Chapter 967: First King (2/2)

But, none of them showed any expression of regret. Rather, they were happy. Without having to be adrift on the ocean on their small boats, afraid about being capsized by a large fish at any moment, or encountering strong opponents that tried to rob their belongings.

Now, they had become the robbing party. Moreover, their leader, Gehen had mysterious powers and was tremendously powerful. So, as long as they worked hard, they would lead wealthy lives, just as he had said.

So, they wholeheartedly followed him. Once they settled within the pirate ship and had begun to take care of the various tasks at the place, Gehen arrived at the top, watching the scene of the two oceans before him, muttering, ”It is unfortunate I lost Heuk, Frontiff, and the other two. They had powerful abilities that proved helpful all this time. On top of that, unlike Gajor, they were significantly talented. It's such a pity...”

He then sighed as he muttered, ”It would take me ages to find such useful subordinates like those ones.”

He then closed his eyes, having figured out his power, shooting his eyes open as he was almost exhausted in a second. Followed by a flicker, a silhouette of the Checkpoint Turtle's shell materialized around him like a protecting cover.

All the veins on his body bulged as he gradually became more and more exhausted. The shell slowly gained form, growing out four limbs, a tail, and even a head. It was the Checkpoint Turtle. At present, it was just three meters in size. That was all the muscular energy in his body could afford to summon.

Gehen touched it once, noticing that even if it seemed like an entity of energy, it felt real to the touch, just like a real Checkpoint Turtle. He then concentrated further, almost becoming exhausted enough to fall unconscious.

The energy was streamed into the Checkpoint Turtle projection that began to suck in air from its tail and collected it in its stomach. It then channeled the air towards the throat, pressuring it with a chamber created to facilitate it.

Aiming at the ocean above, the Checkpoint Turtle projection unleashed the ball of wind. Gehen watched the ball of air land on the ocean above, causing a meter-wide crater that had a depth of almost three meters before expanding within the water, causing a mild shockwave.

Upon seeing the extent of the damage, Gehen laughed aloud. ”As long as I improve my stamina, I would be able to condense it even bigger and deal even greater damage. Just this alone was worth all the sacrifice!”

He then double-tapped his glabella, summoning his tablet to see the words displayed on it.

[Killed Supreme Monster [Checkpoint Turtle]: Obtained 10 Godly Points]

[Obtained Active: Checkpoint Turtle]

”My own active ability. I love how it's named the Checkpoint Turtle. So, does that mean it possesses all the abilities of a Checkpoint Turtle?” Gehen laughed when he noticed another row of words appear.

But this time, it seemed it wasn't transmitted to him alone. It was transmitted to everyone on Layer 3.

[Birth of the First King: Gehen]

[Killing a Checkpoint Turtle will no longer reward an Active Ability]

”Ha…hahaha!” Gehen broke out into a burst of laughter. ”That's right, this is for the best. Now, no one will be able to mimic my strategy against a Checkpoint Turtle. Good luck obtaining an active ability by killing a Supreme Monster in the Tertiary Landmass, a place it rules over, with only the help of nine people.”

His laughter was carefree and was filled with a sense of pride. After all, he would probably be the only one in Layer 3 that would ever obtain an active ability by barely suffering any wound.

Chuckling, he turned around, looking at all forty people that had become his subordinates. Upon meeting his gaze, they thought of his mysterious ability and the announcement a while ago, linking one to two as they kneeled on the ground instantly. Chuckling, Gehen spoke, ”That's right, I'm Gehen, this world's first King.”