Chapter 428 Pirate General

After the hunt for "Iron" Maiviti came to an end, Angel had nothing else to do before the New Year. She and Klein planned to spend the New Year of 1350 in Bayam, the largest city on the sea, "City of Generosity", and enjoy a rare leisure time.

The special cuisine made with various spices, the abundant supply of various fruits even in winter, and the unique archipelago scenery have made Blue Mountain Island, where Bayam is located, a well-known tourist destination.

Klein continued to follow his previous plan, searching for opportunities to play the "Faceless Man" in this unfamiliar city, and attempting to develop his own acting principles. While constantly changing identities, he and Angel visited restaurants throughout the city, tasting different styles of food. They even tested their luck again at the largest local casino, losing 30 pounds.

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On Thursday afternoon, Angel was alone in his suite at the Azure Wind Hotel, attempting to create the first "Bad Luck" charm using his own blood.

Following Mr. Azik's advice and her own experience in making talismans and bullets, she boiled a small amount of blood and materials related to the realm of death and the underworld in a crucible until they became a viscous dark red liquid. She then carefully blended it into an iron piece engraved with the runes found in the cave in Bansi Port, dyeing the runes the same color.

Because this talisman did not pray to other gods to borrow power, she did not choose metals such as silver, gold, tin and other metals belonging to the realm of gods, but the most ordinary iron sheets. She also did not use blood to make communication potions to cut off the connection with herself.

Because she wants to "borrow" her own power.

Through the blood connection, Angel could clearly feel the rapid loss of her own spiritual power when she engraved the spell originally used for praying and requesting the gods to grant power on the talisman. With her spiritual power of Sequence 5, by the time she finished making the only "Disaster" talisman, her spiritual power was almost gone, as if her spiritual power was exhausted after a war. The solar plexus was throbbing with pain, and the scene before her eyes was a little blurry.

But no matter what, this talisman was successfully made...

Seeing the blood color already blending into the iron sheet, turning the originally matte white color into a dark red "disaster" talisman, Angel put away the tools with satisfaction, and kept this hard-earned talisman close to his body for emergency use.

If I get a chance, I'll try out its power in a deserted place... Even Mr. Azik hasn't seen this rune, so it's a rune I created?

She was happy but also a little worried. She supported her tired body and prepared to go back to the bedroom to catch up on some sleep.

Klein left the inn early this morning and headed for Ximim Island, east of Blue Mountain Island where Bayam was. He tried to impersonate an adventurer who died unexpectedly and fulfill his last wish. He would not be back until the evening.

This also gave Angel some room to rest.

She quickly crawled into the warm bed. The fatigue that almost exhausted her spiritual energy became the best sleeping pill, and she fell into a deep sleep in less than a minute.

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The coldness on her wrist woke Angel up. She subconsciously touched her right wrist. The "Secret Holy Emblem" hanging on the crystal pendant was emitting an ominous chill.

This usually means that one has entered a dream deliberately created by others... She reacted immediately and looked around.

The bedroom was bathed in the light of the setting sun outside the window. In the dim color, everything was the same as before she fell asleep, and she did not feel the absurdity and disharmony in the dream.

Not a dream?

She left the bed and returned to the living room, where she checked carefully to make sure she was still in reality.

After she woke up, the secret holy emblem gradually returned to its original warmth.

After thinking for a moment, Angel took out his magic mirror and performed a brief divination:

"The source of my current strange feelings."

She muttered to herself, stroking the mirror, and saw a scene in the mirror that surprised her.

In a room that was almost identical in style to the living room she was in, Danitz, the "Fire" who hadn't been seen for two days, was talking to a beautiful lady. His voice was not heard, but from Danitz's reserved and respectful expression, it was clear that he was not the one leading the conversation.

Danitz? Didn't he disappear after claiming the spoils? Why did he appear again... Angel muttered, putting away the magic mirror.

From the image in the mirror, it can be confirmed that the two are most likely in the "Blue Wind" Hotel, and in a luxurious suite on their floor.

Is this why the Hidden Symbol warns? But doesn't it only respond to powers related to dreams and divination?

She thought about it, pushed open the living room door and walked to the corridor outside, looking at the doors of the other three suites on this floor.

If it was Danitz… She grinned and walked to the door of the suite farthest from her own. She touched the door handle and found that the door was locked.

After using the silk thread to pass through the crack of the door and open it from the inside, Angel stepped into a room with almost the same furnishings as the living room she had just stayed in. Her heart, which had been somewhat expectant, sank.

The room is empty.

Wrong one? Did Danitz book a different suite? Or was the divination result not for the present, but for the past or future?

She was about to leave in disappointment, but suddenly heard a low snoring coming from the direction of the bedroom.

Opening the bedroom door in the same way, Angel was surprised to find that the "Flame" Danitz he was looking for was lying on the bed in an extremely ungraceful posture, falling into a deep sleep, and occasionally snoring like before.

The sleeping Danitz, the warning from the hidden holy symbol, the conversation with the strange woman... If she still didn't understand what was happening, then her two months of work as a Nighthawk would have been in vain.

Sitting down on the wooden chair in the bedroom, Angel pulled out a "Dream Charm" carved with complex symbols and logos from his pocket and recited its opening spell:

"Scarlet!"

