Pure Gold in Hand

Upon entering the ruins, it seemed as if they had triggered some mechanism or sensor, as arrows shot towards them at lightning speed.

But it was useless; the Haki aura formed an invisible barrier, easily deflecting the arrows.

Teach already knew the location of the laboratory, so naturally he wouldn't be foolish enough to try and get through each checkpoint one by one; he would simply use brute force to get there.

However, Teach was also very careful, afraid of triggering the bombs buried underground. Although they wouldn't cause them much harm, they could destroy the laboratory, and it would be bad if there were any valuable items inside.

Rediat and Teach followed behind, and soon they arrived at a laboratory.

There was no Pure Gold in the lab. There were signs of tampering, but not long ago. It seems that the little girl had been here before and took the Pure Gold hidden in the lab with her. Now it has fallen into Shiki's hands.

What's most important to Teach is the experimental data here, which may contain the technology to manufacture Pure Gold.

They exchanged a glance, and then, like Rediat, they took everything from the laboratory, including equipment, books, and notes.

These things cannot be overlooked. Although they don't understand these things, we can have someone organize them later.

In this way, we have basically accomplished half of our objective; all that remains is the Pure Gold.

The Lantern Fish's lantern light is very strong, able to penetrate its body and shine into its interior. This is partly due to its Pure Gold luster. Because of this, even inside the Lantern Fish's body, the light is very bright and not dark at all.

"Come back, next we need to get our hands on the Pure Gold." Teach laughed. Rediat put Baccarat into the Shadow Space, then transformed into a shadow and attached himself to Teach's shadow.

Teach's body flew through the air. His Observation Haki had already grasped the body structure of the giant Lantern Fish, and he also knew the passage to the giant Lantern Fish.

The Dark Jade enveloped Teach's body, penetrating through layers of stomach acid. The stomach acid of the giant Lantern Fish was extremely corrosive, especially to weak life forms.

Soon, they passed through the Lantern Fish's stomach. The space gradually narrowed and twisted, and it took them quite a while to reach the head from the Lantern Fish's stomach.

Upon arriving at their destination, they found themselves in a long, narrow passage filled with a mysterious liquid.

This is the thin tube connecting the lantern to the head of the Lantern Fish; it's incredibly strong.

Although Teach could go directly to the Lantern Fish's giant lantern from the outside, figuring out how to make his move was a huge problem.

This is the deep sea, and he is an ability user; the Dark Jade cannot disappear.

If you try to force your way into the giant lantern, you're likely to startle the Lantern Fish.

Moreover, controlling the Dark Jade in the deep sea is a rather troublesome matter. In addition to the strong water pressure, the buoyancy is even more important, which is what Teach has to control to resist gravity. Therefore, in seawater, Teach cannot control the Dark Jade to move quickly.

These worries don't exist inside the Lantern Fish; it just takes a little more time.

The passage was narrow, but compared to the Lantern Fish's enormous body, it was more than enough to accommodate the Dark Jade.

The Dark Jade traveled through this pipe, traversing a distance of over a thousand meters, and finally entered the giant lantern.

The dazzling light was so intense that even the Dark Jade could not completely block it. The originally black Dark Jade turned slightly yellow under the light, and Teach could feel the light even when he was inside the Dark Jade.

It should be noted that Dark Jade is the ultimate darkness, formed by the continuous compression and condensation of dark power, yet it can still be penetrated by light, which was quite surprising to Teach.

This also represents the magic of Pure Gold's radiance.

It can not only stop time, but also heal all injuries and illnesses. Well, it's not exactly a cure, because under the Pure Gold's radiance, no illness will flare up.

Teach had found Pure Gold, which shone with endless light at the center of the enormous lantern.

There, a huge spherical piece of Pure Gold, like a work of art, is quietly stored inside a special organ within the Lantern Fish's lantern, capable of emitting its own light—a transparent thin film.

Pure Gold, enormous Pure Gold. Throughout history, Pure Gold has been created many times, each time bringing great calamity. Ultimately, it was all devoured by Lantern Fish and then gathered at the core of the lantern.

This piece of Pure Gold is a full meter tall and a meter in diameter, and its quantity is many times greater than the piece of Pure Gold that Shiki obtained.

