The Witcher: The Journey to Transcendence from Marvel...

Chapter 55 The Experiment That Is About to Begin

Wes immediately released the black beard and turned to stop the Spaniard who was in action.

He cast the Transfiguration spell again, summoning the giant anaconda. As soon as the serpent appeared, it began to attack the Spaniards frantically, and every twist of its body was accompanied by earth-shaking tremors.

The enormous body thrashed and crashed violently among the Spaniards, knocking down soldiers who couldn't dodge in time. Then the giant snake opened its blood-red maw and let out a deep roar.

Faced with the giant snake's attack, the Spanish troops were thrown into chaos, as they had never seen such a huge creature before and were at a loss for what to do.

"Spread out! Don't let it grab multiple targets at once!" Amid the chaos, a seasoned Spanish captain shouted, his voice ringing out loud in the cacophony. He quickly assessed the situation, realizing that if the team remained huddled together, they would become perfect targets for the giant snake.

"Fire!" the captain immediately gave the second order. He drew his musket, aimed at the giant snake, and pulled the trigger. The gunshot rang out, and the bullet whistled towards the giant snake.

Upon hearing the captain's order, the other soldiers also came to their senses, raised their weapons, and launched a fierce attack on the giant snake.

The sound of musket fire rose and fell, but to the Spaniards' surprise, most of their bullets, aside from a few sparks, bounced off the giant snake's thick skin. Only a few bullets pierced its scales and did not cause it any harm.

Enraged by the successive attacks, the giant serpent opened its blood-red maw and let out a deafening roar. Then, it leaped forward and dragged more than a dozen soldiers into its body.

The British army and pirates seized the opportunity to launch a counterattack. Amid the chaos, they sought advantageous positions and used muskets and swords to attack the Spaniards who were held back by the giant snake, causing the Spaniards to retreat in defeat.

In this chaotic situation, the Spanish had no time to worry about the Fountain of Youth.

Wes turned his attention back to the black beard.

The magic that had just extracted his memories was interrupted, and he had to start all over again.

Wes pressed his wand against the blackbeard's temple, invading his brain and beginning to search for memories related to witchcraft.

Blackbeard's mind was filled with various fragments, and Wes patiently filtered through this information until he found what he needed: memories of witchcraft.

This was undoubtedly an extremely painful experience for Blackbeard.

It felt like someone was stabbing his brain hard with an awl and stirring it around.

Blackbeard opened his mouth, trying to let out a painful howl, but no sound came out; only saliva slowly dripped from the corner of his mouth. The once mighty pirate had now lost all his dignity.

"Father!!" Angelica's heart ached at the sight of her father being tortured like this. She tried to rescue Blackbeard from Wes's clutches, but Jack Sparrow grabbed her arm.

"Jack, let me go! I need to save my father!" Angelica struggled, but she couldn't break free.

Her face was streaked with tears as she begged Jack Sparrow to let go. Faced with his beloved girlfriend, Jack Sparrow hardened his heart and held her tightly, knowing that interrupting Wes's attempt to save Blackbeard at this moment would be tantamount to suicide.

Wes pulled a shimmering thread from Blackbeard's temple; it was Blackbeard's memory of witchcraft.

Weiss put it in a small bottle for his future research into witchcraft.

After his memories were brutally extracted, Blackbeard collapsed to the ground, a mere shell of a man who had lost his soul.

Wes didn't care whether he lived or died; in his view, the Fountain of Youth had been found, and the rest of them were just obstacles.

He began chanting incantations, and everyone present, except Angelica and Jack Sparrow, felt as if countless ants were crawling all over their bodies.

The feeling grew stronger and stronger until it became unbearable. They started scratching incessantly, even scratching until their skin bled, but the excruciating itch couldn't be stopped.

Some people even rubbed themselves against hard rocks, their bodies covered in bloody welts from the sharp stones, but it was all to no avail.

