Chapter 404: Section 191: Qi Pu Lands on Fire Island
A massive fleet was making its way across the sea.
Feng Yao stood at the ship’s railing of the flagship, the Haoyan, gazing into the vast expanse of deep blue, the sea breeze hitting his face and gently fluttering his long hair.
At this moment, the handsome bard’s face bore a look of sorrow, his eyes unfocused, betraying endless longing.
Thud, thud, thud.
Heavy footsteps approached from behind.
But Feng Yao wasn’t startled, as he was immersed in his thoughts.
“Thinking about your Goddess?” asked the owner of the footsteps, as he came to stand beside Feng Yao, also looking out at the distant sea.
Feng Yao finally realized someone was there and looked back, “Boss?”
It was none other than Firebeard, the leader of the Firebeard Pirates, a pirate of legendary status.
Firebeard’s burly frame was in sharp contrast to Feng Yao.
The rugged man smacked his lips, following Feng Yao’s gaze, and smiled, “Is your Goddess in that direction?”
Feng Yao remained silent.
“Is it Fire Island?” Firebeard probed further.
Feng Yao’s heart jolted, but he kept a calm exterior, “Why would Boss assume such a thing?”
He was cursed by the Love God and thus knew the true location of the Goddess Mei Lan. However, Feng Yao also worried that others might harbor ill intentions towards the Goddess, even though Firebeard had promised him not to scheme against Mei Lan’s true form.
But of course, Feng Yao wouldn’t want to risk even the slightest danger to the one he loved most.
Looking at Feng Yao, Firebeard sighed deeply, “It’s best if that’s not the case.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t go back on what I promised you.”
“But…”
“If your Goddess really is on Fire Island, then there’s big trouble.”
“I’ve just received intelligence that Hua Sheng and Asa have taken swift and aggressive actions towards Fire Island.”
“It seems like they’ve struck some kind of private agreement.”
“With the legendary giant guarding Fire Island, these two suddenly joining forces to attack there is out of the ordinary.”
“In my opinion, there’s only one thing worth their sudden alliance and bold action.”
“That’s to stop me from plundering the Goddess’s true form!”
Feng Yao’s breathing became rapid, his complexion turning quite ugly.
He wasn’t worried about Firebeard deceiving him, as such things were easy to verify.
Both Asa and Hua Sheng were legendary pirates of Firebeard’s status. Once they made their move on a large scale, it would be difficult to keep it secret.
“It shouldn’t be like this…” Feng Yao’s complexion turned pale, clutching his head in immense distress, disbelieving.
Seeing him like this, Firebeard knew he had his answer, his expression also becoming grave.
Duobi, the second in command, came over at this time, “Third brother, the situation doesn’t look good.”
“We just took down Navy Headquarters after a heavy toll, and the boss is closing in on the pirate throne.”
“If we let the other two big pirates succeed now, the situation will even out again, or even worse, we might fall behind.”
Feng Yao’s body trembled, and he had to lean against the ship’s railing to steady himself, “She has the Divine Office of deception and disguise, she shouldn’t have been exposed like this.”
Firebeard patted Feng Yao on the shoulder.
Duobi then asked, “Do you know about Mo Lao?”
“Who?” Feng Yao was puzzled.
Duobi shook his head slightly, “She’s a Legendary Diviner, a devotee of the Voodoo faith.”
“Before now, she wasn’t that well-known. But after this, her fame will likely spread far and wide.”
“According to our intelligence, both Asa and Hua Sheng hired her to perform a divination. Eventually, she pointed them to Fire Island.”
In an instant, Feng Yao’s breathing nearly stopped, and cold sweat began to seep from his forehead.
“Boss Firebeard!” Suddenly, he snapped out of it, looking at Firebeard with pleading eyes.
Firebeard laughed heartily, “Don’t worry!”
“I may not have much interest in the pirate throne, but I don’t want to let those two guys succeed either.”
