Although banditry is rampant in Joshshire, all bandits in Joshshire follow an unwritten rule that they are not allowed to rob in any village or town in Joshshire.

No one knows who this rule is and when it was established, but all Josh people are willing to follow this rule, and if someone violates this rule, then this person will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Joshshire, not only all the towns and villages in Josh County will work together to arrest this person, but even the thieves in Josh County will hunt him down, and the attitude of the whole of Josh County is the same in this matter.

Now that Heel Bundy said that someone had come to the dock of the village to attack the cargo ship, Willis didn't believe it, but he could also see that Heel Bundy didn't seem to be lying, because this kind of thing could be easily detected, so he couldn't help but wonder if what Heel Bundy said about Papa was true or false.

Just as Willis was about to ask, Leo, who had been in the cabin since he got on the boat, pushed the door open and walked in from the outside, and said to Bundy, "Didn't you just say that you had seen Papa?

Willis was unhappy with Leo's sudden insertion, but as soon as he thought of Leo's move, the dissatisfaction in his heart quickly suppressed, and he said to Bundy, who was at a loss, "Tell me! ”

Hearing Willis say this, Heel Bundy turned his head and looked at Leo suspiciously, although Willis covered it up well, he could still see that Willis was very worried about the noble lord who came in now, which also made him have more guesses and reveries about Leo's identity.

Although Jiang was accustomed to analyzing and writing down the things he saw, he didn't show too much abnormality on the surface, and according to Willis's instructions, he told what happened to him before.

In the past, Bundy, who was also a Josh man, did not take Papa's legend seriously, believing that Papa's legend was just an old woman's pillow story, specially designed to scare children, after all, there are many examples of children who have strayed into the swamp because of their playfulness, which is also the first reason for the death of children in Joshshire.

However, this perception was shattered not long after he returned to Joshshire.

At that time, Heel Bundy had just returned to Joshshire, and was going to use the money he had earned at sea to start a business, and at that time he did not think of running river transportation, but later he was introduced by his fellow villagers to board a ship that specialized in river freight, and with his skills at sea, he soon became the first mate on board.

It was this experience of river transportation that made him very familiar with the changing rivers in Joshshire, and he began to understand the idea of putting his savings into river transportation.

So he decided to go on the last boat and leave here to do it alone, originally he thought that this last time with the ship would be a simple task, but he didn't expect things to become a little wrong.

He still vividly remembers that he sailed the ship into a secret dock before dark, which was specially built by the owner of the ship to provide a temporary docking point for the ship, because the owner of the ship had discovered a shortcut in his early years, and if the ship took this shortcut, it could arrive a few days earlier than the other ships, and the destination could be run several more times a month.

The only downside to this shortcut is that it only appears during the summer rainy season, and the fact that there are no villages where the river runs through it means that the owners have to build their own temporary docks to make it easier for boats to dock at night.

As usual, the boat was safely docked at the makeshift pier, and all the people on board disembarked and rested in the makeshift huts, lighting up smoke to repel mosquitoes from the swamp.

Late at night, someone noticed that something was wrong outside the house, because a thick fog had suddenly formed outside.

Although fog in the swamp was not uncommon, it was never seen in such a thing as a thick fog in the middle of the night in the hot summer, and the sailors on board the ship left the house with curiosity to check the situation outside, mainly to see if the cargo on board was safe.

But not long after these sailors entered the fog, there were bursts of terrible screams, and then a series of strange things appeared, and the sailors continued to disappear, and everyone was already panicking, after all, Bundy had experienced a lot of storms and waves at sea, and had seen a lot of strange things, and he was also the fastest to react in this situation, and he made the most correct choice to stay in the house at that time, light the bonfire, let the fire burn as much as possible, and prevent the thick fog from penetrating into the house.

It was for this reason that he was able to survive the catastrophe, while the rest of the people who left the house died outside, and when they were found, only incomplete corpses were found.

As the fog receded, Heel Bundy saw some monsters hiding in the fog with his lookout eyes.

The monsters looked like humanoid fish, nearly three meters tall with huge fish heads, cracked mouths full of sharp teeth, and vertical fins on their backs and webbed limbs, making them look terrifying.

This is the first time that Heel Bundy has seen Papa, and the reason why he didn't think it was another monster is mainly because of the process of the monster's appearance, as well as the appearance of the monster, in the legend, Papa also appeared with the thick fog, and it is also the appearance of a mermaid.

Originally, this incident had made Heel Bundy timid, and he didn't dare to run the river anymore, but then the ship was delivered to its destination, and the payment he saw at the time of delivery made him realize how profitable river transportation is.

Driven by money, his fear also disappeared, and he bought a boat to run the river according to the original plan, and ran safely for several years without encountering any accidents, which made him also relax his vigilance and forget about the Papa incident.

Knowing that a few months earlier, he had been transporting a boatload of guests to Edinshire, near the county of Josh, instead of taking a shortcut, he took the normal river, stopping at a village with a dock on the way, also in the summer, and in the middle of the night a thick fog suddenly appeared.

The experienced Heel Bundy immediately remembered what had happened a few years ago, and he immediately let the passengers stay in the hotel that the village had arranged for them, and made a bonfire out all the wood in the hotel, and placed it around the hotel to dispel the fog.

Some did not understand what he was doing, thought he was crazy, worried about the cargo left on the ship, insisted on leaving the hotel and returning to the ship to check on the situation, only to die in the fog like the sailors at the beginning.

