Chapter 196: Break into the treasure house and see you Augustine!
Chapter 196 Breaking into the treasure house, goodbye Augustine!
The knife thrust out from the ground was as fast as lightning, and the jagged blade easily cut through thick wooden boards like tofu.
If it fell on a human body, it would be enough to cut an average person in half!
The pirates around Xia En did not expect this change. Their expressions changed and they could only let out a cry of surprise.
“Captain John!”
The one who reacted first was the half-dragon Nana.
Nana roared, first hugging Xia En and helping him avoid this vicious attack.
Then he slapped it with one palm!
The delicate white hands turned into dragon claws as they stretched out, directly shaking away the saw-toothed sword.
The assassin below the ground obviously realized that the assassination had failed. Without saying a word, he pulled out the long serrated knife and fled from below.
“Hmph, want to escape?”
Nana snorted coldly, a dark golden light suddenly flashed in her vertical pupils, and she stepped **** the ground with her right foot.
The ground formed by the accumulation of shipwrecks immediately opened a large hole, revealing the dark water below.
[Wanchuan Island] Although it is called an island, it is not a real island after all. There is the sea below a layer of driftwood.
The sneak attacker also relied on this to launch an attack from beneath the ground.
Nana's kick was extremely powerful, but the destructive power did not expand outwards and was only compressed in an area under her feet.
Obviously, this is some kind of special martial skill.
Nana’s secret professions are mostly related to [Warrior Monk] and [Martial Arts Master].
Xia En’s distracting thoughts flashed away, and he was about to persuade Nana not to go into the sea to pursue her.
I heard a "crash" sound.
Nana's body has been submerged in the sea water, drifting away like a fish.
“Captain John, what now?”
Carney, who was following Xia En, came back to his senses and asked in a panic.
He never expected that there would be people on [Wanchuan Island] who would dare to attack the apostles blatantly.
Coupled with the recent series of explosions and the unextinguished flames around him, no matter how slow Carney is, he can still understand—
【Pirate Principality】, things are about to change!
However, as soon as Carney saw the young, beautiful but calm face of his captain, his mood calmed down for no reason.
As if as long as he is around, these crises are nothing.
Xia En thought for a moment and decisively ordered: "Go put out the fire first and get as close as possible to the direction of the Sky Serpent."
Carney couldn't help but ask: "What about you, Captain?"
Xia En pointed to the big hole underneath: "I'm going to meet that bold assassin for a while."
The attacker came because of himself, so he couldn't leave Nana alone.
Especially the opponent's aura, which is definitely not as simple as it appears. Nana will definitely suffer a big loss if she goes deep into the sea alone!
Of course, to be honest, Xia En did not completely trust Nana.
What if this half-dragon's innocence is just an acting skill?
Then, this attack may have been a premeditated trap!
Hence, Xia En naturally had to choose a safer way to hunt down the assassins under the island.
Xia En found a relatively safe place and had an idea.
“Submarine, start!”
next moment.
In the sea water under the Sky Serpent, a figure shrouded in shadow appeared.
Shaan looked around and quickly confirmed the direction of Nana, and swam there like a ghost.
…
…
at the same time.
The half-dragon Nana continued to chase the sneak attacker in front of her.
Ordinary half-dragons do not have the ability to move freely underwater.
But Nana has a special bloodline. She inherited the blood of a giant ocean dragon, so she can adapt to underwater battles like a swimming fish.
However, what surprised Nana was that the attacker carrying the long serrated knife moved very smoothly and naturally in the sea water.
“This feeling, could it be that of the Sea Clan?”
Nana frowned, but her speed did not slow down at all. Instead, she accelerated forward again.
But suddenly, the figure in front of him disappeared from sight.
"Um?"
An alarm suddenly rose in Nana's heart, and with her strong control over her body, she forcibly moved a step to the side.
A ball of sword light that was several times faster and brighter than before suddenly fell on the location where she was previously.
According to common sense.
Under the resistance of sea water, the speed and power of the sword will be limited to the limit.
But at this time, this weird-looking broadsword seemed to violate this law of physics, showing even more astonishing lethality underwater.
Even though Nana dodged quickly enough, a large piece of flesh and blood on her right arm was still cut off.
