Chapter 401

Night.

Karl kicked and shattered the campfire that still had red embers, then stood on the coast looking out at the distant sea.

On the pitch-black surface of the sea, a black shadow like a small mountain slowly rose, and as the shadow continued to rise higher.

A yellow-green halo appeared on the sea surface, until it broke through the water and shot straight into the clouds.

"Finally waited for it, damn it."

Karl took a deep breath, his whole body blooming with dazzling white light, becoming the brightest star in the night.

Don't ask, asking means catering to its preferences.

Sure enough, the giant lantern fish in the distance had its eyes fixed; what is this! This is too shiny, too dazzling!

Consequently, the giant lantern fish hurriedly swam toward the deserted island where Karl was located. Although it looked slow, it was actually astonishingly fast, and in a short while, it arrived in the waters near the deserted island.

Only then did Karl see clearly just how big this giant lantern fish was.

How should I put it, the full-bodied Raven placed in front of it would be like a mosquito, not to mention Karl.

"It really is a big guy! Come on! Eat me!"

The giant lantern fish thought there was such a good thing, no need to say more, it directly opened its mouth wide—the kind that could almost swallow the entire deserted island—and launched its final sprint.

Closer and closer, closer and closer, the entire island began to tremble continuously.

Karl held Raven in one hand, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Elbaf Spear: Hegemony!"

The platinum blade of Raven bloomed with a dazzling golden light, and even the black Haki covering it was assimilated, Swish~

The night sky suddenly turned into daylight, even if only for an instant.

A golden flying slash spanning a thousand meters instantly swept across the giant lantern fish's body, slicing open the corners of its mouth horizontally, then its skull, its body, until there was nothing left to slice.

Bamboo shoots and mushrooms.

Boom, boom, boom~

Due to inertia, the upper half of the giant lantern fish collided violently with the deserted island, almost leveling the entire island to the ground.

Seeing this, Karl flashed his figure, appeared in the air the next second, and then swung a blade, cutting off the glowing bait on top of the giant lantern fish's head.

To test the effect, Karl took a small lump and placed it in his palm, feeling its effect.

"Hmm? No, this pure gold isn't very pure, is it?"

Karl did feel his body's metabolism slow down a tiny bit, but it was far from reaching the effect of eternal life.

This only proves one thing: the bait of the giant lantern fish does indeed contain pure gold, but the purity is not high.

Actually, it's normal; the diameter of this lump of bait is a full ten meters. If it were all pure gold, then...

Moreover, Karl's treasure hunter proved this point: the real pure gold is inside the lantern fish's belly.

"Gulp."

Looking at the bloody giant lantern fish, Karl had a bit of a headache; if he had known, he would have just let it eat him.

However, for Hancock, for Ain, Karl decided to go for it. Anyway, he had Divine Protection to separate himself from the flesh and blood tissue.

After squeezing into the lantern fish's belly, Karl couldn't help but think of a sentence.

At first it was narrow, barely allowing one person to pass, but after walking a few dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.

This should be the stomach of the lantern fish, which was not affected by Karl's slash, so it was preserved very well.

The small island attached to the stomach acid inside was preserved very well, and there were even signs of life.

"Roar!"

A dinosaur charged toward Karl, and Karl didn't even need to make a move; Raven opened its mouth and spat out a Holy Light Breath, and the next second, this dinosaur turned into pale ashes, scattering with a gust of wind.

"This place is really strange; even though the environment is so bad, there are still dinosaurs. How else could it be the Pirate King's World! This kind of thing isn't even a thing."

Karl sighed, looking toward the "black hole" in the distance; the pure gold was not on this island, it should be even deeper inside.

It's just that he vaguely remembered there was a father and daughter here; should he get to know them?

Forget it, the little pure gold they have on them can be used by themselves.

"Raven, let's go!"

"Caw!"

Soon, Raven carried Karl to the second stomach of the lantern fish. The island in this stomach was similar to the first one, but it didn't look like a place with pure gold either. Even if there was, it would be the ones in the hands of Olga and her father.

There was no other way, Karl could only continue forward, arriving at the third stomach.

The third stomach was completely different from the other two. The environment here was very dim, but there was indeed a lighthouse on the wreckage of the island in the distance, emitting a soft light.

The corners of Karl's mouth raised slightly; this should be the place.

Bang.

After landing on the island, Karl looked left and right. This should be the Island of Steel that went missing more than 200 years ago; the surrounding buildings and ruins could prove this.

"Beep, beep, beep!"

The treasure hunter kept making beeping sounds, and the frequency was getting faster and faster, which also meant that Karl was getting closer and closer to the pure gold.

Following the treasure hunter's instructions, Karl arrived in front of a large door. The door was locked, but that was not a problem for Karl.

Who would go solve a puzzle when they could break it with one punch! How boring!

Boom~

Raven rammed its head into the stone wall, almost collapsing this place that looked like a laboratory.

"Caw, caw."

"Well done! Come back!"

Karl covered Raven, which had turned into a long blade, and walked into the interior of the building with a leisurely stroll.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep!"

The chirping of the treasure hunter became increasingly urgent, indicating that the pure gold was in this room, but Karl didn't see it, so...

Karl stomped his foot violently, and the ground beneath his feet instantly cracked, breaking a large hole. There was a hidden world underground; it looked like a hidden room.

After jumping down, Karl's eyes suddenly lit up. On the office desk in front, there was a lamp. The light was yellow-green and very dazzling. Just standing here, he could feel the changes in his body.

"Ding! Item 【Pure Gold】 has been found. This treasure hunter is about to self-destruct automatically. 10, 9, 8..."

Karl was stunned; you're not going to self-detonate, are you? So Karl hurriedly threw the treasure hunter away. Sure enough, after the countdown ended, the treasure hunter exploded with a bang. Fortunately, the power wasn't great, like a firecracker.

Crack~ Karl crushed the lamp, took out the pure gold inside, and the moment he touched it, Karl couldn't help but close his eyes, as if it had magic.

"Ding, detected special item 【Pure Gold】, collecting data."

【Pure Gold】: After touching pure gold, the body's state will fall into "stagnation" (stem cells stop dividing, preventing DNA degradation...), thereby achieving the effect of extending life and suppressing diseases. After leaving the pure gold, the body state returns to normal.

"No wonder..." Karl shook his head and looked at the pure gold in his hand.

This piece of pure gold was about the size of a tennis ball and teardrop-shaped. If it were used to make rings, it could probably make thirty or forty. It wouldn't be a problem for Ain and Hancock to wear one on every finger.

"Phew, this thing is not bad."