NOVEL NEXT Chapter 232 Mist Sea_2
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"I'll buy it!"
Jin Li said instinctively.
After all, Jin Li was a legendary merchant with plenty of wool on her back, so she could afford to strip the sheep slowly... Chen Qi handed the potion to Jin Li.
In the end, Chen Qi took one last glance at the photo in his hand, looked towards the foggy sea, and walked toward the sickroom.
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Crack Sea, Border Island, Broken Boat Dock. Your adventure continues at empire
The mist slowly rose, intertwining with the drizzling rain.
The wooden planks of the dock were already mottled, the rainwater seeping through the cracks, making a "tick-tock" sound.
This spot was at the edge of the Crack Sea, and with the arrival of the Crack Tide, this Border Island had long become desolate and dilapidated.
Aside from some fugitives with nowhere to go, some mad, crazed lunatics, and pirates like the Black Whale Group, almost no one would come to this frontier island.
Of course, that was just on the surface.
In reality, this place was known as Mist Dock, a necessary stop for the Crack Sea's Hunters on their way to the Mist Sea.
The Mist Sea, a land of sparse daylight, was also the very edge of the Witch Sea.
In the Mist Sea, vast amounts of terrifying and bizarre fog drifted across the ocean. Monstrous creatures terrifying as sea overlords were as common as fish, and strange echoes resonated through the sea all day long.
In the hearts of countless Hunters, this was a forbidden place that no one would ever venture to.
Little Crow hid in a corner of an abandoned church, her heartbeat growing more and more intense, carefully pulling out a piece of paper, looking up at the daylight in the sky, trying to calculate the coordinates of this place.
"The base of the Black Whale Group..."
This sea area was completely cut off from any signal, and the effectiveness of the compass was reduced... Little Crow couldn't help but bite her tongue.
A significant reason why the Black Whale Group had been so dominant on the seas for so many years was that no one knew where its headquarters were.
Neither the White Dove Newspaper nor the Navy Intelligence Service had any information about the Black Whale Group's base.
Legend has it that the headquarters of the Black Whale Group were at a place imperceptible to any signal, at the edge of the New Day World, at the end of the Mist Sea...
It has always been this mysterious location that allowed the Black Whale Group to survive, even in the face of Shell Country's Grand Judgment and the Hunter Groups under the command of Shell Country's Steam Hand.
With each killing, the Black Whale Group would rise again from the mists like a specter, time after time.
In the three hundred years since the founding of the Black Whale Group, the Navy Intelligence Service had never given up searching for their base, but they had never succeeded...
And Little Crow had never imagined that now, as a minor captain aboard a ship with the Black-eyed Captain, as a flunk-out from the Bei Country Royal University, she would be so close to the Black Whale Group's headquarters!
So close!
Little Crow covered her pounding chest, picked up the newspaper, and looked at it again.
#Land of Trial, the Witch and Hunters' First Major Operation#
#Aunt Carol's Disappearance#
#Bonfire Energy Company's A-class Hunter Group launched an attack and annihilated the Black Whale Group's Swordfish fleet#
Because of the matters with the Black Hunter and the Witch, the disappearance of Aunt Carol, who was originally conducting experiments on the ship, was suddenly called over, along with the other cadres, to head to the Black Whale Group's headquarters.
A great storm was approaching... Little Crow clenched the newspaper tightly in her hands, swallowing hard.
Above this sea, naval battles were growing in scale, and increasingly more monsters began to show themselves.
And if I were to obtain the coordinates of the Black Whale Group's headquarters... Little Crow's heart beat even more furiously.
This could change the whole situation in the Witch Sea!
With this, even the damned Director of Intelligence who had tricked her into the Black Whale Group couldn't hide her merits! He couldn't order her around anymore!
Little Crow struggled to lift her head, trying to estimate the coordinates of this place by the celestial bodies.
However, the dark and thick gloom of the mist covered the sky, obscuring even the daylight...
No, I'm not a navigator, I can't estimate... Little Crow abruptly bit her lip.
The next second, suddenly, a hand patted her on the back.
Little Crow shuddered violently and whirled around:
"Siren..."
The Siren flicked her silky long hair:
"Little Crow! What are you doing?"
