Sailing at Sea: The Breath of the Day at the Start

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The giant beast beside the man suddenly roared and spewed out flames once more. Ron darted through the flames at high speed, and a moment later he appeared in front of the man.

The man seemed to have anticipated Ron's move; he remained calm and looked at Ron indifferently.

Ron suddenly struck, punching through his opponent's chest.

But in that instant, Ron felt something was wrong, because he hadn't meant to hit anything, but it felt like he had hit thin air.

Sure enough, the person's figure suddenly disappeared, and Ron realized that he had just hit an afterimage of the other party.

"If it were me, I wouldn't have acted so easily."

The voice suddenly appeared in Ron's ear. Ron felt that the other party was everywhere, so he attacked again in the direction of the voice.

But to my surprise, I missed again; the opponent wasn't there at all.

"If the first time was due to your carelessness, then this is enough to prove that there is a significant gap between your abilities and mine."

The man burst into laughter, completely disregarding Ron.

After missing both shots, Ron felt that his opponent was like a ghost, impossible to catch. However, he did not panic. Instead, he calmed down and carefully sensed the opponent's position.

Presumably, no matter how powerful the opponent is, they will still act according to the normal trajectory, so Ron plans to predict their movements, although this will not be easy.

When Ron's mind fell silent, the man seemed somewhat surprised, not expecting that Ron would not unleash such strong energy, but instead stand there quietly.

"Stop trying to bluff. Do you think you can beat me in this state?"

The man chuckled.

He then appeared in front of Ron in a flash, ready to attack him.

But just then, Ron suddenly opened his eyes. The man was stunned by Ron's gaze. For a moment, he seemed to be a stranger in front of him. Before his hand could even touch Ron, it was suddenly grabbed by Ron's hand.

The man was taken aback. He never expected Ron to react so quickly. He thought this move would severely injure Ron instantly, but he was instead subdued by Ron.

Suddenly, a terrifying energy erupted from Ron's body, pouring down on the man.

The man was surprised by the sudden burst of power from Ron. His expression changed drastically, and he tried to break free from Ron's grasp. However, he felt a tremendous suction force on Ron's hand, and he was unable to break free despite using all his strength.

"If you lose your ghostly speed, what will you have left?"

Ron said calmly, the energy had already severely injured the opponent.

Ron released his grip, and the man was sent flying by a tremendous force. He crashed heavily to the ground and remained dazed for a long time.

Ron walked up to the man and stepped on his chest. At that moment, the man felt as if his strength had been suddenly taken away by Ron.

"Damn it, how did you do that?"

The man was very surprised.

Ron said.

"While your speed is indeed very fast, and your stealth abilities are truly amazing, you overlooked one crucial point at the most critical moment."

You're too arrogant, so you think no one can catch your speed, but you didn't expect that I don't care about your speed, but about your trajectory.

So the moment you make your move, I can predict where your next attack will be, and I'll prepare there in advance.

Just as I suspected, you did stop at that exact spot, which was the trap I had set.

The man stared at Ron in astonishment, his eyes filled with admiration.

"I never expected you to be so different from what I imagined."

Ron tied the man up with those special ropes.

"Now tell me, how many people have you killed?"

The man helplessly reached out his hand.

"I have killed countless people, more than I can count myself, but it was really an accident that you found out this time."

He smiled as he watched Ron and the girl, showing no remorse whatsoever even though he had been subdued.

"If you think you can kill me this way, you're being naive."

Ron frowned deeply.

"Still so stubborn even when death is imminent."

As he spoke, he had already gathered a surge of energy in his hand.

The man saw Ron's energy, but he remained completely unmoved.

Chapter 33, Phoenix

The girl looked at Ron with some surprise. Ron had previously been very reluctant to live here, and she had even suggested that Ron stay. However, Ron had always refused. But today, he suddenly had a change of heart and wanted to stay here for a while longer.

She said immediately.

"Then I'll prepare a room for you right away."

