After several rounds of volleys, a loud horn suddenly sounded on the galley, and the lights were lit. In the thick fog, you could see the figures on the ship moving, and then a man's voice came through the thick fog towards the ship.
Ye Guo Zhoushi issued a final warning:
"There are a lot of people waiting on the ship opposite, don't act rashly again! If you want to save your lives, put down your weapons and wait for capture!"
After all, Xie Xun was the leading general. How could he swallow such a bad breath? He immediately responded with a loud voice: "You are talking arrogantly! Do you disobedient people not know that the one you ambushed is Ye Guo Zhoushi?!"
Unexpectedly, after listening to what he said, the man on the ship opposite became even more aggressive: "If we didn't know the details, how could we attack rashly? Tonight, we are waiting for Ye Guo's navy to arrive in the Tianwu Strait.
of!"
"Damn it! Who is that person on the boat across the way who dares to thwart Ye Guo Zhoushi? Could it be that all the more than ten ships on our left wing have been sunk right now?! What kind of sorcery and power is used by the other side?
So huge?!”
Knowing that the enemy was well prepared, Xie Xun couldn't help but rattle the wooden guardrail on the side of the ship - after all, Qi Ziyin had a special status, and he encountered this accident before he was halfway through the trip. If something went wrong, even if he could
If he returns alive to return his mission to the king, he will certainly be held responsible.
The young man in white clothes standing aside suddenly shook his head vigorously:
"General Xie, the other party does not know any magic. Have you smelled a strange smell permeating the air? And this smell - I seem to have smelled it somewhere before!"
"This is the smell of saltpeter and sulfur!"
At the same time, under the mainmast, Jiang Yan had already emerged from a pile of debris with the help of the soldiers on his left and right. Although his head was bruised and bloody by the destroyed stone crossbow, his eyes were filled with light.
, like a leopard that has discovered its prey, "Ziyin, do you still remember when the pawn shop in the city caught fire three years ago, we also smelled the exact same smell at the scene!"
"Could it be that mysterious man in a cloak who came to the door again?!"
Hearing what his companion said, Qi Ziyin immediately shuddered and his ears buzzed. He couldn't figure out why the mysterious man always lingered since he had such terrifying power.
appear next to you? What exactly does the other party want?
"The fog is so thick that other warships have either been sunk or passed through the strait from other waterways. No matter what the mysterious man wants to do, it is better to have him come to the door now than to find him in the vast sea of people.
The ship under our feet is much larger than the square-rigged ship opposite us, so we can just rush over and ram it and sink it!"
Jiang Yan said this and tried to pull the rope of the sail on the mainmast. Seeing this, the young man in white quickly shouted:
"Don't act impulsively! The ship is heavy and bulky, and we will probably be hit by another volley of fire before we can rush forward! Now the enemy is in the dark and we are clear, if there is more than one enemy ship hidden in the mist,
Could it be that you are playing into the enemy’s hands?”
"Zi Yin, don't you want to find out who the mysterious man was who was willing to abandon the chess piece Luo Jianli three years ago and release Chi Lang to kill the three of us?"
The black-eyed boy stared, obviously still brooding over what happened in the human bone underground palace three years ago, and couldn't hear even a single word from his companion's mouth. Impulsively, he pulled the hand beside him with all his strength.
Cable. The boy in white immediately wanted to rush forward, but because they were too far apart, he couldn't stop him.
Just hearing a "hoo la la" sound, the huge mainsail fell from the top of the mast. Just as a strong wind blew from the sea, before the soldiers were ready, the large ship suddenly accelerated and headed towards the thick fog.
The hazy shadow of the enemy ship rushed past!
However, just as Qi Ziyin expected, even facing the Ye Kingdom fleet that had extinguished all the fire and hid in the night, the enemy was still able to see what was happening in the darkness. Almost at the same time, a series of thunderous noises rang out in the thick fog again.
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The opponent showed no mercy this time and directly aimed at the vital points under the waterline of the ship. The iron-black projectiles roared in in the blink of an eye and penetrated several layers of thick planks at the bottom of the ship. The seawater poured into the watertight compartment in an instant.
, the ship’s forward speed suddenly slowed down!
"Full left rudder, aim the bow at the enemy ship, don't let them hit the side again!"
