Witch, I Swear I’m Not a Deep Sea Ancient God!

Chapter 276: The Ghost’s Space Jump Engine

"Huh?"

At this moment, the members of White Tower Hunter were completely bewildered.

Especially Melanie, who knew about water spirits - in Goldenfinch Kingdom, these were low-tier pets treated as soap and cushions, purely slave-class pets.

Could it really handle such a difficult mission?

Chen Qi saw Melanie's concern and said proudly:

"This isn't an ordinary water spirit, but one from the deep sea, a genius water spirit I've trained."

Although the Deepsea Water Spirit looked weak with poor attack power, usually only good as a hug pillow and tool spirit.

In reality, they contained extremely precious deep sea power, with incredible survival abilities in the ocean where almost no sea beasts would attack them, and they could even dive into pitch-black depths that legends dared not enter.

Simultaneously, the spiritual energy field emitted by Deepsea Water Spirit Number Three was very weak, making it difficult to track.

Once a Deepsea Water Spirit fell into the ocean and merged with the sea, even fourth-tier legends would struggle to detect it.Conversely, for others to execute this difficult mission would be too challenging.

Water Spirit Number Three was the perfect legendary pilot for this operation.

Melanie leaned back and asked:

"But isn't a Deepsea Water Spirit still just a water spirit?"

"..."

Chen Qi gave Melanie an exasperated glance.

Melanie narrowed her eyes; as a hunter from White Tower Federation, she actually felt like a complete fool in front of Chen Qi.

Speaking, Chen Qi crouched down and gently patted Number Three's soft little head:

"Number Three, after this battle ends, I will definitely come back for you. Sorry to trouble you."

Water Spirit Number Three tilted its head. Although it didn't fully understand the specific plan, it could sense its master had an important mission for it!

"Waku waku ◍(✪ω✪)◍! (Leave it to me!)"

Water Spirit Number Three formed two small water fists, eyes sparkling with starlight, full of confidence.

I hope Water Spirit Number Three can successfully enter the sea without any accidents... Chen Qi stood up and commanded:

"Alright, time is short. The navy of Great Shark won't hesitate much longer. We must act immediately, remember to conceal your identities!"

Now they were within the strike range of Great Shark Battleship and needed to hurry.

"Understood!"

The White Tower Hunters sprang into action, with some responsible for replenishing White Tower Vessel's defensive barrier energy, while others boarded the ghost ship to start the engines!

After assigning the mission to Number Three, Chen Qi took the mechanic Little Mary to Bonfire Exploration.

In the distance, Navy Vice Admiral Gary stood at the bow of Great Shark, observing the shore activities through binoculars.

At this moment, an investigator reported:

"Vice Admiral, we've noticed the engines starting on the ship behind White Tower Vessel. They're likely attempting a ship transfer operation. Should we open fire to stop them?"

Navy Vice Admiral Gary stroked his white beard, looking completely at ease:

"No, unnecessary. Currently, everything appears under our control. These two ships are ordinary vessels that cannot escape Great Shark's strike range.

Now, our priorities are: first, confirm if Black Hunter has taken hostages. Once we confirm no hostages, immediately begin large-scale strikes.

Second, send out scouts to form a large encirclement to ensure Black Hunter and others don't escape from other areas."

In Navy Vice Admiral Gary's view, the ship transfer maneuver was meaningless.

"Understood!"

The people behind Navy Vice Admiral responded in unison.

Ultimately, the opponents were only third-tier Transcendents with two ordinary ships, both already firmly under their control!

Everyone could already see victory!

What exactly is happening... An maintained military posture at the bow, looking toward the distant White Tower Vessel with a vague sense of foreboding.

......

......

Bang! Bang!

In the dark night aboard Bonfire Exploration, Dya hid in the communications room, bandaging himself.

"Next time, next time I'll personally operate the mecha, definitely make you know what Steam Hand means!"

"Just wait, don't let me see you again!"

Dya fumed inwardly. This mission's failure represented a huge humiliation for him.

Just then, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps.

Dya sensed a familiar presence.

Black Hunter had returned!

Wait, why would he return? Dya's eyes widened. After all, they were surrounded by Great Shark Battleship.

