The tourists on the ship didn't seem to care much; this was quite common at sea. They all embraced the beautiful women in their arms and continued drinking and enjoying themselves.

Only the captain of the Glamour frowned as he looked out the window at the moon, which was now completely obscured by dark clouds, and the increasingly rough seas.

"That's not right... According to the results of divination magic, the sky should be clear tonight, so why is it like this?"

The captain was quite capable; he wasn't swayed by the ship's decadent atmosphere. He quickly opened the logbook and checked the weather forecast from that morning.

If his memory is correct, then there must be something wrong with the current situation.

"Somebody come!"

The ship's crew summoned a sailor and gave him instructions:

"Go and inform Mr. Stanley that the current weather is very different from the results of the prophecy this morning! We may be being targeted by some powerful monsters or pirate gangs. Please ask him to prepare for battle."

"This……"

The sailor looked troubled and frightened, and stammered:

“But…but I just saw Mr. Stanley and the wife of a state legislator go into a room together, embracing. They should be enjoying themselves right now. If I go in and disturb him…he’ll definitely kill me!”

"...Tsk, really."

The captain's face showed annoyance, but he dared not complain to a Fusion Stage expert, and could only sigh helplessly:

“Then lead the way, I’ll go and talk to him myself.”

Chapter 148 A Battle Between Fusion Stage Powerhouses

When the captain of the Goddess went to warn the powerful beings in the Fusion stage on the ship, several tourists on the 12th floor, which is the rear deck of the top floor, were the first to notice the situation.

There was a small oval-shaped swimming pool where several fat federal officials and a few beautiful women in swimsuits were playing in the water under the moonlight. However, they found that the moonlight was suddenly blocked by dark clouds, and the already dim pool became even more difficult to see.

Several federal officials immediately sneaked up on the women they had their eyes on and did their dirty work, but two other federal officials weren't interested for the time being, so they took their respective women to the railing and looked out into the distance, wanting to enjoy the night sea after the moonlight had faded.

When the storm first started, none of them were afraid, because the Goddess was a large ship that used various advanced magical technologies, so it could sail smoothly even in the biggest storms. The people on the deck just felt very excited and were shouting.

"Hey? Look what's that?"

As they were calling out, one of the women in a swimsuit suddenly pointed into the distance:

"There seem to be two ships over there? I hadn't seen them before."

"Where is where?"

The other three quickly followed the woman's arm and looked in the direction she was pointing. Sure enough, they saw two blurry boats in the distance, barely visible unless they looked closely.

"Hmm... Judging from the general shape of the ship, it looks like a Federation warship? It should be patrolling in the nearby waters, right?"

One of the federal officials watched for a while, then started showing off in front of the beautiful women.

"wrong."

Another federal official shook his head:

"If it's a Federation warship, the captain should make an announcement to let us know, just like the previous times we encountered Federation naval vessels on patrol."

"That might be another cruise ship or cargo ship... Why don't you wait for me? I have binoculars with me, I'll go to the changing room to get them."

The first federal officer, not wanting to miss the chance to show off, greeted everyone and left the deck pool for the locker room. He returned about two minutes later with a cylindrical object in his hand—his personal binoculars.

The ability to see distant objects clearly by combining convex and concave lenses was discovered thousands of years ago. Now, thanks to generations of improvements in magical technology, many telescopes are more effective than military telescopes on Earth.

Anyway, after the federal official raised his binoculars, the two ships, which were previously only vaguely visible in terms of their hull structures, were now clearly visible.

However... *thud!*

The binoculars, which had just been raised, fell to the ground. The federal official's face turned pale, and his lips trembled.

"Pirates...pirates! Ghost ship pirates! We're doomed!"

"What nonsense are you spouting? Don't scare the beauties!"

Another federal official didn't believe it, so he quickly picked up his binoculars and looked through them. Sure enough, he immediately saw the pirate flags flying above the two ships.

His legs trembled slightly, but he tried to remain calm and didn't drop the binoculars immediately. Instead, he continued to look carefully.

"Huh? These two ships... I recognize them. They're the Buffet and the Laugh Tale. I remember they were sunk by elven mages during the war with the elves... They really are ghost ships?"

"Right? I told you I wasn't lying to you!"

The federal officer who brought the binoculars stamped his foot and looked at the swimsuit-clad woman beside him:

"What are you waiting for? Quickly notify the captain that we've encountered pirates... the most dangerous ghost ship pirates!"

"Oh, okay... okay."

The swimsuit-clad beauty frantically pulled a communication magic device from her bra, intending to tell the captain what she had discovered, but after a few tries, she screamed in surprise:

"No...no! The communication magic device is being interfered with! It's malfunctioning!"

"what?"

The two federal officials were shocked. They exchanged a glance, completely disregarding their companions who were still playing with the other beauties in the pool, and immediately ran back to the locker room. They opened their lockers, took out their usual life-saving items—two one-time teleportation scrolls—and activated them immediately.

A few seconds passed, and the teleportation scroll that was supposed to take them home to their safe house had no effect.

