Chapter 491: Prologue
The sea was very windy, but Eric stood as straight as a javelin. He was approaching fifty this year, and of course, for a powerhouse like him whose source power had reached level twenty-eight, his body was still in the strongest state of being around thirty years old. This state of affairs can last for another ten years before slowly slipping away. If Eric can break through the level 30 mark in this decade, then it will usher in a metamorphosis of life.
Every strong person who breaks through the level 30 mark, no matter what race he is, will have a greatly extended lifespan. With this, it is natural that the period of strength will also be extended. And the extension is at least 50 years. Just think that in the next 50 years, there will be almost no aging in the body, and it is enough to make people move forward with full motivation.
It's just that every time the source force is promoted to the next level, the amount required is almost doubled. Therefore, only a few people can stand at the top of the pyramid of power. Eric is no exception, he misses the time when he was young, and the rapid growth and improvement of the source power. It was also a time of war, and Eric spent almost every day on the battlefield during those eight years.
He enjoyed the thrill of slaughtering his enemies, and at the same time felt the moving taste of growing power. It was also in those eight years that he earned the title of Earl of Blood. It's a pity that after breaking through the threshold of level twenty-five, the improvement of the source power has slowed down significantly, and only occasionally entering the source power star sea can you get the opportunity for rapid growth. However, there are not many such opportunities, and it has been three years since the last level was raised.
Eric longs to be strong, and even more so to feel strong enough to stay up for long. And now that he is twenty-eight levels, if he is promoted by two levels, he can usher in the most important transformation of life. But he also knew that it was not easy to improve the level of these two times, especially the level of level 30. Therefore, when Masson promised him that as long as he completed the assigned task, he would give him a bottle of precious source liquid.
Source liquid is a valuable item that is taken from the human body or natural source power and processed by secret methods to preserve it in liquid form. A bottle of source liquid is enough for Eric to immediately upgrade by one level. This will greatly shorten the time for him to be promoted to the thirtieth level, and such a thing is not something that money can buy. With the royal family's care for the four dukes, they only get such a bottle of source liquid every five years.
And an earl like Eric has worked hard all his life, and if he doesn't have the opportunity, he can't even think of getting a bottle, even if it's a low-grade product.
If it weren't for Mason's generous offer, with Eric's madness, he wouldn't have provoked the Naga clan lightly. You must know that this xenomorph is inextricably linked to the royal family itself. Aside from anything else, one of the most direct relationships is the current emperor's favorite imperial concubine, who has half of the blood of the Naga clan. With this relationship alone, people have to think about it when they want to move the Naga clan. And with the huge power of the sword lord Masson, he also needs to hide his head and show his tail, and after several twists and turns, he uses an Eric who has nothing to do with him before.
Otherwise, even if there is only one Naga tribe, Masen will not be able to completely exterminate this xenomorph. But it is possible to break into the Styx Corridor alone, so why bother.
Eric squinted, staring at the Sunrise ahead, waiting for the two sides to sail into the open sea. That's when the time comes to launch an all-out attack. That account book must not fall into the hands of the royal family, otherwise it will cause untold trouble!
Blood was surging, and the bloodthirsty light in Eric's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
Belmode's brow furrowed, and although they were far away, Eric's vague, yet murderous might was clear. Belmode didn't know what it was, but he knew very well that the other party was not simple. The killing intent in that majesty almost made Belmode smell a trace of sweet blood. This is not simple, you must know that the two sides are so far apart, and the other party has not deliberately released its momentum, and the killing intent has been strong enough to this extent. It is conceivable that it is a character who came out of the sea of corpses and blood.
Such a person, even if he is not of high rank, can be quite tricky. What's more, a person who can inadvertently condense the killing intent to this kind of Cheng dΓΉ, how low will the level be?
Belmode secretly compared himself to the other party, and came to the conclusion that if he shot with all his might, he would probably have a chance to escape under the hands of such a character. For this result, he couldn't help but be secretly speechless. Although he has not advanced to level 20, because of the relationship between the Black Demon Wing, he is still a few points stronger than the ordinary level 20 awakened. If with his Cheng dΓΉ, he can only escape in the hands of the other party, then the Canglong Knight who is replaced by the bilge is not the other party's hands and feet at all.
Fortunately, there were Lily and several other Naga elders on board, Lily's rank was unknown, but her might Belmode had already felt. In terms of pure strength, it shouldn't be much worse than that person, but Lily is still too young, and her combat experience may not be as good as that kind of battlefield butcher. As for the elders of the waff, they also have a twenty-fifth level source power at the very least, and it is not impossible to win with them on their side.
