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Chapter 206 A Man in Black (Two chapters in one)
Suddenly, the people around looked at each other, and for a moment they didn't know how to respond to Baron Ryan's words.
Want to say he was bragging?
Say he couldn't do it?
But the battle just now has already proved the strength of Baron Ryan.
He didn't brag!
"Well, since Mr. Ryan is willing to work hard, then we will wait for you here." Marika really couldn't find any reason to refuse Ryan's request.
After all, Ryan took the initiative to propose that he would take care of all these pirates by himself. Let's ask, have you ever met a better teammate than this?
Everyone around, including Marika and Veronica, had a very good impression of Ryan's "hardworking" style.
This was not the first time Marika had come out to perform a mission with a young master.
Some young people with outstanding strength, although not the kind of nose-to-the-sky attitude, would be more or less arrogant, at least to show off. Some minions naturally disdained to take action, and some would even come to the last appearance or something.
How could someone like Ryan just let them wait there while he dealt with all the enemies.
"Sir Ryan, let my white seagull lead the way for you. In this way, you can understand and reach the enemy's location more quickly."
"Of course, thank you Miss Veronica for your assistance." Ryan smiled and said.
With the help of the white seagull, it would be faster, and Ryan would not refuse such help.
In addition, another advantage is that Veronica can also roughly confirm Ryan's progress through the white seagull, which will also let Marika and the others know their movements.
"By the way, I almost forgot that Sir Ryan is also a wizard apprentice. I have a better way here."
"Huh?" Ryan looked at Veronica with a little doubt.
The beautiful girl's twin ponytails jumped, and she came to Ryan and said, "Sir Ryan, I can cast a mental mark for you. The function of this mark is to allow you to read the mental fragments observed by the white seagull."
"This is more efficient than observing the flying posture of the white seagull."
Read the mental fragments of the white seagull?
This was obviously a new thing for Ryan, which made him a little hesitant.
The girl obviously noticed Ryan's hesitation and immediately explained:
"Don't worry, Sir Ryan, this will not cause you any discomfort, nor will it interfere with your battle. It's more like a... how to put it, it allows you to receive the specific mental fluctuations of the white seagull."
Is it similar to a specific signal receiver?
Ryan roughly understood the principle.
This is like the radio in the previous life, which can only receive a certain wavelength when it is tuned to a specific channel. Otherwise, it is all "hissing" noise.
The mental mark that Veronica is going to cast is a specific channel receiver, and the mental fragment of the white seagull is a certain wavelength.
Although Ryan didn't know why Veronica insisted so much, he thought that the other party should not have any malicious or bad intentions.
After thinking for a while, Ryan nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Miss Veronica."
"No trouble. Sir Ryan, please don't resist."
Veronica took out a half-meter-long wooden stick from the sleeve of her robe, silently chanted a spell to Ryan, and the next second, she gently tapped Ryan's forehead.
With Ryan's mental power, he could clearly feel that there was an external interface in his spiritual sea.
At this time, a white seagull was called by Veronica and flew down. The white seagull circled around Ryan for a while, and Ryan heard the fragment of consciousness that emerged in his heart, "Enemy. Many valleys."
Although Ryan had already expected it in his heart, this effect still surprised him.
Moreover, this effect may also be affected by the limited brain capacity of birds themselves, which cannot express complex content like humans.
If it is changed to a more advanced mammal, perhaps the message transmitted can be more complex and accurate.
This made Ryan's heart warm, and he looked forward to the "Aeneus Bird Transformation Technique" even more.
"Sir Ryan, this will make it easier for you to fight." Veronica's beautiful eyes caught the flash of surprise in Ryan's eyes, and she couldn't help but say happily.
The girl's deliberate display of witchcraft did not make Ryan feel disgusted.
"It is indeed very useful." Ryan smiled and nodded.
"By the way, Sir Ryan, I have a few witchcraft scrolls here, would you like to take them with you?"
Hmm?
A few witchcraft scrolls?
Ryan couldn't help but look at Veronica in surprise.
I didn't expect that the girl in front of him was a "white, rich and beautiful" version of the other world.
I have kept my two witchcraft scrolls until now and I haven't been willing to use them.
However, when I thought of Veronica as a third-level wizard apprentice with inheritance, Ryan suddenly understood.
A third-level wizard apprentice with inheritance usually carries multiple witchcraft scrolls when traveling, and even some special witchcraft props and other things, which can greatly increase the combat power.
Even an ordinary knight would not be her opponent.
However, Ryan accidentally caught a glimpse of Marika's slightly frowning expression.
