Global Exploration: Starting from Decrypting Chernobyl

125: The king’s pressure? Meteorite hits the pyramid!“...”

“An aztec gold coin?”

When Hernando said this, the Skeletons, who had been jeering and watching, instantly froze, then all turned their heads towards Hernando.

The Blue Flame Skeleton who had just spoken looked expectant.

“Leader, are you telling the truth?”

“Truly...”

“The reward for killing this human is an aztec gold coin, completely his own?”

“...”

“Of course!”

Hernando suppressed the pain in his heart and shouted loudly again to all the Skeletons who were looking at him expectantly.

“I have found this human’s weakness for you.”

“But as a leader, I must also offer a reward!”

“An aztec gold coin!”

“Permanent ownership!”

“...”

“Good!”

“Long live the leader!”

As soon as Hernando’s voice fell, cheers erupted throughout the Skeleton crowd!

“Kill him!”

“For the leader, for the aztec gold coin!”

“Kill this human!”

“Crush him!”

“Take his dog life and exchange it for an aztec gold coin!”

...After Hernando confirmed it again in front of all the Skeletons, all the Green Flame and Blue Flame Skeletons boiled over!

That was an aztec gold coin!

And it was permanent ownership!

What did this represent?

It represented supreme power and status!

Every Skeleton, upon sinking from the sea surface, had undergone a baptism of the aztec gold coin’s curse at Hernando’s hands. The strength of their soul’s uniqueness determined their current rank and class!

The strong ones became Blue Flame Skeletons.

And the weaker ones... became Green Flame Skeletons!

Or even White Flame Skeletons!

But... if a Green Flame Skeleton was fortunate enough to spend a long time with an aztec gold coin and be influenced by its curse, it would have a chance to become a Blue Flame Skeleton.

And a Blue Flame Skeleton... would have a chance to become a Purple Flame Skeleton!

It is said that when Hernando first sank to the bottom of the sea with the ‘Aztec Cursed Chest,’ he was just a small Green Flame Skeleton. And after all these years, Hernando has transformed into a Purple Flame Skeleton!

Why is this?

It is precisely because of long-term contact with the aztec gold coin.

That created his current status as leader!

How could such a thing not make these desperate individuals flock to it?

“...”

“I’ll go!”

“My speed is the fastest, no one should contend with me, right?”

Finally!

A Green Flame Skeleton, generally acknowledged as the fastest, stepped out from the pale white Skeleton crowd.

“Heh heh...”

This Green Flame Skeleton looked around at everyone.

He gave a false smile.

“Actually...”

“Although speed is this human’s weakness, his strength is truly too great, so the first person to go up will probably encounter some unknown dangers. To be safe...”

“Shall I scout ahead for everyone?”

“And also eliminate some dangers.”

He smiled slightly.

Seeing no Skeleton stand up to object, this Green Flame Skeleton slowly turned his head, his pair of greedy eyes, flickering with green flames, stared fixedly at Wu Tian.

The Skeleton’s head opened and closed slightly!

“Talent...”

“Extreme Speed!”

“Die for me...”

Whoosh!

The Green Flame Skeleton instantly vanished from its spot, rushing towards Wu Tian not far away, and... before the latter could even react, it directly drew the scimitar from its waist.

It quickly slashed at Wu Tian’s body!

“Clang clang clang...”

“Thud thud!”

Sparks flew in the dark seabed, forming a series of flashes around Wu Tian.

Illuminating Wu Tian’s calm expression clearly!

“Clang clang...”

“...”

His speed was so fast it became a blur!

Just as this Green Flame Skeleton was frantically darting around Wu Tian, hacking and slashing, a soft ’crack’ sound of something breaking rang out from the Green Flame Skeleton’s hand!

“What the hell?!”

Swoosh...

The Green Flame Skeleton stopped his body.

He just stood there beside Wu Tian, staring blankly at the broken scimitar in his hand.

