Chapter 466: The Sinking of the Black Death
She actually ignored Mr. Azik's intimidation and suddenly attacked... Fortunately, the disaster spell took effect. I guess those two witches won't be able to care about us for a while... Angel looked at the shadow representing the "Black Death" with lingering fear, and then, like a cat being grabbed by the scruff of the neck, he and Klein were carried forward by Mr. Azik.
The overlapping blocks of color quickly receded, and she could barely make out the sea below, but after just over ten seconds, it turned into the pale yellow representing the ground, and buildings of different but very bright colors.
Suddenly, Angel felt weightless and felt himself falling rapidly. Solid ground appeared under his feet. The oil painting-like colors around him faded away, and the red of the carpet, the beige of the walls, and the gray of the sofa, tables and chairs appeared before his eyes.
They returned from the sea outside Bayam to the luxurious suite on the top floor of the Azure Wind Hotel.
Releasing his grip on Angel's shoulder, Azik adjusted his hat, which had tilted to one side when he quickly entered the spirit world. He looked at Klein, who was wearing a golden-red dress and had blond hair. Apart from his slightly barren chest, his figure was not much worse than Angel's. The corner of his mouth twitched.
He smiled... He must have wanted to say "It suits you very well," but he felt that it would make Klein even more embarrassed, so he was too embarrassed to say it... Angel complained inwardly, and glanced at the living room, which had only been away for a few hours but felt like a whole day. He found that Danitz was not there, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the other party already knew many of the two's secrets, if they found out that an angel had brought them back here from the spirit world, they would probably be so scared that they would run away on the spot, sneak back to the "Golden Dream", and never dare to return...
Angel... Mr. Azik, who became the "Archon of Death" in the Fourth Epoch...
Angel looked at the silent Azik worriedly, then secretly glanced at Klein. He was surprised to find that he also had a worried look on his face. The beautiful features of the "Faceless Man" incarnation were wrinkled together.
Surrounded by the gazes of two beautiful "women," Azik's bronze face took on a strange color. He raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile:
"Are you worried that I might, as that witch said, regain my lost memories and become that evil being from the Fourth Epoch, of whom I have no memory, the 'Archon of Death' who started the war during the Pale Calamity and caused countless deaths?"
Angel pursed his lips, unsure how to respond.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried. Based on what Klein had revealed before, as well as Azik's own narration, she knew that he would experience a cycle of death and resurrection every sixty years, losing all his memories and retaining only the necessary knowledge of life. He would then start a new life, recall the past in old age, and then quickly fall into a deep sleep.
Although he would prepare a suitable identity for his next life before each "death", he would always deviate from the established track in his life over the past few decades due to forgetfulness, and various accidents would occur, such as the Loen-style town she and Azik saw last time, and the cemetery outside the town. The former was where he and his beloved daughter once lived, and the latter was where the descendants he killed with his own hands in another life were buried.
After remembering everything, the "Archon of Death" was filled with grief and regret, worrying that his amnesia would cause such a tragedy again.
So he will definitely...
“I’m worried about that, but I want to find myself again.
"A planned life is indeed stable. I once said I didn't have the courage to touch the unknown, but now I realize that losing everything in ignorance is even more terrifying."
As Angel expected, Mr. Azik spoke slowly, and the vicissitudes and confusion in his deep brown eyes were replaced by determination.
"I promise I won't become that kind of person and I won't forget you."
He added, holding his hat with one hand and touching his chest with the other, performing a Loen-style gentleman salute, then stepped back into the rippling void and disappeared from the room.
And... Angel muttered silently in his heart, standing still, and Klein did the same.
"Oh, one more thing," Mr. Azik said, emerging from the spirit world less than ten seconds after leaving. He glanced at the two of them expectantly, a look of disappointment on his face. "Don't go to Bansi Harbor anytime soon. It's been destroyed by the Church of Storms."
"Destroy it, rather than simply eliminate the cultists?" Angel asked in surprise, unable to help but think of the strange residents there, the flying heads, and the delicious pig's blood he never had the chance to taste. "Is it because of the 'disaster'?"
"Not only that, the 'Weather God' worshipped there reminds me of a certain high-ranking potion sequence, the 'Weather Warlock'. If I remember correctly, it belongs to the 'Hunter' path. The ancient Bansi was once the 'Hunter' angel, the residence of the descendants of the 'Red Angel' Medici. He fell in the Fourth Epoch and died at the hands of the 'Blood Emperor' Alistair Tudor.
"Faced with the possible remnants of angelic power, the Storm Church cannot be overly cautious."
The Red Angel, Medici… I heard Mr. Fool mention that this was an Angel King. I didn't expect him to die at the hands of the "Blood Emperor" of the Fourth Epoch. This is exactly the same as the fate of the evil spirits in Backlund's underground… Could it be that he, no, he is the "Red Angel"?
I almost believed His words, collected the blood of three descendants of the Fourth Epoch royal family, and released Him?
Angel couldn't help but feel a little scared. She looked at Klein, who was present at the time, and found that his expression was also a little strange.
