Inside the carriage, Odis handed Bazel two shields: "These shields are enough to block one volley from the enemy, but a second volley will be too much for them."
"Therefore, we must completely seize the initiative before the opponent launches two volleys."
"The specific tactic is that I will launch an attack first, and you will help me block their volley."
"Then I'll deal with those two Sequence 7s, and you deal with the others."
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Bazel was taken aback: "You..."
"Don't worry, I'm confident." Odis smiled and said, "Oh, by the way, if there's a huge explosion, don't panic, I'll make it."
Bazel didn't say anything more, but in his heart he reassessed the strength of the person in front of him.
"We've been talking for a while, and you still don't seem to know my name," Odis said. "You can call me Captain Gar… well, although my ship hasn't been built yet."
"But we should be able to go into the water soon."
Bazelton immediately felt that this was a bit unreliable; the ship hadn't even been built yet, but he was already calling himself the captain?
However, there are many strange people on the sea, so he didn't pay much attention to them. Instead, he asked, "Why would you want to invite me to be your crew member?"
"I don't know if those rumors on the high seas are true, but I think you must have been fighting the 'Red Lion' pirate crew for some reason," Odis said.
Bazel took a deep breath before saying, "I'm not entirely motivated by revenge for 'severed finger,' because he wasn't a good father, but he was a good captain."
"Compared to him, the other crew members were more like my family. The first mate even died while being pursued by 'Red Lion' Taylor, in order to cover for me."
"I…I feel that I should do something for them."
Odis smiled and said, "Friendship, that is precisely what is scarce on the sea."
"In my opinion, if a person is so cold-blooded that they don't even care about their own family and friends, they are not trustworthy."
"Some people think it's ridiculous to talk about friendship on the high seas, but it's the foundation for mutual trust, and it's precious because it's scarce."
"You are not very strong, but you possess a kind of 'friendship' that many strong people do not have. This is what I admire most about you, and it is also the most valuable thing about you."
Bazel nodded seriously: "I will consider it carefully."
Odis hummed in agreement, and the two fell silent, making final preparations and adjustments.
After arriving in the suburbs by carriage, they hurried away from the road and headed towards the woods on the edge of the city.
Blue Mountains Island is located in the tropics and has lush vegetation; outside the city are undeveloped forests.
The reclaimed farmland is located some distance from the city.
Here, the bright lights of the city seem very far away.
Once they reached the woods, the people behind them simply began to follow them openly.
After walking for a few minutes in the dark woods, Odis looked back and saw that Bayam's lights were completely blocked by the trees, indicating that they were far enough away from the city.
So he pulled his hat on tighter and then slowly put on the black glove.
Bazel stopped in unison, slinging one of his shields over his back and holding the other in one hand. He held a gun in the other, aiming it at the pirates.
The pirates drew their guns, and all that was needed was a signal before a massive melee ensued!
The signal arrived quickly, and Bazel's spirit suddenly sensed danger, instinctively raising his shield in front of him.
Just then, the figure of Sandra, the first mate of the "Red Lion" pirate crew, suddenly appeared from the darkness. She held a dagger and delivered a "fatal blow" to Bazel.
Odis smiled, took out a small mirror from her right hand which had been in her pocket, and threw it at Sandra.
He knew that in the darkness, Sandra would definitely use her "invisibility" ability to try to launch a sneak attack.
So Odis deliberately came to the dark forest to create an opportunity for her.
When Sandra saw the small mirror flying towards her, she had a bad feeling and suddenly twisted her body to dodge, but it was too late. Several thick strands of hair instantly wrapped her into a black "cocoon" with only her head showing.
This was back in Backlund, when the "Morse Penitentiary" launched their first attack on Odis, and these were the spoils of war that Odis obtained.
Although it's not a high-level tool, it's very useful when the time is right.
For example, right now, luring Sandra out is the first step, and tying her up is the second step.
At this moment, Odis looked at Sandra's subordinates; now it was time for the third step.
The pirates never expected that, in the blink of an eye, their first mate would be bound into a "cocoon."
