After going into the sea, I met the witch.

To be honest, Ryan, who had just begun his career as a first-tier professional, couldn't control his spirituality very well. The spirituality he released was only a gentle kind of energy that was unlikely to cause any harm to the human body.

He wasn't the only one like this; in fact, the vast majority of first-tier professionals were like this.

Only through "professional skills" or "secret arts" can gentle spirituality be transformed into energy with various magical effects and powerful destructive force. In a sense, the malleability of spirituality can be described as omnipotent.

The spiritual energy was channeled into the inheritance crystal, and the azure crystal flickered a few times, as if "verifying" it. A few seconds later, a magical power emerged from the inheritance crystal.

Ryan's vision became distorted and blurred, and his consciousness seemed to be taken to a strange place.

He stood on the deck of a sailboat, with terrifying waves towering over ten meters high in front of him.

Wave after wave of gigantic waves, carrying overwhelming power, made even a first-tier professional feel insignificant and powerless in the face of such natural forces.

Amidst the surging waves, a massive black shadow could be vaguely seen swimming by, but it was moving too fast to be clearly discerned.

Giant waves, monsters, torrential rain!

These are the three things that seafarers least want to encounter, and now, they are all before Ryan's eyes.

"Before the storm-like swordsmanship, all demons are utterly helpless."

Just then, a voice as calm and solemn as a rock echoed in Ryan's ears.

Ryan looked closely and saw a muscular man in a short shirt standing with his back to him at the bow of the ship, with a giant sword as tall as him strapped to his back.

The scabbard is a dark silver-black color with wavy patterns.

Standing before a giant wave over ten meters high, the man, who was only a little over two meters tall, was so small, yet his presence was so strong that it even overwhelmed the giant wave.

Under Ryan's gaze, the man raised his hand and grasped the hilt of the greatsword behind him.

Stepping forward, twisting his waist, gathering his strength, in less than a second, just as the giant wave was about to crash down and capsize the entire sailboat, the man drew his sword.

"Chong-"

The movements, seemingly slow and heavy as mountains, become incredibly fast after the sword is swung, like a spring compressed to its limit that bursts forth in an instant.

The brilliant and refined sword light cleaved the giant wave, which was more than ten meters high, in two. Even the demons hidden within it were killed on the spot amidst their mournful cries.

This scene fully demonstrated to Ryan what it means to "overcome the power of nature with a mortal body"!

"Storm Sword Technique's first sword skill - [Broken Wave]".

"Do you understand now?"

The greatsword had been sheathed at some point, and the man did not turn his head, but spoke in a calm tone.

……

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

Ryan suddenly opened his eyes, breathing rapidly.

His eyes were filled with astonishment.

That sword strike that cleaved through the giant wave truly shocked him.

If this sword were aimed at a dragon-headed crab or a giant bird, even these two terrifying monsters would probably find it difficult to withstand.

After the initial surprise, Ryan was filled with joy and excitement—he was about to master such powerful swordsmanship!

The entire process of the man gathering his strength and finally drawing his sword, every detail, including the flow of his inner spiritual energy, was clearly and accurately imprinted in his mind, like a vivid painting.

"The first sword technique of the Storm Sword Art, [Severing Wave], is it...?"

Ryan's eyes gleamed with a strange light.

Carefully putting away the inherited crystal, Ryan picked up the large wooden stick and began to practice tentatively.

Greatswords are not popular among pirates. Such heavy weapons, if they fall into the water, are no different from having a large iron block strapped to your body; you will fall directly into the sea.

Therefore, the weapons commonly used by pirates were light, one-handed weapons such as longswords and scimitars.

Without a greatsword, Ryan could only temporarily use the large wooden club he had painstakingly "exchanged" from a pirate after searching the entire ship.

"I need to solve the weapon problem as soon as possible... I should go to Wolf Fang Island and check out the blacksmith there." Ryan thought to himself, and then began to seriously practice his sword skills.

Chapter 34 Sea Monster Ice Fang Saber-toothed Fish

Time for spiritual practice always flies by.

Ryan, who was immersed in the wonders of [Storm Sword Skill - Wave Breaker], was awakened by a jolt of the ship and the exclamations of the pirates outside the cabin.

Stopping what he was doing, wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ryan didn't bother to change into dry clothes, and rushed out of the room with the big wooden stick in his hand.

Has the hunter launched an attack?

The cool sea breeze greets you, and the horizon in the distance is bathed in the soft sunlight of approaching dusk.

Once on deck, Ryan surveyed the surroundings but found no trace of enemy ships. His eyes widened in surprise, and he grabbed a nearby pirate, quickly asking, "What happened?"

The bearded pirate captured by Ryan looked terrified, his eyes filled with fear: "Lord Ryan, it's a sea monster!"

"Sea monster?"

Ryan frowned slightly.

When he learned about the "Night Watcher's Path," he first heard the name "monster," and "sea monster," as the name suggests, is a monster that dwells in the sea.

Sea monsters vary in strength, but the weakest are all first-tier beings that have fused with spirituality, making them difficult for non-professionals to deal with.

There aren't many sea monsters, and even fewer that choose to attack large ships.

