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Chapter 526: Sea Butcher (4k+)

"The mast! The mast is falling!"

"Quickly release the rope and launch the lifeboat! Quickly! The bastards on the other side are about to open fire again!"

"Aren't these lunatics our allies? Why are they suddenly like this? You sons of bitches, you go first. I'll fight them with the deck gun!"

“Boom! Boom! Boom!… Boom!”

Loud noises were heard one after another, and the last shot directly destroyed the cabin at the stern of the "Coral Swordfish" that was used to store ammunition. Amid the deafening explosion, the already shaky hull finally couldn't hold on, and seawater poured in unstoppably.

Amid the raging fire, the exploration ship quickly lost its balance and capsized backwards. The already damaged hull deck could not withstand the pull at both ends and began to tear from the middle.

Under the night sky, the captain and the first mate still stood on the bow and hastily fired back with the deck gun, but they also knew that there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides, and even if they engaged in a normal ship-to-ship battle, they would not have much chance of winning, not to mention that the hull of the exploration ship was already in a terrible state.

But even so, the captain still roared, waved his saber and fired.

He couldn't swallow this humiliation. He was ambushed and even if he died, he wanted to die standing up with dignity like a sea wolf.

Most of the crew members had obeyed the command and started to jump off the ship, although they all knew that there was no chance of survival even if they jumped onto the lifeboat in the depths of the Lost Sea.

But the human instinct for survival still stimulates their adrenaline, and they hold on to any pontoon boards they can see, at least to allow themselves to float a little longer.

On the opposite side of the exploration ship, in the darkness, on a huge ship, Father Donni of the Church of Wisdom was standing at the bow, leaning on a cane, looking coldly at everything in front of him.

"Father, please give the order to continue firing."

The orange-yellow firelight reflected on the face of the believer behind him. Like Donny, he had a calm expression, and it was obviously not the first time he had done such a thing.

"No, save some ammunition. We will set off in twenty minutes. Tell the first mate to prepare the electric parachute."

Father Danni shrugged his nose and smelled damp moisture. He knew that space rain would soon fall and clean up this mess for him.

"Oh, by the way, get the engine room ready. We'll have to catch up with them in a bit."

Just as the believers behind him were about to leave, Father Danni gave them an additional instruction.

Unlike the Mosesad people, the Wisdom Cult's voyage this time was more purposeful. Their ships were not dispersed, but gathered together to form an astonishingly powerful expedition fleet of seven or eight huge ships, each carrying hundreds of believers and the Wisdom Cult's most advanced steam weapons.

As soon as the Continental Exposition ended, the fleet headed straight for the Lost Sea.

They were faster and more determined. They did not look for supply points or pay attention to the scattered islands in the corners.

There is only one goal, to find the "promised land" of the sect!
During the voyage, all the ships they encountered were their enemies. This is what the Pope preached to all believers after they set foot on the Lost Sea:

“The God of Wisdom has given us guidance. The Lost Sea contains the pure truth of the God of Wisdom. From today on, all ships seen in the Lost Sea are enemies who covet the treasure of the Father.

The rules and regulations of the secular world can no longer constrain us. Open your arms and embrace the pure mystery of the universe. The howling of those mediocre people in the flames is the best footnote to our victory. "

Even though the followers of the Wisdom God Religion in Mosesad had restrained themselves, who could tell the powerful fleet what to do in the Lost Sea?
Besides, the Mosesad people who were far away probably didn’t even know what was happening.

Every time the Pope encountered Mosesad's exploration ship, he would leave a huge ship to take care of it, while he would lead the other ships and rush straight into the depths of the Lost Sea.

Before embarking on the expedition, many believers were skeptical about the journey. After all, people born in the Western Continent had more or less heard of various terrible legends about the Lost Sea.

But after several months of sailing, the entire fleet did not encounter any particularly difficult situations, and the believers became more and more fanatical.

The true God of wisdom is indeed protecting all believers. Under the guidance of the true God, they will be able to travel freely in the Lost Sea!
"Don't worry, Father Donni. Our companions in the engine room have been praying sincerely, and the fuel has been blessed. It won't be long before we catch up with the Pope's pilot boat."

Donnie held onto the fence and waved back.

Just as he expected, the space rain fell indiscriminately fifteen minutes later. At this time, the giant ship where Danni was had raised an electric umbrella to block the horrible raindrops.

