Chapter 496 - 250 Lock Fan
After liberating the sea-clan base, Lu Hong had initially planned to press on in one effort to take down the enemy’s nest and break the seal set by the Naga Queen.
However, Tong Ling told him that the seal of the Naga Queen was now under tidal protection, so he decisively chose to give up.
Lu Hong had heard about tidal protection many times in the game before; it was the protection offered by the Tide Orb, a top-tier divine artifact of the sea-clan, born with the Sea God. This thing was impossibly strong; even the War God had once tried to shatter it but failed, which showed how sturdy it was.
And tidal protection was the defensive power invoked by the Tide Orb, its source being the vast sea; as long as the seawater never dried up, it would possess super self-healing abilities, able to recover in the blink of an eye even if momentarily breached.
By slaughtering more sea-clan and relying on the power of Bloodthirst, Lu Hong could temporarily breach the tidal protection, but getting out would be difficult as if being placed in solitary confinement; it could spell doom if a sea-clan powerhouse rushed over.
However, tidal protection also had a time limit.
"This barrier was probably erected about five months ago."
"Then that’s not too bad, I can wait," Lu Hong nodded. The duration of the tidal protection was generally half a year. He had to seize the opportunity to rush in and destroy the seal the moment the protection lifted; even if the Naga Queen reestablished the barrier, he could rely on the power of Bloodthirst to make a break for it. In any case, this plane of existence was unstable, so he wasn’t afraid of the Naga Queen coming in person.
Tong Ling, returning triumphantly, was very happy and went back to the steel city of the Independent Clan with Lu Hong.
"Citizens of the Independent Clan, the person beside me is the legendary Compeer King Tukurlu, who fought for our freedom on the wild battlefield. Today, he has returned! He has led us to defeat the sea-clan and rescue the thirty thousand of our people held at the sea-clan base. Let’s celebrate his arrival and the victory of the Independent Clan!"