“My goodness, it broke just like that...”

“Unbelievable!”

Bang!

Boom!

After a loud bang, Wu Tian withdrew his fist, looking askance at the Green Flame Skeleton with a shattered skull on the ground.

“The speed is decent, but the force...”

“Were you a gua sha master in your previous life?”

“Good technique!”

“...”

“Hmph!”

“Human, stop being so sarcastic!”

“Isn’t it just a bit thick-skinned?”

Another speed-type Green Flame Skeleton walked out from the Skeleton crowd, carrying a gleaming, sharp scimitar!

He looked at Wu Tian with disdain and said loudly.

His tone was full of arrogance!

“He couldn’t cut you...”

“It’s simply because his weapon wasn’t good enough!”

“I’d like to see how you withstand this one in my hand!”

Clang!

As he spoke, the Green Flame Skeleton drew the scimitar from his hand.

The shimmering light on the surface of the scimitar reflected a chilling cold glow!

The Green Flame Skeleton raised his neck!

He held the sword upright in front of him!

“This sword is the personal sword of His Majesty Louis XIII of our Romantic Country!”

“It can cut iron like mud!”

“It is a legendary treasure sword!”

“Let’s see how you defend against it now!”

...“Good!”

“Hiss... it’s it!”

At this moment, in the Romantic Country’s highest representative’s office!

Berlier pushed away the flushed, golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary who was sprawled on his lap, letting out a proud laugh, his face red and neck thick!

“Hahahahaha...”

“Our Romantic Country’s lost treasure from back then has finally appeared in this kid’s live stream!”

“Quick!”

Berlier said to the secretary beside him.

“Send me a barrage of comments!”

“Ask this kid if he’s selling this sword?”

“Tell him to name a price!”

“...”

“But...”

The charming golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary wiped her mouth, looking at Berlier with hesitation.

“But our Romantic Country has a grudge against him, doesn’t it?”

“Our doing this...”

“Is it appropriate?”

Clang!

Berlier slammed his hand on the table, asking his secretary with righteous indignation!

“The previous conflict was the previous conflict; that was due to our differing stances. But today, in front of our lost national treasure, why should we stubbornly cling to prejudice?”

“Is this good?”

Berlier tilted his head.

“This is not good!”

Immediately.

He answered affirmatively himself.

“So please throw aside the damned issue of face. The primary Target now is to get this national treasure back for me!”

“Understand?”

“...Understood!”

The golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary nodded, quickly typing on the keyboard, briefly explaining that she represented the Romantic Country and wished to bid for the personal sword used by King Louis XIII... And it was at this very moment!

This Green Flame Skeleton also rushed towards Wu Tian with the same ‘Extreme Speed’ Talent!

His arrogant voice was exceptionally grating!

“I am not the same now...”

“With this sword!”

“I will cut through anything!”

“Die for me!”

Swish swish swish!

Swish swish!

The extremely high movement speed, combined with inertia, was applied to this incredibly sharp sword, slashing rapidly towards Wu Tian!

“Clang clang clang!”

Instantly!

Sparks flew all around Wu Tian’s body!

But then... crack!

After this soft sound.

The sparks flying all over Wu Tian suddenly disappeared!

Swish swish swish!

After swinging the longsword in his hand a few more times, this Green Flame Skeleton finally noticed something was wrong and stopped swinging the sword, looking towards the sword hilt in his hand.

“Damn it!”

“The sword...”

“Where’s my sword?”

“...”

“It’s right here!”

Clang!

Sparks flew!

Wu Tian’s right hand was, at some unknown point, covered with a thin layer of keratin, and he easily grasped the sharp blade and plunged it into the Green Flame Skeleton’s skull!

“Pfft...”

The green flame in the Green Flame Skeleton’s skull flickered.

Thump!

Then the flame extinguished.

His skeleton scattered all over the ground!

“...”

“Is that all?”

