Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 119 Shadow Blade Slash

Chen Qi opened the small wooden box.

Inside the box were five crimson pearls, a heart-shaped seashell necklace, and a small harp.

【Song of the Seashell:】
Sexual characteristics: Flower, Heart
Description: Wearing this item will slightly increase your charm and also slightly increase the amount of singing-related buffs you receive.

Note: I'm a huge fan of The Siren's Song.

Siren Harp:

Nature: Flower
Description: A replica of the Siren's Harp, which can be used to play extraordinary songs.

Innate Skill: Song of the Sea (Increases the activity, agility, and strength of sea creatures within range and restores their injuries. This is an innate skill of the equipment and can be played without needing to know music theory.)

Five pearls are quite rare gemstones, and if sold to a jeweler, they could fetch a million.

"A valuable gift."

Chen Qi accepted the gifts.

These are two items used together.

Among them, the most precious is the Siren Harp.

Unfortunately, with his extraordinary musical talent, he was absolutely unable to unleash the true potential of this extraordinary item.

Her nature is associated with flowers; it's unknown whether the Flower Witch possesses any related singing skills.

Of course, its built-in skill "Song of the Sea" is also quite effective for Chen Qi.

The seashell necklace is an item used in conjunction with the siren harp.

"Thank you."

Chen Qi put the harp into his backpack card, and then put on the seashell necklace and the siren necklace.

Unfortunately, he didn't reciprocate in a good way.

All he can do is cook!
Chen Qi spent some time preparing a sumptuous barbecue and invited the Siren to dinner.

Sirens are essentially gluttonous sea creatures, and they can eat their fill in an instant.

After they finished eating, the sirens lay down on the coral platform and went to sleep.

The siren chorus will consume a lot of the sea monsters' energy.

Unbeknownst to them, the flames of day gradually died out, and the entire sea slowly descended into darkness.

Chen Qi took out the kerosene lamp.

It's time to clear the D-rank Shadow Rift!

He now possesses twenty different singing buffs.

During the 24 hours that this buff is active, clearing the D-rank rift will be a piece of cake for him!
Chen Qi opened the map and found a rift with ten people near the Siren's Nest.

In his current state, the D-rank image rift of ten people is no problem at all!

We should strike while the iron is hot, clear the rift, and then return to the Siren's Nest.

Without hesitation, Chen Qi headed towards the rift.

Speedrun!
……

[Inspiration assessment in progress...]

You have entered the Phantom Rift 'Skull Graveyard'.

You carefully enter the tomb.

A colossal skeleton general emerges from the darkness, mocking your frail body and questioning the value of your life.

You threw a punch and killed the Skeleton General...

The Skeleton General triggered its Deathrattle, summoning the Skeleton Archmage.

[You threw a punch and killed the Skeleton Archmage...]

The Archmage Skeleton also triggered his Deathrattle, summoning a horde of skeleton minions...

[You killed the skeleton minions, which triggered a blind spell, summoning skeleton dogs...]

……

……

[You cleared the Rift with a perfect S rating and drew two skill cards.]

[You have obtained the skill card - Shadow Blade Slash.]

You have obtained a one-time skill card – Empty Skull Head.

"Done. Why do all the monsters here have deathrattle effects?"

Chen Qi emerged from the crack to examine his two newly acquired skill cards.

The empty skull head is a pseudo-skill card.

Its function is to 'abandon thinking' and then resist mental attacks—a one-time skill.

In addition, if you die while 'giving up thinking', it will trigger a deathrattle, summoning a menacing skeleton general.

However, to use it, one must master the understanding of illusion.

"In the early game, the skill cards for the Illusory Form are really trash..."

Chen Qi accepted the skill card, planning to find an opportunity to sell it on the black market.

In the new Japanese game, the symbol of illusion is no symbol at all.

Not only skills, but also related professions in the early stages are often incredibly weak and extremely rare.

At the same time, none of the six nations in the New World have a nation that governs [Illusion] and [Shadow].

Like the Void, the Shadow, being a negative aspect, originates from the Hunter Organization and is located in the Lost Land of the New Sun World, the Underworld Gutter.

However, there are no top-tier supernatural organizations.

Despite its villainous nature and formidable strength, the Shadow class remains a popular choice for many players.

However, the illusory form is different; its class cards are rare, and its strength is extremely weak in the early game.

