Gulev heard about what happened on the ship just now, and he was so violent that he killed all the people from the "Blackwater Merchant Guild" on the ship.
Raymond didn't say anything, and he didn't want to watch the massacre.
He led Elijah and Irene onto the "Golden Teeth Hunting Ship".
Because of King Philip's secret relationship, the main battleship of the "Golden Teeth Pirates" is a high-end predator-class battleship customized by the Royal Capital Shipyard, and is the most top-notch equipped ship in the entire Black Sea.
They say they are pirates, but in fact they are secretly "official thieves". They usually commit robberies and are also responsible for helping King Philip deal with some shady matters.
...
Just as Raymond's three men boarded the ship, they discovered a fat man with a mustache sneaking around in the cabin.
The little eyes moved around, staring at Raymond and Ilya.
Ilya saw this wretched fat man, helplessly raised his forehead and shouted to him: "My stupid brother...where are you hiding and what are you doing?"
This fat man is actually the current president of the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce", Matthew Belle.
Time has indeed been a butcher's knife, turning this guy into a real fat pig. The Matthew in front of him was not only so fat that he had no neck, but his small eyes were so narrow that they were reduced to slits. There were twelve stars on his ten fingers.
With his gorgeous gemstone ring, he still maintains his unique nouveau riche aesthetic.
"Oh my God..."
Matthew listened to Elijah's initiative to recognize him and walked out with an exaggerated expression on his face, "Look who this is... Could it be that the beautiful angel has descended to earth?"
He came over excitedly, "Ah...my dear sister Ilya, I am so amazed. The ugly duckling back then has turned into the most beautiful woman in the world!"
With a gloomy expression on his face, Ilya responded unceremoniously: "Ah...my brother, you are still as ugly as ever..."
Raymond has long been accustomed to the two brothers and sisters falling in love and killing each other.
At this time, after Matthew and his sister finished reminiscing about old times, they also gave Raymond a warm hug. As if seeing a savior, he burst into tears and said, "Ah...my dear brother Raymond, it's been a long time no see."
.I thought you went to the Endless Sea and I would never be able to see you again in this life..."
Raymond was a little dumbfounded by the fat man's enthusiasm. He asked: "Matthew, why are you hiding on Gulev's boat?"
He had heard before that the "Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce" collapsed six months ago and the president disappeared, so he thought something had happened to the fat man.
Looking at it now, Matthew is so fat and healthy that he actually came to be a pirate with Gold Tooth.
"It's a long story..."
Hearing this topic, Matthew sighed: "When we funded the revolutionary army's uprising in the Black Sea, our 'Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce' also became the number one chamber of commerce in the Black Sea..."
As rumored, due to the destruction of the Revolutionary Army, the wave of suppression by the World Headquarters also spread to the far western seas. Then, due to the strong pressure of the Navy, Thunderbird collapsed, and the "Whale Chamber of Commerce" that was almost destroyed was once again supported by the Navy.
stand up.
"No matter what, there is absolutely no way that we can surrender to the World Headquarters. Those guys from the World Headquarters still want us, the Thunderbird Chamber of Commerce, to be their lackeys. Hmm, how is that possible? And if we would rather die than surrender, the Navy will naturally not tolerate me. I will
I can only come and accompany Gulev as a pirate..."
Matthew explained the ins and outs of the matter, and then told the entire situation in the Black Sea.
"The situation in the Royal Capital... His Majesty Philip is not in a good situation either. The World Headquarters requires the establishment of a naval branch in the Royal Capital and the garrison of troops. It also wants to establish a naval academy, so that all descendants of the Black Sea nobles must join the academy. ,Believe in justice..."
"Brother Raymond, you told us at the beginning that the navy's belief in justice was flawed... so your majesty has never agreed. But looking at the navy's tough stance, I guess your majesty won't be able to hold on for long... Otherwise, the Tianlan Kingdom is afraid that it will happen again. There is a coup..."
"The World Headquarters has also put pressure on the Potion Masters Guild and does not allow any neutral force to exist. The pressure on the shoulders of your teacher Aldrich is also great. I heard that the Potion Masters Guild over the Endless Sea 'They have all announced that they will join the jurisdiction of the World Government..."
...
After talking for a long time, Matthew asked curiously: "By the way, Brother Raymond! You came from the Endless Sea, so you should be better informed. Are the rumors outside true? Is the Revolutionary Army really completely destroyed?"
"This matter is a bit complicated..."
They did come from the Endless Sea, but that was already two years ago.
Raymond also didn't expect that so many changes had occurred in the world in two years. Judging from speculation, the situation in the remote Black Sea was so bad, so the situation in the Endless Sea might be even worse.
