Wizard: Surviving in the Steam Age with Points for Demon Hunter

Chapter 365 I am a monster too

The bottom of the cabin of the Araniga.

Domitri walked through the dark and damp corridor. The salty deep-sea water soaked some of the bottom and swayed with the rocking of the ship under the decayed metal fence.

After pressing the last mechanical button, the gears clicked and the black, shapeless iron door at the end of the corridor slowly opened to both sides.

Domitri stepped inside and closed the door.

"Roar...roar..."

Accompanied by Domitri's crisp footsteps, a long roar echoed, like a terrifying roar coming from the abyss.

The gas lamp above his head was misty, reflecting his figure flickering in and out, and making the large areas of blood stains in the corridor as black as ink.

Until he reached the deepest point, Domitri felt that his eyes were much brighter. Under the huge dome was the rushing deep sea water. Dozens of tentacles slowly squirmed and twisted on the wall. The sound of pus corroding metal made a squeaking sound. The sound leaves traces behind.

"Boss, are you looking for me?"

However, whenever this happens, it must mean something important is happening!
"I need you to arrange for a group of people to go to Altman Island."

Domitri's breath froze, that place on Altman Island...

"Ok?"

"Boss, please speak."

"Do as I say!"

It was difficult for him to imagine what kind of pressure would force the heroic and great Captain Suyard to make such a decision.

Suad's tone was without any fluctuation, and he looked down at the aberrations below, with a slightly unwilling look on his feminine face.

"So I'll give it one last try!"

Domitri suddenly changed his expression and said in surprise: "You mean, the sea will be occupied by people other than pirates?"

Even if he is the captain of the Araniga and becomes the new "Sea Emperor" after winning the sea war in the future, he still cannot change the pirates' habits.

His voice was calm, as if he was not talking about the outcome of the war, but arranging some ordinary and dispensable things.

This is the most sincere character of a free and enthusiastic pirate created by the deep sea.

"Oh."

"The Wizard School, the Church of the Righteous God, the Evil God Sect, the Nobles... As long as they focus on this sea area, the pirates will be at the bottom like the civilians on land."

Suad turned around with a smile on his face, "Remember to take away as many powerful pirates as possible from other ships, they will also become good helpers!"

"Besides, the sea is becoming more and more chaotic now. I don't think becoming the 'Emperor of the Sea' will be able to dominate everything like Isabello did before!"

Of course he knew that the pirate group gathered here was almost the top pirate group in the Cordo Sea.

Domitri felt a chill in his heart. He had rarely seen such a solemn tone from Suad.

"Boss, do you want to..."

"There was the 'epidemic doctor' from the White Rose before me, and Isabello behind me... but I was lucky enough to survive and get back up again."

"This is inevitable!"

"Captain Giles of the Mechanical Castle was dissatisfied with the little friction caused by Crook recruiting his first mate. You know, quiet pirates don't exist."

"From the emergence of the 'Sea Taboo' arranged by the Twilight Sect, to the emergence of the three major wizarding schools in the deep sea, to the emergence of Red Moon Island and the Red Moon Church, this ancient, mysterious and strange Cordo Sea is no longer what it used to be. So peaceful."

Domitri opened his mouth, "They..."

Domitri said in disbelief: "But as long as we successfully land on Wojciech Island and kill Isabello..."

"If I fail, the group of people you arranged will be the bargaining chips for me to rise again!"

Suad nodded without delving into it.

Suad raised his hand to interrupt him and said: "All wars have winners and losers. Just because I want to win doesn't mean there is no possibility of losing. What's more..."

But under the entire dome, amid the fluorescent flashes of the rune array, and against the low moans and roars of the deep-sea aberrations, his words echoed like a symphony.

"Even I can't stop them. Compared with them, the strength of us pirates is much worse."

At this point, Suad paused, looking even more lonely, and said in a sad tone: "From the time I went to sea to becoming the captain of the Araniga, I have lost many times and even been on the verge of death many times."

