Chapter 2934: Crushing

Boom!

Boom! The shell wrapped in black energy landed on the port of Batu Island, orange-red flames shot up into the sky, a large area of warehouses on the port were blown to pieces, the flames burned fiercely, one shot flattened nearly all buildings within an 800-meter diameter.

Screams and curses came from inside the port, a large group of pirates rushed toward the dock, just as they reached the dock, they saw flames burning on the dock as well.

A black surge burst out from above the captain's cabin of the Doom Carrier, this was no black surge, it was a single black-cursed crow.

Inside the black-cursed crow, Su Xiao looked ahead at Batu Island, he had little interest in the residential area on the island, plus it was beyond the range of the annihilation heavy cannon, while the port, he was very interested in, he wanted to know, if this port were flattened, could the West Sea King still continue to hole up in his headquarters.

350,000 black-cursed crows circled above 'Batu Island', blocking the sky, the cursed people turned into black shadows and darted swiftly through the seawater near the Doom Carrier.

Boom!

Another shell boomed out, the screams on the port gradually subsided, the bustling crowd earlier now all fled toward the interior of 'Batu Island'.

"Armand, you take 400 cursed people ashore, kill all the pirates on the port."

"Hmm."

Armand turned into a gray shadow, plunged into the sea, not long after, an explosion sounded on the dock, gray flames spread outward, over a dozen skeletal pirates were flung out.

A pale green ghostly shadow rushed out, as soon as it reached the dock, it threw out a dagger with hooks at both ends, the dagger turned into a afterimage, sinking into a pirate's chest, at the tail of the hook dagger, a chain as thick as a little finger was attached, the other end of the chain held in the ghost's hand.

The one-eyed pirate struck by the dagger cried out in pain, at the same time he raised his hand to grab the dagger's hilt, just then, the ghost's arm several meters away jerked, the one-eyed pirate pierced through the chest by the hook dagger flew over.

While the one-eyed pirate was still airborne, a large axe stained with dried blood and flesh came down, the axe blade tore through the air.

Pfft.

The upper half of the one-eyed pirate's body was chopped off, the last thing he saw was a towering figure in tattered clothes wielding a giant axe.

"The captain has ordered, kill all pirates on the port."

"However you want to kill?"

"As you like."

"Then good."

Roars and battle cries mixed together, the sea wind carried a hint of bloodiness, the dock that had just been prosperous and orderly was now in chaos, ordinary pirates facing cursed people could barely block two blows before being killed on the spot.

Boom!

A shell landed behind a group of cursed people, some had solemn expressions, some were grinning ferociously, the weapons in their hands still dripped blood.

"How long since I last tasted blood."

The executioner stretched out a tongue several centimeters long, licked the blood on his hand, those pupils faintly glowed red at the center, this was the effect of the Warlord Lord's 'Blood·Soul Power' ability.

Not far away, the silent ghost walked past a large iron cage nearby, it flicked its dagger, the iron cage opened.

The ghost with a metal mask covering half its face seemed unable to speak, it pointed at the female slave inside the iron cage, then pointed toward the interior of 'Batu Island', in the next moment, the ghost suddenly appeared behind a pirate, it leapt low, the hook daggers in both hands stabbed repeatedly, continuously piercing the pirate's skull, this killing method was not only brutal, but also made the enemy suffer unimaginable pain in a short time.

Crack, crack...

The hook daggers pulled out shattered bone and brain matter flying everywhere, the attacked pirate only let out half a scream before thudding to the ground.

The ghost flicked the hook daggers in its hand, began searching for the next prey, not far away, the female slave huddled in the iron cage nearly fainted from fright.

Ding, ding, ding!

Metal clashed, sparks flew, a pirate over two meters tall kept retreating, opposite him was Armand wielding a Western sword.

This pirate was named Caron, he was one of the West Sea King's trusted aides, responsible for managing 'Batu Island'.

At this moment, Caron held a metal rod, nearly two meters long, the front half as thick as a washbasin, also covered with nail spikes.

Clang!

Armand's Western sword slashed out a gray shadow, his fighting style was steady and solid, sharp yet revealing composure, once the enemy fell into a disadvantage, it was very hard to turn the tide.

Caron retreated several large steps, his face covered in cold sweat, he panted like an ox, his weapon felt unsteady in his hand.

His entire left arm was being burned by a gray flame, this flame consumed the flesh and blood on his left arm and shoulder, leaving only Bai Sensen bones, strangely, his hand bones were not burned to ash.

"Who are you! This is the West Sea King's territory."

Caron stared at Armand, he did not recognize Armand as a cursed person because Armand's appearance had changed too much, besides his eyes being pitch black, the cursed people's skin was no longer deathly white, plus Armand had changed clothes, outsiders could not recognize who he was.

Caron was stunned, there was no threat, no negotiation, no intimidation, just shells and knives, killing on sight, burning whatever was valuable, even the most vicious pirates had never done this.

"Who exactly are you!"

Caron roared angrily, Armand did not answer, his foot slipped, he swung a horizontal slash, the sword edge wailed, at the same time, Caron suddenly raised his own left arm, he had already turned into bone, his two fingers stabbed straight into his own eyes, ask, who would guard against their own arm already turned to bone?

After Armand's death flame burned away the enemy's flesh, he could control the remaining bones.

If the enemy was burned down to only bones, Armand could also control them, he would control the skeleton to lunge at the enemy, then the skeleton would explode, releasing a large area of death flame.

The one-eyed pirate stabbed blind in both eyes let out a muffled groan, he immediately felt a cold sensation on his neck, as if something had sliced across his neck.

Clang.

Caron's skull flew up, gray flames spread along his severed neck, instantly burning his headless corpse into a skeleton, the bones scattered rattling on the ground.

