Mirror World just traveled through the Berserk Sea. Angel has a psychological resistance to entering this sea area again ravaged by the residual power of Death, but Azik's Spirit World Shuttle is different from "Creeping Hunger" Grazing Traveler has to leave Spirit World every few hundred kilometers and re-enter in a different way, which is also different from Angel which lasts but is slightly slower than Mirror Tunnel.
He pressed the two people's shoulders with one hand and pulled them with a strange force, as well as the Marionette in Klein's hand. He passed through the space where various color blocks were superimposed at a speed that could almost stir up a Spirit World, and almost instantly crossed the Spirit World's Storm.
Later, Klein used his cane to "divide and find objects" and guided Azik to an area with a dark black bottom and several lighter shadows floating around.
"We're here. That should be the flagship of Ludwell."
Klein picked up the cane and pointed at the spindle-shaped shadow below and said, then handed the cane to his Marionette, wiped his face, and changed the image of the middle-aged Gentlemen of "Dwayne Dantès" back to Gehrman Sparrow with a thin face and cold eyes.
"Add more to my bounty,"
He smiled self-deprecatingly and explained to Angel and Azik.
Angel also realized something. When she came to Balam, she restored her original image, which was the "Golden Queen" appearance of "Angelica Zaki" with long pale blond hair. However, she simply used the "hypocrisy" ring to make some adjustments. The subtle changes in eye distance and nose shape made her look more assertive, bringing with it a hint of wildness at sea.
This can better distinguish me from Backlund... She defended herself in her heart.
Then, Azik took her, Klein and Enzo out of Spirit World and stepped onto the slightly shaking wooden deck.
The surroundings were still dark in the middle of the night, with nearly full Crimson Moon hanging on the horizon, and four or five black-painted ships floating on the deep blue, almost black sea. Even if Angel owned Dark Vision, he could barely see the two nearest ones.
The ship under their feet was also black, but with a dark green glow near the side of the ship. The sails above their heads were painted with dark tulips in the pale white. Except for the size, which was different from the one Angel saw last time in God War Ruins, it was almost a complete replica of the "Black Tulip" that was half blown up by her and abandoned by "Hell Admiral".
This is the youth version of Black Tulip. Even the undead creatures are less than half, and the rest have been replaced by living people... Angel cursed, and his eyes moved quickly, looking for the master of this fleet, Ludwell.
At the same time, the pirates on duty on the deck also discovered the four "intruders" who suddenly appeared. They shouted, raised their swords to confront them, or quietly avoided them. Someone fired a bright red flare into the sky, and a slanting bright line appeared in the night, illuminating the deck below and the figure emerging from the captain's cabin.
He was wearing a richly decorated coat, a three-cornered hat, a white mask on his face, and a thin sword in his hand. It was "Hell Admiral" Ludwell.
The pair of eyes burning with pale flames behind the mask looked here, and he immediately recognized Angel and Klein, but then his eyes stayed on Azik, who was wearing a top hat and had a calm expression. A ray of dark light flashed from the black ring worn on his right hand.
According to the plan, Angel's "disease" has quietly enveloped the entire sailing ship and even spread to other nearby pirate ships. Klein's "Creeping Hunger" has also turned black, warning of possible attacks by Distortion "Hell Admiral".
The next second, something happened to them that even the other living pirates on the deck could not believe.
"Gatekeeper" of Sequence 5, the strongest among Pirate Admiral, "Hell Admiral" Ludwell crossed the rapier, bent his back, faced the four intruders, crawled on the ground, put down his weapon, and kissed the dirty deck in the most humble posture.
Swish - the signal flare fell into the sea from the side of the ship, and the last ray of red illuminated his surrendered posture, falling into the eyes of the pirates on other battleships.
Angel quietly put away his "disease" ability to prevent the hundreds of pirates who were infected from contracting the disease, lest they end up vomiting, coughing or even dying suddenly, disturbing the weird atmosphere.
Before she stepped onto the deck, she imagined that this would be a crushing battle. With Mr. Azik Angel's status and her Demigod ability, she could isolate any interference, allowing Klein to coordinate with Marionette through herself. Enzo's battle digested Potion and got the second favorite Marionette; he was also worried that as "Gatekeeper", Ludwell, who had excellent Spirit Channeling abilities, would secretly call the forces behind him, lay an ambush, and plunge them into a bitter battle.
But what she didn't expect was that less than half a minute after they appeared, the proud Pirate Admiral, as the fleet commander, threw away his "Hell Admiral" weapon, bent his knees, and knelt in front of them, without even daring to raise his head.
If we continue to attack, will it appear that we are unkind and do not take into account his desire to surrender... Angel glanced at Klein, who was also dull, and then glanced at Azik, who had a calm gaze, and guessed that the person Ludwell surrendered must be this "Death Consul".
For a moment, the deck fell into silence, and even the undead creatures that were not controlled by anyone remained motionless, their eyes lowered.
Bang, bang, Azik's leather shoes stepped across the hard deck, and he came to Ludwell, whose mask touched the ground and his tricorn hat rolled to the side. He pressed his hat and asked:
"Are you from Numinous Episcopate?"
"Yes, the great Death Consul."