After a few minutes of silence, Domitri lowered his head with a complex expression: "I know what to do, boss."

It shook Domitri's heart and stirred up turbulent waves.

"Just prepare in advance." Suad turned slightly sideways, glanced at him from the corner of his eye and said, "This war gives me a very bad premonition."

Suad stood on the extended platform directly under the dome, looking at the deep-sea abnormality calmly, "Well, what happened up there?"

Even if there are no captains and first mates on those ships, there are still many powerful pirates on the other crew members.

"Ah."

However, it is not easy to take away those pirates.

"Domitri, there is something very important that I need you to do."

"If you successfully kill Isabello, you will win the war and become the new 'Emperor of the Sea' and the 'King of the Four Seas'. If you lose..."

"Ho ho... Domitri, it's not that I can't afford to lose... I'm just unwilling to lose this war because of such external forces."

And once discovered, I am afraid that the pirate captain and first mate in the rest area above can bring disaster to their Araniga in an instant!

"Don't worry, I will take them out of here early tomorrow morning."

Suad saw his thoughts and said: "Whether the location of Wojciech Island is locked or not, I will be ready in another place."

"At that time, everything will be left to you, Domitri."

"Um?!"

Domitri thought for a few seconds and suddenly looked at him with wide eyes: "Boss, you... you don't plan to take me with you?"

"Of course." Suad grinned and said, "You are the person I trust the most. I will rest assured only if I leave this matter to you."

"Yes!"

Domitri nodded, hesitated for a moment, cut his palm and dripped the blood into the deep sea, knelt down on one knee and saluted:

"Don't worry, boss!"

"Go get ready."

Suad watched him turn and leave, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

"Roar--"

The deep-sea abnormality below became violent under the stimulation of the drop of blood. Dozens of tentacles waved wildly and stabbed at him.

"monster?"

Suad lowered his eyelids and looked at the tentacle with countless scarlet eyes indifferently. He raised his palm slightly and waved it in an instant.

A flash of light flashed, and countless sharp blades crisscrossed each other.

"Roar!!"

Accompanied by the tragic screams, the tentacles were smoothly shattered, and the neat cuts left a scarlet eye in each piece of flesh. They fell into the deep sea, and the thick green blood stained the entire dome.

Suad gently wiped away the abnormal blood on his cheeks, turned around and walked out indifferently.

"I'm a monster too..."

……

……

At night, in the rest area.

Wayne and Giles lay flat on their backs in the cabin to rest.

When the surroundings were completely quiet, Wei En carefully activated [Deception-Illusion Creation], leaving a false figure, and used the golden key to return to the theater space.

There were less than two hours left before he arranged for the pirate guard to come find him.

While there is still time, he needs to pass on the Araniga's action plan to Black Jack and others.

After careful consideration, Wei En did not risk casting the Eye of Space spell in the cabin to anchor the spatial coordinates and avoid being detected by the rune array on the ship.

The only safe way he could think of was to contact Black Jack through "Bloody Ears."

Wayne returned to the theater space, glanced at the empty stage, and frowned slightly.

Without Pafula and Tina here, he felt a little uncomfortable at that moment.

"Having been together for so long, I have become accustomed to their existence..."

Wayne muttered, turned around and came to the studio, took out the special communicator used to contact Black Jack, pinched his earlobe and squeezed out the blood inside.

"Zizi..."

As the noisy sound passed by, the voices of other pirates could be vaguely heard in the ears.

"Call Black Jack."

"Call Black Jack."

"..."

Several times in a row, a suspicious voice came from the communicator: "Wei En?"

"Marco, go find Black Jack and Euan!"

Wei En heard the voice of the person on the other side and without further explanation, he directly asked him to contact Black Jack and others.

"it is good!"

Although Marco didn't know what was going on, based on his understanding of Wayne now, it was not easy to make a great wizard so anxious.

Soon, the voices of Black Jack and Euan appeared: "Wizard Wayne, have you come back from there?"