Therefore, very few players choose this illusory path. Fortunately, however, the second skill card he obtained was quite good.

Shadow Blade Slash:

Nature/Appearance: Blade, Shadow
Usage requirements: Mastery of Qi, possessing a small degree of Shadow Awakening or Blade Awakening.

Description: By channeling all the strength in one's body and imbuing the weapon with magic, it transforms into sharp black lightning, unleashing a powerful slash!

A skill card that perfectly suits his current situation.

Shadow Blade Slash can be understood as a slash of energy from a shadow; simply put, it's a move similar to sword energy.

While increasing attack power, expand the attack range!

The aura of a sword is a man's romance!

And coincidentally, Chen Qi's weapon was a knife.

Shadow Blade Slash is a pretty good addition to combat power.

Chen Qi accepted the skill card.

He's been using skill cards too frequently lately; it would be best to wait a few days before fully utilizing them.

"A good haul..."

Using the faint moonlight, Chen Qi walked on the water towards the siren's lair.

His next plan was to fleece all the sea monsters and then see if there were any rare sea monsters that could be placed in the White Tree Land.

Finally, go and meet the Flower Witch.

Just then, suddenly, a small sea monster with green algae tentacles and hair emerged from the bottom of the water.

Adult sirens can reach a height of 1.8 meters, and some can even grow to over 2 meters.

However, the little green algae was a malnourished little sea monster, and with its fish tail, it was only a little over 1.4 meters tall when standing normally.

In the water, it appears even smaller.

"Little green algae, aren't you asleep...?"

Chen Qi smiled slightly and touched the tentacles of the little green algae.

The tiny green algae's tentacles twitched, and then it frantically waved its hands:
"Wow wow wow Σ(°△°|||)——"

Huh? What do you mean? Chen Qi was startled.

At that moment, the deep-sea sea sprite also stirred.

"and many more……"

Chen Qi immediately became alert.

The little green algae seemed to be warning him that there was danger nearby!

What could possibly frighten the little green algae? Could it be the Shadow Demon of the night?
No… Chen Qi quickly dismissed this conjecture.

"Is anyone nearby...?"

Without hesitation, he immediately used his skill.

Darkness concealed!

Chen Qi held his breath, as if a thin veil had been draped over him, concealing him in the darkness.

Not only her breathing, but even the spiritual energy field around her body was covered by this light veil.

With the numerous buffs provided by the Siren, he is extremely well-hidden in the dark.

Unless it's a mage of Teacher An's caliber, there's no way they could possibly discover him.

Could it be the same ferocious shark we encountered before?

Chen Qi looked down into the water again.

Although most of the sirens have fallen asleep, the black sharks are still very active.

Chen Qi is currently facing a third-tier transcendent being, Mad Shark, and has absolutely no chance of defeating him.

However, it shouldn't be a problem if it's just about self-preservation.

What are they doing in the siren's lair? And why do they dare to come to the siren's lair?
As a person who observes the light, one should maintain a sense of curiosity.

"Deep Sea Spirit, follow me."

Chen Qi plunged into the water, following behind a black shark, and cautiously swam toward the center of the siren's lair.

Using the darkness as cover, he successfully hid behind a reef, beside which lay a sleeping sea serpent.

A perfect hiding spot... Chen Qi concealed himself and looked into the distance.

Sure enough, he saw light and a full ten steamboats.

On each small boat stood a fully armed member of the Black Shark.

And the person at the very front was none other than the captain of the Black Shark—Mad Shark!
It stands two meters tall, with interwoven silver-white hair, a massive inverted triangular body, and a broad, solid back, like a reef that has stood for years.

His size could no longer be described as that of an ox; it was more like that of a giant bear.

"Interesting, they actually dared to take a small boat and venture deep into this place."

Chen Qi thought to himself.

You must understand that if they are not careful, the crew of the Black Shark could become food for sharks!
Undoubtedly, they must have possessed some special tools to dare to venture into this place.

But more than that, he was curious about what the other party was doing in the siren's lair.

In front of the mad shark stood a woman with a tall and straight posture.

Long, flowing, jet-black hair; a raven mask; and a long, jet-black robe draped in black feathers.

Just like a crow that symbolizes misfortune.

Chen Qi was slightly startled.

The other party was someone he knew.

Little Crow has now been promoted to a cadre in the Black Whale Squad.

(End of this chapter)