There was a dull crashing sound from the hull. There were three muffled sounds. The sound was like something heavy cutting into the magic black wood bulkhead. MTT leaned out of the gun door on the lower gun deck to see
Three bright spears were hanging there.
The Star Flower was crossing the strait between the two islands, with turbulence washing over the ship's hull, and white cloud waves rushing in like jagged teeth. MTT was seeing the Saka Snake Man in the forest on the edge of the towering cliffs.
The traces disappeared in a flash. They had red skin and were walking so fast in the forest that one almost thought they could catch up with the speed of the ship.
The sound of whistles came from far away, and there were shouts one after another in the forest, mixed with the screams of spears piercing the air. MTT saw a few black dots flying from a distance, grazing the side of the Star Flower and falling down.
The vocal organs of the snake people are very special, which prevents them from making too powerful sounds, but they can communicate with each other using bone whistles. The whistle sounds are very special and unforgettable.
——They sound like the cries of a person before death, shrill and whirling.
The girls in the group all lost their beauty, and even Xiaoyao was no better. There were many terrible legends circulating above the sea of clouds, but none of them were as impressive as experiencing them personally.
Several other men forced themselves to remain calm, holding on to the mooring ropes with their hands and not leaving their posts, trying to suppress the fear in their hearts.
When the Star Flower passed through the strait, the snakemen's slender canoes appeared from the other side of the sea of clouds. There were about thirty of them. What did not match their ancient shipbuilding skills was that those canoes moved flexibly between the straits.
The speed is so fast that I am about to catch up——
"Twenty left rudder."
The Star Flower swung its huge hull, and as a supplement to the steering surface, the wing sail on the right side was unfolded side by side, making a whirring sound. The hull was tilted along a point under the action of centripetal force, and everyone on the deck was tilted by it.
, Miss Dragon Soul Tata moved the weight of the hull to the rear right, further speeding up the steering speed.
Those operations were almost impossible to complete manually, and they also caused the Star Flower to sweep past the exit of the canyon at an almost unbelievable angle, almost missing the Snake Man's canoe that had been waiting there for a long time.
.
Then the giant ship showed its side - the rising gun ports were like fangs exposed under the huge black mouth.
Although the Star and Flower is a very traditional sail battleship, the magic cannons installed on the ship are very different from those on Earth; they are fixed on the artillery deck, and the direction and shooting angle are adjusted through a geared turntable. The magic cannons are controlled by the ship.
Use core one to provide energy to launch a flying projectile that does not require propellant——
Or use pure energy attacks.
However, due to the same reason, a sailboat cannot install as many artillery pieces as a sailing battleship on Earth. There are thirty artillery pieces on one side of the Star and Flower. In Delatere's era, it could be considered a cannon.
The elves' first-class main battleship.
Then the flames under the gun doors lit up one after another, and the roar echoed in the strait. The cannonball's throw line first fell between the snake people's canoes, but gradually became more accurate, and soon one shot missed and hit the snake people's canoes.
The canoe was blown to pieces.
Then came the second and third ships.
After a round of volleys, the canoes of the snakemen became a mess. They had to disperse left and right amidst the sharp whistles to avoid the bombardment. But this delay was enough for the Star Flower to open its full sail, and each silver sail rose.
Get up, hang the mast, and fly away.
Fang Plover looked at the Snake Man's canoe going further and further away, and couldn't help but let out a breath. His hands were also sweating, and he couldn't help but recall the relationship between him and the Shadow Man in the North.
War, but that fashion was not as creepy as this moment.
The Shadow Man is just powerful and weird, but the whistle of the Saka Snake Man is really impressive. It’s no wonder that there are so many legends left on the Sky Bridge route, but it is the most legendary one about the Saka Snake Man.
Eerie and terrifying.
Rumor has it that they have red scales, but the scales from the throat to the lower abdomen are brown, which is also the origin of their name "Saka" - the snake man with yellow-brown scales.
Their eyes are green, looking like unpolished emeralds, and their holes are dark red. It is said that they are the descendants of the Sinsas snake-men who sacrificed themselves.
The snake people have no civilization left and have long forgotten all their past glory. The remaining Saka lineage is almost impossible to communicate with the outside world, but they still use some tools - whether it is a canoe that can sail on the air and sea, or a
A flying spear with a cavity that can emit a scream for combat.
The Imperials even copied the flying spear.
