Chapter 190 Captain's Call

In Blackbeard's treasure space, Wang Tanzhi lost two excellent-grade weapons. However, he also successfully brought out three "treasures" from that treasure trove.

The first was a piece of defensive gear, [Shroud of the Mourning Bell]; the second was a magical device, [Wolf's Soul - Speed]; and the third… was the flintlock pistol he was holding in his hand at this moment…

[Name: Captain's Call]

[Type: Weapon]

[Quality: Perfect]

[Attack Power: Medium]

[Attribute: Fire]

[Special Effect 1: Every ten minutes, a Black Iron Bullet is automatically generated in the chamber (this effect is active from the moment the wielder enters the script world; when the number of bullets in the script reaches three, the effect stops; when the number of bullets is less than three, the effect resumes)]

[Special Effect 2: Fire a shot into the sky to summon all characters holding "Black Iron Bullets" (cooldown time: ten hours, requires one Black Iron Bullet to activate; when this effect is activated, there must be a reasonable and safe landing spot near the player for the summoned person to stand; the summoned person may refuse the summoning request)]

[Equipment Requirements: Universal Specialization A or Shooting Specialization B]

[Note: This gun has helped the captain reverse situations in negotiations many times, and sometimes he uses it to test the loyalty of his crew; one day, he was completely drunk and, on a whim, carved a line on the gun—Everyone~ Come over here!]

In addition, the derivative of this gun also comes with an item description:

[Name: Black Iron Bullet]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Function: Act as ammunition or a special beacon]

[Note: Black Iron Bullets fired as ammunition can no longer act as beacons, and bullets used as beacons will disappear.]

In summary, this [Captain's Call] was undoubtedly the reason Ruoyu and Huajian were able to appear here in time.

Within half an hour of the script starting, Xiao Tan had already given two Black Iron Bullets to Ruoyu and Huajian respectively; as for the third… naturally, it was the one he had just fired into the sky.

Not long ago, while Ruoyu was still fighting with Xu Huaisheng, Huajian, who was watching the battle, had already come up with a plan…

Xiao Tan's "disappearance" was actually a planned strategic inducement.

And the reaction of Blood Rose and the other two was the same as Huajian had predicted…

"The level of the previous sword duel was indeed too high… I'm ashamed to say, I had no room to intervene and assist at all." Huajian looked at Haitang and Fengxin in front of her and said slowly, "So… I simply gave up the idea of intervening; I chose to unconditionally believe… that Sister Yu could win." She paused, "Thinking this way, I could concentrate on thinking about other things, like…"

"You deliberately made the assassin disappear from our sight, using this to put pressure on us…" Fengxinzhi, hearing this, had already vaguely guessed something.

"That's right." Huajian replied, "Actually, Xiao Tan didn't go far at that time, he just ran to the back of that group of martial arts masters as quickly as possible and squatted down… But in any case, as long as he could enter your blind spot." She added with a smile, "Once you have the idea that 'the enemy has already taken action,' you definitely won't be able to stay put."

Speaking, Huajian held up three fingers: "According to my deduction, there are only three actions you could take… First, desperately rush into the sword formation to assist the captain. In that case, this is undoubtedly the worst strategy…" She paused for half a second, "Second, bypass the killing formation and rush towards me, ignoring Yuan Qi and the martial arts heroes, and focus on killing me. And this… is the middle strategy."

"In the end… you chose the best strategy." At this time, Xiao Tan took over the conversation and said, "You simply turned around and left the front yard, trying to find and kill Jue-ge." He spread his hands, "Unfortunately… this best strategy was also within our predictions."

"Hey… it's 'my' prediction, okay?" Huajian complained to Xiao Tan, then turned to the two of Hong Ying and said, "In short… our assassin is very good at tracking; as soon as the three of you left, he quickly followed. The strategy I arranged for him was—'Don't show yourself first, wait until the enemy attacks Feng Bujue, then launch a surprise attack,' because… that moment should be when your defenses are the most lax."