Bathed in the Pure Gold light, a light that was not warm but simply pure, Teach felt a sense of comfort and a slight change in his body.

The power of Pure Gold, the taboo of time, represents immortality; Teach's state will be frozen in this moment, preserved forever.

At this point, Teach no longer hesitated and made a move on the Pure Gold. However, because there was a strange liquid inside the giant lantern, Teach dared not touch it.

The Dark Jade Teach has changed in shape; a sharp spike has appeared on its smooth surface.

"Bang!"

Like shattered glass, this membrane was pierced by the Dark Jade and then torn apart.

The Lantern Fish, which had been dormant, suddenly opened its eyes, as if it had sensed something. The pain of its membrane being pierced was insignificant to the Lantern Fish.

However, the feeling arose in its most important place.

The Dark Jade was flowing, and upon contact with Pure Gold, it enveloped the Pure Gold, preventing the liquid from entering the Dark Jade.

And so, the huge piece of Pure Gold was brought into the interior of the Dark Jade. The originally dim light became incredibly bright. Pure Gold is capable of emitting its own light, and it can emit a dazzling light even in the dark.

At the same time, the light emanating from the giant lantern visibly dimmed.

Dark power surged from Teach's body, enveloping the entire Pure Gold, and then sucked it into the Darkness Space.

Without the luster of Pure Gold, even though the Lantern Fish still glows, this light cannot penetrate the Dark Jade.

The light inside the Dark Jade suddenly turned completely dark again.

The giant Lantern Fish, its enormous eyes flashing with anger, could clearly sense that the light had dimmed. Lantern Fish remembered clearly the feeling of being bathed in Pure Gold light year-round.

That's why the Lantern Fish noticed the Pure Gold being swallowed into the Darkness Space immediately.

But why is this happening?

Its brain couldn't tolerate much thought, so it became extremely angry. The Lantern Fish grew agitated, its massive body swam rapidly in the deep sea, its ferocious mouth agape.

Having successfully obtained the Pure Gold, Teach quickly returned to the Lantern Fish's stomach along the same path he had come from, preparing to leave as well.

However, before leaving, he wanted to take two people with him: the little girl Olga and her father Asier. A scientist who could refine Pure Gold had naturally reached the world's top level in a certain field.

This is the kind of scientist the Night Pirates need; it would be such a waste if he died like this.

The little girl may be of little use, but the Night Pirates don't need her.

There were also two small pieces of Pure Gold on the two of them.

If Teach doesn't get them out of here, they're bound to die, because Teach has already decided to kill the Lantern Fish outright. Once the Lantern Fish dies, its stomach will gradually fill with seawater, and they'll all drown in the deep sea.

Killing the Lantern Fish was a piece of cake for Teach.

Pure Gold attracts Lantern Fish that lose their Pure Gold become even more frantic, and who knows what they might do.

So it's better to die.

Stomach Number One is an island inhabited by dinosaurs. An angry Lantern Fish roamed around, causing the entire island to shake violently, and the dinosaurs scattered in fear to seek refuge.

This gave the father and daughter, who were trapped inside the dinosaur nest and disguised as dinosaurs, a chance to escape.

"Dad, what happened?" Olga was a little scared. Although she was almost two hundred years old, she didn't have enough life experience, so she still had the mind of a girl.

Especially in the more than two hundred years of my memory, nothing like this has ever happened before; it was as if the sky was about to fall.

"I don't know. Let's leave here quickly and go to Stomach Number Three." Asier frowned, a shadow falling over his heart. His obese body, shaped by two hundred years of constant meat consumption, had long since deteriorated, but his mind had not become dull.

This place is not safe; we need to leave immediately.

Just as they were about to take action, a dark figure flashed past and appeared in front of them. "I'm very sorry, but please come with us," Teach said with a smile.

Teach's appearance put them on high alert. Olga's pupils constricted, and fear filled her eyes. She recognized Teach; she had lived in the sea for many days after leaving the Lantern Fish. How could she not have heard of Dark Emperor Teach?

Asier instinctively spread his arms to shield his daughter.

Teach didn't want to waste words. He wasn't asking questions, he was giving orders. He didn't care about their opinions; the father and daughter were no match for his power.

"You should know what the consequences will be if the Lantern Fish dies soon. As for what happens next, someone will take care of you then."

