Chapter 443

Chapter 443

TL: xLordFifth

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“Sshh—” Leeha straightened his body, feeling a sudden change in the surroundings. Despite being under the effects of the invisibility spell, the turbulence of the seawater could still be visible. Without making a sound, Leeha dived into the seawater, relying only on the minimal noise and the ripples to conceal his entry.

“All right... roughly about 2 km ahead. Let’s go. [Mermaid Form].”

[Please select the area to transform.]

[Head/Upper Body/Arms/Lower Body/Feet]

“Hmm... Lower Body.”

[Please select the transformation type.]

[Flatfish/Dory/Fish/Moray Eel or Squid]

“Ugh... Heard people talk about looking alike, but who would’ve thought I’d transform? Ugh, Squid!”

Shwaaaak! In an instant, Leeha’s lower body transformed into that of a squid. Ten tentacle-like legs wiggled in the water.

“What?! How do I move this thing?”

It wasn’t easy to adapt to suddenly having to control ten legs.

It took several attempts to get the hang of moving the expanded set of legs. About 10 minutes later, after struggling with sinking and gulping water several times, Leeha finally figured out a way to move.

It was not easy to float in the water, and it took quite a while to figure out how to move. “The longest leg must be my own leg,” Leeha thought. The two longest legs, referred to as squid arms, seemed to have the same sensation as his own legs, while the other eight smaller legs felt like automatic assistants for the two main legs.

“Okay, let’s go now.”

Ssshh— Leeha completely submerged in the water, initiating his underwater exploration. The squid legs of the transformed lower body cut through the water like a missile, extending his body forward. Unlike the sensation of swimming through the Dragon Palace as a transformed fish, this experience brought a new feeling to Leeha, and his tentacle-like tail automatically moved.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

“Haha! Feels refreshing, doesn’t it? Imagining catching and grilling this guy for a meal, how tormenting would that be.” The charm of Middle Earth was creating joy and fantasies simultaneously. Leeha wanted to share this scene and sensation with others, thinking, “I’ll record this scene now and later claim an achievement for having such a skill—”

He chuckled, thinking about how this might silence Pyro, the current leader in food points, who was bound to get excited once Leeha revealed the Drake Quest. Leeha was considering using this information to his advantage.

“Still, it’s a bit unfortunate that some users lack the skills to utilize the information I provided. Well, it can’t be helped.” Chuckling, Leeha’s laughter bubbled up in the form of underwater bubbles.

Currently, the top-ranked in food points was the Fire Mage Pyro. Knowing about the Drake Quest, Pyro was likely to get excited and seek guidance. Leeha planned to use the current data to calm him down when the time came.

“If we get involved... Pyro might just tag along. It won’t be a loss for him either.” Whether Pyro would agree was uncertain, but Leeha didn’t dwell on it. The underwater view of the ship’s bottom began to unfold as he floated on the surface.

“They’are small! But there are quite a few!? One, two, three... twenty-two ships? Twenty-two ships gathered?”

The ships were not large, perhaps resembling large sailboats rather than the combat ships that Kraven referred to as “battleships.” However, their numbers were significant. Leeha relayed real-time information to Fernand and Alexander, making them aware that as long as they didn’t use the detection magic continuously, they would not be able to see him due to the invisibility spell cast by Bailephus.

Ssh- The top of Leeha’s head emerged from the water. The ships huddled together and swayed lightly in the waves. The ships only had two masts and Leeha estimated that they were only 1/6 of the size of the new continent expedition ships.

“Still, a ship is a ship. The deck won’t be visible just by poking my head out here.”

Leeha approached one of the outermost ships, the reason for transforming his lower body into a squid was to be able to climb the rope ladder hanging on the ship’s outer wall.

Leeha carefully examined his surroundings while starting to climb the rope ladder. He grabbed it with one arm and lifted his leg. The squid legs gracefully ascended, wrapping around the rope ladder. Then, he raised the other arm and lifted the other leg.

Leeha wanted to confirm. Since he was under the invisibility spell, they couldn’t see him, but he decided to be cautious of possible blind attacks.

However, it was Leeha’s misjudgment. The guy who had been telling him to prepare for an attack now let out a booming roar.

“He must have swallowed a steam whistle or something; the voice was tremendous.”

“Red Goat!”

Following him, the others shouted at the same time. The reddish glow on the twenty-two ships flashed at that moment.

“All those guys on the ships seem to be using some kind of skill simultaneously, emitting a level of brightness that couldn’t be looked at with open eyes.”

“Ugh!”

Closing his eyes tightly, waiting for the light to subside for a moment, Leeha opened his eyes again. Thankfully, there was no cardiac arrest.

“Whoa, what is this? What’s going on?!”

Before Leeha’s eyes, the visage of the Red Goat’s leader was being forced in. It wasn’t like before, with a human-like face and tattoos. It was undoubtedly the head of a beast, the ‘head of a goat’ that was ripped horizontally.

“If I breathe, its nose hair will flutter; that’s how close it is. The horizontally torn goat’s pupils rolled as if it were about to lick Leeha’s face.”

“It’s a real goat. A real red goat... Transformation? Moreover... Can they see me?”

Leeha was skeptical. It made no sense. This was Bailephus’s Ancient Gold Dragon-level invisibility spell. There was no way the magic could be dispelled, and they hadn’t used detection magic.

However, he had to admit it. The goat clearly sensed Leeha.

“What is this?”

The goat’s nostrils quivered.

Terrifyingly, Leeha activated the Stealth skill. Swwaaahhh...! Due to the invisibility spell, the light from the skill was not visible, and no sound could be heard.

However, the goat that had thrust its head in front of Leeha turned its head as if realizing Leeha had disappeared.

“Red Goat, what’s going on?”

“I smelled something strange. It was the smell of squid... No, it was the first time I smelled squid.”

“Squid, Red Goat?”

“No, full speed ahead. Relay the message to the rowers.”

“Red Goat!”

After a while, the rowing became even more vigorous.

“What is that? Human?”

“Human, no, can’t really call it human. It has a monkey tail, and all the members transform into the same appearance...”

“Hmm, in terms of communication, they don’t seem to be ordinary monsters.”

Listening to the reconnaissance information, the expeditionary force to the new continent fell into further confusion. Were they enemies or allies? The reconnaissance was meant to confirm whether these creatures could harm the users of the expeditionary force, but at that point, there was no certainty.