Chapter 2917: Results

On the pier of Minguang Island, the *Doom* was docked. Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the small wooden bed in the captain's cabin. He was carefully sensing the black vein lines on his left arm. This was caused by the Magic Sea curse, and the 【Black Crow Ring】 had merged into these black vein lines.

At this time, the top of the captain's cabin, the rails on both sides, and the crossbar of the main mast were all covered with Black Curse Crows.

Su Xiao had already been able to summon 15,000 Black Curse Crows from Minguang Island to the outside world and had fully adapted to the burden brought by the 【Black Crow Ring】.

Walking out of the captain's cabin, Su Xiao jumped off the *Doom* and walked toward a small wooden cabin behind the pier. He was prepared to let the old woman there inlay 2 to 3 curse stones on the 【Black Crow Ring】.

Pushing open the door of the small wooden cabin, the old woman was still there. Don't know what kind of existence this old woman was, living for hundreds of years, or even longer, without eating or drinking.

"You found Winnie Wanda."

The old woman spoke in a raspy voice. She seemed to be laughing.

"Yes."

"If you want to get the curse stones, let her come and see me once."

"..."

Su Xiao narrowed his eyes, pressing one hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist. He wasn't worried about Winnie encountering danger, but was worried about this old woman becoming a danger. If this thing turned into a boss-type unit, it could conservatively be ranked in the top five of this world.

"Don't agree? Then forget it. These are the curse stones you need."

The old woman took out six curse stones. The Black Crow Ring could inlay at most six curse stones. Was this the old woman's generosity?

No, this was malice. Even with Su Xiao's soul strength, inlaying six curse stones into the Black Crow Ring at once, he might not be able to suppress it, leading to the Magic Sea curse instantly spreading to his whole body.

"Two."

"You are the captain of the *Doom*, you have the final say."

The old woman picked up the two curse stones in her hand and crushed them with a *crunch*. A gray-black energy rushed straight toward Su Xiao.

Su Xiao removed the Black King Armguard and blocked the two gray-black energies rushing toward his face with his left hand. These two energies instantly submerged into his palm.

A sharp pain came from his left arm. The black vein lines on Su Xiao's left arm bulged like blood vessels, spreading along his skin to his upper arm. After passing his shoulder, they started to spread to his neck and chest.

Blue Steel Shadow energy surged within Su Xiao's body. Soon, the spread of the curse stopped. The black vein lines, with tips like tree roots, vaguely reached Su Xiao's neck at the top and spread to his chest at the bottom. This was just "inlaying" two curse stones on the Black Crow Ring.

Su Xiao pulled his collar. At this time, the black vein lines could still be covered by clothing. If he continued to inlay Black Crow stones, clothing wouldn't be able to cover them.

Sweat dripped down Su Xiao's chin. He glanced at the old woman and walked out of the small wooden cabin.

When only the old woman was left in the room, she grinned, revealing the remaining three teeth in her mouth, looking somewhat horrifying.

"Will you... wake up?"

After saying this in a low voice, the old woman lowered her head. Her aura at this time was no different from a dead person.

Just out of the small wooden cabin, Su Xiao reached out to grab Bubu Wang. He almost fell to the ground. "Inlaying" curse stones on the Black Crow Ring bore a greater burden than imagined. Fortunately, this burden was gradually receding, and his soul strength, which reached 440 points, played an important role.

Amu stood between Su Xiao and the small wooden cabin. Su Xiao walked out while holding on hard. Minguang Island was relatively safe, that was true, but that small wooden cabin might not be.

Resting for a moment, Su Xiao's left arm regained sensation. A prompt appeared.

【Prompt: Because the erosion of the curse has intensified and it has not affected your mind, your willpower has permanently increased by 6 points.】

As soon as the Reincarnation Paradise prompt appeared, Su Xiao felt the changes in his whole body. The feeling of load was lighter. Except for his left arm still being a bit numb, there was no other discomfort.

Checking the Black Crow Ring, Su Xiao found that after inlaying two curse stones, he could summon 85,000 Black Curse Crows from Minguang Island through the Black Crow Ring.

The increase in the summoning amount of Black Curse Crows by inlaying curse stones was not constant. Inlaying the first curse stone increased the summoning amount of Black Curse Crows by 30,000, and the second curse stone increased the summoning amount by 40,000.

This was an incremental growth. The third one increased by 50,000, the fourth one by 60,000, and so on.

