Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 249 Shifting the Blame to Agaritu (Thanks to the fearless Emperor Shitian for the Qidian Coins donation)
This is precisely the random mutation caused by the "Concerto of Light and Shadow" in response to extraordinary abilities within a certain range!
Because Roger is wearing a "Lucky Clover Amulet," and with the help of the "Luck Amplification" ability, he is now standing on the high ground of luck in the entire "Under the Bridge Bar"!
This sudden turn of events startled the "arsonist," who was momentarily unable to defend himself against Roger's icy spear.

However, at that moment, a gust of wind suddenly blew towards the rapidly flying ice spear, entangled it, and disrupted its flight path.

With a "bang," the icy spear struck a sea lion head specimen hanging nearby, instantly piercing it and scattering ice shards all over the people around.

Roger narrowed his eyes and looked at Seamus again.

Seamus and the "arsonist" exchanged a glance, and the next moment he suddenly made a rattling sound in his throat and began to make a sound like thunder!

Upon hearing the song, Roger felt a jolt in his heart and even experienced a slight dizziness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the "arsonist" shot out like a cheetah and ran towards the gate!
At the same time, he also conjured a blazing red-white flame blade and hurled it at the wooden door.

Judging from the color of the flames, this was likely an attack enhanced in temperature and cutting power by the "arsonist's" accumulated flames.

This means that the arsonist had been building up his strength from the very beginning!

Moreover, his "arsonist" potion digestion level was clearly not low, but he had been holding back his strength and only attacking with blazing red flames. Now, having received clear instructions from Seamus, he finally went all out and tried to leave the "Bridge Bar" while the "Ocean Singer" was controlling the scene with his "singing" to find a way to get help!
However, this would mean that Simos would have to stay behind and fight the terrifyingly strong, tall young man one-on-one, and might even face an attack from two other extraordinary individuals.

Therefore, this is, in a strict sense, a last resort.

Facing a "Shepherd" who holds nothing back and possesses a sealed artifact capable of intermittently nullifying the extraordinary abilities of others, fighting alone is the worst possible strategy!

Not to mention the sealed artifacts, Roger himself possessed more than twenty extraordinary abilities, some of which were extremely bizarre and unpredictable, even the well-informed Seamus had never seen them before. This undoubtedly greatly increased the danger of fighting him.

With a loud "boom," the wooden door was completely shattered, and the "arsonist" successfully leaped out and ran wildly towards the dock area!

He swore he had never run so hard before.

The arsonist channeled all his strength into his legs and ran dozens of meters in an instant!
Roger naturally noticed the coordination between Seamus and "The Arsonist." He tried to calm himself down, then took a deep breath and raised his palms upward.

As he slammed his hands down, an extremely terrifying explosion resounded throughout the "Bridge Bar"!
The power of the Sequence 5 level "Mental Boost" is not far from that of the upgraded "Celestial" spell, and its ability to remove mental debuffs has also been greatly enhanced.

In an instant, all the glassware in the "Bridge Bar" shattered, and countless beers, wines, and rums in the cabinet behind Roger poured out like a spectacular waterfall.

Both in terms of visual impact and destructive power, this far surpasses Seamus's "singing".

Under the combined effects of "mental stress" and a bath with alcohol, Philip and Lindsay successfully broke free from the "Ocean Singer's" control of their "singing".

"You two go after that arsonist!"

At Roger's command, Lindsay and Philip simultaneously jumped over the bar and chased after the "arsonist" in the direction he had fled.

"Don't run!"

Philip roared, but Linssaya was even faster, using the explosive power of an "assassin" to shoot straight out like an arrow!

In contrast, Philip, as the "sheriff," was slightly less adept at this and couldn't keep up with the other two for a while.

Fortunately, at that moment, a strong gust of wind, strong enough to be level eight, suddenly blew up from behind him, giving Philip a strong feeling of being pushed back.

His speed increased considerably as a result.

Just as Philip was wondering about this, a chubby tabby cat running fast appeared at his feet.

That gust of wind just now was caused by Bandit!

"Don't look at me, look at the enemy."

Bandit meowed as a reminder.

"Ok."

Philip nodded, no longer distracted, and focused all his energy on running.

Inside the "Bridge Bar," Roger, facing Seamus who was still not fully recovered from the shock of the "mental pressure" not far away, spoke seriously for the first time:

Do you know why I'm here to cause trouble for you?

Seamus was slightly taken aback upon hearing this:
"why?"

In fact, this is exactly what he cares about.

In fact, Seamus could not understand why Roger wanted to wipe out the "Under the Bridge Bar".