Little Crow pressed down her heartbeat, took out the newspaper in her hand, and said calmly:
"Reading the news. If not for the Hunters and the Witch, our Mermaid Ship would still be under the protection of Aunt's fleet.
Pity now, some of the cadres from the smaller ships dare to show us an attitude on the Mermaid Ship."
"The Black Hunter..."
The Siren bit her teeth:
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"Yes, the Black Hunter, it's all because of that detestable guy. If I catch him, I'll make sure he experiences what ultimate humiliation means!"
As Siren spoke, she made a gesture with both hands clenched into fists.
Little Raven gave a bitter smile:
"That's easier said than done. Until now, we don't even know what the Black Hunter looks like."
Siren threw two punches into the air:
"Alright, my Little Raven, I'm here to inform you! It's time to go, the Ferryman has arrived."
"The Ferryman?"
Little Raven walked out of the abandoned church in surprise, looking towards the dock.
Siren explained:
"Don't you know? In the Mist Sea, unless it's Shell Country's top-notch ships, ordinary vessels simply cannot navigate the Mist Sea.
However, in this place, there's a special guy. Just a small price, and you can summon his ship to take us to our destination."
By the dock shrouded in mist, a battered old ship slowly approached.
At the same time, a figure gradually appeared at the bow of the ship.
Dressed in a slicker polished by the years and a hat with dangling cords swaying gently in the wind, the person held a long wooden oar in both hands.
In a hoarse voice, he uttered a simple word:
"Aboard."
"Let's go, newbie!"
At the dock, an executive of the Black Whale Group waved and called out loudly.
Then, Siren made a 'shush' gesture and called out fiercely:
"Right, Little Raven, remember, on the ship, until ordered otherwise, we must not open our eyes, nor use our spiritual power to perceive!"
"Anyone who opens their eyes will only see death!"
Not to open one's eyes... Little Raven swallowed hard, pulling out a black cloth strip and completely covering her eyes.
She stepped carefully over the ship's side, then closed her eyes.
The moment she closed her eyes, her perception dissipated at an extremely rapid pace.
Light vanished, the sense of touch grew faint, even the sensation of hot and cold, and the perception of time itself, all faded away at an alarmingly quick pace.
Little Raven, breaking out in a cold sweat, faintly felt she heard countless monsters roaring, stepping through muddy black soil, climbing up long staircases.
After an indeterminate amount of time, accompanied by the sound of long waves, a voice came.
"Alright, everyone, open your eyes!"
Finally... Little Raven tore off the cloth in front of her eyes sharply and opened them.
In an instant, a vast black pirate base appeared before her.
At the same time, it brought a strong sense of discrepancy, chaos, bloodiness, oppression—
Little Raven slowly looked around, executives of the Black Whale Group had already gathered together.
This was a place similar to a large cave, with numerous bonfires burning unceasingly, and on both sides, there were rows of massive monster statues.
Beyond that, there were thousands of pirates in this pirate base.
Among them, there were notorious pirates who had been missing for a long time, high-level naval officers, and famous adventurers...
However, at present, these people seemed to be just minor crew members of this base.
Upon arriving at the base, the pirates of the Black Whale Group finally let their nature loose and started to chat.
"Finally made it to the base! I've completed so many missions this time, even if there's no Legendary profession card! A reward of a forbidden construct should be no problem, right?"
"Dream on, in the end, wasn't your fleet reduced to fuel for the Bonfire Energy Company!"
"Silence!"
A Transcendent, wearing a bloodstained coat and with two long blades at his waist, interrupted everyone.
In a flash, the large base went quiet at once.
The Blade Phase—Legend Blood Hunter.
Me! Little Raven couldn't help but swallow hard; in the legends, the Blood Hunter would kill all betrayers.
And she was a hidden betrayer!
At this moment, Little Raven couldn't help but clutch her chest tightly to slow her heartbeat.
The Blood Hunter exhaled a breath of bloody qi:
"In these dangerous tides, everyone! Welcome to Whale Island! According to the rules of the Black Whale Group, the Whale Father will reward you and assign new missions to you!"
As he spoke, the Blood Hunter's gaze inevitably rested upon Little Raven.
The Whale Father... Little Raven slowly raised her head, looking towards the great figure on the throne.