After the rescue battle of "Raslov", the World Headquarters demonstrated its super strength to crush the world.
The evil god lost Eileen, an excellent divine body, in that battle, so he also lost a lot of divine power.
In order to speed up the collection of "righteous faith", the World Government has also shown an unprecedented tough attitude.
No more neutral forces are allowed to exist. This policy is probably true.
Otherwise, an absolutely neutral organization like the Potion Masters Guild would not be coerced by the navy.
Either obey or be exterminated.
The situation is not good...
I don’t know what’s going on with the friends in the “Ghost Group”.
But everyone's life cards are still intact, so it should be fine...
...
Raymond and Fat Matthew were reminiscing about old times and talking about the situation in the Black Sea.
Not long after, Gulev also finished robbing the merchant ship and jumped onto the deck.
"Oh, my brother Raymond, I haven't seen him for many years!"
Gulev's face was full of excitement. He wiped the blood on his armor and looked at Raymond from time to time.
Now Raymond doesn't show any anger at all, just like an ordinary person. But in the eyes of this old friend, it becomes even more incredible.
He knew that many years ago, Raymond's strength far surpassed his own. Today's appearance of "returning to nature" is probably because of the huge gap in rank, which makes him feel like an ordinary person.
"I said Gulev, you just robbed a merchant ship, why are you even wearing a battle armor?"
Raymond joked, shaking a potion he was tinkering with, and handed it over, "Here, drink it, it's been mixed for you."
"what is this?"
Gulev took the potion and asked casually.
But he didn't hesitate at all, and he didn't doubt what kind of "poison" Raymond gave him, so he drank it.
After drinking, he replied: "You don't know, the World Navy recently named me to cause trouble. In order to encircle and suppress our 'Golden Teeth Group', they also transferred a super battleship from the Endless Sea... I have to guard against it."
When talking about this topic, a hint of helplessness flashed across Gulev's face.
As far as the Black Sea is concerned, their "Golden Teeth Pirates" can indeed dominate, even the navy can't do anything about it.
His fleet has top-notch technological warships in the Black Sea. They can run and fight, and they are not afraid of anyone...
But for some unknown reason, the World Headquarters seemed determined to conquer the Black Sea, and even specially parachuted high-ranking officers and warships from the Endless Sea.
"oh..."
After hearing this, Raymond showed a hint of surprise.
It seems that the situation of the old friends is not very good.
At this moment, Gulev wanted to ask about Raymond's situation, but suddenly he felt something was wrong.
Because he felt that the potion entered his stomach, the sea of qi suddenly seemed to be boiling, and a hot feeling hit his cheeks.
It felt like a volcano was about to erupt inside my body.
He asked in surprise: "What did you give me to drink just now? Why do I feel so warm...as if..."
"Does it feel like you're about to break through?"
Raymond smiled mysteriously and said: "It's a magic potion for advanced Sequence 4. I think that the foundation you accumulated in Sequence 5 is enough to break through, so I prepared a magic potion for you. This breakthrough, your hidden injuries He should be able to recover..."
"Ah? Magic potion?"
It sounded like a fantasy to Gulev. If it had been anyone else, he would have slapped this nonsense guy into the sea.
Is it fun to make such an outrageous joke?
Just prepare a magic potion, I believe you...
But now, the feeling of the body cannot be faked. So what if the restless Qi is not a sign of a breakthrough?
Could it be that... just after taking a look at himself, he prepared a magic potion?
How did Raymond do this?
No matter how brilliant a potion master is, it's impossible for him to do this, right?
The body's reaction was getting bigger and bigger, and Gulev asked in disbelief: "What magic potion did you give me? Why do you feel that... the staying power is a bit too exaggerated?"
"I just configured it...I haven't thought of a name yet."
Raymond didn't think it was a big deal. He looked at Gulev who looked like he was sweating profusely and said with a smile: "You should concentrate on meditating. This potion is an improved version of the 'Dragon Slaying Sequence'. It has great stamina." Not too small..."
"..."
Gulev was really confused.
Is it really a magic potion that can be prepared at will?
He was about to say whether this guy was being too childish, but the next thing he heard...
Damn it, an improved version of the "Dragon Slaying Sequence"?
He asked in surprise: "Is this a magical potion of legendary quality? The legendary 'Dragon Slaying Sequence' of the Twelve Sages?"
"yes."
Raymond nodded, with an understatement smile on his lips.
It was just a low-level legendary potion. For his current state, it was really configurable.
After hearing this, Gulev was shocked and worried about gain and loss, and muttered: "I... If I use that high-level magic potion to advance, the chance of success will be very low, right?"
The probability of success in upgrading the legendary potion was very low, so he didn't know.
