Chapter 104
âWhere is the legendary s.h.i.+p?â Xiao Tangqiu continued to ask.
The pirate hesitated, but he confessed honestly. He pointed to the sunken s.h.i.+p under the lake, and said tremblingly, âItâs just belowâ¦â
Tang Mianmian snorted and asked, âThere are so many sunken s.h.i.+ps below, how do you know which one it is?â
The pirate said tremblingly, âItâs the biggest one.â
Xiao Tangqiu soon saw which s.h.i.+p the pirate was talking about. In the cemetery of thousands of s.h.i.+ps at the bottom of the lake was a giant s.h.i.+pwreck. The s.h.i.+p was bigger than any pirate s.h.i.+p and even bigger than any s.h.i.+p they had seen before, including the giant cruise s.h.i.+p from earlier. This s.h.i.+pâs hull was white, which was very unusual.
After a closer look, he realized that the s.h.i.+p seemed to be made up of human parts. The hull was made of human bones and human skin and the observation deck was made of piles of skulls. Although they sank to the deep bottom of the sea, they seemed to be staring at the people on the sh.o.r.e.
He only looked at the s.h.i.+p from a distance before feeling a hair-raising sensation.
Shen Yuan promptly said, âLetâs go down and take a look.â
âBut what about these pirates? Tie them all up?â As soon as Tang Mianmianâs voice fell, the ground shook and an unusual movement happened around them..
âWhatâs going on?â Everyone wondered, but the group of pirates who were knocked to the ground by them began screaming.
âItâs the guardian of the treasure!â
âThe guardian of the legendary treasure is the monster at the bottom of the sea!â
The guardian of the treasure? Monster at the bottom of the sea?
Something flashed in Xiao Tangqiuâs mind for an instant. The next moment, his vision went dark, and the Tiankengâs opening where the light had been s.h.i.+ning in was shrouded in darkness as if someone suddenly covered his eyes with a curtain.
âAhhhh! Itâs here! The sea monster guarding the treasure!â
The pirates screamed in horror. During this panic, some people stumbled and fell into the lake at the bottom of the sinkhole, while others turned and ran back.
Xiao Tangqiu looked closer and realized that there was a huge monster lying on the top of the Tiankeng. The size and shape of its huge body were so incredible that it completely blocked the opening so that the entire Tiankeng was shrouded and everything fell into darkness.
He had already guessed what this sea monster guarding the treasure was. Next to him, Shen Yuanâs eyes darkened and he said coldly, âOptes!â
Tang Mianmianâs face paled, âf.u.c.k! That giant octopus? It didnât die in the whirlpool? Did it follow us?â
Xue Junli explained, âOptus is an Arch Demon, the direct creation of the Abyss Demon. It wonât die so easilyk2026; But why did it appear here?â
Tang Mianmian guessed, âIf itâs the monster guardian of the treasure, then is the treasure itâs guarding related to the Abyss Demon?â
Xiao Tangqiu couldnât help but ask, âNo wait! Demons shouldnât be able to come to the instance world so easily, right? Especially this kind of high-level demon⦠and it has obviously been in this instance for many yearsâ¦â If the pirates hadnât lied to them just now, this legendary treasure had existed for hundreds of years, so Optus should have been in this instance for hundreds of years.
Shen Yuan said coldly, âIt means that someone summoned it here via sacrifice many years ago.â
Xiao Tangqiu subconsciously responded, âWho?â
âA demon wors.h.i.+pper,â Shen Yuan was obviously unwilling to explain, but faced with Xiao Tangqiuâs questioning, he elaborated, âThose who have a Demon Book⦠such as Lippin.o.bert.â
Xiao Tangqiu instantly remembered the black-covered book that Shen Yuan had once read. However, before he could cautiously ask more, there was a blood-curdling scream behind them.
âAhhhhhh!â
Everyone turned around and saw that the pirates who had turned tail and wanted to escape came back. While the one running ahead was more or less fine, the people behind were all covered in injuries. Some of them were even missing arms and legs, and they ran screaming while spraying blood everywhere.
The pirates tried their best to run back to the sinkhole. Those who moved fast could still save their small life, while those who moved slowly dropped dead due to excessive blood loss on the way.
After all the living pirates returned to this place, a huge tentacle stretched out from a hole in the ground. The tentacle suckers were filled with flesh and blood residue, and some even had heads with horrified faces.
Xiao Tangqiu suddenly saw a somewhat familiar head, âLook! Itâs the chef!â
Tang Mianmian was the first to react, and he quickly yelled, âf.u.c.k! Itâs really the cook on the ghost s.h.i.+p! Isnât he dead? Why did he die here again?â
Xiao Tangqiu suddenly remembered something. He quickly looked at the surviving pirates. Other than the group of pirates who captured him and Shen Yuan at the beginning, there was also the other group who captured Tang Mianmianâs group. Their clothes were distinctively similar to the dead bodies on the ghost s.h.i.+p. This group of pirates was clearly the sailors on the ghost s.h.i.+p!
What exactly was going on?
