Embers of Embers

Chapter 556 Another nightmare
"So ten years ago, it was Shrike who finally killed Lancelot?"
Lorenzo walked in front and asked casually. Without waiting for Garen behind him to answer, he continued talking to himself.
"Forget it, who cares? It was already ten years ago."
After listening to the story told by Gallon, Lorenzo led these people towards the deck. Along the way, Lorenzo was also thinking about the various disputes ten years ago, but in the end he was relieved.
That is already a thing of the past. Although the stories told by Shrike and Gallon are generally the same, they are still different in some details that determine the direction of the story.
Lorenzo was too lazy to continue to dwell on these. Anyway, no matter how bizarre the stories were, they could not escape the limitations of the people who told them.
"It's time to look forward to your return to normal, Floki."
Looking to the side, the crazy Floki was tied up tightly. Lorenzo easily lifted him up with one hand and carried him on his shoulders. Clough behind him supported Galen all the way up. .
Stepping out of the darkness, there was no airflow on the deck. There was only silence and coldness. You could see bursts of white mist when you exhaled the air.
A large number of soldiers gathered on the deck for maintenance and vigilance. The lifting platform was opened, and now they can quickly descend to the cabin on the ground floor through the cableway, making the support of troops faster, and the command room is protected by groups. Nota Er Hong stared at the steering wheel.
The mechanical arm on the hanging tower moved slowly, carrying scrap iron residues and throwing them into the silent deep sea. The huge hook rope swayed back and forth above the heads of several people. Also falling on the heads of several people were lights. The strong light illuminated the deck, and some fell toward the sea, illuminating the blue water.
The water was clear, and the light spread for several meters before slowly losing its trace. Under the light, there was nothing in the water, not even the floating grains of sand.
"It's so quiet..."
Lorenzo looked at all this and couldn't help but sigh.
From Shrike's narration, Lorenzo thought he had a general understanding of this sea area, but when he really went deep here and felt this terrifying tranquility, even Lorenzo himself couldn't help but feel a little... of depression.
Too quiet.
Rather than staying here, Lorenzo would rather be in a crazy and bloody battlefield. At least there, he can clearly know who his enemies are, see their figures, and hear their voices. Here, hiding in the dim light, always alert to the strange monsters coming from the depths.
"How's it going, everyone."
Lorenzo stepped into the command room and tried to make his voice sound as relaxed as possible. If necessary, Lorenzo was also prepared to tell a few cold jokes to lighten the atmosphere.
With a fake smile on his face, he was about to say something, but he froze.
The atmosphere in the command room was so oppressive that Lorenzo couldn't even tell a joke, let alone say something bad.
Like a withered mummy, Notar stood there blankly, his palms firmly grasping the steering wheel, his pupils covered with bloodshot eyes, looking straight ahead at the dark sea shrouded in darkness.
If he hadn't seen his chest rising and breathing slightly, Lorenzo would have thought that Notar was exhausted at his job.
He slowly turned his head, and a pale face appeared in front of Lorenzo. Notal said nothing or did nothing. After taking a look at Lorenzo, he looked towards the darkness ahead again.
Notar didn't know what to do. In this dark world, there was no need to steer. Anyway, no matter which direction they sailed, there was just endless darkness.
But he still held on to the steering wheel, as if this could give him a sense of security.
"I think he's a bit bad. Why don't you kill him first?"
Seleu saw Lorenzo and walked over quickly, whispering a suggestion in his ear.
The girl's condition was not much better. Seleu had been injected with several Florund potions, and his eyes were red. Like many people, he felt like he had stayed up all night.
Unlike others on the ship, Seliu has not received professional training, but perhaps it is her primitive nature that is at work. She is surprisingly strong and has not fallen down so far. She is still eager to try, ready to kill others first.
"I think Captain Notar can hold on for a while longer." Lorenzo said, rejecting Seleu's damn proposal.
Even if they haven't encountered an enemy, in this corrosive environment, they are reducing their numbers at any time. Before they reach the end of the world, this iron-clad ship may become a dead ship.
Everyone in existence is an extremely precious resource. As long as there are no symptoms of alienation, they are still Lorenzo's comrades.
