Chapter 935: Chapter 532: Deep Sea Beast Tide: Knight Never Dies by Hand (Part 2)

Earlier, he cast a line and caught a Sea Monster level Potbellied Seahorse, these seemingly fleeing Fishmen were hiding in the Seahorse’s parenting pouch.

They were affected by the Beast tide, suffering significant losses, and the Seahorse soon fell silent due to severe injuries.

If it weren’t for [Banshee’s Wail], these Fishmen probably wouldn’t have survived.

Even though they hadn’t proactively said a word to Hawkins, Hawkins still keenly sensed their hidden immense value.

Perhaps using [Wild Fishing Treasure Map] could potentially pinpoint an underwater civilization kingdom, which is far more precious than any treasure.

But for the time being, he couldn’t afford to think about this.

"Awooo..."

"Eeek eeek eeek..."

Behind the Ghost Ship [Banshee’s Wail], the sea surged with large waves, as many enormous silhouettes comparable in size to this warship broke the surface, battling wind and rain before plunging back into the sea.

It was clear these Sea Monsters from the depths of the Sea of Monsters were distinctly different from normal Sea Monsters elsewhere.

Most had extra fins, joints, and even deformed second, third, fourth, and fifth tails.

Moreover, some had barnacles, corals, scales, feathers, hooves... such redundant growths unclassified by sea, land, or air.

They looked more terrifying than the effects of the previous "Coral Disease," as if polluted by foreign genetic information from the entire "World Ecosystem."

Fortunately, they hadn’t grown human faces or human hands yet.

Otherwise, they would no longer be Sea Monsters but [Bizarre] creatures specifically preying on humans in this "Transform."

So this Sea Monster Tide, resembling a fishing season for ordinary fish, followed the collective will, straight toward the land.

They didn’t deliberately target the ship for an all-out pursuit, merely unintentionally affecting them.

Yet, even a minority of Sea Monsters launching attacks under chaotic impulse was enough to give [Banshee’s Wail] a real trouble.

[Kingdom’s Guardian] Hawkins couldn’t understand why the Sea of Monsters, peaceful for years, suddenly went into turmoil, but his Fifth Order strength gave him confidence to remain calm in crisis.

He scolded his loudly screaming cousin, then raised his head and shouted:

"Jenny, there are too many living people on the ship today. If we escape via the Edge of the World, they’ll all be claimed by the Deadman’s World.

As [Kingdom’s Guardian], I can’t let them attack the coastal areas unchecked.

Alert the kingdom to have major port cities ready, I’ll go with Francis to intercept the Beast tide’s vanguard and buy time for the kingdom, maybe even divert the tide’s direction.

Alas, to find some peace, I shut down domestic communications, contacting no one.

I’ve been out fishing for so long, I’m not even sure how the Royalist Party and Earl’s Party battles are going."

Whoosh——!

The eerie wind blew.

A female ghost, not much different in appearance from a real person, appeared in front of him, her long red hair swaying like seaweed, covering most of her face, only revealing a porcelain-like delicate chin.

She wore a black dress full of knife marks, floating in mid-air without touching the ground.

Like a lady, she overlapped her hands in front of her belly and nodded to Hawkins, taking over control of the Ghost Ship.

"Leave it to me, dear."

From the way she addressed him, it was clear that [Kingdom’s Guardian] John Hawkins, as a Knight, used the Dragon Taming Technique at Fourth Order to tame this powerful Ghost Ship as his "Dragon."

Moreover, he wasn’t just an Undead Knight, but an Undead "rider" knight, conquering the Ghost Ship’s and ghost’s heart and soul with his charm.

The female ghost waved her hand:

"Alchemical Cannon, fire!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Though the ship looked like an adventure ship, each cannon on the Ghost Ship was a powerful Alchemical Cannon, with runes glowing around the muzzle, pouring round after round of barrages.

Pale ghostly hands emerged from the gaps in the ship’s bottom planks, grabbing and tearing, forcing back the Sea Monsters attempting an underwater attack.

Hawkins was extremely satisfied with Jenny, who could accompany him to the World’s End, take care of his daily needs, assist him in battles, and strongly support his fishing hobby as his wife.

For the sake of transforming into an Undead creature after death and being with her forever, he didn’t even study forbidden knowledge—a rare true love indeed.

"We’re off."

Then, instead of drawing swords or other weapons, he pulled up his cousin Francis and shot into the sky.

"Ah——!"

Amid Francis’ screams, holding his ankle with one hand, he swung him like a legendary weapon "One-legged Copper Man" with force.

Boom!

With a sky-shaking bang, a deformed Sea Monster leaping towards the Ghost Ship was instantly flattened and fell miserably into the sea, immediately torn apart and devoured by its companions.

On the other hand, Francis, used as a weapon by his cousin, remained unharmed, his entire body shining with golden light, actually transforming into a Copper Man, his skin covered in bright golden runes.

The reason for this effect, besides him studying the Forbidden Book [Brass Gear] to convert flesh into Copper Golem, was even more due to Hawkins’ Fifth Order Legendary Level strange arts [Knight Never Dies by Hand]:

Stones, benches, grass, and wood... in his hand could become peerless weapons, imbued with a series of enhancements, gaining effects akin to powerful Sacred Relics.