Pirate Kingship

Margaret and her group, who had never come into contact with the [Bloodline Codex] and were still mortals, were the first to react to the disease.

"Cough cough."

A aunt Angelica, who was the weakest aunt and the third-level [Painter] of the Palace Sequence, suddenly coughed violently.

Pulling back her sleeves, black spots quickly appeared on her white arms, and her forehead began to heat up as the pain became more and more intense.

"Is this... the Black Death?!"

Byron's other aunt, the third-level [Pharmacist] Christina of the Hospital Sequence, couldn't help but screamed.

When she was locked up by the Stone of Destruction, her extraordinary ability was zero, but at least the doctor's eyesight was still there, and she would never mistake this terrible plague that had killed tens of millions of people.

The Black Death is actually the plague, and the bacteria are usually carried by the saliva of fleas.

The infected fleas first sucked the blood of infected rats, and then jumped onto the human body after the rats died, transmitting the bacteria to the new host through the blood.

Since one of the symptoms is that many black spots will appear on the patient's skin, this plague is also called the "Black Death".

In today's era when bloodletting is still popular and even surgery has just been developed by the Bloodthirsty Cult, the backwardness of medical conditions can be imagined.

For those infected with the disease, there is almost no possibility of cure, and painful death is the only outcome.

Most importantly, the onset is very fast.

Patients will first develop large black tumors, accompanied by pain, blood and pus oozing, followed by high fever and even mental disorder.

Many people will die within 48 hours after infection, and only a very few lucky people can rely on their strong immune system to resist the Black Death and survive.

Since the main transmission route is not human-to-human transmission, even if the mortality rate is extremely high, it will not affect the continued spread of rats and fleas, so every appearance of this plague is an unprecedented disaster.

Next, others were not spared, and one after another showed symptoms of the Black Death.

[Pharmacist] Christina lasted longer than Margaret, who was a fourth-level [Law Master].

When the third-level spiritual nature changed, her immune aura strengthened her immune system, which was much stronger than the resistance of ordinary people.

Unfortunately, humans have limits, but [Skeleton Church] does not!

The Black Death more than two hundred years ago killed one-third of the continent's population.

The [Pied Piper's Shepherd's Flute], which only solved part of the rat infestation and was limited to the city of Hameln in the Holy Silver Empire, became a second-level holy relic during that great plague.

It is conceivable that such a huge human extinction event gave birth to a terrifying [Cursed Spirit].

He was just born in an endless sea of ​​corpses, blood, mosquitoes, rats, maggots and flies, and he was an undisputed sixth-level demigod.

He obtained the divine name [Demon Rat], [Death Knell], and [Funeral God] Gris, and was almost completely anchored with the concept of "death", becoming the mourner of all things.

In order to put an end to this disaster, the Night Watchmen first built twelve skeletal churches with human bones throughout the Old World. The twelve [Saints] at that time led the most devout clergy to hold grand mass ceremonies.

Pope Gregory put on the [Papal Triple Crown], which symbolizes the supreme power in the world, and launched the highest level of "holy descent" with the status of a sixth-order demigod.

Summon the archangel who is in charge of commanding the angel army in heaven to descend into the material world.

In the end, in that most tragic supernatural war in the Silver Age, the pope died, two-thirds of the twelve saints died, and the entire church was seriously injured.

Fortunately, they also successfully eliminated the main body of [Funeral God] Gris, and the "divinity" was taken away by the archangel.

The remaining "animal nature" and corpse that lost immortality were torn into twelve pieces and suppressed in twelve skeletal churches.

It is said that the Archangel's afterimage is imprinted on the silver cross of each bone church, unifying the minds and wishes of the believers, and wearing them down day and night, completely cutting off the possibility of another large-scale outbreak of the Black Death.

At the same time, because too many devout clergy died at the time, the power of the church declined significantly.

It was also from that time that the Old World kicked off the prelude to the Renaissance, and it was not until 1453, twenty years ago, that the dark millennium of the church's rule over everything was completely ended.

Archbishop Barbotila holds one of the bone churches.