Their roaring sound is like the god of death that brings death on the battlefield. The outside world calls the Imperial Corps equipped with such spears the Death Corps, and they have been stationed in the forest border area adjacent to the Grand Council.
However, as a member of the silver lineage who was once as famous as the lizard men and the Numerin elves, the snake men can throw this kind of spear half a mile away by relying on their own strength. No one would hope to fight these monsters in close combat.
Fang Plover was also worried. Although Tata had warned him that the Snake Man would ambush them at the exit of the strait, and the Star Flower had been prepared for it, he still couldn't help but worry when the incident happened——
When he was on the Seven Seas Traveler, he didn't have to be responsible for all aspects alone. Baggins and Miss Sylvide were all experienced in maritime affairs, and the big cat man would occasionally lend a hand. Even after the latter left, the Bu who replaced her would
My lady is equally considerate.
But here, the ship is full of newcomers. Mulan and MTT have almost no contact with aerospace ships. Although they have Miss Tata's assistance, there is still a possibility that something may go wrong.
I didn't expect that everyone's performance was better than expected.
"Are we going to use the second round of attacks?"
Luo Wei also looked in that direction, then turned around and asked in a low voice.
Fang Yu shook his head. He heard Mu Lan's excited voice in the microphone. The latter took over the job of the gunner. She was praising the role of the system on the ship. With the help of Miss Tata, she controlled the three
It's not that complicated to fire twelve artillery pieces.
"That's Miss Tata's credit," Xiaoyao said bitterly. He originally wanted to hold this position. How romantic would it be to fight the enemy on Kukai? "She has already planned the shooting of Zhu Yuan.
, Guiding the artillery to fire in sequence and making adjustments was also done by Miss Tata. What can I do to you?"
"I want you to take care of it."
Mu Lan's angry voice came from the microphone.
"Ed, was my timing okay just now?" she asked again.
Fang Yu nodded and praised without hesitation: "Well done, Sister Mulan."
The job is indeed not that simple. Miss Tata can coordinate all mechanical related work on the ship, but not everything is connected to the Fairy Heart. There are still countless trivial tasks for the crew to complete.
This version of the fairy ship is still not perfect to the point of comprehensiveness. Not to mention other things, just loading the cannonballs was completed by Mu Lan and MTT. In addition, there are a series of large and small tasks, but the two
No mistakes were made.
It can only be said that they are indeed the craftsmen of the Grand Guild. Their daily job is actually to deal with the maintenance of these magic machines.
"The star anchor is not around here," Wu Cun's voice came from the lower deck, "Ed, there is something below us."
Luo Wei's expression changed slightly, and she quickly walked to the side of the ship and looked down.
Below, only jagged turbulent clouds could be seen, quickly separating towards the wings along the hull, while in the wider strait, white cloud waves were undulating, and the elemental layer beneath the clouds could almost be seen.
Directly below the Star Flower, a black shadow was swimming between the two islands. The Star Flower was nearly forty-two meters long. But under this shadow, it was as small as a beetle with wings spread, and the shadow swayed
He turned around and quickly disappeared diagonally beneath the clouds——
Luo Wei's face turned a little pale. Anyone would feel insignificant in front of such a spectacular sight, let alone a living creature.
A feeling of being unable to control her own destiny arose from deep in her heart. She clung to the side of the boat tightly, and even though she tried her best to restrain her emotions, she could not make any sound for the moment.
Fang Plover walked over and looked in that direction, but he still kept his composure, "The giant beast of the sky and sea should be a species of world snake. I don't know whether it is a feathered snake or a world insect. It is not very interested in us, but we have to leave quickly.
this place."
He raised his head and winked at Miss Tata.
The latter understood it clearly and didn't say much. He just raised more wings and allowed the Star and Flower to turn further and leave this sea area.
The shock that the behemoths of the Kukai and the Sea brought to Fang Plover still exists, but this shock comes more from the space itself. I don’t know when the occultists recorded the ecology of these behemoths inhabiting the Kukai and the Sea.
Then record them in the Silver Tower.
This ability is similar to the ability of a naturalist, but it goes further. It just cannot be displayed to the outside world, but it can still form such a lifelike world, which is amazing enough.
He still has not forgotten that this is a fictional space, and only silently remembers the experience at this moment. The Spire Trial allowed him to experience the Sky Bridge route in advance, which will undoubtedly be extremely beneficial to the Seven Seas Brigade's future journey to the second world.
But some people are completely immersed in this world.
