Chapter 786: Mask

Lu Mian immediately shrank into the shadow to the side, closely watching the slowly opening metal door of the captain's cabin.

As the dining cart filled with various foods was pushed in, he saw the target of this operation, the "Admiral of the Deep" named Haer Constantine.

Although he had heard many rumors and seen the portrait on the wanted poster, nothing could make Lu Mian feel more vividly what it meant to have sea monster blood than seeing it with his own eyes:

The "Admiral of the Deep," Haer Constantine's face looked like a palm-sized, translucent octopus was crawling on it, with more than a dozen slippery tentacles hanging down to his chest around his chin. His hair was dark blue, near black, round and thick, draped to his shoulders, while his body was completely wrapped in a black cloak, with even his hands hidden inside.

This looked different from a normal human at first glance.

But Lu Mian felt a sense of abnormality:

The face that looked like it was fused with an octopus was exposed, so what was there to hide about the body?

Even if there was a real octopus under the cloak, people around wouldn't be surprised!

The reason for wrapping the body tightly with a cloak was because there was a problem that was even more unpresentable?

Amidst his doubts, Lu Mian earnestly observed Haer Constantine's fate.

The state of a shadow creature wouldn't affect him doing this, because shadow creatures could also "see" the real world, just from a slightly different perspective.

When the two pirates placed all the food from the dining cart onto the long table in the captain's cabin, Lu Mian's eyes reflected the illusory river composed of mercury-colored complex symbols.

Considering that the distance between the two sides didn't exceed fifteen meters, Lu Mian stretched out his right palm, let it stay at the edge of the shadow, and touched Haer Constantine's river of fate across the air.

Most of the "Admiral of the Deep's" fate fragments immediately materialized and flowed past.

Lu Mian knew time was limited and could only browse roughly:

He saw Haer Constantine sneaking in the deep, dark, lightless seabed, saw the other party fighting a demigod over 2.5 meters tall holding a giant sword, saw this "Admiral of the Deep" passing through ruins filled with strange-looking buildings, saw his future self taking off the translucent octopus on his face......

Taking off the small octopus crawling on his face? That wasn't Haer Constantine's face, just a mask? He wasn't a descendant of a sea monster? Lu Mian was stunned for a moment, reflexively seizing the time to choose the fate fragment he was about to exchange.

That was the fate fragment of Haer Constantine being injured on the seabed.

In this fate fragment, Haer Constantine, who was only Sequence 7 or Sequence 6 at the time, failed to return to the sea surface in time and suffered the heavy squeezing of water currents and a sense of suffocation like liquid being poured into his lungs.

This was still different in degree from the fate fragment of Mo Lan Avigny's lust explosion. After all, because of that lust explosion, Mo Lan Avigny's fate was completely changed, and he had to move toward the end named death ahead of time. The "Admiral of the Deep's" fate fragment could only be counted as an event that influenced his subsequent exploration style and gave him some gains, but Lu Mian couldn't find a more suitable choice in a short time.

The moment fate began to exchange, Haer Constantine, who was watching the two pirates walk out of the captain's cabin, suddenly cast his gaze toward the area where Lu Mian was hiding.

His spirituality had a warning!

Almost simultaneously, a blazing lightning bolt lit up in the "Admiral of the Deep's" eyes.

Amidst the *crackling* sound, a thick lightning bolt struck the place where Lu Mian was hiding. It hit the wall, split into countless small electric snakes, clawed and bared fangs to cover this area, and raged through the metal door, metal walls, and metal floor, indiscriminately attacking every corner inside and outside the captain's cabin.

The two pirates delivering food bore the brunt, their bodies trembling and convulsing, as if dancing a ridiculous dance.

Their skin was quickly turning charred black.

Amidst the *crackling* sound, a mirror shattered in each of the shadows where Franca and Jenna were hiding, but the figures of the two witches didn't appear.

Carnival bar, "Giant Shark" Jörg and "Ship Destroyer" and several other companions had just entered the hall, staring at the back of the unknown adventurer, not yet having time to speak, when they felt the noisy outside world suddenly become quiet. The discussion and arguments of many pirates were like being installed with a silencer, disappearing instantly.

This...... "Giant Shark" Jörg instinctively turned his head to look at the window, seeing the dim sunlight coming through the mist replaced by deep gloom.

Just at this time, Lu Mian, who was sitting at the bar position, turned his high stool. He had a cold expression and indifferent eyes, looking at the several great pirates as if looking at dead people.

A huge crimson, near-white fireball flew out with a *whoosh*.

*Boom! *

In the flames and wind raised by the fireball, several great pirates dodged to different places, either relying on agile movements or using abilities.

Behind the "Ship Destroyer," Lu Mian's figure quickly outlined amidst the chaos and hummed.

Two white lights shot out from his nose, and the "Ship Destroyer" fell into a coma directly.

Seeing this scene, "Giant Shark" Jörg felt his scalp tingle, and he subconsciously muttered silently:

"So strong......"

On the *Newins*.