When she said this, Xiao Tan shook his head and sighed, "Alas… who knew, even when sniping Jue-ge, the three of you didn't reveal any flaws. Seeing that Jue-ge was about to be shot, I couldn't find a chance to sneak attack. In a moment of desperation, I came up with the idea of using a dog to release a smoke bomb. It's a pity… you had already fired two shots before the smoke took effect."

"You can probably guess what happened after that." Ruoyu said coldly at this time, "Xiao Tan used 'some means' to instantly summon us here and appear in front of… you."

The three members of the Hell Frontline spoke one after another, walking towards the two members of Hong Ying, standing side by side.

"Although I'm a little unwilling…" Tie Haitang knew that the overall situation was over, but she had no intention of giving up resistance, "But judging from the current situation… it seems we've been tricked."

"Well… very well calculated…" Fengxinzhi also added, "Even if the winner of that duel was our captain, you could rely on that 'summoning' teammates' method to form a numerical balance with us in a local area. In other words… when we chose the so-called 'best strategy,' we could at most form a balance with you…"

"Heh, don't overestimate me too much…" Huajian laughed, "I'm not Feng Bujue… I can't calculate those more detailed things; facing those sudden and unexpected variables, my quick wit might not be as good as Xiao Tan's." She frankly replied, "Frankly speaking, if Sister Yu had lost, I really wouldn't have known what to do, maybe I would have been instantly killed by your captain…"

"That's right, you are already very strong, like the various actions just now… which have already disrupted our plans." Xiao Tan said, "If it weren't for Jue-ge's strength… and he wasn't killed when he was attacked while fighting the Boss, the current situation would be hard to say."

"Hmph… thank you for the compliment." Tie Haitang sneered, and at that moment, she slightly turned her head and gave her teammate a look, "But… we haven't conceded yet…"

Fengxinzhi understood and quietly reached into the pouch on his waist: "That's right… those lines that are like the winner evaluating the loser… you used them too early!"

As the words fell, Fengxinzhi raised her soft hand and suddenly sprinkled a strange patch of metal fragments forward.

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy!" Huajian was also prepared, and with a wave of his staff, he cast a move.

[Name: Wall of the Tide]

[Skill Card Attribute: Active Skill, Permanently Mastered]

[Skill Category: Healing]

[Effect: Creates a defensive force field that lasts for three seconds (cooldown time: ten minutes, the user can adjust the size and strength of the barrier according to their will, but the consumption will also increase accordingly)]

[Consumption: At least 30 points of Spiritual Power]

[Learning Requirements: Healing Specialization B]

[Note: A spell developed by some high elves who were exiled to the depths of the ocean, the caster can use the power of the Sea God to resist all tangible and intangible damage]

At that moment, a blue-green energy wall suddenly appeared with a sound of tide, blocking all the metal fragments.

But this wave of attacks did not end there…

Two seconds later, those metal fragments grew and deformed, turning into metal insects the size of a thumb, resembling bees.

Since the duration of the Wall of the Tide was only three seconds, after three seconds… this half-energy and half-liquid barrier disappeared, so… those waterlogged metal bees broke free from control and flew up.

"I'll do it!" Looking at the scattered metal bees rushing towards him, Xiao Tan volunteered and strode forward.

Ruoyu and Huajian, hearing him say this, did not hesitate to flash to both sides, bypassing the swarm of bees and rushing towards the two Hong Ying members who had already turned and fled.

Buzz buzz buzz—

The frequency of the vibrating wings of those bees was very fast, and the sound they made was very similar to real bees, but… their lethality was much stronger than real bees; if a person was "stung" by this kind of bee, it wouldn't just be a swollen wound…

Not only was the sting at the tail of this group of metal bees poisonous, but after they cut a person's skin with a poisonous needle, they would also try to drill into the wound… and then desperately advance into the trunk like a drilling machine… causing further damage.

By the way… this [Mechanical Killer Bee] was not dropped from the script world, nor was it a reward from the system, but something Tie Haitang developed with A-level mechanical specialization. Although the manufacturing cost is quite high (some raw materials need to be found in specific script worlds) and cannot be mass-produced, Fengxinzhi and Tie Haitang each carried one (about twenty-five) of these props in this match to deal with situations like this.

