Outside the "Blue Wind" hotel at 48 Sour Lemon Street.
Dressed in a thick jacket and wide-legged trousers, "Flame" Danitz returned by a roundabout route, pressed himself against the wall, and didn't move a step for a long time, hesitating whether to take the opportunity to flee and never face that terrifying madman Gehrman Sparrow again.
Unlike the encounter at Banshee Harbor, this time he had hidden on a distant rooftop, able to see the entire battle area. So, while assisting Gehrman Sparrow and fighting against "Blood Thorn" Huntly, he finally got a clear view of the mad adventurer's combat process and grasped the extraordinary abilities and peculiarities he displayed.
Paper substitute dolls, flame blinks, mental attacks, the sacred light of the "Sun" domain, air bullets shot by rubbing fingers, the ability to completely disguise himself as someone else, and the magical glove that changed shape several times and devoured Scoular — their number exceeded my imagination, and some were incompatible with each other. This couldn't be explained by just a Sequence plus one or two mystical items... Also, the hunger from the depths of his soul indicated something... That glove of "Hurricane," "Wriggling Hunger"! The captain specifically warned us that the glove can graze the souls of multiple Beyonders and use their abilities... Danitz's mind flowed through his previous thoughts and final judgment:
Gehrman Sparrow is the current owner of "Wriggling Hunger"!
He didn't feel disdain because the other relied on a powerful mystical item to be so terrifying; on the contrary, he became even more awed.
First, the effectiveness of most mystical items depends on the user's own level. If Gehrman Sparrow didn't have considerable strength and rich combat experience in the supernatural realm, even with "Wriggling Hunger," he wouldn't have been able to take down "Steel" Maviti and the calm Scoular within ten seconds.
Second, his captain, "Iceberg" Edwina Edwards, learned from secret channels that "Hurricane" didn't die at the hands of the Church of Storms but was quickly killed by some powerful being while escaping.
How strong was "Hurricane" Zilingos in his prime? Danitz knew well. He understood where a being who could easily defeat him stood — it was the king of all pirates, and one of the two most powerful and terrifying, the "King of the Five Seas" and the "Mysterious Queen"!
Even with the element of surprise, it would only lower the evaluation slightly. He wouldn't be much weaker than the "King of the Undying," and surpass the "Admiral of Hell" and the "Admiral of Blood"... The fact that "Wriggling Hunger" now belongs to Gehrman Sparrow means either he is the one who killed Zilingos, or there is a figure at the level of the Four Kings behind him. Whichever possibility is more terrifying than I imagined! Danitz's body tensed. He really didn't want to face that adventurer flowing with mad blood.
Phew... He sighed, feeling he had hesitated too long here and needed to make a decision quickly.
Gehrman Sparrow knows divination and is quite confident in that ability. My "Shadow Cloak" is also in his hands. Running away wouldn't just be difficult; it would also anger him... "Shadow Cloak" is a rare mystical item... Danitz gritted his teeth, turned from the corner, entered the hotel, and went to the luxury suite.
After cautiously waiting a few seconds and observing, Danitz took out his key and opened the door.
He saw that the room was dim, the gas wall lamp unlit, and the not-so-bright morning light came in through the window, falling on Gehrman Sparrow, who was facing the door.
The adventurer had changed back to his usual attire: a black tweed overcoat and dark trousers. He held a half-top silk hat in his hand, and his right foot was propped on his left thigh.
He leaned back slightly, his face shadowed and blurred against the window, but his dark brown eyes were unusually clear, looking at the door with indifference and calm.
Danitz couldn't help lowering his head and let out a dry laugh. "As per your instructions, I went around to several newspaper offices, wrote down the news of 'Flame' killing 'Steel' Maviti, 'Blood Thorn' Huntly, and Scoular, and threw it inside." "Of course, in this news, I had a powerful assistant, mysterious and unknown, a top adventurer, and an experienced bounty hunter."
Klein nodded slightly and gave a polite smile. "Good."
Danitz sighed in relief, looked around, and saw the peacock-blue "flying carpet" on the floor.
He froze for a few seconds and asked in confusion, "What about the heads of 'Steel' and Huntly?"
Klein said calmly, "I didn't take them."
"Didn't take them?" Danitz blurted out in surprise. "Then what about the bounty?"
With the heads of "Steel" and "Blood Thorn," he could collect the bounty through some influential people. Although that would cost him fifteen to thirty percent of the money, as a pirate, he couldn't claim it himself; this was the only way. The military and churches offered bounties to encourage pirates to kill each other, but that doesn't mean they would let the deliverer off the hook.
What Danitz didn't expect was that the Gehrman Sparrow he saw as desperately craving money didn't take the heads of "Steel" and "Blood Thorn," effectively giving up the bounty.
Klein didn't answer him. He pointed to the "flying carpet" on the floor. "You're a collaborator. You have two choices." "One is 3000 pounds in cash, the other is this 'flying carpet.'" "I'll give you five seconds to consider. Exceeding the time means giving up."
3000 pounds cash, or the "flying carpet"? The carpet only seems to have the abilities to hover and fly, and its speed isn't fast, so it's not too useful... No, at sea, for Beyonders not on the "Sailor" path, this kind of item is precious, at least you don't have to worry about what to do if the ship sinks... Danitz hesitated for a moment.
Then he heard Gehrman Sparrow count, "Three, two..."