Returning now was undoubtedly wasting time.

No way... Dya instantly understood there was only one purpose for his return - the space leap engine!

Adding insult to injury!

Dya couldn't help gritting his teeth. The space leap engine was privately assembled by Bluefire, but undoubtedly, it was a top-tier treasure.

He, a great noble of Steam Hand, on the open seas, even Navy Admirals had to show him respect and speak to him deferentially.

Yet now, someone was taking the space leap engine right before his eyes, and he... had to endure it!

Currently, he could do nothing but silently watch Chen Qi's performance.

Dya closed his eyes, suppressing his anger. This time he wasn't sufficiently prepared, with no room for resistance.

But next time, he would bring the newest model mecha.

......

......

Bonfire Exploration, energy room.

In the dim, metallic-engineered engine room, massive gears and intricate piping intertwined, the air filled with the distinctive scent of machine oil and burning coal, steam occasionally bursting from various seams.

At the center stood Bonfire Exploration's heart - the main engine, resembling a mechanical heart with numerous ports for connecting other devices.

Beside it, a one-meter radius steel energy engine continuously emitted black lightning, several thick pipes connecting to Bonfire Exploration's main engine.

Approaching this engine, Chen Qi even felt a strange skin-tearing sensation.

Mechanic Little Mary couldn't hide her amazement:

"This is the legendary 'space leap engine'! An engine that can open dimensional rifts!"

In the eyes of Hammer Affinity Transcendents, the space leap engine was unquestionably precious.

Chen Qi also extended his right hand, placing it on the engine, a stinging sensation transmitting through.

【Space Leap - Type C (Anchor Point Style):

Affinity: Lamp, Hammer

Damage Level: 71%

Description: Set sail! We shall tear through rifts, arriving at brand new spaces, surpassing conventional paths!

Function: When connected to the main engine, enables the entire vessel to obtain 'space leap' functionality.

Capabilities:

Space Leap: Your vessel will cross rifts, reaching distant ocean locations at extreme speed.

Anchor Point Teleportation (Pre-set): You have set spatial anchor points, allowing direct travel through rifts to anchor locations.

Note: This engine's wear rate has reached 70%.】

The space leap engine was among the top-tier equipment even for vessels under legendary Transcendents.

In the game's later stages, legendary players might need to clear thousands of rifts to obtain one space leap engine.

And this was a Type C with anchor point effects.

To obtain it so easily... Chen Qi couldn't help marveling.

Bonfire Exploration had truly left them an super luxurious gift package!

Mechanic Little Mary inspected it and said urgently:

"Lamp Keeper, Bonfire Exploration has been damaged, plus charging the Black Rock mecha, I'm afraid it can no longer activate space leap..."

Although space leap was powerful, the energy consumed for each leap was astronomical.

Bonfire Exploration's main mechanical heart engine was already quite powerful, but could withstand at most three leaps. Now, its energy was nearly depleted.

"The consumption of space leap is too great, unusable..."

Chen Qi frowned.

If they couldn't activate space leap, escaping with the ghost ship would be extremely difficult.

Simultaneously, due to its special properties, the space leap engine couldn't be stored in the Backpack Card.

Carrying a two-meter radius space leap engine while escaping would make them a target.

Could it be they had to abandon both the space leap engine and ghost ship to escape... Chen Qi sighed inwardly.

To survive on these seas, one must be willing to sacrifice some things.

Bang!

The next second, mechanic Little Mary forcefully pulled the space leap pipes from the main engine.

She said urgently:

"Black Hunter, can your ship's main engine connect and support space leap? I only need one minute to install this space leap engine!"

"One minute???"

Chen Qi blinked, recalling his ghostfire engine.

Undoubtedly, the energy provided by the ghostfire engine was sufficient, with numerous ports available.

It was a compatibility issue.

"Can the Ghostfire Energy Core handle it?"

Chen Qi asked.

Given the critical situation, the mechanically knowledgeable Little Mary answered almost without hesitation:

"Yes!"

The moment she spoke, Chen Qi smiled, his four tentacles exerting force to pull down the space leap engine.

This loud noise caused panicked sounds from Bonfire Exploration's crew.

Without hesitation, Chen Qi grabbed it and ran!