One day later, on the sea route to the Marine Headquarters.
Two merchant ships transporting Heavenly Tribute were sailing quickly with the wind.
Even the sails on the masts were raised to the very top, all to maximize the speed of the ships so that they could reach the Marine Headquarters as soon as possible.
Some Marines responsible for steering, as well as Bastille, who stood at the bow of the ship with a face full of wounds and bloodstains, would glance back at the cabin every so often.
In the depths of their pupils, a trace of urgency would occasionally be revealed.
In their eyes, as long as they reached the sphere of influence of the Marine Headquarters before Uchiha Kai changed his mind, then no matter how strong that Skeletal Demon was, he would definitely be unable to escape.
When that time came, they would also make a great contribution for this Heavenly Tribute being robbed.
Thinking of this, Bastille couldn't help but clear his throat and shout, "Keep a close eye on the direction and steer! Full speed ahead! We must get back to the Marine Headquarters within two days!"
The group of Marine soldiers immediately perked up. Although doing so would easily break the sails and masts, and even damage the ship's keel.
However, when they thought of the Skeletal Demon's terrifying strength, their hearts felt as if they were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, giving them a feeling of being unable to breathe.
However, as soon as this excitement sprouted in their hearts, the words that fell in their ears shook their nerves.
"Stop!"
The simple three words, mixed with an extremely cold tone, drifted out from the cabin.
Before everyone could react, what first entered their eyes was Kai, who was holding a staff and walking out slowly, showing himself in his Bone King form.
Seeing this sudden scene, the people present's faces changed drastically.
Bastille hurriedly stepped forward and explained, "Lord Ainz, we don't have any other intentions!"
"Intentions?" The soul fire in Kai's eyes suddenly turned and landed on Bastille, saying, "Do you think I would be interested in your foolish thoughts?"
Kai's current idea was to use the Marines to increase his influence on this world, thereby causing turbulence and obtaining more turbulence points.
So, he had tacitly approved of Bastille's actions of informing the Marine Headquarters.
However, how to find a glimmer of hope and turn the tables from the large net cast by the Marine Headquarters under this informing was what Kai needed to do now.
As Bastille secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his face changed.
This confident and fearless attitude made him even more unable to see through the mastermind who had planned the jailbreak in the Impel Down underwater prison.
Moreover, he couldn't understand why this person, who was clearly called Uchiha Kai in the information provided by Magellan.
Why, after using his Devil Fruit ability to become the Skeletal Demon, would he call himself Lord Ainz Ooal Gown.
However, faced with this series of confusions, Bastille hesitated slightly and then gritted his teeth and asked, "Lord Ainz, are you planning to change the route, or do you have other plans?"
In Bastille's eyes, since the other party knew about their little tricks in private.
Then, there must be some idea behind telling them to stop the ship now.
"I want to do an experiment and need your help!" The soul fire in Kai's eyes was jumping.
His gaze suddenly turned on the sea, and he slammed the staff in his hand heavily on the deck.
"Second-Tier Magic - Succubus's Charm!"
Dang! Scarlet magic circles bloomed rapidly under Kai's feet, and the Marine soldiers who were passed by couldn't help but retreat.
However, faced with the magic circles that swept past in the blink of an eye, they had just moved when they were covered by them.
An unusually strange smell quickly spread out on their bodies.
The bizarre scene made Bastille's face change drastically.
He hurriedly looked at Kai and shouted urgently, "What, what did you do to us? What is this experiment you're talking about?"
Having personally witnessed Kai's extremely strange methods, at this critical juncture, Kai's every move plucked at their heartstrings.
Hehe, please rest assured. This is a life-or-death experimental game. Of course, the stronger you are and the more skilled your cooperation is, the higher your chances of survival will be.
Conversely, you will eliminate 90% of the people. It's possible that all of you will survive, or it's possible that only one will be left, or perhaps all of you will die.
Kai chuckled, and as endless black mist swirled behind him, a specially made skeletal emperor's chair appeared behind him.
Then, under everyone's astonished gaze, he sat down with a great show of power.
Faced with everyone's surprised gazes, he slammed the staff in his hand heavily and said, "The Death Game starts now!"
Bang! The silent sea, the sound of low-pitched waves breaking, suddenly rang out.
One after another, enormous bodies shot out of the sea, casting huge shadows.
Their wide-open eyes turned blood-red, giving people a horrifying feeling.
"Wh-what exactly is going on?" Bastille's face turned pale.
Looking at the Sea Kings that were surging out wildly, the number of which reached twenty in the blink of an eye.
If this continued, what awaited them would be certain death.
"Hehe, don't think about escaping. The light that shone on you just now can stimulate these Sea Kings' brutal carnivorous nature. No matter where you escape, the outcome will be certain death." Kai played with the staff in his hand.
"So, there's only one path in front of you: to hold out for half a day under the attacks of these Sea Kings. During this process, I'll help you out a little, at least to make this game of mine a little more interesting."
"Now, Vice Admiral Bastille, use your Shark-Slicing name to its fullest, otherwise your outcome will be death."
Speaking of this, Kai slammed the staff he was playing with in his hand again, and the simple two words were spat out.
"Begin!"
"Roar!"
A deafening roar exploded like thunder.
As the sound fell, it completely aroused the ferocity of these Sea Kings.
What made them even more unacceptable was that the pink light on their bodies was even more intense than before.
It was as if they were shrouded in a layer of light clothing.
Faced with the approaching foul wind, Bastille's face turned pale, and he suddenly drew out the Shark-Slicing Sword and roared angrily.
"Ainz Ooal Gown, you demon!"
"Everyone, enter a level-one combat alert! Use the AB battle formation! We must persevere and go back alive to see our families!"
"Survive!"
"Open fire! Suppress their attacks! Snipers, aim for the weak points! Be sure to kill them with one blow!"
One after another, urgent calls rang out on the enormous deck.
Watching this scene, Kai's bony fingers gently tapped on the head of the chair.
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