“This kid actually has a trump card!” Evans thought, his heart filled with shock as he gazed at the scene in the sky.
Before he could even think further, he saw Luca raise his hand slightly.
In an instant, thunder began to converge in the sky, intertwining into a monstrous Silver Thunder Serpent.
Luca calmly looked at Evans and said, “Die!”
Boom!
Thunder cracked across the sky!
The Silver Thunder Serpent, brimming with unparalleled force, plummeted down with a deafening roar!
A sense of impending doom washed over Evans, and he dared not hesitate. A green light enveloped him, and he quickly dodged.
The silver serpent nearly grazed the top of his head as it passed!
Evans could smell something burning. Sweat poured down his forehead.
There was something wrong with this lightning!
Even though he hadn’t been hit, he could still feel his body stiffen for a moment.
No ordinary Superclass ability could have this kind of effect!
But in the end, he had barely managed to avoid it.
Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a loud explosion rang out behind him.
Then came the most agonizing scream.
Evans turned in horror.
He saw Jack, who had just rushed over, now charred black, with a massive bloody hole in his chest. Through the gaping wound, he could faintly see Jack’s charred internal organs, alongside tiny arcs of lightning, like maggots wriggling inside.
Luca’s target had appeared to be him, but it had actually been his first mate behind him!
“Captain…” Jack was staring at him with wide eyes, filled with unwillingness and pain. It seemed like he was silently asking why Evans hadn’t warned him.
In the blink of an eye, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed. His once-vibrant life force quickly drained away, like air escaping from a punctured balloon. He plummeted straight down from the sky.
Bloodhand Jack had fallen!
The Storm Envoy’s lightning-based attacks had been enhanced with a special attribute—Annihilation—which destroyed all vitality.
Once hit, it would wreak havoc on the target’s life force from the inside out, continuing until the enemy either died or exhausted their energy.
Even a Superclass at Earth-level would be instantly killed.
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“Luca!” Seeing this, Evans’s face turned ashen, alternating between red and white as his fists clenched, causing his knuckles to crack!
Jack had been his most loyal subordinate!
And now, right before his eyes, Jack had been killed by Luca. How could Evans not be furious?
At that moment, One-Eyed Dragon Carmichael snapped out of his daze. Fear filled his eyes as he looked at Luca.
Carmichael’s strength was similar to Jack’s. If Luca could kill Jack in an instant, he would be just as easy a target.
In other words, just moments ago, he had been one step away from death!
Thinking this, cold sweat instantly beaded on Carmichael’s forehead, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
Monster! This boy is a monster in human skin!
“No, I don’t want to die yet!” Without thinking, Carmichael turned and fled. Honor, loyalty—talking about these things at sea was nothing but laughable.
In the end, nothing was more important than his own life!
Evans immediately roared, “You idiot, don’t—”
Boom!
The terrifying Silver Thunder Serpent once again fell from the sky. Carmichael’s body was coated in a cold sweat, his pupils contracting as he reacted with all his speed, using his lifesaving skill.
In the blink of an eye, Carmichael transformed into a wisp of black smoke and vanished from his original position.
He reappeared, already a hundred meters away.
But before he could even exhale in relief…
A silver-white flash entered his vision.
In that moment, Carmichael’s mind screamed with only one thought:
The lightning… it can curve?!
Boom!
Another deafening explosion rang out.
Carmichael was struck head-on by the lightning spear. The violent Power of Thunder surged into his body, rampaging uncontrollably.
“I…” Blood poured from his wounds, and Carmichael’s eyes widened in sheer regret. Cracks began to form all over his body, and the silver-white lightning coursed through him, leaping inside his flesh.
The next moment, the Power of Thunder exploded!
Boom!
Blood splattered!
Carmichael’s physical body, much weaker than Jack’s, was instantly torn apart into a mass of mangled flesh. His remains rained down as blood droplets from the sky.
Seeing this scene, everyone gasped in shock.
In just a few breaths’ time, the first mate and second mate of the Black Raven Pirates had fallen at the hands of the same person.
If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, they would have sworn it was impossible.
“You’re asking for death!!!” In the span of mere moments, he had lost his first mate, second mate, and many crew members. Evans’ eyes turned bloodshot with rage.
These men were his carefully built foundation, the very backbone of the Black Raven Pirates. And now, in such a short time, Luca had killed half of them.
Even if he got his revenge, the Black Raven Pirates’ strength would certainly be shattered. How could his former enemies—those whom he had offended—let him go easily after this?
Thinking this, Evans abruptly looked up at Luca, his eyes bloodshot as he growled, “Luca! Today, either you die, or I do!!!”
A surge of dense magical energy erupted from him!
At the same time, a strange aura from deep within the sea echoed back, responding to Evans.
Luca’s brow furrowed as he sensed something was wrong.
He looked down and his eyes narrowed. Under the ice, he could see that it had been shrouded in shadows for some time.
