Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1704: Chapter 54: The Last Conscience of the Sea Demon Clan

One by one, the underwater city warriors fell, accompanied by the sea demon warriors falling as well. Lady Kaia panted heavily and finally pulled a military dagger out of the chest of a nightmare sea demon.

The battle ended at this moment.

Lady Kaia looked around and saw that although all the sea demon warriors had been wiped out, there were few underwater city warriors left… Besides her, only five wounded warriors were barely standing.

“Damn it, we got tricked by that old man Jin Kailun!” The leader of the warriors, covered in wounds, spoke angrily, “Lord Kaia, what should we do now?”

“Replenish ammunition as quickly as possible, Jin Kailun must be found.” Lady Kaia’s eyes gleamed coldly, “What His Majesty desires, even more!”

Just then, an underwater city warrior, who was frantically using a military dagger to stab the bodies of the sea demon warriors, suddenly shouted loudly, “Lord Kaia, we haven’t found the body of the sea demon royal here… It’s missing!”

“That coward must have escaped in the chaos!”

“Pah! I’ve been fighting for so many years and never seen such shameless sea demons, and it’s a royal!”

“Enough! The priority is to pursue Jin Kailun, follow up! Our companions’ bodies can only be placed here for now, and we’ll retrieve them later!”

With Lady Kaia’s order, the remaining people hurriedly pursued the direction in which Professor Jin Kailun had escaped.

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Despite Jin Kailun’s appearance as an old dodder, once he exposed his combat abilities, his moves were not much less than those of the elite warriors.

He had been running with Longgang on his back for half an hour before he found a hidden cave to restore his strength.

This adventure was risky, but the rewards were enough to offset the losses… After all, his identity had already been exposed early, and it was no longer necessary to continue using Professor Jin Kailun’s identity in the future.

He was now Master Karen and needed to think about how to convert the proceeds of this action into benefits for the organization—the retrieval of Longgang was undoubtedly the most beneficial. The urgent matter now was contemplating the means of escape.

“As for this thing, what exactly…” Master Karen wondered, looking at the metal box in his hand, and couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.

As far as he knew, the primary aim of Louis XXXIX this time was for Longgang to carry a certain virus into the sea demon royal court. Unconditional release would undoubtedly arouse suspicion on the sea demon royal court side, so what the Emperor demanded from the sea demon royal court must have some importance… The key was, what was Longgang’s identity in the sea demon royal court that warranted a significant price from them?

It’s a pity that at this moment, Longgang was vacant-eyed, unlikely to help him regain clarity in a short time… Master Karen furrowed his brows, fearing that this action wouldn’t yield a colossal gain as imagined.

He wanted to immediately extract the virus implanted in Longgang’s body but was hampered by the absence of suitable tools.

Thinking through, Master Karen recalled Konghai… Emperor’s side might not yet be aware of the theft—of course, if he couldn’t contact anyone, it likely meant Konghai was already captured by the underwater city emperor.

Opening the communicator, Master Karen anxiously awaited.

Soon, to Master Karen’s surprise and delight, Konghai connected to his communication request, and—

“…What, you weren’t with the underwater city emperor?… Where are you now? Send me your coordinates first… I need that [Flywheel] you took away! Listen, my identity is completely exposed now, so from now on, we need to flee.”

Master Karen said a lot, but Konghai simply responded with: “Waiting for you.”

Master Karen was not angry; Konghai was always like this, speaking little in normal times—Master Karen himself couldn’t figure out Konghai’s origins.

This mysterious youth was indeed picked up during one of his deep-sea outings—a time when Konghai forgot previous matters, and subsequently, he took him in.

Over the years, Konghai’s appearance hasn’t changed at all, which astonished Master Karen—he kept Konghai largely to unearth his secrets.

Obviously, many times Konghai would help him with some things, which was another reason Master Karen kept him.

Thinking, Master Karen intended to leave this hiding place immediately… but shortly, he heard activity outside.

“Impressive how fast Kaia tracked me down…” Master Karen chuckled wryly… Lady Kaia, whom he trained, made him conflicted over pride and helplessness.

