The hull of the ship was shaking slightly, and a glass oil lamp was tied to the broken main mast. The bright yellow fire was the only light source on the deck below.
The oil lamp is made of back glass and is cylindrical, with a circular vent underneath, so there is no need to worry about wind and rain getting in and extinguishing the light.
On the brown deck, two knights stood on one side of the ship on both sides, hunched over, holding on to the ship's side with both hands, and a thick rope was tied to the mast.
In the flickering light, the cold rain hit Angelet's face. He squinted his eyes and looked around the ship. There was dark sea on all sides, and except for the trembling and undulating sea water, there was no trace of anything.
thing.
But for some reason, Angelet had an inexplicable strange feeling, which was why he took the initiative to come out and take a look.
When the two knights saw Angelet coming out, they hurriedly walked over with their waists hunched over.
"Lord Green, the storm is too big. You should go back to the cabin to rest. It's good to have us here!" Lispel's follower Levi said loudly.
Old man Gill also said: "Yes, it's just a storm. We can handle it. You should go back and rest."
Angelet frowned: "I felt something was wrong, so I came out to take a look." Since his mental power was compressed, it seemed that his five senses had become much sharper.
With a click, the cabin door was opened again, and Lispel walked out.
"What's wrong? Is there anything going on?" She came over and asked.
"Here we come!" Angelet suddenly looked to the sea ahead and to the right.
Several people followed his gaze at the same time.
On the sea in front and right, a black figure half as tall as a man was quickly approaching the ship. Its wings that were constantly flapping at high speed turned into two blurry shadows. There was a constant buzzing sound.
"It looks like a beetle." Old Knight Gil pulled out a black mace on his back.
Rivai took out a silver double-edged ax from his back, held it with both hands, and dealt with it attentively.
The black shadow quickly approached, and several people could see its appearance clearly.
A large beetle, about half a man tall, was covered in black. Its head was a huge cylindrical horn, and there were two wings on its back. It was vibrating at high speed, and it was constantly circling on the deck.
Under the dim light, the six short legs of the beetle look like sharp blades. They also faintly reflect a dark red luster.
A buzzing sound continued to spread above the deck.
"Be careful, don't attack it!" Lispel shouted quickly. "That's the death knell beetle! It is a social creature and generally does not attack humans on its own initiative!"
When the two knights heard this, they immediately stopped moving forward and stood there, looking up at the beetles in the sky.
Angelet's expression changed slightly. He had heard of the death knell beetle. In a wizard's biological record he had read, this thing was considered a relatively ferocious wild creature.
"Why is there a death knell beetle here? Isn't this a legendary ancient creature?" he asked loudly.
"This is the open sea, and any situation is possible." Lispel stood beside him and explained, "Even the sea people we call only live in a small offshore area of the Gem Sea. Deep sea
Area. Various dangerous areas, wild creatures, and even mutant beasts emerge in endlessly."
She looked at the beetle above and added: "Although I don't know why it came here, the death knell beetle generally does not take the initiative to attack humanoid creatures. As long as we don't take the initiative to provoke it, it should leave on its own."
"Maybe it was just attracted by the light of our ship." Angelet whispered.
For a moment, everyone stopped talking and looked quietly at the death knell beetles hovering in the sky.
Angelet's eyes flashed with blue light from time to time.
Rows of data information were constantly appearing on the flying beetles in his field of vision.
'The creature has no field protection. The estimated quality is...'
'Death knell beetle: strength greater than 7, agility greater than 11, physical fitness greater than 13. Spirit greater than 9. Data records are being extracted...Innate abilities: sonic shock, sound wave immunity.'
'To judge the comparison of creature levels...it is stronger than a great knight and weaker than a formal wizard.'
The chip detection information is fed back item by item.
Angelet also slowly relaxed. He was just a death knell beetle. It was not dangerous.
Creatures like the death knell beetle are actually polluted mutant creatures experimentally created by ancient wizards. Although they are considered ancient creatures, they are not considered precious ancient blood creatures.
Not all ancient creatures have extremely strong ancient blood.
"Death knell beetles usually live on land, how come they appear here?" Lispel whispered.
"Unless..." Angelet did not finish his words, but looked to the distant sea on the right again.
There, a big black broken ship was slowly approaching from the rain.
This ship is a bit like the legendary ghost ship. It is in tatters, has no sails, and the black hull looks extremely shabby. No one can be seen on it, only a large black shadow flying around the ship.
Buzz.....
The thin humming sound was getting closer.
