Chapter 166: Reaping the Spoils [Diamond Star] (Incomplete)

Chapter 166: Reaping the spoils - [Diamond Star] (incomplete)

While Ruel was transforming into a fire demon.

The other villagers on the boat also began to have red and black lines on their bodies, and flames emerged from them, flowing out like water.

In an instant.

They changed from seemingly normal ordinary people to demons from hell!

These villagers were able to survive in the extremely harsh environment of [Ice and Snow Island] not by luck.

In their bodies, there is a special bloodline, which is also the source of their power.

It is with the help of this bloodline that the villagers of Ice and Snow Island can fight against the huge and ferocious sea beasts here.

As for the existence called "Holy Lord" in their mouths, its full name is [Holy Lord of Hellfire].

Its body is a real fire demon!

At this time, facing the [Black Swan]'s annihilation-like offensive, Ruel and others had to use their trump cards and wanted to fight to the death.

It has to be said.

Judging from their appearance and momentum alone, the dozens of "flame demons" on the deck are very intimidating.

The exploding flames emit high temperatures, causing the air to distort slightly.

The scarlet eyes, red and black lines, and sharp horns on their heads... make them look extremely hideous and terrifying.

The aura of many villagers continues to rise, exceeding the strength of ordinary second-level secret pathers.

Among them, the strongest is naturally the village chief Ruel.

He has the highest degree of atavism, and the energy level of the secret power in his body has even reached the third level!

But at this moment.

The [Black Swan] has approached the side of the [Diamond Star] at a very fast speed.

This distance can be easily crossed by ordinary secret pathers.

Boom!

With the explosion of the steam core, a petite figure jumped up from the deck of the [Black Swan] and suddenly fell in front of the villagers.

This is the girl in men's clothing who walked into the village earlier.

The exquisite facial features and unique temperament left a deep impression on the villagers.

To be honest, among the few people who entered the village, "her" beauty was the most coveted.

However, "her" appearance at this time was very different from before.

Two huge steam gloves were seen on Feiya's fists.

White steam continued to spew out from this strange and precise steel creation, roaring and roaring like a beast, full of rough and violent beauty.

The golden red light flowed through Feiya's eyes, looking majestic and sacred.

These "flame demon" villagers didn't even dare to look at him.

There was also a tall knight who rose into the air with Feiya.

Even through the armor, the villagers could feel the sharp eyes cast from a high place, like a hawk.

It was as if... they were all regarded as prey!

The appearance of these two crew members alone weakened the morale of the villagers, which had been raised with great difficulty.

But it was not over yet!

At this time, a melodious and pleasant song suddenly came from the sea.

This song was sometimes far and sometimes near, with a magical secret power.

It was mixed with the gentle sound of the waves, as if it was echoing directly in the mind.

The villagers felt that the air around them was gradually becoming moist, and the power of the sea was rolling in the air.

This kind of song may not have any effect at ordinary times.

But for them who were burning fiercely at the moment, it was equivalent to a collective debuff, which made them feel uncomfortable all over, and their strength was greatly restricted.

Someone looked at the deck of the [Black Swan] and soon saw...

This song came from the girl with white hair and red eyes, who made people instinctively feel a little ominous.

Don't forget that after Joey was promoted to the second level, he also obtained a hidden profession——

[Ocean Singer]!

At this time, she used the ability exclusive to this secret profession.

Seeing the crew members appearing one after another, Ruel on the deck was shocked and angry.

To be honest, he thought that the three people that Shane brought to the island were just vases that looked good but were useless, but now he realized that they all had special skills and were not ordinary people after fighting.

Although he was shocked and angry, Ruel's actions did not stop at all.

He took a deep breath.

The burning power surged in his body like magma.

Then, he opened his mouth wide, and a huge fireball burst out, rushing straight to Feiya, who was closest to the deck.

The terrible lavender flames spread in all directions with the fireball as the center.

In the blink of an eye, it expanded to a radius of three meters, trying to swallow Feiya into it.

But the next moment.

A figure as tall as a pine tree suddenly appeared in front of the fireball, and punched out without flinching!

Seeing this scene, Ruel was not surprised but happy.

