Makarov was not surprised that a cow could speak human language, after all, he had seen even stranger things. But what surprised him was that this cow actually exuded a strong sense of danger.
Even he, a Sequence Five Diver, felt the danger...
Makarov couldn't help but feel puzzled.
The first thought that popped into his mind was that this cow was most likely a supernatural being, or that beneath that harmless outer skin, there was actually some kind of terrifying monster hidden...
Right now.
The passengers hiding behind the circus cadres were in panic and screamed in surprise.
If there hadn't been a giant fishman with a terrifying appearance blocking the passage of the cabin, they would have rushed out in a swarm. Even though it was still pouring rain outside and the entire ship was tossing in the storm, they didn't think too much about it.
The storm is dangerous, but not as scary as the monster before us...
These gentlemen and ladies were already in a state of panic due to the storm at sea, and then they were attacked and hunted by all kinds of terrifying monsters, and even witnessed people dying tragically before their eyes.
Their hearts were beating so fast that they almost jumped out of their chests.
"A cow that can talk..."
A noble lady's face turned pale, she covered her mouth with a silk scarf, and her eyes were wide open.
All of this was too magical, and even others wondered if this was just a terrible nightmare, and everything would be fine as long as they woke up... Maybe they could slap themselves in the face, open their eyes and see the bright sunshine, then go out of the cabin and enjoy a wonderful breakfast in the big restaurant.
Bang!
There was actually a man who did this, but he ended up screaming in pain.
"ah!"
"Damn it! What on earth is going on in this world?! Can I still make it to shore alive?"
"Sun bless you, father, please forgive my sins..."
"Oh my Tadaiyin, am I going to die here before I even have the chance to see her? I... I don't want to... Woo woo..."
The gentlemen and ladies looked in a state of disarray. Most of them sat down on the ground out of control, some even broke down and cried.
The circus people just glanced at them and didn't pay much attention.
Antonio walked slowly towards the giant fish-man. At first glance, an uninformed person might feel sorry for this poor ignorant cow... and thus he was delivered to the monster and became its meal.
However, strange changes occurred in the cow's body while it was walking.
Its body suddenly expanded and grew into a giant bull about four or five meters long and two meters tall. Its muscles were knotted all over, and the black and white spots on its skin became more obvious.
Two upward-curving, spiral-shaped horns grew from its head, resembling two lances. Its back was high, with a sharp bone blade on each section, extending all the way to the tail. A cross-shaped spike hung at the end of the original tail! Its four hooves were also covered with a layer of bones, like four hammer heads!
Dongdong!
Antonio easily stepped on the iron floor of the cabin, leaving dents and hoof prints.
“Hmph!”
Antonio's eyes turned red and two long streams of white mist came out of his nostrils.
Peng!
Suddenly, its figure disappeared from the spot.
A big hole was blown directly on the iron plate on the ground!
Metal fragments ricocheted in the cabin, making crisp ping-pong sounds and causing the passengers to scream.
And the next second, Makarov felt a sharp pain in his chest!
Then the powerful force almost knocked him over!
boom!!
There were a few more dull noises.
Makarov's huge fish-man body was knocked out of the cabin passage by the cow and pushed into the corridor. Two sharp white bone horns pierced his chest and penetrated into the iron wall.
"Hehe..."
Blue-green smelly blood flew everywhere, and Makarov grinned, revealing his densely packed fangs. The gills on both sides of his neck trembled, spraying seawater, and then he raised his two powerful webbed claws and suddenly grabbed the two horns that pierced his chest.
Crunch...
Makarov tried to push Antonio away, but found that the opponent was too strong and for a moment he was unable to move the cow at all.
Antonio snorted and exhaled white air again.
"If I say I'm going to kill you, then I'm going to kill you..."
It suddenly took a step back, then swung its head violently, like a madman who had taken hallucinogenic drugs in a dance hall. Its horns tightly pierced Makarov's body, swinging him around like a rag doll.
Dong Dong Dong!
