Chapter 619 Redbeard of the Sea (Part 2)
“I’m giving you one chance, take me to your uncle now.”
Without denial, Su Jiu continued to smile. Although the Kamishiro family steward couldn’t be found, finding his nephew here was considered a fortunate twist of fate.
The oppressive atmosphere seemed to control the surroundings with an inexplicable force. Without a word, one of the guards couldn’t bear the pressure and turned to Murakami, whispering, “Group leader, what should we do now?”
“Disperse.”
Glancing at the guard, Murakami took a deep breath. After the guards stepped back half a pace, he cautiously looked at Su Jiu and said in a deep voice,
“You must have noticed the ships following us, right? They are the most notorious Redbeard Pirate Crew in the Cherry Blossom Sea. If my uncle appears, those people might attack directly.”
As soon as he said this, those who didn’t understand the situation had their expressions change slightly, and they began to whisper amongst themselves, filled with regret and helplessness.
“No wonder the ships kept following us… so that’s why…”
“We’ve been terribly wronged by the Kamishiro family this time, but as things stand, we absolutely cannot let those pirates know that esteemed person is still on the ship.”
Only Su Jiu looked at Murakami calmly. She knew very well that this was pure nonsense, and this person’s goal was simply to divert the conflict.
Just as she was about to speak, the ship suddenly swayed slightly, and the entire room shook. The old captain immediately asked, “What’s happening now? Has the hull touched a reef?”
A deputy at the control panel quickly typed on the keyboard and performed a rapid scan. He called out, “The radar shows no reefs ahead. It’s most likely caused by a school of fish monsters.”
The old captain nodded, but his face, resembling the Evil God of Fire Clouds, showed a thoughtful expression…
After stabilizing himself, Su Jiu didn’t pay much attention. She just gave Murakami a faint smile, her wine-red eyes carrying a trace of mockery. She said coldly, “Do you think everyone else is a child? That person from the Kamishiro family bought a treasure map at the High Seas Black Market. Those pirates all want to get their hands on the map.”
“Or… do you want everyone on this ship to pay the price of their lives for your uncle?”
With that said, Su Jiu moved forward two steps at high speed. Her fingernails on two fingers shot out, pointing at Murakami’s neck, as if a cold glint was flashing within them.
Everyone was shocked by Su Jiu’s sudden move, and their gazes all turned towards Murakami.
Murakami, with Su Jiu’s fingers against his neck, tried to move, but he was suppressed by an invisible force. His fingers seemed to carry a slight oppressive feeling, making it impossible for him to move easily. He could only look at Su Jiu with fear in his eyes and stammered,
“What exactly do you want, Wu Yi Xi (Seven) Yi!”
Murakami was now certain that Su Jiu’s strength was definitely not as weak as indicated in the information. This pressure was even stronger than that of his uncle.
“Take me to see him. Of course, don’t even think about it. I also know he’s at the bottom of the ship. Only the bottom of the ship cannot be detected by mental power.”
Su Jiu smiled faintly. Besides finding the Kamishiro family steward as soon as possible, she also needed to check the situation with the big guy at the bottom of the ship, as that thing was also a ticking time bomb.
“…”
Murakami’s expression changed multiple times. He looked at his crew members and found that they were also expecting him to lead the way. In the end, he could only lower his head, look at the ground, and shake his head, denying,
“My uncle’s location isn’t actually on the ship. The bottom of the ship can be opened at any time. Since the voyage began, the bottom of the ship has been open, and he drilled from the sea to the bottom of the ship, and has been tinkering with something underwater…”
“Not good!”
Upon hearing this, it was Su Jiu’s turn to look astonished. After a moment of contemplation, a trace of solemnity suddenly appeared in her eyes, and she said in a low voice, “Assuming I were a high and mighty member of the Kamishiro family, ambushed by a group of pirates with all my subordinates dead, I would never sit idly by. Now there is only one chance to survive…”
She then pushed aside the guards and rushed out of the door of the upper-middle command room, arriving at the side of the ship with a “dada” sound. Placing her hands on the railing, her blood eyes stared fixedly at the sea surface. The black sea surface seemed to be constantly pushed by something, creating irregular waves.
“Drive the wolf to swallow the tiger.”
Beneath the sea surface, a black shadow seemed to flicker. Although its specific appearance was unclear, the sense of terror it brought in the sea was no less than the feeling of Lin’s true form.
It was possible that the entire bottom of the ship had a mineral liquid that resisted mental power, which was why neither she nor the red-cloaked woman could detect it earlier.
Su Jiu placed her hands on the railing, a calm light flashing in her eyes. Now she could only temporarily construct an ice ship using the ice manipulation technique. She was fortunate that the vice dean had taught her this skill…
As long as the population was transferred to the ice ship, they should be able to escape this disaster.
The old captain, with a face that resembled the Evil God of Fire Clouds, also ran over. He stretched his neck to look under the ship, his gaze lowered.
