Chapter 170: Stirring Up the Storm (4k)

Sshhh!

Thunder roared!

Cindy, hiding in her room, felt her heart skip a beat; the sound she feared most now was thunder, and the weather she hated most was a thunderstorm. Every time it thundered, she wondered if someone else had been turned into a charred corpse.

Cindy looked out the window. The next second, blue-white lightning fell like raindrops everywhere; a few bolts struck the outskirts of the town, while the others headed toward the harbor.

Suddenly, she felt a sense of panic. The harbor was a place where islanders were strictly forbidden from appearing, and furthermore, there weren't many intact ships left there; most were just some remaining sampans that couldn't possibly sail out to sea.

Cindy pushed open the door and, using the cover of night, ran alone toward that dark sewer emitting a foul, putrid stench.

On the island, she had always read newspapers, and recently she had even started looking at those wanted posters.

She would also go to those taverns and listen to the pirates boast, thereby vaguely realizing that this world was vast—so vast that an ordinary person could not see its full picture in their entire life, and so vast that even the bravest warrior on Skypiea would still be swallowed by unimaginable waves once they went out to sea.

Perhaps, the 【God】 who now occupied Skuld Island might also be defeated by even more terrifying monsters from the outside world...

The little girl had a vague yearning; she wanted to hear more legends about the Admiral, about the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and about... the Four Emperors...

Tap, tap, tap...

Her footsteps were hurried, and her mind was in a chaotic mess thinking about various legends of the sea, even fantasizing whether those big shots known as the 【Four Emperors】 might just happen to pass through these waters and casually finish off that 【God】...

Whoosh~

The air was suddenly torn apart, bringing a gust of wild wind.

Only then did Cindy react, looking up to see a giant, strange bird flapping down from the sky.

It was the mount of God's Guard Shura, 【the giant bird】!

Seeing the little girl, the strange bird opened its mouth directly, and a burst of flames sprayed out instantly. Its mouth had been fitted with a 【Reshen】 by Shura. On the Sky Island of this world, many shells with magical abilities were produced; these things could not only provide the Sky Islanders with a convenient life but also grant them special combat methods.

The flames sprayed out, and Cindy stood there, stunned, for a moment.

She had no aptitude as a warrior at all. When encountering danger, instead of adrenaline secreting rapidly to let her dodge, her brain went blank. Her parents and sister Luoluo, who had turned pitch black, kept appearing before her eyes. Was this really her end too?

Boom!

The scorching heat of the flames arrived, but she felt no pain. She looked up, her pupils shrinking, and she subconsciously covered her mouth.

The tall Bounty Criminal Orgins stood with his back to the flames, blocking them in front of her.

That large face, which usually wore a fierce expression, squeezed out a smile at this moment.

"Ha, little girl, you're scared, aren't you?"

"Uncle Orgins... you..."

Before Cindy could continue, Orgins let out a roar, grabbed the iron valve of the sewer, and turned to throw it with a sudden force.

Bang!

【The giant bird】 let out a shrill screech and was knocked down in mid-air. The divine herb in its mouth was also broken, and blood flowed out continuously.

Orgins sneered, turned his head to tear off his burning clothes along with a large chunk of flesh from his back, then grabbed Cindy and turned to run.

In the distance, members of the God's Guard noticed 【the giant bird】's painful screeching and also gathered toward this side.

On the outskirts of the Shendian, a tall man dressed in a purple suit had hair standing straight up like spider legs, his mouth biting his upper lip, and his eyes rolled so far back that they became Byakugan, unable to see.

"Lord Nirvana, you've bitten your upper lip!"

A subordinate beside him reminded him. 【Nirvana】 came back to his senses and consciously released his lip, regaining the ability to speak.

"【The giant bird】 must have discovered the culprit who killed Shura. Let's go support them!"

After he finished speaking, his legs tapped the ground lightly, and a strong wind sprayed from beneath his feet. Large patches of white Island Cloud appeared as well. 【Nirvana】 used the ability of the 【Wind Dial】 and 【Cloud Dial】 to achieve Flight and create a special environment.

His exclusive God's Guard also used Wind Dials to take off immediately, and the group quickly pursued Orgins.

【Satori】, sitting on a circular Island Cloud, and 【Ohm】, holding a sword nearly two meters long, remained on the outskirts of the Shendian.

"Tonight seems somewhat unusual; the frequency of Lord's attacks is a bit high..."

Ohm spoke. Forest Satori had excellent Observation Haki; this ball-shaped man merely closed his eyes to sense for a moment before saying,

"Those gangsters and pirates seem to have encountered some situation; they are all fleeing to the sea regardless of everything..."

