Chapter 25: The Sailors' Abilities

Bluefish Town, north of Harutef Harbor.

This was a very suitable hidden estuary.

Under Jason's management, Gune's "Demon Whale Adventure Group" had all its papers in order and feared no inspection by the official steam giants on the ocean.

But a demon ship always attracted some unusual attention.

When others saw it, some pirates disguised as sailors might harbor ill intentions.

Here in Bluefish Town, north of Harutef Harbor, avoiding prying eyes was a very good thing.

At that moment, three small boats were drifting on the sea surface more than a thousand meters from Bluefish Town, gently rising and falling with the light waves.

All thirty-seven members of the Demon Whale Adventure Group were on these three small boats.

"First Mate Jason, the water depth is over fifty meters. It's about time to release the demon ship," Old Sea Chart said loudly after looking at the ocean below.

With his ocean vision, Old Sea Chart could see the depth to the seabed from the surface.

"Mm!"

Arthur Howland nodded and took out the demon bottle.

The many crew members showed no surprise at this scene.

As a wealthy captain who wanted to explore the deep sea, if you didn't have a demon ship, you'd be too embarrassed to set sail.

"First Mate Jason, how long is our demon ship?"

A crew member called out at that moment.

"You'll know in a moment."

Jason, channeling a large amount of source power into the demon bottle, replied at the same time.

After injecting the source power, he gave it a hard toss.

The demon bottle fell with a "plop" into the calm, shimmering ocean a hundred meters away.

Everyone looked over.

At the spot where the demon bottle fell, the seawater seemed to boil.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle...

A mass of bubbles surged up.

Then, with a "whoosh,"

a massive demon ship, predominantly azure blue, forty meters long, twelve meters wide, with a hull height of fifteen or sixteen meters and a main mast over thirty meters high, rapidly surfaced from the seawater.

It stood majestic and magnificent before everyone's eyes.

As soon as this demon ship appeared, the many superhuman sailors burst into cheers.

"About forty meters—this demon ship is perfectly fine for deep-sea voyages."

"Haha... I knew our Captain Jack was very wealthy, and indeed he is."

"I can't wait to get on board and have a look."

With that, a sailor leaped and dove straight into the seawater.

As he entered the water, this second-rank superhuman sailor quickly transformed.

His lower half rapidly turned into a fish tail fin, his arms lengthened, and fins grew on the outside of his arms.

At the same time, fins sprouted on his back, head, and other places, and scales quickly appeared on his body as he absorbed seawater.

Then he sped through the water toward the demon ship at great speed.

The "merfolk" transformation form was the one most of these superhuman sailors possessed.

And this was also the standard form for most "one-star superhuman sailors."

Gune's blood curse master had abilities like opening a "blood pool," manipulating blood, strengthening blood, and even absorbing blood to restore himself, among many other blood-related powers.

These ocean-type "merfolk" superhuman sailors had abilities like breathing in the ocean, using the sea to accelerate source power and physical recovery, and so on.

Moreover, their water- and ocean-type martial skills and spells were more effective when cast in water.

These abilities, though not powerful, were quite adaptable, making it easy for these superhuman sailors to adjust to the marine environment.

After all, they were only one-star superhuman professions; one shouldn't expect them to be too formidable.

Compared to these simple, common "merfolk" form one-star superhuman sailors,

those two-star, three-star, and even four-star special ocean superhuman professions had different forms.

For instance, Arthur Howland possessed the three-star "Shadow Merfolk" form.

And Second Mate Buster Johnson had the four-star "Blood Shark Merfolk" form.

The higher the star level of a superhuman profession, the stronger the abilities.

Similarly, in terms of source power and physical recovery in the ocean, as well as the power boost of ocean-type spells, higher-star professions were clearly far superior to lower-star ones.

Moreover, the stronger the superhuman profession, the more likely it was to have corresponding unique abilities.

For example, the "Shadow Fishman" that Gune knew of could completely merge into the water shadow of another creature, entering a dormant state and silently following that creature.

At the same time, the Shadow Fishman could also enter a state of concealment in seawater, making it ideal for assassinations, ambushes, and deep-sea survival.

The four-star "Blood Shark Merfolk" Buster Johnson was obviously even stronger.

He possessed a superhuman sense of smell more powerful and acute than a shark's.

Once an enemy was injured and bleeding, he could sniff out their trail from over ten kilometers away.

Moreover, he could perceive every slight, subtle abnormal movement in the water.

At the same time, the Blood Shark superhuman's strength and defense were both formidable, and his lethality was extremely high.

At the same fourth rank, in a frontal fight in the ocean, the "Blood Shark Merfolk" Buster Johnson was clearly far more powerful than the "Shadow Merfolk" Arthur Howland.

But in terms of survival ability, Arthur Howland was two streets ahead of Buster Johnson.

As third mate, Old Sea Chart, being a navigator, did not have a merfolk form.

Therefore, when the demon ship submerged, he needed to use two superhuman equipment pieces—"Deep-Sea Gills" and "Deep-Sea Fins"—to enter the deep sea.

For ordinary merfolk sailors, who could swim in the ocean like fish, they would all be equipped with these two essential deep-sea items.

As for Gune, not only did he have these two deep-sea superhuman equipment pieces, but they were also top-tier, and he had already nurtured them to a considerable extent during this period.

As that superhuman sailor jumped into the sea and swam toward the demon ship,

the other sailors, seeing that Captain Jack did not stop them, also leaped into the sea, transformed, and quickly swam toward the demon ship.

For these sailors, being in the ocean was sometimes more comfortable than being on land.

In a moment, only Gune remained on his small boat.

The other demon ships also had few people left.

"Board the ship!" Gune said.

With that, Gune stepped directly from the small boat onto the sea surface.

Then he stood steadily on the water, gently rising and falling with the waves.

Pulling the small boat, Gune walked toward the demon ship as if strolling in a park.

Seeing this, everyone's expression shifted slightly.

Even with a good pair of superhuman boots, achieving this was not easy, and Captain Jack did it so effortlessly—clearly, his control over source power was extraordinary.

The afternoon sunlight was warm and pleasant, and the cool sea breeze was invigorating.

After everyone boarded, the entire Demon Whale was lively and full of energy.

Under First Mate Jason's command, the many sailors skillfully began their respective duties.

As everyone familiarized themselves with their positions, the white sails of the Demon Whale were gradually hoisted.

With the sea breeze blowing, the Demon Whale slowly sailed out of the harbor, beginning its ocean voyage.