The sailors looked at each other, and they quickly understood the meaning of the four words, that the witch was asking them to kill their captain to save their lives. If this is a pirate ship, then the crew may not be able to wait to act, for pirates the position of captain has always been the most capable, and the relationship between the crew and the captain is close but by no means unbreakable. And if this is a merchant ship, I am afraid the result will not be much worse, for the sailors of a merchant ship, no cargo is more precious than their own lives, and if killing the captain can protect their own cargo, then it is the same reason as throwing an overweight barrel in the hold into the sea before the storm.

But this ship was neither a pirate ship nor a merchant ship. This sounds somewhat unbelievable, because ships sailing on the oceans basically fall into these two categories, except for the warships of a certain country, and warships are, in a sense, a mixture of these two categories. So what is this ship? It's quite simple, they're an expedition ship, and the crew on board thinks of themselves as adventurers. Expedition ships, the term may sound naïve and naïve, but in fact there are not many such ships on the seas, but they are not a lot.

Expedition ships are not always exploring, after all, it is too easy for the unpredictable sea to swallow up a ship that has left a safe lane. Therefore, in order to repair the ship and pay the sailors, the expedition ship will also accept various commissions, from transporting goods and personnel, to investigating the situation in a certain sea area, and even being hired to confirm the condition of certain ships. Usually the last case is mostly accompanied by salvage tasks. In general, the expedition ship is more like a mercenary at sea, and if the captain and crew don't mind, they can always make a cameo appearance as a pirate, but at least the ship doesn't do that. The reason is that their captains did not see plunder as the right way to bring wealth.

Do these explorers turn against their captain under the threat of witches? Compared to pirates and merchant ships, the personnel on the expedition ship are much less mobile, and many of the crew members present are veterans who have experienced several years of adventure with the captain, and in their eyes their captain is almost like a father and brother, and in the face of this man who is greedy for money and lustful but extremely tolerant of his subordinates, they... He still put his hand on the grip of his weapon.

There is no way around it, the sea never praises loyalty, and if you have to say, it is the only creed of a sailor to ensure that you make a successful return. The sneer on the witch's lips grew even stronger, and she could already see the pained expression on the face of the greedy captain as he was hacked to death by his own crew. But just as the first mate was about to unsheath his weapon, the seasoned captain suddenly took off his robe, revealing the same ordinary clothes as the other sailors underneath. He knew his crew too well, so he knew how loyal they could be. And if these sailors did draw their weapons, things would become irreparable, because even if they survived, they were destined to no longer be able to sail together.

"Dear lady," said the captain, bowing humbly, and casually placing his hat on his tunics, "please do not doubt the loyalty of my crew to you, which is too sad for these lads. I am willing to take full responsibility for this time, but I beg you to fulfill my last small request. You know, being killed by your own crew is too painful for a captain. So I beg you, no matter how painful you may have me, please don't let my crew do it. ”

The hand that was holding the handle of the knife let go. The captain's sincere plea made the sailors look unbearable, and the ferocity that had just ignited in their hearts was extinguished at once, and even many people felt ashamed of what they had just done. That's what the captain wants to achieve, and he keeps his way back. The witch's face was gloomy, she didn't expect this man to be able to play such a trick when he was dying. The irritability caused a dangerous fire to burn in her dark blue eyes, and she didn't want to delay any longer.

"Since you want to die at my hands, then I will fulfill you. Honor, mortal. "Magic, blowing the wide robe, revealing the clothes beneath the witch's black robes. The heat didn't make her wear much clothing other than a sun-protective robe, so the exposed skin should have made the men she saw unbearable heat. But even the most daring sailor shuddered at the sight of the sorceress's eyes and her pale green phosphorescence hand sticking out of the cloth bag at her waist. At this moment, they re-realize that witches are not and humans.

The scales, with its strange reflections, turned into a whirlwind, enveloping the target without giving him any time to react. The captain knew that it was this mass of powder that had turned his lookout into a poor frog. Now it seems that I am afraid that I will follow in his footsteps. A burning sensation came from his skin, as if the acid was eating away at his epidermis, turning his flesh into something soft, like a lump of mud for later molding. But at this moment, a bright light made everyone close their eyes.

"Boom!" thunder rang out a few seconds slower than the flash. But there was not even the slightest rain cloud in the sky. "The captain is on fire!" a sailor wearing a single-eyepatch quickly opened his other eye in the bright light, and with this unstimulated eye, he saw that the green scales wrapped around the captain had been ignited by the explosion and turned into a green flame!

But the witches knew that this was not the case. Their spells don't include lightning, especially since this inexplicable lightning bolt accurately ignites the powder with transformative magic. What's going on??, The blue-eyed witch raised her broom slightly, giving her enough time to react if something went wrong.

"Crackling!" In the green tongue of fire, the dust full of magical power was completely burned, and a series of slight explosions were emitted. As the explosions calmed down, the green flames slowly dispersed, revealing figures below that should have been scorched by lightning. The captain was unharmed, except that the clothes on his chest had been cracked by lightning, and one of the strange blue and white ornaments had broken away from the leather rope that connected it to the captain's neck, and from time to time there was a faint arc of electricity.

"Totem. The witch murmured softly, and said the name of the little thing.

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。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors