At that thought, Edward felt full of drive. He strode forward and dragged over another five pirates with Invisible Hand. They immediately struggled and begged for mercy in terror, but failed to stir the slightest pity in him.
Compared with what they had done during their past plundering, dying in a daze while listening to a story was already letting them off lightly.
Edward then waved his wand and bound the remaining forty-odd pirates-otherwise, they would surely take their chances by jumping into the sea while he was away.
It was the same island again. After landing with the five pirates, Edward got straight to the point. "Did you know this world is about to face the apocalypse... yes, those Outer Deities are responsible... what are Outer Deities? Evil gods from beyond Earth... such as the Son of Chaos... the High-Dimensional Overseer, the Mother Tree of Desire..."
Bang! Bang!
Another two exploded on the spot. Of the three remaining pirates, one twisted into a mass of flesh-worm-like monsters, one had an eye swell until it nearly burst his entire head, and another turned into a tree of flesh and blood.
Sure enough, judging by his several experiments, this corruption was usually related to a particular Outer Deity, with the Mother Goddess of Depravity and the Mother Tree of Desire being the most likely influences.
Edward was just about to wave his wand and dispose of them when the three mutated pirates suddenly froze. Then, as though rubbed out by a chalkboard eraser, they vanished inch by inch before his eyes.
"!!!"
Almost simultaneously, Edward felt the spirituality around him leap wildly. Turning around, he saw a familiar figure standing a few meters away:
A barefoot woman wearing a simple robe tied with a bark belt.
The Servant of Concealment, Arianna.