Chapter 957: An Organisation of Pirates? (2/2)

”So you do realize they are absurd.” Krune laughed and adjusted the baby's position, tying it up a little to ensure it wouldn't roll over when the boat rocked during the ensuing fight. Upon seeing that the baby was sleeping peacefully, Krune chuckled as he muttered, ”He's one tough guy.”

Krune then thought of something, asking the Seamstress, ”About that Water Essence you spoke about…relating to your Coral Wave. Have you finished forming it?”

”Almost.” The Seamstress nodded before asking, ”Why do you ask?”

Krune slipped his hand into a pocket and took out a Blood Essence Crystal, giving it to her before explaining, ”Consume it only when necessary. It would give you a slight boost to your physique and abilities and lasts around two to three hours. But, once the duration ends, your body would be severely exhausted. You have to immerse your body in the ocean water for a couple of days after that to heal all the damage.”

The moment she looked at the Blood Essence Crystal, the Seamstress looked at Krune with curiosity. ”Who the heck are you? How come I never heard of you before?”

”I had troublesome karma that always put me in dangerous situations. So, for most of my life, you can say I was living under a rock.” Krune chuckled. ”Only after I managed to solve it did I emerge out in the open. Well, it hasn't been long since then, less than a decade, I think.”

As they spoke, their boat approached closer to the bandit ship as the other party spotted them immediately. They had been looting a group of people and were in the process of loading all the goods in their ship.

Krune could immediately spot a pile of tablets in front of Gajor. Upon noticing his gaze, Gajor smirked as he ordered his men to leave the rest behind. Their ship took off immediately and sped forth.

When they gave chase, Krune realized that his opponent's speed was greater than his boat as soon after, they had sped far beyond his range. Even while using his Sonic Radar, he wasn't able to find them any longer.

Krune hadn't tested the limit of this ability yet, so he wasn't sure how far they had gone past. Nevertheless, it was at least beyond a kilometer. Before they had fully vanished from his Sonic Radar's range, he remembered that at the front of the bandit ship were eight Motor Fishes.

They were apparently due to the specialized cages that held them. He cursed immediately, ”Just how did he manage to get more Motor Fishes in this short duration?”

He looked at the Seamstress, asking her, ”Do you know anything about this?”

”No, this is the first time I'm witnessing such a change as well. I never knew they had a method to replenish their Motor Fish reserves. If they were able to do it…” She frowned, immediately using Bubble Touch to see where the bandit cove was, frowning. ”Their cove is still in the same place. Then, how were they able to transport them so quickly? Judging by the distance, it shouldn't be possible.”

”There's a good chance they have individual boats rowed by the Motor Fishes as standby.” Krune frowned. ”They might probably have a larger net than we had thought. In the place of the two boats you had detached from their ship were two new boats. They were possibly the reinforcements that were roaming farther beyond our reach and had quickly come to their reinforcement when needed.”

After some thought, the Seamstress finally spoke, ”It seems they managed to figure out the secret to this layer already.”

”Do you still wish to pursue them?” Krune asked after a moment.

”Of course,” the Seamstress replied like it was a matter of fact.

”If our lives are threatened, I'm pulling out.”

”That's for sure. I am not reckless, you know.”