In the cramped corridor, there were continuous loud noises due to the violent collisions.
The floor, walls and metal railings were all dented and deformed.
Makarov was spitting blood from his mouth. He was also very ruthless and used his webbed claws to tear the cow's body madly, trying to tear it into pieces.
But Antonio's torn skin and muscles recovered in an instant, and his self-healing ability was terrifying. In addition, the sharp bone blade on its back scratched Makarov's webbed claws while swinging.
Peng!
With another blow, the giant fishman fell heavily to the ground.
Antonio kicked hard on the spot, jumped up, and slammed his head against Makarov.
Bang!
The iron floor was smashed right through!
Antonio's horns pierced through the body of the giant fishman and blasted it into the cabin on the next level.
Bang! !
There was another loud bang as soon as it landed.
The floor was pierced again.
A fishman and a cow fell directly into the warehouse area on the bottom floor.
"You damned monster..."
In the smoke-filled space, Makarov growled in embarrassment.
He grabbed the skeletal horns tightly and used all his strength to push Antonio against the inner wall of the cabin.
Peng!
The hull was broken and seawater poured in. Makarov dragged Antonio to the bottom of the sea at the critical moment, as if he was planning to change the main battlefield to a familiar area.
On the dark and cold seabed, the giant fishman's eyes exuded malice.
"Now that you're here, let's see how you can act violently!"
As a deep diver, after coming into contact with the sea water, he seemed to have gained some kind of enhancement, and his strength instantly increased a lot. He directly turned the tables, grabbed Antonio's bull head, and dragged him to the deeper seabed.
Gurgle…
Antonio blew bubbles from his mouth and twisted his body hard, but he couldn't break free from Makarov's hold. The opponent was determined to drag him to the bottom of the sea and drown him alive!
The circus members who were far away in the first floor of the Pearl Bamogo saw their companions and the giant fish man fighting on the lower floor. The battle was fierce, but they did not intervene in the battle... because before Antonio took action, he told them that he hoped that he would finish the fight alone.
It can also be regarded as a test of his true strength after taking the blood diamond and completely suppressing the Beyond Grade A Weird Thing: Blasphemous Holy Sword.
The only person paying attention to the exact battle situation now is Chen Lun.
He knew clearly that Antonio was in danger through the "Pale Mark" planted on him, but Chen Lun was not in a hurry to help because he believed that Antonio could solve this problem.
boom!
Antonio suddenly stomped on Makarov's chest with his front hoof. The huge impact stirred up countless bubbles, and a circle of bubbles like air waves spread out. Makarov's eyes bulged, and this hoof almost knocked him out.
A powerful impact separated the two.
Antonio resisted the suffocation, opened his mouth, and his front hooves turned into human-like arms. He reached his five fingers into his mouth and pulled out a broad-bladed sword emitting a dim black and red light.
The sword, which was emitting a deep and dark luster, was raised high and immediately slashed towards Makarov!
Buzz!!
In the dark seabed, a broad dark red sword light suddenly appeared, covering the giant fishman like a curtain.
Squeak!
A high-frequency and dense vibration sound rang out, and Makarov was split into two halves in an instant.
There was an incredibly ferocious expression on that ugly and smooth fish head.
'Well done, Anton.'
Chen Lun was walking slowly down the corridor with a smile on his face.
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"So... is that monster dead?"
A noble lady wiped the tears from her eyes with remorse, looked at the big hole in the floor of the cabin in front of her, and asked nervously.
"Probably dead... along with the cow."
The other man answered in confusion.
However, the next second, they all saw a figure covered with black and white spots leap up and return to the cabin.
It was Antonio.
“No… not dead!”
"Don't be afraid, it doesn't look like it will hurt us!"
The gentlemen and ladies were startled.
But Antonio's harmless appearance made it easier for them to accept him compared to Makarov's appearance.
The cow was wet all over, but it didn't care. It shook its head happily and hummed a song as it came to its companions.
"Anton killed him... That guy also wanted to drag me into the sea and drown me. What a bad guy!"
