Chapter 236: Chapter 223 The Viking Undead in the Mist

Da Fei’s vessel was forging ahead through the waves of the Ice Ocean, brimming with floating ice.

After breaking off from the fleet, the ship’s speed increased significantly. To be precise, the floating ice hardly posed a major obstacle for a medium ship. This was only to be expected; large ships are hard to steer and must control their speed in this environment, presenting a significant advantage for small and medium-sized vessels. Additionally, with Da Fei’s Master-level Navigation Skill and status as an Advanced Navigator, the ship’s speed was already not slow.

However, Da Fei was feeling extremely anxious at this moment. This should actually be the first time that Da Fei was entirely in charge of steering a ship on his own. The sort of drifting that occurred when he first left Newbie Island doesn’t count. Later, with Catherine and Anwen’s help, it was even less the case. In any case, he had to keep his cool now, especially with the underperforming Vice Hero Alicia watching over this great Captain. He had to keep his composure, poised and valiant.

The day passed without incident amid Da Fei’s heightened alertness. But Da Fei was certain: the calmer it is, the closer the crisis.

On the 22nd day, Fire Dragon Island was a mere stone’s throw away on the map! The yellow dots finally appeared in the sky; moreover, there was more than one! At this moment, Da Fei’s first instinct was to heave a sigh of relief, as if unburdened, and he couldn’t help but proudly exclaim: “My brilliant and valiant self, the inevitable has finally arrived!”

Damn it, inevitable my ass! This stupid feeling is like carrying an extra umbrella in the hope that it rains! This is a sickness that needs to be cured!

Enough said, there’s less than two days of voyage left from Fire Dragon Island. If they don’t set an ambush here, there won’t be another chance!

Da Fei immediately called for Alicia: “Prepare the fog, prepare for Mysterious Stealth Navigation!”

Alicia replied with a grave tone: “The duration of Mysterious Stealth Navigation is dependent on my Magic Power. Right now, with my Magic Power, I can maintain it for at most two hours, so Captain must choose the right moment.”

Da Fei nodded, remaining on full alert. Her two hours meant two actual hours in the game, which was only 12 real-life minutes. Of course, it was better than the 20 real-life minutes it took to assemble a Crossbow Cannon. A lot can happen in 12 minutes! He didn’t believe that his Divine Skill could be stopped.

Fog began to rise from the sea surface, and Da Fei was suddenly startled. What was going on? Did the Vikings also have high-tech? Or maybe they were not Vikings at all?

— System Prompt: You have entered a mysterious fog. Please stay alert!

Damn! Even a system prompt appeared! In just an instant, the fog had completely obscured Da Fei’s vision. As a high-end player, he knew, even if he used his butt to think, that the fog concealed a deadly threat!

No more talking, it’s time for Mysterious Stealth Navigation! Let’s all play hide-and-seek! No one can see each other!

Then Da Fei hurriedly asked Alicia, “Are there any bees left?” In this situation, he could only rely on bee navigation.

Alicia sighed deeply and took the hive out of her bag. The hive, no longer buzzing, now had only the last Queen Bee left after the rest were sacrificed in the battle where they blinded Skira. She patted the hive, and a slightly larger golden bee flew out, soon disappearing into the fog.

Alicia elbowed Da Fei aside and grabbed the helm: “I’ll take over!”

Da Fei responded with mixed emotions: “Indeed, you take over.” After all, he still couldn’t manage on his own.

Now, Alicia steered with a solemn expression, her eyes fixed ahead, obviously receiving information from the Queen Bee. The vessel glided silently through the fog, surrounded by the sound of splashing water, clearly the sound of oars hitting the sea.

Da Fei’s heart tightened. Pirates, as expected!

At that moment, Alicia’s forehead was beading with sweat: “Captain, there are far more enemies around us than we imagined! We might not make it through. Be prepared for failure!”

Da Fei was instantly dumbstruck. More than imagined? Were these the legendary Vikings who had not been seen in a thousand years? Fine, when he set out, he was already prepared for failure. He was the bait for landmines!

One minute passed, and Da Fei could clearly see a slender, low-lying silhouette brush past the ship in the fog. That design was unmistakably a Viking oar-driven longship! Indeed, it was the Vikings! But weren’t Vikings supposed to be loud and indomitable in battle? How come they were as silent as the grave? These pirates were too professional!

In the third minute, Alicia suddenly made a sharp turn, hiding the ship behind an iceberg and dropping anchor in an emergency. Then Da Fei heard the sound of oars against the water, coming like waves, and soon saw long, narrow silhouettes, one after the other passing by, like continuous train carriages.

Da Fei and Alicia looked at each other in shock, their sweat pouring down like rain. Damn, this isn’t how you play the game, is it?

Four minutes, five minutes, six minutes! Half the duration of Mysterious Stealth Navigation had passed.

In the seventh minute, the Viking ‘train’ finally passed.

Alicia quickly raised the anchor: “There are no more enemies ahead. Let’s break through!”

Let’s hope for a breakthrough!

Raising the anchor and setting sail took a grueling minute, making Da Fei incredibly anxious. He started to immensely miss the Magic Sail on the Flying.

In the tenth minute, Alicia’s voice trembled with tension: “Enemies are searching from behind again! They’re moving fast!”

