Witch, I'm really not the Deep Sea Ancient God!-Chapter 386 - 260 An: Extremely Sorry_3

Above the vast sea, life and death could hinge on an instant.

In battle, there was no excuse for failure. Had it been anyone else, they might have already been bound hand and foot, or sunk to the depths of the sea.

Hmm? "Mr. An"? Using his first name directly? Melanie sensed that something was off and questioned,

"You two monsters... no, you two know each other?"

Melanie and the other White Tower Hunters looked on, puzzled.

Melanie had assumed that after Chen Qi woke up, he would either blackmail An or, out of fear, submit to An’s strength.

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Could it be that Chen Qi wasn’t from the White Dove Newspaper?

"Yes."

Chen Qi responded, affirming that he was from Maro Town and the Sawshark.

Melanie exclaimed in astonishment,

"Wait!! Hold on, are you the one sent by the navy to Sea God Island?"

"No, I’m just a regular adventurer."

An Ti responded for Chen Qi, his words laced with a hint of pride,

"He’s not from the White Dove Newspaper, nor is he from Sea God Island; he’s one of our own from Maro Town! Before the Crack Tide, he wasn’t even a Transcendent."

Not a Transcendent before the Crack Tide... Melanie’s eyes widened in disbelief,

"How is that possible?"

An couldn’t help but smile gently,

"It’s true! I’ve watched him grow up with my own eyes! Moreover, he’s just a poor man who was attacked by pirates and suffering from Sea Beast Disease." Continue your adventure with novelbuddy

The phrase "watched him grow up" sounded odd... Chen Qi couldn’t help but stroke his chin.

Why did he always feel that An’s gaze upon him contained not just guilt but the kind of pride a mother feels when her child returns from the sea stronger than before?

"..."

Melanie’s mind went blank.

What kind of place was Maro Town? A cradle of geniuses?

At that moment, An turned her head toward Chen Qi and, after a long hesitation, spoke with deep regret,

"I’m sorry, Qi, I truly didn’t expect it to be you. This was my error, a lapse in my duty. I’m ready to make amends, whatever compensation you ask for—"

Regret filled An’s heart; during battle, she couldn’t be described as kind, but the near accident of almost killing her student, almost killing Chen Qi, tormented her with gut-wrenching guilt...

As she spoke, An took out her backpack card:

"If there’s nothing you want in the backpack card, you can entrust me with any task. I’m willing to help for free..."

This... Chen Qi was taken aback.

An might be merciless in battle, but in other areas, especially towards allies, she could be described as a benevolent Angel of Order.

Of course, An had already helped him enough; he couldn’t possibly ask for more.

Chen Qi glanced at An’s backpack card, but it didn’t contain anything he had purchased with money.

"No need, Mr. An, I don’t need anything."

Chen Qi replied.

"..."

An remained silent for a moment and then put the backpack card away.

At that moment, after finishing her apology, An turned to Melanie with an extremely cold tone,

"Melanie."

"What is it, An?"

"Melanie, have you all gone mad? Daring to attack a Sea God Pirate Group transport ship on your own? If it weren’t for my infiltration, your ship might have been completely surrounded by the Sea God Pirate Group."

"Furthermore, you forced a newly promoted Light Phase Transcendent to join your team, making him do the most dangerous and dirty work."

An spoke up for Chen Qi, well-aware of the White Tower Hunters’ methods.

Once they had their eye on someone, the White Tower Hunters would devise ways to entice them, and after succeeding, coerce them into doing tasks.

You call that infiltration... Melanie’s mouth twitched as she responded,

"First of all, we didn’t force him. He volunteered himself."

"Secondly, strictly speaking, he is the mastermind! He’s our leader!"

Melanie was extremely displeased, An had actually twisted right and wrong!

"???"

Mastermind? Leader? An turned her head and saw Chen Qi’s innocent face, and her mind went blank for a moment.