With a thud, a Bai Sensen skull fell to the ground, gray flames drifted from the eye sockets of the skull.

Caron, one of the three trusted aides of the West Sea King, was beheaded ten minutes after the battle began.

Facing the assault of the Doom Carrier, the pirates on 'Batu Island' were completely routed, initially, the Doom Carrier lurked underwater, approached 'Batu Island', and carried out the first wave of surprise attack.

This caused, the pirates on the island could only rush toward the dock, trying to board the ship, to deal with the Doom Carrier constantly firing shells.

As for the gun emplacements on both sides of the dock, the enemy ship was too far away, the enemy's bombardment target was the entire port, they could only be effective if they hit the enemy ship, the attack targets of both sides were too far apart, moreover, the enemy was moving at high speed on the sea.

When the pirates had just boarded the ships, a pleasant surprise came, they found that the hulls of all pirate ships had appeared holes, let alone sailing, the ships would sink in a short while.

This was Su Xiao's prearranged setup, when the Doom Carrier was still submerged, he had released 390 cursed people, who turned into black shadows and lurked in the seawater near the dock awaiting orders.

Surprise attack → destroy enemy ships → clear dock of enemy pirates → remaining cursed people assault the port, finally reinforcing each other.

During this process, the Doom Carrier bombarded continuously, firing three shells per minute, a total of 46 shells, each with a blast radius of 800 meters in diameter, blasting the entire port several times over.

Facing this continuous carpet bombing, the pirates on the port were desperate, some even knelt to surrender, but what greeted them was shells.

Blazing flames burned, the entire port became a sea of fire, the Doom Carrier docked before the dock, icy cold spread, freezing a path through the fire.

"Ghost, have you found the person I need?"

Hearing Su Xiao's words, the ghostly shadow nodded and made a throat-slitting motion.

"No need to kill him yet, take me to see him."

The ghostly shadow nodded again, turning into a pale green phantom, leading the way ahead.

Su Xiao walked along the road of solid ice with flames rising on either side, arriving at the West Sea King's territory; of course he had to greet the other party, and if he could provoke them into leaving their lair, that would be best.

After passing the dock area, Su Xiao reached the commercial district behind; the streets were empty, he stopped before a three-story mansion, gave the ghostly shadow a look, and it stepped forward.

Dong, dong, dong.

The ghostly shadow knocked on the door with the pommel of its dagger; seeing this, Bahamut, perched on Amu's shoulder, laughed.

"Still quite polite, damn it."

The door opened, and an old steward stood in the vestibule.

"Gentlemen, we are not only men of the West Sea King, but also represent the Empire; you must consider this carefully..."

Before the old steward could finish speaking, the ghostly shadow stepped forward, driving the dagger in its hand into the steward's chin, piercing through the heavenly spirit cover and then lifting upward.

The ghostly shadow belongs to the typical type—ruthless and sparing with words; no, it does not speak at all.

Su Xiao entered the three-story mansion, and upon reaching the second floor, he saw a middle-aged wealthy merchant.

"Can you contact the West Sea King?"

"Yes!"

"Then contact him."

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged merchant took out a conch shell, and a ripple emanated from within it; about half a minute later.

"What is it?"

The West Sea King's voice came from within the conch shell.

"It's me, the captain of the Doomship."

"You're at... Batu Island?"

From the West Sea King's side came a cracking sound; one could tell he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

"Yes, I'll wait for you here for one hour."

After saying this, Su Xiao crushed the conch shell in his hand.

In the luxurious banquet hall, the smells of alcohol, tobacco, and food mingled together; nearly a hundred pirates were holding a feast, with dancing girls performing on the tables, flaunting their charm, while the surrounding pirates shouted and yelled, creating a very lively atmosphere.

Near a round large dining table, the West Sea King held a conch shell in one hand, his lips slightly trembling; the fruits of nearly twenty years of painstaking effort, just moments ago, were gone.

Bang!

The West Sea King slapped the table before him into pieces with one palm; cups and plates flew everywhere; the banquet hall suddenly fell silent, all the pirates' eyes turned toward the West Sea King, and no one dared to speak.

"Kukulin Bai Ye!!"

The West Sea King's furious shout carried far, even reaching the servants in the manor courtyard.

Su Xiao's attack this time was actually more vicious than directly assaulting the West Sea King's lair; this is a 'true damage' to the spirit, plus it can still yield some profit.

Dark clouds covered the sky, over an unknown sea, layer upon layer of waves surged.

A small boat floated on the sea surface; on it was a man holding an oar, clad in full-body armor—this is Gluttony, who is hunting down his enemy.

"Your stamina will run out, and then it will be your death date."

Gluttony rowed the small boat, his gaze especially firm, but after pursuing for so long, with food and fresh water in storage sealed, and the large ship scattered by giant waves, Gluttony is already starving.

Gluttony worries that catching sea fish will waste time, allowing the enemy to escape the maximum tracking range; he decides to endure hunger, and from the start of the pursuit until now, he has not stopped for a moment; the enemy's speed is so fast, the stamina consumed is absolutely not little.

Gurgle gurgle~

Gluttony's stomach pouch wailed, as if blaming him for his foolish behavior; he hesitated for a moment, raised his hand to grab the edge of the small boat, tore off a piece of plank, then opened the visor with air holes, and shoved the wooden fragment into his mouth.

Crack, crack...

Gluttony chewed on it, discovering that when starving, as long as his stomach can tolerate it, wood is actually quite edible, especially wood soaked in seawater.

"I am... not going to give up."

Gluttony tore off another piece of wood, stuffed it into his mouth; while rowing, he still chewed the wood fragments in his mouth, and this thing becomes more fragrant the more it is chewed.