Chapter 376: Reunion with the Horned Octopus
"Running into me counts as your good luck."
Jiang Qize muttered.
Then he waved his hand.
A small, exquisite thunder dragon shot out from his palm toward that pirate crew.
Boom!!
The thunder dragon landed beside the pirate crew, transforming into a powerful force that directly pushed the pirate ship away, sliding it across the sea until it was a thousand meters away.
With his King-level strength, Jiang Qize had already mastered precise control over his power, so naturally, he didn't blow the ship apart.
…
"C-Captain, we're away from the tsunami…"
"What happened?"
"Weren't we just in the middle of it rising?"
On the pirate ship, the pirates climbed to their feet, muttering in confusion.
"I… I saw someone in there. It looked like he was the one who sent us out."
Suddenly, a thin, youthful-looking boy raised his hand tremblingly and spoke.
"What… Loni, you didn't see wrong, did you? This is the Misty Sea—we were practically inside a tsunami."
"Exactly. How strong would someone have to be to survive in there?"
"No way. What kind of powerhouse would come to a place this desolate? Besides, without a ship… could he just stand on the sea?"
The other pirates looked at him in disbelief.
At that moment, a burly young man wearing a black combat suit walked up to Loni.
"Did you see what that person looked like?"
"C-Captain…"
Seeing the burly man, Loni grew nervous.
"Did you see him?" the captain asked.
"I… I saw a little. It looked like… silver hair."
Loni replied nervously.
"Silver hair?"
The young captain suddenly shouted, his eyes locking onto him.
"You're saying silver hair? Really…?"
"I… I think so."
Loni lowered his head under the intense stare.
Hearing his answer, the young captain burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! It was Captain Summoner who saved us—Captain Ze is here! That's great!"
The young captain laughed wildly, almost like he had gone mad.
"Captain, are you talking about that Summoner Ze from the Dragon Flame Pirate Crew?"
"Is it really him? He's one of the Five Emperors—why would he save us?"
"Yeah, that can't be right…"
The surrounding pirates began discussing in disbelief.
"You don't understand—your captain isn't an ordinary man…"
…
Jiang Qize didn't bother watching them brag.
Rumble…
Before him, a massive horned octopus that blotted out the sky and sun emerged.
"You've finally come!"
The horned octopus's ancient voice echoed in his mind.
"Your life force is fading quickly."
Jiang Qize sensed its aura and spoke softly.
"Mm. I've lived for over a thousand years—I don't have many years left. If you hadn't come, I would have been buried in this sea. But now that you're here… I can go and see more of the ocean."
The horned octopus spoke as if it had already let go of everything.
"I didn't expect your strength to grow so quickly. And that little one in your arms—it's not simple either."
Its enormous blood-moon-like eyes stared at him in surprise.
Jiang Qize smiled. "I'll get you out first."
"Alright."
The horned octopus nodded.
Then lightning surged from Jiang Qize's body, forming a circular electromagnetic field around him that pushed away the seawater as he descended into the ocean.
A hint of surprise flashed in the horned octopus's eyes, along with admiration for his talent.
To develop the Rumble-Rumble Fruit to this extent—there was truly no one else like him.