The sight of the old pirate's arm being severed in cold blood, the spray of crimson, felt like a physical slap across the faces of Fang Senyan and his two companions. The one-eyed Hog, though inwardly shocked that his throwing axe had been cleaved apart by the enemy, roared with laughter and commanded his crew to charge!

Jiaoshi's face grim, he rushed forward to meet the surging pirates, while Fang Senyan's eyes flashed with malice. He drew the Elite Zerg's acid gland and slowly smeared it along the Kouwest, poisoning the blade before abruptly throwing another vial of gene potion.

Under the enveloping pale green toxic mist, the poison immediately began to corrode the bodies of the pirates! The area-of-effect stunning side effect, coupled with Jiaoshi's ear-splitting roar, instantly threw all the pirates into a state of widespread lethargy, making them appear truly struggle to take a step.

Immediately after, Fang Senyan raised his right hand high, tilting his head slightly as he surged upward. A roar, like that of a primeval beast, erupted from the depths of his throat. A strange ring on his raised right middle finger flickered like a pupil, seeming to bore deep into everyone’s very soul. Then, with an indescribable high velocity, he charged into the heart of the pirate group!

The momentum of this charge truly felt unstoppable. Behind Fang Senyan, a phantom image vaguely appeared: a wild, savage bull kicking up dust, lowering its head to gore. The very planks beneath Fang Senyan groaned violently under the strain, sounding like they were about to snap. Seeing this, the pirates panicked and frantically lashed out, attempting to intercept him. They were either bodily thrown aside or simply left in the dust cloud behind him, able only to watch in despair!

This was the debut of the Barbarian Pupil after its evolution to a Silver Plot Item! The power of the Frenzy of the Horns had also seen a comprehensive upgrade! Fang Senyan was no longer the timid little sailor just entering the world, one who had to deliberate over every move. He now possessed terrifying strength sufficient to contend with the majority of others!

In the blink of an eye, Fang Senyan was upon the one-eyed Hog. The terrifying surge of energy rushing towards him momentarily choked the brute. A piercing, sorrowful blue light flashed, cascading downward like a sapphire waterfall. Fang Senyan brought his blade down in a decisive vertical chop!

The strike landed heavily on the one-eyed Hog's shoulder. The intense acid damage created an indescribably acrid odor as it tore through flesh and blood. The man let out a muffled howl of pain, tightly gripping his one-handed heavy axe with his left hand and sweeping it sideways, carving a bloody gash across Fang Senyan's ribs in return.

However, at this moment, Morgansha’s beast instinct also activated. Da-da-da-da-da, the sound of a five-round burst rang out. Two scorching bullets shot towards the one-eyed Hog’s face, instantly colliding mid-air with a blinding flash of fire that made Hog’s remaining eye stream tears, momentarily stifling his counterattack! The remaining three bullets struck the wrists of three pirates who were surging towards Fang Senyan, abruptly halting their assaults.

With a burst of laughter, Fang Senyan swung the Kouwest horizontally, literally cleaving a surging pirate in half at the waist! Amidst the shrieking blood, the momentum did not cease; it drove deep into Hog’s right arm, the grating sound of steel against bone clearly audible!

Although this single strike did not deal crushing damage, the Kouwest's sheer ability to ignore defense was formidable. This blow also triggered a critical hit effect. The one-eyed Hog screamed and retaliated, sweeping the back of the axe held in his left hand across Fang Senyan's forehead, sending him flying with stars dancing before his eyes!

In just a few short seconds of combat, the exchange had been brutal. Hog’s disadvantage lay in his high health pool being offset by low defense. Fang Senyan’s continuous slashes, combined with the Elite Zerg Acid Gland's "Shriveled Orange" added damage, were terrifying.

At this point, Fang Senyan was deep behind enemy lines, surrounded by the bulk of the pirates. Several pirates roared in fury and surged towards him, attacking from all sides!

Little did they know, Fang Senyan had been waiting for this very moment. His defense had now reached a terrifying 26.5, granting significant damage reduction, further augmented by the awakening of the mysterious talent Aegis Barrier, which forcibly reduced damage by 40 points! Even though the pirates’ attack power was not negligible, Fang Senyan's own health pool stood at a robust 940 points.

More crucially, every time a pirate attacked, there was a 15% chance to trigger that monstrous effect: the Raptor Hormone Injection!! And since Fang Senyan had reinforced his armor to +4 this time, fighting plot characters allowed him to trigger this effect infinitely!

Therefore, counting the one-eyed Hog, there were a total of six pirates inflicting damage upon Fang Senyan. This meant that with every round of attacks, the chance of triggering the Raptor Hormone Injection was over 90%...

