[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer":3,"chapter-treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-chapter-200":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},946802,1238,"Chapter 200 - 150 Death","treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-chapter-200",200,"\u003Cp>Alka had no intention of answering him and walked around the Mirror Maze, Bat in hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless Mirrors reflected Alka’s figure, but it was impossible to discern his exact position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirrors deceived his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Silver Card, flying from an unknown direction, sliced an arc behind Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack keenly sensed the attack from behind and immediately sidestepped to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this place clearly affected his perception, and the attack from behind had been rather sudden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he dodged, he was a step too slow. A deep wound still gashed his shoulder, and blood immediately gushed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed, staining his captain’s coat red. Looking at the wound on his shoulder, Jack’s expression turned somewhat gloomy, and he tapped the ground with his cane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Invisible ripples spread out around him, starting to search for Alka’s exact location, attempting to use this method to break Alka’s Mirror Maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, another ring of silver ripples spread out, colliding with the invisible ripples and blocking his probe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying to cheat with a Spell that can detect me?\" Alka’s sarcastic voice, tinged with mockery, came from all directions. \"It seems your identity as a Magician is somewhat lacking. I thought a great Magician like you would use a legitimate method to break this Mirror Maze and truly convince me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long considered that the easiest way to break the Mirror Maze was to determine the attacker’s location through large-scale detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he previously fought Chadite, the Mirror Maze was basically ineffective against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, Alka couldn’t enchant these Mirrors with a Spell that could block detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, as a compromise, he used card-making methods to temporarily manifest Chadite’s ripples into a card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chadite’s ripples had many functions, including the ability to block enemy detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response to Alka’s taunts, Jason conjured another flurry of cards, flinging them outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cards shot out from various angles and then exploded, transforming into four thick gouts of flame that sprayed around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power and heat of the flames instantly cleared a large, Mirror-less area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Jack was about to smile, Mirrors reappeared one after another, emerging with incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They refilled the spaces of the recently destroyed Mirrors, instantly restoring the damage that had just been dealt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you thinking?\" Alka’s voice echoed. \"Did you imagine I wouldn’t anticipate such an easy-to-break method?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Alka was taunting him, he had no intention of approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the hardness of these Mirrors had long been enhanced and they possessed rapid regenerative abilities, with Jack’s strength, he could destroy them with brute force anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already sensed Jack was holding back, concealing his true power, seemingly trying to provoke Alka into attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pretending to be weak to deceive the enemy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alka intentionally hid his own strength. Most of the attacks he launched only reached the limits of Two Spirals, not yet reaching the level of Three Spirals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jack, that fellow, acting as if Alka had fooled him, played his part quite well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t possibly fail to perceive my strength—I’m only at Two Spirals. He could deduce this from the time I became a Touched, or from other indicators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conversely, if Alka’s own strength had reached Three Spirals and he possessed a Treasure, that would indeed be something beyond ordinary imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why is he performing like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alka was somewhat baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, a Knight from the Church wielding a Treasure was waiting—and it was the kind of Treasure exceptionally effective in direct combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s Treasure was inherently not suited for direct combat. He should have aimed for a quick victory and captured Alka. Then, he should have left immediately, instead of dawdling here, going through these motions with Alka.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So for what purpose is he acting like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first possibility was that the flow of time here was different, so he simply didn’t care about the situation outside. This scenario had some probability, but it wasn’t high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was simply not an ability that a Three Spirals could wield, unless they had a Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if that old man possessed a Treasure, he wouldn’t be subordinate to Jack, nor controlled by Jack’s Treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Alka wasn’t mistaken, that old man was likely the deputy captain, the Touched whose strength had been enhanced the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second possibility was that Jack had some other objective. He wasn’t trying to instantly capture or eliminate Alka, but rather to make Alka do something; he was Guiding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon this thought, Alka squinted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, he flung out several cards, shooting from different directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue card suddenly shot from a strange corner and then exploded. Jack desperately rolled aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he was still ensnared, one hand and one foot bound by two blue Water Chains. Seizing this opportunity, a Silver Card shot out, slicing through a peculiar angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It aimed at Jack’s other arm. If struck by this Silver Card, his arm might very well be severed at the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Jack was no pushover. He dodged with all his might, and the Water Chains began to break apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the card tore a large gash. Blood gushed out, but the wound wasn’t fatal and hardly affected his combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>",867,"2026-06-03T07:13:40.351Z","2026-06-03T07:13:43.480Z",1,"novelbin.me","02372b145b709b1429fdb2f75ff43037a90119f7399e55e091b5af7f7b34a135","treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-chapter-351","treasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-chapter-199",1016,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftreasure-hunting-system-the-ocean-conquerer-cover.jpg"]