Pillars of Ita

Chapter 1011 Chapter 340 Behemoth in Act Two
There was a dull crashing sound from the hull.There were three muffled bang bang sounds, as if something heavy had cut into the bulkhead of the magic black wood. MTT leaned out from the gun port on the lower artillery deck and saw three shining spears hanging from the that place.

The Star Flower was crossing the strait between the two islands, the turbulent current washed over the hull, and the white cloud waves surged like jagged teeth. MTT saw the Saka Snakemen flashing away in the forest on the edge of the cliff. They had red skin and walked like flying in the forest. It almost made people think that they could catch up with the speed of the boat.

The sound of whistles came from a distance, shouting one after another in the forest, interspersed with the screams of spears piercing through the air, MTT saw some black spots flying far away, rubbing against the side of the Star Flower and falling down.

The snake people's vocal organs are very special, which prevents them from making too powerful sounds, but they can use bone whistles to communicate with each other. That kind of whistle sound is very special, and it is unforgettable after listening to it.

——They sounded like the wailing of a dying person, whirling and stern.

The girls in the regiment are all pale, even Xiaoyao is not much better. There are many terrible legends circulating above the sea of ​​clouds, but how can I experience it personally?

The other men tried to stay calm, and they only held on to the tether cable tightly with their hands and did not leave their posts, trying to restrain the fear in their hearts.

When the Star Flower passed through the strait, the slender canoes of snake men appeared from the other side of the sea of ​​clouds, and there were about 30 of them.What does not match their ancient shipbuilding skills is that those canoes are flexible and fast between the straits, and they are about to catch up——

"Twenty left rudder."

The Star Flower swings its huge hull. As a supplement to the rudder surface, the right wing sail is unfolded one by one, making a whirring sound.Under the action of the centripetal force, the hull turned sideways at one point, and everyone on the deck tilted for it. Miss Dragon Soul Tata moved the hull counterweight to the right rear, further accelerating the turning speed.

Those operations were almost impossible to complete by manpower, and also made the Star Flower sweep across from the exit of the canyon at an almost unbelievable angle, and almost missed the canoe of the snake man who had been waiting there for a long time .

Then the giant ship showed its side—the raised gun ports one after another, like fangs exposed under the huge black mouth.

Although the Star and Flower is a very traditional sailing battleship, the magic cannons installed on the ship are quite different from those on the earth; they are fixed on the artillery deck, and the direction of firing angle is adjusted through a turntable with gears. Powered by Core [-], it fires a flying arrow shell that does not require propellant——

Or attack with pure energy.

However, due to the same reason, the sailboat cannot be equipped with such a large number of cannons as the sail warships on the earth. There are [-] cannons on one side of the Star and Flower. The first-class main battleship of the elves.

Then the flames under the gun doors lit up one by one, and the roar echoed in the strait. The throwing line of the shell first fell between the snake man's canoes, but gradually became more accurate, and soon a flying arrow hit the snake man's body Canoe, blow it to pieces.

Then came the second, and then the third.

After a salvo, the snake people's canoes became a mess, and they had to scatter left and right amidst the sharp whistle to avoid the shelling.But this slowness was enough to make the Star Flower unfurl its full sails, raise its silver sails, hang its masts full, and sail away.

Looking at the long canoe of the Snakeman that was going further and further away, Fang Plover couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.His hands were also sweating, and he couldn't help but recall the battle with the Shadowman in the northern border, but that fashion was not as creepy as this moment.

The Shadowman is just powerful and weird, but the whistle of the Saka Snakeman is too impressive. It is no wonder that there are so many legends left on the route of Sky Bridge, but it is the most famous one about the Saka Snakeman. Eerie.

It is rumored that they have red scales all over their bodies, but the scales from the throat to the lower abdomen are brownish yellow, which is also the origin of their name 'Saka', that is, snake people with yellowish brown scales.

Their eyes are blue, looking like unpolished emeralds, and their pupils are dark red. It is said that they are related to the descendants of the Sinthas snake people.

The snake people have no civilization left, and have long forgotten everything about their past glory. It is almost impossible to communicate with the outside world of the remaining Saka lineage, but they still use some tools—whether it is a canoe that can sail on the empty sea, or a A hollow, screaming flying spear.

The Imperials even imitated that flying spear.

