novelraw Chapter 174: Come On, Let's Have Some Fun
Chapter 174: Come On, Let's Have Some Fun
"What a coincidence."
Little Crow's voice grew even softer as she finally mustered the courage to interrupt White Cloak.
Her small head instantly filled with questions.
What did that whisper mean just now? What was this "special existence"? Could White Cloak have brought some special item?
She struggled to raise her head:
"White Cloak, what does that mean?"
The giant wave that had just risen wasn't just a wave, but some kind of prophecy from an ancient species.
Though she was an abyssal enthusiast, she couldn't comprehend the prophecies of deep-sea creatures at all.
Anger towards humans? Attempting to create chaos in the world? Or perhaps forbidding trespassing into their current domain?
Interpreting this whisper would determine their next course of action.White Cloak gazed into the distance, as if everything that had happened so far was within his expectations.
He tilted his head and asked:
"Little Captain, what do you think?"
Chen Qi felt his scalp tingle as he looked at the distant mountain range.
Amidst the buzzing in his head, he roughly understood the terrifying meaning behind that ancient whisper.
This ancient whisper conveyed a darkness nurtured over endless time, loneliness cultivated through ages, madness bred across millennia, and an insatiable craving for love.
To put it simply:
"Come on! Let's have fun, we've got plenty of time~"
Was this thing lonely? Inviting him to play?
Chen Qi looked at the fossil-like giant mountain range in the distance and couldn't help but shudder.
While size differences could sometimes be cute,
this size difference was clearly too extreme - playing with it would get him killed.
This wasn't a dragon asking for hugs anymore, this was Godzilla demanding cuddles!
If this thing broke free from its seal and descended upon this world, it would probably come flying at him the next second!
Have fun? More like meet death...
Better keep some distance... Chen Qi organized his words:
"Actually, we haven't suffered serious harm, so I believe this is an ancient and special invitation."
White Cloak froze momentarily:
"Invitation? You're only half right. Rather than an invitation, this should be called a command, a promise. When we reach the mountain peak and complete the final ritual, we shall receive its blessing."
Then White Cloak patted Chen Qi's back:
"Your inspiration isn't bad. Others might mistake this whisper for anger."
No, I really can't interpret this as anger... Chen Qi speechlessly looked into the distance, beginning to plan his next moves.
"Black blood, black blood, black blood, need more black blood to stain the robes—"
At that moment, some corrupted villagers on the gray island noticed Chen Qi's ship.
They—no, it should be said these things—were holding rusted shovels, slowly approaching Chen Qi's position.
In rare cases, dimensional rifts might contain 'humans', but unless it's a B-tier rift, these humans aren't real - usually either mutated monsters or other 'Transcendents' in disguise.
Like Jin Li, the second-in-command of the Ice Demon Pirates, who often appears in rifts disguised as NPCs due to her Lamp affinity profession 'Traveling Merchant', trying to sell fifty-thousand-coin silver-scale breastplates to rift participants.
These villagers weren't human, but monsters born from twisted obsessions.
Bang!
Their bodies already distorted, covered in festering wounds, the weapons in their hands all filthy objects condensed from blood.
Corrupted beings—even second-tier Transcendents might turn into twisted monsters from just a drop of their tainted blood.
Chen Qi frowned and stepped back. Even though the Flower Witch's potions could neutralize these poisons,
the toxins would still cause irreversible damage to his body.
After all, he was just a second-tier Transcendent in his development period, and needed to avoid such permanent bodily damage as much as possible.
Moreover, these villagers would prioritize attacking taunted targets!
Clang!
The next instant, hundreds of twisted villagers crawled on all fours like spiders, charging at him with terrifying speed.
White Cloak gently extended a finger:
"Knights, slaughter these madmen."
Immediately, ten Triangle Helmet Knights under his command drew black spears, rushing down from the ship to launch a fierce assault!
Thud thud thud thud!
In mere moments, the spears had pierced through the villagers' heads and hearts!
Their skulls exploded instantly, splattering red and black across the ground.
"Area cleared, sir."
The lead Triangle Helmet Knight straightened his posture, shaking the black blood off his spear.
White Cloak spoke with some approval:
"As expected of troops modeled after sewer cleaners. You handle all filth and toxins with ease."
Sewer cleaners, the gutter? Why does that sound vaguely familiar yet strange... Chen Qi pondered for a moment.
He remembered that 'sewer' was another name for the underground world of the New Sun World.
During the Lightless Era, the surface was more dangerous than underground, so humans built numerous subterranean shelters, eventually forming a unique underground world.
As daylight returned, these underground spaces became historical relics, no longer needed by humanity.
Now these shelters housed all kinds of people who couldn't survive on the surface. With so many dark, twisted individuals gathered there, the once-noble shelters earned the name 'sewers'.
Though not one of the Six Major Regions, in scale it could rival them.
They specifically hired cleaners resistant to corruption for this rift... Chen Qi thought to himself.
Ordinary people would struggle terribly against the tainted toxins of corrupted beings.
The Triangle Helmet Knights' immunity to corruption effectively downgraded this C-tier rift to D-tier difficulty.
A lantern that could resist the Pillar of the Abyss, plus knights specialized against the villagers...
Had White Cloak been here before? Or did he have intelligence about this rift?
Wait, why is this rift's mutation rate so high?
Chen Qi instantly realized the answer.
The Sea God Pirates had challenged this rift multiple times—and failed every time!
Now, after the rift opened again, they sought out White Cloak to complete the mission.
Chen Qi winked at Little Crow.
But Little Crow tilted her head, seemingly unaware of this situation.
I need to stay vigilant until the final boss appears... Chen Qi suddenly felt like he was playing werewolf.
White Cloak walked to the ship's edge and lowered the gangplank:
"Even a high-mutation C-tier rift becomes as easy as balancing a coin with proper preparation. The only real challenge is responding to the ancient being's whisper and awakening it."
With that, his expression turned solemn as he stepped onto the deathly silent island.
The Triangle Helmet Knights took point, with the rest following behind.
Chen Qi and Little Crow brought up the rear.
Little Crow glanced sideways—she wanted to say something to Chen Qi, but maintained her composure and stayed silent.
The knights continued slaughtering corrupted beings.
Unconsciously, the sky grew darker, corpses piled up, and they reached the island's depths.
A twisted altar came into view at the distant mountain peak.
Mercury and blood-formed runes, piles of skeletons, squirming black clots of flesh.
"Finally, we just need to follow the mountain path, replenish all materials, and then..."
White Cloak excitedly stepped forward—only to freeze mid-step the next second.
Creak...
Chen Qi looked at his feet.
There lay a desiccated corpse, not decomposed, still wearing nun's robes.
Scattered around were numerous Sea God Pirates uniforms.
Many had died here—judging from the bones, including powerful third-tier Transcendents.
Chen Qi activated White Pigeon Perception.
Before them stood an illusory spiritual barrier, one that had existed for centuries!
White Cloak approached and gently touched the barrier:
"After the Sea God Pirates' four failures, we've finally reached this place. Now, we just need to break the Ice Witch's seal, and we shall welcome a new god."
White Cloak turned back, grinning widely at Chen Qi and Little Crow.