Chapter 186: Dark Veiled Sea 2
'We’re stuck between a rock, a hard place, and a predator’s mouth.'
A powerful storm was approaching in the distance, the Kraken was in front of their ship, and the Nautilus was about to fire torpedoes at them from the bottom of the sea.
It would be impossible to avoid this crisis unless their ship grew some jet engines and soared into the sky.
However, Woohyuk calmly controlled the Deep Sea Orb.
After a while,
Splaaaash!
A giant pillar of water lifted the Abyssal Ship into the sky.
At the same time...
Swooosh!
A torpedo loaded with mana swam to where their ship was located previously as blue light streaked behind it
They had avoided the Nautilus’ attack by a slight margin.
Immediately, Woohyuk summoned the baby Kraken in the sea below the ship.
“Kuooooooooooooooo!”
Currently, it was difficult to communicate with Davy Jones, so he would try to talk to the mother Kraken.
As Woohyuk had expected, the two Krakens touched each other’s tentacles, making strange cries.
“Uooooooooooooooh?”
“Woooooooooooooooooh!”
The reunion of a parent and child who had been long separated due to the Creator’s arrangements.
He couldn’t understand them, but Woohyuk sensed emotion within each of their cries.
The mother Kraken was in tears and rubbing her head against the baby Kraken, when suddenly...
Swoooooosh!
A black object resembling a submarine rose above the sea out of nowhere.
The legendary pirate ship, Nautilus.
The appearance of Davy Jones, the Captain of the Dead.
[Just who are you?]
Woohyuk heard a deep man's voice from the device in the front of the Nautilus.
Boom!
Subsequently, he landed the Abyssal Ship on the sea and Woohyuk climbed onto the bowsprit.
“I am the captain of the Abyssal Ship. And here is the former Pirate King, Francis Drake.”
[Drake? Lies! He's already long dead! That ship may be the Abyssal Ship, but you’re speaking nonsense!]
“I did die. But I did not vanish from existence, Davy Jones. Take a good look at me through that dark window of yours!”
Drake intervened in the conversation when he heard his name.
Silence followed for a while, and...
[It’s true. How did this happen, Drake?]
Davy Jones’s startled voice resounded from the Nautilus.
Suddenly,
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The dark clouds in the distance approached them and surrounded them, and a strong storm began to rage in their area.
Woohyuk tried to calm the raging sea with the Deep Sea Orb, but it wasn't enough.
He could barely stop the ship from capsizing.
Drake and Davy Jones continued their exchange while Woohyuk summoned Triton and tried to contest with Mother Nature.
"Me? I tried to enter the Lost Temple, but sparked the Sea God’s fury. I was extremely unlucky.”
[Yeah, I knew you would get in some big accident someday, Drake. That’s why I tried to stay away from you as much as possible. But I also ended up like this. Got betrayed by a long time friend.]
“That's the fate of us pirates. We are free and powerful in our prime, but our deaths are never admirable. Well, I personally don't have any regrets since I had a lot of fun.”
[Is that why you handed over your precious ship to him? That’s very unlike you.]
“I am no longer the Pirate King. I am simply a ghost wandering the seas. And without Woohyuk's help, I would have been forgotten by the world forever.”
Drake told Davy Jones what Woohyuk had done for him.
The captain of the Nautilus then reacted with surprise.
[The Sea God was driven out of his Divine Throne and confined somewhere?]
“Woohyuk said so. And Triton didn’t deny it, so it seems to be true.”
[Then what about the contract I made with him? Can I stop collecting the souls of the dead who wander the seas?]
“That should be the case, no? Your contract partner is virtually dead now.”
[I have to talk to that human right now. In truth, I have been looking for a certain woman for a long time.]
Anne Bonny.
She was his lover and a fellow pirate who was pregnant with his child.
After a while, the hatch of the Nautilus opened, revealing Davy Jones.
Woohyuk noticed him and took out a red jewel from his pocket.
“This is Anne Bonny's keepsake. She told me to pass it on to you.”
“Where is Anne? I want to meet her. Even if it's just once.”
“Anne Bonny has already left for the world of the dead. She was aware that you couldn’t die because of her and were wandering around the seas.”
“…I see. So she’s finally laying to rest? You must be telling the truth since you have that jewel. Thank you very much. I can now close my eyes in peace.”.
For Davy Jones, Anne Bonny was his everything.
The guilt of not being able to keep her safe had kept him alive until now.
Woohyuk stopped Davy Jones when he tried to throw himself into the raging sea with a peaceful look.
"You mustn’t die yet, Davy Jones."
“… Why? I wish to meet Anne as soon as possible. There is nothing of value left for me other than her.”
“Anne Bonny told me to get my reward from you when she gave me this gem. Check the memory stored in the gem if you doubt me.”
Anne Bonny's red jewel had a function that could store memories.
Davy Jones caught the jewel thrown by Woohyuk and silently stared at it for a while.
Afterwards, he spoke with a determined expression.
“What do you want as your reward? I don't have many things with me right now.”
“Then work for me. Work for me until all the Divine Thrones of this world are filled.”
With the Nautilus, Woohyuk would be able to investigate the secrets of the Erendia Kingdom.
