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

Chapter 259 The Real Monster
Let's pull off a heist?
The seven White Tower hunters looked at Chen Qi with blank expressions.

"This, this, this isn't right..."

The spectacled hunter, Errol, adjusted his glasses once more.

Just now, they were discussing how to persuade Chen Qi to join their team.

But now, Chen Qi is acting like a wealthy pirate, pulling them into his team.

Why do these people look so dazed... Chen Qi couldn't help but doubt their professional competence as White Tower hunters.

Chen Qi took a step forward, gently stroking the nautical chart on the table, and said in a slightly seductive tone:
"Everyone, has my explanation been unclear? Is there anything you don't understand?"

Ma Li, the female mechanic at the White Pagoda, tremblingly raised her hand:
"Excuse me, Mr. Lampkeeper, what exactly is this big heist?"

"Good question! I'd like to ask that too..." Melanie, as the team leader, nodded approvingly.

Chen Qi frowned helplessly, stepped forward, and lightly drew a line on the map on the long table:
"Let me put it simply. As the Keeper of the Light, I will be boarding the Serpent Father and heading to the island where the treasure of the deep blue fire is buried."

"Snake Father..."

Melanie murmured softly.

They had always known that the excavation site for the Deep Blue Flame was located deep within the Sea of ​​Calamity.

In such a dangerous place, even food placed in a backpack will rot quickly. At the same time, numerous natural disasters will inevitably damage the excavation equipment inside the island.

In other words, Poseidon Island must regularly travel to the Deep Blue Fire excavation site to transport supplies.

Melanie had long suspected that the Serpent Father was a supply ship for the Deep Blue Flame excavation site, but she lacked direct evidence and the means to track it down.

But now, the lamplighter brother she had always thought of as innocent, reckless, and stubborn has actually answered her question.

Had I misjudged him? Was this person really that brave? Melanie wondered to herself.

Chen Qi looked up, glanced at the seven people around him, and asked like a teacher:
"do you understand?"

"clear."

The crowd instinctively nodded, like obedient students.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Qi moved his index finger back to Poseidon Island:

"Gentlemen, therefore, once we leave the waters around Poseidon Island and reach uninhabited waters, we can make our move and take over the Serpent Father directly..."

"Once we seize the Serpent Father, it means we'll have the coordinates of Deep Blue Flame Island. Then, we just need to proceed step by step, and both Deep Blue Flame and the Serpent Father's treasure will be ours!"

"Of course, it depends on the defense of our final target island. Even if we can't take the island, the coordinates of Deep Blue Flame Island and the treasure on the Serpent Father will be enough for us to make a fortune!"

"Make a fortune!!"

Chen Qi slammed his hand on the table, like a great pirate announcing his goals to his men.

Since the last Shadow Tide Night, the White Tower Hunters have been itching to launch a new operation.

Provoked by Chen Qi's words, she became even more eager to try.

However, everyone remained wary.

Ultimately, Chen Qi was not one of the White Tower's people, and no one understood why Chen Qi knew about Deep Blue Fire Island, or why he knew that their target was Deep Blue Fire.

Am I being given a false promise...? The glasses hunter, Errol, adjusted his glasses:
"Mr. Lantern Keeper, it's a very feasible plan, but before that, I'd like to ask you, how do you know our purpose?"

Chen Qi said speechlessly:
"Your captain Melanie said that, and she comes to me every day, trying to lure me with a bunch of benefits. Unless I'm deaf, I wouldn't know what your purpose is."

Everyone turned to look at Melanie.

"..."

Melanie coughed twice:

“This is part of my plan. However, little lamplighter, you should know that in the waters near Poseidon Island, recklessly tracking ships belonging to Poseidon Island is a capital offense. Therefore, even if we know the destination of the Serpent Father, we dare not easily track them.”

Chen Qi asked:

How fast is your boat?

Melanie's lips curled into a smile as she confidently said:
"The White Tower craftsmanship is second to none in the world! Far surpassing the Serpent Father!"

Chen Qi instructed:
“That’s good. Melanie, give me a locator card and a communication card. If they’re heading to the Sea of ​​Calamity, they’ll inevitably pass through the waters near the SEAL III mobile dock. You can prepare in advance and wait here.”

Melanie is a card maker, and the defining characteristic of a card maker is their exceptionally powerful functionality.

Fireball card, backpack card, Flower and Bird Magic card, massage card, Landlord card, clown card, good guy card, bank card...

In short, as a master card maker, Melanie has every kind of card imaginable!
Location cards and communication cards are also extremely common types of cards.

