The same is true on deck. There were even several giant tentacles that were thicker than the pillars in front of the Senate Chamber and had grabbed the side of the ship and began to shake the Feiye's hull.
Lana and Murat were leading a few people on the deck to resist the tentacle attack. Almost all of them were injured, and one sailor even lost an arm. The pale severed limb was being torn apart by several tentacles.
All the first-year students from Homemonworth gathered on the deck of the Flying Leaf. The limited number of Shutoral guarded them outside, watching at a loss as the dense tentacles slowly rose from the deck and the side of the ship.
"What should we do now!?"
"Boom!" Four extremely huge tentacles suddenly rose from the sea, grabbed the hull of the sailboat, and played with it like a toy. The freshmen grabbed whatever they could and screamed together.
"It's too big! (It will kill people!)"
"Give me the torch," Griffith stuck the dagger in his boot and reached for a burning torch, "I'll go first."
"Griffith, don't go!" Sonia, who was holding the mast tightly, watched her trainee knight jump among the tumbling debris, rushing towards the thickest tentacle.
This scene looks so familiar...Is he begging for death? Galadia was sure she had seen this scene before.
The Flying Leaf had tilted. Four tentacles grabbed each side of the ship, trying to turn her over. In the blink of an eye, Griffith rushed to the upturned side of the ship, grabbed a sharp piece of wood and poked it at a tentacle tearing at the deck.
"Hiss!~"
The tentacles roared indescribably. Immediately afterwards, tentacles as thick as pillars split from the middle, and opened their mouthparts densely covered with countless fine teeth toward Griffith.
Curved and pale teeth were like barbs, covering the inner walls of the tentacles in layers, with broken flesh and clothing hanging on them. Each reddish-brown skull was stuck between the teeth, staring at the outside world with empty eye sockets.
"ah!!!"
Everyone on the deck witnessed this horrific hellish scene and were frightened out of their wits. Fiona fainted in Lana's arms. Many freshmen clutched their chests and vomited.
Stupid monster! Got it!
Griffith was ecstatic in his heart, and he kicked off the side of the ship hard and jumped into the air. The burning torch was weighed in his hand and thrown towards the dark mouthparts like a spear.
The dead gray tentacles swallowed the flying torch in one gulp, and the open mouthparts quickly closed.
With a dull explosion, shock waves and sharp broken teeth swept across like a gust of wind. Griffith only had time to block it with his hands before he flew out like a rag doll and fell into the sea with a plop.
The freshmen were stunned by the shock wave of the explosion for a few seconds.
"Miss Galadia, help me take care of Fiona," Lana handed the master to the girl he thought was the most powerful. Without waiting for the elf to stop him, he held a torch and an ax and rushed towards another large tentacle that opened. go:
"Byelan, win the battle!"
"boom!"
Another burst of explosions swept across, and Rana also flew out, falling into the sea with a splash.
"Hurrah!"
The Shutorals who were still standing on the deck roared together, grabbing torches and rushing towards the nearby tentacles.
Before they could take action, the tentacles wrapped around the hull of the ship fled one after another, fleeing into the sea like frogs being chased by snakes.
"Bang!"
The Feiye, which had been lifted more than 30 degrees, hit the water again. The evil aura that occupied everyone's minds quickly disappeared.
"Griffith and Lana, save them!" Galadia shouted hurriedly, taking the lead and jumping into the sea.
…
More than ten hours later, the Feiye arrived at its destination under the escort of an incoming three-masted warship. Ms. Marian took the exhausted freshmen off the boat, where several professors armed with wands, scrolls and enchanted jewelry were waiting for them.
Ms. Marian, who was dressed noble and elegantly, slowly walked to the steps beside the pier in the eyes of everyone, looking at the gray-faced Beyeland's new life...
"Young ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Hometown Watts. Maybe I should give the usual speech, but I'd rather leave this precious time to you to take care of yourself. The dressing rooms on the dock have been prepared for you. You have half an hour to get toiletries and a change of clothes. Half an hour later, you will be led to the welcome dinner and assigned to the four colleges according to the school's tradition to join your seniors.
“The four academies are Minerva, Hyla, Roland, and Trajan.
"The name of the college represents knowledge, harmony, courage and creativity. Since you are here, the college is your home. Your outstanding performance will bring honor to the college. Any violation of discipline will be detrimental to the college. At the end of each semester, your College points will count significantly in your grade.
"In addition, Shutoral, you have to select a first-year co-commander outside the academy. I think you already have a candidate."
After saying this, the somewhat tired Professor Marianne nodded to the new students, then turned and walked into the lounge that had been prepared for her. The freshmen, who left Beyeland for the first time and were attacked by sea monsters for the first time, looked at me and I looked at you, silently walking towards the makeshift dressing room on the other side.
