The bullet ignited the ghost fire oil!
Accompanied by a loud explosion!
The roaring flames intertwined like countless fiery serpents in the air.
The transcendent blue flames kept rising, even forming a sky-high fiery tornado above the ocean.
This burning was mixed with the scent of money, infused with his rage!
The Black Glove fell from the vines into the water, convulsing incessantly.
It felt as if he was being gnawed by a thousand ants and ten thousand centipedes.
The Black-eyed Captain was utterly shocked!
This amount of ghost fire oil was enough to burn for half a day.
Ghost fire oil wasn't cheap, and often it was hard to come by even if you had the money.
The Black-eyed Captain recalled that a weapon shop typically sold only a little ghost fire oil.
How many weapon shops would one need to buy out to get this much ghost fire oil!
The Black Glove writhed in the blue fire; he had thought that being on water would spare him from a powerful fire attack.
But he never expected the opponent would buy ghost fire oil, and a whole barrel at that!
The method of use was actually to smash it directly!
Is this guy a ghost fire oil wholesaler!
In that instant, he felt not just humiliation but also the onset of death.
"Pain, pain—"
"I feel like a mouse, a dead mouse that's about to be burned alive…"
The Black Glove, wreathed in blue flames, howled in the seawater, his body twisting constantly.
For a short time, he couldn't move, let alone pursue them.
Sigh…
Chen Qi, relieved, patted the Flower Witch on the shoulder and said,
"It's over, Flower Witch, let's go."
The Black Glove's last resort was a power that touched the source of his nature form.
A forbidden technique that required a lot of negative emotions and a heavy price to use.
At this moment, the Black Glove was already preparing this move.
Continuing to fight would only result in both the Flower Witch and the Black Glove perishing together.
Finally, Chen Qi glanced at the disheveled Black Glove.
His pitch-black mask had been ruined by the ghost fire, revealing a sharply defined square face.
At the corner of his eye, there was a scar shaped like a mouse.
A rather distinctive face.
The Black Glove was a "Malicious Libeler," someone who had angered enough people to fill a plaza.
As a result, he kept himself tightly wrapped, fearing his true appearance would be exposed.
Selling this information to a newspaper would definitely fetch a good sum.
Chen Qi noted this, then turned, stepping on the Deep Sea Water Elf, and headed towards the small boat.
The Flower Witch followed obediently, staff in hand.
Under the warm light of the flames, a man and a woman gently traversed the water's surface, disappearing from sight.
...
...
Half an hour passed.
The Black Glove was still burning.
Even after such a long time, their figures lingered in their minds.
Especially Chen Qi; the Little Crow never expected a first-tier Transcendent to leave such a deep impression on her.
Moreover, he could wear the black whisker suit for so long.
The Little Crow asked,
"Just leaving like that? Black-eyed Captain, aren't you going to chase them?"
"No chase, it's not necessary. It's a thankless task; we didn't have the ability to pursue the Flower Witch anyway."
The Black-eyed Captain placed his cold hand on the burning Black Glove, warming it by the fire.
The Little Crow propped her chin up and asked curiously,
"Black-eyed Captain, do you think that Flower Witch's friend is a newspaper person or a noble from the Golden Flower Bird Kingdom?"
In her memory, only a noble's carefully cultivated offspring could remain so composed at first rank.
And he even knew about the Black Glove's professional abilities.
Even they didn't know the Black Glove's capabilities.
They always thought the Black Glove just had a sharp tongue.
In a third-order Transcendent's battle, a first-order Transcendent often couldn't intervene; many times, even looking could be fatal.
Unexpectedly, the other side became the Flower Witch's commander.
"He is…"
The Black-eyed Captain's body shook abruptly.
It was strange, but he thought of that boy parasitized by a sea beast, an excellent crewman who inherited his black knife legacy!
Although wrapped entirely in black whiskers, making him unrecognizable.
But it was so similar, so very similar!
Could it really be him? The Black-eyed Captain gripped his knife and shook his head.
"What is he to the Flower Witch? Come on, tell me."
The Little Crow pursed her lips.
The Black-eyed Captain said in a deep voice, "You wouldn't believe it even if I told you."
