Chapter 1 The Pirate Emperor Francis Drake

"Pirate Emperor" Francis Drake was a legendary pirate recorded in history.

More than two hundred years ago, this guy was active in the war between the Luying Empire and the Mafa Empire.

Because his strength was too strong, he even obtained the "Letter of Marque" from the Luying royal family for a period of time, becoming a semi-official pirate, plundering a large amount of treasure along the coast of the Mafa Empire.

But this guy was insatiably greedy, and he did all kinds of evil, repeatedly jumping between the two imperial camps to make huge profits.

Later, he suddenly disappeared for some reason.

It is said that he was killed by the Luying Navy; others said that he robbed some supreme treasure of Mafa, and was chased by ninth-order powerhouses until he had nowhere to go, and was buried in an unknown deserted sea.

But in the end, he was a legendary pirate.

Suren looked at the undead monster leader in front of him, identified the name, and with that "Eternal Night Emperor" sea emperor-class battleship, it was undoubtedly that legendary figure.

He didn't expect to die in the Sea Ruins.

Because it was a monster, Suren identified the guy's information at a glance.

[Sea King Drake]

Details: A mutated monster infected by the aura of the undead, a overlord-level zombie species, possessing the power of a primary pseudo-god, good at controlling high-level water elemental power, the power of the law of death, extremely dangerous; he broke a leg in his lifetime, so he is not good at moving; but in the sea, he can appear anywhere; but on land, his strength is only one-tenth; he has some divine power beyond cognition;

Everything was clear at a glance.

Suren looked at it in his eyes, and instantly had a countermeasure in his mind.

......

The "Eternal Night Emperor" was pitch black and surrounded by steaming black smoke. Its volume was larger than the combined volume of the Dawn. Sailing in the sea was like an elephant running towards three hyenas. Just that power made people's scalps tingle.

"Cannons, aim! Fire!"

At their first meeting, the two sides started a round of artillery fire.

It is unknown why the artillery and gunpowder from two hundred years ago were not yet damp, but those hundreds of cannons did spit out tongues of fire.

The "Eternal Night" had more than three times the total number of artillery in its three-story turrets than the Dawn group, and after firing, it was like setting off fireworks. The sound was deafening, and the burning of black powder emitted a large amount of white smoke, and the movement was exaggerated and frightening.

The Dawn group was worried about being suppressed by the firepower, but after a moment, they no longer had this concern.

After all, the cannons loaded on that sea ship were all antiques from two hundred years ago, and the group of undead gunners seemed to only have the instinct to fire cannons from their previous lives, and they could not estimate the distance of the cannon battle. The range and accuracy were far worse than the Dawn group.

In the end, after a burst of bombardment, the Dawn group's shells hit the hull of the "Eternal Night", while most of the opponent's shells fell into the sea.

However, hitting it was not much different from not hitting it.

Suren watched the shells bombard the opponent's hull, and visible ripples appeared.

But except for the parts of the ship that were originally damaged, none of the shells broke the planks of the hull, and they were all blocked by a strange enchantment.

Seeing this, Suren was not surprised, but revealed a gleam in his eyes.

Every adventurer who travels the sea needs a good ship, and no one will refuse the charm of a "sea emperor-class" battleship.

"A top-quality battleship!"

For the first time, Suren felt that a ship could give him such a great attraction.

At this moment, he was already thinking about how to turn this ship into the Dawn group's main battleship.

But there was no way around a premise: kill Sea King.

There was no hope in an artillery battle. It was almost impossible for the Dawn group's three battleships to sink the opponent with artillery fire.

Moreover, it was meaningless.

If it weren't for Pandora's reminder, Suren would probably choose the "beheading" plan now.

Only by killing this [Sea King Drake] would they have a chance to break the situation. These undead creatures would not continue to surround and kill them.

But now, he didn't do that, but shouted in the communicator: "Start the alchemy sails, don't engage in battle! Head twenty nautical miles southwest, there is an island there, we will land on the island!"

Because Suren knew a little-known secret from Pandora, that pseudo-gods are aggregates of faith, and they will not truly die if their bodies are killed.

It is necessary to destroy the "divine spark" that carries the faith to completely destroy a pseudo-god.

