"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Cannonballs exploded in the air; this wasn't due to misfires but because they were intercepted by dark blue flames in mid-air.
However, not all cannonballs were successfully intercepted. Some still landed on the deck of the giant sailing ship, erupting in a shower of sparks. Although most people managed to dodge in time, there were still unlucky ones who were hit. Along with those scattered cannonballs, sacred golden beams of light also fell onto the deck, aiming directly at a certain person standing at the bow of the ship at that very moment.
The latter's figure vanished a second before the light beams struck, then reappeared on the mirror surface of a nearby ornament.
Lin Ruo looked at him, seeing a man with a pale face, sunken eye sockets, and light brown eyes. He was about forty years old, with two black mustaches above his lip and an old tricorn hat on his head.
Without a doubt, this was Admiral of Blood Senor, a Pirate Admiral with a bounty of 42,000 pounds in Loen alone, a minion of the Rose School of Thought, a Wraith of the extraordinary pathway, and the most coveted Marionette for many Great Masters.
Ah, Admiral of Blood~ Lin Ruo exaggeratedly sighed in his heart, mimicking a certain hardworking model while continuing to watch the battle below.
Although caught off guard, Admiral of Blood's side was clearly not to be trifled with. They quickly reacted, adjusting their cannons and beginning to exchange fire with the Future.
But just as most of the Future's cannonballs were intercepted by the Beyonders on Admiral of Blood's ship before they could hit, the cannonballs fired from Admiral of Blood's side were naturally intercepted almost completely as well. After a few rounds of exchanging fire, the two ships almost inevitably entered a boarding action.
In an instant, Admiral of Blood Senor's figure vanished, transforming into a Wraith state. While this was still obvious enough for Lin Ruo, for most low and mid-sequence Beyonders, Admiral of Blood Senor in this state was clearly like using an invisibility cheat, completely unseen.
But unfortunately, the Future's two main damage dealers, Cattleya, came with a Eyes of Mystery Prying. She even had to Sealed Artifact the power of her eyes when going to the gray fog to avoid courting death, let alone merely detecting traces of a Wraith state.
And although Klein had not yet advanced to Sequence 5, he had the little hunger that had grazed Master Luo, so he could naturally see the illusory black thread belonging to Admiral of Blood Senor floating onto the Future through his manipulation of the Spirit Body Threads. It was moving towards Cattleya's direction, clearly intending to attempt an ethereal possession and directly control her once within a certain range.
After a brief exchange of glances, Cattleya did not move. Her deep purple eyes swirled, and the golden brooch pinned to her chest flickered. One sacred yet evil spirit after another appeared outside the captain's cabin, surrounding Admiral of Blood Senor in his Wraith state, then pouncing on him with incredible speed.
Admiral of Blood Senor naturally wouldn't stay put and be beaten when facing such an attack. He instantly vanished from his spot, reappearing on a small puddle of water that had inexplicably frozen over. This was water splashed onto the deck after being hit by a cannonball. His figure was also inevitably outlined at this moment, briefly leaving his Wraith state.
But just as Admiral of Blood Senor revealed his figure, accompanied by a phrase in hermes, a Sun Charm landed before him, erupting in dazzling and sacred golden light.
Clearly, Klein had anticipated his anticipation.
Admiral of Blood Senor's figure flickered again, avoiding the golden light, but he was still inevitably scorched.
At the same time, a huge sense of crisis enveloped him. Admiral of Blood Senor shifted his position again before the opponent's next attack, and a golden bullet exploded beside him. Sacred flames enveloped this area, including Admiral of Blood Senor.
This was area-of-effect damage. The bullet was a special version developed by Lin Ruo after studying the Unshadowed Crucifix.
A sharp shriek immediately erupted from Admiral of Blood Senor's mouth, directly assaulting Klein's ear, making his head ache and causing his movements to involuntarily freeze.
Countless boundless soul bodies appeared beside Admiral of Blood Senor at some point, making this area seem like Hell. Most of these soul bodies rushed headlong towards Klein—because Cattleya, who was originally there, had already gone to hammer other enemies.
At the same time, a figure appeared in each of Klein's pupils, about to become complete. This was a premonition of Wraith possession.
"Snap!"
A flame enveloped him from top to bottom. The next second, with the lighting of a match in the corner, Klein appeared there, escaping the range of Wraith possession, and at the same moment, he made a gesture of embracing the sun towards his original direction.
Priest of Light · Sacred Light!
Dazzling beams of light rose at this moment, enveloping Admiral of Blood Senor and also the vast expanse of soul bodies, causing these soul bodies to be ignited and perish without any resistance.
Compared to the powerless spirit bodies, Admiral of Blood Senor's situation was clearly much better, because this guy actually used extreme flashes to avoid most of the attack before being completely enveloped by the Sacred Light. This should have been impossible to achieve, yet it genuinely happened.
Is this the effect of that Lucky Scale?
Klein frowned at this scene, quickly skipping over the answer in his mind, and not feeling discouraged. As he snapped his fingers again, countless pre-placed matches ignited at this moment. As the flames lit up, Klein's figure also appeared within them.
The two guys, who could use various items for short-distance flashes, thus entered the second round of combat.
"Tsk, Klein's combat power is getting stronger and stronger. As expected of the child I raised." In mid-air, Lin Ruo, who was enjoying the battle below with relish, commented, completely disregarding the fact that he might not be able to defeat Klein under the same Sequence and without cheating.
After all, Lin Ruo was not a combat specialist. Although he had intentionally been training his combat awareness, he definitely couldn't compare to a cheat like Klein in a short period of time.
Moreover, he was using a cheat he earned by his own ability, so why couldn't he use it?
"Hmm?" Suddenly, Lin Ruo, who was watching the battle with relish, paused, looking in a certain direction as if sensing something.
"There… seems to be something calling to me?"
Lin Ruo's brows furrowed slightly as he gazed in that direction, finally withdrawing his gaze.
No matter what was there, everything would have to wait until the battle below concluded.
In reality, Klein's battle with Admiral of Blood Senor did not last too long. After all, due to various factors like spirituality, Beyonders' battles inherently couldn't last for days. They usually resolved within a few minutes to tens of minutes.
In fact, if Lin Ruo hadn't previously restricted him from using God-level mystical items to cheat when facing enemies of the same rank, to avoid affecting his growth, Klein could have directly crushed Senor with the Unshadowed Crucifix.
And as Klein marionettized Admiral of Blood Senor using Creeping Hunger, the other battles on the sea had also mostly ended.
Without a doubt, the Future had won.
Lin Ruo also controlled the wind to land on the Future's deck, greeting Klein, who was inspecting his new Marionette:
"Yo, Klein, got yourself a new Marionette!"