The Three Fleets Meet

The Ghost Ship also sailed out of the whirlpool, its bow splitting the churning seawater. The hull tilted slightly before steadily floating on the surface, as though it had long grown accustomed to entering and leaving this way.

Ling Chu stood at the bow, her gaze sweeping across the sea. Several ships' outlines were already visible nearby.

She did not pay them much attention. After quickly scanning her surroundings, her eyes settled on the faintly glowing lighthouse in the distance.

Wild Duck Island truly was close to that lighthouse; she could even see its light.

The Skeleton Helmsman pushed the engines to full power and steered the Ghost Ship toward the lighthouse.

With the speed of a level-seven ship, the Ghost Ship left the others in the dust. In barely a dozen seconds, the other vessels had been thrown far behind.

Just then, Ling Chu received another private message.

Engineering Men Have No Love: "Could I borrow your coordinates?"

Ling Chu's brow twitched. What did he mean?

Before she could reply, however, a system notification popped up the next second: [Engineering Men Have No Love has accepted your bounty. The other party has obtained your exact coordinates.]

Immediately afterward, Ling Chu saw another ocean whirlpool appear out of thin air behind the ship. A familiar iron-gray vessel slowly rose from the vortex, the reinforced iron plates on its hull gleaming darkly under the sunlight.

The familiar iron shell of the Mechanical Fortress Ship had appeared.

Ling Chu was somewhat surprised.

When this Pirate Hunter accepted a bounty, wasn't he only supposed to obtain the coordinates? Since when could he directly open a whirlpool teleportation passage too?

As if sensing her question, Engineering Men Have No Love immediately sent another message.

"A sixth-tier Pirate Hunter skill. It can directly open a