The fireball he spewed out was not an ordinary flame, but a gift from the great fire demon [Lord of Hellfire].

Although it was not like the flame that burned them to death, it could ignite anything, but if ordinary creatures were touched by it, it would spread to the whole body instantly.

It could even burn the soul!

The other party dared to touch his flame so recklessly, which was undoubtedly seeking death.

Boom!

At this time, a terrible strong wind swept in.

The huge, lavender fireball was broken like a fragile balloon, and the scattered flames were blown away by the wind, whistling and escaping in all directions.

Shane's figure emerged from it.

However, there was indeed some flame left on his arm.

But before Ruel could show his joy, something unbelievable happened to him.

I saw that Shane's body surface suddenly lit up with dark red lines.

The chaotic lines were like a big mouth, quickly tearing the remaining purple flames, and constantly chewing and swallowing them.

It only took a moment.

The flames disappeared completely, and the dark red magic patterns became deeper, with varying brightness, as if breathing.

Ruel even saw greed and unsatisfied emotions from the changes in these patterns.

It was as if he was saying——

"Not enough, I want more!"

"...How is that possible?"

Ruel widened his red eyes and sensed a familiar breath from those magic patterns.

"The smell of embers... Why do you have the power of the [Fire Thief]?"

Hearing this, Shane was a little surprised.

This village chief who was suspected to be a descendant of the Flame Demon could actually recognize the [Secret Power of Embers]?

And what about the [Fire Thief]?

Of course, what made Shane more curious was actually this seemingly shabby [Diamond Star].

But now that he was still in the battle, Shane would naturally not be distracted by thinking too much, but would step out directly and rush towards Ruel.

After the hull was upgraded again, his attributes once again ushered in a surge.

Especially the [Solid] attribute corresponding to "Defense" and "Constitution".

An invisible force flowed under his skin. Even without the existence of [Chaos Magic Pattern], it was extremely difficult for Ruel's flame to break his defense.

As soon as he entered the close combat stage, Ruel immediately felt the terrible pressure like a mountain.

Even after the transformation into the Flame Demon, the size and strength of the village chief had been exaggeratedly increased.

But in front of Shane's comprehensive quality of 1.75, he was like a child who had not yet grown up, facing a strong and strong man.

Almost every time he was attacked, Ruel felt a dull pain in his muscles and even the bones under his skin.

Every time he attacked, it was like hitting a hard iron pier, which almost made him vomit blood.

"What is this guy's body made of?"

"Why is it so hard?"

Ruel was more and more frightened as the battle went on.

Not only the physical quality, but even the Flame Demon Fire that he had placed great hopes on could not cause any harm to Shane at all.

In fact, the more they fought, the clearer the dark red lines on the man's body became, as if he was constantly absorbing the power from himself.

Ruel also noticed that --

Until now, the opponent had not used all his strength, but had hidden some means in his bottom box, waiting for him to take the lead.

While the two were entangled.

Feiya, An, and Joey were all using their own means to eliminate the villagers who resisted on the ship.

In fact, before the [Black Swan] approached, Shane could have used the ship's artillery to launch a devastating attack on them.

The main reason for not doing so was this [Diamond Star]!

Although it was very different from the ghost ship that Shane knew, since he happened to meet it, Shane naturally regarded it as his trophy.

He couldn't bear to use artillery fire to leave new scars on its already scarred body.

That's why he chose to end the battle by boarding.

To be fair.

The strength of the villagers on the Ice and Snow Island is not weak.

The blessing of the power of the Flame Demon and the fierce folk customs have made them the top of the food chain of this island.

But the problem is that this ice and snow island is too remote and too backward.

Not to mention the most advanced steam technology used by Feiya, even An's precious armor from the ancient times is far beyond their understanding.

Not to mention the different secret abilities of Joey and others.

If they were pirates on the Seven Seas, even if they had not seen this unique ability in person, they would at least have heard of similar skills and legends, and know some ways to deal with it.

And these villagers are real natives, and have been isolated from the outside world for decades.

Even the weapons in their hands, made by the best craftsmen in the village, are just some ordinary swords. What can they use to deal with Feiya and others?

