novelraw Chapter 325: The Ship of the Dark Prison!
Chapter 325: The Ship of the Dark Prison!
"What important information?"
Chen Qi leaned against the ship's side, twirling the small yellow flower in his hand.
Burry fiddled with the radio machine in his hands:
"While we were in the Fog Sea, I received a message from our captain."
"Information about the Ice Demon Pirates?"
Curiosity flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.
Based on previous information, the captain of the Ice Demon Pirates had been trapped deep in the Fog Sea to rescue their vice-captain!
They had likely ventured into the middle layers of the Fog Sea.
And in those middle layers, they had probably encountered unimaginable entities.
Moreover, according to the information he had gathered, investigators from the Beiguo Meteorological Bureau had also encountered special terrifying ships within the Fog Sea.Burry lifted the repaired radio machine and stepped onto the deck:
"Yes, while in the Fog Sea, my device for contacting the captain received sounds of wailing."
"Wailing sounds? What kind of wailing?"
Chen Qi tilted his head in confusion.
"I'll play it for you."
Burry picked up the radio machine and tinkered with it.
Zzzzt! Zzzzt!
Soon, hoarse wailing sounds came from the radio machine:
"No, no..."
The old supernatural communication device, as if jammed, kept repeating 'no, no'!
No? Don't come over? Don't answer? Chen Qi rested his chin on his hand, falling into brief confusion.
The human voice from the machine sounded like it had encountered some extremely terrifying monster!
Burry lifted the radio machine:
"This machine is a supernatural item the captain gave me; it usually doesn't break."
"Supernatural item?"
Chen Qi looked curiously at the machine; it was different from ordinary supernatural items.
The communication device in Burry's hands was far more powerful than the Navigator's Eye.
Burry said:
"That's roughly the situation. Just an hour ago, wailing sounds came through the radio again.
Besides that, the captain's communication device transmitted special lightning."
Special lightning? Chen Qi looked puzzled, glancing at the machine in Burry's hands.
On the communication device, tiny black lightning bolts could be seen.
Crackle! Crackle!
Chen Qi couldn't help but frown.
He was very familiar with this faint lightning before him.
This was the lightning of 'spatial teleportation'!
And suddenly, on the calm sea surface, a small white paper boat appeared out of nowhere.
"Paper boat..."
Chen Qi blinked, immediately feeling a chill run down his spine.
A small paper boat had appeared out of thin air in the sea before them?
And this tiny paper boat, blown by the sea breeze, continuously accelerated, drifting toward the distant ocean.
Crack! Crack!
From the paper boat, faint black lightning crackled again!
Chen Qi suddenly realized.
This lightning was the precursor to a spatial teleportation arrival!
"The captain's toy..."
Burry was momentarily stunned; he hadn't anticipated that the Ice Demon Pirates' small paper boat would appear here.
Chen Qi gazed at that 'small' paper boat.
As the sea breeze blew, the paper boat grew larger and larger, transforming from palm-sized to head-sized, then to the size of a house...
Then, as the sounds of waves and wind grew louder, the paper boat was no longer just a fragile paper construct; its form completely changed, its edges gradually hardening.
Boom!
Accompanied by a tremendous thunderclap, the paper boat before them abruptly transformed into a three-tiered white wooden ship!
The ship's lines were sleek, its sails billowing proudly as it sailed against the sea breeze!
A ship had descended out of thin air!
Chen Qi looked up at this nearly twenty-meter-long supernatural vessel.
The flagship of the Ice Demon Pirates, the Drifting Paper Boat!
This was a warship excavated from ancient ruins. Legend said that the ships of the Ice Demon Pirates could ignore the taboos of dimensional rifts and travel through various realms of the world!
Simultaneously, as a forbidden object of the 'Dice-Hammer Affinity,' it could change form arbitrarily, becoming a balloon airship roaming the skies or transforming into a carriage on land.
At the ship's bow, a young man stood at the highest point, gripping the mast as he gazed at the distant sea.
The man before them wore a captain's hat, his gray-white hair flying wildly in the strong sea wind.
On his body, intensely hot scars were clearly visible.
He was none other than the great captain of the Four Great Pirate Crews, the leader of the Ice Demon Pirates, the Master of Disguise, the hardest worker, Captain Palu.
"Captain!!"
Burry couldn't help but shout. As the mechanic of the Ice Demon Pirates, it had been so long since he had seen their kind, adorable, beautiful captain!
If he didn't see his captain soon, he was going to become a forced laborer under the Black Hunter.
Burry missed his captain immensely; for forging new mechas, he needed many supernatural materials that required the captain's procurement!
However, facing Burry's shouts, Palu showed no joy.
He turned back, looking at Chen Qi and Burry with terrified eyes, then screamed hysterically:
"Don't stop! Run! Run!"
