Book 13: Chapter 58
There wasn’t just one wyrm! There wasn’t just one wyrm! I didn’t know if the wyrm used a cloning technique or if there were multiple of them to begin with. I suddenly realised Ying never stated how many wyrm’s there were. We calculated so many things, yet overlooked the fact that it was a wild beast. Wild beasts weren’t naturally a one and only!!
My ship was destroyed. Humanity’s huge ship was akin to a paper boat in the eyes of the giant entity. I couldn’t fathom how Ying fought a wyrm in the past with a small fishing boat. Perhaps they avoided her out of fear for her strength. They didn’t have anywhere to flee to with an entire team after them, so they all came rushing over. As I was in the water, I was no different to a fledgling bird in a snake’s den except my main concern wasn’t myself but my Nier!
“Where’s my Nier?!” I cried in my mind.
A pair of hands wrapped themselves under my ribs and pulled me towards the surface when I was frantically searching for Nier in the water. Huge fangs rushed towards me; I desperately reached behind me to pull the cork off my last mana dissolving potion bottle. The potion quickly dispersed in the water and spread toward the wyrms chasing me. They shuddered, for they discerned the liquid dispersing in front of them was lethal. Consequently, they fled in all directions.
*Gasp!!*
I got my head out of the water and refreshing oxygen entered my nose. My black hair was stuck to my face. I turned around to see not Nier but Mommy Elizabeth’s stern face. Elizabeth paddled by my side. On the other side, Nier mustered up all her strength to swim toward a section of the huge ship that had yet to sink whilst dragging Lucia with her. After ensuring they were all right, I turned back to Mommy Elizabeth and exclaimed, “Mom! That was dangerous for you to just jump in!”
I surmised Mommy Elizabeth jumped in after I fell into the water. That was just irrational! I didn’t know why she did that. It was pointless for her to jump in, after all. She couldn’t have done anything besides pull me up; not to mention that it put her in danger, as well.
Mommy touched my face and solemnly exclaimed, “Do you think I could just watch my son drop into the water that’s littered with these things?!”
I belted, “Mom! How are we going to get back on our feet, then?! There are wyrms swimming all around below us. If we can’t get back up after the mana dissolving potion disperses, we’ll be their meal!!”