Five pirates struck simultaneously, and in an instant, Fang Senyan was covered in wounds, blood pouring like a fountain. But the sword flashes he unleashed in that same instant became faster and faster; the shadow of the blade could not even be seen. One could only perceive the deadly, deep blue light washing over everything like spilled water, enveloping the one-eyed Hog completely in the blink of an eye.

Piercing screams and terrifying blood sprayed out instantly.

Fang Senyan’s monstrous fighting style was one of utterly reckless exchange—trading wounds for wounds, trading life for life! Of course, relying on the power of his abnormal longsword and the monstrous Raptor Hormone Injection, his damage output was also extremely high.

However, the pirates were akin to a low-grade version of Berserkers: high attack, low defense and survivability. It would be extremely difficult for other Contractors to replicate this tactic. The core issue was their lack of Fang Senyan’s mysterious talent, Aegis, and the forty points of damage reduction it provided. Who among the Contractors would dare grit their teeth and endure the assaults of five or six enemies with respectable attack power?

Morgansha once again unleashed his Beast Instinct, complementing Fang Senyan's offense. Bo-bo-bo, the sound of bullets sinking into flesh echoed repeatedly as the dark-skinned man unleashed an unforgiving seven-round burst straight into the one-eyed Hog’s head!

Simultaneously, the Kouwest held by Fang Senyan lashed out wildly three times. These three cuts, cold and razor-sharp, struck the exact same spot on the one-eyed Hog’s right arm!!

The first cut sliced through the outer yellowish-brown leather armor. The second exhibited sheer savagery, forcefully snapping the supporting bone underneath. The third was delivered at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye. With a sickeningly dull sound of flesh and bone being severed, Fang Senyan actually sliced off nearly half of the one-eyed Hog’s entire right forearm!

Foul, bright red blood erupted, making the scattered blue light appear especially dazzling. The piercing screams seemed to agitate the very sea surface, making the waves surge more violently!

These three vicious strikes almost paralyzed the onlookers with their sheer brutal intensity. A cold dread crept over everyone as they instinctively questioned themselves: If these three blades struck me, could I dodge? Could I avoid them?

After enduring such a fierce combined assault, tormented by the agony of his severed limb, the one-eyed Hog looked at Fang Senyan—covered in blood and seemingly ready to collapse at any moment, yet stubbornly refusing to fall—and a primal fear surfaced within him. Despite being surrounded by countless men and brethren, he felt chillingly exposed and utterly vulnerable.

Hog, a veteran of countless battles, immediately rolled backward out of Fang Senyan's striking range. He let out a sharp scream and retreated backward, using the bodies of his subordinates to shield himself from Fang Senyan’s pursuit. While screaming hysterically, he fled towards the nearby cabin, stumbling and knocking over numerous people and objects before finally disappearing into the darkness of the ship's hold.

Even though he clearly knew there was nowhere to run across the vast ocean, the one-eyed Hog gasped for breath, desperately clutching the wound where his right arm had been severed, fleeing frantically. His will for direct confrontation had been utterly shattered by that single blow.

The one-eyed Hog had never encountered an enemy so maniacal, one who would charge directly into the thick of battle under such circumstances to strike at the leader's life! This damned enemy...

He could do that? He dared to do that!!!

This damned feeling of being the prey was profoundly unsettling!

Watching the retreating one-eyed Hog, Fang Senyan gave a scornful smile and made no move to pursue. Instead, he turned his attention to the old pirate who had regained consciousness after fainting. Then, raising his dripping, blood-soaked longsword high, the gore-covered figure roared, "He took one of your hands! I want half an arm from him. Is that square now?"

Though his lips were pale from pain, the old pirate burst into laughter. "Fair! Boss, you did well!"

Fang Senyan bellowed, "But that’s not enough! The hand he took was just the principal. I’m going to collect the interest later!!" Hearing Fang Senyan’s words, everyone on his side felt their blood surge uncontrollably!! The morale of Fang Senyan’s faction soared... while the opposing pirates looked at each other in dismay. Fang Senyan stood his ground, his longsword held aloft, exuding an aura that commanded the scene. He pointed the longsword, which continuously dripped with a deep blue light, at the pirates before him, declaring proudly, "You back off! The debt must be paid by the debtor. We fought through blood and steel to free you from the Englishmen's bayonets and bullets, and this is how you treat your saviors? You filthy fools are just taking orders, I don't give a damn! But that bastard Hog dared to take a man's hand, so I immediately intend to take back two arms from him!"