35: Chapter 35 Dragon Crystal Core

The moment they entered the dungeon, five drunken Crew Members opened their eyes simultaneously.

The smell of alcohol on their faces gradually dissipated.

Lairuilei scanned the area and realized she was lying on a bed.

She frantically checked herself, and after finding her clothes intact, she breathed a sigh of relief.

“Thump—”

On the deck, Chen Fan clutched his heart, his brow furrowed tightly.

That feeling of chest tightness, oppression, and difficulty breathing had returned.

Last time, he hadn't had time to feel it carefully before being attacked.

This time, Chen Fan endured the discomfort and tried hard to find the source of the unease.

He felt it carefully.

Finally, an ancient, desolate, and faint screeching sound resonated from the depths of his soul.

As if it had sensed something.

Chen Fan raised his head, his gaze piercing through the long darkness, locking onto that dim light.

The misty presence still stood tall, with countless tentacles swaying in the wind.

Just as he prepared to observe closely, a bout of angina quietly appeared.

Chen Fan painfully closed his eyes and took rhythmic deep breaths.

As oxygen filled his chest, the discomfort gradually subsided.

“Is it you?”

After pondering for a long time, Chen Fan shook his head and let out a low roar: “Assemble!”

In an instant, 110 Crew Members quickly appeared on the deck.

He was very satisfied with their speed; even those who had drunk quite a bit were full of energy.

With a slight lift of his hand, the ghost ship appeared in the nearby waters.

After hanging a camera on each of them, Chen Fan began to issue orders.

“Kuka, Drake, Gaia, take 50 Sailors and board the ghost ship, the rest stay on the china.”

“Yes!”

53 people climbed the ladder to board the ship, and it started quickly.

Chen Fan could remotely control them through the crew channel, so he didn't need to worry about the two ships getting separated.

This time, his main purpose for entering the dungeon was, first, to find out the origin of the ghost ship, which was formerly the black smoke.

The second was to collect resources.

Based on his brief understanding, Chen Fan's dungeon world was not paused.

Even without players, the world here would follow its own timeline.

As for the mission progress, if Chen Fan guessed correctly, it should be the degree of Exploration of this world.

“my master, the ghost ship is ready, we can set sail at any time.”

Kuka's voice came through the channel.

Chen Fan pondered for a moment, recalling that the direction the black smoke had fled earlier was north.

“ghost ship, head north!”

“Yes, my master.”

The boiler roared, and the pitch-black ghost ship gradually accelerated.

Gaia's skill was similar to Drake's; the weapon it came with was a telescope, which could better assist Kuka in steering.

On the china side, Chris took the helm.

Possessing the Heart of Navigation and Heart of the Brave, he did not need a Navigator.

As for the Sailor Pudge, his skill was to throw the hook in his hand and pull people within 100 meters back.

According to the description, if equipped with the exclusive weapon dragon hook, this distance could be even longer.

Chen Fan caught a glimpse and found him secretly drinking beer with the musketeer Kadel.

He shook his head helplessly.

Sure enough, having intelligence wasn't necessarily a good thing.

Looking at the dragon hook worth 50,000, Chen Fan bought it directly.

[Expenditure: 50,000 gold coins.]

[Purchase successful: dragon hook.]

The moment the transaction went through, Pudge's arm, which was pouring wine, paused, and he looked at Chen Fan with surprise.

“Did you redeem my weapon? my master.”

Chen Fan smiled slightly and handed over the dragon hook.

“With its enhancement, how far can your hook extend?”

Pudge equipped the dragon hook and looked honest, “Five hundred meters.”

Chen Fan raised his eyebrows.

Five hundred meters was comparable to the attack range of a Compound Bow.

“Not bad, drink less, there will be a battle later.”

Pudge immediately patted his fat chest, “Master, rest assured, with me here.”

“It's precisely because you're here that I'm worried.”

Chen Fan curled his lips, pushed him away, and ignored the drunkard.

