Chapter Seventy-Five: The End of Childhood
With Eddard's death, one of the major obstacles to tonight's action is gone, but at the center of the massive source of pollution, Eve faces something even more terrifying.
An eerie darkness permeated every part of the vision, and there was not a single light inside this strange lighthouse, and the back gate was trembling, it was a thousand demons, thirsting for blood and trying to break through this last line of defense.
Other than that, all that was left was the rapid heartbeat of Eve and Kestrels, and the two looked at each other a little in the dark, and they both knew that this place could not be defended at all, and once the gate was breached, they would have no defense.
At this moment, it seems that there is only one way to go, and that is to step into that strange darkness, enter in a desperate situation, and try to destroy the mysterious source of pollution and see the truth of all this rather than die at the hands of these demons.
The aluminum rifle lit up a little light in the night, and without even saying much, the two of them walked along the wall in tacit agreement, and soon came into contact with the staircase that swirled and ascended along the wall.
The demon knocked on the door, urging the two to move, and without much hesitation, Eve and the kestrel ran wildly, and then the darkness finally saw the light.
It was a moment of trance, and when Eve came back to her senses, the rich sea breeze was blowing on her cheeks, and countless raindrops flowed across her countenance, and the cold wind was shining.
The ground shook beneath his feet, and the white sails rode the wind as a huge thunderbolt streaked across the night sky.
It's a ship, a big ship that sails in a storm.
Eve suddenly had a strange sense of confusion, obviously she was still running wild in the lighthouse just now, but why did she appear here at this moment.
None of this makes sense, looking ahead, the tall man holds the rudder of the ship, and without the slightest fear in the face of the storm, he walks against the tide.
It seemed to be just her and the odd captain on the ship, and although it wasn't clear what was going on, Eve clenched the gun in her hand and slowly moved forward.
"Hello, beautiful guest. ”
As if aware of Eve's arrival, the captain turned his head as Eve approached the captain, and under his wet hair was a pair of glittering eyes.
"Where is this?"
Although it had not been long since Eve came into contact with this strange demon, it was clear that the girl had adapted to this rhythm, and there was a high probability that it was a hellish hallucination, just like what she saw in the dungeon, and as she got closer to the source of pollution, Eve was also consumed by dreams in this last moment.
She was aware of the phenomenon, but she couldn't find a way to leave.
"This is the Silverfish, and I'm the captain of this ship. ”
The captain was smiling, but Eve on the other side was already making waves in his heart.
Wall's death was the first case she took over, and even though it was ruined by Lorenzo's troubles, Eve found many clues in her subsequent investigation, such as that Wall came from a fishing boat named the Silverfish.
But something was wrong, the Silverfish was a steamship, a mechanical creature covered in rivets and iron armor, and now it was an old fishing boat, without impregnable steel, a ship made of countless planks, and the roar of the steam engine was gone, only the great sails were raised, and the hunting sound was dragged by the storm.
It was an eerie dream, and Eve was silent until another man interjected into it.
"What's wrong with the captain?"
The man approached from the back of the boat and looked at Eve, who had suddenly appeared, holding his harpoon and nervous.
"Nothing Wall, go back to your post, it's just a friend's visit. ”
The captain spoke casually, but it sounded like thunder to Eve, and she stepped aside to make sure the captain was within range of her blow, while her eyes glanced back.
It was Wall, and although the body in the morgue was unrecognizable, Eve could still find some familiarity in the man in front of her.
The inexplicable anomaly grew deeper and deeper, and Eve felt uneasy like she had never felt before.
"Don't be afraid, I have no ill will. ”
The captain tried to reassure Eve, but Eve obviously wouldn't believe him, and pointed the gun at him, and the captain waved for Wall to leave, so the long-dead man left as stiff as a machine, and only Eve and him were left in sight.
"Here...... Where exactly?"
Knowing that the gun in her hand might not hurt the man in front of her at all, Eve still clenched it tightly, it was the only thing that could give her a sense of security.
"Silverfish, we are now on our way to a new era. ”
The captain turned his back to Eve as he spoke, and again raised the rudder, and did not flinch in the face of the wind and rain, and the cold rain hit the resolute face, and he stood like a sculpture.
"You know? Actually, I hate the new era, and when I was a kid, the steam engine was just a distant rumor, and I didn't even know what it was. ”
The captain's face was full of remembrance, and the green tendons on his arms burst out, and he clasped the rudder rigidly, and no matter how strong the wind and rain were, he couldn't shake it in the slightest.
"At that time, the Vikings believed in the god Odin, and we drove pirate ships across the northern seas, plundering wealth with fire and axes, and we were heinous pirates in your opinion, but under the Vikings at that time, every voyage we set out was to prove our bravery to the god Odin, in exchange for a place in the heroic spirit. ”
Eve felt a little strange, and the captain looked at the torrential rain ahead, and the rising and falling sea outlined a hideous appearance under the miserable white thunder.
He really seemed to be just driving the boat, and then chatted with Eve.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
Eve asked vigilantly, she wouldn't be surprised if the captain turned into a demon and killed her, but now that the guy was chatting, Eve was very uneasy.
"Just trying to tell something, there are some stories that would have been forgotten with my old body if they weren't told to young people, wouldn't they?"
The captain continued.
"When I grew up, I thought I would follow my father's journey and become a pirate or something, but when I grew up, the stories of my childhood had faded, the steam engine and the guns had conquered everything, and the so-called tomahawks and glory were just rotten old things before the advancement of technology. ”
"I thought I would have a chance to sail above the sea, but when I came to the harbor there were steamships moored everywhere, and the last one had been dismantled and thrown into the furnace to add warmth to the cold winter. ”
The captain looked a little sad.
"That's how my childhood ended. ”u