novelraw Chapter 304: A Glorious Victory!
Chapter 304: A Glorious Victory!
"……"
Dragon Tamer King Jie's lips twitched. He seemed to want to say something, but ultimately, nothing came out.
On this silent sea, only the exhausted panting of two people could be heard.
Dragon Tamer King's golden hair was soaked with blood. Having lost one leg and one arm, he knelt on the ground, his chest sunken from the Life Dispersion strike, revealing white bone and faintly pulsating heart.
At this moment, Dragon Tamer King resembled an emaciated old man suffering from famine.
And this scene was captured by cameras in the distance.
Far away, those who had just suffered from the edge of Blade Release watched trembling, momentarily unable to find words to describe the scene before them.
"Damn it!"
The navy vice admiral in charge of this operation broke the silence, cursing profusely to express his excitement.
Dya stood with his mouth agape, wanting to say something.Black Hunter could withstand Dragon Tamer King's legendary Blade Release and still remain standing.
Looking at it this way, me playing dead against Black Hunter doesn't seem that weak after all. Plus I retreated completely unscathed, with no serious injuries except a concussion... Dya's lips curved upward, feeling inexplicably pleased.
"Big news! Huge news!"
The blood-soaked Pelu struggled to stand up from the wrecked ship, straightened her singed short golden hair, then readjusted the camera still emitting scorching flames, aiming it at the three figures in the distance.
This precious footage! Must not be missed!
What material is this camera made of? An's attention focused on this strange detail as she remained completely unharmed.
Ignoring An's curious gaze, Pelu's eyes sparkled with excitement as she said:
"Dragon Tamer King actually failed to kill Black Hunter and Flower Witch after releasing his Liberation! This is earth-shattering news throughout the Witch Sea!
And even more crucially, from the current situation, Dragon Tamer King has suffered extremely severe injuries!"
Injuries! Everyone was shocked again. Looking closely, they realized Dragon Tamer King had been forced to drink dragon blood to rebuild his body.
The navy vice admiral hurriedly took out the damaged Navigator's Eye, preparing to send this major news to the still-recovering Tiger Shark General!
After this bombshell news, the battered group still couldn't help but gather at the ship's bow to watch the distant battle.
What astonishing move would Dragon Tamer King make facing the humiliation from Black Hunter and Flower Witch? Everyone wondered with anticipation.
On the blood-stained sea in the distance.
"Want it?"
Chen Qi held up Dragon Tamer King's severed arm with his left hand and asked.
"……"
Dragon Tamer King Jie remained silent.
Nourished by dragon blood, Dragon Tamer King had regained some strength, but recovering from heart and arm injuries was far from enough.
Especially one hand and one leg - unless using secret techniques, they would be difficult to heal completely.
If he could retrieve the severed arm and use specific potions, within two weeks he could regain complete arms and hands.
Dragon Tamer King Jie stared at Chen Qi for a long time before finally nodding slightly.
It's over... Chen Qi sighed in relief and threw the severed arm:
"Here."
Thump!
Chen Qi gently tossed Dragon Tamer King's severed arm into the sea.
Bathed in dragon blood, Dragon Tamer King Jie stood up, dragging his broken body as he tried to retrieve his left arm.
However, just as he reached out, a plump man-eating shark suddenly emerged from the depths, biting down on the severed arm with one chomp, happily wagging its tail before diving back into the sea.
His hand had been eaten by a dog.
In that instant, Dragon Tamer King Jie froze completely.
"……"
Another deathly silence fell.
Chen Qi took a deep breath.
After continuous fighting, Dragon Tamer King's stamina had reached its limit.
With extensive bodily injuries plus the navy threat, neither had reason to continue fighting.
Dragon Tamer King still had one final card - an irreversible Heart Release called Human-Dragon Fusion, which merged Black Thunder Dragon King with his body, ultimately becoming one entity!
Dragon Tamer King in human-dragon form was essentially a walking giant catastrophe.
However, this move was irreversible. Once released, he would permanently become a massive dragon-like monster, unable to return to human form, with his spirit suffering tremendous effects.
This was Dragon Tamer King's ultimate technique.
Moreover, given Dragon Tamer King's current condition, if he released Blade Release again to exhaust himself, the inevitable result would be capture by the navy.
Additionally, there were some mental effects. In the deep sea where they had been, there seemed to be special entities affecting minds - both Fen and Dragon Tamer King had shown clear fear.
Only Chen Qi, due to his Deep Sea Affinity, hadn't felt that bone-chilling mental influence.
Dragon Tamer King looked at the hunter before him - this person had taken his arm, leg, backpack card, and Golden Dragon Eye!