Crimson blood quickly spread in the sea water.
Obviously, the assassin's previous escape was just to show weakness to the enemy, hoping to relax Nana's vigilance and lure her underwater to complete the killing.
“I originally wanted to kill John, but unexpectedly I caught this half-dragon.”
The assassin looked at Nana who was bleeding profusely and said to himself.
“However, there is no difference, they are all apostles anyway.”
“Killing one will raise my rating to a higher level.”
“It’s a pity...that John was not fooled.”
This assassin is naturally not an ordinary pirate, but one of the testers who participated in the promotion ritual.
The previous serial explosions of the bomb maniac brought great hidden dangers to the trialists on [Ten Thousand Ships Island], but it also gave them an opportunity to fish in troubled waters.
Those who are as ambitious as this assassin know that they should take advantage of this opportunity to improve their trial evaluation as much as possible.
And killing the apostle is one of the most rewarding optional tasks!
The best thing is.
In the current chaotic situation, whether it is the men of the four kings, sailors of the Royal Navy, certain apostles, or even Augustine himself, there is a possibility of taking action against the apostles.
As long as the hands and feet are clean, no one will think that they did it themselves.
“Perhaps we can use this Nana as bait to lure John into trouble?”
Thinking of this, a flash of greed flashed in the assassin's eyes.
Improving the evaluation of promotion rituals is no small matter.
It is said that the higher the evaluation of the trialist, the more gifts from the [Secret Sea] he will receive.
Even determines how far you can go on the secret road in the future.
—Like the Bomb Maniac, it is rare to find people who are willing to give up their promotion just to see a "big firework" and come back next time.
At this time, Nana frowned and looked at the injured part of her arm.
Normally, with her physique, such a small wound should heal quickly.
But this wound is still bleeding, and there is a cold power in the surrounding seawater that is continuously seeping into it.
“Nana, how does my blood loss technique taste?”
As a member of the sea clan, the assassin naturally has the ability to speak underwater, he continued.
“If you get hit by my knife, your blood will be swallowed up by the sea in just ten minutes.”
“You just wait for death with despair!”
Speech itself is also a weapon.
The assassin seemed to be just mocking Nana, but in fact he was trying to make her feel angry or fearful.
Once the state of mind is shaken, flaws will naturally appear.
For a [martial arts master] like Nana, this flaw is particularly fatal.
Furthermore, speaking itself is also a means of delaying time.
However, facing the assassin's taunt, Nana's expression did not change and she just punched in the assassin's direction.
The assassin's complexion suddenly changed slightly, and his body moved around quickly, even as if he was flickering in the sea water.
But this punch was even more unreasonable than the knife he swung. No matter how the assassin tried to dodge, the punch traveled across the water and landed firmly on him.
The assassin took this punch hard, his internal organs were shaking, and he couldn't help but spurt out a mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with disbelief.
“[A sure-hit punch]! How is it possible?”
“You are obviously only at the third level...”
【The sure-hit punch】is an extremely advanced skill on the secret path of the 【Martial Arts Master】.
Just like its name, this punch will definitely hit the enemy.
It has a bit of a meaning to the law of cause and effect boxing.
It is a bit too shocking to use this technique as a third-level mystic.
But soon, the assassin saw that Nana's face became much pale after throwing this punch.
This kind of skill is obviously not something she can use at will.
After thinking about this, the assassin was determined. He swung his sword again and prepared a blunt knife to cut the flesh, biting off the hard bone bit by bit.
Looking at this scene, Nana's heart gradually sank to the bottom.
Her character is just carefree, not really stupid.
So he could see the situation clearly at a glance.
This cunning enemy relies on his long-range attack methods to keep her from getting close, which also eliminates the biggest advantage of the [Martial Arts Master] profession.
Coupled with the weird technique that caused endless bleeding, it was still consuming her physical strength.
If you continue to fight, you will only lose.
“It’s still too reckless...”
Nana sighed inwardly.
As for dying to help John hunt down the assassin, Nana actually didn’t feel any regret.
She has always been such a straightforward woman. If she said she was going to "cover John," she would definitely do it, but she just wasn't good enough.
“If John catches up too…”
As soon as Nana had this idea, she immediately shook her head.
