"Is that the August Lion?" Captain Rembrandt of the June Gemini asked with some confusion as he looked at the warship speeding towards this side in the telescope.
"Judging from the structural style and hull number, it is the August Lion, and the captain is Austin Doug." The first mate replied standing aside.
"Hasn't the semaphore responded yet?"
"No."
Rembrandt frowned: "Where is the magic crystal? Have you received any reply from the message?"
"No." The first mate next to him also frowned.
Rembrandt is a member of the Royal Navy's rapid response fleet. He was previously responsible for handling various incidents involving mysterious forces in the kingdom's territorial waters and overseas colonies. At this time, he already had an idea in his mind.
"Did the previous request for help sent by the August Lion through the magical crystal mention that there might be a mysterious power on Bahar Island?"
"Yes Captain."
Rembrandt nodded, walked back to the captain's cabin, and ordered: "Attention everyone! Turn around with full starboard helm, prepare for battle on the port side, and prepare the alchemy artillery! Target the August Lion, a round of deterrent bombardment!"
The June Gemini slowed down slightly, then turned around with full starboard rudder. At the same time, the port gun door opened, three alchemical cannons roared, and the shells fell on the August Lion's path.
Martin saw the splash of water exploding in front of him, and his guess became more certain: "Be careful to avoid the enemy's artillery fire. Let's bite them before they turn around!"
Turning around before battle was a taboo, and Martin couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. Looking at the warship turning around in the distance, the image of it sinking already appeared in his mind.
"Yes, that's it." Rembrandt gently twirled the mustache on his lips, "Target August Lion, two rounds of deterrent bombardment on the port side! Go ahead at full speed."
If you look down from the sky, the June Gemini is heading towards the left front of the August Lion at this time. Even if the latter is at full speed, it cannot get close to the June Gemini. The two sides have always maintained a subtle distance.
This is exactly what Rembrandt wants to see. He speculates that the crew of the August Lion have been affected by the mysterious power on that island. As long as they stay away from Bahar Island, they will naturally wake up after reaching a certain distance. come over.
Rembrandt had dealt with too many such things when he was in the rapid response fleet. Although it was the first time he encountered an impact with such a wide range and intensity, he believed that as long as he was not a god, his power would always have its limit.
"Continue to contact the August Lion. At the rate we are going, they will wake up soon."
Although he said this, he felt a little uneasy in his heart. It was now at least 30 nautical miles away from Bahar Island, and the situation of the August Lion remained unchanged. It seems that the situation on Bahar Island is not optimistic and must be reported to the military department for processing. Rembrandt sighed.
A group of blue light shone suddenly in the dim forest. Austin's pain was almost gone, but he was very weak at this time and couldn't even keep his eyes open.
The Saint seemed to feel this situation. She gently held her right hand, and the azure light group suddenly shrank, and finally became like a film wrapping around Austin's body.
The light continued to wash away Austin's body and spirit like waves, and the pain and weakness were dissipating with the waves.
The Saint took a step back, squatted down and looked at Austin Island's face, her dark blue eyes reflecting the flickering blue light, like two sparkling oceans.
After a while, the blue light disappeared, and Austin's consciousness regained control of his body. He suddenly turned over and stood up, holding a flintlock gun in his right hand and pointing it at the saint's slightly raised face.
"Who are you?"
"Sophia." The ethereal female voice came to Austin's ears, washing over her ears like the echo of waves.
"I mean, who are you?"
Sophia paused for a moment, seeming to think about this issue.
[She is the goddess of Poseidon. 】A line of words suddenly appeared in Austin's mind.
Austin was startled, took out the revolver with his left hand, and looked around warily.
[Don't be nervous, I'm not here. 】
"Who are you?" Austin's sense of danger was not triggered, but he did not relax his vigilance. The flintlock gun was still pressed against Sophia's head, and his eyes kept scanning the surroundings.
[It doesn’t matter who I am, thank you for helping me today. 】
This is the owner of the mysterious power on the island, and Austin's newly formed guess was immediately confirmed - of course he would not be stupid enough to think that this man who pretends to be a god is the evil god he is forced to believe in.
[I don’t like to owe others favors. Go back to the altar and I will leave a thank you gift for you on the captain’s body. 】
"what is your purpose?"
[I don’t like people asking me so many questions. 】
The moment this sentence appeared in his mind, Austin's heart hurt as if being stabbed by a needle, and his sense of danger exploded again.
【goodbye. 】
It was as if something had subsided, the dark forest seemed a little brighter, and the unusually strong vitality in the vegetation had returned to normal.
Austin was like a stone sculpture, and he didn't move his fingers until dozens of seconds after the sense of danger subsided - the huge pressure brought by that guy actually made him unable to move.
He took a few deep breaths to calm down, and then looked at Sophia, who had been unresponsive.
"He's gone." Sophia stood up.
"Don't move, my gun is still pointed at you."
"You can't hurt me." Sophia took a step forward, and the flintlock plunged directly into her forehead, like a ball of water.
Austin sighed and silently put down the gun, thinking that he was the best on the entire island and no one could beat him.
"It's time for us to get something from the altar, that place will disappear."
