The Three Fleet Captains

"My friend, you certainly didn't disappoint me..."

The members of the Hell Organization approached in a dark mass, Mingming filling the entire world. Although he was in his own city, Xiao Xiao felt a sense of oppression as if he were on someone else's territory. Looking up, he could hardly see the city itself, only a thick, mysterious fog that filled every inch of space around him. He saw the White Devil with a note stuck to his face appear at the street corner.

His hands were empty, he carried no weapons, and the note on his face and the bandages on his body trembled gently in the mist.

Do you know?

He slowly approached, laughing as he said, "I was really worried you'd keep hiding."

"Although, if you did that, we might not be able to find you by dismantling the entire city, but..."

"..."

"I know."

Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Xiao replied with a smile, "The Hell Organization is really a very interesting group of people..."

"If I win this bet by hiding, and even if I don't care what happens to this city or whether my companions die at your hands, then in your eyes I have no value to be appreciated."

"Your bet is very interesting."

"On the surface, it seems like you're gambling on whether they can take me away, but in reality, you're gambling on whether I deserve your respect?"

"..."

This may sound a bit convoluted, but Xiao Xiao said it very seriously.

The Hell Organization is playful, mischievous, and seems to care about nothing, yet they are also very proud.

Unlike Lin Bo's feigned pride, the pride of the Hell Organization had seeped into their very bones.

Their bet seemed like a game of hide-and-seek, a game of cat and mouse, to see if they could be found out. But they were like petty, easily angered children. "I can play hide-and-seek with you, and you can hide very well, but once you're truly hidden and leave no trace, we'll think you're too boring to be friends with."

The 100,000 points in the bet agreement are just the visible stakes.

The real stake is their respect.

"What a bunch of weirdos! Who in their right mind would think of so many things?"

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but think to himself that it was fortunate he had the advantage of Mind Burst and insight, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to figure it out.

Yang Jia, standing beside him, couldn't help but glance at him slightly as she listened to his words.

"Is this something a normal person could come up with?"

"..."

But as he listened to Xiao Xiao's words, the note on White Devil's face couldn't hide the surprise in his eyes.

He suddenly looked up and saw another captain from the Hell Organization standing across the street. The bald, scarred man was the one standing there. White Devil's eyes were full of surprise as he looked at him, and his body was trembling slightly, as if he were showing off something good.

"No wonder you dared to stake your life on it, asking the president to extend such a high invitation."

The bald, scarred man took a deep breath and said solemnly to Xiao Xiao, "He deserves it."

As he spoke, he gently placed his hand on his chest, bowed to Xiao Xiao, and said with a smile, "Hello, Chairman Xiao."

"I am Scarred Ghost, the captain of the ninth ship of the Hell Ships Twelve. It's a pleasure to meet you!"

"..."

Xiao Xiao also nodded gently to him with a warm expression and said, "Hello, my name is Xiao Xiao, it's nice to meet you."

The man who called himself the Scarred Ghost raised his head and laughed, "I didn't take White Devil's words seriously at first. I thought he was exaggerating your abilities. The city is full of slaves from the Mysterious Source. How could such an interesting person be born among slaves? But now that I've seen you, I think he makes sense. So, I plan to do everything I can to take you away from now on."

"Of course, you might be a little dissatisfied at first when you go to our place."

"But that's okay, there's still a long way to go. I believe you'll get used to being with us, and might even come to like us completely."

"..."

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Xiao said, "Anyway, I'll resist."

"If I really can't resist you, then I'll learn to enjoy it properly."

"..."

Yang Jia couldn't help but frown as she listened. "Something seems off."

They sensed that more and more members of the Hell Organization were arriving. Although the two captains were talking and the members of the Hell Organization dared not interrupt, they were all winking and making faces, their madness becoming more and more pronounced. Even the fog around them was getting thicker and thicker as they appeared. Above their heads, the two heavy ship shadows were pressing down like dark clouds.

I couldn't help but say, "I really admire you guys..."

"One rushed into Black Gate City to kill, and the other issued the order to counterattack. They Mingming showed no mercy to each other, yet they insist on talking so nicely. It's a life-or-death situation, why do they have to consider the impression they leave on each other?"

"I prefer boring living people to interesting dead people, so..."

She narrowed her eyes. "... Do you want to continue chatting, or do you want to take action?"

Her words immediately made the atmosphere in the room somewhat heavy, and the happy atmosphere that had just emerged also subsided a bit.

The White Devil, with a note stuck to his face, lifted the note from under his eyes and glanced at Yang Jia.