Wes's spell lasted a full five minutes before stopping. The itching disappeared the moment it stopped, and everyone gasped for breath, their faces contorted in pain, looking utterly wretched.

"Get out of here..." Wes's cold voice rang out, sending chills down everyone's spine.

Upon hearing this, no one dared to hesitate for a moment. They picked up their weapons and began to run back, fearing that if they were too slow, Wes would kill them without mercy.

"Take all the bodies away," Wes ordered.

Those people dared not resist and obediently carried the corpse away in a panic.

To Wess's surprise, the number of people who stayed exceeded his expectations.

Jack Sparrow, Edward Teach, Hector Barbossa, Angelica, and Gibbs were all still there. And of course, there was Blackbeard, lying on the ground, barely alive.

Jack Sparrow shrugged, looking exasperated. "Mr. Wizard, you haven't given me the payment you promised?"

Gibbs hid behind Jack, trying his best to avoid Wes's gaze, afraid that he might accidentally be noticed.

Angelica, with tears streaming down her face, looked at the black-bearded man on the ground and could only plead with Wes once more.

"Please spare my father. I'll do anything you ask if you'll spare him."

"He's no longer of any use to me."

Wes handed the Triton Sword to Jack Sparrow, "Your Black Pearl is in Blackbeard's collection room."

Jack took the sword and gently stroked it. With this sword, he could control the Queen Anna's Revenge, which meant he now owned two legendary pirate ships.

Weiss then looked at Hector Barbosa.

Hector warily raised his hands, giving Wes a fawning smile.

"Jack and I are old friends, and I want to go with him."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"Is there anything else?"

Everyone present understood that Wes's words were meant to get rid of them, and they all wisely prepared to leave.

Jack Sparrow wanted to ask Wes to release his old flame Elody before leaving, but his henchman Gibbs stopped him.

"Don't anger the wizard. He needs the mermaids' tears, not their lives."

Just as the group was returning to the cave through the pool, Hector Barbosa suddenly attacked, piercing Blackbeard's heart with his sword. After the sword was pulled out, a large amount of blood gushed from Blackbeard's chest, a scene that stunned everyone.

As for what happened between them afterward, Wes had no interest in knowing.

To avoid further disturbances, Weiss set up some traps in the pool where people entered and exited, so that anyone who ventured in again would be "warmly welcomed."

After ensuring safety, Wes took out a table, chairs, and a magical prop resembling a microscope from the suitcase, and then arranged the place to look like a laboratory.

He took out the mermaid's tears he had collected and examined them closely. The dark, damp environment and the imprisoned mermaid made the scene resemble some evil sorcerer performing some kind of wicked witchcraft.

The secret of the Fountain of Youth lies in a sacrifice. Only through sacrifice can one person's life be transferred to another.

The mermaid's tears, the Holy Grail, and the water of the Fountain of Youth are all indispensable for this mysterious sacrificial ritual to be completed.

The ritual involves transforming a person's soul and body into pure life force, which is then transferred to another person. But what exactly are the underlying principles?

Can the vengeful spirits within the Philosopher's Stone be purified? These are questions Wes needs to investigate further.

Now, another problem lay before Wess: the island's location had been exposed, and the British and Spanish who had fled back would soon gather more soldiers and return.

After thinking for a moment, Wes decided to hide the location of the Fountain of Youth first.

Wes used magic to create a thick fog around the island; the poor visibility, combined with the reefs in the sea, would turn the island into a graveyard for ships.

Even if the British and Spanish found the island, they could not land on it easily.

Even though they were lucky enough to reach the cave, Wes had planted large areas of dangerous magical plants around it, such as devil's nets and man-eating flowers. Anyone who got too close would become nutrients for these plants.

Wes then used the Confusion Charm, Concealment Charm, and Muggle Expulsion Charm to completely hide the cavern.

After finishing everything, he returned to the Fountain of Youth with peace of mind to continue his experiments.

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(End of this chapter)