After a short conversation, Billy was ready to lead Feng Bujue and the others into the hidden space behind the stone door.
When Brother Jue arrived at the door, he realized that the scene behind the door was very familiar.
"Is this … a ship?" He looked at the deck and the mast on the other side of the door.
"Yes," Billy replied. "I think … you are not unfamiliar with this place, right?"
Before Billy's voice died away, Feng Bujue had already realized what the scene in front of him was. "Queen Anna's Revenge?"
"Haha …" Billy chuckled. The answer was obvious. "Please."
Since Billy had said "after you," Feng Bujue did not say anything more. He took the lead and stepped through the door.
After passing through the door, he had a clear view of the entire ship. That's right … This was the deck of the Queen's Revenge. When they looked back, they could see the stone door behind them. The huge "stone door frame" was fixed to the deck with wooden stakes and ropes. There was also a circular magic circle drawn on the deck below.
Several seconds later, Brother Jue turned his head to look out the side of the ship. He immediately realized that there was not even water underneath the ship … At that moment, Queen's Revenge was' floating 'in the void. The ship was surrounded by a grayish substance. There was some light that was similar to moonlight shining through the grayish substance, but with this light, one could barely see through it with the naked eye. Therefore, there were many fluorescent lanterns on the ship to provide illumination.
"We meet again, Feng Bujue."
Just as the three players, Old Wang, and Billy passed through the door one after another, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded.
Brother Jue looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar face — Blackbeard.
"You …" Even though Feng Bujue could still recognize that it was Blackbeard, the latter had changed a lot. "… What happened?"
"Hahaha …" Blackbeard let out a slightly bitter laugh and limped out of a cabin a few meters away with a cane. "Isn't this obvious at a glance?" As he spoke, he used his walking stick to knock on his leg that no longer listened to him. His calf made two thumping sounds. It was clear that … what was in his pants was no longer flesh and blood, but something like wood. "I was crippled by someone."
Feng Bujue didn't ask the question, "Is your self-healing ability not working?" because the answer was self-evident … If there was a way to cure it, Blackbeard wouldn't have to wear prosthetics and use crutches.
"Then …" Brother Jue thought for a moment, then looked around. "Your crew …"
Just now, he felt that something was wrong. Why was it that other than the few of them, there was not a single pirate on the deck?
"Heh …" Blackbeard laughed dryly again. He raised the bottle of rum in his hand and took a sip. "… What do you think?"
Feng Bujue didn't want to say, but he also didn't want to laugh.
He still remembered clearly the first time he met Blackbeard … At that time, Blackbeard's steps were powerful, his voice was like thunder, and his every movement was like a conqueror of the sea. He only needed to stand tall and firm, and dozens of ferocious pirates would be silenced.
But now, the person who appeared in front of Brother Jue … was like an old drunkard. Not only was his voice so hoarse that it made people feel uncomfortable, but his eyes were also lifeless. If he didn't have his walking stick, it seemed like he wouldn't be able to walk.
Rustle rustle rustle —
While they were talking, Bill had already dragged the stone door and closed it again. From the lava cave on the other side of the door, the place where the door used to be was now an empty space.
"Looks like you two already know each other. Why don't you make the introductions?" Billy then turned to Brother Jue.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue thought for a moment before turning to signal the two players behind him. "This is Xiao Tan, you should know him already. And this … is Xu Huai Shang. She is quite famous among us travelers from another world. I believe you've heard of her." He paused and then tilted his head toward Bill. "Billy, after the Twilight of the Gods, he took over the Court of Truth. For some reason, he only has his head left … Bill, Billy's brother. He was originally the manager at Brother Zun's place, but now …" He shrugged and didn't comment. He continued to point. "Ol 'Wong and Brother Zun are respectively the remnant of the previous era and the demigod of this era. They originally controlled the Detective Club in the main universe, but now … you've seen it for yourself." He paused for half a second before moving his gaze to Blackbeard. "Captain Blackbeard, a great pirate who returned from the sea of chaos. He is as powerful as the Four Pillars of Divinity … Regarding what happened to him …" He changed his tone and turned to Blackbeard. "Mr. Captain, why don't you tell us about it?"
"Why don't we let Billy start first?" Blackbeard said as he sat down with his back against the mast, looking lazy. "It's best to start from the beginning."
Hearing that, the players looked at Billy, or rather … the puppet head in the glass cabin at Billy's ribs.
"Ah … where should I start?" Billy's voice came through the glass. "Based on the timeline, the beginning of all this … should have happened when you left Devil's Maw Island."
The 'you' in his words was undeniably Feng Bujue.
"The first thing that X23 did was to greatly reduce the strength of your data so that for a long time, you would not be able to join any scenario related to the main universe's core characters or events," Billy said.
…
"I'm sorry … If possible … I wish to ask you to temporarily leave Thriller Paradise for a while."
…
At that moment, the last thing that X23 said to Feng Bujue at Devil's Maw Island flashed across the latter's mind.
"After ensuring that you wouldn't interfere, a 'war' started." Billy paused. "Of course, when I say 'war', it is to pay respect to the dead warriors. In reality … due to the difference in power between the two sides, it would be more appropriate to describe it as a 'clean-up' or a 'massacre'."
"X23 launched an attack on the main universe?" Feng Bujue reacted quickly and followed the man's train of thought.
"Not the entire main universe but everything in the main universe that she thought should be destroyed," Billy replied.
"What is the basis of her differentiation?" Brother Jue asked.
"Then, you should ask her herself," Billy replied. "In any case, based on what I know, other than War Demon, including the few of you here … the various forces in the main universe are all on her 'clean-up list'."
"What about War Demon?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Unfortunately … he has joined forces with her," Billy replied.
