Chapter 1739: Chapter 54: Black Long Straight’s First Kiss

“Kid, go die!”

The Pirate Captain showed his big yellow teeth, grinned ferociously, and rushed towards Tang Zheng like a hurricane, the curved knife in his bone claw slashing at his neck.

“Get lost!” Tang Zheng shouted, swinging his left arm out.

The curved knife slashed against the armor, sparks flew, then it was deflected away. The Pirate Captain saw a powerful arm rapidly increase in size in his vision.

Bang, Tang Zheng’s right fist slammed into the captain’s chest, breaking seven or eight ribs that flew away, it plunged into the cabin.

Zi Xin worried about Zhuo Lie, completely defenseless, was split into two halves by the Sword of Damocles that appeared instantly above, falling onto the deck.

“I’m sorry, I harmed you!” Zi Xin looked at Zhuo Lie, dead, unable to say his apology in the end. If not for him, Zhuo Lie wouldn’t have entered the Trojan Horse Game.

“Silly child, I have never blamed you!” Looking at Zi Xin’s guilty gaze, Zhuo Lie, covered in blood, showed a smile.

With death arriving, Zhuo Lie felt relieved, letting go of all resentment, everything would fade away at this moment. The only debt he owed was to Zi Xin.

“He probably foresaw my death long ago, and still followed me, just to repay the kindness of shelter.” Zhuo Lie sighed, coughing out a few mouthfuls of blood, “I should have realized this earlier, but it’s too late now.”

Without needing Tang Zheng to deliver a final blow, Zhuo Lie died.

The model ship lost its owner, emerging from Zhuo Lie’s body.

The captain went mad, charging once more, Tang Zheng unleashed a second time, like an ancient warrior, holding twin blades, fending off the captain’s assault.

“Quick! Quickly! Quick! Grab the treasure!”

Through the telescope, seeing everything on the ghost ship, all the Conquerors became unsettled, urging the sailors, especially over that model ship, dazzling them. No doubt, this thing is the core controlling the ghost ship.

At this moment, they deeply regretted being too far away, but did not consider that being any closer would directly involve them in the battle, stray bullets don’t have eyes.

The Hand of Gravity was launched, enveloping the model ship, dragged it to Tang Zheng’s body.

“Set sail, return!” Miranda initially wanted to snatch it, but seeing this scene, she gave up.

“Open fire, sink them,” The Conquerors were red-eyed with urgency.

Over a hundred sea ships armed with more than a thousand cannons, the volley was grand.

“Gravity Abyss!”

The white dwarf star above Tang Zheng’s head spun fiercely, radiating a gravity field, all the cannon shells were held in place, then rebounded directly like struck baseballs, shooting back.

On the hit ships, sailors screamed and wailed.

“Give it back to me, that’s my ship.” The captain saw the model ship reach Tang Zheng’s back, entered his body, and was so anxious he nearly tore his bis.

Tang Zheng attacked the captain, and because he merged with the model ship, becoming the new master, he wasn’t subject to the ghost ship’s suppression. Now this place was his domain.

“Quickly bring them up, Skeleton Sailors, full speed ahead.”

Tang Zheng shouted, compared to Zhuo Lie, he possessed abundant life energy, outputting without worrying about consumption, the damaged ghost ship visibly restored.

Skeleton Sailors crawled up from the deck, took their positions, manipulated the ghost ship, began to escape.

“Oh no, chase quickly.”

The Conquerors were shocked, but unfortunately, there was no chance anymore, the ghost ship speeding up like a fiery horse galloping across the grassland, wild in posture and full of charm, far beyond comparison with ordinary sea ships that resembled old women.

Watching the distance widen, the Conquerors jumped in fury, but there was absolutely no way, the cannon shots seemed like salutes sending off the ghost ship.

“Why does Tang Zheng have so much life energy to drive the ghost ship?” The Conquerors found it incredible, Tang Zheng was simply a nuclear-powered perpetual machine, seemingly never exhausted.

Jiang Xiuming’s ability was weak in the boss fight, now also picked up weapons for melee combat, as for Fang Zhiwen, don’t count on him, he cowered in the corner, not even casting healing spells.

Dong Zixuan was very diligent, but with a single glance was knocked away by the captain, Yin Shangwu’s invisible attack was eerie, could leave slash marks on the boss, but unfortunately her level was too low, the attack strength insufficient.

Tao Ran truly excelled in strong control, releasing consecutive ultimate abilities, her life energy nearly exhausted, but she added the effect of Evil Beast’s Fang to Tang Zheng, doubling his damage.

Whenever the captain was hit by Tang Zheng, the wound would severely rot, the skeletal strength rapidly deteriorating, in the Sighing Barrier, his movements even slowed further.

“Quick, heal Tao Ran.” Jiang Xiuming dragged Fang Zhiwen out, tossed him beside Tao Ran.

Fang Zhiwen pressed his hands on the chest of the Black Long Straight, crying while releasing skills, she really wanted to end this game quickly.

The captain made a side kick towards Tang Zheng’s head.

Tang Zheng reached out, grabbed its shin bone, and tore it off directly with brute force, then swung it towards its head like a wolf-tooth club.

Boom, the captain was thrown out once again.

As the battle progressed, Tang Zheng became increasingly familiar with the Fourth Order state, his body’s coordination more perfect, like a machine gradually reaching its peak performance.

