Chapter 985 983 Dog Murphy also wants to open the treasure chest!
Chapter 985 Dog Murphy also wants to open the treasure chest!
The sudden attack by the wave murlocs caught Pablo off guard. Under normal circumstances, if seven pirate ships were attacked by murlocs of this scale, even if they could win, they would definitely suffer some losses.
After all, no matter how good you pirates are in water fighting, you will still be at a disadvantage when facing the murlocs who are born to live in the sea and have a huge numerical advantage.
But with the assistance of the Blue Wolf Army and the players, it would be different. When the wave murlocs roared onto the deck, what greeted them was the wild slaughter from the Dark Mountains.
In order to show his sincerity, the gnoll warriors sent by Hogg to support the halflings are all creation guards of Yi Shui. Players will not mention it. Just the 500 creation warriors under Popok's command who wear the shadow wolf exoskeleton.
It is enough to easily kill wave murlocs several times their size.
After all, even among supernatural creatures, the combat effectiveness of fishmen is at the bottom of the list.
It has been competing with ghouls, skeleton warriors, and kobolds for the bottom spot on the "Monster Power Ranking" all year round, and is the absolute and powerful defender of the bottom spot.
Although they have all kinds of evil spells, their individual combat effectiveness is really hopelessly poor. There is nothing you can do about it. After all, if you choose the human sea tactic, it will be difficult to have a quality advantage at the same time.
Even fantasy creatures have to follow this most basic concept of biology.
In short, the murlocs thought they had picked up a big mistake, but little did they know that they had stepped into the Blood Terror clan's hunting net and fell into the trap of Captain Pablo.
They rushed onto the deck in waves and were killed one after another. When the battle reached the tenth minute, the green blood flowing on the deck of the Plunder was so sticky that it made people sick. Captain Bloody
Under the instruction, the freed-up vampire pirates decisively adopted the old method of dealing with the fishmen.
The black depth charges were thrown into the sea, and with dull explosions, the seawater with a fishy smell exploded in the strong wind on the sea surface. It was difficult for the murlocs who acted collectively under the sea to avoid being affected by the depth charges, and
The Blood Terror pirates have been dealing with fishmen for more than a hundred years, so they naturally know how to deal with these sea barbarians.
The depth bombs they used had certain alchemical items added to them, causing the bombs to explode underwater and dye the seawater a strange crimson color. Once the murlocs in the seawater inhaled the crimson water, they would become dizzy and paralyzed.
body.
They were even unable to control their movements and were drowned in pieces in the water.
Do not laugh!
This is how this tactic works. Murlocs rely on their gills to breathe. Once their gill muscles are spasmed and paralyzed, the consequences will be absolutely catastrophic.
Of course, this kind of special depth bomb can only drive away the fishmen at most. These guys move very fast underwater, and they can avoid the red sea very dexterously.
According to Pablo's experience, bully guys like fishmen will retreat after suffering, unless they use those strange sea beasts, but the naval guns of several ships are ready, and there are also specialized
The harpoon cannon used to hunt large sea beasts was also pushed out, and the murlocs had lost the opportunity.
Realizing that they could not eat these seven ships, the sea barbarians decisively retreated after suffering casualties, just like Pablo's stereotype of these guys.
However, Captain Bloody's expression was very ugly.
He used his telescope to look at the surrounding sea. He could see that the "black tide" was moving towards the deep sea. The squirming "sea water" made this old pirate who had been traversing the foggy sea for more than a hundred years feel...
My scalp feels numb.
"This quantity is a bit excessive."
The first mate next to Pablo shook his fiery red hair, wiped the sailor's knife in his hand with disgust, and said to his captain:
"There are at least two large clans of murlocs operating around here. Judging from the way they enforce orders and prohibitions, I guess there should be the mysterious and filthy 'Holy Son of Dagon' among them. They just completed their interference with the ocean currents in a very short period of time.
and the call of the storm, I suspect that the Abyss Walkers of the Dagon Secret Cult are working behind this.
