Chapter 2919: Caught Off Guard

From this hidden mission, one could judge how dangerous the castle ahead was. Facts proved that the previous preparations were very necessary.

Cursed Ones walked out from the black fog, a total of 350 Cursed Ones, stopping in front of the castle.

"Kill everything inside that can move."

As soon as Su Xiao's order was given, the Cursed Ones rushed into the castle. The ground they passed through was soaked with seawater.

"ROAR!"

From the pitch-black doorway of the castle, a roar like a wild beast was emitted. The Cursed Ones didn't care what was inside the castle. They had been pressed under the seabed for too long. The more terrifying and cruel the thing was, the more they were willing to chop it to pieces. This was the only pleasure they had left.

Loud noises came from the pitch-black doorway. A few seconds later, a Cursed One with a conch shell on its head flew out backward. Its body and head were separated, and it was blindly looking for its conch head.

"*Da, da, da... *"

The conch head that fell on the ground made a strange sound from its mouth. This was the sound of teeth colliding. The headless body stepped forward, not caring about putting the head back on. This Cursed One carried its conch head and rushed into the pitch-black doorway again.

Seeing this scene, Su Xiao started to think about where to get 30,000 gold coins to lift the second seal of the *Doom*.

By then, not only would the number and strength of the Cursed Ones be improved, but their consciousness would also be clear, unlike now, only able to act according to simple orders.

Su Xiao wouldn't enter the castle for now. At least he would wait until the enemies on the first floor of the castle were cleared before he would consider entering.

Opening the mission list, Su Xiao checked the hidden mission he had just triggered.

【Hidden Mission: Evil Object (Only One Ring)】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 74

Mission Information: Destroy the "Evil Object" of the "Byrne family."

Mission Deadline: 6 hours.

Mission Reward: Overflowing Soul Box.

Mission Penalty: Real Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes permanently reduced by 6 points.

The mission reward was very generous, and the penalty was also very high. Once the mission failed, the reduced physical attributes would be equivalent to the physical quality Su Xiao had improved after experiencing a world.

【Prompt: Your crew has killed a "Parasitic Guard," you have obtained 4 Soul Coins.】

The Parasitic Guard should be Baron Byrne's reliance, but compared to the Cursed Ones, whether in number or individual combat power, the Parasitic Guards were not enough to look at.

Su Xiao not only lifted the first seal of the *Doom* but also almost emptied the grocery store on Minguang Island, and while hard-topping the Magic Sea's curse, increased the number of Black Curse Crows to 85,000, just to let the Cursed Ones receive the War Lord bonus.

Having done so much preparation, if cleaning up a Baron Byrne was strenuous, then Su Xiao wouldn't need to think about clashing with the four great pirates and the Imperial forces later. Moreover, there were a large number of contractors in this world, such as Scale Dragon Alec, Poison Milk Guang Mu, etc., none of whom were easy to deal with.

What was truly difficult to deal with was not Baron Byrne, but the strong enemy hired by Mage Sage Sephiria.

Mage Sage Sephiria's previous two retaliations had all been in vain, but this didn't mean the other party was stupid. The assassin worthy of Mage Sage Sephiria's high-paying hire was definitely a top-tier contractor of the eighth tier.

At this time, in the second basement of the castle, Baron Byrne was sitting on a wooden chair, his fingers crossed, his thumbs touching. His expression was very ugly. He couldn't figure out why the Cursed Ones could board land.

Baron Byrne knew more about Cursed Ones than the few great pirates, at least that was what he thought himself. Through the reports of his subordinates, he learned the general appearance of the *Doom*.

This made Baron Byrne judge that the *Doom*'s seals hadn't been lifted much, and the Cursed Ones hadn't recovered their consciousness. This state of Cursed Ones, while difficult to kill, hadn't reached a level that couldn't be countered.

The Byrne family's Parasitic Guards were an imitation of the Cursed Ones. Baron Byrne couldn't specifically estimate the results, but he felt that at the very least, fighting the Cursed Ones head-on was no problem.

"How could they board land? Who is the captain of this generation?"

Baron Byrne had too many doubts in his heart. Originally, his plan was to hide in the castle and wait for the Duke's reinforcements, and then work from the inside out to sink the *Doom*.

That's right, the *Doom* could be sunk. Although it wouldn't take a few decades for this ghost ship to gradually recover on the seabed, that was a matter for a few decades later.

"At most a quarter of an hour, the Duke's fleet will arrive. It should... be no problem."

Baron Byrne spoke in a low voice. As soon as his voice fell, a loud noise came from the metal door of the underground room.

*BANG! *

A human-shaped bulge appeared on the metal door, and a knife covered in black rust pierced through the metal door. The blood stained on it wriggled like small insects.

This sailor knife was slowly pulled out. After a few seconds of silence outside the door.

*BANG! *

It was as if something was hitting the door. The metal door bulged inward again. After several impacts, it became quiet outside the door again.

Baron Byrne still sat majestically, looking calm, but he was leaning tightly against the back of the chair, his right hand gripping the chair's armrest turning blue from excessive force.

With a *boom*, the metal door was knocked open. The twisted metal door fell in front of Baron Byrne. The three guards guarding behind him stepped forward.

