Chapter 195: Luo En: But I Refuse
Inside the cabin, Luo En gripped "Phantom" tightly, his entire body tensed, maintaining a high state of alert. Not far behind him, Cattelya still lay on the ground, her face contorted in pain, letting out intermittent groans.
Relying on the powerful spiritual intuition of a Calamity Priest, he could clearly feel that something had arrived!
And it was very close. Blood Admiral, Señor, had successfully approached this lonely small boat drifting on the dark sea.
"There are other people…" Señor's pale face slightly furrowed as he sensed several different spiritual reactions within the small boat.
He could feel that the spiritual strength of one of them had reached at least Sequence 5, and their power was immense. However, their state was clearly very abnormal, on the verge of collapse and losing control.
"Damn it—who exactly is it?"
"Meow…"
On the deck, Danitz and Lachi were still vigilantly observing the surrounding sea.
To avoid alerting them, Señor, in his "Wraith" state, simply ignored them. His body transformed into a void-like shadow, silently piercing through the cabin wall and floating inside.
He didn't dare to get too close, merely hovering above the cabin, coldly observing the situation inside.
"This is Admiral of the Stars, Cattelya?!"
What first caught his attention was not Luo En, his target for this mission, but the familiar figure struggling in pain on the ground beside him.
"Is she… about to lose control?"
Señor took just one look and immediately judged Cattelya's current state.
Clearly, compared to the seemingly ordinary Brando, Cattelya, also a Pirate General, made him more wary.
No subordinates, all alone, and on the verge of losing control—this was simply a godsend!
As a fellow pirate, he already held a considerable grudge against her. And Cattelya's high bounty and the Beyonder characteristic that would be extracted after her death were equally tempting.
He instantly made a decision: first, eliminate Cattelya, the biggest variable, and then calmly take away the target named Brando!
He glanced at the necklace around his neck, which bore a pendant shaped like an ancient coin of the same color, and a cruel smile curled on his lips.
"Fate, as expected, is on my side." At the same time, Luo En, who was maintaining his vigilance, suddenly felt an intense and strange sensation! He was slightly alarmed, discovering that in the shadow directly above his head, a faint, ethereal mass of countless black threads was suspended!
"That is… the enemy!"
But he showed no overly strong reaction. Instead, as if he had discovered something, he suddenly turned and aimed his gun at the doorway behind him.
Relying on the powerful spiritual intuition of a Calamity Priest, he could feel that the strange mass had silently moved closer to Cattelya's direction!
Without the slightest hesitation, Luo En immediately attacked in that direction.
Mental Storm!
Señor, who was about to make his move on Cattelya, was instantly stunned by this sudden, unannounced Mental Storm!
The moment his mind wavered, Luo En had already swiftly turned around and pulled the trigger in his direction!
"Bang!"
A burst of black flames erupted!
However, at this moment, due to the waves, the small boat lurched violently! This caused the attack to merely graze Señor's phantom and fly past.
Señor's figure instantly vanished from its original spot, and in the next second, it appeared like a ghost on the cabin window glass!
Luo En decisively fired again!
"Bang!"
The glass shattered into pieces, but it still failed to harm Señor in the slightest.
Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps approached. Danitz, hearing the gunshot, realized something was wrong and immediately rushed in from the deck!
"Don't come over!" Luo En immediately shouted, seeing this. Unfortunately, it was too late.
The moment Danitz rushed into the cabin, a ghost-like shadow suddenly appeared behind him, delivering a fierce hand-chop to the back of his neck.
Without even a grunt, he immediately lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Then, Señor, wearing a blood-stained tricorn hat and with a face as pale as a corpse, slowly appeared in the cabin.
He didn't attack again, and Luo En, out of apprehension, didn't continue firing. The two stood in a standoff in the cramped cabin.
"The mission requires him alive."
Thinking this, Señor looked at Luo En, pointed to Cattelya, who was still struggling in pain and on the verge of completely losing control behind him,
and said in a hoarse voice, "I only want Cattelya's life; it has nothing to do with you."
"Is it just a simple grudge between pirates…?" Luo En quickly pondered.
Señor continued, "She's about to lose control, which is a huge threat to you. Why not let me handle her?"
Luo En's hand, holding the gun, trembled slightly, as if he was considering the other party's suggestion.
"Don't—don't listen to him!" Cattelya, still struggling on the ground, cried out in pain, using all her strength, "Señor is notoriously bloodthirsty! He—he will absolutely not let you go!"
Hearing this, Señor let out a hoarse, cackling laugh: "Haha, as expected, Cattelya, you're still so cunning. Do you intend to let these two poor passengers sacrifice their lives for you?"
"Don't listen to him!" Cattelya shouted again, "He—he is trying to deceive you!"
Under normal circumstances, she wouldn't fear Señor at all. But at this moment, she was on the verge of losing control and powerless to resist.
She also wasn't sure what Señor's true intentions were. But she knew very well that if this mysterious passenger in front of her really abandoned her, she would surely die!
"The Queen didn't come to save me."
Her only hope now lay with Luo En.
"Please."
Unbeknownst to them, outside the cabin, a light drizzle began to fall on the sea.
The strong winds gradually picked up, causing the already not-so-sturdy small boat to shake violently.
It seemed a massive storm was quietly brewing on this dark sea.
After a few seconds of silence, Luo En slowly spoke. His voice sounded a bit hoarse, as if he was struggling with a decision.
"If I hand her over to you, will you really let us go?"
