Chapter 582: Stealing

The "Bard" turned around abruptly and cast his gaze toward the door.

He waited for a while, but no one came to knock on the door, and those slight footsteps no longer echoed in the corridor.

As a Beyonder who could already be called a veteran, the "Bard" certainly wouldn't feel that he had auditory hallucinations just now. He returned to the servant's bed, picked up the backpack containing this year's harvest, and pretended to be trying to escape the "Sea Viceroy's" mansion before the results of the Sea Prayer Ritual were determined.

This was a behavior a normal person would have. After all, not everyone would completely believe the promise Juan Oro made.

The "Bard" shouldered the backpack, deliberately opened the window sneakily, and tried to jump into the weed cluster outside.

Just at this moment, a figure only a little over a meter tall emerged from the shadow in the corner, with a deformed large head and a shriveled face. It was one of the "Little Devils" among the ocean kin.

This "Little Devil" waved its arms, signaling the "Bard" to close the glass window.

It's also a species with low intelligence. After generations like this, they still haven't learned Highland language, only able to communicate barely like dogs... The "Bard" mocked in his heart, and on the surface, he closed the window again fearfully.

After the test just now, he had roughly figured out where the several ocean kin responsible for monitoring him were hiding.

And they seemed to have nothing to do with the slight footsteps in the corridor just now and hadn't noticed.

On the Colorful Flower Ceremony Ship, "Mad Lady," wearing a blood-colored dress with part of her face in a state of pure flesh, saw Mr. K and Lu Mian, and immediately disappeared from the spot again, changing her position once more.

Almost at the same time, behind and to the side of where she had originally stood, a figure was outlined. It was precisely Lu Mian and Mr. K.

They had also used their own "teleportation" abilities to block "Mad Lady."

After "Mad Lady" transferred to the other side of the deck, the corners of her mouth, composed of pure flesh, curled up obviously, and her gray-green eyes were full of anticipation and excitement:

You guys attack me, you guys chase me. That way, no one will use the item that has paid respects to ancestors to steal the deep-level power that is about to explode. At that time, let's see who reacts the fastest and "teleports" out of this sea area first!

As for those who didn't manage to escape, they would definitely be torn to pieces like everyone else on the ship!

As thoughts raced, "Mad Lady" became transparent rapidly and disappeared, avoiding the crimson-near-white fireballs launched by Lu Mian and the pale cyan wind blades from Mr. K.

In the booming explosion, "Ultraman" Lato Giaro was also very annoyed by "Mad Lady's" behavior. If he were still the temporary, complete "Sea Viceroy," he naturally wouldn't be afraid of the impact of the deep-level power inside the spaceship — just now he hadn't planned to spit out "Mad Lady" and use that silver ring from the "Bard."

But now, the situation had changed. Juan Oro, that old immortal, was burning his own life and sacrificing his own flesh and blood, and was competing with him for the authority of the "Sea Viceroy."

In such a state, "Ultraman" couldn't be sure at all whether he was receiving complete protection or suffering a certain degree of attack. And he wasn't a true demigod yet, so he didn't know if he could withstand that kind of attack, only suffering injuries.

He couldn't help but urge "Mad Lady" with his eyes, but this companion had been "teleporting" and changing positions, and had no time to have eye contact with him at all. And that humanoid sealed object was still immersed in the distant chanting coming from the darkness, ignoring the "ocean's fury" that was about to arrive.

Just in the blink of an eye, inside the silver-gray massive object on the seabed, substantial starlight surged from everywhere, following the condensed energy channel, and with the sound of a tsunami, smashed toward the Colorful Flower Ceremony Ship, wanting to swallow everything around, wanting to swallow this sea area.

"It's coming!" "Mad Lady" prepared excitedly for an extreme escape.

Facing that mighty starlight giant wave, Lu Mian's first reaction was:

"Why is there another 'Ocean's Fury'?"

Relying on his own combat instinct, he instantly extended his spirituality to the "Lying" earring on his left ear, stimulating the high-sequence theft power attached to this magical artifact.

The starlight in his eyes "became" increasingly intense, as if it had substance.

Lu Mian, who had already raised his left hand, turned his wrist gently.

Those starlight rays rushing out from the silver-gray massive object all changed course, pouring toward Lu Mian wave after wave, covering the sky and the ocean.

This was even more terrifying than the previous "Ocean's Fury." At this moment, Lu Mian had the feeling that the end of the world had arrived.

He was very clear that he absolutely couldn't keep all of this "strand" of stolen power on himself; otherwise, he would definitely not be able to withstand it and would be crushed into rotten meat and powder on the spot, indirectly helping Termiboros break free from his predicament. Fortunately, the theft power attached to "Paying Respects to Ancestors" had the function of dispersing the obtained gifts, letting everyone present and all the "Children of the Sea" in the Santa Port range bear it together, just like every time the Sea Prayer Ritual succeeded.