Their whistling sound is famous for bringing death to the battlefield. The outside world calls the Imperial Corps equipped with such spears the Death Corps, and they have been stationed in the forest border area adjacent to the Great Council.

However, as the silver lineage that used to be as famous as the lizardmen and Numelin elves, the snakemen can throw this spear half a mile away by virtue of their own strength, and no one would want to fight these monsters in close combat.

Fang Plover was also flustered, although Tata had reminded him that the Snake People would ambush them at the exit of the strait, and the Star Flower had already made preparations.But when things came to an end, he couldn't help but worry——

When he was on the Traveler of the Seven Seas, he didn't have to be responsible for all aspects. Baggins and Miss Sylviede were all experienced in maritime affairs, and the big cat would occasionally help, even if the latter left, the cloth who replaced her Even Ms. is equally comprehensive.

But here are all newcomers on board, Mulan and MTT have barely touched the airship, although Miss Tata is there to assist, there is still the possibility of mistakes.

I just didn't expect everyone's performance to be better than expected.

"Do you still use the second round of attack?"

Luo Wei also looked in that direction, and only then turned around and asked in a low voice.

Fang Plover shook his head, he heard Mu Lan's excited voice in the microphone, and the latter took over the job of the gunner.She was praising the function of this system on the ship. With Miss Tata's help, it was not that complicated to control the firing of 32 cannons.

"It's Miss Tata's credit," Xiaoyao said sourly. He originally wanted to take up this position. How romantic is it to fight against the enemy above the empty sea? "She has calculated all the shooting elements. Miss Tata did all the work to guide the artillery to fire in sequence and make adjustments. What's the matter with you?"

"I want you to manage."

Mu Lan's angry voice came from the microphone.

"Ed, did I have a good time just now?" She asked again.

Fang Plover nodded, and praised without hesitation: "Good job, Miss Mulan."

The job was indeed not that simple. Miss Tata could coordinate all the machinery-related work on the ship, but not everything was connected to the Fairy Heart. For the crew, there were still countless trivial tasks to be done.

This version of Fairy Ship is still not perfected to the extent that everything is complete. Among other things, just loading the shells is completed by Mu Lan and MTT.In addition, there was a series of big and small things, but neither of them made any mistakes.

It can only be said that they are craftsmen of the Great Guild, and their daily work is actually dealing with the maintenance of these magical machines.

"The star anchor is not around here," Wucun's voice came from the lower deck, "Ed, there is something below us."

Luo Wei's complexion changed slightly, and she quickly walked to the side of the boat and looked down.

Below that, only jagged turbulent clouds could be seen, which quickly separated to the two wings along the hull, and in the wider strait, white cloud waves undulated, and the elemental layer below the clouds could almost be seen.

And directly below the Star Flower, a black shadow is swimming between the two islands. The Star Flower is nearly 42 meters long.But under this shadow, as small as a beetle with wings, the shadow swayed for a while, and quickly disappeared obliquely below the clouds——

Luo Wei's face was a little pale, anyone would feel small in front of such a magnificent scene, let alone it was a living thing.

A feeling of not being able to control her own destiny rose from the depths of her heart. She clung to the side of the boat tightly. Even though she tried her best to restrain her emotions, she couldn't make any sound for a while.

Fang Plover came over, looked in that direction, but still held his breath, "Kukai monster, it should be a world snake. I don't know if it is a feathered snake or a world bug. It is not very interested in us, but we have to leave quickly. this place."

He looked up and winked at Miss Tata.

The latter understood, so he didn't say much, he just raised more wings to make the Star and Flower turn further and leave this sea area.

The shock that the giant beasts of the empty sea brought to Fang Plover still exists, but this shock comes more from the space itself. I don’t know when the occultists recorded the ecology of these giant beasts inhabiting the empty sea.

Then record them in the Silver Tower.

This kind of ability is similar to that of a naturalist, but it needs to go further. It just cannot be displayed to the outside world, but it can still form such a lifelike world, which is amazing enough.

He still hasn't forgotten that this is a fictional space, and only silently remembers the experience at this moment. The Spire Trial allowed him to experience the Sky Bridge route in advance, which will undoubtedly be extremely beneficial for the Seven Seas Brigade to go to the Second World in the future.

Others, however, are completely immersed in the world.

The rain poured over Luprous' head and face, the sky darkened at some point, a strong wind blew up on the sea, huge waves as high as mountains covered the deck, and the moisture in the clouds was mixed with the rain——

It's hard to tell which is the boundary of Kukai.

