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Sok was still struggling to tear off the little nine from his face.

It was exactly the same despair Klaus had shown before.

But his teammates didn't have time to help him, because the "bubbling" sound was getting denser and denser, and Onmi and Raj cautiously moved closer.

Finally, Sok's body convulsed violently twice, his foot slipped, and he fell straight towards the sea.

At that moment,

The mask released its claws and nimbly jumped back into the ghost bone boat.

"Little Jiu, well done!"

Ivan praised him highly, and as he drew his axe, he stuffed the half-empty bottle of rum into Xiao Jiu's arms.

Klaus subconsciously touched his face.

I feel the same way!

Raj controlled the water flow, intending to get Sok, who had fallen into the sea, onto his boat.

But just as Sok reached the area of ​​"boiling water," a sudden change occurred—

"Whoa!!!"

What was originally just a bubbling sea surface suddenly bulged up with a huge water bubble, and an indescribably terrifying maw burst out of the water!

It resembled a giant cave made of flesh and spikes.

Not only that, the gigantic maw also generated a terrifying suction force, frantically pulling in seawater along with the orange mist.

Ongmi calmly stepped back immediately.

But Raj, who was controlling the water flow back to Sok, reacted a beat too late.

When he decisively abandoned his teammates and desperately tried to create a reverse current beneath the boat to push them away from the deadly zone, it was too late.

That enormous mouth merely expanded—and then closed!

"Snap!"

Raj, along with Sok who had just been carried to the side of the boat by the current, and the 5-meter-long boat, were all bitten off and swallowed whole.

There were no screams or struggles.

Ongmi's two allies were "packed up" and taken away in just a few seconds, and cleaned up completely as well.

He shook his head and sighed regretfully.

[Gone in one bite?]

[This is amazing! What kind of deities did they catch?]

[I suspect the big shot is just lamenting that the ship's materials are gone...]

[Our boss was just fishing, it was a coincidence, just a coincidence.]

"Really..."

Instead of showing any anger or fear, Onmi smiled approvingly, "A generous gift."

He bowed slightly in any direction.

"How can I thank you, my friend?"

These abrupt and unrelated remarks startled both Ivan and Klaus.

Thank you for anything?

Could it be that he had long harbored resentment towards his two teammates?

Is this a convenient opportunity to clean house with arbitrary intervention?

Renyi was also confused, so he could only secretly shift some of the wariness he had been guarding against the monster he had caught onto Wengmi.

This guy is even better at pretending than him o(︶︿︶)o

Ongmi raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, aiming at the monster that had just had a full meal.

A faint green light shone from the palm, gradually enveloping the entire hand, then the forearm, turning into stark white bones.

"Wake up..."

He said softly, "Offer your value."

The moment the words left his mouth, the monster that was about to dive froze.

Soon its bloated body began to tremble and roll, as if it were undergoing unimaginable torment.

On its keratin-covered outer wall, hands, feet, and even the outline of a human face constantly protrude!

It was as if two vengeful spirits were frantically trying to break out of its body!

"So this is the [Ghost Captain] sequence...?"

Klaus said with a serious expression.

He knew about Onmi's [Ghost Captain] sequence, which allowed him to enslave sea undead.

But he didn't expect this kind of "enslavement" to be so domineering, even including the players who had just died.

"Pfft, pfft!"

Accompanied by two muffled thuds as flesh was torn,

Four pale arms were forcibly pierced through the monster's body.

Next came the skull, then the ribs...

The two skeletons, bathed in the eerie green light of the Ommi, resembled parasites growing from the monster's body.

They achieved their "rebirth" through death!

And the 'mother'—

The monster, possessing terrifying suction, opened and closed weakly twice, lost its life force, and crashed heavily back into the sea.

[You have assisted in defeating the unknown aberration (Lv.5) and have earned 30 Evolution Points.]

The game's prompts rang in either ear.

He glanced casually at Onmi, who was still immersed in the thrill of mastering his new power.

It seems that his act of catching the monster has been judged as aiding and abetting, while poor, exploited Onmi is still oblivious and reveling in his exploitation.

"It's absolutely perfect..." Onmi exclaimed enthusiastically.

His two allies have now become his most loyal servants, never tiring and never betraying him!

"Now, please join my collection!"

Before he could finish speaking, the skeleton that Raj had transformed into raised its pale arm and pressed it down.

The movements were exactly the same as when he was alive.

"Splash—!"

The whirlpool on the sea surface swelled up again.

"It can still be used after death!" Klaus drew [Light Chaser].

"Is this guy stupid? He knows this trick won't work on us..." Ivan slung his [Thoughts] over his shoulder and scoffed.

He certainly wouldn't do something pointless.

So what is the purpose?

This vortex is more like a smokescreen, used to conceal the real killing intent!

"Hmm?" Ran Yi sensed something rapidly approaching from below.

"Watch out for the bottom of the boat!"

Klaus suddenly shouted.

A skeletal hand wearing a large gold ring suddenly reached out from the outside of the ship's side and snapped onto the railing!

Then a skull popped up.

Seaweed still clung to its head, and two eerie green flames burned brightly in its empty eye sockets.

Before the three could react,

A second one, a third one... more and more skeletons climbed up from all directions.

They silently slipped to the bottom of the boat, using the swirling currents.

In the blink of an eye, a circle of eerie and strange 'decorations' was hung around the edge of the deck!

Onmi wore an arrogant smile that suggested he had already won.

Sok and Raj's skeletons stood on either side of him in front of him.

"This is much more convenient!" he exclaimed.

"That idiot Raj can never cooperate with me properly."

Ongmi raised his hand in front of him, admiring his skeletal frame and his nimble, twitching fingers.

"This time I can finally follow orders completely."

Ivan cleaved one skeleton in two with an axe, but another, stepping on its companion's "corpse," charged forward, brandishing a rusted scimitar.

"Give me more! You guys who haven't gained any weight!"

He laughed loudly and kicked away a skeleton whose only remaining body was still trying to grab his calves.

Move freely and flexibly through the middle.

He didn't use weapons, but occasionally used [Pudu] to pull away a few that were nearby.

These skeletons aren't particularly agile.

But their advantage lies in their fearlessness and inexhaustible supply.

His attention was mostly focused on Onmi.

Onmi manipulated these skeletons in a way that was like giving a pack of mindless wild dogs sentience, while simultaneously forcibly binding them with invisible chains.

These chains are a form of mental...control!

He ducked low, dodging the two skulls' scimitars, and landed steadily beside Klaus.

"Klaus,"

"Try out the new skill of [Chasing the Light]."

Klaus swung his sword precisely, severing the skull's head.

The skull, which rolled down with a clatter, was crushed by Ivan's foot.

He was somewhat puzzled: "Now? But we haven't been subjected to any psychological attacks."

"I know,"

He casually flashed his signature gentle smile, "Just think of it as... watching the special effects."

"Let's liven things up for our new guests!"