Chapter 867: Chapter 655: Hun Tong Now Serves Me
The Fishman youth still didn’t know that something had changed with the Big guy; his attention could currently only focus on one aspect.
Caring for Dao Hen’s side made it easy to overlook other areas.
The Fishman youth was closely monitoring Tan Mo’s actions through Dao Hen.
Tan Mo had already clashed with Cong Mang.
The two fought back and forth on the sea, caught in a stalemate.
“Board them, hahaha.”
Cong Mang’s pirate ship rammed into the Treasure Chest, the planks connected, and a large number of elite pirates immediately charged up the deck of the Treasure Chest.
These elites numbered over a hundred, each bald, wielding a Long Stick, and wearing light green Martial Monk outfits.
This was Cong Mang’s ace team—Bachelors Team.
The Bachelors Team led the charge, where they went, the shadows of sticks flew, forcing the Imperial Navy to retreat step by step.
“Retreat inside the ship and hold out, wait for Lord Tan Mo to kill the enemy, and then aid will return!” the First Officer shouted deliberately, commanding the Navy to retreat.
The internal space of the Treasure Chest had layers, with significant depth.
“Rush in, kill them all, hahaha.” The pirates had the upper hand, their morale soaring.
The Bachelors Team at the forefront charged in with ease.
“The Imperial Navy is nothing special.”
“Kill and plunder!”
“Want to see who kills more Imperial Navy?”
“Be careful, this ship seems to have space-type alchemy devices; the inside is bigger at first!”
Of course, the pirates didn’t know this was intentionally allowed by Tan Mo’s side.
As they charged in, they quickly took control of the first three layers. When they reached the fourth space, they smashed the door and stormed into the prison holding Hun Tong.
Hun Tong couldn’t move, his eyes closed, lost in a coma.
Seeing his luxurious attire, the pirates thought he was a high-ranking Navy officer, they swung their swords and axes without a word.
Soon, Hun Tong was hacked into mincemeat.
The monitoring facilities in the cabin recorded this scene completely.
As the pirates noisily charged out again, Dao Hen, covered by the Deception and Disguise Skill and Anti-Intelligence Prophecy Skill, said to Hun Tong: “Do you believe me now?”
The real Hun Tong was still alive.
Initially, Dao Hen had secretly come here under the Fishman youth’s oracle, to tell Hun Tong about Tan Mo’s plot to have him killed by pirates.
Dao Hen did not reveal his true appearance; in Hun Tong’s eyes, he was just a mysterious figure shrouded entirely in black mist. Even his race was unclear.
After Dao Hen saved Hun Tong using Divine Arts, the Fishman youth repeated his trick, using the Charming Blue Divine Skill to create a lifelike “Hun Tong.”
The fake Hun Tong was reinforced with a series of Divine Arts, easily deceiving Tan Mo’s side and the manipulated pirates.
Hun Tong stared at his own corpse and glanced at the monitoring runes on the cabin walls, remained silent, expressionless.
As a territorial Lord, a noble of the Empire, he was loyal to the Holy Bright Empire, never considering that Tan Mo would want to kill him.
But now, the facts lay before him, impossible not to believe.
Seeing Hun Tong’s silence, Dao Hen, guided by the Fishman youth, did not press further but said: “Come, let’s go outside and have a good look.”
Hun Tong then, led by Dao Hen, walked through the lines of pirates, stepping over the bodies of pirates and Navy, out of the cabin, onto the deck of the Treasure Chest.
Standing on the deck, they witnessed the fight between Tan Mo and Cong Mang, then saw Tan Mo “defeated” by Cong Mang.
However, Cong Mang and the others did not have the opportunity to expand their victory.
When the First Officer and others truly exerted force, they “struggled” to repel all the pirates, driving them off the Treasure Chest.
Tan Mo was “defeated,” spitting blood as he fled into the Treasure Chest.
Cong Mang wanted to pursue but was repeatedly hit by the Treasure Chest’s cannon, having to watch helplessly as the Treasure Chest “escaped.”
Tan Mo ordered the Navy to clean up the battlefield and conduct post-battle clean-up.
Shortly after, he came to the prison holding Hun Tong, looked at Hun Tong’s hacked corpse, and nodded in satisfaction: “Old thing, you’ve been eliminated by time.”
In his view, this matter was perfectly resolved.
“No, there’s still a bit of distance from perfection,” the Fishman youth said through Dao Hen, within his heart.
This Hun Tong’s corpse was fake and needed to be disposed of.
Dao Hen, Hun Tong were just inside the cabin.
With Divine Arts’ cover, even if Tan Mo was nearby, he would not notice.
Hun Tong’s face was ashen.
He had seen, heard Tan Mo’s words with his own eyes, ears. The ironclad facts had revealed the cruel truth to him—Tan Mo, this cunning dog, really intended to kill him!
“He actually dared to treat a real power Lord, an Empire noble, like this! Such audacity!!” Hun Tong’s eyes burned with raging fire.
Dao Hen watched Hun Tong’s ugly expression with interest.
He felt very happy.
To see Hun Tong, a strong enemy of the Fishman Tribe, cornered, betrayed by his own side, was truly gratifying and comforting to Dao Hen.
“My Master, serving You is the most correct, most honorable act of my life,”
In an instant, Dao Hen’s Faith deepened once more.
He patiently waited for a moment before speaking to Hun Tong: “Now, you should have fully understood your situation?”
Hun Tong looked at Dao Hen, his face unhidden, full of suspicion and dread: “Who exactly are you all? You saved me, but for what purpose?”
Following the Fishman youth’s instructions, Dao Hen did not reveal his identity.