The Kapuka's ship, the Rakaville, is sailing along the tangent between the two islands. There is no star anchor, and the dotted islands between the land bridges are their only coordinates.

It's just that these coordinates have long been confused and difficult to distinguish. Under the condition of pitch black light, the clouds and waves rolled up by the strong wind have almost completely covered all reference objects in the field of vision, making them have to worry about whether they have deviated from the course.

What's even more frightening is--

Among the huge waves ahead, there always seemed to be a looming shadow. At first, the Kapuka people thought that direction was the shadow of a Kukai monster.In the description of the Behemothidae, there are several types of Kukai Behemoths who like to go with the storm.

Such as the sea serpent, the storm breather and the North sea monster.

But people soon discovered an indescribable fact—it seemed to be the shadow of a ship, no matter how towering the waves were, the ship always remained about three chains away from the Rakavel.

Like a vague shadow.

Luprous crossed the rain curtain with a pale face, and shouted forward: "What is that, imperial man?"

"I don't know," the crystal craftsman guarding the bow tremblingly said, "It's approaching us."

"Where are the Guta people, didn't they follow?"

"No," the other party shook his head, "They encountered the Saka Snakeman, and they are anchored at the anchorage, and they want to repair their ship."

"Where's the main group?"

"It's been half an hour since the last contact with the main group. They haven't found the star anchor. Let us keep in touch with them." The crystal craftsman stammered, "But since the storm, we There's no way to get in touch with them."

Luprous raised his head and looked at the shadow in the rain.

It seemed to be getting bigger, and at a certain moment he widened his eyes suddenly, watching the almost translucent giant sail passing through the wind and waves, with a hydra flag hanging on the high mast, "Turn the rudder! "

He pulled the microphone out of the hands of the crystal craftsman, and shouted inside, "Full right rudder!"

"what happened?"

The wheelhouse didn't seem to realize what was going on.

"The Hydra is the boat of the Lotao people that has been missing for almost 300 years," Luporus' face was covered with sweat, mixed with rain, and he yelled palely, "turn the rudder immediately, That is the cursed one!"

The crystal craftsman next to him was frightened and completely froze.

The Cursed One has another name above Kukai, the famous ghost ship. Although not many people have actually confirmed its existence, there are indeed some sighting records.

The most famous of these is the Hydra, which disappeared on the offshore route of Rotao about 270 years ago. It disappeared without a trace with more than 100 sailors and passengers on board, but some 30 years later. This ship was also seen off the coast of the Hill of Giant Trees.

It has been witnessed many times in the next 200 years. Some people claim that the ship stole a special sacred object, which angered Delan, the god of disaster, and cast a curse on it, turning it into a ship. A ship that can only navigate the slits between time and space.

Never to return to the world.

The ships that encountered it almost didn't have a good end. In severe cases, the ships were destroyed and people died, and in the light cases, they became crazy.

God knows when the occultists recorded this incident and recreated the ship in this area of ​​​​the sea-but the Hydra did appear on the Sky Bridge, Luprous just didn't expect it I'm so unlucky.

Hitting such an unlucky thing head-on.

You must never meet the cursed person face to face. If you avoid its frontal route, there is still a chance of survival.

Luprous only hated that he was not in the wheelhouse at the moment, and could only watch the Racavel tilt a little bit in the storm, and he had never felt that the turning speed was so slow at this moment——

The phantom-like giant ship has passed through the wind and waves, and appeared directly in front of the Rakavel. Its gray appearance seemed to be hung with a layer of lingering mist, and the whole ship was as silent as a silent ship. Song.

In the boat song, there is only the whisper of death, the song from the dead.

The crystal craftsman on the side almost started fighting, his upper and lower teeth were chattering, and he had long forgotten that this was a trial, as if he was personally on the scene and experienced such a terrible disaster.

The turning speed of the Lakavel was still a little slower, and the pale phantom on the sea had already slammed into it. At that moment, Luprous felt the hairs on his body stand on end, and his heart sank——

But it was at that moment that something strange happened.

The moment before the tall Hydra hit the Rakavel, it disintegrated like a glass mirror, and it was shattered all of a sudden, like a dissipated phantom.

Luprous was taken aback.

