Chapter 180: The Artist of Slaughter!

Blood Chad, who was ferociously attacked by a female extraordinary practitioner.

He turned his head without panic, looked at Kanis, who was half-pressing on him, and spoke in an orderly manner.

"Kanis, last time in bed, you pressed me so hard I could barely breathe."

"If you don't restrain yourself, I don't mind letting everyone have an eye-opener in public."

Blood Chad said that.

The surroundings instantly burst into laughter.

"Kanis, give everyone an eye-opener!"

Someone with a snarky mouth laughed and said.

"If you want to see, go find your mom!"

Kanis spat fiercely, angrily looking back.

The crowd still wanted to laugh, but ended up being intimidated on the spot by this fierce female practitioner.

As an elite crew member of the second ship of the Blood Blade Sky Pirates, Kanis really once twisted an ordinary crew member's head off and kicked it like a ball off the airship.

Kanis, who had stepped back, stared at Blood Chad.

"Then you also need to give an explanation."

"Explanation? What explanation? Did the airship sink?" Blood Chad chuckled.

That remark left Kanis speechless.

Unable to say anything, Kanis turned around and angrily swung a slap.

"Thud!" a dull sound.

The unfortunate soul slapped upside down fainted on the spot, with several teeth flying out.

"Tsk tsk... truly worthy of an earth-system extraordinary practitioner, this strength is indeed astonishing."

Taku watched this scene and couldn't help but praise.

After venting his anger, Kanis fiercely glared at Blood Charley and walked toward the front cabin.

At that moment, the people inside the cabin then gathered around the unfortunate soul who had been slapped down and fainted.

"Is there a priest? Quickly give some healing."

"This guy's head is somewhat deformed; hurry up and rescue him, or we'll lose members before the battle even starts."

"If there's no priest, anyone who knows healing methods will do."

"I have the ability to transfer damage; will that work?"

"Treat the dead horse as a living one; hurry up and apply it."

"Which direction should the injury be transferred to?"

"Transfer it to the second one; that thing is useless." someone in the crowd said.

"Damn... the injury is too severe; I'm afraid I might transfer his brain out."

Seven or eight people surrounded the seriously injured guy, discussing noisily.

Meanwhile, those standing at the back resembling new crew members or trial crew members all started trembling upon seeing this.

They originally thought following the sky pirates would make them rich.

Now it seems getting rich is uncertain, but dying violently is quite likely.

"This kid can't hold on much longer; before he dies, let's throw him down." someone proposed.

"Don't throw him; give me the corpse! He's at least a thirty-second-level extraordinary practitioner; I'll summon him as a self-destructing undead, and later he can contribute some strength, not counting as premature losses." A fourth-order necromancer was eager to try.

Just then.

"Hum!"

A beam of light descended with a boom.

That healing holy light was full of vibrant life force.

The guy who was about to give out saw his sunken cheekbones visibly and quickly recover.

"Which bastard's healing holy light didn't even give a heads-up before releasing?"

The intense holy light caused the fourth-order necromancer to shove frantically into the crowd, his angry, out-of-breath voice bellowing.

Soon, the guy who had walked a circle on the line of death came back to life.

But given the current situation... he probably just bought himself a little more time.

As Taku slowly retracted his holy light healing technique.

Blood Charley, who had never spoken before, turned his gaze to Taku.

At the same time, several gazes around also focused on Taku.

"Blood Chad, you haven't introduced this friend yet."

The claws slightly interlocked, the fire-natured four-splatter "Jian Ke" curiously sized up Taku, one of many "new crew members".

"I'm just an ordinary wizard."

Taku said in a relaxed tone.

"Once I get what I need, I'll leave."

"Of course, if... you can tell me."

Taku paused, then solemnly looked at Blood Chad opposite him.

At this point, Taku fully understood.

Originally, Taku thought the other side either wanted money, wanted to kill him, or wanted to pull a bunch of people as cannon fodder to disperse firepower.

