Chapter 59: The Last Exploration?
Pirate conventions?
Angel had seen the records in the Nightwatchman's profile, but they were not detailed, as the Night Church was not the Storm Church and had little to do with maritime affairs.
But even so, she understands that this is an annual event hosted by Nast, the "King of the Five Seas", and invites all the pirate kings and pirate generals, as well as the famous pirates, to which it was held on a volcanic island in the Sunia Sea last October, and the Tarot Society's "Hanged Man" had mentioned this event, and he also participated as the captain of the ghost ship "Blue Avenger", and was one of the ghosts that the Storm Church mixed in.
However, the specific time and place of each conference will only be determined one week before the meeting, so as to avoid being ambushed in advance by the navies and major churches of various countries to catch these guys with high bounties on their heads.
However, I'm not a pirate, so why ...... By the way, if I participate, and bring Anne with me, will I be considered one of the "Pirate Kings"?
Angel wanted to refuse, but felt that this might be an opportunity to consolidate the identity of "Angelica Thatch", which could not only completely distinguish Angelica, the king of the sea, from Christine, the weak lady of Beckland, but also use this name to make her investment Elaine and "redhead" no one dare to get involved......
And if the "Sick Admiral" dares to participate, it is also a good opportunity to contact her.
After thinking for a while, Angel was a little moved, but did not immediately agree, after all, it is still unknown when the pirate conference will be held, maybe the "King of the Five Seas" does not think that the "Golden Queen" is qualified to participate at all?
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After returning to the mirror world, Angel quickly flew towards the passage that shone with a special sheen not far away, and soon got into it, leaving from the other side, back to the real world.
It was already on the hillside outside of Byam, and she appeared next to Klein, who was dressed as Gelman, and "The Hanged Man" Alger, who wore a cloak to hide his conspicuous dark blue mess, was also standing near Crane.
The two of them were able to find so quickly thanks to a magic mirror that Angel gave to Klein, which was stained with blood and had a special occult connection with the "desperate" witch, even if it was thousands of miles away, it could quickly lock the position of the mirror in the chaotic and dangerous mirror world.
After a whirlwind of the world, a few vertigo in and out of the spirit world, Alger set foot on the solid ground again, he shook his somewhat uncomfortable head, and fixed his eyes to see that the three of them had appeared on the island they had explored four months ago, with fine gravel under their feet and the sound of rushing waves in their ears.
In addition, the Magic Mirror can also be used as a stand-in, allowing Crane, who does not use mirror magic, as a means of dodging damage, with similar effects to his stand-in paper figure.
Before his chaotic thoughts calmed down, he felt that the near-black land around him became more intense, and the crimson moon above his head became more vivid, and then his hand touching the "world" was violently pulled, and the whole person entered the spiritual realm of color blocks, unable to distinguish between up and down, left and right.
But on the other hand, if the magic mirror with this connection falls into the hands of the enemy, the other party can also use it to quickly locate Angel, even if it has anti-divination ability and "Hidden Holy Emblem", it cannot be completely isolated.
Seeing this, Alger also stretched out his hand, subconsciously grabbed Angel, who was closer to him, and reacted at the last moment, stepped forward and put his hand on Crane's shoulder.
This can also be regarded as giving him a sip of soup to drink, so that he can have some sense of participation and enthusiasm...... Angel thought and nodded his head to say it was okay.
"At critical moments, it can be used as a 'stand-in', so that you don't quickly lose your combat effectiveness after using the 'magic pocket watch'."
Before Miss "Queen" arrived, the "world" had already told him that this trip to the island would be "teleported" by him and the two of them.
As for the "hanged man"...... Angel glanced at the Tarot Guild member, who was eager to start exploring the nameless island immediately, and took out another vanity mirror that had no blood connection and handed it to the other party.
That way, maybe I won't need to be there for the next time I explore, and the only advantages I have are knowing the location of the island and having a ghost ship...... Alger thought bitterly, becoming more and more sure that this exploration and hunting would be the "last".
Call...... Alger, who had received the promise, breathed a sigh of relief, touched the magic mirror in his arms, the "magic pocket watch" in his pocket, and various charms, pulled out the scimitar on his waist with one hand, and took the lead towards the depths of the island.
It only worked...... Less than two minutes, right? "Teleportation" is also so convenient, no wonder "World" Gelman Sparrow asked me to wait in Byam, with this ability, I only need to raise my hand lightly to travel around the world...... Alger's gaze was a little blazing as he looked at the "Wriggling Hunger" who had regained the appearance of his black gloves, and only after a moment did he look away with difficulty and look at the woods deep in the island, and said:
She explained.
"Let's go now."
He didn't know when the sailors who had been partying all night would find out that they were missing, and that Bishop Chogori of the "Church of the Waves" might summon him at any time during the day, so it was best to complete the entire expedition at night to avoid accidents.
So she made only one special mirror and gave it to the only person she trusted.
Crane replied indifferently, reaching out to Angel with one hand and holding her weak and boneless palm that contained demigod power, and the "wriggling hunger" on the other hand became transparent and had switched to the soul of the "traveler".
"Let's get started, according to the agreement, I won't divide the loot this time, but I hope that if there are potion recipes and extraordinary materials that involve my pathway, they can be sold to me first, and in addition, if you want to make magical items, I can also do it for you."
