Mystery: Big Alarm Clock Ghroth Path

Chapter 289 Blocking Fussack

Bandit, possessing the "apprentice" ability, meowed and its body immediately disappeared into the cabin floor and entered the lower cabin.

Roger then squatted down to examine the soft armor, trying to figure out its origins.

By the time he had almost figured it out, the "briber" Dionysius James and the "pleasure witch" Lindsay Louise, whose eyes were still a little red, were finally found and led up by Bandit.

"What's wrong, Captain?"

Dionysius bowed to Roger, his attitude toward Roger more solemn than ever before.

To be honest, the former first mate of the "Musketeer" initially joined Roger's crew simply because he had nowhere else to go, and Roger was offering him good treatment. So he figured he might as well make the best of it, having a stable source of income and his own group of underlings wouldn't be bad.

However, after Roger's fierce battle with the "ageless witch" Katarina Pelle, Dionysius's thoughts have completely changed.

Dionysius was different from the ordinary members of the "Star Fleet". One of his ancestors had a strange encounter and followed William I, the "Founder", the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Rune. After the fall of the Terensust Empire in the Fourth Age, he founded the Kingdom of Rune and was promoted to the rank of general for his merits in fighting dragons. He eventually became the "Fallen Earl" of Sequence 4.

Since then, members of Dionysius’s family have had a tradition of becoming extraordinary individuals through the “Black Emperor” pathway. However, over the long course of time, a few spendthrifts inevitably emerged in the family, causing significant damage to the overall vitality. As a result, no extraordinary individuals of Sequence 5 or above have appeared in the family for nearly five hundred years.

However, this does not prevent the family from having many records about the abilities of high-sequence extraordinary individuals. One of them, in particular, remains fresh in Dionysius's memory: "mythical creature form"!
"Mythical Biological Form" is a special form that a divine path will exhibit after reaching a high sequence, which fits the symbolic meaning and essence of the path itself. Extraordinary beings in the Mythical Biological Form can be regarded as having observable divinity. This form will greatly enhance the combat power, deterrent power and risk of losing control of extraordinary beings, and will cause extraordinary beings or ordinary people who do not have divinity to go crazy and mutate immediately just by looking at them.

Even if a demigod-level extraordinary being can only activate an incomplete mythical creature form, it is still not something that a being without divinity can desecrate.

"Never look directly at the gods"—this was the phrase that left the deepest impression on Dionysius!

In Dionysius's view, Roger was already an extraordinary being with the strength of a demigod, and his intelligence and potential allowed him to rise to a higher level and become one of the legendary earthly angels!

Therefore, during the battle with Katarina Pelle, although Dionysius, who knew that the "Black Death Fleet" was colluding with the Fussac Empire, did not show up directly, he had been secretly on guard. Finally, he issued a warning as soon as the "White Saintess" opened her incomplete mythical creature form, and saved the sailors and crew of the "Star Fleet" as much as possible.

Even so, many people still subconsciously looked over and lost control. However, such people accounted for only about 15 percent of the fleet's members. The majority of extraordinary individuals were drawn to the chaotic scene of the "Black Death Fleet" crew members and thus escaped the disaster.

It was precisely because of this keen insight that Roger greatly admired him. Originally, his cooperation with Dionysius was only temporary, but this "briber" was indeed the smartest person in the entire "Star Fleet". Whether it was Adonis's integration into the fleet atmosphere and avoidance of infighting or his actions in saving a large number of teammates in this battle, Roger was very satisfied.

Therefore, Roger decided to give Dionysius the opportunity to be promoted to "The Corrupted Baron" first!

"You should have already digested the 'Briber' potion, right?"

Upon hearing Roger's question, Dionysius nodded:
"Yes, Captain."

Because of his family background, Dionysius belonged to the group of people who had already mastered the "playing method" before joining the "Star Fleet," and given that he had spent a long time at sea, this was to be expected.

"Would you like to become a 'Corrupted Baron'?"

Roger looked at Dionysius with a serious expression.

