Chapter 733 Gunshots and Flames <TOC> Chapter 735 The Sea of Ghosts
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After a brief silence, cheers erupted on the ship. It was as if they were welcoming a victorious general, expressing the most intense emotions without reservation.
However, the object of the cheers—Angel—was not immersed in joy at the moment. Instead, he looked at the magazine of the Prelude of Reincarnation with a slightly disappointed expression.
Having killed about a thousand ghosts earlier, not even a single white light bullet had formed in the magazine. He could only faintly see a white light outline, with a pale glow inside. According to his previous experience, it would take killing another thousand ghosts to completely form this bullet.
Based on previous tests, these white light bullets were useless when used one or two at a time. At least six bullets were needed to fire simultaneously to stabilize the energy inside the ghosts at 98%. In other words, he needed to fill the magazine with all the white light bullets to achieve the desired effect.
Currently, he was still three white light bullets short. He had initially thought that encountering so many ghosts would allow him to fill the magazine, but it turned out that the ghosts here were too fragile.
Looking back, the small island within a kilometer radius had become completely barren, without any ghosts or vines. The cold atmosphere had also completely disappeared.
Angel sighed and turned his gaze to the people on the ship.
Ignoring the cheering sailors, he focused on Helen and Alvin.
“The ghosts here have been cleared, so you can put your minds at ease for the time being. Do what needs to be done, and if your injuries are too severe, you can come to me,” Angel said.
Helen was still immersed in the shock of the ghosts disappearing in an instant and hadn’t snapped back to reality yet. On the other hand, Alvin nodded quickly to Angel, “Thank you for your help. I will immediately arrange for repairs. Please rest assured.”
Angel nodded and looked at the dark sea behind him.
“The Sea of Ghosts, do you know anything about this area?”
“I don’t know. We’ve never entered this area before. But I’ve heard that it’s terrifying, with death traps everywhere and horrifying ghost ships,” Alvin replied.
Angel surveyed the surroundings. He didn’t sense any heart-pounding aura, so it seemed that there was no imminent danger.
“If anything unusual happens, no matter how small, report it to me immediately.”
“Understood.” The others also knew that this concerned their own lives, so they nodded without hesitation.
After finishing his instructions, Angel initially wanted to ask about the upcoming route, but seeing the current disarray of the Cloud Conch, he decided to let them focus on repairs first. If they couldn’t fix the ship, asking about the route would be pointless.
Angel instructed Toby to help with the lookout outside and returned to his bedroom with the hunchbacked man, setting up a soundproof barrier of Nightmare Mist.
With other matters temporarily settled, he still needed to interrogate the hunchbacked man about the underground society of rat ants in detail.
Half a while later, Angel casually killed the hunchbacked man, whose name he had never even bothered to ask.
Amidst the illusion, Angel’s emotional manipulation gradually reached a level of near-perfection. Through some psychological pressure and the intimidation of his Nightmare Fear Spell, the hunchbacked men divulged all the information they had since departing from the Salem Highlands without any omissions.
Nowadays, the Rat Ant Underground Society had relocated its headquarters to the Salem Highlands after Sanders had killed most of its key members. The Salem Highlands shared some similarities with the Paramjit Plateau, located at the junction of three countries, but due to its harsh and barren geographical environment, it was designated as a reserve by all three nations. In other words, it was a no man’s land.
The Rat Ant Underground Society was based in an underground cave within the Salem Highlands. This hidden lair was mentioned in the last words of “Disaster Rat” and was inherited by the current “Desolate Rat.”
The two current leaders of the Rat Ant Underground Society were “Desolate Rat” Bafaro and “Moldy Ant” Rubens. According to the hunchbacked men, both of them possessed the power of a first-level wizard. Angel had heard of their names from Sanders, but in Sanders’ account, their powers could barely be considered as that of first-level wizards.
Regardless of their rankings among the official wizards, they would certainly be overpowering when facing an apprentice. Angel’s only chance of survival if he encountered them would be to run away at full speed. Relying on the Gravity Lines, there was a high probability that he could escape unharmed.
However, according to the hunchbacked men, neither of the two Rat Ant Underground Society leaders had personally set out to intercept Angel. Instead, they had been delayed by other matters that seemed to be taking some time to resolve. That was why they had sent the thirteen brothers to capture Angel, but they had clearly underestimated Angel’s power and eventually fell into his trap.
Angel still remembered that Sanders had once said he would arrange some forces to obstruct Bafaro and Rubens. Presumably, the fact that they couldn’t spare any time now was due to Sanders’ intervention.
After killing the hunchbacked men, Angel withdrew his Illusion Mist and sat on a bench, listening to the sounds of hammering outside and pondering his situation.