These flying black shadows are like bees flying around a hive, constantly flying and circling. If you look closely, they are all death knell beetles.
"It's a beetle nest!" Angelet's expression changed, "At least there are hundreds of death knell beetles!"
The expressions of the other three people changed.
This is a powerful force that can destroy everything they have, enough to threaten their lives. When the number of death knell beetles reaches a certain level, when they send out violent sonic attacks together, the power will directly cross several levels, not to mention that there must be a female beetle inside.
.According to records, it is at least equivalent to being stronger than all first-level wizards. And this is on the sea, not like land. Once the ship is gone, there is no way to escape.
"The death knell beetle ship, could it be Master Mirage, the wizard?" Lispel suddenly shouted loudly, and her voice was deliberately diffused with energy and spread far away.
There was no sound coming back from the black broken ship in the distance.
The beetle that was still hovering on the deck also slowly flew away and returned to the shipwreck lair.
"It should be a wild drifting beetle nest." Angelet said softly, looking at the beetle nest in the distance.
"It seems so." Lispel nodded, "Originally, I thought it was a group of demon pets raised by another wizard."
"But this is good news for us. Death knell beetles generally live in places with strong vitality and will not always be at sea. As long as we follow this nest, we should be able to find the nearest land." She added.
"But can you ensure that these beetles won't get angry because we follow them?" Angele asked with a frown.
"No. Deathstroke beetles usually don't have valuable materials on their bodies and are very powerful, so they basically have no conflict with humans. Similarly, they don't like the flesh of humanoids..."
"Then what we have to solve now is how to keep up with that ship." Angelet asked, "right?"
Lispel looked at the beetle nest ship in the distance and also frowned slightly. She glanced at Angelet beside her. This Grimm wizard was the first one she encountered after leaving home and had nothing to do with her family.
The wizard was also the first person who gave him an inexplicable sense of intimacy because he saved him.
For her, Angelet was just a chance encounter and passer-by in her life. After this time, she had to return to the family, become the hope of the family, and keep working hard to move forward.
She didn't know why. She suddenly had the idea of going back later.
She slowly took out a black crystal ball from her waist and gently threw the crystal ball forward. The fist-sized crystal ball suddenly suspended in the air and melted into a black bird.
The bird has no eyes, mouth, or feathers. It is just a bird-shaped body with a pair of black wings.
Lispel pointed at the beetle nest ship in the distance.
The blackbird flapped its wings, hovered in mid-air, and immediately flew towards the beetle nest ship.
"What is this?" Angelet asked curiously. "Puppet?"
Lispel nodded: "It's an alchemy creature. I call her Black Bird. It can attack all creatures within my field of vision. It is considered a metal creature." She suddenly frowned, as if she remembered something.
"By the way, you don't have a magic pet yet, right?" she asked suddenly.
Angelet nodded: "I haven't made a choice yet. If the magic pet is hurt, the main wizard will also be mentally damaged. If you don't choose the magic pet well, it will be equivalent to giving yourself one more point to be attacked. So I am still considering it."
"Really..." Lispel said no more.
She muttered a sentence in a low voice. Her eyes instantly lit up with a blue-white halo.
The halo continued to shine for a while, then slowly dimmed.
"My familiar has boarded the death knell beetle's nest ship. Knight Levi, please go and get all the ropes on the ship." Lisper said to Levi, who was standing aside.
"As ordered." Rivai saluted, cut the rope tied around his waist with his backhand, and quickly got out of the cabin to get other ropes.
Jill stood aside and waited for instructions.
Angelet took out the silver-white ring that Lispel had given him before. There was a faint white light on the ring.
This ring is a warm ring that can maintain a constant body temperature. It is also carefully engraved with a disease detection circle. Once the wearer has a physical condition, it will automatically prompt a warning.
Although this thing looks simple, it is extremely valuable. It can work on the highly resistant bodies of wizards, and its level is at least a medium-level magic item.
Angelet handed over the ring.
"It seems that you need this thing more than me." He looked at Lispel's body that was faintly trembling from the cold.
Lispel looked at the ring he handed over.
"It's okay with me." She said firmly.
"If you are a friend, don't make things difficult for others because of yourself." Angelet said calmly.
Lispel raised her face and looked at him for a long time.
Snap!
Angelet pressed the ring into her palm.
laugh!
A faint layer of white light suddenly illuminated Lispel's body.
She opened her lips, but still no words came out.
Angelet smiled: "What you think is most important to you may not be the most important and precious to others. If you want to compensate me, change it to something I can use in the future."
"good."
Lispel lowered her head.
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