Star Gate

Chapter 517: To Slay (II)

That the ball of light could be seen so clearly from so far away clearly indicated that it was a Nova level existence. It seemed to be the only Nova on the ship upon further examination. The other faint balls of light couldn’t be made out clearly, so he couldn’t identify how many Solars there were.

The Nova seemed to be a mid Nova, putting Li Hao much at ease. Just one mid Nova decreased the difficulty of the upcoming skirmish by a lot.

“Do you guys see them?” he asked through the armor.

“We do!” the team captains responded.

The massive ship in the distance was afire with resplendent illumination. Most pirate ships kept a low profile and shuttered their lights at night. Of course, it was to be expected that the White Shark Raiders were more brazen since they were stronger. They styled themselves as the tyrants of the sea and had nothing to fear. This was why their ships were completely lit up at night.

“We’ll draw closer to them and find the right opportunity to board their ship! The teams will move as one, don’t split up. If you’re defeated, jump into the sea and sink to the bottom. You just need to hold on for a bit until I take care of their leader. I’ll come find you after. The black armor will ensure your survival in the depths for a bit!”

It was fifty against five hundred. Li Hao was ready for the Demon Hunters to be defeated. However, martial masters possessed strong defensive capabilities. They could jump into the sea when they lost their fight. With the armor supporting them, Li Hao would be able to find them so long as everyone more or less stayed together. He could locate them even if they were five hundred kilometers away.

“Understood!” responded the captains.

Li Hao took a deep breath and had the small ship continue to draw near their target. The Vast Kun Ship was as if a hunter in the dark, swiftly threading through the waves. The vigorous rises and falls of the water’s surface concealed the faint disturbance they created.

A group of warriors clad in black armor stood at the ship’s bow, nervous and expectant. Thankfully, they’d engaged enemies a few times in Silver Moon and had already taken down supernaturals of the three great organizations. If this was their first skirmish, none of them would be so composed when facing enemies ten times their numbers.

A small sword appeared in Li Hao’s hand. It was almost the length of a regular sword now; more of it was unsealed as it took in more energy. The closer they drew to the pirates, the colder the look in his eyes became. He saw some sights he didn’t wish to see. Numerous corpses draped over the ship swayed in the wind. Screams and groans could be vaguely discerned through the air.

A scent of blood and gore wafted over to the Vast Kun Ship. Li Hao twitched his nose, inwardly at peace and utterly baffled at what the pirates wanted. What did they desire with killing regular people? Was it just to satisfy their bloodlust?

It hadn’t been long since he came in contact with superhumans, and perhaps it was the ones he’d seen that didn't have a chance to purposefully kill mundanes. Or perhaps they’d done so, it’d simply escaped his notice. Not even the three great organizations had done so!

Granted, apparently they’d committed the deed in the central regions and other areas. They wouldn’t be hailed as the three evil organizations otherwise. But in Silver Moon, at the very least, Li Hao didn’t discover any signs of them massacring cities. Therefore, although he’d heard such rumors before, he didn’t pay them much heed.

But now, he personally witnessed corpses swinging in the breeze and heard the constant din of suffering. He even saw someone throw a body out of the ship’s hold! Were these people all crazed animals?!

Mundanes didn’t have much to do with the world of superhumans, the latter could be as lofty and superior as they wished. What was the point of killing them? No matter how Li Hao mused over the notion, he couldn’t make sense of it!

Why would an elephant quibble with an ant? Mundanes didn’t antagonize superhumans, they gave up whatever money or people that were demanded. Must one kill them all to demonstrate their own strength?

The little ship pulled close to the pirates; Li Hao’s longsword was at the ready. He could already see supernaturals walking the decks and saw the biggest ball of light. It belonged to a vicious looking Big Beard—similar to He Yong, but He Yong wasn’t that cruel.

One thousand meters, five hundred meters...

The little ship drew closer and closer.

Sea Shark frowned slightly on the ship, sensing that someone was watching him. He looked around and didn’t see anything in the undulating waves. And yet... there was the same vague feeling that he’d felt two years ago.

Golden Spear and his people were all martial masters. They were just as soundless and undetectable as what the pirate struggled with now. As Li Hao and his people wore black armor, their presences were even more contained and concealed.

“Do you see anything?” Sea Shark asked someone beside him.

A golden light flashed through the person’s eyes and he looked around. He seemed to catch a hint of something when he scanned Li Hao’s direction. It wasn’t too clear in the darkness and he wanted a closer look...

That proved unnecessary in the next second. The little ship abruptly picked up speed when they were less than five hundred meters away and promptly arrived beneath the pirate ship with a loud crash.

It was very fast!

Sea Shark’s expression shifted drastically. He jerked with astonishment when he saw the little ship with wings. Anger and confusion quickly crept over his face. The Silver Moon Guards? How was that possible??

