Chapter 254: Harlot
Weeping Pine Island.
“A ghost ship!” Fear coldly gripped Bei Xiang’s heart.
He had led the frogmen pirates into the pine forest to pursue Cang Xu and Qing Xin.
The dozen frogmen by his side also witnessed how the ghost ship appeared, and how Cang Xu and Qing Xin boarded it.
“Captain Bei Xiang, what do we do now?” An underling asked.
After completely losing their target, the frogmen pirates were somewhat at a loss.
“What more can we do? Return to the ships!” Bei Xiang unconsciously answered, he didn’t want to stay on this ghostly island for a moment longer.
Another underling yelled, “Right, return to the ships. We lost our flagship; we have to take it back!”
“Yes, yes, the Love Triangle cannot be lost!”
“It is our only magic ship.”
“The Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps is too strong; we will just be throwing away our lives.”
“The Applaud battle squad has also been annihilated, that Long Fu is too vicious!”
The pirates began to argue and quarrel with each other.
Some wanted to take back their flagship, while others were cowering, but they didn’t say that, only stating how powerful the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps was.
“You’re all thinking nonsense!” Bei Xiang couldn’t help but roll his eyes back.
He was terrified of the dragonman youngster, and when recalling his fight with the latter, he lost all will to fight.
Furthermore, the frogmen on the Love Triangle had been the most elite in the Applaud Pirates.
They were already dead!
The Applaud Pirates had already been crippled.
Wanting to take back one’s flagship like this was no difference from tossing their lives away.
“Stop quarreling and listen to our new captain.”
“Boss, what did you say to do?”
“Right, the flagship was stolen from your hands, you are responsible for taking it back!”
A portion of the frogmen pirates began to deride Bei Xiang.
Bei Xiang was tense, and sensed the undercurrents, these frogmen were discontented and began to use this method to rise in revolt against him.
On face of it, Bei Xiang remained calm and collected, “Wait until I promote to the silver level, I will bring you along to retake our flagship and wipe away the humiliation of today!”
“Right now, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps has already run away, and our ordinary ships cannot chase them down.”
The frogmen’s expressions changed.
Bei Xiang reminded them that he was a peak iron level, and with his excellent bloodline, he would definitely become a silver level in the future.
Some of the frogmen pirates secretly revolting against Bei Xiang realized this, and they began to waver.
But other frogmen didn’t give up, “We aren’t alone, we still have our allies.”
“As long as Boss Bei Xiang asks, Lady Sea Snake will surely help us again!”
Bei Xiang’s speech was deeply noted in the frogmen pirates’ hearts, he didn’t refute them, rather he insincerely promised, “Wait a minute, I will speak with Noble Lady Sea Snake and see what she thinks of that.”
“But before that, everyone, we cannot let by this good chance for loot.”
The frogmen stared at him.
Bei Xiang raised his voice and lifted his arms, “We are victorious!”
“Our enemy has fled.”
“All of Weeping Pine Island is ours.”
“I feel the necromancer stayed here for a while, there must be arrangements here, perhaps we can find a magician’s treasures.
The frogmen looked at each other in dismay.
Some frogmen disdained him on the sly, Bei Xiang’s face was too thick, he Applaud Pirates had suffered disastrous damage, yet he declared himself the winner.
However, Bei Xiang’s point really did make sense.
After all, Jian Gui, Cang Xu,, Xiao Wang Zi, and the others did indeed flee.
“Right, Boss is right, why didn’t I think of that?”
“Those necromancers have run off, why were they gathered here at this place?”
“That’s right, this must be their stronghold!”
“Can’t say for sure, but there might be a magician tower.”
“Move, gather now, we must snatch these things before the Stench pirates!!”
The frogmen grew excited, and they shouted one after another restlessly.
Bei Xiang let out a big gulp of air.
He had no evidence of magician treasures, it was pure speculation, but it was fine as long as it shifted the frogmen pirates’ attention, even if only temporarily, he could consider it a great success!
Of course, he didn’t forget to contact Lady Sea Snake and ask her to help the Applaud Pirates take back their flagship.
As Bei Xiang predicted, Lady Sea Snake refused.
Lady Sea Snake just hung up on Bei Xiang when Yang Ccong Tou contacted her.
