Austin came back to his senses from the severe pain, only to find that he was holding the so-called "Saint Girl" and fell on the edge of the second floor stone platform. There was a dagger inserted in his right arm, which was where the severe pain was. source.
Unable to wait to think about anything, Austin subconsciously hugged the saint in his arms and rolled down the second stone platform, clinging to the base of the second stone platform.
The artillery fire was coming to an end. The August Lion fired twelve shells in this round, all of which hit the "bullseye". The pirates on the stone platform suffered heavy losses. But what is surprising is that under such a violent bombardment, the stone platform was unscathed, and the stone pillar still stood there.
Levi sat on the ground leaning against the stone pillar, holding a gradually dimming sea-blue crystal in his hand. This "water shield" gifted by the God of the Sea had saved his life more than once. Looking at his men who fell on the stone platform, a fire was burning in Li Wei's chest.
As for the priest, he had no idea where he had gone. Levi suspected that he had taken advantage of the chaos to escape here with the saint. He might have been hiding in the nearby dense forest, but he no longer had the energy to search for it.
Levi just wanted to leave this weird place quickly. He had already realized that he had been affected by some mysterious force during the ceremony. Otherwise, with his cautious character, he would have chosen to retreat first after discovering that the second officer was missing. He was obsessed with completing the ritual first.
"Damn it!" Thinking of this, Levi hammered the ground heavily.
He stood up slowly while holding on to the stone pillar, brushed off the dust on his body, and calmed down again. He still had backup plans in other places, and as long as he didn't die, he would still have a chance to make a comeback.
Taking a deep breath, Levi raised his head.
A young man wearing linen clothes stood in front of him.
"you……"
Austin looked coldly at the embarrassed pirate captain in front of him, and without giving him a chance to make a long speech, he pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Next, Austin spent a few more minutes killing the pirates who were still alive, and finally took away the crystal that Levi had been holding on to - in addition to abilities, the gods' gifts also include artifacts with special effects. , but the artifact does not recognize its owner, and it belongs to whoever gets it. The crystal in Levi's hand was also snatched from other people.
The saint lay motionless on the stone platform, like the goldfish suspended in a water ball.
Austin simply bandaged the wound on his right arm, hugged the saint in his arms, and walked into the dense forest.
The setting sun gilded the lifeless altar with a layer of gold, making the sacred aura more prominent. A figure wearing a bishop's robe slowly rose from the shadow of the stone pillar, silently staring in the direction Austin left, and then slowly faded away. In the last ray of sunlight, it was as if it had never appeared before.
Austin walked forward in the dense forest, and did not stop until he passed a certain boundary in the dark. His light green eyes flashed with confusion and indifference, and then he fell headlong, and fell into the thick humus together with the saint. On the floor, a circle of decayed dust splashed up.
Oliver, Mafei and others only advanced about ten meters into the dense forest before stopping and lying on the ground. Although Oliver did not have the ability to sense danger, his rich experience told him that going deep into the woods may be more dangerous than being exposed to artillery fire. .
The five people lay quietly on the ground. After the artillery fire and gunfire stopped, Oliver said: "What we just experienced was an evil god sacrifice. The five-eyed monster on the stone pillar pretended to be the great Poseidon, Poseidon." There is no saint in the church, and the pattern of the carriage is not correct, it is just a poor imitation.”
Oliver knew that it was the bishop's robe of the Poseidon Church in the Kingdom of Dofrela, but he did not say it. At this time, he had to stabilize the spirit of the crew first. As for the nature of this sacrifice, he did not want to think too much about it. On the sea , sometimes people who pretend to be confused can live longer.
Ma Fei breathed a sigh of relief. He chose to trust the well-informed first mate, but deep down in his heart, a seed had been quietly planted.
"Did we successfully stop this sacrifice?" a sailor asked.
"I think we should have succeeded. Let the church people decide the next thing." Oliver half-crouched, trying to see clearly what was happening on the other side of the stone platform through the layers of trees.
"Let's get out of here first. It will get dark soon. It will be very dangerous if we stay on the island."
Everyone agreed with Oliver's view and walked through the trees, walking toward the path they came from.
"What to do with those slaves?" Ma Fei suddenly asked.
"Leave it to the reinforcements behind, we alone can't save them."
Ma Fei was a little reluctant, but he also knew that what the first mate said was reasonable, so he could only silently follow the team at the back.
They did not go deep into the woods, so they found the road easily. They did not look back to see the situation on the stone platform, and started running under the leadership of Oliver.
Ma Fei always felt a little uncomfortable. At first, he thought it was because of the guilt of the slaves, so he didn't care. As he got closer and closer to the shore, this feeling became stronger and stronger, as if there were insects constantly eating him. heart, but Ma Fei couldn't figure out what the problem was.
When the five people ran out of the jungle along the road and saw the August Lion docked on the shore, it seemed as if a barrier that had always been surrounding their brains was broken. The five people's eyes suddenly widened as if they were awakened from a nightmare. , the cold sweat instantly soaked his linen clothes, and a chill spread through his body under the sea breeze.
