Chapter 49: Fioni's Proposal

Leaving Lothar and Peg aside, it took some time to wake up the other two people in the cabin and explain the current situation to them, especially to the two people who weren't from Heartbreaker's Bay, explaining the existence of the Black Fortress and its significance. By the time Networm and Lothar finally understood what Peg was talking about Blacktower and the severity of the attack, Kiri had already eaten two palm-sized pieces of bread and drank half of what she didn't know if it was red wine.

"Did Hela find you?" asked the lone witch after finishing her food, patting the lone witch with satisfaction, although there are many witches in the Lost Heart Witch Order who can use dreams to convey information. But most of the witches were old enough that they would no longer be assigned to guard the Black Tower. In the younger generation, apart from Kiri and Peg, Hela is the only one who has this ability.

Peg nodded, frowned and drank the liquid in the bottle, she was already uncomfortable with alcohol, let alone this pungent bad wine, but at this time, in order to maintain her mobility, the little witch had to force it to drink if she didn't want to. "Poof!" Peg laughed at the look on his face as he shouted two syllables. But they quickly got serious, because now was not the time to joke, "yes, I can recognize it as Hela." So the one who guards the Black Tower with her should be Jialun. According to Hela, they are now being attacked!"

"Attack?wait, according to you, shouldn't that fortress be completely submerged by the sea now?What else can attack them in this case?This makes me a little confused, is it a school of fish?" She also wanted to confirm the condition of the pet spider, but was first stopped by the news of the witches. And hearing that the fortress in the sea was under attack, the networm only felt ridiculous.

"You're half right, it's the Kraken. A Kraken with a shark. Peg said with some displeasure. She doesn't like people to think of her serious words as fantasy. And although she doesn't like Kalen, Peg and Hela still have a good relationship, and she doesn't want that quiet friend to die like this.

"Sharktooth tribe. Lothar almost subconsciously called out the name that Fioni had just told him when she heard the Siren with the shark. Interestingly, another voice from above the hole in the deck said the same thing at the same time. So the eyes of the other three were naturally drawn to the latter. They saw a slender shadow reflected in the sunlight on the cabin floor below deck. The Kraken jumped off the deck with a slight leap, generally speaking, these species that are used to moving in the water will become sluggish and fragile due to gravity when they get to land, but Fioni, as an outlier with a soft spot for land, has naturally also exercised the ability to move in the air.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I just wanted to tell Lothar that those people from the Sharktooth Tribe are gone. Fioni still stood straight with his hands behind his back, "But now it seems that I can probably guess why they are in such a hurry." "That's right, why would Jacqueline, one of the strongest warriors of Sharktooth, personally patrol here with such a large team, they are not just hunting down humans who have fallen into the water, they are responding to the attack on the Black Tower.

"Who are you?" said Kiri looking at the Kraken with interest, while Peg and the Networm were already on alert because of the uninvited guest. The mercenary pulled out her short sword, and her long green hair on the other side was already fluttering in the air. Seeing this, Lothar rushed between them and Fioni, "Wait a minute, he's not an enemy. ”

In the Kraken's self-introduction and the Count's supplementary explanation, the other three, although still a little unconvinced, finally accepted Fioni's kindness. Peg scratched her cheeks with a little embarrassment, as a native of Heartless Bay, she should have been the one who knew the Kraken best, but she didn't expect that it was Lothar who had a relationship with the Kraken during the time they were unconscious. And it sounds like this Siren named Fioni probably has a very special place in his race.

"Are you one of those Krakens who have made a pact with us? I see your scales are about the same color. Unlike Peg, Kiri didn't care about face, she circled around Fioni twice, and it wasn't easy to see the Kraken on land. And after the Kraken leaves the seawater, there will be subtle changes in the body, this freshness quickly aroused Qili's interest, if it weren't for the fact that Fioni's attitude was not clear, I'm afraid she would have reached out and started to check the state of the Kraken on the way. But even though she was so, Kiri also noticed an important problem, and that was Fioni's appearance, to be precise, the color of his scales. As far as witches know, the Kraken is free to change the color of its scales during its infancy, so a colony of Krakens will often have similar scales, which is a result of their identification with their community.

Fioni stared at Kiri for a few seconds, seemingly surprised at how well the witch knew about the Kraken, and as far as he knew, even the witches of the Heartless Witch Regiment tended to talk about their race as simply classified as sapient monsters under the sea, and had never been interested in learning more about the Siren's society. But in any case, trying to understand the alien race was no different from what Fioni did, and the feeling of finding someone of his kind made him feel a subtle affection for Kiri, and he spoke, "You're partly right, dear lady. The covenant with your group is made by the Burning Waves Clan, and it is true that they took me in for a while when I was young, but I am not one of them. Or rather, not anymore. ”

"Blaze, Sharktooth, oh, I think it's better to call you little blue siren and little red siren. Qili shrugged, she didn't really care about the difference between the Kraken clans, she just felt that these different colored Krakens looked very beautiful. And her words made Fioni stunned for a few seconds before laughing. "You're right, names are indeed less striking than scales for people outside of our race, and my people would be happy to see that we're just different scales. ”

Lothar tilted his head and thought about it, he always felt that there was something wrong with the conversation between Kiri and Fioni and neither of them noticing. However, debate has never been a knight's course, so he didn't think deeply about it. Moreover, more than that, the distress signal that Peg received was more important. "Is there a way to know where the Black Tower you are talking about?"

The little witch shook her head in silence, "If it's on the ground, of course I do. But now it's all seawater, right? The references I was familiar with were gone. It takes time to measure the location of the Black Tower. But I think since they're under attack, we should have other ways to find the location of the fort. ”

"And we've been spotted several times by the patrol of the sharktooth tribe before that!And look at the ship, it's no longer able to sail, are we going to swim over for reinforcements? Are you sure it's reinforcements and not burial?"

"Hmm... Are you sure you're going to the Black Tower?" asked Fioni just as the three of them were about to argue. "I don't hate the Sharktooth Tribe, but I can probably guess what they're trying to do. If I could, I honestly don't want them to succeed. If you're going to stop them, then I think I can help. ”