The whole bodies of these three guards seemed to be covered with black paint. The parts that were suppurating were wrapped in dirty cloth strips, emitting a foul odor.

Three Parasitic Guards vs two Cursed Ones. Both sides were non-human existences. As soon as they met, they rushed toward each other.

A Parasitic Guard with his whole head wrapped in cloth strips rushed forward in a few steps. The flesh on his right arm wriggled, turning into a sharp thorn, stabbing straight toward the Cursed One's head.

The flesh thorn passed by the Cursed One's face. Only to see this Cursed One's body tilt, and the single-edged great axe in its hand swung up.

With a *snap*, the great axe chopped into the Parasitic Guard's chin, splitting the front of its head and splashing its teeth everywhere.

After taking this axe, the Parasitic Guard retreated repeatedly. It pulled out a weighted long sword, held the sword with both hands, and swung it horizontally, as if it were going to cut the air.

Only to see the Cursed One opposite also swing the great axe, meeting the long sword with an axe.

*CLANG! *

Sparks splashed, and the impact spread. The Parasitic Guard holding the thickened long sword retreated two steps. This wasn't over yet. After the Cursed One repelled the enemy with one blow, the great axe flipped in its hand. It changed to holding the axe with both hands, and the great axe chopped down with force.

*CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! *

After the ear-piercing metal-on-metal collisions, the Parasitic Guard knelt on the ground. It held the hilt with one hand and supported the sword body with the other, barely resisting the Cursed One's few axes. Its strength was completely crushed.

The Cursed One rushed toward the side wall in a few steps. After stepping on the wall a few times, its right hand swung the great axe, its body flipped in mid-air, and it chopped down with an axe. This axe was both powerful and had a few points of the grace and smoothness of a veteran of a hundred battles.

With a *snap*, the long sword shattered, and the Cursed One chopped the Parasitic Guard into two halves with one axe. Blood splashed everywhere, involving the Cursed One.

The barnacles and shellfish all over the Cursed One's body popped off, blocking the large splash of blood. Taking this opportunity, the Cursed One tilted its body, dodging the splashing blood plasma.

Baron Byrne witnessed this scene throughout. His eyes widened, his lips opened and closed, seeming to want to say something, but it was stuck in his throat and couldn't be said. His family had explored for many years, don't know how many slaves they had killed, to create the Parasitic Guards.

The Byrne family originally prepared to rely on the Parasitic Guards to become one of the great forces on the Magic Sea. The scene before his eyes crushed Baron Byrne's cognition. After facing the Cursed Ones, the Parasitic Guards were simply vulnerable.

Is it true that all crew members of the *Doom* would be trapped on Minguang Island and enslaved by the *Doom*? The answer is, not necessarily. Those who were not strong enough before death didn't even have the qualification to be enslaved by the *Doom*.

Blood sprayed, and the other two Parasitic Guards were also solved. Only Baron Byrne and two Cursed Ones remained in the underground room.

Baron Byrne suddenly raised the flintlock pistol in his hand, aimed at the Cursed One's head, and pulled the trigger.

*Clang! * The lead bullet hit the great axe. This great axe blocked in front of the Cursed One. To reduce the force-bearing surface, this great axe was slightly tilted. After leaving a dent on the axe surface, the lead bullet was bounced off and submerged into the nearby wall, blasting a hole nearly one meter in diameter.

This flintlock pistol in Baron Byrne's hand was extraordinary. Conservatively estimated, the quality was between Holy Spirit and Immortal.

"Baron Byrne, is that all the skill you have? We prepared for a long time to occupy Shipwreck Island. Don't pretend anymore, show your true ability."

Baja's voice came. Amu walked into the underground room, and Baja stood on its shoulder.

"Boss battle can start. Your opponents are the two of us. A small boss like you isn't qualified to fight our side's strongest yet. Hurry up, don't pretend, come on with a bug transformation or something."

Baja was eager to try. Before entering this world, its strength had improved by a large margin. Now it was finally its turn to make a move.

"..."

Baron Byrne slowly stood up from the wooden chair. Seeing this scene, Baja's eyes showed vigilance. It was coming.

"You, will never be able to defeat me."

Things started to wriggle under Baron Byrne's skin, as if thousands of small insects had appeared. He gripped the flintlock pistol in his hand tight, and in his gaze at Baja and Amu, there was actually some disdain.

"Big brother, calm down..."

*BANG! *

The gunshot echoed in the room. Baja's right wing lifted. That expression was like eating two pounds of shit, vaguely revealing some confusion.

Shattered skull and blood splashed. Baron Byrne, whose head had been blown to pieces, fell to the ground. The flintlock pistol, still emitting blue smoke, also fell to the ground.

Baja miscalculated. It had calculated everything, but it hadn't calculated that this thing was actually a repeater. After firing the first shot, it didn't even need to reload to fire the second shot.

What was even more miscalculated was Baron Byrne's "invincible" fighting style. As the saying goes, as long as he died, the enemy couldn't defeat him, which could be called unsolvable.

Baron Byrne shot himself in the head, blowing his head to pieces. This operation really caught Baja somewhat off guard. ===== CHAPTER 2920 =====