He cautiously Xiao Xiao, "Sister-in-law?"

"No."

Xiao Xiao smiled and said, "This is my high school classmate, the school beauty."

"Oh..."

White Devil nodded hastily, as if to say, "I understand," and winked at Xiao Xiao, saying, "You have really good taste."

"However, a pretty face is boring, but an interesting soul is one in a million, brother."

"Believe me, I've examined the skin of at least dozens of beautiful women and found that their internal structures are all pretty much the same..."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jia's breathing became slightly heavy, and his murderous intent surged.

Xiao Xiao suddenly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Let them chat if they want to."

"Anyway, it's a total of three hours. The longer it drags on, the better for us."

"..."

Yang Jia had just been a little angry, suddenly paused, feeling incredulous. "Did I act recklessly again?"

"Splash..."

But at that very moment, Xiao Xiao suddenly reached out and put his hand on Yang Jia's shoulder. The two of them instantly retreated. Then, they saw countless shadowy iron chains, seemingly alive, intertwined into a net and quickly hooking towards them from the thick fog beside them. If they hadn't dodged in time, they would have been entangled in the chains.

Xiao Xiao tried to stall for time by chatting, but the Hell Organization wasn't stupid after all.

They were also secretly plotting while chatting. The crew members scattered around, and after taking advantage of the thick fog, they suddenly threw iron hooks at them. However, Xiao Xiao, as an observer, was not easily fooled. He immediately led Yang Jia to dodge the attack of the iron hooks. During this time, he still had a gentle smile on his face, seemingly not flustered at all.

But Yang Jia was a little angry.

I didn't understand why Xiao Xiao was talking to them right away, which made me act rashly.

He didn't even realize that the chains were flying towards him, and he only managed to dodge them thanks to Xiao Xiao's reminder.

This makes people lose all their confidence...

"Splash..."

After they dodged the first wave of chains, the dark chains that flew out of the mist seemed to be living things, quickly turning upside down in mid-air and wrapping around them again. Yang Jia, somewhat stubbornly, refused to dodge anymore, but simply took a half step forward, and gently pressed his gloved hand forward, vaguely revealing a door frame.

Inside and outside the door frame, one pressure surged to its peak in an instant, while the other collapsed like a black hole.

The stark contrast created a terrifying attraction to the invisible door frame. The crisscrossing, rattling chains around it were instantly drawn to the door frame, as if an invisible hand had grasped the countless chains in its grasp.

The next moment, Yang Jia's pupils narrowed slightly, and she flicked her fingers.

All the attracted iron chains suddenly bounced back with a force more than ten times stronger.

Bang bang bang bang!

A tremendous sound echoed continuously in the surrounding thick fog, mixed with the sounds of bones and buildings shattering. Members of the Hell Organization in the vicinity were instantly thrown back, and the observer sensed the emptiness of more than a dozen lives vanishing in an instant.

"I really am just a boring person."

Yang Jia looked indifferently at the wide-eyed members of the Hell Organization around him. "So in my eyes, things are very simple."

"The Mist Sea is teeming with pirates."

"Your Hell Organization is nothing more than a larger pirate organization."

"If pirates enter the city, just kill them."

"..."

Splash splash splash...

As her voice rang out, many surprised gasps and whispers arose from the surrounding fog. But besides these, there were even curses and sounds that seemed to grow excited. The fog swirled with the approaching figure, and the Hell Organization members quickly drew closer. Even the two captains, White Devil and Scarred Ghost, exchanged a glance, shook their heads as if bored, and sighed softly.

"It seems not everyone can understand us..."

"Indeed, a beautiful appearance is far less valuable than an interesting soul..."

"..."

Amidst her sigh, she glanced at Xiao Xiao with an expression that seemed to convey admiration. "Of course, only Chairman Xiao..."

"She has both a beautiful appearance and an interesting soul..."

"... Absolutely amazing!"

"..."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The White Devil suddenly burst into laughter, his figure enveloped in mist as he rapidly advanced, shouting, "Brothers..."

Have you ever thought about what your last day in this nightmare would be like?

"Now is the time!"

"Do you want to back down, or do you want people to think you're awesome when they talk about you in the future?"

"..."

"Waaaaah..."

As he questioned him, a cacophony of howls and screams erupted around them, and the members of the Hell Organization became even more excited.

Yang Jia couldn't help but frown.

