Chapter 542: Bayam Under Curfew

Seeing Gehrman Sparrow put on his coat and hat and pick up his cane,

Danitz recalled that he had apparently been forgotten.

He coughed once, and under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, he said, "D-do

I need to follow?"

*It's best not to... Who knows what would happen! Before this, we had

only stopped at Bansy Harbor, but we ended up encountering a rather

strange situation. Last night, I brought Gehrman Sparrow to visit the

Resistance's liaison and ended up being involved with the Sea God's

curse. Today, if I were to follow this madman to search for Leticia and

the other archaeologists, then who knows what would happen?*

Danitz looked down and glanced down at his left arm which was still tied

with a splint. In a matter of days, he felt that he had encountered more

events than he had in months or even half a year.

"You can stay here, but someone will be here for the sweep later."

Elland laughed.

*Someone will sweep this area? And then the great pirate Blazing would

be caught and turned into gold pounds?* Danitz frowned and

laughed dryly.

"Aside from the reward, there aren't many opportunities to earn money

from the military. I'm very willing to give it a try.

"The only problem is that you'll have to wait a few minutes. I'll don a

disguise, Mr. Captain. I don't want to put you on the spot by causing

unnecessary misunderstandings."

*If I don't disguise myself, for a great pirate like myself to engage in

operations with the military and the church, it will only result in me

being captured immediately...* Danitz imagined himself being

pressed down, having a knee crushing his back, struggling like a

catfish.

After thinking for a few seconds, Elland took out an iron-black mask

from his inside pocket and tossed it over.

"Just put it on. I will explain the rest."

Yes, there's no need to waste time on useless disguises...

Klein evaluated inwardly.

Without a word, he turned the handle and walked out of the room.

Elland followed close behind, and Danitz hurried to catch up with them

as he grabbed his coat and put on the iron mask.

When they reached the street where there was a lot of flooding but no

pedestrians on the streets, Klein pressed down on his hat and asked,

"How do we start?"

Elland laughed.

"In regions.

"My Beyonder job has some special characteristics. As long as I see the

person in the flesh, in a photo, or a sketch, then I'll be able to

firmly remember the target's appearance and obtain an additional sense

on an extraordinary level. Yes, I can also detect any abnormalities and

grasp indistinct traces. When put together, it allows me to do

investigative sweeps in a rather effective manner."

Sequence 8 Sheriff of the Arbiter pathway... Klein nodded

thoughtfully and asked as they walked, "Do you have their belongings?"

The poster Danitz had posted last night had a portrait of Leticia

attached to it. Klein had used ritualistic magic to pray to himself and

produce it.

"No." Elland shook his head. "We have yet to learn of their previous

whereabouts. The only things that we can confirm is that they didn't

return from Symeem Island until around 3 p.m. yesterday. And after 2

p.m., no passenger ships left the docks. And that due to the weather

this morning, only entry is permitted."

*In other words, Leticia and company haven't left by boat

yet...* Klein understood what Elland meant.

Danitz suddenly let out a sneer.

"That doesn't mean anything. Maybe they left Bayam yesterday afternoon

and went to the other cities on the island."

Blue Mountain Island was the largest island in the Rorsted Archipelago.

It was very large in size and had dense forests and rich mineral

resources. Therefore, there were many cities on the island, and they

were all built around fertile land with astonishing mineral resource

reserves.

For this wealth, the Loen Kingdom first bribed the indigenous princes,

then forced them to use force, and finally set up the governor-general's

office. In a more efficient manner, it opened wide roads leading to

cities and completed several important railways---this was in the form

of establishing a corresponding railway company to sell shares and raise

funds on the Backlund Stock Exchange.

Of course, these large projects were accompanied by the deaths of many

local people, sinister construction workplaces, excessive work, almost

slave-like treatment, and a fairly modest salary, which allowed bodies

to be buried one after another under the roadbed and railroad ties.

To this day, a large number of locals still loathed the railway,

believing that it had swallowed a large amount of human life and brought

about countless suffering. It was the symbol of an evil god and devil.

Elland turned his head to glance at Danitz and said, "If they leave by

land, then there's nothing to worry about."

"Why?" Danitz asked, puzzled.

*It's very simple. The roads that lead through the forest are controlled

by the Resistance, and the majority of the Resistance are believers of

the Sea God. Hence, how would Leticia and the others, who were

responsible for Kalvetua's breakdown, dare to pass through these regions

at night? If they dared to, then it can only mean one thing; they didn't

realize the severity of the consequences of what they had done in the

Sea God ruins on Symeem Island. This also negates the conjecture that

either the Moses Ascetic Order or Element Dawn has other

motives...* Klein controlled the urge to shake his head, and he

followed Elland into another street.

Without explaining anything, Elland took out a notice and handed it to

Gehrman Sparrow.

"The main target is this woman."

I drew this woman... Klein glanced at it before tossing it to

Danitz.