But the question now is, why are they here?"
"It's hard to say, but if I have to give an answer, I think it should be related to the incident in Port Chardeau."
Pablo put down the telescope in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows vigorously. He felt the uneasiness coming from the bottom of his heart and whispered:
"Claire, do you think there is a possibility that these fishmen are coordinating the gnolls' attack on the halfling city on land?"
"You mean they are united? How is this possible!"
Claire frowned and said:
"The Dagon Secret Cult has been operating in the wild waters of the Misty Sea. Their main enemies are the sharks, followed by us. I have never heard of any connection between these guys and the black plague of jackals."
"It didn't happen before, but it's not necessarily the case now."
Captain Bloody squinted his eyes and glanced at the deck behind him. Jackal players who had enjoyed killing were walking in the green sticky blood, refinishing the murlocs that were not dead yet.
"Get to that island as soon as possible, find the 'treasure' that Murphy said, and then we will sail directly to Port Chardeau."
The Duke of Blood Fear said in a serious tone:
"I want to see Murphy as soon as possible and tell him these things. The tentacles of the Dagon Secret Cult are approaching the mainland. This is not a good thing from any angle. In addition, we have to find a way to inform the elves of Castile.
, let them quickly dispatch their invincible Amastasia fleet and send all the wave fishmen in this sea to the sky!
Depend on!
Fighting fishmen is not the job we pirates should do."
While Pablo was complaining, the jackal players on the seven ships expressed their opinions on the attack just now in their player channels. Of course, these opinions were all focused on the complaints about creatures like "murlocs"
and stereotypes.
This is the first time the player community has interacted with Tidal Murlocs.
They had only heard that many places in the Misty Sea were plagued by fish and man-made disasters, and the guys being killed now were indeed in line with ordinary people's understanding of marine life.
The slimy scales, the streamlined soft body, the swimming organs with webs and fins, the weird lines and fish eyeballs that emit a strange light, and the mouth full of tiny messy teeth are the same as those of lampreys.
Although they are humanoid creatures, their weird spines make it difficult for them to walk upright. They are always hunched over and the poisonous barbs on their backs make these guys look very wretched and weird no matter how you look at them. They are a kind of "creature"
The fear of "alienation" is absolutely impossible for people to feel comfortable and happy.
And it is worth mentioning that although these wave fishmen are always stooped, their body shapes are no different from normal humans. Under the scales, they also have exaggerated muscles and black claws that are naturally poisonous and cursed, making them
Enough to gain an advantage against ordinary people.
"It's so damn ugly! It's even uglier than the kobolds. Compared with them, the rat people are very handsome."
The leader of the Soul Stealer Clan, "Wang Laoxie", a gnoll magician who studied under the Pestilence Clan, squatted on the ground and used the scalpel in his hand to cut open the gills of the Wave Fishman in front of him while complaining to his other brothers:
"This thing is really meaningful. Just after it dies, it smells like a stinky fish that has been exposed to the sun for several days. It smells disgusting. But compared to the croaking fish-man in our impression, this thing is more like a craftsman.
The deep diver described in the pen."
"What are you doing? Isn't it disgusting?"
The Banchang Lionmon next to him saw Lao Xie cutting off the bloody fish gills with a knife and still observing them carefully. He couldn't help but make a retching motion and said in disgust:
"Throw all these things back into the sea. I heard from the pirates on the ship that the wave fish people can use all kinds of magic, and their corpses will also be accompanied by some strange pollution and parasites. Be careful of getting sick. We
There is no priest here to help you detoxify."
"Calm down, if I, an elite conjurer, can be contaminated by this parasite, won't the spells I have learned in the past few months be in vain?"
Wang Laoxie calmly waved his hands and tail and said:
"Since the game has opened the sea area and business system, it proves that the development team is encouraging players to explore the sea of this world. If the wave fishmen are the main hostile creatures in the foggy sea, then how can we better fight against them without researching them?