More than two hundred years have passed, and the power of the incomplete corpse of [Funeral God] Gris is less than one thousandth of the power when he was victorious.

But it is still more than enough to deal with a group of mid-sequence extraordinary people.

Rule: "Elemental creatures with non-positive energy, such as fire elements, thunder elements, and light elements, will be infected."

The last one is [Disaster Witch] Vanessa of the Leviathan whale. Although her body has long exceeded the limit of humans, she is still infected, but the symptoms are the mildest.

She glanced at the black spots on her arm calmly, without any panic on her face under the metal mask. She spoke for the first time so that Margaret and her group could hear her voice:

"Is it not enough to suppress it with the Spell-Breaking Stone and the Level 0 Holy Relic? You also need to poison it with the Black Death.

Babotila, I haven't seen you for more than ten years, and you are still so insidious, you shameless villain."

Although the situation was not good, her voice was still unhurried, as pleasant as the gurgling spring water.

When Barbotila, who was standing under the altar cross of the Bone Church, heard her words, she was not ashamed but proud, and her face was filled with the joy of a winner:

"Don't worry, this is just an appetizer, I won't kill you easily.

If you behave well and write more letters to your relatives to persuade them to serve the Orthodox Church, maybe I can suppress the onset of the disease for you and make you less painful.

You are far more valuable than you think, hahaha.”

Now that Protestantism and Orthodoxy have separated, the choice of clergy determines their philosophy. As a die-hard Orthodox archbishop, Barbotilla is too lazy to continue pretending.

He just wants power and money!

"Although the White Rose York family is also a traitor to the Bay people who kneels at our feet and begs for mercy.

But for the sake of money, I don’t mind helping them with simple tasks.

Especially when they promised to select a handsome young boy from the York royal family to serve by my side for a year, this favor was even more necessary.

That is one of the few members of the royal family in the entire continent. Unless they are willing, where can they get such good stuff? "

As a prison warden, Barbotilla has come up with a series of brilliant plans to maximize the benefits for himself from the prisoners.

“First make the prisoner’s life miserable, and then let the prisoner’s family purchase corresponding preferential services.

One thousand pounds can exempt you from corporal punishment, two thousand pounds can relieve the pain, three thousand pounds can give you a single room, and four thousand pounds can enjoy the best prison food.

Five thousand pounds and one little boy can live in a luxurious cell, ten thousand pounds and two little boys can get servant service, fifteen thousand pounds and three little boys can freely enter and leave the cell to expand the scope of activities.

As long as you give me enough money, even supervised release is not impossible.

Then let White Rose and Red Rose bid. I will listen to whoever bids the higher price and impose rewards and punishments.

This way I can have endless money and countless little boys, hahaha."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing proudly, and the depression of being imprisoned in disguise in the monastery also subsided a lot.

But when he smiled, he discovered that Vanessa opposite him was actually smiling, and it was particularly sweet and sweet.

He, the "warden" who holds the power of life and death, only felt harsh when he heard this. He could not help but lower his face and snorted coldly:

"I'm laughing because your life and death are in my hands. Why are you laughing?"

Vanessa took a step forward and protected Margaret and the others behind her.

Feeling the aura of disaster that was about to explode around him, and a raven standing on the windowsill at some point, he blinked at Barbotilla:

"It's almost time. It's just the right time to unfold this [Skeleton Church]. This way, even if there are stray bullets, they won't be able to hit us."

The Archbishop frowned deeply when he heard this:

"What nonsense are you talking about? There is no way."

The next moment.

Rumble.

A series of thunderous noises reached their ears, followed closely by the ground shaking beneath their feet.

"What's going on?!"

Barbotila subconsciously extended his spiritual light from the Skeleton Church and took a look, and was immediately shocked.

The divine domain in the Malta monastery has automatically expanded to its maximum.

A pure white holy light rose rapidly from the [Zero-Level Holy Relic·Holy Foreskin] placed in the central tower, and spread into a bowl-shaped shield at high altitude.

The abbot of the monastery and the nuns at all levels led the nuns in chanting prayers loudly:

“The Holy Father encourages us to preach the gospel of peace, to bear the fruit of peace, to connect one another with peace, and to end unjust wars!”