Moreover, the submarine-like ship would be extremely useful in future maritime battles.
As Woohyuk persistently tried to persuade him, Davy Jones sighed and nodded.
“I can’t disappoint Anne since she left me in charge of rewarding you. All right. I shall continue to captain this ship until all the Divine Thrones are filled.”
“Great decision. By the way, did you tame that Kraken?”
“No, the Sea God gave it to me. He told me to deal with bothersome beings like demons if they were to disturb my work.”
If so, there was no need for Woohyuk to train the mother Kraken.
As long as Davy Jones stayed in the sea, he could easily control it.
As the situation cleared up, Woohyuk looked straight ahead again.
During their conversation, the Abyssal Ship was being sucked into a black whirlpool in the middle of the sea.
“Let's continue talking after we escape this. This ship can’t go underwater like the Nautilus.”
“Where is your destination? I will accompany you from below the sea.”
“The Isle of Chaos. It’s where Blackbeard and his men are based.”
No matter what, Woohyuk couldn’t let Edward Teach escape.
He had found out that Aleister was supporting Blackbeard from behind the scenes.
And maybe the Isle of Chaos was one of the places where the Clipport’s Fruit was being produced.
As he stared over the stormy storm, Woohyuk’s eyes gleamed.
***
The Dark Veiled Sea was extremely ferocious, worthy of its notoriety.
If they were on an ordinary ship, it would have been completely smashed and sunken on the seafloor already.
However, the Abyssal Ship was a legendary pirate ship, sturdy enough that it could survive through harsh currents and waves.
Thanks to the Deep Sea Orb, they were able to avoid dangerous situations as well.
When they finally reached their destination, they saw pirate ships moored in rows.
The flags flapping in the wind on the masts were that of Blackbeard’s pirate crew.
Woohyuk immediately gave orders and bombed them indiscriminately.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Cannonballs flew over the waters relentlessly, and torpedoes continued to advance beneath the sea.
As a result, the anchored pirate ships were destroyed in an instant, and the lucky Blackbeard pirates who survived swam to the Isle of Chaos’ shores.
“Sa, save me!”
“Enemy attack!”
They wouldn’t even have dreamt that Woohyuk's party would come all the way here.
Triton appeared in front of the men begging for help.
Swoosh! Crack!
When Triton stabbed the Frost Sword Ranghilt in the water, the shore began to freeze in no time.
As a result, the pirates were stuck within the ice and couldn't move.
“Ugh!”
"Shit! This is ridiculous!”
While they struggled to survive, Woohyuk and his party landed on the ice.
“Blackbeard must have noticed our arrival by now, right? I wonder when he’ll come out.”
“Try provoking, Witch of Profanity. Isn't that your greatest skill?”
“… You’re too much. But was it okay to leave Roan behind on the ship?”
“He was tied to the mast with a golden rope loaded with mana. It would be impossible to escape on his own. Drake and Davy Jones are with him as well.”
The two infamous pirates couldn't leave their ships because of the system's constraints.
Brynhild nodded at Woohyuk's explanation.
“That’s reassuring. In any case, this island is full of ominous energy. What happened here in the past?”
Despite being a Valkyrie, Brynhild had no knowledge of the Erendia Kingdom.
Sieg also tilted his head in confusion.
“Brynhild, you weren’t aware of this place until now?”
"Yes. It feels somewhat familiar, but I certainly don't remember it.”
“It is probably because of the Sea God. He can erase the memories of all beings below him.”
While Valkyries would be exceptions to this since they were demigods, Brynhild had lost her abilities and was exiled from the Heavenly World.
Therefore, it was not particularly strange even if she had no memories of the Erendia Kingdom.
Everyone admired Woohyuk's reasoning.
“You really are smart. Even I, a Valkyrie, didn't think about that.”
"That’s my lord. Maybe you’re the reincarnation of the Wise King Solomon?"
“Well, at least you’re worthy enough of your title as Hero King. But you still have a long way to go to challenge the Demon God’s throne.”
Woohyuk shrugged and spoke again.
“Anyway, the possibility that the Sea God himself sunk the Erendia Kingdom is high. Do you know anything related to him, Triton?”
“… Unfortunately, nothing remains in my memory. It seems the Creator did something to me while I was confined in the Lost Temple.”
The quiet Triton shook his head with a dark expression.
However, he was a descendant of the Sea God, so he could potentially be useful in their current situation.
He could find clues that Drake hadn't found in the past.
“By the way, do the 72 Demon Kings know about this? The high-leveled demons might...”
“Maybe these events happened before they first arrived on the Eeth Continent.”
According to the Edda Chronicles, the demon world was originally not connected to the Eeth Continent within the system.
Therefore, the Demon Kings and Lilith were used to balance out the system, since the gods had total control over the continent.
It could also be that the Creator made the gods and demons fight each other in an attempt to stop them from aiming for his own position.
He must’ve given the Holy Grail and Lemegeton to the Wise King Solomon in an attempt to have humans join the fray as well.
As Woohyuk's group made speculations with each other, they heard laughter in the distance.
"Hahahahahahahaha! To think that you came all the way here! You people are truly fearless”
It was Blackbeard.
It was Edward Teach.
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