"I want to, I want to so much."

Dionysius felt a chill run down his spine and immediately stood at attention to answer.

“Very good. Come to my captain’s cabin later, and I will personally prepare a potion for you.”

Roger brandished the extraordinary properties of the "Corrupted Baron" in his hand.

"Yes, Captain, thank you!"

Dionysius's eyes reddened as he bowed deeply to Roger.

The last person to evoke this feeling in Dionysius was a very, very long time ago.

That is a determination called "loyalty"!

Roger waved his hand, then gave Dionysius some instructions on the compensation and aftermath for the fallen crew members, before gesturing for him to leave. He then looked at Linseria.

"captain……"

Linssaya seemed to have foreseen something; her mouth slightly agape, she looked at Roger.

“You can be ‘painful,’ but I respect your decision.”

Roger paused:
"After all, that promotion ceremony is not something that can be taken lightly."

The ascension ritual for the "Witch of Pain" involves surviving being burned at the stake for fifteen minutes without using a substitute and without going insane.

The essence of this ritual is to continuously inflict intense pain to prevent the ascendant's spirit from becoming lost in pleasure.

As a member of the "Witch Cult" and a seasoned "Pleasure," Linssaya must also know about this ritual.

"This……"

Even someone as unkempt as Lyncel showed a rare look of fear when faced with Roger's words.

She had witnessed the ritual of two beings ascending from "pleasure" to "pain," and the continuous, agonizing screams left a deep impression on her.

One of them successfully advanced, while the other died at the stake. It can be said that this was indeed one of the most dangerous advancement ceremonies among all Sequence 5 advancement ceremonies.

However, at the cost, the power of the "Witch of Pain" will undergo a qualitative change. "Active Charm" is a divine skill for control, and "Occult Pathogen" can be used to quickly clear the field and cause large-scale damage, making them very useful in battlefield combat.

“I will intervene to save your life if necessary, so that your suffering will not be lessened, but at least you will not die.”

Roger paused for a moment: "So you don't need to worry about death, you just need willpower to get through it and get through fifteen minutes."

"But like I said, this is your own choice."

"But if you can become the 'Witch of Pain' and live long enough for the potion to be digested, I promise you a chance—a chance to use your merits to become a demigod-level 'Iron Knight' and turn back into a man."

"For the purpose of the 'Iron-Blooded Knight' promotion ceremony, I allow you to form a special combat squad loyal to you while continuing to serve as the captain of the supply ship. You can cultivate a deep camaraderie with them during Sequence 5, reaching a level of mutual understanding, which is a prerequisite for the 'Iron-Blooded Knight' promotion."

"Of course, if you want to become 'Despair,' I will do my best to help you find extraordinary traits, which you will also need to earn through merit."

"Can I turn back into a male?"

Upon hearing this, Linsaya, who was still filled with fear, was momentarily stunned and lost in thought.

After a moment, she pressed on with another question:
"Is it really possible?"

"Yes, the 'Hunter' pathway and the 'Assassin' pathway represent masculinity and femininity, respectively. They can switch between each other in higher sequences, meaning you can become male again by becoming a 'Hunter' of sequence 4."

Roger smiled at this point:

"Of course, his looks will still be outstanding, the very handsome kind."

"if you……"

"I am willing."

Having received Roger's confirmation, Lindsay answered with a firm look and without hesitation.

Unlike many who become "witches" and then succumb to their allure, for Linsaya, taking the "Assassin's" potion was a deception, and her experience in the "Witch Cult" was a trauma she would never be able to erase for the rest of her life.

Therefore, Linsaya has always longed to turn back into a man, but the "Witch Cult" seemed to have deliberately hidden the secret of the way to switch back, so as time went by, Linsaya gradually lost hope and eventually accepted her status as a "witch".

But hearing what Roger said now rekindled her hopes and gave her something to look forward to.

"So, when do you plan to get promoted?"

Seeing that Lindsay had already made up her mind, Roger asked.

"It can be done tonight."

