153: Legendary Pirate King

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For unknown reasons, this battle granted an immense amount of experience, resulting in three consecutive level-ups. Han Huohuo speculated it was related to destroying the legendary warship Green Ark.

The warriors began cleaning up the battlefield. Unfortunately, most Pirate ships sank into the sea; Han Huohuo's artillery fire was too fierce.

Only a few relatively intact Pirate ships were captured. They were quite sturdy and even had magic shields, which is why they didn't sink.

Dozens of Pirates were captured and all were locked up.

Over a hundred thousand Pirates died in battle. This fight completely shook the entire Devil Sea, greatly weakening the strength of the native Pirates.

Almost all foreign Lords did not participate in the battle, which unexpectedly resulted in a sudden increase in the presence of foreign Lords in the Devil Sea.

In a corner of the dock.

Red Beard's face was pale. He thought to himself, 'It's over. This guy killed Harpy Eagle. Just wait for the Pirate King's wrath!'

He began contemplating escape.

This trouble was getting bigger and bigger.

......

Han Huohuo really liked Jiang Xiaowen's manor halfway up the mountain. Because it was right by the cliff edge, sitting on the large platform drinking and looking out at the boundless sea made him feel truly relaxed.

Several Heroes had arrived. They had just won a battle, but they weren't too happy.

Han Huohuo scratched his head and asked for everyone's opinions.

'Who knows the strength of the other five Pirate Generals?'

Everyone exchanged glances, finally looking towards Jiang Xiaowen together. Jiang Xiaowen shook her head, 'Don't ask me. I never go out to sea. I've only heard their names, but I know nothing about their strength.'

'How about we go capture a Pirate and ask?'

'No need, don't we have a Pirate right here?'

Han Huohuo had Zheng He invite Red Beard over to ask.

In no time, Zheng He dragged Red Beard over, having captured him. Seeing everyone looking at him, Zheng He explained irritably, 'I went to find him, and this guy was actually trying to steal a Pirate ship, planning to escape!'

Red Beard's face was tear-streaked, and he slumped onto the ground, 'King, if you don't let me escape, I'll just die with you. You're finished! You've now offended the Pirate King, you're dead for sure!'

Zheng He was so angry he went up and slapped him, finally knocking some sense into the guy.

'Cut the damn nonsense. When Boss asks, you answer honestly. If Boss isn't happy, he'll slice you into a thousand pieces right now and hang you on the flag to be sun-dried into jerky!'

Sun-drying into jerky was indeed a form of Pirate punishment, and Red Beard had naturally seen it before.

He was so scared he was trembling all over.

He turned his head to look at Han Huohuo.

Han Huohuo lightly coughed, 'General Zheng was scaring you. Don't be afraid. I'm not that cruel. I won't throw you into a pot of oil, I won't skin you, and I won't eat your heart raw. Just be obedient.'

The more Han Huohuo spoke, the more afraid Red Beard became.

Red Beard thought to himself, 'How are these people more cruel than Pirates? What kind of guys are they? Falling into their hands, I'm truly pathetic.'

'Tell us, just how powerful is the Pirate King? Why do you Pirates get so scared whenever the Pirate King is mentioned? I've seen Tier 3 Heroes, I've even seen Tier 5 Heroes, so I don't understand. Tell me about the Pirate King's historical battle records?'

Red Beard shook his head desperately, 'Lord Pirate King... has no battle records!'

Huh?

Han Huohuo was even more puzzled, 'What do you mean, no battle records?'

Red Beard threw caution to the wind and explained, 'No battle records means no one has ever seen the Pirate King make a move. But his enemies, they're all dead. Not a single person survived. If you absolutely must ask how powerful the Pirate King is, you can only capture a Pirate Chief.'

'Everyone who offended the Pirate King is dead?'

'All dead! Like, the whole family, the whole island wiped out kind of dead!'

Red Beard was trembling all over, clearly terrified himself.

Just then, a dark cloud covered the sun, and it started to rain.

The sky turned dark.

The atmosphere was building.

Han Huohuo didn't believe it. Was this Pirate King really that eerie? Just mentioning his name could make the sky cloudy and rain?

And no one knew how powerful he was?

'Where is the Pirate King's fleet?'

'No one has ever seen the Pirate King's fleet!' Red Beard paused, 'In fact, except for the seven great Chiefs, no one has even seen the Pirate King himself.'

Holy crap!

Han Huohuo was completely speechless. So, the Pirate King had become a Ghost?

Are you serious? This isn't intentionally creating an invincible mythical figure just to scare people?

As a nonchalant young man from Earth, he naturally didn't believe in evil.

'I even suspect that the seven great Chiefs haven't seen the Pirate King,' Red Beard added.

This silenced everyone.

Everyone said the Pirate King was invincible, yet no one had seen him.

'Let's disperse. Everyone go gather information first! Guessing blindly is useless.'

Everyone dispersed in different directions. Zheng He held onto Red Beard, not planning to let him escape. He had seen too much; he couldn't let any secrets leak.

Zheng He's gaze was fierce. He was contemplating whether to twist this little Pirate's head off and then throw him into the sea.

Han Huohuo suddenly instructed, 'Keep him alive. I might still need him.'

Zheng He said, 'Alright!'

The foolish Red Beard still didn't know he had just circled the gates of hell and was directly dragged away by Zheng He.

Only Han Huohuo, Mu Jiu, and Sophia remained.

The three of them sat in a pavilion, looking at the sea. Sophia's eyes were glued to it. She was from the desert, and this was her first time seeing the sea since coming to Wind Whisper Island. She was immediately captivated by it.

'Lord, can we defend this Wind Whisper Island? It's really beautiful.'

'It's hard to say right now. I just feel that the legendary Pirate King is too strange.'

'I have something to say, but I'm not sure if I should?'

'Hmm? Go ahead?'

'Anyone who is this mysterious is either fake. If they are real, then they must have a huge weakness. He's afraid of being discovered!'

Han Huohuo was stunned.

He suddenly felt that Sophia made a lot of sense.

If the Pirate King was real, then what was his weakness? Why had he never appeared before everyone? Was it because he didn't dare? Or couldn't?

Han Huohuo utilized the Lord network and communicated with the Lords of the Devil Sea. The information he received was consistent.

No one had seen this Pirate King, but all the Pirates were extremely afraid of him.

'You're Han Huohuo? The champion from back then? You've come to the Devil Sea too?'

'Da Ge, you're not here to dominate the Devil Sea, are you? Let me state first, I have no opinions. I'm just a low-ranking little Pirate, Da Ge, I'll cheer you on.'

'In this world, instead of being a proper bandits, why come be a Pirate? Let me tell you, being a Pirate is much tougher than being a bandits. This Devil Sea is the domain of those old natives. We foreign Lords are all living in the cracks, getting wiped out if we're not careful.'