Chapter 709: Exploring Mysteries in Tricky Ships (1)
Chapter 709: Exploring the Secret of the Crafty Ship (1)
"What's going on?" Bedivere hurriedly stuffed the sashimi into his stomach (the enemy still didn't forget to eat it), and then rushed to the deck.
"Don't ask me. It's really evil this time." Captain Senezel crossed his arms, frowned, and looked at the ghost ship with uneasiness.
As the fog became thicker and thicker, the Flying Dutchman gradually approached, turning the steering wheel faintly in the thick fog, and walked side by side with Senezel's cargo ship.
Most of the candidates on the deck continued to sit still and remain unchanged in the face of changes.
But the werewolf had already seen a little uneasiness on the faces of these candidates - it's just human nature.
After all, this kind of supernatural phenomenon suddenly appeared in front of everyone. In this world where science is advanced and even magic has reasonable explanations, supernatural phenomena are such a heretical existence.
Like any normal person, the first thing Bedivere thinks of is: find a way to deny this supernatural thing.
What he had to do was very simple. He picked up a piece of wood-like debris from the deck (probably a fragment left from last night's battle) and threw it towards the ghost ship opposite.
Boom! The wooden block hit the ghost ship and made an echo.
At least that thing is not a spirit body, the ship does exist.
"...What should I do?" Seeing that the ghost ship was still chasing after his ship, the captain quickly sought advice from the experienced Bediwell.
"Don't ask me. I'm not a sailor. I know too little about these strange stories at sea." Bedivere shrugged: "Anyway, let's try to move forward at full speed first and get rid of that evil thing?"
When he said this, he already had a bad feeling.
"Captain, it's bad!" the first mate hurriedly ran over, "the ship's engine is broken! We tried to repair it, but after taking it apart and inspecting it, we couldn't find the problem anyway!"
Sure enough, the premonition came true.
"Hmm." Captain Senezel's face darkened: "This is no coincidence. This ghost ship is really evil."
"Uh, can I ask a question?" Albert held it in for a long time, and finally couldn't help but interrupt: "If the ship's engine is not working, why are we still sailing now?"
After everyone heard this, their hearts became cold again.
The boat has no engine, no sail (it was broken during the fight last night), and no propulsion.
But it is indeed sailing, alongside the ghost ship.
The water spray raised when the bow of the ship moved forward, as well as the acceleration felt by everyone, all showed that the ship was moving. It seemed to be pushed by some supernatural force, moving forward silently together with the ghost ship!
What a hell!
"Al, you have such a crow mouth." The werewolf wanted to tie Albert up and beat him.
"It's no use blaming me, what's coming will still come." Albert said disapprovingly, trying to excuse himself cunningly.
"Anyway, anyway---" Seeing that there was no movement on the ghost ship opposite, Saifer walked to the edge of the deck and said, "How about we find a way to get to that ship to see what's going on?"
Everyone present looked at each other in shock. Who would be willing to investigate such an evil existence and such a chilling place?
People will die if they want to die. The farther away from this kind of ghost place, the better!
"You guys are cowards." Albert sneered disapprovingly. He was in the afterglow of being elated and didn't consider the danger of the matter at all: "If you don't dare to go, forget it - I'll go!"
"El!" the werewolf exclaimed. This is no different from actively seeking death. The ghost ship is a trap no matter how you look at it!
"Someone has to solve this matter!" Albert still didn't know what was good or bad, and had no idea of Bedivere's good intentions: "Our ship has been dragged away, and it will eventually be taken away by the ghost ship.
Go to its lair. If we don’t stop it now, our situation will only get worse!”
Al's idea is right. It is indeed right.
However, it is still too reckless to risk one's life in this way!
Bedivere sighed. It was not that he was not afraid, but if things continued like this, things would not progress, so he had to bite the bullet.
"I'll go too." The werewolf said, "Safir, I'd be very grateful if you could come with me. Your speed will definitely help."
"Yes, meow." Saifei nodded in agreement, although he was also afraid: "Without Bedivere, we would have all died last night, meow. Now I can help you as a favor, meow."
