Chapter 129: Another Raid
Maduro and Kaka both looked up.
Only then did they notice that their entire ship was covered by a huge shadow.
Above their heads, the massive Dragon Form Mist Phantom was circling, flapping its wings.
Kevin and the girls stood on top of the Dragon Form Mist Phantom, staring down at them coldly.
Kevin said: "I don’t mind you building a big fleet. But you shouldn’t have challenged me all together just for fame."
Suddenly, a group of Fish Fiends stepped out from behind Kevin.
They carried buckets of stinking Eldritch Entities organs and threw them into the sea around them.
When the three Captains saw this, they all jumped up in anger.
"Get ready to fight!" Captain Maduro shouted.
The crew members snapped back to reality.
"Captain, do we really have to fight those guys up there? They look really strong," one crew member said cautiously.
Captain Ronaldo got so angry that he kicked that crew member away. "What nonsense are you talking about!"
Nearby, Kaka looked up at Kevin in the air.
He had already guessed who Kevin was and said directly, "Kevin, are you on the side of the Eldritch Entities, or on our side, the Survivors?"
Kevin looked down at Kaka, noticing his trembling legs, and sneered, "You’re not qualified to talk to me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the fog on the sea rose into the sky and covered Kevin’s face.
Sweat dripped from Kaka’s forehead.
He swallowed hard and said through gritted teeth, "Everyone, prepare for an attack from the Eldritch Entities first. Don’t fight the Survivors in the sky."
The Survivors quickly got into action.
Some set up guns around the deck, keeping a close eye on the sea.
Others held melee weapons, their bodies glowing with the supernatural energy of Eldritch, clearly ready to fight any enemies that tried to board the ship.
Kevin watched the well-trained Survivors below and thought to himself, *"It’s been less than a week, and these guys already have a basic ability to fight the Eldritch Entities."*
He turned to look at the girls behind him. "Get ready to hunt."
The girls raised their [White Wolf’s Eye] rifles.
The back of the Dragon Form Mist Phantom was wide enough, so each girl found her own spot to shoot.
The Dragon Form Mist Phantom swooped down.
The area of the sea where the Eldritch Entities were most crowded came closer and closer to the girls.
As soon as the Eldritch Entities entered their shooting range, gunfire suddenly erupted.
Sparks flashed in the night sky, and water mixed with blood splashed all over the sea.
A large number of Eldritch Entities were killed in that round of shooting.
At the same time, the Fish Fiend squad that Kevin had summoned jumped into the sea.
They were already in the Wraith form of the Eldritch Entities. Since they weren’t injured, the other Eldritch Entities just saw them as allies and didn’t attack them at all.
Using this advantage, the Fish Fiend squad frantically collected the loot that had fallen to the seabed.
To make sure they got enough Eldritch Artifacts, equipment, and weapons, they even gave up collecting the bodies of the Eldritch Entities. They let the bodies float in the water, attracting even more Eldritch Entities to come.
And so, Kevin kept making the Dragon Form Mist Phantom dive, glide, and rise again over the sea.
Each time, hundreds of Eldritch Entities died under the girls’ firepower.
The Survivors on the other three ships watched this scene, completely stunned.
"Are their weapons that advanced? Can our guns kill an Eldritch Entity with one bullet?"
"Don’t even dream about it. Unless you hit a vital spot up close, ten bullets won’t kill one."
"Against those thick-skinned ones, our guns are useless. We have to rely on melee weapons and supernatural powers."
"Oh my god, that means one of their gunners can do the work of more than ten of us. Maybe even more."
As the chatter grew louder, the Survivors began to realize the gap between themselves and Kevin’s group.
Captain Ronaldo stared at the Dragon Form Mist Phantom diving again and again in the air, and took a deep breath. "From what I can see, their weapons are at least a hundred years ahead of ours. Most of our crew are still using old flintlock guns. The rifles they’re using must be the top equipment from the research labs, not even issued to the military yet."
Kaka said in a low voice: "Do you think it’s possible that those guns were bought from the Eldritch marketplace? Otherwise, what kind of personal weapon could have the power of a warship’s cannon?"
Captain Maduro turned and looked at the distant sea.
There, the Dragon Form Mist Phantom dove again. The splash it made was almost as big as the blast from an artillery shell.
Seeing this, Captain Maduro clenched his fist. "Damn it. We’re such clowns. We actually thought we could go up against someone like that."
Just five minutes later, the sea was completely cleared of Eldritch Entities.
Kevin let the bodies of the Eldritch Entities float on the surface without collecting them. But no new Eldritch Entities came into this area.
Kevin frowned. "That’s it? All cleared?"
