The moment the Daoud hit the rooftop, Jita lost her hand and was knocked out. Fortunately, a hand stretched out from the side to steady her. The owner of the hand was none other than the box. The boy's hat had already been blown off, and now his black hair was flying in the wind, and the silver mask underneath was looming.
He was holding the rope that tied the airbag with one hand and was standing firmly on the deck. In the strong wind, his cloak spread out like a black flag behind him, with a sword and a staff at his waist. However, his eyes were not looking in this direction at the moment, but fell outside the airship.
Jita looked at this scene in shock, with a trace of confusion in her eyes at first, but she soon came to her senses, and suddenly she whispered: "The leader is still down there!"
Luo Hao lay on the side of the ship and looked down. There was a vast expanse of yellow sand, and even the Bein Fortress quickly turned into a dense shadow. Where could he see the shadow of the captain? He then turned around and said to the two of them: "The leader can't come up. Our top priority is to escape from this place and find someone else - preferably someone from Her Highness the Princess to rescue him."
Box turned back to look at him, the calm expression on his face probably meant: Why are you telling me this?
Jita knew it very well and quickly asked: "What should we do?"
"We must first find a way to save this ship. Although it is difficult, we have to try." Luo Hao replied: "You take Miss Afifa down. This ship is too big, and Luo Yu, a mage commander, cannot control it. Guy Generator.”
The two of them couldn't help but look at Miss Mystic who was brought up by Luo Hao. The latter still looked at a loss. It was obvious that the previous surprise was beyond her expectation.
Seeing everyone looking over, Afifah quickly waved his hand: "Don't worry about me, I'll just go with you. I won't cause you any trouble."
Although other people were a little surprised by her identity and behavior, they could probably guess that it was because of Fang Plover. Luo Hao glanced at the young lady, didn't ask any more questions, and just nodded.
As for Luo Hao's proposal, Xiangxiang also nodded. He is not responsible for analyzing the situation, as long as someone tells him what to do and where the enemy is, this is consistent with his identity as a ruthless killer.
Only then did the two get off the deck.
In the distance, Little Fatty Wu was lying on the bow of the boat. At this moment, as if he had seen something that frightened him to the extreme, he straightened up from the side of the boat, turned around, and shouted angrily:
"It's about to hit!"
The sound was distorted in the wind.
Luo Hao looked in that direction against the wind and sand, his eyes condensed slightly, but the next moment, his expression also changed drastically. I saw a huge shadow in front of me suddenly separated the sky of gravel and appeared in front of everyone - as mentioned before, Bein City was built on a huge rock platform, and these towering rock mountains were now lying across the Daoud Ship. It has obviously become a fatal threat on the passing waterway.
At this moment, the airship is only a few hundred meters away from the shadow, and in this bad weather, the distance between the two is approaching rapidly, but they will collide in the blink of an eye.
Luo Hao looked to the left and right and shouted decisively: "Raise the left jib sail."
The Daoud is a large ship with fifteen pairs of jibs. These sails are located on the side of the hull or on the bottom of the ship - they can't reach the bottom of the ship, but the sails on one side of the hull are controlled by forty-eight steering wheels on the deck, each of which Two steering wheels control one sail. Of course, a large ship of this level is not something that people like them can handle, but the dust storm around them is so fierce that they can push the Daoud forward without sails. Under such weather, everything can naturally be done. Keep it simple.
As long as one side of the sail is raised, this violent dust storm can push the Daoud to turn to avoid obstacles.
Several magicians had already gone down to the core control cabin below, but there were other members of Lufu's Shield on the deck. Including him, there were exactly five people in total. In his imagination, each person controlled a steering wheel. It only takes three wheels to open all sidesails. After shouting, Luo Hao was the first to rush to the nearest steering wheel, but once he got started, he found that it was not that simple——
It turns out that the sail control device of the Daoud is much simpler than expected. Just like a real sailboat, it only uses rigging to raise and lower the sail. Cables thicker than arms pass through the metal ring on the top of the sail. There are three cables in total. These three cables are controlled by two winches. The main body of the winch is located on the hull below, exposed on the deck. But it’s just this steering wheel.
Luo Hao rushed over and pushed with his hand as hard as he could, only to find that it didn't move at all. Others were obviously in almost the same situation at this time. They all raised their heads and looked at each other, with horror in their eyes. At this moment, in the wind and sand ahead, a huge shadow is gradually approaching, including the entire Daoud.
ZXC looked back at the desperate shadow, probably out of survival instinct. He turned around and shouted:
"Everyone gather together!"
Before he finished speaking, he was the first to rush to Luo Hao's side, and then put his hand on the handle of the steering wheel. The force exerted by the two people only made the steering wheel move slightly, but when it was slightly loosened, it bounced back. When other people saw this, they also reacted and rushed over to help. When the fourth person arrived, the steering wheel finally made a heart-breaking squeaking sound, and then suddenly loosened - and the steering wheel went from tight to loose, and finally started to spin on its own.
