Splat!
What was exposed in the abdominal cavity was not flesh and blood as expected, but an indescribable black gelatinous body.
Most of the careless people would not live long in the sea.
Seeing such a strange scene, Hymer, the leader, had realized that something was wrong.
"No! Retreat! "
Roar —!
There seemed to be a terrible monster hidden in the gelatinous body. It kept rolling and rushing out of the witch's abdominal cavity.
After landing, it had turned into a tall man holding a butcher's knife. It floated as if it was weightless and rushed to the pirate cadres who retreated when they saw the situation was not good.
Especially the pirates who were cursed by the witch and could not dodge in time.
"Die … die … die …"
Even if the whole body was composed of a strange black gelatinous liquid, one could still vaguely see the handsome face of the man.
But at this time, his whole body was dark, and his face was distorted. Only his eyes were like two burning charcoals, spewing endless hatred and anger!
He was like a reaper who had just climbed out of the abyss of hell!
Whoosh —
"Ugh …"
The butcher's knife slashed across the chest of a pirate cadre whose five senses were stripped. There was no flesh damage, and no blood flow, but a grayish-white wound gradually spread on the body.
The pirate cadre, who was half a step into the senior level, groaned and fell to the ground.
Special Feature: Spirit Severing!
Even if the person's appearance was intact, a part of the soul had been cut off. Even a devout believer of a true god could not ascend to heaven after death.
The essence of this evil spirit was close to an immortal evil spirit! Strictly speaking, it was not worse than the "Man Killer Ghost" that once ravaged New Ewen Harbor.
"Humph!"
Huggins let out a cold snort when he saw this strange thing that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. He was about to personally attack and destroy it.
However, he found that the strange "evil spirit" had returned to the dying witch's side after killing the three pirate officers.
Normally, the risk of losing control of a wizard in the School of Curses was very high. There were often people who died from the backlash of the core curse vessel, especially when their strength was greatly reduced or they were dying. It was normal for the soul to be eaten by the backlash of the curse vessel.
However, the witch was obviously an exception.
A human and a ghost looked at each other "affectionately."
"Dana, you're so beautiful!"
"Lin De, I'm sorry!"
Although they were a pair of resentful lovers who "ate" and "were eaten", even if their identities had changed, their past relationship had never changed.
For "Witch" Dana, the deeper her love was, the more pain she felt now. The more pain she felt, the stronger her power would be. This was also the reason why she could kill a large species with one strike in the beginning.
For "Evil Spirit" Linde, even in such a situation, he didn't hold any grudges against his girlfriend. It could only be said that outsiders would never understand the joy of a bootlicker.
However, no matter how unforgettable their past was, it was all over now.
Thump —!
Blue evil flames rose, and the evil spirit and the witch finally disappeared into the air, hugging each other.
From beginning to end, the witch had a mysterious smile on her face. No one knew if she was satisfied with this experience of death.
Subsequently.
After losing its teammate, the Golem Knight didn't last long.
Outnumbered, its armor was continuously damaged by the claws and teeth of a group of Barbed Crocodile Lizards, and it gradually lost its mobility. Then, a large species of Spiral Brain Coral grabbed its ankle with its lightning-fast tentacles and sent it into its huge mouth filled with sharp teeth.
Creak … Creak …
The terrifying bite force of the mouth was no weaker than that of a hydraulic press.
The sea monsters in the Black Sea came from many sources.
All sea creatures could be turned into sea monsters under the great power of the Mother of Sea Monsters, Erketo.
The same was true for the Spiral Brain Coral, which was a large polyp stony coral. However, it didn't live in groups like ordinary coral polyps. It was a kind of colorful, round, solitary coral.
Its body had zooxanthellae similar to other corals. Through a symbiotic relationship, it lived through photosynthesis. It could also use countless lightning-fast tentacles to actively hunt small sea creatures.
Now that it had turned into a large sea monster, the three-meter-tall Golem Knight was just a plate of snack to it.
Uh … a snack that wasn't that easy to digest.
Although Hayman had no hope of escaping, he still had his pride as a wizard. He couldn't accept the outcome of becoming the sea monster's feces. Without hesitation, he detonated his steam furnace.
Boom —!
After the loud noise, the dust settled.
.....
Splash! Splash! …
Muddy water once again gushed out of the big hole. This time, no one jumped out to stop the sea monsters from "working."
Even though they were interrupted time and time again, losing a total of one and a half Earthquake Twin-Headed Tortoises and one Earth Snake Lizard, it didn't affect the scheduled "construction period" too much after the reorganization.
However, as they went deeper, more and more witchcraft traps were added to the rock walls.
From time to time, sparks, lightning, and vicious curses would be triggered. However, these were nothing to the large sea monsters.
According to the information obtained by the spy, the first layer of granite was 15 meters thick and three meters high. The second layer was eight meters thick and three meters high.