“Is this your Romantic Country’s Louis XIII’s personal sword?”

“I reckon this thing would have trouble peeling an apple, and you wanted to use it to cut people?”

...Meanwhile... in the Romantic Country’s office, the golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary had just hit enter, posting the message about acquiring the treasure sword in the public chat.

And coincidentally... the moment this message was sent!

Wu Tian had just plunged the broken sword into the Green Flame Skeleton’s skull!

In the live stream... an awkward silence immediately fell!

“...”

“Uh...”

Wu Tian looked at the red bullet comment from the newly opened ’Emperor’ account floating across the screen, feeling a bit awkward for a moment.

He pondered for a few seconds.

He scratched his head.

Wu Tian asked the highest representative of the Romantic Country in the live stream.

“This...”

“It’s broken, that shouldn’t affect it, right?”

“We have an old saying in Dragon Country, ‘broken pieces mean peace and safety’!”

“Heh heh!”

“As for the price!”

Wu Tian gritted his teeth, showing a pained expression!

He slowly sucked on his teeth!

He said reluctantly.

“Forget it!”

“Since it’s already broken!”

“I won’t ask for too much!”

“For good luck, not over two thousand, not over one thousand, I’ll only charge you 998...”

“Ten million dollars!”

“Remember to transfer it, okay!”

“Happy cooperation!”

...“Hiss...”

The golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary in front of the live stream suddenly gasped!

Then he turned his head to look at Berlier beside him.

“This...”

“Lord Berlier!”

“This broken sword... do we still want it?”

“...”

“Damn it!”

“Can we not want it? Do we have a choice?”

Berlier’s eyes were bloodshot!

“We’ve already said we’re buying it, how can we possibly say we don’t want it anymore?!”

“Prepare the money!”

“...”

“But...”

The golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary hesitated, looking at the furious Berlier, and asked timidly.

“This is 988 ten million dollars...”

“Do we have to give it?”

“...”

Slap!

After a moment of silence, Berlier directly slapped the golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary across the face and cursed loudly at him!

“Damn your mother!”

“What if we don’t give it?”

“Usually, you’re so damn fast, I say no and it’s too late, you can’t stop yourself!”

“Why are you so damn slow when typing?!”

“Huh?”

Golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary: ...“Get over here!”

“Practice again!”

Berlier glared at the golden-haired, wavy-haired secretary.

“If you don’t get proficient today, you can forget about stopping!”

...“Mmm...”

Wu Tian stretched a long yawn.

He smiled at the Skeletons gathered around him and said.

“Does anyone else want to come up and try?”

“Hurry up.”

“Better if you all come at once.”

“I’m in a hurry!”

“...”

“Hmph, you’re too arrogant, aren’t you!”

“Kid!”

“Don’t be so boastful!”

“I think you want to die. You want us to come at you all at once? Just I alone can kill you hundreds of times!”

“Human!”

“You are too arrogant!”

“You’d best not be so presumptuous; the blade in my hand will teach you what modesty means!”

“You’re seeking death!”

“You’re just a human, how dare you act like this in front of us?”

“Be careful, or you’ll die without a complete corpse!”

“...”

As soon as Wu Tian finished speaking, hundreds of Skeletons were immediately startled, then they blustered and threatened Wu Tian loudly, but... although everyone was making threats.

Everyone’s threats were very intimidating!

But not a single one rushed towards Wu Tian.

After all... Wu Tian was not only powerful, but his defense was also astonishing!

Their attacks were like gua sha, but if they were accidentally caught... that would be an instant kill!

No one was willing to be the first to step forward again!

Even with... the temptation of the aztec gold coin!

And this... made the entire ‘Underwater Graveyard’ awkward.

Especially Hernando, looking at his group of cowardly subordinates, the purple flames in his eye sockets had burned through his own skull!

“...”

“Oh, really?”

Wu Tian looked at the surrounding Skeletons, revealing an undisguised expression of disdain.