Ludwell replied hurriedly. Because the mask was pressed on the deck, his tone was a little harsh, but his extremely humble attitude could still be heard.
" Where is the Artificial Death plan?"
"After a hundred years of hard work, Artificial Death has been able to actively influence High Sequence Beyonder, which failed to be promoted to Pathway. However, our prayers and rituals have still fallen silent and we have not received any reply."
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 documents that Numinous Episcopate, Artificial Death, and Mr. Azik were looking for before may be related to them, and now they finally found a really useful clue... Angel thought, and glanced at the other pirates on the deck who did not dare to move at all, guessing that they were also members of Numinous Episcopate, or just ordinary pirates who were just hanging around.
Suddenly, a terrifying aura suddenly exploded and spread to the entire deck. All the pirates threw away their weapons, trembling and lay down, imitating their own captains and pressing their faces to the ground, not daring to move.
The undead creatures serving as laborers knelt down on one knee, leaning on their weapons and bowing their heads, as if they were meeting the emperor Undying Empire.
Azik didn't know when he had put on that ring, and the deep breath of death was emanating from him.
Yes, it belongs to the aura of death. Angel's "Wings of Death" uses this power to control undead creatures. Earlier, on the Nameless Island she explored with Klein and Alger, Feathered Serpent, which commanded the undead creatures to build a palace for it, also exuded a similar aura, but it was far inferior to the current aura.
Even now, the white feather belonging to Feathered Serpent in Angel's pocket is completely suppressed by Azik's power, unable to resist at all.
Seemingly seeing the confusion between her and Klein, Azik turned around. Although his face was calm, his tone was a bit teasing:
"'Death'Pathway's high-ranking people have extremely strong suppression ability over lower-ranking people."
It can be seen that if you ask Ludwell to raise his rapier and commit suicide, he probably won't dare to resist... Angel muttered, but found that Azik really looked at Ludwell who was lying on the ground, and said:
"You will be his Marionette for one year, and then you can return to Spirit World."
His tone was calm and his eyes were indifferent, as if he was asking for an omelette for tomorrow's breakfast, rather than asking the Sequence 5 Pirate Admiral in front of him to die voluntarily.
Even Klein was a little stunned and looked at Ludwell. The latter's body was trembling under the gorgeous coat, making him suspect that the other party would jump up to resist at any time.
But in the end, "Hell Admiral" replied with a hoarse voice:
"Yes, the great Death Consul."
This answer seemed to form the last piece of the puzzle of some kind of contract. Next to Azik, countless dark green and pale mysterious symbols appeared from the void, intertwined into a bronze pair Door Opening that was the same as the seal "Creeping Hunger" just now, and was printed on Ludwell's forehead close to the deck.
Perhaps it is some kind of agreement witnessed by "Death Consul". After one year, whether Klein is willing or not, his Marionette will return to Spirit World... But what's the point? The moment he becomes Marionette, he is dead. Could it be that Spirit World, or the Underworld it is connected to, has some way to resurrect people?
Thoughts flashed through Angel's mind, watching Klein step forward, watching Ludwell struggle slightly in the fear of Spirit Body Threads being initially controlled, but in the end did not move, and obediently turned into the new Marionette.
Then, he stood up from the deck, straightened his coat, patted the dust on his tights, picked up the rapier and hung it back on his waist, and stood between Klein and Angel, side by side with "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.
One exception was Zombie, which staggered over, holding a blue armpin in its rotten hands, and handed it to Klein, who indirectly controlled these undead creatures.
It turns out you were the one who killed your captain... Angel chuckled lightly, feeling that all the things he had done on this trip were done, so he quietly approached Azik, waiting to hitch a ride out of the sea.
But she found that the other party was looking at her quietly, with a hint of encouragement in his eyes.
Encouragement... He couldn't have read the exaggerated propaganda on the wanted poster, or "The Great Pirate Series"... Angel had an absurd idea in his mind, but then he became a little excited.
Taking a deep breath, she took out a dark red almost black Charm from her pocket. It was the new "Calamity" she made using the same enhancement method as "Petrification" Charm. It should have stronger lethality.
"One minute, all living people must leave the ship immediately, otherwise their lives will be at risk!"
She raised Charm and shouted loudly.
The pirates who imitated Ludwell and crawled on the deck raised their heads in confusion. It took them three seconds to recognize the identities of the "Ship Breaker" and "Golden Queen" in front of them. It took another three seconds to get up one after another, and then fled in all directions.
Some of them pushed the small boat on the deck into the sea, and some simply kicked off their shoes and jumped over the side of the ship to escape. Several Beyonder showed their special skills and quickly left the new "Black Tulip", running as far as they could.
A minute later, there were really only five people including Angel left on the deck, as well as the undead creatures who were forced to remain kneeling.
Now, let's "stay" the entire ship... Taking a look at Marionette Ludwell, who was wearing a white mask and with the pale flame in his eyes almost disappearing, Angel will Spirituality charged Charm, flicked it off the fingertips, and after Azik gently pressed her shoulders and brought her into Spirit World, he softly chanted:
"Calamity."
In Spirit World, the number "Black Tulip", which turned into a black spindle-shaped block of color, disappeared in a sudden hurricane of Spirit World, as if it had never existed in the world and had never left its shadow on Spirit World.