novelraw Chapter 88: Black Whale Blood
Chapter 88: Black Whale Blood
The black whiskers formed a massive wall, creating a barrier between him and the source of the voices.
A muffled voice came from beyond the black whiskers again.
“I’m still extracting it. Please remain quiet. Analyzing the concentration of black whale blood is a highly meticulous professional task.”
“Got it, got it.”
“No worries. Our best ship doctor has time. After all, we have to stay here and wait for the prey to take the bait. Take your time.”
Chen Qi pricked up his ears, straining to analyze the sounds.
Two men and one woman.
The woman’s voice was slightly dispirited; one man sounded older and hoarse, and the other spoke with a magnetic broadcasting tone.
These two voices took him back to a storm-drenched ship.
The Sawshark of the Blackfin Crew, with Little Crow and Captain Blackeye.Why were they here? What were they doing here?
A flood of questions surged through Chen Qi’s mind.
Both men were third-tier supernaturals.
Supernaturals at this stage were respectfully called masters.
Third-tier supernaturals had mastered both the Body Forging Technique and Breathing Technique. Moreover, their supernatural professions endowed them with formidable strength, allowing them to form a high-level combat style.
Their power was enough to defeat an army of a thousand ordinary people.
In short, they were opponents Chen Qi could not contend with.
If he was discovered, he would be like a weak little sparrow, completely at their mercy.
Chen Qi carefully retreated, moving as slowly as a stone statue.
However, behind him, voices of people talking could also be heard.
There was more than one pirate in this place.
“This is troublesome. I think I’m trapped here.”
Chen Qi thought silently.
If it weren’t for these black whiskers, which were twice the height of these humans and could block spiritual energy detection, he would have been found long ago at such close range.
At that moment, something unexpected happened.
As he slowed down his movements, the black whiskers beneath his feet stirred.
They slowly slid into his trouser legs, under his clothes, gently stroking his skin.
These black whiskers took advantage of his inability to make large movements and launched a sneak attack!
Although this was just their way of showing affection, and it was actually quite comfortable.
But the noise was too loud!
Keep it down! He absolutely could not be discovered now.
Although it was strange, Chen Qi now felt like a naked man hiding in someone else’s wife’s closet.
Little Crow glanced over and muttered, “These black whiskers are cute, but the wriggling noise is really annoying.”
Chen Qi instantly held his breath.
As a sea breeze blew past, the black whiskers swayed.
At that moment, a tiny gap appeared within the black whiskers. In an instant, Chen Qi caught sight of it.
A ship on the sea, heavy salvage machines, Little Crow holding a microscope, and a man wearing a pure black mask.
And…
Captain Blackeye’s abyss-like black eyes glanced at him.
Captain Blackeye said irritably, “Indeed, these black whiskers make such a damn racket.”
Then, his gaze shifted away from the whiskers.
Whew… Chen Qi let out a long sigh of relief inside.
He had not been discovered.
Fortunately, Captain Blackeye’s perception was extremely poor.
Besides, the black whiskers had stuck to his body and clothes, forming a natural black camouflage suit.
Now, he was perfectly fused with the black whiskers.
Better to wait a little longer. Acting rashly would only expose himself.
Chen Qi slowly crouched, enduring the strange tactile sensation from the black whiskers, maintaining a posture that could last for a long time without movement.
Then, he focused his attention on the three people behind the whiskers.
They seemed to be discussing something very important.
This was a good place for eavesdropping.
……
……
On the opposite side of the black whiskers, on a small boat floating on the dark sea.
This was a research vessel, with a small instrument table on board, and numerous tools stored beneath the boat.
Little Crow stared at the black whiskers for a moment, then withdrew his gaze and continued fiddling with the microscope on the table:
“The concentration of black whale blood extracted from this black-blood mutated fish reached 70%. That’s quite a high concentration, Black Glove.”
Under Little Crow’s hand was a black object about the size of a human head.
Rather than blood, it looked more like a wriggling chunk of blackish-red flesh.
A mechanical voice sounded again.
“How much? 70% concentration? Crow, you truly are the best ship doctor of our Blackfin Crew. This concentration would make the Sea God Cult’s people kneel down and kowtow a hundred times.”
The speaker was called Black Glove. He wore a black mask and a black outfit, wrapped in a black scarf, topped with a pitch-black tall hat, heavy black felt boots, and black gloves.
A man who sealed himself tightly within layers of black.
Black Glove… Chen Qi broke out in a cold sweat, hiding in the shadows.
On the game forums, this was a notorious, hard-to-beat boss.
Though also a third-tier supernatural, he had completed his own ‘Shadow Style’ formation, his strength far surpassing Captain Blackeye and Little Crow.
The Flower Witch seemed to have fought him before, with the final result being a draw.
But what exactly was black whale blood? Chen Qi pondered briefly.
It seemed to be something extracted from mutated monster fish.
Chen Qi remembered that the Abyssal Merchant had something similar.
Black Glove was very pleased with the high-concentration black whale blood: “Crow, I knew I wasn’t wasting my time waiting for you all here in this boring period.
Little Crow, you have talent. A captain who failed at fishing, a broken Sawshark ship—this isn’t the place you belong.”
The tension in the air instantly thickened.
The irritable Captain Blackeye gripped the new knife he bought for one hundred thousand Shell Coins:
“Shut your foul mouth, Black Glove. Although I haven’t had any achievements lately, you aren’t much better.
Your Wild Dog Gang and Black Rabbit Gang in Moonstone City have all been wiped out, haven’t they?
You even refused to go back there to retrieve your own corpses!”
Black Glove’s tone was sharp:
“You lacked ability, and I just ran into a natural disaster.
What could those little rabbits do when they met the Blackship Sea Dragon and the Sea God Cult’s monsters?”
Captain Blackeye gritted his teeth, very displeased, but his recent failures left him no right to argue with Black Glove.
Moreover, strictly speaking, Black Glove was already his superior.
Black Glove carefully stroked the chunk of black whale blood flesh:
“Captain Blackeye, you were once part of the hunter operation. The organization gave you a chance, but besides casualties, you didn’t give the organization anything.”
“Damn you, maggot hiding in the shadows.”
Captain Blackeye cursed impotently.
“Ah~ Curse some more!”
Black Glove uttered a satisfied sound as if he had won the argument. Then he took out a special glass tube and handed it to Little Crow:
“Little Crow, pack this properly. By the way, the reason I called you here, besides handling the black whale blood, is to deliver an important message.”
“What?”
“Recently, all our operations in Moonstone City have been exposed, and many key pieces of intelligence have fallen into the hands of The Press and the navy.
Because of this intelligence leak, one of our Blackfin Crew’s cadres, who had been loyal for twenty years to the Great Whale Father, was unfortunately killed.”
Black Glove leaned close to Little Crow, his words carrying a hint of threat.
Something was wrong… Little Crow felt cold sweat on her palm:
“An intelligence leak? That’s really unfortunate. We Blackfin Crew recruit so many people that there are always some bastards who betray us for money.”
Black Glove said nothing and began searching his pockets.
Little Crow’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
After so many years of undercover work, could she finally be discovered?