He smiled at Hernando and asked.

“Hernando...”

“It seems no one is helping you now, what do you say...”

“Shall we fight?”

“...”

“Heh heh...”

Hernando’s entire skeleton stiffened, but then... he subtly concealed his panic!

He still had a trump card!

Although he was not an offensive Purple Flame Skeleton, the new Talent ability unlocked after advancing to a Purple Flame Skeleton... was his last reliance!

However... even though this ability was extremely powerful, its use also had a distance limitation.

He had to approach Wu Tian without him noticing first!

His eyeballs rolled.

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Hernando talked to stall for time, while slowly and naturally walking towards Wu Tian.

”Fight me?”

”I am a noble Purple Flame Skeleton.”

”My abilities are beyond your imagination!”

”...”

”What abilities?”

Wu Tian tilted his head.

”Show me?”

”Show?”

The purple flames in Hernando’s eye sockets flickered. He slowly raised his neck, approaching Wu Tian, and said proudly,

”I’m afraid by the time I show them...”

”You’ll already be dead!”

”That’s why I’m asking you again...”

Hernando’s footsteps didn’t stop.

He calmly continued to approach Wu Tian, his tone as if bestowing a favor!

”Would you consider joining us?”

”With your abilities!”

”You would definitely be second only to one, above tens of thousands!”

”...”

Hernando was like an Oscar-winning actor!

He even got himself completely immersed in the role!

As he got closer and closer to Wu Tian, the purple flames in his eye sockets flickered more and more intensely!

He was also counting silently in his heart!

”Five meters...”

”Three meters...”

”One meter...”

Suddenly!

The purple flames in Hernando’s eyes flickered violently, and he roared excitedly in his heart!

”Enough!”

...”Oh?”

Wu Tian was startled.

”Second only to one? Sorry, I prefer to be king!”

”I refuse!”

Wu Tian shook his head lightly.

”Let’s fight!”

”...”

”Alright!”

Hernando looked at Wu Tian, slowly raising his head, his tone of voice now more regal and elegant. He raised his hands high and said disdainfully to Wu Tian,

”Since you refuse...”

”Then there’s no other way. I’ll just have to make you submit first, and then take you for my own use.”

”Talent...”

”King’s Might!”

”Buzz!”

Rumble!

As Hernando’s words fell!

An invisible pressure instantly surged through the seabed, emanating from Hernando and spreading in all directions!

”Splash...”

”Splash!”

Hundreds of skeletons dozens of meters away didn’t even put up a fight, their legs instantly giving way!

They were crushed to the seabed by this immense pressure!

Unable to move!

”This...”

”What is this?”

”Is this the master’s true strength?”

”I... I heard it!”

”It’s the King’s Might... King’s Might!”

”Hernando... my master... is... is a King!”

”He’s a King!”

”Greetings, my King!”

”My King is awesome!”

”I will follow him for life!”

”...”

After a brief moment of panic, the ghost fires in all the skeletons’ eyes flickered wildly. They looked at Hernando’s towering figure with excitement!

This pressure, coming from the depths of their souls... made them completely unable to resist!

They completely... submitted to him!

”...”

”Hmm?”

Suddenly!

Just as the scene was grand and Hernando was holding his head high, looking smug... an out-of-place, questioning voice broke the silence!

”Little brothers...”

”What are you doing?”

”It’s not a holiday, why are you kneeling?”

”Let me say this first...”

”I didn’t bring any money, no red packets!”

Wu Tian said, annoyed.

”Don’t you dare ask me for any!”

”...”

Hernando: ...”What’s going on?”

”It’s not working?”

After a moment of shock!

The purple flames in Hernando’s eyes flickered rapidly. He increased the power of his Talent again, applying it directly to Wu Tian alone!

”Get down...”

”On your knees!”

Buzz!

A fierce pressure from a superior quickly appeared, slamming down heavily on Wu Tian!