Ryan immediately understood that these witchcraft scrolls should be given to Veronica by her mentor for self-defense.
It would be inappropriate for him to take them.
Another point is that he would not be in the team later. If Veronica and Marika were suddenly attacked by pirates or other forces, the overall battle would be greatly weakened.
After all, the third-level wizard apprentice with or without witchcraft scrolls can be said to be two completely different combat forces.
Ryan estimated that with this elite team, they could only defeat 40 to 50 pirates. If the Black Sail Pirates deputy leader Phil was the leader, he might not be able to do it.
So Ryan shook his head and declined, "Thank you, Miss Veronica, but for a small group of pirates, I think I still can't use this precious witchcraft scroll. You should keep it for self-defense."
"In addition, your spiritual mark has helped me a lot." Ryan smiled at the girl.
"Sir Ryan is right. Veronica, you should keep it for self-defense. Master Enius specifically told you to keep it with you." Marica said at the right time.
"Well, okay!" Seeing that both of them said so, Veronica could only nod and reluctantly agreed.
"Then I'll set off. Major Marica, you should strengthen your vigilance. I should be back in about an hour."
"Okay, Sir Ryan, please be careful." Marica nodded.
"Sir Ryan, then you follow my white seagulls. Where there are white seagulls hovering above is where the other party is."
"Yes."
Ryan took the bag off the strong 'Black Pearl' and placed it on the shelf at the rear of the carriage. With a light jump, he controlled the 'Black Pearl' to follow the flight direction of the white seagulls and quickly went to the first location.
——Near
a road north of the fishing port town.
In a narrow and dense valley.
A dozen strong men were wiping their weapons. They were the elite of the small pirate group - Clark Pirates.
"Hey, Blackbeard, these seagulls in the sky are a bit strange?" One of the men accidentally looked up at the sun and saw several birds that were obviously seagulls circling above them.
"Huh? What's wrong?" The strong man named Blackbeard looked up for a while in confusion, and then nodded with a slightly serious face.
"It's really strange. This is not the seaside. Generally, seagulls fly around to find food, such as small fish and shrimps."
As the first mate of the Clark Pirates, Blackbeard has rich experience in sailing at sea, so he can easily see that something is wrong.
"Damn it, there is not even a drop of water here. What are these stupid birds looking for?" The scarred man who just asked the question spit the grass roots in his mouth.
But Blackbeard is obviously still thinking about this matter.
Something must be wrong when things are abnormal!
He thinks that he should tell his brothers to be alert.
"Scar, tell the brothers to be alert!"
But as soon as he said this, the boatswain scarred man laughed nonchalantly.
"Just because of a few stupid birds, it's not that serious, right?"
"This." Blackbeard thought about it, after all, it was just a hunch, after all, he didn't even see the shadow of the enemy, and it seemed a bit of an exaggeration to be alert now.
The main reason is that the pirates are originally unruly and have their own factions. Only those with strong strength have the right to speak. Although his strength is slightly stronger than Scar, his strength is not much stronger than Scar.
Secondly, this group of people are all old hands, and the team is not easy to lead. They are faintly divided into three factions.
At this time, a dull sound of horse hooves suddenly came from a distance.
"Hey! The goods are coming!"
"Quick, brothers, get moving."
Now, the old hands who were basking in the sun were full of energy and moved suddenly.
Birds are one thing, and horses are another.
Horses represent possible income!
"Look! Such a tall black warhorse, it must be very valuable." An old hand pointed at Ryan who was running fast.
"The bright silver armor is not bad, it seems to be a high-level knight's plate armor, it should be more valuable!"
"The opponent should be a senior knight, it should not be easy to deal with."
"What are you afraid of, the opponent is just one person!"
"Huh? What a tall black warhorse? So fast! Is the opponent coming for us?"
Blackbeard saw Ryan riding Black Pearl and sprinting quickly. I don't know why, the first thought suddenly popped up in his mind, the opponent seemed to be coming for them.
"Fighting preparation!" Blackbeard shouted.
Ryan had already determined the location of this group of people with the information transmitted by the white seagull.
At this time, he looked up.
Although this group of pirates is slightly smaller in number, it is more elite than the previous wave of pirates, and seems to have rich combat experience.
However, in the face of absolute strength, the role of experience is greatly weakened.
Ryan took advantage of the acceleration of the horse's sprint and jumped up. The whole person shot towards the pirates like an arrow from a string.
So, from the perspective of the pirates, they saw a residual image, coming towards them in an instant, and suddenly appeared in front of the companions who were closest to them.