Previously, he didn't have a particularly good understanding of Roger's power levels, but now that he has a very intuitive understanding, Seamus is even more confused.

Admittedly, engaging in the black market can indeed hinder many people; however, this hindrance is often not direct but rather a consequence of collateral damage.

If it were an ordinary person, or even an ordinary extraordinary individual, it wouldn't matter. But for a powerful extraordinary individual like Roger, whose power level clearly exceeds the middle sequence and may even have reached the high sequence level, ordinary obstacles not only have no effect on him, but would instead be countered and beaten down by him.

No, strictly speaking, Roger's two men who just intervened were enough to handle most of the problems; there was no need for him to personally intervene.

“I can’t control what you do in business, but you shouldn’t be colluding with Bulatov.”

There are quite a few people like Seamus in Bayam, but Seamus just so happens to have a secret collaboration with "Twilight Admiral", which leads him to set his sights on the crew and passengers of the "Obsidian".

With most of the Abraham family dead, old Wiseman was essentially Roger's closest elder, and Captain Thor addressed old Wiseman as a brother, so it was only natural for Roger to protect the Obsidian.

Moreover, if it were just a matter between extraordinary individuals, it would be fine. If they were dissatisfied, they could come and challenge them. Roger wouldn't be so angry if they went directly to the crew of the Obsidian.

But Seamus was focused on the ordinary people disembarking from the ship, which made a difference.

Roger despised this cowardly behavior and was determined to eradicate Bratov's network of connections in Bayam.

Furthermore, since Bratov is currently confined to the northern Bayam Sea by the suspicion trap that Roger had laid in advance, he is virtually unrestricted at present.

Of course, besides other local forces in Bayam, this is also why Philip and Linsaya wanted to stop the "arsonist".

"Blatov?"

Simos was taken aback by what he heard, then suddenly realized something.

"The Undying King wants your life."

Roger grinned, deliberately speaking a little louder so that many people present could hear him.

"The Undying King?"

Simos's pupils contracted, and he blurted out in disbelief.

At that moment, he finally realized what kind of being he had offended.

One of the four pirate kings, who claimed to be Sequence 5 but whose strength was unfathomable, was notoriously cruel. It had been said that Bratov had offended Agarito, but Seymus thought it was just a rumor.

But now that Roger has said this, Seamus is finally filled with regret.

One reason for this is that the presence of the four pirate kings is significantly less than that of the pirate generals. Another reason is that he once did not believe that a pirate like Bratov, who was only a vice admiral, would have the ability to challenge a king.

He had previously heard about the killing of Bratov's second mate and the bounty on his first mate's head, and now Roger had come knocking on his door. With such strength, it was not surprising that he had a background as a pirate king.

The air in the "Bridge Under the Bar" instantly turned cold.

In fact, Roger had another advantage in doing this.

Earlier, when he let the short pirate leave, he used his "troublemaker" ability to influence the pirate's mental state without the pirate's knowledge.

Furthermore, people's memories can be distorted under extreme fear, so if nothing unexpected happens, the latter's memories of Roger, Philip, and Lindsay will be somewhat inaccurate.

Even though Roger no longer maintained the face that had been subtly altered by the "Faceless Man's" abilities after officially entering the battle, it was still the same.

However, this did not prevent him from recounting parts of the battle to some people, including how Roger increased the power of the bullets and even deflected the trajectory of the Flame Spear.

The Bayam Governor's Mansion is currently searching for the person who killed Chunas Korg, and this combat method, which is extremely similar to the ability of the "Fallen Earl," is bound to attract their attention.

Now that Roger has mentioned the name of "The Immortal King" Agarito, there is a high probability that he will shift the blame to Agarito and make MI9 suspicious of him.

It is possible that the bounty for this "immortal king" will be increased further.

After Roger kills Bratov and obtains his sealed artifact, which corresponds to Sequence 4 "Witcher" of the "Warrior" pathway, he can also consider visiting Agarito on the "Death Note" to see if he can get a free meal.

After saying this, Roger didn't waste any more words with Seamus. He reached into his robes and released the restrictions on lightning-related abilities from "Concerto of Light and Shadow".

The appearance of Seamus, the "Ocean Singer," is a pleasant surprise. Roger now possesses the enslaved Beyonder souls of six: Adeline, Jason Beria, Ludwig Sergei, Mitronc Gadirs, Godric Heisenberg, and Chunus Korg. He is just missing a "Sailor" Beyonder who can assist him at sea.

