Sail Shadows in the Sea of ​​Fog

Chapter 125 The Ship's Core That Will Explode
In the sea fog summoned by the Silver Queen, Night Demon carried Princess Mist Shadow as they fought their way in and out of enemy ships, preventing the undead from getting close at all.

With Ye Di's help, the boarding action on the ship gradually gained an absolute advantage. However, what puzzled Cheng Lang was that even at this point, the captain of the ghost ship had not yet used the power granted to him by the ship's core to launch a counterattack.

Just as he was wondering what was going on, the ghost ship began to sink!

Is it sinking?
wrong!

"Ghost ships don't sink! They're trying to escape!" First Mate Yun Ji was the first to warn them.

"Prepare to fire! Bow to the waterline! Shoot down their keels! Lord Ye Di! Senior Qin! Come back quickly!"

Before Cheng Lang could finish speaking, Qin Jinyan and the two-faced undead he led, as well as Ye Di carrying the little princess of the mist, all started to leave the deck and run back!
"boom--!"

Almost at the same time they boarded the ship, another barrage of cannon fire slammed into the shattered bow of the ghost ship, hitting the exposed keel and waterline.

However, even so, the ship sank into the water at an extremely fast speed, seemingly unconcerned even when shells hit its mast and bridge.

In the end, only the watchtower atop the mast remained above the sea, where a ghostly sailor stood holding a telescope.

"start running!"

Cheng Lang keenly sensed the danger and issued a new order before it materialized.

With its wide, long, and light dragonfly fins gliding through the water, the Valkyrie nimbly left its spot.

Almost simultaneously, shells rained down from underwater onto the spot where they had just been standing.

Although the Valkyrie avoided most of the shells, some still hit the hull.

The cannons of this ghost ship were firing skulls! These gleaming white skulls shot out of the sea with strange cries, arcing through the air as they crashed onto the open deck of the Valkyrie, and then, incredibly, opened their mouths and bit!
"Crack!"

Accompanied by a cracking sound that made their teeth ache and their skin crawl, the teeth on these skulls were also shattered by the half-blooded sea monster's leather armor on the deck. Some skulls that hit the deck or even the bottom hull in the manner that cannonballs should have done also failed to break through the Valkyrie's defenses—they couldn't even unleash the clam light that Aunt Clam had cast on the ship.

Without any effort, and without even needing the gorillas to help, Cheng Lang controlled the Sea-Viewing Vine to thread together the skulls that had lost all their teeth and could only babble, and then threw them out with force.

Even so, the expressions on his and Yun Ji's faces didn't improve much. The ghost ship that had sank most of its hull underwater, the part that had been shattered by the Valkyrie's cannons, was now moving toward the damaged part of the ship!

"Captain, what do we do?" Yun Ji asked.

"rush over"

Cheng Lang said, "Prepare the gunpowder barrels! Fill them with plenty of shells! Since it dares to sink underwater, we'll blast it out!"

"Oh!"

The gorillas responded immediately, and the Silver Queen also immediately manipulated her dragonfly fins to assist in turning.

Cheng Lang had been observing the battle from the sidelines, and now he had the advantage of being an observer. He could clearly see that the seemingly indestructible ghost ship sank into the water because it suffered losses in a boarding maneuver.

The enemy's cannonballs that just hit us couldn't penetrate our heads, so there's nothing to be afraid of. If we run away now, we'll have to endure the enemy's artillery fire. In that case, we might as well rush to the top of the ghost ship, which is definitely a blind spot for the enemy's artillery.

The captain of the ghost ship clearly hadn't expected Cheng Lang to react this way, and because of that, before he could even react, the undead sailor standing in the watchtower on the sea was smashed into mincemeat by Ye Di's claw as he jumped over.

Before the big cat could even jump back onto the deck, the gorillas had already thrown down gunpowder barrels with lit waterproof fuses.

As instructed by Cheng Lang, these gunpowder barrels were filled with a lot of shells, so naturally, they sank exceptionally fast.

Moreover, Cheng Lang's gamble paid off. Even these ghost ships couldn't get very fast underwater—just like the Valkyrie, which everyone thought was a ghost ship back then.

"Right steer 20! Full speed ahead!"

Before the last gunpowder barrel could fall into the water, Cheng Lang issued a new command, and the Silver Queen immediately turned the rudder, while simultaneously directing the dragonfly fins to exert force again.

"Boom! Boom boom boom!"

With a series of explosions, towering columns of water erupted from the sea behind the Valkyrie.

As the water column fell, everyone could clearly see the sea fish stunned by the shockwave and the sleeping undead sailors, as well as the ship fragments smaller than the palm of their hand.

"Look over there! What's that?!" Shenba shouted, pointing to the sea behind him.

Following the sound, Cheng Lang and Yun Ji's hearts skipped a beat. It was a ship's heart, a ship's heart covered in green slime, detached from the hull and the ship's heart pool, yet still floating rapidly on the sea surface!

