Me and My Cold CEO Wife

Chapter 2149 - 2138: The Storm Approaches

Not long after, if nothing unexpected happens, Ning Fan will board this small merchant ship to land."A big storm is coming."

At that moment, Ning Fan's expression changed, as he had already noticed the abnormal airflow changes, which were becoming more and more violent.

Soon after, Lum also noticed this, as the clouds in the sky were reminding him that a storm was imminent.

"Everyone return to the cabin."

Only at this moment would Lum shed his usual foolishness and remain calm and steady, like a commanding general directing a thousand troops.

With one order, the people on the ship began to move.

Hill Village's fishermen are accustomed to the ocean's unpredictable climate, with experience passed down through generations making them very familiar with this sea area.

Looking at the increasingly deteriorating weather, these people still work methodically.

"Sir, please return to the cabin as well."

"No need. I still want to witness the storm."

It's not that Ning Fan was pretending to be brave, but because Lum and villagers with True Origin Realm strength were all managing the sails on the deck, leaving him no need to worry about his situation.

"Don't worry about me, you go ahead with your work."

"Then I'll get busy."

It was at this moment that Lum remembered Ning Fan wasn't an ordinary person but a knight in battle armor.

The ocean's climate changes quickly; it was sunny just now, and now it's overcast with dark clouds.

Thick dark clouds blocked out the light; the cloud cover looked very low, as if it might collapse at any time, giving every indication of the apocalypse.

The sound of the wind grew louder, carrying a kind of mournful howl, as if it would destroy everything.

The sails rustled loudly, as Lum and several others flexed their muscles, working hard to adjust the sails and keep the ship from straying too far off course.

Despite their efforts, the three fishing boats slowly veered away from the planned route amidst the wind and rain.

Fortunately, the ship was very sturdy, and Ning Fan didn't hear the sound of wooden boards rupturing.

Ning Fan stood proudly in the strong wind, gazing at the blackened sea, "This storm might be something fierce."

The rain fell suddenly and fiercely, with drops the size of soybeans pounding onto the deck.

In just this moment, the rainwater on the deck had spread to ankle-deep.

A large amount of rainwater roared down the drainage holes on the deck into the sea.

At that moment, Ning Fan's eyes shifted, noticing an animal resembling a bat leaping on the sea.

"It should be some kind of sea fish."

This sea beast's body was flat, with huge bat wings under its sides,

The wings fully spread, reaching about six meters wide and long.

Ning Fan determined it was a sea beast because it wasn't flying,

Each time it leaped out of the water, it glided more than ten meters using its giant bat wings, then dove into the sea again.

And a few seconds later, it jumped out again.

The strange fish seemed able to avoid the gusty wind this way, showing no signs of slowing down.

"I wonder if it's a sea beast?"

Ning Fan's pupils contracted as he noticed the strange fish swiftly moving towards him.

"Why is there a bat-winged ghost fish here, this is a Fourth Rank sea beast."

A voice of despair reached Ning Fan's ears through the dense curtain of rain.

"It's actually a Fourth Rank sea beast. It should have wandered into this sea area due to the storm's influence."

Sea beasts have their activity ranges based on rank.

The deeper the ocean area, the higher the rank of sea beasts.

In the sea area between Kuyesheng Administrative Province and Hill Island, there are sea beasts of ranks one to three.

But due to years of hunting, sea beasts became increasingly rare, with their ranks getting lower, and seeing even a Third Rank sea beast is rare.

This is why Hill Village only fishes in this sea area.

But this doesn't mean high-rank sea beasts can't appear in nearshore waters, just the probability is extremely low.

Like now, the villagers encountered just such a low-probability event.

"Brother Lum, what do we do now?"

"Don't panic. Maybe it's just passing through."

"But it's already rushing towards us, our ship can't withstand its collision."

Upon hearing this, Lum's expression changed, knowing that even if the bat-winged ghost fish didn't target them as prey, its sheer size could easily destroy them if it collided.

"Signal the other ships to prepare to assist you."

"Brother Lum, what about you?"

"I have to stay here to handle the sails."

Lum wanted to gamble on the chance that if the bat-winged ghost fish didn't attack the fishing boat, he could still save the village's wealth.

If he let go now, the fishing boat would have no idea where the storm would blow it.

"You can't, Brother Lum, you'll die."

If the fishing boat was struck by the bat-winged ghost fish in this extreme weather, human life would surely be lost.

"Don't say more. I'll be right back."

Listening to the voice nearby, Lum looked puzzled towards the bow where Ning Fan stood, then shouted loudly, "Sir, no way! It's a Fourth Rank sea beast."

On the sea, sea beasts with the advantages of terrain have strength close to Fifth Rank, and even medium-sized warships usually avoid them.

"Don't worry about me."

With that, Ning Fan soared into the sky.

Amid the oppressive darkness, an eye-catching white line suddenly streaked across.

Soon after, Ning Fan faced the bat-winged ghost fish.

Upon closer inspection, Ning Fan couldn't help but exclaim, "It's truly like a bat."

Except for the lack of claws and its smooth, hairless skin, the bat-winged ghost fish was almost identical to a bat.

At that moment, Ning Fan's body suddenly recoiled three meters back.

Just now, his chest felt as if it was hit by a heavy hammer, though he wasn't injured, the sudden shock wave almost knocked him out of the sky.

"It can use an air cannon. Interesting! No wonder the villagers are so frightened."

Even Ning Fan, clad in battle armor, felt his blood boil from the air cannon impact, let alone the wooden fishing boats.

The bat-winged ghost fish only needed a shout to blow up a fishing boat.

"Here it comes again!"

As a semi-transparent spherical bubble rapidly approached, Ning Fan's pupils contracted, and he threw a punch.

The fierce wind from his punch instantly collided with the bubble.

A loud bang followed, as a hole blasted open the curtain of rain like a burst of water.

Splashing rainwater whistled towards all directions like bullets.

Ning Fan steadied himself, swung his holy sword forward, as a crescent-shaped light blade tore through the sky in a flash.

The fierce attack severed the bat-winged ghost fish's left wing at its base, and dark green blood mixed with rainwater fell into the sea.

The bat-winged ghost fish let out a sharp, squeaky scream and dropped into the sea as its left wing ruptured.

"Trying to run?"

The next second, he saw water columns like arrow rain piercing the sky.

Ning Fan realized that he had underestimated the harshness of the sea beast.

The water arrows of the spitting fish were nothing compared to this.

The dense arrow rain hit Ning Fan's battle armor, ringing loudly, even slowing his diving speed.