Chapter 645: Inheritance Skill

I fell toward the sea, toward the waves that were constantly crashing against the ships.

I could feel the skills enveloping me, trying to pull me back on the deck. I grasp for them with everything I have.

I must be on the ship, protecting the girls and my charges. They are my responsibility; I cannot let anything happen to them.

My descent toward the water slowed until I was suspended in the air before moving an inch toward the ship when the barrage of skills hit me.

They broke the hold of the skills and sent me crashing toward the sea.

“Shit!” I cursed.

I wouldn’t have been afraid if it had been a calm sea, but it is a turbulent sea with large waves.

It would be hard for the little me not to get swept by it. They will send me away from the ship. Not to mention the icy coldness of the water.

It would kill me if I stayed in the sea too long, especially when no water protection spell is protecting me now.

The pirates skills destroyed it and every other outside protection I had on me.

Now, I am on my own.

It made me panic; even Liquid Calm wasn’t enough to keep me calm. Still, I forcefully calm myself enough to think in this drunk state.

As I did, I leaned on the two skills that could help me.

My feet touched the sea a second and a half later, and I moved immediately.

Madam’s Grace and Feather’s Grace would help me move on the water, but I need to keep moving my feet, or I will be submerged.

Right now, things are even more tricky since the sea is turbulent.

It is the worst environment in which to walk on water. The sea is turbulent; lightning cracks and the rain is pouring down intensely.

All of it makes things difficult. Its why I moved straight toward the ship, running on the wave.

I was doing it when an arrow came flying toward me from the ship. Immediately, I put my shield forward to defend against it.

Clang!

I defended it with my shield but released the problem soon. My feet are getting into the water.

“Fuck!”

I cursed as I pushed the two skills with everything I had, trying to pull them out of the water. If I were submerged, it would be very hard for me to walk on it again.

Thankfully, I could do that, but another arrow was approaching me.

It had reached very close to me.

Seeing that, I swung my sword toward it. I might be unable to move my shield fast enough to defend against it; the sword is my only choice.

Clang!

My sword hit the arrow and deflected it while I moved my feet, which nearly submerged again.

I only got a moment before another arrow came, and I prepared to defend against it when a shield appeared before me and stopped it.

I felt relieved seeing that and moved toward the ship; it was in front of me, and I needed to react.

The people are still trying to help me; I could feel skills, but just as they came. The skills of the pirates would neutralize them.

I moved toward the ship and climbed onto the wave. I needed to reach the top of it before I could jump onto the ship.

It will be dangerous, but I have faith in my people.

It’s not like I have a choice; I could see the pirates gaining a hand. They have the advantage of the numbers, and they are powerful.

Given enough time, there is a good chance they will win, and that will be terrible.

They know the girls of the Velvet Garden are here. I don’t even want to imagine what would happen if the girls fell into the pirates’ hands.

So, I climbed half of the wave when I saw something.

I saw the blond man thrown out of the ship, and he was coming toward me.

It was a spell that hit it, a Grade IV spell, but he survived that without much damage aside from getting thrown out of the ship.

I was watching him when I saw him adjust his position in the air before landing on the top of the wave. When he did, there was a surprise on his face as he looked at me.

“Oh, you haven’t drowned,” he said a moment later. He is standing on the wave without moving.

It seemed like the water didn’t affect him.

“It’s not easy,” I replied, moving around the wave. It might not affect it,  but it does affect me.

“Good, it saved me hassle to collect to collect your head later; someone is paying good money to see you dead,” he said and came at me fast.

For a moment, I wasn’t able to react at all. The words shocked me too much before putting my shield forward.

Clang!

I defended before taking a rapid steps back.

“What do you mean someone is paying good money to see me dead?” I asked. I thought this attack had nothing to do with us; we were just unlucky party to it.

“Not just you,”

“ Someone posted the bounty in Sea City. They want the head of you and two of the whores, while the third one is named Tara, alive,” he replied and attacked.

Tip!

I couldn’t dodge the attack, but my armor saved me.

I couldn’t focus on the battle, hearing that. There is a bounty on our heads; someone wants to kill us, and they want Tara alive.

I immediately thought of Aardwayn, but I immediately shook my head.