"You performed quite well. I thought you were starting to prepare to transform into a demon now." Lorenzo said half-jokingly.
Seleu's performance indeed exceeded his expectations. If her pupils were not a little bloodshot, Seleu's appearance would be the same as usual, as if she had not been affected by the erosion.
"I was just trying to distract myself and give myself something to do, and once I was free, the noises started getting louder and louder."
Seliu said, picking up the "Victoria's Secret" and flashing the folding knife in his hand, indicating that he had been staring at Notar.
"You guys just stay here and protect Floki."
Lorenzo glanced at Garen and others. They found a place to sit down and pushed the crazy Floki aside.
"Does this count as adding more work for me?" Seliu asked.
"No, they won't fall so easily. After all, they and I have common interests now," Lorenzo said, throwing the two folding knives over and sliding them down in front of Gallon, "Protect Good Floki, I can bring him to consciousness, but it will take a lot of effort if he turns into a dead person."
Gallon picked up the two pocket knives silently, now only the iron-clad ship below him can take them out of the silent sea, and only Lorenzo can wake up Floki, no matter what Lorenzo said is true Words, or lies, all Garen could do was believe him.
In this vast and silent sea, the only foothold they had was the iron-clad ship under their feet.
"Do you want to keep going? Lorenzo, continue to repeat this aimlessness?"
Notar couldn't bear this anymore, the picture scroll in front of him was so monotonous, sometimes he almost forgot the existence of time, and woke up suddenly, and he didn't know how long he had been driving in the dark.
Before setting sail, Notar was mentally prepared, but it was obvious that he had not seen real despair, which caused him to have some cognitive biases towards the malice of the world.
"Keep going, we are on the right path." Lorenzo said confidently.
"How do you determine this?" Notar questioned.
Lorenzo didn't reply for a while, but looked at Notar carefully. After a while, he asked.
"Garen, did Floki say that conflicts often occur in the Sea of ​​Silence?"
"Yes, this is a cursed sea. Before each voyage, you will carefully select the truly brave Viking warriors and take them deep into the Silent Sea."
Garen lowered his head, holding the cold metal in his hand.
"But no matter how brave the Viking warriors are, facing the test of death, their truest value will be exposed. Some people stay here forever, and some are lucky enough to return with adults."
"Notar, you are a little shaken."
Lorenzo looked directly at Notar, his breath became ferocious, and then a blazing white light flashed in his eyes.
"Believe me, Notar, as long as you believe in me, I have the ability to take you away."
Lorenzo made a listening gesture and then asked.
"Haven't you heard that yet?"
"Hear what?"
Notar asked, this sea area is so silent, there is no sound.
"Geiger Counter."
Lorenzo said.
Notal was startled. Although the Sea of ​​Silence was peaceful, there was constant restlessness on board the Dawn Advance. Ever since it entered the Sea of ​​Silence, the Geiger counter had been beeping endlessly. No matter where in the cabin, it could be heard vaguely. Hear the monotonous high-frequency sound.
"What... what's wrong?"
Notar didn't understand. Being in a high-pressure state for a long time made his thoughts become much stiffer, and it became difficult to think about many simple things.
"Listen, Notal, don't you feel that the warning sound of the Geiger counter has become higher in frequency and sharper?"
Lorenzo listened to the sound, which was accompanied by everyone, so that no one noticed this subtle change.
Notar's face turned pale, a look of horror gradually overlapped on it, and his hands couldn't help but tremble.
"Our route is correct. We have been going deep into the Sea of ​​Silence, and the ever-increasing erosion is the best proof."
In Lorenzo's narration, mechanical screams surrounded them, as if infinite evil spirits were wailing in their ears.
Garen didn't know what these so-called Geiger counters were, but he could also feel the urgency and depression from the increasing frequency.
These sounds are like dense drum beats, beating the heart, suppressing the rush of blood, transporting a steady stream of oxygen to the brain, and causing the pupils of the eyes to become bloodshot.
There was a brief silence in the command room. While everyone was thinking about Lorenzo's words, changes suddenly occurred.
It was a roar from above the deck, and the sound resounded through the night, as if it came from the desire of a bloodthirsty beast, overlapping with it, and the scream of the Geiger counter, at the same moment, the Geiger counter The sound also becomes more high-frequency and sharp.
