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Chapter 261 The New Pirate King

After all, his brothers lived a life of danger at sea, where there was no guarantee of tomorrow. If they had money, they would spend it on women or in taverns as soon as they got off the ship.

There's no reason to risk your life for someone else for nothing!

That's why he came to question his captain; he could no longer contain the anger of his men.

"Shh! Come on, to the bow." The one-eyed captain pulled his first mate to the bow.

Under the cover of the crashing waves, the one-eyed captain dared to whisper to the first mate:

"We're about to launch an attack, so I won't hide it from you anymore. The reason I didn't tell you before was at that person's request, probably to prevent the news from leaking out."

"Boss, who exactly is that?"

Seeing his captain's mysterious and slightly fearful expression, the first mate became even more curious and asked again.

The one-eyed captain glanced again in the direction of the captain's cabin and whispered, "That's the 'Giant Claw Demon'!"

"What! He's 'Giant Claw Demon'? The newly crowned Pirate King 'Giant Claw Demon'?!" the first mate exclaimed in shock.

"Shhh! Keep your voice down!!"

Hiss! No wonder our captain was treating them so carefully.

A person's name is like the shadow of a tree.

As a newly crowned Pirate King, one must fight one's way out of dozens of pirate groups in this sea and be recognized by more than half of the pirate crews.

Which pirate king didn't achieve his illustrious reputation by lying amidst mountains of corpses and seas of blood?

In particular, the legendary story of the fastest-rising pirate king—"Giant Claw Demon"—is quite legendary!

A few years ago, he was originally named Vannis Griffith, and was just an ordinary pirate captain with only one ship. But it is said that one day he was suddenly blessed by the sea goddess, and his hands turned into indestructible giant pincers with immense strength, and he gained the ability to breathe underwater.

Following that, he killed several pirate leaders at the Grand Knight level and naval captains of the Merchant Alliance.

I've heard that now, all the maritime trade associations in and around the Loras Peninsula have to pay him a large amount of gold coins every year in order to ensure the smooth flow of sea routes.

Similarly, if he wanted to ruin the livelihood of any pirate crew, it would be a matter of minutes.

Once a Pirate King issues a kill order, dozens of pirate groups, large and small, and countless pirates will come to hunt down their One-Eyed Pirate Gang.

No wonder their captain dared not offend the other party at all.

But another question formed in the first mate's mind: "If it's that lord, why didn't he use his own ships and instead chose to travel on ours?!"

The one-eyed captain also wore a thoughtful expression, saying, "I've thought about that too. I guess it's to hide their tracks, or maybe they're doing something clandestine. But they don't want others to know it was them!"

"Alright, First Mate, let's not talk about that anymore. Now I've cleared up your doubts. So now, you lead the men and get ready for the boarding action!" The one-eyed captain patted his trusted lieutenant on the shoulder.

The burly first mate thumped his broad chest loudly and said, "Don't worry, boss! I'm going right now!"

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On the Lighthouse.

Three pirate ships drew closer, and a battle was about to break out!

However, although the crew of the Lighthouse were nervous, their morale was high. They did not look like they were being robbed at all. On the contrary, it gave people the feeling that the Lighthouse was the pirate gang and was now sharpening its knives to plunder other ships.

"Heave-ho! Heave-ho!" A group of sailors pushed out several giant ballistae again, placed them on one side of the deck, and began to aim at the pirate ship not far away.

Although it is called boarding action, the first thing to do will definitely be a clash between crossbows and bows and arrows!

At the bow of the ship, Captain Casper was respectfully accompanying several people as they observed the movements of the pirate ship opposite.

The three people accompanying him were Richard, Tino, and Stephanie.

"Lord Richard, please don't make a move yet. Leave these pirates to me!" Tino said angrily.

In the previous battle against the sea monster, Richard had contributed more than 80% of the fighting power, so Tino was holding a grudge against the ship's wizard.

At this moment, he felt like he was getting paid for nothing, but he didn't feel like he was doing anything.

Of course, he also knew that in the battle with the giant tentacle squid, it wasn't that he didn't try his best, but that he was simply not strong enough.

However, it would be too embarrassing for him to need Richard's help to deal with a group of pirates led by at most a great knight!

Hearing Tino say this, Richard and Stephanie exchanged a smile and said, "Alright, Lord Tino, we'll keep you company from the sidelines."

"Thank you! But don't worry, Lord Richard, dealing with pirates is a piece of cake," Tino said confidently.