He wouldn’t want me dead; he would not do anything that jeopardized his legacy; he had no interest in Tara or any other girl.

Prince? I immediately shook my head.

He slept with her and might have got a little infatuated, but he wouldn’t do this for the same reason as the Aardwyn; the legacy is more important than any whore.

That leaves only one person; he is the only one with the power and money to post a bounty in sea city.

A titan.

“You attacked us for that?” I asked, to that, he laughed.

“No, you whores weren’t that important to be solely attacked by the alliance, but the big bounty on your heads played a bit part in making this raid happen,” he replied and attacked.

Rip!

He was able to cut across my hand. It’s not a shallow cut.

“Who is it?” I asked. “Don’t know, don’t care. The only thing I care about is money, which I will get after I get your head,” he replied, launching another attack.

I defended, and he attacked again, and I moved back toward another wave. It is moving forward, and it’s very hard not to slip, even with the skill.

I am defending his attacks with everything I have while my mind is focused on the words he has said.

He wants me dead. Most importantly, he wants my charges dead and Tara alive. That is not a good thing; I knew what happened to the girls who fall into the hands of men like that.

They suffer a fate worse than death; I have seen it with my own eyes and wouldn’t even wish that on my enemy.

I cannot let that happen, but here, I am powerless. I barely survive; I don’t know how I will help my girls, whom I promised to protect.

Clang Rip!

I defended another attack, but the next one gave another cut across my stomach.

It was hard to defend against his attacks. He is too powerful, and that is making me feel helpless and causing panic in my heart.

I am not worried about death but the girls under me. I could see how large a number of pirates gathered around the door, with guards barely holding them back.

Rip!

His cutlass cut across my thigh, but cutting across my hand.

My vitality is my highest attribute, with Warrior and Madam Class providing resistance to bleeding, but if I kept getting cut as such, I would feel consequences.

I have ready started feeling a little weakness. It has not affected me yet, but it will very soon if I get cut as such.

Rip!

Another cut appeared, and this time on my neck; a little further, and his cutlass would have cut my artery.

“For an whore, you are quite a fighter,” he said as he came at me for another attack.

Clang!

I defended with my shield. As for his words, I decided not to focus. I need to survive and keep him here with me; it is the least I could do for the girls.

“Your resistance is fruitless. You should surrender; I promise I will give you a clean death,” it added a moment later.

“Never!” I replied, but the very next moment, I got cut across my stomach once more.

He didn’t say anything and kept attacking me, making me push myself and my skills beyond the limit to survive his attacks.

Seconds passed, and more cuts began to appear on my body. They have started to affect me finally.

I thought I had more time, but there are too many cuts. There is also skill affecting things. His attack skill has a secondary non-clotting effect, which is making me bleed more.

If I didn’t deal with this problem or him. I will die.

“They have gone inside. Your whores will be dead soon!” he said suddenly, and I saw the door of the ship open and several pirates going inside.

“No!” I screamed as the horror filled my heart.

“Don’t worry, they won’t kill the whores immediately. They will kill others, but not the whore; we will be enjoying them first before killing them,” he said with a grin and came for another attack.

The rage I never felt burned in my heart. I had never felt the rage I am feeling right now.

I activated the Stored Sips, and liquor appeared in my mouth, which I immediately breathed out with the Power Breath and Long Breath before lighting it up with the flint.

I didn’t use the liquor, seeing it having skill against it, but feeling the rage in my heart and weakness in my body. I am willing to use everything I have.

The fire came out and covered him fully.

“I told you; it does not work on me,” he said as he came at me with fire burning over his body.

The fire didn’t seem to touch him; even his clothes were unharmed the last time. It shouldn’t be possible; the fire is strong with the power of mist.

It is powerful enough to burn even a Grade IV spell, but it is not burning his defensive skill.

“Inheritance skill!” I realized, and it filled my heart with shock.

If I hadn’t been drunk, I might have realized it sooner. I may have realized it, but it made my expressions worse as it made me understand how big of a trouble I was in.

The enemy is already more powerful than me, and Inheritance Skill makes him even more powerful. I might even say, invisible against me.

“You are a one-smart whore,” he affirmed with a big grin on his face.

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