I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 158

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Chapter 158
158: Stream Reaper Pirate Crew (1)
The pirate ship’s attack wasn’t the conventional cannon fire or artifact-based assault one might expect. Instead, icy arrows came hurtling through the midair of this undersea region, where the Mana Sea surrounded us, freezing the space as they descended.
Watching this, Dohyun grinned with amusement and conjured flames across both his arms, concentrating them into his fists.
Baeryujin’s seasonal technique—and now a new martial art that Dohyun had claimed as his own.
The foundational first technique of the Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique unfolded across Dohyun’s two hands.
Eternal Flame Extinguishing Technique
First Technique: Eternal Flame
As eternal flames took root in Dohyun’s hands, he threw a light punch—devoid of weight, relying purely on speed—yet the moment his fist moved, an explosion erupted.
Whoooosh——
Boom———
The explosion detonated, spreading shockwaves and flames in all directions, melting the incoming frost arrows into nothing.
Though the attack that came at him was far from trivial, Dohyun dissolved it so effortlessly that the pirate ship’s movements halted.
Dohyun smirked at the sight, and Hanalin and Jiyuchan, who had been waiting behind him, casually loosened their bodies.
They knew combat would erupt soon enough.
Dohyun, aware of this as well, waited patiently when suddenly a heavy chain sound rang out from the ship, and something plummeted downward.
Clang-clang-clang-clang———!
The chain sound resembled that of a homing anchor being deployed. And what descended from the ship was a massive steel anchor as enormous and heavy as the vessel itself.
As the anchor crashed to the ground, a tremendous sound and vibration rippled outward at once.
Boom——!
Rumble———!
One could gauge the weight from the impact. Dohyun gazed at the pirate ship with unmistakable covetousness.
Though he wasn’t certain of its practical utility, at least now that he’d seen it, he understood its value clearly.
『Medium-sized Ship』
▶「A medium-sized ship occasionally seen in C-rank Zones.」
▶「Generally far faster than conventional travel, and usable in both undersea and maritime environments—an artifact of considerable utility.」
▶「Currently modified as a pirate vessel, equipped with plunder-detection capabilities.」
▶「Owned by the Stream Reaper Pirate Crew.」
Having identified everything with his perfect perception, Dohyun grinned widely.
It seemed he’d found a means of transportation without having to run further. He’d need to negotiate with the current owners, though. And if they refused?
‘That’s their misfortune, not my concern.’
With that thought, Dohyun amplified the output of the Eternal Flame concentrated in his hands, while Hanalin and Jiyuchan drew upon their mana reserves.
At that moment, five shadows burst forth from the ship that had dropped the anchor.
And all five moved with the lithe grace and form of felines, and sure enough—
As all five appeared before the Dohyun Party, their identities became clear.
Feline Birdmen.
As they descended and caught sight of the Dohyun Party, they spoke.
“Well, this is refreshing.”
“It’s rare to encounter those unfamiliar with us.”
“What, are you overconfident?”
“Kehehehe, crushing faces like that is genuinely entertaining.”
“Absolutely.”
A famous pirate, perhaps?
As Dohyun entertained such thoughts, he shouted the line he’d been wanting to deliver all this time.
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Exactly ten minutes before Dohyun Party and the ship would meet, five leopard Birdmen aboard the pirate vessel were yawning listlessly as they surveyed their surroundings with evident boredom.
All that was visible were scattered cliffs and reef areas, along with the tediously monotonous expanse of the Seafloor itself.
At present they appeared to be nothing more than oversized felines, yet anyone who glimpsed their pirate flag would have certainly fled in terror.
While numerous Villains were gaining notoriety throughout Region C, these particular ones had earned infamy even among the pirate ranks themselves.
Known as the Stream Ripper and the Wave Harvesters—a Leoparcan pirate crew—they ranked among the most formidable Villains currently operating in Region C.
Thus, many would flee the moment they spotted the feline skull pirate flag.
It was only natural, given their considerable strength and notorious brutality.
However, with nothing to plunder in this desolate region, the helmsman—a massive jaguar Birdman who steered the vessel—grew irritable and shouted.
“Captain! Didn’t you say there was nothing around here!”
Barcas, the jaguar Birdman who manned the helm and served as the Party’s tank, was expressing such irritation when Lian, a rare marble cat Birdman with distinctive markings standing beside the helmsman and peering through a spyglass, spoke.
“Well, we’re lying low for now anyway. We might have to endure it even if there’s something nearby.”
As Lian attempted to placate Barcas, Shira, a snow leopard Birdman polishing pristine white arrows nearby, snorted derisively.
“Hmph, and last time we struck out, didn’t we? We attacked a Party that didn’t even register on the plunder radar.”
“No… we don’t need the plunder radar to activate in order to hunt. We can just kill them anyway, can’t we?”
