Chapter 36: High Up
Barbossa struggled to see the rushing man, but he found that no matter what he did, he couldn't see the face under the hood.
"Hector Barbossa. Ethan looked at the group of pirates who had been stunned, carefully feeling the strange fluctuations that were entwined around their bodies, and by the way, he judged whether he could lift the curse.
These actions take some time, and he deliberately leads up some topics to buy time: "I bring you a greeting from Jack Sparrow. ”
"Jack, Sparrow?" Barbossa was still wondering who this guy was, whether it was or not, and he didn't expect to hear such a familiar name. At that moment, he wondered if Jack Sparrow had made a deal with some god or devil after his death, in order to get revenge on himself: "I wonder if there is some misunderstanding in this? ”
When none of the pirates would risk their lives for the sake of face, the reverse was much the same. Barbossa is trying to use his brain, trying to buy himself a little bit of life, what is it to say a few nonsense words for this?
It's a pity that his approach didn't achieve the desired effect, because Ethan found that the power of the curse wrapped around these people was very easy to crack, and they were not really immortal, Ethan followed the energy wrapped around their bodies and 'saw' the essence of this curse.
To put it simply, this curse is similar to the lich's way of life, storing its 'life' in another place, while the spirit body controls a 'shell' to carry out its activities.
The difference between this curse and the spell that transforms into a lich is that one is actively chosen by the mage and is completed with meticulous magic, while the other is passive, simple and brutal to complete. When Barbossa's group got the Aztec gold coins, they triggered this curse, which was equivalent to Barbossa and the others handing over their lives in exchange for the right to use this batch of treasures.
The concept of life is extracted from itself, and their life form is transformed into the form of the undead, and since life is not in their own body, they are ostensibly immortal. And this curse is meant to punish those who use the treasure, and of course it is impossible to give the thief a real benefit. Therefore, after Barbossa and others are spiritualized, they will suffer many sufferings that only living people have, such as feeling hungry, but the undead body cannot relieve those pains.
This is certainly not a real immortal body, and it can be easily cracked if you find the right means. Even if he can't cast a spell to dispel it, Ethan can violently destroy these low-level undead creatures with simple and brutal means.
After understanding the details of the other party, Ethan was not ready to continue wasting time, and he didn't even bother to respond to Barbossa's words, and directly pulled out the battle cross from his waist.
The pale yellow energy blade drew beautiful arcs with Ethan's hand, and every pirate who was slashed by the energy blade let out a very terrifying scream.
"Ahh
One person is so unnoticed, two people are like this, three people are like this, the pirates who originally thought that the immortal body could save their lives immediately coaxed, and even Barbossa, who was about to rush up, stopped, the mysterious existence held in his hand the long sword that seemed to be condensed by light, and the pair of flaming wings behind him that were still blazing.
"Is it really God who has sent a messenger?"
Barbossa felt that he had seen countless winds and waves, and there was nothing that could make him feel afraid, but at this moment he felt that he could not even stand on his feet, and the immortal body that could have been relied on now seemed to have become a deadly poison: he naively thought that God would send a messenger because he had become an immortal undead spirit, an evil being, and God would not allow such a thing to exist in this world, so he sent an angel to wield a blade condensed by light, and slew them all.
The pirates had no morale to resist, and Ethan didn't bother to continue to kill, these guys honestly laid down their weapons and waited for their own fall, and even many knelt on the ground and prayed and repented, all facing Ethan without exception.
"Shouldn't I consider changing my image? I occasionally pretend to be a god, but I don't want to become a god's minion. ”
Stepping in front of Barbossa, the pirate captain who had crisscrossed the Caribbean, unable to resist at this time, obediently knelt on the ground and begged for forgiveness from the gods—especially when Ethan's sword was pressed against his cheek, he could clearly feel the feeling of scorching him.
He hadn't felt it for a long time, which made him even more convinced that the identity of the mysterious being in front of him was undoubtedly the messenger of God, and Barbossa lowered his head.
"Stop the boat. ”
Ethan's order is the most beautiful natural sound, and Barbossa has a tearful feeling at this moment. As long as the other party is willing to communicate, it means that there is a glimmer of life, and he is afraid that the other party will cut it down directly, in which case there will be no hope.
