The stormy sea of Hallelujah is always so unstable. Even at night, it will not show its gentleness, but become more violent and ferocious.
A sudden heavy rain made old Captain Hardt a little uneasy.
The wind is particularly noisy tonight.
Well, Captain Hardett was not in this mood. He only felt that the storm came without warning and too quickly.
The heavy rain crackled on the hull, and the violent waves caused the "Lady Anna" to visibly shake.
This is under the control of the alchemy circle!
Although the Sea of Storms is a moody place, it is impossible for such a violent storm to be without the slightest warning. It should still be evening, but it turned dark in the blink of an eye. Even with his more than 20 years of boating experience, he has never encountered such a storm.
experienced such a thing.
Such strange things often represent some unpredictable dangers or opportunities.
"Before I came out, I had already told Anna that this was the last time. We had agreed to go to Prince Town to see my lovely granddaughter." The name of this ship comes from Hardett.
Wife, as an excellent captain, he is qualified to do this.
Faced with such a situation, perhaps he would have been a little excited and curious when he was young. After all, which man at sea has not had those dreams? People who are willing to be ordinary will not come to the sea.
It is precisely because the hearts are filled with ambitions and dreams that motivate people to set sail one after another.
Even dangerous sea areas like the Sea of Storms cannot stop a young heart.
But at this age, he just wants to return to Farventus City in Cape Storm safely, hand over this mission smoothly, and then retire with dignity.
I believe that the shipping company will give him a generous pension based on his many years of excellent resume and hard work.
He also plans to go to the Seamen's Council to seek a position as an honorary director, so that his son-in-law's small business can be exempted from some taxes when doing business in Farventus.
This is also one of the few things he can do to help his daughter in the future.
Hardt felt a little sad thinking about these things, but he quickly cheered up.
Maybe it was his approaching retirement that made him a little sensitive. After all, he had a deep affection for the ship. When she was at sea, she was no different from his wife. When the separation was imminent, he always felt a little sad.
Alas, Hardett is no longer the Hardett he once was without the ship.
Hardett took a closer look at the situation outside the window.
"Xia, please take someone to lower the two auxiliary sails quickly." Because the main sail is a magic sail, the captain can directly control it through the alchemy circle in the captain's room, but the auxiliary sails have to rely on the sailors.
Although the auxiliary sail has been lowered, since the "Lady Anna" can be regarded as a magic ship, it has not been stowed. That would be too troublesome and ordinary ships rarely do that.
After thinking for a moment, Hardt pressed another button on the communicator.
"Turte, you have to work harder tonight. You go to the magic power room to increase the output power by one scale, and then stay there. Depending on the situation, I allow you to decide whether to continue to increase the power within three scales.
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First Mate Stewart agreed simply.
Only the captain and first mate have keys to the magic power room, and this is because Stewart is the person who will take over the ship in the future, that is, the future captain of the Lady Anna.
Turt is a trustworthy person, so Hardt feels at ease with him.
Putting on his raincoat and holding a magic lamp, Hardt walked out of the room. He planned to make another inspection. This caution was one of the reasons why he had been able to sail safely for many years.
As soon as he left the room, Hardet couldn't help but shiver.
The temperature outside the door was much lower than he expected, but he didn't notice it just now in the captain's cabin due to the protection of the magic circle.
The Sea of Storms is in the south of Farventus, and the temperature here in winter is not too low!
Raising the magic lamp in his hand, Hardet found that he could not see the sea at all, only darkness.
This ink-like blackness was like some kind of tumbling and surging living thing, with indescribable nausea and terror, which made this old captain with level 8 warrior strength and experienced many storms tremble in his heart.
Suppressing some uneasiness and fear in his heart, Hardt began to inspect the entire ship. Fortunately, the first mate Stewart had increased the output of the power furnace, and the ship's hull was much more stable.
On the way, he met the sailors who had finished furling the sails, and told them to take a bath with hot water to avoid getting sick, and to go to the ship's doctor to get some cold-proof herbs, saying that he agreed.
Amidst the thanks from the sailors, Hardt finished inspecting his old buddy. However, this did not bring him the sense of peace of mind as usual, but instead made him feel even more uneasy.
He had an unknown premonition.
Returning to the captain's cabin, he took out the captain's diary, wrote something, then wrote another letter and put it in the bag on his waist.
It was getting late at this time, and it seemed to be getting colder outside. Hardt felt that even in the captain's cabin, he could feel some kind of chill and fear.
It feels like a disaster is approaching!
He suddenly remembered the old madman he had often seen in the bar in Faventus.
It is said that the old madman was also a famous sailor before, but after going to sea once, everyone on the ship disappeared, and even the ship disappeared.
