The Rorsted Archipelago are the ruling stronghold of the Kingdom of Loen in the Central Sonia Sea, and also a key diocese of the Church of Storms, where a high-ranking deacon who can participate in the Council of Cardinals has long been stationed.
Of course, even pirates at the level of a general might not be able to alarm such a big shot, let alone the so-called second mate and Sailor Cordova Roye happily accepted the order and led two " Mandated Punishers " squads, activating the Sealed Artifact "2-37" and "2-166", to ambush at a distance from No. 15 Fragrant Tree Avenue, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong.
In Cordova Roye's view, a squad of " Mandated Punishers " with two Sealed Artifact would be enough to deal with the "Iron" group plus " Blazing " Danitz, but the latter's behavior of paying attention to the pursuers' whereabouts made him somewhat worried. He intuitively felt that there was a problem, so he called for another squad of " Mandated Punishers ".
Actually, "2-37" is enough... While waiting, Cordova Roye suddenly sighed.
In his view, this Sealed Artifact would be a nightmare for "Steel" and " Blazing " and others.
He closed his eyes, and the relevant information naturally surfaced in his mind:
Number: 37.
Name: Eternal Dream.
"Danger level: '2', dangerous, use with caution and restraint, only actions involving three or more people or deacons and diocesan bishops can apply."
"Confidentiality level: Bishop, squad leader, and above."
"Sealing method: Place in boiling water."
Description: Shaped like a heart, dark black in color, cold to the touch, full of holes, and often emits a sound like bagpipes.
"This item comes from a primitive tribe in West Balam, Southern Continent. They are led by Spirit Warlock and live a life of resting during the day and being active at night."
"A Loen army conquered the tribe, obtained the item that was enshrined on the altar, and in the following week, soldiers began to go mad, commit suicide, and other incidents occurred."
"Research shows that once you come into contact with this item, you will enter a long dream. If you are not awakened, you will remain in that illusory world forever, outwardly exhibiting emotions such as anxiety, fear, and confusion, and your psychological and physiological state will gradually change."
"The awakened researchers still cannot distinguish between reality and dreams for a long time, which leads to a series of tragic events, including but not limited to, professing love to their superiors, kissing the mouth of a poisonous snake, suffering from depression, running naked, and trying to take a bath in boiling water... If they are not transferred to another city, there are only two possible outcomes: going insane or committing suicide."
"This item can be used to bring all living beings within a target area into the same dream... The user can select targets within certain limits and exclude companions... The maximum range is a radius of 50 meters; exceeding this will cause a great burden to the user and leave severe psychological trauma... Afterwards, the user will enter a state where they cannot distinguish between reality and dreams, and must leave the city where '2-37' is located in order to have any hope of recovery."
"Multiple examples (see appendix) demonstrate that even without direct contact, this item can have a wide-ranging impact on those around it, unless it is placed in boiling water..."
Appendix: 1. Similar to the " Nightmare " effect of the Evernight Path, but more pronounced and uncontrollable.
"2. Example 1: A guard forgot to add charcoal, causing the flame to go out and the boiling water temperature to drop. He soon began to behave strangely, seemingly dreaming of his beloved girl, making passionate declarations of love to his boxing gloves, and attempting to have a relationship with them beyond friendship; Example 2..."
As his thoughts raced, Cordova Roye suddenly spotted " Blazing " Danitz, the fourth Sailor of the " Golden Dream," who had indeed come to the contact point to gather intelligence.
He gestured to the " Mandated Punishers " team members beside him to open the golden box engraved with various symbols and magical symbols, and take out the Sealed Artifact "2-37" that was soaking in boiling water.
This golden box is another Sealed Artifact, "2-166".
It can maintain the original temperature of the internal items and, to some extent, alter the weather, bringing a " The Sun Holy Water " rain.
Of course, it also has significant negative effects; otherwise, the " Mandated Punishers " would have used it to seal "2-37" long ago instead of resorting to a temporary trick. The most unacceptable aspect is that any object, as long as it is in contact with it for a long enough time, will acquire the characteristics of being alive and devoutly believe in the " Eternal Blazing Sun." Within the " Mandated Punishers," there have been tables that sing praises to the " Eternal Blazing Sun " every day and candles that want to Purification everything every second.
--The irritable " Mandated Punishers " turned the table into a pile of firewood, and it was the candle behind it that lit it.
As figures appeared and rushed into No. 15 Fragrant Tree Avenue, Cordova Roye pressed his right hand without hesitation, instructing his teammate beside him to activate the Sealed Artifact "2-37".
Immediately, illusory fish scales appeared on the surface of the team member's palm, and he pulled out a black, heart-like Sealed Artifact directly from the boiling water.
The melodious sound of bagpipes then rose, and the misty night enveloped the house at No. 15 Fragrant Tree Avenue.
The scene before the adventurers John Smith and his companions remained unchanged: an empty living room without furniture and " Blazing " Danitz draped in a black cloak, giving no sense of Dream Divination.
