Chapter 93: The True Strength of the Apocalypse Guild!

Chapter 93: Chapter 93: The True Strength of the Apocalypse Guild!

"Seven gates?"

Although Lin Ji had mentally prepared himself, hearing that number still made his pupils involuntarily contract.

Seven Red cannons firing simultaneously?

This was no longer about fighting Sea Monsters—this firepower was enough to instantly flatten a small island!

"Not only that."

Qin Yao walked to the railing, gazing into the darkness shrouded by sea fog in the distance.

She took a deep breath, as if recalling some terrifying scene.

"At the highest point of that flagship, they’ve even mounted a purple-quality super Thermal Weapon—the [Purple Thunder Storm]!"

"That kind of half-magic, half-modern-tech monstrosity, once it fires..."

"Nothing will survive for miles around, and even the shallow surface water of the sea can be instantly evaporated!"

"And before I left, Gu Tianming had already gathered most of the rare materials."

"He was preparing to build the first... Level 5 Dreadnought in our waters!"

Hearing about this terrifying firepower configuration and development speed, Lin Ji instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Only now did he realize just how insignificant his newly upgraded Level 3 Ironclad was in the face of those true behemoths!

He secretly felt relieved that he hadn’t encountered the main force of the Apocalypse Guild on the floating island earlier.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have needed any tactics—just one round of cannon fire.

All the top-tier beauties on his ship, along with him as the Captain, would have been physically sent to heaven.

"How did they develop so freakishly?"

Lin Ji frowned tightly, utterly puzzled.

Even if Gu Tianming was a patriarch of an old-world aristocratic family with exceptional organizational skills, this expansion speed was still too outrageous in this randomly descended apocalypse.

Qin Yao walked over to Lin Ji and lowered her voice, revealing the truly terrifying foundation of the Apocalypse Guild.

"Because the [A-grade·Dominion Aura] Gu Tianming awakened is too overpowered."

"He can forcibly increase all attributes of his subordinates by 30% over a large area, with no side effects! At its limit, it can even reach 50%."

"This kind of legion-level support ability, in large-scale guild battles, is almost comparable to an S-grade talent!"

"And his support effect is addictive..."

"Once enhanced, it’s not so easy to leave him..."

Qin Yao glanced at Gu Yihan, who was eavesdropping nearby, and continued:

"Not only that, Gu Yihan’s own brother—Gu Yixuan—is a complete battle maniac."

"He awakened an extremely powerful combat talent—[A-grade·Thunder Sword Control]! Its lethality and mobility are terrifying."

"A few days ago, with Gu Tianming’s aura support, Gu Yixuan..."

"Taking advantage of a rare thunderstorm at sea, his talent’s power briefly broke through the S-grade boundary!"

"He forcefully killed a Level 5 Deep Sea Thunder Beast while being out-leveled!"

Qin Yao licked her dry lips, her tone filled with deep apprehension.

"The Apocalypse Guild is currently expanding like crazy."

"They not only have seven A-grade top experts."

"But also... the guild is hiding a true S-grade monster!"

Mentioning that S-grade existence.

Even Qin Yao, who was usually eccentric and wild.

A flicker of an incredibly complex light, even tinged with a hint of barely perceptible fear, flashed in her eyes.

She abruptly shut her mouth, biting her red lips tightly, as if that topic was something she deeply dreaded to mention.

Lin Ji, being exceptionally sharp, instantly caught the drastic shift in her emotions.

His mind raced, piecing together all the previous clues, and a thought flashed through his mind like lightning.

"That S-grade..."

Lin Ji took a step forward, staring intently into Qin Yao’s evading peach-blossom eyes, his voice low and filled with pressure.

"Is it that prophet who predicted in advance that I could help you?"

Hearing Lin Ji hit the nail on the head.

A look of extreme shock instantly flashed in Qin Yao’s beautiful eyes!

She never expected that this man before her could deduce things to such an extent based on just one careless slip of her tongue!

"Stop asking!"

Qin Yao shook her head desperately, not only refusing to admit it but also warning Lin Ji in an extremely serious and fearful tone:

"Knowing these things is absolutely not good for you!"

"Her... her talent is too bizarre, bizarre to a point you simply cannot comprehend!"

Qin Yao lowered her voice, as if afraid something might hear.

"In this world, when you think of her strongly in your mind, or call out to her."

"She is highly likely to cross the endless seas, directly sense your existence, and even spy on your surroundings!"

"For you right now, that’s no different from playing with fire!"

Hearing these words, Lin Ji immediately felt a chill run down his spine, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.

Causal perception across space?

Just thinking of her strongly in your mind would alert her?

This kind of S-grade ability, involving the mental and fate levels, was simply impossible to guard against!

If that were truly the case, then his ship, these women, even the Divine Evolution System...

Wouldn’t they all be exposed to that terrifying woman’s gaze at any moment?

Lin Ji’s sense of awe and crisis toward this cruel world instantly skyrocketed to its peak.

Lin Ji stared intently into Qin Yao’s eyes, trying to find any flaw in those bloodshot peach-blossom eyes.

Although he knew it was dangerous, his talent for premonition told him it was best to learn a bit more.

However, Qin Yao seemed to have touched upon some kind of taboo, stubbornly refusing to say more.

She shook her sweat-dampened red hair clinging to her cheeks somewhat irritably, a pained struggle flashing in her eyes.

"Stop asking, I told you, knowing her name won’t do you any good!"

Qin Yao bit her lower lip tightly, her chest heaving violently.

The tight leather outfit strained as if about to tear.

"I can only tell you, she’s a woman."

"A woman... who looks even more fragile than Bai Taotao, yet can make people feel fear from the depths of their bones."

"In the Apocalypse Guild, aside from Gu Tianming, no one dares to look directly into her eyes."

"Even Gu Tianming himself holds her in great awe."

Qin Yao’s voice grew softer and softer, as if she had fallen into some terrifying memory.

Seeing her like this, Lin Ji knew pressing further would yield no results.

It might even risk triggering the Fire Poison in her body to flare up again.

"Alright, since you’re unwilling to say, I won’t force you."

Lin Ji took a deep breath and changed the subject.

"What about the other A-grade experts in the Apocalypse Guild?"

"Besides Gu Tianming and Gu Yixuan, who else?"

Qin Yao took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm her emotions.

She leaned wearily against the ship’s railing, her fair, slender legs crossed, exuding a lazy yet dangerous beauty.

"My personality is quite solitary, and due to the backlash from the Fire Poison, my temper has always been irritable."

"That’s why I’ve always refused to live on the Apocalypse’s LV4 flagship."

"I usually keep to myself, taking on solo assault missions."

Qin Yao smiled self-deprecatingly, brushing aside the stray hairs by her ear.

"As for those core higher-ups, I actually don’t know much about them."

"All I know is that besides the Gu father and son, there are five other A-grade Awakened in the Apocalypse!"