Hearing Philip's answer, Gochia's gaze towards him suddenly became warm, and her admiration was beyond words.
Ran away? Lumian's mouth twitched slightly. He didn't know how to comment on the behavior of the "Black Octopus" that turned around without hesitation and dived again.
This was beyond his expectations and he was unable to react in time.
Such a cool and magical underwater ship, and such a big pirate with such a high bounty, but they chose to evacuate in a hurry without even trying to fire a cannon
How dare you be a pirate
What about the 250,000 Felkin bounty and the vicious reputation of "Bone Breaker"? Don't hang around on the sea anymore!
Lumian cursed in his heart out of habit, and then thought seriously about why Basil the Bonebreaker had the Black Octopus turn around and run without even showing his face: "If I had triggered the remaining aura of the Blood Emperor, I would understand why you ran so fast, but why are you running now?"
"Could it be that they realized they had found the wrong target? The Flying Bird wasn't the merchant ship they wanted to rob, so they rushed to intercept the real prey
"I had a premonition that if I really hijacked the ship, the consequences might be disastrous.
"If I were really good at divination and prophecy, I would have confirmed in advance that I shouldn't have come here, so I wouldn't have to embarrass myself in front of so many crew members and passengers, and show everyone what it means to drift on the sea and turn backwards..."
"A premonition of danger? Before the actual contact, the 'Hunter's' danger intuition will not react strongly..."
Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly remembered a sequence that had made him wary for a long time: Sequence 6 "Demon" of the "Criminal" path!
The extraordinary people of this sequence possess a special ability called "malicious perception".
If someone can cause fatal harm to them within a certain period of time and takes action, and both parties are within the range of the ability, they can directly sense it and realize where the danger comes from and who it comes from.
"Bonebreaker Basil is a 'devil'? His title and style are quite similar..."
"I just made a hunting plan for him and planned to 'teleport' him once I confirmed the situation, but he sensed my ill intentions, confirmed the extent of the danger, and quickly decided to flee from here?"
"Hey, you're a 'demon', are you just going to run away without a fight? I'm not even sure I can kill a 'demon', and you're on your own alchemy ship, surrounded by a large number of subordinates, and you shouldn't be short of magical items. Why are you so cowardly?"
"The plan I envisioned has a very high success rate, so much so that Basil could sense that the degree of danger was beyond his ability to bear, so he did not take risks and chose the most effective and safest response - escape?" The more Lumian thought about it, the closer he felt to this guess. "
This also made him laugh.
Frankly speaking, his previous plan was actually very idealistic. He did not consider the sequence of the "Bonebreakers", nor the abilities of the surrounding pirates, nor did he figure out how to use the "Bottle of Fiction" to pick out Basil for a one-on-one duel. All of these depended on subsequent observations of the "Black Octopus".
The "hunter" is not necessarily the one who rushes into battle at the beginning, but may also be the last character to appear and be responsible for the harvest.
But was it such a simple plan and its own malice that scared away a "devil" in advance
Lumian suspected that Basil might not be able to sense the specific plan, but because he had the Angel of Fate, the aura of the Blood Emperor, the Seal of Mr. Fool, the Slight Contamination of "0-01", and other things that had power or not but were high enough in status, combined with a feasible plan and clear malice, they strongly stimulated the Bonebreaker and made him feel that the impending danger was something he could not cope with, so the scene just now happened.
Are all you "devils" so cowardly? Lumian cursed silently, left the deck with a little disappointment, and returned to Room 5 of the first class cabin.
At this time, the exclusive waiter had delivered lunch. Ludwig was concentrating on the food, while Lugano was lingering by the window with an excited look on his face.
Seeing Lumian coming back, the "doctor" said excitedly: "Just now, a big pirate appeared, Basil the Bonebreaker, and Hal Constantine, the "Admiral of the Deep Sea". The most powerful captain, he is the "Black Octopus". You, you have heard of the "Black Octopus", right? It is a magical ship that can dive into the seabed!
"I heard about it at the bar last night," Lumian answered honestly.
Before this, he really didn't know much about "Admiral of the Deep" and his pirate group. He just knew there was such a pirate general. After all, Hal Constantine was quite mysterious, and rarely appeared in various newspapers and magazines that recorded sea stories. In the "Great Adventurer" series, there was only his title and name, making him a background board without any plot line.
Lugano did not hide his emotions: "I just saw that magical pirate ship with my own eyes. It really floated up from the bottom of the sea and it can bloom like a flower!
"I thought we would clash with the Bonebreaker and escape from here relying on your teleportation ability. Who knew that the Black Octopus only observed for a dozen seconds and then chose to leave."