With this example, everyone was frightened, and listened to the heel of Bundy's words and hid in the hotel, but this time it was different from the last time, the last time it was after the fog had receded, he was able to see the monsters clearly, but this time the monsters were close to the edge of the fog and looked into the hotel, this time not only he saw it, but also the passengers on the other ships.

Luckily, however, this time Bundy was well prepared and allowed the bonfire to burn overnight without increasing casualties, and when the fog cleared, they found that the entire village had disappeared.

It was precisely because of these two events that Bundy developed the habit of letting the boat dock in a hidden river before going to night, without docking and not entering the village port.

In his opinion, the two monster appearances were on the shore, and both were after the thick fog was born, so he thought that it would be safe to dock on the water, and because of the flow of the river, even if there was a thick fog on the water, it was much lighter than on the shore, and as long as the bonfires were lit around the boat, there would be no accidents.

"Did you tell anyone about this?" asked Leo in a deep voice after listening carefully to Bundy's words.

Heel Bundy hesitated, he did tell the others about it, it was his superior, but his superior didn't seem to take it seriously, just told him not to think about it, and he wouldn't care about it.

However, he couldn't say this kind of thing at all, so he only shook his head and said, "No, I haven't told anyone else." ”

However, after he answered, he found that the other party was smiling and looking at him, as if he could see through the little secret in his heart, so that he did not dare to look at him and lowered his head.

Leo, who had already seen that Bundy was lying to him, did not have the savings to ask further, and he did not stay any longer, but stood up, walked out, and walked to the door, suddenly stopped, turned to Willis and said, "A suggestion for you, it is better to have people staring at the water at night, maybe something will happen." ”

Hearing Leo's words, Willis couldn't help frowning, thought for a moment, and asked Bundy to take the heel of his shoes to the cabin below to be locked up temporarily, and then ordered his men to take turns keeping vigil at night.

After returning to his cabin, Leo found that Mira and Sue were both in his cabin, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked, "Something?"

Su preemptively asked, "How can you be interested in this kind of country legend? This is not like yours." ”

Leo chuckled and asked rhetorically, "Why can't I be interested in these folklore, and how much do you know about me?"

"Hmph!" Su Leng snorted and turned his head.

"Does Your Excellency know anything?" Mira on the side didn't say much nonsense, and asked bluntly.

"Do you mean Papa?" asked Leo rhetorically.

"Isn't Papa just folklore, is there really such a monster?" asked Mira curiously.

"Yes. Leo nodded and said, "You can see tonight, now you can leave, I want to rest." ”

"Humph!" Sue snorted again and walked out of the room quickly, followed by Mira.

After closing the door, Leo lay down on the bed, quietly recalling what Bundy had just said.

Although, this incident sounded like just a paranormal event, whether it was Sue, Mira, or Willis, the leader of the wolf gang, they had seen similar things more than once, and even they themselves were the most paranormal part of this world, but this matter was not like that in Leo's ears, and he quickly associated this incident with the fog around the dream world, the knight world, and other worlds, and those fish-man monsters were fog beasts and the like.

Leo didn't think this way just because of what Bundy said, but because after entering the river in Joshshire, Leo's nightmare power began to fluctuate, and just now he sensed through the spirit net that something seemed to be following the ship.

It's just that what makes him feel a little strange is that when he wants to capture the target through the spirit net, he finds that the target's state is a little strange, and it seems to be able to move between this world and another world.

At this time, he also sensed the scene of Willis interrogating the heel of Bundy through the spirit network, and vaguely felt that the two might be related, so he came to the upper captain's room to inquire.

Now Leo is almost certain that the vague existence he sensed before should be the outpost of the fish-man monster, and he thinks that the first two encounters with the fish-man monster in the heel of Bundy are not accidental, and the fish-man monster is likely to come for the heel Bondi, as for the reason, I'm afraid the heel Bundy himself is not clear.

It's just that Leo can be sure of one thing, Heel Bundy should be hiding something, just now he asked Heel Bundy if he told the others about the fish-man monster, Heel Bundy's heartbeat and the subtle change in expression on his face showed that he was lying.

The reason why Leo didn't continue to ask and force Bundy to find out the little secret hidden by Heel Bundy was simply because he thought that it might have nothing to do with Fish-Man.

On deck, the Wolves' men began to make some arrangements on the ship as Willis had ordered, and sent men to stand at the top of the ship to observe the surrounding situation.

This time, these people led by Willis are all werewolves that he transformed through special methods, and each of them is very strong, and has an extremely sensitive sense of smell and vision, and he is confident that even if he encounters the fish-man monster that Bundy said about his heel, it is not certain who will win and who will lose in the end.

Soon the sky darkened, and the water of the lake, which had been somewhat shallow, began to increase slowly because of the backflow of the river, and a grove of shrubs closest to the lake was soon submerged, and then the pieces of land also sank to the bottom of the lake, and only some high ground was exposed, forming small islands, and when the lake stopped increasing, the area of the lake had expanded by six or seven times.

The night is a frightening thing for ordinary people, after all, humans have a natural fear of the dark, but for werewolves, it is not so much at all, the night will only make them feel excited, and because the full moon has just passed, the moon is still in a state close to the full moon, werewolves can still get some power from the moonlight, and at the same time, some primitive desires in their hearts will also be triggered.

If it weren't for the wolf Willis suppressing, maybe the werewolves from the wolf gang on the ship couldn't help but turn into werewolf form, follow their nature, and roar loudly.

After nightfall, Willis, who had been unimpressed by Leo's warning, suddenly became alert, and instead ordered his men who were about to move, carefully check the surrounding situation, and even later, he himself sat on the deck, and the reason why he had such a change of attitude was because his werewolf instinct told him that something would happen tonight.