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On the Golden Dream, Leyton leaned against the ship's rail, carefully reviewing the spoils statistics report Edwina had given him.
Suddenly, a thick gray fog surged in his eyes, and at the deepest part of the gray fog, there was a blurry figure seated on a high-backed chair, as if a god looking down on everything.
The next moment, a somewhat casual voice, belonging to Mr. Fool, came from his ear:
"What is the hidden danger in Bansy Harbor? Under what conditions might it be triggered?"
Didn't I leave a note for Bugs Bunny? Why ask this way? Leyton hesitated for a moment before responding in a low voice:
"That is where the Sefirah 'City of Calamity' transmits its influence through the seal. As long as it's not a High-Sequence Beyonder of the Hunter or Demoness Pathway, and they don't actively touch the pollution, nothing will happen."
Sefirah City of Calamity? The Sefirah corresponding to the Hunter and Demoness Pathways? Klein mused silently for a moment, then returned to reality.
After leaving the washroom, he found a chair and sat down. After a period of contemplation, he got up again and looked at Bugs Bunny, who was sprawled on the sofa, saying:
"We're going to Bansy Harbor."
With that, he turned and walked towards the coat rack by the door, taking down his double-breasted frock coat and semi-tall silk top hat.
"Ah? But isn't there danger there?"
Bugs Bunny looked at Klein blankly, saying somewhat unwillingly.
Klein glanced at Bugs Bunny, who was fully equipped from head to toe, and said calmly:
"It's not dangerous for you, and you can also call for help."
"Alright."
Bugs Bunny reluctantly jumped off the sofa, walked to a cabinet, and rummaged through a metal briefcase for its cane.
Seeing Bugs Bunny's actions, Klein shifted his gaze to Danitz beside him and said expressionlessly:
"You're free."
"Ah?" Danitz felt this was not True at all.
Then he thought of something and blurted out in surprise:
"You're going to save that captain? And those ordinary people?"
Klein put on his semi-tall silk top hat, casually picked up his black hardwood cane, and while twisting the doorknob, he calmly replied:
"They've cooperated with me."
"They kept my secret, treated me to mermaid meat, and helped me compensate for the 'White Shark's' losses."
Danitz was stunned, momentarily unable to react, and subconsciously asked:
"How much compensation?"
"A few soli."
As he spoke, Klein had already opened the door and walked out. Bugs Bunny, mimicking Klein's actions, held its cane and wore its top hat, following him with full momentum.
Lunatic! This guy is a complete and utter Lunatic! Both him and the rabbit he keeps... Good thing I'm a normal person, I'll stay somewhere safe!
Danitz then averted his gaze, thinking with a mix of mockery and amusement.
No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than a gust of wind swept through, making the glass creak and the candlelight in the room flicker.
Danitz was stunned. He suddenly thought of a problem:
This ship is docked in Bansy Harbor. If something unexpected happens, this place could also be at risk.
Staying here alone, I might as well follow that Monster; at least he's strong enough. At a time like this, he even has the mood to go out with a rabbit.
As soon as this thought surfaced in Danitz's mind, his body sprang into action, and he dashed out of the room, finally catching up with Klein and the rabbit before they left the cabin.
Seeing Gehrman Sparrow and the fat rabbit look over, he laughed loudly:
"Choosing to retreat from such a small danger, I'd be mocked by all the pirates in the Sonia Sea."
"Tch! You're clearly scared."
Bugs Bunny looked at Danitz with disdain, its voice full of contempt.
It had already seen the spiritual light on Danitz's body flickering with the colors of fear and unease.
Danitz pretended not to hear Bugs Bunny's voice, walked over to Klein in a familiar manner, found a random topic, and started chatting idly with him.
On the misty street, it was extremely quiet. The surrounding house doors and windows were tightly shut, dark and unlit, as if no one had lived there for a long time.
Klein held a dim yellow lantern borrowed from a ship guard in one hand and his sturdy cane in the other, quickly approaching the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant pointed out by Danitz.
Whoosh!
A cold wind swirled out of the mist. Bugs Bunny, following Klein's footsteps, flinched. It already regretted coming out... What if there were ghosts in a place like this?
The next moment, it saw a watermelon-sized black shadow dart out of the fog.
Bang!
As soon as the black shadow approached, it was struck by Klein's swinging cane and sent flying. It didn't even see what it was.
Only when Klein, holding the dim yellow lantern, approached a few steps closer, did it clearly see what the black shadow that had been knocked away was.
It was a human head!
A head without a body, but with an esophagus still dangling!
Phew! Good thing it wasn't a ghost. Bugs Bunny felt a little relieved; it was just a human head, and it wasn't even afraid of humans.
