Minutes and seconds passed.

Perhaps in order to alleviate Lu Wu's anxiety, the master kept informing Lu Wu of J's actions on the other side. J's movements were indeed fast, and he had already arrived at the pirate ship in three or two clicks, and because of the guidance of the master, he easily found the place where the pirates put their arms and chose the weapons he needed. Then take the shortest path towards the preset position.

However, the footsteps of the Stygian were getting closer.

Unlike Lu Wu, Zhu Hong didn't have the slightest intention of hiding. Her feet were on the deck of the freighter's cabin and she stepped out with a rather loud noise. The sound was far more than the sound of human breathing or heartbeat, and the slight metallic sound of the ship shaking itself could not be concealed.

Enhance his hearing through the magic ring, and Lu Wu could hear the footsteps from afar.

Very powerful, unbridled footsteps. It feels like the other party has to make this kind of footstep sound not so much because of the structure of the cargo ship itself, but rather deliberately.

The master's voice didn't know when it disappeared, Lu Wu took a deep breath, and clearly felt that the Moon Warlock had come to the door of the cargo hold.

After all, it is a cargo hold for carrying logs, and the value of the unit volume is not high, so there is no special security awareness in itself. In order to prevent the wood from bumping and tumbling during the voyage, the entire stacking structure is actually very scientific, and the key positions are tied with wires. In short, even if there are strong winds and waves, there is no need to worry about any special failures. The location next to the door is relatively empty, so it is clear if someone comes in. In short, it is an extremely convenient place to hide, and the hider can easily grasp the location of the entrance and exit while hiding himself.

According to the tactical literacy of a Stygian Warlock, you must be careful when entering this kind of terrain. This is because this typical environment of "the enemy is in the open and the enemy is in the dark" is very conducive to sneak attacks, but it is not conducive to hiding from the enemy. It can even be said that the hidden enemy can sneak attack, and if the sneak attack fails, you can still leave calmly, and you don't dare to chase after it, lest you be attacked again.

But Zhu Hong is obviously not worried about this. In fact, not to mention being cautious, she even used the most basic defensive measures to strengthen her thinking speed and five senses with the magic of the fourth law, and she didn't bother to do a little careful observation of the surrounding situation.

"I know you're here, Your Excellency the Governor. She sarcastically used an honorific title, and at the same time threw Zhang Yao in her hand to her feet. "Don't look at me like this, I'm actually an acute ...... If you don't come out, I'm not sure what I'll do!"

She looked around. This is really a very hiding place, with a lot of wood as an obstacle, not to mention between the piles of wood, and even inside each pile there is enough space to hide. Plus she can go around and dodge, it's too hard to catch someone - although she has plenty of time, but it's also annoying, isn't it? Fortunately, the problem has been completely solved.

Threatening people or things that the other person values is an ancient and primitive strategy, but it works, and it seems that it will never be eliminated.

If Lu Wu was in this cabin, then he must have seen the hostage in his hand. Of course, if you can't see it, that is, the person is not in this hold, then it doesn't matter. The ship has a limited number of cargo holds. Entering each cargo hold allows you to unload some of the captives in your hands. If there is no response in each cargo hold, Zhang Yao will also die when it is over.

Anyway, she didn't have other tricks, such as using magical remnants to find them.

This is actually a very troublesome thing, because the magic ring is very light. Even in this very "clean" world, it can be difficult to find. In addition, the ship is always advancing, which means that the mana residue spreads much faster than expected, and it is difficult to find the trace.

Of course, there are other ways, such as using strength to defeat ingenuity - directly using your own power to dismantle the entire ship. Lu Wu can hide and hide, and there is nowhere to escape in that case. However, that would be too crude to suit the Stygian aesthetic, and there was no need to do it unless it was forced to do so.

Then again, the sea around here is really a natural vantage point for warlocks. If you can't fly, you can't run at all. As long as Lu Wu can't get out of this boat, then everything is just a matter of time.

In short, although the process may be a bit troublesome, she is sure that she will get what she wants.

The lights in the cargo compartment were turned on.

Not very bright lights, but enough to provide basic lighting. I could see that the invisible magic power directly lifted Zhang Yao into the air more than one person high. Despite being unconscious, she let out an instinctive moan of pain.

"Stop!" a voice rang out. Then, Zhu Hong saw Lu Wu come out of an inconspicuous corner.

A clever corner, a pit formed when timbers of different lengths are piled together, is also a visual blind spot. The person inside can observe the vermilion side through the gap between the two logs, but it is difficult for the vermilion side to see inside.

However, when it comes out, it is over.

Although she hadn't seen Lu Wu, her appearance was also very clear. He's right...... There are very faint magical residues on his body...... Vermilion's gaze stayed on Lu Wu's hand, and a magic ring was clearly visible on it.

Everything went so smoothly, but it was a little boring. It's like a lottery, although you know that you will definitely be able to draw a prize, but the first draw is made, but people lose a lot of expectations.

