Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 701 The Golden Queen and Her Flagship

"what-"

Subconsciously, Elaine opened her mouth and shouted, trying to wake up her men who were still sleeping at dawn. At the same time, flames burst out from all parts of her body, and she was about to turn herself into an untouchable flaming spear and flee into the distance.

But the next moment, the flame was extinguished by the ice, and a cold voice came from behind her:

"it's me."

Is it... Miss Angelica?
Quickly matching the voice with the person in her memory, Elaine stopped struggling and found herself in a vast and deep alien space. There were countless spider-web-like passages overlapping and crisscrossing around her. Light spots of varying sizes connected to each other through them, spreading to infinity.

This strange scene made her dizzy, but she didn't dare to open her spiritual vision to observe it carefully, so she couldn't help but tremble.

"This is a world in the mirror. Don't move around. Be careful not to fall into a corner where no one can find you."

Seeing Elaine, who was held by the shoulders, struggling at first, then becoming dazed, and finally starting to shake restlessly, Angel reminded her.

The witch who masters the magic of mirrors can move freely in the channel in the mirror, but other extraordinary people who are pulled in here can only stay in the small area behind the mirror. If they accidentally fall into the channel, they may follow some roads leading to dangerous places and enter the seabed, the spirit world, or even more dangerous areas.

With her help, Elaine stayed close to him, and the two of them started from the mirror in the captain's room of the "Redhead Girl" and moved towards the deep sea far away from the Oravi Island. They quickly entered the endless Sonia Sea at a speed a hundred times faster than in the real world and came to a slightly dim mirror.

He activated the mirror first, and then Angel looked outside as if to confirm, before pushing Elaine out of the mirror world. He then stepped out, and his long light blonde hair and thin windbreaker immediately fluttered in the sea breeze, revealing a low-cut waist jacket, a white women's shirt and tight black trousers underneath.

The two of them landed on a deck painted pure black, with an old, mottled decorative glass next to them. The dark world around them turned into a sunny sky and a salty sea.

The Golden Queen and her attendant Elaine arrived on the deck of the flagship Queen Anne's Revenge.

This pitch-black ghost ship with tall masts and fluttering sails was the same as the last time Angel saw it. Ammunition boxes were stacked on the empty deck, cables of varying thicknesses were scattered around, and countless cannons were placed messily on both sides of the ship. It looked like an old warship that had been drifting on the ocean for many years and whose crew had all disappeared.

In a way it was true… She muttered, looking around but seeing no sign of Annie.

Elaine also looked around curiously. This was her second time on board this legendary ghost ship, but the last time she and the dilapidated "Redhead" were swallowed into the belly of a large battleship. She and all the sailors did not dare to leave their ship for fear of angering the owner of the ship, so they had no chance to tour the deck.

At this moment, Elaine stepped onto the "Golden Queen" and saw the flat and empty deck, which was countless times larger than her own boat. She felt a little excited.

She just looked at Angel and was about to ask, when she suddenly felt the sunlight behind her become dim, and she turned around in surprise.

At some point, an expanding black shadow appeared on the bow of the Queen Anne's Revenge. It was like a semicircular arch placed horizontally on the sea, and its height soon exceeded the main mast. The ghost ship seemed to be attracted by a strong gravity and was heading towards the arch with bright colors inside.

The scales carving on the bow, the front deck, the mast, and then the rear deck where the two men stood. The entire warship quickly entered this "gate to the spiritual world". The part passing through the archway flashed with green phosphorescence, and the sea surface below turned into a bottomless spiritual world with countless overlapping color blocks.

When the superstructure at the stern entered the spiritual world, the arch connecting the real sea surface and the spiritual world quickly shrank into an invisible dot, and then disappeared in front of Angel and Elaine with a flash of light.

This was similar to the way the "Black Tulip", the flagship of "Admiral of Hell", disappeared into the spirit world, but faster and more silently. However, when Annie went to Sona Island before, she left the spirit world directly, appeared above the island, and then instantly entered the spirit world again, dropping me like a bomb... Angel pondered, looking towards the center of the deck with a sense of perception.

At some point, a figure with black hair draped over the shoulders, a light yellow skirt fluttering in the wind, and white feet looming underneath appeared behind the two of them.

"Good morning, Annie."

Angel greeted with a smile.

Unlike Ms. Arianna or Bonois Gustav of the Church of Steam, Angel treated Anne and Azik as friends and juniors. She believed that they had the same mentality, so she did not use any honorific titles.

In response to her greeting, the incarnation of the ghost ship smiled faintly, and then said:

"The way we entered the spirit world just now was the one that consumed the least energy and caused the least damage to the ship. Jumping directly into or out of the spirit world is considered an 'emergency'.

"Is this lady the only one in your 'crew'? Then let's set off for the pirate convention now."

