At the same time...
The prayer was offered in a secluded corner on the outskirts of the deep pool.
A magnificent, ghostly warship is docked in a dark, damp, giant trench cave.
On the spacious deck...
"Crack! Snap!"
The sound of bones breaking echoed throughout the cave.
That was definitely not someone setting off fireworks; it was a one-sided, inhumane physical ritual of atonement!
"Help! Help!!!"
"The music box is attacking someone! The music box has rebelled!!!"
"Oh no! Don't stab my pelvis with a gun! My mine is going to explode! Spare me!"
"I'm just a skeleton, I have no flesh left, please don't tear me apart!"
Various piercing screams and pleas for mercy echoed on the deck.
But soon...
The screams abruptly stopped.
The once majestic Purple Pearl now has almost every part of its deck scattered with skeletal remains.
Even after being torn to pieces, the jawbones of those unfortunate skeleton crew members were still trembling.
And in the center of the deck.
A hot and slender female ghost pirate with beautiful long rose-colored hair and a gorgeous captain's pirate hat.
She was slumped on the deck in a duck-sitting position.
It was Janet, the captain of the Purple Pearl!
At this moment, her arms and entire upper body were bound by an iron ring that emitted a golden light, rendering her unable to move.
That once beautiful face was now covered with bruises, some blue and some purple.
She tilted her head back, her eyes both frightened and clear.
Fear stemmed from the fact that a dark red spear, exuding Sha Qi aura, was pressed against her fair neck!
The clarity stemmed from the fact that she had been completely subdued, utterly defeated by her own [music box]...
The camera pans upwards along the long spear, revealing a familiar married woman's face.
It's our ordinary person, Zhang Yan!
However, she had already undergone a complete transformation.
After being injected with the top-grade enhancement potion, she was like a war goddess, unleashing a devastating mowing-down mode on the Purple Pearl.
Even the ship's owner, the enigmatic captain Janet, was easily captured by her.
Zhang Yan gripped the [Godslayer Spear] tightly, her mind replaying the words Jiangnan had thrown at her before leaving.
It has to be the most domineering! The most arrogant! It absolutely cannot embarrass me!
Janet and the crew, whose ship had been dismantled like building blocks, were truly heartbroken.
Who would have thought!
This music box in my house, which usually only sings, returned after being missing for a day and a night, and suddenly became a world-destroying super Big Boss!
Who the hell can handle this leap?!
"Is there anything else you'd like to say before you die?"
Zhang Yan forced herself to put on a stern face, mimicking Jiangnan's cold and ruthless tone, and used the tip of the Godslayer Spear to flick Janet's chin upwards.
Janet's eyes were brimming with tears; she was filled with regret!
If she had known this thing was a time bomb, she should have dismantled it and sold it to Xiya Charity Hospital as second-hand parts!
But she was still a young and beautiful female ghost!
She didn't want to die!
She hasn't even had time to spend the mountains of gold and silver she's made selling intelligence over the years!
So Janet immediately abandoned all dignity and started playing the victim.
"Please... please stop!"
Janet cried her eyes out, trying to appeal to his emotions.
You owe me a favor, don't you?
"So many times before, I could have killed you, but I didn't!"
"I let you live, I fed you, I only ever saw you as a music box!"
Upon hearing the words "music box," Zhang Yan's feigned Wrath instantly transformed into genuine rage!
"You still have the nerve to mention a music box?!"
Zhang Yan's eyes turned red, and she roared through gritted teeth.
"Have you ever seen a music box that's made entirely by hand?!"
"Have you ever seen a music box that plays from 8 PM to 8 AM the next morning?!"
"I've sung so hard my throat was practically burning, I was about to pass out, and you were still yelling 'Next song!'"
Janet realized she had stepped precisely into a minefield and shuddered in fright, quickly changing her mind and shouting.
"Wait... wait! Don't kill me! I'll give you the ship! I'll give you the Purple Pearl, okay?!"
"This is a top-tier warship that even the women of the Lianghai Pirate Group envy Envy resent!"
"It's a high-end vessel capable of diving to the bottom of the sea! The entire crew is yours!"
However, Zhang Yan still showed no sign of stopping.
Her face was ashen, and she moved the Godslayer Spear forward another inch, the tip almost touching Janet.
Janet was now completely panicked!
She wasn't afraid of Zhang Yan arguing back, but she was afraid of Zhang Yan's cold, silent demeanor!
This shows that the other party really intended to kill!
Janet was willing to risk everything to survive.
"I'll do anything for you! If you want to be the captain, I'll be your first mate!"
"You want me to be a music box!"
"I'll even go [mining caves] for you!"
Janet writhed on the deck like a caterpillar.
"Please, just don't kill me, I'll do anything you want, please spare me!"
Zhang Yan remained silent.
"Laugh!"
The sharp edge of the Godslayer Spear pierced Janet's skin, and a trickle of dark red ghost blood flowed down the tip of the spear.
Zhang Yan was filled with a myriad of thoughts!
To be honest, I do owe them a favor...
But!
She needs to establish her authority!
Because she wasn't his Zhang Yan, but rather a subordinate of the Dragon God!
If she shows mercy now, who will be afraid of her in this ruthless sea that devours people without spitting out the bones?
How can I remain an undercover agent?!
Who would think Zhang Yan is ruthless?!
He's a pirate!
Therefore, we must implement Dragon God's policy: ruthlessness!
"If you want to live, prove your worth!"
"Or else! Die!"
Zhang Yan recalled that line from Jiangnan.
Feeling the stinging pain in her neck, Janet's mental defenses crumbled.
Locked in place by the Cosmic Ring, unable to escape, and unable to defeat the opponent.
In desperation, in order to prove her worth, she blurted out all the top-secret information she knew.
"Don't kill me! I know a lot of secrets! I'm very useful!"
"Song Gongyao, the leader of the Lianghai Pirate Group, is after her dream of becoming an official!"
"She's already planning to betray her 108 sworn sisters and is preparing to surrender to the imperial court!"
"And another thing! Three mysterious people have recently arrived at Deep Pool Fortress!"
"The fortress's lord, Duanlang, even went so far as to shut down the entire fortress!"
"I heard... I heard they're doing this because of that [Dragon God] who died a thousand years ago..."
"Buzz!"
The moment the words "[Dragon God]" came out of Janet's mouth.
Zhang Yan was stunned, her whole body trembling.
The Godslayer Spear, which was originally pressed against Janet's neck, involuntarily stopped in mid-air.
"What... did you just say?!"