"We have guests!"
One second earlier, Lex was still in a dream, but the next second, he suddenly woke up. He sensed something abnormal, an alarm from his spirituality.
He jumped out of bed, grabbed Devil May Cry, and, without putting on shoes, climbed out the window.
A Hunter's agility allowed Lex to easily flip onto the deck, where he saw a man covered in tattoos, a red bandana tied around his head, raising a dagger, about to stab a pirate who was sleeping by the mast.
"Enemy!"
Lex shouted, quickly raising his hand. Small flames, like bullets, shot from his fingertips, striking the Red Bandana's hand, causing him to drop his dagger to the ground and waking the pirates on the Golden Dream.
Bang!
A gunshot echoed on the deck, and the Red Bandana immediately fell. But more men with red bandanas climbed over the ship's side, boarding the deck.
Lex quickly glanced in the direction of the gunshot. It was Iceberg Admiral Edwina. She was wearing only a men's shirt, holding a rifle with intricate patterns, standing at the Captain's Cabin door, aiming at the invaders, and calmly firing.
Hanging Devil May Cry at his waist, Lex, with both hands free, threw fireballs, blasting the bandana-wearing invaders off the ship.
Dong dong dong—
A series of urgent bells rang on the Golden Dream. Danitz and the others rushed out of the cabin, quickly clearing out this wave of invaders.
"Looks like Blood Admiral's men," Second Mate Jodeson said, his expression grave, after examining a corpse, as he looked at the Captain, at Edwina.
Edwina made a decisive decision and ordered in a deep voice, "Weigh anchor, hoist the sails, let's go!"
As the heavy anchor was reeled in by the chain, water columns suddenly erupted from the sea near the Golden Dream.
At this moment, the sun in the east was gradually rising, sunlight pouring down, and the morning mist dissipating.
On the sea where the thick fog had cleared, four sailing ships were approaching the Golden Dream. The main cannons on those sailing ships fired continuously, shells whistling through the air, landing in the sea near the Golden Dream, creating one water column after another.
On one of the sailing ships, Lex saw the flag of Blood Admiral Senor.
As for that sailing ship, it was naturally Blood Admiral's flagship, the Tree of Flesh!
Senor had not appeared yesterday, creating a false impression of retreat, but had launched an attack at dawn this morning. This Admiral was indeed cunning.
It's known that the time when people are most relaxed and off guard is before dawn. However, Lex also believed that a sneak attack like the previous one would not be enough to trouble Iceberg Admiral.
But it would definitely cause some trouble, like if the Red Bandanas had damaged the rudder, the Golden Dream would not be able to leave.
Besides Blood Admiral's flag, Lex also saw other pirate flags, including 'Big Eater' Marco's flag.
His Big Eater had already been blown up by Lex. He was now on another sailing ship. The Big Eater had suffered heavy losses the night before last, not only losing a sailing ship but also the Second Mate and Boatswain, and even some of the pirates on board.
So now, Marco's ship was the weakest. Therefore, when he saw Blood Admiral's flagship raise the signal for encirclement and interception, he grunted and reluctantly ordered his subordinates to follow orders.
Originally, such a task was not something a great pirate like him should have to do.
What he should be doing was acting with Blood Admiral, catching up to the Golden Dream, and then boarding the enemy's deck to wreak havoc!
"It's Blood Admiral!"
Seeing the pirate flag on that flagship, Danitz shouted, and along with Lex, Barrel, Iron Skin, and others, stood by the ship's rail, ready for battle.
Lex gently placed a hand on 'Devil May Cry''s scabbard, recalling the information about Blood Admiral provided by the Observers.
'Senor is an Prisoner pathway Sequence 5 Wraith, capable of causing people to die mysteriously by possession, either by strangling themselves, shooting themselves, or massacring their companions.'
'Senor knows many necromancy spells, is cruel and bloodthirsty. He possesses a very powerful magical item that makes him incredibly lucky, as if he has received the favor of a deity.'
Wraiths are very strong. Lex was quite certain of this, both through his own experience and through Eugene, whom he had encountered in Tingen City at the time.
Possessing a magical item that enhances luck, Senor became even harder to kill.
However, Blood Admiral will naturally be handled by Edwina, so I shouldn't have much to do. Speaking of which, what pathway is Iceberg Admiral? I'm really looking forward to her fighting Senor.
At this moment, Lex saw that the opposing sailing ship, flying the Big Eater flag, suddenly accelerated, leaving the fleet, and sailing diagonally towards the front of the Golden Dream, seemingly intending to intercept.
And besides the Tree of Flesh, the other two sailing ships also spread out, one to the left and one to the right, intending to cooperate with the Big Eater to sandwich the Golden Dream.
At the same time, a figure suddenly appeared at the bow of the Tree of Flesh.
It was a man in his forties, with a pale face and light brown eyes.
He had two black mustaches on his lips and wore an old tricorn hat.
That was Blood Admiral Senor!
Lex was no stranger to him. He had seen this image many times, whether in the 'Black Sail' files on the Wavebreaker or on wanted posters.
And he also remembered a string of numbers.
42,000 pounds!
This was Senor's bounty, and that was just from the Loen Kingdom alone!
"That's Senor, what's he going to do?" Danitz said, somewhat bewildered.
"Contract your spirituality inward, especially around your ears," Lex quickly said, already doing so himself.
Before Danitz understood Lex's meaning, Senor suddenly let out a silent shriek from the bow of the Tree of Flesh.
In an instant, Danitz felt a buzzing in his mind, as if someone had struck him hard on the back of the head with an iron rod. He immediately felt dizzy, like he was drunk, and directly tumbled over the ship's rail from the deck, falling into the sea with a splash.
Except for Lex, the nearby pirates swayed and stumbled, some falling into the sea, others sitting down on the deck. Those with minor symptoms had dull eyes and bleeding noses, while the more severe cases simply fainted.
This was the power of Wraith Shriek!
Lex retracted his spirituality inward, protecting his spiritual body. Although he was also affected, it was only a moment or two of daze, and he did not lose his composure like the others.
After recovering, he quickly threw a rope into the sea, allowing Danitz to grab it and climb up.
Looking at the Tree of Flesh, after emitting that Wraith Shriek, Senor disappeared from the bow and did not continue to attack. Moreover, that flagship was not in a hurry to catch up, maintaining a relatively long distance from the Golden Dream.
Lex suddenly understood that Blood Admiral was still very wary of the Purification Cannon on the Golden Dream. He was a Wraith, and if he were hit by a few shots from the Purification Cannon, he would probably be purified on the spot.
Therefore, the Tree of Flesh stayed behind, letting the other pirate ships attack. Senor wanted to exhaust the Purification Cannon's uses!