Chapter 26: The Reef and the Mist
"Right rudder twenty!" Crete pointed the way in the thick fog where he couldn't see his fingers. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lukka turned the steering wheel, but the undercurrent holding the Peregrine Falcon undid all his efforts, and a piece in front of him got stuck on the reef, and the wreckage of the ship suddenly split through the thick fog, and Lukka concentrated on adjusting the steering wheel again, finally successfully turning in the moment before the bow collided.
Shut up has long since flown off the mast, where visibility has also been reduced to less than five meters. The parrot, who could not tell the way, hit his head on the rudder, fell to the deck, and staggered back and forth for a long time, hesitated but did not dare to spread his wings again, but grabbed Luka's shirt with two claws and climbed to his shoulders - the dark red coat was still hanging on the flagpole.
In this case, ordinary vision was completely useless, and Crete's "True Eye" became the only source of information that the Peregrine Falcon could rely on.
"There is a large reef forty meters ahead, and a waterway fifteen degrees to the right. Cretan stared intently at the fog.
"Where is the source of mana now?" asked Ollie.
"It's less than two nautical miles from that waterway. Crete replied with a glance at the magic map in his hand.
With the joint efforts of several people, the Peregrine Falcon sailed into the waterway in the middle of the reef without danger.
Suddenly, Nora, who was standing on the bow of the ship and watching curiously, exclaimed, "Look, there are people on the water!"
Ollie was approaching the right side of the boat with both hands on the sail rope, and he looked out to the water when he heard the sound.
A child-like body drifted in the sea less than two meters to the right of the Peregrine Falcon, occasionally shaking its limbs.
"Luka, turn quickly. You're going to hit someone!" Ollie cried out anxiously, and as she loosened the sail rope in her hand, the two sails lowered together.
"Don'tβ" Cretan's voice rang out.
Lukka didn't have time to listen to the navigator's slow instructions, and spun the rudder around to the left, and the Peregrine Falcon brushed lightly against the floating shipwreck, causing no harm to it, but the undercurrent below the surface was not going to let it go.
The moment the hull twisted, a current struck the right side of the ship with great force from the bottom of the sea. The entire hull tilted more than thirty degrees in an instant, and everything on the deck that was not fixed slid to one side.
Lukka desperately pulled the steering wheel back, finally getting out of the undercurrent a moment before the Peregrine capsized, but the reef that was close ahead was too much to dodge, and the bottom of the ship slammed into the sharp reef.
The armor reinforced the previous days played a huge role, and although there was some damage, the bottom of the Peregrine Falcon remained intact and showed no signs of water leakage.
"-- Change of course. The second half of Crete's sentence was finished.
Lukka wiped his sweat: "You said it earlier...... Drop anchor first and see if that person is still saved. β
Ollie rushed to the stern of the boat and released the anchor, and ran to starboard to look down.
"That...... Don't be angry when I tell you something. Ollie said with a red face.
Lukka and Nora also ran to the right side of the ship, only Crete remained where he was, sighed slowly and said, "That's not the victim." β
A tattered dress floated on the surface of the sea, with a few pieces of wood wrapped around the inside of the dress, and it was difficult to distinguish the real from the fake in the thickening fog.
Ollie's voice trembled slightly: "I heard that the 'Silent Death' often uses all kinds of illusions to confuse the crew, so that the sailors on the ship will completely break down before it begins to devour ......"
Nora jumped up with an "ah", and Ollie grimaced and laughed, "Scared, right?
"Don't make a fuss, Nora is scared!" Lukka laughed and shook his head.
Ollie patted the hilt of the giant sword on his shoulder: "It's okay, stay by my side, keep you safe!"
"Whether there is illusion or not, we'd better not move until the fog is gone. Crete suddenly said, "I can see it very clearly, but it is difficult to predict what you will do in such circumstances." The Peregrine Falcon couldn't help but ram again. β
Lukka was surprised to find that in the time he had spoken these few words, the fog had thickened a lot. Now, except for Ollie, who was close at hand, could barely make out, Nora's figure was blurred two steps away, and Crete on the other side of the deck was completely hidden in the fog.
"This fog is too evil, isn't it?" the smile on Luca's face gradually faded, "Don't move around, let's hold hands and don't get lost." Where are you Crete?
Crete replied helplessly: "Just such a ship, where can it be lost?"
"Then you come first, there are many people who can be courageous!" Lukka said with a sense of urgency.
"Okay. Crete emerged from the fog and joined the Handle Squad.
The four of them sat down in a circle, and Nora suddenly asked in horror, "Did you hear any sounds?"
Shut up and immediately replied, "I heard it." It's like the sound of a walnut in a clip!"
Lukka listened with his ears pricked up for a long time, and there was only silence on the sea. He looked at the man who smashed his tongue and shut up: "Are you crazy about walnuts?"
Shut up and muttered, "There is a sound that you stupid humans can't hear." β
Lukka ignored it and asked Crete, "How far is the goal?"
Crete took the map out of the diagonal cylinder and spread it out among several people.
As soon as the map opened, Lukka immediately shouted, "It's moving!
Ollie leaned in, "Really! β
At this moment, a faint sound that seemed to be the collision and friction of wood floated by, really like "use a clip to sandwich walnuts" when you shut up.
"This ...... I'm a little scared too......" Ollie said as she huddled with Nora, who was shivering as she approached, and the fire elf's right hand ignited a small leaping flame, slightly dispelling a bit of thick fog around her, making people feel a little reassuring.
In order to ease the tension, Lukka stood up and stretched, leaned on the side of the boat and said, "Don't worry, girls, it is said that this wet air is the best for the skin! β
As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and waved them in the thick fog, "That's itβ"
Luka's voice paused suddenly, and he swallowed back the second half of his words.
The left hand that leaned out of the ship's side slapped violently on a vertical plane, and the tentacles were cold and wet.
Lukka quickly withdrew his hand and shook it desperately, trying to get rid of the unpleasant touch.
Nora raised the flame in her hand as everyone looked behind Luca.
A large, colorless wooden wall, with an inconspicuous arc and covered with slippery algae, stood straight on the outside of the Peregrine Falcon's side, not more than a step away.