Chapter 53 Reported Again
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Piku cooperatively escorted Da Chun to the stern, and as soon as they emerged from the cabin, they saw just how badly the hull had been battered by cannon fire. Was this for real or just a performance?
There was no need to hunt for a rope to tie up—there was a lifebuoy already secured to a rope nearby. Da Chun slipped the lifebuoy on and jumped into the water.
Hardly had he entered when the radar detected a shadow rapidly approaching from behind!
Da Chun had anticipated this; when the shadow was just a few meters away, he activated the Four Seas Spirit!
Simultaneously, the bubble barrier of the Tuna Spirit, the displacement barrier of the Emperor Crab, and the electric shock barrier of the Giant Electric Ray rose up.
In this battle, the electric shock barrier was the vanguard!
The shadow couldn’t make any evasive maneuver and charged straight in. The electric shock barrier erupted like an electric net, sparking fiercely, causing the shadow’s speed to abruptly stall!
Da Chun deftly used the agility of the Great Shark Spirit and the displacement of the Giant Crab to evade the impact. Then he noticed the demon dolphin bore a cluster of instruments strapped to its back, surrounded by four sharp knives!
Damn, is this really a dolphin special forces unit?
Taking advantage of its momentary daze, Da Chun immediately cast the “Sea Tribe Guard” skill—but the system warned: Target’s strength too high, cannot be controlled!
Unreliable?!
Eileen shouted, “Let me try!”
Suddenly, a jet of black, hair-thin energy burst from Da Chun’s ring and struck the demon dolphin’s head. The dolphin froze again, and a rapid string of “-3” damage numbers appeared, accompanied by dense notifications of “Fear Resistance” and “Berserk Resistance”!
Da Chun was puzzled: “Is this the Death Ring’s second special skill? Seems underwhelming?”
“I don’t believe it!” Eileen growled, as if suppressing something inside, the “hair” of energy thickened, and the damage doubled from -3 to -5!
Finally, after dozens of rapid, intense resistance attempts, a breakthrough came—“Fear successful!”
At the same time:
—System notification: Congratulations! Your Sea Tribe Guard skill has temporarily subdued a demon dolphin.
Da Chun was elated: “It worked!”
The red-name enemy turned into a yellowish-green color before his eyes—this was the first time Da Chun had seen a state between “neutral yellow” and “friendly green”!
Eileen seemed to realize something: “Ultimately, it must be related to my state. If I hadn’t gotten angry, this resentment probably wouldn’t have worked!”
Anyway, now that it could be controlled, and with radar guidance, Da Chun quickly directed it to the hull of the enemy ship ahead!
He immediately noticed the distant rumbling of water and explosions shifting forward, erupting around the enemy ship.
Damn! This dolphin really has location capability! How much would that improve cannon accuracy and save ammunition?
Soon, the Otter ship drew closer. Amid the chaos, the enemy ship ahead suddenly quaked violently and dropped a large amount of items, disappearing from radar—
System notification: Enemy ship activated “Risk Avoidance” skill and fled the battlefield!
What!? Is this a victory?
Moments later, the enemy ship behind stopped firing and turned to escape at full speed. If it fled, the Otter would have to turn around to chase, making pursuit unlikely.
Da Chun heard the deafening cheers from the deck!
It felt like an easy win. For pirates, timely loss limitation was the norm—they wouldn’t recklessly fight to the death. The enemy’s use of “Risk Avoidance” suggested it wasn’t a sham. But no matter, Da Chun himself wouldn’t risk using Four Seas Spirit to board another’s ship.
At that moment, Da Chun heard the demon dolphin’s agonizing scream!
—System notification: Your control skill is about to expire; the demon dolphin will soon lose control.
—System notification: Your exceptional intelligence seems to understand that the demon dolphin is pleading for help!
Huh? After understanding whale language and bat language, now dolphin language too! This clearly means the enemy ship was retreating, trying to forcibly withdraw the dolphin, but since it was under Da Chun’s control, they couldn’t recover it—hence this painful scene?
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Dolphins are highly intelligent special forces of the sea. Such a formidable sea creature must not fall into enemy hands—it must be saved! Most likely, its back-mounted device is the key.
While still controlling it, the dolphin began approaching Da Chun. He discarded the lifebuoy and rushed toward it at full speed!
First avoiding the sharp knives on its back, he then fiercely grabbed and tried to rip off the instrument strapped there—but it was impossible to do barehanded in a moment!
Seeing the dolphin’s name color shift from yellow to red, Da Chun panicked!
Eileen urged, “Just let it ram the ship and knock itself out!”
Alright, you’re ruthless!
With a sharp howl, the dolphin charged toward the hull—boom!!
Piku’s voice came from the deck, “Captain?”
Da Chun shouted, “Throw the net! Quickly!”
“Net handlers, ready—”
With a splash, the fully red-named demon dolphin was caught in the net just in time. Da Chun breathed a sigh of relief: “Haul me up!”
A lifebuoy attached to a rope was thrown down; Da Chun climbed onto the deck, and the crew cheered again: “Captain! Captain!!”
—System notification: Congratulations! You successfully led a high-level, intense battle victory and earned the team’s recognition. Your leadership +3. Your level has increased to 15...
—System notification: Battle ended! Despite fatigue and illness, you tenaciously secured victory in aquatic combat and gained battle experience. Your swimming skill advanced to Expert Level 1 and you earned additional achievements: Vitality +2, Spirit +2.
—System notification: Congratulations! Your effective command boosted the entire team’s morale; your advanced module combination skill has upgraded to Expert Level 1! Achievement rewards: Stamina +2, Carrying Capacity +2, Vitality +2, Leadership +2, Additional Spirit +2. You also received the “Newcomer’s Three-Day Grand Blessing” achievement reward: Wisdom +1!