Seeing this, Señor thought Luo En had been completely bluffed by his words. A cruel, cold smile appeared on his pale face: "You and I have no grudges. I'm just here to—eliminate this isolated Cattelya; there's no need to meddle further."
"You shouldn't be her subordinates, right? Even if you are, there's no need to throw away your lives for a Lunatic on the verge of losing control."
"How about it?" He coaxed, "One person's life for two of yours. This deal is very cost-effective."
Señor's proposal was full of temptation.
Hearing this, Cattelya, who was still lying on the ground, also showed a hint of despair in her eyes.
Although she knew very well that with Señor's cruel and bloodthirsty style, it was absolutely impossible for him to leave any survivors.
But—what could she do? She and this mysterious passenger were merely in a transactional relationship, a chance encounter. How could he possibly risk his life for her?
Just as Cattelya was about to forcibly squeeze out her last bit of sanity, risking complete loss of control to make a desperate struggle,
Luo En slowly took a few steps forward, placing his body in front of her.
"Your proposal does sound good."
"But, I refuse."
Luo En said, in an arrogant tone, the line he had always wanted to say himself.
"What?!" Señor and Cattelya simultaneously showed surprised expressions.
Especially Cattelya, she hadn't expected Luo En to actually help her.
"I'm the kind of person who loves to say no to those who are full of themselves, so no matter what, I won't let Cattelya die by your hands today."
Luo En didn't give him any chance to react and decisively pulled the trigger!
"Bang!"
The scattered black flames did not directly hit Señor. However, before Señor could rejoice, a fatal premonition of danger from behind instantly tensed his spirituality to the extreme!
"Meow!!!"
Accompanied by Lachi's angry roar, a sacred golden pillar of light erupted suddenly and without warning from behind Señor!
"Ah!!!"
A sharp, inhuman cry of pain instantly echoed throughout the cabin!
"Good thing… I had already taught Lachi how to use charms a long time ago." Luo En felt a wave of relief in his heart.
He had known about Blood Admiral Señor's bloodthirsty and cruel reputation early on, and he hadn't believed a word of his nonsense.
Señor had already endured one of his Mental Storms, so it was impossible for there to be no effect at all.
Danitz was down, but Lachi hadn't been exposed.
His previous conversation was merely to buy time for Lachi's sneak attack.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
However, when the dazzling golden light dissipated, only wisps of dissipating black smoke remained in the cabin. Señor himself was nowhere to be seen!
"What?!"
Before Luo En could react, he suddenly felt his heart sink sharply!
He felt something had drilled into his body, attempting to seize control of it!
Señor had used the possession ability of a "Wraith," directly entering Luo En's body!
"Damn it!"
However, just as Luo En was about to mobilize all his spirituality to resist, Señor's desperate wail, filled with extreme terror and despair, suddenly echoed in his mind!
"No—no! What—what exactly are these things?!"
"Mother Tree of Desire, quick—quick, save—"
"Is he… about to lose control?!"
Luo En immediately realized this. "Could it be—he's going to lose control directly inside my body?!"
Señor, who had completely fallen into madness and chaos, was unable to complete the precise possession. His translucent, distorted upper body uncontrollably detached from Luo En's body!
Seeing this, Luo En didn't hesitate. He pulled out his last blazing sun charm from his embrace and, at almost zero distance from the enemy, pressed it firmly onto Señor's face, which was contorted in fear!
Accompanied by a violent golden light bright enough to blind, Luo En and Señor's bodies simultaneously collapsed heavily onto the floor, completely unconscious.
"Hey, how are you?"
"Answer me." A slightly anxious voice came.
Cattelya, who had been lying on the ground, suffering from the impact of the knowledge torrent, was not directly affected by the blazing sun charm. She struggled, trying to stand up from the cold floor.
At the same time, Luo En, who should have collapsed with Señor, suddenly stood up stiffly from the floor like a broken Puppet.
"Good, he's not dead!"
Cattelya breathed a sigh of relief, but before she could rejoice,
Luo En slowly turned his head and "looked" at Cattelya with his emotionless eyes.
Just one glance.
Cattelya felt as if her head had been violently struck by an invisible giant hammer!
She didn't have time to do anything. Her vision suddenly went black, and she completely lost consciousness.
At this moment, the hull of this small boat began to violently pitch and sway in the increasingly furious waves.
A long-brewing massive storm suddenly swept over.
Meanwhile, in the sea not far from the small boat,
White Saintess Katarina was floating in the air, desperately dodging the sturdy figure behind her.
Suddenly, another bolt of lightning struck.
"Damn it! Why would I suddenly encounter Sea King here!" Katarina complained frantically in her heart.
Because she had fought Bernadette, she was already injured. On the vast ocean, there was no way she could be a match for Sea King Arnault Couteman!
Originally, she had used divination to discover that her interesting "little fellow" was currently at sea. Adhering to the principle that "prey must never escape her grasp," she immediately set off to pursue him.
Who would have thought that halfway, she would run head-on into Sea King Arnault Couteman, who was patrolling this sea area!
As for Sea King, he had originally heard reports from his subordinates and, following divination clues, came to this sea area to search for the Rose School of Thought, which had caused a disturbance in Bayam earlier. Who would have thought that halfway, he would encounter a high-ranking Demoness of the Demoness Sect.
"The Rose School of Thought is no good."
"And the Demoness Sect is no better!"
Thus, Sea King Arnault Couteman decisively changed his original search target and directly attacked the Katarina he had encountered.
In this way, the aftermath of Sea King's attack successfully pushed the small boat away from Bayam.
Speeding up, the sea plot will temporarily end soon. Yes, Tracy will also have a storyline later.