Your Commander-in-Chief – Chapter 96

As the battle began to drag on, the towering defensive wall made of large ships started to collapse.

The wreckage of the shattered vessels scattered into the sea, and through the small gaps, the human faction’s ships began to slip in.

Swoosh-!

The magic-infused sword swung wide, slicing off the second tentacle leg.

Even after being severed, the massive tentacle fell onto the surface of the sea, wriggling for quite a while.

“The ship has been breached!!!”

The fact that the human ships were coming in meant that their bombardments could start raining down upon us at any moment.

At that moment, just as I had feared, the Kraken and its allies began raining down attacks from above.

Boom!

A powerful explosion sent countless users flying back.

Classes with low defense, such as robe-wearing ones, were getting wiped out, while the thieves and warriors with decent defenses managed to survive.

“Deal! Just focus on dealing damage!”

There was no time to worry about incoming projectiles. After all, if I died on the island, I could just use the summon order again.

I had just used my 30th summon order. Having exhausted all the ones I had purchased before, I needed to open the cash shop to buy new summon orders.

Once more, pillars of light fell, summoning the guild members who had died to the Kraken’s body.

Without a word, they immediately began pummeling the Kraken’s form.

The Kraken’s remaining health dropped to 40%.

At that moment, the Kraken began displaying behaviors it hadn’t shown before.

It looked like it was preparing a new pattern, as one would expect from a raid boss.

-■■■!

As it lifted its massive body toward the sky, the many chains connected to its body began to shake.

Immediately after, the sea began to swirl as if dancing.

The current was so fierce that a single ally who fell into the water was swept away in an instant.

Whoosh! Bang!

Chains numbering close to three hundred started to snap, creating a whirlpool centered around the Kraken.

Those being swept away included the fallen allies, debris from the destroyed ships, and the human users who were pushing forward to enter.

Crash! Roar!

Lightning began to strike from the sky, and monsters began to erupt from within the whirlpool.

Once again, it was elite merfolk.

“Arghhhhh!”

The newcomers appeared in greater numbers than before, and their variety had also expanded.

With spears, swords, shields, and even helmets, they looked incredibly powerful.

The merfolk began to climb onto the Kraken’s body, swinging their weapons at the users.

But the merfolk’s targets were not just us; some were heading straight for the human ships.

They started burrowing under the hull of the ships that were caught in the whirlpool.

Thanks to the whirlpool pattern, the human attacks momentarily paused.

But that wouldn’t last long. They would definitely resume their bombardments as soon as they were out of the whirlpool’s range.

The human attacks continued steadily. One by one, the connected chains snapped, signifying that our alliance’s ships were sinking.

“Dieeeeee!”

I swung my sword like a madman. I immediately used every skill as their cooldowns finished. My timing was so precise; there was no waste at all.

In that moment, a wide clock-shaped effect spread beneath my feet.

It was Helena’s Time Acceleration buff.

“Uaaaaaaah!”

With an immense boost in attack speed, I started frantically assaulting the Kraken’s eyes.

But it was tough. Even receiving so many hits, it was still holding firm.

At that moment, I stopped swinging my sword and fell back. The Kraken’s newly formed leg repositioned and swiped away everything in its path.

Swooshhhhh-!

That powerful strike sent both the merfolk and allies flying.

It seemed to be a special wipe out pattern, but we had summons to back us up.

The leaders of the alliance’s guilds immediately used their summon orders to bring back those who had died.

“Tentacle attack!”

I shouted as I extended my sword toward the attacking tentacle.

Some of the ranged dealers who were confident in their accuracy began to fire their attacks.

I too rushed at the tentacle, swinging my sword wildly.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh-!

I unleashed every active skill I had. Black lightning rained down from the sky, and the spinning blades chopped at the tentacle.

In that moment, I felt a rush—! and once again, my body lifted off the ground.

I was grabbed once more. With a grimace, I bit into the tentacle.

“Ughhh!”

Though weak, surprisingly, my bites seemed to deal some damage.

I was giving my all in this extreme damage contest.

The tentacle pattern that binds close-range users was appearing frequently.

Those caught in this bind couldn’t escape on their own.

They needed help from other users.

“The Blood Demon King has been caught again!”

When I got caught, some users paused for a moment.

It was a genuinely baffling reaction.

I flailed my legs and shouted.

“Attack! Attack! Deal damage!”

As the skills of the ranged dealers poured down upon the tentacle, it wasn’t long before I could break free.

I quickly took out a potion and swallowed it, then soared into the air.

When dealing with tentacles, a flying skill was essential.

The black magic-infused sword spun rapidly, slicing through the tentacle.

Swish- crash-! Swoosh-!

The third leg fell.

The leg that dropped into the sea created rough waves as it writhed.

At that moment, the bombardments began in earnest from a distance.

Bang-! Boom!

I felt a sense of dread at the sheer number of projectiles raining from the sky.

-Boom-!

Before the shells could hit, I hurriedly jumped onto a chain, escaping the attack range.

