Chapter 435: The Calamity Sealed Beneath the Eastern Sea!

Jiang Ke’er looked at the scene before her but didn’t act immediately.

‘If I recklessly reveal my true form, the decades-long vacation I’ve planned will go down the drain!’

She had to be indirect and put on some camouflage.

First, she changed her appearance, disguising herself with a slightly wild face. Then she tied a red bandana around her head and braided her hair into several strands.

She changed her clothes to pirate leather gear.

At her waist hung a coldly gleaming curved knife, and on her smooth thigh was a holster.

Inside the holster was a brown magic crystal gun, fully charged.

After checking herself in a mirror, Jiang Ke’er nodded in satisfaction and dispelled the Underworld Province Cauldron’s invisibility effect.

She leaped to the bow, looked down at the dumbfounded crew of pirates, and gave a proud smile.

“You should remember this day forever!”

“Because you almost caught the great—”

Splash~

Thump~

A wave slammed into Jiang Ke’er’s back, sending her crashing face-first onto the deck.

‘…mmp.’

Scramble scramble —she scrambled up from the deck in a fluster.

Furious and embarrassed, Jiang Ke’er pulled out her magic crystal gun and bang bang bang bang blew the heads off every pirate on the ship who had witnessed that moment.

“Sorry. You saw something you shouldn’t have.”

The girl quickly dried the water off herself to stop looking like a drowned rat.

When other pirates from beyond visual range heard the commotion and rushed over, they only saw Jiang Ke’er’s cool figure standing proudly at the bow.

“This ship belongs to me now.”

Jiang Ke’er gracefully blew the smoke from the muzzle and aimed her gun at the ship’s pirate captain.

The fat captain laughed. “You? Little girl, why don’t you serve your master…”

Bang—

A flash of magic crystal energy cut off the filthy words about to leave his mouth, sparing Jiang Ke’er’s ears.

The rest of his sentence he could only say to the Queen of the Earth.

‘Huh? Isn’t that still me…’ Jiang Ke’er rubbed her nose in annoyance.

The captain’s sudden death made the pirates tremble in fear. None of them dared to raise any objection to Jiang Ke’er.

Among pirates, the rule was that the strong ruled.

Since Jiang Ke’er was strong enough to kill the former captain with a wave of her hand, letting her be the new captain was no big deal.

Mainly because resisting was useless…

“From today onward, you’re my lackeys!” Jiang Ke’er declared proudly.

“I’m warning you—don’t try any funny business, or you’ll end up like your former boss. Got it?”

“Got it, got it!”

The crew nodded frantically like chicks pecking at rice.

“Get to work,” Jiang Ke’er said, sitting cross-legged on the ship’s rail. “You all know what to do with those fishermen, right?”

“Know it, know it!”

“Handle them carefully during transport! If they get bumped or bruised and the quality drops, I’ll use you as replacements!” Jiang Ke’er barked fiercely.

The crew didn’t dare disobey in the slightest. Their treatment of the captives immediately did a one-eighty.

They moved gently, preferring to take a few hits themselves rather than injure the captured fishermen.

They practically “invited” them into the cages, as if transporting works of art.

The fishermen were loaded into cages, hoisted onto the mast, and became one of the many caged prisoners standing upright.

Soon, a pirate cultivator of imposing presence and fierce countenance flew over.

He was clearly a minor leader. Landing on Jiang Ke’er’s ship, he looked up at the fishermen in the cages and nodded in satisfaction.

“Not bad. You’ve contributed a good number. The Grand Commander will reward you handsomely.”

“When does it start?” Jiang Ke’er asked, chin lifted expressionlessly, her gun slung over her shoulder, impatience clear in her voice.

“We can’t wait any longer.”

The fierce-looking pirate was clearly used to the lack of politeness among pirates. Jiang Ke’er’s impatience was practically child’s play in terms of negative emotion.

The more formidable a pirate, the more vicious they were—that was how they kept other villains in line.

The newcomer glanced at Jiang Ke’er, unable to understand how such a little girl could become a captain. No doubt she’d soon be devoured and discarded.

“The numbers are enough. It’ll happen soon. Quietly wait for the Grand Commander’s orders,” he replied.

With that, he prepared to head to the next ship to check the situation.

“I want to see the Grand Commander,” Jiang Ke’er said.

“What do you want to see the Grand Commander for?”

“I want to become the Grand Commander,” Jiang Ke’er said matter-of-factly.

“All I have to do is kill him, right?”

Pft—

The fierce pirate burst out laughing.

“The Grand Commander will be out soon. Good luck.”

There were always these inexplicable fools who got arrogant after bullying a few fishermen without cultivation bases, thinking they were invincible.

If this little girl dared to challenge the Grand Commander… it’d probably be interesting to watch.

“Wait, don’t go,” Jiang Ke’er called the fierce pirate back again.

“What now?” He was starting to get annoyed with her. If she weren’t a girl, he’d have struck already.

“Did you just laugh at me?” Jiang Ke’er gently stroked the barrel of her gun.

“Yeah, I laughed. So what?”

Bang—

A meteor-like streak of light tore through the night sky. The fierce pirate’s eyes went wide—on the bridge of his nose between his eyes was a finger-wide hole.

Through the hole, you could see the stars behind him.

He toppled backward into the sea with a splash .

The surrounding pirates were stunned.

“Boss, you just… killed someone from the Grand Commander…”

Jiang Ke’er raised a slender eyebrow. “He laughed at me.”

“But he’s the Grand Commander’s man!” the crew wailed.

“That’s the Whale Bone Group! The most powerful force in the East Sea! And the Grand Commander is the strongest man in the whole East Sea! We’re doomed, we’re dead for sure…”

“It’s fine. I’ll go kill the Grand Commander later,” Jiang Ke’er said calmly.

“…”

‘Where did this lunatic come from? Which captain forgot to lock up his crazy noble lady and let her out to wreak havoc? Why did she have to pick on us of all people?!’

Amid the crew’s utter despair, time flew by.

Then, the formidable figure revered as the Grand Commander appeared silently under the night sky.

“This is a great day!”

The Grand Commander’s voice rang out with passion.

“The East Sea shall welcome its true master! To hell with the Dragonkind—from today, they’ll be driven out of the East Sea!”

“The power of the Heavenly Demon will fight alongside us! It will sweep away all the scum who dare to set foot on our territory!”

“Brothers! Sound the horn of counterattack!”

“Take back everything that belongs to us!”

Roar—

The excited pirates let out a rousing shout.

They raised their wine and curved knives high, reflecting the night fires on the sea surface, and turned their heated gazes north.

Jiang Ke’er had planned to shoot him right then, but she heard the Grand Commander suddenly grow fanatical, spreading his arms and shouting hoarsely:

“Come forth! The sealed calamity of destruction beneath the East Sea!”

“Come forth! As our tribute to the Heavenly Demon—the Heavenly Demon’s servant, Lord Klaus!”