Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

Chen Qi's gaze landed on the black knife at the Black-eyed Captain's waist.

The black knife, forged by ancient smiths, was a rather powerful weapon.

Perhaps, he could "borrow" this black knife.

But this might require a bit of acting.

"Can you come down!"

In this most dangerous moment, the Black-eyed Captain shouted loudly, trying to awaken Chen Qi's consciousness!

Chen Qi lowered his head slightly and said painfully:

"Captain... I... see... blood-red eyes, they keep closing in on me! It's coming!"

Wasn't this a bit too exaggerated... He clenched his teeth tightly, attempting to show a look of excruciating pain.

Blood-red eyes emerged! The little raven saw this scene and instantly understood everything, saying with professional knowledge:

"The parasitic sea beast releases a trace of toxin into the bloodstream while emitting an extraordinary sound similar to that of a sea demon. Under such circumstances, severe hallucinations occur!"

His spirit has finally collapsed... The little raven shook her head.

Previously, when Chen Qi managed to walk up the stairs smoothly, she already felt it was abnormal; this did not fit his constitution at all.

Now that hallucinations had appeared, this was the behavior expected of an ordinary person after being parasitized by a sea beast!

"Hallucination?"

The Black-eyed Captain shouted, clearly only a step away, clearly the sea beast had not left him.

And now, the guy was hallucinating!

"Yes, this is a normal behavior. For example, the common skin crawler can make humans turn on each other and kill each other."

The little raven adjusted her mask.

The Black-eyed Captain's heart felt like it was being minced.

The guy must be fighting fiercely with the parasitic sea beast now, struggling for control of his body!

It might work... Chen Qi took two steps back:

"No... the blood-red eyes have grown hands... it's getting closer again! It's going to attack me...

I need a weapon!

Captain, your knife, lend it to me, only a slash, only a slash with the black blade can kill this monster!"

He clenched his left hand into a fist and swung it twice into the air.

Still too exaggerated, and the voice was a bit low... thought Chen Qi to himself, feeling his acting was indeed not very good.

"Even his voice has become weak, indeed, physical strength has reached its limit."

The little raven, seeing this, shook her head helplessly.

Physical strength at its limit... The Black-eyed Captain, hearing the ship doctor's words, became extremely anxious.

The black knife at his waist was a treasure he got from the belly of a giant anglerfish, his most precious possession!

He would perfume the knife every week.

The Black-eyed Captain softly told the crew behind him:

"Give me a better quality curved knife..."

However, in the next second, he suddenly interrupted himself.

His black knife was very special, completely different from the curved knives commonly used by his crew!

Not much time left...

The Black-eyed Captain took his black knife in hand, humming softly to himself:

"Fill the dead man's box with gold..."

He was a gambler; a 99% chance to get 1 gold coin, and a 1% chance to get 50 gold coins, he would unhesitatingly choose the latter.

If he could get the treasure of the Deep Sea Hunter, then losing a black knife was nothing at all.

As a pirate, he had to pursue bigger treasures and bigger possibilities!

Only by doing so could he ride atop the waves, ungoverned by anyone!

Amidst the roars of sea beasts outside, the Black-eyed Captain slowly tossed the black knife upward.

He didn't throw it too fast, afraid of alarming the blood-eyed wall behind Chen Qi!

Bang!

Chen Qi caught the Black-eyed Captain's black knife with his right hand.

[Black Knife:

Nature Phase: Blade (This knife is born for combat)

Description: This knife has extremely high durability, and the blade has a special black blade aura. On hitting an enemy, it causes considerable black aura damage (this black aura induces fear).

Description: Slash its flesh, grant its fear.]

The blade seemed to be covered in layers of black dust, but it gave a feeling of extreme sharpness, capable of tearing flesh apart.

This weapon already involved transcendent power, typically requiring third-order transcendent strength to wield it.

This weapon was quite famous, worthy of being called a small divine artifact.

Seeing the other party get the weapon, the Black-eyed Captain's tone sped up in encouragement:

"How is it, can you manage it! Can you defeat the blood-red eyes and come to us!"

I'll give it a try. These blood-red eyes aren't easy to deal with... Chen Qi grasped the hilt and tried swinging it a few times.

It felt very handy, truly the Captain's knife!

But at this moment, a huge sound rang out again.

Boom! Boom!

The stone door behind them collided heavier and heavier, a significant crack appeared on the door!

The Black-eyed Captain's forehead was already covered in fine beads of sweat:

"How is it! Have you killed the blood-red eyes, come down quickly! Come to a safe place, come to us, we will protect you..."

Chen Qi nodded seriously.

Why aren't you moving!? The Black-eyed Captain felt his heartbeat getting faster and faster.

His nod didn't mean he would come down.

The Black-eyed Captain asked, trying to stay calm:

"What's wrong?"

