Last night's heavy snow covered the entire island in white.

With the sound of a jumble of boots stepping into the snow.

A group of centaurs walked outside from the direction of the town.

The men were dressed in somewhat dirty and dark cotton clothes, and wore scarves around their necks that looked like rags.

They all looked a little sloppy, and none of them were relatively clean and tidy.

And it doesn't seem to care if you look at them.

Walk up and down, staggering.

It is striking that almost all of them are armed, and most of them are human.

Led by a slightly darkened man, looking into the distance, a hideous scar slid from the corner of his eye all the way to the corner of his mouth.

added a touch of deterrence to the already somewhat hideous face.

With a hint of fierceness, the slightly yellowish eyes swirled back and forth in the crooked sockets, observing the situation around them.

Seems to be on constant alert.

"Tui, it's really cold." A strong man behind him rubbed his arm, and then was stabbed by the cold on his palm and retracted his hand.

Then he looked at the leader in front of him and asked, "Captain, what are you doing on such a cold day?" It's not ...... on such a cold day."

Hearing this, the leader turned his head and stared at the strong man who was asking with slanted eyes, and the side face with a scar made the strong man can't help but close his mouth.

"If I'm not mistaken, I should have told you last night, did you take my words as a fart? Well? Giraud? ”

A small man next to the strong man jumped up and slapped the back of the strong man's head, causing the strong man to lower his head and stagger a few steps.

After the little man hit it, he scolded: "You idiot, tell you not to drink last night." We're going to get in trouble with that group of people, got it? ”

The strong man nodded repeatedly.

"Got it, got it."

The captain in the lead didn't say anything more, turned his head and continued to walk forward with the people behind him.

"Captain, what exactly are we going to do today, do we follow and investigate, or do we ...... directly," a man who clearly looked like his deputy walked over and asked.

The captain didn't stop, but his voice came quietly.

"Sal, tell me what you know."

"Oh roar, of course my beloved captain." A scruffy old man with a scruff and a scruff staggered out of the procession.

The posture is awkward and fast.

After coming out, he didn't forget to take out a polished wine jug from his arms and pour it in.

"Ah~ This ghost weather is really cold."

As he spoke, he licked the wine on his lips, for fear of wasting a drop.

Putting the flask back into his bosom, he spoke, "We all know that the big ship of Balazs will be heading to this place during this time. But the last time he shipped it, there were a lot of treasures in it, not just materials. ”

"Everybody knows this place is dangerous, and there's nothing of value, except for the damn ruins."

"I've been walking around this island for a long time, and the villagers have told me that there is a boat that has been walking around the island. They would go to the island every day to dig up the ruins...... There are a lot of valuable things.

And our friends in the caravan also said that his captain was trading with the people of this ship, and this group of people did not seem to be very strong. ”

After saying that, he couldn't help but take a sip of wine, but this time he didn't continue to speak.

Speaking of which, even the pirates' almond-sized brains could understand what he meant.

And that's exactly what happened.

And the pirates who followed, their eyes were already starting to glow.

In their eyes, Arka and the others have become a lamb to the slaughter, with golden treasures hidden in their stomachs.

"Baby, I like baby the most."

"I like everything, hey, hey."

"Are they strong? They dare to stay in this place for so long, their strength must be good, right? ”

A slightly sane pirate whispered, apparently taking some of the words on deaf ears.

Although they are pirates, they also know that there are many people they cannot afford to provoke, otherwise they would have perished long ago.

The deputy who followed the regimental commander said, "I asked our old friends, and when they saw the people on this ship before, they didn't think they were in danger. ”

The captain didn't say anything the whole time, just looked ahead and walked silently.

But the deputy followed behind him and whispered, "Is it worth it?" Captain. ”

He felt that it was not a wise choice to fight someone from another ship for something that did not know the specific value.

"Something is wrong with those people, they must be hiding some secret, and I'm interested in it.

They must know which of these ruins are dangerous and which are treasured, and these ruins are scattered all over the island. ”

The captain smiled a slightly sinister smile as he spoke.

It's not normal to go around the ship all the time, but rarely stay in the small town in the harbor.

If it's just a fleet of ships passing by, or just trying to come to the island to buy some materials, they certainly don't care.

People who are familiar with this island and its surroundings will not come here inexplicably, and those who are not familiar with it will be more vigilant and vigilant when acting on the island, and will not deliberately cause trouble.

But pirates are different.

Especially for pirates in the Boundless Sea, it's not so easy to rob.

So they've got to use their brains to grab it.

Anyone who sails at sea in this area is not a good one.

In the shadows among the grass and trees beside him, there seemed to be a shadow flickering slightly.

But no one noticed.

No one will pay attention.

……

At this time, Arka and the others, who had already arrived at their destination, were sweeping away the snow inside.

The snow that piled up last night was too thick.

As the snow cleared, the deep pits that had been dug were revealed, but there were already places in the pits where water had frozen.

Bororo grabbed a shovel and a draft of ice and began to clean the ice.

