There's a monster!
Chen Qi decisively used the Dove Perception to detect the spiritual power fluctuations in the surrounding sea area.
Below the seabed were humans, and they were Third-tier Transcendents!
Pirates!
Chen Qi quickly activated Hunter's Eye.
He saw a thick arm extending from above the sea surface, covered with black shark tattoos, and in that brawny hand was a steel harpoon!
An old man with a fierce face poked his head out from the water, his eyes fierce, glaring intensely at the small houseboat.
Who is this? Chen Qi thought quickly.
The tattoos on the person, as well as the displayed dominance, very likely belonged to the notorious local pirate, Captain Kuang Sha!
Kuang Sha touched the necklace around his neck and smiled,
"Thought I'd caught a navy reconnaissance agent, turned out it's just a little fish daring to enter my territory, seeking its own death..."
"Boy, remember before you die, this is my territory!"
He violently gripped the harpoon, then hurled it towards Chen Qi's legs!
A massive sonic boom resounded through the air!
Bang!
Chen Qi sidestepped, dodging the vicious harpoon attack.
"Got some skills!"
Then, the next second, Kuang Sha picked up another bag filled with blood and smashed it hard at the small houseboat where Chen Qi was.
Bang! The sticky black bag hit the small houseboat, emitting a pungent smell of blood.
At that moment, inside the boat, a wooden magic wand was already aiming at Kuang Sha.
How dare you ambush Chen Qi! The Flower Witch had angry little flowers popping out of her head.
Basic attack spell!
Boom!
A deafening roar!
Spiritual power burst from the tip of the wand, shooting out a fierce flash of light that solidly hit Kuang Sha.
This kid, there's actually a Third-tier expert hidden on the boat! Kuang Sha held his bleeding shoulder:
"Forget it, prey without value isn't worth hunting..."
Kuang Sha's attack on Chen Qi was just a spur of the moment action.
Blood would attract the pursuit of sea beasts.
And just now, his blood bag had hit the small houseboat.
The scent of blood would inevitably attract real sea beasts.
The fate of such small boats that recklessly enter dangerous waters is doomed to destruction, devoured by the power of the sea!
"Covering the retreat of our ships is the most important thing, no need to waste time on these little boats."
"Goodbye, little fish, wait to be swallowed by the sea."
After dropping the harsh words, Kuang Sha suddenly darted into the water like a shark, swiftly leaving the small houseboat.
After Kuang Sha left.
The two of them took a long breath.
Dangerous... Chen Qi secretly said to himself.
Kuang Sha's appearance was too sudden.
He had never expected someone to be hiding above the water.
Fortunately, he had mastered the Dove Perception skill, which gave him stronger perception.
If he hadn't reacted in time just now, he might have had his legs blasted apart by Kuang Sha's harpoon.
However, in such a dangerous area, that Kuang Sha dared to fight underwater was indeed beyond his expectation.
The Flower Witch asked worriedly,
"Are you alright, Qi?"
"I'm fine, just a minor injury."
Chen Qi touched his shoulder.
He did not expect that his first fight in the Sea Demon Gorge would be against such a dangerous character.
Luckily, in Kuang Sha's eyes, killing them had no benefits.
And most likely, he hadn't realized the true identity of the Flower Witch.
Otherwise, there really might have been some trouble.
Chen Qi checked the blood on his small houseboat.
Blood would attract sea beasts.
At that moment, the Flower Witch decisively took out a potion and poured it over the blood.
The smell of the blood gradually dissipated.
"Hehe~"
The Flower Witch patted her chest,
"Don't worry, I have prepared many potions that can hide the scent of blood, with me around, we won't become targets for the sea beasts."
"Well done..."
Chen Qi faintly heard the faint singing of mermaids.
This place was very close to the mermaid's nest.
Unfortunately, he could not bring the Flower Witch with him to see the mermaids.
And undoubtedly, their location had been exposed.
"We need to speed up and head to the Floral Appearance crack, otherwise we might be pursued."
Chen Qi summoned the deep-sea Water Elves, directing the small houseboat to proceed toward the Floral Appearance crack at full speed.
...
...
An hour later, the sky had been shrouded by a thick layer of grey.
Unexpectedly, apart from a few blackhead fish and the slight singing of mermaids, they hadn't encountered any sea beasts.
This was largely due to the effectiveness of the Flower Witch's potion in repelling sea beasts!
With the effort of the seven deep-sea Water Elves, the small houseboat stopped.
In front of them was a towering flower tree, a hundred meters tall.
On the tree was an entrance, a bleeding crack.
A C-level solo Floral Appearance crack, Alchemist's Abode, only accessible by Third-order Transcendents!
A C-level crack was not something Chen Qi could get involved with.
"We're finally here! I'm ready, I'm so ready~"
The Flower Witch grasped her magic wand, continuously talking to herself, applying psychological reinforcement.
It had been a long time since she had challenged a Floral Appearance crack.
Chen Qi said,
"Then, Flower Witch, this is goodbye for now."
"Yeah."
The Flower Witch took a step forward and then paused.
She suddenly realized a problem.
What would happen to Chen Qi after she left?
Keep in mind, Chen Qi was just a newbie who had recently entered the realm of the Transcendents!
In such a dangerous sea area, without her, if Chen Qi got targeted by a shark, or by the mermaids...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
This type of farewell scene was all too common!
What should have been a simple goodbye, could turn out to be a farewell forever!
The Flower Witch's imagination was very active.