The sound seemed to turn into a sharp knife, constantly cutting the eardrums of all listeners, warning them of the danger of an outbreak by inflicting pain.
"demon!"
Lorenzo yelled, but before he roared, his movements were faster than his voice.
Winchester was directly lifted up and the trigger was pulled. Before the few people could react, they were stunned by the roar of gunfire. The bullet came out of the chamber, penetrated the already cracked glass, and shot into the night.
A few seconds later, a humanoid corpse fell from the hanging tower and hit the window in front of the command room. Blood slowly flowed through the gaps between the glass.
Its face was pressed against the window. It still had a human form, but some of the ends of its limbs were slightly alienated. Lorenzo shot it through its heart. After falling from such a height, it was not dead yet. It opened Mouth, scarlet tongue licked the window, as if tasting the delicious food of several people.
Lorenzo swung up his folding knife and penetrated its neck with the sword through the glass, cutting off all the bones and nerves.
“The erosion is increasing and demonization has begun.”
Lorenzo put away his folding knife. As a demon hunter, he could clearly sense the changes in the intensity of nearby erosion. Soldiers one after another were alienated because they could not resist the erosion. They died one after another. Such a meaningless death.
As long as Lorenzo continues to move forward, more and more people will die meaninglessly, and such deaths are countless in the history of mankind.
"Sound the siren!"
Lorenzo called out to Notar.
"The siren is damaged, it was destroyed during the previous battle."
Notar pulled twice before he realized this. Before he could say anything more, the Morning Glory Advance began to shake violently. Through the lights shining on the sea, one could see that the calm sea had already There were waves.
The waves were roaring, and in a blink of an eye the entire sea area was restless and boiling.
This sudden change made Lorenzo's heart tremble, and was followed by even more piercing screams. The Geiger counters roared, urging them to escape from this dangerous place as soon as possible.
But where can they escape to?
The Sea of ​​Silence is so vast that it has almost no end.
More crashing sounds were heard, and countless ice floes appeared on the sea. They were dragged by the sea water and hit the hull one after another. It seemed that not far from here, there was a constantly disintegrating iceberg. glacier.
"It's... it's dawn, Lorenzo."
Seliu shouted with some horror. She pointed to the sea in front of her, and a dazzling light band rose at the end of the darkness.
That was not a band of light, but the newborn sun. The long night finally came to an end. The leaden gray clouds that had trapped everyone before disappeared, and under the clear sky, the day was unstoppable.
Lorenzo watched with fascination the light that cut through the darkness. Under this long-term suppression, the light was so dazzling that it brought tears to his eyes.
A light blue light band lit up at the edge of the light band, and the color gradually decreased, finally turning into dark blue, connecting with the darkness that had not yet receded.
"Did we...escape?"
Notar watched all this with tears streaming down his face.
"No...this is just the beginning of another nightmare."
Lorenzo's words dragged him back to hell, and he strode out of the command room, exposing himself to the windswept deck.
Just like what Shrike remembered.
Lorenzo raised his head, losing the obstruction of the gray screen, and the starlight behind the sky would no longer be blocked.
I saw a light track made of stars crossing Lorenzo's head. The aurora flew under the darkness, constantly passing on, weaving a hazy road sign.
They have always been there, and the waterway has always been there, but they are blocked by the gray curtain and cannot be observed at all. When the ship sails out of the gray curtain and can peek at them, there will be no way back.
"end of the world."
Lorenzo's mood was surging, and all the sacrifices were worth it. They went deep into the Silent Sea, and were about to continue the path that Shrike and Merlin had failed to complete, and find the truth of all mysteries.
Everything should be like this, but Lorenzo knew very well how the Shrike's memories ended.
He looked towards the other end of the night. The dazzling thunder was swirling in the storm. Under the leadership of the big ship, they were advancing towards the Morning Glory Advance.
Nothing matters anymore, the great journey will reach its end.
Critical breakthrough.
The secret blood surged wildly, spreading the erosion and covering the entire Morning Glory Advance in the blink of an eye.
Lorenzo ordered in the [gap] and pulled out the folding knife and Winchester.
(End of this chapter)