From the moment he stepped onto the deck of the sailboat, the silhouette of the stone fort grew farther and farther away from him until it was gone.

The three-masted ship had been on the ocean for seven days since the day it set out for sea, and exactly a week had passed, and most of the voyage had been completed, and if nothing unexpected happened, the harbor of the Adverse Harbor would be visible in the morning of three days.

This was faster than he had expected, as it would take more than two weeks for a normal sailing ship to sail from Stone Fort to Downwind Harbor, but the three-masted ship was slightly faster than a regular merchant ship at the cost of a more expensive ship.

However, he did not pay any money, and the ship was contacted by Dunbar's officials, who were informed when he boarded the boat that the party had been paid in full by the town hall.

This guy ......

Hodge leaned against the railing, shook his head slightly against the sea breeze, and turned sideways to see a rugged man with twin swords carrying a bottle of rum into his mouth, cooing and cooing.

Sossi the Witcher.

One of his companions on this voyage, according to the account he brought, was Dunbar who ordered him to keep Hodge safe during the voyage, after all, the sea was too vast and unregulated, and even if the king was on the ship, he would have to put life and death in the hands of the captain.

There are many cases of extortion and even kidnapping and extortion for money halfway through the voyage, not to mention that he also has two beautiful women with him, and his ability is inconvenient to use in public, so Soxi followed him on the ship, as Dunbar's spokesperson to deter the captain, and protect the safety of Hodge and others from being violated.

Unlike Hodge, his ticket is a two-way ticket, and when Hodge and the others reach Downwind Harbor safely, he will say goodbye to them and return to Stone Castle, after all, Dunbar is the lord he has sworn allegiance to.

"How's the wine taste?"

Boredom, Hodge opened the conversation box to talk to him to relieve his boredom.

"Fantastic, quite authentic taste, I've been on a pirate ship and drank their rum, it's the taste, cheap but not inferior, that's the essence of rum. ”

Suo Xi held the bottle up: "Take a sip?"

Hodge shook his head in decline, "No, I don't drink much. ”

"It's a pity. ”

Although Suo Xi said that it was a pity, his face did not show pity, and he poured the remaining liquor into his mouth, and let out a "hiccup" full of alcohol.

"I went to the bow deck and shhhhh Sossi said casually and left.

Hodge continued to lean on the railing and gaze at the tumbling sea, the sea voyage was so boring, not only was the food monotonous, but there was little entertainment to speak of.

What made him even more depressed was that Hera seemed to be sick.

He hadn't been out of the room for two whole days, and he and Daphne had to pack the food on a plate and deliver it to Hera's door.

I don't know when Hera's illness will get better.

However, her appetite seemed to have improved a lot during her illness, and she ate significantly more than before.

This also made him feel a little more at ease, after all, it was a good thing to be able to eat.

The wind began to become stronger, and the saltiness of the wind became stronger.

Hodge felt that his face was a little wet, but it was not moist, but there was a stiff irritation.

This is a water particle that slaps on the face...... Is it going to rain?

No, the rain won't be so salty and it won't be so hard.

It's the wind-swept water, which irritates the skin with the scent of the ocean.

Call!

The wind became more rapid.

"Ahh

Behind her came a woman's shrill cry, and she trembled and pointed in Hodge's direction, and shouted to her companion next to her, "Look, what is that!"

Hodge was stunned for a moment, then looked up.

In front of him, to the right of the three-masted ship, a figure hovered in midair.

It was a suspicious woman's thing.

The reason why I use "suspicious" is because she is not exactly human, she has a face that is so delicate that it is admirable, her upper body is completely naked, and her body is full of hot curves.

The lower half of the body resembles the body of a python, with only a huge tail.

The reason she was able to levitate in mid-air was the wings behind her, which were a pair of bat-like wings, but much larger than a bat's wings. The wings were as blue-gray scales as the tail, stirring rhythmically, and the sudden increase in wind and the water that swept in it should be her masterpiece.

Although she is naked, the first sight of her is by no means a desire for anyone.

Rather, it feels terrible.

Because her suspicious nakedness and wings indicate that she is not an ordinary human.

Hecna.

The more common colloquial term is the Sea Witch.

Monsters that often appear on the surface of the sea, attacking ships that are moving, and there are many stories about sea witches, and perhaps only mermaids are as well-known as her in the ocean.

The reason for this is probably because they all have good-looking faces.

However, the stories of the latter are mostly beautiful and romantic, while the former is more bloody and cruel.

She was suspended in mid-air, and she didn't know how long ago she had been here, and Hodge hadn't noticed her in the first place because of his distraction.

But when he looked up, his gaze met the sea witch's eyes.

Don't...... She's been watching herself?

"It's the Sea Witch!

Nearby sailors, carrying harpoons, beckoned their companions to pick up their bows and arrows, warning Hodge as he stood still.

But Hodge ignored her warning.

Because the sea witch opened her mouth slightly, and in a language they could not understand, she was narrating something.

"I don't know if you're alive or dead, get out of the way!" the sailor was a little annoyed, and was about to step forward to pull Hodge away, but a rough palm pressed against his shoulder, causing him to stop.

"Don't be impulsive, look closely at the color of her scales, it's not an ordinary sea witch, but the leader of the sea witch, and it won't work against his harpoons and bows and arrows. ”

The witcher came back from peeing, and his whole body was happy: "Besides, it seems that the sea witch leader has no ill intentions, do you hear that kind of murmur? It's a German language, and only mermaids, goblins, and sea witches use this language." ”

The sailor seemed to be frightened by the witcher's erudition, and his eyes widened, as he said, the sea witch...... Or maybe the Sea Witch Leader really had no intention of attacking.

"What is she talking about?"

When the crisis was resolved, the sailors breathed a sigh of relief, and curiosity began to flood in.

"How do I know that this is a language that few people will learn, except for an infatuated person who wants to talk to a mermaid about a cross-racial love. ”

Sotsey shrugged, reached for his trouser belt, pointed at Hodge, and said, "Maybe that guy knows, you see, he's going to speak." ”

As he said, in the next moment, the same groan-like voice came out of Hodge's mouth.