Chapter 620: Torrential Rain
“Aren’t you all afraid of being punished by our Kamishiro family’s contemporary patriarch?”
Upon hearing this, Kamishiro Yamaha’s smile faded, replaced by a look of solemn gravity. Clearly, the people opposite him, including this high-rank Battle King of the Kamishiro family, were putting him under immense pressure.
“The Kamishiro family?”
With a disdainful snort, the red-cloaked woman’s beautiful eyes curved into a pretty and dangerous arc, and she sneered, “Your Kamishiro family is merely one of the lower three among Sakura’s Eight Great Families. Will you really spare no expense to search for us in this vast ocean?”
“Miss Yamanashi, there’s no need to say more. The turtle-like demon beneath that person is peculiar.”
The old man with white beard reminded her, his gaze fixed cautiously on the unconscious giant turtle demon, a hint of thought flickering in his murky eyes.
He seemed to have seen this thing somewhere before.
“I’d like to see if your Redbeard fleet can survive compared to this berserk demigod.”
The moment the old man with white beard spoke, Kamishiro Yamaha’s eyes flared with ferocity. He gestured towards the IV tube behind the giant turtle’s head and decisively and fiercely instructed a man in Alchemy Master attire beside him, “Remove its restraints.”
“Mr. Kashi really knows how to boss people around.”
The red-cloaked woman, addressed as Yamanashi, felt a cold glint in her eyes. Her body trembled slightly, and she transformed into a straight line in the sea, appearing directly above the giant turtle’s forehead. The sudden increase in her speed actually caused waves to surge in the seawater.
Watching the red-cloaked woman charge directly at him, both Su Jiu and Kamishiro Yamaha’s hearts skipped a beat. Their concerns were different.
The former worried about waking the giant turtle, while the latter feared he wouldn’t last until the giant turtle revived. Regardless, at this moment, Su Jiu was extremely nervous.
“Hurry! Remove the formation. My defensive sword technique can hold on for a while longer.”
Seeing Yamanashi make the first move, Kamishiro Yamaha was not to be outdone. With a low growl, he flicked his arm, and his Sakura blade flashed with cold light. Substantial sword qi light suddenly shot out from the blade behind him.
As the sword qi spread, it formed a dense sword wall, enveloping himself within.
The red-cloaked woman smiled faintly and casually swung her arm, sending out several red ribbons. With a “thud thud” of skill impact, the sword qi energy shield actually prevented the ribbons from breaking through for a short time.
As the two exchanged blows, the giant turtle beside them seemed to tremble slightly, as if on the verge of waking up. The water element in the sea also became strange, surging and fluctuating wildly.
Su Jiu stared at the situation ahead, a look of solemnity on his face. He muttered to himself, “We can’t delay any longer. We should transfer the population immediately. E Huo is still unconscious and can’t carry anyone else. Just the battle now has almost capsized the bottom of this ship.”
“Miss, I’ve been observing you for a long time. May I ask what you need?”
At this moment, the old man with white beard’s figure flickered and appeared in front of Su Jiu. He asked with a smiling face, not seeming to be in a hurry to attack.
Surprised his location had been found, Su Jiu quickly calmed himself, took out his Night Watcher token, and explained in a low voice, “There are Dragon Country people on the ship who were misled by the Kamishiro family into conducting experiments. As a Dragon Country enforcer, I need to bring them home safely.”
Soon, the old man with white beard’s voice drew the attention of almost everyone present. The emotions in their gazes varied.
The most surprised was Kamishiro Yamaha, disbelief flashing in his eyes, even exclaiming, “Wasn’t she besieged and killed by Hundred Rivers Battle God’s people?”
Ignoring Kamishiro Yamaha, the old man with white beard’s eyebrows rose to his hairline. His gaze fell upon the small, pitch-black token, and as if recalling something, ripples appeared in his eyes, followed by a faint remark:
“If you are a Dragon Country Touring Envoy, I am willing to give you face and allow you ten minutes to take your people from the ship.”
The identity of a Night Watcher elder is equivalent to a regional Touring Envoy, which is about the same level as Nami. In foreign regions, they are generally referred to as Dragon Country Touring Envoys.
After the old man with white beard spoke, Yamanashi also stopped her attack, glanced at Su Jiu, and then directly retreated tens of meters from the sword and shield.
“Dragon Country Touring Envoy?!”
Upon hearing this title, Kamishiro Yamaha’s hand, which was wielding the blade, paused slightly. This title was not unfamiliar to the high-ranking members of these prominent families. Unlike the Touring Envoys of other countries,
Dragon Country Touring Envoys are elders from the “Night Watchers” organization within the “Shadow” organization. Not only are they extremely powerful, with burst capabilities reaching Demigod combat strength, but they also handle matters decisively and ruthlessly.
