Global Superpower: Getting Stronger through Reading - Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Mandara Poison

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

A head had fallen to the ground.

Everyone present looked at this beautiful yet swift woman in surprise. Even Lin Bai was a little confused.

What was she doing?

Lin Bai was filled with questions.

Could it be that she was really helping him to seek justice?

After Captain Sol reacted, he glared at Su Ya with wide eyes. “Killing someone on my ship? Aren’t you being a bit too presumptuous?”

Meanwhile, some of the crew members present had complicated emotions.

The crew member who was killed merely offended Lin Bai and ended up like this. Who would have thought that this beauty would be so vicious?

Moreover, she was actually protecting this young man called Lin Bai… These crew members could not help but feel envious.

However, she couldn’t kill the innocent for her lover either!

Was this the male version of a femme fatale?

The crew members had already come up with a drama in their minds.

“Men, throw them into the sea!”

“The Ice Cabin is not a place for young people like you to behave atrociously.”

Upon hearing Captain Sol’s order, the crew members finally snapped out of their fantasies and slowly began to surround Lin Bai and Su Ya.

These crew members were all seasoned veterans and had gone through countless trials and tribulations. Thus, they were strong and could not be underestimated.

Meanwhile, Lin Bai was rather nervous right now. These crew members were not some small fry to begin with. Coupled with the absolute advantage in numbers, he did not know if they could deal with it.

Just as Lin Bai was about to attack, Su Ya moved before him.

With a dagger in hand, Su Ya charged straight into the crowd of crew members. However, the crew members were well-trained. Coupled with the fact that Su Ya was outnumbered, she was soon thrown into disarray and could only defend herself pathetically.

Lin Bai was furious. Were these crew members actually bullying a girl in front of him?!

Thus, Lin Bai exerted force in his legs and charged into the crowd. He pulled Su Ya out, then stood in front of her to protect her.

Upon seeing this, a crew member could not help but mock, “What? Aren’t you a pretty boy who only knows how to hide behind women? Are you acting like a hero saving a beautiful woman now?”

Lin Bai ignored him. Instead, he secretly activated the Spirit of Nature.

[Spirit of Nature: Weather Control!]

Lin Bai waved his hand. Then, a gust of wind blew over, blowing towards the gathered crew members. The crew members instantly lost their balance and fell to the ground, looking extremely miserable.

“Are you playing dirty?!” A crew member stumbled to his feet. He stared viciously at Lin Bai, preparing to counterattack.

Meanwhile, Lin Bai looked back at the crew member indifferently and said, “If you move again, I will have lightning strike down on you.”

“Hahahahahaha!” The crew member couldn’t help but laugh. “Who do you think you are? How can lightning strike so easily?!”

Lin Bai did not comment. Instead, he gently pointed at the sky.

The crew members looked up in the direction Lin Bai pointed. A large dark cloud was hovering over the Ice Cabin. A storm was coming.

“Do you think that the wind just now was just to blow you all down?” Lin Bai laughed.

The crew member trembled. He naturally understood the hidden meaning behind Lin Bai’s words. The strong wind just now had blown the dark clouds in the distance to above the ship!

The crew members could not help but feel a chill run down their spines. The seemingly harmless youth in front of them was actually able to send chills down their spines.

“Calm down. I believe Su Ya won’t kill for no reason,” said Lin Bai. Then, he cast his gaze towards Su Ya behind him.

Su Ya stretched out her hand and pointed at the waist of the dead crew member. There was a gray cloth bag there.

Sol was the first to sense this. He was about to remove the cloth bag and investigate.

“Be careful.” Su Ya reminded him coldly.

Sol nodded and carefully opened the sack.

Inside the cloth bag were a few transparent glass bottles filled with a sticky liquid. The liquid was dark green in color and gave off an ominous feeling.

“Is this the Mandara Poison?!” Sol’s entire body trembled. He had never thought that the cloth bag would contain such a dangerous item.

Furthermore, there were three bottles of the poison!

Once these three bottles of Mandara Poison were used, the entire Ice Cabin would become a living hell. Even a Grade-Five Hunter would be unable to escape!

This kind of poison was extracted from the Mandara Snake’s Spirit Crystal. The Mandara Snake was definitely not inferior to the Master of the Swamp!

Furthermore, the refinement of the poison was definitely not simple. An Alchemist had to personally take action in order to successfully refine it.

As for Alchemists, they were an SS-Grade Class, like the Assassins.

Besides the three bottles of Mandara Poison, there were also a few letters!

The letters contained the records of crew members and pirates!

Lin stood aside, taking in the entire contents of the letters. Then, he chuckled at Sol’s shocked expression. “When did this crew member get on board?”

Sol thought about this for a moment, then answered. “It’s been nearly two years. He’s a veteran sailor on the Ice Cabin.”

“The records of his dealings with pirates… He actually swaggered around with such confidential documents!”

“He has already betrayed us. He was prepared to cooperate with the pirates today to release the poison and take down the Ice Cabin!”

Lin Bai stared coldly at Sol and said, “Do you really trust these crew members that much? As the saying goes, you have to be wary of your own problems. You were lucky to have met us today, but what about in the future? What will you do in the future?”

Sol blushed with guilt at his words.

Now that the crisis was over, Sol couldn’t help but feel a little guilty for his initial misunderstanding of Su Ya. “Thank you, Miss Su Ya,” he said sincerely. “Is there anything else we can do?”

Lin Bai pondered for a moment, then said, “Turn back the ship.”

Sol was puzzled. “We just destroyed the pirates’s plan. Why are we returning now?”

Lin Bai was rather speechless when he saw how stunned Sol was.

What a blockhead.

“Didn’t I tell you just now? There will be a huge storm in this sea! The dark clouds that the wind blew over just now are evidence!”

Seeing that Sol showed no signs of wavering, Lin Bai continued to persuade Sol and said, “Captain Sol, if we return now, it’s not too late.”

Sol hesitated for a moment before finally saying, “We’ve actually traveled nearly half the distance now. Whether we return or not doesn’t really make much of a difference…”

Lin Bai was rather speechless.

Forget it, it wasn’t a big problem.

At most, when the storm really came, he would use the Spirit of Nature to protect the ship and everything would be fine.

Thus, Lin Bai waved his hand and said, “That’s fine as well. Just speed up a little and try not to run into any storms.”

Sol nodded heavily. Then, he returned to his post with the rest of the crew.

Very soon, only Su Ya and Lin Bai were left on the deck.

“Don’t you find it strange?” Lin Bai suddenly asked.

“What?” Su Ya was confused.

“I don’t think that the Mandara Poison is something a bunch of pirates can produce.”

“Then, you’re saying that…?” Su Ya asked.

“Whatever, it’s not important.” Lin Bai waved his hand and replied..