But they were not flustered, believing that they had an absolute advantage in numbers.
Under the command of combat captain Bowen, the pirates, who had already drawn their guns, began the first volley of fire, and for a time the sound of "bang bang bang" echoed through the woods.
Following the previously agreed-upon tactics, Bazel raised his shield and stood in front of himself and "Captain Gal," with bullets hitting the shield instead.
After a volley of fire, the shield was riddled with bullet holes.
At this moment, Odis quickly took out two large handfuls of powder from his pocket and scattered them. The powder spread in the dark forest, and many of the surrounding trees suddenly disappeared. In their place, hundreds of thick wooden stakes appeared in mid-air.
At this moment, the enemy's first volley ended, and the shield was rendered useless.
The next second, the wooden stakes in mid-air suddenly pierced down on the pirates.
From the moment the wooden stakes appeared until they flew rapidly toward them, the speed was so fast that most people didn't have time to react before being impaled by one or more stakes, falling to the ground on the spot and dying instantly.
The rest of the people hid behind the trees.
Odis continued her attack, pulling a red axe from her backpack and throwing it toward the spot where combat captain Bowen was hiding.
Bazel also came to his senses, threw away the shield in his hand, took out another shield, and raised his gun to aim at Sandra, who was struggling.
Odis, who had suddenly moved behind a tree, said, "Don't attack her."
Bazelton suddenly realized his mistake and lamented how foolish he had been. If he attacked Sandra, he would have given her a chance to escape using her Stand, so it was better to deal with her at the last minute.
He didn't react immediately because he couldn't keep up with Odis's attack pace at all, or rather, the battle was completely beyond his expectations. He was prepared for a fierce battle, but he ended up being an assistant.
Boom!
Just as Bazel realized this, he was thrown back a few steps by the huge blast of air.
He was momentarily stunned before recalling that "Captain Gal" had warned him not to panic in the event of a powerful explosion.
But he hadn't expected the power to be so great. Just now, he thought it was a large-caliber naval gun from a warship firing at them.
Many splinters from the explosion also pierced Bazel, but he couldn't care less about these minor injuries at the moment, because he really couldn't understand how "Captain Gal" had done it.
Bowen and the others were stunned by the explosion. One of the vice-captains was even half-destroyed, and Bowen was also seriously injured.
Odis, the only one unaffected, had already taken a straight sword from her backpack and was rushing towards the enemy.
Bazel realized what was happening, abandoned Sandra, and quickly followed.
In the pitch-black forest, Odis, with his "Eye of the Secrets" ability, still had excellent vision. He rushed to the tree where the enemy was hiding, only to find that the combat captain, Bowen, had already limped away some distance.
Odis casually threw a "Thunderstorm Bomb" at the other enemies.
The pirates, who were hiding behind a tree and pointing their guns at him, were so frightened that they quickly rolled away to avoid them.
Sizzle~
A silvery-white light quickly spread out and penetrated the ground.
The light expanded, forming a constantly flashing semi-circular electric arc. This arc instantly expanded to about five meters, encompassing the pirates within its range.
Whether the pirates were crawling on the ground or covering their heads to avoid the explosion, they were all jolted violently by the electric shock.
However, the range of the "Thunderstorm Bomb" was limited, and several pirates still managed to escape. But Bazel had already come over with his shield raised and started firing at them continuously.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis then raised his hand and used "Imprisonment" on the fleeing combat captain Bowen!
The air around Bowen suddenly became viscous, trapping him in place. Odis strode forward: "Death!"
In fact, Bowen was already seriously injured at this point, and even without using "Hand of Judgment" to attack, it would be difficult for him to escape.
But at this point, of course, we need to end the battle as quickly as possible with the strongest attack, since there's still a "witch" tied up there who needs to be dealt with.
When Bowen was punched by Odis and fell to the ground, he was already close to death.
Odis pierced his opponent's heart with his sword and unleashed lightning.
The newly appointed combat captain of the "Red Lion" pirate crew was killed instantly.
Odis dragged Bowen's corpse to the other side of the battlefield.
