Chapter 1
After hesitating for a long time, Fang Senyan finally slowly reached out towards the mysterious cursed chest left behind by the Aztecs...

A minute later, Black and Reef, who were waiting anxiously outside, ready to respond at any moment, simultaneously received a notification: "Hidden main mission: Curse officially activated."

"Mission description: You have obtained the Aztec mysterious cursed gold coins. Barbossa and his incredibly ferocious subordinates have received the news in the first instance, and they will be able to locate you at any time."

"Hint: From now on, you must keep at least one Aztec gold coin for at least three days. After three days, each additional day will increase the mission completion rating, with a maximum of one week."

"Hint: Each of you must carry at least one Aztec gold coin. This gold coin cannot leave within thirty centimeters of your body, otherwise the mission will fail."

"Mission completion deadline: There are currently eighty-one hours, nineteen minutes, and seven seconds remaining. After the mission deadline, you can purchase an additional mission completion deadline for 10,000 universal points, but the extension is up to seven days. After seven days, it will be completely declared a failure."

"Mission failure penalty: You will be hunted by pirates on the Black Pearl for a week, and your income in this world will be deducted."

"Warning: The mission you currently have may conflict with the missions of certain contractors."

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In the quiet cave, there was only the sound of tides and the salty smell of the sea.

Fang Senyan swam in the water. The speed at which he was moving could be said to be neither fast nor slow, but there was an unprecedented leisure, just like a fish that had lived in the sea for a hundred years and would live for another hundred years.

Suddenly, he stuck out his tongue, and the taste buds quickly fed back a clear message.

That is, in addition to the original salty and fishy taste of the sea water, there was also a hint of iron-like astringency.

That was the taste of blood.

The sea water in the distance suddenly became turbid, stirring up the mud on the seabed, constantly surging, and then a vast ocean current roared in. It was only when it rushed to a short distance in front of Fang Senyan that people could feel the vast strength contained in the current.

That power was tangible and intangible, hidden in the water, and there was a feeling that it could not be resisted at all.

Even Fang Senyan at this time, facing this power, felt as if he was floating in the vast ocean, like an old lone boat, with the danger of capsizing at any time!

At the end of the sea current, there were many looming black shadows peeping over with malicious pupils. Among these black shadows, there were clearly two or three tattered human bodies being passed around. The heads, hands, and feet of those human bodies were bitten off, and the wounds were washed white by the sea water, looking particularly miserable. The clothes and trousers on their bodies had long been tattered, and at this time only a few strips of cloth remained.

In the process of passing, these black shadows would bite hard on the tattered human body like a burlap bag, just like the bandits in the real world like to only use a big bowl when drinking, filling it with wine and passing it around for everyone to take a sip. It was really a lively scene, full of passion!

These black shadows swam extremely fast in the water, and soon they gathered next to the stone jars that had been placed in the hall before, which looked like strange stone sculptures, constantly sniffing around.

The stone jars were originally filled with lamp oil, fat oil refined from mermaid fat. After the sea water poured in, the lights naturally went out. However, the fat oil in it was dissolved into the sea water and quickly volatilized in the ocean, and naturally attracted these black shadow creatures.

This is the chain of traps that Fang Senyan said before. The crew of the Black Pearl obviously used all the means that could be used to defend their wealth.

For Fang Senyan, he has now obtained the wealth of the crew of the Black Pearl, which means that if he can escape a second earlier, it is very likely that the success or failure of the mission will be affected by this second.

Therefore, even though those strange black shadows did not find Fang Senyan, the latter directly appeared in their field of vision, struggling to hold the stone box containing the Aztec gold coins and swam towards the outside exit. Only after approaching did he realize that these black shadows were somewhat similar to the creatures called dugong in the sea.

The dugong's body shape is indeed a bit like a woman. Its degraded forelimbs have a pair of relatively plump breasts next to its chest, and their position is very similar to that of humans. Therefore, when it occasionally rises and reveals its upper body on the surface of the sea, it really looks a bit like a woman from a distance.

Therefore, it is often mistaken for a mermaid.

However, at this time, the backs of the dugongs that Fang Senyan saw were also covered with black and shiny carapaces, and their hands and feet also had quite sharp claws, which looked very fierce at first glance. The three haifa who had escaped earlier died in the hands of these black dugongs, and at this time they had been devoured without a trace.