That was the end of the story. As shadows enveloped the area, Rediat made his move, and the two gasped in surprise as they were pulled into the Shadow Space.

"Where is this?" They were suddenly pulled into a strange space and couldn't help but look around.

"Let me explain." Baccarat's figure emerged from the shadows, smiling as she approached them.

Killing Lantern Fish doesn't require a wide-ranging attack; simply destroying its brain is enough.

Teach controlled the Dark Jade to the Lantern Fish's brain, stretched out a hand, passed through the Dark Jade, and came out, where terrifying power gathered.

Immediately afterwards, an energy sphere resembling a Star of Ruin appeared.

However, the effective range of this energy sphere is much smaller than that of the Star of Ruin, with a final burst diameter of about three hundred meters.

The energy ball flew out of his hand and slowly flew towards the Lantern Fish's brain, while Teach began to move away quickly.

Outside, the Lantern Fish had gone berserk; it sensed a tremendous crisis, but had no idea where it came from.

Fish have very keen senses; even they can experience fear, let alone the fact that most creatures in this world are quite intelligent.

"Boom!"

In the deep sea, ripples spread around the Lantern Fish, and at the same time, Lantern Fish body trembled and even twisted slightly, and Lantern Fish head visibly sank slowly.

Inside its body, the energy sphere had already exploded, and the extreme gravity instantly engulfed its brain.

The Lantern Fish's gaze was unfocused, its massive body stopped swimming, and it remained stationary in the deep sea before slowly sinking.

The Lantern Fish's enormous, glowing lantern gradually dimmed with Lantern Fish's death, until finally, no light remained, plunging the world into complete darkness.

The Lantern Fish died just like that, a fatal blow, its body sinking steadily.

In the endless depths of the sea, pairs of scarlet eyes opened as the carcass of the Lantern Fish attracted the attention of deep-sea predators.

This deep-sea overlord that devours islands will eventually become food for others.

After leaving the Lantern Fish's body, Dark Jade was no longer under Teach's control and rose rapidly thanks to its strong buoyancy.

It breaks through the seawater at a speed of tens of meters per second. If viewed from a distance, a long "track" can be clearly seen appearing in the sea from bottom to top.

However, it's late at night, and everything is happening without anyone knowing.

Inside the Shadow Space, the father and daughter realized their current situation. The Night Pirates had essentially saved their lives, as the Lantern Fish was about to die.

The Night Pirates can completely disregard them.

"Although you have Pure Gold, you probably don't want Olga to stay the way she is now, do you? South Blue Emperor's Heat was an incurable disease two hundred years ago, but now there is a cure."

"Olga's appearance has been recorded by the World Government, and other forces may also know about it. It's dangerous if this continues; you won't be able to escape."

Baccarat's words made a lot of sense, and they all knew that. Olga, in particular, had experienced it firsthand; she almost didn't make it back and might never see her father again.

At the same time, Baccarat's words touched Asier's heart. Although Pure Gold could suppress Olga's illness, it also prevented Olga from growing up. It would be better if she could grow up normally.

Now that they've fallen into the hands of the Night Pirates, they can't escape even if they wanted to, and they need the protection of a powerful force.

He had already learned a little about the Night Pirates from his daughter, and had a general idea of what they were, only knowing that they were a very powerful force. After all, Olga didn't know much about them either.

"Okay, we'll join you and help you." Asier thought it over carefully and finally made up his mind. In reality, they didn't have many choices. Not joining meant death. The Night Pirates were a pirate force, so how could they let them leave so easily?

He was well aware of this; after all, they were pirates, not philanthropists.

Although it's unclear how these pirates got here, their purpose is the same: Pure Gold.

The Pure Gold he created has already been stolen. Judging from Teach and the others' expressions, they didn't seem to have any intention of taking the pure Pure Gold from him. It seems they've gotten their hands on the Pure Gold, and although they don't know where it came from, it's definitely related to the Lantern Fish.

He also knew that Pure Gold would attract Lantern Fish, so there was likely still Pure Gold inside the Lantern Fish, Teach and his group had already taken away.

As a scientist, I have no problem with logical thinking and quickly figured it out.

Moreover, his workplace is very suitable for him; it is said to be a research base where scientists gather, which greatly interests him.