Chen Qi gently traced a route on the nautical chart on the long table with his finger:
"Once the Serpent Father is free from the protection of the Sea God Pirates, I will send you the coordinates via the communication card. At that time, we will mobilize our entire force and seize the Serpent Father."

"Um……"

Melanie took a closer look at the route Chen Qi had drawn.

He initially thought Chen Qi's actions were just a passing fancy, but both the other party's command and the route they planned were quite professional.

It could even be said that it was far better than the rough plan she devised as the team leader.

Could this newbie be faking it? Is he actually part of a high-level organization? White Dove Times, impossible, impossible… Melanie crossed her arms, nodded, and asked:

When will the Snake Father make his move?

Chen Qi said with a smile:

"In order not to reveal their whereabouts, based on my speculation, they are very likely to take action tomorrow morning."

"Um……"

Finally, Chen Qi looked at everyone.

At this moment, everyone was still in shock and their thoughts were running wild.

The sudden appearance of a newly promoted third-tier transcendent being to command their professional seven-person team was truly beyond their expectations.

Moreover, although Chen Qi's plan seemed perfect, it actually still hid many hidden dangers. The first was the threat from the Snake Father.

Although Chen Qi is a lampkeeper, as a new superhuman, he is no match for the Snake Father.

Once it sends its coordinates, it is likely to be threatened by the snake father.

Even before Chen Qi could send the coordinates, he was bound hand and foot by the Snake Father.

Secondly, there will be severe signal interference in the waters near the Sea of ​​Natural Disasters and on nights under the Laughing Moon...

In other words, even if they have communication cards and location cards, they cannot arrive immediately.

This is an extremely dangerous operation...

Of course, the most dangerous person was only one person, not the White Tower hunters, but Chen Qi, who was aboard the Serpent Father.

That's right, the real danger is Chen Qi right in front of us!
Melanie and the others stopped their busy thoughts. They seemed to finally understand why Chen Qi had come to find them, the White Tower Hunters.

Why are you so anxious?
In Melanie's view, Chenqi had no choice.

This is his way of crying out for help to us… Melanie couldn’t help but imagine it.

However, she also greatly admired Chen Qi's courage.

For a newly promoted superhuman to dare to launch a counterattack against Snake Father, a veteran cadre of Seagod Island, and even interfere with the Deep Blue Flame Project of the Seagod Pirates, requires immense courage.

The group looked at each other and nodded.

Melanie, as the team leader, walked over to Chen Qi and placed her right hand on his shoulder:

"You've got guts! Lighthouse keeper, don't worry, we'll definitely protect you on this journey!"

"Protect them? Have these people misunderstood something?" Chen Qi couldn't help but show a speechless expression.

However, regardless of the circumstances, the White Tower Hunter's goal was the same as his.

After a brief discussion, they quickly reached a cooperation agreement.

"It's a pleasure doing business with you. By the way, the tea tastes great!"

After finishing their discussion, Chen Qi waved and left the library conference room.

……

……

The next day, Poseidon Island, early morning.

The thick fog and dark clouds made the entire Poseidon Island gloomy and dark, as if a huge rainstorm was about to break.

Along the dilapidated road, the cold light cast long shadows, and the pirates, with their gloomy faces, scars, and bloodstained weapons, looked particularly eerie.

After giving instructions to the vice-captain, Water Sprite No. 3, Chen Qi went to the tavern to buy a cup of mead, a smoked meat burger, and then a new newspaper from Big White Dove.

Finally, Chen Qi spent another 200 contribution points to buy two 'Lantern Dice' divination coins.

This was one of the few good items he obtained after browsing the bar's exchange shop.

A divination coin is a tool used to predict good or bad fortune, with one side depicting a gambler's head and the other side depicting dice.

However, the conditions for using this coin are very strict. Apart from dice rolls, the probability of someone using this coin correctly is no more than fifty percent.

Moreover, divination is just divination; these ordinary dice and lantern props only have an 80% accuracy rate in prediction. They don't give specific answers, only some vague images...

In addition, one should not divine overly significant matters, nor should one divine matters unrelated to oneself...

In conclusion, this is a very limited dice tool.

Chen Qi fiddled with the coin in his hand while holding a newspaper in one hand, looking at the various information about the Witch Sea.

Recently, the Witch Sea has been making headlines with numerous news items. In addition to the Night of Shadow Tide, B-rank rifts have begun to appear in various locations, making the situation in the Witch Sea extremely dangerous.

Of course, the most newsworthy events on Poseidon Island are the conflict between Campfire Energy Company and the Poseidon Pirate Crew.

