Even If I'm Reborn as a Cute Dragon Girl, I Will Still Make a Harem-Chapter 68Book 6: : On Board

It was even brighter than the sun.

The combined blood essence of thousands of demigods’ hearts surged through Li Desheng’s body, granting him unimaginable power capable of destroying stars with ease.

It was raw, unfiltered destruction, unlike the power of authority that could warp reality. And it was precisely this purity that made it a gamble worth staking everything on!

Even the residual heat from the beam evaporated the vast sea, causing its level to visibly recede.

Yet, faced with such devastation, the monster didn’t flee. Instead, she clapped her hands with delight and laughed.

“Yes, that’s right. This will keep things interesting.”

At some point, the monstrous girl had changed her outfit. She now wore a tracksuit jacket with a short skirt, her jet-black hair tied into a high ponytail, like an energetic, sports-loving girl who had just come out of school.

As the terrifying light beam tore through space toward her, she casually did a few warm-up stretches, then swung the frying pan in her hand like a baseball bat.

With perfect timing, she struck the incoming light beam square on.

“Heeeee, good hit!”

The beam that could pierce stars failed to breach even the frying pan’s thin base. Instead, it was deflected straight back into the sky, where it disappeared into the consuming black flames above.

“Home run!” The monster cheered, looking around to share the moment with the only other witness nearby.

“Eh, where is he?”

The man was long gone. All that remained before her was a pillar of light, stretching toward the distant horizon.

Li Desheng had successfully used the recoil from the light beam to make his escape!

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“Captain, it’s going to rain!” the second mate shouted from the mast, waving down at Graybert on the deck.

But even without the warning, Graybert could already smell the moisture riding in on the sea breeze.

“Damn it, it’s only been a few days since it last rained,” he grumbled as he nudged the first mate, who had passed out next to the mast after stealing his cheap liquor.

“Wake up! Tell those idiots to lower the sails!”

“Ugh… It’s not even dawn yet. Can’t I sleep a little longer?” The first mate groaned and rolled over, continuing to snore.

“Go̲d̲d̲a̲m̲n̲ it, it’s almost dark!” Graybert kicked him in the rear and shouted, “Get up now or I’ll toss you into the sea to feed the fish!”

“Tsk.”

The first mate glared at Graybert but knew better than to fight him. He got up reluctantly and went off to rouse the crew and lower the sails and anchor.

“These guys…” Graybert let out a long sigh.

Ever since they learned they were heading home, discipline had gone straight out the window. Sometimes, they even had the nerve to ignore his orders. Unacceptable!

Graybert vowed to find an opportunity to address their misbehavior. If he let it go, these brainless fools would forget who was in charge of the SS Behemoth. At this rate, they would probably still think it was just a dark afternoon at three right now!

“Huh?”

Just as Graybert turned to check on the crew and make sure they weren’t slacking off, everything suddenly went pitch-black.

*Damn it, who turned off the lights? If I don’t teach them a lesson, they’ll really— Wait. It’s daytime. Who would turn on the lights? Why is it dark? It’s only three in the afternoon… Am I going blind?*

“Captain!” Panicked voices broke through his confusion. “Why is it dark?! I can’t see anything! Am I blind?!”

“Don’t panic, you won’t die!” Graybert exhaled slowly and forced himself to stay calm.

“It’s just a dark afternoon! Why are you acting like you’ve never seen the world? You’re really an embarrassment.” He waved at the darkness. “You there, light the kerosene lamp.”

“But Captain, didn’t we run out of kerosene earlier?”

“What?” Graybert snapped. “Didn’t I tell you to use it sparingly? I don’t even use it at night anymore!”

“Wasn’t it you who ordered us to burn down those houses on the last island? You were the one who personally took out the kerosene.”

Graybert cleared his throat awkwardly. “Oh, that happened, yes. Nothing we can do about it now. Go fetch the lumenstone lamp from under my bed.”

A long silence followed, and no one moved.

Graybert’s temper flared again. “You little brats, are you all ignoring my orders now?!”

A sailor hesitantly spoke up, “Um… It’s not that we don’t want to, Captain… but it’s pitch black. How are we supposed to find your bedroom?”

“Idiots! Does no one here know how to use fire or light magic? What are you all standing around for? Saving it for New Year’s fireworks? Just use it already!”

After a long pause, the first mate’s sheepish voice spoke up.

“Captain, you banned all magicians who can use fire and holy magic from boarding the ship, remember? You said fire magicians would burn down the ship, and holy magicians were spies planted by the church. That’s why we had to pour kerosene ourselves when you ordered us to burn down those villagers’ homes.”

Even in the dark, Graybert could feel his face burning with embarrassment. Thank god no one could see him right now. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Just then, a pillar of light erupted from the depths of the sea, reaching the sky and flooding everything with a radiance that put the sun to shame.

“Holy crap, what is that?”

Gasps spread among the crew as they stared up at the glowing pillar.

Only the first mate, who was standing closest, turned to Graybert and asked innocently, “Captain, why are you blushing?”

His own rugged face turned red at the same time as he added with a bashful smile, “Could it be because—”

“What the hell is wrong with you?! Is this really the time to be saying that?!” Graybert felt his butthole clenching, then snapped, “Check the crew! Make sure no one’s hurt!”

Whatever that pillar of light was, and whatever had caused the sudden blackout, Graybert knew one thing for sure…

They were in deep, deep trouble.

The pillar of light was already beginning to fade. Once it vanished, they would be thrown into darkness and confusion again. Hence, their top priority now was to confirm everyone’s safety and prepare for the worst.

“Captain! Crew count complete—twenty people in total!” the second mate called out.

“Good… Wait, what?” Graybert’s eyes widened. “We only have nineteen crew on this ship. Where did the twentieth person come from?!”