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Chapter 853 - 853 78 Unfavorable Years_3

853: Chapter 78, Unfavorable Years_3 853: Chapter 78, Unfavorable Years_3 As for the power of the Ghost Ship, there was no need to introduce it at all.

Hudson, having skirmished with it once, knew it clearer than anyone else.

Having learned the Ghost Ship’s location, Hudson didn’t rush into action.

Slave contracts weren’t omnipotent; although they could enslave ghosts forcefully, spiritual power had to be supreme over these spirits to work.

Indeed, his spiritual power was commendable, but it could at best forcefully enslave a few ghosts of the same realm.

If the number increased, he would face backlash.

Controlling the ghosts to thereby control the Ghost Ship now seemed impracticable.

Hesitating for a moment, Hudson suddenly slapped his head.

Using his spiritual power to enslave those three Ghost Kings was unrealistic, but if Belsden and Maxim were to try, that would be a different story.

As Sanctuary Powerhouses, suppressing three ghosts weaker than themselves was no big issue.

They were all on the same side, and it made no difference who controlled the Ghost Ship.

Moreover, these powers couldn’t be exposed to the light of day and could only be used in secret.

Hudson believed he wasn’t the first person to eye the Ghost Ship, nor would he be the last.

Those ancient major clans, who didn’t have forces specially designated for dirty work?

While lost in thought, the ship suddenly shook violently, and the phrase “sea storm” immediately surfaced in Hudson’s mind.

This season was not the peak period for storms, but on the vast sea, any unnatural natural phenomenon was possible.

The patterns humans deduced only applied most of the time.

Encountering sudden extreme weather was simply bad luck.

Just stepping out of the ship, Hudson saw a sailor climbing the mast being thrown into the ocean, about to be devoured by the waters, until at last, at his suggestion, Maxim pulled the man back.

However, such lucky individuals who caught Hudson’s eye were in the minority.

For most, the first moment they fell into the sea marked the end of their lives.

The experts on the ship reacted swiftly, and it didn’t take long for people to leap up and forcibly lower the sails.

The ship’s rocking eased slightly, but under the mercy of the wind and waves, it could only drift along.

A fine fleet was forcibly scattered by the storm.

Two small warships, due to a step slow in their response, were directly capsized by the waves.

Byron, acting as the fleet’s commander, looked grim.

It was an inauspicious start; they hadn’t even encountered the enemy and had already been hit by a series of setbacks.

First facing an ambush from the Ghost Ship, and then a sea storm—there was no telling how bad their luck was.

Watching the fleet pushed forward by the storm, Hudson could only shake his head in secret.

Before the mighty power of nature, humans were indeed insignificant.

Using magic to forcibly control the ship was not impossible, but doing so, fighting against the storm, would greatly damage the hull, potentially ripping the ship apart.

Essentially, these were wooden sailing warships.

Even with Magic Formations reinforcing them, they lacked the capability to confront the storm head-on.

Glancing at Viscount Caryo in front of him, Hudson said nothing.

The fellow wasn’t helping command the fleet, hovering around him instead, clearly playing the smart aleck.

If the storm continued to intensify and engulfed the entire fleet, sticking with Hudson was undoubtedly the safest option.

No matter how severe the natural disasters, a Dragon Knight’s survival was guaranteed.

Even venturing into the heart of the storm, the Giant Dragon could still emerge unscathed.

“Count, with the storm this fierce, the fleet can only drift with the wind.

If it worsens, we might even see the fog in the Poison Dragon Sea Area blown away.

“Do you think we should retreat, or continue searching for the Pirates?” Caryo asked, currying favor.

The topic didn’t warrant much discussion.

Having come all this way, how could they return empty-handed?

“With such a good opportunity, we naturally have to visit Poison Dragon Island to see this legendary place that not everyone has the chance to see.

“As for those Pirates, I don’t think their situation is any better than ours.

Especially those merchant ships turned backwoods warships, their current predicament could only be worse.

“If we don’t encounter them, it’s simply not their time to die; but if we do encounter them, then we’ll just take care of them on the way.”

Hudson said casually.

Frankly, at this moment, he was truly interested in Poison Dragon Island.

Without the fog to obstruct the vision, the greatest danger was gone.

The perils on the island could be faced with the Dalton Family as cannon fodder.

Until everyone on the fleet died, Master Hudson wouldn’t be in danger.

…

“An island!”

“There’s an island ahead!”

Hearing the cheers from his subordinates, Savage Beard was nearly bursting with anger, yet he had to cheer along on the surface.

This sea area only had Poison Dragon Island, and the island before them was clearly their destination.

Being taken all the way to their end destination by the storm, how were they supposed to play this?

“Send the order down, let the fleet approach the island!” Savage Beard ordered reluctantly.

With the Clergy watching, cheering along a few times, no one would find it odd.

If he abnormally refused to land, it would immediately arouse the suspicion of the Clergy’s members.

In his heart, Savage Beard could only hope for the Dalton Family fleet to arrive sooner.

Otherwise, once the mission was completed, it would spell the end for this pirate group.