Campfire Energy Company, along with the navy, successively destroyed twenty ships belonging to the Sea God Pirates...

And these things happened in the waters near them.

Chen Qi was secretly surprised and couldn't help but speculate. It seemed that the Bonfire Energy Company also knew that the Sea God Pirates owned an island in the Sea of ​​Calamity where they could mine Deep Blue Fire.

In order to find this island, the Navy and Poseidon Island dispatched a large number of patrol ships along the path from Poseidon Island to the Sea of ​​Calamity.

Sure enough, the Witch Sea was not peaceful after Xiaoyue... Before he knew it, Chenqi had arrived at the dock.

Opposite him stood the pale green Serpent Father, which, in the silent atmosphere of the dark clouds, appeared even more frightening.

On the deck, a pirate from the Serpent Father coldly said to Chen Qi:

"Get on, the boat is about to leave."

"Row!"

Chen Qi pinched the divination coin in his hand with his fingers and silently recited:

"Great God of Fortune, God of Twenty-Sided Dice, please grant me your favor and answer me: is my voyage good or bad?"

As he spoke, Chen Qi gently flicked the divination coin into the air.

At that moment, a special notification popped up in front of him.

[You have triggered the Law of the Lamp, increasing the accuracy of your divination.]

Snapped!
The coin landed in Chen Qi's hand.

Can the principle of the lamp increase the probability of divination...? Chen Qi silently looked at the result of the coin.

A headshot is preferable...

good news!
Chen Qi couldn't help but cheer in his heart.

At that moment, a notification popped up in front of Chen Qi's eyes.

[You triggered the Law of the Light; from within the gray fog, a fist struck from the shadows, hitting you hard in the abdomen...]

I unconsciously closed my eyes as I opened them in the morning, trying to visualize the scene in my mind.

In that instant, he seemed to see himself being suddenly punched, then thrown into the deep sea, bleeding profusely, creating a terrifying scene of huge waves...

"This is……"

Chen Qi opened his eyes, waking up from the hallucination he had just experienced.

I got hit? And my defenses were broken? Why?
This shouldn't be happening. If the outcome is good, then why was I beaten? Why was I brutally beaten and severely injured? Chen Qi was caught in a dilemma.

Moreover, the prophetic vision in his mind was too blurry. He could only sense that the fist looked small, even weak, and its power should be low, but in reality, it was extremely powerful...

This punch even put his life in danger.

Chen Qi shook his head; he couldn't guess who had defeated him from this blurry image.

Could it be that I'm going to have a bitter battle with the Snake Father...? Chen Qi thought to himself, silently raising his head to look at the Snake Father looking down at him on the deck.

The snake father was watching him.

In fact, judging solely from the perspective of spiritual energy fields, Chen Qi believes that defeating the Serpent Father at sea is not a major problem.

Chen Qi was 60-70% confident of taking down Snake Father.

Not to mention, the snake father's main attack method, many dangerous sea snakes, are completely ineffective against him.

On the deck, the Serpent Father said coldly:

"It's time to come up, Lamplighter. Divination is just divination; it can't change your fate..."

At this moment, the snake father made no attempt to conceal its terrifying dark green pupils, nor the malice hidden beneath them.

"it is good."

Chen Qi climbed the ship's ladder and boarded the Snake Father.

Once he boarded, the Serpent Father started its engine and headed towards the Sea of ​​Calamity at maximum speed.

Chen Qi was also invited into the VIP room and stayed with six Tier 2 mercenary hunters.

The VIP room's decor is not complicated; simply put, it consists of a long table and ten seats by the window.

Chen Qi sat by the window, watching the scene in the distance.

Unbeknownst to him, the nearly 100-meter-tall lighthouse on Poseidon Island grew smaller and smaller until it disappeared from his sight, leaving only the vast expanse of white seawater around him.

Throughout the journey, the entire ship was eerily quiet.

No one spoke for the entire four hours of the voyage.

Almost there... Chen Qi estimated the distance, secretly took out the card, and sent out the coordinates.

White Tower Hunters, now it's your turn to perform... Chen Qi accepted the card.

At this moment, a thin hunter finally spoke, murmuring softly:
"Everyone, after we set off this time, is it possible that we'll never come back...?"

His face was gloomy; he would never have boarded the ship if it weren't for the Snake Father's coercion.

There was complete silence among the crowd, with only a few soft "hmm" responses in response.

Chen Qi looked at everyone curiously.

Besides him, the other six hunters also seemed to be 'workers' forcibly invited by the Snake Father.

At this moment, the Snake Father, whom everyone had been waiting for, finally entered the VIP room.

