Chapter 336: Wishes, Jumping into the Sea, and Wooden Planks

"What else do you want?"

The maze had already been unfolded. Although this power couldn't be maintained for too long, it was enough for Xia De to occupy the upper hand.

He crossed the delicacies on the table and the falling snow in the air, looking at the merman captain opposite the table; he wanted more:

"I want to gamble a few rounds with you fairly, one bet per round, card size comparison. First round, I want to gamble on the method to lift the 【Mermaid's Song】 curse on the lady beside me."

The cards on the table were straightened out by him again, the falling snowflakes landing on the cards, but they couldn't leave any traces. The curse on Miss Difa and the power of the pirate ship were of the same origin; the other party definitely knew something.

"Good! I want to gamble on you leaving!"

On both sides of this long table placed on the snowy street, the situation was completely different from just now. The captain reached out to draw the cards in front of him; this time it was completely gambling on luck:

"I am Sun 10."

Xia De didn't move his hand; on the contrary, a little girl carrying a basket and barefoot appeared on his left side. She wanted to draw cards, but because she wasn't tall enough, she couldn't touch those cards even if she stood on tiptoe.

A wronged expression appeared on her face, so she walked to Xia De's right side and patted Miss Difa. The latter widened her eyes at once, and then her expression was a bit dazed as she picked up the girl.

Her Highness the Princess couldn't understand the current situation at all.

"The first wish, Flower 13."

Xia De said, and the girl being held reached out to touch the card; it was indeed Flower 13.

"The answer is the Sea Return Ritual. When the red waves hit, prevent her from entering the ocean. When the ocean returns to normal, regardless of whether the ritual is successfully performed, the marked curse can be lifted!"

"Second round, I gamble on your ten coins with power."

This behavior of Xia De was actually extortion, so he had to grasp the degree the other party could accept.

The captain breathed heavily, and an expression of anger could almost be seen on his swollen face. The voice was low and hoarse, but the one occupying the advantage now wasn't him:

"I gamble on you leaving!"

Thick fingers pressed on the cards in front of him:

"Flower 13."

The girl held by Miss Difa reached out to touch the cards again. Xia De, on the golden chair, said softly:

"The second wish, Wang Hou."

The girl flipped open the card; it was indeed the Wang Hou.

Almost without consideration, the tattered drawstring cloth bag was thrown high by the captain and landed beside Xia De's hand, making a dull sound on the white tablecloth.

"The third wish, I want to know, why you chose the cruise ship I was on to plunder!"

This was the question that had been bothering Xia De; he didn't believe his luck was that bad, and he wasn't a chosen one.

"The bet for the third round, everyone plundered by you must leave!"

Both sides drew cards at the same time.

The captain's fingers pinched the card and showed it to Xia De:

"Wang Hou!"

"The third wish is, King!"

The girl held by Miss Difa flipped open the third card; it was indeed the King.

"There is no reason; if you must have a reason, then please believe in fate!"

This was an answer beyond Xia De's expectation.

"The bet for the fourth round, everyone plundered by you this time must leave!"

"I want all of you to leave! King!"

The largest card face among the 54 cards was exactly the figure of the merman captain swimming in the deep sea.

"The fourth wish, may the girl beside me be well."

The power of the maze was trying its best to restore Miss Difa's spirit, expelling the influence of those beans. And the girl he was holding was excitedly flipping open the last card, because this time there was no blessing of the maze's wish, so the answer this time was completely random.

Star 1.

"I lost; according to the agreement of the gambling duel, we are going to leave."

He grabbed the cloth bag containing ten coins and stood up. Golden scars flickered with radiance on his body, and the powerful power of the maze was about to fade, the firelight at the end igniting this scroll of the snowy night scene.

And at this moment, the destiny ring behind him suddenly spun rapidly amidst the steam gushing out from an unknown source, black iron-colored soul gathering, and finally condensing into brand-new power. Having unfolded this blood feast dining table, the power of everything at the table was extracted by him a little.

The power of these undead pirates was equivalent to the power of this ship. Having excessive contact with relics, Xia De obtained brand-new power.

【The greedy will pay the price; the pirate galloping in the deep sea finally met a stronger robber. This time, it is your own story.】

【Relic - Fish Bone Pirate Ship has given you brand-new power.】

【Outlander, you have inscribed the Black Iron Whisper Spirit Rune - Greed.】

This was probably the only one among Xia De's current four spirit runes that was truly unrelated to gods.

"Next time..."

The divine afterglow almost dyed his eyes golden, and the movement of his body left golden bright traces like sparks in the air with his blood-red coat hem.

He looked at the pirate opposite the table, letting the other party say something, and the captain also looked at him fiercely:

"According to the rules of this ship, as long as you don't provoke us actively, the servant of the scarlet, the hunter of the spiral, the ship of fish bones galloping in the eye of the storm will absolutely never rob you again!"

