Chapter 18: What's the Situation?
Narrow Sea, The Stepstones, Cutthroat Isle
"Awoo..."
On the battlefield in the Godswood, the extremely tense crowd suddenly heard a terrifying wolf howl. Following the appearance of this howl...
Kapo, who was already prepared to act, instantly deflated like a punctured ball. The reason he was so cautious was that he truly felt how terrifying Jon was.
Before Jon entered the Godswood, he had held a mobilization meeting in the Pirate Fortress. At that meeting, besides arranging personnel and organization, Jon also performed class change ceremonies for Frodo, Sam, Pippin, Merry, and Garo.
Although pirates like Karen were dismissive of Jon's "mystical" behavior, for someone like Kapo, Jon's actions were indeed like the magic of legends.
Years of combat and sailing experience had exposed Kapo to many strange things, which might be why he was full of fear toward the unknown.
This might also be related to a certain expedition he took to the ruins of Valyria, where he saw some kind of unspeakable creature in that terrifying region.
The captain who led them on that expedition also seemed prepared to sacrifice them all. After a narrow escape from death, Kapo and a few other companions finally made it out alive.
From then on, Kapo grew to loathe anything related to magic. Thus, when facing Jon's miraculous abilities, Kapo had been acting with extreme caution.
Kapo wanted to deal with Jon the same way he dealt with that monster captain—striking for a lethal blow when he let his guard down.
"Awoo..."
Soon, under the Moonlight, a Direwolf about the size of a cow appeared near the heart tree.
Ghost was currently staring fiercely at Kapo and his group, the murderous intent in his eyes so thick it seemed he wanted to tear them to pieces.
At this moment, bursts of miserable screams echoed from the forest. Before long, some pirates came crawling and rolling in, many of them wounded.
"Help..."
"drowned god save me..."
"There's a monster!"
...These were all Karen's men, the ones sent out to deal with the hidden sentries.
Being familiar with this area, these pirates knew quite well where it was suitable to place sentries.
Karen, who had lost face at the start, was naturally unwilling to give up this opportunity. That was why he split his pirates into several squads to bring back the heads of the guards.
But now, seeing his men fleeing back in such a pathetic state, Karen—who had gradually reached a stalemate with Frodo—felt fear creeping into his heart.
"Could it be that there really is some kind of trap here?"
Having lost his nerve, Karen's attacks gradually fell into a disadvantage. After one clash, his hand axe was directly knocked flying.
"Heh... Ha..."
Seeing the opportunity, Frodo swung his sword directly, aiming the blade at Karen's left shoulder.
Swish... Thud...
The sharp system short sword struck Karen's shoulder directly. That heavy blow even lopped off Karen's arm.
"Ah... my hand... ah... cough, cough... gasp..."
Karen's cry of pain had barely left his throat before it was silenced by Frodo's sword thrust. Blood flowed down his windpipe, quickly filling his lungs with thick liquid.
After Karen fell, Frodo immediately swung his sword and charged toward the pirates besieging Merry. Those pirates were momentarily dazed upon discovering their leader's death.
Although a dismounted knight's various abilities would be weakened, their core physical attributes were still much stronger than these pirates.
So, while many were besieging Merry, virtually none could actually cause him harm. Furthermore, by relying on the special "See-Through" system talent, Merry could evade many attacks.
In Jon's cheat system, besides the miraculous system classes and items, there were also special system talent modules.
Normally, a system class user could obtain these special talents through training or a sudden awakening.
Take Merry's "See-Through" talent, for example; this special talent allowed him to see through an enemy's attack patterns and find the corresponding way to avoid damage. However, to actually hit the enemy, he still had to rely on his own skills.
The members of Jon's "The Ring Guard Squad" had only just awakened their system classes and were not yet able to fully integrate their abilities. If they truly mastered the powers granted by their system classes, these pirates would be unable to harm them at all.
