The villains are redeemed, and the heroines cry and beg for forgiveness.

Five cubic meters of pure star stone?

The one-eyed captain swallowed hard. This was far more than he had expected. It seemed the other party was indeed a big fish, completely unconcerned about five cubic meters of pure starstone.

Even if you capture the mother and daughter mermaids and hand them over to the Mellon family, you might not receive a cubic meter of pure starstone as a reward.

Five cubic meters of pure starstones would be enough to significantly boost the strength of everyone in the Giant Shark Squad, and he would be even more confident in breaking through to become an S-class ability user.

"Only five cubic meters of pure star stone? The young master of the Mellon family promised us ten cubic meters of pure star stone." The one-eyed captain swallowed back what he was about to say and said nonchalantly, "If you want us to break our promise to the young master of the Mellon family, you'll have to raise the price."

“I can offer you a friendly price. Just give us the ten cubic meters of pure star stones that the Mellon family originally promised us, plus the five cubic meters of pure star stones you just mentioned, for a total of fifteen cubic meters of pure star stones.”

Gu Ran sneered, "Heh, you really aren't afraid of stuffing yourself to death? Even if I gave you fifteen cubic meters of pure star stones, would you dare to take them? The Mellon family would be considered generous if they gave you one cubic meter of pure star stones. I quoted a price of five cubic meters of pure star stones simply because I didn't want to bother with such a small matter, not because I'm some rich fool like you think."

"One price, eight cubic meters of pure star stone. You can't take any more than that from me."

The one-eyed captain suppressed his elation and said calmly, "Alright, it's a deal, this is the price."

Eight cubic meters of pure starstone—they're going to be rich!

This far exceeds the bounty they anticipated. The Mellon family? Screw them. So what if they're a top family? Do they have eight cubic meters of pure starstone fragrance?

Even if the Mellon family accepts their allegiance, they will only be pawns of the Mellon family. If they possess eight cubic pure star stones, they can travel the whole world.

Blinded by greed, the one-eyed captain had already forgotten those inconspicuous questions, such as why Gu Ran valued these mermaids so much, and why Gu Ran initially pretended to have nothing to do with them...

For him, the opportunity to be promoted to an S-class ability user was enough to make him take the risk; the temptation was too great.

Eight cubic meters of pure starstones were enough for him to exchange for sufficient resources to make ample preparations for advancing to the S-level ability user.

What he didn't know was that Gu Ran had already figured out a new way to use spiritual energy during the time spent negotiating.

If the other party is a superhuman, then their weakness is obviously the superhuman crystal core in their heart!

Gu Ran narrowed his eyes slightly as a massive amount of spiritual energy surged into his body.

Success or failure depends on this!

"Alright, now that the deal is done, let's discuss the terms. Words alone aren't enough," Gu Ran said, appearing very sincere. "I have a suggestion..."

The one-eyed captain listened intently, filled with anticipation for the upcoming deal.

Of course, he wasn't entirely without vigilance. Although Gu Ran appeared very sincere, the few smoky humanoid monsters pressed their swords even closer to the mermaids' necks. If he made a single move, these mermaids would die on the spot.

Just as Gu Ran opened his mouth to utter his "suggestion," the one-eyed captain suddenly felt a ringing in his ears, and a violent tremor affected his brain.

Gu Ran opened his mouth, and powerful sound waves impacted everything in front of him.

Then, in mid-air, he threw a punch downwards.

This punch no longer carried the strong shockwave of before; instead, it was somewhat silent and unnoticed.

Because the spiritual power contained in this punch was compressed to the extreme by Gu Ran.

When this punch explodes, it doesn't spread like a bomb, but rather goes forward like a laser.

Silently, the force of the punch pierced through the heart of the one-eyed captain, shattering his superpower crystal core at the same time.

Gu Ran quickly landed on the ship and kicked the one-eyed captain's head like a watermelon.

With his superpowered crystal core shattered and his head blown off, the one-eyed captain was beyond dead.

After completely killing the one-eyed captain, Gu Ran did not relax, but continued to accumulate power, though he did not show it on the surface.

Gu Ran took a step forward, pretending to go and deal with the bald eagle and Jennifer.

Because sonic attacks don't distinguish between friend and foe, although they stunned the one-eyed captain, Little Conch's mother and the mermaids were also knocked unconscious.

Just as Gu Ran took a step forward, their shadows suddenly changed, turning into swords and knives, which were about to be held to their necks.

"Got you!"

Gu Ran, who was about to leave the boat, suddenly turned around and punched the shadow of the mast.

boom!

The punch pierced through the boat, drawing out a large amount of blood.

