Chapter 2245

Seeing the location for the third round of the Strongest Contest, Su Xiao confirmed one thing: his deductions up to this point were basically correct.

Because there was a limit on the amount of supplies he could carry, Su Xiao simply continued to wait for the transmission to start.

Not to mention other aspects, the quantity of recovery items was quite important in the third stage, and Su Xiao still had 2 bottles of Ancient Secret Medicine.

Layers of ripples emerged all around, and there was even a salty, fishy smell of seawater. The surrounding air began to turn humid, and in just a few seconds, water droplets condensed.

Boom—

As if a massive wave had rolled in, Su Xiao's vision went black, and the back of his head felt as if it had been struck by a heavy blow. This familiar sensation was clearly from a Reincarnation Paradise transmission.

Although the transmission experience of Reincarnation Paradise was not pleasant, it had the advantage of being safe and stable. At the very least, Su Xiao had never encountered any accidents during transmission. Even during one ambush, the enemy was forcibly executed by Reincarnation Paradise before they could even see him.

A sensation of weightlessness appeared; this was not the feeling during transmission, but rather that Su Xiao was truly falling.

"Holy sh*t!"

The shout came from above. Su Xiao, who was falling, looked upward to see several figures also in the midst of a fall, only they were much higher than him—at least several hundred meters up.

The sound of the wind whistled past his ears, and the thirty-plus-meter fall ended quickly.

Splash—

Su Xiao fell into the water. Fortunately, he had taken a deep breath before hitting the surface.

Nearby, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Baja, Amu, and Benny all fell into the sea. Amu made the biggest splash.

Underwater, Su Xiao swam upward and poked his head and shoulders out of the sea. The water was not calm, and waves were rolling in one after another.

The sky was overcast, and the surrounding seawater was a deep blue tinged with black. He had arrived at the Viking Sea. There were no food supplies, no fresh water supplies, and everywhere he looked was nothing but seawater, stretching to the horizon.

Boom, boom, boom...

One participant after another fell into the sea like dumplings. Falling from a height of several hundred meters, the experience was predictably terrible.

"Drifting at sea? You could at least give us a kayak."

"A kayak? You must be dreaming. I haven't even seen a reef to stand on. Even if there were a wooden plank right now, it would be a good item."

The participants were not too far apart, but they weren't close either. They were all wary of one another. There were about a dozen people in total, and there were likely many more participants in other sea areas.

In this round, all participants of the Strongest Contest had arrived at the Viking Sea. Their only goal now was to reach the center of the world: Luoshi Island, also known as Terror Island, Ghost Reef Island, and so on.

The Viking Sea occupied 85.73% of the world's total surface area. It was precisely for this reason that pirates ran rampant in the Viking Sea. Even more dire was that the kingdoms on the several continents were somewhat weak; they were not strong enough to wipe out the pirates, but the pirates dared not easily provoke these kingdoms either.

Not to mention that it was impossible for the pirates to unite, even if they did and wiped out those kingdoms, the pirates would be in a miserable state without them. Supplies would be an issue once they went ashore. They were seekers of power and freedom and could not govern kingdoms at all.

Moreover, when facing dozens or even hundreds of pirate crews, the various kingdoms held absolute authority. Therefore, the ones who truly called the shots were the kings of the various kingdoms. Of course, they would not actively provoke the pirates; if they pushed these pirates too far, there would definitely be hell to pay.

Thus, the two sides reached a state of coexistence. Do not think of pirates as just a bunch of sweaty, desperate thugs. On the sea, they were mainly looking for 'Secret Relics.' Once they found a 'Secret Relic,' they could gain extraordinary abilities or use the 'Secret Relic' as an extraordinary weapon or item.

Besides searching for Secret Relics, pirates were also keen on hunting sea monsters, which could also yield extraordinary materials. Although these were raw materials, the various kingdoms had mastered processing techniques to create relatively common Secret Relics.

