Mystery: A Spark

Danitz, who was hiding to the side, stroked his chin and watched Arthur's actions. He quickly understood Arthur's purpose.

It's strange, this kid looks like a complete novice who's never even killed anyone, but he's so experienced when he actually does things... Danitz couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Observing Arthur's current and previous behavior, he felt that he might need to play the hunter again.

Compared to the blond boy's methods, Danitz found himself to have significant problems in his role as the hunter.

Even though the captain had hinted at it before, he didn't play the role of either the Sequence Nine Hunter or the Sequence Eight Provocateur very well; in fact, it could be said that he didn't play the role at all.

Only now did Danitz realize just how dangerous it had been for him to become an arsonist.

So he made up his mind that after Arthur left, he would start playing the hunter's role all over again.

As for now, let's help him advance to the Provocateur level first. Otherwise, with this kid's ability to cause trouble, he might not even be able to go back to Rune if he's only at Sequence Nine... Danitz thought to himself.

In the past few days, he has come to a clear understanding of Arthur's personality. This kid is simply a restless person who can't stand being idle and won't feel comfortable unless he's causing trouble.

Soon, just as Arthur had predicted, a drunken pirate walked out of the tavern, looking for a secluded place to relieve himself.

Upon seeing this, Arthur's hidden blade emerged from his right hand like a venomous snake.

After a while, another pirate came out, and under Arthur's sneak attack, he quickly followed in the footsteps of the previous pirate.

After killing the pirate, Arthur immediately prepared to storm the tavern, abandoning his previous strategy of waiting for the pirate to come to him.

Because getting drunk and knowing how to handle something can't take very long, being able to take down two is already a pretty good result.

If Arthur is still not satisfied and wants to continue being greedy, the people inside will definitely notice something is wrong and become wary.

So after killing the second person who came out to relieve himself, Arthur planned to just barge in.

He sheathed his hidden blade and instead drew his revolver.

Because in the upcoming battle, American swordsmanship will definitely be more effective.

Arthur stood outside the door and listened for a moment. Based on the voices coming from inside, he roughly knew the direction of one or two people.

Then, he suddenly pushed open the door and fired two shots at the torso of a pirate inside. While the pirate was still stiff from being shot twice, he blew his head off with a single shot.

Meanwhile, the pirates inside the tavern hadn't yet recovered from the drinking atmosphere they'd been enjoying.

Taking advantage of the pirates' momentary daze, Arthur used the same trick again, killing one of them before turning and hiding outside the door.

He quickly removed the empty magazine and replaced it with one that was full of bullets.

The pirates inside finally realized what was happening, and one by one they cursed and pulled out their guns, firing wildly at the entrance.

Arthur would definitely not show himself at this time, but would instead use this time to reload the previously emptied magazine.

Soon, the pirates' chaotic firing was stopped by a voice, and Arthur guessed that the person must be the leader of this pirate group.

The man who seemed to be the leader spoke in an aria-like tone:

"He must be alone. Let's smash the window and rush out through both the door and the window at the same time!"

The pirates responded in unison, and as if injected with adrenaline, they began to act according to their leader's orders.

Influencing others through language, and speaking in such a strange tone—could it be the solar pathway...? Arthur wondered to himself about the pathway of this person who was issuing commands.

When Arthur broke down the door and started shooting, he glanced around and found that, apart from the two he had shot in the head, there were still seven pirates inside.

In this situation, if the seven pirates rushed out through the doors and windows at the same time, he certainly wouldn't be able to fight them all alone.

Not to mention that among these people there is at least one Solar Path Extraordinary who can buff others through song.

Therefore, in this situation, only...

"Danitz!"

Two fireballs flew in and exploded on the door and window sides respectively.

Good opportunity, target first... window!

While the pirates were disoriented by Danitz's fireballs, Arthur fired another round of shots at the pirates through the window.

Six bullets killed two people, and another person was killed by Danitz's fireball.

Arthur replaced the empty magazine with one of the two magazines he had fully loaded.

Of the remaining four people, at least one was an extraordinary individual with a solar pathway. They certainly wouldn't dare to show their faces now and were probably eyeing the door and windows... Arthur calmly analyzed the situation.

When all the traps and schemes have been exhausted and the situation has entered the stage of direct confrontation, all that remains is to see which side is luckier and stronger.

In other words, as a hunter, you might encounter a situation where your prey breaks free of the trap and fights you to the death.

The struggle of a cornered beast is always extremely dangerous, and at this moment, the hunter can only rely on his daily training results and courage.

Chapter 30 Please enter the urn

As a hunter, you can often use tricks and set traps, but you can't lack the courage to fight to the death in critical moments!

The saying goes, "Use the orthodox to engage and the unorthodox to win." You can't just become a cowardly old coin who only knows how to be sneaky. You also need to have enough ability to confront others head-on when necessary.

In other words, extraordinary individuals on the Hunter Path not only need the wisdom to devise schemes, but also the strength and courage to fight to the death against enemies who have become trapped beasts.

