The rhythmic, oppressive piano music rose ever higher. Vice Admiral Deep Sea, a Sequence V Ocean Songster, was suppressed in almost no time at all.
Although there were quite a few Beyonders among the pirates aboard the Scylla, they were pirates after all—and a group of pirates with Sea Monster Bloodline.
This was not to say pirates were weak in combat. Rather, because of their bloodline, most of them were born half Sailors, and the Sailor pathway was clearly better at fighting alone.
The Sanguine, however, excelled at initiating group battles.
A projection of a Blood Moon hung above the Scylla. Under its moonlight, bottle after bottle of potion was either thrown out to shape the battlefield or swallowed to provide combat support. Even the most ordinary Sanguine possessed corrosive claws that countered the Sailor pathway's defenses, as well as Abyss shackles capable of swiftly dividing the battlefield.
Howl Constantine was held back by Earnest. Abyss shackles stretched across the Scylla's deck, separating the previously excited pirates. Though such control could not last long against Mid Sequence Beyonders, the Sanguine had never been targeting them.
Wrapped in illusory black bat wings, the Vampires transformed into swarms of bats and pounced on the Low Sequence pirates—or the bottom-rung pirates who had not even become Beyonders yet—injecting their spell-like abilities into their bodies.
Blood Servants were rapidly created one after another. Then, under their "masters'" commands, they charged at their former comrades.
Compared to the Sanguine, Sailors of the same level were undoubtedly stronger in combat. But beneath the moonlight created by the Scarlet Scholar, the Sanguine received terrifying enhancements. Combined with their formidable regenerative abilities and the Potions Professor's stockpile of potions, the several hundred pirates aboard the Scylla were losing at an alarming rate.
At this moment, the hotheaded guys