Text Volume Chapter 383 Abnormal 077 artillery fire roared, hot shells roared and fell from the sky, huge water columns rose one after another inside and outside the port, some of the water columns had almost rubbed the side of the White Oak, and the sea surface was
Roaring and surging, the entire ship shook due to the impact, making an unsettling, creaking sound.
Lawrence and first mate Gus led twelve sailors up the rope ladder and returned to the deck of the White Oak without any danger. Behind them, Dagger Island was still shrouded in thick fog, and suddenly there was a sudden change in the deserted port.
A chaotic wind blew up, and the mist swirled and rolled in the wind, as if full of malice, as if it was angered by an uninvited guest.
The boatswain ran over in a hurry. The tall sailor had a nervous face and a rifle in his hand. He came to Lawrence and quickly checked the captain's condition before he breathed a sigh of relief: "Great.
Yes! You are finally back - we heard a sound like thunder coming from the island before, but you never came back. The second officer thought something happened to you...
The scene at the dock square flashed through Lawrence's mind. He thought of the four extra sailors and the sudden appearance of green flames, and a complicated expression appeared on his face.
Something did happen, and it was not a big deal-
But now is obviously not the time to explain.
He shook his head,
The boatswain said quickly,
Lawrence said quickly.
The steam core made a low roar, and the boiling gold catalyst began to release surging energy. The powerful power mechanism drove the propeller, causing the White Oak to accelerate away from this strange port. Among the water columns of cannonballs that continued to fall nearby, this
An advanced cargo expedition ship with a pure white hull continued to accelerate, leaving Dagger Island in a thick fog.
However, the attackers were in hot pursuit.
Lawrence came to the bridge and observed the situation on the sea through the large window at the rear side of the bridge. At the end of the vast sea, he could clearly see the silhouette of the attacker - a ship that was not too big.
The large warship was pursuing this side while firing continuously with the main gun on the bow. Bright flashes of light pierced the dark sky covering the entire sea area again and again.
Fortunately, it was a small ship and not a battleship with fierce gunfire, otherwise the White Oak would not have been able to survive the attack until now.
Unfortunately, the ship was extremely fast. Even if the White Oak's speed increased again and again, Lawrence still judged that the ship would catch up sooner or later.
The ship was even accelerating.
The first mate's tone was a little desperate,
Lawrence didn't say anything, just thinking quickly.
From a classification point of view, the White Oak is indeed a civilian ship, but this does not mean that it is a lamb to be slaughtered - as a special ship that can sail on the boundless sea for a long time and can transport sealed items between city-states
The expedition ship has a military-grade steam core and anti-sinking structure, and its keel, waterline hull and superstructure have also been specially reinforced. It can be said that in terms of hull strength alone, this ship is not weaker than the same level.
of battleships.
What's bad about it is its firepower - after all, as a civilian ship, it can only install a few small-caliber cannons for fighting against small groups of pirates or monsters in the sea. That thing is simply incapable of fighting against warships.
Looking at the current situation, the White Oak will be overtaken sooner or later - when the distance between the two ships is closer, the opponent's artillery hit rate will not be so low.
No matter how strong the hull structure is, it will not last long if it is used as a target.
A sharp whistling sound suddenly came from far away, followed by a loud bang that interrupted Lawrence's thinking. He felt a buzzing in his ears.
There was a loud noise, and the ground shook under his feet, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a fireball suddenly rise from the side of the White Oak, with broken metal fragments and deck structures scattered in all directions.
The boatswain shouted: "Shot in the broadside...
Go put out the fire!"
Lawrence stabilized his body amid the violent shaking, and the expression on his face changed rapidly, as if he had suddenly made a decision.
He raised his head and looked at the first officer who was maintaining order on the bridge.
The first mate was stunned for a moment, then understood the captain's intention. His expression became particularly conflicted and solemn, but he immediately followed the order and sent a record book to Lawrence.
Lawrence opened the record book, glanced over it quickly, and finally stopped at one of the lines.
He raised his head and quickly ordered to the first mate,
The first mate's face was tense. Even though he had already thought that this would be the case, he still seemed particularly hesitant:
Lawrence looked serious,
The first mate seemed to want to say something else, but facing the old captain's serious gaze, he swallowed back everything he wanted to say, and finally nodded vigorously:
The order was quickly implemented. Several sailors who were responsible for handling sealed objects rushed to the special area on the lower deck, opened the No. 2 sealed room, and released the sealed state of the room in accordance with the containment rules of Anomaly 077.