"Hey, hey … That doesn't sound good." Although Xiao Tan did not understand the overly complicated settings, he still had some understanding of X23 and War Demon's power.
"Yes," Billy replied. "For people other than them, this is naturally bad news."
"What is the reason for their joining forces?" Feng Bujue asked. "Was War Demon subdued by X23 with her 'power'? Or do they have a common goal? "
"I don't know." Billy replied bluntly. "But I think the possibility of them having a common goal is higher … Let's not talk about whether X23 can suppress War Demon in terms of power. Even if she can, War Demon is not the kind of existence that will yield to power. So, they must have reached a consensus on something."
"Hmm …" Brother Jue's mind spun. After a few seconds of silence, he said, "Counting from Devil's Maw Island, based on the time here … how long has this war lasted?"
"From the perspective of you humans, it is quite long, about two years …" Billy replied. "But from our perspective, this is definitely a 'blitz war'." At this point, he turned his eyes to the Count of Script, who had flown to the side of the ship, and said, "I'll leave the rest to you, Brother Count."
"Okay." The Count of Script nodded and continued. "First, I want to talk about the recent worsening of the social atmosphere in the main universe." For some reason, he took on the tone of a leader lecturing his subordinates. "As you can see, even an excellent young man like Billy is casually addressing me as' Brother Zun '. This was not how it was in the main universe before this, but in recent years, everyone's bottom line seems to have been pushed to its limit. Many young men who were once well-mannered are now full of trash talk, and their actions are becoming more and more unprincipled. At the end of the day … I think Feng Bujue should be held responsible for this."
"Agreed!" When Brother Zun said this, Blackbeard picked up the wine bottle and shouted at the top of his lungs. His expression seemed to indicate that he deeply agreed with this.
"Hey … we've gone off topic. Why are you suddenly talking about me?" Brother Jue complained.
"Just to liven up the atmosphere." The Count of Script flapped his wings. "Don't you think the conversation earlier was a bit depressing?"
"I don't know whether you succeeded in livening up the atmosphere or not …" Feng Bujue narrowed his eyes. "But I am quite sure … you are one of the people who have reached the bottom line …"
"Ha!" To his surprise, the Count of Script showed a fearless attitude. "If your home is razed to the ground, your form is restricted to the form of an eagle, and you have to rely on eating brains to maintain your power and consciousness … I believe you will have no interest in considering your own morals."
"Oh …" Feng Bujue put on a cold face. "Then why don't we start from the point where your 'home is razed to the ground'?"
"Sigh …" The Count of Script sighed deeply and said thoughtfully, "Actually, it's not that complicated … That day, Billy came to the Detective Club for tea. Dianli Wang and I sat and chatted with him for a while, and then, without warning … the War Demon barged in."
"What do you mean by 'barged in without warning'?" Feng Bujue asked.
"Of course, it means literally," Ol 'Wong said. "If he gave you a heads-up, would it still be called' barging in '?"
"I mean …" Brother Jue continued. "With your power, didn't you feel anything when the War Demon approached? Didn't the Detective Club set up something like a defense circle? "
"You're right," the Count of Script said. Brother Zun continued, "Logically speaking, for a super demon king at the level of Dou Mo, as long as he exists in the same space as us, even if we are thousands of miles apart … we can roughly sense which direction he is in. Other than that, the Detective Club has something like a defense circle as well, and it is very powerful, so powerful that even the Four Pillars of Divinity would need some time to break through it … "
"I believe there is a 'but' here." Xu Huai Shang had already guessed what the Count of Script was going to say, so she interjected.
"But …" The Count of Script did not disappoint her. "With the technology of the Explosion Tunnel, the above two points … become meaningless."
"Isn't that Origin's unique technology?" Xiao Tan asked. "Does that mean Lu Te also …"
"No." Feng Bujue denied his speculation. "It has nothing to do with Lu Te. She is 23 …" He paused. "With her current power, be it the Sandbox, the Explosion Tunnel, or any other technology … it is not that difficult to replicate them." He scratched his chin and said, "Hmm … With this technology, as long as the enemy's coordinates can be confirmed, the War Demon can ignore all kinds of external defenses in a very short amount of time and directly reach the target."
"Yes, and at the time, we knew nothing about this …" The Count of Script added. "After the War Demon barged in, he had no intention of chatting with us. He used his right hand to punch through Bill's body, and at the same time, he used his left hand to use psychic power to … crush Billy's body. He used what he did in those two seconds to explain his intention …
"Seeing this, the Count of Script immediately used all of his magic power to connect to the magic energy storage device inside the Detective Club. Using this powerful magic resonance, he successfully suppressed the War Demon's next move." "In the next few seconds, I grabbed Billy and Bill and activated the runic array that I thought I'd never need to use …" Dianli Wang continued, "It's an emergency escape runic array." He paused for a second and said darkly, "Until the four of us were teleported out, the Count of Script suppressed the War Demon for a total of eight seconds. These eight seconds … have caused permanent damage to the mana pool inside his body. Therefore, he can only maintain this relatively 'relaxed' physiological state. Only then … his condition will not worsen."
"As for us …" At this moment, Billy continued, "As you can see, my remaining head has replaced Bill's destroyed energy core. His body has solved the problem of my mobility. Fortunately, us brothers can communicate with each other through some kind of telepathy that outsiders can't hear. So, there's no problem in communicating with each other."
As he spoke, Bill's face made the same (̄ ^ ̄) expression, but it was unclear what it meant.
"However …" Billy's next sentence took a turn. "The Court of Truth was not so lucky … Based on what I found out later, when the War Demon ambushed the Detective Club, the Court of Truth was attacked as well. The ones who attacked the Court of Truth were the redundant soldiers that had been modified by 23 …"
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