The inexplicable appearance of thick gray fog also alarmed other passengers on the Pearl. More and more people walked out of the cabin and gathered on the deck one after another, talking among themselves.
However, soon, a rapid and loud horn sound suddenly sounded from the tail of the sailboat.
Immediately, everyone turned their attention and saw Captain Sudit holding a black-spotted conch about the size of a washbasin in his hand and blowing as hard as he could.
It took about a minute before the trombone sound bursting out from the conch gradually became low.
At this moment, the "Woo-Woo" conch sounds were heard successively from the left front and right rear sides of the Pearl, which seemed to be responses from "Albatross" and "Old Fish".
But for some reason, through the gray mist, the conch horn that should have been equally loud now sounded so dry and dull, as if the sound was sealed by a heavy cowhide bag.
However, when he received responses from the other two sailing ships, Master Damon, who was responsible for coordinating the task, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. No matter what, at least so far, the three ships are still safe, which is the biggest good news.
"Can we find a way to get closer to other ships?" the mid-level mage immediately suggested.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Because the fog blocks the view, it is difficult to control the speed and distance of the ship." The old sailor rejected this idea.
"Let's do this, we will blow the conch every five minutes." At this time, Moriarty said: "In this way, we can not only maintain the necessary contact, but also make it easier for the three ships to determine the distance, speed and direction of each other.
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"It's a good idea." Damon agreed with this approach.
In this way, the Pearl, the Albatross and the Old Fish were just like three lost children, cautiously groping forward in the sudden heavy fog.
After about three hours of driving, the gray fog surrounding the sailboat became thicker and thicker, reaching the point where it was difficult to see. Even if they were only two or three meters apart, it was already impossible to see the faces of others clearly.
"Master Mage, we must stop the ship immediately. Otherwise, we are gambling with our lives." Sudit tightly grasped the raised wooden handle on the steering wheel, not daring to turn slightly, and at the same time gritted his teeth and begged the mid-level mage.
road.
"Okay...I agree." It has indeed reached a point where it is unsustainable. Even if Damon wants to try harder, he has reached his limit.
"Blow again. Make sure the balance between 'Albatross' and 'Old Fish' is correct." Moriarty ordered loudly to the first mate who was standing nearby.
"Yes, sir!"
The first mate picked up the conch and blew it with all his strength, and then a powerful horn sounded.
Only this time, before the other two sailboats could respond, suddenly, from the depths of the boundless gray mist, a faint singing sound came, as if they were responding to the Pearl's horn.
Sound-like.
At first, the ethereal singing was so weak that even if you listened with all your strength, you couldn't grasp it. But slowly, for some reason, the singing began to become clearer and more beautiful.
It was not until later that the beautiful singing voice seemed to be ringing in everyone's ears.
Like the blowing of the spring breeze, like the moaning of a girl, like the whisper of the gods.
"thump!"
"thump!"
"thump!"
I don’t know since when, on the deck where sailors and soldiers gathered, there were inexplicably people standing on the lonely railing like an obsession, and then they took a step towards heaven, took one step towards the edge of the empty ship, and then fell straight down.
He fell into the sea and sank into the water, never to rise again.
What is even more confusing and even frightening is that when other bystanders saw such a scene one after another, not only did no one stand up to stop or warn, but they all had intoxicated expressions on their faces, and they could not help but follow in the footsteps of the former.
, walking slowly towards the depths of the thick fog.
"No! It's a siren! A siren!"
Suddenly, a shrill cry sounded on the Pearl, but it immediately stopped.
In an instant, Moriarty, who had also fallen into a strange and lengthy dream, suddenly woke up.
Looking around, he found that he had reached the very end of the deck and even stepped on the railing in front of him with one foot.
Not far away, the three Naga brothers, Guderian and others still looked dazed and intoxicated.
Only White closed his eyes tightly, and at the same time his body was shaking slightly, as if he was struggling with something. And from his body, there was a thin layer of white light slowly coming out, weak but sacred.
At the same time, behind Moriarty, the mid-level mage Damon was curled up on his side on the wet deck, seemingly unconscious. There were two blood lines gurgling in his two cochleas.
flow out.
"Siren!?"
In a flash of lightning, Moriarty understood everything around him clearly.
Without any hesitation, Moriarty suddenly pulled out the black wand, aiming directly at the depths of the thick fog where the strange singing came from. At the same time, for the first time, the (pseudo) firepower of the fire element field had reached the "specialty level"
Fully activated. He even didn't hesitate to burn magic power directly, and activated the three super magic skills of "remote", "powerful" and "wide range".