Immediately, a pure and clear light descended from the sky and landed on that head.
Ah!
A scream erupted, and the shriveled, grotesque head rapidly evaporated, dissolved, and turned to ashes, leaving no trace behind.
"So weak!"
Danitz subconsciously commented.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he glimpsed a similar head flying out of the mist from the side, attempting to bite his neck.
Bang!
A classical revolver appeared in his hand at some unknown point. He pressed his elbow down and quickly pulled the trigger.
The brass bullet accurately hit the mold-covered head, shattering its brow and causing it to fall backward, suspended in mid-air.
Immediately after, Danitz cupped his left hand, and a mass of crimson flames quickly emerged.
He leaned forward, dragged his arm, and threw the ball of fire, which slammed onto the rigid head with a boom.
Flames erupted, burning crimson. The head's skin quickly charred, making sizzling sounds.
Just as Danitz thought it was over, the head, seemingly unaffected, suddenly lunged forward, its mouth wide open, trying to bite Danitz's neck.
Danitz was startled by this unexpected development and almost didn't have time to dodge. He quickly bent into a ball and rolled forward, narrowly avoiding the fatal blow.
A tearing sound came from the ground, and he quickly rolled and maneuvered to the left again.
Only then did he see several thick vines breaking through the earth, tightly wrapping around the head that had attacked him.
Danitz looked at Bugs Bunny, whose paw was pressed to the ground, in surprise. He said nothing, and crimson fire once again appeared in his hand.
This time, the flames did not rapidly expand; instead, they contracted inward, layer upon layer.
Still in a second, Danitz threw the orange-yellow fireball, compressed to the size of an eye, from his hand, and it accurately flew into the shriveled head's mouth.
Boom!
A flash of fire, an explosion from the inside out, shattered the head wrapped in vines. Countless fragments, along with blood, scattered all around.
The vines that had been wrapped around the shriveled head were also thrown off by the immense force of the explosion, then retracted back into the ground.
Phew! Finally dealt with it... Danitz sighed in relief and rolled over to stand up from the ground.
Only then did he realize that these head-only Monsters were not easy to deal with, yet Gehrman Sparrow had easily dispatched one just now.
Mainly because the Beyonder abilities of the "Sun" domain are very effective against similar things! Danitz disdainfully rationalized in his mind.
Coming back to his senses, he turned to look at Gehrman and the fat rabbit beside him, only to find that they hadn't waited for him at all and were already trotting quickly into the distance with the lantern.
Damn it! Wait for me! Danitz's pupils contracted, and he quickly moved his legs to chase after them. In this eerie environment, he dared not stay alone for long.
Near the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant, Bugs Bunny extended a paw and touched the tall top hat on its head.
Whoosh! A sudden gust of wind appeared, and a strong gale rapidly swept outwards from Bugs Bunny as its center. The smaller gravel on the surrounding ground was all blown away.
The thickening mist around them also dispersed a little, but soon, the mist returned.
However, thanks to the clear visibility from that gust, they also saw Donna's family, who had just left the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant, not far away.
And a shriveled, moldy head, which had been hidden in the mist next to them.
Then, a pure and brilliant light descended from the sky, landing on the shriveled head, rapidly dissolving it.
The mist quickly returned, and the two parties, who had just been able to see each other, lost sight of each other again.
"This..." Kleeves and the others swallowed with difficulty. This scene just now was somewhat beyond their comprehension.
Soon, Klein, with Bugs Bunny and Danitz, passed through the mist and appeared before Kleeves and the others.
"Uncle Sparrow!" Donna and Denton exclaimed in surprise.
They felt as if a great deal of their inner unease had suddenly vanished.
Klein tossed the lantern in his hand to Danitz beside him, and approached with his cane, saying:
"To the telegraph office first."
"Are there others?"
"There's also the Dimodo family; they're still in the restaurant."
Donna and Denton's father, Urdi, subconsciously replied.
Immediately after, he pointed to where the shriveled head had just been Purified and asked urgently:
"What was that just now?"
To maintain his Gehrman Sparrow persona, Klein gave no response. He glanced at Danitz beside him, then walked directly past Donna's family towards the tightly shut door of the Limestone Restaurant Restaurant.
Danitz straightened his back. He squinted his eyes, scanned the ordinary people in front of him, and then, mimicking his captain's authoritative demeanor, said:
"You don't need to know what it is; just remember it's a Monster that can harm you."
After speaking, he even glanced at Gehrman Sparrow not far away. If he hadn't been a few meters away, he would have liked to say:
"Only I, Lord 'Blazing' Danitz, can protect you!"
Bugs Bunny quietly put away the light yellow paper in its paw and loudly read out what Danitz had been thinking.
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