"not yet,"

Wayne's tone became more serious, "I suggest you use a more secure contact method. I have something important to tell you."

"Um?!"

On the other side, Black Jack and Euan looked at each other and hurriedly worked on their ears.

"Wait a moment, wait a moment, change to a special channel, block other people's signal access, and ensure the safety of the communication channel!"

"No, no, there are still a few big pirates with authority..."

"Damn it, use my first officer's identity authority to temporarily remove their identities!"

After waiting for a few minutes, Wei En heard Black Jack's voice again, and he didn't know what they had done in the meantime.

"Wizard Wayne, you can say it."

"What I want to tell you is that here, Suad and others are planning to directly attack Wojciech Island!"

"What?!" Black Jack exclaimed.

"You heard me right, that's why I'm so cautious." Wei En said with certainty: "We don't know the specific time yet, but the person who appeared here is very suspicious."

"Who?"

"A member of the Glory Society, Chinni Boronat of the Boronat family. She is also a favored one of the Red Moon Church."

Wayne didn't know what connection this woman had with the Araniga's attack on Wojciech Island, but his intuition told him that Suad's actions were related to her.

"In addition, I am on the Araniga now. Suad has gathered all the pirate captains, first mates, and all powerful pirates together, and they should launch an attack soon."

"That's all I have to say, you should hurry up and get ready."

"But..." Black Jack hesitated for a moment and seemed to smile bitterly: "But now we can't contact Wojciech Island, let alone find its location."

"Ok?"

Wei En frowned slightly, thought for a few seconds, and then understood: "I'm afraid Suad and the others asked us to wait on the ship because they don't know the specific location of Wojciech Island."

"This should be,"

Euan's voice came to his ears. Unlike Black Jack, his tone was slightly calmer:

"Wizard Wei En, please continue to keep an eye on Suad and the others. I hope you can contact us as soon as possible when you arrive at Wojciech Island."

"The best case scenario is that we can obtain the specific location of Wojciech Island first and rush there in advance to ambush."

"However, if Black Jack and I and others are still on Awad Island at that time, we need you to pass the specific location to us, and then Menor will take us there."

Hearing his words, Wei En raised his eyebrows and said, "Okay."

This should be the best way at the moment.

However, he was not sure whether he would make it in time in the end.

"Then it's up to you, Wizard Wei En, let us prepare as soon as possible."

"and many more!"

Wei En did not forget to remind: "Remember to block the news, otherwise if it reaches the Araniga, things will be more troublesome."

He is still on the ship now. If he is really discovered, Suad must know that someone in the conference room leaked the news.

"I see."

With that said, Black Jack and Euan lost their voice and were disconnected.

"call……"

Wei En put away his bloody ears and let out a sigh of relief.

He has done everything he can do, and the outcome depends on Isabello's luck.

Fortunately, Black Jack and others arrived on Wojciech Island in advance and were able to stop Suad and others.

If you are unlucky, there will be a new "Sea Emperor" in the Kordo Sea area.

With this in mind, Wayne looked at the clock on the workbench and saw that there was still a lot of time left, so he activated the black trophy communicator.

A few days had passed since the Ghost School announced their expedition to the Kordo Sea. He needed to know the current location of the Ghost Expedition Wizards in order to welcome their arrival.

In addition, he also needs to assign the second phase of research tasks on the mechanical undead to the researchers at the institute.

"Dear Wizard Wayne Loft, may I ask..."

"Teresa Illina Silvera, Internal Number: 11346."

"Hold on……"

As the gray fog rose, Teresa's figure appeared on the illusory screen, her dark green eyes filled with joy under her gold-rimmed glasses.

"Director, you finally contacted me."

"Oh?" "The things you arranged last time have been completed. Escobar and Senior Adolph not only produced four mechanical zombies on the verge of promotion, but also prepared additional rune arrays and rune boards. Card."

