Chapter 84: The Pirate Leaders of Modo City [Seeking Recommendation Votes]
August 23, 2016
Author: Floating Tower
The cold wind howled.
Even in summer, the cold winds of Icewind Valley were still sharp as knives.
A lean figure wrapped in a cloak appeared, advancing through Icewind Valley. He stopped when he heard a strange sound from the side, pressing a pale hand onto the hilt of his sword.
“Come out.”
A clear voice rang out, causing the solitary traveler to reveal she was a woman.
In these turbulent times, even an adventurer party would not dare to wander carelessly, and a lone woman was even rarer. Her ability to survive to Icewind Valley undoubtedly proved she had enough skills to protect herself in this chaotic era.
Cackle!
A strange cry sounded.
Then, three ice trolls burst out from a corner. The leading ice troll was towering, over three meters tall, while the other two were much shorter, one wielding a stick-like weapon that, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a human femur completely gnawed clean.
“Human meat!… Delicious!… Eat meat!…”
The ice trolls gave off eerie sounds and rushed excitedly towards the solitary woman.
Clang!
Accompanied by a flash of cold light, the cloaked woman vanished in an instant, reappearing directly at the side of the ice troll, her curved blade, glowing with magical brilliance, slicing through the ice troll’s neck and leaving a seven to eight-centimeter deep wound. If not for her being a woman and lacking enough strength, this strike could have severed the ice troll’s head.
—”Sword Intent: Spinning Dance!”
With the snow and wind of Icewind Valley swirling around her, the slender figure soared into the air, her cloak billowing to reveal her fiery red hair. As she flipped her hand, another curved blade appeared, distinct from the first, emanating a menacing aura. In an instant, it cleaved through the ice troll’s body, slicing it in half.
The first attack couldn’t even behead the ice troll.
But the second attack had bisected the ice troll; there was no doubt that the power of this second weapon was astounding!
Thud!
The battle lasted only three seconds, and as the three ice trolls’ corpses fell, the slender woman landed lightly.
“Icebane!…”
She removed her hood, gently caressed the shining curved blade before her, and murmured, “Truly a weapon used by my master!”
Adele Isabella.
The red-haired pirate woman of Modo City, after completing her mission to control Spearwind Hills, had requested Soren to grant her an opportunity for solitary exploration, hoping to use it as a breakthrough to the legendary realm.
She had lost count of how many battles she had fought during her travels.
Since leaving Spearwind Hills, she had encountered countless battles, facing lizardmen, werewolves, ogres, bandits, ill-intentioned adventurers, crazed fallen beings, and even starving bear goblins that had attacked her.
Along this journey.
Adele Isabella had witnessed too many cruel sights; she saw countless white bones by the roadside, witnessed famished people resorting to cannibalism, saw the fallen using living beings for sacrifices, and encountered poor farmers cooked in a lizardman’s pot…
The waves of the Saint’s Cataclysm had turned the Material Plane into a hell where humans devoured each other.
It was precisely because of witnessing all this that Adele Isabella grew increasingly aware of the greatness of Modo City, and of Soren’s greatness! Compared to the hellish scenes outside, the stability and prosperity of Modo City were like a paradise!
Her faith became immensely steadfast.
For she firmly believed that in this terrifying era, only Soren could save everything, could bring mortal lives peace and order, could end this dreadful age.
As she moved through Icewind Valley.
Adele Isabella quickly saw the bones of a horse that had been completely devoured, along with several human remains; undoubtedly the work of the ice trolls, the victims being a small merchant caravan that ultimately couldn’t survive against the nearly indestructible trolls.
“Sigh!”
Adele Isabella sighed, then continued forward.
She had witnessed too many similar things along this journey; traveling from south to north, everything she saw was so shocking, mortals seemed to barely survive like ants, many once wealthy towns had turned into graveyards for the living dead.
These were the works of the undead.
The resentment before death had led many places to breed ghouls, especially those who had starved to death, who were more likely to undergo mutations.
Along this journey, Adele Isabella faced many dangers; if not for the Icebane left to her by Soren, she might not have made it this far.
The breakthrough to the legendary realm was within reach.
However, Adele Isabella always felt a bottleneck obstructing the most crucial point, preventing her from truly entering the legendary realm.
She prepared to head to the Frozen Kingdom.
In the cold winds and snow, she aimed to temper her will, seeking to break into the legendary realm as soon as possible, for she sensed a call within her, feeling that Modo City would need her strength.
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Snake Island.
A figure with a bare chest stood on the rocks at the shore, waves crashing against his body, his expression unreadable as he swung a sharp blade, seemingly unaware of how long he had been at it.
He was a burly man.
A very noticeable mark on him was that he had only one eye.
Cyclops Pirate!
Another giant wave approached, and the Cyclops Pirate roared, instantly slicing down with his knife; accompanied by an imposing flash of cold light, the giant wave before him was cleaved in two!
“Ha!”
The Cyclops Pirate slowly sheathed his knife, standing still for a moment before muttering, “Why can’t I break through yet?”
Since the giant had broken into the legendary realm, all the pirate leaders had felt a deep sense of crisis.
Adele Isabella had abandoned her power in Spearwind Hills, choosing to travel the continent seeking opportunities to break into the legendary realm, while Scarface had trailed the fleet to the Eastern Kingdom to learn new abilities. As the pirate leader remaining on the Southern Coast, the Cyclops Pirate had gained inspiration from meeting an eastern wanderer and began to learn their combat skills, attempting to comprehend the power of Qi.
Snake Island became his current stronghold.
He chose this place merely because the waves here were fiercer, more suitable for training.
However!
Breaking into the legendary realm was not as easy as he had imagined; he clearly felt he was just one step away, yet he couldn’t seem to cross over.
The Cyclops Pirate felt he needed an opportunity, a moment of life and death insight!
Because the last time he broke through a realm was that fleeting moment of wandering between life and death! He didn’t know if Adele Isabella had broken into the legendary realm, but he knew that a newcomer named ‘Chouhou’ had already entered the legendary realm!
He felt a profound sense of crisis.
If he wanted to maintain his current position and gain greater power within the faction of Modo City, he had to advance to the legendary level!
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(PS: Finally finished updating, I’m so tired. Today is 722. “Unbeatable Legend” officially began testing; I snuck a peek at the game during my busy time. I wonder how our Floating Army is preparing; is there still hope for becoming a king?) (To be continued ~^~)