"You know what he said to me?"
"I can hear it." After saying that, Sophia found a direction to move forward on her own, and Austin could only follow her helplessly. Although he was frustrated, he did not relax his vigilance.
Once the two shut up, the dense forest fell into absolute silence. There were no sounds of insects, no nocturnal animals, and even the two of them walked through the trees without making a sound - it was as if the woods did not exist at all. .
After walking for who knows how long, the bright moonlight illuminated the road ahead. The two walked out of the dense forest. Looking back, the forest rippled like a reflection on the water.
Austin ignored these strange phenomena for the time being, stepped over the corpses one after another, and walked to Levi's body with a solemn expression.
In fact, he didn't even think about killing the captain at first. After all, he still had many questions to ask him, but at that time his mind was in chaos and he fired subconsciously.
Levi's face was filled with shock and unwillingness, and a small stream of blood overflowed from the bullet hole on his forehead. The hand that originally held the aquamarine crystal held a brown-covered notebook. This is what the mysterious being said. Thank you.
Austin's expression froze, and his mind that had finally stabilized became chaotic again. Countless pictures flashed through his mind, and they were finally fixed on a brown notebook.
Ignoring Sophia standing aside, she untied the thread with trembling hands and opened the title page. A familiar sentence came into view:
"The ugliness of angels is to scare away devils, but humans always prefer beautiful devils."
Without reading the following content, Austin put on Levi's windbreaker and put the notebook into his inner pocket. Now he just wants to find a safe and quiet place to collect his thoughts and carefully review everything that happened today.
"We should go." Sophia said slowly, looking at the increasing ripples in the direction of the woods.
Austin took a deep breath and turned to look at Sophia. Through the moonlight, he saw the saint's face clearly for the first time.
Long blond hair, fair skin, dark blue eyes - this was the first information Austin got at first sight, and then there were only two words: perfect.
There is no doubt that she is extremely beautiful, but it is not the kind of beauty that is tainted with the world, but has a sacred beauty. From her facial features to her skin, she reveals unreal perfection and sacredness, giving people a feeling that cannot be blasphemed. Likewise Austin has only experienced this feeling in the statue of the Harvest Goddess, or she is like a statue of the goddess herself.
She is indeed a unique saint in the world, Austin said in disbelief.
"how about you?"
Austin actually wanted to force this guy to the Kingdom of Meletni and hand her over to the church, but he had no choice but to give up after considering that he seemed to have no way to pose a threat to her. Thinking of this, the feeling of suffocation came over again. How come the God's Favored One who had completed the 27 Oracles couldn't defeat anyone on this island.
Livy and the many pirates lying on the ground may have something to say.
Sophia didn't answer, and still walked towards the coast on her own, as if she had just sent a notice to Austin.
Austin had no choice but to follow her, thinking about how to deal with what happened on the island.
He is not worried about Oliver and Ma Fei. The first mate is experienced and can escape even if he dies on the island. Moreover, it seems that the mysterious power on the island is only aimed at himself and has no intention of embarrassing other crew members.
But the remaining slaves will be difficult to deal with. There is not so much supplies on the August Lion, nor the carrying capacity. The ship of Boble and Cripple has long been scrapped. After thinking about it, it seems that they can only hand it over to reinforcements. deal with.
But what should we do with this saint after the reinforcements arrive? Austin secretly glanced at Sophia's back.
If only his own ship was there, with the prestige he had accumulated over the past few days, there would be no problem in downplaying her identity, but it would be difficult if there were other people around.
There were a lot of messy things. The more Austin thought about it, the more headaches he got. Then after simulating several situations, he simply gave up and left it to chance. Do whatever you want. She is a saint anyway, and her skills are not much better than a little rookie like you. ?
The cool sea breeze blew against his face, and Austin felt a sense of liberation, and for the first time he wanted to shout loudly. However, this feeling stopped abruptly, because he did not see his ship, only the Kraken Fang that was blown to pieces.
According to the original plan, the August Lion should be here to meet them. It was less than six hours before they landed on the island. There was no reason for the August Lion to abandon themselves and run away in advance.
unless.
A haze passed through Austin's heart, unless another enemy appeared.
"Okay, you can summon her." Sophia stood side by side with Austin and said calmly.
"Summoning what?" Austin was a little confused.
"Mariannu." Sophia looked at the calm sea, not caring that her words caused a storm in Austin's heart.
How could she know...
The betrayer Mariano, the secret that Austin ranked first with the evil god, was easily revealed by a so-called saint she had never met before. For the first time, the thought of killing someone and silencing him came to his mind.
"You can't kill me." There was no emotion in Sophia's dark blue eyes. She was just stating a fact.
This sentence has great magic power and gradually dispels Austin's thoughts.
"I don't know how to summon her." Austin laughed at himself. Although he could feel the vague connection between himself and Mariano, every attempt to summon the ship ended in failure.
"Should I just call her by her name, like this?"
Just after Austin called out that name, his expression froze on his face again, and his heart was once again shocked - the ghost ship he had only seen two years ago, the ship that started his extraordinary life The ghost ship slowly broke through the sea and appeared not far away.
