Mystery: A Spark

"Captain, please help! My partner is in trouble!"

“Partner? Where did you get that…” Gadriya’s voice suddenly stopped, then she looked like she realized something. “You mean Arthur?”

"Yes, Arthur is in trouble! He's been cornered on the Gargas Islands and might be killed at any moment!" Frank said quickly.

Upon hearing this, the three men fishing and grilling fish on the ship's side not far away turned around almost simultaneously.

Danitz asked somewhat uncertainly:

"The Arthur you're talking about, is it Arthur Heller? A blond, blue-eyed Hunter-Path Beyonder?"

Behind him, Klein had already silently put his fishing rod aside and walked over to Cattleya, saying:

"Could you help me get back to the Cargas Islands? I'll pay for the travel expenses."

Anderson glanced at Klein, then at Danitz, took two steps forward, and asked:

"Is this Arthur the one who instructed you to play the role of the schemer?"

“Yes,” Danitz replied instinctively.

But he immediately sensed something was wrong and turned to glare at Anderson.

"You tricked me into telling you something!"

"What do you mean by 'trying to trick you'?" Anderson looked completely innocent. "I just asked directly, and you answered directly. How can that be considered tricking?"

Danitz gritted his teeth but ultimately said nothing. He simply walked behind Gehrman and indicated that he also wanted to go to the Gargas Islands.

During this time, he stayed by Gehrman's side and together they took down many of their fellow pirates, gradually gaining fame.

However, due to Gehrman's own strength and the fact that the existence of "Crawling Hunger" gradually became known, it was mainly Gehrman who gained fame.

To outsiders, Danitz was nothing more than a mere accessory to Gehrman.

However, in reality, many of those islanders who were killed were actually killed by Danitz's schemes, thanks to their underestimation of him and the conspirator's ability to hide traps.

Therefore, the Schemer's Potion in Danitz's body has been digesting quite well these days, and it should be completely digested in a few months.

And all of this was thanks to Arthur's guidance back then.

That's why, when Danitz heard that Arthur was in trouble, he didn't hesitate to offer to help.

"Are you also Arthur's friends?" Frank looked at the three of them with some surprise.

“Ahem, they are, I am not.” Anderson waved his hand.

"Oh." Frank didn't pay much attention. He turned to look at his captain, about to say something, when he heard Cattleya give an order.

"All personnel, listen up! Head to the Gargas Islands and proceed at full speed!"

"Yes, sir!" the sailors responded loudly.

With a "whoosh," the Future cut through the waves, and the entire ship began to turn sharply.

At the same time, the symbolic symbols and magical markings on the bulkheads, decks, and masts of the mysterious sailboat "Future" lit up in distinct layers, like a densely packed, dazzling ocean of stars on a moonless night.

Woo!

A sudden gust of wind arose, and the sails automatically adjusted to the appropriate position, causing the "Future" to accelerate even further, speeding towards the Gargas Islands.

"Thank you," Klein nodded to Cattleya.

“You’re welcome. I’m not just doing this to help you,” Cattleya replied calmly.

She always remembered that Arthur came aboard her ship entirely because of the Queen's request.

It was on that occasion that Cattleya finally saw the Queen she had been longing for.

Therefore, Cattleya didn't mind helping Arthur when he was in trouble, as a way of thanking him for what happened back then.

Moreover, with requests from her own crew and Gehrman, she naturally had even less reason to refuse.

……

Misty Sea, Lasha Island.

The island appears unremarkable from the outside, but few people know that hidden among the peaks of one of its mountains lies a magnificent castle made entirely of emerald, as if it only exists in a fairy tale.

This is the Emerald City of Bernadette, the "mysterious queen".

In a semi-open room of the castle, Bernadette, with her long chestnut hair flowing down her shoulders, stood behind the railing, gazing peacefully at the sapphire-blue sea before her.

Suddenly, her expression shifted slightly, and she looked at a spot on the railing, where she noticed a small badge that had appeared there at some point.

The badge was a cute little white dog head, and it looked adorable.

Bernadette stepped forward and picked it up. The next second, her expression suddenly turned cold, and her figure vanished instantly.

……

On the beaches of the Gargas Islands.

At this moment, Arthur, wielding two swords, forcefully suppressed the humanoid creature with two horns and ferocious claws in front of him with a swift offensive.

On the ground, several corpses lay scattered about.

They were all members of the Blood Cult, and during the recent siege of Arthur, he killed them by trading blows with his twin swords.