"I will destroy evil beasts from your land, and the sword will not pass through your land!"

Bless the holy light with all its strength to the barrier of the divine realm.

But the latter, covered by countless terrifying artillery fire, made a heart-wrenching low groan, as if the end of the world had come.

Through the gaps in the artillery fire, you can see a series of black sails with the Barbary pirate flag emerging on the sea, but even a fool knows that the main force of [Throne of the Ocean] is establishing a country in the southern continent.

Where do you have time to go to Jianhai to stir up trouble?

Barbotila was just stunned and immediately guessed their identities, and couldn't help gritting his teeth:

“It’s the pirate fleet of the Uncrowned King!

Compared to White Rose, who is willing to be a dog, Red Rose Lancaster is simply rebellious and naturally rebellious.

Not only did he not follow the Holy Spirit's command to attack the Protestant princes, but he somehow found the place where his relatives were imprisoned and came to rob the prison. How is this possible? ! "

He wanted to send a signal for help, but found that an incomplete trident mark with only two blades appeared high in the sky above his head, blocking all surrounding information exchanges.

In the eyes of others, the Maltese monastery has been completely fixed on what it looked like before the attack.

Not to mention the densely packed pirate fleet on the sea, even the cannon fire soaring into the sky cannot be seen or heard at all.

The Knights of Malta on the island were completely unaware.

This is why the "solid" halberd blade in Hathaway's hand prevents all material changes, and is even more powerful with the blessing of the "gaseous" halberd blade in Salant's hand.

For the Archbishop, misfortunes never come singly. Just when he was about to turn around and take hostages, he threatened the [Uncrowned King] to retreat.

When the Divine Realm was overwhelmed, the power used to suppress the prisoners plummeted instantly. In a moment, the power was almost gone, and the rules of killing disappeared.

Before the raven Fukin, who was possessed by Byron again, could rise up, Vanessa, who saw the aura of disaster gradually reaching its peak, had already taken the lead in attacking in tacit understanding.

"Haha, the kid from Lancaster did a good job. He used the momentum of destroying the Knights of Malta to break the prison. I like it.

Leave it to me. Just focus on breaking the turtle shell.

My husband [Whale Hunter] likes to make friends with heroes.

If he were here, he would be very happy to drink blood-mixed mead with you, pass through the spear arch, and become sworn brothers like [God of the Wild Hunt] and [God of Mischief]."

The spell-breaking stone shackles on the wrists and ankles of her mythical creature, as well as the metal mask on her face, began to break into pieces, and the powerful power that had been sealed for more than ten years quickly returned.

"Damn it! There is a loophole in the seal."

Babotila was startled and raised the [Bishop's Ring] in his hand to counterattack, but his feet shook violently again.

However, the bombardment outside suddenly turned into a more powerful fleet salvo after the first round of calibration.

At this time, hundreds of pirate ships of all sizes formed a huge crescent formation with five heavily armed cruisers as the core, covering the Malta Monastery at the center of the arc.

This is just a monastery built on a cliff by the sea, not a castle, nor a bastion specifically for defending against artillery.

When the artillery fire is absolutely dominant, there is no need to consider the problem of upwind and downwind, nor to consider avoiding the opponent's broadside guns, as long as you strive to maximize the power of the artillery.

Since the divine domain does not allow sneaking to save people, Byron does not mind "violent infiltration"!

Anyway, the result after the fight is the same.

On the [Dreadnaught], Byron has unfolded the form of the King of the Wild Hunt.

In addition to the joy of successfully finding Vanessa, he secretly shook his head and decisively rejected the mother-in-law's proposal that sounded very tempting.

It was not because of anything else, but because he was worried that the "good niece" lying in his arms would secretly kill him when he was sleeping at night.

He raised the [Storm Signet Ring] in his hand high and read out its judgment inscription:

"I am the vanguard!"

Every Storm Knight belonging to the Lancaster "Storm Knights" in the fleet used the emblem branded on their chests as a medium to anchor an anchor chain to him.