Pirate ships without professional officers on board often have to pay an extremely heavy price to drive away sea monsters.

Without asking any more questions, Ryan rushed to the edge of the deck and looked around.

He soon discovered the whereabouts of the "sea monster".

It lies hidden beneath the sea surface, with only a slightly curved, slender, and sharp dorsal fin exposed above the water.

The sea monster was incredibly fast, circling the Black Rose. After a dozen seconds, it seemed to have found a suitable spot, and its swimming speed suddenly increased, hurtling straight towards the Black Rose.

At the moment it broke through the water, Ryan finally saw the full appearance of this sea monster.

It is robust and reaches a total length of seven or eight meters. Its back and belly are blunt and rounded. It has a large head with a sharp, sword-shaped snout at the front, which accounts for one-third of its total length! Its caudal peduncle is thick, and the trailing edge of its caudal fin is a broad crescent shape. Its whole body is bluish-purple. At this moment, as it swims at high speed, it gives the feeling of lightning in the sea.

Its sharp tip, like a sword cleaving the sea, gleamed with a chilling and fierce luster.

This is a sea monster that resembles a swordfish!

Ryan's expression changed.

We absolutely cannot allow this sea monster to attack the ship, otherwise, if a large hole appears in the hull and seawater floods in, the consequences will be unimaginable.

On the vast ocean, once a ship sinks, everyone dies!

However, the swordfish sea monster was too fast, and in the rush, Ryan had no time to jump off the ship to stop it.

Just as the sea monster was about to attack the bottom of the ship, at the critical moment, a light blue barrier appeared in front of the sea monster.

"Pong!"

A crisp collision sound rang out, and just hearing it made the pirates on the deck instinctively shrink back, feeling a shared pain and instinctively recalling the feeling of bumping into something solid when they were young.

The pale blue barrier shattered, and the sea monster was sent flying backward in pain, falling into the sea and remaining submerged for a moment.

Ryan turned his head sharply and looked at Freyne and Cecilia, who had appeared at the edge of the deck at some point.

The fluffy white-blue gradient witch's hat swayed slightly in the sea breeze, and the girl's pupils glowed with a pale blue light, which also made the fluorescent light under her eyes slightly brighter.

Rushing forward in two strides, Ryan arrived at Freyne's side and hurriedly asked, "Lady Freyne, what is this?"

"A Tier 1 sea monster, the Ice Fang Saber-toothed Fish."

"A very vengeful creature."

Freyne's voice carried a hint of seriousness: "It moves extremely fast in the water; our ship could never outrun it. But generally speaking, the Ice Fang Saber-toothed Fish doesn't attack large ships on its own..."

"Did something trigger it?"

Frey shook her head and didn't continue thinking about it, because not far away in the sea, the sharp dorsal fin of the Ice Fang Saberfish reappeared on the surface of the water.

“We must get rid of it!” Freyne said solemnly.

“Both of you are melee fighters, not suited to deal with this kind of sea monster. I'll take care of it, and you two will be responsible for guarding and providing support.”

After saying that, Freyne's body fell like flowing water, turning into a pool of deep blue liquid. Soon, the liquid disappeared on the deck, and when she reappeared, she was standing on the sea next to the Black Rose.

Beneath Freyne's feet, pale blue energy eroded and assimilated the seawater, highlighting the girl's delicate body and preventing her from falling into the sea.

As Ryan watched the girl's retreating figure, his eyes flickered slightly.

Even after returning from his travels, successfully taking up his new job as a clone, and experiencing a significant increase in his own combat power, when Ryan met Freyne and Cecilia, the gray text message he saw was still, "This person's strength far surpasses yours; you cannot defeat them. Please stay away as soon as possible."

This greatly surprised him.

Although both are of the first tier, his spirituality, due to the effect of his talent [Otherworldly Soul], is no less than that of a normal [first-tier pirate].

Even so, when facing the two women, the interface still gave the message "You cannot defeat them".

This is much more serious than the "heavy pressure" of the dragon head and crab.

This means that Freyne and Cecilia are far stronger than the Dragon Head Cancer!

This left Ryan feeling very uncomfortable.

How could the difference between two first-tier professionals be so great?

It was only after Freyne explained the general and exclusive secret techniques that Ryan finally understood.

It seems that Freyne and Cecilia must have mastered many secret techniques suitable for them, which is why their combat power far surpasses that of their peers.

Therefore, Ryan was confident in Freyne's strength. Even with the advantage of the environment, a mere first-tier sea monster was unlikely to be Freyne's match.

At this moment, he was somewhat worried about whether the part of the hull that had been attacked by the Ice Fang Saberfish had been damaged and was leaking.

"You guys go check the lower decks." After calling a few pirates to check, Ryan turned his gaze back to Freyne's retreating figure.

As time went on, the previously frustrated Icetooth Saberfish could no longer contain itself. After circling around a few times, it launched another sprint attack, its target being Freyne on the surface of the sea.

When the distance between them was less than ten meters, Freyne raised her hand and made a loose grasping motion.

The next time, a giant hand formed from a dark blue liquid pulled a seven- or eight-meter-long ice-toothed saber-toothed fish out of the sea.

Ryan's eyes widened.