Chen Qi's body suddenly stiffened as he looked toward the distant sea.
Boom! Boom!
In the clear sky, a hundred-meter red-black rift violently tore open!
Within that massive fissure, countless dark giant hands pressed against both sides of the rift, then forced it wider.
It resembled a massive red-black bronze gate being opened by a titan!
Under countless dark hands, the rift grew larger and larger, transforming into a red-black gate!
Boundless power poured forth from within the Red-Black Gate. The moment it appeared, the sky was instantly covered in a bloody red hue—
And immediately after, an unimaginably massive warship emerged from the rift!
"This is... what?"
Burry looked up; he couldn't comprehend the full scale of this colossal ship at first glance!
Its height reached a staggering hundred meters, like a moving steel fortress standing majestically amidst the turbulent waves, emanating awe-inspiring majesty and battle intent.
The ship's surface was covered with millions of crimson blades, countless thick chains caked with blood, and innumerable skeletons!
This was a giant ship that had endured centuries of war!
Before Chen Qi's eyes, a stark crimson prompt appeared.
[You have entered the Blood General's domain...]
Blood General... An intense stinging sensation spread through Chen Qi's body as he hurriedly looked up.
However, his vision couldn't make out the situation on the giant ship.
He could only faintly sense that on that colossal vessel, there was a pair of red-black eyes, watching them like starving hounds.
This was the largest, most terrifying ship he had seen since arriving in the Witch Sea.
Rather than a ship, it was more like a walking titanic calamity!
Chen Qi quickly took a step back, drawing Flesh Cleaver Bone Breaker.
However, this massive titanic ship paid no attention to the tiny Ghost Ship.
In the eyes of the giant ship, the ghost ship was like an ant.
Boom! Boom!
From the cannon ports at the ship's center, two massive whale-hunting spears appeared, aimed at the Ice Demon Pirates' paper boat.
The twenty-meter-tall ship of the Ice Demon Pirates was like a small fish before a vicious shark compared to this giant ship.
Boom!
The whale-hunting spears shot violently from the cannon ports!
Accompanied by massive shockwaves, the Ice Demon Pirates' paper boat shuddered violently, emitting tremendous explosive sounds.
However, through the crew's desperate efforts, this 'paper boat' was still managing to escape with great difficulty.
"The captain's ship is being hunted? Am I dreaming?"
Burry couldn't comprehend the scene before him.
That Drifting Paper Boat possessed shape-shifting abilities and was an S-rank reward from a B-tier dimensional rift!
The Ice Demon Pirates' Drifting Paper Boat, the strongest ship in his mind, was now like a stray dog with its tail between its legs!
"What's happening!"
Fen looked at the distant black giant ship, completely bewildered, unsure what to do.
"Should we run?"
Fen asked.
Chen Qi snapped his fingers and threw down bait:
"No need, I can handle this!"
Chen Qi looked up. Although he couldn't see the specific situation on the giant ship clearly, he could make out that fluttering blood-red banner.
It was an enormous flag depicting an inverted cross longsword stained with red-black blood!
Beneath the sword were piles of skeletons.
This was the flag of the Black Blood Empire.
This ship could truly be called a ship of destruction. However, visible white flames were already burning across this vessel.
The light of the pale sky possessed the ability to dispel corruption. Many creations from dimensional rifts couldn't withstand the sunlight of the pale sky.
Boom! Boom!
Chen Qi extended his hand and said:
"Fen, give me ten bottles of the most potent berserker potion!"
"???"
Fen looked curious but eventually handed ten bottles of berserker potion to Chen Qi.
Chen Qi took the potions, lightly sliced open the bottle caps with his finger, then mixed them with the supernatural bait and threw it into the sea from the ship.
Gulp! Gulp!
"Roar!"
A massive bloody maw emerged from the seabed, violently biting down on the berserker-infused bait!
In an instant, the Coastal Apex Predator's body radiated a crimson berserker aura, its form continuously erupting with thunderous sounds!
Chen Qi now had a fairly detailed understanding of the Coastal Apex Predator's capabilities.
It was thick-skinned and physically powerful but had low accuracy and extremely sluggish reactions to attacks.
Simply put, it was not very smart but immensely strong.
Simultaneously, its powerful dragon body could withstand supernatural forces far beyond human limits.
After consuming the Berserker Blood, the power of the Dragon Cannon released by the Coastal Apex Predator would be more than ten times greater than normal.
However, the accuracy of the berserk Dragon Cannon would be significantly reduced.
While it wasn't suitable for dealing with highly agile humanoid units, it was absolutely terrifying against giant targets!
Chen Qi lightly flicked his finger forward:
"Go."
Under Chen Qi's command, the Coastal Apex Predator swiftly navigated through the sea.
Using its powerful underwater speed, it quickly reached the front of the Drifting Paper Boat, surfaced, and positioned itself between the paper boat and the giant ship.