?
Instead of chattering there, why don't you help me dissect this thing? I must at least understand their skeletal structure and fatal points, so that my brothers and sisters who step into the sea in the future will not have nowhere to start.
Well, look, their gills are one of their most obvious weaknesses. There are so many cross nerves in them. If they were hit hard, these guys would probably faint from the pain."
"yue~"
Seeing Lao Xie seriously analyzing the fish-man corpse in front of him, the few jackal players beside BanchoLeomon couldn't stand it at all, especially when Lao Xie cut open the fish-man's abdomen and took out something from it.
When a heart-like object was examined in his hand, the young player who thought he was bold enough to dare to play a kissing game with Sadako turned around and retched.
This scene is too exciting.
BanchoLeomon is also a bit furry.
He looked at Wang Laoxie, who was sitting cross-legged and muttering to himself while dissecting a fish-man with great interest, and immediately felt that this guy was definitely not an ordinary person, so he took out a pack of tobacco and two pipes with awe, leaned over and asked softly:
"Brother, what do you do?"
"Yes, doctor."
Lao Xie said without looking back:
"The kind that specializes in dealing with the dead. Well, I'm a little hungry. You can bring me some steamed buns. If you want meat, I'll eat them while working."
As he spoke, Wang Laoxie took out the fish-man's eyeball with a flick of his lancet, and turned back to stare at him with a strange look. This scene made BanchoLeomon unable to hold back, and covered his head.
His mouth rushed out.
Well, it seems that forensic medicine is not something that ordinary people can do. No wonder Wang Laoxie is able to get along like a fish in water in the Pestilence clan that conducts all kinds of crazy experiments. After doing it for a long time, he is indeed a professional.
"Hey, coward, you are not afraid of living fish-men, but you are afraid of dead fish. It's hard to understand. Isn't this just as ridiculous as those murderers who are afraid of grudges and take their lives."
Wang Laoxie looked at the Jackal players scattered around.
A proud smile suddenly appeared on his wolf face. The series of actions just now were all intentional. He didn't like to be watched by others while he was working, and he asked all kinds of questions.
Mainly because of professional habits.
Just like Yaya, who is a member of the archaeological team in reality, in their special working environment, if there is a voice beside them asking questions, it means that things are really troublesome.
The forensic doctor hummed a gloomy song while dissecting the fish-man while recording various information in his calculation orb, preparing to sort it out and post it on the forum. This is not the first time he has done this kind of work.
, similar anatomical records have been made for gnolls, kobolds, ratmen, and goatmen before.
Even though Lao Xie has only been in the game for more than three months, he is already a big boss in the alien creature knowledge area of the forum. After all, not just any player can easily draw the skeletal structure of a jackal, and
While Lao Xie fully enjoys the fun of the game, he also has his own pursuits.
He hopes to dissect all the humanoid monsters in the world with his own hands, and finally publish a book in the real world. He has already thought of the name, and it will be called "Research on Abnormal Creatures", in order to pay tribute to the one he likes very much.
Salute to Internet writers!
At the same time that Wang Laoxie's anatomy and research on fish-men were getting better and better, Pablo's fleet also accelerated its advance and arrived at its destination in about five hours.
Several ships were parked outside the island. Captain Bloody, his first mate, several players from the Wolf Army, and Captain Popok rode a small boat to the shore.
This island called "Sifinike" is not small.
There is also a lighthouse built by halflings for navigation on the island. Unfortunately, it was abandoned after the construction of the large lighthouse in Port Chardeau. Therefore, the various remaining buildings on the island are full of a kind of atmosphere that has been forgotten by time.
breath.
"Just a few houses down from the lighthouse."
Pablo carried his good luck shotgun in the dark night and said to the others:
"Murphy gave me the exact location. He said there was a treasure hidden here, but no matter how I looked at it, it didn't look like there was a treasure here."
