At this moment, the sun had fully risen, its warm rays dispelling the morning mist over the sea.

Even with everyone suffering from the debuff brought by daylight, Basem still boldly launched an attack.

Boom——

With a wave of his long staff, Basem's short frame unleashed unparalleled might, making the air itself rumble with thunder.

"Go! Take care of those small fry so I can have a little fun with our great 'Prophet'!"

Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Behind him, "Leopard Cat" Luunk and "Bone Breaker" Tampas leaped up, pouncing down from the tall poop deck.

As senior enforcers, they wore rune bandages similar to Basem's, with a faint extraordinary spiritual light flickering, reducing the sunlight's impact far more than on ordinary "Corpse Monsters."

Among them, "Leopard Cat" Luunk had just entered when "Iron Bone William," well-prepared, blocked and lured him away, leaving behind flickering afterimages as they jumped onto the main mast, battling fiercely.

Bang! Bang! Bang!...

As though intending to shatter the deck, the other "Bone Breaker" Tampas, head buried, charged menacingly like a rhino towards the three individuals.

"Gary!"

"Got it, Boss! Huah——"

With a roaring shout.

Gary took a heavy step forward beside Aiven, clad in black and red hard leather armor, holding not his original standard longsword but a gleaming wheel battleaxe.

With a tall and robust physique, his entire being exuded a showy and domineering aura!

This was the equipment specially configured for him by Aiven, taking into account his traits after completing an extraordinary transformation using the "Sea Monster Fruit." Even with decent relations with the Saint Martin Island Naval Base, acquiring this set of equipment for extraordinary individuals cost Aiven quite a bit.

What a pity.

Unable to acquire heavy plate armor that could encase a person like a tin can for now, otherwise Gary's combat power and battlefield survival would reach another level.

However, dealing with the current situation was more than enough!

Taking a step forward, Gary's short hair stood on end like spikes, his pupils suddenly contracted, and his physique expanded by a sixth as if inflated.

The slightly loose black leather armor tightened abruptly, outlining Gary's granite-like solid and heavy muscular curves.

The exposed skin turned crimson, with scorching steam exhaling from his mouth.

Roar——!!!

Like a ferocious beast, wielding the wheel battleaxe, it charged headlong towards——"Bone Breaker" Tampas with a ferocious gust.

Amidst the thunderous giant steps, it was as if two prehistoric beasts crashed head-on into each other.

Boom——!!!

The transmission of savage force shook the battleship underfoot three times.

At this moment, all techniques receded to the background, and Gary's only thought was how to most efficiently unleash the overwhelming power almost exploding inside him.

"Bone Breaker" Tampas showed no weakness either, with iron gauntlets like two heavy hammers, fiercely colliding with the wheel giant axe.

Every move from both men carried earth-shattering destructive power, in stark contrast to the other two agile extraordinary beings who hardly destroyed anything.

"Oh? Very good!"

Seeing his capable subordinates restrained, Basem gently praised from above, but he too finally moved his feet, for the first time facing the two very young opponents.

Young, handsome, bursting with heroic spirit, and possessed of enviably vigorous life force!

"All of this... shall be mine!"

Buzz——

Before he could personally launch an attack, Aiven had already torn off his captain's cloak and rushed forward first, his figure flickering into a series of afterimages.

The ruby staff in his hand shot forth like a lone sail amidst the waves, aiming directly at Basem's head.

At this point, all words were redundant. After this battle, only the distinction between victors and vanquished, the living and the dead remained.

The outcome was winner takes all!

And behind him.

mico——

Milan also timed his assist well, with a high-pitched curse, a dazzling sun suddenly appeared at his fingertips, bright enough to momentarily blind even in daylight.

[Witchcraft: Strong Flash Skill!]

As a wizard of the "Prophetic School," this was one of the few auxiliary "aggressive" witchcrafts he could master. Facing away from him, Aiven was unaffected, but Basem, facing directly, couldn't avoid it and was directly hit.

Facing the siege...

Basem couldn't dodge in time, so he instinctively raised the Golden Staff with a force disproportionate to his short stature, attempting to escape Aiven's fatal strike to the head.

