The grayish-black palm grabbed the side of the ship and quickly climbed up, pulling out the portion beneath the sea surface inch by inch.
Through the azure-blue water, Klein first saw a huge grayish-black shadow. Following that, squirming flesh occupied his entire vision.
The monster looked like it was pieced together from countless grayish-black corpses. Behind the two gigantic palms were withered arms that resembled firewood. The arms came from a corpse that seemed to be a giant. The giant's single eye was tightly shut, and there were a few heads attached to its neck. And from those heads, they extended out a fish body covered in scales, a lizard-like carcass, and a human corpse. Layer after layer, they formed a floating island of flesh.
From the different corpses, yellowish-green gases emanated out from the gaps that were pieced together. They spread in every direction, as though they were enveloping the entire region.
Cough! Cough! Cough!
Just the smell alone made many sailors on the deck cough violently. They coughed so badly that they couldn't even straighten their backs.
Upon seeing this scene, Frank Lee didn't hesitate to take out the materials from his belt's hidden compartment and cast the corresponding Beyonder powers. To his surprise, Cattleya's voice sounded in his ear. "You're not the only one.
"Frank, stop!
"Help Nina command the sailors and adjust the sails with them!"
"Why?" Frank Lee asked back instinctively.
"In this region, the supernatural objects within Earth Mother's authority will experience anomalies, including your powers." As Cattleya spoke, she had already extended her palms forward and pressed them on a particular spot on the desk.
The symbols and magic labels on the Future immediately lit up one after another, turning the entire ship into a resplendent sea of stars. This seemed to correspond to the deep-space lights that lingered around Cattleya.
The emanating yellowish-green gases were kept out by the starlight as Klein floated towards his room's window from the periphery.
The coughing pirates' symptoms were alleviated. Under Boatswain Nina and First Mate Frank's lead, they quickly adjusted the sails under Navigator Ottolov's instructions in a bid to allow the Future to leave the nearby sea at a faster speed so that it wouldn't be affected by the anomalies.
However, the grayish-black monster had already entangled the front of the ship. It was unknown where the underwater body was connected to, but it forcefully held back the Future, making it difficult for it to proceed forward.
At the same time, it was as though an invisible mountain had appeared around them, blocking the distant sea winds. No matter how the Future adjusted its sails, it wasn't able to borrow any strength.
Against such a situation, there's a need for a backup steam engine system. Unfortunately, the Future doesn't have one …
Hmm … It can still use the starlight to fly, but this seems to be extremely draining for Ma 'am Hermit. Furthermore, it's very difficult for her to grasp the direction and speed. To fly in such a manner in these waters, as long as she isn't blessed by luck, there's a high chance that she will end up in a more dangerous region. Heh, there's still that extremely unlucky Anderson on board … Klein floated by his window as he looked at his surroundings.
He wasn't nervous. This was because be it Admiral of Stars Cattleya or Strongest Hunter Anderson, they had yet to showcase their true strength.
Of course, that includes me … Klein added inwardly.
He planned on returning to his cabin and wearing Tinder. There was no "food" nearby, so using this mystical item was more suitable than Creeping Hunger. The latter needed to be used to deal with more dangerous and complicated situations before being thrown above the gray fog to calm himself.
As for the negative effects of losing items on him, Klein already had a plan. He planned on putting his wallet, Aztec's copper whistle, and the adventurer's harmonica into his suitcase when he changed his equipment. He would only keep Creeping Hunger, the Murloc Cufflinks, and the various charms from the Sea God domain. He would also pay close attention to the former two to prevent them from being lost.
And based on probability, the item that was most likely to be lost by Tinder was the charms because they were the most numerous.
Klein wasn't worried about this. He had made several charms with different effects. He could use one and throw another!
Besides, the corresponding metal for the Storm domain is tin. It's very cheap and worthless. The Beyonder effects are bestowed by the Sea God Scepter, so there's no additional cost … As Klein mumbled, he reached out to push open the window in his room.
At this moment, the huge grayish-black monster that was pieced together from pieces of meat had climbed up quite a bit. As it approached, the busy sailors on the deck had their hair grow crazily, quickly reaching past their waists.
This wasn't the most terrifying situation. What was most horrifying was that one of the flaxen-colored hair seemed to have a life of its own. It intertwined and wrapped around its owner.
Clumps of hair began to experience similar changes. The resplendent sea of stars on the surface of the Future failed to completely block out the effects.
To a number of pirates who had shaved their heads, they weren't lucky because of their uniqueness. Their nose hair was growing at a discernible speed, blocking their breathing passages.
By the window of the captain's cabin, Admiral of Stars Cattleya had raised her arms at some point in time. In her hands was a scroll made of smooth fish skin.
