As if everything was just a matter of an eye, the dark clouds quickly obscured the sky - at first it was only a few raindrops, but soon a waterfall of torrential rain poured down from the dark sky, and the undulating sponges seemed to roar angrily, and the huge waves were slapped on the deck of the fleet again and again, as if they were about to break these sturdy giant ships to pieces!

The sea under the downpour was like boiling hot water, and the howling wind raised wave after wave, so that the expeditionary fleet could no longer maintain the original orderly queue, and all the ships had to rely on each other, closely following the direction of the previous ship, so as not to separate themselves from the whole fleet.

No one can predict whether their ship will sink in the storm, and once they are alone, they will give up the hope of being rescued - even if that hope is very slim.

The soldiers in the cabin were all sitting close to each other at this time, their faces pale to keep their balances - and many of them simply tied themselves to the ship's ropes, cried loudly and prayed to the Radiant Cross, and then spat up and down frantically, foul-smelling vomit mixed with salty seawater, splashing the entire cabin.

"Open the headsails, tighten the cables - lower the angle of attack!" Lusen, who was holding the mast tightly with both hands to prevent himself from being swept down by the waves, ordered the sailors from the deck, and Leonardo had completely handed over the command of the fleet to him: "The direction of the sea breeze has not changed now, it is in our favor, full speed ahead!"

The entire deck of the flagship was full of busy sailors, barefoot against the sea breeze, tenaciously carrying out their tasks in the cold rain, a pair of rough hands grabbed the thin cables of the forearms and tightly strangled the still incomparably strong side of the ship, and the bare soles of the bare feet were hung by the wooden cracks and iron nails on the deck, and the blood marks were still unaware.

Suddenly, a terrible scream came from the top of the ship, and the frightened Luce Enning looked over, and the helmsman behind the stern was directly swept away by the big waves, and the rudder wheel that had lost control was spinning wildly, and Lusen, who was still calm and calm just now, was immediately frightened!

"I'll take the helm. Edward, who had been standing beside him, directly ripped off the cloak behind his back, and his expression was indifferent as if he was saying something insignificant: "Continue to command here - Sir Leonardo's trust must be repaid with ability and action!"

"Let all the ships light the oil lamps in the stern, and all the ships must be able to see the direction of the previous one!" Luceen, who was standing in the heavy rain, said hoarsely and pressed Edward's shoulder: "The flagship is the soul of the fleet, if we have to guide all the ships behind us!"

"I don't have to talk so much nonsense. Although he was already soaking wet, Edward still smiled in the rainstorm: "Follow your orders, Adjutant Minest!"

"Then please, Lieutenant Witwood!" Lusen, with a complicated expression, gritted his teeth, as he really hadn't thought before, he would still have to thank this guy.

Rushing to the stern of the boat, Edward threw the ignition into the oil lamp - although Marco Tasker was not a good alchemist, he made a good ignition agent. The power of one barrel is enough to burn dozens or hundreds of living dead to ashes, and lighting an oil lamp is naturally trivial.

The orange light immediately raised a "small firefly" on the stern of the flagship, and soon the battleships following behind all understood - in the dark storm, this string of lights seemed to be a "giant snake" shuttling in the rain and sea, up and down in the undulating waves.

I have to admit that the people of the Minest family may really have this genetics--obviously it is also the first time to command a ship, and the flagship of the expeditionary force is like a shark on the sea cleaving the waves in the shouts of Lusen, but it can always easily avoid the most dangerous waves, and the already soaked sails puff up enough strong wind, leading the warships behind to move at full speed in the storm.

"Edward, right rudder!" said Lusen, who had climbed up the stairs from the deck of the ship to the top of the storm, his face now pale, "We have to do everything we can to avoid the direction approaching the land, and if we run into a reef again at such a time, it will be ......"

"The bottom of the ship has hit the rocks!" a veteran climbed up to the deck from the cabin in horror, coughing and shouting, "I see, there is a ...... in the bulkhead of the cabin."

Before he could finish speaking, he was hit head-on by the huge wave that slapped up from the side side, and even the shouts were completely drowned out by the rolling waves, and he disappeared into the sea without a sound.

The atmosphere on the deck suddenly became solemn, and the embarrassed sailors' faces became more and more ugly, and they were desperately busy with the work in their hands, as if they could make the ship sink more slowly as long as they went on like this, and the squeaky sound of the deck under their feet seemed to become a harbinger before the tragedy came.

"Don't be afraid, it's just a crack in the side of the side, it's not a big deal - this is the flagship of the kingdom's fleet, and there will be no stronger ship in the world!" Lusen shouted to the sailors, trying to relax them: "Hold on a little longer, just hold on a little longer, and we'll be arriving at Seahorse Harbor soon." ”

Although the news was good, Lusen's weak appearance and voice did not even have the slightest effect on encouragement, but rather a little hysteria similar to that before despair, as soon as the words fell, a blue-purple thunder tore through the dark dome and smashed on the sea not far away with a roar, and the dazzling light instantly stained everything in sight with a miserable white.

Even the sailors who had just had some morale were frightened, and many of them even knelt directly on the deck and prayed loudly - there is no more devout believer in this world than the sailors at sea, especially for the innate fear of thunder, whether it is a big wave or a storm, there is a chance to avoid it, but in the face of lightning falling from the sky, there is no way but to pray sincerely.

"It's over, we're all going to die here!"

"It's a curse, thunder and meteors are the power of the Radiant Cross, and the Radiant Cross is condemning us for setting out without completing the ritual - this expedition is cursed!"

"It's the Radiant Cross punishing us, ours is going to be finished, we're all going to be finished!" ............

"Don't panic, stay calm!" shouted as he shouted, but even Lusen himself felt that it was not convincing, and the despair in his eyes grew more and more - could this be his first and last voyage, and he was going to die in such a cold and biting place?

"Yes, thunder and meteors are the divine powers of the Radiant Cross, and these are all foreshadowings of God. Edward, who was holding the helm, suddenly shouted, "And you are right, maybe we will all die at sea tonight!"

"Edward, what are you talking about?!" Luceen looked at Edward incredulously, and even had the desire to rush up and strangle him - now that his morale was so low, why did he still add fuel to the fire here?!

"Don't you understand, all of this is a sign of the Radiant Cross, God is praising from the bottom of his heart, performing the final baptism for our expedition, and he is blessing our expedition!" Edward's expression suddenly became extremely fanatical, and his heart-rending shouts echoed on the deck under the downpour.

"This is the blessing of the Radiant Cross, this is a heartfelt compliment—it is proclaiming to the whole world that even such great divine power cannot stop us from moving forward, nor can it resist the terrible wrath of the great people of Turin!" Edward, with all his might, roared, turning the rudder to the right.

"The sky is proof, under the gaze of the Radiant Cross, let's sail to the Bright Star City-!!!"