The Glowing Skull

After Tulas gave his answer, Angel was completely stunned.

Who had driven that sword into the helm? Tulas himself.

The story began before Tulas's Savage Beast entered the sealed island. At the time, the Savage Beast had not yet reached the Gear Abyss and was still sailing through the Devil Sea. One night, a group led by the first mate mutinied aboard the ship...

To put it bluntly, it was brothers turning their swords on each other. The reason was easy enough to guess: wealth moved men's hearts.

Tulas was heading to the Prosperous Continent in search of the path of wizards, so naturally he had brought all the treasures he had collected over the years aboard the ship. Such a vast fortune had shaken the core members led by the first mate. They did not want to go to the Prosperous Continent. They only wanted the treasure, then to return to their original continent and live in luxury. Thus, this internal pirate struggle unfolded aboard the Savage Beast.

In the end, Tulas naturally won.

Tulas happened to kill the first mate near the stern. On the spot, he pulled out the man's sword and viciously drove it into the center of the ship's helm, roaring threats at the others around him: "The first mate has already lost his head! Can you lot who followed him still not see the situation clearly? Surrender with your hands bound, and I can spare your lives!"

Once the threat was spoken, the first mate's faction held out for a while before laying down their weapons and surrendering.

That was the whole story of why the sword was embedded in the helm. After Tulas regained control of the Savage Beast, he left the sword there as a warning.

Not long afterward, they reached the