Chapter 110: The Vortex I
The sudden anomaly failed to disrupt the voyage of the Holy Griffin, and the unfortunate injured crew could only deal with it briefly, and then returned to their original posts.
No one knew what was behind the surrounding mist, just like a song that sounded before, no one could see through the mist what kind of creature was peeking at everything on the ship.
Feeling the somewhat low morale on the ship, Kane just wanted to say a few words to the crew, but his eyes were attracted by what appeared in front of him.
Scarlet points of light, piercing through the mist, appeared on the surface of the sea not far away, and at the same time, a breath related to death began to permeate the surroundings.
The approach of the ship seemed to alarm the red point of light on the sea, and the obscuration of the mist made it difficult for Kane to see what corresponded to the point of light.
Also aware of the anomaly was the High Priest on the side, who raised his hand, and a clean glow was released from his hand, dispelling the vast mist of the sea in front of him.
Kane looked intently and saw a strange-looking fish creature floating on the sea in front of the ship.
It's not quite accurate to say that it is a fish creature, it has no flesh and blood all over its body, only spiky fish bones, and two points of scarlet light, released from its hollow eye sockets, like a flame burning in the darkness.
Kane's heart was shocked when he looked at this strange-looking creature, although it was much smaller than a human, but from its body, Kane could feel a strong threat, as if facing those priests.
Staring at the strange fish on the surface of the sea, Kane could sense a gaze from its body.
Sensing the arrival of the ship, the strange fish did not show an attacking posture, and there were some fluctuations faintly under the deep sea, and for a while, several strange fish emerged from the front of the ship.
"They are resurrected spirits." The high-ranking priest on the side said in a deep voice, even if he had a strong ability to cast spells, his words also had a solemn meaning. "I can cast a spell to destroy them, but it could have serious consequences, and I leave it up to the captain to decide."
With the priest's words, under the sea, and even under the ship, dense red points of light began to flicker, and in this short time, countless strange fish were approaching the direction of the ship.
"No...... Don't try to attack them. "It was the nautical advisor who said this, the explorer who had enough experience with anomalous things." At the very least, don't act rashly until they take the initiative to attack. ”
As if thinking of something, the explorer took the initiative to add: "The existence of the country of the dead has deeply affected this sea area, and the undead with resentment will attack all the ships in the sea area, but these undead in front of them are different. ”
"Did you find out?" As he spoke, the explorer pointed to the strange fish that had first appeared, "It is communicating with us in its own way. ”
Following the location pointed by the explorer, the others also focused on the strange fish that appeared at the beginning, and saw that it kept swimming in one direction, and then returned to the front of the ship, and looked at the people on board, as if it was signaling them to move in that direction.
At the same time, a strong shock came from under the ship, and the master of the drawing on the side suddenly became unstable, but it was still with Kane's support that he stood firm.
The sudden arrival of the anomaly caused the High Priest to prepare to cast a spell, but it was finally stopped at the direction of the explorer.
Under the action of a strong external force, the direction of the bow of the ship began to deflect, and finally pointed in the direction that the strange fish pointed at the beginning.
Countless strange fish lurked underneath the ship, using the power of their bodies to change the direction of the ship. Recalling the explorer's previous words, for a while, everyone at the bow of the ship also understood the meaning of the strange fish's action.
"Follow these undead to see, Captain." The recovered master of the map took the initiative to say: "Don't forget the mission of our trip, we can't leave such a huge hidden danger on the route, even if we don't go, there will be other ships in the future to face our current situation." ”
The Draftsman's account of the mission finally made Kane change his mind and stop thinking about a way out, but let the ship be pushed by the strange fish underwater, and scurry in one direction to see what they wanted to do.
With the presence of these priests on the ship, Kane is naturally not afraid of those strange fish, and he knows that the undead killer that the priest is good at is the best spell to deal with undead creatures.
After sailing for a while, the sea in front of him suddenly became turbulent, accompanied by the sound of a huge flow of water, and although the fog was still shrouded, Kane still noticed something unusual.
At this moment, there was a sudden shock on the sea in front of the ship, and the strange fish around suddenly swarmed up, biting the body of the strange fish that first appeared in front of the ship and attracted the ship here with the most primitive bite.
