Chapter 225: Fermaton Water Bomb (1)
Chapter 225: Fermaton Water Bomb (1)
When the Bitch Collar is set to its Petrified State, it suppresses sexual desire, creating a state of what one might call "constant Sage Time."
But what happens if you crank up the sensitivity?
They enter a "Bitch State," where their libido explodes, rendering them completely incapable of doing anything else.
It might be fine if they were mentally prepared or if the atmosphere was right, but...
Right now.
In the middle of combat.
What happens if sexual desire suddenly explodes on a battlefield where humans are busy killing one another?
"Hyahhh—!!"
Splurt!!
Fountains erupted all over the place.
Beneath the crest of the waves, the Sea Elves shrieked and collapsed.
"Hey!!"
Some Sea Elves, seeing their comrades fall from atop the waves, screamed in shock.
Thinking they were under attack, they tried to shield themselves, but unfortunately, they were the ones without Bitch Collars.
"Ahhh!"
The Sirens wearing Silver Bracelets on their wrists were no exception; every single one of them plummeted into the waves with a scream.
Regardless of whether seawater rushed into their mouths, they charged forward, spraying less than 100ml of their own "water" into the surging tide.
[It looks like cavalry charging straight into a pitfall trap.]
Our combat was essentially the recycling of basic tactics.
Just as one digs traps to trip horses and stop a lance charge, we made the Sirens trip over themselves.
And the effect was super effective.
Nearly 90% of the Sirens were currently tumbling through the waves. We, who had been waiting in hammocks strung between the trees in anticipation of the surge, immediately grabbed our ropes.
[Capture the Sirens while making sure you don't get swept away by the waves! All units, begin the hunt!!]
"""Uooooh!!"""
The slave hunters let out a roar.
"Hunting merfolk! How thrilling!"
"Capturing defenseless, horny wretches! Yes, this is the life!"
"Kiyooooot!! Don't damage the merchandise! Let me show you Ninetail's brilliant rope work!"
Capturing those unable to resist was their specialty.
Lately, the frequency of slave hunting in the kingdom had dwindled due to the Crown Prince prattling on about "human rights," but while form is temporary, class is permanent.
[Don't let a single one escape! Catch them all! If you fail this, you might as well strip off your titles as slave traders!]
"Uooooh!!"
These were men who felt no revulsion toward the act of hunting slaves to begin with.
Furthermore, what if the targets weren't human, but classified as "Demonkind"?
"Uuub!!"
"Hey! Hook that one drifting over there!"
The slave traders displayed their spectacular skills, fishing the Sirens out of the waves that brushed beneath the hammocks in a single motion.
"Hahaha! Now this is a proper tortoise shell binding!"
"Nng, hyahhh?!"
The Sirens, hauled out of the water, shrieked and reached orgasm as the slave traders' ropes coiled around them.
[Impressive.]
The way they bypassed the arms and ensured the ropes passed over the breasts and pussy first spoke of a truly "professional" touch.
It made me feel almost embarrassed about how I had just hooked a Siren drifting below and tied her up tightly like I was wrapping twine around a piece of meat.
[Do they usually tie them up like that?]
"No."
Charlotte, who was leisurely shrugging her shoulders while snapping up Sea Elves with her whip right next to me, replied calmly.
"Normally, they just do it the standard way. But right now, the enemies are in heat, aren't they?"
[So they're using a special method to restrain slaves soaked in aphrodisiacs? Good. I was right to leave this to the experts.]
"Right?"
Charlotte instantly bound a Siren she had just fished up.
"Rabbit!"
Skreeee.
The Vorpal Rabbit, perched even higher than our hammocks, grabbed the rope of the captured Siren and hooked it over a tree branch.
"Kuaaaa...!!"
"Pull!"
"Give me a hand here! This one's heavy as hell, fuck!"
Pulling up a Sea Elf who had fainted and was bloated with seawater was no easy task, but fortunately, the ropes were looped over the branches like pulleys.
In other words, they didn't have to lift the Sea Elf's full weight directly.
Still, heavy was heavy.
They were essentially pulling up the equivalent of a sack of rice per person, so they had to put some back into it.
[Keep at it! Drain the seawater and get them up where the waves can't reach!]
No matter how much the sea spread out below, they couldn't receive the ocean's buffs if they were perched in a tree, away from the water.
[Once they're bound, get them up the trees immediately! Tie them to the branches so they don't choke! We just have to wait for the tide to recede!]
No matter how powerful the waves were, what flows in must eventually flow out.
Pushing the waves all the way inland to attack us was certainly a great threat, but we had already prepared our countermeasures.
How to deal with a tsunami.
The manuals were overflowing in my head.
Of course.
Unfortunately, things don't always go smoothly.
"Aaaagh!!"