At this point, Bazel's attack resembled a one-sided massacre.
He had been shielded by his shield, which had kept the pirates' bullets at bay, so he strode forward, firing at the enemy as he went.
After firing all the bullets from his three revolvers—a total of 18 bullets—he easily took down five enemies, protected by his shield.
Then he drew his short sword and walked toward the enemies who were still in a "paralyzed" state.
At this point, Odis left Bowen's body on the battlefield and quickly went to deal with Sandra.
But after taking only a few steps, a cluster of orange flames ignited around Sandra, and the flames binding Sandra's hair seemed to be afraid of the flames and quickly retreated back into the small mirror.
Odis did not proceed forward, but stared intently ahead.
A middle-aged man wearing a captain's hat, with a long mustache and a sinister look, emerged from the woods.
Bazel, standing to the side, said coldly, "'Red Lion' Taylor."
Taylor gave Bazel a cold smile, then glanced at Odis, before gesturing for Sandra to "retreat."
Sandra retreated first, while Taylor followed behind, keeping an eye on the two of them, before quickly disappearing into the dark woods.
Apart from Bazel, no one spoke throughout the entire process. To Odis, Taylor was at least a Sequence 6. Although he had the "Hand of Judgment," who could guarantee that Taylor didn't have powerful magical artifacts?
Moreover, Sandra has regained her freedom, and two Sequence 7s are not confident of defeating a Sequence 6 and a Sequence 7. Therefore, under these circumstances, Odis will not take the initiative to attack.
As for Taylor, he didn't know Odis's background, but judging from Odis's performance in the battle just now, he knew that this guy was not simple.
Therefore, given the lack of clear intelligence, he would choose to withdraw.
Odis stared at the spot where the other party had retreated for a while, and only after confirming that they had really left did he go forward to pick up the mirror.
He then said to Bazel, who was standing to the side with his fist clenched, "Very good."
The worst thing that just happened was that Bazel lost his composure and charged towards the enemy.
In that case, Odis would have no choice but to bite the bullet and fight the other side.
Bazel let out a long breath, as if all his strength had been used up, and then said to Odis, "I'll join your pirate crew. Please help me get revenge."
Seeing Taylor just now made Bazel realize the gap between himself and Taylor.
He originally thought that the gap would narrow a lot after he advanced to Sequence 7, but that was not the case. The gap between the two was still very large.
However, Captain Gal's composure and strength changed his previous opinion.
In Bazel's view, the enemy, whom he could not deal with alone and could only seek help from strangers, was completely overwhelming to "Captain Gal." Bazel knew very well that he had just played the role of an assistant.
Even the sudden appearance of "Red Lion" Taylor did not cause "Captain Gar" to show any panic, which was a sign of his confidence in his own strength.
"I promise you, I will avenge you in the near future," Odis said. "And you are now my first mate."
Bazel immediately replied, "Yes, Captain Gar."
Odis found the title "Captain Gal" quite appealing, and with a smile, he ordered, "Now pack up the spoils as quickly as possible, and we'll get out of here as soon as possible."
As he spoke, he sprinkled out a handful of bone-white powder. This powder possessed certain "Death God" abilities, which could accelerate the extraction of extraordinary properties.
They cut off the heads of all the wanted pirates. Although they failed to capture Sandra, there were still two wanted pirates among the dead pirates, with a combined bounty of 700 pounds.
At this point, most of the extraordinary characteristics have been extracted.
Odis put away these extraordinary qualities, and the two quickly separated and returned to Bayam.
More than an hour later, Odis returned to the Wizard's Office. He briefly looked at his haul for the night: one "Weapon Master" trait, one "Wrathful People" trait, and one "Provocateur" trait.
There are also three Sequence 9 traits: two "Hunter" and one "Sailor".
The traits of "Sailor" and "Wrathful People" sell well at sea and fetch a good price.
However, other features are not so easy to sell and need to be stored in hand for a period of time.
About an hour later, Bazel returned: "Captain, I have handed over those heads to the Navy, and we should receive the bounty in the next couple of days."