They rushed forward, fired their guns, and used all their abilities to their advantage, successfully severely wounding " Blazing " and capturing the notorious pirate with a bounty of 3,000 pounds who was involved with the " Death's Key."
However, in the real world, they do high knees in place, or stretch their arms like they're swimming, or make guns with their fingers while making banging sounds.
"Action!" Cordova Roye was the first to leave his hiding place and rush towards the house at No. 15 Fragrant Tree Avenue. The rest of the " Mandated Punishers " squad members split into two groups and completed the encirclement from different positions.
Before Cordoba arrived, the living room was already brightly lit, as if a the Sun was rising, and sacred, pure water droplets fell like rain, which was the Sealed Artifact "2-166" in action.
Far away, the Flying Carpet floated silently, shrouded in darkness. As soon as "Iron" Maviti and the others saw the " Mandated Punishers " appear, they knew that this was indeed " Blazing " Danitz's trap.
"That son of a bitch actually sided with the Church of Storms!" Maviti roared with a mad glint in his eyes.
" Blood Brambles " Huntley glanced at the Calm Squall and sincerely praised him:
Fortunately, we weren't careless.
"Actually, I didn't expect that idiot ' Blazing ' Danitz would cooperate with the Church of Storms," Squall said calmly. "Perhaps, he was already captured by ' The Mandated Punishers ' while injured and had no choice but to cooperate."
Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly saw something emerge from the shadows outside the house at No. 15 Fragrant Tree Avenue, close to the ground, and quickly moving away into the distance.
" Blazing!" "Iron" Maviti recalled the scene of the failed ambush.
" Danitz!" Huntley recognized the guy who was trying to escape with his strange abilities.
Squall taken aback at first, then quickly understood:
"Either ' Blazing ' Danitz wanted to take this opportunity to escape the control of ' The Mandated Punishers,' or he had another trap for us, but somehow he attracted the attention of ' The Mandated Punishers,' so he had no choice but to give up and flee in panic."
"No matter what, this is an opportunity!" " Blood Brambles " Huntley said, glancing at " The Mandated Punishers " who had just rushed into the house. "If we can seize those brief few seconds, we can kill or abduct ' Blazing ' right in front of ' The Mandated Punishers '!"
"Iron" Maviti suddenly became excited, his eyes turning into an unusually crazy look.
After Squall nodded, he said to the other two Beyonder:
"You take my Living Corpse and puppets and guard this position. Once the ' Mandated Punishers ' catches up, have them create chaos, and you can use the opportunity to escape!"
"Yes, boss." The two extraordinary pirates, along with the Living Corpse and puppets, jumped off the " Flying Carpet " at the same time.
The peacock blue carpet turned a corner and caught up with " Blazing " Danitz.
"You assist us, mainly guarding our surroundings. I'm worried Danitz might have other helpers," Squall said quickly to " Blood Brambles " Huntley.
A smile appeared on Huntley's slightly pale face:
"Good!"
Squall said no more and nodded to "Iron" Maviti.
Using his elevated position, Maviti was able to discern the almost unremarkable extraneous shadow and determine the direction the target was moving.
He suddenly jumped off the " Flying Carpet " and landed heavily on the ground like a boulder. Frost gathered on the soles of his feet, and a cold, transparent layer of ice spread rapidly to the side.
The black shadow was instantly frozen in the corner!
With a snap, " Blazing " Danitz struggled free and "grew" out of the shadows.
On the Flying Carpet, Huntley skillfully dropped what he had been holding in his palm: green leaves, flowers, and thorns.
Leaves, petals, and thorns either grew wildly larger or joined together, clinging to and entangling " Blazing " Danitz, making it impossible for him to move an inch.
Taking advantage of the moment, Squall leaped off the Flying Carpet and, using the momentum of his fall, plunged the sharp scalpel in his right palm into Danitz's neck.
Pfft!
He gripped the knife hilt with his right hand, and with a twist and turn, he came behind his target.
Danitz's head fell off instantly, and his body quickly shrank, turning into a thin, tattered paper figure.
At the same time, "Iron" Maviti felt an indescribable, intense hunger, as if it were a terrifying Monster lurking in the darkness, silently watching him.
No, it wasn't " Blazing "! The thought had barely crossed his mind when an extremely compressed, blazing white fireball flew from one of the rooftops and slammed into his body.
"Iron Man" Maviti only made one move in response: he raised his arm and shielded himself.
Boom!
Flames erupted, sending shockwaves flying and obstructing Squall and Huntley's view, but they remained calm, having unwavering confidence in "Steel."
As expected, Maviti only had torn clothes and a few white marks on his skin, but was not injured in any way.
But at that moment, he suddenly saw a figure full of madness emerge from the rolling waves of fire in mid-air. Although he was wearing the black cloak of " Blazing " Danitz, he had neatly combed black hair, deep brown eyes without any emotion, and a thin and cold face.
The Danitz we just saw was actually " Faceless " Klein, and it was actually Gehrman Sparrow preparing to hunt!