Huggins gently stroked the treasure in his hand that he had finally obtained after years of painstaking planning.
Although he had never seen the real thing with his own eyes, he could feel the power that faintly resonated with his own extraordinary spirituality. Huggins was very sure that this was the treasure that condensed the authority of the Black Sea that he had been looking for — the "Heart of the Ocean"!
To be more precise, it was the huge sapphire that was held in the middle of the four arched structures on King Shilius's crown.
It appeared to be an uncut raw gemstone, but it presented a perfect oval shape. In comparison, it was even bigger than a baby's fist.
Among the raw gemstones, its size might not even be ranked in the top. But what was rare was that it was transparent and pure. Under the light, six shining stars would appear on the surface of the gemstone, and the intersection point was right in the middle of the gemstone.
This natural treasure was also the main reason why it was "lucky" to be placed on top of King Shilius's crown.
Who would have thought that in theory, the most eye-catching place in this world was actually hiding the greatest and most mysterious power of the sea?
After obtaining this coveted item, Huggins no longer looked at the other treasures on the third floor. Seeing that the pirates had finished packing, he decisively gave an order.
"Let's go! We're retreating! "
Although the pirates were extremely envious of the remaining wealth, no one dared to take an extra gold coin onto the ship. They lifted the packaged treasure of the vault and left in a group.
At this moment.
From breaching Golden Lion City to forcefully demolishing the vault, and then to obtaining the harvest of the upper limit of the load, only one and a half hours had passed, even if the several battles in between were included.
At 8: 15 in the morning, they were still at the fluorescent beach on the southern shore of the Eternal White Continent. Now, at 11: 52, they had completed their plundering plan in the heart of the Old Continent's Tailo Kingdom.
Compared to the estimated five hours of operation time, they still had about one hour and twenty minutes to evacuate.
When they came here, it only took them one hour to travel upstream from the estuary. Now that they were traveling downstream, their speed would only be faster!
They had plenty of time.
"Sir, are we not bringing these sea monsters with us?"
The pirates who returned from a fruitful journey had slowly approached the south gate of Golden Lion City. Hymer found that the sea monsters he brought were still in place, so he cautiously reminded the pirate king.
Of the 44 sea monsters that followed Huggins to the Golden Lion City, after going through several battles, including the 4 survivors from the engineering team, there were only 17 large-sized sea monsters and 6 small-sized sea monsters left.
No matter how one looked at it, these sea monsters were a force to be reckoned with.
Generally speaking, if there was a captain on the sea who had a large sea monster as a 'pet', and the captain's strength was not too bad, then the captain's strength was not too bad.
The combination of human wisdom and the power of sea monsters would be regarded as the lowest level of a "quasi-legendary" battleship. It was a power that ordinary battleships could not resist.
Even if Hymer knew that Huggins was planning the promotion ceremony, even if he was a powerful Tier 4 'Unbeatable', he would not simply throw away such a powerful helper.
"Sea monster? Soon, we won't need them anymore, or rather, you won't want to see them again! "
Huggins did not explain too much to Hymer. Instead, he turned around and used the conch that Haimmuz gave him to loosen the restrictions on the surviving sea monsters.
Roar —!
Hiss —!
After such a long time, most of the living people in the Golden Lion City had escaped from the North Gate. Following the instinct of the Mother of Sea Monsters, most of the liberated sea monsters rushed to the place with the most humans in the city — the 'Golden Roof Cathedral'.
However, the sea monsters with low IQ obviously retained their chaotic nature.
Some of them were intimidated by the power of the True God and did not move forward. Some of them charged ahead regardless of the consequences. Some of them scurried around the city to 'hunt' the survivors who were trapped in the collapsed buildings after the raging waves …
For a moment, the sea of monsters in the Golden Lion City was in chaos!
The refugees in the cathedral who thought that they had escaped the disaster could no longer hide. They could only save themselves.
"Is Huggins crazy? He left by himself and left so many sea monsters here?! "
Even if they could not believe Huggins' strange behavior, in the face of the siege of the sea monsters, Bishop Jasper, who was currently the strongest human on the human side, had no choice but to support his body and make a move.
[Divine Spell — Kingship — Command!]
A powerful divine spell extended from the Goddess's clergy of [Kingship]. In a short period of time, she could absolutely command the enemy units (mainly living creatures. Bishops and above could command non-living creatures). The specific number was calculated based on the strength of both sides.
Under the effect of the divine spell.
Two large species with sharp claws and fangs that were obviously specialized in combat instantly changed sides and pounced on their companions.
"Roar —!"
"Slash —!"
“.....”
'Ha! Let's use our last bit of energy. I hope that the Brotherhood and the Black Iron Cross Church will like this gift. '
Ignoring the chaos here, he led his subordinates and turned around to leave.
The Pirate King's mind was as vast as the sea. Until the last moment, no one could guess what the Pirate King's next step would be.
