Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

Aboard the steam armored vessel Black Rabbit.

On the bow, a tattooed bald man laughed loudly, spreading his arms and addressing the leader of the Black Rabbit gang:

"How does it feel, huh? The thrill of the wind at sea!

But I never expected that an armored boat would give its first chase to a chef's little boat. Isn't this a classic case of the strong bullying the weak?

Even if we rob them, it's just half a million Shell Coins!"

The bald man aboard the Black Rabbit was from the Black Whale Group, sent to guide the Black Rabbit gang's maritime journey as an 'expert'.

Black Rabbit lit a cigarette and leaned on the rail:

"Half a million Shell Coins? You're underestimating the people we're after.

You also overlooked the price of a Transcendent chef, who alone could fetch at least three million Shell Coins.

If the chef has practiced the Body Forging Skill, the price could double."

"Underestimating? Are you questioning my judgment? I hope he's as big as they get!"

The bald man said angrily, his temper flaring.

Black Rabbit frowned and picked up a telescope, gazing at the small room boat in the distance.

They had been chasing for a while now.

But the small room boat constantly maintained a safe distance from the Black Rabbit.

Black Rabbit questioned:

"Didn't you say we could catch up to him in ten minutes?"

That little boat is pretty fast… the bald man yelled out:

"I'm a professional, we won't lose track. This boat's got decent hardware.

But don't worry, this kind of small boat can't maintain high speed for too long, as long as we keep chasing! We'll catch up with it eventually!"

"I love watching these little boats trying to flee!"

The bald man explained, then commanded loudly:

"Add coal to the boiler! And initiate the overheating mode!"

At the bald man's roar, the ironclad vessel emitted an unprecedented roar, like a deranged colossal iron bull!

Chase! Full pursuit!

As expected, with the engine firing on all cylinders, the Black Rabbit rapidly closed the distance with the small room boat.

Then, after a minute, the gap widened again.

"..."

Black Rabbit shot the bald man a glance:

"That's your full power? Can you actually do it?"

The bald man's face turned bright red as he retorted:

"What's the rush! Are you the expert, or am I!"

Black Rabbit shook his head.

The Black Rabbit's speed was simply too slow!

The engine of the small room boat was a product of Steam Hand, which could accelerate further in overclocking mode.

Combined with a deep-sea Water Elf brand booster, it could fly!

Unless it was a large military vessel produced by the Hammer Phase industry, catching up to his little room boat was not an easy task.

As long as Chen Qi wanted, he could easily shake off the Black Rabbit.

Above the vast sea, the two vessels relentlessly chased each other!

The bald man kept yelling:

"Chase! Keep chasing! Full chase!"

Yet, the shouting was of no use.

Whenever there seemed a glimmer of hope for the Black Rabbit, the small room boat would speed up.

The distance between them always maintained at a delicate range.

Thus, the two sides continued this for a full hour.

Drip-drip!

Raindrops hit Black Rabbit's face.

Black Rabbit wiped the rain off his face and asked:

"Hey, man from Black Whale Group, is it possible for two boats to have such similar speeds?"

For an hour, the two boats had maintained such a distance.

Black Rabbit's instincts from years mingling in gangs told him this was too coincidental.

This made Black Rabbit think of the times they used bunny girls as bait.

Always keeping the enticing bunny girl at a distance, then leading the target into a dark corner.

The bald man gripped his chin with his hand:

"Are you saying he's luring us? Have you lost your mind?"

"I'm just putting forth a low-probability, reasonable hypothesis."

"Shut up! Are you guessing or what? Are you the expert, or am I!"

"Let me tell you, on some small vessels, a special engine is installed that has an overheating mode, which can temporarily increase the boat's speed!

The fluctuating speed of that small boat is exactly due to this reason!"

After explaining, the bald man chuckled:

"But, this overheating mode is ultimately limited and cannot be used continuously. Haven't you seen, their little boat is already trembling? We're about to catch up."

Black Rabbit frowned, looking towards the distance.

Just as the bald man had said, the speed of the small room boat was decreasing.

The distance between them and the Black Rabbit was rapidly closing!

Is this what a professional looks like… Black Rabbit was slightly alarmed.

Seeing this, the bald man proudly displayed his teeth etched with a black whale:

"You should learn from this!"

Then, the bald man issued another command to slow down the Black Rabbit.

He said leisurely:

"We're about to catch up! How should we divide it up? This person's belongings, including his selling value, I want 30%.

By the way, do you want me to tell you about our Black Whale Group's rules for splitting loot?"

"We haven't caught him yet, and you're already talking about splitting the loot?"

Black Rabbit changed the subject.

According to his estimation, the value of Chen Qi far exceeded his expectations.

Moreover, just shouting on the boat and already thinking about taking 30%!

The bald man clenched his fist:

"Haven't caught him? Facing our ironclad ship and over fifty brothers, what can he do, huh? Well, 30%, do you accept?"

"Let's see what he has first…"

Black Rabbit furrowed his brows.

He looked around, seeing some protruding white branches above the sea surface.

At that moment, the small room boat's speed continued to slow down until it gradually stopped.

The bald man raised his hand:

"Slow down! All you youngsters of Black Rabbit Gang, come to the bow, let me show you what it means to be a pirate!"

With a thunderous noise,

the Black Rabbit stopped beside the small room boat, the bow facing it directly.

At that moment, Chen Qi walked out of the cabin, raised his head, and looked towards the people on the bow of the steam armored vessel.