Griffith, who was blown away by the explosion, was covered in wounds and embedded broken teeth. The reinforcements from Homemonworth who arrived in time treated them well. Sonia applied thick ointment on him and tied bandages around him. But Griffith fainted at that time and didn't know how the girl did these things.
Rana, who was blown away in the last step, learned a lot from Griffith's experience and made evasive and defensive actions as much as possible after throwing the torch. The injury was much lighter.
Although most of the others were not injured, they were still very embarrassed after such a tossing. Many people were still covered in mucus and debris of unknown substances. Half an hour was only enough time for everyone to wash their faces and put on brand new school uniforms. The school staff came to urge everyone to gather in front of the stone steps of the pier. In addition to them, people from other areas among the more than 800 new students in Homemonworth also arrived one after another, noisily gathering on the small pier to ask questions.
Griffith stood not far from Sonia, leaning against a cold stone wall and watching his classmates, silently on guard. Beside him, Galadia and Sonia were greeting their new friends and chatting a few words on behalf of their respective families. Homemonworth was both an institution of higher learning and an outgrowth of the coterie of Byerland living rooms.
Even if you have left Beyeland and just escaped from the tentacles of a sea monster, as long as you step on this stage, you must maintain elegance and etiquette. Fear and panic are disrespectful.
Griffith's sharp eyes swept over each young figure. Several Shutorals not far from him were doing the same thing.
The fourth attack, this is the fourth attack I have encountered during this period! The first three times were Isis, Rudias and the gangster Geros.
Are these attacks isolated incidents or an organized conspiracy?
What is the probability that a giant sea monster accidentally appeared in this sea area and accidentally attacked the Feiye? This answer is probably about the same as the possibility of a young sergeant becoming the chief citizen of the Senate. Griffith's first thought after recovering from the battle and coma was to conclude that there was someone behind the attack, and the target of the attack should be one of the freshmen on the ship.
But, who could it be?
Griffith's eyes passed over Fiona. This girl was once snatched away as a sacrifice to the evil god, and the possibility that the remnants of the cultists would attack her again was very high. But the sea monster almost ate her, and that would please the evil god?
The same reasoning applies to Sonia and several other children of nobles. They were valuable in the political arena of Bijaland, but only while they were alive. The attack launched by the sea monster last night was fatal. What benefit could a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy and girl gain from being eaten alive? Even if you want to sacrifice them, you still have to go through the procedures.
So, is it Galadia? Could it be a follow-up to the previous attack? Is some force still pursuing her? No, no, the governor of Canaan just watched his daughter in danger. Is he just doing it for a living?
Griffith's eyes moved to the elf girl's back. She and her new friends were chatting about the sea monster from before, as if they were talking about a play on the stage. Her tone was as elegant and cute as a mountain spring, as if the sea monster wasn't here to eat everyone. Griffith suddenly lost his mind and was very jealous of the aristocratic classmates who could talk to her because of social rules.
The trainee knight knocked his head in frustration. The elf girl has many secrets that she doesn't know, and the distance between them is as far away as the stones on the ground and the stars in the night sky.
Galadia seemed to notice something, turned her head and met the trainee knight's eyes, smiled at him and tilted her head.
"What happened? Did you fall on your head?" The elf apologized to his new friends, walked briskly to Griffith, and leaned against the cold wall side by side with him. Only he could speak softly. Hearing, "If you want to explore whether there is a black hand and conspiracy behind the sea monster, I advise you to give up~ This is not the same as the previous incident."
"What should I say?" Griffith realized that he seemed to be missing some important information.
"Haven't you noticed that we are missing someone on this ship?"
"Who? What's the connection with the sea monster?" Griffith felt a chill down his spine. The answer seemed to be on his lips, but he couldn't say it.
"Damnatio Memoriae."
Galadia softly pronounced two words, which pierced Griffith's heart like two cold swords, causing him to panic for a moment without knowing why.
"Do you know what this means?" The elf raised his head and leaned slightly on the trainee knight's right shoulder. "The sea monster didn't appear there by chance. The new students from famous families all know that; its target is not me or anyone else. , is the most special one among our freshmen. As for who commanded the sea monster, the professors and classmates generally know it, and the big shots in Beyeland also know it. However, no one will delve into this matter. No one will tell the real name of the envoy. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Griffith almost blurted out.
"Damnatio Memoriae." The elf girl whispered again, as if she was afraid of attracting the ominous darkness, "His creation must be destroyed, his true name cannot be spoken, the title is stripped, and the legislation is abolished. Give the chaotic and evil Dark Supreme——
"Record obliteration punishment."