Qi Ziyin's heart thumped, and he shouted the order before the third salvo arrived. However, it was too late. The enemy ship's attack did not stop there, and the loading efficiency of those fire-breathing iron bullets was far beyond
Everyone's imagination. In the blink of an eye, three rounds of volleys came again, and this time the opponent was aiming at the large and small masts that lined the deck!
Just a few crisp sounds were heard, and the dense iron bullets directly cut the mainmast of the building into several pieces. The mainsail lost its support, and it was like a big net covering the sky and covering everyone's heads.
When the crowd standing in the middle of the deck saw this, they immediately scattered and dodged, but Jiang Yan was the only one who did not move. He just stared at the mast that was smashing down towards him, raised his hand and pressed the long scar between his right eyebrows in a daze.
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"Get out of the way!"
At the critical moment, it was Qi Ziyin who flew forward and pushed the black-eyed boy away from the fallen mast, thus saving his friend from having his brain exploded. The two rolled around on the deck for several times and finally stopped. The boy in white
Breathing heavily, I have never been so angry as now:
"Jiang Yan, are you crazy? There are clouds in the army, and you know life and death in one night at sea. Are you acting so impulsively, do you want to drag all the soldiers on the ship to be buried with you?"
He pressed his companion's shoulders and shook him hard. He couldn't understand why this friend, who had always been calm, could become so reckless and reckless.
However, Jiang Yan did not reply. He just held his forehead with his hand and stared at the deck under his feet as if absentmindedly. Seeing his appearance, Qi Ziyin knew that he could not persuade him at the moment, so he had to leave him alone for the time being and turn to ask about the building ship.
of damage.
And when all this was happening, Ning Yue was standing not far away, silently watching the two friends who had laughed and played together for many years, struggling and struggling, but not knowing what she could do. Before boarding the boat, she
She thought that the three of them had forgotten all the unpleasantness that happened on the Qiqiao Festival. However, at this moment, she suddenly felt that she did not recognize them anymore.
But she would never have guessed that the reason why Jiang Yan lost his mind was because a childhood memory that had been sealed in his mind for a long time was becoming clearer and clearer.
At the moment when the red-haired girl was lost in thought, the powerless ship beneath everyone's feet shook violently, as if it hit something hard with the current. Soon, the soldiers' panicked shouts also came from the direction of the stern of the ship.
Sent:
"It hit the rocks! The bottom of the boat hit the rocks and ran aground!"
The ocean currents in the Tianwu Strait are irregular, sometimes east and sometimes west, now south and now north, especially where the rocks are densely packed. Not only are the waves on the water surface surging, but there are also undercurrents underwater. At this moment, the building ship that has lost its mainmast is in an instant.
He became a lonely leaf in the sea, unable to control his own destiny and could only drift with the tide.
After just one collision, the hard reef completely tore apart the bottom of the ship that had been damaged by iron bullets, but it also temporarily supported the sinking ship. At the same time, a sudden strong wind blew away the ship. The fog that covered their eyes allowed the soldiers of Ye State, who had no idea of their future, to clearly see that there was not just one enemy ship hiding in the fog, but a huge fleet composed of dozens of large and small warships.
The warships in that fleet were all black, and even the sails were the color of night. From a distance, they looked like a group of ghosts floating on the sea.
"That crazy quartermaster is right - he is really the messenger of Black Water!" Someone among the soldiers started talking again, causing quite a commotion.
"Zi Yin, what exactly is the Black Water Messenger they are talking about?" Frightened, Ning Yue had to put aside her worries temporarily and turned to her companions.
"The so-called Black Water Messenger is a story passed down orally among sailors who go to sea all year round. It seems to have gradually become popular in the past three to five years. It is said that every time there is such foggy weather, a mysterious messenger will appear in the Chanying Sea. The fleet is completely black, and the people on board have faces as ferocious as sea snakes. They are like evil spirits who specialize in devouring human souls, and regard those who are unable to fight back as their prey."
The boy in white frowned, but he obviously didn't believe the legend he was telling.
"So, no one has really seen these black water messengers?" the red-haired girl asked again.
"For thousands of years, this boundless vast sea has swallowed countless lives. Most of the legends born out of fear are not true." Qi Ziyin said, and couldn't help but glance at the still unconscious person not far away. Jiang Yan, "Even if someone can come back alive, the trauma caused by that horrific experience will be difficult to heal."
"So you think the fleet on the opposite side-"
"Why I feel it doesn't matter anymore. The key issue now is that all the soldiers on this ship believe it..."
