Chapter 22 Analysis

Then, the sea monster "Chupacabra" actually came to a "sudden stop" on the surface of the sea, and then desperately beat the waves, turned around and fled.

Faced with such incredible things, the pirates couldn't help but be stunned for a while, but Fang Senyan and the others had seen far more bizarre things than this. They immediately reacted and refused to let go of this great opportunity to beat a drowning dog. While launching a frantic attack, they desperately cursed and drove the pirates to start their ships and chase after them.

Although the final result of the chase was not able to hunt down the Chupacabra on the spot, a chain shot that forcefully attacked the enemy's mast was successful, and it accidentally broke the guy's crocodile-like long tail!

In the Chupacabra's screams, the nearby seawater was immediately stained red with blood. It took the opportunity to dive into the deep sea, and a group of sailors cheered and carried the broken tail back to the ship.

The thickest part of this bloody long tail was like a wine barrel. The length of the broken tail was nearly six meters. The surface skin was very tough and thick, and the thickness of the cross-section was at least about two centimeters. The striated bright red muscles inside were still twitching and trembling, showing the huge explosive power contained within.

When Fang Senyan's finger touched this thing, he immediately received a prompt from the space: saying that it was an unidentified item to be identified. He knew that although this battle seemed to be a failure, it was definitely not a waste of effort.

Next, Fang Senyan arranged for several pirates who were proficient in swimming and had strong builds to ride in the lifeboat in front to clear the way. At this time, they were no longer afraid of the previous legends, and they jumped into the sea vigorously, using the knives they carried to cut off the giant Sargasso seaweed that was intertwined like a black net, and the one-eyed dragon Black Sail was in charge of this matter. Once he encountered any variables, he should be able to deal with them easily.

It is worth mentioning that these giant Sargasso seaweed have extremely tenacious vitality, so if they are just easily cut off, they will recombine in a few minutes. Therefore, the people behind Fang Senyan and the others shouldn't think about getting ready-made advantages.

As a guy who is proficient in maritime management, Fang Senyan is very clear about the principle of combining work and rest. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the *Sansei* could only sail forward slowly, he took out the rum and jerky and other foods that he had robbed, leaving the necessary number of people on duty, and held a brief celebration banquet. The pirates were allowed to rest and relax.

This order was of course unanimously supported by all the pirates. They began to cheer, and then quickly entered a state of rest, roasting the delicious jerky until it was oily in such humid weather, and after taking a bite, they poured a sip of rum, letting the fiery feeling spread from the surface of the tongue to the limbs... That kind of comfort is really only understood and cannot be expressed in words.

Fang Senyan walked around in the crowd, occasionally stopping to drink with people, saying a few dirty jokes to make his subordinates giggle *yin*, and kindly reminded them not to get drunk at this time, otherwise they would only be able to stay on the ship when they arrived at Tortuga. Seeing that everything was in good condition, he planned to go to the cabin to formulate a plan after arriving at Tortuga.

After Fang Senyan took a few steps towards the cabin and was about to open the door, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter from a group of pirates gathered not far away, but soon someone with a slurred tongue and a flushed face said seriously:

"You stustustupid donkeys! I reareareally know what thththe boss used to dridridrive that big guy away!"

"Hahahaha, stop bragging. You were on watch in the mast at the time. You didn't even knock off half of the monster's scales!" Several pirates began to laugh at him at the same time.

The lookout was very angry and said:

"It's precisely because I was in the mast that I could see more clearly than you! The boss used some method to call Paul! Or at least a phantom of Paul!"

"Paul?" A pirate asked suspiciously, "There are at least a million Pauls in this damn world. Who are you talking about?"

"Could it be that Paul?" A pirate's drunkenness seemed to suddenly wake up, and his voice became mysterious: "Nightmare Paul? Davy Jones' Paul?"

Everyone was silent, and their eyes began to fill with fear. As long as they had been pirates for a long time, they would have heard the legend of the terrifying giant octopus in the bar. In the Caribbean Sea, this guy is mentioned even more often than Davy Jones, because at least the Flying Dutchman is still a ship although this ship is very powerful and strange but the sea monster Paul this guy who launches attacks in the deep sea is completely a symbol of invincibility!