"Rescue?"
Captain Palu on the paper boat was shocked.
He looked up in disbelief as the Coastal Apex Predator's black scales shuddered noticeably, emitting scalding heat currents.
Its body seemed to contain magma from the deepest oceans, its eyes blazing with endless fury.
Billowing steam radiating from the Coastal Apex Predator's massive form overshadowed the fleeing crew on the Drifting Paper Boat.
Boom! Boom!
The Coastal Apex Predator's body continuously expanded and contracted, gathering its supernatural energy into its mouth, condensing it into a dark red point.
It concentrated to the limit, then violently released it!
Berserk Dragon Cannon!
Simultaneously, the whale-hunting spear specifically designed for hunting giant creatures shot forth again from the black-bladed giant ship!
Boom!
Instantly, a crimson Dragon Cannon illuminated the entire sky, melting the massive whale-hunting spear and striking the giant ship!
Boom! Boom!
The crimson Dragon Cannon, comparable to a Release technique, was like a giant's spear, forcefully halting the advance of the hundred-meter giant ship!
"The Black Lantern Dragon of the Rift Sea..."
From atop the giant ship, a man clad in crimson armor emitted a sound of confusion.
He didn't understand the scene before him, but the entire giant ship was already burning with scorching pale sky flames.
Faced with this setback, the man showed neither joy nor sorrow, simply waving his hand calmly:
"Retreat."
"As you command, General!"
From the ship came orderly, powerful shouts.
The crimson dimensional rift gate reappeared. The black-bladed giant ship churned massive waves as it sailed back into the giant gate, disappearing from the sea.
[You have left the Blood General's domain...]
A special prompt echoed in everyone's minds.
The ship vanished along with the crimson sky, and the sea returned to calm.
"Gone?"
Fen, disheveled by the wind, rubbed her head, utterly confused.
What just happened? Why did a giant ship suddenly appear? Why did it suddenly leave?
"Huff, huff, huff..."
The Coastal Apex Predator gasped for air; that single Dragon Cannon had exhausted all its strength.
It excitedly swam back, opening its scalding bloody maw to pant heavily at the three of them.
It wanted praise! It wanted rewards!
"Well done!"
Chen Qi crafted an extra-large bait and tossed it to the Coastal Apex Predator.
The weakened Coastal Apex Predator bit down on the bait, wagging its tail as it proudly showed off toward the lamp-moon sea dragons watching from a distance.
Only powerful sea dragons receive rewards from their master! The Coastal Apex Predator stuck out its tongue, extremely happy:
"Ha! Ha! Ha!"
The noble lamp-moon sea dragons watched the weakened Coastal Apex Predator and also happily wagged their tails.
A weakened Blackship Sea Dragon was easy to bully.
The foolish Coastal Apex Predator didn't know it would be bullied by the lamp-moon sea dragons tonight... Chen Qi sighed.
Not long after, the fleeing Drifting Paper Boat cautiously approached.
Thump!
The two ships made contact.
On the Ice Demon Pirates' ship, the crew all sat on the deck, gritting their teeth in pain.
Their bodies showed obvious injuries and mutilation, and their spirits had suffered greatly.
Clearly, they had endured an unimaginably terrifying disaster.
The only one who remained rational was Captain Palu of the Ice Demon Pirates.
After tending to the wounded, Palu leaped onto their ship.
Then, he looked at the two of them with terror.
He had seen these two before. Once, one was a third-tier Alchemist, the other second-tier.
And now, both had become legends!
Unbelievable. Could they have been concealing their spiritual energy fields back then... Captain Palu's pupils constricted involuntarily.
"Second meeting, Captain Palu."
Chen Qi looked toward the ship behind Palu.
He caught the scent of 'treasure' from Palu's ship.
As expected, the main ship of the Ice Demon Pirates was currently piled high with treasures from the middle layers of the Fog Sea!
Palu's curious gaze fell on Fen.
Fen patted her chest and said elegantly:
"I, the Flower Witch, greetings."
"Greetings... Hmm? And this gentleman is?"
Captain Palu looked curiously at Chen Qi.
For a second-tier to advance to legend in such a short time was absolutely extraordinary!
He didn't seem like the Flower Witch's servant either? Could he be from the Canary family, a relative of the Flower Witch? Captain Palu boldly guessed.
"I am..."
Chen Qi began to introduce himself.
However, Fen cut in before Chen Qi, smiling as she said:
"Let me introduce you! This is the captain of our 'Witch's Coffin' exploration mission, the inheritor of the Deep Sea Hunter profession, this witch's proud assistant!"
"Simultaneously, he is the recently renowned monster who defeated the Dragon Tamer Dragon, hailed as the Black Hunter! The 'Hunter' among witches and hunters!"
Fen raised her head proudly as she introduced him.