The creaking rotten wooden bridge, the ferocious dragon bones piercing the eternal night sky, and the evil aura surging in the deep sea.
The ship under construction is everything to the fugitive cultists, and for this reason they have almost turned the Port of Rodster into a lair. So when the evil atmosphere of the eternal night sailed into the bay, they quickly discovered and recognized it as a pollution-ridden...
…Boat.
The leader of the pagans returned from the Twisted Vine Camp with the blueprints, and when he was preparing to deal with the mysterious ship of unknown origin in the bay, he received a letter from the mysterious ship.
It was an ordinary letter with no contaminating power and no connection. It contained the content of Lu Li's contact with Mayor Mateus, during which a large ship called "Andrea" appeared.
"Help in the search for Katarina and Andrea" is also included in the deal.
In the freezing wind and snow, Lu Li and the others got on the boat. Under the leadership of the pagan leader, they sailed into the dark ocean and rowed towards the place where Andrea was stranded.
Lu Li, Ophelia, Pusius, merchants, and Bishop Jon took a wooden boat, followed by the Tentacle Cultists and their men in another wooden boat, and on the outside were the Shadow Church believers who surrounded Lu Li.
Although the wind and waves can capsize them.
As they gradually approached the polluted sea area, the obscure stench like Himfast emerged again, and the lead-gray water was as dark as the abyss.
Woo
A whistle sounded distantly deep in the mist.
All beings feel the siren's warning and weakness.
Ophelia's charred body lit up dark red, feeling angry for Andrea.
"Andrea! It's us!"
The eldest sister who got out of her cloak waved and shouted.
Its cry spread into the mist, and not long after, the second whistle sounded, turning into joy.
The leader of the pagans in front has stopped, and the sanity counter "clucks" frequently and says: "If you get any closer, humans will be affected."
Ophelia stopped rowing.
They were still hundreds of meters away from Andrea.
Lu Li stood up in the swaying wooden boat, took out the fragments of ancient statues he had obtained from the shelter, held them in the palm of his hand and held them high.
Warm light blooms from the palm of your hand, dispelling the eternal night, fog and even winter, pouring and illuminating everything around a hundred meters away.
The believers on the wooden boat couldn't help but look back and forth, because the light that seared their consciousness was unbearable, and they also yearned for brightness and warmth.
Lu Li looked into the depths of the dark sea.
A corroded, dark ship covered with silt quietly sank into the sea.
Dozens of harpoons like thin tentacles are dragged from the bottom of the ship under the sea.
As the light took over the darkness, the shadowy silhouette surrounding Andrea seemed to dive into the deep sea and disappear.
The moment Lu Li saw Andrea, part of his sanity was permanently eroded by this scene, and he was waiting madly at the end not far away.
Staring deeply at the elegant figure standing on the bow deck that only he could see, Lu Li asked the tentacle cultists on the other boat: "Do you have any way to get rid of the pollution?"
"Just a tiny amount of pollution..."
The Tentacle Cultist replied.
The pagans who attacked Andrea did not pursue her, and the remaining pollution was not a problem for them.
The Tentacle Cultist paddled his oar closer to Andrea.
"I...will go...to help."
Ophelia can evaporate the water in the cabin. She told Bishop Jon and Pusius: "You... go back and protect... Lu Li!"
The light between his fingers began to dim, and Lu Li was of no use here anymore.
"Even death cannot stop our loyalty to Lord Lu Li." Bishop Jon put his hand on his chest.
Surrounded by the followers of the Church of Shadows, the wooden boat returned the same way it came.
The fragment of the ancient statue in Lu Li's hand was no longer held high, but it still illuminated everything dozens of meters around, including those under the sea.
A huge and deep shadow sailed under several wooden boats, and the waves raised caused the boats to heave and sway.
Something is watching them.
"Servants of the Lord, set free"
"Wait a minute."
Lu Li stopped the shouting Bishop Jon and stared at the giant shadow lingering under the sea.
The inspiration that had surfaced for a long time made Lu Li feel longing for it.
Not longing for Lu Li, nor longing for them, but the fragment of the ancient statue in his hand.
The right hand holding the fragment of the ancient statue stretched out of the boat, and Lu Li gently placed it into the cold and biting sea water.
The radiant fragments of the ancient statue gradually sank into the bottomless water. Soon after, the lingering shadow outline swam over and swallowed the sinking fragments of the ancient statue.
The moment the light disappeared, it seemed that the silhouette of the giant shadow could be seen turning around, revealing a white shadow on its abdomen.
Lu Li held on to the wooden boat. The waves caused by the departure of the giant beast gradually calmed down. It had already left after getting what it wanted.
They then returned to the port safe and sound.
Andrea's curse and taint will take some time to clear.
Near morning, one of the pagans returned from rowing, sailed out of their only boat and headed to the bay to tow Andrea.
For a long time, the two ships docked silently in the dark mist.
Seeing Andrea again, Lu Li's reason was no longer corrupted, and all the pollution from her curse had been removed.
But Andrea was still seriously injured. Those harpoons that seemed to be thrown with force penetrated the bottom of the ship and were still stuck on the ship. If they were pulled out, it would only increase the speed of the sinking unless those holes were repaired.
The repairs could be completed at any time in the ice-free port of Vena, but there are only a group of cultists with different beliefs in the port of Rodster.
However, the fugitive cultists who have built the keel and obtained the blueprints should be able to barely do the maintenance work.
Andrea's damaged parts were tallied and handed over to the Vina Freeze Port. Three hours later, several stacks of instructions on how to repair the ship were taken out by the businessman Anthony.
Lu Li gave them to the fugitive cultists as a reward for their maintenance of Andrea.
Andrea fell into a deep sleep shortly after due to her serious injuries, but not for long.
During this period, the Twisted Church sent another team to protect Lu Li, and at the same time hoped to form an alliance with the fugitive believers. The Twisted Church formed an alliance with the three churches of the Vine Church, the Shadow Church, and the "Fugitive Church".
The pagan leaders regretfully rejected Him for a simpler reason than imagined. After the ship was built, they would head to unknown seas to find a truly safe continent.
But until they leave, this cooperative and friendly relationship can be maintained.
The third day of waiting for Andrea to wake up.
Everything was not as the newspapers said, the fog tide and eternal night would dissipate today. There was no difference between noon and midnight, the temperature was even lower, and frost had even formed on the waterline of the port.
Everyone except Lu Li seemed impatient. They wasted too much time.
With each passing day, the chance of rescuing Catalina becomes slimmer.
Finally in the afternoon, Andrea woke up from her deep sleep.
Lu Li and the others boarded the ship and asked the eldest sister to translate what happened to them.