Almost at the same time, several afterimages appeared!
"Bang, bang, bang!"
As soon as they came into contact, three people fell down instantly!
This made the remaining members of Clark's pirate group, including Blackbeard and Scar, all scared!
Damn, where did this strong man come from!
I'm afraid that even their leader is not so strong.
Why did the other party stare at them?
In addition, this narrow valley is an extremely secret place. How did they expose themselves?
In an instant, a flash of inspiration flashed through Blackbeard's mind!
He knew.
It was those white seagulls!
But at this moment, he suddenly saw an iron fist shining with silver light appearing in his abdomen.
“Bang!!!”
Blackbeard's eyes bulged out, almost falling out of their sockets, and a bulge suddenly appeared on his back. The whole person was hit half a meter off the ground by the impact of the fist.
The next second, he covered his stomach with both hands and knelt on the ground.
Half a minute later, including Scarface, no pirate was standing.
Ryan followed the old rules and picked two strong pirates, left them alive, and tortured them separately.
"Which pirate group are you from?"
"Clark Pirate Group."
"Where is your base or lair?"
"This." Blackbeard's eyes flickered. He was hesitating whether he should say it, or whether he should take this and talk to the strange strong man in front of him about the conditions for him to live.
"Unfortunately, you made a wrong decision." Ryan glanced, shook his head, punched the other party in the forehead, and turned away.
Scarface, who was standing aside, had never seen Ryan's interrogation, which almost didn't even give him time to think.
Seeing Ryan walking towards him, he couldn't help but wave his hands and said:
"Don't, don't tell me, our base is on Eguas Island."
"Where is the base of the Poseidon Cult?"
"The Poseidon Cult? I really don't know, maybe our leader knows."
"What about the bases of other pirate groups?"
"This... I don't know either."
"Well, goodbye!"
Goodbye? I survived?
Scar's face showed joy.
This is a desperate situation!
But before his smile could bloom completely, Ryan, who had said goodbye, suddenly threw a punch like lightning, turned around and jumped onto the black pearl.
And the next second, 'bang! 'A sound similar to a watermelon being violently smashed by a stick sounded!
While controlling the warhorse to move forward, Ryan glanced at the system prompt:
[Your skill Tokadar Boxing has been improved, experience value +121]
[You have experienced a battle, Knight (Extraordinary) experience value +42]
Seeing that Kadar Boxing has reached level 5 (325/2000), the progress has reached one seventh, Ryan nodded slightly in his heart.
Sure enough, even a small mosquito leg is still meat!
This made him look forward to the pirates at the next point, hoping that their strength would be stronger.
Fifteen minutes later, the second point was pulled out
. Twenty-eight minutes later, the third point was pulled out.
Kadar's boxing skills reached level 5 (587/2000), and the progress exceeded a quarter. The next point was the last point.
Beside the task force carriage.
A white seagull descended quickly, circled around Veronica, and left again.
This was just the white seagull responsible for uninterrupted transmission of information.
Marika saw Veronica's dazed expression, so she asked: "What's wrong? Is there a problem with Ryan?"
"No, it's too smooth."
"Sir Ryan has hardly stopped, and now he has gone to the fourth point. According to his speed, it is estimated that after a circle, it will take at most fifty minutes to get it done."
"This exaggerated strength is indeed worthy of being the first in the Munster Province Enthronement Assessment this year!" The girl's twin ponytails jumped, and she turned her head to Marika and said.
The cavalrymen on the side also looked at each other, obviously quite surprised.
It seems that they are probably here to play a supporting role in this mission.
At this time, a white seagull flew down from the sky and circled around Ryan.
Ryan quickly received the meaning of the other party's expression. "The enemy is numerous, and there is a man in black."
Many?
Ryan thought about it and didn't care too much.
Because for the white seagull, it can't tell how to express more than a dozen and more than twenty, so it is collectively called numerous, which is the limitation of brain capacity.
A man in black?
This surprised Ryan, because this is the first time that such "accurate" information came out from the white seagull.
It seems that this man in black should be special.
Ryan's heart was a little alert.
When Ryan rode to the vicinity of the fourth point, he saw a group of strong men dressed as pirates, saying goodbye to a man in black.
Obviously, the man in black mentioned in the white seagull's mental fragment is the man in black in front of him!
Ryan immediately focused his attention on this man in black.
The other party was a muscular man in a black robe, wearing a hood, with his hands crossed in his sleeves, but it seemed that there was something else hidden inside, and the wide sleeves were bulging.