But on the sea, the struggling crew members and the sinking "Coral Swordfish" were not so lucky.

The exploration ship had completely tilted backwards at this time, and the figurehead goddess, which symbolized good luck, stood with its head held high on the sea. When raindrops fell on the goddess's delicate face, the huge object that was about to be swallowed by the cold sea water disappeared instantly.

Also disappearing was the noisy shouting of the crew members on the sea.

"Crackling."

There were only ripples on the sea caused by the rain hitting the surface, as if nothing had happened just now.

……

Millie Tang has been sleeping lately because the Dog Riding Rabbit had sailed into the central area of ​​the Lost Sea a few weeks ago.

Different from the previous search for the Cursed Island, on the map, that angle can only be regarded as the edge of the Lost Sea, and the people on the exploration ship have not yet developed such a strong sense of crisis.

But now it’s different. Not only is there the terrible space rain, but everyone sailing on this vast and raging sea can feel the omnipresent aura of danger.

The huge shadows under the sea, the sharp screams that appear from time to time, the monsters that suddenly appear in front of your eyes, and the island illusions challenge everyone's nerves all the time.

Even though Peleus is experienced, Shi Weitian still takes turns to be on duty at night to deal with special situations.

Sometimes, just as Millitan fell asleep, she could hear the impatient shouts of Marquette or Kogan. They must have seen something strange in the lookout.

Today, after a space rain, Millie Tang couldn't sleep, so she took a lantern and patrolled the bow again.

When she was about to return to her cabin to rest, she discovered that the light in Ricky's room was also on.

"Dong dong dong."

"Come in, the door is not locked."

Millie Tang pushed the door open and saw Liu Yonglu sitting cross-legged on the bed, eating dried meat and looking at a nautical chart in his hand.

"Are you still not asleep? Don't you have to perform backstage tonight?"

Seeing Liu Yonglu's frowned face and his anxious look because he couldn't understand the nautical chart, Millie Tang burst out laughing.

"Hey, it won't make any difference if you listen one day less and one night more. We are all die-hard audiences, so we can understand."

It's not that Liu Yonglu doesn't have any main text at all. He just rarely participates in it because he has the will but not the ability. You know, he doesn't have the ability.

So during the day, when Millitan, Peleus, Lin Brown, Farrell and Marquette discussed the sailing plan, he listened on the side and rarely spoke, for fear that he would say something stupid.

But when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Liu Yonglu could barely study the map with the annotations made by Millie Tang. With the annotations and narration, he could probably understand the rest. This trip to the Lost Sea was of great importance, and Liu Yonglu rarely took out the attitude he usually rehearsed to deal with it carefully.

"Take it! This map is a partial map of the southeast side of the Lost Sea. You have to read it together with this map. Is my next sentence a bit misleading to you?
It's okay, just give me the booklet, yes, the one with the note."

Seeing Liu Yonglu being humiliated for the first time, Millie Tang was in a particularly good mood. She sat down beside the bed and taught Liu Yonglu step by step how to read the nautical chart and plan the route.

It must be said that Kogan was really capable. Without the intelligence he fou from Mu Continent, the "Dog Riding a Rabbit" would have run into at least three big troubles relying solely on the nautical charts in the hands of Mosesad and the Kurts.

Several times, Milly Tang stood on the deck and watched the expedition ship pass by some unknown monster.

"Oh, so we are here now. We need to go this way, turn left and then..."

Liu Yonglu seemed to have returned to his student days. His math grades had always been poor, so his homeroom teacher deliberately arranged for him to sit at the same table with the math class representative. Whenever Liu Yonglu encountered something he didn't know, he would ask the female classmate next to him.

"Well, yes, that's basically right. Our voyage in the next few days will be generally... still safe, but the situation in this sea area is a little confusing.

Although it looked like the hidden island Mr. Farrell had mentioned wasn't far away, some of the currents in the Lost Sea seemed particularly strange.

Just like here, according to the distance on the map, we could have arrived here in three days, but in fact the ship took a full week.

Fortunately, due to their rich experience, they temporarily turned off the engine room and sailed with the wind, otherwise a lot of fuel would have been wasted.

We should be able to find a reference point after bypassing this vortex tomorrow, but the difficulty lies..."

Millie Tang rarely showed her gentle and patient side, and in the dim light in the room, Liu Yonglu was stunned.

This is much better looking than my deskmate in school. If the math representative in our class had looked like this, I probably wouldn't have joined the folk art troupe. There would definitely be a place for me in Tianda University's math, physics and chemistry majors.