The young man in white shook his head helplessly and looked up at the chaotic deck behind him. The army was defeated like a mountain, and now it was useless no matter how much Xie Xun gave orders. The soldiers jumped over the side of the ship on both sides and jumped into the sea one after another, as if This stranded ship was indeed cursed by something, and became an existence more dangerous than the bottomless Chanying Sea.
In the blink of an eye, in addition to the soldiers who were killed and wounded in the previous confrontation, the number on the building was reduced by half. But the creepy black fleet not far away did not pursue the victory. Instead, it was like a ghost, swift and stealthy. Silently hidden in the dark night in the distance.
But this did not make Qi Ziyin feel at all relaxed. Just as he was about to count his men and rescue the fallen soldiers and the injured, he suddenly heard another exclamation from the still shocked crowd around him:
"In the sea, something is floating in the sea!"
He quickly turned around and ran to the side of the ship. He lay on the side and looked down. He saw a tumbling wave rising in the inky water, but not even one of the soldiers who had jumped into the water could surface. After crossing the sea, it was as if it had never fallen into the water and was swallowed up.
Seeing this situation, the pale-faced boy in white finally lost his final composure and just stood helplessly on the deck. However, while he was in a daze, the building under his feet was suddenly pushed up from the rocks by a force in the sea. It stood up! In a moment, the entire ship was thrown back into the rough waves. After only a few impacts, it was completely turned into thousands of broken fragments, scattered and floating on the sea.
The Ye Kingdom soldiers on the ship also became unsteady and slid along the capsized deck into the ink-like sea water. Wails and calls for help could be heard everywhere. Ning Yue, who had always stood beside Qi Ziyin, was also struck by this powerful force. The force was thrown out, and the red hair spread out in mid-air, like a withered flower from the branch.
"Ning Yue!"
The young man in white shouted loudly, and was about to jump into the sea to save others. However, in the chaos, he saw a figure rushing in front of him, leaping into the air like lightning, and plunged into the water with a pop!
It was Jiang Yan who jumped into the water to save people! Previously, he was tortured to the point of fainting by the broken memories that surged from the depths of his mind. It wasn't until he heard Ning Yue's exclamation when she fell into the water that he tried to calm down.
The place where the black-eyed boy jumped into the sea was only a few feet away from where the girl fell. But wherever he could see, there were human legs kicking under the water and splashing water. It was impossible to tell which one was him. Looking for a companion.
Jiang Yan rose to the surface and took a deep breath, intending to continue diving deeper, but as he took a breath, he saw a faint blue light glowing for no apparent reason in the dark water around him.
This strange light seemed to come from deep under the sea. It was inconspicuous at first, but became brighter and brighter. As the light became stronger, the originally thick black water gradually became transparent. Jiang Yan could clearly see countless swimmers. The huge shadows made of fish, and the roving giant-finned whale passed by his feet, spitting out a string of white bubbles.
The boy's attention was quickly attracted to a group of small silver fish gathered on the seabed. And now, surrounded by the fish, it was Ning Yue who fell into the water! The red-haired girl lay there motionless, as if she had lost life. And the blue light in the water is the most dazzling here!
However, Jiang Yan failed to notice these unusual things. He only felt that his heart seemed to have stopped beating for a moment, and then he felt pain like a knife gouging him out. He took a deep breath and immediately turned around and dived towards the girl under the water. .
At the same time, a deep, muffled sound of "buzz" came from the sea. The sediment deposited on the sea bed was instantly stirred up by a force, and gradually formed a huge whirlpool underwater. The young man clearly understood I saw Ning Yue and the fish around her being sucked into the whirlpool, and they disappeared one after another.
He couldn't help but screamed, and all the breath he had been holding in his chest was expelled. The vortex became bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye it had expanded before the young man's eyes. In desperation, he pulled Yan away and wanted to leave, but no matter how Even if he moved his limbs, he was still trapped in the water, unable to move at all.
His chest seemed to be pressed by a big stone, and his strength quickly dissipated from his hands and feet. He was dragged to the bottom of the sea by the force in the whirlpool that ordinary people could not resist. After choking on a few mouthfuls of water, his vision also changed. It has to be blurry.
At the last moment when he lost consciousness, the black-eyed boy suddenly felt that in the chaos before his eyes, he seemed to see Ning Yue's familiar face again. The other person's long red hair, and those incomparably beautiful eyes, But there is a hint of sadness in the blue eyes, just like a dream, seemingly within reach, but far away in the horizon...
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