Whoosh——

Since the opponent was successfully blinded, Aiven didn't choose to retreat cautiously. Instead, he leaped up to avoid the heavy Golden Staff, then sprung the mechanism of his staff, holding the rapier to fiercely pierce Basem from above.

"Heh heh!"

Unexpectedly, the Golden Staff churned up a whirlwind and suddenly turned, as if it had eyes on its own, thrusting viciously toward Aiven's position in mid-air.

Clang——

In mid-air, Aiven held the rapier in a reversed grip with his right hand, and his left hand against the hilt, firmly blocking the powerful strike. However, the immense force knocked him flying.

Fortunately, the weapon in Aiven's hand was an Extraordinary Weapon, thin yet resilient enough to ward off the blow without sustaining any damage.

"How is that possible?!"

Both Aiven, who was floating backward in mid-air, and Milan, who charged up with a Longsword, let out a low cry. How could someone blinded by the Flash Skill still make such a precise attack?

Basem, though unaware of the saying "the villain dies because he talks too much," likewise had no habit of explaining to his enemy.

With eyes closed, yet seemingly still able to see, the short Basem wielded the heavy Golden Staff like an invincible ancient warrior, pouncing fiercely on the just-landed Aiven.

Name: Basem

Identity: Pirate Captain (Battleship "Skeleton Tomb")

Tier: Tomb Guard (Tier 2 Peak)

Attributes: Constitution 4.3

Strength 4

Agility 3.2

Spirit (Unknown)

Skills: Staff Technique, Corpse of the Living Dead, "Corpse Monster" Transformation Technique...

After a brief exchange, the "Data Visualization" already displayed Basem's physical data.

Over more than a month, Aiven completely digested the "Essence Fruit" and, combined with intense sparring with Gary and Milan, and most importantly, the perfect body monitoring by "Data Visualization," allowed Aiven to fully utilize his resources.

Now, his four-dimensional attributes had increased to:

Constitution 2.82, Strength 2.61, Agility 3, Spirit 0.84.

His Agility Attribute had reached beyond the threshold of a Senior Knight at 3.3, and the Spirit Attribute enabled him to reach the late stage of a true apprentice, seamlessly constructing the ninth essence "Foundation" of the "Life Tree Meditation Method."

A mere Essence Fruit derived from a Sea Monster increased Aiven's four-dimensional attributes by 0.52, 0.5, 0.5, and 0.29, respectively.

Although the effect of the remaining twelve small fruits averaged out to be less potent than the first, and the attenuation between attributes varied, it was still a significant boon, possibly saving Aiven at least a year of focused growth.

Focused and undistracted self-cultivation over a year.

Maybe after a few more months, once his body fully digests these Sea Monster essences, Aiven might consider consuming another such fruit. However... the prerequisite is that Aiven can luckily kill another Sea Monster!

Moreover, to achieve such instant results, relying on Small Species may not be secure enough.

With the further activation of the "Wild Talisman," Aiven's Agility Attribute reached 3.6, creating a localized advantage over the powerful Tier 2 Peak Transcendent.

What an arduous journey!

This data comparison marked a milestone for Aiven. At least in the future among the Tier 2 Limit Official Transcendents with 5 as their cap, it would be difficult for him to be directly overpowered in attributes.

Facing the lunging Basem and the earlier approaching Golden Staff, Aiven's heart was as tranquil as a still ancient well.

[Sword Style: Jumping Wave!]

For a Swordsman like Aiven, who excelled in agility, remarkable swordsmanship had long allowed him to bridge the attribute gap with formidable foes.

Now, with his attributes surpassing theirs, every slight Agility advantage would be magnified to a demoralizing extent for his adversary.

Especially when the opponent was merely an amateur dabbler in martial arts!

Step!

Sizzle——

As Aiven landed, deftly dodging the strike of the Golden Staff, two phantoms like frames skipping past flashed by Basem, producing long, dark blood marks under each of his ribs.

However, having succeeded with the strike, Aiven's expression subtly shifted.

For even with the sharp and unparalleled Extraordinary Weapon in hand, which should have sliced through his opponent's flesh and severed his bones with ease like cutting through butter,

Yet the sensation transmitted through the rapier felt like cutting through thick rhinoceros hide with a rusty machete... exceptionally strenuous!

"There's something strange!"

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