Dominion of the Goblin Lord

Chapter 271: Black Ship

Behind the wooden door was not a cabinet, but an up-and-down passage.

There was a ladder in the passage, leading upwards to the aft deck.

It also led downwards to the lowest deck.

There were many cross-passages below, which seemed to lead to other places.

In the dim passage, there were light leaks.

Those light leaks looked like observation ports.

"Someone is using these passages to monitor the passengers inside the ship!"

Li Meng pulled his head back and closed the wooden door again.

"Master, why would the captain do this?"

Auriana looked puzzled.

"Auriana, is the slave trade situation in human society serious?"

Li Meng stood up and patted the dust off his hands.

Auriana nodded.

"Humans value free trade, and even themselves are considered commodities. Therefore, the human slave trade is very common in the Southern Continent. However, human nations prohibit human slaves from leaving the Southern Continent and also forbid the trade of non-human slaves."

"Auriana, did you smell that stench earlier?"

Auriana nodded again.

"I did. It seemed like a lingering smell of blood!"

Wait, the smell of blood?

Realizing something, Auriana's face changed slightly.

"Is this... could this be a black ship?"

A black ship refers to an airship not registered with the Adventurers' Guild.

The Adventurers' Guild is a transcontinental organization.

There are branches of the Adventurers' Guild on every continent.

Therefore, cross-continental passenger and cargo transport is also one of the guild's businesses.

The Adventurers' Guild cooperates with air harbors in various countries and cities.

If an airship is affiliated with the Adventurers' Guild, it will bear the guild's flag.

During the day when boarding, Auriana had seen the Adventurers' Guild's flag on the mast.

But flying the guild's flag doesn’t necessarily mean anything.

After all, flags can be forged.

But the permission to dock at an air harbor cannot be faked.

"We’ll know soon enough if this is a black ship!"

Li Meng reached out his right hand and wrapped it around Auriana's waist.

The two fell back onto the bed again.

Pinned beneath Li Meng, Auriana's eyes were filled with allure.

Earlier was just an intermission; it wasn’t over yet.

"Let’s continue."

Auriana gently nodded.

For a while, the silence in the room was broken again.

It wasn’t until late at night, when both the upper and lower cabins quieted down, that the room finally fell silent.

That night, as darkness deepened, the airship slowly flew through the sea of clouds.

In Room 7 on the upper deck.

Li Meng lay on the bed, holding Auriana by the waist.

Auriana lay quietly in Li Meng's arms.

Her master's embrace was warm, but her skin was green.

In the depths of passion, Auriana had asked her master.

It was then that Auriana learned her master was also a cursed being.

"He’s here!"

At that moment, Li Meng whispered softly into Auriana's ear.

Auriana's expression shifted slightly.

She gently pulled a black robe over her pale, beautiful body.

At that moment, faint sounds could be heard behind the wall.

Although the noise was small, the two still caught it.

In the passage behind the door, a crew member was peeking into the room.

When he saw a woman lying on the bed, a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.

The woman was beautiful, very beautiful.

Clearly, she had a husband, yet she snuck into another man's room at night.

From the moment the couple boarded the ship, he had been eyeing them.

After all, a beautiful woman was incredibly valuable.

Although the woman wasn’t young anymore.

But such a voluptuous and mature woman was exactly what noble foreigners preferred as slaves.

The crew member carefully pulled a bamboo tube from his waist.

He inserted the bamboo tube into the gap.

Then he blew through the tube.

A stream of smoke drifted into the room through the bamboo tube.

"What is this? Could it be some kind of sleeping incense?"

"This is Bewitching Incense, a magical drug made from the roots of enchanted trees. Once inhaled, it induces an unconscious coma. Even a Saint-level Archmage would be affected by Bewitching Incense. However, it has no effect on Swordmasters of Royal rank or higher."

The voice of Xiao Bai suddenly echoed in his mind.

Swordmasters possess incredibly strong bodies.

They have significant resistance to negative effects.

Sure enough, Auriana, who was in Li Meng's arms, suddenly became drowsy.

Her eyelids grew heavy, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t open them.

Finally, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

Before long, there was a faint 'click' sound.

The wooden door in the wall opened.

A crew member sneaked out cautiously.

Staring at the woman on the bed, he let out a lascivious chuckle.

Such a beautiful woman must be savored properly.

"What did you do?"

At that moment, someone shouted angrily from outside.

The sound of a door breaking followed.

The commotion outside caused the crew member’s face to change.

Reluctantly, he withdrew his gaze from the woman on the bed.

He pulled a dagger from his waist, his expression ferocious as he walked towards the door.

Just as he was about to open the door, a chilling sensation crept up his back.

His face froze.

He stiffly turned around.

Behind him, the strange black-robed figure had appeared silently.

Very close—less than two meters away.

In the next instant, Li Meng's smooth head suddenly expanded.

On the smooth head, a deep, gaping mouth appeared.

The mouth lunged at the crew member.

"Ah!"

The crew member could only let out a scream before being bitten in half by Li Meng's giant mouth.

Before the blood could spray out, Li Meng swallowed the lower half of the crew member in one gulp.

The enormous mouth chewed a few times before shrinking back.

In less than two seconds, a living person was gone.

"Fresh flesh tastes the best!"

Li Meng grinned viciously and stepped out of the room.

At that moment, the corridor outside was in chaos.

"Kid, we have your companions. If you don’t want them to die, drop your weapon and surrender!"

In the corridor, a hero was cutting down enemies.

More than ten crew members lay dead behind him.

None of the bodies were intact.

Kain stared coldly at the remaining crew members.

"If I drop my weapon, I will die, and they won’t have a good outcome either. So, I won’t drop my weapon. No matter what you’ve done to them, I will avenge them. I will kill every single one of you—leave none alive!"

At that moment, Kain’s face was filled with murderous intent.

The surviving crew members looked terrified.

They never expected to encounter a Sword King-level powerhouse.

This wasn’t right. Sword Kings always traveled on their own airships.

Why would one be on a civilian airship?

Hearing the hero’s words, a glint of approval flashed in Li Meng’s eyes.

If that guy had been a saint, Li Meng would have eaten him.

After all, such people wouldn’t meet a good end anyway.

Better to turn them into his strength.

Perhaps they’d even be reborn on Earth with their memories intact—who knows?