"In addition, after the research report on the rune board was submitted to the school, we have received a reply from Dean Qiao Sue, and it is tentatively determined that it can only be redeemed and read by those above the official wizard level."

"The first gold pound proceeds will be received within five days and are expected to be nearly five million gold pounds."

Wayne: "Very good, I'm very satisfied."

It had been a few days since he last contacted the institute, but he didn't expect the progress there to be so fast.

"It's all the credit of the director." Teresa said with a smile: "It's a pity that you are not in the school, otherwise you would be shocked."

"what?"

"It's a research report on rune cards. You don't know how much of a sensation it caused within the school."

As she spoke, Theresa danced and gestured, "More and more wizards regard you as the leader of this generation, and they also use the title 'Forbidden Institute' on our Institute No. 66."

"Also, many legendary wizards have written letters, hoping to meet you. Even if they can't meet you, it doesn't matter. They are willing to communicate with you through the liaison device and discuss various topics."

"is it?"

Wei En raised his eyebrows, is there such a disadvantage?

He doesn't have much time to spend communicating "knowledge" with others. In most cases, what he learns is obtained from the panel.

"Just refuse for me. From now on, you can conduct the second phase of research on the mechanical undead."

"What about you?"

Teresa pouted. She just felt that the director's reaction was too strange. He was not excited at all.

This doesn't look like a young wizard who has just grown up...

Shouldn't she be as happy as she is because of the favor of so many legendary wizards?
Perhaps, this is the gap between her and Director Wei En.

"I still have some things to deal with, um..."

Wei En looked at the figure on the illusory screen, pondered for a few seconds, and asked: "Do you know the current situation of the wizards on the school's expedition?"

"Expedition? I know!"

Teresa showed a smile again on her face and said: "Dean Josue has told me that now the Legend of Salvatore has led the expedition wizards to the southern city-state of Imaguire, and plans to build a new building under our family. Short rest on Rinaison Island.”

"When will we get there?"

Wei En knew that Rinaison Island was the island built before to collect "Garmendia's Dream".

"Let me take a look," Teresa dug out a piece of parchment and said, "According to the latest internal announcement, we expect to arrive there in three days."

"In addition, the expedition wizards from the two major sects, Lingmei and Blood Spirit, will also gather there. However, I heard that the Lingmye sect will arrive soon, and the Blood Spirit sect will be later."

"Three days?"

Wei En nodded. It took three days to get from the Ghost Headquarters across the northern continent to Rinaison Island in the south. It was already very fast.

Counting the first two days, it was only five days.

But he didn't expect that the speed of the Mysterious School was faster. It only took three days to cross the entire continent from the east of the Eastern Continent and then go north to the sea.

I don’t know what method the Spiritual Esoteric School used to do it. Could it be that they used those teleportation circles left over from previous eras?
"That's it for now, you can continue."

"Okay, sir."

Teresa immediately put her weirdness behind her, ran to the others, and announced the good news about the second phase of the research.

After turning off the communicator, Wayne sent all the [explosive sniper rifles] with death characteristics attached to them to Marco, and then returned to the Araniga through the golden key.

In the small room, the hatch made of heavy metal was locked tightly, and two snoring sounds came one after another.

After making sure no one entered the room, Wayne lifted the illusion, sat aside, and quietly looked at Captain Giles, who was sleeping soundly.

Not long after, the pirate guard pushed the door open and came in, lowering his voice: "First Officer Esther, I'm here."

"Have you brought anything?"

"Yes, I brought it, but..."

"Ok?"

The pirate guard hesitated and said, "But outside her, Captain Dees is guarding the outside."

Dis is here?
Wayne frowned. He did not expect that the "Golden Giant" did not stay in the rest area on this floor, but ran there.

He thought for a few seconds and thought that Suad would drive the Araniga to Wojciech, where he would transfer the "Tina" to another place.

that time……

Thinking of this, Wei En asked softly: "If the girl is to be transferred, where will it be arranged? Or who is most likely to be sent to protect her?"

"I!"