Linssaya paused for a moment: "If it's not too much trouble, this way I can still play a role in tomorrow's battle."

"They're going to fight right after the fire?"

Roger chuckled, "It really does have a bit of that 'Iron Knight' vibe."

He then nodded again:

"Then come over with Dionysius later. I'll give you the potion after he advances in rank."

"Go and set up a stake on the Star Lord yourself. Don't worry about the deck fire prevention; I'll take care of that."

"You just need to make the stake comfortable and don't scream too much later."

After saying that, he stopped looking at Linseria, turned around and took Bandit back to the deck, leaving the "witch" standing there looking embarrassed.

After Roger returned to his cabin, he took stock of the potion-making materials he had on hand. Then he sent an urgent letter to Mr. C, asking the latter to retrieve four materials from the hexagonal warehouse in Backlund and deliver them to him through the "Rat of Dela Hoya".

With that, the main and auxiliary ingredients for the potions of "The Corrupted Baron" and "The Witch of Pain" were all ready. Not long after, Dionysius and Linseria also arrived in Roger's captain's cabin.

Roger first prepared a potion for Dionysius, watched him take it and meditate, and after confirming that there were no problems, he let him go back first. At the same time, he instructed him to make sure that all non-essential personnel left the deck, because something terrible was about to happen.

"Something terrible..."

Dionysius glanced at the trembling Linssaya, but didn't ask any further questions. He simply thanked her again and left to arrange the matters Roger had entrusted to him.

Roger glanced at Linssaya, who nodded to indicate that she was ready. Without further hesitation, he began to prepare the "Pain" potion for Linssaya.

Soon, a black potion, from which disgusting green bubbles occasionally rose, appeared in the beaker.

Roger poured out every last drop, then carried it to the deck, with Lindsay following behind.

Linssaya had built a pyre for herself using scrap metal from the ship, with charcoal piled underneath and flammable grease poured on it to fuel the fire.

Roger used his abilities to create a fireproof barrier on the deck surface, ensuring that the deck would not catch fire, before looking at Linseria.

The latter paused for a moment, then walked up.

To prevent Linssaya from falling off the stake during her struggle, Roger used his demigod-level "Rose Bishop" abilities to create some shackles from his strong bone and blood.

These shackles bound Linssaya tightly. After confirming that everything was in order, Roger went up to her and fed her the "Pain" potion.

In an instant, a dazed look appeared on Linsaya's face, as if she had fallen into an uncontrollable state of pleasure.

Roger smirked slightly, and with his left hand, adorned with the "Ring of the Stage," he snapped his fingers and ignited a flame.

Flames suddenly shot up, and Linsaya's dazed expression came to an abrupt halt as a shrill scream echoed across the deck of the "Star Lord".

The sound was so deafening and chilling that many sailors couldn't help but stop what they were doing and run up to the deck to watch.

However, because Dionysius had already conveyed Roger's order to all the ships, namely, to forbid anyone from watching Linseria being burned at the stake, Linseria was prevented from suffering further humiliation.

However, at that moment, Zeus suddenly ran up, looked at Roger with a bewildered expression, and then looked at Linseria with great alarm.

"Captain, are you going to kill Lindsay???"
"She may be a bit eccentric, but you don't have to burn her alive just because of that, do you?"

"Waaah, Captain, could you please spare Linseria for the sake of our team spirit...?"

Roger then realized that he had been so focused on having Dionysius relay messages to the other ships that he had forgotten to arrange for Zeus, the second mate of the "Star Lord," which led to the blunder.

But it was too late for him to stop him, because Zeus's loud wailing had made most of the Star Fleet aware that Roger was roasting the captain of the Fear.

In the firelight, Linsaria looked at Zeus with an urge to kill him.

At that moment, she felt immense "pain."

Fifteen minutes later, Linsaya finally completed her promotion. Roger, who had been monitoring the situation, immediately sprinkled a small amount of blue powder, which transformed into water to extinguish the fire. He then removed Linsaya's shackles and caught her, who was charred black, exhausted, and whose clothes were completely burned away.