This is also why Pandora was not afraid of Suren killing her alchemical body before. After condensing the divine spark of faith, that is the real fatal point of the "pseudo-god".

Suren didn't know where the divine spark of this "Sea King" was, but he could roughly guess.

Before, those people in the Agapannon Temple released a treasure map in order to attract adventurers to hunt for treasure.

In order to make it as real as possible, the treasure map marked many "treasure islands" in this sea area.

Now that he knew this was the Sea Ruins, and there was a "Sea King", then under normal circumstances, the place with the most treasures should be the old lair of the Big Boss.

In other words, the "Devil's Island" on the treasure map is likely to be where this "Sea King" Drake's divine spark is located.

Moreover, in the sea, Suren didn't think their Dawn group had the ability to kill this guy.

The difference in battleships was too great, and the opponent also had the ability to control the ocean.

On the contrary, on land, he only had one-tenth of his combat power.

In short, landing on the island first was the most reasonable tactic.

With that said, the Dawn group began to break through.

.......

The fierce battle continued, and various undead monsters were still frantically jumping onto the Dawn group's three battleships.

However, because Suren could reap souls, it also completely deprived these monsters of their ability to resurrect.

The undead monster army could not be resurrected, and the threat was reduced by 90%.

After all, the strength of normal humans who are transformed into undead will be greatly reduced after death. It would be good if a seventh-order professional had fifth-order combat power after death.

Although the number of these undead creatures was terrifying, most of them were skeleton monsters that were not even first-order.

The Dawn group now had a tacit understanding of living and dying together. They worked together, and although the battle was tragic, they were not defeated.

"Crash", "Crash", "Crash"...

Everywhere was the sound of bones being broken apart.

Qiantiao and Barrett roamed everywhere, beheading high-level monsters.

The three giant brothers waved their mace and giant shields, reaping undead monsters in large numbers...

The sumo wrestler's pushing hands were like shadows, and the palm wind exploded like artillery, and a single palm strike would create a sky full of bone powder...

The Mechanical regiment was equipped with heavy mechanical prosthetics, and their steel bodies charged through the monster群...

The adjudication regiment condensed into legion battle formations, pushing forward like iron barrels...

Even Kama gradually adapted to the rhythm of the battle and performed very well.

With her superb puppetry skills and the rune puppets that Suren gave her, one person was worth ten people, and the corpses around her piled up into mountains.

While fighting, the three battleships used the stored energy crystals to activate the alchemy sails without worrying about the cost, and pushed the speed to the extreme.

Because Suren's decision was decisive, they pierced through the decayed wood like a sharp knife before the encirclement of those undead monsters was completely closed, and rushed out in a blink of an eye.

.......

"There are monsters in the sea!"

"Those are [Rotten Whales], be careful not to let those guys capsize the ship!"

"Another group of [Ironhead Sharks] is here, damn it, they smashed a big hole in the bottom of the No. 3 cabin."

"Abandon ship, pile up explosives, prepare to blow up the No. 3 ship!"

"..."

Not long after the Dawn group's three ships rushed out, the calm sea suddenly set off huge waves again, and many large undead sea monsters emerged from the bottom of the sea.

Even with the Mechanical Octopus regiment trying their best to strangle them, one ship was still damaged.

Moreover, what was worse was that the sea emperor-class [Eternal Night Emperor] had already chased after them.

"How can their ship be so big and faster than us when we use alchemy sails!"

"Sea emperor-class battleships have some special wind power drive systems. They have a large displacement, but they are not clumsy. They have always been known as the 'fastest warships at sea'. Moreover, the trident in the hands of that wooden-legged guy is a high-level cursed object, and he is controlling local sea waves, which is very detrimental to us!"

"Damn it. At this rate, we will be caught up soon."

"..."

The Dawn group had just breathed a sigh of relief from the battle, and they all changed color when they looked at the enemies they couldn't shake off behind them.

Seeing this, Suren decisively ordered: "Abandon all artillery and warehouse supplies, empty the cabin reserves!"

"Yes!"

When everyone heard this, although they felt distressed, they acted without hesitation.

