Chapter Seventy-One: An Encounter with a Benthic Demon Fish
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Exhausted by the suicidal charge of the Koutao Fishmen, and prompted by the boatswain, the pirates, numb in the hard fight, suddenly remembered that they had hoarded boxes of grenades behind them and never used them. (Please search, or enter directly to see the latest chapter)
Immediately, about a third of the pirates withdrew from the front line of the battlefield under the cover of their companions' fire, and by the time they had unpacked the wooden boxes and hurriedly handed the fuse-filled oval stone grenades to their companions, the entire line that the pirates had managed to hold had been compressed from the shore of the lake to the rear for a few dozen yards. The fuse of this grenade is a thick linen wire twisted with some kind of waterproof vegetable gum mixed with pine powder, and the grenade must be ignited by an open flame, but fortunately it is an underground cave battle, no matter what is difficult to find, the torch for lighting is always not out of stock.
"Listen to my command and light the fire together. 3β¦β¦ 2β¦β¦ 1οΌ Ignition! Throw it out! β
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
Under the shouts of Zola Hagel, hundreds of grenades were frantically thrown by the pirates onto the gravel-strewn beaches of the lakeshore, followed by an explosion that echoed through the underground space. The vigorously thrown grenade exploded when the fuse burned out, and the flesh and blood of the Kou Tao fishman who was killed by sharp stone chips and shock waves flew on the spot, and the originally clear water of the lake was dyed a strange blue-gray. It seems that they have fallen into a state of religious fanaticism, and the Kou Tao Fishmen have redoubled their frenzied counterattack in return, and the pirates are under increasing pressure, even approaching the point of collapse, and may encounter a total collapse at any time, and it will be impossible to clean up the mess at that point.
"Stand back!"
Seeing his hard-earned training team fall one after another, Luo Zhengdao finally couldn't hold it back, and the deadly threat of the Aragami curse was also left behind, and the blank magic card he was holding in his left hand gave Luo Zhengdao the confidence to defeat the monster.
"Target - Block!"
Before the words fell, in the palm of Luo Zhengdao's hand, this blank card exploded into countless milky white points of light, and countless small points of light that flickered like fireflies flew in the air, outlining the standard pentagram circle in a trance. If you look closely at the structure, the intricate patterns and the thin lines of the gossamer are suddenly dazzling, and the vain attempt to see the changing laws of this thing is self-inflicted, which can be called a death act that challenges the dual limits of human physiology and spirit.
"Ding-"
This crisp and melodious sound was like plucking the strings of the harp, instinctively sensing the danger coming, the benthic demon fish that was about to dive to the bottom of the lake to escape was silently covered by the pentagram that fell from the sky, and then these milky white points of light flew inward and quickly converged to form a large net to engulf the benthic demon fish. Only a few seconds later, the huge benthic demon fish disappeared along with the servants who served it, leaving only a card that emitted a faint blue light and fell into Luo Zhengdao's hands.
"Tweet......"
The benthic devilfish that relied on the mountain were killed in one move, which was beyond the scope of the limited brain capacity of the Kou Tao fish-people, and then they let out a noisy shout, and their voices were no longer bloody and crazy, but full of confusion and horror. Suddenly losing the backbone of the benthic demon fish, the unrestrained crazy instinct in the bones of the Kou Taoyu people who fell into a state of chaos immediately burst out, and these guys began to scatter and flee regardless of it. Even though the few whips and inspectors present tried their best to put an end to this self-inflicted riot, the tide was gone, and even the slightest effort could not save the defeat.
The exhausted pirates watched as the Kou Tao Fishmen cried out in chaos and disappeared into the complex and changeable caverns of the underground space, the underground lake regained its former serenity and peace, and it was as if nothing had ever happened if it weren't for the blood stains and severed limbs that reminded people that nothing had ever happened.
"Ouch! Help me! He needs to be bandaged...... Come on people, my leg is broken. β
Moans, wails, and cries for help echoed in the cavern, and the pirates' voices were particularly terrifying against the backdrop. Needless to say, after a bloody encounter, the work of burying the dead and rescuing the wounded was indispensable, which greatly delayed the pace of Luo Zhengdao's expedition. Some of the seriously injured sailors had to be sent back to the ship on stretchers for further treatment, and in order to ensure the safety of the trip, the number of escorts accompanying them was not too small. After finishing these myriad trivial aftermath matters, Luo Zhengdao finally had time to continue analyzing the treasure map with several pirate leaders under the eyes of the sailors with a mixture of adoration and fear.
It took a five-star blank magic card to get the bottom-dwelling demon fish done, whether this matter is worth it or not, the answer is still between the two, Luo Zhengdao himself thinks it's worth the money, but the main goal of their trip, that is, the treasures are not even a ghost! He has already paid a high price, asking Luo Zhengdao to give up this treasure hunt, he is really unwilling, he is not worried that the identity of the magic card master will be exposed, there is no erudite among the pirates, and there is no mage such as the son of the magic world. Based on their limited knowledge alone, if they want to consider Luo Zhengdao's anti-heaven methods and the identity of the Demon Card Master, it is not that Luo Zhengdao looks down on these subordinates, and their thinking is far from reaching such a broad and active Cheng DΓΉ.