"What are you looking at me for? Look at the map!"

After talking for a while, Millie Tang looked up and met those thieving eyes staring at her. She was so angry that she pinched Liu Yonglu's nose.

"Oh, ok, then please continue."

“The hidden island should be located here, but Farrell said that except for the north slope, the other three sides of the island are cliffs, so ships cannot anchor and it is difficult for us to land on the island.

So we have no choice but to take this route, but if we do this, we will not only have to go around in a circle, but also have to pass through that unknown sea area.

We don’t know yet whether the monsoon on the Lost Sea can…

You're distracted again!"

Millie Tang really wanted to dig out Liu Yonglu's evil eyes, but Liu Yonglu was also innocent. The two of them were sitting so close to each other on the bed, and Mi Li'er was so beautiful. It would be a shame for her eyes if she didn't look!
The two of them played and joked, and several hours passed in a flash. Recently, everyone's sleep pattern was irregular, and they didn't feel very sleepy after a whole night.

Millie Tang was already regretting barging in in the middle of the night, because she found that every time she rejected Ricky... her tone became softer and softer, and her tone became less and less firm.

It doesn't sound like a teacher criticizing a student, but more like a wife acting coquettishly to her husband.

Later...how should I get out? This problem is more unsolvable than all the forbidden spells Milly Tang had seen before.

"Ricky! Ricky! Are you still awake? Hurry up and get up. I see a fleet emerging from the sea level behind the ship. It's heading towards us quickly now!"

Marquette's shout suddenly came from outside the cabin, and Millie Tang pushed Liu Yonglu away as if she had been electrocuted.

"Ah! There's a ship! Can you see the flag? Maybe we can exchange supplies!"

After all, the "Dog Riding a Rabbit" was only a medium-sized exploration ship with limited space. Although they had brought enough supplies when they left the port of Oia, Liu Yonglu, who had never been out to sea, was still very worried about it. With nothing to do, he took Kougon to the bottom of the cabin to take inventory of the supplies, fearing that there would be any problems with fresh water and food.

"I can't see clearly yet. Please come out first."

"Marquette, call Mr. Peleus and get the crew ready for battle."

Millie Tang shouted subconsciously. This was her personality. She would always think the worst of people. Millie Tang didn't care whether the other party provided supplies or not. She was just afraid that the other party had bad intentions.

"Oh, oh, okay, I'll wait for you on the deck."

It was a long while before Marquette's ambiguous response came from outside the cabin. This guy was trying to hold back a laugh. He probably imagined that Millie Tang had been sneaking into Ricky's room to spend the night recently.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault, it's all your fault!"

Immediately realizing the inappropriateness of what she had just said, Millie Tang blushed and hit Liu Yonglu on the arm.

"Hey, no, you made the noise yourself. I didn't give it away. Why did you hit me?"

Liu Yonglu felt very wronged. He didn't do anything wrong but was scolded for nothing. What did he do to offend anyone?

The two men pretended to walk out of the cabin one after another. At this time, the sky was already pale and dawn was approaching. The visibility was much better. Marquette was standing on the bow holding a monocular telescope, and the navy on the ship was ready for battle as Milly Tang had ordered.

"Brother, let me see, what's going on now?"

Liu Yonglu handed Marquette a cigarette and took the telescope himself.

“I can’t see clearly yet, but judging from the size of the ships, they should be large vessels. There are quite a few of them, and they are not the natives of the Lost Sea.

Do you want to go back to sleep? Mr. Peleus and I are watching you."

Marquette poked Liu Yonglu in the chest with his elbow with a wicked smile.

"We are going pretty fast, and the sails are fully filled. If we want to run, we'd better make a decision within five minutes. Our boat is small, so even if we run, it will be difficult for them to catch up."

"Okay, I didn't realize it, you've made some progress."

Marquette asked the crew for another telescope, and the two stood on the bow and observed side by side.

"How refreshing! I did nothing but study all night long!"

Through the telescope, the fleet in the distance was gradually approaching, and the symbols on the huge blue sails were gradually becoming clearer.

The sail seems to be painted with a side silhouette of a female head, surrounded by delicate musical note patterns as embellishments.

"It's the Saint's ship!"

On this day, Saint Baran, the Saint of the Holy Virgin, finally met his loyal Vitalia fleet again!
(End of this chapter)