Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 254 Human Body Refining, Manual Guidance

[Shaman Mask] Symbolizes Apuché, the god of death of the Azik civilization.

It is a cursed creature that was born at the same time as the Tarsal God when the city of Tarasco, which Byron and his party passed by, was destroyed.

Both of them carry the resentment of tens of thousands of residents of the city-state towards the invaders, but one is a cursed spirit and the other is a cursed object.

As long as the recognized ones sing out the final history of the city-state filled with blood and tears.

You can then use the mask's four abilities: symbol of deity, psychic medium, concealing barrier, and soul-protecting armor (Chapter 139).

If it weren't for this treasure, it wouldn't have been so easy for Bruch to pretend to be the pirate General Bill and eventually win the beauty by accident.

Conquer the charming and seductive top dancer [Fairy] Rigrail.

One of the abilities is [Symbol of Deity], which allows one to communicate with the god of death, Apuché, and borrow some of his power.

After the ability was activated, large amounts of sticky black air suddenly gushed out from the mask and quickly transformed into black feathers, a crown, and feathered clothes.
An extra layer of shaman wizard's attire is added to the image of Byron's Wild Hunt Knight.

But unlike the pirate general [Hook] who was killed by this cursed object, his body was covered with sores and rotten flesh after putting on the mask.

This power belonging to the God of Death Azik is as docile as a loyal dog in front of Byron.

“It’s obvious that the political systems of the Azik Empire and the Old World are completely different.

The emperor is the ruler of the people as well as the son of God and the great shaman who communicates with the gods.

After successfully creating the [Golden Code] and nominally establishing the Holy Golden Empire, it was made clear that it had three powers of rule over heaven, earth, and man.

Not only the emperor of the living and the dead, but also theoretically the king of the gods.

Even though all members of the Azik pantheon, from the God of Tyranny, the Flayed Lord, down, have been sacrificed to the Thousand-Faced Serpent Hydra, I don't feel like a God King.

But the mystical person is still there, and that is enough.”

Byron's rank had already reached the third level, and with his status as Emperor Azik, he was able to easily communicate with the dormant will.

The power of the god of death came with a loud bang.

The knight's lance in his hand quietly emitted an ominous black glow.

In an instant, Velasquez, who was rushing towards him, was no longer fearless. He felt his scalp tingling and his heartbeat slowed down.

Even though he had no idea what ability Byron used, the real and strong premonition of death still made the hairs on his body stand up.

But how fast were the two sides charging at each other?

The skeleton horse cannot ignore inertia like Byron, so how can it allow him to change his tactics easily?

"what!"

With a scream, he jumped off his horse and threw himself to the ground. A door opened simultaneously in the shadow on the ground.

As long as they rushed in, they could be immediately teleported to the side of the Quasi-Sword Saint Hermann, allowing him to escape.

The next moment, he did rush into the shadow gate, but not completely.

Byron flew past at high speed, and the lance in his hand swept across his lower body, cutting off both thighs at the root, and they fell to the ground with a "click".

Blood gushed out of the aorta.

Apparently, his immortality had no effect this time.

Even the contract card with the image of [Tarsil God] shattered on the spot, returning the immortal power to the cursed spirit in the void who had a mortal feud with the Castilians.

The next moment, a terrifying howl sounded from another corner of the battlefield.

Velasquez's face turned pale, he covered his legs tightly and fell out of the shadow door.

"Your Majesty the Governor!"

"Defense, defense!"

Quasi-Sword Saint Herman and the Governor's Guards of Velasquez ignored the attack from Byron's side behind them and immediately returned to defend and surrounded him.

Another golden card flew out, activating a healing technique called "Stimulate Vitality" that he had defrauded from a "Crow Doctor", and only then was the bleeding in the aorta stopped.

The two sides returned to a standoff.

After fighting for such a long time, even with the protection of the cursed gold coins, the Governor's Guards had shrunk by one third.

This was all thanks to the soldiers who had learned to be smart and stuffed the gold coins directly into their mouths or even swallowed them into their stomachs.

Even though the bodies of the gang were getting worse and worse, to the point where they didn't even need makeup to dress up as ghosts, the casualties did not increase further.

The casualties mainly came from attacks by enchanted weapons such as the [Holy Sword of the Sun].

Relying on the larger number of pirate officers and the fresh recruits from the Barbary pirates, Byron's Deathwing is much better.

However, the octopus man Xiaoba, who is addicted to being a wimp, lost some of his arms and legs in order to hone his 87654 sword skills in actual combat.

“My legs—!
Damn Wild Hunt, don't be so proud, I haven't lost yet."

Just when cold sweat broke out on his forehead and his mentality was broken, Velasquez was ready to reveal his last card at all costs.

As if sensing his master's desire for physical integrity and victory, the "Faust Contract" with red letters on a black background automatically floated beside him.

A pure black little man with horns on his head, thin cicada wings on his back, but no facial features emerged from it and flew around him up and down.

This is the [Evil Spirit·Contracted Devil] that was corrupted by Flint's dark side.

When it fell, the evil spirit also lost the rational thinking ability that humans use, and became unable to communicate or negotiate.

Only the strongest instinct remains, following the established rules of the demon race - eat people!
At this time, Velasquez is the "keeper" and "long-term meal ticket" it has chosen for itself.

Capturing the master's wish, he reached out and gently touched the parchment page, and a new agreement immediately emerged on the Faustian Contract:

"All you need to do is sacrifice a thousand people, and Faust Contract will use the almighty Alchemy of Life to grant you two wishes.

The contract supports a lending model, with 10% interest paid for each day of delay.

If the contractee breaks the contract, his soul will be eaten by this contract."

Although Velasquez did not take over the Lantern Bearer's clearly priced guardian responsibility like Byron, it does not mean that there is no cost at all.

