Negotiations Failed

In the blinding white light, Lorry couldn't help but squint.

His gaze swept over the "Death Announcer" a few hundred meters away, and he saw the thick black mist surrounding it quickly become transparent and evaporate almost in the blink of an eye.

In a daze, he seemed to see countless Distortion Spirit Body wailing incessantly, their eyes fixed venomously on the direction of the "Golden Dream".

Lorry withdrew his gaze, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the calm-looking "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina beside him, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly:

"I never expected the ' Purification Cannon ' to be an attack at the Demigod level... No wonder she was confident enough to fight a Pirate King..."

"But that makes sense."

The Original Novel mentions that each time the "Purification Cannon" is charged, it requires six "Sun" Pathway Sequence 5 "Light Priest" to perform a ritual and pray to the God for power.

"It's a bit unreasonable that such a force is only at the Sequence 5."

After marveling at the power of the "Purification Cannon," he was also impressed by Edwina's Calmness and decisiveness in the face of immense pressure.

Courtesy first, then force!

Her attitude was very clear: if the "King of Immortality" had no intention of communicating, then the next "Purification Cannon" would target the "Death Announcer"! At this point, hesitating for fear of angering the other party would be a major taboo.

Amidst a flurry of thoughts, Lorry's gaze swept over the sailors on the ship's side, who were on high alert, having already loaded their cannons and ready to light the fuses at any moment. He saw Sailor "Tinplate" and "Bucket" with Sailor Chief bodies tense, their eyes fixed on the "Death Announcer," awaiting the captain's orders. He also saw a dozen or twenty Beyonder clustered on the deck behind them, some holding knives and guns, others clutching something resembling Charm.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened.

The flagship of the "King of Immortality," the "Death Announcer," stopped! It stopped a few hundred meters away, in a position that wasn't too far, but also out of direct range to fire.

A somber, hoarse voice suddenly rang out from the "Golden Dream": "Hand over the Death's Key, and I'll let you go."

"Otherwise, the attack you just launched wouldn't have been enough to stop my will."

The Death's Key? On the deck, Danitz couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly.

Back then, it was because of that broken key that he was attacked by the men of "Admiral of Blood" Seniol and almost lost his life in Bayam.

Now it has attracted a Pirate King!

But the most infuriating thing is that it's all a rumor! The key belongs to the Giant, and has nothing to do with "Death"! Where are your brains? Are they filled with Dogshit? Danitz was speechless, inwardly mocking the two guys.

At the ship's wheelhouse, "Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina picked up a conch-shaped Charm: "That key belongs to the Giant, it has nothing to do with Death."

Soon, Agalito, the "King of Immortality," responded, "It doesn't matter who it belongs to."

"The important thing is that it's what I wanted."

"Of course, it's also possible that what I sensed wasn't it. In any case, there's something I want on your ship."

"Find it and hand it over to me, and you'll not only be able to leave safely, but you'll also receive a fee no less than the market price."

"Edwina, you should know that stopping the ' Death Announcer ' from moving forward is already out of consideration for the person behind you."

If you refuse to accept my kindness, there will only be one outcome:

"From this day forward, the ' Golden Dream ' will no longer exist on the Five Seas! The seven Pirate Admiral will once again become six!"

After finishing his sentence, he paused briefly and added:

You have three minutes to consider.

Upon hearing this, Edwina frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

On deck, the Sailor looked at each other, their faces flashing with worry and fear, and all turned their gazes toward their captain.

Lorry glanced sideways at "Vice Admiral Iceberg": "Is there really such a thing on the 'Golden Dream '?"

Edwina shook her head slightly, her tone unusually tinged with a hint of doubt:

"After meeting Agalito at the previous Pirate Gathering, we only organized one expedition, and the only thing we got was that key."

"But I can be sure that it is not what Agalito needs."

"Although he has a bad reputation, he has never directly clashed with any official forces and has shown great restraint in this regard."

"And the only thing I can think of that would make a Pirate King risk offending the Church of the Righteous God is this:"

"This matter is related to his Advancement."

As he listened, Lorry's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly, as if he had suddenly remembered something, and he sought confirmation from "Vice Admiral Iceberg":

Does Agalito belong to the "Abyss" Pathway?

"A ' Demon '?"

--The Original Novel contains a description of the Pirate King's strength.

This scene naturally did not escape the eyes of Edwina was standing nearby. She pursed her lips and said calmly, "There are many rumors about Agalito on the high seas. Some people say that he is just an ' Desire Apostle ' who uses the special abilities of the ' Death Announcer ' to exert the power of Sequence 4."

Some say that he has already Advancement Sequence 4 and is deliberately feigning weakness to lure greedy adventurers to attack him.

"But one thing is certain: he is indeed Beyonder of the ' Devil ' Pathway, which is what you call the ' Abyss ' Pathway."

Lorry was silent for a few seconds, then glanced apologetically at "Vice Admiral Iceberg":

"I understand."

"His refusal to give up the pursuit of the ' Golden Dream ' is probably related to me."

In the afternoon, the "Devil" clone from the Southern Continent nearly lost control during the sixth part of the ritual, and he used "Soothing" to heal her.

We spent about two hours together.

It must have been during this time that I inadvertently came into contact with the aura of the "Abyss" card that Pali always carried with her for Anti-Divination.

Logically, this aura should dissipate quickly.

Unfortunately, the "King of Immortality" Agalito happened to be in the nearby waters and, under the influence of the convergence, set his sights on the "Golden Dream".

"Hoo..." Lorry let out a soft breath and looked at "Vice Admiral Iceberg": "This has nothing to do with your Pirate crew. You take the ' Golden Dream ' and leave first. Agalito won't chase after you since you're completely unaware of our presence."

"And what about you?" Edwina asked calmly.

"I have my own ways of getting out of here, you know that..." Before Lorry could finish speaking, he suddenly sensed something and abruptly turned his head to look at the deck.

A Sailor, clutching cannonballs and ready to reload at any moment, gradually begins to break down as the countdown set by the "King of Immortality" begins.

With a cry of "Ah!" he dropped the shell, scurried under the cannon barrel like a mouse, and cried out, his face Trembling:

"Don't kill me! I don't want to die!"

At the same time, another Pirate, his eyes bloodshot, suddenly bent down and picked up a cannonball that had rolled to his feet, shouting hysterically:

"Dogshit! If we're going to die, we'll all die together!"

As he spoke, he took out Match from his pocket, preparing to light the fuse of the shell.

Edwina's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly shouted:

Stop him!