As a " Hunter " with the " Cloak of Shadows," Danitz's ability to hide and monitor has always been excellent Gehrman Sparrow ambush "Iron" Maviti before. At this moment, he hasn't revealed a trace. He's just feeling a bit bored and eagerly hoping that Anderson will come to rotate him as soon as possible.
When will this kind of life end? " Vice Admiral Ailment, please appear soon!" No, no, not now. I'll wait until Anderson arrives... Danitz examined himself and rationally ended his "prayer."
He worried that a pirate general of Tracy's caliber, known as " Vice Admiral Ailment," would discover him hiding in the shadows, and he lacked the courage and confidence to do so.
Of course, if he wore that boxing glove, none of this would be a problem.
If you make decisions quickly enough, timidity and fear can't catch up with you!
"You seem troubled?" Suddenly, a voice rang in Danitz's ear.
Danitz was startled and leaped out of the shadows, a ball of orange-red flame quickly forming in his hand.
At the same time, he turned his gaze to the source of the sound and saw Anderson hiding in the bushes, with green branches stuck in his hair, almost blending into the environment.
"... bullshit!" Danitz didn't know if he was cursing Anderson or himself, but after venting his anger, he said, "When did you get here?"
"Two minutes ago," Anderson replied with a smile, "You hid well; I couldn't find you right away, so I just asked you a random question, following your usual habit of hiding."
For a moment, Danitz didn't know whether to feel proud or angry, and asked in return with a rather complicated feeling:
"If I had remained calm, you wouldn't have been able to spot me?"
"That's true in theory," Anderson chuckled nonchalantly, "But as a seasoned ' Hunter,' there's more than one way."
Just as Danitz was about to ask what other options were available, he suddenly noticed that Batz in the room had extinguished the candle and was preparing to go to sleep.
After several dozen seconds, in the darkness, the blurry figure of the information broker Batz appeared by the window, and with a light leap, landed in the dark outside.
That was where Danitz was hiding; as he re-entered the shadows, he was nearly trampled by his target.
Batz then walked along the shadows toward the sea.
"... bullshit!" Danitz then appeared, giving the target's back a middle finger.
Anderson also left the bushes, pulling branches from his head as he smiled at Danitz:
"It looks like we'll have some success tonight."
Danitz glanced at the Strongest Hunter of the Sonia Sea opposite him and nodded vigorously:
"Hopefully, he will be a ' Vice Admiral Ailment '."
He immediately took Anderson and, using the shadows that are common in the Evernight, began to track the information broker, maintaining a very appropriate distance.
"Not bad..." Anderson chuckled after observing for a while.
Danitz scoffed inwardly, offering no response.
Without his boxing gloves, he knew very well that this was not the place for mutual mockery and provocation!
Fifteen minutes later, Batz arrived at the beach, stood on the sand, and gazed at the deep blue ocean illuminated by the crimson Moonlight.
He didn't have to wait long before a massive outline emerged from the dark depths of the distant sea, gradually taking shape as a ship painted entirely black and fluttering a white flag.
On the flag, two eerie blue flames "burned" within a pitch-black skull.
" The Black Death!"
" The Black Death, the flagship of ' Vice Admiral Ailment ' Tracy!"
Danitz became excited. If he hadn't been in Shadow Transformation, his pupils would have dilated considerably to let in more light and see every detail of the ship.
He unconsciously crept forward a little further, wanting to confirm whether " Vice Admiral Ailment " Tracy was actually on the ship.
As the massive sailboat drew closer, the two men in the shadows could gradually see Sailor bustling about on the deck.
Is there a dock here? Or should we give Batz a small boat and let him row there himself? Just as these thoughts crossed Danitz's mind, he heard Anderson say in a low voice:
"Exit here."
Ah? Danitz has one great advantage: he is good at obeying the orders of those in Authority Edwina Edwards or Gehrman Sparrow, he may say a few words, but he never compromises on his actions. At this moment, although he is full of doubt and wants to refute and insist on his own ideas, he first uses the shadows to quietly and silently move away from the beach.
Once the " Black Death " was no longer visible, and only the faint sound of waves could be heard, Danitz emerged from the shadows and appeared in the forest, urgently asking:
"Shouldn't you check if ' Vice Admiral Ailment ' is present?"
Anderson looked Danitz up and down, then chuckled:
"Never underestimate those Beyonder who have achieved great fame at sea and survived to this day. Every pirate captain is a target that must be treated with utmost care; we must never be careless in the slightest."
Danitz instinctively responded:
"' Admiral of Blood ' Senor, ' Admiral of Hell ' Ludwell..."
They were all pirate generals who were easily defeated by a certain mad adventurer.
"..." Anderson was momentarily speechless, unable to find the words to refute Danitz. After several seconds, he finally said, "So, isn't ' Vice Admiral Ailment ' Tracy, who also survived Gehrman Sparrow's attack, even more worthy of attention?"
