Lord of the Mysteries

Chapter 971 Restraint

On the observation deck of the liner, the bugle was sounded. It tore through the obstacles put up by the wind and rain, awakening all the passengers on board.

Unable to dress up in time, they could only don a coat or their pajamas, rushing barefoot to the window to observe the situation outside.

Half of the passengers quickly saw a gigantic sailboat that didn’t adhere to common sense. They saw its three pitch-black sails and the blob of pale flickering yellow amidst the dark environment.

Together with the howling winds, spattering rain, and the moonless and starless night sky, many passengers felt as though the ship was approaching them from hell, bringing with it an inexplicable sense of horror and dominance.

After a brief pause and frenzy, a name surfaced in their minds: Black Emperor!

Anyone who had been out at sea for some time, or people who lived in port cities in the various colonies, more or less knew the existence of such a pirate ship!

“Sigh, may the Storm be with you and me.”

“May the Goddess watch over us!”

“Holy Lord of Storms!”

As the passengers subconsciously made prayers, they were filled with horror and helplessness.

These passengers knew very well that the owner of the Black Emperor had the highest bounty on the Five Seas. In a particular sense, he was the King of Pirates, and was a powerful figure who could remain alive despite the campaigns of the various fleets from different nations. He was definitely not someone the cannons and crew of a liner could resist.

This meant that they were about to fall into the hands of pirates!

Many women couldn’t help but imagine being raped by the pirates and being sold to unfamiliar lands. Some trembled while others collapsed to the ground. Some rummaged for daggers or revolvers; it was unknown if they wanted to resist, or if they were unwilling to face the worst outcome. Having failed to find weapons, some moved a clothes rack to their side.

The men didn’t react any better. Apart from a number of them drawing weapons in a bid to organize themselves to resist, the remaining froze in a daze or sought places to hide. Other cursed the darn liner and the King of the Five Seas.

Finally, the captain’s voice boomed into the ears of every passenger via the broadcasting equipment or something else.

“Silence! Don’t be afraid!

“The owner of the Black Emperor has his own code. He’s not like other pirates. His subordinates can only plunder for items and wealth, nothing else!

Such words were repeated a few times as the panicking passengers finally calmed down and no longer exhibited such horror.

Compared to the outcomes they had imagined, being able to live and not be raped was an excellent outcome.

of passengers were overwhelmed with sadness and cried upon realizing how their hard-earned

business through loans. If they were unable to pay their loans, it was possible that

as much as they could from the pirates. After doing this, they held their weapons tight, prepared to

would fight back when cornered, why

according to their orders. They were prepared to jump onto the prey once the

was holding a telescope as he observed the liner opposite him without much thought. He was inwardly calculating how much

bounty had exceeded ten thousand pounds, wore an Intis-styled shirt with complicated patterns on his sleeves and collars. He donned a dark red captain’s attire, as though he was

he could no longer see the

hurriedly searched with his telescope, but regardless of the direction he aimed it at, there was nothing but stormy waves and red-headed sea eagles who enjoyed hunting fish during

a huge liner

Bird Mustang’s eyes flickered as he failed to make

“Where’s the ship?”

did such a huge

“It was still around!”

noticed something amiss as they

make. This is a steam and sail hybrid that got popular in recent decades… An illusion? Someone had hidden a

distort. In about eight steps, Bird Mustang covered quite a sizable distance and arrived in front of the captain’s cabin. He reverently bowed and said, “Earl Nast, something abnormal has happened

King of the Five Seas Nast continued having himself addressed as an earl, as it was

time before he established a pirates’ kingdom, becoming a duke,

a solemn voice sounded

“Circle around it.”

Mustang didn’t ask why as

could

huge steam and sail hybrid liner vanish from the scrutiny of hundreds of pirates, it was definitely not something a Low- or Mid-Sequence Beyonder could accomplish. The ship definitely had a demigod or a powerhouse wielding a demigod-level

liner was definitely an irrational act. Even if the Earl of White Maple Nast, as the King of the Five Seas, he wouldn’t

on the liner and had not launched any counterattack. This also implied that he didn’t wish to clash with the Black Emperor and the King of the Five Seas. Therefore, he had only

the sailors to leave the

red-headed sea eagle suddenly flew out of its flock and headed for the Black Emperor, spiraling above the ghost

looked down upon the deck

meet the Earl

a second

of the Five Seas Nast’s solemn voice sounded again. Instead of

swooped down in the storm.

longer a red-headed sea eagle, but a man with a tall top hat and tuxedo. His face

slightly as though he was trying to

about this exaggerated man. It was as though there wasn’t a

few seconds later, Bird Mustang’s pupils dilated even more because he saw the figure’s side profile when it

at a banquet, was very thin. His side profile was about the width of two