Chapter 2951

In the Xige sea area, the *Doom* was furling its sails and anchoring, waiting for Octopus Brother to return.

After waiting for less than an hour, Octopus Brother returned with five items. This was not a friendly sponsorship; Octopus Brother had also set its heart on the Primordial Water. It planned to seize some, drink a small amount, and see if it could restore its original body size.

After going ashore, Octopus Brother's combat power was worrying, so it chose to invest. If the matter succeeded, it only wanted 10 milliliters of the Primordial Water.

Octopus Brother knew one thing: drinking too much Primordial Water was by no means a good thing, but drinking a small amount would yield infinite benefits. This was the source energy of the Demon Sea.

Su Xiao took out the 【Source (Water Attribute)】, while Caesar took out a ring, a lump of rotting meat, and half a gemstone. These items all shared the same characteristics; the aura they emitted was either twisted, full of malice, or dark.

The half-gemstone Caesar took out contained a darkness so heavy and profound that its aura was like an abyss; even Su Xiao could not help but glance at it.

The five items Octopus Brother brought back were of the same nature, all possessing camouflage abilities: a black hooded robe and a pair of black gloves made from sea beast skin, with a texture as soft as fabric.

There was also an earring; this thing was half-living and named "Deceiver." The remaining two items also had impressive origins.

Winnie walked into the captain's cabin holding a large pile of items, closed the door tightly, and began to change. A few minutes later, Winnie walked out of the captain's cabin.

Profound darkness was surging, within which lay the coldness of the water attribute. Winnie just stood there, and behind her, it was as if there were tentacles made of black water. These black tentacles were stretching, twisting, and splitting.

Looking at Winnie's appearance now, she wore a black robe and a hood, with dark gold trim along the edge of the hood. The darkness within the hood made it so one could only vaguely see her features.

Under the hood, Winnie's pupils were scarlet, her red lips were thin, and the skin on her chin was fair. On her right ear was a silver earring; this was the Deceiver.

"This woman."

The Cursed Ones on the ship all revealed looks of surprise. The Mad Dog Quike inside the iron cage even woke up, watching Winnie Wanda with eyes full of vigilance.

"Not enough."

Su Xiao spoke. Hearing his words, Octopus Brother on the side was shocked.

"This still isn't enough?! If I didn't know this woman's background, I would definitely turn and run the moment I saw her."

"Not enough."

Su Xiao decided to take out a bit more. With Octopus Brother's Deceiver, the possibility of the items being lost was very low; the Deceiver was the insurance.

Su Xiao pondered for a moment and decided to go for something ruthless. He took out several small bottles strung together, and after unbuttoning Winnie's clothes, he tied this string of bottles to the inside of her garments.

The blood inside these small bottles belonged to the Moon God, the Dominator Sothoth, the Source of Darkness Azathoth, the Nightmare God Nigadi, the Archbishop, and the Blood God—a total of six Ancient Gods' divine blood.

The aura of the 【Source】 was water-attributed and not terrifying, but it had strong compatibility, capable of reconciling and combining the auras of "dead objects" together.

Su Xiao took out a piece of armor plating; this was a memento from his battle with the Black King. He placed it in a small pocket of Winnie's inner garment, and the Power of Dead Silence also came into play.

This was not the end. Su Xiao took out another small bottle containing 【Wriggling Tentacles】. With the 【Source】 present, these things would be isolated from Winnie, so having more was not a problem.

"Bai Ye, how about we just leave it at this?"

Octopus Brother looked like it was ready to jump into the sea at any moment. Even though it knew what was going on, Winnie's current aura was simply too terrifying.

"One last item."

Su Xiao tucked the main event into Winnie's arms. This was a small charcoal box containing a small root segment of the Frenzy of Overgrowth. At this moment, the charcoal box was only opened to a hair-thin gap. With this level of aura leakage, the 【Source】 could still reconcile it. The energy contained within the 【Source】 was extremely vast; if the tier was not high enough, quantity would make up for it.

At this moment, Winnie's aura was dark, profound, twisted, ominous, frantic...

"Walk two steps."

Baha, who had landed on the main mast, spoke. It was better not to get close to Winnie right now.

"O-okay."

Winnie walked two steps at a very slow speed. Her steps were quick; she was so terrified by the aura on her own body that her legs went soft.

"This won't do, she's about to be scared unconscious by the aura on her own body."

Octopus Brother spoke from beside the ship's rail. Now, no one was willing to get close to Winnie; the Cursed Ones had all detached from the ship's hull and were turning into black shadows in the nearby sea.

Seeing this, Su Xiao took out three bottles of medicine. After Winnie drank them one by one, her expression gradually calmed down, and her legs were no longer soft.

