Treasure Bay

"Something's happening!" Mu Lanshi reacted instantly, drawing her bow and nocking an arrow. A soft glow wrapped around the arrowhead, and with a twang of the bowstring, the arrow streaked through the air in a trail of white light, shooting straight at the black shadow!

The black shadow was equally alert, changing direction midair to evade. But a glint flashed in Mu Lanshi's eyes, and the arrow actually curved as well, pursuing its target!

Caught off guard, the black shadow was struck by the arrow. Yet when the arrowhead pierced it, there was no tangible sensation of hitting a target, and the shadow's movements were completely unaffected!

Clearly, it was an incorporeal spirit!

But immediately afterward, the soft glow clinging to the arrowhead suddenly exploded, turning into a dazzling burst of white light!

The black shadow finally drifted down to the ground. It was a translucent black ghost, wearing a tricorne hat and an eyepatch over one eye, with an iron hook embedded in its only remaining hand—a perfect pirate's appearance.

Although its body was still intact, it flickered between bright and dim. Mu Lanshi activated Insightful Eye and discovered that its health bar had fallen to less than half.

"Pirate Ghost... and a fairly high-level one at that. At the very least, it's a first mate..." Golden Rose swung the greatsword in her hand and looked at Mu Lanshi. "I knew I hadn't misjudged you. You have the potential to become a top-tier mercenary!"

As she spoke, she pointed her sword at the Pirate Ghost. "Take it down!"

The mages behind Golden Rose raised their staffs, firing clusters of magic missiles that blasted the Pirate Ghost into dodging left and right. Just then, a mercenary dressed as a priest suddenly summoned a beam of holy light from the sky.