For a legend, this was immense humiliation.
Yet at this moment, he felt little anger, only weakly saying:
"Black Hunter, I'll leave my backpack card with you for now. Within a month, I'll come retrieve it."
After speaking, Dragon Tamer King Jie leaped onto Black Thunder Dragon King's head, looking toward the navy's direction.
Standing at this height, he couldn't help but lower his head.
He seemed to hear the navy's thunderous war drums from afar, the cries of his flying dragon units under his command.
When troops flee, defeat is like a landslide.
In his current state, unless fighting with his life on the line, he lacked strength to support prolonged battle.
Farewell, Dragonflower Archipelago... Dragon Tamer King crouched down, patting Black Thunder Dragon King's horn.
Then, Black Thunder Dragon King spread its massive wings, soaring back into the sky, flying toward islands deep in the Witch Sea.
With the sound of beating wings, Black Thunder Dragon King disappeared into the clouds, vanishing from everyone's sight.
He ran away... Chen Qi rubbed his aching forehead and exhaled deeply.
If they had continued fighting, the result would inevitably have been mutual destruction.
However, they had actually repelled Dragon Tamer King - this far exceeded his expectations.
Fen is truly brave... The dark flames on Chen Qi's face dissipated, the dark-fire hands behind him gradually retracting.
Then Chen Qi glanced at the 'Dragon Heart Limited Edition Backpack Card' in his hand.
This journey's rewards were greater than he had imagined.
Unlike ordinary backpack cards, it had larger capacity, built-in concealment effects, and special passwords. If forcibly opened, it would leak location information.
As Shadow Flame Demon faded, intense pain surged through his body again.
Fortunately, thanks to Fen's 'Life Infusion' technique, his body hadn't suffered severe damage like last time.
Having a healer is really good... Chen Qi couldn't help but sigh, glancing back at the distant navy.
Need to speed up our departure. Chen Qi crouched down, picked up Fen with both hands, and hurried toward Dragonflower Archipelago to find Burry.
The navy could arrive anytime - they needed to quickly activate the 'Space Leap' engine and escape this place.
The nameless island had turned into scorched earth under lightning impacts.
But surprisingly, Burry's injuries were minor. Hiding behind Ice Witch's statue, he had successfully withstood Dragon Tamer King's Blade Release.
And the Ice Witch statue at the island's center only had some additional scars.
Ice Witch's statue still stood firm!
"Thank you, Ice Witch! Thank you for your protection! Thank you for your protection!!"
Burry stood before Ice Witch's statue with several small animals, hands clasped together in devout prayer.
Now he understood why his Captain Palu revered Ice Witch so deeply.
What material is this statue made of? Chen Qi walked over and gently touched Ice Witch's statue.
Ice Witch is really tough.
If we could dismantle this Ice Witch statue and use it to build a ship, could we make an amazing vessel? Or use it to create a shield... Many bold, blasphemous thoughts emerged in Chen Qi's mind.
He happened to lack defensive weapons anyway.
There were plenty of Ice Witch statues throughout the Witch Sea.
But the situation was urgent now - no time for action.
Chen Qi said calmly:
"Burry, the navy could arrive anytime. We should leave."
"Okay."
Burry nodded. He had watched almost the entire battle from this island.
Then the two headed toward the Ghost Ship.
The Ghost Ship was moored on the island's other side. Despite the impact from Dragon Tamer King's Blade Release, it had sustained considerable damage.
Fortunately, they had mechanic Burry and had prepared repair materials in advance.
Under Burry's operation, they successfully repaired the Ghost Ship and activated its space engine.
Chen Qi opened the Ice Demon Pirates' sea chart, thinking quickly.
They needed to stay far from the battlefield. Also, their injuries were too severe, and they urgently needed supplies - they couldn't head toward deserted seas or uninhabited islands.
After some thought, Chen Qi placed his finger on a poor tourist island.
This tourist island was remote, but due to the war, it should have gathered many merchant ships and hunters - perhaps enough supplies.
Time was tight. The two started the engine, and with creaking and shattering sounds, the Ghost Ship began sailing again.
Soon they emerged from the spatial rift, raising the 'Food Ship' flag again, appearing like a damaged little food ship that had been robbed, returning to the sea.
Clang! Clang!
After this Space Leap, the entire Ghost Ship had become battered and broken, emitting groaning sounds of imminent collapse periodically.
Chen Qi and Burry changed into normal clothes, using binoculars to scan their surroundings.
This poor island only had a D-tier "Lumberyard" rift, yet it had gathered quite a few people.
Due to the Dragonflower Archipelago war, many fleeing civilians and injured hunters had gathered here.
