novelraw Chapter 159: Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, Activate! The Blade of Fury's First Battle!
Chapter 159: Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, Activate! The Blade of Fury's First Battle!
The sky darkened as if draped by thick ink-colored curtains, with rolling clouds heralding an impending storm. On the deck, Chen Qi's hunter boots pressed down firmly.
The Ghost Captain's skull cracked, its yellowed black teeth clenched tightly together as if proclaiming the majesty and terror of its former life! As a once-dominant ruler of the seas, it couldn't tolerate such humiliation!
Green flames spewed from its mouth as it cursed:
"Human! If you don't stop now, I'll turn your skull into a piss pot, your ribs into cutlery, and your pelvis into a helmet for my underlings..."
Black tendrils emerged from Chen Qi's right thigh, spiraling with formidable energy to wrap around his leg, forming unprecedented power!
CRACK!
The Ghost Captain's hardened skull instantly shattered into halves! Its wobbling body abruptly bent down, snatching back the broken skull fragments from beneath Chen Qi's feet.
Finally realizing its predicament, eh... Chen Qi assumed a blade-drawing stance.
The Ghost Captain cradled its half-shattered head:
"Underlings! Quit gawking! Slaughter this human!"At its command, green flames instantly soaked through Chen Qi's trouser legs.
CRACK! CRACK!
Skeletal pirates brandished rusted swords - these weren't flesh-and-blood creatures but undead from the dimensional rift. Without physical bodies, they attacked without considering defense.
Surrounded... Chen Qi's gaze turned icy as he exhaled bloody vapor, scanning his surroundings to assess the situation.
Ghost ships grew stronger by continuously plundering merchant vessels. Their proliferation had forced the bureau to dispatch increasing numbers of hunter teams across the seas. Left unchecked, they'd make coastal waters increasingly hazardous.
More importantly, this ghost ship possessed an Energy Core. The one Chen Qi previously obtained was merely a secondary core. With two cores, his vessel might achieve dual-core propulsion!
Chen Qi took a deep breath. Undoubtedly, this was the perfect opportunity to eliminate this damned ghost ship - and test his recent training results!
"Attack!"
At the Ghost Captain's command, nearly a hundred skeletal pirates surged forward like tidal waves from all directions. Their greatest strengths were overwhelming numbers and immunity to pain! Even third-tier supernaturals could be stabbed in the back through momentary carelessness against such chaotic swarm tactics.
"Haa..."
Chen Qi exhaled deeply, dispersing and compressing energy throughout his body, transforming his upper torso, blade, and arms into a coiled spring ready to unleash.
Gather, gather—
Then, the instant the skeletons swung their cutlasses, he released all accumulated energy in one explosive motion!
Shadow Blade Slash: Cyclone Edge!
With a piercing shriek, the rusted blade ignited with dark flames, carving a razor-sharp spinning arc! The hundred surrounding skeletal pirates shattered like brittle straw against the black shadow energy, collapsing noisily onto the deck. The green flames at his feet were blown back by the tremendous air currents generated from the spinning blade, leaving a fresh circular scar on the weathered deck.
Sudden silence fell. Now, only the Ghost Captain remained standing within five meters of Chen Qi.
"Interesting! But your stamina is finite while our power is inexhaustible."
The Ghost Captain reattached its head and reclaimed its weapon - a cursed anchor. This drowned relic could inflict drowning sensations with each hammer-like swing!
CRACK! CRACK!
More skeletal pirates rose again.
Chen Qi sheathed his black-flame-wreathed blade at his waist, adopting a defensive stance. The Ghost Captain's greatest advantage was its endless regeneration powered by the ship's core. Combined with ghostly cannons and countless undead minions, even seasoned third-tier supernaturals rarely conquered a ghost ship alone.
But Chen Qi wasn't alone here. Ghost ships carried no trace of sea beasts. The moment they entered White Tree Shallows, they were doomed to be devoured by Black Sludge, water spirits, and Sea Clouds! Moreover, without their captain, the mindless skeletons would become playthings for marine creatures. As long as Chen Qi could restrain the Ghost Captain, victory would inevitably tilt in his favor.
BOOM!
"Scram! Keep firing those cannons! Stop that Coastal Apex Predator!"
The Ghost Captain stepped forward and swung its anchor like a falling meteor! At over two meters tall with boss-level attributes, each strike carried catastrophic force.
Chen Qi instantly shifted to a blocking stance, crossing his blade overhead to intercept. The tremendous impact shattered the deck beneath his feet.
BOOM! BOOM!
Like an anger-fueled machine, the Ghost Captain unleashed two more crushing blows without hesitation. This brawler-type boss possessed remarkable agility and strength besides regeneration!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Chen Qi twice attempted counterattacks but found no openings in the relentless assault. Even with Shadow Armor absorbing impacts, bruises inevitably formed. Just as expected - the Ghost Captain was formidable, but not invincible!
The Ghost Captain realized its attacks lacked sufficient force. This human no longer had an ordinary flesh body! Unless dealt with quickly, their ghost ship would become mere wreckage!
Very well - time for this move!
It raised the anchor high, channeling massive spiritual energy as green ghostfire transformed into raging waves.
Anchor Strike: Tidal Crash!
The next instant, it smashed the anchor downward, green flames cascading like tsunami waves!
KABOOM!
The entire ghost ship shuddered from the impact.
Direct hit!
Feeling vibrations through its arms, the Ghost Captain grinned inwardly. Speed and power - these were why it terrorized the seas! Perhaps it should prolong this human's suffering, wait for that creature to appear... such spectacle would enhance their ghostly legends...
But its triumph lasted merely a heartbeat.
A cold raindrop fell into its skeletal eye socket.
Then it saw a translucent blue tentacle emerge from the green flames, coiling around its arm.
My attack... blocked by a second-tier human body? the Ghost Captain inwardly scoffed. No... is this truly human?
Chen Qi spat bloody vapor as eight thick, twisted tentacles erupted from his damp Hunter's Garb, extending his limbs. Meanwhile, crimson crystals resembling bleeding eyes coalesced along his rusted blade.
Ember's Binding!
Plus Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker's Blade of Fury!
Drip-drop! Heavy rain began pelting the ghost ship from the gloomy sky.
Chen Qi's eyes flashed with frigid light:
"Ghost Captain, no more hiding! Before you die, show me your true power!"