The only thing that is gratifying is that the pirates' counterattack also seemed to have caused damage to several dugongs. Traces of viscous, ghostly blue liquid flowed out from the cracks broken in their carapaces, lingering in the sea water. But it was still crystal clear and shining, like stars.

Fang Senyan didn't have time to waste time with these ferocious gregarious creatures, so he directly pulled out Ambition. The ink aura of Paul the Octopus immediately enveloped his body. The aura of the sea overlord immediately surrounded his body. The surrounding sea water also faintly condensed into a huge transparent octopus image with teeth and claws, revealing its domineering aura.

However, these dugongs are also highly intelligent creatures, and their gregariousness is extremely strong. Although they also felt Paul's power, they were only afraid of shrinking back. However, their mouths let out fierce roars, gathering together in groups of three or five to embolden themselves, and then swimming around Fang Senyan, definitely not like creatures like the chupacabra who would immediately run away at the sight of the wind.

This situation is very common in nature. For example, a leopard naturally has to retreat three houses when it encounters a tiger, but when a pack of wolves gathers, it is often the tiger that retreats.

Fang Senyan had expected this kind of thing before, but he estimated that the creature that came was a mermaid instead of a dugong. That's why he didn't let the others stay to avoid unnecessary losses. Paul the Octopus is also a top overlord-level creature in the Caribbean Sea, and it may not be able to deter these creatures, but protecting Fang Senyan alone should not be a problem.

Facing these dugongs gathering around, Fang Senyan also made a fierce expression, clenched his weapon, twisted his face, revealed his teeth to show his power, and then very simply carried the stone box containing the Aztec gold coins and swam out. These dugongs seemed very unwilling to let the food that they had obtained escape, and they gathered around one after another. Although they were still clearly shocked by Paul's aura, the fierce light in their eyes was even more obvious.

Fang Senyan held the Aztec stone box with one hand, and then suddenly drew his knife! The dark blue light of the knife was immersed in the sea water, giving it a deep and eerie feeling. A dugong was a little closer and was slashed down by Fang Senyan with a single knife!

Probably because there was Paul's bonus in the sea water, this knife was swung out silently. Only a straight and shrill slash afterimage was left where the blade passed, and it completely disappeared after a while.

The dugong that approached tentatively opened its mouth wide, looking very painful. A series of bubbles emerged from its mouth, and its tail shook desperately, and it retreated sharply in the water! The carapace on its body made a slight sizzling sound, its left arm drooped weakly, and then a clear crack appeared on the carapace, and ghostly blue blood kept pouring out.

This chicken-killing knife immediately deterred the other dugongs who were eager to try. Fang Senyan held the long knife in front of him, his face grim, and the surrounding water formed a toothed and clawed transparent giant octopus shape to protect him in the center, and then struggled to swim out.

To be honest, that stone box was really not light. If Fang Senyan was not a contractor and had more than 7 points of strength, then he really wouldn't be able to swim and carry such a bulky thing at the same time.

Seeing Fang Senyan swim away, there were still some black dugongs with fierce eyes who followed from a distance. At this time, the corpses of the three pirates had been completely devoured by these brutal guys, and the blood obviously aroused their unsatisfied ferocity, wanting to keep Fang Senyan and have a feast.

However, Fang Senyan was not the same as the people these guys had encountered before, so how could he be an object they could covet? He retreated steadily and cautiously, never revealing any flaws. When he followed the current out of the cave, the Zhenyuan was already waiting there, and the Greenland weapon immediately let these greedy black dugongs know the end of being greedy.

Black grabbed Fang Senyan's wrist and dragged him onto the lifeboat. Reef struggled to pull up the stone box full of Aztec gold coins, and the entire boat immediately sank down at least two or three inches. Reef opened the stone box with exquisite patterns, and his face was immediately illuminated by the brilliant and seductive golden light.

"Oh, boss, you actually wiped out their lifeline in one fell swoop?"

Fang Senyan's expression at this time seemed a little stiff and wooden for some reason: "Taking one gold coin and taking a box of gold coins has the same meaning. Anyway, it will make those guys on the Black Pearl so painful that they want to tear us into pieces... Did you get the things I asked you to prepare before?"