Since “Desolate Rat” and “Moldy Ant” had no time to deal with him for the time being, he should be relatively safe for now. Even if someone else were sent to assassinate him, as long as they were not an official wizard, facing Angel and Toby’s combination would simply be a matter of delivering themselves to their doom.
However, Angel didn’t completely let his guard down, as there were still two issues weighing on his mind.
The first was the method they used to pinpoint his location.
The hunchbacked men claimed that they had found his sailing records and traced him based on the previous routes taken by the White Shell Shipping Company.
Angel believed this explanation, but how did the Rat Ant Underground Society learn of his information?
Not many people knew that he was returning home, and the Rat Ant Underground Society shouldn’t have been able to infiltrate the Savage Grottoes. Otherwise, why would they have become wilderness wizards instead of directly joining a wizard organization?
So, Angel could only guess that there was a prophecy wizard working behind the scenes in the Rat Ant Underground Society.
Faced with the mysterious and unpredictable prophecy system, Angel remained worried. The news of the hunchbacked men’s deaths wouldn’t remain hidden for long, and with a prophecy wizard involved, it was possible that his location could be exposed quickly.
Although it is unlikely that the “Desolate Rat” and “Mold Ant” would come in person, Angel was on his way home, and if his family were threatened, it would be troublesome.
After all, both Sanders and Gloria had warned him that the Rat Ant Underground Society was a despicable organization that would employ any means necessary to achieve their goals. Even breaking the unspoken rules and targeting a wizard’s family was highly probable.
Thus, it remained a hidden concern.
Angel felt that he might need to search for an alchemy magic formation on his holographic tablet that could block prophecy spells, otherwise he wouldn’t dare to set foot back in the Old Land Continent.
The existence of a prophecy wizard was a matter of concern for Angel. Apart from this, there was another matter that Angel also took to heart.
That was the sudden emergence of the Song of the Deep Sea in the Devil’s Sea region.
According to the hunchbacked people, they had previously been captured by the people of the Song of the Deep Sea but were inexplicably released later.
Though this incident seemed unrelated to Angel, he noticed some odd details in the hunchbacked people’s description of their capture by the Song of the Deep Sea.
At first, they thought they were doomed after being captured. However, after being interrogated by the people of the Song of the Deep Sea, they were detained for two more days before being released.
The interrogation focused on their reasons for coming to the Devil’s Sea region.
Although the Rat Ant Underground Society was detested, the various major wizard organizations were not so overbearing as to capture them just for crossing their paths.
The Song of the Deep Sea’s actions of capturing and detaining people were strange in themselves, suggesting they had their own plans for the Devil’s Sea region and strictly forbade outsiders from interfering.
Secondly, when faced with the interrogation from the Song of the Deep Sea, the Rat Ant Underground Society replied that they had come to the Devil’s Sea region to kill or capture “Angel.”
This answer did not specify a particular location or range. As a result, after hearing this response, the Song of the Deep Sea released them.
Did this imply that the people of the Song of the Deep Sea were also eager to see Angel die at the hands of the Rat Ant Underground Society?
Although this was only speculation, Angel couldn’t completely let it go. Moreover, he was curious about the reason behind the Song of the Deep Sea’s appearance in the Devil’s Sea region and their display of such a domineering attitude.
Sanders had once mentioned to Angel that his evaluation of the Song of the Deep Sea was quite biased when talking about the major organizations in the Wizarding World today, indicating that he didn’t think highly of it. He also said that the core levels of the Song of the Deep Sea had even been infiltrated by life from other realms, and the wizarding organization that the Extreme Sect in the Southern Wizarding World was watching most closely was the Song of the Deep Sea.
Could it be that the Song of the Deep Sea’s presence in the Devil’s Sea was related to otherworldly beings?
As Angel was making wild guesses, Helen’s voice came from outside the door: “Sir, there are two sailors who are severely injured. Could you please help?”
Angel rubbed his temples, putting aside his fleeting thoughts. At present, the prophecies and the Song of the Deep Sea were not the issues; the biggest problem was how to leave this place safely and head to the Feran continent.
He stepped out and, guided by Helen, arrived at the makeshift medical partition set up on the shore.
After a while, he emerged from the partition. With the aid of a healing spell, he managed to temporarily save the lives of the two men inside. However, the recovery time needed for their injured muscles and bones could not be shortened. As a result, the ship would likely be short of two laborers in the coming days.
Helen didn’t seem to care much about this, as long as the men were alright, it was a blessing.
After dealing with the injured crew members, Angel saw that the situation on the Cloud Conch had temporarily stabilized, and the crew’s morale was gradually improving. He prepared to ask Helen about the upcoming journey and the choice of route.
Hearing this, Helen looked bitter and, making sure no one was around, whispered to Angel, “Sir Pat, to be honest, whether the Cloud Conch can set sail again is still a question.”
Chapter 733 Gunshots and Flames <TOC> Chapter 735 The Sea of Ghosts