Kamishiro Yamaha could never have dreamed that he would try to kill someone like this. He shot another glare the stunned Morita behind him and felt even more remorse. He should not have gone to Dragon Country to procure cheap test subjects back then.
This incident, which was originally considered a legal drug trial, might expose the matter of “Divine Blood,” and he felt he would be ruined.
“Then thank you, Mr. Pirate.”
Casually glancing at those people, Su Jiu then pushed off with her legs and leaped out of the sea. The weightlessness in the sea faded, and the salty sea breeze rushed into her nostrils again. However, the sky seemed to have turned dark again, with faint thunderclouds gathering.
After stabilizing herself in mid-air, Su Jiu looked back at the ship. She saw that the deck was full of people, many of them pointing in her direction and chattering, with some even exclaiming, “Is that an avatar of Dragon bloodline?”
“This ship is about to be destroyed. I have created an ice ship ahead. Those who want to live should head over there!”
With no time to deal with their discussions, she glanced at the sky and then shouted in universally used English.
“What’s happening now? Is it a show performance?”
“It should be… this ship is a Kamishiro family liner, capable of withstanding the attacks of Initial Stage Battle Kings.”
“This Dragon Girl seems to have fought with that top expert in the Black Market…”
The people on the ship were looking at each other, with some even believing it was a performance and joking amongst themselves. Only a few had seen Su Jiu fight Baichuan in the past, but their voices were quickly drowned out by the growing noise.
Su Jiu’s eyes darkened. She pointed to the ice ship ahead and amplified her voice with External Qi to these people, “I will repeat this one last time. Those who want to live had best do as I say. If you are seeking death, I have no obligation to save you.”
Su Jiu’s words only prompted some people who had a premonition to act. After all, the captain had inexplicably gathered them together; it couldn’t possibly be for tea, could it?
“The situation is this serious…”
Lin also came to the deck with Xiao Guang and others. She leaned on the railing with both hands, her gaze lowered towards the sea, a hint of solemnity in her eyes.
“What’s happening?” Xiao Guang asked in a low voice, a hint of nervousness in her tone. If even this big shot called it troublesome, it was probably extremely serious.
Lin glanced at Xiao Guang, continued to rest her hands on the railing, and looked up at the sky, muttering to herself, “A special monster that can affect the weather is slowly waking up…”
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“Damn it, do these idiots want me to end up in international court?”
Standing at the window of the command center, the old captain watched this scene, took a deep breath, slammed the desk, and said loudly into the microphone of the broadcast room, “Listen to this young lady. This ship is about to capsize, and if you stay on it, you might encounter a great disaster.”
The captain’s words finally caused these students and passengers to react. Fear replaced their composure, and those who were able began to scramble towards the sea ahead. The colorful lights of External Qi filled the entire dark sea.
Only the students who had not even reached the Advanced Stage Warrior level were left, gathering together helplessly. The smart ones had already gone to the ship’s edge to grab life jackets and head out.
Seeing that there were still hundreds of students and some Low-Rank Warrior level passengers on the ship, Su Jiu continued, “How many Battle Generals are on the ship? We need you to escort these students away now!”
Her gaze was already fixed on the guards like Muraji. The meaning in her words was self-evident.
The guards looked at each other, then at Muraji. Under his helpless gesture, they each began escorting students towards the ice ship ahead, but each person could only carry two or three at a time.
Seeing this, Su Jiu muttered the time to herself and joined the effort of carrying students. Her External Qi could carry dozens of students at once. With continuous trips, by the eighth minute, there were only Lin and about thirty other students, along with the old captain remaining on the ship.
“Roar!”
Just as Su Jiu was asking Lin to join in to transport everyone away, a dull roar echoed from beneath the ship.
The next moment, a tremendous force came from beneath the hull, accompanied by a deafening “bang!” As waves surged, cracks appeared on the hull, and violent vibrations almost flipped the ship over.
“It is indeed going to attack this large vessel that once captured it.”
Muttering to herself, Su Jiu could now see a dark green webbed palm piercing the ship’s waist. The sharp blades on the webbed palm cut through the large vessel like tofu from its center.
Then, the weather, which was already showing signs of a downpour, suddenly unleashed raindrops. The raindrops carried a slight corrosiveness, making sizzling sounds as they hit the metal deck. The moment someone’s skin touched them, they let out a cry of pain, “This is corrosive acid rain.”
Su Jiu frowned and casually raised an energy shield. The next moment, the entire ship creaked, and then the rear half of the ship was torn apart by some powerful brute force.
The crowd recoiled in terror. They were just Warrior Class individuals; where had they ever seen such a situation?
“Lin, take them away.”
Landing lightly on the deck, Su Jiu walked briskly and stood at the broken edge at the forefront of the crowd. With a “swoosh,” something massive leaped out of the water.
“Roar!”
A turtle-like head emerged, with a pair of lantern-like eyes scanning the area below. The scarlet color within them seemed filled with anger as it stared at the people ahead.