As long as Byron inherits Faust's destiny and becomes a person who pursues truth and freedom, he can use the "Faust Contract" in his hand at will. However, every time Velasquez uses it, he needs to pay a price or sacrifice.

Of course, its ability to directly act as a simple wishing machine with the help of the Philosopher's Stone is an ability that the White Contract does not possess.

"cost?"

The veins on Velasquez's forehead twitched, but he signed his name on the loan agreement without hesitation.

It is always better to spend other people's lives to do your own things than to spend your own money to do your own things.

As long as this battle can be won, it would be a piece of cake to spend huge amounts of gold and silver and let the slave traders capture a thousand people as sacrifices from the indigenous islands.

"The contract has been signed and cannot be revoked."

Faust Contract immediately spat out a golden-red [Philosopher's Stone], which bounced twice on the ground, and then a huge alchemy array suddenly unfolded.

Apparently, during his years of garrisoning, Flint himself had also embezzled a lot of high-quality stones.

All of this benefited the evil spirit.

Red electric light exploded, and Velasquez's severed leg began to grow again rapidly, and it was completely restored in just a few breaths.

And it does not consume the lifespan of the cells themselves.

The blood spilled on the ground was not wasted.

Under the catalysis of the alchemy of life, they multiplied rapidly, first wriggling quickly like millions of tadpoles, then gathered into clumps, and turned into piles of indescribable weird flesh and blood.

Then it continues to differentiate into muscles, internal organs, and bones.
Of course Byron would not allow the enemy to counterattack calmly. Although he was one step slower than the Shadow Gate, he had already caught up with them.

"It's a last-ditch effort, but you should all get on the road."

Riding on a warhorse, he quickly passed through the hail of arrows fired by Velasquez's [Shadow Snake Breath: Ten Thousand Arrows].

Another Storm Admiral Andrew followed closely behind him, and the uncle and nephew used the same [Fingertip Gun] to sweep towards them fiercely.

The extremely sharp sword energy turned into thousands of wind blades that cut into pieces, cutting several extraordinary officers on the periphery into minced meat on the spot.

Only a few bloody gold coins fell to the ground.

He was desperately stopped by Hermann, the quasi-swordsman who was invincible in close combat, and Velasquez who spread out a large number of cards.

The battle situation is tense.

The madly dividing and multiplying flesh and blood on the ground squirmed wildly and grew into skinless giants over three meters tall one after another.

Its entire body was blood red, with no facial features or hair on its head. There was only a vertical, ferocious mouth in the middle of its face, filled with sharp teeth.

He grabbed his spine and slowly pulled it out.

In the flash of red lightning, each of them turned into a disgusting butcher knife with flesh and bones connected together and covered with jagged ribs.

With such a blow, no matter how powerful the "living dead" is, you will be cut in half on the spot.

Moreover, the [Contracted Devil] also embedded a cursed gold coin on the forehead of each giant, adding another layer of reinforcement.

Byron's heart skipped a beat when he saw this extremely evil scene.

"This is. Life Alchemy·Human Body Alchemy?
Even if it is not like the three pearls of alchemy, which can create a complete human being with a soul and touch the realm of the Creator, it is still considered a simplified version.

By practicing this forbidden knowledge to the extreme, can one really gain such foul-level abilities?
In this world where the masses are king, if you can use the corpses of your enemies to create an unlimited number of clones, wouldn't you be invincible sooner or later?"

"Ow!"

A total of dozens of monster "sons" born from Velasquez's blood raised their flesh-and-bone butcher knives and charged towards Byron and Andrew.

The uncle and nephew suddenly became like two leaves, floating backwards in the whistling air current.

Stab it--!
The huge flesh-butcher knife plowed a deep furrow where they had stood.

This power obviously exceeds the limits of human beings. It is likely that all their vitality has been stimulated in a short period of time, and they will die soon.

But before they die, they are enough to cause great damage.

At least except for the two [Storm Admirals], no one dares to say that they can survive and see them self-destruct.

At this moment, Violet’s voice came from behind:
"Byron, get out of the way!"

Byron's body moved faster than his reaction, and he pulled Andrew beside him into the air.

Looking back, she found that at some point, Violet had quietly run to the group of insect people and collected all the philosopher's stones they produced.

Although none of them can compare to the high-quality goods brought out by the contracted devil, they make up for the lack of quality by the quantity.

The girl raised them into the air, and a huge alchemy array also unfolded.

Amidst the flash of lightning, hundreds of bronze cannons gleaming with golden light emerged from the ground, surrounding the battlefield with their muzzles pointed at it.

This round is [Orthodox Alchemy] VS [Life Alchemy].

The Philosopher's Stone is universal, allowing Violet, a third-level master craftsman, to unleash amazing creativity that far exceeds her capabilities.

"I will guide you and command the storm spirits!"

When Byron saw so many artillery pieces, he was immediately delighted and for the first time displayed his outstanding artillery skills as a Storm Admiral.

In fact, he used a gun-fighting technique that can turn with his own hands, and it was an original skill that he came up with with his imagination.

Each storm elf, which looked like a thunderbird and was born and died at will, crawled into a cannonball.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Just as the cannons fired, flames burst out, and shells flew out of the barrels.

Under Byron's command, the storm elves also "drove" their own shells, providing the vehicles with side winds throughout the process and fine-tuning the trajectory, which increased the hit rate dramatically.

This is also called "manual guidance", "artificial guidance", and "kamikaze bomb" by Byron!
With this skill, as long as a Storm Admiral "manually" controls enough, he can achieve precise micro-management at the level of a large fleet.

There is no other problem, just that my hands are a bit useless.

This is the peak match of their combined strength!

(End of this chapter)