On the patrol ship, everyone stared dumbfounded at the huge ship that suddenly rushed out of the thick fog, watched its bow, which was almost twice as tall as the patrol ship, almost brushing against the side of the ship, watched its
The mottled and rusted hull slowly moved forward. There still seemed to be an old and tattered flag hanging above the "Warrior". The cloth strips that had lost their original shape were swaying randomly in the night wind and looked like they were loose.
··…·A shroud.
The patrol ship commander was the first to react.
"Keep turning and speed away!" he shouted, "Don't get caught in that ship's wake!"
It is extremely dangerous to pass a main warship at this distance, especially for a patrol ship that is a small ship - the water flow around and at the tail of the big ship will greatly interfere with the course of the small ship, and it will sway violently.
Any collision would be fatal.
The steam core began to roar again, and the helmsman had already felt the terrifying impact of the big ship - the patrol ship's hull was deflecting and swaying to one side, and he had to use all his strength to stabilize the hull in the irregular sea currents.
, and accelerate away from the huge monster that is so close.
The helmsman's efforts were on the verge of failure.
The speed of the "Warrior" exceeded expectations, and the turbulence surrounding the ship was even more bizarre and weird, even beyond the experience accumulated by the helmsman over the years - he felt as if there were countless invisible ropes entangled on the bottom of the sea.
He grabbed the rudder and bottom of the patrol boat, and maliciously dragged the small boat close to the old warship that looked like a ghost ship.
The entire ship began to make a disturbing creaking sound, as if it was being torn apart by something invisible.
At first, the patrol ship only managed a few breaths to gain a little distance by turning suddenly and with the engine fully loaded. Then the entire ship began to move towards the stern of the "Warrior" at a speed visible to the naked eye. The rusty "cliff" was everywhere.
People's vision quickly zoomed in, and many shaking, terrifying figures that looked like humans but not humans appeared near the side of the Warrior's ship, overlooking the capsized boat with a chilling sight.
"It's about to hit! It's about to hit!"
Someone screamed, and the sailors immediately ran to the railing or handrail closest to them to avoid being thrown out of the ship at the moment of impact. However, the moment the side of the patrol ship came into contact with the stern of the Warrior, the latter disappeared.
.
The Warrior disappeared, out of sight.
Just like a nightmare that woke up with horror, the old battleship that was blocking the sky a second ago disappeared in front of the soldiers in an instant, leaving only the terrifying impression and fear trembling in everyone's heart.
The people on the bridge and deck looked at each other in confusion, as if they were waking up from a big dream and didn't know where they were.
The fog dissipated, and the cold brilliance of World Creation shone on the sea. The cold sea breeze woke many people up, and there were only undulating waves on the empty sea, and ice fragments patrolling in the distance.
The patrol ship commander slowly released his grip on the railing and came to the porthole, looking out at the sea. A subordinate walked up to him and muttered as if talking to himself: "A collective hallucination? That was just a
phantom?"
"...It's not an illusion," the commander said in a low voice. He raised his hand and pointed at a guardrail outside the porthole. "Did you see it? The guardrail is damaged - we just hit it."
"Then where has it gone now? This does not seem to be the case with the previous Haiyan... The Haiyan did not disappear out of thin air until it was completely shattered. Moreover, the current around us suddenly changed, and the helmsman could not even
Control the course..."
The commander didn't speak for a while. After pondering for a long time, he slowly said: "Maybe... we just sailed into some kind of gap - what suddenly appeared and disappeared suddenly was not the ghost ship, but us.
Own."
An expression of surprise and horror appeared on the subordinate's face for an instant, and then he subconsciously looked at the sea in the distance and the direction of Frost City. After a few seconds, he said: "Then... let's go back now.
Is it the real world?"
"...call the Sea Mist and the Frost Island at the same time," the commander pondered for a moment and said quickly, "Compare their responses to judge our own status - before we can not determine the situation, we will not
be close to any
Why did the ships appear in the nearby waters?"
"yes."