The heavy artillery in the cabin was also pushed into the sea, as well as boxes of shells, rum barrels, and packaged supplies were also pushed into the water.

Suren's "small void realm" was filled with enough food, and even if there were no supplies on the ship, they would not have to worry about supplies for a long time.

But it was a pity to lose those cannons.

Not only were they valuable, but they were also military supplies that could not be bought.

But now that naval battles were meaningless, they could not escape if they did not increase their speed.

In a blink of an eye, various material packages were floating everywhere on the sea, and the speed of the ships instantly increased, several times faster than before.

Even so, the enemy was getting closer and closer.

The Dawn group could even see the high-level undead monsters on the [Eternal Night] looking at them with their terrifying empty eye sockets, like hunters chasing a group of fleeing prey.

Some small islands had appeared one after another on the surrounding sea, but those small islands that could be seen at a glance could not hide anyone.

If they couldn't find a way, they would not be able to reach "Devil's Island" to land.

At this moment, Suren stood on the deck, looking at the undead army chasing relentlessly behind him, his expression was solemn.

Beside him, Qiantiao, Dr. Banks, Barrett, and several core members also had serious expressions.

They had also seen the danger of this "Sea Ruins".

Suren's brain was like a high-speed computer, and he wanted to find a way to escape.

In a moment, he thought of the most reasonable plan and said it directly: "It definitely won't work if we continue like this. I think we should split into two groups, one group to lure the enemy, and the other group to detour to Devil's Island. Those undead don't know our purpose yet. As long as we can create opportunities for Miss Pandora, we may be able to survive."

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

This was the best and only feasible plan.

The only one who could catch up with them was the "Eternal Night", and if the Dawn group was divided into two, it would disperse the target.

One ship would be used as "bait", and the other would have a chance to go to Devil's Island.

At this time, Barrett said without hesitation: "I think this plan is feasible! I have the highest rank in the group, I will take some brothers to stay and contain them, and Suren, you take people and leave first."

Qiantiao was not willing to be outdone, "Let me stay. My 'Thunder Hell' is more confident in dealing with undead creatures."

Suren shook his head and interrupted the two: "There must be a target that can absolutely attract the other party's attention, and only I can complete this task. Moreover, I can control the ship alone, and I have the ability to move. It is most suitable for me to stay."

The meaning of his words was obvious, he was prepared to stay alone to lure the enemy.

Hearing this, Qiantiao's face showed worry, "But..."

Suren didn't wait for them to say more, and shook his head: "There's no time to hesitate, let's decide like this."

After a pause, he said again: "Prepare for perception interference. Then everyone go to another ship."

Barrett and the others did not insist any longer, and nodded solemnly: "Okay!"

Qiantiao glanced at Suren, "Be careful!"

Suren smiled slightly, "Yeah."

In the communicator, Barrett issued an order: "Everyone, prepare to execute the emergency plan!"

In the next moment, the two battleships suddenly lined up together, and countless smoke bombs popped up, instantly creating a large amount of smoke on the sea.

Dozens of holy light spells rose into the sky at the same time, bursting out dazzling white light in the sky.

The undead monsters behind were startled by the holy light, but when the light dissipated, they watched as the two battleships separated and headed in two directions.

......

Suren was on the No. 2 ship, and he had hundreds of "sailors" around him.

But in reality, he was the only living person on the entire ship.

These were all living corpses, and there were still some in the cabin. This was almost all of his stock.

Undead creatures were very sensitive to the vitality of humans. It was difficult to confuse them with puppets alone, and living corpses were the most suitable.

His puppet control skills were now superb, and unless you looked closely at his face, you couldn't see anything abnormal. Moreover, most of those undead monsters didn't even have eyeballs, so naturally it was not easy to discover.

On the other battleship, all the members of the Dawn group were piled up there. They hid in the cabin and tried their best to cover up their vitality.

Suren was on the deck, and he controlled the "living corpse sailors" to work normally.

He was now proficient in puppet control, and unless you looked closely, you couldn't see anything abnormal. Moreover, most of those undead monsters didn't even have eyeballs, so naturally it was not easy to discover.

As soon as the two ships separated, their speed was pushed to the extreme.

