Chapter 34: The Mysterious Mist
The woman's coquettish whisper lingered in Rov's ears, and he was completely immersed in it, and his steps did not stop, and he spiraled up the winding staircase in a trance.
I don't know how long I walked, but the boy finally came to the end of the stairs, and what caught his eye was a cave.
He stepped into the cavern, through the darkened path, to a lake.
The lake was foggy, and Rove saw through the fog that in the middle of the lake, there was a moss-covered rock.
On the stone sat a woman with a bare back, unable to see her appearance, only two golden fishtails and a green silk hanging into the water, she was slowly combing.
The song full of demagoguery is coming from a woman.
Rove stared at her blankly, and in his ear, there seemed to be a fox woman whispering:
"Hurry up...... Swim through the lake...... Come to me...... You'll get me...... Come over here......"
Rove walked to the lake at the urging of the voice, but instead of going into the water, he instinctively straightened his waist and stopped.
At this moment, a familiar voice sounded with all its might. "Rove!"
Rove looked up blankly. "Who?" He asked, turning his head, and the voice continued to call:
"Wake up...... Ralph! ”
Rove shook suddenly, and finally remembered that it was Shirley's voice, and without the slightest hesitation, he hurried out of the cave.
In an instant, the caves, lakes, and mermaids all faded away, and the young man opened his eyes, and his eyes had returned to clarity.
Rove found himself lying in Shirley's arms, her hands gently touching his temples, her face anxiously calling his name.
Rove let out a soft "hey", reached out and touched the worried cheeks of the ponytail girl, and said softly, "I'm fine." ”
When Shirley saw that Rove had woken up, her face suddenly turned happy, she breathed a sigh of relief, and raised her head and shouted:
"Nellis, Rove is awake, no need to look for potions."
When Nellie heard this, she poked her head over and saw that Rove was really awake, and exclaimed with joy: "Great, Rove, you haven't woken up just now, but you have frightened us!" ”
Rove sat up, he heard Nellis's words, and wondered, "Haven't you just been affected by the singing?" ”
"It does." "I, the fire dragon, and the Thunderbird and Ling all went to sleep, but Shirley didn't. ”
Rov looked at Shirley with surprised eyes, the singing just now had no effect on her?
Shirley also had a confused look on her face: "I don't know why. ”
Nelishi looked at Rove and continued, "After the singing stopped, I woke up, as did the fire dragon and the thunderbird, only you never woke up. ”
Rov groaned, and he remembered the woman he had just seen, and asked, "Nellis, have you dreamed anything since you fell asleep?" ”
Nelishi shook her head, "I didn't dream of anything. She wondered, "What, what did you dream about?" ”
"I dreamed ...... A two-tailed mermaid. Rove replied, "She sat in the middle of the lake and sang, the song we just heard." ”
Shirley wanted to speak and stopped, seeing that the young man shook his head slightly, she quickly understood her mind, and this will no longer get to the bottom of the matter, but divert the topic and remind:
"Brother, it's foggy."
Only then did the boy notice that he was shrouded in a thick fog all around, and the sky and the earth were white, and he couldn't see anything.
Rove immediately realized that something was wrong with the fog, and he looked around and found a vague ghostly figure in the fog, and said with some uncertainty:
"That's ...... Boat? ”
"Yes." Shirley said, "As soon as the song started, the ship appeared. ”
Rove frowned, "It's not the Mayflower, is it?" ”
"It's not." Shirley shook her head with a pale face: "I checked in mid-air on a firebolt, and it's another ...... Ghost ship. ”
Rove's face became solemn, he subconsciously stretched out a finger, rubbed his eyebrows and said, "It's a big trouble now." ”
Nelishi heard her grandfather tell the story of the ghost ship, so she naturally knew how strange it was, but she still couldn't understand:
"Even if it's a ghost ship, if we don't board the ship, what's the trouble?"
Rove asked, "Don't board the ship, then what?" ”
And then ...... Naturally, when the fog cleared, we went looking for the Mayflower. Nelly said as a matter of course.
"What if the fog never clears?"
Nelishi looked stunned. "This ...... How can it be?! ”
"One of Captain Carlos' friends is called Kurga." Rove said calmly:
"When he went to sea by boat, he encountered a strange fog in the North Sea.
He and his crew wandered alone in the fog for six months, and finally the food was eaten up, and the fog did not disperse. ”
"How do you know?" Nelishi couldn't help but ask, "Captain Carlos told you that?" ”
"It's not." Rove shook his head and said, "Two years ago, I was on board the Mayflower, and I met a ghost ship, and on board I found Kurga's nautical diary, which recorded these contents. ”
"If you don't believe his nautical diary, think it might be a prank." Rove continued:
"I also know a two-tailed mermaid named Misella, who came to the North Sea six months ago, and also encountered heavy fog, and then lost her way and couldn't swim out for days.
Mysela would never lie to me. ”
"The fog they encountered was indeed very weird." Nelishi said without giving up: "But these fogs in front of you may just be ordinary fog formed naturally?" ”
"It's not an ordinary fog, it's easy to verify." Shirley said, took out a glass eyeball from her pocket, and said softly:
"This magic eye can penetrate everything, and if it is just a natural mist, through it, you will definitely see the sea in the distance.
But I've just used it and I can't see anything out of sight. ”
Nelishi took the magic eye and put it on her own eye, and she could indeed only see a white fog.
The short-haired girl couldn't help but bite her lip and fell silent.
For a moment, all that was left in the world was the pitch-black and boundless water, the floating fog and the three silent teenagers and maidens.
Nelishi finally asked, "Then how can we get out of the fog?" ”
"Board the ship." Rove replied. "Kurga and Mishela, both came across the ghost ship in the fog, and when they boarded the ship, they left the fog."
Neris fought for a long time, took a deep breath, and nodded weakly in agreement.
Noble spread his wings and flew towards the ghost ship, and as he got closer to the hull, he could see the appearance of the large moored ship:
A brig, bowed like a mermaid with a golden crown and a giant horn of seashells, with white lanterns lit at the bow and stern, but the light could not penetrate the fog.
Noble fell with a thud, and Rove grabbed Shirley and Nelishi's shoulders and flew to the deck.
He made his way to the captain's wheelhouse, checking for anything heavy, with Shirley and Nellisy following close behind.
It's just that when Rove opened the hatch, the scene inside made the three of them suddenly stand on end, and their faces were full of horror.
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(End of chapter)