Ohm touched his sword and asked in return,

"Knowing that they will be struck by lightning once they go out to sea, they still want to go?"

Forest Satori nodded. As the one representing "Joy" among the four God's Guards of 【Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure】, he always felt joy toward everything. This was not only due to his personality and psychology; he could derive pleasure from various things that teased ordinary people, and at the same time, it was also a requirement of 【God Enel】 for him.

"Therefore, there must be a danger on this island that makes them feel they will surely die if they don't go to sea, which is why they want to set sail... Haha..."

Forest Satori laughed at the stupidity of these people.

But Ohm stood up, dragging his sword, and walked into the darkness.

He knew that these pirates and gangsters who had been quiet for a long time would not do this at the same time for no reason; there must be someone deliberately forcing these people to flee the island.

And that guy was the one who truly disrespected God.

"Humans are just like this; they fall into even greater fear because of the fear right before their eyes. To truly be liberated, there is only... death."

"Let's go, Holy."

He muttered, gave a shout, and a giant dog walked out from the shadows, starting to follow him to search for the enemy.

He moved quite fast. In the gangster district, the heavy smell of blood could not be covered up; the fact that a killer was present was undeniable.

The large dog named Holy was much bigger than a human, but its nose was equally sensitive. It sniffed, then sprinted toward the darkness.

Before long, it crossed all the districts and arrived at the outskirts of the beach. This was also the side facing the sea, but there was no harbor. The wreckage of a giant merchant ship lay on the beach, not yet cleared away.

A tall, slender man was moving a small lifeboat down from the merchant ship. Seemingly hearing the movement, he turned his head. In the moonlight, there was a hint of surprise on his face, but he soon revealed a smile.

"Ha, I forgot that among you four God's Guards, there is one who keeps a very obedient big dog."

At this moment, 【Holy】 let out a low growl and immediately sprinted across the beach. It was larger than a yak in the real world, and what's more, after this big dog got angry, it actually stood up on its two hind legs, and its two front legs kept swinging like human fists.

Bang!

Holy threw a punch, and the air actually made a muffled sound as if it were being torn apart.

Ohm dragged his long blade and said,

"Don't underestimate Holy; it is... very strong."

Bai Cangshu certainly knew that this dog was not weak in strength, was very fast, and had great power, but...

Whoosh, whoosh...

As this large white dog kept charging forward on its hind legs, Bai Cangshu suddenly spoke, his voice loud.

"Holy, lie down!"

Boom!

Holy, in the midst of a wild sprint, very obediently lay down directly; the inertia of its fierce forward charge caused it to tumble into the sand, plowing out a huge trench.

This quite powerful large dog, which could also understand human speech, had one problem—it would obey any command, regardless of whether it was issued by Ohm.

Ohm's expression stiffened; only then did he realize that Holy seemed to have been trained too obediently by him, and... he had never taught it to only listen to his own words.

"Stand up, Holy!"

Ohm spoke, and the large dog rose again, but Bai Cangshu said again,

"Lie down, Holy."

The large dog lay down again.

After repeating this a few times, the large dog became confused; it kept shaking its head and looking to both sides, seemingly unable to understand why these two people kept giving it contradictory commands.

Ohm also realized that this guy in front of him was very troublesome.

Bai Cangshu put down the small boat and glanced at the lightning still falling continuously, knowing he did not have much time.

He would not place all his hopes on Bellamy and those useless gangsters.

That group of people was nothing more than puppets to attract fire for him.

If Bai Cangshu were to set sail alone, even with his breathing and pulse frequency very low, there would still be some probability of being detected by Enel.

Although Bai Cangshu knew that his body's Chao-fan Te-zheng of 【Intermediate Immortality】 would awaken sooner or later, if he were struck dead on the sea, sank to the bottom, or were swallowed by some sea beast, it would likely not be easy to escape even if he resurrected.

Therefore, tonight, he slaughtered those guys with decent physical abilities on a large scale, letting this group flee in a wide area, while he mixed in among them; at this time, the presence of someone with an extremely low breathing and heartbeat frequency would almost never be heard by Enel.

However, the existence of Ohm and this dog was indeed overlooked by Bai Cangshu.

"Ohm, right? I don't have much time, draw your sword; let me see your 【Trial of Iron】."

As the strongest individual among the four Priests, Ohm was in charge of the 【Trial of Iron】, which was known for having a 0% survival rate.