Furthermore, the Viking Sea not only contained monsters but also the Sea Race, though they rarely appeared on land and mostly dealt with pirates.

Three legendary pirate crews, countless first- and second-rate pirate crews, curses, extraordinary abilities, monsters, treasure legends, and gods whose existence was unknown—this was the Viking Sea: mysterious, dangerous, but also fascinating.

On the sea surface, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang swam to Su Xiao's side and handed him the glass bottle held in its mouth. This was the reward for completing the Death Game, the item Su Xiao had chosen in the Final Place.

Su Xiao gripped the glass bottle and exerted force; cracks appeared on the bottle. Seeing this, he tossed the glass bottle high into the air.

The glass bottle exploded in mid-air, and gray-black fine sand suddenly expanded, covering an area of several dozen meters above.

The sea breeze seemed to turn into wails, and a ferocious, arrogant laughter emerged.

The gray-black sand slowly evaporated, and a massive black object fell from above, attracting the attention of all participants on the sea.

Boom!

The massive object landed, causing seawater to splash everywhere. Soon, the sea surface calmed down.

But the very next moment, the seawater beside Su Xiao began to surge to both sides; something was floating up from beneath him.

Splash—

As the seawater surged outward, a large ship pushed through the water and appeared on the surface. The wooden planks creaked, and a sail with several holes in it dropped down with a 'whoosh' sound.

A three-masted ship appeared on the sea. It was thirty-seven meters long in total, with dark red main sails painted with a white skull that was clearly grinning.

The first impression this ship gave was one of aggression. The pitch-black hull had a sense of age but was not dilapidated.

Su Xiao stood at the bow, seawater dripping from his hair and chin. The Viking Sea? Mysterious? Dangerous? It didn't matter; he had a ship now—a living three-masted ship, a ship that could eat living things. If he really encountered sea monsters, it wasn't certain who would eat whom.

This ship was the reward Su Xiao received for completing the Death Game. As for why he chose it, it was certainly not because Su Xiao could predict the future or had incredible luck.

When on Twilight Island, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang had traded 'Mageyaga' wine with the Rat for information. At that time, the Rat had said: "Thirsty as hell, this weather is too hot. If only I could go for a swim in the sea..."

Thirst and hot weather were all just filler; the 'sea' was the key.

Therefore, when Anna proposed trading the Execution Dagger with Su Xiao, Su Xiao chose the Nautical Compass simply because it was related to the sea.

And when choosing his reward in the Final Place, Su Xiao had chosen items related to the sea as much as possible. After Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang found the glass bottle sealing this ship, Su Xiao chose it decisively.

Su Xiao's current advantage had nothing to do with predicting the future or coincidence; he had always made subjective choices for items related to the sea.

Now, Su Xiao had this large ship named 'Doom.' Encountering it at sea was a doom for enemies. If he were on the opposing side, Su Xiao at least wouldn't want to encounter it at sea.

Its power lay in two points: its sailing speed and the shot fired from the main cannon hidden in the bow after it devoured living creatures to accumulate energy. This was also the Doom's only weapon, or rather, it was the only weapon it needed.

Standing at the bow, Su Xiao raised his left arm, and root-like systems resembling tree roots grew from the helm nearby, coiling around his left arm.

Under Su Xiao's control, the dark red main sails were lowered, catching the wind, and the Doom sailed forward.

Su Xiao looked up at the overcast sky, his eyes narrowing.

"An Old God, huh."

Su Xiao was quite familiar with Old Gods. The haze in the sky was abnormal; it was highly likely influenced by an Old God. The fact that there was an Old God in this world was undoubtedly good news.

"Why the f*ck does he have a ship! Isn't the storage space sealed? What the hell!"

A participant soaking in the sea had his eye twitching. This guy was from Watcher Paradise, and his mood at this moment was exceptionally complex, though it was mainly envy, jealousy, and hatred.

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