"Hmph, want to run away?"

Gu Ran flew towards the fleeing shadow in the distance, his fist filled with spiritual power, and slammed it down once more.

This time, the opponent could no longer maintain its shadow form and revealed its true form.

Gu Ran didn't give the other party a chance to beg for mercy. He punched through the man's heart, grabbed the man's superpower crystal core, and crushed it.

Another A-level superhuman has died.

From the very beginning, Gu Ran had sensed that there was more than just Captain One-Eyed Dragon, an A-level ability user, on that ship; there was another ability user hiding in the shadows as a last resort.

While negotiating with the one-eyed captain, Gu Ran was also observing everything on the boat. Eventually, he noticed something amiss from the unchanging shadows of the mermaids.

The reason for using sound waves was to stun the powerful superhuman hiding in the shadows, so that he wouldn't be caught off guard while he was killing the one-eyed captain and be able to take the mermaids hostage and turn the tables.

As Gu Ran had predicted, things unfolded exactly as he had intended. Just as he was about to leave the boat, the other party decided to continue kidnapping the mermaids.

After killing the last A-level ability user of the Giant Shark Squad, Gu Ran didn't delay and immediately flew towards Bald Eagle and Jennifer.

This time, he was really going to deal with them.

"The enemy is too strong, we are no match for them, run! Go and call the river protection army!" The bald eagle cried out and used all its strength to flap its wings, hoping to escape successfully.

Jennifer was also shocked; she hadn't expected Gu Ran to be so strong, and the situation had taken a dramatic turn for the worse.

However, while her special ability is very effective at controlling buoyancy, it is not particularly outstanding when actually flying.

At least she can't outfly Gu Ran.

Feeling hopeless about escaping, Jennifer quickly put on a smiling face and tore her clothes.

Before she could even speak, Gu Ran punched her through the chest, freezing the words she had in mind to arouse a man's desire in her throat.

After crushing Jennifer's superpower crystal core, Gu Ran frowned as he watched the bald eagle grow ever more distant.

If he also had spatial abilities, he could instantly close that distance.

"What if I channel my spiritual energy into my feet and then run on land?"

Gu Ran suddenly had an idea.

Then, the next moment, a sonic boom suddenly rang out on the land, followed by a cloud of dust and afterimages.

The bald eagle looked down in surprise when it heard the sound, and when it saw that it was Gu Ran chasing after it, it was terrified.

"Martial artists can do this?!"

In an instant, Bald Eagle felt that Gu Ran had completely overturned his understanding of martial artists.

It was so frightened that it tried even harder to fly upwards, and even its superpowered crystal core was overloaded.

However, even at its fastest speed, it only barely reaches the speed of sound.

Gu Ran leaped high into the air.

However, his leaping speed decreased significantly after leaving the land.

The bald eagle breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before it could even catch its breath, it suddenly felt a sharp pain in its chest.

Then a sonic boom occurred.

It was Gu Ran's old trick—throwing stones.

After advancing to the Qi Condensation stage of martial arts, the power of the stones Gu Ran threw far exceeded that of bullets.

Upon seeing the bald eagle fall, Gu Ran teleported to the spot where it had fallen with almost ghostly speed.

Step on its heart and crush it completely.

Of course, Gu Ran didn't forget the black-haired martial artist who boosted his confidence in the end.

Gu Ran destroyed his dantian and then stomped him to death.

At this point, the Giant Shark Squad was completely wiped out!

80. A token of love?

After dealing with the Giant Shark Squad, Gu Ran looked into the distance and sensed that a giant ship was heading this way.

Because it's close to the estuary, there are actually quite a few ships of all sizes here. But as soon as they saw the battle taking place, they moved away to watch from a distance.

Now that the battle is over, who knows what these spectators are thinking, and the River Guard of New Testament City may have already arrived.

This is not a place to stay for long.

Gu Ran didn't talk much with the little conch mother and the others, but said directly, "This place is very close to the estuary, you should be able to escape to the sea on your own, right?"

The mermaids, who had initially been suspicious and wary of Gu Ran, relaxed slightly after hearing his words.

The little conch's mother asked, "Who are you? Why did you save us?"

Gu Ran glanced at her: "I am your daughter's friend. This is not the time for idle chatter. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe your daughter. Besides, I just rescued you from that bounty hunter team. I think that's enough to prove that I have no intention of harming you."

Because the water tank was gone, the little conch's mother and the mermaids' shiny tails were exposed, their hands propped up on the deck, looking very disheveled.

Gu Ran had just punched a hole in the middle of the boat, and it was leaking water continuously.