Chapter 538 Sharp Teeth

When Ake appeared, it caused an overreaction from the Rainbow Whale, which turned to flee.

However, after Liszt's soothing efforts and half an hour of struggle, it finally accepted Ake's presence and no longer feared the sea monster that had once captured it.

It was thanks to Liszt making Ake catch some small fish and throw them to the Rainbow Whale that he successfully dispelled the whale's hostility towards Ake.

Food is always the best tool for communicating with animals.

What moved Liszt the most was that while the Rainbow Whale was trying to avoid Ake, it never threw him off or canceled the protective layer of magic covering his body. It carried Liszt along as it dodged Ake, which greatly slowed its speed; otherwise, with its speed, it could have easily escaped Ake.

Ake is a spirit of the sea, much faster than ordinary fish, but compared to the Rainbow Whale, there was still a significant gap.

Liszt suspected that the Rainbow Whale's speed could reach 120 kilometers per hour, and even when carrying someone, it could still reach 80 kilometers per hour.

This was because Ake's maximum swimming speed was 80 kilometers per hour.

"Since you are a female Rainbow Whale, I'll call you Rose." As for why he thought of the name Rose, it was simply because when Liszt was riding her, the image of Jack embracing Rose in *Titanic* floated in his mind, equally cool.

Rose's protective layer of magic, which Liszt called the Rainbow Breath Membrane.

Its primary function was underwater breathing, seemingly using magic to collect oxygen from seawater and provide it directly to the nose for breathing.

A very peculiar magic.

Liszt had never seen anything like it in any magic book; it seemed to be unique to the Rainbow Whale.

"Ake, now we can communicate directly underwater." After eating a simple meal on the water's surface to satisfy his hunger, Liszt began to patrol the giant kelp forest, riding the Rainbow Whale.

The Rainbow Whale was truly very intelligent. Liszt only needed to manipulate its dorsal fin: tilting it left made it swim left, tilting it right made it swim right, lifting it up made it swim up, and pressing it down made it swim down. It seemed to enjoy this interactive way of communication, perhaps due to its loneliness.

Just like the Red Tree Sprite Nami, loneliness made her reach out to others.

Liszt hadn't encountered many dragon beasts, but whether it was the Landwalker Loki or the Rainbow Whale Rosi, they all lived alone. He had never heard of such dragon beasts before, indicating their extreme rarity, to the point where humans hadn't even discovered that dolphins are social animals, yet the Rainbow Whale acts alone, clearly a lonely creature.

"Brother, Rosi is really nice!" Acheronides reached out and touched Rosi's belly.

Rosi let out a cheerful call right away, which sounded different in the sea compared to on land, more subdued but still conveying the same joyful essence: "Hee-yo-hururururu..."

"Let's go, let's meet that Giant Kelp Grand Sprite. The sooner we make the contract, the better I'll feel." With the Rainbow Whale as his mount and a preliminary understanding between them, Liszt felt confident enough to contract this ferocious wild Giant Kelp Grand Sprite.

Of course, caution was still necessary.

Because he couldn't release mana on Rosi's back; once mana surged, it would quickly break through the Rainbow Breathing Membrane, which would cause problems for both Liszt and Rosi. It was probably because the Rainbow Breathing Membrane had been used for too long that Rosi was no longer accustomed to holding its breath underwater.

Handling the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite would require careful maneuvering.

Under Acheronides' guidance, they quickly moved deeper into the Giant Kelp Forest and soon arrived at the location of the Giant Kelp Insect Grass.

"Brother, this is it."

"I see." Liszt signaled Rosi to stop and quietly studied the massive insect grass in front of them. The roots of the Giant Kelp grasped the rocks in the deep pit, as Acheronides had described, at least two to three meters thick, looking like a massive pillar.

The insect grass extended straight up for forty meters from its roots, then began to coil, winding through the shallow seawater, almost creating a forest with just one insect grass.

This suddenly reminded Liszt of the legend of the Spirit Bug King, who was said to be the ultimate evolution of the dragon spirit bugs, with insect grass so enormous that a single one could form an entire forest. Even countless magical beasts, spirit bugs, and dragons lived in the forests formed by the Spirit Bug King's insect grass.

The insect grass of the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite before them was much smaller compared to the legend of the Spirit Bug King, but its massive size and densely extending leaves could indeed be said to form a large forest with just one insect grass. It covered an area at least as big as a football field.