Like the Dante Organization, the Hell Organization also has some special training for new members. For example, new members are required to imagine what they are most afraid of and what kind of death they least want to see. Then they will live with their most feared things until they get used to them. They will fantasize about their most feared death every day until they are filled with anticipation.

The reason people feel fear is that they will fall to a lower level.

But according to the Hell Organization's philosophy, we are already in the lowest, lowest hell.

Therefore, there is never any need to be afraid.

Yang Jia tried to take the initiative, and she succeeded. The chains snapped back, instantly dampening the arrogance of the Hell Organization. However, White Devil only needed one sentence to reignite the momentum of the Hell Organization members. At this point, he no longer hesitated. His figure flickered slightly, and the wind blew the note on his face, revealing his excited eyes:

"President Xiao, shall we finish the most interesting part of this bet?"

"..."

With eyes full of excitement, as he approached, the white bandages wrapped around his body suddenly and rapidly untied and spread out, one by one, in circles, automatically detaching from his body and floating in mid-air. The mysterious mist made these bandages appear even more twisted, almost covering the sky and sweeping towards Xiao Xiao.

Even before the white bandages got close, Xiao Xiao smelled a strange odor, a mixture of cold disinfectant, dried blood, and rotting wounds, as if the surrounding space was being rapidly pulled away, and all around him were swaying dead faces.

"Although he's easy to get along with and quite interesting, he is, after all, one of the twelve captains of the Hell Organization..."

Xiao Xiao reminded himself and suddenly looked up.

At the same time, the Butcher's black shadow behind him suddenly opened its bloodthirsty eyes, and the chainsaw began to turn.

"The Branders of the Gate Sequence?"

Meanwhile, on the other side, one of the twelve captains, the bald and scarred-faced Scarred Ghost, also had his eyes fixed on Yang Jia.

His sudden low voice startled Yang Jia.

Even within the Dante Organization, few can accurately pinpoint their own spiritual imprint attributes.

After revealing her secret attributes, the Scarred Ghost suddenly laughed and punched his chest twice. His body began to expand rapidly, like an inflated balloon, growing several times its original size in an instant. This expansion tore his skin open with countless bloody gashes, and the gruesome wounds were extremely shocking to behold.

"Pfft pfft..."

As the wounds appeared, these bright red and grotesque cracks somehow acquired a tangible sense of power.

With a bright red shadow, it sliced towards Yang Jia's body.

It looked like blood splattering out, but it formed a highly lethal arc of light.

His voice held a mixture of pain and excitement. "What a coincidence, I'm also Branders..."

"However, I belong to the war order!"

"..."

"..."

They weren't the only ones who made a move. Earlier, Mister Ye had also clashed with the Lady Black Wraith who attacked Dante Organization. Mister Ye was someone who considered the bigger picture, so when Xiao Xiao insisted on coming out of the sanatorium, Mister Ye. Ye could only let him go for the time being and came to the most crucial place in the city, in front of the Flesh and Blood Building where Dante Organization had laid down this False Light.

In Mister Ye's view, neither the Hell Organization nor Xiao Xiao and others can be judged by common sense.

He couldn't understand Xiao Xiao's decision to leave the sanatorium on his own initiative.

It's equally hard to understand why the Hell Organization would allow the False Light of Dante Organization to remain here.

They could have attacked this place with all their might, Mingming once they destroyed this weapon, the anomalies in Black Gate City would spiral out of control, potentially destroying the entire Black Gate City. Therefore, this is the most deadly spot on the entire battlefield...

But the Hell Organization only sent one captain and a small number of members.

"A bunch of lunatics..."

He had nothing to say about it, so he could only give this assessment, and resolutely chose this place as the location to make his move.

The chairman and the rivals are both lunatics, but as a normal person, I still need to act cautiously.

"Smack..."

His mind projected onto a taxi driver, and he angrily got out of the car, slapped the Black Lady Black Wraith across the face, leaving her stunned. But then, she suddenly realized something and forcibly suppressed her anger in an instant. She abruptly stepped back, expressionless, and with a flick of her paintbrush in the air, black cracks spread outwards.

"Sizzle..."

The taxi driver's body was torn to pieces, and blood splattered everywhere.

Mister Ye's spirit had been instantly detached. The next moment, the streets, buildings, and even cars next to the flesh-and-blood building melted rapidly, turning into huge, writhing flesh-and-blood creatures with countless mouths sprouting from them, each spitting out blood-red tentacles.

The Lady Black Wraith brandished her paintbrush, tearing apart the tentacles that had crawled towards her, but many of her members were entangled by the tentacles.