“Lady Commander Sea Snake, our target has escaped. You will give me an explanation!” Yang Cong Tou was in a bad mood.
His main purpose in coming was to seize the Sun Halo.
This alchemy component was very important to him.
But Cang Xu had escaped, and his purpose in coming was fruitless.
Lady Sea Snake coldly snorted and instead asked, “What do you want explained to you?”
Yang Cong Tou replied, “At least honor the promise you made to me before.”
Beforehand, to motivate the Stench Pirates, Lady Sea Snake had offered a high reward and gave the Stench Pirates a chance to join the Fire Beard Pirates.
Lady Sea Snake’s tone was ice-cold, “Commander Yang Cong Tou, you didn’t capture the target, don’t think about the money, there is no such charity in this world.”
“As for nominating you to join the Fire Beard Pirates, I will go do that, but truth be told, your pirate group still has some ways to go before it is strong enough to join us.”
When Yang Cong Tou heard this answer, he couldn’t help but clutch his communication device with an aching heart, “This harlot wants to renege on my debt!”
Lady Sea Snake was very insincere, she said she would, but who could verify that after this, she would really nominate his group?
Yang Cong Tou took a deep breath, then proposed, “Although the target is gone, the Iron Lump is still here. We can work together to take on the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps!”
Cang Xu had withdrawn on the ghost ship, but Yang Cong Tou was still unwilling to give up.
Because the Sun Halo was massive and might have been left on the ship.
Lady Sea Snake smiled, “Just now, the Applaud Pirates also want to attack the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps, asked me for help, I turned them down.”
“You two can work together instead to deal with this matter. I won’t be joining you.”
Yang Cong Tou coldly snorted, feeling it beneath his dignity, “Hu Li is dead, and the Applaud Pirates’ commander is a trifling iron level, what are they capable of?”
Lady Sea Snake laughed, “Cannon fodder has value too.”
Yang Cong Tou tried to persuade her, even offering a high price, but Lady Sea Snake’s refusal was very firm.
Finally, Yang Cong Tou angrily threw the communication device to the ground and cursed wantonly, “This damned bitch, she only wants to exploit me!”
“If I agree to work with you again next time, I will be a dog!!”
Lady Sea Snake had said she wanted to deal with Cang Xu, but she actually had a deeper purpose.
The sudden appearance of the black clothed person proved that Lady Sea Snake understood necromancers and had made arrangements for them.
Jian Gui had been caught in critical circumstances, and only after receiving Cang Xu’s warning was he able to break away from the black clothed person.
After getting through the Weeping Pine Naval Battle, Yang Cong Tou finally saw and realized that he and the other pirate groups had been mere tools used by Lady Sea Snake, greatly diminishing his opinion of her.
Lady Sea Snake didn’t care what Yang Cong Tou thought. After confirming she was safe, her true body flew out of the ocean and slowly landed on her flagship.
Soon after, the ghost magician Qi Ling also emerged in front of Lady Sea Snake.
Lady Sea Snake narrowed her eyes and coldly snorted, “Qi Ling, have you figured out a good explanation for me? You obviously had strength, yet you deliberately let the target go.”
Magician Qi Ling shook her head, “I have accomplished what our agreement stated.”
Lady Sea Snake sneered, “It seems that you don’t plan on saving your clan. Your clansmen are all within our grasp,”
Qi Ling’s face quivered, “It is because they are still in your hands that I let the target go. Now, do you know where they are? Hehe, I do!”
“Oh?” Lady Sea Snake’s expression minutely changed, and her eyes coldly flashed. She couldn’t help but extend her tongue and lick her scarlet lips, sizing up magician Qi Ling with full interest, “You do know.”
Qi Ling gave her conditions, “Let my people go, then I will tell you what you most want to know!”
Lady Sea Snake shook her head, “I cannot release them all, how will I know if your information is true or false? However, I can release 10 fishmen to indicate my good faith.”
“10?” Qi Ling shook her head, her attitude firm, “That’s too few.”
Shortly after, the two magicians began to haggle over how many hostages would be released for the information.
After wasting a lot of time, the price of this transaction was finalized.
Qi Ling stated the position of an uninhabited island.
Lady Sea Snake immediately ordered that they would be sailing there!