"Great job, Anton!"
Noah walked over with a smile, took out a dry towel and wiped its body.
The other circus cadres also smiled. Antonio had indeed undergone a transformation as the leader had said, and now he was strong enough to kill a Sequence Five Transcendent.
Da da…
At this time, unhurried footsteps were heard in the dark cabin due to the broken kerosene lamp.
The gentlemen and ladies looked over in fear and suspicion, fearing that something horrible might approach again.
However, in the end, a gentleman in a black hat appeared in their sight.
"Mr. Jack!"
"Captain!"
Everyone in the circus greeted Chen Lun.
Chen Lun nodded slightly, walked over and gently patted Anton on the forehead, praising him:
"well done."
Anton shook his head happily.
Chen Lun turned to look at the group of frightened passengers and said calmly:
"Don't panic, everyone. I am Jackspeter, a priest of the Kangkai Council, one of the seven orthodox churches... The storm that the Pearl Bamogo encountered this time was actually caused by a malicious cult organization that attempted to rob the ship, but it has now been wiped out by me and my men."
“It turns out he’s a priest from the Orthodox Church!”
“No wonder that cow can talk… It must be an animal blessed by the gods!”
"Thank you, Father Jack!"
"Thank you so much for your help. I express my sincere respect to you!"
The gentlemen and ladies finally breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly stood up and saluted Chen Lun and the circus members.
The name of the Orthodox Church was sometimes so useful that it instantly dissipated their inner fears. Although Father Jack looked young, his calm expression was very contagious, which made them feel at ease.
Several of them expressed their gratitude with tears in their eyes and said that when the ship docked, they would go to the chapel of the Kangkai Council to make donations to express their gratitude.
But Chen Lun just smiled and didn't respond.
He didn't care what the passengers did.
"It's all right now. You can go back to your cabin and rest. This will also help relieve some of the burden on Captain Hayden and the others... After all, the ship is damaged and needs repairs. Every area is in a mess. I don't know how long it will take to clean up."
Chen Lun continued.
"Yes, we do, Father Jack."
"Let's go back to the room now."
Dozens of gentlemen and ladies bowed and thanked again, then left in a hurry.
They each dragged their frightened and tired bodies towards their own cabins. After experiencing all this, these people were also very tired. After all, it was already late at night.
Everyone just wanted to go back to that comfortable bed, have a good sleep, and forget about this terrible thing.
After the gentlemen and ladies left, Chen Lun turned to the team members and said:
"Let's go back too."
"Yes, Mr. Jack."
Walking back along the corridor to the two first-class cabins, the floor was still wet, mixed with some dirty blood and slippery mucus, looking extremely dirty.
Connie covered her mouth and nose in disgust. Alex was even worse. He kept curling up his arms and neck and standing on tiptoe, as if he was afraid of getting contaminated. He was cursing:
"The noble boots of the bard have been stained by this filthy thing! Damn it!"
Chen Lun smiled and shook his head, then looked at Maggie.
"Maggie, the three of you ladies should each pick three pills from this box... You can study the rest to see if you can grind them into powder and mix them into medicine."
He took out the wooden box in his hand and handed it to Maggie.
What was contained inside was the "Mist Pearl", the secret cargo transported by Captain Hayden, and it was also what the Hand of Boleyn intended to loot.
"Captain, what is this?"
Maggie was a little surprised.
The other circus officials also looked at him with doubt.
"The 'Mist Pearl' has the effect of increasing charm and slowing down the aging of appearance... The source of this storm is this box... An organization that is a mortal enemy of the Hailing Group wants to get it."
Chen Lun chuckled and spoke in a low voice.
Slow down the aging of appearance
The eyes of the three ladies from Flo Yin suddenly lit up.
Noah and the others were not interested, but Alex opened his mouth and hesitated to speak. Chen Lun glanced at him, pretending not to see it, and then added:
"The Pearl Bamogo belongs to Moses Sailing, and behind this shipping group is the Hailing Group... They actually have no good intentions, and they plan to use the passengers as a cover to secretly transport this thing. As a punishment, I confiscated this box of things."
