Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Deep Sea Blood Touch

Boom!

The sky over the sea grew darker, rain fell rapidly accompanied by thunder.

This giant beast hidden in the deep sea seemed to possess some tremendous power, stirring up the tempest of heaven and earth.

Under the efforts of Rogel and the others, the Gelin finally altered its course, steering away from the path of the Reef Mountain.

Bang!

The Reef Island swept past the eyes of everyone on the Gelin, and the body of the giant beast from the deep sea stirred up a massive wave, causing the ship to shake violently on the sea’s surface once again.

Finally, after the rocking, the sea returned to peace.

The Gelin was finally temporarily out of danger.

Everyone stood on the deck, staring at the distant moving Reef Mountain, their hearts overwhelmed with indescribable shock.

They had actually encountered the legendary giant beast!

When facing such a colossal creature, the Gelin was like an ant before an elephant.

If it weren’t for Moqueto’s lack of interest in them, they might have long since perished in the sea.

The storm at sea began to lessen.

It seemed the departure of Moqueto had also robbed the wind of its power.

"Incredible..."

Kadi was still immersed in the shock from before, unable to recover for a long time.

"I must document this, record it in my notes. This will add a heavy splash of color to my journey, maybe I’ll even become famous because of this..."

He babbled on endlessly.

Saturated with rain, Rogel wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to everyone, "Turn the course back."

Yas nodded.

Kadi, hearing this, clasped his fist into his palm and looked at Rogel.

"By the way, Captain Rogel, may I ask you a question, an insignificant one, if I may?"

Upon hearing this, Rogel’s mouth twitched.

Goodness, he had thought Louis Kaiya was talkative enough, but this Kadi could talk even more.

Why can’t you just ask directly?

"If you have a question, just ask it directly, no need for so many embellishments. I don’t care about those things."

Rogel waved a hand.

"Uh, Captain Rogel, where are you intending to go?"

Kadi scratched his head.

"The Giant Claw Sea Area," Rogel said concisely. "If you want to go home, you can disembark at the next island on our route."

Kadi, hearing this, quickly waved his hand.

"No, no, no, I don’t need to go home. I’m a minstrel, and the mission of a minstrel is... "

"Speak plainly." Rogel interrupted him helplessly, raising his hand.

"...Can I stay on your ship for a while?"

Kadi cautiously asked, looking at Rogel with some anticipation.

A captain with magical powers who could transform into black mist and summon the undead, yet didn’t appear to be a bad person...

Kadi thought that missing out on such writing material would surely get him struck by lightning.

"I can offer you some compensation, that’s only right, uh..."

Kadi said, rummaging in his pocket.

Then he tragically realized that his small pack had long been buried in the sea.

At this thought, his face turned red.

"I will pay you!"

Rogel, seeing this, chuckled softly, turned around, and scrutinized him for a moment.

"Kadi, do you see the pattern above?"

"Merchant ships accept traveling companions, but the adventurer’s guild has no such service."

Kadi immediately felt a bit dejected upon hearing this.

But he still wanted to try his luck.

However, before he could speak, Rogel changed his tone.

"But if you have certain special skills... letting you stay temporarily, I think that won’t be a problem."

"What can you do?"

Kadi, upon hearing this, began racking his brains to choose his words carefully.

"Uh, well, Mr. Rogel, you know, I’m a minstrel, so..."

"Just tell me what skills you have," Rogel interrupted him once more, helplessly: "Otherwise, I can only refuse your request to stay on the ship."

He didn’t actually like interrupting people, it’s a bad habit.

But people like Kadi, Louis Kaiya, they always added unnecessary adjectives to their speech, and went on endlessly, causing headaches for others.

"Reciting poetry, writing poems, reading poems, music, fishing, playing Aozhou cards, and some basic sailing knowledge, uh, maybe... gourmet food appreciation?"

Kadi tried to make his resume seem more substantial.

Rogel was left speechless hearing this.

"Alright, I get it."

He raised his hand and rubbed his forehead.

"If you insist on following us, then I can only treat you as an intern."

"We provide you with shelter and food, and you need to work for us."

"Of course, you can leave at any time."

He found this poet rather amusing; he seemed to have a certain naive foolishness about him.

If they got along, it wouldn’t hurt to keep him around.

However, before that, he needed to test the young man’s character.

So Rogel had no intention of paying him a salary.

In fact, the members of their adventurer’s guild originally didn’t have salaries.

And what Kadi heard was like the sound of heavenly bells.

Helping out without pay?

Oh my God, I was just about to offer money!

He must have said that deliberately to let me stay with peace of mind.

Mr. Rogel is truly a good man!

Kadi was deeply moved.

"Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Rogel, oh no, Captain. Thank you for your great kindness, I will definitely work hard, you can rest assured!"

And then he began babbling on again.

He was full of curiosity about Rogel’s magical powers, every three sentences returned to that topic.

But Rogel simply said one sentence: "This secret is only known to my crew."

This instantly filled Kadi with endless motivation.

What’s so hard about becoming an official crew member?

I will definitely strive for it!

...

Underwater Cave.

In the former lair of the Ice Crab King, a massive ball of flesh adhered to the rock wall.

Through the membrane on it, one could vaguely see that it seemed to be nurturing an extraordinary creature.

As the heartbeat-like pulsations of the meatball grew more intense, four long, narrow, crimson and ruthless eyes slowly opened.

With a "squelch," the transformation membrane was torn open, and with blood and meat residue, a hideous and terrifying monster emerged.

[Dark Sea Hunter transformation complete!]

[Your clone, Dark Sea Hunter, has undergone an extraordinary transformation under the influence of mysterious skin flakes!]

[It integrated mysterious lineage, stepping onto an unknown path!]

[All skill levels of your clone have increased!]

[Your clone has acquired a new skill—Ultimate Breathless Touch lv1.]

[Ultimate Breathless Touch lv1: Sacrifice a part of your life value to unleash terrifying force to crush everything and passively enhance the toughness and explosiveness of your tentacles.]

[Your clone has acquired a new talent—Blood Sucking Skin.]

[Blood Sucking Skin: Your skin becomes crimson after absorbing blood, quickly converting the blood’s energy to provide you with endless combat power.]

[You can rename your clone.]

"Finally, the transformation is complete."

"In hindsight, the time spent on transformation was totally worth it."

Rogel exhaled, relieved.

The transformation of the Dark Sea Hunter lasted a full week, the longest transformation in history.

[Deep Sea Blood Touch (Nameable)]

[Type: Monster]

[Quality: Boss]

[Level: 15]

[Tier: Extraordinary]

[Skills: Dark Concealment lv5, Ice Spike lv5, Ultimate Breathless Touch lv3.]

[Talents: Metamorphosis, Blood Sucking Skin.]

[Explanation: After absorbing the mysterious creature’s skin flakes, the Deep Sea Blood Touch has become a new species. What it will eventually become is still unknown.]

Meanwhile, the appearance of the Deep Sea Blood Touch had also undergone a terrifying transformation.

First of all, its body size became even larger, reaching a body length of about three meters or more.

Secondly, the Giant Claw and Serrated Bone Blade became even harder and sharper, with a darker color.

The newly transformed two eyes were not just more menacing.

They provided the Deep Sea Blood Touch with the ability to discern the movements of other enemies.

Finally, it had more slender and tough tentacles, and the dark red skin surrounding the deep brown and dark shell made it appear even more fierce and terrifying.

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