novelraw Chapter 160: Sir, That...
Chapter 160: Sir, That...
Clatter! Clatter!
The torrential rain suddenly poured down, the decaying wooden boards creaking incessantly under the heavy assault.
Almost instinctively, as if facing a snarling monster, the Ghost Captain frantically waved the anchor in its hands, trying to shake off the slippery tentacles wrapped around its arms to escape Chen Qi’s attack range.
Relying on its immense strength, the Ghost Captain endured two cuts to its sternum, pulled its arm free, and quickly distanced itself from Chen Qi’s attack range.
The Ghost Captain steadied its massive body again and looked once more at the human before it.
Dense raindrops continuously pelted its cloak.
Yet, despite standing on their own territory, Chen Qi showed no trace of fear—instead, he reveled in the grand downpour!
Hoping this battle would be thoroughly satisfying... Chen Qi once again assumed a cutting stance.
The Ghost Captain's ghostly flames flickered again. It slammed the anchor against the deck:
“Skulls at the bow! Strategic retreat! All other skeletons, attack!”The ghost ship acted as a whole! If overwhelmed, it could immediately flee—that was the core tactic behind their long-standing arrogance!
However, amid the heavy rain, no skeleton answered its orders.
It slowly turned its head and saw the ghost ship was already covered in disgusting black sludge.
Not only that, but a sea witch with green algae hair sat at the bow, baring bloodstained sharp teeth, continuously commanding ten cloud-shaped monsters to block any skeletons trying to approach Chen Qi.
Several fish flickering with ghost fire were frantically sucking on the ghost ship’s green ghost flames.
Even the foolish Coastal Apex Predators suddenly seemed to have grown a brain, no longer recklessly challenging the ghost ship’s cannons!
Beyond that, in its perception, six slime-like creatures wearing skull helmets and wielding small knives made from skeleton ribs were shouting “Waku waku” as they stormed through one cabin after another, defeating elite skeletal pirates and penetrating deep into the ghost ship’s engine room!
These little slimes treated the ghost ship like a fairy-tale castle to conquer!
By now, the entire ghost ship was in chaos; no skeleton could obey its orders!
At the center of all this anomaly was the human standing before it.
“Monster...”
At this moment, the Ghost Captain could only describe the existence in front of it with this word.
It tightly gripped the anchor.
It never expected that with just a brief pause, they would lose the chance to escape.
Since there was no retreat, it would fight to the death!
The Ghost Captain’s entire body emitted scalding green gem ghost flames; its spine suddenly expanded, propped open by the ghost fire, making its already enormous frame even larger.
Next, it would absorb the power of the Energy Core!
The form of green flames!
Absorbing the engine’s power and consuming some of its regeneration energy, it would gain even greater strength and speed!
It no longer considered the outcome of the battle or the possibility of escape.
At this moment, the only path to victory for the Ghost Captain was to crush the human before it into dust!
“Human, if you want to kill this ship, you must first kill its captain!”
“If you want to see, then bear witness slowly, human!”
The Ghost Captain’s spine creaked loudly. It grabbed the chain of the anchor and swung it like a flail, smashing it toward Chen Qi!
Boom! Amid the huge muffled sound, the Ghost Captain and the anchor surged forward like a mountain, blocking Chen Qi’s view.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Ghost Captain’s upper arms struck continuously—swinging, smashing, elbowing, headbutting—attacks rained down like a fierce storm!
Any hint of underestimating would be exploited, smashing him to pieces!
“That’s right!”
Chen Qi wielded the Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, unleashing slashes as fierce as a storm to meet the assault!
At this moment, Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker, having absorbed the raging Ember’s Binding, had activated the Blade of Fury mode. Even its simplest horizontal slash matched the power of an energy blade strike.
Though infused with rage, Chen Qi’s excitement was still hard to hide.
After all, the Ghost Captain had escaped from third-tier supernaturals multiple times!
It truly was a worthy opponent! A valuable combat practice target!
Clang clang clang clang clang!
The anchor and blade clashed sharply in the air.
“Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!”
Like a resentful ghost, the Ghost Captain continuously muttered deathly curses.
At this moment, under the constant barrage, the deck beneath Chen Qi’s feet was shattering, while the anchor’s force had broken through defenses.
An overwhelming drowning sensation spread from his limbs!
Breathing and energy flow became difficult—
Meanwhile, Chen Qi found his opportunity to strike!
In Teacher An’s class, when facing opponents skilled in spiritual energy manipulation, one could not rely solely on spiritual perception but had to depend on bodily senses.
Though he had learned this in theory, it was very difficult, and Chen Qi had yet to master it well.
He had not fully grasped this prediction method, but he had learned how to use spiritual energy to mislead others!
And the Ghost Captain, entirely skeletal, essentially lacked any physical senses!