The shadow stretched across the entire sea, so vast that it seemed endless, evoking a deep sense of dread.
“Mooh—!” At the same time, a low, rumbling roar, as if from the depths of ancient time, echoed from the deep sea, reaching everyone’s ears.
The sound seemed to penetrate their eardrums, causing both pirates and soldiers to clutch their heads in agony. Some even had blood flowing from their noses, collapsing to the ground, convulsing uncontrollably.
It felt as if a sharp steel needle was incessantly stirring in their brains, inflicting unbearable pain.
“Interesting,” Luca narrowed his eyes, a faint blue glow flashing in the depths of his gaze.
In an instant, the thunder within the dark clouds became agitated, and even the surrounding winds grew fiercer.
Almost simultaneously, the sea beneath Luca’s feet suddenly exploded!
Boom!
Before everyone’s stunned eyes, a massive, towering, and ominously purple shark shot up from the depths of the water, breaking through the surface. It shot straight towards Luca in the sky, opening its enormous, blood-red maw with terrifying force!
In front of such a colossal monster, Luca appeared as insignificant as a speck of dust.
It seemed that he hadn’t anticipated this situation. He didn’t even have time to react before the massive creature engulfed him whole.
“Luca!” Isaac gripped the side of the ship, his eyes wide in shock. On other ships, similar cries of disbelief erupted.
Tark, Nicholas, and the others’ faces all turned pale, their eyes filled with terror.
“King of the Azure Sea Sharks? How is this possible…” Dacey’s voice was faint, his face ashen, disbelief saturating his tone.
This gigantic creature was no stranger to them—it was Evans’ contracted monster, a Sky-level Azure Sea Mad Shark!
It was also the very creature that had helped Evans establish his position years ago, though it hadn’t appeared in public for a long time.
Rumors had long circulated that the King of the Azure Sea Sharks had perished in the Sea of Mist, but to everyone’s shock, it had appeared here!
“Hahaha! The captain is invincible!!” A burst of ecstatic cheers erupted from the Black Raven pirate ship, and even Evans let out a triumphant, hearty laugh.
Finally, that damned brat was done for!
On the Seaway City ships, Tark’s gnarled hands gripped the ship’s railing tightly. Watching the massive creature crash back into the sea, his aged face trembled violently, filled with despair.
If Luca were to die here, wouldn’t Seaway City become a playground for these bastards?
A sense of unease spread among the group. Only Sophia, looking up at the violent storm and tempest above, felt something strange flicker in her eyes.
She whispered to herself, “So this is the new power he gained…”
The moment Sophia’s words fell, a massive lightning serpent, as thick as a barrel, shot through the dim sky like a silver-white arrow piercing through the heavens and earth.
It streaked towards Evans, whose eyes were wide in disbelief, and cleaved down with violent fury!
Boom!!!
The thunderous explosion reverberated across the entire Azure Waters!
Hurricane winds howled, waves surged, and the very heavens trembled!
The blinding white light engulfed everything, and for a moment, the world seemed to fall into an eerie silence!
Countless soldiers and pirates instinctively shut their eyes, their ears filled with nothing but a deafening hum, unable to hear a single sound.
Nicholas and the other high-ranking professionals, however, were frozen in shock, their minds trembling in fear.
As the white light dissipated, the sea turned red with blood.
The massive creature that had sunk into the sea began to slowly rise, its breath fading away.
This King of the Azure Sea Sharks, which had existed for who knew how many years, was killed with a single strike!
Where Evans had stood moments before, there was now only a giant blood-soaked hole.
The man had vanished without a trace!
Silence. Deathly silence.
The pirates aboard the Black Raven ship, who had been cheering just moments ago, now looked like roosters whose throats had been crushed. Their faces turned bright red, eyes filled with disbelief.
Gone! The presence of their captain had disappeared!
Everyone stood in stunned silence, as if they were in a dream.
“It’s impossible, absolutely impossible!” An old pirate suddenly clenched his fists, muttering in disbelief, “The captain was a Sky-level powerhouse—how could he have died so easily? And the kid, wasn’t he eaten by the King of the Azure Sea Sharks? I must be dreaming!”
At that moment, another pirate suddenly pointed up at the sky in fear.
His voice trembled, his teeth chattering as he stuttered, “That guy… he’s still alive!”
Everyone froze, instinctively looking up.
High above in the dark sky, unnoticed by them, was a lone figure.
He wore a noble’s robe, tall and slender, with cold eyes. In his hand, a golden spear gleamed with brilliance. Black winds and silver lightning swirled around him, as if a god had descended!
It was Luca, the very person who had been swallowed by the King of the Azure Sea Sharks. When the beast appeared, Luca had used his Thunderflash skill to evade the attack—only no one had noticed.
Hearing the commotion, Luca’s gaze lowered as he looked toward the remaining ships of the Black Raven pirate crew. With a calm tone, he ordered, “Kill them all. Leave none alive.”