She still hoped that John would not go into the sea.
John was not used to underwater combat. When he met this cunning assassin, he just gave him his head.
At this moment, the assassin swung his sword at Nana several times.
It was clear that he wanted to take advantage of her illness and take her life.
Facing the intertwining sword lights, Nana gathered her strength and prepared to throw the final punch.
But at this moment, a **** sword suddenly condensed from the sea water and slashed towards the numerous sword lights.
In an instant.
Countless swords were shattered by light, but the **** color broke into the two men's field of vision with an extremely tough attitude.
"…Who are you?"
The assassin looked at the figure holding the **** sword in surprise, his pupils narrowed.
Standing in the sea water is a blurry figure that seems to be between reality and illusion.
The chaotic and hazy outline of the human body is like a shadow that absorbs all the surrounding light, and countless overlapping phantoms...
Listening carefully, it seems that you can hear countless murmurs, wailing and hissing.
Just looking at the other person is like going through a rational appraisal, which makes people instinctively fear.
“[Shadow without appearance!]”
The assassin couldn't help but let out a exclamation.
Xia En was a little surprised.
Since when did your nickname become so famous? Does any random trialist you meet during the promotion ritual know?
What Shane didn't know was that due to his performance in the last promotion ritual and Carles's rise in the federation.
The name "Shadowless Shadow" is widely spread within the federation.
At this time, the assassin snorted coldly: "So what about [Shadow without Appearance]?"
“Don’t think I’m afraid of you!”
As he spoke, he poured all his secret power into the long serrated knife and struck Xia En with all his strength.
A brilliant sword light was generated in the sea water and quickly approached Xia En's side.
Xia En slashed with his sword, and suddenly felt something was wrong with his hand.
This sword light is extremely fragile, like a flower stand.
Xia En looked up again and saw the figure of the assassin flying away quickly.
This guy said harsh words, and then...
Ran?
The corners of Xia En's mouth twitched slightly, but he felt that the assassin was not so annoying.
However, he didn't intend to let the other party go just like that.
Xia En first looked back at Nana and asked, "Are you okay?"
Nana stared at him blankly for a while, then suddenly her eyes lit up and she said with a smile.
“You are John, right?”
Hearing this, Xia En’s heart skipped a beat.
It doesn’t matter if the assassin recognized his identity as the [Shadowless Shadow].
How did Nana recognize John?
Nana said frankly: "There is a good smell on your sword."
Xia En suddenly realized.
This blood sword is of course not the previous blood demon sword, but something he condensed at random. It was only stained with his own blood that Nana, who has a keen sense of smell, recognized it.
“I’m fine, let’s go chase him together!”
Nana patted her chest and said carelessly.
After the assassin left, the [Bleeding Spell] on her body naturally failed.
In just a few moments, the **** wound healed as good as ever.
Upon seeing this, Xia En did not hesitate and took Nana to chase the figure in front of him.
At his current speed, it is only a matter of time before he catches up with the opponent.
The assassin in front was obviously aware of this, so he changed his direction and swam towards an area under the sea of [Wanchuan Island].
Below [Wanchuan Island], there is a structure that looks like an upside-down tower.
The assassin paused for a moment at the bottom of the building, then opened a door and broke in.
Shane and Nana followed closely behind.
However, as soon as he walked into the door of this building, Xia En noticed something was wrong.
The surrounding seawater is automatically excluded from the gate, and the interior space is dry and dry. There are rows of wooden frames on both sides, which looks very old.
On the shelves, there are some obscure things, which seem to be no ordinary objects.
Shaan was a little confused: "This is..."
Nana was surprised: "This is the treasure house of the principality. John, haven't you been here before?"
Xia En was shocked.
But in fact, in his memory, there is really no information about this treasure house.
This means that John has actually never been to the treasure house of the Pirate Principality, let alone knew that the treasure house of the Principality is actually under the [Ten Thousand Ships Island]!
But, since it is a treasure house, why is there no guard at all?
You actually let the previous assassin and yourself break in?
What shocked Xia En even more was that at the next moment, a vicissitudes of voice sounded in his ears.
"You came…"
Although there is no basis for it, Xia En can also judge that -
This voice comes from Augustine!
(End of this chapter)