Therefore, Seamus's appearance was very timely. As long as Roger successfully enslaved him, he would have seven extraordinary souls and be able to unleash the full power of the "Shepherd".

Therefore, Roger wanted to experience the "Ocean Singer's" combat power up close, which would provide him with a significant reference for choosing the corresponding ability later.

"Fight me, and if you win, I'll let you go."

He said to Seymour.

Seamus was slightly taken aback. He didn't sense any hope in Roger's words; instead, he felt a sense of despair. Even if he were stupid, he realized that Roger's gesture of reaching into his robes earlier had lifted the restrictions on his "lightning" type abilities.

But as an extraordinary being of the "Tyrant" path, Simos has no choice but to get his revenge.

Even if we die here today, we cannot lose face.

Even if the "Undying King" has his eye on him, he will fight his way out.

"Although he's not a good person, he has a pretty strong will."

Roger looked at the electric light emanating from Seamus's body and nodded slightly.

"I'll give you a chance. I won't use any sealing artifacts; I'll just use power that's on the same level as yours."

He directly threw the "Concerto of Light and Shadow" into the interior space of the "Old Box," thus completely blocking its side effect of creating extraordinary randomness.

Also thrown in were the "parasitic glove" and the "little duck".

Even Chunus Colger's soul power was temporarily excluded from Roger's consideration.

Seamus's expression hardened, and his body crackled with electricity as he vanished from the spot in an instant.

The next second, a kick imbued with the heavy power of the "Wrathful People" came hurtling toward Roger's face!
Roger remained calm and composed. He held his one-handed sword, formed from flesh and blood, horizontally in front of him, and suddenly unleashed his full power to parry Seamus's attack.

However, the blow was powerful and heavy, and even with Roger's strength, the kick still forced him to take two steps back.

Using the momentum from his forward sprint, Seamus took a step forward, his entire body enveloped in a visible aura of elegance.

At the same time, a similar aura appeared around Roger.

The airflow gathered rapidly in an instant, binding his entire body!
Taking advantage of Roger's loss of balance, Seamus successfully controlled him using "Wind Binding".

Using the speed and penetrating power granted by lightning, Seamus's right hand pierced through Roger's head in an instant!

However, to Seamus's surprise, the power of this thrust weakened dramatically, eventually becoming just like an ordinary sword attack.

This allowed Roger to successfully block the stabbing attack using a hard flesh mask created by the "Rose Bishop" flesh magic.

Simos frowned slightly, completely bewildered by what was happening.

He also saw that a lot of flesh and blood under his feet began to swell, wrap around his feet, and spread upwards.

The flesh and blood surged toward his upper body like rapidly forming stalactites.

Seamus reacted quickly, using wind blades to envelop himself and, while slicing through the flesh, floated backward into the air.

Roger, having successfully escaped, removed his flesh mask and looked at Seamus once more.

Earlier, when Seamus attacked him, Roger had already left a bloody mess on the ground for Seamus to step on.

In this way, the "bribery" was symbolically achieved, and Roger also used this ability to greatly weaken Seamus's thunderous stab.

He didn't give Seamus a chance to stop, and the blue flame in his hand flickered slightly.

Several flames emanating from the smell of sulfur suddenly shot up from beneath Seamus's feet, forming a cage that trapped him inside!
This is one of the fire magic spells of the "Apostle of Desire," and at the same time, a greatsword made of magma appears in Roger's hand.

His body quickly transformed into a series of afterimages, each of which held a magma greatsword in its hand, and the mottled light illuminated the "Bridge Bar".

The next moment, Roger descended from the sky, wielding his greatsword.

The blade slashed straight down at Seamus, who was trapped in the "Cage of Flames"!
However, Roger had only cleaved halfway when a cloud of mist suddenly rose up.

The fog, carrying the smells of alcohol and sulfur, spread rapidly.

At the same time, lightning crackled again, and countless tiny bolts of electricity flashed around Roger, numbing him.

This is a "water curtain" formed by Seamus controlling the wine on the ground and using the water in it!
Using the water curtain, he neutralized and extinguished Roger's fire magic, and then used the conductivity of the mist to unleash his lightning magic once again.

In an instant, lightning intertwined to form a large electric grid, enveloping Roger.

"Flame Leaps!"

Roger flashed forward, using the flame of the gas lamp to complete the leap, and used the flesh and blood of the "Rose Bishop" to stick himself to the wall.

After this ordeal, Seamus's lightning strike missed its mark once again.

Within two short minutes, the two completed a series of intense exchanges. Those people Roger had left in the "Bridge Bar" had forgotten to scream and were all staring blankly at the two fighting, as if they had lost their souls.