A bright blue-green beam of light suddenly shot straight into the sky from Byron, the Grand Master of the Knights.

The climate in the sea is rainy in winter and dry in summer, so it is not uncommon to have a storm in December.

Huhuhuhu.

As the light column rose to the sky, the wind and clouds surged above the fleet, and large dark clouds gathered and slowly rotated with this light column as the axis, forming a huge storm funnel.

[Level 1 Wonder Item·Storm Seal Ring]:

“Represents the position of the chief commander of the Storm Knights and the royal inheritance of the Lancaster family.

You can command the Storm Knights under your command and concentrate their power for my use.”

The fourth-level [Storm Lord] is equivalent to the ruler of the storm and the unparalleled fleet commander. When most of Byron’s captains are Storm Knights, their abilities are instantly amplified to the extreme.

The storm funnel in the sky flashed with lightning and thunder, and countless blue-green storm elves, holding hands and forming a huge circle, fell from the sky.

Flying quickly towards the pirate fleet composed of hundreds of ships.

Give the fleet a series of blessings: [Group Command Storm Elves], [Group Storm Aura], [Group Storm Weapons], and [Mind Radio] to communicate with every captain and even pirate officer.

All the ships covered with a layer of storm aura came to life instantly, and sails, ships, and artillery became light and fast.

An invisible hand took over the control of every ship and every artillery.

[The Pirate Ten Commandments] even connected tens of thousands of pirates in the fleet, pushing the power of the crowd to the limit.

Byron closed his eyes, his consciousness was infinitely elevated, and he quietly merged with the pirate fleet.

Commanding countless storm spirits, making them and hundreds of warships become his facial features, limbs, and swords!

Countless artillery automatically adjusted the firing angle, and perfectly locked the huge Maltese monastery in just a breath.

Finally, the "Ming Shen Descends the Saint" was activated, and the breathing method [Storm King Seal] was used to integrate the power of the fleet and the storm.

A huge human face composed of countless air currents, wind and rain, and electric sparks appeared above the Maltese monastery, which was much larger and more realistic than when it repelled the octopus battleship [May Wind].

Thunderous roars echoed repeatedly under the barrier of the [Sea King Trident]:

"How can you be a master of fleet command if you don't know how to command the fleet?

Take my sword technique that falls from the sky, and shoot all the swords!

Little holy foreskin, double bullet shooting, break it for me——!"

The next second, the sword on the waist of this "big ship saint" was unsheathed.

He raised his two fingers and stabbed the Malta Monastery fiercely.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

More than 2,000 broadside guns on hundreds of warships fired together, and the orange-red flames suddenly illuminated the sea, as if the entire sea surface was pushed back a step.

A heavy cruiser alone has 30 32-pound cannons on the lower deck and 26 42-pound carronades on the upper deck, with a single-sided projection mass of 1,026 pounds. How much is a fleet combined?

It can only be described as a "metal storm".

Thousands of storm-enchanted scorching bullets burned to red, leaving a dazzling line of fire like a meteor in the air, whistling towards the monastery.

At the same time, under the leadership of [Chameleon] Jacqueline, the [singers] of all levels accompanying the army sang the battle hymn "Katyusha" together.

Effect: "The reloading efficiency and firepower density of our own artillery shells are increased by 50%, all artillery shells have their own tracer effect and organ sound effect, and there is a 5% probability of converting kinetic energy into heat energy to cause an explosion when hitting the target.

The enemy's shock and morale collapse rate are increased by 50%!

When fighting a defensive war, the passive mode "Patriotic War" will be triggered, and the effect will increase by 20% on the original basis, and the morale of our side will increase by 100%!"

The exclusive BGM was turned on for Byron, a "patient with insufficient firepower phobia" and a "good man".

The powerful artillery fire was like a meteor falling to the ground, making a huge roar, and the barrier of the divine domain was immediately shaky, and the light dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The nuns under the barrier could no longer recite the prayers of God. They ran away like crazy, desperately trying to find shelter.

But they were closed inside and outside, where could they hide?

After just six rounds of volleys.

