The smell of blood, a mixed scent... Chen Qi looked out toward the distant sea.
"It's the coastal overlord..."
The coastal overlord's scales shimmered with a faint light under the gloomy sky, those once hard scales now had many breaks, blood oozing out, mixing with the murky seawater to form a hauntingly beautiful picture.
"Ao wu ao wu~"
Like a wounded little dog, the coastal overlord swam over trembling, stretching out its huge head to nuzzle Chen Qi.
Chen Qi gently raised his hand and touched the head of the coastal overlord:
"What's wrong, my little sea dragon?"
The sea dragon seemed to sense Chen Qi's kindness!
Boom!
Then, in the next second, he was bear-hugged by the coastal overlord and taken straight to the seabed!
This little guy is still so domineering, fortunately, my body is hard enough now... Chen Qi struggled to swim and emerged from the bottom of the water, spitting out the seawater from his mouth.
The coastal overlord was too hasty.
It was the first time he saw the coastal overlord showing such exhaustion.
Although for it, these wounds were far from fatal.
But to have wounded the coastal overlord to this extent meant that the opponent possessed considerable strength.
Who was it?
Teacher An? No, she was still having breakfast at my place today; she wouldn't suddenly run to the sea.
Could it be Perlu? Recently, to boost newspaper sales, she's been riding her giant white dove day and night, flying non-stop.
Or maybe another Hunter Group, merchant ship, ghost ship? Little crow?
Chen Qi pondered.
"Ao wu ao wu!"
The coastal overlord opened its mouth full of sharp teeth and let out a mournful howl.
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"I don't understand..."
Chen Qi frowned. He could not understand the coastal overlord's language at all.
He could only lower his head and go over the coastal overlord's scaly body, checking its injuries by experience.
Besides the damage, there were burn marks...
And some skull fragments, embedded in the scales.
Skull fragments, burn marks, it was the ghost ship!
Chen Qi immediately identified the culprit.
Just then, the sea ahead began to ripple, as if something was slowly emerging beneath the surface. With the spread of the ripples, a massive shadow gradually revealed its outline. It was a ship, an ancient ship, its hull covered with rust and the traces of time, as if it had sailed from a deep abyss of history.
Its sails were tattered, with ghostly fires crackling, fluttering in the sea breeze, making a deep and eerie sound.
At the same time, on the ghost ship, there lay an abundance of rotting, stinking sailor corpses, all of their recent battle spoils.
And at the prow of the ship, a towering captain holding an anchor let out a hearty laugh:
"I've finally found you, coastal overlord! No one... can escape our hunt, no foolish beast can rule these waters!"
"I will show the people at sea who is the true overlord of the coast!"
The ghost ship captain had heard the name of the coastal overlord from the dead merchants!
But they believed that no existence was more suitable to be the boss of these coastal waters than them!
They had been hunting the coastal overlord for many days!
And just now, with the firepower of the ghost ship, they had beaten the coastal overlord like a little dog looking for its mother!
"A beast that bleeds is after all just prey in this vast sea."
From now on, on this ocean, there will only be one overlord of the coast!
The ghost ship captain stood on the prow, looking excitedly at the injured coastal overlord in the distance.
However, the next second, he was shocked! Even felt a thumping in his heart!
Under the gloomy sky, a figure stood on the Black Ship Sea Dragon's winding back, covered in hard scales.
A human! Why would a human stand on the back of a sea dragon?
The ghost ship captain made a snap decision, raising his long, skeletal arm:
"Stop the ship!"
What happened?
The skeleton pirates tilted their skulls one by one, unable to understand what the captain meant.
The Ghost Ship Captain explained loudly,
"Stop the ship! We've encountered a ghost!"
That thing in front! It's clearly not a normal entity; it must be observed carefully... The Ghost Ship Captain made a cackling sound.
And as the ship drew closer, its body suddenly trembled violently.
Not out of fear, but out of anger!
The human standing on top of the near-sea overlord was none other than the bastard from the White Dove passenger ship, the one who destroyed their ship's core!
The Ghost Ship Captain clenched his teeth.
An encounter battle... Chen Qi silently took out a sky-blue gem.
Residual Fire Touch instantly turned into pitch-black tide waters, like venom covering the skin, forming into a black Hunter's garb with tiny tentacles.
Seeing this, the Ghost Ship Captain felt no fear; they were monsters themselves, facing a monster only excited them all the more!
Moreover, he could clearly sense that the being before him was just a Second-tier human!
If it weren't for the three Third-tier Transcendents on the White Dove passenger ship, this guy would have long been dead!
Plus, if they could kill the near-sea overlord in this vicinity, their reputation would soar!
"What luck!"
The Ghost Ship Captain softly snapped his fingers.
The next second, the Ghost Ship's cannons were raised, aiming at Chen Qi's position!
Against humans! Against sea beasts! There was no need for hesitation!
Chen Qi picked up his long sword, Meat Cutting Bone Breaking, and firmly gripped the handle.
Although he was prepared, he hadn't expected things to happen so suddenly.
The Ghost Ship Captain, along with his Ghost Ship, definitely had the strength of a Third Rank.
If it were just him alone, it would almost be impossible to defeat the Ghost Ship.
"But unfortunately for you, this is my turf..."
A fierce light flashed in Chen Qi's eyes.
The Ghost Ship Captain roared with all his might,
"Fire the cannons!!"
Ten cannons from the Ghost Ship fired in unison, lead cannonballs shot out from the Ghost Ship's gun ports, stirring up huge waves in the land of white trees!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The near-sea overlord thrashed its tail fiercely, crushing those cannonballs.
I must play to my advantages and not allow this ship another chance to escape.
There's no need to use the Giant Killer this time!
Close combat is the best approach!
Dark Concealment... Chen Qi stopped engaging in a ranged attrition battle, with the help of the deep sea Water Elf, he dove like a fish into the depths below.
"Fire! Fire!"
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amid the continuous roars, the Ghost Ship Captain bellowed, relishing in the sensation of being in command of fiery power!
With such dense firepower, even bodies of steel couldn't get close!
Even the near-sea overlord was beaten by their cannons to the point of crying for its mother!
"Kill them slowly, I want this event to be known across the entire sea!"
The Ghost Ship Captain took hold of the ship's anchor, smashing it down on the deck.
And the next second, amidst a piercing whistling sound!
A long blade came up to meet him, severing his foolish neck!
What's happening? The Ghost Ship Captain felt his field of vision plummet.
Gurgle gurgle...
A pair of Hunter's boots appeared in his field of view, growing larger and larger.
Thump!
Chen Qi stepped on the Ghost Ship Captain's rolling skull with his foot.
Next, he would make this Ghost Ship Captain understand who was the true overlord of these near seas.