Ten seconds? Do you look down on the Bonebreaker too much? A few seconds! Lumian retorted to Lugano in his heart.
Lugano continued, "When I was chatting with a few sailors this morning, they told me that the security director of the 'Flying Bird' was a very powerful retired officer who knew many big pirates. I thought they were bragging, but now it seems that the security director is really not simple and may have friendships with many big pirates. This is why Basil, the 'Bone Breaker', did not rob the 'Flying Bird'!"
"Yeah, yeah," Lumian agreed.
Tear... Ludwig pulled off the greasy skin and meat from a duck leg.
Lumian glanced at the boy who was concentrating on eating, and suddenly had a new idea: Could it be that the "Bonebreaker" Basil sensed more than one malicious intent and danger, and it was not just from me
When Ludwig heard the word "bone dismantling", he might have started to swallow his saliva...
However, this walking bottomless stomach is more like me. Although it looks high-ranking, it actually has no corresponding abilities...
... ... ... ..
To celebrate the fact that the "Flying Bird" was not robbed by the "Black Octopus", the captain held a party on the deck in the evening with performances by clowns, magicians and animal trainers, and treated everyone to three glasses of beer.
The third-class bar was even more lively late at night. Philip became the focus here and was surrounded by almost all the guests, who took turns praising him and inviting him to drink.
They were all thanking the security chief for using his friendship with Basil the Bonebreaker to persuade the big pirate to leave and prevent the passengers on the "Flying Bird" from suffering a tragic incident.
Lumian was sitting at the bar, chatting with the bartender Francesco, sipping a glass of Relleno. He casually glanced at Philip's face and found that the blond, blue-eyed middle-aged man's frivolous smile concealed a solemnity and worry.
In other words, he wasn't actually that happy.
Well, it's certain that he wasn't the one who scared the Black Octopus away... Haha, he was still sober. It's not a particularly fortunate thing to know that a big trouble is approaching your ship and then abnormally choose to leave. This often means that there are bigger troubles lurking on your ship... Lumian chuckled secretly, retracted his gaze, and continued to chat with the bartender Francesco about the beautiful women in the third class cabin.
Nearly an hour later, Philip squeezed out of the group of drunk guys and sat next to Lumian with his lover Gokia.
He knocked on the table, asked for a glass of golden beer, and said casually: "You actually like to drink in such a noisy and chaotic place."
"The girls here are more enthusiastic than those in the first class." Lumian probably guessed the purpose of Philip's visit, but did not ask.
Philip laughed: "That's true."
He asked casually, "What did you do when the Black Octopus came?"
"You don't remember, I was not far from you at the time, and you don't know what I did or didn't do?" Lumian said frankly.
Philip nodded slightly and did not ask any further questions.
Lumian took a sip of liquor and asked with a smile: "Do you think that the big trouble on the ship scared away the little trouble?"
Philip tilted his head and glanced at Lumian. He was not surprised to have such an association with him.
"What are you talking about?" Gochia, who was obviously drunk, had a hard time understanding the conversation between the two men.
It's like they're telling you a riddle.
"That's the most reasonable explanation I can think of." Philip ignored his lover's question.
Lumian asked with interest: "Who do you think is suspicious?"
From yesterday afternoon to noon today, the security chief should have warned quite a few people.
Philip put down his beer glass and rubbed his forehead.
After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "I wanted to tell you, but now I don't think it's necessary."
"Why?" Lumian asked curiously.
Philip took another sip of beer and laughed softly, "As long as that big trouble doesn't break out on the ship, it's not a trouble for me.
"You can see that it didn't reveal itself and was hiding quietly, which means it might just want to reach the islands or Santa Port smoothly."
At this point, Philip was quite emotional and said with great experience: "Many times, when you see something unusual, you don't need to care about it, nor do you need to find out the truth. Pretending not to notice it and patiently waiting for the abnormality to go away by itself is the best option.
“An abnormality that has not erupted is not considered an abnormality. Your investigation and pursuit may stimulate it, making the problem suddenly become more serious and causing a real disaster.
"As long as the anomaly hasn't really harmed us, we should try to remain in awe and not get excited. This is one of the important reasons why I have been able to survive at sea until now."
Lumian nodded slightly and said, "A relative of mine once said that in certain events, people who can't see, hear, speak, or smell are more likely to survive."
Philip smiled and stretched out his right hand: "I'm glad you have the same understanding."
This was the real purpose of his coming to talk to Lumian, to tell this guy who used a fake identity not to be curious and not to try to figure out what the big trouble hidden on the ship was.
That might implicate the entire ship!
Lumian understood what Philip meant and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: So, does this mean there are other big troubles on the ship