“Shut the fuck up,” Siegfried growled and swung his +15 Vanquisher’s Grasp in its saber form with all of his might.0

Sukeok!0

A brilliant flash of light extended horizontally across the battlefield.0

“Ga...!”0

“Arr...!”0

“Kya...!”0

The ghost pirates froze as if they had been struck by lightning.0

And then—0

Shwiiiik!0

Thousands of ghost pirates were cleaved in two before going up into smokes.0

Unable to use Splitting Heaven and Earth, Siegfried opted for another area-of-effect skill, the Heaven Splitting Slash. Thanks to Sword Emperor Betelgeuse's ultimate technique, Siegfried managed to wipe out the ghost pirates in a single strike.0

Now, only one opponent remained, and it was none other than the Pirate King, Freydlief.0

However, Siegfried’s figure was trembling like an aspen tree; his muscles spasmed violently, forcing him to grit his teeth just to endure the backlash from the skill he had just used.0

“Is this the pitiful struggle of a greedy fool? A fool that was abandoned by his own pet?” Freydlief taunted.0

“I wasn’t abandoned!” Siegfried snarled back, but his thoughts betrayed his confidence, ‘Damn it… Did that little traitor really ditch me?!’0

He was baffled at the current situation. Yes, they were overwhelmingly outnumbered earlier, but it wasn't to the point that Hamchi would ditch him.0

“There’s no use being in denial. This is the miserable end for those consumed by greed,” Freydlief...0