He was the only one who survived on the island, and he became a little crazy. From then on, he did not even dare to go to the beach.
Every night, he stayed in the bar with the most people. He couldn't drive him away, and he would rather be beaten to death than leave.
Although he said that he was not a coward, who would believe him as a man who was afraid of the dark or a sailor who was afraid of the sea? Over time, everyone regarded him as a joke.
"...Deeper than darkness, more terrifying than death...You haven't heard of it, just because everyone you have seen is dead..."
Looking out the window, Hardett suddenly began to feel that maybe...
"Ms. Chiato from the shipowner's family is a powerful witch from Despatton College. It is said that she is about to become a gold-level figure."
Hardett stood up and paced the room.
"Having spent so many days with her, according to her personality, if I beg her, she wouldn't refuse my request to lead the crew to escape."
"Today is too weird, I can't take this risk. Anna is still waiting for me to go back, and Kurt's second child is about to be born. I have to be responsible for the crew."
Thinking of this, Hardt made up his mind.
He greeted Tuart through the communicator and said that he had something to do to see Ziatu. After hanging up the communication, Hardet put on his raincoat again, picked up the magic lamp and weapons and prepared to go out.
Suddenly, he remembered something and turned back to his desk.
Open the drawer, and inside is a black musket with a little silver light.
This is a magic musket, given to Hardt by the shipyard. Even after retirement, he can take this gun with him.
This magic gun named Starlight is very powerful. Although there are only three magic bullets per day, one bullet is enough to kill a sea beast.
Therefore, even though he is a warrior, he cherishes this exquisite-looking and powerful musket very much, and is not willing to use it casually under normal circumstances.
He put the musket near the bag on his waist, took a deep breath behind the door, and then went out.
Opening the door, the world in Hardt's eyes was only pitch black.
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"Huh...huh..."
The sound of breathing was as violent as a broken bellows, and Suak was half-leaning behind a boulder on a small mound.
He got separated from those Chinese people.
In the morning, full of anger and grief, he joined the team of people from the Celestial Dynasty searching for evil spirits.
It went smoothly at first.
Those Chinese people are very powerful. Not only are some of them good at tracking, but the young man named Yi Fan who leads them also summons a huge hell dog. Well, that's what they call it anyway.
It is said that the terrifying dark red big dog is also a kind of demon, so it is very familiar with its kind, so their pursuit speed is very fast.
Of the few monsters we first encountered on the road, only the half-grown man took action, and he was quickly dispatched.
However, after the middle-aged man Chen Jack reminded them that something was wrong, they increased their vigilance, but they were still ambushed by more than a dozen demons.
Because the armed pickup truck was damaged, they could only walk on foot for the time being. Suak's cell phone was also lost at that time.
Yi Fan does have a mount, but it can only ride two people at most.
As for the Cerberus, its spiked scales can put a few more holes in your butt.
As they seem to get closer to their goal, they encounter more monsters and their former kind!
There are many degenerates, much more than the number reported internally by the police station!
And these people, no, these monsters have become extremely depraved, they can hardly be seen as human, they can be said to be completely demonized!
In the chaos, he got separated from Yi Fan and others.
Suak himself is just a small town policeman, and his professional level has just reached LV2. Although his marksmanship is good, he has long run out of bullets.
Even a demonized monster transformed from the corruption of an ordinary person can be inseparable from him.
And as long as it is a demonized monster that has been corrupted by the advanced card holder, he is basically no match with his bare hands. If there is not a skill card that can increase his speed, he would probably be dead by now.
He saw that people like Yi Fan were relatively easy to deal with those monsters, but he couldn't get through it himself and could only be chased further and further away by the monsters.
After resting for two minutes, he stood up and planned to leave. Although he was very tired now, he had to go.
Those monsters have very good noses and will definitely follow the scent to find them. If he stays here for a while longer, it will really kill him.
"We have to find a way to join those Chinese people." Although Suak wanted to fight those monsters, he also recognized the reality.
If he wants to save his life and rescue Mayila, he can only rely on those Chinese people now.
While thinking about how to go, Suak suddenly saw a few black spots in the sky in the distance.
He quickly rolled under the shadow of the boulder, and then looked closely, and found that they must be several demons, but they seemed to be grabbing something and flying in another direction, not noticing him at all.
"What are they grabbing? Could it be... Mayila!" Suak was a little confused at first, and then suddenly thought whether Mayila was taken away in this way.
"Whether it is true or not, this is always a clue. Moreover, those people from China might also see these monsters and go in this direction!" He calmed down and made a decision in his mind.
When he left the small town this time, he never thought about returning alive.
However, I hope that his life can be exchanged for Mayila's safety.