It was forcibly pulled in front of the fleshy mouth and swallowed in one gulp.

"What an unlucky day I've had..."

The Lady Black Wraith spoke coldly. If Xiao Xiao were here, he could clearly sense that she was merely an empty shell, devoid of any emotion. Or rather, all her emotions were forcibly suppressed to avoid being seized by Mister Ye. Yet, she still uttered her complaints. "First, I encountered Dante, whom I utterly despise..."

"I've run into a filthy, despicable thief like you again..."

"..."

As he spoke, he suddenly shot into the sky, his paintbrush brush touching the air of the city.

A massive black lightning bolt, or rather, a spatial rift, rapidly spread from a single point, like a crack in porcelain.

Black rifts appeared in the sky above Black Gate City, sweeping towards the Flesh and Blood Building.

White bandages fluttered and wrapped around Xiao Xiao.

On the ruptured flesh, the shocking red marks were like sharp knife cuts slicing towards Yang Jia.

[Special Forbidden Item: White Calamity Devil]

[Rank: Class A]

[Ability Description: Anyone who is wrapped in or touched by the white bandage will suffer an irreversible curse that worsens their wounds and spirit. The captain of the seventh ship of the Hell Organization, who roams the Mist Sea, once destroyed a small city with his flying white bandages. Wherever he went, all living things lost their vitality, leaving only decaying cities and ruins, thus leaving behind the legend of the 'White Devil'.]

[Note: He once served as a doctor in a war. He carried a medical kit and walked across the battlefield to treat the wounded. However, on the battlefield where medicine was scarce, he found that he could not save anyone. All he had were useless bandages. The wounded he wrapped with bandages died screaming as their wounds worsened and they were tormented by pain. He could only watch helplessly as all this happened.]

Gradually, he lost his normal perception. He no longer saw himself as a doctor who saved lives, but as a devil. Anyone wrapped in his white bandages would not receive treatment, but would instead be called upon by the Grim Reaper, waiting to be harvested.

This isn't a bandage for saving lives; it's the scythe of death!

[...]

[...]

[Special Forbidden Element: Bloodied Blade]

[Rank: Class A]

[Ability Description: Can transform any wound on the user into a weapon of equal size to attack the opponent, ignoring physical defense. When the wounds accumulate to a certain critical point, the opponent will be assimilated by the user's wounds, bearing the same mark and becoming a puppet.]

[Note: He was once a hero on the battlefield, achieving great glory and possessing the legendary skill of fighting dozens of battles without ever being injured. But no one knew that his body had become an empty shell riddled with holes. He could not see blood, because that peculiar crimson color possessed the power to strike his spirit, like an inescapable hammer blow that would instantly knock him unconscious. He could not see any wounds, because those bloody wounds seemed to transform into a knife, instantly slashing at his soul.]

Physical scars are not scary; what's scary are the scars on your soul.

If I could choose again, I would want my wounds to be physical, and I would want to have stayed on that battlefield.

[...]

[...]

The twelve captains of Hell, each of them has left behind a terrifying legend on the Mist Sea.

Behind each code name lies a terrifying record of their victories.

As for the three captains, White Devil, Black Enchantress, and Scarred Ghost, one is good at destroying beautiful things, one brings despair that makes people collapse, and one leaves an indelible shadow. I wonder if the leader of that Hell Organization deliberately arranged them in the same group.

But no one has ever doubted their strength.

Xiao Xiao was just a newcomer. Before this, he didn't even know the code names of these three captains. He only vaguely knew that each of these three captains had a terrifying reputation, a level that was far beyond the reach of a lord like himself who was not very qualified. However, he could sense the terrifying and mysterious nature of their Enhancement Element when White Devil and Scarred Ghost made their move...

... But I have one too!

"Forget all the negative things, only think about one thing: slaughter!"

He clenched his teeth and drew his Silver Revolver. At the same time, the Butcher behind him opened his eyes and let out a muffled roar. Black flames ignited on the huge dark red chainsaw as it sliced through the white bandages that were fluttering in the air.

Compared to the White Devil, his own Enhancement Element core seemed very weak.

This was just a heartbroken father who had lost his daughter. However, with his own help, he had transformed from a heartbroken father into a vengeful devil, and then from a vengeful devil into a symbol of slaughter. Xiao Xiao believed in his judgment. No matter how twisted and terrifying the opponent's abilities were, the Butcher's chainsaw could tear apart everything that people deeply hated.

Because we are the ones protecting something.

Did you guys have fun yesterday?

I'm quite happy.