The feeling of the potion being digested within his body confirmed to Arthur that his understanding was correct.

The role of the Hunter sequence not only points to the schemers of Sequence Six, but may also point to the subsequent sequences that possess powerful combat capabilities.

But that's not what Arthur needs to think about right now, because what he needs to do is fight four opponents, including at least one Extraordinary.

After Arthur wiped out the Blackwater Pirates, leaving only four members, the situation became tense.

The four people inside the tavern naturally dared not go out, as Danitz's two fireballs had frightened them.

Arthur certainly wouldn't dare to peek into the tavern, because without a doubt, the four people inside were aiming at the door and windows, and if he showed his head, he would be met with a barrage of fire.

Tsk, bullets are still too much of a threat to me. My body is completely defenseless right now... Arthur leaned against the outer wall of the tavern, afraid to make a move because of the volley of fire from the four people inside.

At this moment, Danitz walked over and asked:

"How is it, is everything okay?"

Although he was a Sequence 7 arsonist, like Arthur, the sequence itself did not grant him any defensive capabilities.

However, Danitz has a magical item called the Shadow Cloak, which provides him with some protection, making him less afraid of bullet damage.

In the original story, Danitz was able to escape the attack of "Iron" McVitie's thanks to the protection of the Shadow Cloak, and was successfully rescued by Klein.

Arthur knew that it would be best for Danitz to break the current situation, so he did not refuse Danitz's help.

"Help me create some chaos."

"Row."

Without even looking, Danitz threw in two more fireballs.

The instant the fireball exploded, Arthur's head darted quickly towards the door.

In that instant, he saw the situation inside the tavern.

The pirates inside used tables as cover. Two of them were probably aiming at the door and windows earlier when they were hit by Danitz's fireball and died instantly. The other two were nowhere to be seen, and it was unknown where they were hiding.

Just as Arthur was about to take advantage of the chaos caused by Danitz to fire a few shots inside, a person suddenly jumped out of the tavern.

The man was agile; he kicked the gun out of Arthur's hand and then launched a fierce attack on him.

Damn it, he's a warrior! Arthur sensed after just a few exchanges that his opponent's strength and speed far exceeded that of ordinary people, and his fighting ability was also very strong.

Judging from the other person's physical attributes, this is clearly an extraordinary individual on the warrior path.

At that moment, the leader of the Solar Path also appeared, and reached out to unleash a spell that looked like holy light at Arthur, but Arthur nimbly dodged it.

When the leader tried to continue attacking Arthur, Danitz summoned flames and attacked him.

And so Danitz launched an attack on the leader, while Arthur managed to hold off the warrior.

Although he was constantly being bullied in the trial illusion, he also developed excellent skills as a result.

Although his fighting ability is still terrible, he can still hold off this warrior and prevent him from returning to help.

At this moment, the leader sneered:

"Hmph, are you here to avenge those who died at our hands, or to steal that ring?"

"Hey, guess! If you guess right, we'll let you go today," Danitz said jokingly.

The leader didn't say anything more. After awkwardly dodging Danitz's attack, he took out a small box from his pocket.

He quickly opened the box, took out a ring, and put it on his hand.

Arthur caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of his eye, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

As mentioned before, traps are not limited to physical traps in the conventional sense. Rather, any scenario or situation that is advantageous to oneself but disadvantageous to the enemy can be called a trap.

Arthur chose to act today in order to use the curse attached to the ring to create a trap and lure the ring's current owner into it.

Because under the full moon, the curse on this ring will become even more severe, but very few people know this, and the leader is unlikely to know it either.

Therefore, whenever he finds that the enemy is difficult to deal with, he will definitely put on this ring to gain the ability to teleport, thereby making himself stronger.

Under Arthur's design, the current situation is like a plate of authentic stuffed braised pork intestines for the leader.

Without wearing the ring, he and the warrior would have no way to deal with the combined attacks of Arthur and Danitz.

But if he puts on that ring now, he'll have been tricked.

Perhaps on ordinary days, this pirate captain could use the ring briefly through some means, but under the full moon, he had only one fate.

The leader put the ring on his hand, but just as he was about to use his teleportation ability, the muscles in his face suddenly contorted, revealing an expression of extreme pain.

Suddenly, he let out a shrill scream, then collapsed to the ground, struggling and choking himself repeatedly.

Just a few seconds later, he tore his clothes to shreds and even shed his entire skin, turning into a blood-soaked monster.

boom!

His flesh exploded instantly, each piece seemingly possessing its own life force, constantly climbing outwards, leaving behind traces of corrosion.

But soon, they all slowly lost their activity and eventually returned to stillness.

The points of light gathered and combined with one of the leader's corpse's eyeballs, eventually forming a faintly glowing, golden stone-like object.

Danitz was stunned for a moment when he saw what was happening, but he quickly reacted and worked with Arthur to take down the remaining warrior.

At that moment, Arthur suddenly felt his spirit enter a strange state, and he suddenly heard a phantom shattering sound in his ears.