Da Fei was speechless. The way ahead was a haze, prospects grim; what more could be said?

In the eleventh minute, the transparent figure of the ship began to blur, indicating the effects of Mysterious Stealth Navigation were about to dissipate. Rumbling noises of rapidly moving oars on water approached from behind. What the hell? Was this a carpet search operation? Why bother with searching? Couldn’t they just dispel the fog?

Alicia sighed deeply: “Captain, we can’t hide any longer. We aren’t faster than them. We’re about to fail!”

Fail? I won’t just sit here waiting to die!

Da Fei heaved a sigh and said, “Fine, this new ship has an emergency acceleration special skill we haven’t used yet. Let’s use it and then go out with a bang.”

Anlicia was surprised, “But once we use emergency acceleration, it’s hard to turn, and there are so many icebergs around–well, we’re doomed anyway.”

—-System Prompt: You have activated the “Galen Medium Armored Cargo Ship’s” special skill “Emergency Acceleration,” increasing the ship’s speed by 20%! The ship’s durability is starting to decrease continuously!

All you could hear was a thunderous roar from the ship, a red figure of -164 popped out, then the bow rose, and the whole ship churned up waves, suddenly speeding up like it had fitted propellers!

Amidst the ship’s vibrations, strings of red numbers like -14, -16, -17 kept popping up continuously! Damn, this vibrating sensation really feels like driving a motorboat!

“Wow!” Anlicia exclaimed, frantically turning the steering wheel!

The ship suddenly tilted; out of the fog, an iceberg loomed ahead!

“Ahhh!” Da Fei and Anlicia cried out in alarm, grabbing onto anything they could–clang! A loud impact, ice shards flying, -2431!

The ship narrowly scraped past the iceberg! That’s right, hard to turn doesn’t mean can’t turn! And a medium ship’s turning capability is pretty good too!

In that instant, Da Fei seemed to see in Anlicia the same poise Catherine had when dodging the waves in a storm–maybe this could work?

Da Fei was excited, “Come on! Anlicia, come on, you can do it! You’re a genius!”

Anlicia angrily said, “Let go!”

Da Fei was startled, whoops! Turns out I was accidentally hugging her from behind! Damn, what a chance and I don’t even know what tofu tastes like, what a wasted opportunity–as clueless as Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit!

Now, Anlicia was very skilled at maneuvering the ship, weaving through gaps between icebergs as the ship bumped and crashed through the waves, with a line of black, oar-driven ships pushing hard in pursuit behind us! Even with emergency acceleration activated, our ship was still not faster than the Viking oar ships!

Da Fei let out a long sigh; after all, I undertook a mission that was too advanced, and it’s deserved if we go overboard. It’s a pity to lose this treasure of a ship, that’s like losing a hundred or two hundred thousand RMB! But no worries, compared to the current market value of my in-game assets, this loss is negligible, just consider it a thrill for my wife. Who am I now? China’s number one!

As the distance between the two sides narrowed, Da Fei finally saw the rowers of the chasing ship clearly! Damn it! What’s this, aren’t those glowing green eyes unmistakably the Undead? Undead in signature Viking horned helmets! Viking Undead! Da Fei was shocked and dumbfounded for a moment!

And just then, a flash of white light on the ship!

—-System Prompt: Congratulations! Your “Galen Medium Armored Cargo Ship” has leveled up to level 1! Durability upper limit +300, speed +0.3.

Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched, the ship leveled up? It levels up by using the special skill frequently?

And at that moment, the distance between the ship and the Viking Undead warships behind us opened up just a little bit; the 0.3 speed bonus from leveling up made a difference! It turns out, that was all it took to make a difference!

Haha! Wahahaha! Exactly! It can work! It must work! Da Fei’s hope reignited brightly, “Keep going! Keep going!”

—-Clang! Another loud impact, -1211! The ship once again narrowly missed an iceberg!

—-System Prompt: Warning! Your “Galen Medium Armored Cargo Ship” is severely damaged and on the verge of collapse, please cease using the special skill!

Damn it! Can I stop? Da Fei gritted his teeth and commanded: “Charge!”

Just at that moment, Da Fei’s view suddenly cleared, blue skies, icebergs, and the vast ocean appeared once again–escaped the thick fog!

—-System Prompt: Congratulations! You have successfully broken through the mysterious fog, gaining +2,000,000 experience!

—-System Prompt: You have obtained information on Expert-level navigator.

—-System Prompt: You have obtained information on Master-level Navigation Skill.

—-System Prompt: Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 33, gaining +1 free attribute point, +1 Ranger profession attack bonus, +2 Life, +1 Skill Point, and +1 additional free attribute point from the Advanced Navigator Skill bonus.

—-System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Vice Hero Alicia has leveled up to 26! Gained …

—-System Prompt: Congratulations! Your Vice Hero Alicia has leveled up to 27! Gained …

Escaped the fog? Ignoring the long list of notifications, Da Fei turned to look back, only to see the mist dispersing, and the Viking Undead vanishing without a trace.

Da Fei laughed heartily to the sky! Not even the Viking Undead could stop me now! You weaklings! Wahahaha! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, your recommendation tickets and monthly votes on Qidian (wuxiaworld.site) are greatly appreciated. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.wuxiaworld.site to read.)