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

Chapter 541: Chapter 344: The Trembling Little Crow_2

She thought back carefully for a moment. The look in the Lamp Moon Sea Dragon’s eyes just now seemed not so much a desire to eat her but rather a hunger that craved feeding.

“These guys are such big eaters——”

Chen Qi clapped his hands.

Fortunately, they were now in a cooperative relationship with the Ice Demon Pirate Group.

Chen Qi and Fen had just used Water Elf One to salvage Extraordinary Materials from the battlefield above, exchanging them with the Ice Demon Pirate Group for a large amount of food.

If not for the Ice Demon Pirate Group, Chen Qi would have no idea where to find enough food to feed more than a dozen Sea Dragons.

The appetite of each Sea Dragon was truly astounding.

Dragons are really hard to keep… Chen Qi crossed his arms.

Even though he was constantly involved in big events, he had almost no savings.

The resources needed for legendary growth were hundreds to thousands of times those for a Third Rank.

Even with the help of Fen and the Lamp Moon Sea Dragon, saving a great deal on medicines and pharmaceutical expenses, the resources he needed for his growth were still far from enough.

If he wanted to practice Rift Slash, it would be best to consume some more Ice Phase items, letting his body adapt to the extreme cold conditions… Chen Qi thought silently.

At that moment, Fen patted Little Crow’s shoulder and passed her a round cake, asking:

“Want to eat?”

Witches’ food… Little Crow took the cake and said:

“Sure.”

Don’t eat it… Chen Qi wanted to speak up and stop Little Crow.

But it was already too late.

Little Crow ate the cake, and suddenly, a bizarre sensation combining milk, grass, and a sweetener pierced through her taste buds!

This felt like eating weeds right off the ground!

So disgusting, no, it should be said super disgusting… Little Crow looked at Fen, who was wearing a Witch Hat, swallowed the cake, and forced a bitter smile.

Fen confidently said:

“My cooking isn’t bad, right?”

Little Crow racked her brains to praise it:

“Yes, it has a kind of natural and pure taste of nature.”

Fen winked at Chen Qi, showing off her newly invented dish—Grass Witch Cake!

“Some people just don’t know what’s good for them. This cake can even improve your skin. Here, for you, I still have lots of Grass Cakes.”

Fen laughed and handed another Grass Witch Cake to Little Crow.

Witches really are as torturous as the rumors say… Little Crow struggled with the grass cake and once again put it into her mouth.

The ship docked, and Mechanic Bree began repairing the vessel.

It was time to talk about serious matters… Chen Qi leaned against the wall and asked:

“Little Crow, what did you want to say onshore?”

Chen Qi was certain that the Black Death Doctor must have conveyed some key information to Little Crow while they were onshore.

Fen twirled the Grass Cake in her hand, looking forward to Little Crow’s answer.

Little Crow glanced at the Witch and then at Chen Qi.

What to do, should she choose to betray the Black Whale Group?

Wait, I was never part of the Black Whale Group to begin with… Little Crow suddenly realized.

The Black Whale Group was immoral, and she had long been unable to stand it!

Besides, if she didn’t confess, the Witch would definitely force her to eat more Grass Cakes or even tie her up in a secret room for interrogation.

Given that, I choose to join!

Don’t be afraid, once, I too was his leader… Little Crow took a deep breath, straightened her back, and said:

“The Black Death Doctor wants me to be an undercover agent to track you guys, to extract information about the Witch’s Coffin from you…”

“Huh?”

A little flower of surprise sprouted on Fen’s head.

The pirates approached you to be an undercover agent too… Chen Qi suppressed the desire to make a sarcastic remark and continued asking:

“What specific information did you get?”

Little Crow honestly answered:

“Location, as long as we know your location, we can prevent you from entering the Witch’s Coffin and resurrecting the Ice Witch. No, to be precise, it should be to follow you into the Witch’s Coffin…”

The Witch’s Coffin… Chen Qi rubbed his forehead.

Now, including Palu’s relic, they possessed five Witch Relics, which qualified them for entry into the Witch’s Coffin.

Little Crow continued to reveal some information:

“According to what I know, inside the Witch’s Coffin, the Witch will be strengthened, and moreover, it will merge with an A-rank Rift during the Crack Tide…”

An A-rank Rift… Chen Qi touched his forehead again.

The Witch’s Coffin is considered one of the earliest A-rank Rifts in the Witch Sea, and deep within it lies the coffin of the Ice Witch.

Beneath the influence of the tides, countless phantoms wandered here, and even a Legend could easily perish in this place.