Whether it was a sword piercing the heart, a blow to the back of the head, or a direct beheading by a longsword, each person died in their own unique way, and all were killed instantly by a blow to a weak point.

This is the power of "The Reaper" as the strongest physical attacker below the level of a demigod; ordinary extraordinary beings simply cannot withstand a single attack on its weakness.

The reason why that humanoid creature, which seems to have emerged from the abyss, can still fight Arthur is because it is a demigod.

Sequence four of the Abyss Path: The Devil.

Even though it was a demigod, it still felt quite troubled when facing this young man who was like a berserker.

The devil parried Arthur's fierce attacks with his claws, his eyes suddenly turning black, from which flowed a viscous liquid that seemed to be formed from all the evil thoughts in the hearts of living beings.

This is the extraordinary ability brought by the Desire Apostle sequence, "Desire Explosion," which can cause the desires in others to erupt intensely through a mental shock.

However, after the devil used this extraordinary ability, the young man in front of him remained unmoved, as if he were completely unaffected.

"Useless, useless, useless! Your abilities are useless against me!" Arthur shouted arrogantly, as if he were immune to any mental attacks.

But what no one knew was that there was a purplish-red crystal in his mind, and this crystal had now developed another crack.

The devil remained unmoved by Arthur's taunts. It didn't believe that its prey was truly immune to mental attacks; it was probably protected by some magical artifact.

However, everything has a price, and magical items are no exception.

While being protected by magical items, the other party is definitely experiencing some kind of negative effect, even if there are no outward signs.

Therefore, the devil once again found an opportunity to use desire to trigger the explosion, believing that the other party's mental protection must have limits.

It was right; the Soul Stone's protection for Arthur was indeed limited. After enduring a few more impacts, the Soul Stone would shatter.

However, Arthur can bind another soul stone to this.

The creation of the Soul Stone naturally came at a price, but what the devil didn't know was that this price wasn't paid by Arthur.

Instead, the payment was made by several Sequence 6 pirates killed by Klein.

It is because of their sacrifice that Arthur now has the means to suppress the devil.

In addition, the injuries Arthur sustained in trading his life for his life are gradually healing under the repair of his vitality.

These life forces were obtained through his frantic hunting and begging from those cultists during this period.

His vigorous vitality allows Arthur to gradually recover from injuries and to use Salamani's berserk mode for longer and become more resilient.

But his methods didn't stop there.

From the moment Arthur realized his precarious situation, he had been preparing measures to save his life.

Having Klein help him collect Sequence 6 corpses was one preparation, as was drawing life force from cultists by hunting them down.

The most important and crucial preparation Arthur made was the exquisite martial arts skills he honed through constant torture in the trial illusion.

And, the fel energy he gained by killing those bosses in the Dark Temple.

And then there's warlock magic.

After once again forcing back the demon with both swords, Arthur quickly merged them together, giving himself a temporary respite.

At the same time, he pushed his free hand toward the devil and then gripped it tightly.

"Demon enslavement!"

The demon paused in its forward charge. At that moment, it inexplicably sensed that the young man opposite it had become incredibly powerful, as if he were an existence it could not contend with. Involuntarily, a thought of submission arose in its mind.

But it quickly snapped out of that feeling and launched another attack.

However, at that moment, Arthur waved his hand in front of him, and large swaths of eerie green flames filled the area around him, including his own body.

Warlock magic, "Hellfire"!

The demon paused in its charge, looking at the vast expanse of strange flames ahead, a hint of apprehension flashing in its eyes.

But after a brief hesitation, it still chose to brave the flames and charge in.

But what awaited it was Arthur, who had already transformed into another form.

Warlock magic, "Demon Transformation"!

Arthur's body rapidly expanded, horns sprouted from his head, his hands transformed into claws, and green magical runes appeared all over his body.

At that moment, it seemed as if he were the real demon.

A deep, hoarse voice came from Arthur's mouth, which was full of sharp teeth:

"You're all courting death!"

Chapter 272 The Great Melee in the Sunia Sea

Is that all you've got?

"Is this all you're capable of?"

"I'm so relaxed! Witness the demonic power within me!"

Arthur was spouting trash talk while simultaneously using both magic and swordsmanship to fight the demon in front of him.

At this moment, he had wings on his back, his naked upper body was covered with green magic patterns, his skin was dark purple, and his originally human legs had been transformed into inverted hoof shapes.