"Thank you." The werewolf said to another blue-haired leopard man: "Seglade, please stay here and take care of Little Hal and watch the wind. If there is any movement on the ghost ship, use a flare to notify us."
"Okay, meow." Seglade agreed readily. It was the best thing without him boarding the ship.
"Captain, please order your men to prepare the ship so that it can be launched at any time. Once the engine resumes operation, we can escape immediately."
"Of course. If the engine can really move." Captain Senezel also agreed.
Bediwell turned to the candidates on the boat and said: "I still need about a dozen helpers. I have to have confidence in my own skills, so that I won't be attacked from the dark by the enemy. I won't force you to help, but there is one more person."
, we have one more hope of escaping."
Hearing what the werewolf young man said, dozens of candidates who had been silent on the deck actually stood up.
"Um, there are too many. Those with light weapons will be given priority. Those with heavy weapons will be hard to guard, so I won't bother you."
In the end, Bediwell selected ten from this batch of candidates, most of whom were good at using long swords or short swords.
"Let's set off. Please be safe, everyone." The werewolf said, grabbing a handful of rope and throwing it to the opposite side of the ship.
The hook at the other end of the rope was hooked smoothly and seemed to be quite firm. The werewolf fixed the rope and slowly climbed to the other side along the rope.
After boarding the ship, he saw a dilapidated scene. The ghost ship lived up to its reputation, and there was a deep chill everywhere.
Since this is an ancient pirate ship, there are dozens of cannons placed on the deck of the ship. These cannons are all antiques, rusty and dilapidated. They cannot fire cannonballs at all, but they make the entire ghost ship even more eerie.
Terrible.
"What kind of structure do you think this ship is?" Albert also arrived on the deck of the ghost ship, raising his sword on guard while looking around.
"I don't know. It can't move on its own without energy. It's unscientific." The werewolf thought, and he and Al were on guard, waiting for other companions to arrive.
"So, our top priority search target is its power room, Meow?" The leopard man Seifer also arrived and landed lightly on the deck.
"No. It seems to have been flooded there." Albert said.
This sentence aroused the curiosity of the werewolf: "Do you understand?"
"In this kind of old-style seagoing ship, the engine room is usually at the bottom of the ship. This ship is obviously larger than our cargo ship, but the deck is basically on the same level as our ship, which proves that its draft is very deep, abnormally deep.
"
After Albert's explanation, Bediwell also figured it out. Based on a rough calculation based on the ship's volume and draft, at least a quarter of the ship has entered the water. In this way, the ship will not sink and can still sail.
It's really a weird and inexplicable thing.
Not only has the mystery not been solved, it has become deeper and deeper. This also makes the werewolf more and more depressed.
After everyone else arrived on the deck, the werewolf divided them into three groups of four to five people each, led by himself, Albert, and Seifer respectively.
After dividing the teams, Bediwell ordered: "I, Al, and Saifer will be responsible for searching with sensitive senses of smell and hearing, in three directions. Others please be responsible for the vigilance. This place is really too big."
It’s weird, everyone, please proceed with caution. No matter what the search results are, let’s meet on the deck again in an hour.”
"Leave it to me." Albert said with a proud smile: "If there are any monsters, I will destroy them all!"
The werewolf glanced at the tiger man in disgust: "Let's start taking action."
At the same time, the Holy Kingdom of Great Britain.
"Your Majesty?" Celestial Knight Palinlor watched King Arthur prepare his armor and dragonrider, as if he was planning to go out, and couldn't help being frightened: "Your Majesty, where do you want to go?"
"Didn't the volcanoes in Iceland erupt?" Arthur put on his shoulder armor, "I'm going to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"But, Your Majesty! The site of the volcanic eruption is very dangerous!" Grand Duke Palinloer said anxiously, "If you go to see it without anyone accompanying you, if something goes wrong---"
"Who said I was not accompanied by anyone?" King Arthur called: "Kay?"
Palinloar turned around and saw Kai, the Knight of the Round Table, and his wife walking in from the background.
In the past seven years, Kai has grown into a tall and mighty man, but his wife has not changed at all. She is still as young and beautiful as she was seven years ago. The lifespan of the giants is much longer than that of humans. These seven years are very important to Kai.