The *Doom* hoisted its sails and set off, heading straight for the Duke's territory. The *Doom* could dive into the sea, so there was no worry about being detected by the Duke. As for how to find the Duke himself, that was even simpler.

Three hours after sailing, underwater, inside the captain's cabin of the *Doom*.

"Everything I said just now, remember it all."

Su Xiao sat on a wooden chair, looking at Winnie two meters away.

"Mm-hmm."

Winnie nodded repeatedly. Although her aura was terrifying now, she did not become arrogant. She knew where this aura came from. She felt like a toy in the hands of a mad demon, and there were ultimately two outcomes: either being played until broken, or taking the opportunity to become strong and perhaps becoming a big shot on the Demon Sea in the future.

"Winnie, don't fear anyone. You represent us now. If the negotiation on your end falls through, we will start attacking the island."

Baha spoke. Hearing this, Winnie stopped her steps and looked sideways. She saw Su Xiao, Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Amu, and Baha, whose eyes were glowing red, as well as Octopus Brother floating in mid-air, and the Cursed Ones emerging from the walls one by one.

If she had seen this scene half a month ago, Winnie would have collapsed to the ground in terror, but now, she felt courage surging from her heart. The legendary Great Pirate Duke didn't seem so amazing after all.

"I will definitely succeed."

Winnie stepped onto a piece of rag, and the next instant, she appeared on land. Noisy human voices came from a hundred meters away; that was a very prosperous town, and this town was the Duke's temporary residence.

Winnie stepped forward. When she walked on the street, the street went quiet. All the pedestrians froze in place, and some even rolled their eyes and fainted. There were a few children on the side of the street who were so scared they didn't even know how to cry; pale yellow liquid flowed down their pant legs, gradually gathering into a puddle at their feet.

*Click, click, click~*

Black ice crystals spread from the walls and windows on both sides. As Winnie walked forward, the black ice crystals on the buildings on both sides continued to spread.

The sunlight in the sky seemed to lose its color, and a few cotton-like gray objects drifted with the wind.

Located a few dozen meters away from Winnie, an old pirate holding a pipe stood up with a *whoosh*. His teeth were chattering, and the ruthlessness in his heart made him grip the sailor's knife at his waist. His hand was shaking, shaking uncontrollably.

"Are you going to... slash me?"

Winnie stopped her steps, her eyes under the hood narrowed, and the corners of her mouth curled into a dangerous arc—charming yet dangerous.

"O-of course not, my lady. Is there something you need?"

The old pirate swallowed his saliva. In his entire life, he had never encountered such a bizarre person. The fear in his heart was constantly spreading, as if in the next moment he would go mad and lose his sanity.

"I want to see your captain. I heard his name is... I forgot. I was pressed under that island for too long."

Winnie looked at the old pirate, and after a moment, she lost interest.

"Your soul is very mottled. I... have no interest in eating it."

"!"

The old pirate retreated several large steps. The other party had only said two sentences, yet revealed some terrifying information. It seemed that to this woman before him—no, this was definitely not a human—it seemed that to this existence before him, souls were just food. Fortunately, his soul was very filthy, and the other party had no interest in eating it.

"You, you want to see our captain? Duke-sama is not on this island."

"Lies."

Winnie reached out her hand, and black tentacles spread. By the looks of it, she was clearly preparing to swallow this old pirate's soul.

"This noble lady, please wait a moment. This damn pirate lied to you; our captain is indeed on the island."

The Duke's confidant, Tongue Hunter Zodi, was currently standing on top of a stone building not far away. He was followed by hundreds of elite pirates, all of whom were facing a formidable enemy.

At the same time, inside the captain's cabin of the *Doom*, a projection device mapped the image onto the wall. This was Winnie's first-person perspective.

"Don't say it, she's acting quite convincingly. She even thought of a phrase like 'the soul is very mottled.' Boss, did she see you eating soul crystals and get a psychological shadow, which is why she said that?"

"..."

"Look, she's already entered the reception hall. The Duke is about to appear."

"Woof."

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang was holding a bucket of popcorn, watching the projection on the wall with rapt attention.

At the same time, inside the reception hall of a manor on the island, a group of pirates stood by the wall, and the Duke sat majestically in the main seat. A few meters opposite him, Winnie sat on a tall chair formed by intertwined black tentacles. Mist drifted from this chair, and ghost heads were trying to break free, wailing silently.

The Duke looked at the witch in front of him. He was in a very bad mood right now. From a few minutes ago, he had started to recall: when did he provoke such a thing?

Now this bizarre thing had come to his door. By the looks of it, she was clearly planning to wipe out their Duke's Plundering Group? Thinking of this, the Duke felt a sense of depression in his heart; this was simply an unprovoked disaster.