Never did he expect that the other side actually wanted his body.

"Why did you rope me in?"

"Or perhaps, by what method did you discern that I am a Steam Wizard and confirm my strength?"

"Perhaps I can tell you more about the situation and information inside the airship of the Sailors' Guild that day."

Ta Ke's words instantly drew the attention of all the elite crew members, senior crew members, and those newly boarded crew who weren't sure they could survive this raid.

"Hey! Cha De, this wizard gentleman seems still unaware of your marvelous ability."

Jian Ke said with a smile.

And Xue Cha De sat up a little straighter before speaking seriously.

"Wizard gentleman, your strike is a gross mistake."

"I admit, at first I only had a few thoughts on this matter."

"But after I examined you, Wizard, carefully."

"Those few thoughts instantly shattered, and shattered completely."

"Then, I developed the intention to befriend you."

"First, I cannot see through your true rank, and your methods in this regard are admirable."

"Second, as you said, the number of supernal beings you have killed is countless. Even… many strong ones have perished at your hands."

"The powerful dead qi surrounding you is a perfect testament to your strength."

"Not to hide it from you, I can see the dead qi that settles around supernal beings; you may understand it as a very rare and special innate ability."

"Many people's dead qi has already permeated their flesh, bones, and even souls."

"In other words, although they act ferociously, those killings, deaths, wails, and screams still affect them, leaving some trace in their hearts, allowing the dead qi to influence them."

"Wizard, the dead qi around you exceeds that of anyone here."

"But… that dead qi can hardly stain you even a fraction."

"Moreover, that dead qi even fears you."

"Influence? It does not exist."

"Life, in your eyes, is like weeds."

"No… not even weeds."

"And death in your hands is grasped."

"We are merely clumsy butchers."

"Wizard, you are the true artist of slaughter."

"For a killing artist like you, not being a sky pirate would be a waste of talent."

As Xue Cha De's words fell silent.

"Clap clap clap…"

Crisp applause rang out.

Accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

In the passage from the fore cabin to the aft cabin, a supernal of the Bloodline Sequence slowly materialized.

"A very superb speech."

This fifth‑rank Bloodline Sequence supernal had slightly graying temples, yet his blood‑red pupils were exceptionally clear.

He spared no praise.

"And this wizard gentleman truly, as Xue Cha De said, is indeed a killing artist."

"In the art of slaughter, I doubt I could be a match."

Blood Edge Sky Pirate Group's Second Ship Captain, Bloodline Sequence Count Ya Bo Han.

Examining this Bloodline Sequence strongman, Ta Ke matched the description and discovered his true identity.

Ya Bo Han, once a top A‑rank supernal prodigy of Shenglande, a Steam Assassin.

He is hailed as the most recent S‑rank supernal prodigy.

Rumor has it his family bears a blood‑line curse, so their lifespans are not long.

Because of this, the prodigy fell out with Shenglande High Tower.

He then fled Shenglande High Tower.

When he resurfaced later.

He had already become a supernal of the Steam Bloodline Sequence.

His status was no longer Shenglande High Tower's prodigy, but a member of the Blood Edge Sky Pirate Group.

Although he is a member of the Blood Edge Sky Pirate Group, he is extremely ruthless toward many guilds.

Yet he would not strike down the prodigies of Shenglande High Tower.

The Second Ship of the Blood Edge Sky Island Group has captured many Shenglande High Tower apprentices.

These apprentices are brutally dealt with by Ya Bo Han, then released.

He is a sky‑pirate captain with a distinctly personal style.

At the same time, he is a remarkably powerful Steam Sequence strongman.

His strength is not inferior to that of an ordinary bishop.

Ta Ke had not expected.

He only intended a simple raid.

But inadvertently he boarded the pirate ship.

He also met an old senior from over a decade ago.

And it was a rather famous old senior.

For a moment, Ta Ke felt a deep sense of life's impermanence.