A Distress Letter in a Fish's Belly

Luther thought about it for a moment.

With his current abilities, he couldn't determine the veracity of Kircheis's words. And even if he knew, it wouldn't be of much use to him for the time being. Rather than worrying about such trivial matters, it was more important to collect the spoils first.

Then he turned to Anderson, raised the soul in his hand, and said:

"I killed this guy, so he's under my control, including the bounty and his Beyonder Characteristic."

"No problem," Anderson shrugged. "Then these pirates I killed are mine. If they have Characteristic or bounties."

"Can."

Luther nodded. "As for all the valuables found in the cabin, we'll split them 40/60."

"I completely agree!"

Anderson snapped his fingers with a smile.

He knew perfectly well that even if the other party wanted everything and didn't share anything with him, he wouldn't have any objections. Of course, it would be even better if the other party was willing to share.

Luther nodded and began preparing to "Grazing" Kircheis.

His Slot was full, so he released the soul of the "Devil Dog" before swallowing the soul.

"Roar"

Having been tormented by his "Grazing" for so long, the giant dog's soul had become pale and weak, and even its barks after being freed sounded feeble. Fortunately, it no longer needed to bark. As soon as it was released, Luther grabbed it with his right hand and crushed its soul between his fingers.

"Smack!"

His soul shattered with a scream, only his Beyonder Characteristic regrouping in his palm. At the same time, Kircheis was absorbed into his body and imprisoned in the Slot that had just been vacated.

Kircheis's three fixed abilities are "Malice Perception", "Sword of Lava" and "Devil Transformation" - exactly the same as the ones fixed when Grazing the Devil Dog.

In other words, Luther replaced the Sequence 6 ability with the same Sequence 5 ability, thus making it even more powerful. Combined with the desire-related abilities of the "Desire Apostle" he also Grazing, Luther essentially possessed the entirety of a Sequence 5 Devil!

"Cough cough."

Upon witnessing the horrifying scene of "Grazing," Anderson's lips twitched involuntarily. He quickly lowered his head and ran to search the pirates. Unfortunately, the pirates didn't have much money, let alone any Beyonder Item.

Surprisingly, the same thing happened inside the cabin.

"There wasn't much money at all."

Anderson said incredulously.

The two searched the entire ship, from the Captain's Cabin to the ordinary Sailor's quarters, from the storerooms to the lowest cargo hold. Apart from essential supplies such as food, light beer, cannonballs, and weapons, they found only a few dozen pounds in cash.

For a pirate affiliated with one of the "Four Kings," this is far too meager!

"Could it be that Agalito took all the money and left them very little?"

Anderson guessed.

"Or perhaps we should try a different approach."

Luther, however, had a different opinion. "Kircheis is telling the truth. They are controlled by the 'Death Announcer,' they are its servants. They have no choice but to obey the ship, and have no personal will to plunder its treasures?"

Anderson gasped.

"If that's really the case, then these so-called subordinates of the Four Kings are really in a sorry state."

He said.

"Who knows? I'm just guessing."

Luther casually replied, pulling out a bag of flour and placing it on the ground. At that moment, he was walking around the ship's kitchen, intending to take some ingredients back with him.

Although we have plenty of supplies on our ship, it's always good to replenish them as much as possible.

Cured meat and flour can be stored for a long time, so take plenty; light beer. Grab a few buckets while you're at it; fresh fish. This is completely unnecessary; you can catch fish from the sea anytime.

Wait!

Luther's body suddenly jolted.

Because he suddenly saw something strange.

On the kitchen counter lay a fish that had just been cut open, its belly dripping with blood. This was not only because the fish was bleeding, but also because three blood-soaked fingers were stuffed inside its belly.

Human fingers!

Luther walked over quickly.

The closer he got, the more solemn his expression became. As an expert in Flesh, he could tell that these three fingers were unique—they were not the fingers of an ordinary human, but rather those of an extraordinary being of at least the Rose Bishop level, belonging to the Secrets Suppliant Pathway!

These three fingers are not just fingers; they are a letter. The sender used a special Flesh and Blood Magic to preserve the message within the fingers!

"This is."

Anderson asked cautiously, "Did they fish it out while fishing?"

Judging from the state of the scene, it appears the cook discovered the body while preparing fresh fish, cutting open its belly. However, he hadn't had a chance to process it before encountering them. Currently, the ship's cook lies peacefully among the pile of bodies on the deck and has not commented on the matter.

Luther removed three fingers and placed them bloodily on the cutting board.

"Brush!"

Three fingers froze briefly together, then melted away like a molten candle, turning into a pool of writhing flesh Flesh, outlining a bright red word on the cutting board:

"Help!"

Help?

Secrets Suppliant Pathway Luther, looking at the words on the cutting board, seemed to quickly guess what was going on.

The person who sent this message is very likely the trapped Aurora Order Saint!

Luna's Divination has been proven correct!

With a mix of joy and excitement, Luther tapped on the cutting board, causing the mass of Flesh to come together again, returning to the shape of three fingers.

He can use the spiritual imprints within these Flesh to trace back to the person who sent the message, thus finding the location of that Saint!

"Take your things and let's go back," he said to Anderson. "Hurry up."

"Are you in such a hurry to save him?"

Anderson saw him retract his fingers and couldn't help but ask.

Save him?

Luther smiled and said to Anderson:

"You guess?"

I guess not.

Anderson gave a forced laugh, then helped Luther carry the supplies onto the deck.

After that, they collected the Characteristic extracted from the pirates (Anderson was pleased to find that the Sequence 6 Beyonder was on the wanted poster), and then, using the gale created by Luther, they sent the supplies and bounty-sent corpses back to their ship.

As for the large ship with black sails, it was too conspicuous and was burned down by Luther and Anderson.

"Luna, well done, your Divination was very accurate."

Back on his boat, he smiled and complimented his cat. Then he steered the sails in the direction his finger pointed.

It's a pity the adventurers on that ship left, and we didn't get any clues about the "Fountain of Youth".

Anderson thought with some regret.