"Run! Run!" Cheng Lang shouted, realizing the danger. Silver Queen, while controlling the Valkyrie to accelerate, stepped on Night's tail—the curious big cat instinctively tried to jump over it!

"boom!"

With a deafening explosion, the ship's core burst open. The massive shockwave not only pushed aside the surrounding sea fog but also propelled the Valkyrie's sails, shoving it at an unprecedented speed, almost skipping across the water, as everyone gasped in shock!
"Is anyone hurt?"

With one hand wrapped around the mast with a whip and the other gripping Shenba's belt, Cheng Lang asked loudly, while also glancing at Yun Ji, who was swinging back on the Wanghai vine. This agile girl had almost fallen into the sea herself while trying to kick Shenba back.

"Your Excellency, please rest assured," the Magic Mirror said respectfully, "no one has been injured or fallen into the water."

"That Boat"

"It's gone," the Magic Mirror replied, still shaken. "The ship's core exploded with tremendous force."

"The ship's core can self-destruct?" Cheng Lang asked as he released Shi Shenba and put away his whip.

"No, and there is no similar record."

The Magic Mirror replied confidently, "I believe that ability only appears after it transforms into a ghost ship, but there are no similar records of ghost ships in the past."

We'll discuss this later.

Cheng Lang asked, "How is the situation with Yun Lan? Also, where did the escape ship go?"

"Princess Yunlan has led the sailors to clear out all the sailors on the first ship except for the captain and first mate. The second ship is still under the control of the Tinissa Orchestra and remains in its disgusting old state."

The Magic Mirror replied, "She has already been informed of the explosion. Princess Yunlan is leading the Thorn to create distance."

After the Magic Mirror finished speaking, the Silver Queen also spoke up, "The escaped ship has also hidden in the mist I summoned, and it is currently hiding underwater."

"They really know how to pick a location."

Cheng Lang whistled, "Since he wants to play hide-and-seek, let's cooperate. Wukong, Great Sage, prepare plenty of gunpowder. Silver Queen, let's slowly steer the boat over there."

"Oh!"

The vine demons were the first to respond, while the Silver Queen simply bent her knees slightly, then turned the rudder forcefully, piloting the Valkyrie through the foggy sea.

"An ugly, hairless rat with two legs"

Sitting next to the Silver Queen, Night Demon licked his paws and said, "You need to be careful. The smell of those undead just now is the same as the smell of the people who were watching you outside the royal city."

"Does Lord Yedi know the other party's background?" Cheng Lang asked immediately.

"I don't know."

As Ye Di spoke, he leaped onto the ventilation grille and returned to his royal city through the medium passage.

“This big cat must know a lot,” the Silver Queen said thoughtfully.

"If he doesn't want to talk, there's nothing we can do." Cheng Lang raised his voice slightly. "Everyone, be on your guard!"

Amidst the cheers of the crowd, the Valkyrie sped up, getting closer and closer to the last hidden ship.

Beneath the surface, Captain Sharant stood on the open deck, his eyes fixed on the crystal ball in his hand, the water swirling around him. The little fish inside the ball was still pointing towards the Thorn, hidden in the sea mist, and the frequency of the faint light emanating from it remained unchanged, indicating that the ship had not moved.

"Herald"

Sharant put away the crystal ball and said, "Deck sailors, Shark Clan assault team, come with me to plunder the target ship."

"Hi!"

On the deck of the ghost ship submerged in water, the shark-like sea monsters responded in unison, following Sharlant and charging towards the Thorn, two nautical miles away, armed with various weapons.

At the same time, Cheng Lang summoned the giant jellyfish again and trapped the Valkyrie.

Shortly afterward, as the Silver Queen waved her hand to clear the thick fog directly above the ghost ship, the vine demons each lit the row of gunpowder barrels placed on the ship's side.

"put!"

Just as the Valkyrie, having concealed its form, crashed into the ghost ship's watchtower left on the sea surface, and just as the Valkyrie's concealment was broken, with Cheng Lang's shout, the gorillas immediately pushed one gunpowder barrel after another into the sea.

Before the powder keg even hit the ground, the fins on both sides of the Valkyrie began to move rapidly, increasing the ship's speed to its maximum.

At this moment, the sailors of the ghost ship beneath the sea had already noticed the gunpowder barrels falling from above and the suddenly appearing ship shadow, but it was too late!

Amidst the deafening explosions, towering columns of water pushed aside the surrounding thick fog, causing Sharant and his assault team, who had only swum a short distance away, to turn around and hurriedly surface.

Unfortunately, the explosions just now didn't destroy the ghost ship underwater.

Although slightly disappointed, Cheng Lang still issued the order, "Raise the pirate flag, dispel the fog, and charge at those sailors in the sea."

“They’ll jump onto the deck,” Yun Ji warned.