As the red light in the monster's eyes dissipated, the body sank into the deep seabed, and the high-ranking priest on the side also discovered the abnormality, and the light bloomed from his hand again, dispelling the large fog in front of him, so that everything in it appeared in the eyes of everyone on the ship.
After the fog cleared, Kane was shocked to see what he saw, and the end point where the strange fish led the ship turned out to be a huge whirlpool, enough to engulf everything around it, and at the same time, the speed of the strange fish propelled the ship greatly increased.
Kane had no doubt that once the ship entered the whirlpool, it would be destroyed, and even the presence of many priests could not change this, and I am afraid that these strange fish were not at ease from the beginning.
Realizing this, Kane immediately gave an order, and the high priest on the side immediately took action, and the pure white light shrouded the surroundings, and began to purify all the undead creatures around him, and the pale flames burned on the body of the strange fish, even the sea water could not extinguish this flame.
On the deck, many priests worked together to perform secret methods, which further enhanced the effect of the undead killer, and for a while, the entire sea was full of traces of pale flames.
Unable to withstand the effects of the undead killers, a large number of strange fish dived below the surface of the sea, unbothered to pay attention to the Holy Griffin beyond the whirlpool.
Without the impetus of the strange fish, the Holy Gryphon still faces a huge problem, and that is the attraction of the whirlpool itself to everything around it.
Under the strong attraction of the whirlpool, if the ships are not adjusted in time, and finally wait for their end, nothing will change.
At Captain Kane's signal, the Holy Griffin quickly shifted its direction, and the bow began to deflect to the left instead of pointing straight to the center of the whirlpool.
The experienced helmsman did not choose to handle the full rudder at the outset, but adjusted the bow to the same direction as the whirlpool, and waited until the Holy Griffin had increased its speed around the whirlpool before getting out of range of the whirlpool.
The strange fish around were unwilling and wanted to continue to move closer to the Holy Griffin above, but under the purification of the white light, they could only turn into dry bones burning with pale flames.
Everything went according to Captain Kane's idea, and as the Holy Griffin was about to get out of the maelstrom, a mutation occurred.
A huge black shadow, piercing through the center of the whirlpool, struck the Holy Griffin as it was sailing, crushing the mast in an instant, and the sailors on the mast fell downward, screaming in terror, but no one paid attention to him at this time.
The true appearance of the black shadow is a huge pale tentacle covered with shrunken suckers, and it is hard to imagine what kind of creature the tentacle corresponds to.
The sudden attack of an unknown creature immediately caused a panic among the crew of the Holy Griffin, and even Kane felt the fear of the unknown in his heart.
Thinking back to the strange fish that had lured the ship to the whirlpool, Kane could feel an aura of intrigue looming over the Holy Griffin.
Before Kane could figure out what had happened before, a strong shock came from under his feet, and even Kane, who was used to the wind and waves, had to grasp the things around him and fix his body.
The huge tentacles that emerged from the whirlpool were naturally not ready to let go of the Holy Griffin, and between the tentacles rolling, they were easily entangled in the entire Holy Griffin, and suddenly, a powerful pull came from the tentacles, as if to drag the entire Holy Griffin into the bottomless whirlpool.
"That's the body of an undead creature, undead killer!"
There is no need for the explorer to remind them, the priests have discovered this as early as the tentacles appeared, and their guidance to the undead killer has never been broken.
However, to the horror of these priests, the undead killer who was the most restrained of the undead creatures, acting on the tentacles in front of them, could not cause any damage at all.
Under the purifying white light of the undead killer, the tentacles did not even show the slightest trace of retreating, but instead increased the drag on the Holy Griffin.
The tentacles contracted and easily collapsed the cabin below, and the rift began to spread across the surface of the ship, and the tentacles could now twist it in half without even having to drag it into the whirlpool if they wanted to.
Looking at what was happening in front of them, despair began to spread in the hearts of all the crew, and many of them took up arms and slashed at the tentacles that wrapped around the middle of the hull, but they could not even cut through the outermost skin, let alone cause any damage.
In the face of an enemy with unimaginable strength, Kane also seemed at a loss, and any command seemed meaningless in front of such an enemy.
Eventually, with the rapid influx of seawater and the violent impact, Kane's eyes went black, he lost all consciousness, and the entire Holy Griffin was pulled into a huge whirlpool, which was also the source of the tentacle extension.
(End of chapter)