"Let's go and take a look. Mr. Murphy won't lie about this kind of thing, right?"
The heavily armed wolf under the moon said something, and several other jackal players nodded. Popok was very calm and did not move. Well, the captain who had spent his whole life in the dark mountains was a little seasick.
The past few days of sailing have made her suffer a lot. Now that she finally landed on land, she planned to lie on the beach and experience the "love" of Gaia's mother.
There was no trace of human activity on the island. It was extremely desolate and naturally there was no obstacle to quick action. This group of people approached the abandoned dilapidated lighthouse in ten minutes. The surrounding houses that were severely eroded by the sea breeze were nothing interesting.
After a little searching, everyone found the stairs leading to the underground.
It looks very much like a basement. Just by looking at the traces left behind, you can tell that this underground space was dug out no more than five years ago.
"This damn place was abandoned a hundred and twenty years ago!"
Pablo took out the shotgun vigilantly and said to the players:
"When I was chased to the sky by the Amastasia fleet, I hid here for a while. I can be sure that there were no underground structures on the island at that time. Be careful! What Murphy said is true. This place is occupied by
Hidden something."
"Since there is a treasure, let's go in and take a look!"
The Crazy Wolf under the Moon grinned, grabbed his Creator's Servant Mechanical Warhammer, and smashed open the door to the underground with a charged slam.
He was the first to rush in, followed closely by the others.
But there were no hidden dangers or treasure guardians in the underground space. There was only a downward spiral staircase quietly placed there. They continued down until they entered a huge natural cave with a hidden entrance on the sea on one side.
, and the internal space is very large and there are traces of manual excavation.
When they saw this terrain, Pablo and Claire immediately understood that this was a hiding place for smugglers!
There are many places like this on the sea of the Genoa Peninsula. Many smugglers in that city have similar treasure troves, but this one is a little different.
Under the moon, the mad wolf stepped forward and tore apart the supplies covered with oilcloth, then swung his war hammer and smashed a wooden box. Several sets of stacked chain armor and steel weapons were immediately poured out, as well as several dwarf-style weapons.
firearm.
These things made everyone's eyes widen.
"Quick! Search it."
After Pablo gave the order, the others immediately dispersed in the cave space to search and collect statistics. Ten minutes later, everyone gathered together. The mad wolf under the moon said in a subtle tone:
"There are hundreds of boxes containing chain armor and weapons, as well as many dwarf-style firearms and huge amounts of bullets."
"There is also a batch of medicine deep in the cave."
Claire added:
"According to the specifications of one suit of armor and one weapon for each person, the things here can arm at least 30,000 people. With a little saving, it is enough to supply the consumption of a large army in the short term. I found this on those boxes."
She handed some signs to Pablo, who took them in his hand, looked at them, and said doubtfully:
"Marktin Trading Company? In your memory, do any of the big smugglers in Port Chardeau have this name?"
"No! But it might be a disguise."
Claire whispered:
"To be able to store so many sensitive items here, the power behind this company is absolutely terrifying. It can be said that this place in Port Chardeau can cover the sky with one hand."
"Is Murphy's 'friend' really so powerful? He can actually deliver so many things in one go. I think it's more like taking advantage of others."
The Duke of Blood Fear sneered and said:
"Well done! Although I don't know who the guy intercepted this batch of goods from, I must admit that he made a good deal. Compared with Murphy's methods, we pirates are considered innocent."
"But the Transian Expeditionary Force does not have access to these weapons and protective gear. They are undergoing a different armament upgrade than those on the mainland, and they look down upon these things."
Claire rubbed her eyebrows and said:
"Murphy could have asked others to receive these, but he named us."
"He made a bid, Claire."
Pablo sighed and said:
"The rich brother of Transia gave a big gift to the Blood Terror Fleet, which is currently in a weak period, to show his strength. Compared with the verbal promise of the wolf girl, this guy's gift is really hot. But unfortunately,
I'm afraid we will really be turned into Murphy's canary in the future."