The next day, the Sea Serpent Island was still calm and peaceful, with a gentle sea breeze.
Having eaten his fill, Rogel once again dives headlong into the Mysterious Sea.
Rogel didn't immediately return to explore the cave.
He went to the seaside to wash his chain armor and iron boots.
He isn't wealthy yet, so as long as these dirty gears aren't broken, a wash will do, and they can still be used.
After cleaning, Rogel equipped the chain armor and iron boots.
Then he opened the details on his character panel to check his equipment status.
[Title: Rogel]
[Weapons: Steel Sword (Right)/Horror Demon Sharp Claw (Left)]
[Equipment: Chain Armor/Death Energy Black Robe/Iron Boots]
[Accessories: Amethyst Ring (Left)/Rock Ring (Right)]
In the Mysterious Sea, the weaponry is quite realistic, you can dual-wield or even more, but carrying too many affects combat effectiveness, so mostly it's just dual-wielding.
In terms of equipment, Rogel hasn't fully explored this yet, but as it looks now, the chain armor can fit inside the black robe.
Very beaver-like.
Rogel thinks the most unreasonable part is the accessories, unbelievably, he can only wear two.
But I have ten fingers!
And ten toes!
Plus a... uh, forget it, it's too big to wear anything on it.
Altogether very unreasonable!
However, putting aside that issue, Rogel's game character now finally has a pretty good appearance.
A pixelated little figure draped in a black robe, which looks pretty cool.
After sprucing himself up at the seaside, Rogel turned and was about to leave.
Bang!
The sound of gunfire suddenly came.
Rogel frowned, and an exclamation mark also appeared above his little pixelated figure's head.
[The gunfire seems to have come from the town...]
Rogel's game character provided a hint.
Could it be a plot event?
Better go check it out first.
Rogel quickly headed towards the town, not forgetting to save the game at that point.
...
At this moment in the Sea Serpent Island town.
A group of vicious-looking pirates had taken control of the island's townsfolk.
The leader had a scarred face with disheveled hair, holding a firearm.
His several subordinates stood beside him, pointing firearms at the arrayed townsfolk.
[Listen up, I'll ask one more time.]
[Did a group of people come to this island before?]
[Is the flag on the ship carrying this pattern?]
The pirate leader, eyes fierce, took out a blueprint with a pattern on it and scanned the townsfolk.
The townsfolk, seeing this situation, were utterly terrified and didn't dare to respond.
It's not that they're covering for that group, but they genuinely don't know.
A young man seeing this, stood up angrily.
[Darn pirates, the Royal Fleet will definitely wipe you al...]
Bang!
Before he could finish speaking, a deputy next to the pirate leader shot and ended his young life.
The pirate leader sneered contemptuously at this sight.
Young man, courage commendable, but pirates do not pity fools.
The gun barrel shifted to the head of the tavern owner to the left.
[You, answer my question.]
With the gun held to his head, the tavern owner was terrified beyond his wits, hastily begging for his life.
[Sir, sir, please don't kill me, I beg of you, I haven't seen the group you mentioned, but I can tell you who does know!]
Hearing this, the pirate leader impatiently waved his firearm, indicating for him to hurry up.
[Nelson! Nelson at the dock!]
[He lives by the dock side, he definitely knows the group you talked about!]
The tavern owner, seeing a glimmer of hope to survive, replied hastily, fearing he'd be shot if he delayed.
[Point it out.]
The pirate leader gestured.
The tavern owner nodded repeatedly, stood up, and looked towards the other townsfolk.
The townsfolk, seeing the tavern owner in this manner, looked at him with anger and disdain.
Living together on an island, and this guy could betray his fellow townsfolk without hesitation.
The tavern owner naturally noticed the townsfolks' gaze but didn't mind.
My life is at stake here, why should I care about your welfare?
Once I'm safe, I'm out of here.
Before he could search, Old Nelson stepped up himself to face the pirates.
He didn't speak earlier, which cost a young man his life, so he had to step up now.
[It's him!]
The tavern owner exclaimed excitedly.
After a signal from the pirate leader to his men, Old Nelson was tied up and brought before him.
[Old man, give me the answer.]
The pirate leader looked coldly at Old Nelson.
Old Nelson told the pirate leader everything he knew.
Even though he was reluctant to help these pirates, for the safety of the townsfolk, he had no choice.
The group had nothing to do with Sea Serpent Island; losing lives just to hide their whereabouts is idiotic.
Upon hearing Old Nelson's account, a gaunt man beside the pirate leader came forward and whispered a few words to him.
The pirate leader, after listening, looked at him in some astonishment.
[You didn't see it wrong? Gardener Elf?]
The gaunt man nodded to confirm.
Immediately, the pirate leader showed an ugly grin.
[Must've escaped from those folks' ship, take it away, trade it with Evil Lizard, that pervert loves to torment such rare creatures.]
[Alright then, don't leave anything valuable on this island, finish up quickly and prepare to leave.]
The pirate leader loudly commanded his subordinates.
However, at this moment, there erupted some commotion on his men's side.
[Damn it, where did that rat come from, it snatched my purse!]
[Shoot it dead!]
Bang! Bang!
A few pirates were thrown into chaos by a big rat that suddenly emerged, leading to a ruckus.
However, following two gunshots, it wasn't the big rat that died, but two pirates.
[Damn it, Dijes, are you crazy?]
[You killed Laka!]
As a few pirates reeled from the internal conflict, their fellow who had fired did not hesitate to shoot again, claiming two more pirate lives.
What's going on?
The pirate leader furrowed his brow, wanting to check the situation, but suddenly heard a slicing sound beside him, the sound of a blade cutting through flesh.
The pirate leader's heart tightened, years of experience quickly had him lift his firearm.
However, the next moment, he felt a chill on his neck.
A cold, sharp claw gently rested on his carotid artery.
As he looked down, he saw a claw, pale and inhuman, almost corpse-like.
Thud.
At the same time, two of his men's corpses fell to the ground, blood spraying from their necks.
[You, you...]
The pirate leader looked in horror at the cloaked figure before him, too shocked to speak.
[Hello.]
Casually speaking, Rogel reached out, seizing the pirate leader's firearm, and took it into his own possession.
The pirate leader found his spine chilling, fingers stiff.
This person... is Extraordinary!
It's only those mysterious and unfathomable Extraordinary who possess such terrifying abilities!
[Boss!]
A few pirates, noticing their boss's plight amidst the chaos, hastily aimed their guns at Rogel.
Seeing this, Rogel applied a bit more pressure with his left hand.
[Drop it!]
Feeling the pain in his neck, the pirate leader was on edge, hurriedly shouting to his men.