The rain poured down Lupu Rusi's head and face, and the sky turned dark at some point. A strong wind blew on the sea, and huge waves as high as mountain peaks covered the deck. The moisture in the clouds was mixed with the rain——
It's hard to tell where the boundary between Kukai and Kuai is.
The Capka's ship, the Lacavir, is sailing along the tangent between the two islands. There is no star anchor, and the dotted islands between the mainland bridges are their only coordinates.
It's just that at this moment, these coordinates have long been confused and difficult to distinguish. In the pitch-black light conditions, the clouds and waves rolled up by the strong wind have almost completely covered all the reference objects in the field of vision, making them have to worry about whether they have deviated from the route.
What’s even more frightening is——
There always seemed to be a looming shadow in the huge waves ahead. The Kapka people initially thought that it was the shadow of a giant Kukai beast in that direction. In the description of Giganotidae, there are several types of Kukai giant beasts that like to follow the storm.
OK.
Such as sea serpent, storm breather and kraken.
But people soon discovered an indescribable fact - it seemed to be the shadow of a ship. No matter how high the waves were, the ship always remained about three miles away from the Lacaville.
Like a vague shadow.
Luprus walked through the rain with a pale face and shouted forward: "What on earth is that, an Imperial man?"
"I don't know," the crystal craftsman guarding the bow of the ship said tremblingly, "it's getting closer to us."
"Where are the people from Guta? Didn't they follow?"
"No," the other party shook his head, "They encountered the Saka Snake Man and anchored at the anchorage to repair their ship."
"Where's the main group?"
"The last time we contacted the main group was half an hour ago. They didn't find the star anchor. Let us keep in touch with them." The crystal craftsman stammered, "But since the storm, we
I can't contact them at all."
Lupus raised his head and looked at the shadow in the rain curtain.
It seemed to be getting bigger, and at a certain moment his eyes widened suddenly, watching the almost translucent giant sail passing through the wind and waves, with a Hydra flag hanging on the high mast, "Turn the helm!"
"
He grabbed the microphone from the crystal craftsman's hand and shouted inside, "Right full rudder!"
"What's wrong?"
The people in the wheelhouse didn't seem to realize what was happening.
"The Hydra is the ship of the Lotao people that has been missing for almost three hundred years," Lupulus said with a pale face, his face covered with sweat, mixed with rain, and he shouted, "Turn the helm immediately.
, that is the cursed one!”
The crystal craftsman next to him was completely frozen with fear.
The Cursed One has another name above Kukai, that is, the famous ghost ship. Although not many people have actually confirmed its existence, there are indeed some records of sightings.
The Hydra is the most famous of them. It disappeared on the offshore route of Rotao about 270 years ago. It disappeared without a trace along with more than a hundred sailors and passengers on board. However,
About thirty years later, the ship was sighted again off the coast of Giant Tree Hill.
It was sighted many times in the next two hundred years. Some people claimed that this ship had stolen a special sacred object, which angered the god of disaster, Teresa, and cursed it, turning it into a
A ship that can only sail between the rifts of time and space.
Never return to the human world.
Ships that have encountered it almost never end well. At worst, the ship is destroyed and people are killed, at worst, they become crazy.
God knows when the occultists recorded this event and recreated the ship in this sea area - but the seven-headed snake did indeed appear on the Sky Bridge, Lupus just didn't expect it
I am so unlucky.
It was such an unlucky thing to run into head on.
You must never come face to face with the cursed person. If you avoid its direct route, there is still a chance of survival.
Lupus only regretted that he was not in the wheelhouse at the moment, and could only watch the Lacavel tilting little by little in the storm. He had never felt that the turning speed was so slow as at this moment——
The phantom-like giant ship had passed through the wind and waves and appeared directly in front of the Lacaville. Its gray appearance seemed to be hung with a layer of lingering fog, and the entire ship was as silent as a silent song.
Song.
There was only the murmur of death in the barcarolle, the song of the dead.
The crystal craftsman on the side almost started to tremble, and his upper and lower teeth chattered. He had long forgotten that this was a trial, as if he was personally there, experiencing such a terrible disaster.
The turning speed of the Lacavel was still a little slower, and the pale shadow on the sea had already collided with it. At that moment, Lupu Lusi felt that the hairs on his body stood up, and his heart sank——
But it was at that moment that a strange scene happened.
The moment before the tall Hydra collided with the Lacavir, the entire thing disintegrated like a glass mirror, shattered into pieces, and disintegrated like a dissipated phantom.
Lupus was shocked.
