Let's talk about Snow's side …
Ten minutes ago, as soon as he left the clearing, he quickly returned along the route he came from. Not long after, he arrived at the large crater created by the Explosion Spell Array.
It was there that he successfully intercepted Garlic Head, who was leading dozens of reinforcements.
According to the plan, Snow's task was to trick this group of people back to the ship and tell them, "The captain has ordered that you don't need to come with us anymore."
In order to achieve this goal, or rather … to make this lie sound more realistic, Snow had already thought of an excuse.
However, Big Brother Garlic was not a fool. He was known for his cautious and vigilant way of doing things. Faced with the one-sided words of an "outsider" like Snow, of course, Garlic Head would not easily believe it. Therefore, he asked Snow to lead the way and bring them to verify that "the captain has already defeated the enemy's main forces and has ordered them to retreat" before making a decision.
Therefore, Snow walked toward the clearing with Garlic Head and his group of three, as well as the dozens of reinforcements that they had brought along …
…
About ten minutes later …
"See, I didn't lie to you, did I?" When Snow said this, he put on a helpless expression.
In fact, when he saw that the clearing in front of him was empty, he also heaved a sigh of relief. However, his acting skills were still quite reliable, and he would not let the other party see through the changes in his heart.
"Hmm …" Garlic Head looked at the dragon carcasses, dragon bones, and the traces left behind by the battle. He pondered for a moment before replying, "Alright … It seems that what you said is true."
Even Garlic Head was fooled. His two loyal partners, Godfrey and Mardi, naturally couldn't see any flaws in the whole thing. As for the other sailors, they were basically combatants who focused on fighting and rarely thought about problems. As for what the captain and the officers were up to … they wouldn't ask.
"Then …" After thinking for a few seconds, Garlic Head looked at Snow and asked, "What about you? Are you going back to the ship with us? "
"No, I'm just here to pass on the message. I still have to follow up," Snow replied.
"Oh?" Garlic Head was, after all, a paranoid person. He continued, "Captain didn't allow us to go, but allowed you guys to … erm … ally …" He didn't know that Blackbeard had fallen out with Brother Jue and the others, so he didn't dare to be too rash. "… Are we going together?"
"Is there anything wrong?" Snow continued, "Since you're so worried, why don't you chase after them with me … and ask your captain yourself?"
Although he was lying, his attitude sounded as if he had nothing to fear. It was more genuine than the truth.
Sure enough, when Garlic Head heard that, he immediately cowered. "Uh … No, no, then forget it."
Even the officers on the ship didn't dare to question the captain's orders. "Disobeying orders" was a taboo that couldn't be touched.
At this moment, Garlic Head basically believed that the order "Captain doesn't allow you to follow them" was true. If he still insisted on following them, then … With Blackbeard's capricious and ruthless temperament, it was very likely that he would kill Garlic Head if he was unhappy.
"Is that so …" Snow continued to maintain his calm appearance and shrugged. "Then … let's part ways here."
What he was implying was that you can take those people and go back now.
"Hmm …" Garlic Head was indeed ready to leave, but he seemed to have sensed something strange. So, he still dawdled on the spot and asked tentatively, "Mr. Snow … I wonder … how are you going to follow the captain and the others?" As he spoke, he turned his head and glanced at the side of the empty space. "Are we still going to follow that group of 'marks'?"
This sentence, this gaze … It was a trap.
An extremely dangerous trap that could expose Snow's lies in an instant.
Garlic Head was an experienced person after all, so he was very cunning. In fact, there was no mark at all in the direction that he indicated with his eyes. The real mark … Garlic Head had already seen it, and it wasn't in that direction.
These marks could only be recognized by the sailors of the Blackbeard Pirates who were above the level of a small leader. Because Blackbeard had previously said that he would leave marks to guide the reinforcements, Mr. Werg had been drawing them along the way. Even when he was separated from the players, he didn't stop. Anyway, the players couldn't recognize those marks and couldn't see where they were pointing.
At this moment, Garlic Head's question was a test …
If Snow looked in the direction where there was no mark and answered, "Yes, I'm going to follow that mark and chase after them." That meant that … no one had taught him how to recognize the mark at all. Everything he said before was a lie. He just wanted to trick Garlic Head into leading the reinforcements back to the ship.
And if Snow didn't fall for this trick, then he had to explain how he was going to follow Blackbeard and the others who had been gone for a long time. If he couldn't explain it clearly … it would be equally suspicious.
