Chapter 52: Persuasion
The five men in the cabin stumbled onto the deck, the rocking hull making the otherwise difficult process quite challenging. And when they climbed to the deck, the sight before them was even more incomprehensible. The sea roared, and if the tsunami was the punch it threw down on land with all its strength, now the sea was striking its opponent with a continuous stream of left and right hooks. And when it does this, what barely clings to the sea like beads of sweat naturally jolts up and down according to inertia. This is thanks to the wave that has just poured a lot of seawater into the cabin, giving the hull weight. Otherwise, the Cursed Lady, with only an empty husk, would have been tossed up in the bigger waves and shattered on the rough sea.
But having said that, the three-masted galleon, which had been half-filled with seawater, was already on the verge of sinking, and just standing on the deck could hear the hull struggling in the waves. And that's not the worst thing, the black clouds visible to the naked eye are approaching from the direction of the sea, and even Lothar, who lives inland, knows that this is a sign of an impending storm. And in such bad weather, the few people who have nowhere to hide are afraid that there is only a dead end.
"Hell, what the hell is going on! Every tsunami is followed by sunny weather for weeks in a row, why is this time different!" Peg shouted a little frantically, the storm had completely brought the team's situation to a low point, and it was probably very difficult for them to help their comrades in the fort at this time, even if they were to protect themselves.
The Earl, on the other hand, found that their Kraken friend's face was even more ugly than Peg's when he saw the situation on the sea. The mixture of shock and horror does not affect the communication, even with different facial structures. "Do you know what's going on?" asked Lothar, his instinct telling him that Fioni wasn't someone who would be feared for no reason, and that he must have an accurate understanding of the storm and the anomalies on the surface of the sea.
Sure enough, the Kraken turned his gaze to Lothar, the fear in his eyes not diminished in the slightest, and he opened his mouth, and it took some time to regain his memory of the use of human language, "Return." This is the return! The legend is true, this is the thousandth tide, and the return begins! No, no, I'm going to find her, I mustβ" The Kraken said and was about to jump into the water, but a bundle of sturdy silk tied him to the deck first. The networm patted her large pet as an encouragement that it could still obey orders in such a harsh situation.
"What are you doing?" said Lothar with a frown at his companion, who had known Fioni for a short time, but who regarded Fioni as a friend worthy of respect.
"Don't you see? We can't let him go, he's our only hope of survival! Without him, the sea is hostile to us. The mercenary didn't care about the Count's anger, she didn't care about the consequences of this small betrayal, the networm only knew that if they wanted to survive, they had to get the help of the Kraken, even if it was compulsory.
But the knight, of course, could not accept such a view, and he walked towards the giant spider and its owner, walking upright on the bumpy deck with a superior sense of balance, "That was his choice, too." We have already been saved by him once, and he does not owe us. β
While the Count and the mercenary were arguing, Kiri had already sat down on top of Fioni, and she uncovered the silk from the fish-man's shoulders to make sure it didn't affect the latter's breathing. "In my experience, once those two people start arguing, they forget a lot of things, and later they even forget the reason for the quarrel. So, dear Mr. Kraken, if you don't want to sink to the bottom of the sea with us, I think you can fight for your rights. β
Fioni didn't care about sinking to the bottom of the sea, there had never been a kraken drowned in the sea. Even as long as it comes into contact with the seawater, it is not difficult for the Kraken to break free from these spider silks. However, he was not sure when the crumbling ship would actually be submerged, and after seeing what he saw, Fioni hurried back to the Burning Waves tribe to meet a man, the sooner the better. So in order to get out as quickly as possible, the Kraken spoke, "I know that there is a cave on the side of the nearby cliff where you can take refuge, where the water is at the same level all year round, and even a tsunami will not flood the cave. I can take you there, the location of the cave is in the same direction as where I want to go. β
"A safe place to hide! Monsieur Fioni has made a bid! Is there a bidder with a higher price on the floor?" Peg, who had long been accustomed to the way his companions behaved, directly ignored these playful remarks, and crouched down to stare at the Siren, the long hair behind her back fluttering too neatly in the chaotic wind, which made people instinctively feel uncomfortable.
"Help us rescue our companions first, and then take us to the hideout. Don't tell me you can't, whether it's a kraken or a human, outliers must have their own advantages. In addition, the current situation must have something to do with the sharktooth tribe in your mouth, and you had better think about what the top priority is now. "Peg knew he was asking too much. However, she had to bet that this kraken wanted to return to the Burning Waves tribe only out of concern without direct evidence, and that what the krakens who were besieging the fortress were doing was indeed related to the anomaly in front of her.
If the witch's remarks were to be told to someone who was a little more reckless, it would be tantamount to playing the harp to a cow. But Fioni was not reckless, and even became too cautious because of his long life alone. After a brief impulse, the Kraken soon realized that if what was happening now turned out to be what he had guessed, then his return to the scorching waves alone would not help. On the contrary, once Sharktooth succeeds in taking down the witch's fortress, the situation will even worsen.
Just then, a big wave hit, and Qili deftly rolled over to dodge, while the Kraken was swept off the deck by the waves. Peg's eyes widened when he saw this, but just as the witch was about to cast a spell to capture Fioni, who had escaped, the figure of the Siren had already appeared on the next wave. Fioni's body size has swelled by nearly half of the body in contact with the seawater, and even the feeling of giving people has changed from the previous elegance and even weakness to a bit wild. In front of the witch, the Siren easily broke free of the spider silk on her body, and then looked at the humans on the deck with the two fish eyes.
"If you save your fellow man, we must be quick. As far as I know, the efficiency of the Sharktooth tribe is still quite high. β
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