At this time, their battle with the people of the Black Swan felt like the cold weapon era fighting the hot weapon era.

In less than five minutes.

The villagers suffered heavy casualties.

After seeing Gray was also captured by Feiya, the village chief Ruel finally sighed and gave up resistance.

...

...

Not long after.

The remaining seven or eight villagers were tied tightly with ropes with anti-magic properties.

The first question Shane asked was not why Ruel wanted to harm him, nor the origin of the Flame Demon bloodline, but...

"What is the name of this ship? Where did it come from?"

Ruel was slightly stunned.

In his opinion, the [Black Swan] is much more powerful than this broken ship, why is it so concerned about it?

But as a prisoner, he could only answer honestly.

"This is the ship passed down from our ancestors, called [Diamond Star]."

"It is said that this was found by my grandfather's grandfather in an iceberg floating on the sea."

Hearing this, Shane's heart jumped suddenly.

He was not mistaken. This ship was the Diamond Star!

But the question was, how could there be two ships with the same name and almost the same appearance?

Moreover, the Diamond Star he had seen before was a real ghost ship.

Although the ship was a little bigger, the side was a little higher, and the guns were a little more powerful, it could only be called "ordinary" from all angles.

There was no shocking feeling at all when he first saw it.

"By the way, the soul of the ship..."

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to Xia En's mind. He touched the mast beside him and used the talent of "Communicating with the Soul of the Ship" to say in his heart.

"Senior?"

"Are you there?"

"Do you recognize me?"

Unfortunately, these tentative inquiries were all like a stone sinking into the sea, without any response.

Then, Xia En asked in his heart.

"Xiao Hei, have you sensed the soul of this ship?"

[No. ]

There was some doubt in Xiao Hei's voice: [Although this ship is very similar to Sister Xingchen, it seems a little different, like... an empty shell? ]

Xiao Hei's thoughts coincided with Xia En's.

In his perception, this ship is not simply without a ship soul, but even the consciousness that is still budding and sleeping does not exist.

Its interior is like a pure white paper, without any color.

"Wait, an empty shell..."

Xia En was thoughtful.

He suddenly remembered why this situation made him feel familiar.

In the promotion ritual, he had actually encountered such a ship more than once.

That is...

The projected and copied [Black Swan] on the [Secret Sea]!

Almost identical appearance, an empty shell without a soul... Don't all these information correspond?

Why did such a projected ship appear in the world?

Why did the [Diamond Star] become a ghost ship?

The questions in Xia En's heart not only did not decrease, but increased.

At this moment, Joey's surprised voice came from the cabin.

"Captain, come and see!"

While subduing these captives, Shane also asked Joey and Feiya to explore the depths of the Diamond Star.

Now, it seems that Joey has made some discoveries.

Shane first walked to Ruel and knocked the old man unconscious, then asked An to guard on the deck, and he walked into the depths of the cabin in the direction of the sound.

As soon as he walked down two floors of the cabin, he found that the structure here was not right.

The cabins and corridors around him seemed particularly spacious, and the distance between the walls was surprisingly large.

And looking at the room next to him, the wooden boards were very thin, and the floor was also distorted to a certain extent.

It felt like...

In the process of copying and pasting, some information was lost, resulting in deviations in the results.

The internal structure of the entire hull had an indescribable sense of awkwardness, which made people instinctively feel uncomfortable.

Not long after.

Shane met Feiya, who also heard Joey's voice, in the cabin.

"The interior of this ship is very strange..."

Feiya murmured, "It doesn't look like a normal ship."

Shaen nodded, "I think so too."

"By the way, do you feel that there seems to be a special secret power here?"

Feiya looked thoughtful, "Yes, a little bit, and the deeper you go, the stronger this secret power is."

The two looked at each other, quickened their pace, and walked deep into the dim cabin.

Walking down a sloping, downward staircase, they came to the place where Joey made the sound, and couldn't help but hold their breath.

Here, a dark and clear sea water was accumulating at the bottom of the cabin.

The faint starlight lit up from the depths of the sea, presenting a starry sky-like temperament.

Shane would never make a mistake.

This is...

The water from the [Secret Sea]!