The Silver Elk floated on the surface of the dark Ship Graveyard.
The Silver Elk was a cargo ship belonging to the White Clam Shipping Company. Its captain was Huskar.
Angor was currently sitting in front of his desk on the fourth floor of the Silver Elk, reading a large leather book under the dim light of a fluorescent lamp.
There was a thick stack of books on the desk. Judging from the way they were arranged, Angor had already finished reading them.
The cargo ship slowly floated on the calm surface of the sea. The dim light from the lamp interrupted the tranquility of time.
The only sound that could be heard in this space was the clattering of pages as Angor flipped through them.
It was difficult to tell the difference between day and night in this dark space. After an unknown amount of time, Angor removed his monocle and closed his eyes to think.
He came here because he learned about the existence of the "Ruthless King", as well as his occupation — pirate.
Since Torus was a legend who made a living on the sea, Angor assumed that the book would contain his life record.
But he had already read through all the famous pirates recorded in the Age of Burning Bronze, the most prosperous period of the Age of Sailing, and there was nothing about this "Ruthless King" Torus.
This made him wonder if he had misunderstood.
Angor remained silent for a while and slowly moved his eyes to the desk. There was one last book on it.
The Shining Age of Silver.
This was not a book about pirates. It was a book about people who lived in the Age of Silver, whose influence could be traced back to the present day. These people did not stick to the common life. Even political pests and underground workers were included in the book. Angor only took this book out to make up the number. But after reading all the other books, he still found nothing. This was the only one left.
The Age of Silver only lasted for a little over four hundred years, but this book was not thin at all, because in this short four hundred years, countless cultural masters had appeared. It could be said that the stars were shining brightly.
Angor flipped through the book without much hope. As he expected, most of the people recorded were masters of culture. Some of them were even criminals who committed heinous crimes. The book also recorded their achievements and demerits, which meant the Age of Silver was a very tolerant age.
Apart from the masters of culture, there were also many famous people who made great achievements. However, most of them were from Ferran. Only a few people from other continents showed up occasionally.
Time passed slowly, and the thick book was about to reach the end.
Just as he was about to give up again, a line of words suddenly appeared on the page: "Torras, the Ruthless King!"
Angor's eyes lit up. He sat up straight and began to read the book.
It was a picturesque record of Torras' life and glory.
"The Ruthless King, Torras, was born in an unlucky place. He first rose to prominence in the Easternmost Sea in the year 211 of the Silver Flash. He was 18 years old then." "Torras was a legendary pirate during the Age of Silver Flash, a time when both glory and terror spread across the entire world."
"With a Savage Beast, he unified the chaotic Easternmost Sea and was known as the Great Demon King of the Easternmost Sea! Because he killed several royalty and nobles in the Easternmost Sea, more than three of the continent's highest authorities listed him as a wanted person. The name of the wanted person is: Ruthless King! "
"During his time as a wanted man, Torras did one great thing after another. He even overthrew the highest authority on Valhalla Island, and his terror lasted for an entire era!"
"Later, Torras went to Devil's Water and never died. He became the first person to conquer Devil's Water and draw a detailed map of the sea. His glory still shines to this day."
"However, in the year 223 of the Silver Flash, Torras suddenly disappeared. No one knew where he went. According to legend, he entered the wizarding world and is still patrolling his former territory with his eyes in some corner … "
Before he could digest the whole thing, he felt a cold and murderous wind blowing at his face.
His head jerked up.
The door of the balcony on the fourth floor of the Silver Elk was opened, and a salty wind blew in. A dark figure was standing at the door.
Fluorescent lamps were hanging on the mast on the deck, which illuminated everything. Unfortunately, the figure was standing against the light, so Angor could not see his face.
However, Angor could see that the figure was wearing a horned helmet and a scythe that replaced his missing left leg.
Also, those blood-red eyes glowing with a dim light!
Angor glanced at the pages of The Silver Age. Torras' attire was exactly the same as the figure in front of him.
The same horned helmet, the same missing left leg, and the same tall and slender body.
"Torras?" While asking, he quickly set up defensive measures in his mind space. At the same time, he chanted Spirit Mantra.
Angor had to be extra careful when dealing with this legendary pirate who killed Huskar without leaving a trace and lived for more than two thousand years since the Age of Silver.