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A petite, exquisite figure flipped in the air and then landed… Princess Liuge threw both light sabers in her hand to the ground. After the intense battle, these weapons were effectively scrapped.

Mainly due to the acid from the squid monsters’ secretions corroding them.

Despite the weapons being scrapped, simultaneously, the two squid monsters had also fallen to the ground… Their giant eyes were punctured, and torrents of blood were spreading, polluting the surroundings with an intense stench.

Their life force completely gone, Princess Liuge frowned and approached one of the squid monsters. But just then, she suddenly kicked up a stone from the ground, grabbed it, and then threw it out.

The stone punched through the air with a sharp noise, and in the next moment, broke a massive stone pillar in the mine.

“Come out.”

Among the falling debris, Princess Liuge said calmly.

In the cloud of dust, a figure slowly stepped forward—raising his hands, without any intention of fighting back—the sea demon clan’s Bashacrown Prince!

Seeing Princess Liuge kick up another stone and hold it in her palm, Prince Bashacrown said in panic, “It’s me, Bashacrown… Please don’t hit the wrong person, Second Royal Sister!”

“Who is your Second Royal Sister?” Princess Liuge flicked the stone out of her fingers.

The stone whisked past Prince Bashacrown’s cheek, slicing a significant cut—His Royal Highness grimaced in pain, clutching his face and crying out.

“Not being one is fine, but why hit me!” Prince Bashacrown said, face full of grievance, “I’ve never offended you… Among all the princes and princesses in the royal court, I’m the most useless, always following the crowd!”

Seeing Princess Liuge lift another stone, Prince Bashacrown’s face changed slightly, and he quickly zipped his mouth.

Princess Liuge scoffed, not flicking another stone, only saying coldly, “What have you returned for? You’re not here to exchange people and go back, are you?”

The Bashacrown Prince also did not step forward to exchange pleasantries, but merely stood there, contemplating, “I’ve been wondering how the Emperor of the Undersea City managed to contact the Royal Court for this negotiation… After seeing you, I suddenly understood.”

“What do you understand?” Princess Liuge said calmly.

The Bashacrown Prince squinted his eyes and said, “There are rumors that Second Princess Liuge failed when she led an army to attack the Undersea City and was captured. Over the years, there has been no news, and people speculate that Princess Liuge might have perished in the Undersea City. Now, it seems, this speculation might be incorrect?”

A faint smile appeared on Girl Liuge’s face… The Bashacrown Prince didn’t approach, but she slowly walked over, “And then?”

“There is no ‘and then’!” At this moment, the Bashacrown Prince shivered all over and dashed forward.

Girl Liuge frowned, her fingers holding a pebble ready to flick, but just at that instant, the Bashacrown Prince suddenly fell to his knees and, using the momentum of his dash, slid all the way over.

“Second Princess, take me with you!” The prince exclaimed, tearfully and pleadingly, “Don’t those people call you Lord Liuge? You must hold a high position in the Undersea City, right? Sister, the Sea Demon Royal Court is truly not a place for people; those guys are fighting all the time for the siren king’s throne. Look, even someone like me, a mere nobody, has been swept up in the vortex; otherwise, how could a nobody like me be sent here to exchange hostages with the Undersea City!”

“You’ve already admitted you’re a nobody, why would I want you?” Girl Liuge said with a cold laugh.

“Because I’m the last conscience of the Sea Demon Clan!” The Bashacrown Prince quickly blinked, “I can flatter, I’m best at groveling and indulgence! I even come with a territory’s sea monster workforce, and I can help you as a spy for the Royal Court!”

Girl Liuge, however, let out a deceitful laugh, “Really, aren’t you afraid that I’ve been hiding in the Undersea City all these years just to gather intelligence, and I’ve always been loyal to the Sea Demon Royal Court?”

“Why hasn’t the Sea Demon Royal Court flattened the Undersea City?” The Bashacrown Prince suddenly asked.

“What are you saying?” Girl Liuge furrowed her brow.

