After going into the sea, I met Miss Witch

[One-Eye], on the deck.

“One-Eye” Santas had a blank expression on his face, but the oppressive atmosphere around him made people afraid to approach him.

In fact, the other members of the One-Eye Pirates were also in a very bad mood at the moment.

Because they were also cursed.

Looking at the East 4 Island getting closer and closer, Santas felt a complicated feeling in his heart.

Who would have thought that during an ordinary sea monster hunting trip, he would become someone else’s “puppet” and have no control over his life and death?

He wanted to resist, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not find the source of the curse, but the shadow of the curse was truly and unmistakably shrouded in his heart, making him feel frightened every time he felt it.

"Is this the forbidden power that belongs to the Sea Witch as rumored..."

"Ah..."

With a sigh, he glanced at the alchemist Twilight beside him. Although he couldn't see the other's expression through the copper mask, for some reason, he always felt that Twilight's mood was very stable, and it seemed that he didn't care too much about the fact that his life and death were in the hands of others.

Sighing again, Santas stopped thinking about it.

At this point, it was useless to think too much. Since the Dark Moon Witch's goal was only the Moon Wolf and the treasure, he just had to cooperate.

At most, it was a waste of time.

But it was a blessing to be able to save his life.

In Santas' silence, the [One-Eye] quickly docked.

As soon as he returned to the base and sat down, before he had time to catch his breath, he received an urgent report from his men.

"What, you said that three black knights landed on the island?"

"Currently confronting the Blood Demon Pirates on Tidal Island?"

Upon hearing this news, Santas widened his eyes.

The name of the Black Knight is well-known in the professional world.

This group of "hyenas" belonging to the Augustus royal family is known for being cold, cruel, and unscrupulous in achieving their goals.

Are they here for the Moon Wolf and the treasure?

At this moment, Santas' mind was full of thoughts.

The Black Knights walking around are at least second-level elites, and three Black Knights mean three professionals with at least second-level elites.

The addition of such a force will instantly break the original balance of the Whirlpool Islands. Any pirate group, even the strongest Iron Eagle Pirate Group, cannot be the opponent of the three Black Knights.

Unless the three pirate groups join forces, there is still a little possibility.

What Santas can't figure out is that the Black Knights, as an official armed force, are in a natural hostile position with their pirates. Why did the three Black Knights appear so "high-profile"?

After encountering the Dark Moon Witch, he actually didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Whirlpool Islands.

Santas felt more and more that this "vortex" involved more and more things, and it was no longer something that the three second-level pirate groups could handle.

But he had been cursed and it was impossible to get out.

The only way to regain "freedom" was to satisfy the requirements of the Dark Moon Witch as much as possible, and he felt that the Dark Moon Witch would be interested in the information about the Black Knight.

After thinking for a while, Santas suddenly got up and went out: "Let's go to Tidal Island to have a look."

...

When Santas arrived at Tidal Island, it was half an hour later.

Seeing his arrival, the pirates gathered here hurriedly made way for him.

As the leader of the One-Eyed Pirate Group and a second-level elite professional, Santas' prestige among the pirates was still very high.

Walking into the crowd, Santas saw the "Blood Demon" Leroy and the "Iron Eagle" Vladika who arrived here, as well as the three Black Knights standing on the opposite side of the pirates.

His eyes involuntarily fell on the leader of the three black knights.

Santas didn't know the difference between the black knight's attire, and the man was wearing a hooded black robe, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but he could feel a strong sense of threat from him.

This feeling...

"You must be 'One-Eyed' Santas." The leading black knight spoke: "The leaders of the three second-level pirate groups have gathered together. It's a good opportunity to eliminate you in one fell swoop."

Hearing this, "One-Eyed" Santas, "Blood Demon" Leroy and "Iron Eagle" Vladika's faces changed slightly. Before they could say anything, the black knight continued:

"However, clearing out pirates is the business of the Royal Navy and has nothing to do with us black knights."

"Now, I give you two choices."

"First, cooperate with us to find the wanted criminal of the Empire, the Bloody Son, 'Dark Moon Witch' Furenee. After catching her, we will leave. As for the Moon Wolf and the so-called treasure of the Whirlpool Islands, we don't care at all."

"Second, you will... die here now!"

As the last word fell, the terrifying and surging spirituality rose from the black knight's body.

Instinctively, the spirituality of "One-Eyed" Santas, "Blood Demon" Leroy and "Iron Eagle" Vladika surged in their bodies, trying to fight against it.

But even with the combined strength of the three, they still seemed weak in front of the spirituality of the Black Knight. After a short stalemate, they were directly pushed back.

"Ahem."

The three of them groaned at the same time, and when they saw the Black Knight who took the initiative to remove his hood and revealed a mask with a light golden number "12" between his eyebrows, they suddenly showed a look of horror in their eyes.

"The Black Knight of the Seat, the twelfth seat?!"

Santas felt bitter.

What kind of monster has the Whirlpool Islands attracted!

And from what this person said, the purpose of his coming was to see the "Dark Moon Witch" Freni... If he hadn't been cursed, Santas would definitely not hesitate at this time and would directly say that he had seen the "Dark Moon Witch", but now...

He was controlled by the Dark Moon Witch. If the Dark Moon Witch got into trouble, he would probably be dead.

"This is asking me to be a double agent, which is... No, to be precise, to become an undercover agent of the Dark Moon Witch..."

Santas sighed inwardly.

"I, agreed..."

The spiritual pressure was getting greater and greater. Feeling the undisguised murderous intent in the eyes of the seated black knight, "Iron Eagle" Vladika spoke in a hoarse voice.

With his lead, "One-Eyed" Santas and "Blood Demon" Leroy also agreed to cooperate.

"Very good." The black knight nodded with satisfaction: "Don't worry, I won't make things too difficult for you, as long as you cooperate."

"Now, let your pirates disperse and go to find out the news about the 'Dark Moon Witch' Freni."

"Number one, number two, you will accompany Mr. 'One Eye' and Mr. 'Blood Demon' respectively, as for Mr. 'Iron Eagle', I will accompany him personally."

"I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation during this period."

Santas showed an expression of "frustrated but had to give in". He understood that this so-called "accompany" was actually "surveillance".

"I have to find an opportunity to pass on the information."

Santas thought to himself.