”Splash...”

Mud boiled, seawater roared!

But... Wu Tian still stood in place, frowning, showing no sign of kneeling!

”You...”

”How is that possible?”

”This is a King’s pressure, how can you not react at all?”

”Ah!”

The purple flames in Hernando’s eyes instantly boiled, almost burning out of his eye sockets!

He applied immense power to this Talent again!

”Get down...”

”On your knees!!”

”Crack...”

”Crack!”

The slightly weaker skeletons around were instantly crushed, their bones broken by the immense pressure released by Hernando!

They shattered into dust!

But Wu Tian... still frowned!

It seemed that this ’King’s pressure’ had no effect on him at all!

”...”

Slap!

Suddenly!

Wu Tian slapped Hernando on the forehead. The latter’s skull wobbled, and the purple flames almost got pulled out of Hernando’s forehead.

The ’King’s pressure’ was instantly lifted!

The surrounding skeletons also slowly stood up from the seabed.

”You...”

Hernando was dumbfounded.

He looked at Wu Tian in front of him, not knowing what to say.

”Why are you fine?”

”Why am I fine?”

Wu Tian’s face darkened.

”Should I have something wrong with me?”

”King’s pressure?”

”And kneeling?”

Slap!

Wu Tian slapped Hernando on the head again without ceremony!

”Still kneeling?”

Slap!

”Still a King?”

Slap!

Feeling the smooth touch on Hernando’s head, Wu Tian became a little addicted.

”Still using pressure?”

Thump!

Whoosh!

Suddenly!

Hernando’s legs bent, and he directly knelt before Wu Tian, and Wu Tian’s slap missed.

”Esteemed sir, you misheard!”

”What I meant by ’kneel down’ was...”

”I’ll kneel down!”

”...”

Hernando’s attitude did a complete 180-degree turn.

He understood!

The ’King’s pressure’ was absolutely genuine!

One could tell from the skeletons nearby whose bones were practically shattered!

But this pressure had no effect on Wu Tian at all. What did this represent... It probably represented not just strength, but also Wu Tian’s noble status ingrained in his bones!

Moreover... Hernando looked closely.

The Wu Tian in front of him seemed to overlap with the Child of Prophecy from that parchment scroll!

The more he looked, the more alike they seemed!

”...”

Of course!

The reason for his submission was still fear of death!

”Hehe...”

He hugged Wu Tian’s leg and chuckled obsequiously at him.

He said ingratiatingly,

”I am indeed a King, but in front of you, I am like a clown, hehe...”

”You are the Emperor!”

”I am your loyal subordinate!”

”I am nothing!”

”Hehe...”

”...”

”Hmm... not bad!”

Wu Tian nodded in satisfaction.

”You’ve finally found your place now, and it saves me the trouble. Let’s go!”

Wu Tian patted Hernando’s smooth skull.

”Lead the way!”

”I’m quite interested in your aztec gold coins and the underwater Pyramid!”

”Take me to see them!”

”If I’m satisfied, I’ll reward you with a chicken leg!”

Hernando’s body stiffened!

Then he chuckled.

”Of course!”

”It would be my pleasure!”

...With Hernando’s submission and guidance, Wu Tian saved a lot of trouble. He walked quickly across the seabed in front, signaling Zhang Meng behind him to steer the Breaking Waves to follow.

And trailing at the very end... were that group of miserable, armless and legless skeletons.

”Oh my god, brother!”

”I took a beating from that pressure for no reason, my arm literally exploded!”

”Such a loss!”

”Hehe...”

A faint voice came from the side!

”You’re still lucky...”

”Do you know what part of me exploded?”

”Where?”

”Where?”

Two Green Flame Skeletons beside him asked curiously.

”Hehe...”

”My pelvis exploded!”

”Then you...”

The Green Flame Skeleton beside him asked curiously.

”How are you still able to walk beside us?”

”Hehe!”