The roots of the Giant Kelp Sprite's parasitic plant were only as thick as a bucket, which was already considered remarkably large.

They never imagined that the parasitic plant of the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite would be so exaggeratedly large.

"Brother, the Grand Sprite is over there." Acheronides quickly spotted the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite and pointed it out to Liszt.

Liszt followed her finger and saw an infant-sized spirit bug, holding onto a leaf of its own parasitic plant, swinging in the water like a child on a swing.

Using the Magic Eye, he could see the extremely dense magic aura within its body.

The jade dust was well prepared.

They could confidently lure the Grand Sprite without hesitation.

Liszt and Acheronides exchanged whispers briefly, deciding on a plan to use the jade dust as the main lure, continuing the temptation for half an hour. If they couldn't succeed in half an hour, they would then flank and capture the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite. Liszt had mana, so he wasn't afraid of the Grand Sprite's magic.

Moreover, his snakeskin armor had strong magic resistance.

Not only did he wear it himself, but he also gave one to Acheronides.

It was Acheronides' first time wearing clothes, but to Liszt's regret, the opaque water bands wrapped around her body were still not removed... The armor was clearly too large, ill-fitting, and wearing just one piece of armor looked quite strange, with an undercurrent of strange allure.

Under normal circumstances, Liszt might have expressed his admiration.

But now, his attention was more focused on the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite. After preparing, he directly rode the Rainbow Whale to approach the Grand Sprite.

This successfully caught the Grand Sprite's attention; it immediately puffed up, and the small Giant Kelp on its head, as long as a palm, stood upright instantly. It then swam towards Liszt and waved its hand, casting several rays of magic aura, planting Giant Kelp. The aura moved swiftly, unavoidably scattering onto both the man and the whale.

The magic-infused seeds burrowed rapidly into their flesh.

However, the Rainbow Whale had magic to resist, and Liszt had his leather armor and mana to block, so the seeds could only grow on the surface. Before they could grow even a finger's length, Liszt reached out and wiped them off.

"As expected, just as described, it's fierce and savage." Liszt scattered a handful of jade powder, without retaliating, and directly rode the Rainbow Whale away from the area.

The Giant Kelp Grand Sprite chased after them for a while.

Seeing that it couldn't catch up, it swam back and began searching for the jade powder that had already fallen onto the rocks.

Liszt had a predetermined half-hour to stalemate with it... However, no matter how much jade powder he scattered or how many friendly gestures he made, he couldn't get even a hint of gentleness from the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite. The only responses were incoherent, incomprehensible cries like "gurgle," "angjie," and "balada."

Among these, low growls were the dominant sounds.

A Grand Sprite can speak, but this Giant Kelp Grand Sprite had never been taught to speak, so it could only produce meaningless roars and cries.

As time ticked by, his patience had run out.

Liszt's face remained calm, his eyes slightly narrowed, and he finally made up his mind to change the plan. He shouted to Acheronides, who was hiding in the distance, "Gentle methods are useless, Acheronides, let's take action!"

Boom!

Acheronides immediately transformed into a white lightning bolt, without hesitation, charging at the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite, while simultaneously casting a water magic vortex to disrupt its movements.

On the other side, the Rainbow Whale, under Liszt's control, eagerly charged at the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite.

Without using any mana or drawing any weapons, Liszt simply took out a fine-meshed fishing net from his gem space and threw it over the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite.

A great water magician and a sky knight, both fully committed to capturing the Giant Kelp Grand Sprite whose alertness had already been worn down.

It was clearly no challenge at all, with ease.

In an instant, the Grand Sprite was trapped, reacting fiercely, frantically tearing at the net with its razor-sharp teeth, quickly shredding it.

Just as it struggled to break free from the net, Liszt rushed over and grabbed the Grand Sprite.

In a flash, he extended his fingertip into its mouth. He felt a sharp pain, and blood gushed from his finger. If not for his mental preparedness and quick reaction to pull his finger out, the tip might have been bitten off by the Grand Sprite's sharp teeth.

However.

This pain was soon replaced by a strange sensation of mental connection, like his consciousness split in two—one part playing the suffering Liszt, and the other experiencing the novel sensations of the Grand Sprite.

"Gurgle..."

The Grand Sprite also froze, its eyes filled with confusion, momentarily unsure of its identity or purpose.

Why was there this strange new emotion in its mind?