As a world of great voyages, ships have always been the mainstream mode of transportation, so no matter which sea area these people come from, ghost ships are an unavoidable topic in childhood ghost stories.
At this moment, the appearance of this ship inevitably reminded them of similar legends, and one by one, they began to tell the legends of their hometowns.
“Could there really be ghost ships?”
“Yes, my grandma told me when I was a child, sometimes messengers from the underworld ferry living people’s ships to the world of the dead, but they never make mistakes, so those who are ferried by them all become dead.”
Seeing someone afraid of ghosts, another person who wasn’t afraid of trouble continued to tell ghost stories in his ear.
According to him, it was a mistake of the underworld messengers, but in order to avoid punishment, the underworld messengers would kill all the living, so it wouldn’t count as a mistake.
“It’s said that the chill of the underworld can take away the living forcibly.”
“Is-is it like that?”
A pirate pointed to the side of the Genesis ship, which had gotten covered in frost at some point, and the frost was still spreading. There were also figures floating on the ghost ship.
Gulp!
Sounds of swallowing saliva came from the side. Even though they are pirates who have fought in the New World, they couldn’t help but feel fearful in this situation.
“Stop playing tricks! Who are you? Show yourselves!”
Someone shot an Energy Ball from his hand. There were many Gifters on the ship, but the Energy Ball didn’t defeat his enemy as usual; instead, it disappeared like a drop in the ocean..
Then, the things on that ship began to wriggle like waves, and the frost on the Genesis ship began to spread even more rapidly. A mysterious cold air flowed over the deck, and with just a touch, severe frostbite appeared on their bodies.
“Hey! Did your grandma say what to do in such a situation?”
“I… I was annoyed by my grandma’s nagging at the time and didn’t listen to the end.”
“You…”
“Who knew we would encounter such a thing!”
The sudden abnormal phenomenon caused some panic among them. However, they didn’t sit idly by but instead unleashed their firepower towards the enemy ship. Ordinary firearms, as well as Gifters’ moves, rained down on their opponents, but all of them seemed to disappear into thin air.
What they got in return was the frost spreading even more crazily. Moreover, it seemed that this frost had formed an entirely new ladder, and a group of luminous figures whose bodies were intact ran along the ropes towards the Genesis ship.
Some sharp-eyed people even noticed a strange cloaked figure on the ghost ship’s side, strange shouts echoing in everyone’s ears. People in the cabin even saw those things passing through the planks, emerging like ghosts.
But the next moment, all the oddities stopped moving. Although still emitting low growls, they kept retreating.
“Lord Arceus is here!”
When they realized something was wrong, someone ran to the cabin, and he happened to meet Arceus who was coming out to see what was going on. The moment he appeared, the pirates on the ship seemed to have got their courage and the chaotic situation immediately calmed down.
“Back off, don’t add to the chaos.”
“Yes!”
All the pirates retreated behind Arceus. Their weapons and attacks were completely ineffective, and even arrows infused with Haki couldn’t harm the opponent. Now, all they could do was watch, not knowing what to do next.
“Can Lord Arceus deal with these monsters?”
“What are you saying? That’s Lord Arceus, how could there be anything he can’t handle? You must be new here. After we return, you should let Boss Shayna educate you properly.”
The pirates remarked in low voices. Meanwhile, several more cloaked figures had appeared on the ship. They seemed to communicate for a moment, then waved their arms towards Arceus.
The next moment, those strange luminous figures that had already stopped, charged forward again. But in the next moment, a horrible malice enveloped most of the deck. Arceus had released Dark Pulse which swept away everything in front of him.
Those strange creatures, fearless of bullets and moves, seemed to have met their nemesis and let out incredibly eerie screams, then completely disappeared under the baptism of Dark Pulse.
“These are my people. Who gave you the courage to touch them?!”
“Living beings, this is not your world. This is the underworld, where only the dead belong.”
A slightly distorted voice reached the ears of the crowd, and only now did they realize where they had ended up.
“Why did this ship enter the underworld? Don’t you know?”
“.”
The strange creatures didn’t say anything. The chilling frost surged again towards Arceus. Just like the story told by the pirate earlier, this was a mistake made by these underworld messengers.
In the process of guiding the dead souls into the underworld, they mistakenly opened a passage, causing the Genesis ship to appear here. They wanted to cover up their mistake by eliminating everyone on the ship.
This was an extremely rare occurrence, and the rules of the underworld wouldn’t allow such a thing, which is why rumors of it are brought back by the living. Although no one stopped these people from the underworld this time, they had picked the wrong opponents.
The power of the Dread Plate turned into an indestructible barrier, blocking the chill of the underworld outside. At the same time, their actions had already angered Arceus.
In the dark sky of the underworld, a power not belonging to this place appeared. A Dark-type Judgment had already condensed, and the dark power tore through the chill of the underworld, blasting towards the ghost ship.
It was not immune to Arceus’s bombardment. The ghost ship, sailing in the underworld, experienced something it had not encountered in centuries. However, it did not sink like an ordinary ship; instead, it erupted with a strange power.
After the massive flash, the people on the Genesis ship found that the thick fog on the sea had disappeared, and they were once again under the sunlight. However, the frost on the ship and the frostbite on their bodies told them that everything that had just happened was real.
“Lord Arceus, just now…”
Some people looked at each other, and finally, the second mate bravely stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
“It was the underworld, but you don’t need to worry. Those things have already fled.”
With these words, the ship first fell into silence, followed by thunderous cheers. Even the messengers of the underworld had to flee in the face of Arceus, so this was a great thing for them.
However, Arceus had a different idea in mind. Under the control of his power, a small black hole-like object gradually appeared in mid-air, taking the shape of a human figure.
“Find out where those guys went, and bring me the location of the underworld.”
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