Chapter 273 The Hoarder (13) (1/2)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (2/12)
Chwa—
There was a boat splitting through the water. Waves thrust against the boat, and white foam scattered, shaking the calm surface of the water.
However, it wasn’t beautiful.
The River of Souls shined an ashy color. There was a sticky acidity in the air.
Every time the surface was broken, the screams that the ghosts let out stimulated fear.
But as if the passengers didn’t care, on that giant ship carrying hundreds, there was an orgy party happening.
Men and women—everyone were high from drinking and drugs.
They nakedly twisted around each other like mating snakes, and there were scandalous things occuring, like multiple men with one woman.
Slaves refilled the bars and tables with wine, meat, and drugs. The music was loud, and people were shouting.
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When they were excited, they even wrung the neck of the people they had just had relations with.
After that, they tossed them into the ocean and roamed around looking for new prey.
No other words could describe this better than a “frenzy.”
The problem was that this wasn’t the only boat like this.
Along with the large ship, there were tens of smaller boats that followed it like ducklings following their mother.
It was a fleet so large that it would cause the jaws of anyone who looked at it to drop.
〈Sea God’s Seawall〉
The Blessing that was given to them made them even more threatening. The reason they could head to their destination without losing their way even with the orgy was because the Authority was activated.
In the center of everything, there was a man.
On the highest floor of the ship, a man sat on a throne decorated with gold, jade, and all kinds of jewels looking at the horizon.
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His head was messed up like a lion’s mane, and he was covered with beautiful naked women, filling himself with the drinks and meat they brought.
“Kahalhalhal! Not too long now.”
The man ripped a piece of meat into his mouth with his hairy arm and suddenly stood up. The women who were quietly sleeping in his arms frantically left.
The women who were waiting behind him quickly covered his naked body with a cape.
The man was still looking far away into the horizon. But his eyes were fixed to a specific location—rather, they were looking somewhere far off.
“Tell all the crew members we’ll be arriving soon!”
At his loud orders, the sound of horns rang out all over the ship.
Bwoooo—
The other boats blared their horns, and the crew members started getting up one by one.
The fogginess in their eyes vanished, like they had never been high on wine and drugs, and they began to dress themselves in the armor that they had tossed onto the ground.
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When they were done, they turned back into neat warriors.
Triton.
They were the might of the ocean after having received Poseidon’s Blessing.
“Lana’s territory…..”
The apostle of Poseidon who was leading them, Benteke, smiled cruelly.
“I don’t know why we’re looking for the Quartz Palace, but this will be fun. Kahalhalhal!”
His laughter rang out loudly.
* * *
[The Predator has arrived. It is expressing its fury.]
[Everyone be aware.]
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“Hold on tight!”
At Heidi’s urgent shout, the players and Cannibal Monster Humans began to grab sturdy holds.
Then—
Kwang!
With a mighty explosion, the boat shook up and down.
The players that had failed to grab onto a hold were flicked out with a scream, and the people who were barely holding on couldn’t get a grip of themselves.
The acid that was falling from the sky was strong enough to melt their skin.
Screams filled the air.
Heidi realized why Yeon-woo asked them to follow him unconditionally. He was telling them not to have regrets or be dissatisfied.
It had been 5 days since they left the island. That much time had already passed since they entered the 29th floor.
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It was enough time for them to become used to it, but they were still scared. Not be dissatisfied? That was something that they couldn’t achieve. Everyone would be the same if they saw the sight.
There was a large whale that was even bigger than the Summer Queen’s body.
Tens of sharp teeth akin to a shark’s shined. It was even more problematic because there were tens of other whales just like it behind it. It was so terrifying that it seemed like the boat was going to crack.
There were countless monsters living inside the River of Souls. Because they lived in the poisonous and acidic river, they were extremely vicious, and sometimes, they enjoyed eating people that floated above the river.
Once you entered the 28th floor, finding your direction was one problem, and surviving from the sea monsters was another.
Most sea monsters could be defeated if multiple players worked together, and they could even be killed from time to time.
However, the large predatory whale in front of them was different.
It was a sea king monster that lived in the center of the River of Souls.
Also, because of its ravenous personality, nothing would be leftover once these monsters appeared. Even the sea monsters didn’t appear when the sea king monsters came up.
The Predator was in the greatest tier of sea king monsters.
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They were the most hated monsters of the players, and they occasionally spit out acid-like Breath to melt the players.
However, there were tens of the Predators.
They dug into each other and pushed their heads into each other’s wounds.
Foundations of blood shot up and turned the blackish river red.
The smell of blood wafted in the air, and the screams of ghosts rang out over and over again.
The Predators continued their hunt.
‘Why didn’t the Hoarder go another route and go this dangerous way? There are other, calmer areas. Is there a reason for this?’
Heidi had so many things she wanted to ask the Hoarder, but she stayed quiet because one of the conditions was not to interfere with what he was doing.
And right now, it was more important to focus on not being flung out of the boat.
Her gaze was focused on the heads of the Predators.
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Yeon-woo was sitting there, pulling on a sword from his subspace.
[A god of ‘Malak,’ Azrael, is smiling at you.]
[Azrael blesses you.]
[A god of ‘Olympus’ Thanatos, is gleeful.]
[A demon of ‘Jeolgyo,’ Vimazildara, looks at you with strange eyes.]