Chapter 737 The Secret Doll is Obtained
Having just crossed the Raging Sea in the mirror world, Angel had a psychological resistance to re-entering this sea ravaged by the residual power of the God of Death. However, Azik's spiritual world travel was different from the "Creeping Hunger" herding traveler who had to leave the spiritual world and re-enter every few hundred kilometers. It was also different from Angel's continuous but slightly slower mirror passage.
He placed one hand on each of their shoulders, pulling them and the puppet in Klein's hand with a strange force, and passed through the space of overlapping colored blocks at a speed that could almost stir up a hurricane in the spiritual world, and almost instantly crossed the storm in the spiritual world.
Afterwards, Klein used his cane to perform a "divination and object search," guiding Azik to an area with a deep black bottom and several lighter shadows floating around.
"We're here. That should be Ludwell's flagship."
Klein picked up his cane and pointed at the spindle-shaped shadow below. He then handed the cane to his marionette and wiped his face, transforming the image of the middle-aged gentleman "Dwayne Dantès" back into the thin-faced, cold-eyed Gehrman Sparrow.
"Add to my bounty,"
He smiled to himself and explained to Angel and Azik.
Angel also seemed to have realized something. When she came to Balam, she restored her original image, that is, the "Golden Queen" appearance of "Angelica Sage" with long light blonde hair. But this time, she simply used the "Hypocrisy" ring to make some slight adjustments. The subtle changes in the distance between her eyes and the shape of her nose made her look more bold and brought out a hint of wildness from the sea.
This can better distinguish me from Backlund's me... She defended herself in her heart.
Then, Azik took her, Klein, and Enzo out of the spirit world and stepped onto the slightly shaking wooden deck.
It was still the darkness of the night all around. A nearly full crimson moon hung in the sky. Four or five black-painted ships were floating on the deep blue, almost black sea. Even though Angel had dark vision, he could only barely see the two closest ships.
The ship beneath their feet was also black, but with a dark green tint near the side. The sails above their heads were depicted with black tulips in the pale white. Except for the size, which was different from the one Angel had seen in the ruins of the God War last time, it was almost a replica of the "Black Tulip" that was half blown up by her and abandoned by the "Admiral of Hell".
This is a youthful version of the Black Tulip. Even the undead creatures are less than half left, and the rest have been replaced by living people... Angel complained in his heart, and his eyes moved quickly, looking for the owner of this fleet, Ludville.
At the same time, the pirates on duty on the deck also discovered the four "invaders" who suddenly appeared. They shouted and some raised their swords to meet them, while others quietly dodged. Someone fired a bright red flare into the sky, and a slanted bright line appeared in the night, illuminating the deck below and the figure emerging from the captain's room.
He was wearing a gorgeously decorated coat, a tricorn hat, a white mask covering his face, and holding a rapier in his hand. He was none other than the "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell.
The pair of eyes burning with pale flames behind the mask looked over here and immediately recognized Angel and Klein, but then his gaze stopped at Azik, who was wearing a top hat and had a calm expression. A dark light flashed from the black ring on his right hand.
According to the plan, Angel's "disease" has quietly enveloped the entire sailboat and even spread to other nearby pirate ships, while Klein's "Creeping Hunger" has also turned black, about to distort the possible attack launched by "Admiral of Hell".
The next second, something happened that they and the other surviving pirates on the deck could not believe.
The Sequence 5 "Gatekeeper," the strongest among the pirate generals, "Admiral of Hell" Ludwell held his rapier across his chest, bent his back, faced the four invaders, prostrated himself on the ground, lowered his weapon, and kissed the dirty deck in the most humble manner.
Swish—the flare fell into the sea from the side of the ship. The last touch of red illuminated his surrendered posture and caught the eyes of the pirates on other warships.
Angel quietly put away his "disease" ability, preventing the disease from spreading among the hundreds of pirates who were infected, so that they would not vomit, cough, or even die suddenly, which would disturb the current strange atmosphere.
Before stepping onto the deck, she imagined this would be a crushing battle. With Mr. Azik's angelic status and her own demigod abilities, she could block out any interference, allowing Klein to digest the potion through his own combat with Enzo, the doll, and obtain the second doll he desired. She was also worried that Ludwell, as the "gatekeeper" with excellent psychic abilities, would secretly call on the forces behind him to set an ambush, plunging them into a difficult battle.
But she never expected that less than half a minute after the few people appeared, the proud pirate general, as the fleet commander, threw away his "Hell Admiral" weapon, bent his knees, and knelt in front of them, not daring to raise his head.
If we continue the attack, wouldn't it seem like we're being unkind and ignoring his wish to surrender... Angel glanced at the equally dazed Klein, then glanced at the calm Azik, guessing that the person Ludwell was surrendering to must be this "Archon of Death."
For a moment, the deck fell into silence. Even the undead creatures that were not controlled by anyone stood still with their eyes lowered.
Pa, pa. Azik's leather shoes stepped across the hard deck and came to Ludwell, whose mask had touched the ground and whose tricorn hat had fallen to the side. He pressed his hat and asked:
"Are you from the Spiritual Cult?"
"Yes, the Great Archon of Death."
Ludwell answered hurriedly. His tone was a little muffled because his mask was pressed against the deck, but one could still hear his extremely humble attitude.