A few minutes later!

"Whoosh whoosh!"

After a fierce exchange of crossbow fire and arrows, both the brutal Black Sail pirates and the young sailors on the Lighthouse suffered heavy casualties.

"Boarding!"

"Boarding!"

Black Sail's first mate brandished his scimitar and roared!

Since learning that his pirate king, "Giant Claw Demon," was backing him up, his confidence soared. Although the resistance from the opposing ships was fierce, he believed that as long as the pirate king made his move, his side would surely achieve final victory.

Therefore, the heavy damage suffered in the early stages is entirely tolerable if it can be exchanged for facing three fully loaded ocean-going merchant ships!

"Brothers, charge!" The Black Sail's first mate brandished his spiked club, directing the Black Sail pirates to throw ropes, hooks, and other tools, and soon they were boarding the Lighthouse side by side.

"boom!!"

A fierce pirate who had just boarded the Lighthouse was instantly engulfed in flames by a fireball the size of a washbasin, and fell into the sea screaming.

It was Tino who made the move!

"Hahaha! Black Sail pirates! Come on if you want to die!" Captain Casper laughed loudly.

Tino's attack just now has dampened the morale of many pirates!

Many pirates were still afraid of the unknown and mysterious wizard, and hesitated to move forward for a while.

At that moment, the one-eyed captain personally brandished his scimitar and roared, "Brothers, charge! Victory belongs to Black Sails!!"

Black Sail's first mate responded enthusiastically, charging forward at the forefront.

The eagerness of the pirate leaders energized the ordinary pirates, who began brandishing their weapons and following their leaders as they boarded the ship once again.

Although the Lighthouse was a giant ocean-going vessel with a much higher hull than the pirate ship, it could not withstand the pirates' fearless charge, and the two sides soon engaged in close combat!

"Boom! Boom!"

Tino's continuous fireballs did not extinguish the pirates' courage to attack!

This made Richard, who was watching the battle from the captain's cabin, look puzzled. "Are all the pirates on the Vitlor Continent this brave?"

Seeing the Black Sail pirates at a disadvantage, Pirate King "Giant Claw Demon" couldn't sit still any longer and cursed inwardly:

"Black Sail pirates? What useless trash!"

"But it really is time for me to make my move!"

"That one who cast the fireball must be the wizard on board. If we kill him, hehe."

The Giant Claw Demon rubbed its bald head, its eyes fixed on the figure on the bow of the Lighthouse, which resembled a mobile artillery platform and was constantly casting fireballs.

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"Thump!"

Suddenly, a man in black robes leaped onto the deck of the Lighthouse with a dull thud.

Without stopping, he headed towards the bow of the ship.

His hands, hidden beneath his black robe, had now transformed into a pair of enormous pincers. Any sailor who dared to obstruct him would be instantly struck, their fragile bodies shattering into pieces, demonstrating the immense power he possessed.

Even the boatswain, who had reached the level of a formal knight, was clamped in two by his clamp, his internal organs and blood spilling all over the ground.

This situation immediately caught the attention of Tino at the bow of the ship.

"boom!"

A fireball the size of a washbasin, blazing fiercely, struck the mysterious giant pincer-man like lightning!

Suddenly, the mysterious giant pincer-man swung one of its giant pincers and smashed it into the incoming fireball.

"Snapped!"

The powerful fireball was actually shattered in the middle!

Seeing the mysterious giant pincer-wielding man's relaxed demeanor immediately startled Tino!

The other party only had a charred spot on its giant pincers, and its whole body was unharmed.

Tino's alarm bells rang, and he prepared to unleash his trump card! He immediately began chanting a spell.

"Fire Dragon Breath!!"

Suddenly, a fire dragon head, several meters tall and formed from fire element, appeared in front of Tino.

The dragon head is so lifelike, just like a real dragon, that you can even see each scale clearly.

However, the dragon's torso below the head is not shown.

But that's enough. This is the most famous fire-based sorcery spell of the Fire Ring—Fire Dragon Breath, which imitates the scene of fire dragons breathing flames in ancient times and has tremendous power.

"roar!!"

After a loud dragon roar, huge plumes of flames, covering an area of ​​tens of meters, were spewed from the fire dragon's mouth.

In response, a blue light flashed across the giant pincer-man's body, and its pair of giant pincers crossed at its chest, as it forcefully pushed against the area covered by the "fire dragon's breath."

