Chapter 1219: Chapter 1219

1219: Chapter 1205: Naval Battle 1219: Chapter 1205: Naval Battle “Boom!”

When the explosion sounded on the ship, Lu Ping’an was taken aback for a moment.

Was he being attacked?

Sitting on the deck chair, enjoying the sunlight and refreshments, Lu Ping’an lifted his head and took off his sunglasses, only then did he “see” the crude wooden ships nearby flying black flags.

In this world, with its abundance of “Fish Heads” and “Human Heads,” the cultural symbol of a skull was naturally absent.

A simple black flag was enough to prove one’s identity.

How can there be tribal pirates here?”

“Where are the soldiers?

Counterattack quickly…

Which pirate group is it?!”

“Damn, do they know we have a communication problem?”

Through Lu Ping’an’s eyes, chaos was spreading; passengers were screaming in panic on the deck, and sailors and seamen who hurriedly manned the ship’s cannons wore anxious expressions.

It seemed, did this exceed everyone’s expectations?

“Why has no one reported…

well, never mind, you can’t expect much when away from home.”

Only then did Lu Ping’an realize that this was not on the safe and comfortable Redemption, and there were no Mobile Horsemen providing guarded escort on all sides of the ship.

Since there were neither “eyes” nor “patrolling hunters,” it was normal to be ambushed by pirates or sea beasts.

The sound of wood planks being punctured from below echoed up.

Without using his “eyes” to see, Lu Ping’an knew it was the sound of harpoons with chains piercing through.

On both sides of the tourist ship, several single-person speedboats had initiated an attack, dragging chains and securing them to a man-made floating island; these chains had now locked down the ship’s mobility.

“Were they lying in wait underwater…”

The classic ant lion tactic of the sea, lurking underwater until you pass by and then surfacing to ambush.

Defense was actually quite simple; expand underwater patrols to detect in advance…

but obviously, this cruiser hadn’t done that.

Or worse, the scouting knights had been removed by the pirates beforehand.

This time, the explosion came from the engine section at the rear of the ship, where Lu Ping’an saw pirates throwing makeshift bombs and Molotov cocktails.

Thus, several floors of the cruise ship became even livelier, some people began to jump into the sea to escape.

Lu Ping’an sighed helplessly, closed his book, and prepared to go downstairs.

The journey had just begun, and he wasn’t interested in swimming to the next island.

But soon, he stopped moving reassured…

Great noises and huge columns of water suddenly erupted in the nearby sea.

The wooden pirate ships hadn’t even managed to get close before they were violently dragged into the sea.

At this moment, Mei Yuge raised her “walking stick,” seeming to mutter something.

In this world, a sunken ship did not mean the end.

And Mei Yuge’s attack didn’t stop either.

Following the direction of her wooden staff, whirlpools appeared on the water’s surface, pulling in the Fishmen and the Long Hand Clan attempting to swim over.

This scene reminded Lu Ping’an of “not long ago” when he was teaching this girl.

But her attack wasn’t as “gentle” as the training Lu Ping’an provided.

The sea tribes caught in the whirlpool didn’t make it out; vast expanses of blood red spread across the sea surface.

Lu Ping’an noticed that within those whirlpools, there were numerous “Ice Blade crystals.”

He opened his eyes and saw the “Water Elemental Creatures” in the ocean.

These beings were dragging and hunting the pirates among them, and it seemed they had also breached the pirates’ ship earlier.

Lu Ping’an looked up at the sky, where the light rain, which had been falling, had grown heavier once more.

“The change, it’s just too great…”

It was only after spending a lot of time with Mei Yuge that Lu Ping’an noticed the drizzle always present in the mid-air.

The rain was so light that one might not even feel it, but its area was extremely wide due to its fineness, covering at least a kilometer or two around.

This was no longer any ordinary “prolonged abnormal ability”; this was her “Domain,” her world.

The level of strength of the ability was one thing, but this mindset, craving control over several kilometers around, compared to the past direct young lady, was a complete overhaul.

As he pondered what this young lady had gone through, those pirates who had initially succeeded in their surprise attack also boarded the ship.

They were still unaware that their companions had already suffered heavily, and were now brandishing spears and swords to force the passengers to hand over their valuables…

Judging by their adeptness, this seemed to be routine for them.

Lu Ping’an sighed, sat back down, and returned to his reading.

The pirates surged onto the deck, and the sailors simply couldn’t hold them back; they fired warning shots as soon as they got on board.

This made Lu Ping’an give them another look…

Those crudely made firearms looked like flintlock pistols with revolvers?

“All the money, goods…”

The robber leader’s words were cut off midway, with no continuation.

Right in front of Lu Ping’an, he was instantly frozen into a block of ice.

At such a close range, getting drenched and then instantly frozen, a mortal couldn’t resist at all.

The other pirates, realizing something was amiss, hurriedly tried to escape; some attempted to jump off the ship while others turned to run, yet one by one they either became ice blocks or turned into “vases” impaled by Ice Blades.

Mei Yuge demonstrated a simple and efficient method of slaughter; these pirates, who weren’t even Extraordinary, didn’t have the right to face her.

Lu Ping’an didn’t stop her…

These obviously low-class pirates likely had no meaningful intelligence to offer.

Thus, a catastrophe passed effortlessly, and Lu Ping’an didn’t even get a chance to act.

About fifteen minutes later, the Captain personally came up to thank them and upgraded their cabin, also offering some drinks and meals.

Watching the Long Hand Clan Captain continuously thank him, Lu Ping’an casually asked a few questions.

“Is it usually for you?

If we were not here…”

“Not at all; many of the crew members’ deities have stopped responding; they’ve lost the strengths of Divine Grace.

Also, the professional mercenaries who usually accompany the ship weren’t feeling well and didn’t come along.”

At this, Lu Ping’an and Mei Yuge looked at each other, realizing an issue they had previously overlooked.

“Divine Grace,” or what the deities grant to the Mortal World as widespread, simple abnormal abilities, is extremely rare and costly in other worlds; after all, it consumes the power of deities and quasi-gods.

In this world, however, it has become extremely cheap and common.

Clearly, this is not just the power of deities but also the power of World Rules.

Now, with the World Consciousness having suffered heavy damage, the first thing likely to malfunction would be the system of divinely bestowed graces itself.

“Ordinary Long Hand Clan, Fishman Warriors, these are mortals who haven’t embarked on the extraordinary path; most of them actually rely heavily on Divine Grace…”

Mei Yuge whispered to Lu Ping’an, who furrowed his brow at this “common knowledge.”

Zero-order and first-tier low-level professionals might just be physically stronger than normal people, and then have one or two first-tier Professional Abilities…

They might not even match up to those regular soldiers who have undergone combat training and possess a few low-level, attack-oriented Divine Graces.

These “cheap” and handy Mortal warriors are easy to mass produce and have an extremely low threshold, naturally cornering the low-end market.

“…This, is a bit troublesome.”

Lu Ping’an rubbed his temple, fearing it might genuinely affect the entire world; weakening one’s own lower-tier combat strength was definitely not a good thing.

“Hopefully, they have measures in place already.”