After thinking about it carefully, Danitz inexplicably felt that Anderson's words made a lot of sense. Just as he was about to speak, his throat suddenly itched, and he coughed.
After coughing several times, his throat began to swell and hurt, and a metallic taste came out.
"See, I told you to be careful." Anderson clenched his fist, covered his mouth, and coughed twice, but not as much as Danitz. " Tracy has definitely spread various diseases in the area around the ship. Anyone who gets close will quickly become infected and exposed. Ha, this wide-ranging application of her abilities shows that she has fully digested the Sequence 5 Potion and has a chance to advance to Sequence 4."
"Why isn't it already at Sequence 4?" Danitz quickly calmed down after being away from the source of infection and instinctively retorted.
"So you're either on the ' Black Death ' or you've contracted the 'Black Death' and are about to die." Anderson turned halfway, casting his gaze towards the unseen seashore. " Tracy's application just now was a bit of a trick; she probably only maintained the disease in the frontal area, ignoring the other three directions, and then used the wind to spread it to the people on the shore."
At this point, Anderson clapped his hands lightly and smiled again:
"Doesn't our experience prove that the ' Vice Admiral Ailment ' is indeed on board? You can inform Gehrman Sparrow now."
... Danitz didn't hesitate any longer and immediately set up the ritual, summoning the messenger. Anderson, on the other hand, used the excuse of being prepared for any unforeseen circumstances to leave the woods.
At around 3 a. m., the East Borough Backlund was pitch black except for the Moonlight and starlight.
Klein, dressed in cotton pajamas and wearing a nightcap to protect his hair, sat on the bed and accepted the letter from Reinette Tinekerr without asking any questions.
Upon opening the letter, he calmly got up, took out a pen from his pocket, and wrote on the back of the letter:
"Return to the port city and await further instructions."
After watching the messenger leave, Klein calmly changed into a shirt, put on a vest, tied a bow tie, and draped a black trench coat over his shoulders.
Then, he took four steps backward, came to the top of the Gray Fog, and used the yellow crystal Divination to divine the degree of danger of this mission, receiving almost no revelation.
Without further hesitation, Klein returned to the real world, stood in front of the mirror, picked up the half-high silk hat, and put it on his head.
Inside the outer room, the Marionette Marionette Qonas Enuni opened their eyes on the bunk bed.
On the Black Death, in an empty room, a figure quickly emerged: black hair, brown eyes, and a cold, hard profile—it was none other than Gehrman Sparrow.
Under the dim, crimson Moonlight, Klein glanced around, casually found a chair, sat down, and began to admire the night view of the sea outside the window.
In the captain's cabin, a floor away, " Vice Admiral Ailment " Tracy, dressed in a white shirt and beige trousers, watched with disgust as Batz left the room. She reflexively tugged at her collar, her expression gradually becoming serious.
She had just learned that " Blazing " Danitz and the Strongest Hunter Anderson had been staying on Seros Island recently, for reasons unknown.
They're all connected to Gehrman Sparrow... Is that guy looking for me? Tracy narrowed her eyes, then walked without hesitation to the window, ready to instruct the Sailor on deck to Manipulation the ship away from this area.
Just then, her thoughts suddenly froze, as if she were trapped in a state where she knew she was dreaming but couldn't break free no matter how hard she struggled.
Oh no... Suddenly, clusters of black flames erupted from Tracy's body, attempting to burn away any potential external influences.
However, the flames initially flowed smoothly, but later became intermittent, dripping onto the ground like withered petals.
A profound sense of despair welled up within Tracy, and her thoughts sluggishly began to wander.
She disregarded everything else and hastily caused a layer of translucent ice crystals to condense on her body surface, allowing the invisible threads to coil back and wrap around her layer by layer.
Just then, the door to the captain's cabin creaked open, and Gehrman Sparrow, walked in.
Then, he politely closed the door behind him.
With a slight click, the entire captain's cabin fell into extreme silence, the sound of the waves no longer echoing, as if isolated from the real world.
The invisible spider silk that was binding Tracy seemed to have misunderstood the command, tightly binding the " Vice Admiral Ailment " and rendering her unable to move or use her extraordinary abilities.
" Distortion "!
Tracy's thoughts returned to normal, and her mind no longer felt frozen.
"What... what do you want to do?" she asked, unable to hide her fear as Gehrman Sparrow approached.
What she couldn't understand was why the other party would abandon their attempt at Marionettization when she had clearly lost all ability to resist.
Klein did this because he was worried that the " Vice Admiral Ailment " and the " White Witch " were closely related by blood. In this way, Tracy's death would alert the Demigod who was skilled in curses, allowing him to take precautions in advance.
With a clatter of footsteps, Klein stopped in front of the Witch.