Roaring Heroes Battle the Overlord (Ainz) - Part 1 (Chapters 1 to 200)

Chapter 197: Meteor Shower

The chilly moonlight shone through the porthole into the room, making the rough wooden floor look like it was coated with a layer of white frost.

Steve still retained the appearance of a bloodthirsty fiend, with sharp white fangs protruding out, and bulging eyes crawling with bloodshot veins. But just a few minutes ago, he was still the captain of this ship, the leader of the Golden Aquarius traveling merchant group.

The surrounding crew members timidly emerged from their hiding spots, silently walking to Steve's side, simultaneously removing their hats and placing hands on their chests, mourning the former captain.

"The Eight Greed Kings Desert, truly a dangerous and cruel place," EeDechi sighed softly.

Things had come to this, and there was no way to turn back. Barrett squatted down, removing the spatial ring from Steve's hand. The ship's only correct navigation chart should be hidden in the spatial ring.

Franco put his (self-proclaimed) legendary mage skills to use, silently chanting a spell to remove the captain's soul imprint from the spatial ring, then dumping out all the contents inside.

Two gilt boxes with open lids rolled across the ground with a gurgling sound. One was the Box of Bewilderment that a crew member had opened before, releasing a devil that possessed the crew member and led to the tragedy of the crew's dormitory being massacred. The other Box of Bewilderment must have been the one Steve opened.

Barrett picked up these two culprits and hurled them into the vast desert, hoping that such scourges wouldn't escape the Eight Greed Kings Desert.

The first mate Bill quickly found the correct navigation chart; the path to the Vast Stellar Gate should head northeast, not continuing south deeper into the Eight Greed Kings Desert.

In a bleak atmosphere, the three-masted warship Emerald Sandboat slowly turned its bow, sailing toward the Vast Stellar Gate.

The first mate led a group of crew members, along with the adventure team and travelling mages they'd hired, to stand before EeDechi. They thanked her and begged the Last Defender of the Way adventurer team to escort them for another stretch of the journey, all the way to the Vast Stellar Gate.

EeDechi agreed without hesitation, but seeing everyone's downcast faces, she stepped up onto the high platform at the edge of the hall, cleared her throat lightly, and began delivering an important speech to rally morale and lift spirits:

"No matter what difficulties we face, don't be afraid—face them with a smile. The best way to conquer fear is to confront it head-on. Persistence leads to victory—keep going!..."

Barrett sat below the stage, a glittering golden parchment spread out on his table. It was the Imperial Map that Steve had pieced together.

Barrett pulled out his own two Imperial Map Fragment pieces, muttering to himself in his mind: What was the deal with his own Imperial Map Fragments?

Still, Steve's Imperial Map provided a wealth of valuable information. The Eight Greed Kings Desert could be divided into an outer ring, an inner ring, and the most central ancient city, where legendary riches that could rival entire kingdoms—and the power the Eight Greed Kings used to rule the world—were said to be buried...

...

The fallout from Steve finally died down. Bill Hades took over as acting captain, leading the three-masted warship Emerald Sandboat at full speed toward the Vast Stellar Gate.

Along the way, no one dwelled too much on the treasures of the Eight Greed Kings Desert. Even when they passed through sand-choked city ruins and spotted clock towers and ancient buildings tilted and half-buried in the desert, the Emerald Sandboat didn't pause for a second, racing away.