Thud … thud … thud …
The large group had just walked out of the South Gate when a group of uniformed troops, led by an elegant man who was holding a silver cane, came forward to welcome them.
Although they were still far away, the leader had already bowed respectfully to the Pirate King. "Lord Huggins! Congratulations on finally getting what you wanted! "
Behind him, a few dozen members of the Maffia Family bowed as well. Their movements were neat and uniform. It seemed that they were far more well-trained than those so-called elite pirates.
"Lord Huggins!"
Seeing the newcomer, Huggins immediately smiled.
"Hahaha, look who's here? My disciple, Danfu!
Seeing you here, it's clear that you've once again completed your mission perfectly! "
Even though he was executing one of the core parts of Huggins' plan, this current 'head' of the Maffia Family did not have the slightest intention of being arrogant.
"No, my Lord! The months of concealment before this is just a prelude. My mission will only be completed in 1 hour and 15 minutes.
The members of the family have already completed their relocation while the citizens are evacuating. Our men are also in position in every city along the Leiden Valley. We're just waiting for the final moment! "
Huggins, who knew the strict character of this disciple, believed that this disciple would not disappoint him this time.
After nodding slightly, he noticed that this disciple who had reached the peak of the Second Order was carrying a person in his hand even when he was bowing. He asked curiously, "What's going on here?"
"Lord Huggins, the initial concealment plan was not without flaws.
This naval gentleman by the name of Thomas Gregory went to the Maffia Family's base to investigate. Fortunately, I discovered him.
However, after interrogating him, I feel that he may be of great use to your cause. "
Danfu Maffia threw Thomas, who he had been carrying in his hand, to the ground. Then, he gave Huggins a simple explanation of his identity.
Thomas, who had once boasted shamelessly that he would use the 'Blood Lake' to challenge the Pirate King, dared not even move a muscle. Although he tried his best to remain calm, after being easily defeated by Elvin and this man by the name of Danfu, Thomas' heart was on the verge of collapse.
In other words, this son of a noble family was used to being a tyrant in his family. After leaving the house, he was' unguarded 'and was beaten up by society. His heart had been severely traumatized.
Huggins looked at Thomas' wandering eyes and thought about the next step of his plan after his long-cherished wish was fulfilled. He could set up a chess piece in advance. Thus, he nodded in satisfaction.
"Gregory, is it? Ilya's meritorious family is related to Zerom, the leading figure of the emerging aristocracy?
Not bad! Not bad! He was a good chess piece. Congratulations, your life is saved.
Although I don't have time to entertain you now, but … "
He waved his hand at a pirate cadre beside him. The pirate cadre knowingly handed over a sail-shaped brass seal.
Hu –!
Huggins gripped the skull shaped handle and quickly waved his hand. The rough bottom of the seal rubbed against the air and turned red.
He stepped on Thomas' wrist and forcefully suppressed his struggling movements. Then, he raised his hand and imprinted the seal on Thomas.
Sizzle –
The smell of charred flesh mixed with the aroma of meat.
A skull emblem with a crown on its head and eight octopus limbs had been imprinted on Thomas' right forearm.
"Ah –!"
The youth's miserable scream made the surrounding pirates burst into laughter.
Most of them had tasted this item before. However, it was voluntary. Because only the most loyal members of the Pirate King would apply to be branded with this exclusive emblem of the Pirate King!
This was a brand that carried witchcraft. Unless he abandoned his right arm that wielded a sword, this emblem would appear on his bones even if he cut off all the skin and flesh on his arm.
An exclusive emblem signified absolute loyalty! Never betrayal!
Even pirates with this emblem would receive superior treatment under the Pirate King. It was an honor that many ordinary pirates could only dream of.
Huggins squatted beside Thomas.
Through Sheyan's wandering gaze, Huggins could roughly sense that there might be a problem in the mind of this aristocrat after he had suffered several setbacks. Therefore, he spoke with some profound meaning.
"Don't worry, Mr. Thomas. I will look for you sooner or later! Hmm, maybe you will come looking for me. Hahaha … "
After that.
Huggins no longer cared about Thomas who was lying on the ground and curled up like mud due to extreme pain. Huggins was not worried that Thomas would run back and report the Maffia Family. The group of pirates boarded the Eternal Icon that was docked at the shore.
After an hour and a half, the water level in the Leiden River had returned to the level before the seawater poured in. It might not be friendly to some species of large sea monsters.
However, it was not a problem for this pirate ship.
With the help of the ability of the last large sea monster and two small sea monster, the Tide Shellfish, they set off a wave that was about three meters tall. It was smaller in scale but faster in speed.
In Golden Lion City, the screams and cries of war between the sea monsters and humans became more and more intense!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh –
Amidst the swift waves, the pirates went downstream and disappeared at the corner of Red Shrimp Bay in the blink of an eye.
At the end of the journey, the most crucial fourth step of this operation was waiting for them!
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