Since Ryan saw this black-robed man,
he felt that he was not simple.
When the other party raised his head and showed a light golden and hostile look
, he immediately began to warn Ryan of danger. Is
the intensity of this warning
close to that of a great knight?
This made Ryan's heart tremble a little.
"Captain Jeff, it seems that a small trouble has come to your door. Do you need me to help you get rid of it?" The black-robed man said in a strange and heavy voice.
"This. If the envoy is interested, it would be the best." The sturdy man named Jeff took a look at Ryan and knew that Ryan was not easy to deal with.
He was wearing a knight's plate armor and the warhorse under his crotch seemed to be a heavy warhorse. Obviously, he was a senior knight, or even a strong man of the peak knight.
Moreover, the other party rushed straight towards them, as if they had already discovered them.
In this case, the other party's purpose is not so simple.
Ryan stared at the black-robed man and controlled the warhorse to slowly approach.
At this time, dozens of elite members of Jeff's pirate group surrounded him with weapons in hand.
"Boy, you." A strong man holding a chain hammer shouted at Ryan.
"Bang!"
With just one punch, Ryan beat the strong man in half, his hands and feet stretched straight forward, and he fell heavily to the ground, but he could no longer say the words on his lips.
Then, the figure flashed, and in an instant, several pirates who were confused about the situation and planned to launch a sneak attack also lay on the ground.
For a moment, all the pirates were overwhelmed by Ryan's momentum and shrank back and dared not move forward.
Ryan's eyes were fixed on the black-robed man without moving.
He knew that this was the opponent he should pay attention to, not these "small fish" in front of him.
Seeing that most of his elite men were killed so quickly, Captain Jeff's face turned pale. He planned to rush forward by himself, but he gave up the idea after a little estimation, because he had no chance of winning.
The envoy on the side still did not move, and he did not dare to urge him.
"Hey, it's actually a peak knight, interesting."
"Captain Jeff, it seems that you have to thank me very much. If I hadn't happened to be here, I'm afraid you..."
"Of course, Your Excellency the Envoy, the Jeff Pirate Group needs your help."
"Young man, very good strength, it seems that your identity does not seem to be simple, but it's a pity that your life will be frozen here."
"Don't you think you've said too much?" Ryan said unceremoniously.
"I'm in a hurry."
Ryan estimated the time. Originally, he should have returned at this time.
But now, it's about three minutes late.
After all, punctuality is a good habit. Ryan will try his best when conditions permit.
Ryan's words made the black-robed man's eyes twitch slightly, and he was obviously very angry.
"Swoosh!" The opponent rushed towards Ryan, and his speed was not inferior to Ryan at all.
Facing a master who was likely to be at the level of a great knight, Ryan naturally would not continue to choose the level 5 Kadar boxing to fight the enemy, but instead held the handle of the two-handed hammer behind his back with his right hand.
But strangely, when the opponent launched the attack, he did not use any weapons. I don't know if it was because of his arrogance or for some other reason.
Heavy hammer furiously hit!
Ryan hit the opponent's head with a swift hammer.
Facing Ryan's attack with the triple special effects of 'lifting heavy things with ease', 'multiple shocks', and 'precision level 3', the opponent did not dodge at all, but raised his hand to block directly.
"Dang!!!"
"Hula!"
The robe on the opponent's arm was torn into pieces. In Ryan's astonished eyes, the opponent's forearm turned out to be a pale golden giant clamp!
The shell of this giant clamp should be extremely strong, and there seemed to be a layer of water film-like light blue energy flowing on the surface of the giant clamp, which greatly weakened the multiple shocks of Ryan's heavy hammer.
The strange appearance of the opponent and the respectful look of the surrounding pirates made three words pop into Ryan's mind in an instant.
"The Poseidon Cult?" Ryan couldn't help but blurt out.
"Oh? You guessed right, but there is no reward for this."
"Ding ding!"
"Bang!"
As the two fought, the black robe on the opponent's body became less and less, and more and more parts of his body were exposed.
The octopus-like whiskers that could wriggle.
The blocky carapace protection similar to that of a lobster on the vital parts of the body.
The bursts of sea smell during the battle .
The opponent's overall appearance was still a human figure, but too many parts were no longer human!
Ryan originally just wanted to get rid of the small groups of pirates at these four points, and then look for the deputy leader of the Black Sail Pirates. He never thought of fighting with the Poseidon Cult so early.
But he didn't expect that now, he would actually fight with the Poseidon Cult!
(End of this chapter)