The pirate guard raised his thumb and pointed at himself and said: "First Officer Esther, I am the captain of the Araniga. I am responsible for the chores and logistics on the ship."

"you?"

Wei En remembered that he had picked up the girl from the conference room before, so he nodded and said, "Then, you will stay here for me from now on."

"I can, but I'm worried about being seen."

If you don't disguise yourself, the chances of being discovered are very high.

However, Wei En also had another way. He took out the transformation potion from the space ring and said:
"Look at me and drink it."

The pirate guard drank the potion without hesitation and transformed into Esther's first mate.

Of course, this is not considered safe, and someone with care will definitely see through it under observation, so Wei En activated [Fraud - Word Spirit], looked at him and said:

"From now on, you are Esther Nereov of the Mechanical Fortress!"

[Origin-5! 】

"I'm Esther Nereoff!"

The expression on the pirate guard's face changed slightly, and his eyes adjusted slightly. Just like Wayne had shown before, he was full of smiles and sociable.

"I'll have Captain Giles cover for you."

"clear."

"Finally, tell me about you, the main activity areas on the ship, your habits and responsibilities, etc."

"My name is Esther..."

"Stop!" Wayne said helplessly: "I mean before becoming Esther's first mate."

From this point, it is not difficult to see the powerful power of deception talent.

Can quietly change one person into another person...

No matter how you look at it, the [Deception] talent doesn't seem like a serious talent.

"Oh, my name is Moraits Carrizo, 32 years old, from the city-state of Michele, Hill Kingdom in the Western Continent..."

After understanding all the information, Wei En assumed his appearance, walked out of the room grandly, and stood in the corridor of the rest area.

According to what guard Molec just said, the girl is currently being protected in a room on the second floor of the cabin, near the spiral staircase.

But that's not the key. The key is that Dis is still there...

"With such an obvious move, why does it feel like he's worried that others won't see the importance of the girl?"

Wayne didn't understand what the "Golden Giant" did. Even if he valued that girl, he shouldn't behave like this, especially since he was the captain of the Golden Dis.

Will such a performance really not be looked down upon by other pirates on the ship?
Unless the people on the Golden Dis also know their relationship...

"We can go back to the Golden Dis to investigate later."

With this thought in mind, Wei En went on night patrol as usual in Molec.

"Good night, Captain Moretz."

"Goodnight……"

……

……

At this time, on Awad Island.

Black Jack, Euan, the two core crew members of the Bekli, Walid and Milus, as well as Menor and Croa of the Eternal Life Society gathered together.

"Damn it, now let me identify who is the Loyal Black Pearl and who is the undercover agent of the Araniga. How can I tell them apart?"

Black Jack scratched his head and head anxiously, his rough face turned red, and he looked around eagerly, "'Epidemic Doctor,' what can you do?"

"I do not have."

Euan shook his head, "I know very little about your Black Pearl. Judging based on experience is not a good method."

"Waleed, what about you?"

"I..." Walid showed a wry smile and said: "Boss, you are making things difficult for me. I really want to tell who is who, but once they find out, why don't they take my skin off?"

"Trash," Black Jack glared at him angrily, then turned to look at the two members of the Eternal Life Society, "Menor, what about you?"

"Without the use of extraordinary power to determine, there is no way to tell."

Menor also shook his head, and then mused: "But the risk can be minimized."

"Do you have any idea?"

"If you can't tell the difference, involve as few people as possible and only choose those you trust."

"At the same time, after gathering those people, we will strengthen precautions so that they have no way to notify the Araniga in advance."

Black Jack scratched his head, hesitated and said, "Is this okay? If there are too few people, we won't be able to deal with Suad's gang. If there are too many, we alone won't be able to take care of everyone."

"So, you can change the name, such as drinking, or find a group of girls and let them play with it." Menoer spread his hands.

"That's good," Croya agreed with a smile: "Pirates are always very enthusiastic about girls."

