The mysterious man wearing the bishop's robe of the Poseidon Church of the Kingdom of Dofrela put his hand on the damaged stone pillar and muttered something. With fanaticism in his eyes, Captain Levi of "Sea Monster Fang" took a sea soul wooden box from the second officer's hand, took out the golden dagger inside, and handed it respectfully to the "bishop" or "bishop" in charge of the sacrifice. "priest".
Austin had a cold face, and his sense of danger gave him a huge sense of oppression. The mysterious existence with the ability to "disappear the sense of existence" may have put them on the enemy list at this moment, and the group of them will never be seen again. Maybe stay out of it.
He told Oliver the results of his danger perception. Even though the first officer had rich experience, he was also a little frightened at this time - he was not afraid of the reckless man being tough with you, but he was afraid of the old man playing tricks.
The lavishly decorated carriage drove slowly onto the newly cleared square, and all the slaves were led by the pirates to stand on both sides of the driveway. Taking this opportunity, Austin had the opportunity to observe the carriage up close.
The size and basic structure of this carriage are the same as the one that took Austin and Vanya to their baptism. The decoration style is also mainly dark blue and gold, but without the iconic octopus head logo. If you look closely, you can see that it is slightly different in some details. For example, the golden decorative part does not have tentacle elements, but there are a lot of waves and fish. For example, the dark blue part is a little brighter than the Poseidon Church.
To be honest, if Austin was a person who had never understood the Poseidon Church, he might think that the carriage in front of him was the real church carriage.
Many slaves lined up on both sides of the road. Most of them were excited, thinking that the Poseidon Church was coming to rescue them. Regardless of the fact that the pirates were right in front of them, they all shouted "Saint! Saint!". But some of the people who often came into contact with the Poseidon Church also discovered the subtle differences in the carriages, and their faces became confused.
Levi looked at everything in front of him with satisfaction, and things were developing according to his plan. Thinking of the gift from Lord Poseidon, the price he had paid to find the saint and this ruins was instantly forgotten.
Taking a secret look at the "priest" kneeling in front of the stone pillar, Levi's eyes flashed with a cold light. The guy who took the initiative to find him was too mysterious, and he didn't like things that were too mysterious, because it meant being out of control. For a qualified pirate, controlling one's own resources and eliminating crew members who were beyond control were basic skills.
The carriage carrying the Saint quickly stopped at the first stone platform, and the pirates drove the slaves to surround the first stone platform.
"There are no shortage of people." Oliver observed the surroundings vigilantly, and had already pulled out the dagger tied to his calf with his right hand.
The sacrifice has obviously entered the preparation stage, and the six crew members of the August Lion are alert and ready to retreat immediately if the situation goes wrong.
Austin's eyes were fixed on the carriage, and for some reason he seemed to be waiting for the true face of the so-called saint.
There is no church in the world that has the term "saint", which is why many people in the square who know about Poseidon Church are confused.
The carriage door opened, and a dark blue figure appeared in everyone's field of vision.
The "Saint Girl" wears a dark blue velvet robe with golden decorations on the edges. The overall style is exactly the same as that of the carriage.
The old man kneeling in front of the stone pillar stood up, turned around to face the saint, then raised his hands and shouted: "Poseidon is above, the waves protect you!"
This is the prayer of Poseidon Church, but it is said from the mouth of a "cult priest".
Ma Fei and the three sailors' expressions changed instantly. They were pure Poseidon believers, and they couldn't accept why Poseidon would be related to the cult's sacrifice.
"What's going on? Is this a sacrifice to the Poseidon?" Ma Fei asked in disbelief, his voice trembling.
"It's not Poseidon, it just looks like it." Oliver didn't react much, but just turned the dagger in his hand a little anxiously.
Austin's thoughts were a little confused at this time. Although he had seen the sacrificial scene when he received the oracle, he was still a little confused after hearing the prayer.
On that stone pillar, the evil god he was forced to believe in was fighting with the Poseidon.
On the altar, a man wearing the bishop's robe of Poseidon Church was presiding over a sacrifice. It seemed that he wanted to enhance Poseidon's power? But this sacrifice, as well as the decorations, are fundamentally different from the current Poseidon Church.
Did the evil god want him to end the sacrifice to prevent Poseidon from regaining his strength?
So--
Austin's head hurt a little. His gaze shifted to the stone pillar, and a voice in his heart shouted: "Which one of you two is the evil god? Who is the Poseidon?"
The head hurt like an awl being inserted into the fontanelle when he was a baby. Austin's consciousness was a little blurry. The stone pillars in his eyes seemed to emit warm white light. Everything else became distorted in the white light. It seemed that a black mist could be faintly seen. The middle part of the white light twisted and changed, sometimes turning into an octopus-headed human body, sometimes turning into a five-eyed monster covered in scales.
At the same time, the saint slowly walked towards the second stone platform, and Li Wei's eyes looked a little regretful - such a beautiful beauty should be used as a sacrifice for sacrifice. Nevertheless, he called his second mate and asked him to prepare the rope.
etc? Second officer?