"They encountered a battleship that sank forty years ago? And then the battleship suddenly disappeared just before it was about to collide?" In the captain's room of the Seamist, Tirian leaned on his chair and listened to First Officer Aiden
After the report, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Now they are still wandering in the patrol waters - because they are not sure whether they have returned to the real world?" "Yes, the commander of the patrol ship seemed to be based on the previous encounter with the Warrior.
Various phenomena at that time judged that they briefly sailed into an "abnormal sea area," and now they are contacting the Sea Fog Fleet and Hanshuang at the same time, trying to determine whether the surrounding environment is real," Aiden nodded, and then shrugged
Shrugging, "I think they might be a little frightened and nervous."
"...No, this is the right caution," Tirian shook his head with a serious expression, "We may not like the current Frost Navy, but we must admit that they have indeed defended the city-state for fifty years.
——In terms of experience in fighting extraordinary phenomena, they are no less than us. That commander’s judgment should be correct.”
After listening to the captain's words, the expression on Aiden's face finally became serious: "So... they really briefly sailed into an 'abnormal sea area... that may overlap with the real world,' and met the Warrior there?
"
"The Warrior... I still remember that ship. When it was first built, the Queen personally cut the ribbon for it," Tirian said with emotion in his tone, "Do you still remember how it sank?"
"Of course I remember, after all, it was sunk by us," First Officer Aiden nodded, "The ship underwent some transformation after being controlled by the rebels, and then was sent to destroy our 'defector fleet,' and the result was
After a confrontation, the ambush arranged by you was sunk in the frosty sea - several rounds of shelling hit the ammunition compartment and fuel depot, and it was almost broken in the middle. "
"Yes, it was broken at the waist, but the Warrior that the patrol ship saw was a complete ship," Tirian said, "so it's obvious - a fake similar to the Petrel."
"Frost has been looking for the source of those fakes, because they always seem to appear out of thin air..." Aiden thought thoughtfully, "Is it... a hidden overlapping space?"
"Hanshuang should receive the news soon. The smart people among them will analyze the possibility. As for us, we don't have to worry about them - we have our own tasks."
"Do you want to report this to the old captain?"
"Of course, he has been waiting for new news from me," Tirian said, raising his finger and pointing outside, "Go out first, close the door, and don't let anyone in."
"Yes, Captain."
"Tirion reported a new situation."
Frost City, located in the temporary residence on Oak Street, Duncan said to Morris and Vanna who were sitting opposite him.
Beside him, Nina was holding a history book and reading it with gusto. Shirley, who had followed him outside until midnight, was already swaying sleepily.
"What's new?" Morris immediately adjusted his sitting posture, "An accident occurred at sea?"
"A Frost patrol ship encountered a naval warship that sank forty years ago in the southwest waters. It was suspected to be a fake like the Petrel, but no battle broke out between the two sides. After a slight collision, the fake
The battleship disappeared out of thin air in front of the patrol ship. Now it is unclear whether a new counterfeit suddenly appeared on the sea, or the patrol ship briefly sailed into an abnormal sea area parallel to the real world - the second type
It’s more likely.”
"...an abnormal sea area parallel to the real world." Morris analyzed this sentence, his expression slowly became serious, and he raised his head, "This seems to confirm what you discovered tonight..."
"Yes, another frost appeared in the mirror - if all the fakes, even the lairs of the cultists, are hidden in a 'mirror,' that would explain why even after searching the whole city, they couldn't find it.
The source of pollution," Duncan said slowly, "are also the crows who once disappeared and returned out of thin air, a large number of clones of unknown origin in the city-state, and certain personnel
The disappearance... can be explained clearly."
Morris and Vanna looked at each other, and they saw the same solemnity in each other's eyes.
"...I can deal with ordinary heretics and demons. No matter how strong the enemy is, I can always deal with it by mobilizing more manpower and firepower, but the enemy in the mirror..." Vanna frowned, looking like she had a headache.
, "I can't think of a solution at the moment...I can't even think of how those heretics did it."
"If this is also the authority of Holy Lord Netherworld, then his power has obviously not only spread from the deep sea to the surface, but is also spreading on a large scale. This is no longer a small matter like creating a few copies.
." Morris also said.
Both "professionals" seemed to be in distress. Duncan smiled when he saw this: "Actually, I have already cast a fire on the other side of the mirror."
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