"Hey! Why are you still here? "
Just when Garlic Head asked the question of the trap and Snow was about to respond, suddenly, another voice sounded.
"Do you need to take so long to pass on a message?" Feng Bujue said as he walked out from behind the tree where the real mark was.
"Tsk …" Snow's reaction was also very fast. He immediately replied in an impatient tone, "Didn't you see it yourself? He was worried and thought I was lying, so he came with me to take a look. "
"What the hell?" Feng Bujue wasn't as gentlemanly as Snow. He glared at Garlic Head and said in a hooligan tone, "How dare you! Who do you think you are? Your captain is waiting for us to arrive so that we can start the next step of the operation … Five minutes ago, he was already impatient and asked me to come back as fast as I could to see what was going on … In the end, it's you who is dragging your feet here. Do you want to die? " When he said this, he really pulled out his sword. "Otherwise, I'll just cut off your head and explain it to your captain."
Garlic Head listened to this line and looked at this scene. He broke out in a cold sweat.
"Damn it … What am I thinking … The other party is Feng Bujue, the man who destroyed the Crazy Eye Pirates with one sword … The captain has already confirmed that he has formed an alliance with him. Why would I want to die and suspect his companions …"
After cursing himself in his heart, Garlic Head quickly changed his expression and admitted defeat. "I … I'm sorry! We'll withdraw now! We won't bother you anymore! "
After that, he turned his head and walked away as if he was running for his life. As he trotted, he gestured to the sailors, telling them not to talk too much and to withdraw quickly.
In this way, dozens of people rushed back into the forest and turned back the way they came.
"That was close …" When the group of people walked away and disappeared, Feng Bujue looked at Snow and said with a smile, "Oh … If I hadn't been careful and waited for you here, you would have probably died here."
"Hmph …" Snow also smiled. "I'm not as naive as you think. When Garlic Head said 'mark', I already guessed what he wanted to do … I won't fall for that kind of trap. If you don't appear, I'll say that I don't know what the mark is, but I'll catch up with you through some kind of 'communication between us travelers from another world'. As for the specific method … I have no comment. That way, he can't say anything more. "
"Okay, okay, I'll take this as an unnecessary move." Feng Bujue put the knife in his hand back into the scabbard and said again, "Oh, yes, let me introduce … This is' Ken '."
When Brother Jue said this, his eyes were looking behind Snow.
Snow was stunned and instinctively replied, "Who is it?" He turned his head and followed the other person's gaze.
In the end, when his face turned ninety degrees, he was shocked.
"Wow!" Snow really did take a small step forward. He looked at "Ken" and asked, "When did you stand behind me?"
Red Iron ignored him and just tilted his head to look at Brother Jue with a smile. "This kid's level was trained by someone, right?"
"Ah, it's obvious …" Feng Bujue replied noncommittally.
"Hold on … level?" Snow looked at the NPC in front of him who looked quite scary in surprise. He thought quickly for a few seconds and said, "You are … an Anomaly?"
"I see …" Red Iron's expression changed slightly. "You're quite smart."
"As for his identity, I'll explain it to you on the way." Feng Bujue then said to Snow, "Now … since the reinforcements have been tricked by us, the next step is to find Hong Hu …"
Screech!
At that moment, Brother Jue's words were interrupted by a gust of wind.
Following that sound, a white shadow darted out from the forest behind him and slowed down as it approached him until it fell in front of him.
"Haa … Haa …" Hong Hu lay on the ground and looked at the three people who were standing around him. He took a few deep breaths and then stuttered, "Haa … Me … Haa … My arm … My arm …"
"We see it, we're not blind." Feng Bujue dragged out his voice and slowly squatted down beside Ambitionist. He quickly took out the Forest's Jewel, Xu Like a Forest, from his inventory and activated the item's special effect on Ambitionist. "But you are quite powerful as well. I haven't seen you for a while, and both of your forearms have been blown off."
The Orb's special effect was' Instant Healing of Wounds on the Target's Body (Cooldown of twenty-four hours; Only able to heal external wounds and repair limbs; Unable to remove diseases, curses, poisons, and other debuffs) '. Therefore, Hong Hu's severed arms' instantly 'grew back at an incredible speed.
"I'm not in the mood to joke with you …" Hong Hu did not hold back with Brother Jue. After his wounds healed and he regained the ability to retrieve items, he immediately took out a bottle of Life Points recovery potion from his inventory and gulped it down. After that, he said, "To make Blackbeard fall for the trap, I had no choice but to give up my hands …"
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