Chapter 1789

Having said that, he swung that golden longsword and slashed directly at Kesi Dilin!

Clang clang clang!

The two exchanged dozens of blows in an instant!

Although Adebayor's swordsmanship was extremely exquisite, Kesi Dilin had forcibly blocked it, and was even faintly pressing the opponent in the fight!

Under Kesi Dilin's full-power explosive state, the gaps in Adebayor's defense gradually became obvious; he finally could not hold on anymore, took a punch to the chest, and his whole body flew sideways off the deck!

Kesi Dilin steadied his footing, dropped to one knee, and breathed heavily.

His face was covered in sweat.

The several hard clashes with Adebayor just now had drained his stamina enormously.

Adebayor lay on the ground, his clothes tattered beyond recognition, a long and deep wound slashed across his arm, with blood gushing out.

Kesi Dilin slowly stood up, stared at Adebayor: "You've lost."

Adebayor shook his head, his eyes still filled with intense resentment and venom: "No, I have not lost this battle."

Kesi Dilin looked at his own wrist: "But I've already crippled one of your arms."

"I will let you know what it truly means to offend Lord Apollo!" Adebayor said coldly.

Then, he sat up from the ground.

After that, Adebayor took that golden longsword with his left hand, gritted his teeth and raised it, then viciously plunged it into his own abdomen!

Then, the tip of the sword pierced through his belly!

"Self-harm of this degree cannot change the outcome at all," Kesi Dilin said indifferently: "You will not only fail to win, but will also die by my blade."

"Yes, that is precisely my purpose!" Adebayor let out two cold laughs, and then that longsword pierced through flesh and burrowed into his heart!

Seeing this, a hint of solemnity flashed through Kesi Dilin's eyes; he knew that what he had just said had already been rather harsh.

"Adebayor, you've truly gone mad," Kesi Dilin said.

"Heh heh." Adebayor let out two cold laughs, then pulled out the longsword.

His heart had been pierced through, but this Adebayor's expression grew increasingly ferocious, his entire body exuding a strange, sickly air, looking just like a beast on the verge of death.

In fact, if Kesi Dilin had chosen to flee this place, Adebayor absolutely could not have intercepted him!

After all, on this cruise ship, there was an enforcement officer from the Palace of the Divine King stationed here, and each of them could be considered top-tier combat power.

Unfortunately, Kesi Dilin would not run, nor dared to run.

He had to do his utmost to prevent this dangerous incident!

After saying these words, Adebayor's body began to tremble!

Immediately after... he collapsed onto the deck!

Fresh blood spurted out from his abdominal cavity, dyeing the entire deck red!

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"What should we do, Young Master?"

At this moment, the bodyguard beside Kesi Dilin asked.

He was called Oleg, a fierce general under Kesi Dilin's father's command.

"Find someone to rescue us," Kesi Dilin said with a frown.

A sense of foreboding stirred in his heart.

If this fellow called Adebayor truly was the mastermind, then... he must have made arrangements long ago!

Adebayor coming to Atlantis this time to seek revenge could not have been without preparation!

Kesi Dilin guessed that the formidable strength Adebayor had displayed on the ship earlier should be the realm he had advanced to.

Moreover, this was a false deity!

Kesi Dilin did not know whether his own father was aware of this situation, but in the past his father would always tell him that the tradition of the Gold Family absolutely did not permit such a situation to occur!

Moreover, this time the opponent was Atlantis!

The existence of this colossus was the force the entire Star God organization feared most!

If the Gold Family was not eradicated, then Atlantis would rapidly grow powerful, and would inevitably draw Zeus's attention; when that time came, Atlantis would be incorporated into the territory of that mysterious organization!

"Immediately notify the fleet to increase sailing speed; I want to reach the coastline before the pirates' ships catch up," Kesi Dilin said.

"Yes, Young Master." Oleg nodded, hesitated for a moment, then said: "Don't be in a hurry to leave yet; let me tell you about the history of Atlantis back in the day."

After a pause, Oleg added: "About your mother."

Kesi Dilin listened, hesitated slightly, then asked: "Alright, I'm all ears."

In fact, Kesi Dilin still had some doubts in his heart, because he felt that Adebayor seemed not to know who his mother was.

Or rather, he was not certain whether his father had a marriage pact with the Lord of Atlantis.

"Back in the day, Master and Lady were betrothed in the cradle," Oleg said: "I think your father should know all of this."

"Mm, I understand." Kesi Dilin nodded: "Let's head back first and discuss this matter carefully on the way."

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Meanwhile, Ximen Wudi had already been racing across the sea surface for half an hour.

After two-plus consecutive hours of high-intensity operation, the strength in his body was now basically exhausted, his muscles ached unbearably, and his head felt dizzy and drowsy.

Ximen Wudi knew that he had to recover quickly, otherwise, once Adebayor's reinforcements arrived, their entire group would fall into tremendous trouble, and might even lose their lives.

This was not a sight Ximen Wudi was happy to see.

However, just as Ximen Wudi had rested enough and was about to continue onward, he suddenly spotted a military aircraft flying toward them from the side!

"Military aircraft?"

Ximen Wudi narrowed his eyes, a glint of wariness flashing in their depths!

"Who goes there?" Ximen Wudi shouted.

The military aircraft was very close to them now, and from the look of it, it seemed to be diving toward them!

Ximen Wudi immediately pulled the pin on a grenade!

Boom—!

A muffled explosion—the grenade detonated in the night, flames shooting skyward!

That aircraft lost control amid the smoke from the blast! It tilted and twisted, crashing into the sea, then sank beneath the pitch-black surface!

This was a genuine aircraft carrier! Even if there was no fuel here, what if it sank?

Ximen Wudi watched this unfold, and a sudden premonition of danger surged in his heart. Without hesitation, he scooped up Gesilin, plunged into the water, and accelerated fiercely, swimming in the opposite direction!

Yet he had barely submerged more than two meters when countless bubbles churned up all around him!

Those bubbles rapidly expanded, then quickly contracted, as if forming an invisible net that held Ximen Wudi firmly trapped within!

The man's figure was caught inside the air bladder, unable to break free!

"Damned bastard, let me out!" Ximen Wudi growled.

Under these circumstances, he could no longer worry about alerting the enemy!

"You damned traitors!" Ximen Wudi cursed, slamming both hands against the air bladder, but it was extremely sturdy and simply would not give way!

"Heh-heh." At that moment, Adebayo's laughter rang out.

He stood on the deck, looking at where Ximen Wudi was trapped, sneered mockingly, and shook his head: "The Sun God Apollo is nothing more than this."

Having said that, he gripped a short dagger in one hand, while with the other he drew a bow from behind his back.

This bow was clearly forged from refined steel, with two blue, glistening gems inlaid at the arrow's tail.

At that moment, set off by the moon and clouds, those two sapphires looked extraordinarily beautiful.

"I love scenery like this—especially shooting arrows beneath the moonlight."

Adebayo smiled faintly, then drew the bow, nocked an arrow, and casually loosed one at the air bladder!

Thwack!

A crisp crack!

Then that sapphire arrow drove deep into the air bladder!

Although the air bladder blocked the arrowhead, the shaft remained wedged in the seam of the cabin door where Ximen Wudi was!