—System notification: Congratulations! After summarizing battle experience and expert module combination deductions, your exceptional wisdom unlocked Expert-Level Sailing Technique 1, earning achievement rewards: Auto-Pilot, Stamina +2, Carrying Capacity +2, Additional Spirit +2. Also received the “Newcomer’s Three-Day Grand Blessing” achievement reward: Wisdom +1!
Auto-Pilot: Allows pre-setting of routes for automatic navigation according to maritime regulations.
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Damn, I’m finally an expert! Expert sailing technique can auto-pilot—this is the second auto-skill after fishing!
But now’s not the time to celebrate wildly. Da Chun immediately commanded the net handlers: “Hurry and haul the dolphin aboard, don’t hurt it!”
Piku said, “Captain, this is the enemy’s magical pet. It’s struggling desperately. It would be better to kill it now and deal a heavy blow to their soul!”
So killing magical pets can strike at the masterminds! No wonder Eileen’s bat got revenge—this line of work isn’t exactly safe. But wait, are they sure that’s not one of your own colleagues?
“We won’t harm the animal. Let’s bring it aboard.”
Piku reluctantly agreed: “Such a powerful demon dolphin is no ordinary treasure-hunting magical pet. It’s likely forcibly tamed with the device on its back, probably involving a hidden profession: Beast Tamer. We have someone who can handle the device.”
The hidden Beast Tamer profession of the Tatar War God?
Da Chun hurriedly asked, “How is the Beast Tamer different from your profession?”
Piku shook his head with a smile: “Not too sure. But as you see, some creatures too powerful to become magical pets can be temporarily tamed by Beast Tamers, though it’s unstable—so they’re better off as street performers.”
So it’s another branch of the industry chain?
As the net handlers dragged the dolphin aboard, it locked eyes with Da Chun under the lights, then spat blood and fainted.
—System notification: You have captured the enemy’s magical pet. The enemy has severed contact with it.
—System announcement: Wanted! Treasure Hunter Da Chun, exiled plague spreader, has been reported.
—System notification: Warning! Your plague spreading behavior has been publicly reported. Your reputation decreased by 30,000.
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Damn!! So the enemy captain was watching me through the magical pet’s vision sharing? They lost and reported me—what’s the difference from a thug calling the cops?
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Da Chun was helpless: “Actually, being reported and having low reputation is a good thing. I don’t care.”
Piku was surprised: “Captain, what do you mean?”
Uh? Being reported means you’re causing trouble! Low reputation lets you hide your strength on the leaderboard, so you won’t attract the attention of the big corporations! What would an NPC understand from this?
Da Chun explained: “If I get reported often, the Black Pearl at sea probably sees me as a more competent pirate and appreciates me more?”
Piku laughed: “Based on your performance in this battle, there’s no problem. And since you’ve already mastered expert level, I have little left to teach you—”
At this, Piku’s expression turned troubled: “Captain, look, our warship is pretty badly damaged. We’ll need to dock for repairs.”
Da Chun was stunned: “You mean you’re leaving? Won’t that really spread the plague?”
Piku shook his head: “It’ll be fine. We have a secret island in the Thousand Islands Sea, though it’s a bit far. Do you want to visit it?”
Da Chun had no choice but to shake his head: “I’m an exile; I must obey the law. Once the dolphin is healed, I’ll disembark.”
Then he returned his hat.
Piku refused: “No, you’re already our captain. We’ll fix the ship and come back.”
Huh? Somehow this captain feels like a scapegoat legal entity?
The rest of the time was spent on urgent repairs while salvaging loot floating on the sea. Besides various food, medicine, wood, and parts, there were even cannonballs and boxes of ore crystals floating!
Well, that’s a new insight—any loot, even a chunk of iron, will float.
Finally, the device nailed to the dolphin’s back was removed, and its wound was treated with medicine and bandaged to stop the bleeding.
Piku said, “It’s ready to be released.”
Da Chun sighed: “Back to the sea—don’t get caught again!”
The dolphin chirped and leapt into the water.
—System notification: Your exceptional wisdom understood the dolphin’s gratitude. The dolphin’s favorability toward you has increased.
Heh heh, following the old whale’s example, it’s all about increasing favor! Beast Tamers and treasure-hunting magical pets are low-level! The highest form of friendship is respecting its will. Speaking of repayment of kindness—of course! Just waiting for its return favor.
Then Da Chun boarded a small boat, and the entire Otter crew waved and cheered as they set off…
The eastern dawn broke, the morning glow just appearing.
Da Chun gazed at the disappearing sail on the horizon with a sense of solitary loss—so, were they really acting against me? Or did they plan not to win at once, but to stage the entire play?
Da Chun found the little Favna boat he had seen floating near the island earlier and dragged it back to the island’s dock.
The island’s lights were already out; there was only the dead silence, broken by the cawing of crows.
Da Chun exclaimed, “Eileen, it’s almost dawn. The evil spirits have all left?”
“They probably went to the world of the dead. But I’ve never been there; I was stuck inside the fish monster when I died.”
Damn, damn, my engineering progress!
Walking down the street, Da Chun saw it was still in ruins—there was no sign of last night’s reconstruction or cleanup, not even the steel diving suit in the smithy.
Da Chun guessed, “Maybe the world of the dead overlaps with the real world at night, which explains last night’s spectacle?”
“Maybe.”
Just then, a message arrived from Da Chun’s alt account—
System notification: You have completed the mining task for resurrecting your servant. You may proceed to the teleportation array for resurrection.