Alger quickly understood the meaning of "queen", carefully put away the mirror, and said:
"It's midnight, do you want to go right away?"
Although Angel and Klein have both come with him once, the most experienced of the three is undoubtedly the "Hanging Man", so there is no objection to his action of leading the team forward, Angel is in the center, Klein is behind, and the three of them slowly advance in a vertical row.
Four months ago, the corpses of the Blue Shadow Falcon family had already been taken away by other creatures, and there was no trace left, and the grass where they had fought briefly had also been covered with new weeds, and the three of them walked through the grass and entered the dense forest that even the moonlight could not enter, and walked between the trees with that scaly outer skin, as if from the southern continent.
"That's where those living corpses are in front of you, go around like last time, or go and see?"
Alger stopped and asked the other two.
Last time he explored, because Crane took the Azk Copper Whistle and was worried about awakening the "passion" of the living corpses, he bypassed this area, this time he prepared in advance, and used the cigarette case and the Spirit Wall to double seal the Copper Whistle, in order to see what the situation was with those living corpses.
"Check it out."
He replied with a feigned indifference.
"Okay."
Alger was also a little curious, he took the lead in squeezing into the denser and denser woods with a lantern, Angel followed, she had a dark vision and stared ahead, in case something unexpected happened, Klein touched the cigarette case with the copper whistle in his pocket again, and made sure that there was no problem with the seal, before following the footsteps.
"Knock, knock."
A dull, drum-like sound came from between the cracks in the trees, becoming more and more pronounced as the three of them moved forward.
It wasn't until the dense woods suddenly thinned out and the moonlight shone down on the ground that the three of them realized that there was an area completely devoid of vegetation in front of them.
The trees in a radius of 100 meters have been cut down, and all kinds of logs and planks are piled up on the ground, and stones of different materials have been polished into regular strips, which are piled up everywhere in a regular manner, as if they were the foundations of a palace that has begun to take shape.
Around the flat ground, there are humans, tigers, and more curly baboons with their waists hunched over their waists and covered in hair, either holding primitive tools or using fangs and claws, cutting wood and rocks to make more "building materials".
The crimson moonlight shone on the busy scene, creating scattered rays of light in the dust and sawdust, as if with a hint of blood.
This scene made the three of them stand at the edge of the dense forest, and they couldn't believe that in the "primeval forest" on the nameless island at the edge of the raging sea, there was actually a "construction site" that was still under construction in the middle of the night.
If it weren't for the fact that the previous road was exactly the same as the last time they arrived, Angel even suspected that Crane had found the wrong place and taken them to another island.
But sharp-eyed, she immediately noticed that neither the humans and baboons wielding their tools, nor the tigers and lions using their claws to plank the planks, were no longer living creatures.
The hair is festering, the skin is pale, and some of the eyeballs have disappeared...... The other two also discovered the problem and understood that they were the "living corpses" that the hanged man called them.
Obviously, this was not the kind of scene that Alger had seen last time, after all, he was the most surprised, but the rich adventure experience made him quickly return to normal, and whispered to his companion:
"Shall we take a detour?"
There must be a deeper secret behind this strange scene, and perhaps a treasure of great value, but his instinct felt that this was not something he should be exposed to, so he made a suggestion.
But this inquiry, which was so subtle that it seemed that it could not be heard two steps away, made all the "living corpses" in the entire clearing stop their movements, turn their bodies, and look neatly at this direction with a pair of blank eyes.
The scene was so eerie in the dim moonlight that even Klein, who was already perfectly capable of playing the "mad adventurer", shuddered in the heart of the "living corpses", and Angel found a dark cavern behind them, which slanted deep into the middle of the rudimentary form of the "palace", and the mouth of the cave was scattered with oil-stained white feathers.
She had only seen this feather in one place, and that was Pierce Turner, who had failed in his attempt to promote to the "Night Watch" and was polluted by the power of the "Grim Reaper"!
It's also very close to the Furious Sea, and there seems to be a bunch of "living corpses" who are being manipulated to build a palace, so they won't be polluted by the power of death...... As soon as Angel had such a thought, an extremely terrifying aura emerged from the depths of the cavern in the middle of the clearing.
It was as if a giant hand was clutching Angel's heart, making her heart beat faster than increasing and decreasing, as if she was about to fall asleep, her body was cold, and her blood stopped flowing.
At the same time, there was an irregular vibration of the ground beneath his feet, and the earth at the entrance of the cave was sprinkled one after another, and a white shadow seemed to appear in the dark cave.
Hmmm-
Under the horrified gaze of the three of them, a giant snake with a length of more than 20 meters and a single person could not be hugged quickly emerged from the hole, its surface was a huge black scale, white but oily feathers drilled out of the gaps, the vertical pupils seemed to be burning with flames, and there was a pair of thick wings contracted behind it.
The white was the oil-stained feathers on its wings, and the black scales seemed to blend into the darkness, so that the giant serpent could only be seen in dark vision.
This familiar feather and suffocating aura undoubtedly belong to the "Grim Reaper......
This is a "Grim Reaper" path, and it is likely to have reached the level of a demigod!
(End of chapter)