The Pirate Captain’s cannon battle prowess at sea was mid-Fourth Order, but if he didn’t leave the Ghost Ship’s home ground, he was at early Fourth Order. Unfortunately, his home ground was seized, leaving him with only peak Third Order strength.

In the battle with Zhuo Lie, Tang Zheng wasn’t severely injured. It was just that Zi Xin’s power of fate was troublesome, causing him to spit a few mouthfuls of blood. Adding on the cannon duel at sea, he consumed some life energy. So now he was completely overpowering the Pirate Captain, tearing its bones apart.

When the Ghost Ship escaped the pursuit of the Conquerors, the Pirate Captain was dismantled into pieces, leaving only a head falling on the deck.

“I curse you, may you never die a good death.” The captain cursed, the two green flames in its eye sockets dimmed.

Tang Zheng couldn’t be bothered to listen to its nonsense. With a crunch, he stomped on its skull, and a green flame shot out, drifting a few meters before being entangled by a tentacle of black mist from the deck and pulled into the Ghost Ship.

The captain, relying on the Ghost Ship, survived for over a hundred years, absorbing quite a bit of energy. Now it’s all returned.

Boom, the Ghost Ship evolved, surrounded by black mist, emitting a faint green glow, and even the cannons became sharper.

“Fang Zhiwen handle the steering, everyone else go repair.” Tang Zheng waved his hand, ensuring there was no danger, then went to the cabin to see Tao Ran.

The white, rich, and beautiful wanted to call out to Tang Zheng but didn’t dare. Looking at everyone else, she found that even the usually amiable Dong Zixuan ignored her this time.

In the next two days, everyone began patrolling the route with intelligence obtained from those merchant group executives.

Although they lost eight sea ships, the Warhammer team’s combat power did not weaken but instead grew stronger.

The Ghost Ship not only had outstanding defense power but its attack power was frighteningly high. Tang Zheng didn’t even need to call the female musketeer; just the Skeleton Cannoniers could take down all enemies.

Any prey discovered by the Ghost Ship could escape; its speed was simply too fast, nothing more than an elusive specter on the ocean.

Tang Zheng could finally rest securely for a few days and experience the changes brought by the Fourth Order.

With the sun hanging high at noon, Tang Zheng carried a simple lunch and knocked on Tao Ran’s cabin door.

“Feeling better?” Looking at Tao Ran, who was sitting by the table disassembling a firearm, Tang Zheng frowned, “Didn’t I tell you to rest?”

“I’m already fine.” With Fang Zhiwen and Daylily present, Tao Ran’s wound had scabbed over. Now she was just weak from using her ultimate ability too much.

“Be obedient, go lie down on the bed.” Knowing he couldn’t persuade Tao Ran, Tang Zheng changed his tactic, “You’re our only Fate Series, we’ll rely on you for future battles.”

“Alright!” Black Long Straight lay back on the bed, watched Tang Zheng place the meal tray in front of her, then thoughtfully prepared water, and began peeling an apple. Her eyes grew moist; no one had ever cared for her this much.

“What’s wrong? Not to your taste? Should I make something myself?” Fang Zhiwen could only do trivial tasks; however, being white, rich, and beautiful, she had never cooked before; Tang Zheng was truly pushing her.

“No, this is fine.” Tao Ran secretly wiped her tears and ate her lunch, feeling it was sweet and full of happiness.

“In future battles, don’t fight too hard. I wasn’t even seriously injured; why are you so anxious?” Tang Zheng advised Black Long Straight, “Keep your trump cards until the enemy is exhausted, then strike decisively.”

“Uh-huh.” Tao Ran nodded.

Facing a girl who stirred his heart for the first time, Tang Zheng was at a loss for words, rendering the atmosphere silent.

In the cabin, only the sound of the life-saving straight knife peeling apples remained.

“Get some rest. I’ll come over in the evening.” Seeing Tao Ran finish her meal, Tang Zheng picked up the tray and turned to leave, but a pair of arms hugged his waist as he took a step.

Tang Zheng’s body trembled; this was Tao Ran’s first initiative, and he suddenly felt at a loss. But the next moment, he pretended to be calm and patted Black Long Straight’s arm.

“Be good, get some rest.” Tang Zheng tried to remove Tao Ran’s hand but didn’t succeed.

“Don’t leave.” Tao Ran’s cheek pressed against Tang Zheng’s back, whispering softly. Feeling his resistance, she increased her voice, “Brother Tang, don’t leave.”

“Relax, it’ll be over soon.” Tang Zheng patted her hand.

“You’re lying; the number of people who make it to the end can be counted on fingers.” Tao Ran embraced Tang Zheng tightly, “Sister Qin Yan can, Brother Dantai can, but I can’t.”

Black Long Straight stood up, faced Tang Zheng, raised her chin, looked into his eyes, and confessed.

“Brother Tang, I like you!”

Tang Zheng recalled the scene when he first met Black Long Straight. He was about to respond, but Qin Yan and Pang Meiqin’s images rushed into his mind, along with the understanding Li Xinlan—her smile made him falter.

“There’s no need to lie to me. With my strength, I’m sure I’ll die. So, Brother Tang, I don’t want to die with regret.” Tao Ran tiptoed and kissed Tang Zheng’s lips, “Hold me, will you?”

Seeing Tao Ran’s eyes, Tang Zheng took a deep breath, then bowed his head and kissed back. Indeed, the girl’s lips were sweet, just like fruit covered in morning dew. (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com); your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile phone users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)