“Lian’s right! We grow stronger through hunting!”
As Lian and Barcas spoke thus, Shira shook his head as if exasperated, internally cursing them as brutish fools before ignoring them entirely.
Then, Jerod, a black leopard Birdman who had been inside the cabin, emerged and spoke.
“The plunder radar has activated.”
The plunder radar activating meant there was a Party in this vicinity carrying something rare. The moment Jerod spoke, Lian, who held the spyglass, hurriedly scanned the surroundings.
How long had he been searching?
From Barcas to even Shira, all wore expressions of anticipation as they awaited Lian’s report, and she answered.
“Found them! Oh? But this is interesting.”
“What’s interesting about it!”
As Lian spoke, Barcas, his body burning with excitement, urged her on rapidly. Shira, pretending indifference while clearly eager, looked toward her, and she smiled wickedly before answering.
“Humans. And a three-person Party at that.”
“Humans?”
“A three-person Party?”
“Certainly intriguing. So the feeble inferior species known as Humanity has ventured this far?”
At Jerod’s final remark, all could only nod in agreement. Humans—that is, Humanity—were uniformly feeble creatures.
While there had been some stronger individuals among the previous humans, the newly arrived Humanity was universally weak, or so the rumors circulated, leaving the Stream Reaper Pirate Crew no choice but to accept this assessment.
As the three grew somewhat deflated, just as Jerod, the final black leopard Birdman, was about to offer an explanation, Kaelus, a blue leopard Birdman with fur that shimmered brilliantly and the captain of this pirate crew, emerged from the cabin and spoke.
“The fact that they came this far with merely a three-person Party is proof they are strong.”
“Ohhh!”
“The captain has risen!”
“Strong enough to rouse the captain?”
“I suspect that’s exactly what will happen.”
The moment Captain Kaelus emerged, the entire crew erupted in cheers. While Birdmen possessed inherently aggressive dispositions, those who engaged in piracy took it to another level entirely.
Among them, hunting the strong ranked among their greatest pleasures, and Kaelus’s appearance signaled that such an opportunity awaited—reason enough to celebrate.
Watching Captain Kaelus emerge, Shira grinned with amusement and retrieved the arrows and bow he’d been maintaining, hoisting them aloft.
The moment Shira raised his bow, Lian naturally called out coordinates.
“342.128.43.”
Shira nodded, confirming the coordinates through those effortlessly spoken numbers, and nocked a pristine white arrow he’d been servicing. Frost began crystallizing across its surface, and soon an extreme cold that froze everything around it infused the projectile.
The other four, excluding Shira, watched with knowing smirks, and when Shira released the arrow, a frost-laden projectile streaked through the air, freezing its trajectory.
Wheeeeeee——
Crackle crackle crackle———
The frost arrow, freezing everything along its path, descended toward the three-person Party with threatening momentum.
Against weaker opponents, this single arrow would decide the outcome.
As I watched, everyone laughed upon seeing how effortlessly I shattered it with a flaming fist.
Even as his arrow was destroyed, Shira laughed and muttered to himself.
“Looks like the Captain was right—these aren’t small-time operators.”
“Kahahaha! Now this is a hunt!!!”
“Combat! Combat!”
“Finally, a worthy hunt.”
Watching his excited crew, Kaelus commanded:
“Drop anchor.”
At his cry, Jerod moved swiftly to drop the anchor, and once it struck ground, all five descended from the pirate ship in unison.
The five had anticipated seeing how the Dohyun Party would react before engaging them, but the response differed from their expectations.
Though they numbered only three, rather than fleeing at the sight of five descending, they gathered their strength to stand and fight—which only piqued their interest further.
“Interesting?”
They’d heard that inferior, lowborn races like Humanity operated from the Safe Zone located in the Outer Region of Region C. Was that truly the case? Despite the entire Stream Reaper Pirate Crew descending, there was no particular reaction.
No recognition, no fear—nothing of the sort.
Perhaps that’s why?
“This is actually refreshing.”
“They don’t even know who we are.”
“What, are they confident?”
“Krhehe, crushing faces like those is genuinely entertaining.”
“Absolutely.”
As all of them wore cruel smiles, I regarded the pirates and spoke.
“Hand over everything you’ve got.”
“…?” “…?”
“…?” “…?” “…?” “…?” “…?”
At my words, Hanalin and Jiyuchan forgot they were about to engage in combat entirely, staring at me in disbelief, while the pirates mirrored their confusion.
Robbed of their own lines, they stood frozen in bewilderment.
“Captain, isn’t that supposed to be our line?”
“…Are they pirates too?”
“What?”
“I… I’ve never heard anything like that before…”
Watching his crew members standing there dumbfounded, Captain Kaelus let out an exasperated cry.
“Kill them.”

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