It looked very beautiful, but don't forget one point, which was the malice of Minguang Island and the old woman. Every time one more curse stone was inlaid, the risk increased by one point. By the last curse stone, the risk would increase to an exaggerated degree.

Black Curse Crows had two abilities: 1. When they were above the battlefield, they would form a flock of crows circling, releasing the power of the curse on the enemy below, thereby curbing the enemy's HP recovery. The more Black Curse Crows there were, the stronger this effect was.

2. Every time the Black Curse Crows attacked an enemy, the enemy would be eroded by the power of the curse. When the "Curse Value" reached 100%, the enemy would suffer an instant-death judgment.

The accumulation speed of the Curse Value was determined according to the strength of the enemy's body. If the strength was strong enough, they could hold on for a long time.

If they were normal Black Curse Crows, they indeed didn't have much ability. After all, they weren't the main force of combat. But now, they had received the bonus of all real attributes +20, maximum HP increased by 45%, and physical defense +30 points.

This made the Black Curse Crows also become a very strong combat force. Moreover, they were numerous, covering the sky and the earth.

Once all the War Lord bonuses were triggered, the Black Curse Crows' attacks could carry 120 points of real damage. Coupled with the erosion of the power of the curse, the combat strength of the Black Curse Crows would be raised to a terrifying degree.

Returning to the *Doom*, Su Xiao went straight to the captain's cabin, lying on the bed preparing to sleep...

Outside the captain's cabin, Winnie was sneaking around eavesdropping outside the door. She was determining whether Su Xiao had already fallen asleep. If so, she was prepared to do something "big"! Steal some soil from Minguang Island and go back to study it.

Winnie's ears were almost pricked up. She didn't notice that Baja had already flown near her.

"DAMN IT!!"

Baja shouted, and Winnie's soul was almost scared out of her.

Don't know how long he slept, Su Xiao sat up from the bed and looked at the time. It was afternoon outside. It was time.

Su Xiao took stock of his current combat power: 400 Cursed Ones, 85,000 Black Curse Crows, 12 Sea Soul Stones, which meant he could let the Cursed Ones fight on land for about 12 hours.

Not only these, because of the characteristics of the Black Curse Crows, they had been classified as "soldier-type units," successfully triggering the War Lord bonuses: Morale +70 points, all real attributes +20 points, maximum HP increased by 45%, and physical defense +30 points.

Under this bonus, the Cursed Ones were already very strong. When the Black Curse Crows reached 100,000, they could trigger the bonus of all ability levels increased by Lv. 10.

To inlay the third curse stone, it would take at least 2 to 3 days. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Su Xiao to control the spread of the Magic Sea curse. He didn't intend to continue waiting. Previously, he had received a message from Brigadier General Murray, who was willing to pay 4,000 gold coins for the *Doom* to cooperate with his warships to wipe out a group of pirates.

Su Xiao refused. There were many things in this that were suspicious, or rather, this was a signal. The Imperial forces seemed to be planning something, and the four major pirate groups were the same. The current situation was too stable, like the calm before the storm.

With a *whoosh*, the main sail of the *Doom* fell, and it sailed away from Minguang Island along the black fog vortex.

On the Magic Sea, the *Doom* rode the wind and waves, heading straight for Shipwreck Island. After developing for so long, it was time to test the results.

At the *Doom*'s current speed, it arrived at the sea area near Shipwreck Island in less than two hours.

Located a few nautical miles away from Shipwreck Island, the *Doom* dived into the sea. This was to release the Cursed Ones.

*Whoosh! *

Around the *Doom*, black shadows swept out of the water ripples, heading straight for Shipwreck Island.

With a *splash*, the *Doom* rushed to the sea surface, seawater excluded from both sides of the hull. Su Xiao stood above the captain's cabin, his left hand wearing the Black King Armguard gripping the air, and a black ball of light appeared in his hand. He gripped this black ball of light, and an energy spread along the vein lines on his left arm.

A black fog vortex appeared behind Su Xiao, and Black Curse Crows rushed out from the black fog vortex, flying past Su Xiao's sides.

Like a black cloud gathering in the sky, nearly 100,000 Black Curse Crows flew above Shipwreck Island. The pirates on the pier all looked up at this scene, their expressions astonished.

*Caw, caw, caw! *

The sky-filling Black Curse Crows circled above Shipwreck Island, blocking the sky and leaving the entire Shipwreck Island in shadow. The scene was extremely spectacular.

The *Doom* had come to claim lives. ===== CHAPTER 2918 =====