Because when the sail opened a line, the strong wind pushed it completely from behind, and the cable moved behind it.
A member of Rufu's Shield next to the steering wheel was caught off guard and was thrown straight away. Fortunately, there was a large net made of rigging in front of him. The fate of falling into the dust storm outside.
The man narrowly escaped death and looked in shock. He clearly knew that if he fell from this height, there would be no other possibility except to fall into pieces. Although death in Aitaria is nothing to the Chosen One, the way of death is just a bit chilling to think about.
Luo Hao didn't look back: "Don't worry about him, continue. Climb down there yourself, and others will learn their lesson and be careful."
At this time, what everyone needed was obviously such a backbone. The fat man from the military rushed straight to the next steering wheel, and the others followed him.
After the first sail was raised, the hull shook slightly. When there was still no sign of turning, the sail swayed violently, making a worrying loud noise. Wu Xiaopang couldn't help but look in that direction, fearing that the jib sail would be blown off due to the strong wind. His worry was not without reason. The frequency of the sail shaking was getting higher and higher. Obviously, if they didn't quickly move the other sails, If it rises, it is entirely possible that it will be torn from the hull.
But among the crowd, only Luo Hao remained calm and calm as he rushed towards the second steering wheel and pushed hard. When others arrived one after another, the sail made a loud noise again and suddenly stretched open.
After the second sail was opened, the Daoud's hull showed a slight sign of turning, but it was also undetectable. Everyone looked forward. After this short delay, the airship was much closer to the giant shadow. At this moment, the outline of the mountain behind could be clearly seen through the dust storm, and a huge sense of oppression came to their faces.
The furthest distance is no more than one chain. Due to the different shape of the anchor, the chain in Aitaria is much longer than that on Earth, about seven hundred meters. But at the current speed of the Daoud, this distance may be too short for a few breaths, but it will not exceed half a minute.
Luo Hao withdrew his gaze, said nothing, and immediately rushed to the third steering wheel.
"There's still a mile at most!"
Wu Xiaopang's voice was trembling and his hands were trembling.
The third sail was raised, and the Daoud began to turn significantly, but the speed was still very slow. ZXC squinted one eye and glanced at the bow of the ship - the horizontal mast extending from the bow had not yet moved out of the shadow range.
"There are still three hundred meters to go!"
Wu Xiaopang still couldn't help but look back.
Luo Hao glanced at this guy angrily and said coldly: "Shut up!"
Wu Xiaopang was startled and looked at the others, but when he saw that the others didn't want to see him, he quickly shut up. After this pressure monster was gone, everyone suddenly felt a lot more relaxed. Not long after, the fourth sail was also raised, and then the fifth sail.
At this time, the airship had clearly turned in an arc, but it was still within the scope of the rocky mountains. They could even see the rugged rocks passing by. If the airship had not turned from the beginning, it would have almost already turned around at this moment. Hit.
There’s still less than a hundred and fifty meters to go——
The sixth sail was hoisted.
Everyone was tense and rushed to the next roulette wheel non-stop. This was not an easy task. Due to excessive exertion, everyone showed signs of weakness in their hands and feet to varying degrees. If it were on flat ground, this would not be a big deal, but after the six-sided sails were raised, the violent vibrations of the sails in the strong wind had already driven the entire Daoud, and the hull was also shaking from side to side. From time to time, some people lost their balance and fell. Down.
Almost with the help of others, they managed to reach the seventh steering wheel, but the time was already much delayed than before.
The dividing line at the edge of the rocky mountain has clearly appeared in front. At this time, it is too late to raise the seventh sail. The collision or not is close in front of us. Luo Hao turned around and shouted to everyone: "Hold on!"
He didn't know if his efforts would really work. His previous efforts were just a desperate attempt, and no one knew whether they would succeed.
Fifty meters.
Ten meters.
The mountain was getting closer and closer, and the steep mountain wall was almost in front of everyone's eyes. Because the speed of the Daoud was so fast, almost everyone didn't have time to see clearly what happened, and then they felt a huge earthquake from the hull. Passed sideways. They seemed to hear a loud noise, but they had already been blown away before that. Luo Hao only had time to grab a cable that tied the air waves above, and he flew out horizontally, and then fell heavily on the deck. .
However, he immediately looked up and saw that the airship had an obvious tilt, but the tilt did not amplify further, but showed signs of returning to level flight. With a thought, he realized that they had succeeded. Although the Daoud had hit a rocky mountain before, it was probably just a collision and not a head-on collision.
Otherwise they would have been shattered to pieces.