Otherwise, the formula in Aldrich's hand would not have caused him to fail several advancements.
Raymond shook his head and said with a smile: "The potion I specially prepared for you will not fail..."
"ah..."
Gulev wanted to say something else, but the violent energy in his body forced him to restrain himself.
In full view of everyone, this guy sat cross-legged on the deck and began to meditate.
Fatty Matthew, who watched the entire operation, was stunned.
He turned to look at Raymond again and found that this old friend had become so strange...
...
"What are you doing, Captain? Are you meditating on the deck?"
"Didn't you see how powerful the infuriating energy was around you? The captain is about to break through to the extraordinary level!"
"Ah? Is the captain about to break through Sequence 4? Didn't he find a suitable potion for him?"
"I don't know... I just saw the captain drink a potion handed to him by his friend, and that's what happened..."
"No way?"
"By the way, do you know the captain's friends? It seems that they are quite familiar with President Matthew..."
"..."
There was a lot of noise about Gulev's advancement, and the crew members of the "Golden Teeth Pirates" gathered around him.
Especially after they heard that Gulev had broken through Sequence 4, they became even more agitated.
There were also old people on the ship like Yoselin's "gold tooth group", and they naturally recognized Raymond. Seeing the once legendary boy return to the Black Sea, they all stepped forward to say hello.
Looking at Gulev, whose aura was getting higher and higher, everyone's eyes were full of expectations.
That boy who once created many legends will probably really bring a surprise to Captain Gulev...
...
It is unfortunate that Gulev was still breaking through the realm.
Suddenly, the sailor in the lookout shouted.
"Navy fleet discovered!"
"No, it's the main fleet of the Navy! That main ship... seems to be the magic-powered super battleship!"
"..."
After hearing this, everyone in the "Golden Tooth Group" became busy.
Turn, load guns, and deploy defensive decks.
They were like mice encountering a cat. They had no intention of resisting directly and planned to escape as soon as they met.
"Full right rudder...There is a reef area fifteen nautical miles northwest. Use the terrain to throw them away."
"It's too late. The naval warship is accumulating energy and seems to be preparing to sink us directly."
"The range of our artillery is not as good as theirs, and we will suffer big losses in naval battles..."
"..."
There was a lot of commotion on the boat.
...
The navy warship has appeared at the end of the field of vision. Fatty Matthew on the side also had a bitter look on his face, a little panicked, and muttered: "I didn't expect to be so unlucky that I actually encountered the navy's magic-powered warship!"
Raymond casually blocked Gulev's perception. He was at the critical moment of his breakthrough, and there was no room for error in this matter.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, and when he saw it, a Navy Predator-class battleship clearly appeared in his field of vision.
This kind of dual-kinetic boiler battleship with magic energy and steam, which is only common in the Endless Sea, is indeed much superior in performance to the "Golden Teeth Predator".
It is simply impossible for the "Golden Teeth Group" to escape at high speed.
Matthew heard that the navy was preparing to fire, so he planned to hide in the cabin. It seemed that he was quite familiar with the job.
But when he turned around and saw that the expressions of Raymond and his sister were completely unchanged, he suddenly calmed down.
Hey, how could I forget that there is such a great master on board!
He rolled his eyes and asked tentatively: "Brother Raymond, should we avoid it? The naval battleship's magic artillery has a farther range than us. I'm afraid it will..."
Raymond didn't answer. Ilya on the side looked disgusted and complained: "My stupid brother... you are really as timid as a mouse."
"..."
Matthew rolled his eyes and was told by his sister that he had no temper. He weakly defended: "But... I heard that it is a Sea King-level magic artillery..."
Ilya pursed his lips and said in a very arrogant tone: "Isn't it just a Predator-class battleship... Even if the Navy Headquarters Admiral's Poseidon Battleship comes in person, we are not the ones who should escape..."
"is not it?"
Matthew felt that he must be hallucinating.
What's going on with this contemptuous tone?
This is the most powerful battleship in the Black Sea, a super battleship of the Navy. Is it so unsatisfactory in your mouth?
Moreover, she said, since the Admiral of the Navy Headquarters is here, it’s not us who should escape?
Why does this sound so mysterious?
At this moment, Matthew didn't quite believe his unreliable sister. He turned around and glanced at Raymond, who always had a calm expression, and thought in his heart: "Fuck, what state is he in now? Is it possible?
..Is it true that every admiral of the Navy Headquarters would take a detour when meeting him?!"
No way, it’s incredible that we haven’t seen each other for ten years even though we have so many plans, isn’t it?
No, I must have understood it wrong somewhere!
No matter how powerful the Raymond brothers are, they can't be compared to the admirals...
...