Lu Mian was a bit greedy and reluctant, but he could still restrain himself. He opened his left hand, which seemed to be grasping something, without hesitation and turned his wrist in the opposite direction.

With a boom, the starlight that covered the sky and the ocean was like an explosion occurring inside, throwing out rays of brilliant starlight toward the high sky and toward the surroundings.

"Stars like rain..." On that sailing ship, Seeing Fu Lan Ka, who was hiding in the cabin, saw this scene and couldn't help but utter a sentence of emotion.

She held the Major Arcana card belonging to "Judgment" tightly in her hand.

This wasn't used to ask Lady "Judgment" to descend directly. After all, this wasn't the other party's jurisdiction. This was used to provide positioning for the Major Arcana cards that had already arrived nearby.

Those rays of starlight dragged out brilliant traces, drilled into the bodies of everyone nearby, and flew toward those with bloodline connections further away.

This process was something Lu Mian couldn't control. Therefore, he could only feel part of the starlight falling on him, causing a burning sensation on his left chest and eroding his flesh, while seeing a large amount of starlight attracted by the thick ocean bloodline and the "Sea Viceroy's" authority, rushing toward "Ultraman" and Juan Oro.

Of course, the one who received the most gifts was undoubtedly that humanoid sealed object.

She was like the core of a whirlpool, constantly rolling in the surrounding starlight, and even less flew toward "Hela's" sailing ship than normal.

"Ultraman" received replenishment and instantly broke free from the weakness after being hit by those two rays from Juan Oro, completely snatching back the authority of the "Sea Viceroy."

Amidst the joy, Lato Giaro's heart surged with strong surprise and doubt:

"Why can Lu Mian Li also steal the spaceship's power?

"That must be a high-sequence theft ability...

"Hasn't the altar of 'Paying Respects to Ancestors' already been placed with that ring of the 'Bard'? And we confirmed that it would have a corresponding effect.

"Isn't it that it can only be enchanted once a year?"

Amidst the echoing astonishment, Lato Giaro couldn't care about thinking about the answer to the question. His instinctive reaction was to hurry and press that old man Juan Oro to death. Otherwise, no one knew what kind of things he would stir up if he were also strengthened!

At this time, Juan Oro felt that the lost power had returned quite a bit. He saw that his cracked chest and blurred flesh were all covered by starlight scales, and the blood flowing out was dyed with a brilliant "color."

He looked at Lato Giaro and suddenly showed a smile, a smile with a bit of relief, a bit of yearning, and obvious anger.

His body changed rapidly, his eyes stood up, scales grew, and his limbs became thick. It only took one breath for him to turn into a humanoid lizard.

During this process, Lato Giaro condensed ghostly green brilliance and fell on Juan Oro in the form of rays one after another.

Juan Oro didn't dodge or evade, standing firm and bearing it.

His aura weakened rapidly, but this was exactly what he wanted.

His humanoid lizard-like body then faded, becoming more and more transparent, as if condensed by starlight.

Then, Juan Oro merged into the void representing this sea area and said to Lato Giaro with a complex expression:

"I have returned to the sea.

"You come soon too..."

For the last few words, Juan Oro said them through gritted teeth, without covering up that bone-deep hatred.

Every "Child of the Sea" had made preparations to return to the sea, and Juan Oro was no exception, but he hadn't thought he would be in this situation.

He only hoped now to let Lato Giaro go together!

Juan Oro's figure dissipated, completely becoming a part of this "sea area."

"Ultraman" Lato Giaro suddenly felt that his combination as the "Sea Viceroy" with this "sea area" had a rift and was no longer so harmonious, as if a rebellious will was growing and spreading in the "power of the sea."

This meant that the "Sea Viceroy" authority he obtained would be unable to become complete for a long time.

Damn old guy! Lato Giaro cursed inwardly, but he wasn't panicked.

He had already discovered that there was only one demigod, "Hela," on that sailing ship, and the humanoid sealed object that had received the sea's gift and initially broken free from the chanting influence was enough to drag the other party for a while.

Although he didn't understand why "Gandalf" and the others didn't come, "Ultraman" Lato Giaro was happy to see such a thing happen.

He could free his hands to deal with Lu Mian Li and his helper!

Even if he were an incomplete "Sea Viceroy," he had enough strength to control enemies who hadn't reached the demigod level in a short time, enter the spaceship first, not to mention having "Mad Lady's" help.

Lu Mian, who had finished accepting the "Sea's Gift," was thinking about another thing:

The current me seems to have the qualifications to compete for the "Sea Viceroy's" authority...

Although I can't be said to have the "bloodline of the sea," I only possess some "power of the sea," and it can only be maintained for a week, and it's far inferior to "Ultraman," but my fake sequence is high enough, having an angel level!

Just when "Ultraman" Lato Giaro and Lu Mian made reactions one after another, the gray sky suddenly became much brighter.

Thick, green vines hung down from there, covering the two ships and the surrounding area like a rainstorm, soon intertwining into a forest like a giant's, a forest growing on the seawater.

(End of chapter)