As the battle continued, Frodo and Merry finally adapted. Seeing the two of them fighting more and more smoothly, Kapo became even more convinced that they were hiding their true strength.
"You two despicable fellows were actually hiding your strength! Dammit!"
"You..."
"Hahaha, you only realized it now? Too bad, it's too late for you. Our reinforcements have arrived!"
Just as Frodo was about to ask why, Merry, standing nearby, burst out laughing.
"Awoo..."
"Ah... help... save me!"
As if to prove Merry's words, the Direwolf Ghost, who had been watching from the sidelines like a predator, suddenly turned into a bolt of lightning and bit down on a shivering pirate.
Amidst the man's bitter wails and pleas for mercy, Ghost bit through his neck. Ghost was incredibly fast, and that pirate had been standing quite far away.
Rustle, rustle...
At that moment, the sound of movement came from the bushes and brambles surrounding the Godswood, sounding as if many people were there.
"Stop playing tricks! We are Ironborn protected by the drowned god! We will not fear you pagans!"
After suffering successive blows, Kado's ferocity seemed to be triggered by this "desperate situation." He let out a loud shout and roared directly toward the heart tree.
"Brothers! We have no other choice! Only by killing that wizard hiding in the weirwood will we have a chance to survive!"
Kado's words carried a sense of desperation. Clearly, he was now one hundred percent certain that they had been "lured out" by Jon.
So now, the only thing he could do was take a desperate gamble. He understood that only by killing Jon or taking him captive would they have a chance to live.
"So, I need you all to cover me! I've found that guy's hiding place. You must help me!"
"Long live the drowned god! Long live Chief Kapo!"
The pirates shouted as they charged at Frodo and Merry. If they had acted like this from the beginning, they might have had a chance to kill them.
Unfortunately, they no longer had any chance, because Frodo and Merry had completely mastered the power bestowed upon them by the system.
Countless battle memories and muscle memories merged perfectly, turning these two beings—who had seemed very weak to Kado and the others—into something like lions.
These Ironborn truly weren't afraid of death. To carry out Kado's orders, they used a suicidal fighting style, and their numerical advantage made it a bit difficult for Frodo and Merry to cope.
"Kill..."
Soon, led by Kado, these Ironborn broke through to the vicinity of the heart tree. Kado spotted a certain humanoid object under the large tree and swung his battle axe toward it.
"Oh no!"
At this time, Narsas, who had been hiding in the forest, was also looking anxious, feeling very regretful for overdoing it.
Narsas had originally only wanted to use the commotion on the perimeter to scare these pirates away, but what left him speechless was...
That pirate leader, who had just been scared, somehow had a sudden lapse in judgment and led everyone on a reckless charge.
Although the Direwolf Ghost had already rushed over there, two pirates had already charged toward him. It looked like everything was too late.
Crack... Snap... Boom...
Just then, from the direction of the heart tree, a series of wood-breaking sounds suddenly erupted. Soon after, an explosion-like sound followed.
The area near the heart tree was instantly covered in countless wood ashes. This sudden scene caused Kado to involuntarily stop in his tracks.
"I won't be afraid anymore! You can't scare me!"
"Ah... Heh!"
Kado had now completely given up on everything else, so he just swung his hand axe and charged toward the area he had spotted earlier.
Jon, who had just recovered from his Skinchanging state, was still wondering about the system's time issues. Before he could think further, a series of danger signals flashed in his mind.
Clang...
Without a second thought, Jon directly pulled a valyrian steel sword with beautiful patterns from his item space. With the appearance of this sword...
Immediately after, a terrifying force was transmitted to Jon's hand through the blade of "dark sister," almost making him lose his grip on the sword.
After reacting, Jon realized that he had encountered an attack!
"Since you want to feel death, then I shall grant it to you!"
Bolstered by his powerful strength attribute, the dark sister in Jon's hand suddenly turned into a bolt of black lightning. Meanwhile, Kado was knocked back several steps by the terrifying force of the clash with Jon.
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