Armed with a way to show the way, the Damned Lady quickly put away its anchor and made its way through the fog. The tide of dead people that had surrounded the ship had disappeared long before Peg moved the columns out. This strange phenomenon in the sea is something that even the most senior seafarers cannot predict, and no one can tell when and where the dead tide will appear and when it will disappear into the waves. The only thing that is certain is that the encounter with a dead crowd means that the voyage is not destined to be smooth sailing.

The fog made the air on the surface of the sea even more humid, and the networms leaned against the terrace, feeling like they were going to take a big gulp of seawater with one mouth. But even then, she didn't want to go down to the deck, she didn't want to see Lothar like that. The pale light of the candle dispelled the fog and allowed the ship's helmsman to move forward in this hostile environment, a candle that would have cost an unimaginable amount if a common person had bought it from a witch. Fortunately, compared to this candle, the captains were able to purchase access to the Misty Seas at a much cheaper price.

As far as Peg knew, the Lost Heart Witch Order did not collect taxes from the inhabitants of Heartless Bay. This is a sensible choice, because you can't expect people to pay taxes honestly in cities where they can't, and imposing taxes would not only require a lot of manpower, but would also stir up discontent among the residents. The first few lords who had occupied the Bay of Lost Hearts had proven to be a very stupid path. That being said, the witches' life is not tight, and the captains buy access to the sea on a per-point basis, and if they want to make money, they have to pay the witches constantly. So as a result, regardless of whether the appearance of the Misty Sea has something to do with witches or not, the existence of this sea area has now become an important part of their rule over Heartless Bay.

Judging from the current situation, the scope of the Misty Sea is expanding drastically, and the allies of the witches who rely on to enter and exit the sea, the Siren, no longer respond to their call at this time. With both at the same time, even if he hadn't returned to his hometown, Peg could guess how bad the situation was in Heartless Bay. However, judging from the fact that the Great Witch still has the ability to recall the members of the Witch Order who are out of the house, this fog cannot become an absolute cage, and she only hopes that she will not wait until the Lady of the Damned docks to find out that the entire Witch Order has abandoned Heartless Bay.

"Be careful! there's something ahead!" Qili's voice woke the little witch who was lost in thought, and she hurriedly looked up, and of course she saw only a thick fog. However, Qili's eyes are definitely trustworthy, and even the dense fog in the misty sea can't completely obscure her vision. So Peg slowed the boat down and waited for the navigator's next instruction, "Turn right! We can get around that thing." ”

Pegg, who was as tall as the rudder, struggled to turn the wheel to the right, and most of the witches were not captains or seafarers, so their ships still needed to be piloted by ordinary people. For example, when she first went to the Greylion, Kouira took some of the crew with her, but later after she made a deal with some of the beings, the poor crew became food for the giant insects raised by the witches. It seems that perhaps Kouira had no intention of returning to Heartbreaker at that time, after all, compared to the temptation of eternal life, the responsibilities and benefits of the witch group are insignificant.

"Brush!" the sound of the sea washing over something sounded on the left side of the hull, and a huge shadow could be seen even through the thick fog. The networm walked to the left side of the deck, trying to see what was behind the fog. "It was the dead body of a whale. Qili was the first to tell the truth about the shadows, "There are occasional whales in this area. But their carcasses are not often found on the surface of the sea. Normally, it would have been eaten by the other fish in no time. ”

As she spoke, the witch took off the windlamp that hung on the mast, leaned out and let the pale candlelight dispel the fog on the port side, revealing a huge corpse not far away. She was right, the networm was sure that the island in front of her was indeed similar to the fish she had seen in the catalogue called whales. It's just that this kind of sea beast with almost no natural enemies, will there be so many wounds on its body? And judging from the eyes of the female mercenary, it is not the sharp teeth that cause the wounds, but obviously the polished weapons!

"Can you see how you died?" Peg's voice came from behind her, the current misty sea felt strange to her, and she didn't want to miss any details that might be discovered if she could.

Kiri squinted her eyes and looked closely, "It looks like a kraken, but I don't think those guys have time to hunt such a big whale and not respond to our call." Wait a minute, I'll go up and take a look. The witch shoved the lantern into the networm's hand, and jumped over the guardrail herself. The mercenary tried to stop it, but it was too late, so she had to stand on the deck, holding a wind lantern in her hand, to make sure that the light could guide the position of Kiri's ship.

After a few minutes, when the networm began to think about whether to shout a few times to see if anything happened to Qili, the witch's figure appeared in the light again. Also noticeable was what she was holding in her hand, which looked like a spear. "And then!" shouted Kirly, throwing her spear towards the deck, but her aim and strength were so poor that the networm had to run two steps in the direction the spear came from before she stepped on the deck with her flying weapon. To be on the safe side, the mercenary would never be unprepared to take something of unknown origin that the witch had touched, which seemed to her to be suicidal.

"What is this?" the networm shone the light on the weapon underfoot, she could tell what it was used for, but its craftsmanship and shape were very different from the spears that mercenaries knew. Rather, some of the simple carvings above are similar to the motifs on the eerie column that sits under the mainmast.

"Siren's spear, I forgot what to call it in Siren, it doesn't matter. I pulled this one out of the dead fish's belly, and several more broken ones were stuck around there, whether it was killed by the Kraken or not, it must have made those guys very unhappy when it was alive, it was a bad whale. Qili climbed up the ladder on the hull to the deck and explained to her companion.

"Do you see any other mouths on that thing?" asked Peg overhearing the conversation on the deck, and asked Kirly. According to what the witch knew about whales, it was very difficult for them to die under the kraken's spear. These weapons are not enough in the water to penetrate the whale's thick layers of fat, let alone hurt vital points and ultimately lead to death.

"I didn't see it, I didn't see anything but the traces of being attacked by the Kraken. But we'd better get out of here, I just saw some big guys in the sea, and I think they've been attracted by corpses. I don't want us to be treated as a side dish. ”