A moment later, amidst the roar of gunfire, several sailors brought Anomaly 077 to the bridge and placed what the captain wanted in front of Lawrence.
Lawrence lowered his head and stared at the sailors who brought them out from the seal room with a particularly solemn expression.
It was a mummy wrapped tightly in a shroud.
Anomaly 077-Sailor.
Lawrence knew the information about every piece of cargo on his ship, including this anomaly.
Anomaly 077 first appeared on an expedition ship that had been mysteriously missing for three years, and was considered to be the culprit that caused the crash of the expedition ship. This anomaly looked like a mummy, about 7 meters tall, and
In the unsealed state, it will exhibit unique characteristics and even be able to talk and think with people, and its power is highly consistent with it.
As a sailor, it will try to influence the ship closest to itself, and ignore any environmental conditions, ship types, and control technology limitations, and take over all functions of the ship in a short period of time. Once the takeover is completed, it will
This will cause the ship to be randomly teleported - the whole process only takes a few minutes, and a ship of any size will be sent to a random corner of the boundless sea under the influence of .
But this kind of teleportation is not a smooth journey - the ship teleported away by Anomaly 077 will definitely appear in the center of a big storm.
No one knows whether Anomaly 077 specifically chose a storm as the landing point for the teleportation, or whether it created a storm specifically for this teleportation. The only thing that is certain is that among the large number of teleportation events that have been recorded, only a small number of ships can
Navigate safely away from the storm.
More ships and hundreds of unfortunate people fell victim to Anomaly 077.
However, according to the information obtained by Lawrence, Anomaly 077 itself is not difficult to deal with - although before the transmission is completed, the escaped Anomaly 077 will unconditionally activate its abilities, but as long as the transmission is completed, it can be easily re-sealed.
Put a new noose around its neck, it will immediately stop moving, and then wrap it in a shroud, and it will return to sleep - this mummy has no power beyond human beings, and its combat effectiveness is not
powerful.
At that time, the only thing the crew of the White Oak needs to do is to find a way to fight a storm - and Lauren
Si and his sailors have fought countless storms.
Lawrence bent down and slowly placed his hand on Anomaly 077's shroud.
The crew on the bridge watched this scene nervously.
Lawrence took a deep breath and unzipped the shroud.
A slight sound of inhalation reached his ears almost instantly.
The sound came from the wrapped mummy.
The shroud loosened, as if an invisible force instantly untied all the rope buttons, and the true appearance of Anomaly 077 was exposed to everyone's gaze - a man wearing an old-era sailor's blouse, with sparse and falling hair, and a shriveled body that looked almost like a skeleton.
The mummy lay quietly on the floor.
The mummy's chest was rising and falling slightly, and the rising and falling became more and more obvious. In the end, Lawrence even felt that he could hear the other person's heartbeat and breathing.
Anomaly 077 is out of trouble - the sailor wakes up from the seal.
The mummy slowly opened its eyes and sat up stiffly, its joints crackling.
Lawrence gritted his teeth and said with a complicated expression,
Anomaly 077 sat up straight, looked around slowly, and finally landed on Lawrence.
For some reason, Lawrence suddenly felt as if he saw a trace of panic on that withered and terrifying face.
Then he saw that the mummy was really shivering. The shriveled, almost skeletal mummy was lying quietly on the floor.
The mummy's chest was rising and falling slightly, and the rising and falling became more and more obvious. In the end, Lawrence even felt that he could hear the other person's heartbeat and breathing.
Anomaly 077 is out of trouble - the sailor wakes up from the seal.
The mummy slowly opened its eyes and sat up stiffly, its joints crackling.
Lawrence gritted his teeth and said with a complicated expression,
Anomaly 077 sat up straight, looked around slowly, and finally landed on Lawrence.
For some reason, Lawrence suddenly felt as if he saw a trace of panic on that withered and terrifying face.
Then he really trembled when he saw the mummy.
A hoarse and frightened exclamation came from the mummy's mouth. The next second he closed his eyes in full view of the crowd and lay down directly to pretend to be dead.
It even reached out and tugged at the shroud scattered beside it, as if it wanted to secretly wrap the cloth around itself again.