But instead of the slightest joy in his heart, the alarm bell rang and his complexion changed wildly.The crystal craftsman on the side finally came to his senses, and looked up at a flickering light behind the dissipated mist with a pale face——

It was like a huge lantern, hanging in the vast rain and fog.

"Left rudder!"

"Left rudder—!"

Luprous finally realized that he had been fooled, that it was a trap—there was no ghost ship, the Damned, and the Hydra was just a shadow of the fear reflected in his heart.

That is……

The players in the wheelhouse didn't react at all, and in fact there was no need for him to react, because in Luprous' vision, a huge mouth like an abyss had already come into view.

……

The imperial people watched from afar the mountain-like shadow sinking from the distant strait.

Georgieffin's face twitched, "That's it?" Trixes on the side finally couldn't help asking.The dots of light in the strait are disappearing, like a dissipating starry sky, floating on the sea.

From a distance, it looks like a floating fishing fire.

"Deep-sea anglerfish," Luo Fen replied calmly, "You should have seen their terrestrial counterparts, and swamp anglerfish are one of them. But they are world beasts, and their size is much larger than their relatives on land."

"A lot?"

Hei couldn't believe it, "That thing is almost as big as a hill, who did they eat?"

"I don't know," Luo Fen shook his head, "but someone must have left the stage. Also, the last thing that appeared was not a deep-sea anglerfish, but a Terrarocca sea snake. They call it the 'Mountain of the World', meaning it is like a moving mountain range in the sea of ​​sky."

"It has a symbiotic relationship with the deep-sea anglerfish, which lures prey for him, and then it hunts and shares the prey," he seemed to be saying about something unrelated to himself. "It's basically a mythical creature with a bad temper. , but rarely come up to the shallow layer of Kukai..."

"What do you mean?" Juno asked.

He knew a lot about alchemy, but not much about it.

"I mean it shouldn't appear in this trial," Luo Fen shook his head. "No one can survive being targeted by this thing. If the occultists set up such a thing in this level, the whole trial will be destroyed." The difficulty of the trial has far exceeded any one in the past 20 years."

Trixes looked at this guy who was not on the same side as them with a bit of dissatisfaction, "We can't do it either?"

"The Imperial Storm is also very reluctant." Luo Fen looked in that direction and frowned. "We work together, and with the mechanical artifact, we can barely escape the catastrophe."

"But how can people from the Hill of Giant Trees do it?"

Hei asked, "We saw with our own eyes that they were coming from that direction."

"We'll have to ask them," Georgieffin said angrily, "That Forin is mysterious, who knows what he's up to. Maybe they deliberately lured this thing out. I heard that the elves are Can communicate with sea beasts."

Juno and Luo Fen exchanged glances.

"What shall we do, Rofin?" he asked.

"Stop here first," Luo Fen replied lightly, "it is leaving, it should not notice us. I am more worried about the problem of the star anchor. I feel that someone is walking ahead of us. Whoever finds the star anchor first Who can cross this sea and reach the end—"

As he spoke, he looked up in that direction.

In fact, there are several pairs of eyes staring in the same direction at the same time on the main stage.

"The people on the Hill of Giant Trees are heading in the same direction as the star anchor." Geros saw the key point at a glance, "but the sea serpent of Terrarocca moved, and the Imperial Workshop is fine. Now it and the deep-sea anglerfish The group seems to be right in the way of the Koolin people..."

"Is the mountain of the world part of the challenge?" the young partner asked in a low voice, "I've never seen it appear in this level before."

Geros shook his head.

His gaze was following the route of the people of the Hill of Giant Trees, which passed the habitat of the deep-sea anglerfish half an hour ago, and it was hard to say that it was not a coincidence.

In fact, the troubles of this trial don't stop there. The multi-headed giant beasts of the sky have awakened, which is far more than the number of other sessions. The referee team is consulting the situation of the Silver Tower.

See if the occult scholars took the initiative to increase the difficulty.

But there was no response yet.

"The World Worm is also approaching in this direction," the young partner whispered. "The Imperials will probably collide with it head-on, but the Imperial Storm shouldn't have much problem dealing with this beast."

"But the Collins are in trouble."

"The Kapuka guild has left," Geros sighed softly. "They are out of luck. They should have been ahead of the other guilds."

Next up is...

His eyes fell on the Guta people and the delegation from the Grande General Assembly.

……

(End of this chapter)