Suren's ship was slightly behind, so he took out the Black Scythe without hesitation, and then slashed at the one-legged "Sea King" on the "Eternal Night" in the distance.

He didn't expect this slash to hurt that overlord-level monster, he just wanted to "draw aggro".

Because the distance was too far, when the space crack landed on the "Sea King's" neck, it was less than a foot long.

But after all, it was a space crack, and for a normal creature, this slash would be enough to cut off its head!

But the "Sea King" didn't dodge at all. This slash was like cutting a person made of water. A gap opened in its neck with fish scale tattoos, allowing people to see the jelly-like black water at the incision, which healed completely in an instant.

It tilted its head and turned to look at Suren on the deck, as if staring at an ant.

Then, it raised the trident in its hand and pointed forward casually. Countless black water droplets condensed on the trident, densely packed and still in the air.

Suren closed his right eye and stared at the guy with his left eye.

After identifying it, it was also a "Sealed Object" level weapon.

[Aegir's Sea God Trident]

Quality: Legendary

Description: With it, you will have the feeling of dominating the entire sea;

Cursed characteristics: Holding this item will greatly increase your affinity for water elements; using this item can manipulate the changes in sea currents within a certain range, the range and power are affected by the amount of spiritual power injected; without mastering the power of high-level water elemental laws, using it will obtain the curse of the sea, and die painfully in thirst;

Details: Aegir is the oldest giant god clan, mastering the original power of the law of the sea; ancient alchemists imitated His Sea God Scepter to control the power of the sea;

"As long as the plan can succeed, the Eternal Night, the trident... these things are all spoils of war!"

Suren narrowed his eyes slightly and muttered in his heart.

In the next moment, these water droplets came through the air like bullets, "swish" "swish" "swish".

Suren identified the water droplets, and it showed [Death Qi Arrow Rain]. He immediately judged that he could take it, so he quickly opened the rune black umbrella in his hand, and the elemental barrier condensed by the law of death also surrounded his body.

With a crackling sound, the sound of rain hitting banana leaves was heard in the next moment.

The raindrops hit the black umbrella and were completely blocked.

"It really blocked it!"

Suren breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It turned out that he could not directly withstand this spell with the power of a seventh-order spell, but he could use this [Undead Arrow Rain].

It's like using flames to burn another flame, the effect will be greatly reduced.

The reason why Suren was so sure that he could draw aggro just now was because he also realized the "Law of Death", and his understanding was not low.

It came from the same source as these undead creatures.

The "Sea King" sensed it and would definitely not let him go.

As expected.

After blocking this move, the "Eternal Night Emperor" on the wave turned its course and chased after Suren's ship.

"It's done!"

Suren was overjoyed in his heart, and then controlled the warship to run wildly in a roundabout way.

In the distance, the other warship where Qiantiao and the others were located also took the opportunity to find another direction and quickly sailed towards Devil's Island.

......

Suren drove the warship and fled all the way. Although the monsters were getting closer and closer, and the warship was riddled with holes, he was not panicked.

He was just a bait, one person not dying meant the whole team was safe.

And the other ship was the main force.

That [Sea King Drake] probably maintained the arrogance of a god. If Suren did not provoke it, it would not bother to do it himself; or it felt that all humans in this Sea Ruins would die, and it would be better to play with them, so it sent a bunch of minions and undead sea monsters to attack.

Anyway, after chasing for a while, they couldn't catch up.

Suren was alone on a ship, leading thousands of ships and hundreds of thousands of undead monsters all the way.

Because he was already close to the sea area near "Devil's Island", there were more and more islands here. Black crows were flying in the sky, and Suren could grasp the terrain and predict the encirclement in advance. He had been moving in a snake-like pattern between the islands, and he had been holding on for a long time.

But finally, the warship was completely destroyed.

But there was only one living person on the entire ship, and Suren had no psychological burden. He abandoned a ship of living corpses without hesitation, and then changed to a speedboat and continued to run wild. His spatial movement ability was now very different, and his self-preservation ability was very strong. He ran and teleported all the way, and it was not so easy to be caught.

On the other hand, Suren contacted Qiantiao and learned that the Dawn group's main force had successfully landed on "Devil's Island".

The plan to lure the enemy had succeeded!