Chapter 442 Mid-Range Island
"Hermann, guess who I am?
"It's been two days since we last met. How have you been in Bayam? Have you sold the Beyonder's special properties? Did Danitz escape?"
"My ship, the Blue Mountain Rose, will dock tomorrow evening. The restaurant here is much worse than the one on the White Agate, and there are no murlocs offering their tender meat. Fortunately, a group of discerning pirates have contributed their precious Beyonder characteristics, adding a touch of gold pound color to my boring journey...
"...Before I dealt with the captain, I learned that this 'City Breaker' belonged to 'Vice Admiral of Disease' Tracy's fleet. They were pursuing a fleeing young woman on the sea. Tracy was her captive, and they seemed to have a somewhat unhealthy relationship... During the battle, I obtained two Beyonder characteristics. After divination, they belonged to Sequence 7 'Lucky One' of the 'Monster' pathway, and Sequence 8 'Fighter' of the 'Warrior' pathway. The former's luck caused me a little trouble. You must be extremely careful when encountering such people in the future.
"...Also, the Witch Cult seems to be behind Vice Admiral Disease. Perhaps Tracy is also involved in human trafficking, which means she has connections with the Aurora Society, the hidden power of the Loen royal family, and even Zangwill...
“Therefore, I plan to let Elaine go after I get ashore. It’s not wise to provoke them now. Even if I get rid of Tracy, it will attract the attention of the forces behind her.
"Finally, I tried using the 'Disaster' spell... It's incredibly powerful, but it can only affect a single target and consumes more than half of your spiritual energy. It's not very useful when fighting an opponent of the same level. If you need it, I'll include one with my next letter.
"—Missing you, Angelica."
Putting down the pen and reading the letter carefully, Angel put it into the envelope, lit the candle on the table, chanted the spell, and summoned his own messenger, Ms. Wensa.
Although Angel had agreed in the contract that the other party was not allowed to peek at the letter, she still wrote her and Klein's pseudonyms just in case.
The spell took effect, and the black cat fell directly from the ceiling this time, floated in the air and landed on the ground, then jumped onto the desk and looked at Angel with its head tilted.
"Here, this letter is sent to... uh, the younger one."
Angel said softly, handing over the envelope, wanting to see how the black cat Wensa put away the letter, but she saw the other party's blue vertical pupils looking at the door behind her. She turned around and found Elaine with messy red hair, looking straight at the black cat.
“Meow—”
Wensa opened his mouth wide, revealing his sharp teeth threateningly, then grabbed the envelope and disappeared as if erased by an eraser.
"What is it? Your black cat?"
Elaine, who was a little drowsy, murmured, her expression confused and a little frightened. Although she was an extraordinary person, she had never seen a black cat over half a meter long disappear directly before her eyes.
"It's just a messenger. Maybe you'll have a chance to meet him in the future."
Angel had a smile on his face as he comforted the red-haired lady who had woken up from her dream like he was comforting a child.
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On Saturday evening, the Blue Mountain Rose, which was delayed for several hours due to a long period of headwind, finally arrived at the Middle Range Island, found its own berth at the busy pier, and docked.
Angel packed her luggage after most of the passengers on the ship had left, and slowly walked down the gangway to the ground. The three-day and two-night sea journey made her feel like her whole body was almost rusty, and she even missed the short happy time of diving in the water.
Behind her followed a somewhat timid Elaine, who looked around with a hint of expectation and worry on her face.
After a long absence, she stepped onto land, one step closer to returning to Intis. Having been captured by pirates and escaped with great difficulty, she felt joy in her heart. However, she was also afraid of encountering pirates who recognized her and being captured and taken back to Tracy's "Black Death", where she would face another strange "punishment"...
Thinking of those nights that were frightening but made her indulge in them, the entanglement of bodies, the heat in her heart, and the ultimate joy flashed through her mind again, making her cheeks flushed and hot.
Angel, who was disguised as a black-haired, freckled, round-faced woman in front, suddenly stopped, causing Elaine, who was caught off guard, to bump into him.
"Ouch--"
The physical coordination gained from the Sequence 7 potion allowed Elaine to avoid the tragic fate of having her nose hit the back of the opponent's head. She snorted in dissatisfaction, then remembered that the person in front of her was a powerful Sequence 5 Beyonder, and swallowed the Intis words that were about to blurt out into her stomach.
"Once you get off the boat, you can leave on your own."
Angel felt a little funny looking at Elaine with red and white spots on her face. The "Joy" potion gave her the ability to keenly perceive the other person's little thoughts at the moment, but she kindly did not point it out, but pretended to be indifferent and said.
"leave……"
Elaine was surprised. She originally thought that the witch in front of her was just perfunctory in saying "let you go as soon as you get off the boat", but she didn't expect that as soon as her feet stepped on the ground of the Middle Range Island, she asked her to leave, even with a hint of... urgency?
She suddenly remembered that the other party kept saying that he could only sleep on the sofa in the living room, but he prepared bedding and pillows for her. He said that he did not want to conflict with "Vice Admiral Disease", but he quickly sank it before the city destroyer approached. Even... the clothes she was wearing were borrowed from him.