It's a pity that Barbossa was too happy, Ethan's words were not said to him, and these pirates who were afraid of death moved very quickly, and the moment Ethan opened his mouth, they jumped up and completed his order in a very short time.
At the same time, they also watched their captain lead them to betray Jack Sparrow, obtain a large amount of treasure, and then cross the Caribbean Hector Barbossa, who was pierced in the chest by the messenger of the gods.
The moment the yellow energy blade pierced Barbossa's chest, it was like a soldering iron inserted into the snow, making a sneering sound, and the appearance that usually looked no different from ordinary people also revealed the terrifying appearance that could only be revealed in the moonlight.
Barbossa looked at the blade that exuded yellow brilliance inserted into his heart, and clearly felt that 'life' was leaving him, this clear feeling he hadn't experienced for a long time, at that moment he had a feeling that he could finally be completely liberated, looking at the mysterious existence in front of him, he couldn't help but read his last words: "Forgiveness...... I ......"
"God will forgive you. ”
These were the last words Barbossa heard, and he closed his eyes in satisfaction, thinking that he had received the 'promise' of the messenger of the gods.
"I'm only responsible for sending you to God. ”
It's a pity that Barbossa couldn't hear the latter sentence, and Ethan finished speaking, only to find that Barbossa in front of him had completely lost his life under his 'Sword of Light', and all he was in front of was a shell that was about to completely rot.
After a closer examination, he was sure that Barbossa had indeed been killed by himself, which proved that his violent methods were extremely effective, but it was not clear if the goddess of the sea, Kolybuso, still had the ability to resurrect this guy?
"Probably not, even Jack Sparrow's situation he can't solve, Barbossa was cut off from his body and 'life' by me, and the undead spirit body was also purified by me, how can he be resurrected in this case?"
Compared with the previous hand debt, this time Ethan's changes to the plot are much bigger, and he can't resurrect Barbossa's Colybso, I don't know who he will find to help him get rid of the seal?
Looking back at the deck, this group of thugs, who are usually ferocious and can't do it, are like well-behaved cats at the moment, lying on the ground with their heads down, not even daring to move.
The slight sea breeze made Ethan's clothes swing slightly, and standing on the stern of the ship looking down at a group of pirates with their heads bowed, Ethan suddenly understood why many people like to be high, this feeling is really poisonous.
Taking a deep breath to regain his composure, he didn't deliberately exert any oppressive force, he just stood quietly and didn't speak, and the pirates were even more frightened, for fear that they would be stabbed to death just like their captain - immortality or something, it was a joke in front of the messenger of the gods.
Ethan didn't stand there for long, the Interceptor was worthy of the Royal Navy's famous fast warship, and it quickly came to the Black Pearl that was parked in place at full speed.
Of course, the naval soldiers on the ship, as well as Jack and Elizabeth, also saw the situation on the Black Pearl - Ethan, who was high above, the flaming wings behind him were still burning violently, but at this moment they seemed to be closed, not the appearance of directly unfolding before, he held a long sword condensed by light in his hand, and the mystery of his face could not be seen clearly, plus a group of pirates who were known for their viciousness and cruelty knelt on the ground, and occasionally heard a few words of prayer and repentance......
In this situation, even Norrington had an urge to draw a cross on his chest and pray, and as for the ordinary navy soldiers, they had already knelt down several times.
Fortunately, the Royal Navy did not forget their original responsibility, locked up the Black Pearl and the Interceptor, and set up a springboard, and the soldiers quickly controlled all the pirates on board. The expected rebellion did not happen, and all the pirates were obediently controlled by the Royal Navy soldiers, and some even took the initiative to cooperate.
Norrington looked at everything that was happening in front of him, and then looked at the mysterious man not far away, he didn't know how to deal with the other party now, but he couldn't help but go, so he could only come to Ethan with his head.
"What's next?"
Unconsciously, Norrington's tone and attitude became very respectful, and there was even a slight tendency to focus on Ethan's meaning.
"These pirates are yours, and I only need this ship. ”
This was said in advance, even if Norrington originally had some ideas, he would not and could not have them now, so he simply nodded neatly.
"But before you take these pirates, you need to know a few things. Ethan pointed to the honest pirates below: "They have become immortal undead because of the curse, and if they suddenly resist, your soldiers will not be able to deal with them." ”
"Undead?"