Following her words, the ghost ship floating in the spirit world swayed and adjusted its direction, increasing its speed while falling and moving forward, heading towards an unknown location. My crew is indeed only Elaine. Of course, if you count my "Reaper Legion", there will be ten people, and they are all mid-sequence Beyonders, which is one of the best among pirates... Angel muttered, touching the string of nine iron soldier dolls in his pocket.

This magical item obtained from the "Iron Knight" Syrio Soren has repaired itself during this time, and only the last doll is left to be restored to its best condition.

In addition, she also put on the "Death Wing" feathers and "Parasite" gloves. Of course, in order to prevent the latter from the negative effect of losing other items easily, Angel sealed it up temporarily and would only wear it when necessary.

With my current magical item configuration, even without using the enhanced high-level spells, I can destroy a pirate general’s fleet and kill all the Beyonders within half an hour... Of course, I am still powerless against several pirate kings. I have magical items, and so do they. Moreover, they have accumulated more than I do over the decades, and with a large number of mid-sequence subordinates and ships, I can only fight against them with the help of Annie’s power...

Angel evaluated his own fighting ability and gained more confidence in participating in the Pirate Conference.

At this moment, Elaine, who had been standing silently beside her, came forward and handed her an envelope with three asymmetrical triangle marks on it.

This asymmetry is uncomfortable... Angel just complained in his heart, and then he remembered what this symbol represents:
Nast, the "King of the Five Seas"!

Angel immediately opened the envelope and unfolded the letter, and sure enough, he saw the expected content on it.

It was an invitation to the "Golden Queen" to attend today's pirate conference, with a detailed map of the location attached.

Just as she imprinted these contents into her mind, the ink marks that made up the words and the nautical chart on the letter paper were like water stains in the sun, which soaked into the paper without any warning and disappeared without a trace.

As expected of the King of the Five Seas, he likes to be mysterious, and the asymmetrical triangle symbol representing him is also very much in the style of the Solomon Empire of the Fourth Epoch. No wonder he calls himself a descendant of the Solomon Empire...

Thinking of this, Angel looked at Elaine curiously:
"Why was the invitation sent to you? Has our relationship been exposed?"

"It's like there's something illicit between us," Elaine muttered after taking off the "Ring of Madness" upon arriving at the ghost ship, regaining her handsome and beautiful appearance and red hair. "The letter was found in the captain's room of the 'Red-haired Girl'. Maybe the 'King of the Five Seas' couldn't find you, so he gave the letter to me who might be in contact with you."

It sounds like a certain "ghost" secretly sent the letter... This is the confidence that Nast can convene a pirate meeting. If I were to notify every pirate general and pirate king, I could only use a wanted order to solve the problem... Angel burned the blank letter paper and envelope with black flames, and asked casually:
"Which pirates do you think will attend this event?"

Elaine walked slowly to Angel's side, a little further away from Annie who had been standing there, staring at them, and replied:
"In the last meeting, except for Vice Admiral Dusk and Admiral Blood, who were already on the verge of a fight and ready to fight at any time, all the generals and pirate kings responded to Nast's call. The second-level pirates were even more enthusiastic, but this time may be a little different."

"Because of the navy's threat?"

"Part of the reason is that the brand-new ironclad ship 'Pridz' has been active near the Rorsted Islands, sinking many pirate ships that dared to rob merchant ships. Last month, it even had a fierce naval battle with Nast's 'Black Emperor'. The navy lost two frigates, and the 'King of the Five Seas' also suffered some losses. This has caused many pirates to hide in the Misty Sea and stay away from this troubled place.

"In addition, the theme of this conference is likely to be about the legend of the 'Ghost Empire'. Pirates who are able to get a piece of the pie may actively participate, while those who feel that they cannot gain any benefits may not be interested. However..."

Having said this, Elaine paused.

"…Vice Admiral Disease Tracy should be attending. I heard that she recently changed her flagship and is active again on the Five Seas. Given her personality, she will not miss this event."

You seem quite confident about this... Angel chuckled secretly, and looked at the deck where only three people were standing in the dazzling spiritual light. He sighed secretly, feeling that he might not even be as good as Tracy's "form".

She originally planned to bring a group of sailors to serve as a facade, but she was worried that innocent people would be hurt in the event of a conflict with other pirates or the demigods of the "Rose School". Therefore, she only brought Elaine, who had reached Sequence 6 and had the initial ability to protect herself.

I'm looking forward to the scene when she meets Tracy... Angel just grinned a little strangely when he heard Annie say:

"Here we are."

The next second, the layered blocks of color around the "Queen Anne's Revenge" faded away like the tide, turning into a sky covered with dark clouds and dark blue, almost black waves.

They jumped from the spirit world to the real sea surface in the name of "emergency"!

Before Angel and Elaine could react, an island surrounded by clouds and mist appeared in front of the huge black warship.

(End of this chapter)