For Fleur, it was just a moment.
The only thing that has changed, albeit not much, is the armor that highlights Fleur's fiery figure.
Seven years ago, it was originally a bikini-like bold design that only covered a few important parts and had almost no armor pieces. Now it covers a little more - Fleur is a **, and it really is.
Is it better to be more reserved?
However, even though it has a little more armor, the armor is still very attractive and fully expresses Fleur's fiery figure. When ordinary men look at this swimsuit-like armor, they will probably be confused in an instant and start to have wild thoughts.
"Both Kai and Fleur have giant blood with extraordinary heat resistance." Arthur deliberately fixed his gaze on Kai's face to stop his urge to look at Fleur's breasts: "Frey can still move in the lava. Once
If danger occurs, there will always be someone to take care of you. Don’t worry, this trip will be safe.”
"Even so-" Palinlor was still worried: "At least find a mage who can use ice magic to accompany you, Your Majesty."
Palinloar's first thought was Prime Minister Merlin. But Merlin was besieged by a large number of approval documents for Icelandic refugees, and it was impossible for him to be free no matter what.
"Don't worry, Iceland is the kingdom of mermaids. There are a lot of magicians who can use ice magic." Kai said with a smile: "I really want to find a beautiful mermaid sister to accompany me--ooh, ooh, ooh, Fu."
bud?!"
Fleur ignored Kai's protest and pulled Kai's left ear harder: "You already have a wife and daughter, what are you still thinking about? You are such a playboy."
Kay's wife pulled Kay's ear in front of the king, making Arthur sneer.
Although he was very dissatisfied with the king's trip, the celestial knight Grand Duke Palinlor still sighed and acquiesced.
It should be said that no one can change the decision made by the king except the king himself. King Arthur's temper is surprisingly stubborn, and persuasion is of no use.
What Palinlor can do for the king is to inform all parties and prepare for the King of Knights' trip.
This King of Knights, Arthur, is really a king who causes trouble everywhere and makes people uncomfortable!
At the same time, in the Arctic Ocean, [Ghost Ship---The Wandering Dutchman] is on board.
The werewolf Bedivere was walking in the deep and dark corridor of the cabin, followed by four extraordinary human adventurers.
The werewolf's sensitive nose sniffed everything. There was no trace of a human figure on this ghost ship, and there was not even the smell of [people] having lived there. There was only the smell of damp sea salt and old musty smell everywhere.
How many centuries has it been since no one came here? On what principle does this ship sail on the sea? And what is the dark atmosphere that vaguely exists in the entire ship?
Bedivere shook his head and tried to clear his thoughts. He attributed the inharmonious atmosphere to the barnacles that proliferated on the walls of the cabin. Some things were better not to study too deeply.
"Have you found nothing yet?" A human candidate behind Bedivere asked impatiently.
"Sorry, nothing unusual." The werewolf was also very confused.
What fills this ghost ship is not so much hostility as sadness.
There is no enemy here, only the eternal loneliness and nostalgia in the endless time, as if------
It seems as if it has been waiting for someone to arrive for thousands of years.
The werewolf tried to clear his mind again and put away these strange thoughts in his mind. Why he had this idea that this ghost ship was "waiting" for someone, even he couldn't explain clearly.
Is this [intuition]...?
"Shasha------" a voice floated gently in the werewolf's mind, it seemed both illusory and real.
"Uh," scared Bedivere into a cold sweat. Is this really a ghost cry?
"Did you hear that?" Bedivere asked hurriedly.
"Listen, what did you hear?" The candidates behind the werewolf were asked this, and they all panicked. This place was already spooky, but the werewolf suddenly said this, do you want to scare people to death?
"Just now!" Bedivere swallowed: "There was a man's voice calling, saying...[Shaxia]."
"Shasha?" The candidates were even more surprised. They obviously didn't hear anything: "Who is Shasha?"
This thing is really extremely evil. Is it a ghostly scream that only Bediwell can hear?
"Sanshashasha Summer Summer Summer ------------" The voice came again!