After explaining the situation in Bansi Port, Azik once again stepped into the spirit world and left. Based on past experience, he probably wouldn't come back again.
Exhaling, Angel removed the faceless man effect of the "Hypocrisy" ring and collapsed directly on the single sofa by the balcony.
After battling a witch of the same Sequence, confronting a Sequence 3 "Immortal" witch, and escaping unscathed from a confrontation with two High-Sequence Beyonders, she was exhausted both physically and mentally, and all she wanted was a good night's sleep.
But there are still too many things to be solved: the Death God documents and clues about the "artificial Death God", the witch cult's human trafficking chain, Laura's true identity, Azik's memories, the threat of the "immortal" witch Katarina, Tracy's possible revenge, and Elaine's future fate...
Angel, his mind in a trance, looked at Klein for help and found him tiptoeing towards the bedroom, as if preparing to change out of the expensive golden-red dress. He quickly jumped up from the sofa and stopped him.
"Change back and let me see."
With a wicked grin on her face, she blocked the only passage to the bedroom.
"This, this is not good..."
Klein, who had been playing the role of Elaine calmly in front of the pirates, now blushed, felt uncomfortable all over, and subconsciously refused.
"let me see."
Angel rubbed his hands and emphasized again.
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In the corridor outside, "Flame" Danitz walked up the stairs, looking exhausted. He had just settled the red-haired lady, Elaine, who was being sought and wanted by many parties, and returned to the hotel late at night. The 1,500-pound bounty tempted this battle-hardened pirate and adventurer, but the thought of his own worth four times that of the other party extinguished any hope of reporting her to the authorities in exchange for the reward.
Walking to Hermann and Angelica's suite, he reached out and grasped the doorknob without knocking, as usual, ready to push the door open.
But this time, the Arsonist's not-so-low spiritual power sounded a sharp warning like the whistle before the main gun of the Golden Dream fired, causing his outstretched right hand to freeze in mid-air.
If he pushed open the door at this moment, he might, no, he would definitely die… A drop of cold sweat broke out on Danitz's forehead. He decisively chose to trust his spiritual intuition, turned back without hesitation, walked down the stairs, and prepared to buy a midnight snack for Elaine, who was also a "Hunter" path, and then go to the "Red Theater" to monitor the non-existent "Blood Admiral's" informant.
Even if he died outside tonight, he would not come back here.
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"The storm is with you!"
Clenching his right fist and striking his left chest, Alger Wilson saluted the bishop of the Sea Wave Church and asked in a low voice:
"Sir Chogori, what is the matter with calling us together?"
Beside him stood several other tall and strong Storm Followers. Unlike Alger, who was openly a pirate, they were all registered officials and worked closely with the local Loen Navy.
"Storm be with you!" Very pleased with the other party's attitude, Bishop Qiao Geli of the Sea Wave Church returned the same courtesy. Then, with a serious expression, he said, "This is an urgent mission. The navy has dispatched two speedboats, but there are many Beyonders among the pirates who fell into the water, making it difficult for the military to cope. Prepare to board Alger's ship and head to the waters ten nautical miles northeast of Bayam Port to assist the military in the search."
"Yes, sir!"
Alger answered without hesitation, but his heart was filled with doubts.
His "Blue Avenger" has docked at a nearby private port, preparing supplies and preparing to leave Bayam next week to obtain the main ingredients for the "Wind-Blessed" potion. Going out to sea at this time will disrupt his plans.
As if sensing his subordinates' doubts, Chogori explained:
At dusk, Vice Admiral Tracy's flagship, the Black Death, appeared near Bayam. However, she did not attack the port or plunder ships leaving at night. Instead, she quietly approached and prepared to quietly depart.
"But just half an hour ago, that pirate ship, fully loaded with sailors, including no fewer than ten Beyonders, and personally commanded by Vice Admiral Disease, suddenly disintegrated on the water. According to reports from eyewitness ships, the entire Black Death instantly turned into countless decaying fragments, and hundreds of pirates fell overboard, fleeing in all directions.
"Your mission is to assist the military ships and try to capture any pirates who have fallen into the water and are escaping, especially those Beyonders on the list. Although Tracy should have already fled the scene, if you encounter her in person..."
Chogori glanced in a certain direction. There was the highest point of Bayam, where the "Sea King" Yan Kottman lived.
Alger's eyes glared, and he lowered his head and replied, "Yes!"
He turned and left the Church of the Waves with several Storm Believers, heading towards the private port outside the city, all the while thinking about how to prevent this mission from affecting his next "private work".
But as the carriage drove out of the city, Alger's heart gradually grew colder, and his face uncontrollably turned pale.
He remembered that two weeks ago, on the route between Bayam and the Middle Range Island, one of Vice Admiral Disease's flagships, the City Breaker, had also been reduced to decaying fragments by a mysterious attack, with no casualties.
That was the masterpiece of the Tarot Club's "Queen"...
Recalling the other person's seemingly harmless beautiful face and innocent eyes, Alger suddenly felt that his subsequent actions after inviting her to participate were a wrong choice.
Wouldn't his own "Blue Avenger" also sink silently?
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