36: Chapter 36 Pirate Fleet Siege

As the words fell, silence descended on the opposite side, as if waiting for a response from here.

"magic dragon crystal core?" Chen Fan narrowed his eyes; it was yet another term he hadn't heard before.

In his heart, his suspicions about the dungeon were further confirmed.

This wasn't some dungeon; this was a real world! Regardless of whether players entered or not, it would continue to develop according to its own rules.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan made a plan.

"Repair!"

The flames were extinguished instantly, and the hull returned to its original state. The ghost ship once again vanished into the darkness.

Even if the opponent had night vision goggles, they could only see a blurry ship hull. However, for artillery, being able to see the hull was enough.

On the pirate ship, the captain, seeing the other side being so unappreciative, snorted coldly, "Fire!"

"Boom, boom, boom—" The roars rang out in succession, and three cannonballs landed precisely on the ghost ship that had just extinguished its fire.

This time, it almost smashed the ghost ship into two pieces, shattering the artillery on the deck along with it.

Even the two Navigators standing together were grazed by the cannonballs and turned directly into ashes.

Kuka, who had barely escaped disaster, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and whispered, "Two Navigators have sacrificed themselves."

Chen Fan's eyelids twitched, and he immediately recalled the two of them. However, while the battle was ongoing, he couldn't send them back onto the ghost ship.

"Captain Kuka, prioritize survival as the highest goal. If the ship is gone, it can be recalled."

"Yes, my master." Kuka pushed the cockpit door, only to find it jammed, and his heart sank.

"Boom, boom, boom—" Three more cannonballs struck, and the ghost ship, unable to bear the load, was broken in half.

The cockpit lost its support and tilted toward the sea surface, about to be submerged.

Seeing this, the opposing captain laughed wildly three times, "You ungrateful wretch, since you won't give it, I'll take it myself."

"Newbie, next life if you encounter a pirate ship, remember to kneel and beg for mercy immediately, otherwise you won't even find peace as a ghost."

"Hahahaha, didn't you know how to extinguish fires? Go on, extinguish it."

The two sides gradually approached, and the mocking voices rose and fell, carried by the wind. Chen Fan naturally heard them too.

His expression remained calm as he firmly held down Lairuilei, who was brewing with rage, until the distance was about to decrease to 500 meters.

Chen Fan's lips curled up, revealing a dangerous smile. "Pudge, it's your turn."

"Yes, my master." Pudge stepped forward, swinging the dragon hook in his hand.

"530." "520." "510." "...500."

Pudge revealed a cruel smile, and the dragon hook, which had been spinning in his hand, was suddenly thrown out.

"Ah! Fresh meat." After spitting out this hoarse line, the dragon hook flew out at an incredible speed.

On the other side, the captain and the first mate stood blankly together, wearing mocking expressions.

"Too troublesome, we'll have to salvage it later."

"The mark isn't tough; I guess there isn't much energy."

"Never mind, even a mosquito is meat; eat what you can. Energy is hard to come by these days."

"That's true... Wait, careful!" Just as the two were discussing how to collect energy, the sound of wind being broken suddenly rang out.

The first mate reacted quickly and tried to dive to the ground instantly, but the incoming hook was faster.

Just as it was about to reach them, the dragon hook twisted sharply, skewering both of them together at an incredible angle.

"Ah!!!" "Help!" The excruciating pain made their voices become extremely distorted.

The Crew Members saw such a bloody scene, froze for a moment, and then quickly rushed over.

However, the dragon hook that had hit its target retracted rapidly again. The pain caused by the violent tearing almost made the two of them faint.

That wasn't all. Just as the dragon hook was being retracted, Pudge's left hand flicked.

The hook, which had originally been thrown straight, instantly curved, becoming a bent hook.

The chain of the hook smashed into the ghost ship's cockpit and appeared beside Kuka.

Kuka's eyes lit up; he gripped his broadsword with both hands and thrust it fiercely into the gap of the chain. Instantly, he was brought back by the retracting chain.

Witnessing all this, Chen Fan's eyes widened instantly. This intelligence, this control, this coordination. Is this the ability of an S-Class Crew Member?

However, after thinking for a moment, Chen Fan shook his head and looked at Drake and Gaia, who had foolish expressions on the side. No... this should be something only Crew Members with intelligence can possess.

The dragon hook was quickly retracted, and Kuka leaped and landed safely. Chen Fan breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the two people on the hook.

At this moment, they were dead as could be. As the butcher removed the hook, their internal organs fell out with it.

Swarms of insects smelled the blood and rushed in like crazy. In an instant, they covered the two corpses.

Chen Fan frowned; if this thing caused a plague, that would be disgusting. "Throw them down." "Yes!"

Several Sailors worked together to throw the corpses into the sea. Kuka approached with an excited expression and handed over a glass-like object.

"This should be what they called the magic dragon crystal core."

Chen Fan's eyes lit up, and he immediately took it. Inside the sealed bottle, it emitted a pale blue halo.

A grain of sand the size of a rice kernel floated in the middle of the bottle out of nowhere. On the bottle, a dim number was displayed: 8.

"What is the use of this thing?" Kuka scratched his head, not knowing how to answer.

Chen Fan didn't expect him to answer and casually threw the crystal core into his storage space.

"Since the other side wants this, it means they have some too. Take theirs as well, and leave a few alive to gather information."

After making the decision, Chen Fan immediately opened the system interface.

[The ghost ship has sustained heavy damage; please repair it as soon as possible.] [Materials required for repair: Wood x6k. rope x2k. Nails x600. Cloth x2k. Steel x2k. Gold Coins x5k.]

"Repair!" [Ding!] [Insufficient materials, repair failed!]

WTF?! Chen Fan was startled and quickly opened the material list. After scanning it, his eyes stopped on the rope column. rope: 1.8k. Other than that, the other materials were very abundant.

Breathing a sigh of relief, Chen Fan recalled that there were very few ropes in the previous dungeon rewards. And he rarely asked The Five Women to trade for ropes. This led to the extreme imbalance of materials.

Shaking his head, Chen Fan sent a message to The Five Women. "Give me all your ropes."

"I have 12 here." "I have 15." "..." Instantly, The Five Women initiated trades simultaneously.

[Obtained: rope x7.3k.] Looking at the rope, which was still only 9.1k, Chen Fan frowned.

"You all need to trade for more ropes; it's not enough." The Five Women nodded immediately and started trading on the regional channel.

Having gathered enough materials, Chen Fan looked at the system interface again, preparing to repair. Just at this moment, horn sounds rose from all directions.

Chen Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up. However, apart from that pirate ship that was about to extinguish its fire, he couldn't see anything clearly.

Lairuilei leaned into Chen Fan's ear, her tone grave, "Many ships have appeared all around, extremely similar to the pirate ship from before."

Her breath was orchid-like, and the warm airflow hit Chen Fan's ear. But at this moment, Chen Fan had no heart to feel it in detail.

He glanced at the dungeon interface; the time displayed was: "42 minutes." His eyes gradually became grave.