Levi's eyes were wide-eyed and his face was pale.
Yeah, where's my second mate?
A chill spread from the soles of his feet, and Levi quickly looked around. The pirates brought to the island were all on the stone platform, but there was no second mate. Not only that, there were even fewer sailors!
Levi shuddered, took out his scimitar from his waist, and looked around warily.
The ceremony is going on step by step, and everything is going in the best direction. He gradually stabilized his mind. Now was the most critical moment of the ceremony. The saint had already stepped onto the second stone platform. He could not panic at this time.
As long as you get God’s gift! Levi's eyes ignited with enthusiasm again, and he personally picked up the rope and tied the saint to the stone pillar.
No matter what is causing trouble, as long as you receive God’s gift! Levi gritted his teeth, and the sweat on his hands even soaked the rope twisted into linen, but his eyes were firmer than ever.
At this time, in Austin's eyes, a group of transparent seawater was added to the white light, and there was a small pure golden fish in it. But at this time, the fish was motionless, suspended quietly in the seawater, and a misty voice echoed. , telling him that the fish is the key to the ritual, and as long as that fish is killed, the ritual will fail!
Oliver held the dagger in his hand tightly. The group of slaves had been driven around the second stone platform at this time. He was only about ten meters away from the stone pillar. At this distance, he was confident that he would be able to throw it out. The dagger was inserted into the neck of the saint.
Suddenly remembering something, Oliver looked back at Austin's position. This sight made him break out in a cold sweat - Austin who was standing here just now was gone!
"Damn! Muffy! Fire the flare!"
Ma Fei, who was still in a confused state, shuddered and subconsciously looked in the direction of Austin, but only saw a strange man. Before he could doubt, Oliver punched Ma Fei, which made him wake up immediately. , took out a cylinder without hesitation and pulled the thin line on the tail towards the sky.
A ball of red light burst out in the sky, and everyone was stunned for a moment, looking at the vision in the sky involuntarily.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Oliver's eyes instantly turned cold, and he threw the dagger in his hand without looking at the result. He pulled Ma Fei and ran towards the dense forest next to him. The three sailors also reacted, and the five of them rushed out of the crowd one after another. Disappeared into the jungle.
"Run! Why are you still standing there!" When Ma Fei ran, he did not forget to remind the slaves around him to run together.
The slaves were numb. As soon as the five crew members ran away, the slaves around them also ran away. Soon, more than 400 slaves scattered and the stone platform was mostly empty. All this happened very quickly, but the pirates were still at a loss. Stand still.
Levi looked up at the red light in the sky. His fanatical emotions made some room for his reason, but before he could make any move, a black dot flew out of the red light.
"Cannonball?"
The black spots gradually grew larger, and then more black spots appeared, and the faces of the pirates on the scene changed.
"There is an enemy attack! Take cover!"
"Can this thing really hit there accurately?" Martin frowned, looking at the "new product" in his hand that looked exactly like ordinary artillery shells with disbelief.
"You don't understand this. I put half of the magic crystal in the signal bomb, and the other half of the fragments were put in these shells. With a little bit of technology, it's like a tadpole looking for its mother." Henry used He picked up a newly developed cannonball between three fingers, "So I'm going to call him 'tadpole'. How about it? Isn't there a hint of magic in the naughtiness?"
Martin shrugged. Divine technology and alchemical technology have always been difficult to understand. Anyway, as long as it can be used, he doesn't care at all about the principle, and it doesn't matter what the name is.
The reason why he was able to stay with Henry for so long without going crazy was because he didn't care and didn't care.
Martin touched his bald head, and the more he thought about it, the more wrong he became, and asked: "If we want to track that flare, wouldn't it mean that the captain and the others would also suffer?"
Henry nodded and said seriously: "The launch of a reliable new product always has to go through various tests. It will be revised later."
Martin twitched the corner of his mouth, pointed the cannonball in his hand at Henry, and said, "If something happens to the captain and Yuskin, I promise to tear you into pieces!"
"Speak carefully if you have something to say! Why are the people on this ship so hard to talk to! Didn't I give them twenty seconds to react?"
Austin covered his head with one hand, raised the revolver in his hand with the other, loaded a magical bullet, and as long as the fish was shot, the sacrifice would end. When he was at the Army Academy, he always got perfect marks in shooting classes, and when he served in the Royal Artillery Regiment, he was also famous as a sharpshooter. From a distance of five meters, this bullet would definitely hit the fish that would not move.
Austin's index finger was already on the trigger.
"Boom!" There was a huge roar in his ears, and the white light around him suddenly began to shake violently. His headache disappeared instantly, and Austin suddenly woke up. Only then did he realize that he had entered a space filled with white light.
The roaring continued, the black mist in the white light became active, began to swim around, and cracks began to appear in the surrounding scene. At the moment when the space exploded, Austin took a few steps forward by mistake and hugged the ball of water.
