Lord Shadow

Chapter 1400: Golden Face

The World Council began in the city of Arturia. The whole world pays attention to this matter, waiting for the news         

    

But, at the same time that the World Council began its meeting, in the same sea, there is a great battle in an island in the Turbulent Sea.     

There is a small island on the edge of the Turbulent Sea. It is on the far side of the Turbulent Sea and it is hard to see     

Before, in that area, there is no land at all. But somehow, there is suddenly land, like it emerges out of nothingness.      

The island is small but around it, there is wind blowing and the sea monsters dares not come near.     

Nothing about it is natural. The wind at first was very breezy, akin of a breezy summer wind.      

But, then it grows faster and by the time people realize it, the wind had become so powerful that anyone coming close to this area would hear the whirring sound of the wind.      

Here, the winds are very fast that it could shred rocks into dust. The energy around it is very chaotic which makes communication devices malfunction.     

There is a wall of wind that covers the whole direction of the island. It is like the island is in the eye of a storm.      

But the island is not affected and safe.      

These walls of wind are like a barrier preventing anyone from entering the island. In this area, there is twelve ships.      

Each twelve ship is large, could accommodate thousands if not ten thousand people.      

If such ships were built before the Fall, it would become the largest ship in the world. But nowadays, these kind of ship is merely the normal kind of ship.     

It is big because everything in this world is now big. The sense of proportion also had to change.      

These ships hoist their flags.      

There are some ships that shows the flag of the Pirate Lords.      

Then there is also a ship that belonged to the Crime Alliance.      

They stopped in front of the wall of wind and they look at it. That is the only thing that they could do.     

The Pirate Lords did not enter, instead, sending their people inside to vie for what is inside the wind barrier      

Most of their other ships are on the other side of the Turbulent Sea, sailing there to make sure that nobody pays attention to this part of the sea     

But with the World Meeting convening in Arturia, most of the attention goes there.      

Right now the Turbulent Sea also has all the seven great powers gathering inside it. The Crime Alliance is not going to try to provoke the Sven great powers to fight with them.     

The Pirate Lord even more so.      

They only want to distract so that nobody knows that the ruckus that they have committed for the past few days is for them to get the thing inside the island.     

A trident.      

These many forces gathering around this island, all of it for a trident.          

    

Right now, on the helm of a Golden Ship, stands a man.      

He wears a long black robe that is very stylish, giving the impression that he is an agile person.      

He is lean and tall     

But what separates him from most people is that he wears a golden face mask. The facial feature is distinct but does not really give you the impression of a real face.     

It is golden and like many things in the world, it had its own aura. Not many people know who this person wearing a golden mask.     

But to those high ranking members of the criminal world, they all know who this person is.     

This is the person of the Red Table. And people called him Golden Face. There are many stories about this person     

There are many speculations about his origins. Some said he is a Middle Eastern criminal. Others said that he is a former agent of KGB before the Fall.     

Some said he is CIA. Others said he is actually a criminal lord in Mexico. What every of this origin has in common is that nobody really knows.     

No one knows his true name. How he looks like. And how he speaks and what language he speaks.      

That is because sometimes, he spoke in a high pitched voice. Others time it is low. Sometimes it is hoarse.      

Those who speaks with him noted that he speaks fluent Russian. The Cartel spoke with him and he speaks Spanish and Portuguese.      

Probably the one that knows the true identity of this person is only the Crime Lords of the Red Table.      

No one knows what facial expression he is making under that golden mask but everyone who is in that ship probably believe that under that golden mask, right now, he must be frowning     

But no one is going to say it     

Nobody wanted to be the one bearing the bad news. Golden Face tries to look through that wind barrier circling the island, but all he could see is glimpses.     

And even the noise of explosion erupting from the island is dulled by the whirring sound of the wind spinning around the periphery of the island.      

He did not show any sign of anxiousness but his heart is truly anxious right now.      

There is a great battle that is taking place on the island right now. Even though they could not see it, they could hear it.      

In the beginning, Golden Face did not worry that much. He had brought some of the most dangerous people in the world to fight for that trident.      

As for the wielder of the trident, the Red Table has already decided the person who would wield it for the Red Table.     

But, they dare not bring that person too early to enter the Turbulent Sea.      

If that person enters the Sea with all of the other ships, then the world powers might give unnecessary attention to this island.      

Fighting for turf or for natural resources among the Crime Alliance is not something new so they keep up this farce so that nobody could see what they are doing.     

Everyone thought that the Pirate Lords and the Crime Alliance is fighting or they are competing against one another for some resources         

    

The more people think like this, the better it is for them.      

But if that person came, then the whole world will ask what is so important in the Turbulent Sea, that makes that person to come.     

Presumably, right now, that person is already sailing the sea to come here. Every preparation is already completed. Golden Face only have to do what he was tasked to do.      

Only, this time, the plans does not run as smoothly as he thought.      

There is an uninvited and an unexpected guest that broke through and enter the island.      

And that is why he is very anxious right now.      

Because, he is feeling that everything is slipping out of his control right now.     

‘Shit’ he curses.      

Golden Face had come here early but then he saw the ships of the Pirate Lords.      

He already expected that the Pirate Lords would found out about the existence of the Trident     

He just didn’t expect that the Pirate Lord would be so fast.     

But precisely because they found out that Golden Face meet the pirates and propose the plans of play fighting so that the people who were watching them would think that they are fighting against each other.     

But, that is only before. Now, they are no longer play fighting.      

The Pirate Lords and the Crime Alkaline might work in the same line of work, but that did not mean they are friends.      

To the Pirate Lords, the seas ae their territory. It is not a place where the Crime Alliance could stretch their hands.     

Not to mention, that the trident appears here, inside the domain of the Turbulent Sea, one of the sea with the largest concentration of pirates.      

But that also did not mean that they would tear faces with each other. Because everyone knows that the Seven Great Power always wanted them to tear on each other throats.     

So, they did not attack each other and sent their people onto the island. May the best force wins.     

Who says criminal could not be civilized? Golden Face sighed again as he looks at the barrier of wind in front of him     

Even though the distance between him and the barrier is around thirty feet across, he could still feel the wind blowing towards him     

Fortunately, there is some wind repelling formation on the hull of the ships that diverts the wind to the side      

If not his robe right now would be fluttering wildly and he might even get swept away by the torrential wind.      

The wall of wind that covers every direction of the island is like a test.      

Only the strongest could enter.      

The Golden Face is not a fighter and so he is not confident in entering that island         

    

Even if he pushes himself and enter, with the people inside it, he might get teared apart.     

Judging from the screams he heard, many people might have already died on the island.      

He might be the representative of the Red Table but he is surely not someone who could lead a battle. He is here to make sure that the will of the Red Table is executed.     

The pirate lord sends a dozen people inside.      

And the Crime Alliance also sends a dozen. The reason why they don’t send thousands of people inside is because not everybody has the qualification and strength to enter the island     

But also because this is the number that is agreed beforehand. Yes, they are competing. But, they did not want to start a war.      

The Pirate Lords are a terrifying existence in the sea. And Crime Alliance has connection all over the world.     

They might be greedy, selfish and insane criminals but those who sat at the top, are not all idiots.      

If the pirates and the Crime Alliance began a war, then whoever wins, loses. Because there is still the World Powers at their back     

If the world powers are as practical as the League of Freedom who made deals with them, then that would be fine.     

But, there is unhinged world power like Pandemonium who would use that weakness as an excuse to wipe them out     

So, a quota was established. The Crime Alliance sends twelve people, and the Pirates sends twelve people. Duke it out and fought for the trident.      

>>>