Chapter 524: The Strange Ship
Immediately after hearing the order from the captain, the sailors began to steer the ship around.
Living on this sea, strength is only one aspect, but more importantly, always be cautious, and never be curious when you shouldn't, because there will always be someone stronger than you.
There are even certain eerie extraordinary abilities capable of completely destroying a person without them even realizing it.
Therefore, Mr. Hunter had no intention of approaching the opposite ship at all, and leaving was the easiest and safest option.
The ship under your feet is gradually changing course, and it is not difficult to move away from the mysterious ship floating in front of you and then return to the course.
Mr. Hunter's countenance, however, did not relax, but became more solemn, for he found that the ship on the other side, though it was sailing in a erratic direction, seemed to be heading towards him.
"Could it be the legendary ghost ship?"
I quickly combed through the legends about the sea in my mind, but I didn't find a corresponding situation, the ship in front of me was too small and too damaged, it couldn't be the ghost ship that roamed the sea in the legend, but it looked like a dilapidated pirate ship.
But when this ship was unmanned, it inexplicably recognized its own ship, and even if it turned repeatedly, it couldn't get rid of it at all.
The mysterious ship is like a "ghost", always following behind unhurriedly, slowly but surely shortening the distance between the two sides.
This sea area is obviously the safest shipping route nearby, why such a strange incident!
Hunter gripped the railing with both hands, turned his head and commanded, and said in a loud voice:
"Raise the speed to the maximum."
The sailors moved quickly, the sails spread quickly, and the ships began to shake under their feet, and if they were not for the senior crew, they would probably have been unsteady on their feet and caused seasickness.
However, Mr. Hunter naturally had no such concerns, but he did not relax at all, because the mysterious ship behind him was also accelerating, and faster, even exceeding the limit speed of its own ship, not to mention that its hull itself was damaged in many places, and it should not have such a speed at all.
The distance between the two is still approaching at a slow but constant pace.
"It seems that you can't get rid of it by ordinary means alone!"
Khante was silent for a moment, then commanded again:
"Let the boat gradually slow down."
The sailors did not hesitate and did not refute, and soon the shaking and jolting sensation on the ship disappeared and quickly became smooth.
Almost all the crew's eyes were fixed on the strange ship behind them, their expressions solemn, and even a little uneasy to prepare for battle.
Mr. Hunter did not dare to relax for a moment, he had only lived at sea for more than half a year, and most of the enemies he encountered were "humans" such as pirates, but it was rare to see such a strange situation as today.
Seeing the distance between the two ships gradually approaching, he kicked his feet hard, his whole body was suspended in the air, and two orange-red flames appeared in his hands at the same time, exuding a scorching aura.
Then, without hesitation, Hunter waved his hand and threw the flames out, targeting the strange ship that was following behind.
He'd already discovered that there wasn't any breath of life on that ship at all, but even if there were survivors on it, now wasn't the time for a woman's kindness.
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Mr. Hunter was not indecisive, however, his flames did not do the slightest damage when they were about to fall on the opposite ship, and as a result, they penetrated directly.
It was as if the ship didn't exist at all, just an illusion.
The real flames passed through the illusory ship and landed on the sea behind it, stirring up a cloud of mist that shrouded the strange ship and made it look even more mysterious.
After that, neither Mr. Hunter's re-attempted fire attack nor realistic firearms could hit the ship.
This seems to confirm that the ship behind him is a hallucination.
However, the discovery seems to have caused more panic among the crew.
Even though most of the crew members were from military backgrounds, they couldn't help but feel fear and other inexplicable thoughts, and silently looked at their companions around them, their eyes full of confusion.
Hunter took all this to heart and knew that he could not delay it any longer, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.
He flew up, accelerated continuously in the air with the help of flames, and finally landed directly on the deck of the "illusory" strange ship.
I stepped on it hard, and I felt the hard plank under my feet, which was genuine, but why couldn't the attack just now hit at all?
With this doubt in mind, Hunter cautiously and slowly moved his steps towards the stern of the boat, which was obscured by the plank, because a human figure was leaning on the board there.
A flame condensed in his hand, always keeping an eye out for possible dangers around him, and it took several times as long for Hunter to finally reach the stern.
He saw a group of people, what seemed to be a group of pirates who seemed to be playing cards.
It's just that these pirate costumes are all lying on the deck with their backs on their backs, some leaning on the plank, with different expressions on their faces, some excited and joyful, some fearful and worried...... There is only one thing that is the same, and that is that their breath of life has dissipated completely.
That is, these are dead people, and all of them lose their lives in an instant while playing cards to relax.
"But if everyone on board is dead, how does the ship move? And why do they follow us closely? Hunter said he couldn't understand this.
He tried, and threw the flame in his hand on the deck, only to hear the familiar popping sound, and the flames immediately flew in all directions, and soon the entire ship was turned into a sea of fire.
"This ...... Is it that simple? ”
Hunter obviously didn't expect that he had succeeded in setting the ship on fire, and he was a little stunned for a moment, he frowned, looked at the flames that were burning more and more around him, and after a moment of silence, he jumped up and returned to his own ship.
And the strange ship on the other side is burning, and it is no longer as illusory as before.
It didn't take long for the opposite ship to slowly sink to the bottom of the sea under everyone's gaze.
Holke tried to come forward and asked:
"Captain, the ship ......"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was immediately interrupted by Mr. Hunter, who said in a deep voice:
"You will be in charge of the rest of the voyage, and I will stay in the captain's room all the time, there is no urgent matter, and you are not allowed to disturb me."
In reality, Hunter didn't know what had happened to him, and he wasn't sure if there was danger, but the strange state of the pirates on the ship opposite made him have to be cautious, for fear of provoking something he couldn't resist at all.
Back in the captain's room, he pondered for a long time, wrote down his fate on a letterhead, and then summoned the messenger, Miss Alice, with a ceremonial ceremony:
"Please forward this letter to Miss Louise."
Alice, who was holding the rabbit doll, was silent, and seemed to have no mind taking two consecutive missions in a day, and disappeared directly.
Mr. Hunter leaned back in his chair and sighed deeply:
"I hope Miss can explain this bizarre experience, otherwise, it's better not to return to Byamu for the time being!"