Ma Fei finally found the reason for his discomfort and shouted: "Where is the captain? Where is the captain?"
Oliver seemed to hear some broken sounds, some lost memory fragments were reunited in the severe headache, and the young figure gradually became clear.
"Damn it!" Oliver turned around and cursed in the direction of the stone platform, then rolled his eyes and fainted. The same happened to several crew members, including Ma Fei, who fell to the ground one after another.
This scene immediately froze Martin, who ran off the boat. Henry, who was following him, scratched Martin's bald head and asked, "Where did they go?"
Dark blue water, white light, and a bound five-eyed monster, Austin saw this scene after waking up.
A ball of white light seemed to have been waiting for a long time. The moment he woke up, it enveloped his right hand, and finally condensed into a black flintlock gun.
"The oracle is completed and the gift is obtained." A cold voice sounded, waking up Austin who was still a little confused.
He glanced at the flintlock in his hand, then turned his attention to the bound monster. This time he did not return to reality immediately after receiving the gift, and the monster did not send a new oracle.
There was a strange feeling in his heart, and Austin suddenly understood what kind of stage he was in now, so he asked with understanding: "Are you in the maelstrom sea? In the center of the maelstrom? Who are you?"
All five of the monster's eyes opened, and its gaze pierced Austin's forehead like a sharp sword. Amidst the severe headache, he seemed to see a few lines of twisted text.
[The gods are abandoned by his people, good wishes are buried in the abyss, the tide of death is about to emerge, and decay and ruin will engulf the entire world. 】
Austin endured the severe pain and opened his eyes, and asked with difficulty: "What...mean? What should I...do?"
The monster did not respond, and its five eyes closed at the same time. The light surrounding him quickly disappeared, and the entire space was completely plunged into darkness. At this moment, Austin felt the malice of the deep sea. His limbs were twisted, his internal organs were crushed, and then exploded into pieces. Blood mist.
"ah!"
Austin sat up suddenly, then curled up and lay down again, rolling in the humus layer. The bone-shattering pain seemed to never end, stimulating his nerves one after another.
Just when Austin was about to faint again, a blue light enveloped him and illuminated the dense forest that was plunged into darkness.
The pain was gradually weakening, and Austin struggled to open his eyes, and then saw the saint standing beside him, and the eyes as deep as the sea under the hood.
She really is a saint. Austin had this thought at this moment.
"What should we do? The captain is gone, the first mate and the boatswain are both unconscious. What should we do now?" Martin rubbed his hands and walked around the captain's cabin, muttering like this all the time.
It's not that he has no experience in leading battleships to fight or retreat alone after losing the captain and first mate, but the current situation is a bit special. The captain's disappearance is likely to be related to mysterious forces. Now his life or death is uncertain, and there are more than 400 slaves and slaves on the island. The pirates were also missing.
Martin had never experienced such a complicated situation and was confused for a while.
Henry fell into rare silence, not because of the current complicated situation, but because of the research funds he had not yet received.
I wonder if a different captain would be able to get such treatment? Will the owed research funds still be paid? Henry thought this and looked at the ceiling melancholy.
"Second mate! There is a ship approaching from the starboard side!" the sailor on top of the mast who was responsible for observation and alert shouted.
Martin took a deep breath to make himself less anxious on the surface, and ordered to the copper pipe: "All attention, the starboard ship is approaching! Weigh anchor! Prepare for battle!"
The bald second officer crushed the tin pot at hand, his face so gloomy that he was about to drip water. They had just launched four rounds of supporting artillery strikes and had another battle with the Sea Monster Fang. The current ammunition reserves were no longer enough to attack from a long distance. A ship sank.
"The other party has signaled, it's the June Gemini!"
Support came so quickly? Martin was stunned for a moment, and then shouted, "It may be the mysterious power on this island that is causing trouble. The battle preparations remain unchanged!"
At this moment, less than six hours have passed since the August Lion used the magic crystal to send out a signal for help. This is not the "golden channel" of the warm tide inland sea. The reinforcements cannot come so fast. It must be an illusion! right! This damn island must be causing trouble again!
Martin figured out the key, and all his anxiety turned into anger inadvertently.
"Advance at full speed! Pay attention to the amount of remaining ammunition! Prepare for boarding battle! All crew members work in pairs, and be careful of the influence of illusions!"
Martin has confidence in himself. He is a traditional Royal Navy officer who has come out of blood and fire. Although he only has the rank of lieutenant, in terms of pure battleship combat command, he is definitely not inferior to ordinary naval captains. He is the best in this regard on the ship. The stronger one!
"Henry! Now you're the bosun! Get ready to fight!"
"Okay, no problem." Henry didn't know when he regained his energy. He stretched out his right arm and turned his wrist down to reveal a black muzzle. "Perfect products always need to be tested in actual combat. I won't miss this opportunity. !”