"They don't fly that fast…"

In a flash of lightning, Wang Tanzhi, who was facing the bees, was calm and composed in his heart.

"If you observe carefully… isn't every one of them making movements according to certain action patterns…"

At this moment, in Xiao Tan's eyes, those mechanical bees were flying so slowly that he seemed to be watching a slow-motion movie clip.

"Moreover, considering the size of these insects, there is no need to deliberately use the tip of the Hidden Blade to destroy them, 'slashing' directly is also possible…"

He himself had not yet realized… that at this moment, he was already using the power of [Soul Intent].

Shua shua shua shua shua shua—

[Touch of Altair] was unsheathed, blooming a sword brilliance, cutting through several strands of wind.

Xiao Tan, who jumped up and rushed into the swarm of bees, used only three seconds to kill the surrounding twenty-four bees with a set of extremely precise movements and very high efficiency.

"Huff—" He breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect…" As he spoke, he flung his hand behind his neck without turning his head.

Tzpa—

The last mechanical bee was pierced by the tip of the Hidden Blade and exploded instantly.

"…So easy…" Only then did Xiao Tan finish the words he was muttering in his mouth…

…………

On the other hand, on Feng Bujue's side.

"Ah… here it comes again." The Blood Corpse God, who transformed out of light, said with an impatient face, "Didn't we agree… recently… don't call me out if it's nothing important?"

Hearing his words… it seemed that at some point that we didn't know, he and Feng Bujue had discussed some things.

Of course, as the author, I can roughly reveal the situation.

The experience of encountering the "God of Eternal Life" on Rabbit Star, and the process of contacting the "Six Harmonies Mirror Demon" with Jue-ge… had a certain impact on the Blood Corpse God.

After coming to the world of Thriller Paradise, he had seen many very powerful existences, and under the stimulation of these creatures… the "evolutionary instinct" of this "Yin Huh Other Species" had awakened once again after many years.

Recently, he seemed to be preparing to break through a bottleneck, to put it simply… like a "seclusion" of a martial arts master. Therefore, he specifically told Feng Bujue not to disturb him unless it was absolutely necessary. And Jue-ge naturally conveyed this to his teammates… If not, Huajian and Xiao Tan would have called the Blood Corpse God out to help in the front yard, and Hong Ying would have been wiped out at that time.

"Yes, we agreed." Feng Bujue replied in a lazy tone, "So you should understand… that now there is 'something important.'"

"Tch…" The Blood Corpse God still had an unhappy expression on his face, "Alright…" He glanced at Blood Rose ten meters away, as if he had no interest in her; then, he looked at Cao Qin tens of meters away on the side, "Oh? That one looks like he can be eaten."

Having experienced so many scripts, the Blood Corpse God undoubtedly understood how to distinguish between players and NPCs; to summarize from the perspective of a foodie… the former would turn into white light after death, while the latter could become a delicious delicacy.

"Let me deal with the edible one…" Feng Bujue actually took the initiative to propose to fight Cao Qin, "Your 'that move' (he didn't explicitly say fear projection) shouldn't have any effect on him, with your current situation… you may not be his opponent."

"Hmph…" The Blood Corpse God wanted to reply, "You also know that my physical condition is not good now, and you still called me out?" But after thinking about it, he still didn't say it, just snorted coldly, and then said, "Okay~ then I'll deal with this tiger rider."

Before he finished speaking, Feng Bujue had already flashed towards Cao Qin, and shouted as he rushed, "Eunuch Cao! I've kept you waiting!"

"Want to run…" Seeing the other party rush out, Blood Rose turned around and wanted to chase after him.

However…

The tall figure of the Blood Corpse God suddenly flashed out… blocking her path.

"Miss." The Blood Corpse God stopped a beautiful woman, but his gaze did not fall on the beautiful woman, but on the other person's crotch, "Your tiger… looks delicious…"
Hu Die Lan