Chapter 460 - Cursed (1/2)

“Adventurer. Calm ye boots. We mean yer no ‘arm. Dis but ourrr island. Outsiders rr not welcome ere!” said the leader of the pirates. When Jiang Fei attacked once, he understood how strong Jiang Fei was and immediately took steps to protect himself and his crew.

“Cap…” said one of the pirate underlings next to him.

“Ain’t nothin’ to worry bout… the night tis nigh…” whispered the leader.

“I see…”

Once the underlings understood the leader’s words, they calmed down and sheathed their swords.

“The night is nigh? What does that mean?” wondered Jiang Fei. Something was up but Jiang Fei could not tell. It was better to take precaution.

When Jiang Fei encountered the band of pirates, the sky was going dark. The sun was already at the horizon, setting slowly, giving way to the moon. Even though the total time of Jiang Fei being in the game was eight hours, the in-game time concept was slowed down by three times, stretching the total time in the game to twenty-four hours. Day and night mimicked the real world.

“Adventurer. Dis but ourrr base. We cannot just let yer go! Perhaps if we calm our boots and sit!” said the leader when he noticed Jiang Fei had immediately picked something up. He quickly tried to diffuse the tension by offering a drink.

“Bring the rum!” cried the pirate leader.

“Very well,” said Jiang Fei confidently. Even if there was something wrong, Jiang Fei was sure that he could handle it fine. He continued his high-and-mighty act and followed them to their hideout.

Even though Jiang Fei was extremely suspicious of the pirates, his mission was to find the treasure on this map, hence, it would be wise to just follow the band of pirates. Perhaps they would have the treasure. Perhaps they would drop hints of it. How knew?

The safest way was to follow the quest script until something turned up. If they did turn on him, Jiang Fei would kill them all.

After following the pirates, Jiang Fei realized that he had been walking blindly in the forest earlier. There was a pathway in the forest that had been made. In no time at all, Jiang Fei and the rest of the band of pirates reached their hideout. The sky was completely dark by then and the moon had already risen up from the eastern horizon.

“Glider. The miasma of Specter is getting stronger here! We need to leave at once!” said Isabella quietly behind Jiang Fei.

“Huh?”

Ever since they arrived at this island, Isabella had been reporting the presence of a Specter. Jiang Fei had never doubted the girl’s ability. Now that she had reported that the miasma was getting stronger as they reached the pirate’s hideout, Jiang Fei was sure that they were planning something for him. Something sinister…

“Tsk… How troublesome,” thought Jiang Fei. Even though he knew that the pirates were up to no good, he had to play along with the pirates. But in the end, he felt that the trouble was… not worth it? If he killed the pirates, who would lead him to the treasure?

“I think I should just leave one alive. The rest could die for all I care,” thought Jiang Fei. Jiang Fei finally decided on a brutal path. He was sure that he could defeat all the pirates there but he could not help but feel wary about the situation since Isabella kept warning him about the miasma in the air.

“Please, take’er seat matey,” said the leader of the pirates as he sat down.

“No need, the time is nigh,” said Jiang Fei as he cracked a smile.

“Matey? What do yer mean?” asked the leader of the pirates with a fake smile. His eyes were on the rising moon.

“Hoho… You think you’re smart. But you’re not as smart as you think you are. Right now, I only need one man to talk. The rest of you will be feeds to the fish!” said Jiang Fei as he took out his hammer.