The lookout began to feel proud:

"That's right! Olit, I think it's necessary for me to correct your mistake in the name. Please call it the Guardian Paul! For other unlucky pirates, this giant octopus monster is still the unsolvable nightmare, but for us, it has now transformed into our guardian!"

Speaking of this, the lookout found that his speech had successfully attracted the attention of his surrounding companions. After taking a sip of rum, he began to wave his hands excitedly:

"I saw with my own eyes in the mast that just as the Chupacabra was about to capsize the ship, the boss pulled out a seemingly powerful single-barreled flintlock pistol in the sea and aimed it at this guy. At that moment, the seawater around the boss actually condensed miraculously. Hmm, it's hard for me to describe that feeling, it's like the seawater suddenly turned into a solidified transparent gel! I swear by the graves of my mother and father, the shape of that mass of seawater

was a huge octopus!!"

"Wow oh! Too cool!!"

"No wonder that monster wanted to run away!"

"One sucker on the powerful Paul's tentacles can suck out the Chupacabra's brains!"

"..."

Hearing this, Fang Senyan also had a feeling of sudden realization. He knew that what the pirate said should be the truth. This was the only explanation for why the Chupacabra escaped so decisively. According to Fang Senyan's analysis, Paul the Octopus had probably crossed the threshold of the seventh level of legendary creatures and was an existence of the eighth level. In the water, he might even be able to exert the strength of the ninth level!

Therefore, a mere third-level legendary creature encountered such a powerful guy, even if it was just an illusion, it would naturally run away in fear, just like a dog would be paralyzed when it smelled tiger urine.

The reason why the phantom of Paul the Octopus appeared was probably still on the weapon "Ambition". When Fang Senyan obtained it, he obtained this weapon through the Paul the Octopus roulette.

At that time, he had just joined the Flying Dutchman and could not gain Davy Jones' complete trust. Therefore, for the sake of caution, it was possible for Davy Jones or Paul the Octopus to leave their mark in this gun or do something, so that once they discovered that Fang Senyan was a spy or was going to be detrimental to the Flying Dutchman, they could take back this weapon at any time.

Obviously, the powerful force of space isolated the *linghun* imprint in this gun, so when Fang Senyan returned to this world again and pulled out Ambition! Naturally, he would activate the layout of Davy Jones before, and now Davy Jones and Paul's power should be even stronger, so just the aura leaked out was enough to make the Chupacabra run away.

Objectively speaking, Fang Senyan had a clear conscience and was very worthy of Davy Jones. At a critical moment, his reminder almost made Zi and the others' layout fall short. Therefore, when he entered the world this time, he dared to openly come forward under the guise of the Flying Dutchman.

After figuring out the key, Fang Senyan's heart was also suddenly enlightened, and he did not stop the lookout from continuing to embellish what he saw and heard, because this was undoubtedly very beneficial to Fang Senyan's maintenance of his rule on the ship.

At this time, Black Sail also led the pirates who cleared the way back. He was drenched all over, and there were gray-black marks on his hands and feet from being entangled by the giant Sargasso seaweed, and the edges were also red and swollen. Obviously, he had also suffered a lot. Black Sail then presented Fang Senyan with a white plate, and on the plate were six black thorn-like fruits, faintly emitting a green light, which at first glance felt like they should not be ordinary things.

"This is the root cause of why the giant Sargasso seaweed blocks the waterway at this time."

Black Sail bowed slightly and said respectfully to Fang Senyan.

"In this season, the Gulf Stream of Setmos will bring a large number of plankton, fish, and shrimp to this nearby sea area, which means abundant food, sufficient nutrition, and warm water temperature. This relatively stable temperature is also very conducive to plant reproduction, so these Dead Man's Hair will choose to float to the surface in a high-profile manner at this time, quickly bear fruit and reproduce offspring. As we all know, creatures in heat always seem irrational and crazy."

Fang Senyan smiled and said:

"These are their fruits?"

Black Sail nodded and said:

"In the entire Caribbean Sea, only a few people know the secrets of this, and I am one of them, and of course, now you have joined this ranks, sir."

Fang Senyan said thoughtfully:

"So, the monster called Chupacabra also came for these fruits? It regards these fruits as forbidden, and the reason for attacking us is, of course, because we have entered its hunting area."