“Most importantly, this also concerns the woman my brother loves most.”
“Boss…” Feng Yao was moved to tears.
This was Firebeard!
With a bold and forthright spirit, willing to consider his brothers and to have the power to stand up for them.
Since leaving the Big Military Port, the Twin Swords had been galloping across the sea for quite some time.
Wei Sheng had been haggard these past few days, with heavy dark circles under his eyes.
He couldn’t sleep well, and the pressure was huge.
Navy Headquarters was taken, casting dishonor on the face of the Holy Bright Empire, and it was a disgrace to all of the Imperial Navy!
Wei Sheng was held accountable.
Because he had earlier taken most of the force and formed a large fleet, boldly leaving the Big Military Port to deal with the Justice Pirate Group and the true body of Mei Lan.
This left the Big Military Port in an extremely weakened state, and then it fell prey to the sneak attack by the Firebeard Pirates.
Bi Tong fled back to save his own life, and his first action was to point the finger at Wei Sheng.
“This time, when I return to the Empire, I’m afraid I will be stripped of my Navy rank,” thought Wei Sheng, clenching his fists, feeling a profound sense of reluctance and anger.
It was all because of the true body of Mei Lan, because of the Justice Pirate Group.
But embarrassingly, he hadn’t even caught a glimpse of their shadows to this point.
He had already failed.
Being stripped of rank was not the point, the point was the failure.
Wei Sheng hated failure most of all!
“I can’t accept this, I just can’t!” Just as he was painfully shouting in his heart, a subordinate suddenly came to report.
“What did you say?!” Wei Sheng’s attention was instantly drawn to the intelligence.
“Admiral Yi Gui communicated a message, the true body of Mei Lan is on Fire Island?! And, those two pirate leaders have both pounced towards Fire Island?”
During the entire process of Divination by Duobi, Yi Gui had participated and witnessed it.
Hua Sheng and Asa, determined to stop Firebeard, also acted with many traces of madness.
As an Admiral of the Navy, Yi Gui naturally wanted to stop them, but of course, he also didn’t want to bear the pressure alone. After all, Firebeard had previously taken Navy Headquarters and severely beat Bi Tong.
Thus, Yi Gui naturally chose to report up the chain, seeking aid from Navy Headquarters.
As Acting Marshal, Wei Sheng received this key piece of intelligence.
“The Legendary Diviner Duobi, no, he should now be a Demigod.”
“This result should be accurate.”
“Fire Island, huh… That’s where the Legendary giant Mage resides. Why would the Justice Pirate Group go there?”
“Wait!”
“I get it now, it’s the Abyss!”
“They must want to use the weak point in space there to escape into the Abyss, avoiding the Empire’s pursuit!”
Wei Sheng felt as if lightning had struck his chest.
Everything made sense now.
“It seems that the Goddess Mei Lan really has fallen to an extreme low, otherwise she wouldn’t risk trying to smuggle herself into the Abyss.”
“I still have a chance, this means I still have a chance!”
In an instant, Wei Sheng was filled with drive and motivation, his previous defeatism, confusion, and rage swept away.
This was the kind of elite he was, seizing any sliver of opportunity for victory, and going all out for it.
He hadn’t given up easily ever since he was a child.
And this time would be no exception!
“Let me see, what should I do?”
“First of all, notify Yan Tan.”
“This old guy…” Wei Sheng gritted his teeth, “If he doesn’t show up this time, even if I’m stripped of my rank, I’ll settle the score with him!”
“Next, let me see which Navy forces are closest to Fire Island?”
“What kind of military strength is there that I can command?”
Wei Sheng paced quickly to the operations room to check the naval map.
Then, his gaze sharpened slightly as he saw that a Navy fleet was currently docked at Fire Island!
“How lucky!”
Wei Sheng’s heart leapt with joy, but after checking the number of this Navy fleet, his expression turned a bit odd.
“Tan Mo’s fleet…”
“Why is it him again?”