Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 797 - 683 Interception and Fate_2

Whoosh!

A kilometer away from them, a black-sailed, three-masted swift ship cut through the waves, rapidly closing the distance between them.

On the bow, a "blasphemous cultist" dressed in a gray and white leather robe looked toward the Level 2 Battleship, emitting eerie green light from his four eyes. In his hand was a golden ball of yarn from which fog rolled out, merging into the almost impenetrable dense mist around him.

[Ocean Treasure: Illusory Maze]

Born from the "Mist Sea," this miraculous Ocean Treasure not only confuses human perception but also creates real maze-like spatial partitions in the thick fog. Even sound, let alone light, cannot penetrate it.

Though it feels as if the ship is still moving forward, it's actually spinning in place. This Ocean Treasure involves spatial powers that are almost impossible to counter without specific means.

Due to the similarity in Extraordinary Traits, it ended up in the hands of the "Maze God's" Beloved, Aihote.

Currently, apart from the "Fog of Order's" "Blasphemous Cultist," the ship also hosted a ghoul, an oathbreaker, and the banker Argo, who wore gold-rimmed glasses and orchestrated the "Demon God Descent Incident" in Bekele.

Granted observational ability by the Ocean Treasure, Argo's eyes sparkled with spiritual light as he watched the Level 2 Battleship spin like a headless fly and the other two escort ships drift farther in the mist. Turning his head respectfully to the figure beside him, he said:

"The Church of the Eye of Wealth and Master of Gold wishes to rise; Tulip and Hilus are natural enemies. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived, Mr. Pickman, your hard work is appreciated!"

The ghoul draped in a black robe behind him snorted softly, already soaring into the sky with cold Extraordinary Spiritual Light.

Swoosh—

This was the Tier 4 Named Demon subordinate to the "God of Mysterious Cold Bones," "Ghoul King," "Cold Monarch" Mordician—the ghoul "Taunting Tunnel Forager" Pickman!

Judging by his appearance, he had clearly fully recovered from last year's defeat.

At this moment, with meticulous planning, the outcome of this operation had long been destined.

Boom——!

Facing the sneak attack of a Tier 4 Transcendent, there was virtually no adequate resistance beyond Sword Master Pedro. Such power exceeded their response limits.

The mighty Level 2 Battleship "St. Cruz Pearl" didn't even fire a single shot before the ghoul burst onto the deck from above, leading to a massacre!

"Ah! Open fire!"

"No!"

The woeful cries lasted only two minutes before falling silent.

The swift pirate ship slowly docked alongside the Level 2 Battleship as a group boarded the "St. Cruz Pearl." Seeing the Prince lying in a pool of blood, it was once again Argo issuing orders:

"Leave the empty ship, take everything valuable, and roughly disguise it as a raid.

Do not leave any evidence pointing to Tulip, and refrain from doing anything extra; simply confirm that a Prince was involved in an incident within Tulip's territorial waters, and that will suffice.

Even if Hilus doesn't believe Tulip is responsible, they must react due to the Prince's title."

Aiven:... I truly call this expertise.

In fact, Aiven's [Genetic Hound] had already been released, but he hadn't prepared to take his life directly; at most, he hoped to thoroughly humble this truly nauseating individual.

Though on the surface he was a Prince, he was merely a Tier 3 Great Knight indulged in "art" and "artists." In national disputes, he was nothing more than a small figure.

Now that his life was gone, the [Genetic Hound] was naturally of no use.

However, the ship was not devoid of living people.

As a rare Tier 3 Peak Sword Master, Pedro was top-tier talent regardless of placement, and a formidable "Curse School" Wizard warranted effort.

"Haha, the [Corrupting Blood] brought back from the 'Broken Star Sea' has come in handy."

Though the [Clock Tower] had long vanished, they had since reestablished contact with the Beloveds of "Chaos Worm" and "Star Driller."

The Beloved's identity was indeed a surprise, but after corruption, past identities lost significance; now they were merely Ancient God's servants.

Unlike Yellen, who unknowingly corrupted the island's personnel, they directly fed Pedro and Spider large amounts of [Corrupting Blood], making the corruption process exceptionally violent.

"Ugh..."

Clack! Clack! Clack!...

Strange friction-like sounds emanated from the throat.

Amid continuous painful struggle, Pedro's skin slowly dissolved, revealing a gleaming skull; mammalian eyes hardened into red insect compound eyes; bones pierced muscle, rapidly growing to cover his surface, forming a white exoskeleton.

Screech—

His arms shook, thrusting out cold, sharp bone blades like a mantis, with physical traits surpassing the human Great Knight's limit of 10 points.

The female wizard "Spider" had long transformed her essence into an insect-shaped Cursed Object; after corrupting, her outward appearance changed little, but her power significantly increased.

"Retreat! The show is about to begin."

...

Royal Capital Bekele.

While receiving a batch of loot, the "Bloody Potion," he noticed something amiss and immediately brought his fifth disciple Bach to the Royal Capital's Extraordinary Prison. Watching the group of extraordinaries shackled by [Extraordinary Handcuffs] to the wall, his face was grave yet tinged with incredulous delight.

Of course, he knew these people; they represented the Blood Hand Gang, an influential group with power spread over several countries, known for their unique Extraordinary Profession—Crimson Shooters.

Through performing evil sacrificial rites, they sacrificed sentient beings (mostly human) to summon demons from the Lower World before consuming Demon Blood to meet the profession's requirements.

Upon achieving Extraordinary awakening and transformation, their hands turned crimson in combat, enhancing flexibility and strength.

While their constitution rivaled low-level Knights, they obtained Extraordinary Power called [Crimson Spiritual Light], making them adept at using flying sabers and firearms, thriving in urban conflicts.

Back when studying in New Inn Port, Aiven had dealt with them, saving his beloved first disciple Angie from the Blood Hand Gang.

At the time, until gifting the final captured bottle of "Immaculate Holy Blood" to Leopold's Viscount Andrea, Aiven hadn't encountered the "Life Tree School." He never expected that deeper... connections existed between himself, Angie, and the Blood Hand Gang!