"Besides interference from magical devices, there's even spatial anchoring?"

The two federal officials who discovered this phenomenon collapsed instantly, their eyes glazed over.

"It's over...it's all over now, I shouldn't have come..."

. . . . .

When the captain of the Goddess finally summoned the powerful cultivator in the Fusion stage who was having a tryst with a state legislator's wife from one of the rooms, many passengers on the ship had already noticed the approaching pirates and the fact that the communication magic devices and teleportation magic had all temporarily stopped working.

The captain reacted quickly, immediately ordering the beautiful women accompanying the guests to find a way to calm their panic and lead them to the cabins for refuge, preferably preventing them from going up to the deck to see the real situation outside.

"That's how it is, Mr. Stanley, what do you think...?"

After giving the order, the captain quickly put on a smiling face for the people around him.

He was a young man who looked to be only about 30 years old. He was quite handsome, and even had a somewhat sinister air about him.

His name is Wayne Stanley, the same last name as Gate Stanley, and he looks quite similar to old Gate Stanley, so it wouldn't be surprising to say that he is old Gate Stanley's son.

But actually, Old Gate is the son. It's just that his son is rather incompetent. He's over 60 years old and not even an awakened mage, so he looks like an old man.

Meanwhile, Wayne, the father, is a powerful figure who has been in the fusion stage for over 40 years. Even at over 90 years old, he still maintains his youth and can still have an affair with the wife of a ravenous state legislator.

Wayne Stanley is one of the two well-known powerhouses in the Integration stage of the Art Association, and also the reason why Old Gate, who clearly has no real ability, can serve as the vice president.

Besides the Buffet and Ralph behind the Goddess, other ghost ships flying pirate flags were approaching the Goddess from other directions. However, Wayne was not flustered at all, and even still held the voluptuous state legislator's wife and refused to let go.

"They're just a few ghost ships, what's the panic? Watch me sink them."

After saying this with great pride, Wayne put his arm around the state legislator's wife and walked to the nearest deck. Then, with a flick of his fingernail, he cut a gash on the artery on the inside of her arm, and blood instantly stained her snow-white arm.

The state legislator's wife was in so much pain that her eyes were brimming with tears, but she was too scared to move at all.

Her husband, as a state legislator, was very powerful in front of ordinary people, but he was nothing in front of powerful individuals in the Integration Stage, and she was even less of a threat.

"Don't panic, beauty. I'm just using your blood as paint. Now, I'll show you my masterpiece!"

At this moment, Wayne smiled and comforted the state legislator's wife, then dipped his index finger in the bright red blood and began to draw in mid-air with a flamboyant style.

His painting skills were truly amazing, and his hand speed was extremely fast. In just a few seconds, a blood-red bird appeared at his fingertips, its wings spread wide and its eyes gleaming fiercely, as if it had come to life.

"Go, Fallen Winged Bird, sink all those ghost ships!"

The blood-red bird immediately let out a clear cry, transforming from a painting into a real object, and flew into the sky. In less than 3 seconds, it became a giant bird with a wingspan of over 20 meters, and the blood-red light on its body turned into brown magical radiance.

"That's... an Ancient Dragon-level monster, the Fallen Winged Bird?"

As the wife of a state legislator, the woman was quite knowledgeable; she recognized the monster that Wayne had summoned with the painting, and immediately lost her fear, a hint of admiration appearing in her eyes.

"As expected of Lord Huai'en, he's amazing!"

"Hahaha……"

Huai En laughed triumphantly, once again pulling the beautiful lady into his arms, his fingers once again absorbing blood from her arm, his eyes cautiously gazing at the sky.

The Meteor Winged Bird is an ancient dragon-level monster with the earth attribute. It gets its name from the earth attribute magic balls that fall like meteors when it flaps its wings, and it has the power to destroy towns.

At this moment, the meteor bird quickly flew above two of the ghost pirate ships. With a series of flaps of its giant wings, more than a dozen earth-attribute magic balls were thrown towards the sea, each with the power to destroy a city block.

In this world, any ship capable of ocean voyages, whether it's a warship, a cargo ship, or a cruise ship, needs a shield-generating magic device, and the ghost pirate ship is no exception.

However, Wayne was very confident that the earth-attribute magic ball of the Fallen Winged Bird was not something that ordinary ships' magic shields could withstand, and those two ghost pirate ships were doomed.

Just as the earth-attribute magic ball was about to hit, a hazy, ethereal light suddenly enveloped the two ghostly pirate ships, making them appear as indistinct as phantoms.

All the earth-attribute magic orbs passed through the ship, creating huge waves on the water, but they failed to damage the ghost pirate ship in the slightest, making Huai En's face instantly turn ugly.

Moreover, after the explosion caused by the earth-attribute magic ball ended, a slender figure also leaped out of the sea and shot into the sky like an arrow.

It was a large, blue sea serpent, its body glowing with an ethereal magical light. It was clearly the one that had helped the ghost pirate ship evade the attack.

