Poseidon in Arknights

Xi Yue snapped her fingers, and her tail and horn turned into azure water that merged into her body. At the same time, a blue feather grew from the spot where the horn had been.

"There was some discomfort, it felt like I was forcibly controlling something."

Xi Yue frowned. After changing her state, she felt an inexplicable discomfort, as if this was not her own form.

"Water has no fixed form or shape, but does it have a certain trend?"

The sea may sometimes be turbulent, but at other times it will return to a certain level.

Yuuki's dragon form is like the calm surface of water, and her active change of form is like artificially creating ripples. If she doesn't continue to apply force, she will revert to her original form.

As for why Li Boli was chosen, it wasn't because of the bandits, but because Yu Yue was more adaptable to them.

Other races have some inconveniences, either because they have horns on their heads or tails on their backs.

And it's impossible that Yuuki started adapting to these extra parts from a young age.

As for the Agorians, who also lack any non-human characteristics, their numbers are too small, and they rarely appear on the continent, making them inconvenient to deal with.

Therefore, Yuuki chose Liboli, whose main human-like features are only the two feathers on his head, which are very common in various cities and will not cause any problems.

"It was just a gloomy storm a moment ago, and now the sun is shining brightly. I wish I still had my car."

The truck that drove out of the bandits' camp had run out of fuel ten days ago and was stuck on the spot.

However, the system did not sell that kind of Originium solution, so Yuuki had no choice but to abandon the vehicle, pack some food in her backpack, and walk alone in the wilderness.

Whether she was just unlucky or drove in the wrong direction, she drove for more than ten days without seeing a single sign of human habitation.

This made Xiyue regret not leaving any of the bandits alive to ask about nearby gathering points, even the trade routes of caravans, or even just to find out where she was.

"My head hurts."

It's not that the system doesn't sell maps, and the prices are acceptable, but the problem is that she can't understand them. She doesn't even know where she is, let alone use a map to locate herself or find her way.

So Yuuki didn't waste the money and could only continue wandering in this boundless wilderness, but Yuuki wasn't in a hurry.

The system sells food, and if it doesn't have any special effects, the price is very cheap.

Furthermore, Yuuki felt that if she were to completely transform into a pure water spirit, her need for food would likely disappear entirely, and she would probably only eat to satisfy her appetite.

As for water... now Yuzuki is water itself, and the demand for drinking water has been reduced to a very low level.

Therefore, even without any supplies, Yuuki could walk in this wasteland for a long time.

"Ok?"

Xi Yue suddenly stopped in her tracks. She had just seen several dark figures flash past behind the mound of earth in front of her.

"A hunting dog?"

As Yuuki said, this land has never lacked excitement and danger. What threatens the wanderers on this land is not only natural disasters and the environment that has become worse due to natural disasters, but also wild animals.

Hunting dogs are another threat; according to local lore, they are the beast kin of the Pero tribe and appear in packs across the wilderness.

They wouldn't let go of any opportunity to obtain food, and hunting was one of them. Now, they had their sights set on Yuzuki.

Yuzuki reached behind her and took a modern compound bow from her backpack.

The composite bow was blue, perhaps due to the influence of the Pure Water Spirit, and Yuuki began to really like this sea-like blue.

This bow has a 35mm wheelbase, which ensures that the bow is not too large and loses its flexibility, while also providing good accuracy, making it an excellent choice for hunting.

A faint glow lingered around the bow, and as Xiyue grasped it, the glow spread to her body. This bow was no ordinary object; it was a weapon that Xiyue had found from the system.

【Name: Eye of the Storm】

[Type: Modern hunting compound bow, 35mm wheelbase, blue]

【Durability: 120/120】

[Effect 1: Storm Hunt - Arrows fired will be swirled with air currents. This whirlwind will reduce wind resistance and increase range, but will decrease accuracy to some extent.]

[Description: A highly efficient composite bow, a perfect combination of ancient cold weaponry and industrial technology, further enhanced by rune technology, making it an even more efficient hunting tool.]

Price: 9000 Medical Points

[D- grade medical rating available for purchase]

The bow was also required by Yuuki to have Originium circuits commonly used on this continent added, but fortunately the system didn't charge any extra labor fees.

Of course, she doesn't need such a thing to cast any spells, and she doesn't know Originium Arts.

All her current abilities are inherited from her race, while the abilities of the Pure Water Spirit do not require the use of Originium to be released.

The reason for adding this is to reduce some trouble. The spells cast on Terra are all Originium Arts, and people need a staff to cast Originium Arts.

The staff needs to have Originium circuits; she can do without them, and she can do without her bow, but they cannot be missing.

If they don't have these characteristics, the trouble they cause will be no less than the trouble caused by having no racial traits or having racial traits of the Yan Kingdom Dragon Clan.

However, Yuuki's backpack did not contain a quiver, nor did she need one.

As Xi Yue drew her bow, a pool of water slowly appeared on the empty bowstring, and the water quickly shaped into an arrow.