With the added bombardments from the humans, the Kraken’s health began to dwindle even faster.

Now, its remaining health was at 10%.

The Kraken had little health left. In a frenzy, the human users began to leap onto our alliance’s ship, crossing the connected chains.

The Kraken’s health now stood at 7%.

Not much was left. But the humans crossing the chains posed a problem.

There were just too many of them.

“Uuuuuuh!”

“Kill the Demon Clan!!!”

“Don’t let them capture it!”

The cries of the human users were now right upon us.

It was at that moment. A flash of light pierced my mind.

Crack!

I plunged my sword into the Kraken’s body and shouted.

“Everyone, disconnect the chain links!!!”

The chain links connecting to the ships were a skill.

If the ship’s owner disconnected them, the chains sticking into the Kraken would disappear.

They weren’t oblivious. The members of the alliance, especially the ship owners, began following my instructions.

I too disconnected.

The moment the linked chains vanished in light, the Kraken regained its freedom.

With the chains disappeared, it was only natural that the human users approaching from above would fall into the sea.

“Uaaaaaaah!!!”

The humans who fell into the water began to be swept away by the whirlpool.

There wasn’t much time left. I gritted my teeth and shouted.

“Everyone, attack!”

Now there was no safe place to avoid the Kraken’s leg attacks.

The guild leaders who had been continuously using summon orders while on the chains jumped down onto the Kraken’s body.

The human users’ bombardments continued, but some survivors kept using summon orders.

“Hyahhhhhh!”

I swung my sword without stopping. Stabbing, slicing, and striking.

Using everything I could, I even unleashed the magic engineering bombs I had been saving for emergencies.

The result—

Crack-!

As I stabbed my sword in for the final blow, the Kraken’s health reached 0%.

At that moment, the auction system appeared before my eyes.

With the item drop, everyone present was entered into the auction.

A massive circular barrier formed around the Kraken’s corpse.

The circular barrier was blocking every incoming attack from afar, ensuring a safe auction setup.

[Sea God – The One with Ten Arms]

Intelligence +300, Mana +200, World

Intelligence +20% Staff

Magic Attack Power +2300

Bound on acquisition

Level limit 65

Casting speed increased by 50%.

[First Memorizing] Skill possible.

[Second Memorizing] Skill possible.

[Third Memorizing] Skill possible.

[Blessing of the Sea God] Skill possible.

[First Memorize]

Stores one casting of a magic skill.

The stored skill can be used immediately at any time.

The power of the stored skill is 100%.

[Second Memorizing]

Stores one casting of a magic skill.

The stored skill can be used immediately at any time.

The power of the stored skill is 70%.

[Third Memorizing]

Stores one casting of a magic skill.

The stored skill can be used immediately at any time.

The power of the stored skill is 40%.

[Blessing of the Sea God]

Grants the ability to walk on water.

The first item to appear in the auction was a World-grade staff.

It was the third World item of Deron.

As soon as the auction began, a bid from the Requiem guild’s president came in.

32,252 gold.

It seemed he had poured all his wealth into the bid.

I glanced over at Helena, who was standing next to me.

She always had a lot of gold. Always carrying an amount beyond my imagination.

But this time, she didn’t seem eager to move. I approached her and cautiously spoke up.

“Um, are you low on gold? Want me to lend you some?”

“I’m fine.”

[Sea God – The One with Ten Arms]

Indeed, it was worthy of a World-grade item.

The main casting speed increase option wasn’t that important.

While the 50% figure was high, what mattered more were the memorizing skills below.

Being able to load a powerful skill three times meant that I could insert three strong skills at a moment’s notice.

In PVP, this was a weapon of absolute power.

The auction time was quickly running out.

At that moment, another bid attempted to come in.

It was 35,000 gold.

A sense of urgency flashed across the president’s face.

Suddenly, guild members from Requiem began circling around him, seemingly lending him their gold.

Thus, the race began once more.

36,000 gold

37,000 gold

40,000 gold

42,000 gold

50,000 gold

The bidder was the president.

No one else was following up. A glow of hope began to return to his face.

But at that moment, another bidder appeared, and his expression turned gray.

60,000 gold

The bidder was Helena.

She displayed no change in expression.

But the president refused to give up.

His job was also a wizard. He likely understood the value of that staff better than anyone.

With 300 guild members, he began scrapping together gold from everyone.

Bidder: President

Bid Amount: 70,000 gold

A brief silence followed.

But Helena didn’t panic.

With a subtle wave of her hand, a new bid amount appeared.

Bidder: Helena

Bid Amount: 100,000 gold

The bidding time was one minute.

Time flowed slowly.

The president hung his head with a pale face.

He seemed to have given up.

And so, one minute passed in silence.

In the end, the staff became Helena’s possession.

She immediately swapped weapons.

The staff’s appearance was quite bizarre. It was shaped like ten octopus legs entwined together, and at the end of the staff was a Kraken’s eye wrapped in a blue effect.