A figure suddenly outlined behind the "Admiral of the Deep," Haer Constantine, who was using the "Lightning Strike" ability and utilizing the current environment to create a range attack effect.

That was Franca wearing an assassin suit.

Franca held a three-edged thorn that was transparent to the point of being almost invisible in her right hand, and raised her left palm, locking onto Haer Constantine with the iron-black ring with spikes worn on it.

Two lightning bolts then flashed across her eyes.

While Franca used "Mental Pierce" on Haer Constantine, Jenna's figure appeared on the side of the door, throwing a gold louis at this "Admiral of the Deep," as if to attract the other party's attention, making him briefly ignore Franca's assassination.

A golden brooch carved into a columbine was already worn on her chest.

Anthony, covered in gray-white scales, appeared in the corridor, with multiple small electric snakes wandering on his body, which made his body a bit numb and unable to move quickly.

But this didn't affect Anthony using his abilities.

Looking at the "Admiral of the Deep" with a translucent octopus crawling on his face, his pupils turned vertical and dyed gold.

"Deterrence!"

This could make the target feel like they had encountered a real dragon, instantly panicked and at a loss.

And when fate began to exchange, and Haer Constantine discovered the abnormality and struck out lightning, Lu Mian directly "Teleported" to the wooden back chair by the window in the captain's cabin.

Immediately after, fine electric snakes covered this place, but limited by the material of the back chair, it didn't last long.

This made Lu Mian's body also show signs of a certain numbness.

However, he didn't reveal his figure because he was now a true shadow creature, and no shadow creature would break away from the shadow due to suffering a slight electric shock.

Lu Mian chose to continue staying in the shadow brought by the wooden back chair, quietly watching the ensuing battle.

——During the process of exchanging fate, he couldn't attack Haer Constantine again, as that would cause the process to be interrupted.

Therefore, it would depend on whether Franca, Jenna, and Anthony, three Beyonders under Sequence 5, could join forces to drag the "Admiral of the Deep" for at least two minutes!

Of course, if they really wanted to kill Haer Constantine, Anthony, who carried the "Winter is Coming" revolver, had a way to complete this matter quickly, but that was neither cost-effective nor violated the original purpose.

"Deterrence" and "Mental Pierce" hit Haer Constantine one after another, but the face of this "Admiral of the Deep" fused with a translucent octopus lit up with a faint glow, protecting his soul and spirit behind it, only suffering relatively light influence.

When the face with the translucent octopus crawling on it dimmed slightly, the "Admiral of the Deep," Haer Constantine, was both puzzled that he didn't recognize the few assassins attacking him, suspecting which adventurer team wanted to make a name for themselves and get a huge bounty, and endured the feeling of dizziness, picked up the obsidian trident from the weapon rack beside him, and thrust it fiercely at Franca.

This trident immediately carried violently jumping silver-white electric light, and the tip was heavy, as if wanting to attract Franca over and hang herself on it.

*Crack! *

Franca's body wearing the assassin suit shattered into numerous mirror fragments, while on the other side, Jenna threw a cluster of quiet black flames at Haer Constantine, hiding herself in the shadow again.

Anthony also took out the "Winter is Coming" pistol, which looked like an exquisite work of art, aimed at the "Admiral of the Deep," and prepared to complete a normal shot.

Just as the *bang* sound rang out, the *whoosh* sound of wind sharply pierced the ears of everyone present.

Haer Constantine was wrapped in a wild wind and flew into mid-air, avoiding the golden bullet and the evil, quiet black flames.

He then pointed the obsidian trident in his hand at Anthony.

The silver-white currents winding on the trident instantly gathered into a thick lightning bolt and shot out with a *swish*.

Anthony was experienced. After firing, he immediately threw himself into an area far from the door, changing his position, and wasn't directly hit by that magnificent thunder, but the countless small electric snakes produced as a result still affected him, making him tremble and numb on the spot.

The two pirates delivering food had just gotten rid of the previous electric shock and were covered by a new round, falling to the ground in a coma, convulsing.

Franca and Jenna were also affected by this indiscriminate attack of electric snakes, exiting the state of invisibility and hiding in the shadow respectively.

Seeing this, the "Admiral of the Deep," Haer Constantine, didn't feel joy, nor did he produce a bloodthirsty emotion. Instead, he became increasingly vigilant, and the face with the translucent octopus crawling on it revealed a few doubts:

There should be one more assassin!

Why didn't he appear?

What is he preparing?

Just at this time, Haer Constantine's peripheral vision saw a figure sitting leisurely on the wooden chair near the window.

That figure had black hair and blue eyes, was handsome, wore a thick dark jacket, leaned back against the back of the chair, rested his right foot on his left knee, and had a playful smile on his face.

PS: Recommending a book, "Weird Cultivation, I Have a Five-Viscera Temple"

Introduction: Shang Lu traveled to a weird and treacherous cultivation world and became a small bailiff in the county government.

He has an invisible wife and a dilapidated Five-Viscera Temple, and the face of the deity in the temple is exactly the same as his.

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