Chapter 265: Section 53: Slaughter
Combat Skill—Shocking Grey!
A surge of grey fighting energy burst forth, and he swung his Stabbing Sword fluidly, creating a sharp, grey sword mark.
His opponent, wielding a pirate scimitar, also executed a combat skill.
Boom!
The blade light and the sword mark collided and exploded against each other, unleashing a powerful shockwave.
The shockwave sent Shocking Grey and the Silver Fighter flying, and some unfortunate pirates nearby were instantly slain by the residual force of the combat skills.
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The sails of the Silver Hook, being close by, were torn apart by the explosive force of the combat skills, and then the blast winds tore through them.
The Silver Hook, just like the Justice, was a vessel of the Human Race with Black Iron Level demon energy. However, this level was still insufficient to withstand the life-or-death struggle of Silver level combatants.
More terrifying was the fact that there were more than just Shocking Grey and the Silver Fighter clashing aboard the Silver Hook.
Silver Hook felt immense pain in his heart as he watched the scene unfold, greatly regretting his decisions. If only he had acted first to shift the battlefield to the Justice, he wouldn’t have let the enemy seize the initiative, causing him great discomfort.
At this moment, he poured all his fighting energy into maintaining the thin strands of his fishing line.
The fishing line wrapped around the body of the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth thrashed about, vigorously summoning his fighting energy. The explosive nature of his Blast Fighting Spirit was of great assistance. The fishing line binding him was continuously breaking.
But simultaneously, Silver Hook kept increasing the threads of fishing line, rewrapping them around the Dragon-man youth.
The Dragon-man youth’s fighting energy and immense strength weighed heavily on Silver Hook’s mind: “This guy’s strength is incredible. His Dragon lineage must be extraordinary! And here I am, using a Gold level weapon!”
Silver Hook’s brow furrowed deeply, his expression growing grim.
The fight had now confirmed that the Dragon-man youth before him was exceptionally powerful. Although his Cultivation had not reached the Silver Peak, his combat power had indeed reached the peak of Silver. The main reason must be that his bloodline was remarkable, which resulted in an unbelievably high overall quality in the Dragon-man youth, especially in terms of strength, endurance, and recovery power.
“This is going too slowly!” the Dragon-man youth thought discontentedly.
His fight with Silver Hook was progressing well. However, the Dragon-man youth was a leader, and his mind was on the overall battle.
Now, Golden Hook and others were temporarily lured away by Di Lou’s strategy.
This was the opportunity the Dragon-man youth had gambled on!
He had to grasp this opportunity to ensure a local advantage. Only with a significant advantage could he face the returning Gold combatants in a moment’s time.
A fierce intensity suddenly flashed across the young Dragon Head.
Boom!
The next moment, his entire body exploded.
The explosion was so loud that others on the deck of the Silver Hook couldn’t help but glance over.
As the smoke cleared, the Dragon-man youth was covered in wounds, with blood splattering on the deck around him. Many areas of his Dragon Scales were severely damaged, revealing patches of blurred flesh.
The Dragon-man youth exhaled a murky breath, shook his head slightly, and his neck made a crackling sound.
“This feels much better. Hehehe.”
He cracked a smile, revealing sharp, gleaming white Dragon teeth. The fishing lines on his body had completely vanished.
“He’s insane!” Silver Hook’s pupils shrank as he witnessed this. “To escape my control, he actually blew himself up!”
At that moment, a shadow flickered through Silver Hook’s mind.
He thought of Ya Wu.
That pirate from decades ago, who, with Silver Cultivation, challenged various Gold combatants. The violent way the Dragon-man youth broke free from his bonds reminded Silver Hook of him.
Silver Hook’s spirit immediately weakened.
The young Dragon man’s eyes flickered sharply, noticing his opponent’s morale dropping.
Boom!
He fiercely blasted the deck beneath him, creating a hole, and shot towards Silver Hook like a bomb.
Silver Hook clenched his teeth, the Dragon-man youth’s imposing presence alarming him!
“It seems you are all the same, crazy and aggressive! But, I too have reasons I cannot back down!”
Silver Hook mustered his courage; instead of avoiding, he braced himself to meet the Dragon-man youth head-on.
Boom, boom, boom…
The two clashed again, exchanging blows, a fierce struggle ensuing.
The Dragon-man youth attacked fiercely, bloodthirsty and aggressive, attacking in place of defending, often allowing the enemy’s hits to land on him just to strike Silver Hook.
Silver Hook, repeatedly hit, was soon bruised and swollen.
Dragon Claws tore through his leather armor in multiple places; Dragon Fists left his bones aching.
“This guy’s too strong! Someone of the same level from the Human Race can’t match his strength.” Silver Hook quickly retreated, desperately defending, barely managing to withstand the Dragon-man youth’s tempestuous onslaught.
Gradually, Silver Hook steadied his footing and began to turn the situation around.
This was not surprising.
Silver Hook’s weapon was of Gold Level, not a regular sword or knife, but a rare fishing rod. His entire suit of leather armor was of Silver Level. He also had a wealth of combat skills, some quite unique.
The Dragon-man youth, however, had few combat skills to use. His Blast Fighting Energy secret included a Flame Burst Technique, but he hadn’t had time to master it.
He did have some innate magic, such as Dragon Power, Dragon Roar, and Scorching Dragon Breath.
However, in such a fast-paced situation of attack and defense, he could barely use Dragon Breath; Silver Hook wouldn’t give him the chance.
Silver Hook also wore magical accessories, which made Dragon Roar and Dragon Power almost ineffective.
