"It seems that the prince of the Land of Wine Valley has been able to get to this point thanks to your hard-working guard," Houdini waved his palm, and the weapon in Brant's hand changed again, this time even more outrageous, turning into a thin and long sea rod, which swayed left and right with the sea breeze in his hand, "How much did he give you?" The pirate captain approached the mainmast for a long time, "I'm out double." ”

Brandt looked at Maureen, one step away from being able to hold his thin arm. Behind them, there is the high side of the main helmhouse, and if they jump into the sea, Victor will have a way to save them.

Houdini naturally saw Brandt's intentions, and almost at the same time, the two men pounced on the boy Morin.

"Click!" Suddenly a dazzling flash of lightning appeared in the sky!

Brant hesitated for a moment, he was already preempted by Houdini, and Maureen was carried by the pirate captain like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered, but it was obvious that he didn't know what to do with the boy, because at the moment Morin's passive magic was taking effect, as long as he didn't take the initiative to attack Houdini, Houdini wouldn't kill him.

In the blink of an eye, the sky was covered with clouds, lightning and thunder, and the whole world was overwhelmed by the dark clouds that gathered from all directions. It was as if an invisible hand was stirring the clouds in the sky, enveloping the Roaring Giant and the qiē around it.

Magic. Brandt thought hatefully that this must be the work of a magician sent by Creon. However, the other party did not seem to be sure, because the lightning in the clouds struck the waves and the side of the ship from time to time, but none of them slashed at the humans on board.

"Why!" The one-eyed beside Houdini suddenly roared towards the sky like crazy, "I've sacrificed so many lives to you, why don't you still let me go?!" ”

There was a giggling sound in the clouds, and the voice was gentle and crisp, like a girl's silver bell, "Good dog, how can I be willing to let you retire so early." ”

Brant arched his body warily, facing the One-Eyed Pirate. It seems that this guy made a bad deal with the devil, and it cost him a living life.

"You promised to let me go!" One-Eye screamed in despair, "You can't break your word!" ”

"Credit?" The girl in the sky smiled more and more happily, "That's the rule of you adults. I'm a little kid, and I can do whatever I want. ”

"For the sake of what I've done for you," One-Eyed said as he knelt on the deck, "please spare me, I'll give you back this eye, as long as I can keep it alive." ”

"Hmph, it's boring," the voice in the sky became cold and harsh, "since you want to leave, it's not enough to have one eye back, let me give you a few more eyes!" As soon as he heard an explosion in the sky, a thick and bright lightning bolt slashed down, and One-Eye wanted to shrink his head to dodge, but it was too late, the lightning penetrated into his body from the top of his skull, instantly illuminating the internal organs and bones, and then countless flashbangs seemed to explode around him, lightning scurried around under his skin, and then burst out from the pores around his body, Brant knew what would happen next, so he simply lay down on the ground, only to hear a loud bang, One-Eye exploded from the inside out, and his flesh exploded on the deck, The entrails and minced flesh spread out on the swaying armor into a disgusting red blanket.

A strong breath spread between the smell of blood, it was a smell different from a qiē, Brandt hurriedly covered his mouth and nose, Houdini was not stupid, he did it, and did not forget to cover Maureen's mouth, the girl in the sky let out a satisfied sigh, Brandt felt that the smell was subsiding, or rising, rising into the god-like nostrils in the clouds.

The unsuspecting pirates were bewildered by the breath and shook on the deck, and after a few bolts of lightning, they all turned to ashes, emitting the same smell.

After a long time, until he was about to breathe and suffocate himself, Brandt gently let go of his mouth and nose, and he and Houdini looked at each other, and then looked up at the sky with palpitations, and the clouds in the sky had dissipated, and the scorching sun had regained its reign, and the sea was still tumbling as if nothing had happened, as if the scene of lightning and thunder had never happened.

"Hey, what just happened?" Houdini got up from the ground.

"Don't ask me, that's your man." Brant muttered, reaching out for Morin to check for anything unusual.

"No wonder One-Eye has been encouraging me to rob everywhere lately," Houdini spat at the pool of blood, "so he caught up with the gods?" ”

"Have you ever seen a god like this?" Brandt pointed to a mess of decks, "Gods who take pleasure in human lives? ”

"I said, we're both alone now," Houdini said, "Do you want to continue the fight?" ”

"No audience?" Brant smiled, "You're willing to fight too?" ”

Houdini also laughed, "If I showed cowardice in front of my subordinates, I would have been finished a long time ago." ”

"So you know you can't beat me."

"And I thank you for not exposing me in public."

The two looked at each other and laughed.

"So," Brandt tossed the rag to Houdini, "and the one-eyed news is quite accurate. After inquiring about One-Eye's details from the pirate captain, the prince could not help but suspect his sources, and if he had been half an agent of his brother Creon, the poor merchant ship would have been attacked even more, and perhaps sunk before Cape Queen landed.

"yes, that's why I think he's climbed to the gods."

"In my opinion, it's not a great god at all," Brandt patted the pirate captain on the shoulder, "but a man, a man with powerful magic." ”

"How so?" Houdini raised a large, round face at Brandt.

"Remember the smell that permeated the ship when One-Eye died?" "It wasn't the smell of blood, nor the smell of lightning-roasted offal," the prince stood up and looked out the window at the deck, "that was the smell of fear." ”

"Fear?!" Maureen and Houdini shouted in unison.

"Yes, it's fear." Brandt turned back and sat beside the two of them, "I've heard legends that someone feeds on fear, and specializes in eating the strong fear that precedes death, and the person who made the deal with One-Eyed must have some other powerful magical body to drive others to sacrifice their lives. ”

"Hmph, isn't it murder," Houdini cried nonchalantly, "to be in such trouble?" ”

"Perhaps, it's not her who needs to suck the fear?" Houdini was startled by the sudden remarks of the boy Morin, who did not know what the boy had experienced, and certainly did not know that he had stolen bread from the casino in order to treat his grandfather.

"That's right," Brandt touched the boy's head, messing up his flaxen hair, "and if we follow this line of thought, we may be able to find the mastermind behind the scenes and help the Land of Midsummer get rid of this scourge." ”

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