”Look down, see where the sound of me talking to you is coming from. There’s nothing I can do, I had no choice...”

”I had to stuff my skull into my butt!”

”Sigh...”

”...”

The two Green Flame Skeletons beside him were stunned.

Then they both sighed in unison.

”I hope we don’t experience something like this again, it’s too terrifying!”

”Yeah!”

”May there be no pressure in heaven!”

”Amen!”

...As everyone was conversing, the group in front slowly stopped. Hernando stood beside Wu Tian, pointing towards a huge dark mass in the distance!

”There!”

”Esteemed Mr. Wu Tian.”

”That is the Pyramid you wish to see!”

”However...”

There was a hint of apprehension in Hernando’s tone.

”Hmm?”

”However what?”

Wu Tian turned his head to look at Hernando.

”Uh...”

Hernando seemed to recall something unpleasant, the purple flames in his eyes flickering continuously.

After hesitating for a long time, he then continued to speak softly to Wu Tian.

”Sigh...”

”That place is my nightmare!”

”On the afternoon of July 30, 1516, I obtained a box containing a total of 882 aztec gold coins. I was ecstatic at the time, hiding in the returning ship’s cabin, counting them over and over again...”

Hernando was lost in thought.

His voice was full of wistfulness.

”Touching the solid feel of those gold coins, I felt a fullness and satisfaction I had never experienced before!”

”But...”

”I failed to notice that from that moment on, a strange phenomenon appeared in the sky!”

”A huge meteorite...”

”Smashed down towards us!”

”Hehe...”

Hernando gave a bitter laugh.

”When my sailors and crew members brought me from the cabin to the Deck, I was stunned!”

”The sky and sea were a fiery red!”

”Like the end of the world, a huge fireball was whistling down from the sky towards our sea area!”

”...”

”Did you run?”

Fatty and Zhang Meng, wearing their diving exoskeletons, had emerged from the Breaking Waves at some point.

Fatty had just heard this part.

So he asked Hernando.

”...”

”No!”

Hernando shook his head!

”You haven’t experienced it, so you don’t understand!”

”That meteorite... was huge!”

”And very fast!”

”We couldn’t avoid it at all!”

The purple flames in Hernando’s eyes flickered rapidly.

”So fast that even with our three-masted sailing ship, we couldn’t escape its explosion center. I still remember...”

”That day!”

”Intensely hot flames crashed down from above our heads!”

”One second!”

”I lost all consciousness!”

Hernando said faintly.

”When I woke up, I was already holding this box of gold, leaning against that Pyramid.”

”And all the flesh on my body had vanished!”

”Hmm...”

Wu Tian nodded.

”Assuming you were hit by the meteorite at the location of the Pyramid, what about the Pyramid?”

Wu Tian looked up at the extreme darkness in the distance!

”Did the Pyramid not shatter?”

”...”

”Hehe...”

”It didn’t!”

Hernando gave a bitter laugh.

”I don’t know what material that Pyramid is made of, but the huge, heavy, and incredibly destructive meteorite struck the tip of this Pyramid, yet the latter was pierced through by it!”

”It was firmly fixed to this Pyramid.”

”Oh?”

Wu Tian raised an eyebrow.

”Such a bizarre thing happened?”

”...”

”Not only that!”

Hernando’s voice was laced with fear.

”After the meteorite unleashed a powerful impact, it then underwent a miraculous phenomenon of collapse. The super-large meteorite directly collapsed into a tiny singularity, frantically drawing everything around it inwards!”

”It became a black hole!”

”A black hole?!”

Zhang Meng was startled.

”Then...”

”What about the Pyramid now?”

”Us?”

”...”

”Hehe...”

Hernando smiled slightly.

”No need to worry, it’s fine now!”

”That thing!”

”It seems to be a crystal-like token!”

”It has been constantly counteracting the energy generated by the black hole, and it’s been... over five hundred years now!”

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