In fact, the Dragon-man youth tried his best not to use Dragon Power, since the deck of the Silver Hook was already a chaotic battlefield with friends and foes intermingled, making it hard to distinguish between them.
After another short fight, Silver Hook gained the upper hand.
A fishing line, transparent and extremely sharp, suddenly flashed by.
The Dragon-man youth’s heart skipped a beat, and he violently leaned backward, trying his best to dodge. However, the fishing line still cut him, slicing off a piece of flesh from his right shoulder.
Due to his previous self-detonation, the youth was not fully covered in Dragon Scales, and his defense was not at its peak.
“Ha ha ha!” Silver Hook laughed heartily, “Do you know what this combat skill is called? It’s called ‘De-scaling,’ and it suits you well!”
Silver Hook’s previously diminished aura returned.
He had discovered the best tactic to deal with the Dragon-man youth, which was to maintain a certain distance. His fishing rod was a long weapon, and combined with the fishing line, it had a very large attack range.
Most crucially, the Dragon-man youth had a weakness.
The youth lacked long-range combat skills.
Severely lacked!
Therefore, at mid-range, the Dragon-man youth’s attacks were weak, while Silver Hook was in an absolute position of advantage.
The youth coldly snorted in his heart.
He had discovered this weakness long ago, which was why he had previously taken an interest in the Dragon Claw Strike combat skill.
The Dragon-man youth charged fiercely towards Silver Hook, who hastily retreated, doing his best to maintain the distance between them. Although the deck of the Silver Hook was crowded, his fishing line could hook onto crossbars, helping him fly around. He also had Flying Combat Techniques, and his long weapon allowed him to keep attacking the Dragon-man youth.
Silver Hook demonstrated a cunning nature, and as ferocious as the Dragon-man youth was, if he couldn’t get close, he would hardly threaten Silver Hook.
The Dragon-man youth charged at Silver Hook again.
Silver Hook swung his fishing line, hooked onto the Main Mast, and his body elegantly swung over, easily dodging the Dragon-man youth’s attack.
“Ha ha ha, useless! Ha ha ha…ugh!” Silver Hook laughed arrogantly, but the next moment, it was like someone suddenly choked a duck, and his laughter abruptly stopped.
Because he saw the Dragon-man youth suddenly turn around and charge towards the Silver Mage!
Ever since the Silver Mage had cast Ice Magic, he had been hiding in the captain’s cabin at the ship’s stern, using spells to search for Cang Xu.
“I’ve finally found you!” the Silver Mage coldly laughed while maintaining a scouting spell, and then gently touched the emerald ring on his right thumb three times with his fingertip.
The next moment, the emerald ring emitted a brilliant green glow.
As the green light faded, an elusive Wind Elemental appeared in front of the Silver Mage.
This Wind Elemental was no ordinary one; it resembled a five or six-year-old child, with agile yet cold eyes.
This was a carefully cultivated Wind Elemental Magic Pet by the Silver Mage, whom he had cultivated into a sharp assassin through special methods.
“Go, kill this man!” the Silver Mage ordered the Wind Elemental assassin in his mind.
Although the Wind Elemental assassin was only at the Black Iron Level, it had a great advantage over other mages of the same Black Iron Level.
The Silver Mage was very confident in this, as he had successfully assassinated many Bronze and Black Iron Level mages with the Wind Elemental assassin.
The Wind Elemental assassin nodded to its master and gradually became invisible.
It was about to leave when, boom!
A red figure, like a bomb, directly shattered the captain’s cabin.
Amid countless broken planks and wood chips, the Dragon-man youth arrived in front of the Silver Mage.
The Silver Mage was terrified, screaming internally, “Silver Hook, what are you doing?!”
Silver Hook was furious, fiercely pursuing the Dragon-man youth.
He was desperate to maintain his distance from the youth, and when the Dragon-man youth suddenly changed his attack target, Silver Hook was caught off guard and could only frantically chase.
Shriek!
The Wind Elemental assassin emitted a sharp cry and counterattacked the Dragon-man youth.
The Magic Contract dictated that it must protect its master.
The Dragon-man youth, with both eyes fixed on the Silver Mage, swung his claw, and the Wind Elemental assassin was swept away by the Dragon Claw, directly cut into several pieces.
The Silver Mage’s face turned pale, he was only a few steps away from the Dragon-man youth, already feeling the intense blood and heat radiating from him.
Bang!
The Dragon Claw struck towards the Silver Mage but was blocked by a spherical shield.
A defensive mechanism inherent in the Silver Mage’s Magic Robe had been activated.
Delayed by this, Silver Hook raised his fishing rod and fiercely stabbed at the Dragon-man youth’s back.
The Dragon-man youth was prepared and suddenly opened his mouth.
Innate Magic—Dragon Roar!
The Silver Mage hesitated, and the spherical shield abruptly shattered.
The Dragon Claw fiercely plunged into the Silver Mage’s head.
Simultaneously, the fishing rod, like a long spear, stabbed into the Dragon-man youth’s back, aiming for his heart.
The Dragon-man youth’s heart had not transformed into a Dragon Heart; in fact, even a Dragon Heart would collapse if pierced by a Golden Level fishing rod.
At the critical moment, the Dragon-man youth forcibly twisted his body.
The fishing rod was deflected, brushing past the youth’s heart, piercing through his body, and emerging from the front of his chest.
And with the time bought by risking his life, the Dragon-man youth’s Dragon Claw plunged into the Silver Mage’s head.
Killing the mage swiftly!