"Your Excellency, Captain, please see, the location of the treasure marked on the map is near this area, I think there will be clues around."
Unwilling to give up even the faintest glimmer of hope, Boatswain Zola Hegel pointed his finger to the circle symbol representing the treasure on the map and stated his thoughts in a firm tone. In this regard, Luo Zhengdao nodded noncommittally, while Brando Scarlet Yan scanned the lake vigilantly, and suddenly he spoke:
"Hey, isn't that human-shaped stone by the lake particularly eye-catching?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao looked at the position pointed by the first mate, and then he looked down at the treasure map, and immediately made up his mind, beckoned and said:
"Come on, get ready to go into the water and explore."
Those who eat by the sea are not water-savvy, and this kind of thing will only be born in the scum navy of the last days of the dynasty, and the pirates are working for themselves, and there is no need to make up for it. Soon, several groups of pirates descended into the water, and Zha Mengzi repeatedly dived into the lake near the humanoid stone to explore the bottom of the water.
After a while, a diving sailor surfaced to breathe, and he waved his hand and shouted:
"I'm here."
The location had already been found, and no matter how difficult it was, it was not long before the pirates found a location for a chest that was almost half buried in the mud and sand.
After years of silting and silting, only one top cover of the box was left that could be directly touched by hand, and then the sailors went into the water and spent more than half an hour cleaning up the debris and sediment covering the box, tying ropes to the box. Received a qiΔ ready signal on the shore of Zola. Hegel shouted the trumpet and said:
"Pull hard!"
"Hey! Hey! Hey! β
The sound of trumpets shouted in unison echoed in the underground cavern, and the box that was dragged out of the water finally revealed its true face, and the surface of this box was covered with large and small black freshwater mussels, if it were not for the outline, it could be somewhat distinguished that it was a human creation, and it was not much different from ordinary rocks just by looking at the appearance. Seeing this, Luo Zhengdao couldn't help but be amazed, the sailor who went into the water to explore was able to distinguish the box from an ordinary reef, the sharpness of this look was not ordinary, this guy shouldn't have a bit of alien blood!
As the box was steadily dragged to the shore beach, Luo Zhengdao urged:
"Come on, clean it up, be careful not to break it."
More than a dozen sailors holding various tools stepped forward to smash the ping-pong, and the large box, which was one and a half meters high and more than three meters long, gradually revealed its true face.
At this time, Luo Zhengdao took a closer look, and immediately felt that this box was made of pure lead, no wonder people felt dead and heavy when they pulled up the water just now, and it took more than 100 people to turn the winch together to get it out. You know, compared to the old world, which is in the post-industrial era and metal products are so commonplace, the new world, where metal production is relatively scarce, even the price of metal lead is quite expensive, and it is conceivable that items that are stored in a box specially made of metal will not contain any bargains.
The pirates who had been successful in the treasure hunt had been busy for most of the day, and when it was their turn to open the chest, people couldn't help but hold their breath, and their eyes widened in anticipation of the moment when the mystery was revealed.
"Alas!"
When the heavy lead lid was slowly opened, a sigh suddenly sounded at the excavation site, and the contents of the box fell far short of people's psychological expectations. A basket, a bag, and a candle, dear, the gold and silver treasures that were said to be good, are completely gone!
"This ...... It doesn't make sense! β
To be honest, Luo Zhengdao was also scratching his head a little in the face of these clutter, what went wrong? The allusion of buying and returning pearls tells people that the packaging cost of a thing should not be higher than that of the packaging, otherwise there is a suspicion of putting the cart before the horse. Since the treasure collector was willing to spend a lot of money to make this expensive lead treasure chest, and then he left a treasure map, there is no reason to put a few daily necessities in it to tease the latecomers, this kind of evil behavior has no practical meaning at all!
When he thought of this, Luo Zhengdao approached the box, he picked up the three things and looked at them one by one, and soon he had a count in his heart, and muttered:
"That's exactly ......"
Seeing that Luo Zhengdao seemed to have figured out some way, Zola Hegel was in a hurry, and he asked unabashedly:
"Your Excellency, what do you see?"
Hearing this, Luo Zhengdao put down the things with a smile, clapped his hands, and said with a smile:
"These three items should be magical artifacts, and we are not mistaken, this box is a treasure."
Knowing that Luo Zhengdao is a magic card master and not an arcane master, and it is not his job to identify treasures. In the same way, the well-informed Zola Hegel could not discern the variety of these magical wonders, and when he looked at the trophies, he shook his head and said:
"It's another mage's weird thing!"
Anyway, the treasure hunt didn't fall through, and the results were pretty good, after all, the average success rate of digging for treasure according to the map was only 20%. Luo Zhengdao was in a good mood at the moment, and said with a spring breeze on his face:
"Well, we're not busy in vain, tell everyone to pack up and pack up the team!"