He casually summoned a landing boat and dropped it into the sea.
The Fish Fiend squad climbed onto the boat and loaded the Eldritch Artifacts, equipment, and potions they had collected onto it.
Kevin guided the Dragon Form Mist Phantom to land slowly and told the girls to sort through the loot.
The girls were already used to this routine.
First, they organized the loot by category. Then, they handed out what each person needed.
Finally, the leftover loot was split equally among the girls and sold on the world channel.
This time, the girls got three C-Tier Eldritch Artifacts, one C-Tier potion, one C-Tier piece of equipment, and two C-Tier weapons.
When converted back to Kevin, that meant over eighty C-Tier items.
Kevin took a quick look and put them away.
At his current level, C-Tier items were completely beneath his notice.
Eighty-plus C-Tier items, converted at a nine-to-one ratio, equaled about nine B-Tier items.
Kevin sighed and muttered to himself, "If I want to get an A-Tier item, I’ll need to rob at least eight more Survivor groups of this size."
Kevin turned around and looked behind him.
On the decks of the three ships, the Survivors stood there like trained prisoners. They didn’t dare to look up or move, afraid of what Kevin might do to them.
Kevin glanced at his watch.
Did he really have to go rob eight more teams?
He closed his eyes and carefully sensed the area around him.
If he flew at full speed, he might be able to rob eight fleets before dawn.
But he couldn’t guarantee that every fleet he robbed would have three or even four ships.
If a fleet had too few Survivors, even if Kevin dumped a lot of Eldritch Entity corpses into the sea, it wouldn’t be enough to attract a large number of Eldritch Entities.
"I need to think of another way," Kevin said, looking up at the Survivors.
Suddenly, his eyes landed on one Survivor’s belt.
"A C-Tier item?" Kevin stared at the Survivor in surprise.
Just from the way the guy was dressed, Kevin could tell he was just a low-level grunt. He probably wasn’t even in the top three of his team.
But even so, this Survivor had a C-Tier piece of equipment, and there was also an Eldritch Artifact and a C-Tier weapon hanging from his belt.
When did these Survivors start carrying so many C-Tier items?
Kevin rubbed his chin and thought it over. "I went through all that trouble, killed so many Eldritch Entities, and only fished out seven C-Tier items. But these Survivors on the ships? It looks like almost every single one of them has one or two C-Tier items."
He counted the Survivors on the decks. There were nearly forty of them.
Kevin focused on their belts and backpacks.
Based on his experience, he was sure that these people had a lot of C-Tier items on them.
Heh. Looks like getting enough stuff to trade for a single A-Tier item tonight won’t be a problem at all.
Maybe if I push a little harder, I can even get enough to trade for an S-Tier item.
Kevin waved at the girls behind him. "Hold on tight. We’re going down."
"Go down? Are you really going to mess with them?" Monchhichi asked Kevin with a confused look.
Kevin grinned. "Of course. I can’t just let them keep chasing us without paying a price. We need to collect some compensation for all the trouble."
Nova chuckled. "Even villains deserve to get paid for their work."
Hearing that, Celula jumped up excitedly. "Hurry up and land! I’ll take charge of collecting their stuff!"
The girls were all eager to get started, so Kevin didn’t waste any more time.
He raised his hand, and the Dragon Form Mist Phantom slowly flew toward Maduro’s ship.
"They’re coming," Kaka said, watching the Dragon Form Mist Phantom get closer. His face turned pale.
Up close, they could really see how terrifying this Dragon Form Mist Phantom was.
"I heard this thing can ignore physical attacks. Everyone, be careful," Ronaldo warned quietly.
Maduro immediately gave orders to the Survivors in front of him. "Everyone, be on guard!"
The moment he finished speaking, the Dragon Form Mist Phantom landed right on the bow of Maduro’s ship.
Even though the Dragon Form Mist Phantom was huge, its body was made of mist, so it weighed less than a ton. When it landed on the bow, the ship didn’t even rock.
The Survivors stared at this scene, their eyes wide with surprise.
Then Kevin jumped down and landed in front of them.
The Survivors were so scared they gripped their weapons tightly, but none of them dared to step forward.
Maduro, Kaka, and Ronaldo, the three captains, forced themselves to walk out from the crowd.
"Mr. Kevin, I’ve heard about you. A lot of fleets have run into trouble because of you before. They got attacked by way more Eldritch Entities than usual and took heavy losses." Maduro paused, then changed his tone. "But tonight, you and your people killed all the Eldritch Entities. On behalf of all three ships, I want to thank you. Also, I apologize for the rude things we said earlier. Can we just leave now? Let’s pretend none of this happened tonight."