Except for “Witches”, within the Witch’s Coffin, all witches would receive a powerful boost.

Chen Qi asked curiously,

“Location? How do they go through you, straight to your location…”

At that moment, in Little Crow’s eyes, flashed six mechanical puppet-like arms.

“My blood, no, to be precise, the blood of all the higher-ups of the Black Whale Group is in the hands of the Blood Hunter…”

“Unless a complete blood transfusion is done, no one can escape the Blood Hunter’s shadow. As long as he wishes, he can track me down…”

Blood Hunter… Chen Qi’s pupils suddenly constricted.

In the Black Whale Group, both the Blood Hunter and the Nether River Ferryman were monsters in their own right.

He only needed a drop of blood and he could track anyone.

In the past era, it was the Blood Hunter’s hunting that intimidated many high-ranking officers of the navy, causing the many families that tried to dip their fingers in the Witch Sea business of Moonstone City to curl up like ants, which was what led to the Black Whale Group becoming such a colossal entity.

Little Crow continued,

“However, because of my research, the Black Death Doctor started the full-body blood transfusion experiment ahead of schedule, trying to endow the Blood Hunter with the power of great whale blood. Research takes time and cannot be interrupted…

Hmm… the Blood Hunter won’t be able to act for a short time, at least for two months.”

Research… Chen Qi closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

He vaguely remembered that after the Blood Hunter completed the experiment with the great whale blood, his power would be elevated once again.

As an edge hunter, once the experiment with the great whale blood was completed, his strength would break through from Legend to reach the realm of a Saint.

“Besides, I’ve also taken some potions, which enhance my Shadow Phase traits, but they’re highly toxic and impossible for a Third Rank Transcendent to resist.

I must take an antidote regularly, and this antidote can only be produced by the Black Death Doctor…

This is the method the Black Death Doctor uses to control weaker Transcendents.”

As Little Crow spoke, she suddenly paused.

She suddenly realized, was her decision to rebel a bit hasty?

From the moment she set foot on Black Whale Island and was seen as talented by the Blood Hunter, she had no way out and would have to live under the Blood Hunter’s dominance for life!

Even the Pirate General, who was preparing to flee, and the haughty Dragon Tamer King, couldn’t escape the Black Whale Group’s grip.

And what could she, a mere doctor, do?

Little Crow’s pupils contracted rapidly.

At this moment, she finally understood why the Black Death Doctor trusted her so much and was grooming her as his successor.

From the beginning, she had no way back!

Just like the navy felt confident making her an undercover agent because her beloved grandmother and her family were under the control of the Bei Country Meteorological Bureau.

In the research institute, she, hailed as a genius researcher, was always a pawn.

Little Crow’s breathing suddenly became a bit rapid, the long-cultivated sense of despair erupted violently at this moment.

“No…”

However, under the Witch’s gaze, she bit her lip, trying hard not to let her emotions of collapsing spill out.

Fen looked at Little Crow’s strange expression, lifted her hand like a mother comforting a wounded child, and said soothingly,

“Doctor, don’t be overly scared, they won’t catch you that easily.”

Witch… Little Crow hastily shook her head:

“No, no, they are monsters, especially Whale Father, he’s not human at all, but more like those bizarre Evil Gods described in legends…

Why, do you think…”

Chen Qi shuffled the dice in his hand calmly and said,

“Because, we’re going to topple the Black Whale Group, and the Blood Hunter, the Nether River Ferryman, they’ll all become stepping stones for us to ascend to Saint…”

Chen Qi planned out the next moves in his mind.

“…”

Little Crow looked at Chen Qi’s face and remained silent for a long time.

Is this meant to comfort me, the Witch and the Hunter seem quite nice… Little Crow felt a sense of safety for the first time in ages, a safety that meant not having to worry about being killed in her sleep out of the blue.

Then, Little Crow took out her surgical table and looked again at the blood and flesh tentacles on Chen Qi’s back, pursed her lips, and asked,

“Can we start the surgery now?”

A hint of surprise flickered in Chen Qi’s eyes:

“Now? Don’t you need any other facilities?”

This kind of flesh and spine modification normally required large medical equipment.

Chen Qi was originally planning to buy one, or perhaps steal one.

“Normally yes, if there are no relics…”

Little Crow took a deep breath and spoke very softly,

“In my backpack card, I have a set of Blood Mechanic Equipment, designed for flesh modification, equipment that can only be endured by a Legendary Body.”

“Hmm… This is what I’ve been saving to sell after I retire, to build a house and enjoy the latter part of my life…”