The Rorsted Archipelago was the Kingdom of Rouen's ruling point in the Central Sonia Sea. It was also a key parish of the Church of the Storm, and a high-ranking deacon who could participate in the Council of Cardinals was stationed there for a long time.
Of course, even a pirate at the level of a general might not be able to alarm such an important figure, much less the so-called second mate and boatswain. Deacon Cordoba Roye happily accepted the order and led two Mandated Punisher teams. He activated Sealed Artifacts 2-37 and 2-166 and set up an ambush far away from 15 Amyris Avenue to ensure that nothing went wrong.
From Cordoba Roye's point of view, a Mandated Punisher team with two Sealed Artifacts was enough to deal with Steel's group and Blazing Dhaniz. However, the latter's behavior of paying attention to the whereabouts of the pursuers worried him. He instinctively felt that there was a problem, so he called for another Mandated Punisher team.
Actually, 2-37 is enough … While waiting, Cordoba Roye suddenly sighed.
From his point of view, this Sealed Artifact would be a nightmare for Steel, Blazing, and the others.
He closed his eyes, and the corresponding information naturally surfaced in his mind.
"Number: 37."
"Name: Eternal Dream."
"Danger Grade: 2. Dangerous. Use it with caution and moderation. Only operations involving more than three people or deacons or diocesan bishops can apply."
"Security Clearance: Bishop, Team Captain, and above."
"Sealing Method: Place it in boiling water."
"Description: Shaped like a heart. It's black in color, cold to the touch, and filled with holes. It often emits a sound like a bagpipe.
"This item comes from a primitive tribe in West Balam in the Southern Continent. They have a spirit warlock as their leader, and they live a life of resting during the day and taking action at night.
"A Rouen army conquered this tribe and obtained the item that was consecrated on the altar. And in the week that followed, there were incidents of soldiers going crazy, committing suicide, and other incidents.
"Research shows that as long as one comes into contact with this item, they will enter a long dream. If they aren't awakened, they will forever stay in that illusory World. They will show anxiety, fear, confusion, and other emotions. Their psychological and physiological states will gradually change.
"The awakened researchers still can't tell the difference between reality and dreams. This leads to a series of tragic events, including but not limited to confessing their love to their superiors, kissing the mouth of a venomous snake, suffering from depression, taking off their clothes, running naked, and attempting to bathe in boiling water … If they aren't transferred to another city, the only outcome would be madness or suicide.
"This item can be used to make all living creatures within the target's range enter the same dream … Let them choose a target within a certain range and exclude their companions … The maximum range is a 50-meter radius, and it will place a huge burden on the user, leaving them with intense mental damage … Afterward, the user will enter a state where they can't tell the difference between reality and World, and they will will will. ζ.
"Many examples (see appendix) show that even without contact, this object can widely affect the people around it, unless it is placed in boiling hot water …"
"Appendix: 1. Similar to the effects of Nightmare from the Evernight pathway, but more prominent and uncontrollable.
"2. Example 1: A watchman forgot to add charcoal, causing the flames to extinguish and the temperature of the boiling water to drop. He soon showed abnormal behavior, as if he was dreaming of his beloved girl. He made a passionate confession to his glove and attempted to have a relationship that exceeded friendship. Example 2 …"
As his thoughts raced, Cordoba Roye suddenly saw Blazing Dhaniz. The Golden Dream's fourth boatswain had indeed come to this point of contact to collect information.
He gestured for the Mandated Punisher team member beside him to open the golden box that was engraved with many symbols and magic labels. He then took out Sealed Artifact 2-37, which was soaked in boiling water.
This golden box was another Sealed Artifact, 2-166.
It could allow the items inside to maintain their original temperature and change the weather to a certain extent, allowing for the next Holy Water of the Sun rain.
Of course, it also had a lot of negative effects. Otherwise, the Mandated Punishers would have long used it to seal 2-37 instead of resorting to a last-minute trick. Among them, the most unacceptable thing was that no matter what item it was, as long as it was in contact with it for a long enough period of time, it would be tainted with the characteristics of being alive. Furthermore, it would devoutly believe in the Eternal Blazing Sun. Within the Mandated Punishers, there was already a table that sang praises of the Eternal Blazing Sun every day. Every second, it wanted to ignite a candle that could purify everything.
The irascible Mandated Punishers had turned the table into a pile of firewood, and it had been lit by the candle at the back.
Seeing figures appear and rush into 15 Amyris Avenue, Cordoba Roye didn't hesitate to press down with his right hand, allowing the team member beside him to activate Sealed Artifact 2-37.
Illusory fish scales immediately appeared on the surface of the team member's palm, and he directly grabbed the black, heart-like Sealed Artifact from the boiling water.
The melodious sound of a bagpipe sounded, and the dense night shrouded the house at 15 Amyris Avenue.
The scene in front of the adventurer, John Smith, and the others didn't change. It was still an empty living room without any furniture and a black-cloaked Blazing Dhaniz. They didn't feel like they were in a dream at all.
