Chapter 908: An Empty Threat
Chapter 908: An Empty Threat
Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes, simultaneously holstering his White Owl pistols.
A cyberpunk-style horizontal sword appeared in his hand.
But just as he prepared to strike and eliminate these two pirates who didn't know their place, a voice suddenly rang out from the distance.
"So you're Jiangnan Region's [Chaos], correct?"
"Truly worthy of being among the elite captain-level figures from Jiangnan, with extraordinary strength."
"However right now, you'd better not make any reckless moves. Otherwise, you'll witness this woman's head being separated from her body."
Zhang Yi looked toward the source of the voice.
In truth, he had already sensed that ship's presence.
It was a steel warship, somewhat outdated in design, the type that would be nearing retirement even in Huaxu Kingdom.But among the many small nations of the southern seas, it remained highly sought-after powerful equipment.
Nirot, captain of the Tianlong Pirate Crew's 1st Squadron, currently sat cross-legged on the main cannon, arms crossed over his chest.
In his hand, he held an iron chain whose other end was fastened around Zhu Yunque's neck.
At this moment, Zhu Yunque lay sprawled on the deck like a dead dog, breathing weakly, her eyes vacant—thoroughly broken in appearance.
Zhang Yi slightly narrowed his eyes.
He could sense that this person before him undoubtedly possessed remarkable strength.
Those who could call out his codename while remaining so composed were truly few.
"Are you the Dragon King?"
Zhang Yi didn't even glance at Zhu Yunque.
Though he had promised Old Zhu to protect her, showing excessive concern now would only constrain him.
At worst, if Zhu Yunque actually died, Zhang Yi would simply apologize to Zhu Zheng afterward.
Presumably, since he offered an apology, Zhu Zheng wouldn't have the heart to blame him.
Nirot shook his head. "No, no, no. While you have some reputation, sir, you're not worth the Dragon King's personal attention!"
"Allow me, Nirot, captain of the Tianlong Pirate Crew's 1st Squadron, to test your capabilities!"
As he spoke, he tugged the chain around Zhu Yunque's neck.
"However, I advise you not to make any rash moves. Otherwise, this Ms. Zhu will lose her life!"
Zhang Yi narrowed his eyes: "You scum, are you threatening me?"
Nirot laughed heartily, sneering sinisterly: "What if I am threatening you? As a captain from Jiangnan Region, you should understand the consequences of failing to protect the commander's precious niece!"
Zhang Yi subtly adjusted his Holy Judgment sword, inwardly sneering relentlessly.
He grew increasingly convinced of one thing.
These pirates' intelligence about him was utterly incomplete.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be foolish enough to say such things!
As soon as Nirot's words fell, First Mate Naruga launched himself from the warship like a cannonball, charging straight toward Zhang Yi!
He actually ran across the water's surface as if on solid ground, speeding toward Zhang Yi while creating massive splashes with each step!
While still dozens of meters away, his arms suddenly shot toward Zhang Yi.
Instantly, dozens of massive octopus arms stabbed toward Zhang Yi like sharp spikes!
Zhang Yi swung his sword with his right hand, dark void energy coiling around the blade.
With a single downward slash, the void energy transformed into serpentine forms that cleanly severed all dozens of arms!
Naruga's eyes flashed with disbelief.
As a sea beast species, his tentacles were extremely resilient, possessing remarkable defensive capabilities.
Yet Zhang Yi had sliced through his tentacles as effortlessly as cutting through tofu!
Naruga didn't dare underestimate his opponent, diving headfirst into the ocean.
Moments later, he created towering waves over ten meters high that came crashing down toward Zhang Yi!
Simultaneously, Gunner in the distance raised her sniper rifle and began her assault on Zhang Yi.
With her dynamic vision, she could easily lock onto Zhang Yi's position.
Moreover, her peculiar sniper rifle fired unusual bullets—white, bone-like projectiles with extreme penetrating power!
Beast-type ability user, sea beast species, [Broodmother] Gunner.
Her bullets were actually sea worms she reproduced herself.
Not only did they possess devastating killing power, but even a scratch would allow them to immediately enter the bloodstream and turn the target into her puppet.
Gunner and Naruga coordinated perfectly from long and close range respectively.
As the two deputies of the Tianlong Pirate Crew's strongest 1st Squadron, both possessed superhuman ability indexes around 8,000 points—exceptionally powerful superhumans!
Unfortunately today, they had misjudged their opponent.
While their attack methods were quite good, they posed absolutely no threat to Zhang Yi, known as [Absolute Defense].
With just a flicker of movement, he already soared hundreds of meters into the air.
Both Naruga's and Gunner's attacks completely missed.
The next moment, Zhang Yi dove headfirst downward, his right hand's Holy Judgment blazing with intense void flames!
Dozens of tentacles shot up from the ocean depths toward Zhang Yi.
But Zhang Yi didn't even bother dodging, allowing those tentacles to pierce into his dimensional space.
Physical attacks were practically useless against him.
"Water Parting!"
As he reached the sea surface, he immediately executed his new ability gained from battling the Fin Dragon.
By filling space with seawater, he could move freely underwater.
From now on, the deep sea would no longer be Zhang Yi's weakness.
Entering the water, his blade swept horizontally—massive black flames arced like a crescent moon, slashing directly toward Naruga in the water!
Naruga's pupils constricted sharply. He hadn't expected that his opponent, clearly a space-type superhuman, could dive underwater to fight him!
But he had no time to escape. The enormous black flames transformed into a gigantic blade edge—so massive that he couldn't escape its cutting range.
"BOOM!!!"
The tremendous sound came not from an explosion, but from seawater rushing violently downward from the surface.
Void power could devour everything, including seawater.
And including Naruga's body.
With just one move, this pirate expert with an 8,200-point superhuman ability index was cleaved in two by Zhang Yi!
Following his principle of not wasting resources, Zhang Yi didn't split his skull, merely decapitating him.
Then he grabbed Naruga's head and burst through the ocean surface.
Witnessing Naruga's instant defeat, both Gunner and Nirot were utterly shocked.
They knew Zhang Yi was strong, but they hadn't expected a land-based superhuman to possess such power over the ocean!
Naruga had actually fought head-to-head against captain-level opponents in the ocean before.
Though he couldn't defeat them, he could always preserve his life.
Of course, this was also related to his opponents' abilities being less effective at sea.
Actually, Nirot's thinking wasn't wrong.
If Zhang Yi had encountered an enemy like Naruga before his voyage, he truly would have been helpless.
But he had battled the Fin Dragon at sea for so long that he had gained extensive naval combat experience.
Nirot already sensed that things were turning bad.
He stepped hard on Zhu Yunque's back, violently yanking the chain restraining her, making her neck jerk upward—the suffocation made her eyes roll back.
"Chaos! Aren't you afraid I'll kill this woman? How dare you resist!!"
Zhang Yi looked at him with utterly emotionless eyes, coldly stating:
"Even if she dies, that would be your doing. What does that have to do with me?"
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