He didn't have time to worry about anything else, and he couldn't even care about where his shield had flown away - presumably he flew out of the boat. He hoped that no unlucky guy would go out in this weather and be shielded by him. Shoot him to death or something like that - he rushed to the side of the ship in that direction and lowered his head to check the condition of the ship.
The situation of the Daoud was obviously very bad. Almost all the six raised sails were torn off in the collision, and it was nowhere to be found at the moment. The remaining sails that were not raised were not much better, and were damaged in various ways. To put it simply, these sails could not be expected to survive a second time.
Fortunately, the hull itself was not too damaged, so it would not crash due to insufficient buoyancy.
He took another look ahead. After crossing the rocky mountain, there was a smooth road ahead - but as for where the Daoud would be blown by the storm, this was not something they could decide.
Luo Hao then turned around and looked at the others - one person was missing from the previous collision, but this was already a blessing. Since the Daoud lifted off in such weather, They managed to avoid this obstacle without any risk, and so far they had only lost one man.
In a sense, this is a miracle.
He waved his hand a little feebly and said to everyone: "It is not safe on the deck. There are no obstacles for the time being. Everyone should go below and leave one person as a sentry."
Whoever is left standing guard is obviously a difficult job, and staying on deck at this moment is obviously the first dangerous position. But ZXC looked at the others and suddenly said: "Let me do it. I am the most agile and staying on the deck is the safest."
Luo Hao glanced at the other party without being polite and just nodded.
He and others came to the entrance of the cabin, opened the door and went down to the deck, all the way to the main control room of the Daoud, which is also the location of the magic engine. Luo Yu, Xiang Xiang and Jita heard the sound and turned around to see him - Miss Naturalist seemed to have hit something in the previous impact. There was a circle of white cloth wrapped around her forehead, and there was faint blood seeping out from underneath.
Her face was a little pale, but it didn't look like she was injured. When she saw the others walking down, she opened her mouth and was about to speak. On the side, Luo Yu had already spoken first: "You guys are just in time to take a look at these things."
"What?" Luo Hao was startled. "What happened down there?"
"The Bein people put a lot of explosives on the ship." Jita said with a worried voice.
"Explosives?" Luo Hao was shocked. "Where is it? Has it been processed?"
"In the main control room, Miss Afifah discovered it," Jita replied, "I just don't know why, but they didn't detonate it."
Luo Hao was slightly startled, and suddenly looked at the mystic lady beside him.
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After Mai Yixier watched the knights leave one by one, he closed the palace door, turned around and walked into the hall - the wind and sand had been blowing for a week, but these days, the wind had weakened significantly, and the streets Pedestrians can already be seen. It's just that under this weather, it's obvious that not many people are still in the mood to visit the temple of the God of War. Most people are still preparing to deal with the aftermath of this sandstorm.
Three days have passed since the miracle that night, but not many people actually witnessed that scene at that time. After all, in that kind of weather, few people would go out. However, many people including the guards and knights on top of the city, including the Governor, still witnessed the goddess' manifestation.
This was already the second time that the governor had sent someone over to ask about the situation here, but Mai Yishil still sent him away on the grounds that nothing had happened. As the Lord of Bein City, Nurman is also half a follower of Ms. Marland, so although he has doubts in his heart, he is too embarrassed to delve into it.
He couldn't order the knights to break into Malan's temple, because he was afraid that if the order continued, the knights would explode first.
However, the reason given by Mai Yixier is probably acceptable - the miracle of the goddess is closely related to this sandstorm that is rare in a hundred years. In other words, the subtext is that the goddess is here. A sandstorm protected the city of Bein. It is said that this rumor has been recognized by most people in Bein City.
certainly--
Although the goddess protected Bein, many people still suffered disasters in this rare dust storm. In addition to the losses caused by the sandstorm itself, there were also some strange losses, such as someone's roof being volleyed in the air. The falling shield broke through, but fortunately no one was injured in the accident.
However, Fang Yu had a vague feeling that the Yuedaoud had something to do with this matter. The storm has gradually subsided, but it is not known whether the people on the Daoud have escaped or crashed somewhere outside the city.
He heard footsteps coming from behind, and then turned around to look, just in time to see Mai Yixier walking from the other end of the hall holding an oil lamp. Because the hall had accumulated a thick layer of sand during the storm, the old knight also left a long trail of footprints wherever he walked.
He looked at the other party, and of course he understood what the other party was doing, and asked:
"Are they from Bein Fortress again?"
Mai Yixier nodded.
"You let them go back again?"
"yes."
The knight passed him, walked to the altar, put down the oil lamp in his hand, then turned around and answered like this.
"But the sandstorm is about to end, you can't keep rejecting them, right?" Fang Yu thought for a moment. "If they can't search for me in the city, they will always associate this incident with me. By then, this place will no longer be safe for me."
Mai Yixier looked at him without saying a word.
Fang Yu then said: "Okay, what I mean is, is there any way you can send me out..."
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