Chen Qi slightly released killing intent and spiritual energy to mislead the Ghost Captain.
The Ghost Captain, as if seizing the chance, pressed its massive body forward.
Then, at the moment its attack missed, Chen Qi slightly sidestepped and suddenly thrust his long blade deep into the opponent’s spine.
Chen Qi lifted the blade with both hands and fiercely tossed the Ghost Captain into the air.
At the same time, tentacles behind him wrapped around the Ghost Captain, suspending it midair!
This airborne moment marked the Ghost Captain’s death sentence!
Chen Qi gathered all his energy into the blade, then his entire body tensed like a drawn arrowstring, releasing his power!
Blade of Fury!
Slash to the end!
With a tremendous whooshing roar, Chen Qi violently executed an upward slash.
Tearing through raindrops with black flames, the Ghost Captain’s body split in two, collapsing onto the deck.
Accompanied by the sound of breaking bones, the entire sea area instantly fell silent.
“No, no...”
The Ghost Captain’s head on the deck emitted desperate struggling sounds.
Glug glug—
That hard skeletal skull rolled again to Chen Qi’s feet.
“Huff...”
Chen Qi spat a mouthful of blood energy. With his current strength, relying solely on his own power, defeating the Ghost Captain had been somewhat difficult.
But no matter what, the final victor was him.
Bang!
Chen Qi stomped on the skull.
Blade of Fury’s slash not only enhanced power but also suppressed flesh and bone regeneration!
This strike’s power exceeded even his expectations!
Even though the Ghost Captain had strong regenerative ability, it couldn’t use it now.
Moreover, soon, his Deepsea Water Spirit Brave Squad would pull the Energy Core from the engine room.
The Ghost Captain’s skull twitched slightly. As a monster born from the dimensional rift, it retained its rebellious nature from life.
But now, in such a humiliating state, it had no strength to resist, only endless regret...
If it had met this monster a little later, or encountered the Coastal Apex Predators later, after its ghost ship absorbed enough power, perhaps the outcome would have been different...
The Ghost Captain’s skull stopped speaking, silently accepting its fate.
“Hey, little skeleton, where did you put the Backpack Card you got earlier?”
Chen Qi firmly pressed his foot on the skull.
He remembered the Ghost Captain had previously snatched the Siren’s Backpack Card.
The Ghost Captain said nothing, only rolling silently.
It stared at a corner of the ghost ship, faintly revealing a trace of fear and expectation.
“Wait a moment?”
Something was wrong!
Chen Qi vaguely felt an ominous premonition.
In that corner of the ghost ship’s deck, there was still faint spiritual energy.
Could there be another expert?
And this person had actually successfully evaded his spiritual energy perception!
Chen Qi immediately looked toward that corner. This battle had been draining; he did not have extra strength for a second round.
If another Ghost Captain appeared, he might have to give up the White Tree Shallows.
What was it... Chen Qi looked anxiously at the corner.
But unexpectedly, he did not encounter a new skeletal general.
In that corner was only a wooden barrel.
In the violent wind, the barrel toppled and rolled across the deck.
What the heck? Chen Qi tilted his head, stunned.
“Ah, ah, ah, ah!”
A painful scream came from inside the barrel.
Bang!
The barrel lid hit the ship’s side, and then a young blonde woman rolled out from inside.
She tightly closed her eyes, wearing a fitted white work shirt, tight brown leather pants, and waterproof long boots—a stylish elite white-collar outfit popular in Moonstone City.
But at this moment, she showed none of the outfit’s heroic aura; battered by the rain, she looked completely disheveled.
“Oh no, I’m about to be made into sashimi by the Ghost Captain...”
“Calm down, calm down...”
Suddenly falling from the barrel, she stuck out her butt and made a strange sound, then curiously turned her head.
At this moment, she already imagined being made into a skeletal specimen by the Ghost Captain.
But to her surprise, she didn’t see the ferocious Ghost Captain she had imagined.
In painful struggle, she slowly opened her eyes.
Her gaze met the hollow eyes of the Ghost Captain’s skull.
The Ghost Captain’s expression was about the same as hers—just as miserable!
Why was the Ghost Captain now just a head?
What had happened?
“Huh?”
The rain struck her backside, and she vaguely sensed there was something even more terrifying on this ship.
What should she do? Could she run? Could she hide?
She imitated the writhing black sludge on the ground, twisting and turning, pretending to be writhing sludge.
But the gaze from that skull kept staring at her!
After a complicated psychological battle, she slowly raised her head, looking at the boots on the captain’s head, and at the owner of those boots, trying hard to squeeze out a voice from her throat:
“Sir, um, good evening...”
It’s not evening yet, Pelu... Chen Qi smiled slightly:
“Miss, good afternoon.”