The captain roared loudly, venting his dissatisfaction, venting his fear. Rolling flames burned over, the snowy night disappeared in the firelight, and the cabin returned to its original appearance.

Xia De grabbed Miss Difa's hand at once, the latter still immersed in the loss of the girl who disappeared in her arms. Mysterious power caused their bodies to float upward, the surrounding environment changed drastically, space was shaking, and they left this place.

The cabin returned to its original appearance, and the captain, who presented a merman appearance, immediately stood up and shouted orders to the listless evil spirit sailors:

"Go quickly!"

(Little Mia is running...)

"Go quickly!"

When Xia De, tormented by hunger, opened his eyes, above was the deepest and most charming night sky, the last few snowflakes falling from the sky, the icy feeling making Xia De sober up a bit.

He was lying on the deck at this moment, and someone beside him was pulling him.

Struggling to climb up, he saw it was Miss Difa. They were now at the edge of the deck of that banquet cruise ship, and everything around them had completely returned to normal. The night sea breeze blew from afar, carrying a humid smell in the warmth.

The pirate ship had disappeared, but under the deep night sky, wisps of black energy drilled into the bodies of everyone who woke up. Neither Xia De nor Miss Difa was an exception, and the voice in his ear immediately gave a reminder:

【Even if you leave that ship alive, you will be cursed. The power of the curse is extremely similar to the curse power your companion was originally stained with.】

"So everyone here is stained with the Mermaid's Song curse, right?"

【You are not; this curse entangled with the soul is ineffective against you. If it were a curse aimed at the body, you should be worried.】

The guests on the deck were all waking up. Among them, the ring sorcerers who noticed the curse jumped off the ship and left at the first opportunity. Because in the distance, several warships flying the flag of the Delarion Kingdom were sailing over, the golden spiritual light unique to divine arts flickering on the ships, and the True God Church of the Cold Water Port diocese was coming.

Considering that the accident happened in the sea area outside the port this time, their speed was really fast.

"Go quickly!"

Miss Difa said, stepping hard on the deck, forcibly tearing a wooden plank from the deck, and then pulled Xia De and jumped directly into the sea. At the last moment of leaving the deck, Xia De saw the ordinary people on the deck, who were screaming and laughing frantically. Most of them died directly on that ship located in the strange sea area, and most of the people who were rescued had also gone crazy.

The two of them fell into the water, and Xia De's spell 【Underwater Breathing】 was activated immediately. But Miss Princess did not seem to have the ability to maneuver underwater; although she knew how to swim, she still nervously clung to Xia De when they plunged into the sea. When they surfaced, her long red hair plastered against her face, she gripped the wooden board and said in a disheveled state:

"Swim to the east; someone will come to meet us there. I sent people to follow the cruise ship, just to guard against this kind of situation."

Although Her Highness the Princess was keen on adventure today, she couldn't not care about her own safety.

The current position was very far from the port of Cold Water Port. If Xia De were to take Miss Difa and swim back, it would probably be a few days later by the time the two returned to Cold Water Port. Hearing that she had preparations, Xia De also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xia De, absolutely don't tell stories on the ship in the future!"

She shouted out Xia De's real name without caring, which was considered an admission of her identity. Her red hair was wet and stuck to her face, her emerald green eyes looking at Xia De:

"Look, just like the ending of your story, we really ended up jumping into the sea and clinging to a wooden plank to survive."

Because the story of The Little Match Girl corresponded to four wishes, Xia De had the power of four wishes in the maze, in addition to the advantages of the maze owner; this was the characteristic of his maze. Miss Difa seemed to have recovered well due to the last wish, and at this moment, she could actually still joke.

"Oh, Miss Difa, please hold this in your mouth and shut up; we are about to set off."

Xia De took out the leaves from the water-filled pocket watch and let the red-haired girl hold them in her mouth. Swimming in the sea for a long time would bring terrifying hypothermia. Xia De had strong environmental affinity for moving in the water because of 【Underwater Breathing】, but Miss Difa couldn't.

"You still call me Miss Difa?"

The red-haired girl was pulled forward by Xia De. Because she was holding leaves in her mouth, her words were a bit slurred. And on the dark sea surface, they were as inconspicuous as other ring sorcerers who jumped off the ship.

"I want to wait until today's journey is over and hear your identity from your own mouth."

The Outlander whispered, and then dived into the sea. Still because of the spell, his swimming ability would be significantly enhanced when his whole body entered the water.

Just like this, Miss Difa clung to that wooden plank, while Xia De took care of her by her side, and the two quickly left the direction of the cruise ship. Accompanied by the departure of that pirate ship, the water surface became much calmer. They didn't dare to stop at all, moving quickly toward the east.

After a full twenty minutes, they finally saw a small boat stopped on the sea in the distance. Miss Difa, who had not fully recovered, signaled, and Xia De knew it was his own people, so he pulled her and swam toward the small boat. ===== CHAPTER 337 =====