With conversion rates increasing, Xiyue's water control capabilities have seen a remarkable improvement.

The materials used to control the formation of water are as hard as, or even harder than, steel products.

Back when Yuuki still had a car, she conducted a test: using water to form a knife, with just a little force, the knife could pierce right through the car.

Once Xiyue releases control, the water will immediately dissipate and become seemingly harmless.

This distance has a radius of 100 meters. It's not impossible to control the situation beyond this range, but the mental energy required to go beyond this range will start to increase significantly compared to the mental energy required to go beyond this range.

The reason for not learning these skills is the kind of ability in science fiction where a person with strong mental power can send surrounding objects flying out with a single thought.

Yu Yue said that she didn't know why she just couldn't do it. Her mental strength was strong and stable, but she just lacked this kind of explosive power. She could control the water sphere to float and move in the air.

When the water sphere is large enough, it can lift up a car, and during this process, Yuuki feels no pressure at all.

But she just can't concentrate her power into a single point and unleash it instantly to give an object extremely high speed, which is why she needs a bow to help her achieve that speed.

As Yuuki raised her bow, she slowly walked toward the mounds of earth. The hunting dogs lurking behind the mounds were also waiting for this delicious human to step into their trap.

Chapter 5: Mobile Cities

"Woo~wu~"

Several hunting dogs stared at Xiyue, who hadn't encountered suitable prey for a whole day.

His drool dripped, wetting the soil on the ground, and his eyes were fixed on Xiyue.

When Xiyue reached the middle of the two mounds, the hunting dogs that had been hiding behind them pounced out.

"Wang!"

Hearing the barking of dogs around him, Xiyue was not nervous; he had encountered this kind of attack countless times before.

From initially being panicked and fleeing in a disheveled state, they are now able to remain calm and composed.

"Water sublimates, mist and clouds."

Thick water vapor instantly billowed up around Xiyue, then spread outwards with the help of the Lankai trench coat she wore to dispel the airflow from Lankai.

The hounds plunged into the mist, frantically biting and scratching at the spot where Xiyue was in their memories, but they only managed to bite into the mist.

"Wang?"

The hounds were puzzled and tried hard to sniff out the scent of joy, but the thick mist masked the smell, and their prized noses were of no use.

Just as the hounds were warily watching the thick mist around them, an almost transparent arrow suddenly shot out from the mist, the huge impact sending one of the hounds flying and pinning it to the ground.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" The shot hunting dog thrashed about, whimpering in pain.

The other hound instantly pounced in the direction from which the arrow had been fired.

But then another arrow, as if guided by prophecy, shot out from the thick fog and struck the pouncing hound, piercing its chest.

The last remaining hound finally became frightened, whimpering threateningly as it retreated.

But in the thick fog on the other side, Yuuki remained completely unaffected, watching everything that was happening there.

Just like how she used her mental power to sense and control water before, although the water mist couldn't be held up directly, the senses were still working.

The drawn bow was aimed at the retreating hounds.

Seemingly sensing the impending danger, the hound let out a howl, retreated, and disappeared into the other side of the mist.

With the hounds gone, Yuuki retrieved her bow and arrows, hung it back on her backpack, and casually tossed away the water arrows she had already prepared.

The water jets dispersed, turning into puddles along with the ones stuck in the hounds.

As the moon emerged from the mist, it lightly snapped its fingers.

"Fog condenses, frost forms."

The large expanse of white mist behind them stopped instantly. Every drop of mist floating in the air condensed, turned into snowflakes, and fell to the ground, covering this barren land with a rare layer of silver.

"It seems quite effective. The three states of change, in the end, whether it is water mist, ice or snowflakes, are all different changes of water."

Xi Yue turned her head and looked at the earth that had been covered with a new layer of silver.

"A new skill acquired; this is a victory for science."

After admiring her masterpiece, Yuuki turned and left, continuing to walk into the distance.

...............

As dusk falls, the setting sun paints the earth with new colors.

"No matter how you look at it, the scenery around me is all the same." Yu Yue looked at the almost identical scenery in the distance with some speechlessness.

"Maybe I really should consider changing direction."

"Hmm?" Just as Yuuki was beginning to regret whether she should change direction, the scenery in the distance finally began to change slightly.

"The arrangement is well-organized, and it's not something that formed naturally; it seems to have a pattern."

Xi Yue quickened her pace and headed in that direction; it seemed she wouldn't have to sleep outdoors tonight.

A while later, before the sun had completely set, Xi Yue arrived at the building she had seen earlier, which appeared to be a village.

The buildings in the village are all made of earthen walls, but unfortunately, there seems to be no one here.

As for the reason, looking at the holes all over the earthen wall and the rubble scattered on the ground, it seemed that the people of this village had also been forced to evacuate because of the previous storm.

"It's a bit of a pity, but if we stay here for a while, the people here will probably come back, right?"