A moment later, she arrived at the bedroom in her dream.

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"They're both very strong, the kind that can defeat 'Steel' McVitie in a minute, but they're also very crazy and dangerous..."

Angel opened the door and returned to the living room, and Danitz's excited words came to an abrupt halt.

He turned to look at his bedroom, and saw "Angelica Sage" walking out of it, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

This was his dream!

No, it's normal to dream about people you fear. This is usually called a nightmare... A strange thought popped up in Danitz's mind.

The beautiful lady next to him had long brown hair tied into an elegant braid at the back of her head. She wore a beige jacket with a waistline and a pair of brown leather boots under her knee-length skirt. Her light blue eyes looked curiously at the uninvited guest who had intruded into her dream.

"Angelica Sage?"

She asked in a flat tone.

"Then you must be the 'Iceberg Vice Admiral' that Danitz always mentions, Ms. Edwina Edwards?"

Angel nodded in acknowledgment, and then asked back.

This could be roughly seen from Danitz's attitude towards her. Most importantly, this lady and her "Golden Dream" had a bounty of 26,000 pounds. The general appearance and pieced-together portrait had already taken root in Angel's mind, allowing her to recognize her at a glance.

"It's me."

“I don’t hang out every day…”

The two voices rang out simultaneously, and Danitz's somewhat exasperated defense quickly stopped under his captain's indifferent gaze.

"How did you enter the dream?"

After taming the crew with her eyes, Edwina returned her gaze to Angel and asked curiously.

"Discover the traces of the dream, find the room he's in, and then all it takes is a spell." Angel downplayed the effect of the 'Secret Holy Symbol' and explained simply, "What about you? I heard from Danitz that your 'Golden Dream' is still thousands of miles away, so far away that he can only inform you through newspaper reports. 'Nightmare's' ability can't affect Bayam, right?"

"Just another simple ritual magic."

Edwina answered in a tone similar to Angel's, her leather boots stepping across the carpet, and she came in front of Angel. She looked at her silently for a while, and suddenly a smile broke out on her face.

"Thank you for saving Danitz and avenging my crew. You will be rewarded with the Golden Dream and my friendship."

She said this sincerely, bowing slightly, leaving Danitz behind her stunned.

Angel was a little surprised to see the pirate general suddenly lower his posture. She was wavering between "reasonable Angel" and "pirate hunter Angelica" and finally chose the latter:

“We also got what we needed.”

She spoke in a calm tone, as if "Iron" McVitie and his men were just a minor trouble that could be easily solved.

Of course, this is indeed the case.

"But...it would be even better if you could answer a few of my questions."

Looking at the pirate general in front of him who Danitz described as "well-informed", Angel changed the subject and said.

"Of course, I'll tell you everything I know, but have you ever been to college, or do you have extensive knowledge of the occult?"

I attended a church university in my previous life, but is that something I can really say… Angel could barely contain his indifferent expression, and after a moment he replied in a deep voice:

“Something.”

"That's good. I will answer the questions based on your level of knowledge so that you can understand them easily."

So I haven't been to college and I'm not well versed in occult knowledge, so are you going to use the same methods you use to teach children to deal with me?

Taking a deep breath, Angel used the power of his dream to materialize the complex runes he had seen in Bansy Harbor and used to make the "Disaster" spell today, and presented them to Edwina.

This rune was not any text or image she had ever seen, but it was arranged in an orderly manner, symmetrical on the left and right, and very different on the top and bottom. The lines on the bottom were angular, regular and beautiful, while the complex lines on the top were like a rainstorm that was about to destroy it.

Without the memory of a Beyonder and her experience memorizing Russell's diary, she would hardly be able to store such an abstract image in her mind.

"Excuse me, have you ever seen this rune?"

"No," Edwina's quick response left Angel somewhat disheartened, but she continued, "But I can analyze it based on its composition. Its shape seems to represent the correspondence of two extreme forces. It doesn't contain any sacred symbols of gods, nor does it contain any prayers to corresponding realms. The symbols within seem to depict impending change and pure destruction. Where did you see it?"

Change and destruction... Similar to Mr. Azik's explanation, but also somewhat different. Perhaps due to the different sequences, the interpretations are contradictory... Angel nodded and replied:

"Bansey Harbor."

"I see..." Edwina seemed to understand. "Danitz told me what happened that night. It seems that the blockade of Bansi by the Storm Church's fleet is related to this."

Blockade? I don't know about that. The corruption and betrayal of a bishop shouldn't be enough to mobilize them. It seems that the hidden power and secrets of Bansi Island have made them feel difficult. Fortunately, we have left there...

Angel secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask:

"Second question, will 'Blood Admiral' Senior come to Bayam and seek revenge for 'Steel's' death?"

"After a fierce battle with Vice Admiral Dusk's fleet, he disappeared into the waters near Sonia Island. No one has ever found them. If you're worried about his revenge, I can..."

"We are not worried about his revenge, but we are worried about..."

It wasn't Angel who answered Edwina, but a low, frantic voice coming from behind her.

"...I'm worried that someone else has claimed the bounty on his head."

Under the gaze of the three people, German Sparrow, wearing a black windbreaker, a half-top hat and a crazy expression, walked out of the bedroom.