The next moment, a dark red fireball the size of a head suddenly shot out from the top of the wand.
fǎngfoA group of red meteors, with a faint afterimage, disappeared in an instant.
Next, after a few breaths of silence, a huge explosion suddenly came from the other side of the gray fog.
And the strange singing stopped immediately with the violent explosion, and was replaced by a series of sharp and harsh and terrifying screams.
"what happened?"
"In the end what happened?"
"What's that sound?"
Immediately, the sleepwalking people on the deck quickly woke up. However, they all looked confused and looked at each other as if they had just woken up. They seemed to have no memory of what had just happened.
"Morty, what are those?"
At this time, White also opened his eyes again, and his eyes were covered with red threads. Obviously, unlike others, he had always maintained his sanity.
"It's the Kraken."
With a low expression, Moriarty gently lifted up Damon, who was lying on the ground, and then took out three different alchemy potions: "Healing", "Stamina Supplement" and "Tranquil Mind", and poured them into the mid-level mage.
"Siren?!"
Before White could speak again, Captain Sudit, who had also regained consciousness, screamed in horror.
"What is the Kraken? Is it an undead?" White looked at the old sailor.
"Ten thousand times more terrifying than the undead! The Kraken is the most terrifying nightmare for all sailors." Without saying anything more, the captain turned to the first mate and shouted: "Roy, count the sailors quickly. Who are missing? Quickly.
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"Yes, boss!" The first mate was also covered in cold sweat as he stumbled towards the middle of the deck.
"Morty?" White looked at his commander again.
"The Kraken is a ferocious sea monster, good at illusions and spiritual attacks, and also has the terrifying ability to drive other sea beasts. Since ancient times, the Kraken has often attracted ships along the way to their lairs with their beautiful songs.
Then it creates an illusion so that the sailors on the ship jump into the sea and automatically become their meal." Moriarty explained succinctly, while staring at his followers: "You were also disturbed by the siren's spirit just now? How do you feel now?
?”
"Very bad." White shook his head with an ugly expression.
"Speaking of which, Kraken can be regarded as the nemesis of all professionals. Their spirit attacks can almost ignore 'physical defense' and 'magic defense'. Only a few races such as 'Titans' who have the talent of 'Perfect Mind' can be exempted. And
In comparison, mages are more susceptible to the interference of sea monsters." Moriarty smiled comfortingly, and then said: "Now go and see our people, hope that none of them fall into the water. At the same time, tell everyone to prepare for battle.
, I think the sea monster will not let go of the food that is brought to its mouth easily."
"Yes, Your Excellency." White nodded and rushed out immediately.
Soon, after a simple inventory, it was confirmed that a total of eight people were missing on the Pearl. Among them were six sailors and two soldiers from the Stone Bridge City State.
As for the Olympus Squadron, although they were also hypnotized by the Siren's song from top to bottom, they finally relied on their relatively strong personal self-control and did not easily obey the call of the song and jump into the sea.
"Sir, what should we do now?"
Because he exhausted his energy to forcefully warn his companions, the intermediate mage Damon, who was completely unconscious, had lost his leadership and combat capabilities in a short period of time. Therefore, Captain Sudit immediately reported to Mori after sorting out the personnel situation.
Artie asked for instructions.
"What do sailors usually do when they encounter a siren?" Moriarty asked.
"Tie yourself tightly to the ship's board with a rope, then fill up the sails and escape directly. But whether you can truly escape and ascend to heaven depends on your luck." The old sailor said helplessly.
"Will the Kraken catch up?" At this time, Guderian also came over and asked.
Just now, the silver-bearded dwarf also fell into the illusion trap of the siren's song, which made him feel quite shameless.
"Normally not." The spirited Sudit shook his head: "The sea monster seems to be unable to leave its lair, so there are no rumors of being chased by the sea monster."
However, as soon as the old sailor finished speaking, suddenly, a strong wind full of fishy smell blew rapidly from the front of the bow. The turbulent airflow even caused the hull of the sailboat to sway, and even the thick wood supporting the sail
The rod seemed to be struggling, and made unpleasant "creaking" sounds one after another.
And with this strange wind, the gray fog that had tightly blocked everyone's sight suddenly began to dissipate quickly. At the same time, the sharp and shrill screams that were still in the ears just now suddenly calmed down.
When I got down, I didn't hear any strange noise.
A strange silence began to envelope everyone's heart. (To be continued...)