So many had watched Hou Xiaochen leave with the Guards. It was impossible for that person to be a body double or for the entire occurrence to be smoke and mirrors! So why was that familiar ship appearing here?

A figure wearing black armor soared into the air—a disguised Li Hao. He didn’t want to be too conspicuous in the dark. When he shot upward, he slashed at the deck with his sword!

Sea Shark recovered his senses and summoned a massive blade into his hand. Bafflement and crazed fervor in his eyes, he roared and hacked with his weapon!

Boom!

Blade and sword qi crashed into each other with a massive boom! A large hole appeared on the ship’s deck and qi crisscrossed everywhere. Some nearby supernaturals were torn to pieces. Several Solars hastily backed away when they were injured by the fallout.

Sea Shark threw himself into the air, a ruthless glint dawning in his eyes.

“That’s a sword... so it’s not Golden Spear. You’re pretty strong, so I think I’m getting rich today!” A guess occurred to him and his features twisted with solemn cruelty. “A martial master from the Silver Moon Guards and uses a sword... and present in the Moon Sea at this point... Li Hao, is it? You bring yourself to me before I’ve had a chance to go for you!”

Indeed, he knew who his attacker was—the swordsman Li Hao! The young man had been hailed as the Demon Sword in his last battle and was widely known to be staying in White Moon City. To think that he’d dare venture out and come find Sea Shark!

Did he have a death wish?

As strong as Li Hao’s stroke had been, it was on par with a Nova at most. He’d improved quickly, but... so what?

“Hahaha, it looks like even the heavens are helping me!” Sea Shark soared into the air and threw himself at Li Hao. He hacked with his blade, summoning an arc of golden blade light in the sky. He was a metal supernatural and extremely skilled at offense.

Multiple black figures shot into the sky the moment Sea Shark flew away and landed on the newly empty decks.

“Kill them all! Don’t leave a single one alive!” Liu Long growled.

Fifty warriors swiftly assembled in formation and moved in conjunction. They tangled with the pirates that flooded onto the decks. Liu Long roared at seeing Solars pop up and hacked with his ax, layering the waves and crashing into them with a massive boom.

A Solar that’d just been injured by Li Hao’s sword qi didn’t have time to react or determine the enemy’s strength before losing his head.

“Kill!” Liu Long charged the Solars, his armor sparkling with light.

Five small formations swiftly came to be and careened into the endless surge of pirates. Pirates were bloodthirsty types and at the moment, completely fearless since they saw their leader fly out and dominate the enemy’s leader.

There were so few Guards here! They weren’t that strong either—just look at that strength, they were initial Sunflare at the very most. The pirates had five Sunflares. Although one was dead, the remaining four were sufficient to handle this group.

......

In the air.

Li Hao soundlessly slashed with his sword. Blade light irradiated the void in response! Sea Shark was uncontainable in his berserk state and forced the young man back with a loud boom.

“You’re too weak to be playing hero like the others, little brat!” he brayed with laughter. “You have only just a few dozen martial masters and come for us knowing that we’re here. It looks like the savages of Silver Moon aren’t all like Hou Xiaochen!”

Li Hao frowned slightly. This guy was very strong! Li Hao had already melded four auras together and was only lacking the Incantation of the Blade of Blood. His battle strength was nothing to dismiss and he’d improved himself over these days. He was very strong, but he was utterly suppressed by the pirate. The latter’s killing intent, killing qi, and tyranny far eclipsed Xu Feng!

Mid Nova, the metal attribute that was skilled at offense, and being a pirate that killed people in large swathes... This guy was much stronger than Xu Feng.

Panther wasn’t around—the dog had disappeared after smelling something.

Li Hao looked into the far distance, seeming to note a ball of light. It was too far away and indistinct that it might be the lighthouse instead. It was equal parts likely to be pirates or the lighthouse.

Forced backward by the big beard’s blade, the young man regarded the situation solemnly. Mid Nova... He’d killed two mid Novas before, but this guy was much stronger than them. Was this the result of a supernatural who’d grown up through true battle?

Li Hao struck with his sword and erupted with the Incantation of the Blade of Blood! His mental strength became one with his weapon and shattered the void with a loud hum as he stabbed forward. Dark illumination erupted and dispersed the waves beneath!

Sea Shark answered with the same stroke, bam!

The results were different from before. Eyes widening, he stumbled and took a few steps back. Li Hao was also sent backward by the surge of strength.

“Eh?” Sea Shark blinked with incomprehension, then smiled. “Is this the famed Incantation of the Blade of Blood employed by Yuan Shuo?”

Plainly, some of Yuan Shuo’s methods were no longer a secret. At the very least, the Incantation of the Blade of Blood was common knowledge.