“It’s indeed that monster that caused the commotion just now. It’s about to wake up. If a monster of that level wakes up, we will all die on the sea…”
Looking at the slight movements on the sea surface, he muttered tremblingly, and then sat down on the ship’s hull, his face also trembling slightly, just like the first mate before.
“Damn it! Make us sail to provide cover, and then secretly release that monster. Damn it!”
He then continued to curse incessantly, his face almost appearing manic. It seemed he finally understood that they had likely been abandoned by that major figure of the Kamishiro family.
“Stop your ranting, slow down the ship, and have everyone gather on the deck…”
Glancing at the old captain, Su Jiu maintained her composure. The primary objective now was to transfer the population, as this civilian ship could not withstand the awakening of a “God”.
“What’s the use? Most people on this ship are not even War General level. They can’t escape and will die.”
The old captain lowered his head and chuckled. He looked up at the moonlight, which had been obscured by clouds at some unknown time. He could leave, but if so many people died, he would definitely be brought before the international court.
“Do as I say. This is not a request, I hope you understand.”
With just a glance at him, Su Jiu took a slight step. A small airflow emanated from her feet and shook the surroundings. Her hair suddenly lifted, and deer antlers together with a cold face replaced the sickly appearance of the blood clan.
“…Okay”
Feeling the pressure emanating from Su Jiu, the old captain dared not say anything more. He swallowed, then hurriedly and nimbly went into the main control room.
Watching him leave, Su Jiu looked towards the sea ahead and her figure suddenly shuttled away, transforming into a beam of white light in mid-air. About five or six kilometers away from the ship, she plunged directly into the ocean.
Then, she continuously used the ice manipulation technique to control the seawater and shape it into the appearance of a giant ark. In just two or three minutes, the basic form of the ice boat emerged from the water and floated on the surface, resembling an ice-sharp warship.
Su Jiu knew that this couldn’t carry people, and there were no more strange fish schools that could pull such a large ship like before. She then roughly carved leveling inscriptions around the hull.
Inscriptions of this level were too easy for Su Jiu. Soon, the ship no longer sank but floated steadily on the original sea surface.
When everything was temporarily prepared, Su Jiu stood on the thin ice of the sea surface and looked back. She found that the Kamishiro family’s ship had stopped.
“We can’t let the ice ship get too close to that ship now. Those who can fly need to quickly carry those who are Warrior Class across.”
Su Jiu muttered to herself and her gaze fell below the Kamishiro family’s ship. After transforming into the dragon bloodline, her vertical pupils could steadily see the movement below.
The bottom of the ship was wide open, and the inner layer was simply sealed with an alchemy array to prevent water from entering. Looking downwards.
She could still see several alchemy chains as thick as human legs securing a gray-green giant turtle the size of a small mountain. Its head was ferocious with a hint of oppressive aura.
The giant turtle slept like a corpse. Besides the chains, there was also a tube resembling an intravenous drip, constantly infusing a pale green liquid into the back of its neck.
“It’s these liquids that keep it asleep, but why did the sea surface emit those waves?”
Enveloping her aura with her mental power, Su Jiu pushed off the water with her back foot and leaped up. As she approached the giant turtle, about a thousand meters away, she made further discoveries…
Near the giant turtle’s neck, there seemed to be a few people. They were protected by arrays that isolated mental power. However, Su Jiu discovered two familiar figures: one was Morita, who had brought students onto the ship, and the other was Kamishiro Yamahito.
They seemed to be holding large syringes, continuously drawing blood from the giant turtle’s neck. Their actions were rough, but they completely ignored the turtle’s involuntary movements caused by pain.
Just as she was about to step forward to stop these people, Su Jiu suddenly sensed a group of rather powerful auras probing in their direction. She immediately stopped, and less than half a minute later, five ships appeared around them from below the water.
Following that, several figures broke through the water and entered the sea surface. Not far behind two shadows, several people dressed in black and red attire also appeared indistinctly.
“Kamishiro family, we’ve finally found you. If it weren’t for the anomaly in the underwater waves, we wouldn’t have known you were here.”
Two figures rapidly grew from small to large. They were the old man with white beard and the red-cloaked woman from before. An ancient and powerful laugh, carried by external Qi, echoed through the underwater world.
Looking at the old man with white beard, Su Jiu’s heart instantly found the answer. This was a mid-level War God, and he was a close-combat type. She was no match for him.
As these Redbeards appeared, the people hidden within the formation looked somewhat flustered, their gazes all turned to Kamishiro Yamahito, as if waiting for his command.
Kamishiro Yamahito also stopped his actions, his middle-aged face coldly glanced at where those people were, and he snorted, “I’ve photographed and destroyed the item, and your Redbeard Pirate Crew has offended our Kamishiro family so much, aren’t you afraid of retaliation?”
“Destroyed? That blueprint was read with mental power. How could it be photographed with electronic devices? Just hand it over quickly.”
The old man with white beard swam towards Kamishiro Yamahito with a smile, his eyes carrying a hint of threat. Clearly, Kamishiro Yamahito’s little trick was completely ineffective against this old pirate.
