281: Chapter 281 The Abnormalities of Leviathan, the Grim Reaper

After bidding farewell to Zhou Tao, Chen Fan boarded the Mechanical Dragon and flew toward the Saint Gate.

While they were chatting, the aircraft carrier had also arrived.

Looking at Kuka steering in the captain's cabin, Chen Fan curled his lips in helplessness.

"Can't this system get me another captain? Every time Kuka is sent out to control the ghost ship, an A-Rank Ship Captain has to steer the aircraft carrier. Who would believe that if I told them?"

The biggest difference between A-Rank and S-Class Crew Members is that they have absolutely no brains.

For example, with the same follow command, an S-rank Ship Captain would adjust the following route based on the actual situation, and if an abnormal situation is encountered, he would arrange for Crew Members to resolve it.

But an A-Rank Ship Captain just blindly executes the follow command, following in a straight line regardless of any obstacles in front, and doesn't know how to command Crew Members.

During the previous few campaigns, it was almost always an A-Rank Ship Captain steering, and even when the aircraft took off, he had to command it himself.

Coupled with Drake, who acts as the navigator and has no intelligence, they formed a foolish pair.

Shaking his head, Chen Fan swept his gaze across the panel.

Looking at the remaining 150,000 magic dragon crystal core energy, he pondered for a moment.

He then spent 30,000 energy to upgrade Aisha, Divine Ox, and Pudge to SS-rank.

As for who to upgrade to SSS-rank first, he had not yet made a decision.

The three Crew Members who absorbed the energy instantly rose to SS-rank.

At the same time, each of them gained an additional skill.

[Enchantress Aisha has reached SS-rank.]

[Skill 2: Nature's Aid. Summons a group of wisps to heal nearby friendly units, lasting for 1 minute. Cooldown: 5 hours.]

[Divine Ox has reached SS-rank.]

[Skill 2: Echo Slam. Divine Ox strikes the ground heavily to send out a shockwave, dealing damage to surrounding enemies. The more enemies there are, the greater the damage. Area of Effect: 5km. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

[Pudge has reached SS-rank.]

[Skill 2: Dismember. Pudge bites an enemy unit, rendering it unable to move and dealing continuous damage. Duration: 2 minutes. Cooldown: 24 hours.]

Glancing casually, Chen Fan closed the panel.

These three skills did not bring him much surprise.

The healing effect of Nature's Aid would likely work on the warship as well, but for now, it was not very useful.

Echo Slam is a land combat burst skill, and the damage is estimated to be quite high. But for now, it still wasn't very useful.

Pudge's Dismember could actually work well with his hook, controlling the opponent's core combat power for two minutes.

After equipping the divine staff, Pudge's hook length has increased to 5 kilometers, which is a good strategic skill.

But overall, there were no surprises.

This was within Chen Fan's expectations; after all, whether it was Davian or Ruituocuipu, they only showed such high value after reaching SSS-rank.

While thinking, Chen Fan had arrived at the foggy area.

The Mechanical Dragon slowed down slightly and entered the fog along with the aircraft carrier.

After a while, golden light enveloped them.

"Kuka, remember to put a mark on me before I go in."

"Yes, my master."

Kuka raised the large blade in his hand to indicate he had received the order.

"Davian, focus your attention; you might encounter danger the moment you go in."

Davian thumped his chest and said solemnly, "Yes, master."

Looking at the Saint Gate in front of him, Chen Fan went over the process in his mind once more, took a deep breath, and whispered, "Enter!"

The Mechanical Dragon flapped its wings and dived toward the Saint Gate.

Kuka stared fixedly at the dragon, and the moment before it dived into the Saint Gate, he swung his large blade, "Mark."

A strange feeling appeared in Chen Fan's heart.

He felt relieved and disappeared into the golden light.

The next moment, the familiar feeling of weightlessness reappeared.

And as time passed, the speed of the fall gradually increased.

I don't know how long it had been, but Chen Fan felt a solid support on his back.

The Mechanical Dragon had landed on the ground.

Instantly, Chen Fan opened his eyes, "Kuka, how long has it been?"

"Three seconds, my master."

"Three seconds again?"

Chen Fan raised his head and scanned his surroundings.

The teleportation point was still the back mountain of the City of Sin.

Chen Fan's gaze drifted slightly upward, and he glanced at the sky with his peripheral vision.

Unlike the last time he came in, the flocculent matter covering the sky had returned to calm.

The shapes gathered together, completely obscuring the glowing sphere.

The entire land returned to complete darkness once again.

Vaguely, one could see tentacles swaying in the wind.

"One minute."

Kuka's voice came.

Chen Fan remained in the same position, motionless, his peripheral vision locked onto the tentacles in the sky.

He needed to ensure that these tentacles would not riot again before he could proceed to the next step.

"Two minutes."

"Three minutes."

Kuka's timekeeping kept sounding.

It wasn't until four minutes had passed that Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief and began to scan his surroundings.

Suddenly, a strange sensation came from his chest.

Thump-thump—

His heart was beating rapidly.

Chen Fan's brows twitched, and he scanned the sky again with his peripheral vision.

Those tentacles were still swaying in the air.

However, the strange sensation in his heart gradually intensified, so much so that Chen Fan had to rely on deep breaths to suppress it.

"What exactly is going on? The tentacles haven't moved, so why is there such a violent reaction?"

"Five minutes."

Kuka's calm voice came; he did not sense Chen Fan's anomaly and was still dutifully counting down.

Chen Fan took a deep breath and pressed his right hand against his chest.

His thumping heart was pounding wildly against his palm.

"What on earth is happening!"

Chen Fan glanced at the sky, gritted his teeth, and prepared to get out first.

Just at this moment, a slightly trembling, childish voice sounded:

"Master... I, I feel so strange."

Hearing this, Chen Fan's eyes widened.

Could it be it?

He took another deep breath, suppressing the surging feeling in his chest.

"Where is it strange?"

"I can't say for sure, my head is so itchy, it feels like I'm about to grow a brain."

"..."

Chen Fan was speechless, but also felt a little more at ease.

At this moment, he was almost certain that the anomaly in his chest came from the Death God.

"Then if I give you something to eat, will you feel better?"

"Yay! Yes!"

The Death God became happy instantly upon hearing there was food.

Seeing this, Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it can eat, it means there is no major problem.

Light flickered, and Chen Fan took out a bottle, filled it with 10,000 points of energy, and brought it to his chest.

"Do you want to come out? Or eat it directly inside?"

"Not going out, it's scary outside..."

The Death God replied, and immediately, thin tentacles stretched out from his chest and wrapped around the bottle.

"Not enough."

Hearing this, Chen Fan raised an eyebrow and took out another 10,000 points of energy.

"Still not enough."

"..."

"Hmm, I feel a bit full, but it's still not enough."

"Hiss..."

Chen Fan gasped, gritted his teeth, and took out another 10,000.

"Not enough!"