"boom!!"

Tino, upon seeing this, secretly rejoiced, thinking, "No matter who you are, how dare you be so arrogant as to take my fire dragon's breath head-on? You'll be crippled even if you don't die!"

Tino is under a lot of pressure to execute this move!

After finishing the ritual, his face was slightly pale. He immediately picked up a small bottle of mental energy recovery potion and gulped it down.

According to Tino's assessment, the opponent should be severely injured, but judging from the defensive strength just now, he certainly won't die.

Therefore, Tino replenished his mental energy with a bottle of mental energy recovery potion, preparing for the final battle.

But when the flames subsided, Tino's eyes nearly popped out!

The giant pincer-like figure stood firmly on the deck with its arms crossed, surrounded by smoke and rising steam! Its black robe had long been burned away by the raging flames, but its body was completely unharmed.

Its body surface also exhibits a pale blue fluorescence.

Tino could sense that this was an application of water-based energy particles.

"Who exactly are you?!" Tino asked with a serious expression.

"Are you done attacking?"

"As for the dead, I don't think you need to know about this! Heh heh!" The giant pincer-man looked at Tino with the same eyes one would give a dead man, which immediately made Tino's skin crawl.

"You...you are 'Giant Claw Demon'? The newly crowned Pirate King 'Giant Claw Demon'?!" Captain Casper, who was guarding Tino, pointed his index finger at the mysterious giant claw man with trembling eyes and exclaimed in shock.

As soon as Casper finished speaking, the sailors of the Lighthouse changed their expressions and their morale plummeted.

Tino's face was filled with shock as he exclaimed, "So you're the newly crowned Pirate King, 'Giant Claw Demon'?!"

"The Giant Claw Demon?"

Richard, who had taken everything in view, pondered the name for a moment, then frowned and exchanged a glance with Stephanie. They both saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes, indicating that they had never heard of this person before.

"Master, but this giant pincer demon seems quite powerful!"

"Indeed impressive. This guy's body seems to have some kind of mutation, possessing both immense physical strength and the ability to manipulate water-based energy particles to achieve the effects of innate sorcery, much like a great knight who can use sorcery!"

"In terms of strength, it's no less than that of a high-level first-tier wizard."

Based on the fighting prowess the opponent had just displayed, Richard roughly estimated the strength of this creature nicknamed "Giant Claw Demon."

"Master, if you don't make a move soon, Lord Tino might have to call you himself," Stephania said with a smile after noticing Tino's frequent glances in their direction.

"It's time for them to make their appearance, but not me, it's the Blood Bone Puppet!" Richard waved his hand.

"boom!"

A tall white shadow suddenly appeared, intercepting the giant pincer demon's charge towards Tino at high speed.

"clang!"

After a burst of sparks...

The Giant Claw Demon was repelled for the first time!

At this moment, the newly crowned Pirate King was also completely bewildered as he stared at the suddenly appearing white skeletal monster. It took him a long while to react before he said:

"Insidious humans, you even have necromancers on your ship?!"

A person's name is like a tree's shadow!

Necromancers are not to be trifled with, whether on the continent of Byers or the continent of Vitlor. They are powerful and have mysterious methods!

Richard realized that the other party had noticed him, and knew he couldn't hide any longer. So, he and Stephanie walked slowly out of the captain's cabin together.

"Three wizards? No wonder!"

The Pirate King glanced at Tino, then at Richard and Stephanie, and his expression turned ugly. In his heart, he cursed Occot Norris for giving him such rubbish information that he initially thought would be an easy task!

Damn it! One ship's wizards versus three are worlds apart!

Moreover, one of them seemed to be just as strong as himself.

The Pirate King no longer had any intention of fighting head-on, but he still had to complete the mission, and he figured the other side wouldn't want to fight him either.

After pondering for a moment, the Pirate King said:

"This unfamiliar and powerful necromancer is truly sorry for the offense I just committed."

"However, I am also entrusted to take away an insignificant person. As long as you hand over a wizard apprentice named Melo Norris, I am willing to compensate for all losses and withdraw immediately."

Richard had a faint smile on his face, but it vanished the moment the other person mentioned Meiluo's name!

Richard stared intently at the giant pincer demon and asked, "How did you know that Melo Norris was on this ship?"

The Pirate King was taken aback. What was going on?

He also sensed that Richard's attitude had changed instantly, and for a moment he was confused.

(End of this chapter)