Chapter 74 - Chapter 74: Chapter 72 Port (2/2)

Perhaps letting that guy leave Nasir isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Moreover, after eluding the chase, he wouldn’t dare continue to linger in Nasir and secretly seek revenge, because the middle and high ranks of the Tempest Church were already on their way.

The group hurried to the port of Nasir Town under the guidance of the old priest.

To preserve her spirituality, Irene didn’t heal the ordinary people along the way but distributed blood potions purchased by her family to keep them going.

After that, she gave a slight treatment to a few Extraordinary Exponents, winning their favor for the Fischer family at a very low cost.

Byrne remained highly vigilant throughout the journey, ready to use his Extraordinary trait “Speed Sketching” at any sign of movement.

A few years ago, he had considered one thing: why not draw a picture of the target in advance? However, he soon realized the problems that would arise from doing so.

Drawings from “Speed Sketching” had an effective range and duration; a completely finished drawing would become an ordinary one after a few hours.

But Byrne soon discovered something important: his spirituality was only consumed when the final stroke was drawn, making the picture complete and granting it an Extraordinary effect.

In fact, as long as he didn’t draw the final stroke, he wouldn’t use up any spirituality.

So now it took him only a fraction of a second to complete a Speed Sketch.

It wasn’t because Byrne’s hand speed was supernatural; instead, he’d thought of a new method of “Pre-made Drawing.”

This was by using the effect of “Profound Memory” to nearly complete drawings of everyone and everything he had seen in advance, leaving just the last stroke out.

When he saw the enemy, he would instantly draw the last stroke to complete the drawing, turning a common “Pre-made Drawing” into one with an Extraordinary effect.

In the sketchbook he carried with him tonight were “Pre-made Drawings” of all the Extraordinary Exponents in Nasir, except those from the Fischer family, all prepared in advance.

As long as one is willing to keep summarizing and developing, the application of Extraordinary power can be extended and perfected. The concept gradually formed in Byrne’s mind, and he felt he should deepen his understanding on this path.

In the silent port, dense sea air carrying the taste of salt blew toward them, and the dark waters of the sea flowed softly and calmly under the night sky.

The procession, like a dragon of fire, arrived at the port with torches, and indeed, at a great distance, they saw a boat gradually setting off. As they drew close, the figures of Lady Isaac and her brother were unmistakably revealed beneath the firelight.

Lady Isaac was no longer in a dress, but she wore rusty armor emblazoned with alchemical runes and held two dazzling longswords, her demeanor somber and serious.

The old priest silently gazed at the visage of his old friend on the boat, and then he heard Byrne shout without hesitation,

“Attack! They’re on the boat, don’t let those evil cultists escape!”

The many patrol guards took up their flintlocks and began firing continuously at the target, the not-so-large boat still within the effective hundred-meter range of the firearms, instantly coming under a sustained barrage.

Byrne, kneeling on one knee, took out paper and pencil and sketched the hull with incredible speed and skill.

No matter what, he did not want to let slip the evil cultists who harboured intentions against his wife and children!

By the time Byrne completed his drawing, the boat had already sunk at sea, and the two figures on board had leapt into the sea ahead of time.

He pondered for a moment, then shouted again, “They can’t drown; they’ll definitely try to come ashore, everyone stay alert!”

There wasn’t a Nasir citizen who couldn’t swim, and there were even many diving experts among them. Naturally, two Extraordinary Exponents couldn’t possibly drown just off the coast—unless they were misfortunate enough to have been shot just now.

If they didn’t drown, the two Extraordinary Exponents would attempt to climb ashore, which would inevitably lead to a fierce battle!

The port of Nasir wasn’t large, and with so many people holding torches, they could clearly see if someone was trying to come ashore.

Everyone waited in complete concentration, the air heavy with tension, as time passed gradually and every second felt like an age.

In the silence, the atmosphere grew more oppressive, with fear, hope, and uncertainty colliding, lingering in everyone’s hearts.

However, in the silent port, there was no sound; as minutes passed, not even a single person surfaced in the waters before them.

Had they disappeared?

Byrne fell into thought. Had they turned into members of the sea tribe and swam away, or had they used some other method to leave the water?

No, if they could swim away, they wouldn’t have needed to come to the dock to prepare a boat in the first place!

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