"What's the status of the artificial death god project?"
"After a hundred years of effort, the artificial Death God has become able to proactively influence High-Sequence Beyonders who failed to advance through this path. However, our prayers and rituals have fallen on deaf ears, with no response."
As he spoke, Ludwell straightened up slightly, took off the square black ring on his hand, and handed it to Azik with both hands.
The Spirit Cult, the artificial Grim Reaper, the documents Mr. Azik had been looking for might be related to them, and now he had finally found a truly useful clue... Angel pondered, his eyes sweeping over the other pirates on the deck who dared not move at all, guessing whether they were also members of the Spirit Cult, or just ordinary pirates who were following them to make a living.
Suddenly, a terrifying aura exploded and spread to the entire deck. All the pirates dropped their weapons, lay down trembling, and followed their captain's example with their faces pressed to the ground, not daring to move.
The undead creatures who were doing the labor even knelt on one knee, leaning on their weapons and lowering their heads, as if they were meeting the emperor of the Undead Empire.
Azik had put on the ring without knowing when, and a deep aura of death emanated from him.
That's right, it was the breath of death. Angel's "Wings of Death" used this power to control the undead. Earlier, on the nameless island she, Klein, and Alger explored, the feathered serpent that commanded the undead to build a palace for it also exuded a similar aura, but far less so than the current one.
Even now, the white feathers belonging to the Quetzalcoatl in Angel's pocket were completely suppressed by Azik's power, and he couldn't put up any resistance at all.
As if noticing her and Klein's confusion, Azik turned around. Although his face was calm, his tone was somewhat teasing:
"Those who are high in the Path of Death have a strong ability to suppress those who are lower in the Path."
It's obvious that if you ask Ludville to raise his rapier and commit suicide now, he probably won't dare to resist... Angel muttered, but he found that Azik actually looked at Ludville who was crawling on the ground and ordered:
"You will be his secret puppet for one year, after which you can return to the spirit world."
His tone was calm, his eyes indifferent, as if he was requesting a fried egg for tomorrow's breakfast, rather than asking the Sequence 5 pirate general in front of him to die voluntarily.
Even Klein was stunned. He looked at Ludwell, whose body was trembling under his gorgeous coat, making him suspect that he was about to jump up and resist at any moment.
But in the end, the "Hell General" replied in a hoarse voice:
"Yes, the Great Archon of Death."
This answer seemed to complete the puzzle of some kind of contract. Beside Azik, countless dark green and pale mysterious symbols emerged from the void, interweaving into the same bronze double doors that had just sealed the "Creeping Hunger", and were imprinted on Ludville's forehead, which was pressed against the deck.
Perhaps it was some kind of agreement witnessed by the "Archon of Death." A year later, whether Klein wanted it or not, his marionette would return to the spirit world... But what was the point? The moment he became a marionette, he was already dead. Could it be that the spirit world, or the underworld it connected to, had some way to resurrect people?
Thoughts flashed through Angel's mind as he watched Klein step forward and Ludwell struggle slightly in fear as his spiritual thread was initially controlled, but ultimately he remained motionless and obediently became the new marionette.
Then, he stood up from the deck, straightened his coat, dusted off his tights, picked up his rapier and hung it back around his waist, then stood between Klein and Angel, side by side with the "winner" Enzo.
From beginning to end, the pirates on this ship and other pirate ships did not dare to make any noise or do anything to help their general.
There was one zombie as an exception. It staggered over, holding a blue cufflink in its rotten hands, and handed it to Klein, who indirectly controlled these undead creatures.
So it was you who harmed your captain... Angel chuckled, feeling that everything he had done on this trip was done, so he quietly approached Azik, waiting to get a ride and leave this sea area.
But she found that the other person was looking at her quietly, with a hint of encouragement in his eyes.
Encouragement... Could it be that he read the exaggerated propaganda on the wanted poster, or some "Big Pirate Series"... An absurd idea popped up in Angel's mind, but then he became a little excited.
Taking a deep breath, she pulled out a dark red, almost black talisman from her pocket. It was a new "disaster" she made using the same enhancement method as the "petrification" talisman, and it should have greater lethality.
"One minute, all living people, leave this ship immediately, or your lives will be in danger!"
She raised the talisman and shouted loudly.
Following Ludwell's example, the pirates crawling on the deck raised their heads in confusion. It took them three seconds to recognize the identity of the "Ship Destroyer" and "Golden Queen" in front of them. It took them another three seconds to get up and then flee in all directions.
Some of them pushed the small boat on the deck into the sea, some simply kicked off their shoes and jumped over the side of the ship to escape. Several extraordinary people showed their magical powers and quickly left the new "Black Tulip" and ran as far as they could.
A minute later, there were only Angel and five others left on the deck, as well as the undead creatures who were forced to kneel.
Now, let's "leave" the entire ship behind... Glancing at Ludwell, the secret puppet wearing a white mask and with the pale flames in his eyes almost gone, Angel charged the talisman with spiritual energy and flicked it off his fingertips. After Azik gently pressed her shoulders and brought her into the spirit world, he softly chanted:
"Disaster."
In the spiritual world, the "Black Tulip" turned into a black spindle-shaped block and disappeared in a sudden spiritual hurricane, as if it had never existed in the world and had never left its shadow in the spiritual world.
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