They ran over with all their might, fired their guns, and used their abilities to successfully injure Blazing and capture the famous pirate who had a bounty of 3,000 pounds and was involved in the Key of Death.
However, in the real World, they were doing high kicks on the spot, stretching their arms like they were swimming, or using their fingers as guns. Their mouths emitted banging sounds.
"Move out!" Cordoba Roye was the first to leave his hiding spot and rush towards the house at 15 Amyris Avenue. The rest of the Mandated Punishers split into two groups and surrounded the house from different positions.
Before Cordoba arrived, the living room was already brightly lit, as if a Sun was slowly rising. Holy and pure water droplets sprinkled down like rain. It was Sealed Artifact 2-166 at work.
A distance away, the Flying Carpet floated silently, obscured by the darkness. When Steel Maveti and the others saw the Mandated Punishers appear, they knew that it was indeed Blazing Dhaniz's trap.
"That son of a b * tch actually sided with the Church of the Storm!" Maveti growled with a maniacal look in his eyes.
Blood Brambles Hendry glanced at the calm Squall and praised from the bottom of his heart.
"Fortunately, we weren't careless."
"Actually, I didn't expect that dumb donkey Blazing Dhaniz to cooperate with the Church of the Storm," Squall said calmly. "Perhaps, the injured him had long been captured by the Mandated Punishers, and he had no choice but to cooperate."
Just as they were about to leave, they suddenly saw something protrude from the shadows outside the house at 15 Amyris Avenue. It stuck close to the ground and quickly swam into the distance.
"Blazing!" Steel Maveti recalled the scene of the ambush's failure.
"Dhaniz!" Hendry also recognized the person who had attempted to escape with his miraculous powers.
Squall was taken aback at first, but he immediately understood.
"Either Blazing Dhaniz wants to take this opportunity to escape the Mandated Punishers' control, or he has another trap to deal with us, but for some reason, he attracted the Mandated Punishers and had no choice but to give up decisively and flee in a panic."
"Regardless, this is an opportunity!" Blood Brambles Hendry looked at the Mandated Punishers who had just rushed into the house and said, "As long as we make use of that short few dozen seconds, we can kill or abduct Blazing right in front of the Mandated Punishers!"
Maveti was instantly excited, his eyes turning abnormally crazy.
After Squall nodded, he said to the other two Beyonders, "Take my zombies and puppets and guard this position.
"Take my zombies and puppets and guard this position. Once the Mandated Punishers chase over, let them create chaos and take the opportunity to escape!"
"Yes, Boss." The two Beyonder pirates, along with the zombies and puppets, jumped off the Flying Carpet at the same time.
The peacock-blue carpet made a turn and caught up to Blazing Dhaniz.
"You will assist us, mainly guarding against the surroundings. I'm worried that Dhaniz has other helpers," Squall said to Blood Brambles Hendry as he seized the opportunity.
A smile appeared on Hendry's slightly pale face.
"Alright!"
Squall didn't say anything else and nodded at Maveti.
With the advantage of being higher up, Maveti was able to distinguish the extra shadows that had almost no abnormalities and determine the direction in which the target was moving.
He suddenly jumped off the Flying Carpet and landed heavily on the ground like a boulder. White frost condensed under his feet as a cold and transparent layer of ice quickly spread to the side.
The black shadow was immediately frozen in the corner of the wall!
With a crack, Blazing Dhaniz struggled with all his might and "grew" out of the shadows.
On the Flying Carpet, Hendry cooperatively threw down the things he had long held in his hands. They were green leaves, flowers, and thorns.
The leaves, petals, and thorns either crazily enlarged or connected together, wrapping around Blazing Dhaniz, making it difficult for him to move an inch.
Squall took the opportunity to jump off the Flying Carpet, and with the momentum of his descent, he stabbed the sharp scalpel in his right hand into Dhaniz's neck.
Pfft!
He held the hilt of the knife with his right hand, circled around, and arrived behind his target.
Dhaniz's head fell off as his body rapidly shrank, turning into a thin, tattered paper figurine.
At the same time, Steel Maveti felt an indescribable hunger. He felt that it was like a terrifying monster hiding in the darkness, silently watching him.
No, it's not Blazing! Just as this thought flashed through his mind, a blazing white fireball that had been compressed to the extreme flew over from a particular roof and smashed into his body.
Steel Maveti only did one thing in response to this — raise his arm and block it in front of him.
Boom!
Flames exploded as a shockwave spread out, blocking Squall and Hendry's line of sight. However, they weren't flustered at all. They had strong confidence in Steel.
Indeed, only Maveti's clothes were tattered, and his skin had some white marks. He wasn't injured at all.
But at this moment, he suddenly saw a figure filled with madness walk out of the churning flames. He was clearly wearing Blazing Dhaniz's black cloak, but he had neatly combed black hair, emotionless dark brown eyes, and a thin and cold face.
The Dhaniz from before had always been Faceless Klein, the German Sparrow who was preparing to hunt!
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