Linssia was on the verge of fainting, but when Roger's clothes touched her burned skin, she immediately screamed in agony.

"Oh right, I forgot."

Roger slapped his forehead; it was his first time grilling a live person, and he didn't have much experience.

He hurriedly used the flesh and blood abilities of the "Rose Bishop" to create a protective outer skin for Linsaya, with tiny pores on it to help cool her down. This greatly relieved Linsaya's pain.

Seeing Linssaya convulsing on the ground, Roger sighed. He took out a bottle of potion prepared by Baron Bohr that could help the body's tissues regenerate quickly, pried open Linssaya's mouth, and poured it in.

Soon, Linsaya stopped convulsing, and her complexion improved considerably.

Roger draped his trench coat over Lindsay and then took her back to the captain's cabin of the "Fear" to rest. He then returned to the "Star Lord," told Philip to arrange for the rotating fleet members to complete the cleanup work after the battle as soon as possible, and then set sail at full speed towards the designated location, determined to intercept and kill Fursack's guerrilla squad there.

After doing all this, he sent another letter to Luna Augustus.

He then took a short rest, and five hours later, Roger, still on edge, opened his eyes again.

Having become a demigod, Roger needed significantly less sleep, but even so, having expended too much energy in battle, Roger woke up an hour later than he had expected.

He quickly dressed and went up to the busy deck with Bandit, looking at the sky, which was still shrouded in the twilight of the sea and not yet fully lit, and the calm waves of the Sunia Sea.

Philip hadn't slept all night; he'd been organizing the fleet so much that he now had dark circles under his eyes.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Roger patted him on the shoulder:

"Bandit, get him a potion to restore his energy. He absolutely needs to hold on until the battle is over."

Bandit nodded, rummaged in his small cloth bag for a while, and then took out a glass test tube containing green medicine with his mouth.

Over this period of time, the members of the "Star Fleet" had become accustomed to the magical potions that Roger had somehow obtained. Philip, without a second thought, pulled out the cork and drank the potion in one gulp.

As Philip's weariness visibly vanished, Roger nodded in satisfaction, took the binoculars from Philip's hand, and occasionally glanced into the distance.

There was nothing there at first, but after about half an hour, the mast of a warship emerged from below the sea.

Soon came the second warship, then the third, then the fourth...

About two minutes later, six fully armed VfSachs warships appeared on the horizon.

None of these warships were flying flags, but Roger was able to identify them immediately thanks to intelligence provided by Lieutenant General Luna from MI9.

Previously, this "Law Master" had given Roger all the assurances that the Fursac people were unaware that the "Star Fleet" wanted to intercept the Fursac squadron, but Roger still encountered the "Black Death Fleet," which was clearly well-prepared, at sea.

Last night, Roger took the time to interrogate Katrina Pelle's soul and confirmed that the Black Death Fleet's strategic objective was to intercept the Star Fleet and annihilate it.

For this reason, the "Witch Cult" did not hesitate to send out a Sequence 3 demigod and made full preparations, but they did not expect that Roger, as a Sequence 4 Extraordinary, would kill Katarina and wipe out the "Black Death Fleet" without relying on the "0" level seal artifact!
Judging from Katarina Pelle calling Roger by name, the attack on her by the "Black Death Fleet" must have been orchestrated by the angels of the "Witch Cult" or even the "Primal Witch" Chick herself. It can be seen that this Sequence 0 true god did indeed pay a great price to obtain the secret of the "Red Priest" pathway to higher sequences from the Einhorn family.

Given the involvement of such forces, it's understandable that MI9 didn't capture complete intelligence. That's why Roger informed Luna about this as soon as possible last night, reminding her to pay attention to the unusual movements of the "Witch Cult."

Therefore, Roger fought an encounter battle with a complete lack of intelligence, and then successfully captured Fussack's fleet at the predetermined location.