Shen Yuan also realized it. He frowned, âCould it be that the pirates on the ghost s.h.i.+p didnât get the treasure at all?â
Xiao Tangqiu was taken aback, but he quickly understood what Shen Yuan meant. No wonder the chefâs diary was vague about how they got the treasure. Maybe they didnât get the treasure at all, maybe they were already dead during the treasure hunt. Only the obsession to find the treasure was left behind, keeping them goingâ¦
âNo! They may not have the treasure, but they have at least seen the legendary treasure!â Xiao Tangqiu suddenly thought of something, and immediately shouted, âOtherwise they wouldnât know that the legendary treasure is a ruby ââring! No wonder when we arrived on the luxury cruise s.h.i.+p, the ruby ââring disappeared. Itâs because they only saw the ruby ââring, but they didnât have the life to take it away! Because they all died in the hands of the sea monster guarding the treasure!â
âIt makes sense.â Shen Yuanâs eyes darkened, he reached out to touch the ruby ââring in his pocket that he found on the cruise s.h.i.+p, and then he froze.
âWhatâs wrong?â Xiao Tangqiu asked.
Shen Yuan paused, âThe ruby ââring is gone.â
Xiao Tangqiu nodded, âOf course, since the pirates failed to take away the legendary treasure back then, the ruby ââring would naturally not be pa.s.sed on to other people. It should have been underwater from beginning to end in some treasure chestâ¦â
Fei You couldnât help but interject and ask, âThen what is our mission? To find that ruby ââring?â
Shen Yuan glanced at Fei You and fell into contemplation.
Xiao Tangqiu was not too certain. Since Optus, who guarded the treasure, was a direct creation of the Abyss Demon and thus a very powerful high-level demon, the treasure it guarded was obviously nothing ordinary. In case it was something particularly dangerous, what should they do?
But if their mission goal was to get the ruby ââring, then they must find the ruby ââring. Otherwise, they would never be able to leave this instance.
Zhang Zuo also spoke, âAnyway, letâs find the ruby ââring first and then talk.â
Tang Mianmian nodded, âIt makes sense, at least this is an obvious and important clue.â
Shen Yuan was silent for a while, then nodded, âLetâs go down.â
As they were discussing things, Optus had already launched a ma.s.sacre on the other side. It laid on the top of the sinkhole as if watching a killing show, and used its tentacles to pursue those pirates who screamed and ran away in amus.e.m.e.nt. It could kill all pirates at once, but it killed while playing cat and mouse instead. Then, it seemed to have become bored with this kind of game.
âMove!â
Shen Yuan pushed Xiao Tangqiu away just as and a thick tentacle shot in their direction.
Xiao Tangqiu dodged the tentacleâs attack and yelled, âUntie me, quick!â
Shen Yuanâs eyes darkened, âIâm comingâ¦â
But as soon as his voice fell, he was blocked by the tentacle and he had to start fighting.
Xiao Tangqiu was extremely anxious. At this moment, Fei You rushed over, âI got you!â
Using the previously distributed weapon, he sliced the rope on Xiao Tangqiu a few times, and Xiao Tangqiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, âThank you.â
Fei You smiled, âGotta help each other!â
âCaptain, do you want help?â
Duan Hongzhen asked, but didnât do anything. After all, among all of them here, the strongest person was Shen Yuan. If Shen Yuan couldnât beat them, then it would be useless for them to go. Plus, they also had unconditional and unreasonable trust in Shen Yuan.
Shen Yuan said deeply, âYou go down first, and Iâll follow soon!â Once all of them dived into the lake, the giant octopus would immediately catch up. They could not escape under the water, so they could only rely on him holding the monster back.
Xiao Tangqiu quickly understood Shen Yuanâs meaning. Although he was a little worried, it was the only way. The bottom of the lake might be the giant octopusâ home ground. They could only take advantage of Shen Yuan keeping it occupied to turn over the whole lake.
âOkay! Letâs go!â Xue Junli gave the order and everyone entered the water.
The moment he entered the water, the icy lake chilled him to his bones.
Xiao Tangqiu couldnât help but shudder. He looked up at Shen Yuan who was still fighting Optus. He suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart, but before he could say anything, he was suddenly shoved, âBe careful!â
Xiao Tangqiu was pushed into the water and choked. He turned his head back with effort to discover that it was a pirate lurking in the water. He probably had stumbled above and fell into the sinkhole. Fei You began to fight the pirate.
Xiao Tangqiu frowned. Was this pirate crazy? All of his group were dead, this guy actually wants to attack them?
The pirate had crimson eyes and desperately brandished the machete in his hand, âTreasureâ¦The treasure is mine! No one else can have itâ
Xiao Tangqiu instantly realized what was going on. This guy probably had fallen into some kind of delusion, just like the group of pirates who thought they had the treasure before!
But at least before, the group of pirates only went crazy after seeing the treasure with their own eyes. This guy just fell into the lake that held the treasure, before being controlled by the illusion!
That legendary treasure was too terrible!
With such a powerful thing, even if they were aiming to complete their mission task, wouldnât people still be lured in?