Raymond didn't know that Matthew had gone through a complex psychological process in such a short life.
He suddenly thought of something, raised his eyebrows, and said calmly: "It should be that the news about Jike and the others on the 'Blackwater Chamber of Commerce' merchant ship has been leaked. Those guys in the navy have already laid out a plan and are waiting for you to come."
Although the Black Sea is like sesame seeds on a pie compared to the Endless Sea, the chance of two ships meeting in this vast sea is extremely low.
Judging from the past experience of the navy that Raymond knew, this "accidental encounter" was 90% likely to be a long-planned ambush.
Since the information hidden by Jike and the others will be obtained by people from the Blackwater Chamber of Commerce, it is strange that the Navy's intelligence system does not know about it. CP9's spies are everywhere.
Ilya nodded: "It must be."
Matthew shrank his neck and asked, "Then... what should we do now?"
Although this guy didn't mention hiding in the cabin anymore, his fat body still moved behind Raymond unsatisfactorily.
...
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
While Raymond and the others were standing on the deck chatting, the navy on the opposite side was not idle either. A volley of magic energy artillery fire was fired, and several light bullets arrived in the blink of an eye.
"The shells are deflected fifteen degrees and cover an area of 300 square meters. We can't avoid them!"
"Captain Yoselin, no good! We are going to be hit..."
"Damn! Be careful, everyone, prepare to abandon ship..."
"..."
Naval battles are purely a competition of the technological level of battleships.
The navy's top-notch Predator-class battleships are too bullying to defeat these steam boiler battleships in the Black Sea. It's a bit like an automatic rifle versus a flintlock gun.
With just one round of artillery, a beam of magic energy as thick as a bucket struck towards the "Golden Teeth".
He was about to be hit at sight, and the ship was destroyed and everyone died.
The desperate blue light of the magic energy beam shone on the faces of everyone on the deck, revealing expressions of extreme horror.
"It's over...I'm dead now..."
Matthew tried hard to stand firm, but death was right in front of him, and his body was completely out of control.
This is a magic artillery piece...
Even the highest level of extraordinary beings will be wiped out by the destructive energy...
But at this moment, he glanced out of the corner of his eye.
The two women and one man beside them still had calm faces, as if they had never paid attention to the magic energy beam that was so close at hand...
...
Just when everyone on the "Golden Teeth Pirates" thought they were dead,
Suddenly, in their eyes, a figure flashed between the magic energy beams on the hull.
Then, it was as if I could hear the strange dreamy murmurs from the devil in the abyss echoing in my ears.
"The true solution to everything!"
After these four words of calmness and calmness.
Everyone saw a scene they would never forget.
The figure raised his hand and waved it gently, blocking it in front of him.
A swirling black hole instantly condensed in his palm, absorbing all the light as if the space was distorted.
The sunlight, the gaze...and the surging beam of destructive magic energy!
Just one second later, the entire beam of the magic energy cannon was absorbed by the black hole in an instant, leaving no trace left.
On the deck, the sea breeze blew on their faces, bringing a wisp of fishy dampness into their nostrils, and everyone felt like they were waking up from a dream.
It seemed like thousands of troops were coming, but they disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye...
Looking again, the figure was standing in the sky unharmed, his robes swaying in the wind, looking so cool.
"this..."
At this moment, everyone's eyes were dull.
They didn't know how to describe what they saw in front of them.
Catching a magic cannon with your bare hands?
Oh my god, I must be hallucinating!
How could someone be able to take down the shells of the magic artillery that destroyed the Steel Ship Island with their bare hands?
...
To cut weeds, we must remove the roots.
"I'm going to go..."
Raymond looked at the naval battleship in the distance, turned back and said lightly to Elijah and Irene.
The next second, his figure disintegrated, leaving behind a shadow, and he was no longer many miles away.
As soon as he left, everyone's overwhelming pressure from being overwhelmed by the Demon God of the Abyss dissipated.
They looked at each other and saw the horror in their eyes.
Gulu~Gulu~
Matthew swallowed, his eyes still fixed in the direction where Raymond disappeared.
He held on to the railing beside him, trying not to collapse.
After a long while, he finally felt that his soul, which had been shocked out of his body, returned to his true body.
He glanced at Elijah next to him, and asked with difficulty: "My good sister, please give me some advice... What kind of state is Brother Raymond in now?"
for a long time.
"Just one person."
Ilya looked at Raymond who was walking away, his beautiful eyes flashing brightly.
After a pause, she said calmly: "Except for that evil god, even if he can't beat any other master in this world, he... at least won't lose."
Matthew was stunned when he heard this answer.
Although it sounded confusing, he felt that he probably understood Raymond's true state now.