Chapter 165: Ruins Sea

Chapter 165: Ruins Sea

Although Gehrman Sparrow gave no visible reaction, Admiral of Stars Cattleya seemed to have noticed his inward astonishment and offered a simple explanation.

“That was flight—flight that made it impossible for the Death Knell to catch up.”

As she spoke, she discovered that compared with yesterday, Gehrman Sparrow had completely changed his attire: a round-neck shirt, a brown jacket, wide-legged trousers, and a dark flat cap. He looked less like an adventurer and more like a native resident of Bayam, the City of Generosity.

According to Nina, his clothes had been soaked by a huge wave the night before… Does he only have one decent outfit? Cattleya recalled the matter briefly and soon found the reason.

She was not surprised. In fact, she felt this suited Gehrman Sparrow’s madness perfectly—prepare only one set of respectable clothes, then spend the rest of his money on mystical items, Beyonder weapons, and spiritual charms, all for the sake of improving his personal strength.

“No wonder the Undying King gave up in the end. He was merely attacking a passing ship on a whim. He didn’t have enough hatred to drive him into chasing us all the way… Mm, veteran pirate admirals do still have a certain chance of escaping before one of the Four Kings…

“We’re almost there… Tsk, and I still haven’t completely digested it yet…

“Still, yesterday’s acting as the crazy adventurer Gehrman Sparrow seemed rather successful. The crew of the Future gave very positive, very enthusiastic feedback. I should be able to fully digest the potion in two or three days. And even once we enter dangerous waters, finding mermaids won’t be that easy. There’s still time…” Klein gave a slight nod, suppressed the urge to ask further questions, and prepared to walk past the Admiral of Stars toward the fixed long table to get breakfast.

Just then, he saw a pirate rush in carrying a lively blue-green fish, heading straight for a corner.

Sitting there was the Future’s second mate, Heath Doyle. His face was pale almost to the point of translucence, and his nose bridge was so high it looked faintly unnatural.

Pa!

The nearly one-meter-long sea fish was placed before Bloodless Heath.

Heath Doyle stretched out both hands and pressed the large fish down. His body bent bit by bit, his head lowering inch by inch, until his face pressed against the scales as if in a kiss.

Suddenly, the fish stiffened. Then, like a candle meeting flame, it rapidly melted into a revolting mass of flesh and blood.

That flesh and blood flowed like liquid into Heath Doyle’s mouth and spread over the surface of his skin.

Amid writhing too nauseating to watch directly, the large fish vanished completely—bones, blood, and meat—leaving no trace behind. Heath Doyle’s face became exceptionally clean, except that his lips abruptly turned bright red, like a rose in bloom.

Rose Bishop… The Sequence name immediately surfaced in Klein’s mind.

Cattleya, standing beside him, also saw the scene. She pushed up her glasses and said, “Every Rose Bishop needs to replenish enough flesh and blood. Only then can they fully make use of their Beyonder powers, and after being injured in an intense battle, they won’t lose control as easily.”

The corners of her mouth curved slightly as she added, “It’s just that the madmen of the Aurora Order prefer human flesh and blood. In truth, substitutes can be used.”

So this Bloodless, with a bounty of 7,600 pounds, really is lucky… Accidentally reaching Sequence 6 in a single step without mutating or losing his mind is one thing. Joining the pirate crew of the Admiral of Stars is another. Without this lady, who is pursued by knowledge, and the various hidden knowledge she has mastered, even if he never actively listened to the True Creator’s voice, he would sooner or later have turned into a monster because of his craving for human flesh… Klein sighed inwardly.

He increasingly felt that the Secrets Suppliant pathway—the Shepherd pathway—was…