The smell of alcohol dissipated, replaced by a fresh fragrance.

“There's a situation.”

Lairuilei, like a green elf, leaned in and whispered.

Perhaps it was an illusion, but Chen Fan felt she was standing closer to him than usual.

Before he could speak, the red light on the crew channel lit up.

“There is a pirate ship one thousand meters ahead.”

Drake's voice was low, and all Crew Members quickly went on alert.

Chen Fan looked at Lairuilei in surprise; she had discovered the enemy even earlier than Drake.

Seeing her smiling with no intention of explaining, Chen Fan shrugged.

“All personnel on alert, prepare to attack!”

The low shout spread through the channel.

The Crew Members perked up and began to take their positions.

The musketeer Kadel and the Sailor Pudge put down their wine bowls and walked to the deck.

Pudge took a rag and wiped his dragon hook.

Kadel took out a rusty gun from his pack.

Seeing this, Lairuilei also wanted to follow.

Chen Fan grabbed her hand and said softly, “Stay by my side and protect me.”

Lairuilei blinked, glanced at her wrist held by Chen Fan, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

“Mm, I will protect my master.”

The two stood at the cabin door, gazing into the darkness in the distance.

After traveling for a while longer, Kuka's roar sounded in the channel.

“Fire!!!”

Immediately, two cannons and five ship crossbows fired simultaneously.

The cannons were loaded with two incendiary shells for targeting.

The incendiary shells illuminated the coastal trajectory and accurately hit the deck of the pirate ship.

Flames rose, looking like a lighthouse in the dark night.

Countless flying insects rushed forward, and even the schools of fish beneath the sea surface began to stir.

Five crossbow bolts shot five Sailors on the enemy ship into the sea.

Kadel narrowed his eyes and slowly raised his gun.

He aimed for a moment, held his breath, and pulled the trigger.

“Bang—”

Gunsmoke rose, and the steel bullet, propelled by gunpowder, crossed nearly a thousand meters and hit a Sailor.

“Good marksmanship!”

Chen Fan nodded slightly, exclaiming.

Kadel sighed upon hearing this.

“I was aiming for the first mate next to him.”

“Uh...” Chen Fan choked.

“Damn it, this crappy gun has been obsolete for a long time, the accuracy is lacking.”

Having said that, he turned his head and looked at Chen Fan eagerly.

“Ahem, well... there will be guns, there definitely will be.”

Chen Fan felt a bit guilty and looked away.

Lairuilei, standing to the side, curled her lips, and a moment later, the clear wind bow appeared.

Just as she was about to draw the bow, Chen Fan pressed her hand, shook his head, and leaned into her ear.

“You are my trump card, you must stay hidden.”

The hot air made Lairuilei's face turn red instantly.

“Mm.”

She nodded obediently, put away the longbow, and leaned her body slightly closer to Chen Fan.

A roaring sound rang out.

“Alert!”

Accompanied by Kuka's roar, a cannonball wrapped in flames flew accurately toward the ghost ship.

Chen Fan stared intently.

This cannonball was twice as large as the ones fired by the ghost ship.

It landed on the deck, creating a fire pit five meters in diameter, almost smashing through the ghost ship.

Raging flames burned, and some unlucky Sailors screamed as they were burned to death.

[Ding!]

[The ghost ship has suffered heavy damage, please repair it as soon as possible.]

[Materials required for repair: Wood x3k. rope x1k. nails x300. cloth x1k. steel x1k. gold coins x3k.]

Looking at the tottering ghost ship, Chen Fan narrowed his eyes.

The enemy's firepower was more ferocious than the black smoke he had encountered yesterday.

Just then, a ship broadcast sounded from the ghost ship's radar.

Kuka immediately opened the channel voice and relayed the sound to Chen Fan.

“Static—”

“Those on the other side, hand over the magic dragon crystal core, and we will spare your lives.”

“Otherwise, die!”