"F * ck!"
As the ancient Hermes incantation reverberated and the scroll silently burned, a pale green beam shot out and struck the monster's gigantic palm that had appeared by the side of the ship.
The squirming pieces of meat that were pieced together from countless corpses didn't stop at all. The palm struck the resplendent sea of stars, causing light to scatter as the ship shook.
The dark purple color in Cattleya's eyes deepened. She didn't take out a new scroll as she pushed her right palm forward.
"Cage!"
After the awkward-sounding and mysterious incantation was recited from the pirate admiral's mouth, the resplendent starlight that lingered around her flew out one after another, descending onto the terrifying grayish-black monster.
The starlight instantly condensed, forming a gigantic transparent amber. It enveloped the squirming pieces of meat and confined them to their original spots.
At this moment, the Strongest Hunter, Anderson, had an additional pitch-black and lusterless short sword in his right hand. There seemed to be layers of sinister patterns on it, but it was only an illusion.
Taking advantage of the moment when the terrifying monster was trapped by the Starlight Cage, Anderson's body emitted a layer of scorching white flames.
The flames flashed forward, leaping over the ship's railing and landing on the grayish-black pieces of meat that were pieced together from countless corpses.
Following that, the scorching white glow rapidly swam across the surface as though it was painting to its limits.
With a whoosh, flames surged into the sky as Anderson leaped back to the deck with the pitch-black short sword in hand.
The massive monster remained frozen in place as though it had lost all its vitality.
Kacha, kacha, kacha! Bottomless wounds appeared on the surface of its body, and it split into countless small pieces of flesh in a second.
The offensive strength of a Reaper is truly exaggerated … Klein, who had adjusted his items, saw this scene the moment he returned to the window.
Suddenly, he frowned indiscernibly.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. The pieces of flesh that had split up stretched out their limbs and shot towards the deck of the Future in a blanketing manner.
The gigantic grayish-black assailant appeared to be unkillable. The number of pieces it was diced up into was the number of monsters it would transform into!
Silently, a grayish-black piece of meat leaped up from the deck opposite the captain's cabin. It headed straight for Admiral of Stars in a bid to wrap around her head.
A figure appeared from the shadows and blocked Cattleya. It was none other than Bloodless Heath Doyle.
He opened his mouth as it split open from his nose to his chest and abdomen. Soon, it formed a "vortex" of slowly squirming flesh and blood.
The "vortex" sucked at the grayish-black piece of meat and rapidly swept it inwards, wrapping it within its body.
Heath Doyle's shadow landed on the deck as his body trembled a few times before finally returning to normal. As for the grayish-black piece of meat that the monster had split up, it had completely vanished.
The most terrifying thing about this monster is its insane vitality. If only I can steal such a trait … After using another Levitation charm, Klein floated out the window and extended his black-gloved right palm before spreading out his fingers.
The scene in front of him changed as blobs of different colors replaced the corresponding people and objects.
These blobs of light constantly changed as they rapidly flickered, making it difficult to grasp the patterns contained within.
With this angle, Klein discovered that the grayish-black pieces of meat shared some luster. They appeared to be split up, but they were actually one.
He then calmly closed his right hand's fingers, grabbed one of the blobs of light, and turned his wrist to the right.
Suddenly, Klein saw the yellowish-green luster be extracted as it fused into his right palm.
This was the corresponding symbol of the Fog of Poison.
He had stolen away the grayish-black monster's Fog of Poison!
This was the effect of the Tinder glove!
At the same time, he realized that his Beyonder power, Damage Transfer, had disappeared!
In twelve hours, I can only steal from the same target once … In enlightenment, Klein saw the yellowish-green fog that enveloped the Future and corroded the resplendent sea of stars rapidly thin out. It was no longer obvious. The grayish-black pieces of meat that were scattered everywhere were showing signs of drying up and turning dark.
The pirates took this opportunity to catch a breather. As for Admiral of Stars Cattleya, she wore a golden brooch to the front of her classic robe.
The brooch seemed to be made of gold, and it was shaped like a bird with a long tail.
The surrounding atmosphere suddenly turned calm and serene. All the panic and nervousness vanished for some baffling reason. Even Klein was affected in an indescribable manner. He felt like he had become an emotionless zombie.
Just as the critical moment was about to arrive, a ship sailed over from the sea ahead.
It was also a sailboat, and it was similarly huge. Its color was mainly black with a dark green tint.
Its ghastly white main sail depicted a blooming pitch-black tulip.
This was Admiral Hell Ludwell's flagship, the Black Tulip!
It was a frequent visitor of these waters!
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