บท 624: Trapmaster

Tycondrius smashed his scabbard into the back of one pirate's neck, kicked the body into a second pirate, and stared directly into the eyes of the third. 

⟬ ⌈Vexing Gaze⌋ conditions met. Activate? Y/N? ⟭

« Go ahead. »

⟬ Activating. ⟭

The pirate fell to her knees, having fallen prey to his illusory poison. As she was choking on the blood pooling in her throat, Tycon snapped his fingers.

⟬ ⌈Commander's Strike⌋ activated. ⟭

With a desperate scream, the ship Captain lunged towards the final pirate, whereupon he ran his sword through their abdomen. 

The pirate stared down... and allowed their weapon to drop out of their hands to clatter upon the deck. 

...It was a waste, really. Even if they were to go into shock and die of an abdominal wound, that fellow still had several seconds of consciousness to counterattack. 

The Captain wiped his brow underneath his forehead, "Thanks fer that, adventurer. Thought I was a goner."