Boom!

Amidst the earth-shattering roar, a 42-pound Caron shell carrying the Storm Weapon enchantment pierced through the barrier.

It also cut off a roof of the monastery and crushed several nuns into a paste.

Although [Holy Foreskin] is a zero-level holy relic, its specialty has always been to kill evil spirits that prevent women from getting pregnant from the perspective of mysticism, rather than to defend against artillery in the material world. If the specialty is not matched, the zero-level is useless.

Bang!

The holy relic that rose to a high altitude in the light column also shattered on the spot under the backlash of the huge force, and the divine domain and the killing rules that suppressed the prisoners in it were completely broken.

Byron rolled up a gust of wind and put all the fragments into the box at once.

"These should be the last genuine pieces of the Holy Foreskin in the entire material world.

I am in good health, so I don't need this kind of thing that is hard to describe, but it can definitely be sold at a high price."

He knew that because of the unique effect of [Holy Foreskin] in promoting fertility, many churches and monasteries on the mainland have "launched new products" and claimed that they own a part of the damaged holy relic.

Ordinary believers can't tell whether it is real or fake. Anyway, as long as they can get pregnant after worshiping, it is the credit of the holy relic, and if they can't get pregnant, they are not pious.

There is no solution for believers.

It is said that if the fragments of "Holy Foreskin" on the whole continent are collected, they can even sew a "small leather bag" equivalent to the size of a purse. Who knows where they get the goods from.

This small piece of genuine goods broke into more than a dozen pieces along with the shattering of the divine domain.

But if it is sold to the outside, some wealthy and devout believers will not despise it.

These days, even mummy fans are very popular, and it is not impossible for some successful people with unspeakable secrets to buy them back and soak them in wine.

"Raise the bloody flag, kill!"

After the entire fleet replaced the shotguns to clean up the monastery, the vicious Bay pirates immediately threw out the grappling hooks and rushed in like their ancestors hundreds of years ago.

Save people and don't forget your old business. Having ruled the continent for a thousand years, the church is much richer than the king.

Since you're here, don't rush.

Byron himself took the lead and summoned the ghost warhorse, pulling Violet straight to the [Skeleton Church] located in advance by Fukin.

The end of the lowest level of the underground prison is the window of the luxurious cell.

"Battering ram, open!"

The whirlwind in Byron's hand was like a drill, blasting the rock wall that lost the protection of the divine domain.

Simply the spell-breaking stone, white lead and various anti-magic metals can lock extraordinary abilities, but they can't lock the monster's body and the spiritual realm of human beings themselves.

Vanessa, the [Witch of Disaster], who possesses both of these, successfully broke free from all restraints before Barbotila could react.

With a flick of her finger, the sharp water blade cut the locks on Margaret and her group.

She tore off the metal mask she had worn for more than ten years.

Her long black hair flowed down like a waterfall, allowing Byron, who had re-possessed Fukin, to see her true face.

She was about six points similar to Violet, with skin as white as snow and pupils with a little ice blue, but her temperament was mature and cold and beautiful.

She was obviously more in line with the image of a witch.

After initially escaping, she pushed Margaret and the others aside and brazenly attacked the culprit who had arrested her and imprisoned her and separated her husband and daughter for more than ten years.

She shouted angrily: "The God of Misfortune has descended!"

A halo exploded above her head, and the [God of Misfortune] born in the "self" was materialized in the thick disaster atmosphere that was about to condense into substance around her.

She turned into a witch with pure white hair, armor on her body, and a long sword in her hand.

Her face was cold and ruthless, as if she was born to spread disasters. Her powerful aura blew the surrounding skeletons into pieces.

Byron might just be a passive disaster star, but Vanessa was the real mobile disaster.

"Kill! Secret Spell - Bayonetta!"

Vanessa adjusted her breathing, stretched out her hand and grasped it, as if she had grasped an invisible holy sword, and slashed with the witch phantom behind her.

Swish——!

An ice-blue sword light flashed, cutting everything in its path in half, and pointed directly at Archbishop Barbertiera, who was sinking like water under the cross.