At this point, the girl immediately commanded the curses to make room for Ron. This room faced outwards, allowing Ron to see the entire castle from here.

Ron immediately thanked the girl and then went into his room.

Ron spent the entire night looking around the room. He could see clearly outside through the room, but the curses didn't appear by nightfall, and the entire castle was silent. Ron didn't find anything suspicious.

This surprised Ron. He knew from the information he had gathered that these curses would act at night. Just then, Ron suddenly heard a clear knock on the door, so he immediately went to open it.

Unexpectedly, a young girl was standing outside the door. She looked at Ron and said with a smile.

Are you settling in well here?

Ron nodded and said.

"Of course I'm used to it."

The girl said with a smile.

"I thought you were having a hard time adjusting to living here since it's your first time here, after all, this isn't a place for ordinary people to live."

Ron smiled, then changed the subject.

"Don't they come out at night?"

The girl looked at Ron with some surprise.

"Nighttime is for sleeping, of course. Who would be out and about at night?"

Ron frowned slightly and asked again.

"During this time here, I have felt that you and humans get along very well, but recently I have heard that there have been reports of people going missing in some places. I wonder if you are aware of this."

In fact, Ron had no idea that any humans had gone missing, but when he saw the bodies, he knew that someone must be missing, but no one had noticed.

When he asked the question, he carefully observed the girl's expression, but the girl's expression seemed very natural. She shook her head and said...

“We haven’t heard of this. We’ve been staying in this area all this time, so we don’t know anything about what’s happening outside.”

The place Taiichiro showed Ron happened to be outside. Ron thought the girl was saying this to clear herself of suspicion, but he was convinced that the girl was a suspect, so he continued.

"Those missing people should live in this area, but I think they may have disappeared in different places, but the reason for their disappearance is the same."

The girl looked at Ron and said.

"If someone were truly missing, it should have been reported much earlier, but we haven't received any news until now. We don't know where you got this information from."

Throughout this process, Ron kept observing the girl's expression, but to his disappointment, the girl acted very naturally, and it was clear that she did not seem to be lying, which made Ron feel uncertain.

The girl suddenly stood up and said to Ron.

"I know you've been doubting us, but this matter has absolutely nothing to do with us. If anyone really goes missing, I can help you find them and uncover the truth. However, I hope you can view this matter objectively and not be swayed by preconceived notions."

Ron was surprised that the girl would bring it up herself, and he nodded repeatedly.

"Of course, I would not suspect someone without reason. However, it would be best if you could help us investigate this matter. With your help, we will surely find out the truth soon."

The girl nodded and said.

"No problem, we'll take care of it."

Although Ron didn't trust the girl, now that he had this power, he knew it would be much easier to find out the truth.

So he found an opportunity to take the girl to see the horrific scene. When the girl saw the corpses, her face immediately turned very pale.

Moreover, she could sense a faint aura of curse emanating from the vicinity of these corpses, which proved that a curse had indeed been present here.

“I know you have grounds for your suspicions; there is indeed a strong aura of curses here, but I will never allow my curses to do such a thing.”

The girl said, and then she went to the corpses and carefully examined some of them. When she turned over a corpse, she suddenly found two small red dots on the neck. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that they were actually two needle marks.

She suddenly stood up and said to Ron.

"I suspect this was man-made, not killed by a curse."

Ron also noticed the needle marks. He could sense that the deaths of these people were very strange. When Taiichiro brought him here before, he only glanced at them briefly and did not observe them carefully.

Moreover, he was already out of his mind at that time. Although he didn't know if it was the work of a curse, he knew that someone had harmed these people. He was extremely angry and wished he could drag that person out immediately.

However, after regaining some of his senses, he carefully examined the corpses and discovered that they were not as simple as he had imagined.

The people in the first group all had small red dots on their necks, but the people in the second group had no wounds at all, and their deaths were even more gruesome than those in the first group.

Their expressions were almost all distorted, their bodies were covered with strange spots, and their hands and feet were twisted, presumably broken by a tremendous force.