One of the slave traders on a hammock fell into the water.
[What?!]
"Ahhh?!"
I turned my head to see what happened; it looked like a Sea Elf in heat had thrashed around so much that the hammock flipped.
"Gah!"
The slave trader instantly plunged into the waves.
"H-help me!"
"Grab this!!"
"T-thank you...! Cough, cough!Gack?!"
"Ahhh!?"
If it were just being swept away by the waves, it would have been fine.
The other slave traders could have just thrown a rope to save him.
"Aaaagh?! H-hurry, pull me up! This bitch is trying to kiss me?!"
"Nng, chu, chyuuup, haaaah...!"
"Hurry!! Aaaagh! It's so salty!! The kiss tastes like salt, fuck!! Save me, quick!!"
Well, the misfortune of a horny Sea Elf tumbling over, clinging to him like a starfish, and forcing a salt-flavored kiss on him ended as nothing more than a minor incident, thankfully.
The problem was...
"We can't help those caught in the trap! Abandon them!!"
"Kill those humans first!!"
Sea Elves were swimming rapidly through the water, riding the waves.
"Filthy humans! I'll kill you all!!"
These were the ones without anything silver glittering on their bodies—those who weren't in heat, but were simply fueled by pure rage as they gnashed their teeth to attack us.
[Dammit! The Sea Elves are abandoning their comrades! They're focusing entirely on killing humans, so everyone stay sharp!]
"Die, you filthy human!!"
[Urgh?!]
A water arrow flew in from behind.
From the exact opposite direction of where Laura was intercepting, a Sea Elf peeking her head out from behind us fired an arrow.
[Why you...!]
Fine.
If nothing else, I'll take that one down myself.
[To all Knight Order members! Prioritize subduing the Sea Elves without Silver Bracelets, but you are authorized to use lethal force if necessary!]
It was fine if we didn't secure 100% of them.
The death of a single person was more painful than losing ten Sea Elves.
[Laura, I'm going to intercept that one.]
"Water might get into your armor?!"
[I don't care if it gets submerged! It's better than letting her target our people!]
I leapt from the hammock.
"Kyat?!"
[Got you!]
Perhaps never dreaming I would jump, the Sea Elf who had been rushing toward me for a point-blank shot was caught instantly.
Splash, splash!
She began to struggle desperately to escape, but I put her in a chokehold from behind and planted my feet firmly on the ground.
[Where do you think you're going!]
"Kuh...!!"
The Sea Elf's face turned beet red in an instant, and I choked her until she lost consciousness.
I didn't kill her.
These Sea Elves were destined to become laborers for us—for Fermaton.
[Collect this one!]
I let the unconscious Sea Elf drift toward the slave traders, and one of them immediately threw a rope and hauled her in.
[With this, things should be—]
"Ya-han-nam! The tide is receding!!"
From afar, Yoanna, who had been monitoring the battlefield, screamed at the top of her lungs.
Swooooosh.
At the same time, a chill ran down my spine as I felt the water being sucked away.
If I stayed like this, I would surely be swept out into the distant sea, into the deep abyss.
"Ya-han-nam!"
[Commander...!]
I reached out and grabbed the hand of Laura, who had run across the hammocks and hooked her legs over a branch to reach for me.
"I'm using my mana to the limit, so trust me and come up...!"
[Of course...! I knew the Commander would save—]
"Die—!!"
A Sea Elf clung to my body.
"I'll never let go! I'm taking you down with me!!"
[Urgh, a water ghost?!]
"Ya-han-nam!!"
The Sea Elf clinging to me used the receding tide to pull me toward the sea with all her might, while Laura used the full power of her Mythstone to pull me back.
"Friends, help me! We have to take this bastard down!"
"Our enemy!"
"We're taking a piece of trash like you to the bottom!!"
But no matter how great the power of a Mythstone was, it couldn't overcome the collective weight of all the remaining Sea Elves piling onto me.
[Commander!]
I gave Laura a firm nod.
Though Laura's eyes shook violently, I let go of her hand and gave her a thumbs up.
[I'll be back soon.]
"Ya-han-nam—!!"
Laura's scream grew distant.
The Sirens dragging me into the seawater gripped me tight, wearing smiles like vengeful demons.
"Drown and die...!"
[Ah, so this is death.]
I clenched my fist tightly once, then spoke.
[I didn't plan on driving a submerged car forever, anyway.]
"What... is this...?"
[Sorry, but this is just a tin can.]
I grabbed my helmet with my hands and pulled it off in the middle of the waves.
"It's... empty inside...?!"
[So long, suckers...!]
Self-destruct.
*
Sea Elf Capture Operation.
Settlement.
Sea Elves Secured: 42.
Losses:
Ya-han-nam: Deceased.
Paladin Sonata: Self-destructed.