"I know"

Cheng Lang nodded. "We need to see how these armored knights and the undead are at boarding maneuvers. This is the perfect opportunity."

As they spoke, the vine demons hoisted the ugly pirate flag, which looked like a billboard in a vegetable market, onto the top of the mast. The Silver Queen also dispersed the surrounding sea fog, leaving only the small area that enveloped the Thorn and the other two ghost ships.

"Where did this ghost ship come from?"

Sharant looked at the suddenly appearing sailboat with a puzzled expression. Thanks to the pirate flag that Qin Jinyan had helped prepare, the Valkyrie he saw was basically no different from his own ship. As for the other sailors or sirens, they seemed to see something different.

"It looks like our ship was just blown up by a gunpowder barrel dropped by that ship."

"Rush over!"

As Sharant spoke, he summoned a wave that propelled them toward the ship!

Amidst the splashing water, waves crashed onto the open deck of the Valkyrie, and Sharant and the others jumped aboard with the waves.

"We swear to protect Her Highness the Princess to the death!"

The armored knights let out a shout and, without a word, began to greet Sharant and the others warmly.

These well-trained armored knights immediately put Sharant and his men in a dangerous situation.

Just then, a heavily armored undead shouted "Kill without mercy!" in a language he couldn't understand, and then led those two-faced undead that terrified them into the battle.

This is trouble!
Sharant panicked; he realized something was wrong.

Fortunately, at this critical moment, his ghost ship began to rise from not far away and opened the gun port shields!
"Fire the waterline and the mast!"

Sharant shouted, and the ghost ship, which was leaking water everywhere, immediately pushed its cannons out of the gun ports and fired shells at the Valkyrie.

This time, Cheng Lang, standing on the open-air deck on the second floor, neither directed a counterattack nor an evasive maneuver. Instead, he picked up the eager little princess, covered her eyes with his hands, and hid in the stern tower.

"Dong dong dong dong!"

The ghost ship's cannons fired without making a sound, but the cannonballs that shot heads were incredibly powerful.

If it were the Thorn, these people would at least be ripped through, and if they were unlucky enough to fall into the cabin, they might be gnawed into the skeleton of the entire ship!
But then, they encountered the Valkyrie.

After entering the Sea of ​​Despair, the Valkyrie picked up quite a few good things along the way. These skulls were either smashed to pieces or had their teeth knocked out. They hadn't even managed to bite off a single scale!
"kill!"

With a roar, the armored knights and the two-faced undead led by Qin Jinyan began their attack. In the blink of an eye, one after another, the siren sailors were turned into corpses that made the Night Demon, hiding in the shadows, drool.

"I surrender!"

At this moment, Sharant shouted, "We surrender! According to the rules of Pirate City, we are willing to pay the ransom!"

Unfortunately, neither Cheng Lang nor the Silver Queen spoke up. Neither Qin Jinyan and his two-faced undead nor the armored knights showed any intention of stopping.

"How did you find this place, and what is your purpose?"

Cheng Lang squatted on the edge of the second-floor open-air deck and asked, "You'd better hurry up and answer my questions. If you haven't finished answering my questions before all your men are killed, then I'll have to kill you."

"We received the bounty from the Ghost Fleet! Killing you will get us a ghost ship!"

Sharant quickly pulled out a crystal ball from his pocket and shook it. "Whichever ship the fish in the crystal ball points to, we'll sink it! All the spoils are ours!"

"How long have we been away from Xinghai?" Yun Ji couldn't help but mutter.

"Tell me about the ghost fleet. Who assembled it? What is its purpose?" Cheng Lang continued to ask.

"Yes"

"boom!"

Before Sharant could finish speaking, the ghost ship not far away suddenly exploded, starting from the ship's center chamber!

"puff"

Sharant's knees buckled, and a spurt of dark red blood gushed from his mouth before he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Another ship core explosion!" Shenba exclaimed.

"It seems that someone has changed the rules of the game on the Sea of ​​Despair."

Before the magic mirror finished speaking, Sharant's undead—a frenzied and violent undead—rose from his corpse!

"Snapped!"

Before Sharant, in his undead form, could even break free of Qin Jinyan and the knights' encirclement, Cheng Lang lashed him hard with his whip. His once solid undead body became somewhat lighter, and along with it, the frenzied and violent aura on his body vanished with the invigorating lash.

"Looks like my whip is getting more and more popular."

As Cheng Lang made a self-deprecating remark, he glanced at the exploded undead ship, where a number of undead were also rushing towards them.

“We don’t have whips like that,” Yun Ji said, drawing her own weapon just as quickly as Shen Ba did.

"Snapped!"

Just then, Night Demon, who had somehow hidden in the forecourt, swung its tail forcefully at the floor. Before the undead that had just rushed over could react, they were sucked into the medium passage leading to the royal city, along with Sharant's undead.

(End of this chapter)