As long as they broke through the second layer of granite and pulled out the last nail guarding the door of the third layer of the vault, the entire vault would be open for the Pirate King.
Boom —!
Soon, the second layer of granite was eroded to its limit and collapsed, revealing the second layer of the vault that was 29 meters deep underground.
Looking at the deep hole, Huggins was not in a hurry to order the sea monsters to continue digging.
Instead, he ordered all the sea monsters and personnel to retreat. He was the only one standing at the edge of the hole, waiting for something with great interest.
Due to the smooth execution of the plan, they still had a lot of time.
Especially for the last opponent, Huggins didn't mind being a little more patient.
Moreover, this was a guy that even the cruel and merciless Pirate King who had no bottom line couldn't help but respect.
He didn't let Huggins wait for long.
Thud … thud … thud …
The sound of steel boots crushing stones came from the entrance of the hole.
A tall Knight wearing a colorful alchemy armor and a fiery red cloak stood at the bottom of the hole and looked at Huggins who was looking down.
Crackle …
The darkness underground couldn't block the sight of the two powerful Extraordinaries at all. The place where the two men looked at each other seemed to be crackling with electricity!
The Great Knight Grace Calvin, also known as the "Knight of the Oath" and the "Knight's Light", was born in a small country adjacent to the Kingdom of Shilius called the "Calvin Duchy".
From his surname, one could tell that he was of noble birth. He was even the second-in-line successor to the Grand Duke's position!
Even though it was only a small country with only eight cities compared to the powerful countries on the continent, if one could become its master, they would still be able to enjoy supreme worldly authority!
However, Grace, who was above his brother Sakri in terms of character, knowledge, ability, and rank, adhered to the virtues of a Knight. For the sake of the stability of the duchy's power and the peace of the people.
When he came of age, he publicly declared that he would never compete with his brother for the Grand Duke's position.
It wasn't until their father passed away and Sakri, as the elder brother, ascended to the throne of Grand Duke Calvin with trepidation, that he realized that the excellent younger brother he had always been wary of had no ulterior motives.
After giving Grace a bunch of generous rewards to save face, they lived in peace — no, they kept a respectful distance from each other.
However, as the expansion of the Shilius Continent approached the Calvin Duchy, they had to face a new problem.
Submit or die?
Even though the Calvin Duchy didn't have a good port, high-quality mineral resources, or even large tracts of fertile land for farming, it was just a small and weak country. However, for Philip II, who was indulging in his dreams of becoming the emperor, he didn't mind this piece of meat on a mosquito's leg.
Outsiders didn't know how the story developed after that. They only knew that the "Netherland Banking Group", which had great influence over the Shilius Continent, was generous enough to lend a hand.
They received a promise from King Philip II that as long as Sakri Calvin was on the throne, he wouldn't send out troops to destroy the duchy.
In exchange, the only younger brother of the Grand Duke, one of the few Grand Knights in the duchy, Grace Calvin, became the guardian of the headquarters of the "Netherland Banking Group" for … life!
However, the story didn't end there.
On the night that Grace left with the banking group, his elder brother, the current Grand Duke Calvin, left a few famous socialites of the duchy to continue partying after a celebratory banquet. Then … he died in disgrace.
The Calvin Duchy, which didn't leave behind any heirs to inherit, was immediately thrown into chaos. A week later, they surrendered to the Shilius Continent, which was under siege once again.
The short period of peace that Grace sacrificed her entire life of freedom in exchange for the Dukedom immediately became a joke. After several True Gods' Bishops verified that Sakri Calvin's death wasn't caused by external factors.
This kind of death trampled Grace's great sacrifice into the mud.
It was laughable to the point of being worthless!
In view of such a situation, even the banking group didn't force Grace to keep his promise.
However, Grace didn't choose to break his promise. Instead, he chose to self-exile, guarding his loneliness and his own sword. He didn't marry, didn't have children, didn't seek wealth … He silently became the longest guardian of the underground vault.
The titles of "Sworn Knight" and "Light of the Knight" spread like wildfire across the continent.
If he was given enough time, he could complete his Tier 4 transformation and become a Titled Knight. Then, he could draw power from his "title". Perhaps, he could even become a member of the Pinnacle Knight.
Most importantly, unlike the two wizards who signed a strict witchcraft contract, Grace Calvin didn't sign any agreement with the banking group.
The only thing that could bind him was his own heart!
From Huggins' point of view, he didn't respect Grace's "laughable" spirit of sacrifice. Instead, he respected Grace's firm will to put on the heavy shackles for an oath.
This was the recognition of the path, even if … it was a path that was completely opposite to the path of the "Banished Prisoner"!
"Ahahahaha …"
Huggins looked at the tall and valiant Knight and laughed maniacally. Before he ascended to the Tier 4 "Unbeatable", what better sacrifice could there be than this "Sworn Knight" who was on the left of the path?
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