Chapter 776: Trap, God

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Ji Chen had a vague premonition in his heart that the Undead Lord must have already known the intentions of the Alliance Fleet to land on the southern continent, and the sudden appearance of tens of thousands of marine demons besieging the giant turtle earlier was the best proof.

But the current situation puzzled him a bit. Since the intentions of the Alliance Fleet were already known, why bother sending a decoy force of ten thousand cannon fodder troops, only to be sent under their gunfire, and then open up such a big opening for them to land?

Thinking back to what Lainekel had said before about the deployment and plans of various demon kings, as well as the contradictions and competition for interests among the demon kings in attacking the main world, Ji Chen had a flash of insight.

Since they could land, he didn’t need to exert any effort. The next thing would be left to the Alliance Fleet to handle.

Over the course of several days, the Alliance Fleet gradually erected a semi-permanent base on the shore.

The elves, utilizing their expertise in natural magic, quickly grew three-sided ironwood walls reaching twenty meters high and ten meters thick, with arrow towers erected every ten meters and spell towers standing every fifty meters. Thanks to the powerful runic enchantment technology, these ironwood walls and towers, engraved with layers of high-level reinforcement runes, were no less defensive than enchanted stone walls, and even surpassed them in terms of flexibility and expansibility.

While the elves were busy constructing the walls and towers, soldiers from other kingdoms were digging trenches outside the base, clearing the surrounding forests for miles to provide a clear line of sight.

Although they didn’t know why the demons had opened up such an opportunity, the Alliance Fleet was not willing to let go of such a good chance. At the very least, they had to take a big bite out of the demons before they were satisfied.

However, the Alliance Fleet was astonished to find that at some point, the Roni River not far from the joint base had turned black and foul-smelling, contaminating a large area of water near the estuary.

Numerous fish exposed to the polluted river water turned belly-up, their bodies becoming black and poisonous.

Commander Yasen of the Alliance Fleet, the moment he heard this news, realized it was bad.

The Roni River served as the primary water supply for the Desert Alliance. With even the estuary now contaminated, one could only imagine the dire situation downstream, where the frontline of the river lay.

On the flagship.

“This is undoubtedly the scheme of the Greed Lord. He must have polluted the water source of the Roni River so effortlessly, causing the Desert Alliance to collapse without a fight.”

“Indeed, this move strikes at the heart of the Desert Alliance.” Yassen nodded, his face somewhat grave. “The question is how we can help them. Without a water source, the Desert Alliance simply cannot hold out much longer.”

“We can offer manpower and supplies, but a water source…” Everyone looked at each other, shaking their heads.

The elves possessed unique natural magic, able to rapidly grow special plants that could extract freshwater from seawater, but this would take some time. They could make use of the freshwater brought by the fleet to hold on for a while, but the Desert Alliance couldn’t last that long.

Amidst the worried and puzzled faces of the crowd, Ji Chen appeared on the deck, and under the astonished gazes of the others, he said, “I have already heard about the contamination of the Roni River, and I can help you.”

Yassen’s face lit up with joy, but he also looked somewhat puzzled.

Without saying much more, Ji Chen raised his right hand.

Swish-

Large swathes of seawater floated up, refracting colorful light under the sunlight. Under the gaze of many soldiers of the Alliance Fleet, the seawater was analyzed and separated on a microscopic level by invisible forces.

Clusters of lighter-colored water were separated and suspended in the air.

A lieutenant of Licnhardt couldn’t help but reach out and touch one of the clusters suspended by the ship’s side. After feeling the refreshing moisture, he put his finger into his mouth.

The next moment, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed ecstatically, “It’s freshwater! This is freshwater!”

Everyone was startled, and they all tried it themselves, excitement appearing on their faces in unison.

Their gazes towards Ji Chen became even more admiring and grateful.

This wasn’t some extraordinary ability. Ever since Ji Chen mastered the power of the ocean, this ability to extract freshwater from seawater naturally came with it.

As long as there was seawater, or even just water-based substances, he could extract a certain amount of freshwater from it, completely eliminating the worry of freshwater while sailing on the sea.

“Sir Yassen, you’d better start digging a channel from the coast to the frontline of the Roni River right away, so I can extract and transport freshwater on a large scale.”

Yassen nodded hurriedly. “I’ll send people to dig right away.”

After instructing the soldiers to start digging the channel, Yassen casually asked, looking at the extraordinary figure before him, who had already become an epic tier figure at such a young age, a sense of admiration flashed through his heart.

The last time they interacted was when they were in the Maple Forest Principality. At that time, although Ji Chen had considerable strength, he was not at this level yet. In just a few months, he had become the strongest figure shaking the continent, which inevitably made him feel a bit emotional.

“Lord Ji Chen, why don’t you go ashore to inspect?”

Ji Chen shook his head. “No need. I’ll stay here to guard the fleet.”

For him, whose power largely stemmed from the ocean and water, the vast and arid southern continent was extremely disadvantageous. He had already learned a lesson from the unfavorable environment when he obtained the blood of the swamp dragons in the Maple Forest Principality..