611: Passive "Magnet?"

The previous journey was quite peaceful.

However, as soon as they entered the South Sea, a group of lanterns drifted over the surface of the sea.

Shen Bei clicked his tongue in wonder.

The existence of the underground world already exceeded normal human imagination.

Furthermore, the various forms of Vicious Beasts and Cultivation systems greatly shocked the earth's surface's human race.

But he never expected that the sea was far more bizarre than the underground world.

The art style gradually became detached and absurd.

Just as everyone was on alert,

Someone shouted, “Be careful!”

Shen Bei observed his crew members and realized that the warning was not from his own crew.

Instead, someone was shouting at other small boats on the sea.

Shen Bei quickly looked over.

He saw that on a small boat next to this large ship, a man poling the boat roared in terror, wielding a long saber. With a flash of the blade, he sliced a lantern in half.

However, the lantern, cut in half, still flew over and re-joined above the man's head. The lantern tassels hanging below, like sharp tentacles, slowly wrapped around the man's head, pulling his head into the lantern.

No matter how the man struggled with his hands, he couldn't break open the seemingly fragile red lantern.

Shen Bei's gaze sharpened, seeing clearly that those lantern tassels, like living things, pierced into the man's body. His head disappeared into the lantern, and the lantern replaced his head.

Shen Bei saw very clearly that his head had vanished!

As the man's head disappeared, his struggling hands also stopped. A strange Aura, emanating an eerie feeling, emerged from the man's body. His muscles bulged, inflating as if being pumped with air. Blue veins pulsed, and his strength rapidly surged at a visible rate.

In just a few breaths, this fellow, who at most was a second-stage Cultivator, saw his Aura soar to nearly the sixth stage.

The man with the lantern on his neck leaped from the small boat, crushing it, and flew towards the Ghost Ship.

Dao Ba reached the edge of the deck, took a deep breath, and then exhaled, sending a torrent of white Qi that whipped up a strong wind, striking the lantern man.

White frost covered his entire body, and the swirling wind blew him into the sky. After he flew away, there was a crack, and the lantern man shattered into a shower of ice. The lantern's light flickered, dimmed significantly, and finally fell into the sea, continuing to drift with the current.

Shen Bei's pupils slightly moved.

Good gracious.

This Dao Ba is quite capable.

In one breath, he was completely frozen.

He has some skill.

But this action seemed to attract all the lanterns.

The sea was densely packed with an endless swarm of lanterns, all surging towards the Ghost Ship, from all directions.

“Headless Lanterns, they devour heads and consume Divine Souls, but they have no intelligence. Quickly put on your worn underwear over your head. Don't fight them; you can't kill them all. If you kill too many, you'll attract even more terrifying existences.” Dao Ba shouted, decisively taking off his underwear and putting it on his head.

Among the remaining old sailors, many had already taken off their pants and put their underwear on their heads, completely disregarding their Face.

“Dao Ba, are you serious?” Shen Bei's Face turned green…

Shen Bei would not put his underwear on his head.

These lanterns themselves were not very strong.

Shen Bei raised his hand and activated Magnetic Pole Rotation, creating a circular lightning shield around his head.

If they came, they would be electrocuted.

Just like… an electric fly swatter.

But Ran Xiaoran, next to him, had a pale Face and remained still…

“Xiao Ran, hurry up, you're the only one left!”

“I… I'm not wearing any…” Ran Xiaoran was almost in tears, seeing lanterns already flying up from the sea.

“Damn it! Why didn't you say so earlier!” Shen Bei was so anxious he got angry. He quickly pulled his underwear from his crotch and put it on Ran Xiaoran's head.

Instantly, those Headless Lanterns seemed to lose their target, continuing to drift with the current in the sea, floating past both sides of the Ghost Ship, none of them paying any attention to the Ghost Ship…

A group of burly pirates, full of fierce Aura, now all looked like comical clowns with underwear on their heads.

However, no one could laugh.

Between losing Face and losing their lives, for these people, there was no need to consider which to choose.

The group stood on the deck, trembling, watching the swarm of lanterns floating on the sea slowly drift away. No one dared to move.

Even Dao Ba had sweat on his temples. Only after the Headless Lanterns had completely disappeared did he let out a long breath and pull off the underwear from his head.

“Dao Ba, what exactly are these things?” Shen Bei took a deep breath and asked.

“Headless Lanterns are legendary nightmares that wander the South Sea. These seemingly ordinary lanterns are almost indestructible, and there's no end to destroying them. Destroying enough of them can even attract the more bizarre Headless Undeads. Headless Undeads are impossible to kill and only grow stronger. Before sunrise, he will take the heads of all living beings. Putting on underwear can only fool the unintelligent Headless Lanterns…”

“Is that so? What is a Headless Undead?” Shen Bei's eyelids twitched wildly. Who the hell said earlier that the South Sea was very safe, and apart from the chaotic factions, its danger level was not on the same level as the Dead Sea?

Damn, they just entered and encountered this group of strange things. If they didn't know how to deal with them and only knew how to fight head-on, ten out of ten they would die a very miserable death.

Oh, wow.

Is the difference between the two sides of this vast sea so huge?

“These are all legends of the South Sea, mythical stories to scare children. He is a headless humanoid anomaly who is searching for his head. He appears after nightfall and disappears when the sun rises. Some people have seen him and say he is a servant of death. On his neck, he wears a Headless Lantern.”

Dao Ba's Face was a little grim, and his eyes were trembling slightly.

Shen Bei narrowed his eyes slightly. Dao Ba was acting a bit unusual.

“Everyone else, continue with your duties. Dao Ba, and Xiao Ran, come with me.”

In the captain's cabin, Shen Bei sat in his chair, staring into Dao Ba's eyes.

“You've seen a Headless Undead, haven't you? Tell me everything you know.”

Dao Ba's expression changed slightly. He was silent for a moment, then gave a bitter smile and nodded.

“After Headless Lanterns devour a person's head, they actually resemble a Headless Undead. So, the Headless Undead is just a legend; everyone only thinks they are just unlucky people whose heads were swallowed by Headless Lanterns. But I have seen a true Headless Undead.”

“What's different?”

“Outwardly, there's indeed no difference. A Headless Undead is stronger. He will remove the heads of all living beings he encounters, then remove the Headless Lantern, and try to put on the head. Once he discovers it's not his head, he'll continue to kill the next one. And those unlucky people can't remove the Headless Lantern…”

“Are Headless Lanterns common?”

“Not common. The last time a large number of Headless Lanterns appeared at sea was eighty years ago. That time, three islands became Dead Lands, and no one dared to go to sea for three years. And…”

Dao Ba glanced at Ran Xiaoran, then hesitated: “And that time Headless Lanterns appeared, a Headless Undead also appeared. It's recorded in the logbook that a Life-Burning Sprite also appeared at the time.”

Shen Bei looked at Ran Xiaoran.

Good gracious.

So Ran Xiaoran is a passive “magnet”?