"You don't know if I won't believe you unless you say it."
"Even if I did, you wouldn't believe me. My guess is too bold, too shocking."
"You're crazy."
The Little Crow retorted.
But regarding Chen Qi, she had her own assumptions too.
He pulled out a newspaper from the research boat.
The headline was about the Black Rabbit Gang being wiped out in a mysterious attack.
But that didn't seem right…
The Little Crow picked up the newspaper and then placed it down, shaking her head.
Recently, too many strange things were happening on the ocean.
Suddenly, a raspy voice came from beneath them.
"Who he is might be... important, but can you two help put out the fire first…"
Half an hour later, the ghost fire on the Black Glove had diminished somewhat.
The Black-eyed Captain mockingly looked down;
"Black Glove, you didn't say anything, kept shouting pain, pain, pain. I thought you were trying out some new game.
Feels good?"
After a long silence, the charred Black Glove said,
"Not... good."
...
...
Thump, thump, thump!
Deep Sea Water Elves dumped everything they had stolen from the research boat onto the small houseboat.
The Flower Witch and Chen Qi also jumped onto the small houseboat.
"Whew, we survived…"
The Flower Witch took a deep breath, smiled, and extended her small pink fist to Chen Qi.
"?"
Chen Qi extended his fist as well.
Bang! A victorious fist bump!
"That was close, that was really close; I thought I was going to die."
The Flower Witch patted her chest; she never imagined the Black Glove would be this strong.
Moreover, his powerful shadow form far surpassed the normal constitution of a third-order Transcendent.
The Black Glove was most likely Whale Father's child from the Black Whale Group and had undergone a special baptism.
Chen Qi started the small houseboat and checked their loot.
A radio transmitter, a special blood analyzer, and some strange gadgets.
These things together could easily fetch a million.
Robbing and running, quite exciting!
But the most important was a precious vial of Black Whale Blood.
Chen Qi examined the glass vial in his hand.
The Black Whale Blood squirmed continuously, seemingly trying to break the special glass vial, like rushing tides, intermingled with the breath of a great whale, crashing towards him.
Chen Qi murmured,
"A dangerous thing."
What lay within was too perilous.
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"That is Black Whale Blood, blood from an ancient border species. Consuming it grants immense power.
But as a price, it pollutes one's spirituality, making normal ascension impossible.
Eventually, it would completely warp a human's flesh and spirit, turning them into a mad monster."
"Is that so…"
This battle had been quite thrilling. Without the ghost fire oil, he and the Flower Witch would have sustained far more serious injuries.
Chen Qi stored away the Black Whale Blood and then looked at the sky.
It was still early morning; the sunlight gently sprinkled, tinting the distant horizon a faint golden hue.
Chen Qi felt the soft and warm rays.
At this moment, he noticed that ever since boarding the ship, the Flower Witch had been staring at him.
"…"
Chen Qi looked at the black whiskers' attire he was wearing.
The black whiskers were still wriggling.
This attire was very uncomfortable at first, but over time, wearing it surprisingly became a bit pleasant.
"Ahem, I forgot to take it off."
Chen Qi plucked the black whisker grass from his body and threw it back into the sea.
Fortunately, the black whisker grass wasn't very aggressive under sunlight, combined with his earlier application of sea beast oil, it didn't arouse the Flower Witch's suspicion.
"By the way, are you a member of the newspaper?"
The Flower Witch asked curiously.
Could Chen Qi really be a member of that legendary newspaper?
Chen Qi had previously been with Pei Lu and knew the Black Glove's information!
Thus, she suspected Chen Qi was also part of the intelligence organization, the Newspaper.
"No."
Chen Qi replied resolutely.
"Really?"
The Flower Witch pouted, casting a doubtful look.
She then walked out of the boathouse and spread her arms.
The golden sunlight fell on her, like a beautiful flower field just in full bloom.
Then, she suddenly remembered something and hurriedly took out a pale potion from her belt pouch.
In the sea breeze and sunlight, she smiled radiantly and said, "Almost forgot, your potion!"
The Flower Witch proudly lifted her chin; this was a potion she had meticulously concocted.