned.
She activated magic with her red staff that had a sharp, spear-like blade, tapping the water surface.
Right after.
"Blaze up."
Whoosh!
An explosion occurred under the curtain.
Flames that didn't extinguish even underwater engulfed the monsters.
The seawater boiled instantly, steam rose above the surface, and monsters directly or indirectly exposed to the flames couldn't escape death.
The monsters whose corpses remained floated up, either charred black from the fire or cooked red from the heat.
"Mass slaughter is the best after all."
Bae Su-bin cheerfully snorts.
On the other hand, people who witnessed her ruthlessness felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Although it was a meaningless assumption, if she had been underwater when she cast her magic...
"..."
People gave up on imagining.
Meanwhile, Eun-ha gave a bitter smile.
'Su-bin seems to be having fun. Well, we haven't really fought properly since we started the voyage.'
Anyway, the monsters with harpoons could be left to Bae Su-bin, Iriya, and others.
Eun-ha decided to deal with the 3rd tier over-rank Deep Serpent and its lower-ranked individuals along with other people.
Just then.
Shrieeek!
A lower-ranked individual of the Deep Serpent launched a preemptive attack.
It slithered across the water surface and rushed towards Eun-ha's group.
Eun-ha commanded.
"Si-hyeong, Nier. Block it."
At that moment, Kang Si-hyeong and Avenier, along with Guardians working in sync with them, sprang forward.
They raised their shields, and Iriya and supporters assisting from the rear helped with magic.
───!!!
The lower-ranked Deep Serpent collided with the group of Guardians.
"Kuk!"
The difference in power was clear.
The Guardian group had to be pushed back, overwhelmed by the force.
But the monster's momentum also decreased.
Seizing that moment.
"Huup! Heave-ho!"
With a fist filled with power to the limit.
Avenier uppercut the monster's jaw.
Crack! Whoosh!
The attack was successful.
With a sound of something breaking, the monster soared into the sky like a dragon ascending.
Then Jo A-ra and the Casters bombarded the monster as if they had been waiting.
Not stopping there.
<Beast Transformation: Phoenix Wings>
"Well done."
Eun-ha, who had taken flight with crimson wings spread, cut off the monster's neck.
It was instantaneous.
One of the lower-ranked Deep Serpents met its demise.
'We need to push forward with this momentum.'
The morale of the conquest team rose.
Eun-ha, as if responding to the cheers from below, flew through the air and cut down additional lower-ranked individuals.
However, because of this.
Shrieeek!
The Deep Serpent and its lower-ranked individuals recognized Eun-ha as a threat and began to attack him preferentially.
'It doesn't matter.'
Rather, it's a good thing.
It meant the burden on the conquest team would be lessened.
Eun-ha flew around, dodging the monsters.
It was then that Jin Seo-na's telepathy came.
[Eun-ha, it's a message from Mi-ye. She wants you to follow her movements from now on.]
"..."
Sun Mi-ye, daughter of the Twelve Seats <Great Tree> Sun Ki-jun.
Eun-ha, understanding her strategy, immediately changed direction.
He dodges the monsters while luring them.
And so.
Shrieeek...
'This is working?'
The monsters ended up tangled with each other.
Eun-ha marveled at Sun Mi-ye's scheme.
Anyway, with this.
[Eun-ha, get out. We're going to attack.]
The threat from the monsters disappeared.
The conquest team mercilessly poured firepower before the monsters could recover.
Explosions erupted along with screams.
"That's intense."
Eun-ha smirked as he watched the monsters writhing in the explosions.
Probably with this, most of them...
Just then.
"...!"
Kishrieeek!
The Deep Serpent, its armor melting from the heat, burst out of the explosion.
It pounced on Eun-ha.
Eun-ha, suddenly clinging to the monster's head, gritted his teeth.
'This bastard...'
It intends to drag him underwater.
If that's the case.
'Alright, I'll play along.'
It was too late to counter anyway, and there was no reason not to go along with it.
Eun-ha entered the water with the monster.
Bubble bubble!
Air bubbles obscure the vision, and light shimmers above the water surface.
Leaving that scene behind, Eun-ha breathed through the providence of the Breath of the Sea.
"Even if the Dawn Sword has lost its power."
Whoosh!
Mana dwells in the Dawn Sword.
The pure white blade emitted light.
To the monster trying to drag him to deep places where light doesn't reach.
"That doesn't mean I can't cut you?"
Eun-ha swung the Dawn Sword.
The light tore through the monster's armor and cut across its eyeball.
Blue blood burst out.
───!!!
The monster let out a roar.
It thrashes violently.
<Beast Transformation: Liger Blaster>
Meanwhile, Eun-ha, who had separated from the monster, wrapped a blaster around his left hand.
He aims at the monster.
Shrieeek!
"You're opening your mouth on your own, huh."
Timing it with the monster rushing at him with killing intent after spotting him in its pain.
"Thanks, farewell."
Eun-ha fired the condensed lightning from the blaster.
The sea flashed in the darkness.
───!!!
Blue lightning pierces through the monster.
The monster, having allowed a direct hit, oxidizes and turns into particles.
* * *
The Italian Catania Coast Guard was patrolling the Mediterranean Sea.
During this, they received news.
"Captain, we've received a communication from the Monica!"
"The Monica... The ship that left for Korea recently? What's the content?"
"They've just entered the Mediterranean Sea. They're currently returning with Korean ships."
"Hmm, I see."
The Korean conquest team is coming.
According to information, among them are players who first conquered a black dungeon.
'Especially the <Monarch>... was it? I wonder what he looks like.'
He couldn't help but be curious.
The Coast Guard Captain, who had been quietly stroking his beard, raised the corners of his mouth.
"They've come from far away, we should go out to greet them. Find out the time and location of the telegram from the Monica. We should be able to know their route of movement."
"Yes, understood!"
With that.
The Catania Coast Guard set out to directly welcome the Korean conquest team, but...
"C-Captain, this is...!"
"Quickly determine the exact location, distance, and danger level!"
At some point, a large-scale ubiquity was suddenly observed.
A ubiquity where the danger level of monsters appearing converges up to 3rd tier over-rank...
The Coast Guard couldn't help but be thrown into chaos.
'A legion commander-level ubiquity occurred suddenly without any signs?'
It was an emergency situation.
Especially since the ubiquity occurred on the path of the Korean conquest team.
No, perhaps...
'They might be in crisis now, having unfortunately been caught in the ubiquity...'
They had to consider the worst-case scenario.
The Coast Guard Captain, who let out a deep breath, decided to quickly resolve the ubiquity.
"We're going to handle the ubiquity. So tell nearby coast guards that we're requesting support."
Unfortunately, with the current forces, it would be difficult to deal with the monster army.
So they decided to seek cooperation from other countries to reinforce their troops.
'I hope they're safe...'
The Coast Guard Captain prayed inwardly.
He also urged his members to increase speed as much as possible.
And so the Catania Coast Guard arrived at the source of the ubiquity, but.
"..."
The situation had already concluded.
There was no sense of danger, and only the corpses of monsters floating on the sea surface indicated traces of battle.
"It's... all over?"
"..."
Including the Coast Guard Captain.
The Catania Coast Guard couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
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