Ohm pushed up his sunglasses; wearing sunglasses at night did not actually affect his combat ability, as he had long been accustomed to relying on that special sensory ability rather than his eyes during battle.

He drew his blade suddenly.

【Iron Cloud】!

With one sword draw, the white sword light lit up instantly; the tens-of-meters-long beach was sliced open in an instant, and the white sword light extended as if it were solid.

Bai Cangshu watched this sword strike from his opponent and stepped forward; the sword light brushed past him, and Ohm, holding the sword with both hands, pulled it back abruptly.

The sword light changed instantly.

Ohm's swordsmanship was not pure swordsmanship, nor had he entered the realm of a master swordsman capable of flying slashes; he had simply installed a Cloud Dial capable of spitting out 【Iron Cloud】 on his sword.

This allowed the blade to continuously extend and change, and to be as hard as iron.

Because Bai Cangshu had an Intelligence advantage, this move did not surprise him; he raised his right hand and flicked his two fingers.

Clang!

A metallic clashing sound rang out, and the curved blade instantly bent outward.

Ohm felt a jolt in his heart and twisted his body instantly; as the white blade broke, a new blade regenerated.

With a gust of wind attacking from behind, he stabbed his sword directly behind him.

Bai Cangshu's mouth curled up; without even looking at that sword, his right hand, like a great spear, thrust out violently.

Pfft!

Two sounds of entering flesh rang out almost simultaneously.

Ohm pierced through Bai Cangshu's chest with his sword, and the Iron Cloud extended instantly; he even forced a downward cut, but the opponent's muscles tightened instantly, clamping the blade and rendering it completely immobile.

Meanwhile, Ohm also looked down, seeing the scarlet Taoist Palm protruding from his own chest, and his strength began to drain rapidly.

Bai Cangshu gave a forceful flick, and Ohm was thrown away instantly; he pulled out that special long sword, swung it twice, and threw it on the ground—things that could not be taken out of the space were of little value to a Reincarnator.

As he turned, the wound between his chest and abdomen had already finished healing.

"What a pity, Ohm; if you had met me earlier, perhaps we could have fought properly."

This was a very unequal encounter; Bai Cangshu knew all the information about his opponent, while Ohm knew nothing about Bai Cangshu.

To save time, Bai Cangshu had almost directly sold a flaw that would be fatal to an ordinary person.

Both hit each other's vital points simultaneously, but Bai Cangshu at this moment... no longer had the Concept of "vital points."

He turned and left, pushing the small wooden boat into the sea; at this time, the large dog named 【Holy】 was still lying on the ground, faithfully executing the command, though it kept whimpering and whining, seemingly urging Ohm to give other orders.

But Ohm made no sound again.

【You have killed Priest Ohm, gained 800 Dimension Points】

【Side Mission: Destruction of God's Guard progress updated, current completion: 41%】

Bai Cangshu's heartbeat and breathing disappeared completely, and at the same time, the small wooden boat was pushed into the sea waves by a great force.

Bai Cangshu sat on the boat, using both hands with force, and the wooden boat quickly broke through the waves, heading toward the distance.

And the blue-white lightning was still raging in the port area on the other side.

【You have left God's Kingdom, Main Mission 1 progress stopped updating】

Bai Cangshu's mouth curled up; the space's Description of the mission was as precise as ever. This Main Mission 1 required 【Survival in God's Kingdom for 30 days】.

In the eyes of most Reincarnators, because the normal stay time for a Reincarnator in a mission world was only 30 days, this Main Mission 1 basically fixed the Reincarnator's coordinates, making it impossible for them to escape this island and forcing them to seek Survival under the threat of Enel.

But because Bai Cangshu had the experience of being comatose and stranded in the Jujutsu World due to Yellow Springs Erosion, he knew very well that for this kind of mission that did not add the condition 【Death upon leaving God's Kingdom】 in the Description, it would not actually restrict the Reincarnator's coordinates.

A Reincarnator could completely leave this island, only needing to pay enough price in the end to stay and make up the days.

To face both Enel and those higher-tier Reincarnators who would descend upon this world in 9 days, Bai Cangshu had to stir this place into enough chaos, drawing enough people into this whirlpool.

"Enel, don't thank me; I will make your kingdom truly lively."

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The next day, big news spread through Mock Town, where Pirates and thugs gathered: the legendary Golden Town had reappeared at the former Skypiea, and someone had brought out a large piece of gold from it, of astonishing purity.

My condition has recovered a little; I will resume updating 10,000 characters a day as soon as possible. Sorry about that.

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