In the mist, lightning flashed once again. Moreover, black mist, resembling cumulonimbus clouds, even appeared above the small "under-bridge bar."

The fog gave Roger an extremely strong sense of danger.

He immediately released countless tiny needles of flesh and blood, which flew toward Simos.

These tiny needles of flesh and blood exploded continuously in the air, creating patches of blood mist.

However, the blood mist vaporized instantly as soon as it approached the lightning-streaked Seamus, making it impossible for it to get close to Seamus's body.

With a thunderous roar, a lightning bolt flew toward Roger at supersonic speed!

Roger's pupils contracted; at such close range, it was almost impossible for him to dodge!

However, halfway through its flight, the arrow suddenly exploded again, transforming into countless tiny, weaker electric snakes!

Roger breathed a sigh of relief, leaped down from the ceiling, and then reached out to the astonished Seamus again, activating the "leak".

The next second, the extraordinary power that Seamus used to maintain the electricity around him suddenly atrophied, and the electricity rapidly collapsed into his body, causing him to let out a violent scream.

A moment later, Seamus, his body charred black, collapsed to the ground, twitching slightly.

Roger was also panting heavily; to be honest, this battle was quite stressful.

If he hadn't successfully "bribed" Seamus once again by luring him into inhaling the smoke formed by the vaporization of the flesh bomb, thus establishing a deeper mystical connection with him and greatly weakening his attacks, and then using the "leak" to directly abolish Seamus's ability to control lightning and cause him to be backfired by the lightning he himself released, this fight would probably have been much longer.

"..."

Roger glanced at Seamus, who had lost his ability to fight, and tossed another coin.

The coin had King George III's portrait facing upwards.

This means that Lyncel, Philip, and Bandit have eliminated the escaped "arsonist," and now Roger only needs to deal with the "Bridge Bar" matter.

"The previous rules of the game still apply."

Roger fired all four bullets remaining in the magazine, killing four heinous pirates. He then reloaded, killed the remaining five, and let one who had escaped being shot in the head go.

"You, the rest of you, can leave now."

Upon hearing Roger's words, the people felt as if they had been granted a pardon. They quickly came to their senses, their faces filled with terror, and hurriedly ran outside.

Of course, Roger didn't forget to use his "troublemaker" ability to reinforce the psychological suggestion he was giving them, thereby blurring their impression of his appearance.

In this way, these people will transmit the information Roger wanted them to transmit, in order to mislead the direction of the investigation by the Governor's Office of Bayam and the official Extraordinary.

After they all left, Roger shot Seamus in the head and began to activate the "Shepherd's" "enslavement" ability.

A moment later, Seamus's twisted soul, tinged with a hint of bewilderment, appeared before Roger. Roger reached out and grasped at the air, and Seamus immediately began to utter curses that only Roger and the "psychic" could hear, as if he had remembered something.

However, Roger didn't give him a chance to waste words and absorbed his soul into his body in an instant.

Along with it, the extraordinary characteristics of the "Ocean Singer" were also absorbed.

This extraordinary characteristic is like that of a jellyfish, with a transparent outer layer enveloping azure seawater, where whirlpools are sometimes stirred up by the wind, silvery flashes sometimes appear, and melodious songs can be faintly heard.

After completing this series of devouring, Roger suddenly felt "full".

This feeling is very special; it's not about being physically full, but rather as if one's spirituality has reached a state of fullness.

Especially because of the presence of Chunus Colg, the Sequence 4 "Fallen Earl" soul and extraordinary characteristics, this feeling of being overwhelmed became even more pronounced, almost exceeding Roger's limits.

Fortunately, Roger's spirituality was supported by many "anchors," which far exceeded the level of ordinary Sequence 5 Extraordinary Beings in both scale and quality, and were close to the level of Sequence 4, which allowed him to adapt quickly.

"The official extraordinary one should be arriving soon..."

After a series of fights and the collapse of buildings, it must have looked like a big commotion from the outside. Fortunately, Lindsay and Philip have already left with Bandit, and they certainly won't be foolish enough to return to "Under the Bridge Bar". Instead, they will find an opportunity to meet up with Roger elsewhere after dealing with "The Arsonist".

Roger, on the other hand, possesses the "Traveler's Dice," which allows him to easily travel to the spirit world or return to his captain's cabin on the "Star Lord."

So, taking this opportunity, he planned to thoroughly search the second floor of the "Bridge Bar" to see if he could find any useful information or items!
(End of this chapter)