At that very moment, on the bow of a San Milon-class cruiser leading Fussack's small fleet, an officer with the insignia of a colonel looked in the direction of the "Star Fleet" with a puzzled expression:

"What it is?"

"Reporting to the captain, that appears to be a pirate fleet... Judging from the number of ships and their flags, it should be the recently infamous 'Star Fleet' at sea."

The sergeant next to the field officer quickly confirmed the information and replied.

"'Fleet of Stars'? The demigods of the 'Witch Cult' have failed?"

The officer was horrified, because the "Star Fleet" was sailing at full speed and approaching, and the distance between the two sides had now come to within 10 nautical miles!

But before he could react, he saw a young man in a black trench coat on the flagship of the "Star Fleet" suddenly grow to 2.34 meters tall and a huge, dark two-handed greatsword appeared in his hand!

"Turn around! Turn around!"

The officer cried out, but it was too late.

Roger, now transformed into the "Black Knight," held his sword upside down, took a step back with his right foot, and then shot towards the "San Mirón" class cruiser like a cannonball!

Before the fleet could launch a counterattack, the "Saint Milon" class had already been turned into a sea of ​​blood!
Writhing shadows, flesh and blood, and human limbs and heads flew across the sky above the "San Mirón" class, and in no time completely paralyzed the combat power of this huge cruiser!
"fire!!!"

Greatly intimidated by Roger's terrifying demigod-level combat power, the officer in charge on the other "Jianhai"-class battleship was shocked and immediately ordered to open fire on Roger on the "San Mirón"-class cruiser!
Apart from the supply ship, the remaining four warships immediately attacked their own allies. At this point, they no longer cared about the remaining "Star Fleet" ships and only wanted to overwhelm Roger, who was like a god of death, with cannon fire!
However, at that very moment, the Fussack fleet finally entered the maximum firing range of the Star Lord's guns.

"preparation!"

"preparation!"

"volley!"

"volley!"

The flagship of the "Star Fleet" launched the first bombardment, while other warships, including the "Moon," also launched their attacks!
Some of the shells did not produce much of a flash when they exploded.

This startled the soldiers who were being shelled. Just as they were about to organize a counterattack, they suddenly began to cough violently and even broke out in rashes.
This is the occult pathogen that "Pain Witch" Linssaya imitated "Disease General" Tracy, which she smuggled into the shells!

Because of Katarina's death and the search for Miranda's relics, Linsaya, who had experienced great joy and sorrow, felt a certain degree of potion digestion last night after taking the "Pain" potion to advance her level.

With Roger's help, she has regained her basic combat abilities.

This is also the main reason why she was able to unleash her mystical pathogen abilities so quickly after her promotion!
The soldiers coughed and writhed, many of them with weaker immune systems began to fester and ooze pus, and some died on the spot.

In team battles, the "Witch of Pain's" "Occult Pathogen" is a god-like skill. As a result, although the Fusak fleet also had Sequence 5 Extraordinary users, they were unable to put up any effective resistance and lost a large number of their subordinates!

Not to mention, for extraordinary forces possessing demigods, they can completely overwhelm forces that do not have equivalent combat power or sealing artifacts of the same level. The culprit behind the current predicament of the Fussack fleet is none other than Roger's dominance of eight pecks!
This "Black Knight" didn't even use his ability to herd high-sequence souls; he simply relied on his own power and mid-sequence souls to create an overwhelming and one-sided dominance!

Soon, the Fussac branch fleet was defeated, with most of the officers and soldiers dying from infection with the occult pathogen, and others being captured.

Among those captured was the remaining Sequence 5 officer, a Sequence 5 "Reaper." At this moment, his red eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Roger, and he didn't even have the courage to utter a word of "provocative" challenge.

"Now, answer my question."

Roger had removed his black armor, but his menacing aura remained undiminished.

He released the soul of Katarina Pele, a sensual woman who seemed to have a physical presence, and she stood behind the "Reaper," controlling him with countless thick "spider silks."

"What do I ask and what do you answer?"

