Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!

There are others, behind him.

A voice, both familiar and strange to her, came through.

"Ooh, long time no see—"

"!!!"

The Little Raven's heartbeat soared, and she immediately turned her head.

She saw a tall man, wearing a tattered captain's hat and holding an oar, looking down at her.

Pirate General, the otherworldly monster, Nether River Ferryman!

The Pirate General's strength was already superior to that of an ordinary Fourth Rank Transcendent.

Even more terrifying, this Ferryman before her was Fifth Rank—

Void!

He had completed the promotion amidst this apocalypse!

"It seems, you haven't received the Great Whale's baptism yet—"

The Nether River Ferryman pressed his hand down.

"Get lost!"

The Little Raven maneuvered stealthily, kicking the Nether River Ferryman away.

However, the disparity in their strength was too great.

The Nether River Ferryman manipulated the ocean currents, and a dirty stream of water immediately surged forward, gripping the Little Raven's throat tightly—

Dammit! The Little Raven felt a strong choking sensation at her neck.

I'm going to die! I'm going to die!

And just then, black blood slowly crawled up from her thigh to her eyes.

The black blood aimed to drill into her brain through her eyes, deepening her Black Blood Syndrome!

"Big White Dove Kick!!"

At that moment, a short figure riding a Big White Dove leaped down from high up and kicked the Nether River Ferryman flying—

"Miss Pelu!"

The Little Raven widened her eyes; the person who'd saved her was none other than Pelu, the chief reporter of the White Dove Newspaper.

Even more terrifying, the Pelu before her actually possessed a Fifth Rank Spirit Power Field.

Was Pelu really this powerful?

Pelu got up from the ground, puffed out her chest, and said excitedly:

"Indeed, it is I! Don't be surprised, I only cleared the Forbidden Rift and received a D Rank evaluation—"

Pelu clapped her hands; she, too, was one of the players entering the emergency rift.

And she had successfully received a D Rank evaluation.

Thanks to the rewards of the Forbidden Rift, her power had now returned to its peak state.

"Cleared the Forbidden Rift..."

The Little Raven blinked, momentarily unable to react.

Was Pelu's cleared rift the same as Qi's rift?

"Foolish one, you step into the Nether River..."

The Nether River Ferryman got back on his feet, grabbing the oar, and countless phantoms emerged behind him.

Meanwhile, seven pirates, muscles bulging, burst out of their clothes, and grew twisted black giant hands all over their bodies, terrifying to behold!

The blessing of the Black Whale allowed their Third Rank strength to rival that of a true Fourth Rank!

One Fifth Rank, plus seven Fourth Ranks.

Not to mention, even freshly promoted, the strength of the Nether River Ferryman exceeded that of Pelu.

The two puny figures before him were nothing more than toys to be casually crushed.

"Void Release: Ghost Ship Tide!"

The Nether River Ferryman gently waved the oar, and countless phantoms, like ships, approached, holding Pelu firmly in place—

Attacks from Void Transcendents seemed powerless, yet they easily led one to despair.

With her body being invaded by phantoms, Pelu smiled slightly:

"No need to worry; in the rift, I've learned the strongest Heart Release!"

"The strongest Heart Release?"

The Little Raven was astonished.

Wasn't Pelu a Lamp Phase?

Could she also perform a Heart Phase release?

"Correct, it's called the Great Summoning Technique!"

Facing the powerful Nether River Ferryman, Pelu smiled faintly, and called out with the wind:

"Qi, come!"

"..."

The Nether River Ferryman turned his head.

Whoosh!

A black shadow swept across, cutting a kilometer-long gash in the air, dispersing the black mist before their eyes—

Its speed was such that no one present could catch a glimpse of it.

The Nether River Ferryman had not even initialized virtualization before his monstrous body was severed—

And the bodies of the seven pirates had been utterly crushed.

The wind slowly stopped.

What happened?

Wait!

The Little Raven raised her head in shock.

She looked at the familiar figure before her, her body trembling uncontrollably, and stammered:

"Qi, Qi..."

Chen Qi looked down, sheathed the long blade, and a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth:

"Finally found you, Little Raven."