Chapter 43: The Battle of the Pirate King! (1800 Monthly Tickets Bonus Update!)
2015-02-01
Author: Zhuseng Futu
The Pirate King.
What an exciting title.
If Soren defeats the Swamp King, then he will become the new Pirate King, and in the future, this sea area will be his territory. Many people will be promoted, and some might even be able to independently lead a pirate ship. They are not a group of cowards; on the contrary, pirates are a fierce bunch, but they won’t engage in battles without a hope of victory. Now, with a ghost ship as an ally, they have been on the sea for a long time and know very well how powerful the legendary ghost ship truly is!
This battle is hard to call!
But as long as they win! They will be the strongest pirates in this sea area!
Wealth, status, power.
In the future, among them, many could reach the level of Sea Wolves, Narwhals, or Orcas, becoming reputable pirate leaders, as long as they continue to obey the commands of the Pirate King, Soren!
The sound of cannon fire began to echo.
The appearance of the ghost ship made these pirates bolder; although their combat power was not on par with the enemy’s, they began to fight back, killing the approaching monsters.
On the other side, Soren had already begun to control the ghost ship’s movements. This ship was part of the deal he made with the Naga Priestess.
There were numerous enemies all around!
As a long-standing Pirate King, the Swamp King naturally had more than just a handful of subordinates. The number of enemies still far outnumbered Soren, not counting the monsters hidden in the water. This was not an easy war; the contest between them had just begun. Soren stopped Vivian, who wanted to unleash a massacre, and said in a deep voice, “Conserve spell slots! Spellcasters must not use up their spells in battle! You must strike at critical moments!”
Vivian had many spells.
But this battle did not require her to take center stage alone, and Soren was also unwilling to let her face excessively dangerous battles.
After all, she didn’t have enough spell slots to completely crush so many enemies.
—”Animate Rope!”
—”Gyro Cannon!”
Soren ordered his undead to fire continuously while controlling the ropes on the ghost ship. All the approaching Sea Bandit Fishmen were ensnared, and then he pulled out his curved blade to slay them one by one. The greatest strength of the ghost ship was these animated ropes, which flew out like poisonous snakes and dragged the enemies within attack range directly over. This ghost ship had a strong harvesting capacity, and fighting alongside Soren resulted in a considerable increase in killing experience.
He had already accumulated a lot of killing experience!
If it weren’t for the need to break through specialties, he would have already leveled up his profession.
But for now, he still had to wait.
Soren was on the verge of breaking through several combat specialties. He needed to maintain a bit of patience to achieve the best enhancement effect.
“What is that?!”
A pirate shouted nearby, followed by movement in the distant sea, and then a swarm of sharks rapidly approached, with the powerful Shark Transformation Fishmen appearing nearby, riding on enormous tiger sharks, roaring loudly. Many Sharkmen then dove to the seabed to join the fight against the Swamp King.
“Finally reinforcements have arrived.”
Soren’s frown relaxed slightly, and he gazed into the distance, muttering, “Where are the Naga? The Sharkmen can’t handle these pirates!”
In the seawater, there were some tentacled monsters that looked somewhat like mutated octopuses.
These sizable monsters began fighting with the shark school in the water. Instantly, bl**d spread across the sea surface, and more enemies joined the battle, many of the non-ethnic beings controlled by the Swamp King began to approach. At the same time, human voices could be heard from afar; the Swamp King had many followers. These were notorious criminals or others whom other pirates could not tolerate. Their combat power was stronger than that of ordinary pirates. They were also more brutal and dangerous.
“d*mn it!”
Soren looked around, his brow furrowed, “Why haven’t the Naga reinforcements shown up? Where is the other force the Naga Priestess promised? Where is the Pirate King cultivated by the Naga sea tribe? Isn’t he supposed to join the battle?”
Soren’s eyes were filled with rage!
He was certainly capable of defeating the Swamp King, but the feeling of being toyed with and betrayed made him furious!
Vivian’s eyes seemed to carry suppressed battle lust; she stuck out her little tongue and licked her lips. With a slightly unusual voice, she said crisply, “Brother! There’s a big monster over there! … Let’s go k*ll it!”
At that moment, Soren was angry because the Naga reinforcements had not arrived, and he did not notice the little girl’s strangeness.
In fact.
The nine-year-old girl before him had a faint glimmer of bl**d in her eyes. Her expression was rather strange, and it seemed that the current scene excited her. She took a deep breath, seemingly satisfied with the taste of bl**d, and then her small body flew up.
“Lilian! Don’t be impulsive!”
Another voice echoed in the little girl’s mind, anxious, “You’ll expose yourself like this! … Wait! … You must learn to restrain yourself!”
The little girl landed back on the deck, seemingly dissatisfied as she kicked her shoes and mumbled, “So annoying! … I can’t just go all out and k*ll! … I really want to slaughter all this trash!”
………………
Ocean Temple.
A water mirror rose up before the Naga Priestess, showing the scene of battle, centered around the ghost ship. Her face was extremely pale, and she roared angrily, “Where is that guy Asrold? Why hasn’t he joined the fight!”
The sound of her angry roar made the water in the temple churn.
The Naga Priestess’s eyes were filled with uncontrollable killing intent and anger because she knew that everything she initially worked for had been thrown away.
She had invested so much effort to win over Soren!
But now, at the most critical moment, one of the most important reinforcements, the Pirate King ‘Asrold’, had not joined the battlefield. This was undoubtedly a betrayal for Soren; all the agreements and alliances had turned into a joke. The Naga Priestess could be sure that Soren was definitely very dissatisfied with her right now because the reinforcements she promised were completely missing in this crucial moment.
She was furious.
Very furious!
The Naga Priestess was so angry that her hair stood on end, and she roared, “d*mn b*stard! Asrold! … You dog raised by the royal family! … You actually dared to disobey the temple’s orders! … I will punish you! … I will k*ll you!”
It was already too late.
Even she could not have expected that one of the three Pirate Kings, ‘Asrold’, would betray her. Now she could only hope that Soren could defeat the Swamp King; otherwise, she would not only lose an ally she had desperately courted, but the Sharkmen controlled by the Ocean Temple would also suffer heavy losses. And all of this was caused by that damned Asrold!
Her heart was filled with killing intent.
Not only towards ‘Asrold’, one of the three Pirate Kings, but also towards the Naga Royal Family that supported him from behind.
………………
In another sea area.
A massive mermaid warship was sailing, and standing at the bow was a tall man with scales on his profile. He coldly observed the distant sea and muttered, “That idiot priestess! Does she really think I would easily follow orders? Does she want to support another guy to replace me? Or does she want to completely control the power of the ocean?”
Why would he help a stranger deal with the Swamp King?
Defeating the Swamp King would mean a new Pirate King along the Southern Coast, which would challenge his power.
“Only that idiot priestess would think she has everything under her control.” Asrold laughed, a glimmer of cold light appearing in his eyes; the Ocean Goddess had not responded to her followers’ prayers in a long time. The silence of the deity was an opportunity for many.
On the mermaid warship.
A Naga Guard glanced into the distance, his expression somewhat grim, and said, “Asrold! What are you planning to do? How dare you disobey the Priestess’ orders! Don’t you fear her punishment?” (To be continued ~^~)