The Bashacrown Prince shook his head, “If you really have been lurking in the Undersea City to gather secrets, why has every attack by the Sea Demon Clan over the years ended in failure, and even ended up being countered by the Undersea City?”

“Perhaps because I have yet to uncover the deepest secrets of the Undersea City, so I can only secure the Emperor’s trust by repeatedly slaughtering the Sea Demon Clan. In reality, my heart bleeds.”

“Oh heavens!” The Bashacrown Prince said, emotionally, “Why not let me share this burden of pain with you?!”

“You certainly are a talent.” Girl Liuge shook her head, then waved her hand, “I don’t need your help… Regarding my matters, you don’t need to keep them a secret; reveal what you want, spread what you will, even saying I’ve betrayed makes no difference— in truth, I indeed have betrayed.”

“True to Princess Liuge, even in betrayal, she’s still so confident and bold. How could I not follow you?” The Bashacrown Prince said passionately, “I have secrets about the Sea Demon Royal Court, which I can provide to the Undersea City.”

“What secrets?”

The Bashacrown Prince shook his head, “I can’t tell you now; I want to use them in exchange for my future life in the Undersea City.”

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you now?”

“If the Second Princess intended to kill me, you could have done so from the start.”

“No, you need to send Longgang back to the Royal Court.” Girl Liuge shook her head.

The Bashacrown Prince finally spoke, “The guy you’re talking about was kidnapped by someone; it was an old man in your team who turned traitor.”

“What are you saying?” Liuge furrowed her brow.

The Bashacrown Prince quickly said, “I saw it with my own eyes. Not only was Longgang kidnapped, but the items I brought to exchange were also taken by that old man.”

Whizz—!

Girl Liuge rushed out like a gust of wind, brushing past the Bashacrown Prince.

“Wait, Second Princess, what about me joining you?!! If you don’t say anything, I’ll consider it as you agreeing?” His Royal Highness the Prince shouted loudly at the rapidly disappearing silhouette of Girl Liuge: “I’ll really take that as a yes?!”

“Stay here and wait for me to return!”

Only a single sentence and a pebble sent flying in response to the Bashacrown Prince—the pebble struck the ground near him, instantly breaking the surface.

The Bashacrown Prince clicked his tongue inwardly… He waited for a moment, and when Girl Liuge didn’t reappear, he finally let out a slow breath.

After a while, the Bashacrown Prince plopped down on the ground, and at the same time, somewhere on the bodies of the two giant squid corpses, something suddenly began to bulge.

Soon, the bulging fleshy lump burst open, and two bloody things quickly crawled to the Bashacrown Prince’s side… without attacking, they crouched tamely in front of the prince.

“Almost got discovered…” The prince shook his head at this moment, then flicked his wrist, causing an item to fall from his wide sleeve.

A seamless metal box—just like the one he handed to Lord Kaya.

The Bashacrown Prince muttered to himself, “The Undersea City Emperor’s task is really not easy.”

With that, the Bashacrown Prince stood up, kneeled, and quietly left with the two bloody creatures.

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After the Bashacrown Prince left, a figure steadily emerged from the air… In the place filled with a strong stench of blood, Boss Luo No.3 took out a handkerchief, gently covering his nose, watching the departure of the Bashacrown Prince.

Thoughts are interconnected—in this dialogue between the Bashacrown Prince and Girl Liuge, meanwhile, on the other side at the underwater [lake], the Emperor of the Undersea City was also talking about the true secret of the Undersea City.

Boss Luo No.3 then turned to look at the two giant squid corpses.

He discovered something.

The essence of these two giant squid creatures is similar to the evil demon corpses he encountered with Su Zijun at an overseas seal, and also… similar to the bones on the rock walls flanking the fissure at that portal they followed Konghai to.

Evil demons of the sea.

“The Undersea City, the Sea Demon Clan… Deep-sea evil demons.” Boss Luo No.3 whispered to himself, “[It]… and Cicero’s gate.”

Stopped here.

Boss Luo No.3 suddenly smiled, then softly said, “It seems this will be quite a fulfilling day.”