"Captain... in front of me, another treasure chest has appeared... it opened its mouth... if there are no gold coins, it will eat... me.

... If only there were more gold coins... I need gold coins..."

"A mimic..."

At this moment, the Black-eyed Captain felt his heart pounding, causing him to tremble all over!

Why did the hallucination have a follow-up!

Isn't it just creating empty promises? I can do that too... Chen Qi smiled inwardly.

If he continued, he could promise the Black-eyed Captain several more "ifs."

Come on, Captain, as long as you try harder, I'll definitely come down.

But unfortunately, the time was up.

Boom!

No time for the Black-eyed Captain to think, a deep-sea toad suddenly smashed, and the stone door was shattered with a crash!

Nearly a hundred deep-sea monsters rushed in, with blood-stained mouths wide open, ready to enjoy a delicious feast.

Chen Qi looked at the monsters below him.

Next, it was about waiting for a moment, and then escaping amidst the chaos.

The Black-eyed Captain's face was ashen, his eyes fixed tightly on the blue treasure chest of the Deep Sea Hunter on the steps above.

In this short time, he felt hope and despair.

The monsters' howls from behind pierced through the Captain's spine.

Chen Qi waited silently.

However, in the next instant, something unexpected happened.

The Black-eyed Captain suddenly grabbed the curved knife behind him, then rushed straight ahead, crossing the dangerous crack line!

He couldn't give up the Deep Sea Hunter's treasure so easily!

"!!"

Dare to cross that line... Chen Qi was a bit shocked.

The moment the Black-eyed Captain stepped over the crack line, tentacles struck down from the wall, impacting like a giant python!

The Black-eyed Captain should have specialized in combat as a third-rank blade phase transcendent.

Chen Qi found it difficult to capture his burst speed at that moment.

Clang! Clang!

He quickly placed the curved knife in front of him, instantly slashing twice to block the giant tentacles.

At this moment, the tentacles of the blood-eyed wall curved and retracted slightly.

Praiseworthy courage, but that was all...

Chen Qi sighed.

The next moment, the Black-eyed Captain's curved knife shattered, and he was forced away from the crack line by the tentacle's impact.

Accompanied by the last attempt, a feeling of despair surged back in.

The disheveled Black-eyed Captain raised his head, staring blankly at the steps above, he seemed to see Chen Qi being torn apart by the waves of sea beasts, and the treasure in that blue chest would forever be lost within the corpses, never to be obtained...

So close, so close...

Chen Qi had given him hope, yet in the end, he had also bestowed upon him despair.

Now, he had to turn around and face the sea beasts behind him.

"Everyone, form a defensive circle! Prepare to break out with full force!"

With a loud bang! The stone door behind them suddenly shattered, and the sea beasts with blood-stained mouths charged in, ready to feast.

The Black-eyed Captain mustered all his strength, roaring:

"We... are preparing... to set sail!!!"

"Aye, Captain!"

The pirates of the Sawshark immediately formed ranks, shifting their focus from the treasure to battle the sea beasts behind them.

"Gold coins, gold coins..."

This amount of money wasn't enough, why am I so poor... The slow-reacting little raven was still rummaging in her waist pouch, trying to find some gold coins to help Chen Qi solve the mimic in his hallucination.

Suddenly, she paused, her trembling hands slowly stopped, accepting the harsh reality.

Alas, another recruit has died... She raised her head sadly, ready to take one last look at this interesting and capable new recruit.

At the top of the steps, because of the sea beast's commotion, the wall with blood-red eyes opened once again.

Beneath the red glow of the scarlet eyes, Chen Qi stood calmly, as if he had accepted his fate.

"Goodbye..."

Suddenly, the little raven shivered all over.

In the end, Chen Qi smiled at her, it seemed like he said something.

At that moment, she felt a strange sensation, this recruit seemed not desperate or afraid, but extraordinarily calm, so calm that he merged with the blood-eyed wall...

Even more, he seemed even more inscrutable than the blood-eyed wall itself.

Boom! A tentacle charged at her!

Due to the sea beasts, she had to engage in battle.

Why... The little raven shook her head, taking a syringe and stabbing herself, turning around.

As a medic, she now had to show her true skills!

"Set sail! Go home!"

"Go home!"

Amidst the shouts, the pirates of the Sawshark drew their weapons, fighting with all their might against the sea beasts!

In an instant, the blood of sea beasts and pirates mixed, splattering in this treasure cave...

They fought with all their strength, swearing to carve out a path home!

As the little raven and the Black-eyed Captain, blood-stained, prepared to leave the cave, glancing back one more time.

Their pupils involuntarily constricted, their minds trembling.

On the steps above, only a resealed treasure chest remained.

No painful wails, no corpse, no fresh blood...

The man beneath the scarlet eyes was gone entirely, as if he had never existed.