Taking a deep breath, Elaine slowly lowered her head:
"Thank you...thank you for keeping your promise."
Compared to the compromise and false flattery on the "Black Death", this was the sincere gratitude she had not felt for a long time!
But when she raised her neck, she was surprised to find that the witch had walked a long way away and was almost drowned by the bustling passengers on the pier.
she……
Elaine’s face instantly fell.
After a long silence, she turned around and began to think about her next "escape plan".
Going directly north from the Middle Island back to the mainland is undoubtedly the fastest route, but she can think, and Tracy must also think, that at this moment, there may be her ships monitoring the passing passenger ships near the waterway in the north to the Disi Bay. Going this way is tantamount to walking into a trap.
This time there is no kind witch to help her deal with another pirate ship.
Another option was to return to Bayam the same way she had come. This was her original plan after escaping the Black Death, but she hadn't expected to board a ship heading in the opposite direction...
Having just lost a ship on this route, Tracy would never have imagined that she would be returning the same way immediately afterwards. Moreover, Bayam had the Intis consulate and his family elders served there. As long as he revealed his identity, it would be easy for him to get a ticket back to Intis. He even had the hope of gaining help from the local garrison or the Storm Church to trap Tracy who was tracking her!
Shaking her head, Elaine crossed out this horrible option. She looked at the Blue Mountain Rose, which was being repaired at the dock, awaiting its return tomorrow. She decided to choose the second option: return to Bayam by boat, and then return to Intis when the opportunity arose.
But I...seem to be penniless?
Thinking about buying the boat ticket, she suddenly came to a halt, her feet that were pacing back and forth stopped, her hands subconsciously touched her pockets, but was surprised to find that the bags were bulging. A stack of banknotes had been put in it at some point. She took them out and counted them in the last ray of sunset on the sea. There were a total of 30 pounds!
Elaine suddenly looked up and looked in the direction where the witch left, with a smile from the heart on her face.
"Thanks……"
She whispered again.
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Seeing Elaine's expression changing constantly, and her wandering around the dock like a headless fly for several times, before finally touching her pocket and finding the "runaway money" she had hidden in it, Angel finally breathed a sigh of relief, removed his invisibility, and left the dock along with the crowd getting off the boat.
The main purpose of her trip was to search for clues about the "Gazing One" and to find an opportunity to digest the potion along the way. She did not intend to have a direct conflict with "Vice Admiral of Disease". Although the other party was also Sequence 5, and his combat power might not be as good as her with all the magical items, he had many warships at sea and countless pirate generals under his command, which was undoubtedly stronger than herself fighting alone.
Therefore, her protection of Elaine ended there. If the other party had a bit of common sense, they would have known that going north from here was a dead end. The only way to escape was to exploit Tracy's thinking loophole and return to Bayam. There was even a chance to lure Vice Admiral Disease's pirate fleet into the navy's encirclement, reducing the seven pirate generals to six.
But is she really so heartless?
Angel chuckled secretly when he thought of the red-haired lady's daydreaming and blushing face.
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After leaving the busy dock, Angel quickly found a clean-looking hotel, rented a room, and enjoyed a delicious dinner that blended the flavors of Intis, Feynappart, and Rorsted Islands. Then, in the bar next to the hotel, he bought some information that interested him with a few soli.
Of course, she didn't mention the "Gazer" directly. This extraordinary creature required for the Sequence 4 potion was probably unknown to ordinary bartenders, not even professional intelligence dealers.
All she wanted to know was the strange happenings on the nearby islands.
"Strange place?"
The bartender collected the bills, handed over a glass of cheap fruit wine, looked around, and whispered.
"The storms in the raging seas to the south never cease year-round, even occasionally striking this island. Strangely, they've become more frequent since six months ago, causing many ships bound for Balam to take detours. Even so, many stray into the storms, resulting in casualties of varying degrees.
"To the west, far from the safe sea route, it is said that there is an unmapped island where several pirate ships laden with treasures have sunk near it. This has become the hope of many adventurers for overnight wealth, but the storms there are even more terrifying, and the number of ships sunk in the search for treasure is even greater than the legends of the treasure itself.
"Vice Admiral Iceberg is said to be recruiting new sailors. Her ship, the Golden Dream, is anchored near the most violent seas in the south. If you're interested, you can go and try it out.
"Something's happened recently on Pala Island in the southeast. It seems a lot of people have died. The strange thing is that everyone's talking about it, but no one has actually checked it out. Even the Church of Storms hasn't made any moves. Haha, if I were you, I wouldn't get involved in such a weird thing."
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Sipping the sour fruit wine, Angel memorized the information one by one, and quickly confirmed that most of it was false or exaggerated, especially the "Vice Admiral Iceberg". She had appeared in Danitz's dream a few days ago, preparing to approach Bayam and cooperate in hunting the "Blood Admiral". It was unlikely that she would appear near the Mid-Range Island.
But she planned to study the surrounding islands with strange legends in detail.
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