But instead of feeling any joy in his heart, alarm bells were ringing, and his expression changed wildly. The crystal craftsman on the side finally reacted, looking up with a pale face at the flickering light behind the dissipating mist——
It was like a huge lantern, hanging in the vast rain and fog.
"Left rudder!"
"Left rudder—!"
Lupus finally realized that he had been fooled, that it was a trap - there was no ghost ship at all, the Cursed, and the Hydra was just a shadow of the fear reflected in his heart.
That is……
The player in the wheelhouse didn't react at all, and in fact there was no need for him to react, because in Lupulus' field of vision, a bloody mouth like an abyss had already come into view.
…
The Imperials watched from a distance as the mountain-like shadow sank from the distant strait.
Georgifen's face twitched, "What is that?" Trixis on the side finally couldn't help but ask. The dots of lights in the strait were disappearing, like a dissipating starry sky floating on the sea.
From a distance, it looks like a floating fishing fire.
"Deep sea anglers," Luo Fen replied calmly, "You should have seen their terrestrial counterparts, and the swamp anglers are one of them. However, they are a species of world beast, and are much larger than their land relatives."
"Quite a few?"
Hei was a little unbelievable, "That thing is almost as big as a hill. Who did they eat?"
"I don't know," Luo Fen shook his head, "but someone must have left. In addition, the last thing that appeared was not the Deep Sea Angler, but the Terra Roca Sea Serpent. The people of the Red Sea had glimpsed a corner of its true appearance from a distance.
They call it the 'Mountain of the World', which means that it looks like a moving mountain range in the sky and the sea."
"It has a symbiotic relationship with the deep-sea angler. The latter lures prey for him, and then it hunts and shares the prey." He seemed to be talking about something unrelated to himself. "It is basically a mythical creature with a bad temper.
, but rarely come up to the shallow depths of Kukai..."
"What do you mean?" Juno asked.
He knew a lot about alchemy, but not much about it.
"What I mean is that it shouldn't appear in this trial," Luo Fen shook his head and said, "No one can survive being targeted by this thing. If the occultists set up such a thing in this level, this will
The difficulty of the trial has far exceeded any other in the past twenty years."
Cui Xisi looked at this guy who was not from the same group of them a little unconvinced, "Neither can we?"
"The Imperial Storm is also very reluctant," Luo Fen looked in that direction and frowned, "With the help of a few of us, plus the mechanical artifact, we can probably barely escape."
"But how can the people from Giant Tree Hill do it?"
Hei asked: "We saw with our own eyes that they came from that direction."
"You have to ask them," Georgifen said angrily, "That Forin is so mysterious, who knows what he is doing. Maybe they brought this thing out deliberately. I heard that the elves are
Can communicate with sea beasts."
Juno and Luo Fen looked at each other.
"What shall we do, Luo Fen?" he asked.
"Stop here for a moment," Luo Fendan replied calmly, "It is leaving, so it shouldn't notice us. What I'm more worried about now is the problem of the star anchor. I feel that someone is walking in front of us. Who can find the star first?"
Whoever has the anchor can cross this sea and reach the end point——"
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked in that direction.
In fact, there were several pairs of eyes on the main stage staring in the same direction at the same time.
"The people in the Giant Tree Hill are heading in the direction where the star anchor is," Jerros saw the key point at a glance, "But the Terra Roca Sea Serpent moved, and the Imperial Workshop is fine. Now it and the Deep Sea Angler
The group seems to be blocking the Kaolin people's path..."
"Is the World Mountain also part of the challenge?" the young partner asked in a low voice, "I have never seen it appear in this level before."
Jellos shook his head.
His eyes were following the route taken by the Giant Tree Hill people. That route passed through the habitat of the deep-sea anglers half an hour ago. It was hard to say it was not a coincidence.
In fact, the troubles of this trial don't stop there. The multi-headed Kukai beasts have awakened, which is far more than the number in other trials. The referee team is consulting about the situation of the Silver Tower.
See if the occultists took the initiative to increase the difficulty.
But there has been no response yet.
"The World Worm is also approaching in this direction," the young partner whispered. "The Imperials will probably collide with it head-on, but the Imperial Storm shouldn't have much problem dealing with this beast."
"But the Cowlings are in trouble."
"The Kapka Guild has withdrawn," Jerros sighed. "They are unlucky. They should have been ahead of several other guilds."
Next up is…
His eyes fell on the delegations from Guta and the Grand General Assembly.