Vermilion's gaze moved from Lu Wu's fingers to Lu Wu's backpack. Heavy backpack ...... Is it food and water? No, it's not! Even from the tightness of the harness, you could tell that it should be something heavier inside.

In this case, heavy objects are also carried on the body...... There's basically no need to guess.

However, apart from the backpack, Lu Wu didn't see any other weapons on his body.

Lu Wu slowly walked towards this side, or rather towards her side. This gives you more room to move.

From what she currently knows, there are two more people on the boat who are at large. One is Lu Wu, and the other should be a big man from the indigenous people. According to the captain, it should be the kind of powerful person in this world. It's no surprise that the Radiant Moon Warlocks would find such characters to help. She originally thought that the person named Thomas should be with Lu Wu, but now it seems that this is not the case. But the latter wasn't something she cared about. After all, it was a person who had no combat ability, and if it was a different place, he might not change his money, and his combat power would even surpass that of a warlock, because he could use his influence to summon a steady stream of cannon fodder to charge into battle. But now on this ship of the sea, his influence is meaningless.

Of course, there is another person, J who escaped before. It was hard to tell, though—she wasn't sure if J had escaped to the ship or had simply escaped with some supernatural ability. After all, the supernatural abilities of different systems vary greatly, and it is not clear what other power the other party has.

However, even the ability to float on some kind of water is useless. The distance over here...... Even if you go to the mainland to seek reinforcements, it is not something that can be done in a while.

Vermilion's attention also slowly focused on Lu Wu.

"Your Excellency the Governor, looks like you want to fight me?" she smiled.

In the faint light, a woman with green eyes stood in front with a smile, exuding an indescribable terrifying coercion all over her body. And, perhaps because the magic has increased her five senses, she can smell the smell of fresh blood on her body.

I can't describe the feeling of walking out of these few steps, but there seems to be a cold thing, inexplicably emerging in the depths of my heart, and then permeating my whole body in a short time, making my hands and feet stiff.

That's what it is...... When a Warlock is an enemy...... Feelings?

The opponent didn't make any attacking movements, and he didn't even make the kind of preparation posture that a warlock would like to prepare for battle (Amber had shown him this before), and the person who was already pressed could barely move. Not only that, but he even felt a strange hallucination. It was as if behind the Stygian Warlock, there was a huge shadow, like a huge demon god, looking down on him condescendingly.

What made him feel this fear was not the young and beautiful woman in front of him, who was slightly shorter than Amber, but the shadow of the demon god.

Lu Wu has always felt that he is a bold person, and he is even faintly proud of it. But at this moment, in the face of absolute power, you can clearly feel that you are actually an ordinary person. The courage in his heart was far less than he had imagined.

"So, I guess, you have explosives on you, and you want to attack me with your own life?" asked Vermilion. Of course, it was just to ask, and she didn't expect Lu Wu to answer.

"Indeed, if it is really at the cost of one's own life to attack, then the vast majority of high-level warlocks will not be able to ignore it. Her smile widened. "But should I warn you? I'm not among the 'vast majority'. ”

"Ah, I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Vermilion...... Or so you can call me. As you can see, I'm a Stygian, and that kind of ...... Someone destined to reach the top of the chief position of consul. ”

"What do you want?" Lu Wu asked.

"Ah, to put it simply, artifacts...... Also, I wonder what the goal of the Radiant Moon Warlock was when he came to this world. No matter how stupid they are," Zhu Hong spread her hands, "it's not going to come here for a vacation and see exotic scenery, right?"

Although he was laughing and making some movements that could have been said to be cute, it only made Lu Wu feel cold in his bones when he saw it. It's a mask...... The woman wears some kind of mask that hides her true and hideous face underneath.

"What if I told you?"

"You do...... Hahaha...... I'll just say you can't know it...... If you tell me bluntly, you'll probably die a happy death. Probably. ”

"What if I don't say it?"

"Then I'm going to have to do something. Let's say it makes you desperate......"

Gunshots rang out in my ears. Not a single shot, but the sound of bursts of fire. Of course, as in all cases on Earth, bullets are moving much faster than sounds, and by the time you hear a gunshot, it's already hit.

But......

Lu Wu clearly saw that there were many small dots on Zhu Hong's side that emitted a metallic luster. It took him a moment to realize that it was a flying bullet. But these bullets, which would have hit Vermilion's head and chest, could only be suspended harmlessly at the moment.

"I'm not only good at the fourth law, but I'm also very strong at the third law. Vermilion looked at the bullet, reached out and picked up one of its grips and played with it, then threw it away. The metal bullet fell to the ground with a clear and hollow sound. "In ancient times, those warlocks who were good at the magic of the Third Law were often called puppeteers, which means that they can treat everything as puppets and manipulate them at will...... Now," her gaze returned to Lu Wu. "Isn't it desperate?"