The path ahead was the Land of White Trees, impassable any further.

However, the speed of the Black Rabbit had been slower than he expected, and he had decreased his speed several times throughout.

They almost lost them!

The members of the Black Rabbit Gang walked to the bow, their eyes fierce:

"Overseer, was it you who killed Scarface Rabbit Big Brother!"

"We've been chasing you for a long time! You must pay with blood today."

Bang!

In anger, someone shot at Chen Qi.

Chen Qi carried a fishing rod in his right hand and a black knife in his left, not dodging.

With the Hunter's dynamic vision, he could clearly predict the bullet's trajectory.

From the moment the other party fired the gun, he knew the bullet was off.

"Quiet! What are you doing, didn't your leader ever teach you any rules!"

At that moment, the bald man shouted loudly.

Suddenly, the whole Black Rabbit ship fell silent.

The bald man, a professional hired by the Black Whale Group, was a powerful Second-order Transcendent.

The bald man smiled, revealing teeth engraved with a black whale pattern:

"Let me introduce myself, I'm with the Black Whale Group. Little chef, you're quite brave to not dodge bullets!

I respect you as a warrior. Our Black Whale Group is about to become the true emperor of the Witch Sea, and it's precisely the time for us to use people!

How about it? You give up some things, and we'll consider our grievances settled. We could even let you join our new ship, the Black Rabbit!"

Settling the score... Upon hearing this, Black Rabbit instantly furrowed his brows.

They had long attributed the deaths of Scarface Rabbit and the others at the hunting ground to the opponent to avenge their brothers.

If Chen Qi were to join their Black Rabbit, it would inevitably cause strong dissatisfaction among the brothers! This could even lead to mutiny on board!

Black Rabbit was about to speak, interrupting the bald man.

But at this moment, the bald man patted him on the butt.

"!"

Black Rabbit immediately understood; the people of the Black Whale Group didn't actually want him to join the Black Rabbit, it was just a nasty joke to taunt him.

Giving hope and then despair, this was the cruel pleasure of pirates who lived at sea for a long time.

Chen Qi asked:

"Giving you guys things, can I join you?"

"Yes, consider it a membership fee. We value you as a talent."

"This is my most valuable possession."

Chen Qi reluctantly glanced at the fishing rod, then with a burst of muscle strength, he tossed the rod towards them.

This fishing rod was the Black-eyed Captain's salary deduction from the crew, saving up for this limited fishing rod; it was extremely expensive, possibly even costing more than two hundred thousand Shell Coins!

The bald man caught the rod and examined it closely.

Just as he expected, in this situation, the opponent showed no hint of resistance and behaved very submissively.

Gorgeous stuff!

Indeed a brand item.

But why is there a strange bait on this fishing rod?

The bait appeared to be made of Spiritual Power.

The bald man asked smilingly:

"What is this?"

Chen Qi calmly replied:

"Extraordinary Fish Bait, I was just about to go fishing."

Fishing at this time, you're quite humorous... the bald man asked smilingly:

"Fishing for what?"

"Black Ship Sea Dragon."

Drip! Drip!

The sea breeze blew, and raindrops continuously hit everyone's faces.

At that instant, the entire Black Rabbit vessel plunged into an indescribable silence, a death-like silence.

All smiles and expressions of hatred froze in that moment.

The bald man swallowed.

The Black Ship Sea Dragon is the scientific name for the overlord of the nearby seas.

This must be a joke.

It's a joke, right!

Logically, they shouldn't be so quiet.

Boom!

Only then did a thunderclap break the silence.

Black Rabbit perked up his ears, instinctively retreating to the side.

Why had everyone fallen silent?

The bald man caught his breath; he now stood on an ironclad ship with no reason to feel any fear.

He should continue toying with the opponent.

The bald man calmed down and touched the fishing rod with his hand:

"This rod is nice, but as a membership fee, it's still not enough, is it?"

"Not enough?"

Chen Qi looked up, silently picking up the black knife while assuming a battle stance.

Dare to attack us... The bald man immediately showed a fierce look:

"What about you, you want to resist?"

"Yes, and let me remind you, we have a bite."

"We have a bite!?"

The bald man didn't catch on immediately; seeing Chen Qi didn't stop his actions, he picked up his shotgun, ready to shoot Chen Qi's chest.

"You're asking for death..."

Boom!

In an instant, a gigantic figure surged from the sea at unimaginable speed, rushing towards the Extraordinary Fish Bait!

The shadow was like a pitch-black small hill.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The ironclad ship's steel hull shattered in an instant like tofu.

A terrifying tear suddenly appeared on the steel bow.

And the bald man, the strongest on the Black Rabbit, was during this impact thrown high into the air, only to crash heavily back down, his body torn and mangled.

What happened?

The crowd scrambled in confusion, having never seen such a terrifying creature.

Its scales shimmered with a cold, dark-metallic sheen, radiating a suffocating chill.

The shadow curved its body, biting off the bait that landed on the ship, then lifted its enormous head, opening its huge mouth.

Its eyes, like brass bells, seemed to burn with the fire of hell.

Roar!

The bleeding mouth opened!

A deafening roar tore through the sea's silence!

The Black Rabbit Gang's crew, untrained professionally, faced a large sea beast, and their innate fear made their heart rates spike in terror.

However, on the steam ship, there was no land for them to flee.

People kept retreating, converging by the ship's edge into a small group.

As the shadow opened its terrifyingly wide mouth...

All on board realized the existence before them.

It was the legendary overlord of the nearby seas…