When Sunrise arrives in the open sea, the Naga will be transferred to the Undersea Palace, while Belmode and Belmode will be sent to another port before being transferred to another passenger ship to return to Ark Harbor. And before that, they were in the same boat. Belmode could only join forces with them to fight the enemy, when footsteps sounded behind him, but it was Taylor and the others who followed Kira.
Taylor looked into the distance, but it was unclear who the other party was because there was no sign on the ship. Suspicious, Whiff said in a deep voice, "That's Eric." β
"Bloody Earl?" Taylor was taken aback.
Whiff nodded and said, "There will be no mistake, we took the account book last night, and we will leave immediately today, which must be much more than Eric expected." In his haste, he could not muster enough force to stop us, so he had to go out on his own. What's more, in the entire Orca Harbor, who else has such a strong killing intent besides him. β
"If it were him, it would be fine." Lily waved her little fist and said, "Then I have a chance to fix this bullshit earl!" β
Waff shook his head and said, "Your Highness, don't be careless, Eric is a twenty-eighth level powerhouse. And his combat experience is beyond your Royal Highness's. Your Highness should not be weaker than him in terms of strength, but in terms of experience, it is your shortcoming. So don't be careless when facing Eric. β
Lily pursed her lips, dissatisfied with Waff's words to increase the morale of others and destroy her own prestige. But he also knew that what Waiff said was correct, so he did not refute it. Whiff said to Taylor, "Prepare for a water war, it looks like they're going to the open sea." β
The Great Elder of the Naga Clan smiled coldly and said, "That's fine, I have to let them know that the Naga have never been afraid of anyone in the battle at sea." β
Belmode suddenly realized that he had almost forgotten that the Naga lived in the deep sea, and the sea was their home turf. On this battlefield, their combat power is estimated at the most conservative level, and they have to be improved by one or two levels.
Taylor immediately went down to prepare, sent the guards to the deck of the ship, and ordered people to take out cannonballs and other items from the warehouse, and prepare for battle. The eleven dragon knights also reached the deck, and after some advice from Waives, they all nodded, but jumped from the bow of the ship into the sea and disappeared. They entered the sea in this direction, and from the point of view, Eric did not notice an anomaly.
So Eric's three nameless ships sailed out of the open sea so closely to the Sunrise. As soon as he came out of the open sea, the earl said coldly: "Full speed ahead, ready to attack." β
This time, apart from him, none of the combatants and sailors used were from Orca Harbor. Involved in the battle are two major assassination groups, among which the Night Ghost is a dark force that Eric has secretly cultivated over the past decade, and they have always operated in the shadows, cutting out some enemies for Eric that cannot be blatantly killed. This assassination group has fifty killers, led by Steel Cannon and Youlian, and has already killed many opponents for Eric.
As for the other group, it is the local assassination union Snake Queen. The Lord of Serpent is Marlene, and the morbid woman is both Eric's mistress and his partner. The killers under the snake queen are all women, and the seven poisonous snakes that Marlene focuses on cultivating are the stunners among the stunners. It's just that because things happened too quickly, Marlene didn't have time to bring back all the vipers, and only three of them came to Orca Harbor with Marlene, which happened to be involved in this battle.
But for Erik, neither the Night Ghost nor the Serpent Queen are the protagonists of this operation. At best, it's just to contain the role of some masters on the other side. The real protagonist is him, Eric is trembling slightly, he has begun to imagine the tearing open of Princess Naga's body, listening to the moving taste of blood flowing from the young body.
On the earl's body, the killing intent was two points stronger.
Eric's ship was still hanging behind the Sunrise, and the other two ships on the left and right were outflanking the Night Ghost and the Snake Queen's killers. The ships on the left and right were three points faster, and they moved ahead, drawing a clear arc on the surface of the sea, and closing the sunrise. The Sunrise was an ocean-going merchant ship characterized by its large carrying capacity, which allowed it to stock up on large quantities of supplies needed to cross the oceans.
It's not slow in terms of speed, but it can't be as fast as Eric's ships in a short period of time. So the Sunrise was gradually caught up by the two warships, and at this time, the guns on both sides of the merchant ship flashed continuously, and the Sunrise took the lead in firing the cannons, opening the prelude to the naval battle!
Two rows of gunwales bombarded continuously, and one after another the shells dragged a heart-palpitating roar across the sea, and threw themselves on the sea near the left side of the warship, blowing up columns of water. The warships also began to counterattack, but for the sake of speed, they were not equipped with heavy guns with huge firepower, and only some conventional marine artillery. The power and range of this cannon were far inferior to the Sunrise's gunwales, and the Sunrise suffered only a little damage after a round of bombardment. R1058