A dark, eerie light flickered in Roger's eyes:

"Remember, do not lie. No lie can escape my notice."

"I have at least nine ways to deal with con artists."

……

The North Sunya Sea was shrouded in dark clouds.

On a normally deserted coastline on the east side of Sonia Island, a large number of warships are secretly anchored at this time.

These warships were very low-key, without flying any flags, and even their paint scheme looked very much like Rune's ironclad warships.

If one is not very familiar with warships, it is easy to mistake them for the armed forces of the Rune Navy if one only looks at them from a distance.

At this moment, on this warship, stood an extremely tall colonel-level officer. This colonel-level officer looked at the sea in front of him, and then turned to look at the blond man next to him.

The blond man was dressed in a white robe, with fair skin and blue eyes. Neither his appearance nor his height seemed to resemble that of a Fusak person.

"Are your men ready? If nothing unexpected happens, we'll be at war with Rune as early as tonight."

"Furthermore, you'd better wear our uniforms. Otherwise, if the Runes discover that the Intis are directly involved in the battle, they might become enraged and send high-sequence extraordinary beings here."

The tall, imposing officer from Fussack asked in a low voice.

"Ready."

The white-robed, blond man laughed. Although he spoke Fusak, his accent was distinctly Intis.

"I'll arrange for you to change clothes and such, but don't always boss our people around... Although extraordinary individuals on the 'Warrior' pathway have methods to deal with spirit creatures at Sequence 6, considering the large number of low-sequence and ordinary people, as well as combat efficiency, you still have to rely on us."

What the man said was true, because there was now a great deal of evidence that the Church of the Night's "Sleepless Ones" and "Corpse Collectors" had begun to intervene in the battle.

Their ability to control spirit creatures is truly troublesome. In a small-scale conflict earlier last year, several "spirit sorcerers" and "necromancers" intervened, causing significant trouble for Fussack's army with a large-scale spiritual disturbance.

However, at that moment, the previously gloomy but relatively calm sky suddenly became stormy, and large waves and lightning began to appear at the edge of the coast.

The officer from Fussac and the man in the white robe from Intis exchanged a surprised glance, but before they could react, it started to rain.

The originally gloomy sky turned as dark as night almost instantly, and the wind and rain suddenly intensified. In no time, raindrops were pelting the deck of the warship like marbles.

While the officers on each ship were instructing their men to take shelter from the storm, some sharp-eyed crew members noticed something approaching from the southern coastline.

It appeared to be a dark, wooden, two-masted schooner. The sails were not unfurled, but it drifted aimlessly like a ghost, slowly heading towards Fussack's fleet with a clear objective.

"A pirate ship? Or a lost merchant ship? Just one?"

Officer Fussack spoke with some surprise, at this moment still completely unable to establish a causal connection between the strange sailboat and the sudden change in weather.

What he didn't notice was that the white-robed Intis youth beside him had already shown a bewitched expression, staring intently at the two-masted sailing ship as if he couldn't hear him.

The young man from Intis opened his mouth wide, his eyes sparkling with anticipation and longing.

In fact, it wasn't just him; there were many, even dozens, of Intis in the fleet who were in the same predicament.

Suddenly, the sound of someone jumping into the water came from another warship.

An Intis man, under the watchful eyes of the Fusaks, fell straight into the water and then desperately swam toward the black ship.

"Thump, thump..."

Soon, more low-sequence Intis Extraordinaries did the same thing. Most bizarrely, some of them couldn't swim and nearly drowned shortly after entering the water.

Even so, their corpses did not stop, mechanically twitching as they swam one after another towards the black ghost ship like moths to a flame.

This bizarre scene sent chills down the spines of the people of Fusak. Some of them were so weak in the knees that they collapsed to the ground, muttering the name of the "God of War" under their breath.

At that moment, a flash of lightning illuminated the eerie, unmanned black sailboat.

If Roger were here, he would probably recognize the ship's origins at a glance.

It was the same man-eating ship he had encountered in Damir Port before.

"Mad Blade"!
(End of this chapter)