As he spoke, he pretended to be mysterious and put his index finger on his lips, making a hushing sound.
Everyone looked enlightened.
But their expressions became a little strange again.
Mr. Jack, did you steal this...
But forget it, they don’t need to ask what the boss does.
"By the way, here is some 'wisdom dust', which is a high-level extraordinary material belonging to the magic faction. See if you can add it in to make a potion... Flo Yin can also try to see if it can be used for extraordinary forging."
Chen Lun remembered something and took out a large jar of ash-like powder from the Blood Poetry Ring.
Maggie took it and chuckled.
These two things inspired her desire to do some research, so she said:
"Don't worry, Captain, I'll start trying in a moment!"
"Well, there's no need to rush... just take a good rest first."
Chen Lun said.
He looked at Flo Yin again and used mind transmission to convey "good night" to Flo Yin's mind. The latter was slightly startled, and then responded with a gentle look with her beautiful purple eyes, and also said "good night" in her heart, which was accepted by Chen Lun.
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The next day.
The storm had broken away and the day was exceedingly beautiful.
Chen Lun had just gotten up when there was a knock on the cabin door.
When he opened it, he saw Captain Hayden, his first mate and several sailors standing outside the door, looking anxious.
"Ah, good day Mr. Jack!"
Captain Hayden found a new beret and looked at Chen Lun with a forced smile.
"I'm sorry to disturb your rest. I wanted to wait until noon to contact you, but... but this matter is too serious, so I have to..."
"Please tell me what you want, Captain Hayden."
Chen Lun said with a chuckle.
"Excuse me... did you and your men find a small wooden box when you were repelling the enemy last night? That is an important cargo for our Moses voyage, and it is related to the lives of all our people..."
Captain Hayden said quickly.
Chen Lun's smile faded, and he immediately looked serious. He bent down slightly and looked directly at Hayden, and said in a deep voice:
"Isn't the Pearl Bamogo a passenger ship? You are actually using this as a cover to secretly transport extraordinary things... That's why you attracted the enemies of the Hand of Bailiye, is that right?"
His tone was extremely formal, like a cold interrogation.
Captain Hayden and the first mate beside him were stunned for a moment, and then broke out in a cold sweat.
"No... That's not the case, Mr. Jack. Although the Pearl Bamogo is a passenger ship, we also transport cargo... It's just that the value of this cargo is a little higher than usual."
The captain explained, trying to keep his tone.
"You are still trying to hide the truth..."
Chen Lun stood up straight and looked at Hayden calmly.
"Do you think I'm an idiot?"
"No, no... I didn't mean that, Mr. Jack! How dare I lie to you!"
Captain Hayden's hands began to tremble.
Chen Lun's voice gradually turned cold.
"The Kangkai Council and the Hailing Group belong to the same Seven Orthodox Churches. As the Archon, I have the right to seize your entire ship, the Pearl Bamogo, for investigation... If I find that the facts are inconsistent with what you said, do you know what the consequences will be?"
After hearing this, Captain Hayden finally couldn't bear it anymore.
He knelt down in front of Chen Lun and said in panic:
"I'm sorry! Mr. Jack! I... I didn't mean to deceive you! It's just... it's just that this matter is too serious... I can't afford it!"
Chen Lun chuckled secretly.
On the surface, he said calmly:
"Forget it. I have an important mission on this trip and don't want to waste too much time on you... I have done my best to help you repel the enemy. Don't bother me with other things."
"Yes... Yes! Mr. Jack, sorry to bother you, we'll leave now!"
Captain Hayden stood up tremblingly and left immediately with the first mate and others.
Chen Lun looked at their backs, sneered and shook his head.
"You really treat me as a tool..."
He stopped thinking about it and went to the bathroom to wash up. Then he woke up his companions and planned to go to the big restaurant for breakfast.
'Today is another day full of hope.'