007: Crushing Black Flag

007: Crushing Black Flag

Zhou Yi and the other two quickly brought Lu Su to a secured area.

This was naturally Black Flag's Secret Realm Entrance.

"Old Zhou, you're here." The guards outside naturally recognized Zhou Yi, but the necessary procedures could not be skipped.

After their documents were carefully inspected, the four of them arrived at the Secret Realm Entrance.

Zhou Yi took four sets of tattered One Piece clothes from the jeep and casually tossed one to Lu Su. "Put this on."

Lu Su did not stand on ceremony and immediately changed into the One Piece clothes, which still carried a faint stink of sweat.

Seeing how readily Lu Su complied, a trace of appreciation flashed through Zhou Yi's eyes, though his expression remained unchanged.

Following Zhou Yi and the others, Lu Su stepped into Black Flag's Secret Realm Entrance.

His vision blurred, and Lu Su arrived by a shore.

The sea breeze, carrying a faint salty, fishy smell, blew into his nose and told Lu Su that he had entered Black Flag.

"Let's go. Stop staring blankly." Zhou Yi patted Lu Su on the shoulder and headed toward a wooden ship moored near the shore.

Looking at the large ship still flying a skull flag, Lu Su wanted to ask where it had come from, but ultimately held back.

However, Zhao Chang seemed to notice Lu Su's confusion and said with a smile, "We seized this ship the last time we came in. The Captain should explain the details to you later."

Hearing Zhao Chang's words, Lu Su nodded at him. "Thanks, Brother Zhao."

"By the way, do you have a flying mount? If not, I'll carry you over later."

Though the pirate ship was not huge, it was not small either. If it docked directly at the shore, it could easily run aground, so it was actually still some distance from land.

During the previous exploration, Zhao Chang had carried everyone over to shore one by one.

Lu Su nodded. "I have a bird-type creature card, so you don't need to worry about me, Brother Zhao."

As he spoke, Lu Su summoned Pidgeot.

Zhou Yi and the other two's eyes lit up at the sight of Pidgeot.

In low-level secret realms, as long as the monsters could not fly, flying transportation held a considerable advantage.

Before long, the four of them boarded the ship.

Seeing the bloodstains spread across the deck, Lu Su's eye twitched.

Yet Zhou Yi and the others paid no attention to the bloody smell assaulting their nostrils and walked straight toward the captain's cabin.

Once inside the captain's cabin, Zhou Yi spread out a huge map.

Before explaining the operation, Zhou Yi first told Lu Su the known intelligence about this secret realm and what they had done during their last visit.

"Xiao Luo wasn't here last time, so I'll first explain the current situation."

"There were originally three One Piece Demon factions in Black Flag: Withered Bones, Rose, and Night Owl. But recently, a faction called Black Flag emerged, and it is currently the strongest."

As Zhou Yi spoke, he drew a large circle on the map, then drew four smaller circles within it.

"This large circle represents the size of this secret realm, while the smaller circles represent the territories of the four pirate crews."

Seeing vast stretches of ocean surrounding the large circle on the map, Lu Su could not help asking, "Brother Zhou, aren't there still a lot of places on this map?"

Zhou Yi shook his head. "This occasionally happens in secret realms, but once you reach the realm's boundary, you can no longer advance. Just treat the rest of the map as their imagination."

Without waiting for Lu Su's response, Zhou Yi continued, "When we came in to investigate last time, we discovered that these four pirate crews showed signs of merging, with Black Flag as the leader. That is also where this secret realm got its name."

"And today, they will be holding a meeting on Skull Island."

"Our goal is to infiltrate that meeting and determine the general strength of the four pirate crews."

Lu Su did not ask whether there would be any language barriers.

Whenever a secret realm Demon appearing on Blue Star could speak, Blue Star People could understand what it meant. Likewise, the Demons could understand what Blue Star People said.

To both sides, the other party's words even sounded like their own language.

That was why the Coexistence Faction had initially flourished.

But later facts proved that this was merely the world's profound malice toward them.

"Oh, right. I still hope you can tell me about your cards, Xiao Luo."

"You don't need to explain their specific abilities. Just tell us what they specialize in and their quality."

Before setting out, Zhou Yi seemed to recall something and spoke to Lu Su.

At that, Lu Su directly summoned Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Kaneki. "I have one Purple Card and one Red Card. Both specialize in combat."

Red Card.

Zhou Yi and the others exchanged stunned glances. Before assigning them this mission, Ma Liang had told them that Lu Su was a genius, but they had assumed he would at most be at Gold Card level.

Putting aside his reactions during secret realm exploration, Lu Su's strength on paper alone already surpassed Zhao Chang's and Xiang Yan's.

The three of them immediately grew more serious. A genius like this was a treasure of the Association.

After a moment of silence, Zhou Yi said, "If things become impossible, Xiao Luo, just ride your flying mount back. Don't worry about the three of us."

Zhao Chang and Xiang Yan remained silent and did not object.

Hearing this, Lu Su did not answer directly. "Brother Zhou, don't say something so unlucky. We're only gathering information. We won't be that unlucky."

Zhou Yi and the others smiled as well. That was true. As long as they were not exposed, there would be no direct conflict, so the danger was not great. Otherwise, the Association would not have arranged for them to bring Lu Su along.

And at present, in a Bronze Grade secret realm, as long as Zhou Yi was not surrounded, most situations could be handled by him as an experienced Bronze Grade Card Master.

Four people operating a ship was still somewhat difficult, but fortunately, they only needed to sail as far as Skull Island.

Looking at Skull Island, now close at hand, Zhou Yi did not immediately approach. Instead, he cut several wounds across his limbs. "Our excuse this time is that we encountered an attack by Blue Star People on the way here. Everyone except the four of us was wiped out, so we need to put on a show."

"But don't worry, Xiao Luo. Zhao Chang's creature card is a healing type. These minor wounds can be treated once we get onto the island."

As he spoke, Zhou Yi also cut several gashes onto Lu Su's body.

The three of them were all seasoned veterans. They knew how to make themselves look badly wounded without actually affecting themselves, but Lu Su was still a student, so Zhou Yi had to do it for him.

It was the first time in Lu Su's life that he had suffered injuries like these. He could not help letting out a pained grunt, but immediately forced himself to stop.

Seeing that Lu Su's face had turned pale, yet he endured without crying out, Xiang Yan raised an eyebrow and muttered, "At least he has some backbone."

Guided by a pirate from Skull Island, Zhou Yi and the other three slowly approached the shore.

On the shore, the captain of the stationed pirate squad saw the four of them covered in blood and immediately became wary. "Stop! Which pirate crew are you from?!"

A fawning smile appeared on Zhou Yi's face. "We're from the Withered Bones Pirate Crew."

"Withered Bones? Didn't Withered Bones already arrive?"