Chen Qi looked toward the shipyard on this 'Lumberyard' island.
After multiple uses of the space engine, the Ghost Ship's condition couldn't even support activating acceleration engines.
After some thought, Chen Qi and Burry decided to rest here awhile and gather some ship repair materials.
Additionally, they needed to gather some potions. If absolutely necessary, we might need to kidnap a doctor... Chen Qi sat on the restaurant sofa, looking down at the unconscious Fen on his lap.
Fen's eyes were tightly closed, breathing heavily, chest constantly rising and falling, cold sweat continuously dripping from her forehead.
"Having nightmares?"
Chen Qi propped his face with his hand and sighed deeply.
Fen's injuries from this journey were much more severe than he had imagined.
……
At dawn, the pale sky's flames reignited.
On the nameless island, Tiger Shark Unit's special operations team - Tiger Shark Third Unit - arrived at the island with Ice Witch's statue.
They brought two hundred fully armed personnel, but all frowned unanimously at the scorched earth scene before them.
They searched extensively but found no useful clues except for one small red crab.
Finally, they could only plant Tiger Shark Unit's victory flag on this island.
Dragon Tamer King's escape hadn't been communicated to his subordinates. With the legend's defeat, Dragon Tamer King's forces instantly collapsed, and Blackfin Crew's support troops quickly fell into complete chaos.
The entire Dragonflower Archipelago quickly fell.
Tiger Shark General pursued the victory, annihilating Blackfin Crew's support troops, successfully hunting a Black Sea Elephant, and capturing over a thousand prisoners.
This war affecting the situation was won by their navy, by their Tiger Shark Unit!
The entire Dragonflower Islands would officially come under Tiger Shark Unit's control, and this news would reach Moonstone City. When Moonstone City's people heard this news, they would surely celebrate and cheer for Tiger Shark Unit's bravery!
"Awesome!"
"Next time, I'll use those pirates' skulls as chamber pots!"
"Our Tiger Shark Unit is unstoppable."
The navy personnel couldn't help but cheer for this great victory!
"Reporter Pelu, please take our photo under the victory flag! Also, if possible, put our heroic figures on Moonstone City newspaper's front page tomorrow!"
A navy vice admiral from Tiger Shark Unit said triumphantly.
Defeating Dragon Tamer King's flying dragon units was enough to make his family proud!
"……"
Pelu sat on a charred tree stump, wholly focused on writing her draft, ignoring them.
"Take down the victory flag!"
Suddenly, a booming voice echoed across the entire island.
Tiger Shark General roared, his solid physique resembling a towering mountain on this island.
"But, Tiger Shark General, this operation was a great victory for our Tiger Shark Unit..."
The navy vice admiral said with a grievance.
"This kind of victory handed to us by others doesn't qualify as real victory! Only by defeating a legend head-on can it count as true victory!"
Tiger Shark General said angrily, flames of anger flashing in his eyes.
He shook his head. In his view, without Black Hunter, not only would they not be returning triumphantly - their casualties might have exceeded projections by three times!
What they needed was reflection, was flogging, not celebration!
"……"
The Tiger Shark Unit navy personnel lowered their heads in silence. They felt dissatisfied, but their Tiger Shark General was like this - despite clearly having won the victory, he still criticized them, and they couldn't refute it.
Speaking thus, Tiger Shark General walked with heavy steps toward Pelu's group, extending his giant hand covered with scars and calluses:
"Miss Pelu, hello."
"Hello, Tiger Shark General! I'm very busy now. If you have matters, you can speak with my assistant An or Dya drinking over there!"
Still need to select a real photo of Black Hunter and Flower Witch together, not those erotic drawings Lilith makes... Pelu focused on writing, no time for Tiger Shark General.
Are all White Pigeon Press people this rude... Tiger Shark General's eyes flashed with anger but he didn't criticize much, instead turning to An beside Pelu:
"Hello, Beginner Mentor from Damarro Town. I've heard of your reputation - mastering four Book Releases while still third tier."
"Hello, Tiger Shark General."
An bowed, performing a respectful gesture.
Then Tiger Shark General asked curiously:
"Miss An, to be frank, besides bastard Dya and Sea God Pirates' Haige, I don't know much about the Witch Sea's seven supernovas."
Tiger Shark General rarely concerned himself with third-tier matters at sea.
"???"
An tilted her head, looking confused.
Was Tiger Shark General also interested in Black Hunter?
Tiger Shark General asked:
"I want to ask what you know about Black Hunter, especially his true identity.
Additionally, if our Tiger Shark Unit formed an elite team, could we capture him?"