"..." Black Jack glared at the two of them angrily and snorted: "In such a critical moment, don't make such a joke."

"Menor's idea is right. The key is to find a reason that will not arouse the suspicion of the Araniga." Euan said thoughtfully: "I remember that Wei En just sent a part of the [Explosive Sniper Rifle]. "

"That's right..." Black Jack reacted, "You mean to use the excuse of distributing [explosive sniper rifles] to call in those powerful captains?"

Euan nodded, "The captain alone is too conspicuous, so it's best to ask them to call over the pirates who are good at shooting."

"In addition, only gather the big pirates who have arrived on Awad Island. Don't look for them if they are still outside."

"This can not only paralyze Suad and others, but also distribute the [explosion sniper rifles] reasonably."

"That's a good idea!"

The stone in Black Jack's heart dropped a little, and he looked at Walid and ordered: "Just follow what the 'epidemic doctor' said just now and call them to the tower. I don't believe there are people here who don't have eyesight." Dare to be a traitor!"

"Okay, I'll go now."

When Walid and Milus left, Black Jack still had no smile on his face and sighed and said:
"Now I can only hope that Wojciech can be more vigilant and either contact me early, or find the bastard who passed the news to the outside world!"

"Damn it, if you tell me who it is, I have to chop him up!"

"Don't think about it, Jack," Menor said with a smile: "To be optimistic, at least we know Suad's plan in advance, right?"

"Menor is right,"

Euan agreed: "If there hadn't been the news from Wei En, I'm afraid that by the time we found out, Suad and the others would have already boarded Wojciech, and might even have found Captain Isabello. At that time, the situation would have been real. dangerous."

boom!
Black Jack punched the armrest of the chair and gritted his teeth: "I know, but I'm just so angry!"

"The people who can stay on Wojciech Island are those who have been screened at all levels, who have been with the Black Pearl for the longest time, are powerful, and are very loyal to the boss."

"But now I find out that among those people there are people close to the Araniga. This makes me unable to accept it at all."

"And in retrospect, Hammer Girl's decision to seal Wojciech Island was so wise. I'm afraid she was aware of this and moved directly after sealing the island."

"If it hadn't been like this, I'm afraid I would have followed that bastard Suad's wish now!"

Seeing this, Euan and Menor looked at each other, both understanding his mood, but now...

"Okay, it's time for us to make some preparations, Jack."

"Ok?"

"In addition to selecting the right people to move to Wojciech Island, things here on Awad Island must also be arranged properly. To prevent the Glory Society gang from cooperating with Suad to attack here."

"Yep……"

Black Jack patted his forehead and said thankfully: "Fortunately, you two are here, otherwise I would have panicked just by myself."

"Let's split up," Menor smiled and said, "In addition to me and Croya, the Eternal Life Society can now spare two people to come over to assist."

"grateful……"

……

……

Compared to the intense atmosphere on Awad Island, Wayne seemed much more relaxed and relaxed on the Araniga.

Taking the opportunity to inspect the ship's cabin, he recorded the structure and rune array of the entire ship from top to bottom, while having "pleasant" conversations with every guard pirate he saw.

"Hey, listen to me! It's a busy day, man."

[Origin-8! 】

【…】

[Origin-23! 】

When he arrived at the second floor of the cabin, he saw a tall figure sitting in the corridor, his broad back almost filling the entire corridor.

"Captain Dees, could you please change seats?"

"Inconvenient!" Dis opened his eyes, looked at him condescendingly even while sitting, and said, "Go to other places, I am here."

"Sorry, it's my duty," Wei En looked at the hatch next to him from the corner of his eye, and said with a half-smile: "Besides, this is the Araniga, I shouldn't be able to interpret your words as - you want to join us. Bar?"

"Ok?"

Dis frowned and stared at him with two fist-sized eyes:

"You should ask Captain Suad if you dare to accept me!"

"I……"

"What dare I not do? Dis!"

Wei En's face changed slightly, why is Suad here?

(End of this chapter)