At this moment, they heard the intense sound of fighting coming from the

side room.

"She has been found?" Danitz asked the question Klein wanted to ask.

"Probably not." Elland shook his head. "According to the orders, the

first thing to do when discovering the target is to release red

fireworks. Once it appears, everyone will close in on that location. If

one encounters other wanted criminals who they cannot handle alone, they

are to release orange fireworks. Surrounding teams would rush over to

reinforce them. If they're ordinary pirates or criminals, we are to

handle them ourselves. Let's wait. Perhaps, it's because the fireworks

couldn't be released in time..."

While he was talking, the glass on the third story of the house facing

the street shattered with a crack. A bear-like brawny man jumped down.

His speed was extremely fast as he ran into the distance like a cheetah.

At this moment, an enormous shadow enveloped him, and gatling sounds

came from the sky above.

The brawny man's body was almost torn apart by the machine gun fire as

he fell to the ground without putting up any resistance. Blood flowed

out and dyed the ground red. If the residents weren't forbidden to leave

their homes, then they would've screamed.

At some point in time, the airship had floated over, but it didn't stop

and had turned toward another direction.

"...Goltadt." Danitz recognized the victim.

Seeing Gehrman Sparrow turn his head over, he forced a smile and said,

"This is the leader of a pirate crew. He's from Feysac, with a bounty of

950 pounds."

*Feysac... So they really are savages... He actually ran on a curfewed

street, completely unaware to be on guard of attacks from above...

That's right. Some pirates spent the entire night in a drunken stupor.

They have no idea that even airships have been dispatched... If he had

planned his escape route, then he might've been able to dodge the

machine gun fire...* Klein looked away and watched the monster

in dark-blue paint fly over the roof.

When Danitz saw the pirate's outcome, he was grateful that he had

followed Gehrman out.

Seeing that the alert over here had been lifted, Elland didn't linger

any longer and led Klein and Danitz to the area that he was in charge

of.

After walking quickly for five or six minutes, they saw a barricade at

the intersection in front of them. Guns were mounted and cannons were

set up. Loen soldiers in red uniforms stood guard over the area in

silence.

On the other side of the barricade, twenty to thirty corpses lay

scattered on the ground, forming a vanguard formation.

Their clothes were tattered and their faces gaunt, clearly indicating

that they were natives.

A little further away, several young native children were hiding in the

corner. They were quietly looking at them in fear. Their eyes were dark

and their faces were dirty.

Klein and company fell silent for a few seconds before circling around

the area.

Backlund, Cherwood Borough.

Fors lifted the ceramic cup from the table and felt the heat.

She roused herself and quietly waited for any changes.

The temperature of the hot water dropped rapidly, and a thin layer of

ice appeared on the surface of the liquid. White frost appeared on the

rim of the cup.

"I'm a Trickmaster now..." Fors closed her eyes in delight.

She didn't waste any time after receiving the Spirit Eater's stomach

pouch, immediately concocting the potion and completing the advancement.

She obtained quite a number of spells with lower potency.

Among them, Fors's favorites were Fog, Wind, Flash, Freezing, Electric

Shock, and Tumble, which made people slip.

Only at this point did she feel that she was a complete Beyonder. She

was no longer someone who could only pass through walls or rely solely

on ritualistic magic.

At almost noon, Elland, with the help of Klein and Danitz, had completed

most of the investigation.

"Let's eat some bread and drink some water before continuing." He took

off his boat-shaped hat and spoke with parched lips.

Klein was about to nod when he saw an orange firework fly into the air

not far away.

Without hesitation, Elland put on his hat and ran in that direction.

"I'll go and support them."

"Orange means other wanted criminals that cannot be dealt with... Who

could it be?" Danitz said to himself with interest.

He switched to a gait of raising his legs high as he proceeded forward,

hoping that the battle would be over before he arrived. Then, he saw

Gehrman Sparrow follow behind Just Elland, leaving him alone by himself.

Glancing at the "dark-blue monster" flying in his direction, Danitz let

out a hollow laugh and quickened his pace.

Two minutes later, they arrived at their destination and saw a house

with a lawn facing the street. Three or four military personnel were

lying on the ground. Their faces were pale, and their bodies were

trembling as if they had been thrown into a frozen lake.

The more Klein walked in that direction, the colder it felt, it was as

if he had arrived in the polar regions.

Soon, he discovered that the ditches outside the house were filled with

thick snow.

Just then, a burst of female laughter came from inside the house at

varying pitches, alternating between craziness and strangeness.

"Hahaha...

"Gyahaahaahaa...

"Hahaha...

"Gyahaahaahaa..."

Danitz couldn't help but stop and touch his neck, which was covered in

goosebumps, with his right hand.

With a clanging sound, the window opened and a charred body flew out.

It landed hard on the ground, as if it were caught in an inferno.

With just a glance, Klein was able to recognize through his spiritual

intuition that this was one of the three male adventurers who had

followed Leticia.