The figure at the door did not speak. Those glowing red eyes were filled with malice.
Suddenly!
The black shadow rushed over without any warning. Its blood-red eyes dragged out a long red light, and it appeared in front of the desk almost instantaneously. At the same time, a powerful, cold energy appeared in his hands.
His black fingernails turned sharp and pointed as he swung them at Angor.
With a loud explosion, the desk was reduced to sawdust. The fluorite lamp was also turned into countless fluorite dust by this strike. The glowing dust swirled in the air, illuminating the originally dark room.
It was only then that the black figure realized that there was no life in front of him. His previous attack, which was full of energy, had only hit an afterimage.
There were remnants of gray veins in the afterimage. Although the black shadow did not recognize these gray veins, he could faintly feel that there was a powerful force hovering above them that was very threatening.
"So that's why you've been alive for so long." Angor's voice came from the left. The figure quickly turned around and unleashed an ear-piercing howl that could shake one's soul.
However, Angor did not move at all. It was as if he was just taking a stroll in the park.
"And here I thought you were a two-thousand-year-old monster. So you're —"
Angor did not even try to dodge the howl. His soul did not waver at all. Even an attack from a Soul Apprentice like Saka was nothing to him, let alone one who hadn't even learned Soul Howl before.
"An undead?!"
Just as he was about to launch an attack, he felt a familiar wave of undead energy. Angor pointed out the enemy's identity. Unfortunately, the undead creature had no intelligence at all. It only responded by attacking Angor again.
He dashed away and dodged Torras' attack.
"Toby, let's go outside. It's too narrow here," Angor said to Toby, who was still flapping his wings. Since Torras was an undead creature, Angor did not eject his soul. Instead, he asked Toby to control him.
Toby nodded and activated the sequence of gravity again to bring Angor out of the cramped room and onto the deck outside. Angor did not stop there. His boots left a trail of golden runes in the air as he dashed across the top of the ships and landed on the shore.
Soon, Torras also landed in front of Angor. The undead creature floated in the air while looking at Angor with a pair of crazed red eyes.
To Angor's surprise, Torras also noticed Angor's strange behavior and did not attack him immediately. Instead, he carefully observed Angor from the side.
None of the undead creatures Angor had ever seen behaved like this before. Of course, Angor did not know what happened to the giant jellyfish at Specter Water. Otherwise, he would not be so surprised.
Torras did behave like a human, but he was still an undead creature. At most, he might have gained more stable energy without being assimilated by the chaotic energy.
After observing Angor for a while, Torras finally lost his patience and attacked Angor first.
Angor quickly took out Prelude to Rebirth and fired a shot at Torras. Torras' crimson eyes were filled with confusion at first, but when he sensed the power of Prelude to Elimination, he quickly tried to run away.
But Angor chose to fire when Torras was in close range. There was no way Torras could escape.
Angor was counting down in his mind and prepared for the dawn of victory.
However, at this moment, something unbelievable happened.
Torras suddenly disappeared from the range of Prelude to Elimination. Angor's eyes widened in surprise. Just as he was wondering what happened, he sensed a cold wind behind him. Torras was using his black fingernails to attack Angor's face.
In the nick of time, Toby moved Angor to a safe place.
If Toby didn't move him in time, Angor would have been in big trouble. Angor was immune to most of the negative effects such as "Soul Howl". However, he could not take a direct hit like this.
Also, he didn't forget how Torras destroyed the desk with his last attack. That kind of energy was almost as powerful as a full-strength attack from a level-3 apprentice. However, Torras's intelligence was lacking, and his control over energy was too weak. Otherwise, Angor would not have been able to escape so easily.
Angor frowned. He didn't see how Torras managed to dodge the attack. His spirit sense told him that Torras simply disappeared, and in the next second, Torras attacked him from behind.
"Teleportation?" Angor frowned. Was this one of Torras' natural abilities?
Not only did Torras have a human-like ability, but he also had a special ability that no other undead creature could match. This was probably the strangest undead creature Angor had ever encountered. Torras might not be as powerful as the jellyfish at Specter Water, but he was more agile and difficult to deal with.
If there was no limit to his power, Prelude to Elimination would not be able to stop him easily.
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