The Serpent Father ignored these second-tier hunters. In his eyes, most third-tier superhumans were tools, let alone second-tier superhumans.

Those below the third rank are all ants.

The snake father raised his head and said coldly:
"Lampkeeper, come with me for a moment. I have something private that I need your help with."

They've finally arrived... Chen Qi is now certain that there are only three Tier 3 Transcendent beings on this ship.

Facing the Snake Father, Chen Qi was confident that he could escape unscathed should a conflict occur.

"it is good--"

Chen Qi followed the other person to a room at the bottom of the ship's cabin, which was an extremely enclosed room.

Its walls are thick black steel, the whole room is extremely monotonous, and fresh blood can be seen on the walls, making it feel particularly oppressive.

The moment he stepped into the room, Chen Qi felt a powerful spiritual energy, full of killing intent, behind him!

On the wall in front of him, a shadow grew larger and larger, until finally a snake's head emerged from the cloak.

With a creaking sound, in just an instant, the Snake Father's body suddenly grew to two meters tall, and his body under his cloak was covered with snake scales that did not belong to humans!

Cup Technique: Serpent Incarnation!
Tier 3 Cup Class: Beastman, Serpent Man!

This is a powerful class that allows itself to undergo 'beast-like evolution' and possesses extremely high physical stats.

At the same time, because their bodies undergo a lot of changes, many people outside of big cities that value human diversity do not like these beastmen. Therefore, they often cover their bodies tightly with cloaks.

At this moment, the snake father silently lowered his cloak and flicked out his forked tongue:

"Lampkeeper, don't be afraid, I'm not a monster..."

Fear... Chen Qi turned around.

At this moment, the snake father stepped forward and continued:

"Lamp Keeper, your abilities are commendable. However, no outsider is allowed to occupy any important position on Poseidon Island. Therefore, in the name of the Sea Goddess, I will bestow upon you a mark, the mark of the serpent..."

From this day forward, you belong to the Sea God Pirate Crew, a member of the Sea Goddess's faction!

As he spoke, a scalpel appeared in the snake father's hand, along with a small, sticky, tentacle-like monster.

This is a parasitic sea beast soaked in black whale blood and treated, the Heart-Devouring Touch of the Sea! Once implanted, the Serpent Father can easily crush Chen Qi's heart through magic!
At that time, Chen Qi, who was a third-order transcendent being, would become his snake father's right-hand man, an absolutely obedient right-hand man.

Within the Sea God Pirate Crew, high-ranking superhumans control their subordinates through special parasitic sea beasts—this is their 'initiation ceremony'.

Both the Black Whale Pirates and the Sea God Pirates employ similar methods to control their subordinates, which is the main reason why Chen Qi is unwilling to join a pirate crew.

Soon, I will possess the blade of a third-tier Lantern Keeper… The Serpent Father couldn’t help but reveal a hungry glint in his eyes:
"Of course, Lamp Keeper, my ritual is much more cruel than ordinary rituals. You know, I follow nature and don't like anesthesia! I believe that only pain can make people truly feel the blessings of the sea goddess!"

Only through physical pain can one truly feel everything!

Chen Qi turned around, twisted his neck, and loosened his fists:
"You talk too much nonsense, old Deng!"

There's no need for politeness with this corrupt Sea God Pirate Crew; all we need to do is use our fists!

"you!"

"They don't know proper etiquette."

The snake father suddenly bulged his muscles, clenched his fists covered in snake scales, then twisted his body and charged out, throwing a punch.

However, a gust of wind swept by...

In an instant, Chen Qi flashed in front of Snake Father with even greater speed and threw a punch!
"Quick reaction, huh? You've got some skill..." The Snake Father reacted in time, blocking with both hands and taking the hit head-on.
"Not enough! Not enough! This punch is too weak!"

"Not enough! Far from enough! This fragile fist!"

The Serpent Father roared loudly, for the physical body of the Cup Manifestation Being was several times larger than that of these ordinary third-tier extraordinary beings!
His body can even withstand tens of thousands of bullets!

Come on, let's have a passionate clash of bodies!
The next second, the snake father's pupils widened involuntarily. Behind Yu Chenqi, more and more enormous, dark tentacles slowly grew larger and thicker, forming a whipping motion...

In this cramped and dark room, the shadows of the thick tentacles were reflected on the wall.

Compared to this enormous tentacle shadow, the snake father's shadow appeared incredibly small.

"tentacle……"

The snake father, who had transformed into a snake body, was stunned for a moment.

The next second, countless whips came crashing down on him.

Snapped! ! !
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