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Chapter 372 - 335 I’m a Delivery Guy, So It Makes Sense That I Speedrun the Dungeon, Right?

Chapter 372: Chapter 335 I’m a Delivery Guy, So It Makes Sense That I Speedrun the Dungeon, Right?

He took a forceful step forward, his body leaning slightly into the momentum.

The long sword in his hand thrust forward, an invisible blade of energy spreading from the tip to both sides, cleaving the dark wind.

Then, without any hesitation, he shook his coat and took off like a real large bird, flying towards the direction away from the battlefield.

"Quite the runner,"

Liu Zheng silently sneered, then turned his attention to his real opponent.

In the sea as still as death, a pair of gigantic eyes met his gaze.

Unlike the bulging black pupils of a common octopus, this sea monster had beautiful emerald eyes that resembled those of a cat, only much larger.

But disharmonious with those beautiful eyes was the sea monster’s dreadful and grotesque body.

Dark purple lines covered its skin, forming a series of mysterious and intricate patterns.

Within those patterns lay an evil and ancient power that not even the sea monster itself could control.

They were relics from that extraordinary and shocking war, as well as curses from those great beings now deceased.

A mere glance from an ordinary person would cause a headache so severe due to the inability to comprehend their secrets.

If it were scholars or mages, their brains might even give off fireworks on the spot.

The deck’s formerly mad pirates were a masterpiece of these mysterious patterns.

Of course, the less comprehensive one’s vision and intellect, the less one would be affected.

However, Liu Zheng no longer needed to rely on Wozky Shode’s towering intellect of 1 point.

"Wozky Shode had seen the patterns on the body of the sea monster’s offspring, those drawn with the rotting blood of gods, teeming with secrets no mere mortal could fathom,"

"But now, Wozky Shode has also received the Evil God’s blessing, becoming a Transcendent. To him, those patterns are nothing more than mere children’s doodles,"

"Therefore, player number 2 is exempt from making a willpower check."

The Sea Maiden announced.

Liu Zheng paid no heed to her words, as his mind and body were fully immersed in the surging power.

The feeling was like the last time after wearing the cosplay suit, but it was even more intense and complicated.

Despite the sensation being illusory, it was still mesmerizing.

If he could have such power in real life, then it wouldn’t be him getting his intestines gnawed on.

"Creak, creak!"

Cries of strain came from the ship.

The sea monster sensed danger and intended to tear the pirate ship apart.

Of course, Liu Zheng wouldn’t let it succeed. Once again, he opened his mouth and spat out a large clump of ink.

This clump of ink spontaneously divided into countless smaller droplets, which landed on the tentacles of the sea monster.

Upon contact with the ink droplets, the dark purple patterns began to vanish as if erased by an eraser, fading away continuously.

As the patterns disappeared, the sea monster’s strength in shaking the ship weakened, and its vast eyes narrowed.

These patterns were both the source of the sea monster’s supernatural power and a part of its body.

By erasing the patterns, Liu Zheng was effectively slicing flesh from its body.

The sea monster had no choice but to retract its tentacles immediately and sink back into the sea.

Purple undercurrents rose from the depths of the Indeterminate Mysterious Sea, absorbed by the suction cups on its tentacles, regenerating patterns on the monster’s surface.

Meanwhile, Liu Zheng seized the moment to assimilate the power granted to him by the Black Book.

His body expanded continuously until his entire upper half was exposed outside the pirate ship.

The flesh on his body diminished, replaced by a giant skeletal form with three arms and four hands.

Fortunately, Liu Zheng’s weight didn’t increase too significantly, and the pirate ship, while sinking deeper, was not at risk of capsizing.

He looked at the undercurrents still rising beneath the sea surface, his intuition telling him that going into the water to fight the sea monster wasn’t a good idea.

So he grabbed a cannonball from the deck and hurled it at the sea monster.

The cannonball flew with a velocity surpassing that of a cannon’s shot, slamming straight into the sea monster.

The sea monster emitted a high-frequency noise, but Liu Zheng discerned the mocking laughter within.

How could a mere human’s gunpowder weapons harm the darling of these seas?

An ordinary cannonball naturally wouldn’t harm a sea monster.

Even the latest naval guns of the Invincible Fleet could only scrape its skin at most.

Of course, outside of the Indeterminate Mysterious Sea, this protective boon would fade considerably.

But whether it was the bind of cursed power or the innate survival instincts of the monsters themselves, they would never leave this domain.

Therefore, they lacked experience in combat against truly powerful Transcendents, let alone a Divine Favored like Liu Zheng.

The moment the cannonball hit the surface of the sea monster, countless ink droplets surged from the indentations on its surface, enveloping it like cloth.

The ink-covered cannonball easily breached the sea monster’s defenses and crashed into its body.

"Gurgle~"

A lengthy soundwave emanated from within the sea monster, rippling through the seawater.

Liu Zheng automatically interpreted this as its scream.

The tentacles of the sea monster coiled protectively, as it descended toward the ocean floor.

Naturally, Liu Zheng would not let it escape so easily—he launched his three bony hands.

The hands detached and shot out, droplets of ink forming into elongated rows, resembling chains that connected the hands to the arms.

Soon, the bony hands clutched the exposed tail of the cannonball.