Now seeing Hun Tong ask this, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of superiority in controlling the situation.
Dao Hen said: “Who we are, you might find out in the future.”
“As for saving you, it’s naturally to make a contract with you.”
With that, he handed over a Divine Scroll.
Hun Tong did not recognize the Charming Blue Divine Text; even if he did, the scroll had Divine Arts enforced by the Fishman youth, making it impossible to clearly see the true Divine Text.
Hun Tong’s eyes twitched slightly, “Do you want me to work for you? At least let me know who you are?”
He was cautious, not giving up hope deep in his heart.
In Hun Tong’s view: He was simply betrayed and set up by Tan Mo, but he was still the lord of Twin Eyes Island, and his foundation was still intact. As long as he returns to the Empire in the future, he himself would be the best witness to expose Tan Mo.
“The Empire is just.”
“By then, I can use the power of the Empire to eliminate Tan Mo and return gloriously to Twin Eyes Island!”
“But for now, I have to pretend with this group of people…”
Hun Tong was quite apprehensive about the Divine Arts displayed by the Fishman youth.
He and Dao Hen swaggered through the Treasure Chest without anyone noticing them, which sent chills down his spine.
Dao Hen snorted coldly, “Stop wasting words!”
“What you need to know, you will know when the time comes.”
“Hurry up and sign it, you’re just a waiting piece. Did you think we came to rescue you specifically?”
Hun Tong was silent for a moment.
The situation was, of course, very clear.
As long as Dao Hen lifted the Divine Arts on him, he would be exposed right under Tan Mo’s nose. Then, death would be the only outcome.
He who understands the times is a wise man.
Hun Tong had previously failed to recognize the truth and didn’t understand the reality of his situation.
Now, Tan Mo perfectly helped him see it all clearly.
So, in the next moment, Hun Tong obediently took the Divine Scroll, didn’t even glance at it, and signed it directly.
After all, he couldn’t understand it.
Besides, he had no choice!
If it were his younger self, perhaps he would have resisted to the death, passionately fighting back. But now, he was old.
He had been old long ago.
He had worked hard for half his life to build the foundation of Twin Eyes Island.
He still wanted to go back.
“Hun Tong is a talent with excellent business acumen. Often, people like him are best at compromise and cooperation and have become accustomed to compromise and cooperation.” the Fishman youth thought to himself.
Seeing the contract successfully signed, he understood that his perception of Hun Tong’s character was correct.
Dao Hen wasn’t wrong, this indeed was a waiting move.
But the Fishman youth’s intention with Hun Tong wasn’t what Dao Hen and Hun Tong had in mind.
“Hun Tong has expanded territories for the Empire, resisted attacks from the Fishman Tribe, and protected his domain, fulfilling his noble responsibilities.”
“Such a person, yet due to insufficient bribes, suffered infiltration by national parasites! This was unjust for him.”
“In the future, having him testify against Tan Mo and bringing severe punishment to Tan Mo is justice!”
“Moreover…”
Moreover, Tan Mo, being the empire’s spy, also intended to mess with the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps and planned extortion against them.
The enemy of an enemy is a friend.
In this situation, Hun Tong is a sharp knife prepared by the Fishman youth for Tan Mo!
After all, Tan Mo is not only the empire’s spy but also a Navy commander. The Dragon-man youth couldn’t directly deal with him.
No one among the survivors wanted to become enemies with the Holy Bright Empire, not even Cang Xu. Everyone still hoped for atonement.
Tan Mo stepped out of the cabin.
He immediately gave orders.
Firstly, for the Navy to properly collect Hun Tong’s corpse.
Secondly, for the Navy to only perform simple repairs on the Treasure Chest.
Thirdly, to communicate with Ice Sculpture Island for docking and repairs.
What Hun Tong didn’t know was that Dao Hen, along with a face filled with hatred, stood not far behind him, watching silently through the hatch.
The Fishman youth withdrew the Divine Arts and retracted his attention from Dao Hen.
“Little darling is about to leave the Magnetic Islands. Keep a watch during the voyage as needed.”
“Hun Tong is already temporarily in my service and conveniently, Tan Mo wants to head to Ice Sculpture Island. Let Hun Tong and Dao Hen go along too.”
“Next, just wait for the chance to leave here.”
The Fishman youth turned his attention to the inside and outside of the Ocean Nest.
The Undead Master was no longer setting up Magic Arrays but checking them instead.
Through records in the Deep Sea Monster Fish, the Fishman youth found this was already the third inspection by the Undead Master.
Soon, the third inspection was completed, and the Undead Master nodded with satisfaction.
“Next, I’m going to start, watch closely.” He advised Cang Xu and the ship ghost, drawing in even closer attention from Zhou Zhang.
This kind of attention and monitoring was indistinguishable.
In the next moment, the Undead Master activated the Magic Array.
Brilliant radiance erupted, and this time, there wasn’t the slightest hint of Divine Power, it was purely the aura of magic.
The magic aura became vast and overwhelming within seconds, incredibly startling.
Zhou Zhang was initially very cautious, but gradually her expression turned odd.
She found that after the Magic Array was activated, the momentum of light and shadow was intimidating, but there was no actual effect visible.
“What exactly is this Undead Master trying to do?” Zhou Zhang wondered in her mind.
It wasn’t just Zhou Zhang who was puzzled, but also Cang Xu, the ship ghost, and others.
They also didn’t perceive any actual effect occurring.
But in the Deep Sea Monster Fish, the Fishman youth’s expression was dramatically changing.
The moment the Magic Array was activated, he felt it!
“Something, something significant is being nurtured.”
“This aura…”
“Is related to the gods!”