Legend of the chosen ones: Beyond Destiny

Chapter 1515 - 769: Day 10_3

He waited until he had vented enough, came to his senses, and then collapsed onto the bed on the ship, exhausted and panting.

The cabin always seemed to be filled with a strong odor—sweat, foot odor... nauseating—but now, there was an additional pungent fishy smell.

From his body.

He raised his hand, scratching the itchy part of his face, pulling off a scaly patch of skin, mixed with blood and mucus.

Suddenly, his expression grew more dazed.

He got up, looked at the bed next to him, empty and barren, hesitated for a moment, and started rummaging under the other person's bed until the door opened, freezing him in place.

"I, I'm sorry, I... I just... wanted to find some medicine..."

"I know."

The equally emaciated crew member nodded numbly, the marks of scales remaining on his face, holding a packet of medicine: "I've run out too, all gone... go find the Captain, he still has some..."

Reidwan swallowed, watching him pry off the only pill on that packet and swallow it down.

For a moment, he wanted to snatch it back.

But ultimately did not.

The last person who dared to make a move on the ship was already hung at the prow to perish in the sun.

"Now go, the interest rate is still quite low, hurry up." his companion reminded.

"Let me think, let me think again..." Reidwan gnawed at his fingers, coughing violently, feeling the hallucinatory fishy smell grow stronger.

Scale disease, too common, not surprising at all.

As long as you've dealt with Disaster Beasts at sea enough, you'll inevitably catch it to some degree. Among the Thousand Islands, this chronic infectious disease isn't even ranked, because there's long been a special medicine.

Just one pill can curb the trend, control it for a long time, and after a course of treatment, it can be cured, though the aftermath damages the immune system, causing a major disease, but it works.

But now, just to get a pill, you have to borrow money from the Captain to buy it. Even the Captain himself acquired the goods on credit, how could he distribute them for free...?

He hesitated, wondered whether to endure a bit, wait until coming back from sea tomorrow, maybe things would improve.

But soon, the sounds of clamoring and shouting arose from the port and the deck, and from the window, everyone was joyfully dancing, rushing towards their ships.

The ship also sounded the emergency gathering alarm.

In half an hour, they would set sail.

"Good news! Unprecedented good news!"

The second officer roared with joy, "Right in the south, Charybdis and another Disaster Beast got into a fight, debris is everywhere! All over!"

The entire port seemed to boil, with everyone sprinting to their posts.

Jostling for position.

Faster! Faster! This time, if we're slow, we won't even get to drink the soup!

Even sailors who were already at their wits' end, heavily in debt, started gritting their teeth, taking loans, fighting to the death.

In less than two hours, a large number of ships began rapidly leaving the port.

On the sea, a thousand sails competing.

Everyone was rushing towards death...

Between the gloomy sea and sky, thunder echoed in the distance, the signs of a storm already appeared at the edge of the sea.

But compared to the imminent storm, in Ji Jue's eyes, the entire Seven Cities seemed as if already thrown into a boiling cauldron, consumed by the invisible flames.

At this moment, facing the frenzy sweeping through the Seven Cities, all he could do was erect walls, seal off the sea, and cruelly cut it off.

Complete isolation.

Perhaps inhumane, perhaps too harsh, but it's the most effective solution.

Too many temptations and chaos, compared to the vast tumultuous tide that's long been raging, everything he has achieved is far too insignificant.

Tian Yuan also has limits, not to mention the just-completed Red Cloud Foundation.

Order is stable yet fragile, and before a solid foundation is secured, even a slight gust of wind could change everything completely. The Coast has been here too briefly, even if there's some change, once relaxed, it would immediately revert.

Only relentless, day-by-day persistence can truly stabilize it like a mountain, unwavering.

At this crucial moment, even just pulling open a tiny crack could lead to unpredictable chain reactions.

Just like Xiang State.

Minkler has sent several pleas for reinforcements, to clean up black markets and internal inspections, even without issuing any bounties, the ensuing chaos has already spread everywhere.

Fuel Element smuggling persists despite bans, and issues have started popping up in every part of warehouse supplies and distribution.

That's still under the condition where the Family God can forcibly suppress.

Now, even if Ji Jue goes all out, blocking before everyone, telling them this is really a dead end, he'd still be treated as a stumbling block on the road to glory.

Aside from staying out of it, he has no choice whatsoever.

He even has a hunch: perhaps, this is what the Rotten Ape has been anticipating...

He doesn't need to do anything, the entire Seven Cities would naturally slide into the abyss, just as he expected.

Two days later, just like he suspected, bad news returned.

The fleet that first reached the target sea area was completely wiped out.

Charybdis, that Destruction-level Disaster Beast perpetually hiding in the storm, had completely starved into madness.

After continuous battles, its injuries grew heavier, having gone entirely insane, not only swallowing all the Disaster Beasts, but also not sparing the fleet delivered to its mouth!

The remaining fleets dared not advance further, nor gamble on what a crazed Disaster Beast might do, ultimately returning empty-handed.

The fleet returning to port didn't even have time to indulge in alcohol, soothe their inner distress and anger, as they had to face their signed loan bills, the team collecting high-interest debt, and the specialized collection teams organized by each household!

Under the muzzle, all they could do was watch helplessly as everything they had left was taken away.

Even possibly spend the rest of their lives in dark mines...

Situations continued plummeting downhill, chaos gradually spreading.

At the same time, Ji Jue, who had just finished preparations, received a message from the Sea Abyss.

Just as agreed before, the token left by the Rotten Ape pulsated with light!

Everything is ready, now is the time!

Just half of the originally planned ten days had passed!

After merely five short days, the operation began.

Plan accelerated!