Once airborne, the sea serpent quickly locked onto the meteor-winged bird and engaged it in combat. The two were clearly evenly matched, firing brown magic balls and cyan lasers at each other. It would be difficult to determine a winner in a short time.

"Ancient Dragon-level monster Dream Serpent? No... wait, that's a necromancer Dream Serpent. So the attacker this time was a necromancer? Tsk, this is troublesome."

Wayne frowned and hugged the state legislator's wife even tighter, causing the bleeding from the carotid artery wound in her arm to increase even further; her face was already as pale as paper.

But Wayne showed no mercy. He continued to absorb the blood flowing from the state legislator's wife's arm with his right index finger and began painting again.

Among all magicians and sorcerers, there are spellcasters who are proficient in two types of magic. They are best at waging wars of attrition and can often turn the tide against multiple opponents. When facing low-level enemies, they are often more powerful than a thousand troops.

These two types of magic are summoning magic and necromancy.

The reason why Wayne was chosen to be the captain of the Goddess was because he was most skilled in summoning magic and could easily deal with large numbers of pirates or monster hordes.

His right index finger is his fusion organ, and its ability is to bring any painting done with human blood to life. Of course, anything stronger than Huaien himself won't work, and each painting consumes Huaien's magic power.

Even so, this ability is still quite powerful. By drawing multiple ancient dragon-level monsters, Wayne can often fight against multiple equally powerful opponents at the same time without being at a disadvantage.

Therefore, when faced with the attack from the ghost pirate ship, Wayne was initially very confident, even disdainful.

But now it's hard to say, because the opponent is a necromancer who can do the same thing, so Wayne has to take it seriously.

While the Dream Serpent and the Meteor Bird were locked in aerial combat, the Ghost Pirate Ships also accelerated and quickly approached the Goddess, entering the range of its cannons.

Boom boom boom!

Without the slightest hesitation, the main cannons of the six ghost pirate ships fired simultaneously.

Although these six pirate ships were old warships that had long been sunk, they were still warships, and their cannons were still very powerful, each shot equivalent to the full-force attack of a master mage.

The magic shields on the Glamour alone might not be enough to withstand the barrage of cannon fire, not to mention that the Glamour's magic system had already been interfered with, so whether the shields could even function was questionable.

"……snort!"

So Huai En could only snort in resentment, abandoning his plan to summon a second ancient dragon-level monster to help in the battle. Instead, he used the blood of the beautiful lady in his arms to draw a magical shield for the Goddess on the deck.

The crimson glow instantly enveloped the Beauty Ship, then turned aquamarine, blocking all the incoming crimson magic cannon fire without moving an inch.

The state legislator's wife, who was the blood donor, was in big trouble.

Providing pigments for the Fallen Winged Bird and the Magic Shield continuously depleted her life force. Coupled with excessive blood loss due to the ruptured artery, she finally couldn't hold on any longer. Her head lolled to the side, and she died in Huai En's arms.

Without even glancing at Mrs. Fu, the state legislator, Wayne casually tossed the body of the beautiful woman he had just been whispering sweet nothings to and having a tryst into the sea from the deck. Then, with a casual grab, he pulled the nearest unfortunate crew member in front of him, slit his throat with a flick of his finger, and continued to paint with his blood.

Because he shielded the Goddess from the Ghost Pirate Ship's bombardment, Wayne's summoning speed was a beat slower than the opponent's summoning speed, much like skipping a turn in some card games on Earth where monsters are summoned based on cost.

He had only drawn one-third of the second Elder Dragon-level monster when the second Elder Dragon-level undead appeared on the other side. It was a humanoid giant lobster with four crab claws, and together with the Dream Serpent, it quickly brought the Meteor Winged Bird to the brink of destruction.

Just when Huai En finally managed to stabilize the situation for the Meteor Winged Bird with the second Elder Dragon-level monster, the opponent's third Elder Dragon-level undead appeared... Moreover, the opponent's summoning speed of undead was getting faster and faster, and even if Huai En did not help the Goddess withstand the shelling, he would most likely not be able to keep up.

Huai En's eyes were serious, and he was already having some thoughts of backing down.

He was certain that the attackers were far stronger than him, and that if he fought alone, the final result would definitely be the destruction of the ship and the loss of his life.

But Wayne did not run away immediately.

Firstly, the Goddess is too important to the Arts Association. If it were abandoned like this, the Arts Association's reputation in the Federation would definitely plummet, and even the Arts Association itself would suffer a morale collapse and could easily disintegrate.

Secondly, Huai En still has a chance to turn the tables.

He certainly couldn't do it on his own, but there were many Federation officials on the Goddess, and the Federation Navy patrolling nearby would definitely not stand idly by, especially with the presence of the magic warships on patrol.

If the magic warships can arrive to provide support quickly, Wayne is 100% confident that he can repel the attackers, and even a counterattack is not impossible.

. . . . .

The airspace approximately 280 kilometers from the battlefield of the Meishen.

The Allen Federation has seven magic warships that take turns patrolling the White Sea to protect various ocean-going vessels of the Federation. Currently, the ship carrying out this mission is the Merson III.

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