"Every time I do this, it's irritating." Juan Lu took the ice crushed draft and grumbled as he knocked it.

In winter, digging in the earth is already troublesome, and if it snows at night, the pit that was dug yesterday will be buried, and ice will cover it.

It will inexplicably increase the workload.

Fortunately, the pit was dug deep enough yesterday to reveal the general appearance of the ruins.

As long as the snow and ice are removed, it is much better.

Some four-legged spider-like constructs have begun to work with their excavation tools.

There are mirrors floating in the sky, gathering the sun's rays around them and shining them around the ruins.

Raise the temperature around them so they can work better in this place.

San, who was sitting on Julia's shoulder, swinging his fishtail, suddenly noticed something and was stunned for a moment.

Then he said, "The pirates are still here. ”

Hearing this, several people who were busy with work stopped in place and looked up at each other.

"I really don't know what to do." Juan Lu grabbed his hair and said helplessly.

Some time ago, they already knew that there was a pirate group on the island, and as soon as they came to the island, they began to learn about them, intentionally or unintentionally.

Inquire from those islanders.

For Jason, who has been in the town for so long, the news of their inquiry naturally reached Jason's ears very easily.

Arka and the others also confirmed in the operation that this pirate team seems to be coming for them.

Have not-so-good thoughts about them.

Especially after these teams received Alka's performance from a long time ago, they became more aggressive as if they had gained confidence.

They obviously have more brains than normal pirates.

I don't know if it's because of the harsh professional environment of the Boundless Sea.

However, although there are brains, there are obviously not many.

These pirates may not have known until now, but their words and deeds have long been clearly understood by the Arka people.

Even some of what they know about Arka is something that the islanders of the island have deliberately said.

After all, they are just pirates.

And the people of Arka are the people who have really contributed to the whole town and helped them.

The islanders who were able to communicate with these people were all hunters, who were more rational and had a stronger sense of belonging to the town.

I also hate these pirates even more.

"How many of them came?" Arka asked after a brief thought.

"36 people."

"So many, almost out of the nest." Julia said with squinting eyes next to her.

They already knew the exact number of pirates, and it was almost all they were.

"So there aren't many people left on their ships?"

"There's word from Jason that their pirate ship has six people left behind." Three said truthfully.

Hearing this, Arka smiled slightly: "Then pass the news to Xia Daiti and them, and let this group of people who are not self-sufficient sink into the deep sea." ”

Three nodded, passing Alka's message to Lucilia on the ship.

The puppet legions are able to communicate with each other thanks to the deliberate functional structure of the treasure and the Arka.

It's not necessarily possible to guarantee how wide the area is, but at least there are no problems on this island.

Looking at the three Bororo who were already ready, Arka thought for a moment about the number of enemies and the difference in strength.

After thinking for a while, he said, "Let Lucilia and Shadetti bring some puppet legions to converge, and let Jason and Simon take the rest of the puppet legions to sink their ship." ”

The order was still passed on quickly.

"Although these people are stupid, they are not weak."

There are more than 40 pirate groups, and although the strength of the leader is not strong, it is also in the stage of three stages.

The rest of the cadres are all around the peak of the second stage, but there are not many cadres, only three.

The rest of the people are all in the middle of the second stage, and not everyone is a toucher.

Probably only 1/3 of the people are touchers, and the rest of them have the same strength as those totem hunters on the island, but they may use different methods.

For these obviously hostile strangers, Arka and they had already figured out the enemy.

Even several targeted programs have been made.

"But this island is our home turf after all, and I'll be the main bait, dragging it out until the evening, trying to avoid too much damage from us."

Arka spoke, and then his figure flickered, and everyone knew that this was Arka Dream Stand-in.

Soon they received news from Xia Daiti that they were already ready in a specific place.

And the enemy has already appeared not far from them.

As soon as they arrived, they saw Arka and the others digging something.

At this time, Arka was holding something covered in clods of dirt.

Watching the group of pirates arrive, he didn't hesitate to throw things on the ground.

"Run!"

Xia Daiti, Julia, and Juan Lu ran without hesitation.

Watch the 4 of them run away.

The knee-jerk reaction of this group of pirates is to chase, which is almost instinctive.

"Don't let them run! They've definitely dug up something good! ”

Some of the pirates rushed out in a hurry.

They can't wait to snatch the treasure.

The leader of the regiment fell in the middle, and he walked quickly to the side of the hole, and then the lame old man who followed him knocked the mud blocks that Arka had dropped with his cane.

With the tapping, the mud on the mud blocks peels off.

It revealed that it was clearly made of precious stones and precious metals, and it was valuable at first glance.

Looking at this thing, the old man's cloudy eyes became clear.

And the captain had a wild smile on his face, pulling at the hideous scar on his face.

"Hahahaha, chase after it, don't let them run!"

He laughed, kicked the ground, and shot like an arrow, outpacing all the pirates in a moment.

The old man took his crutch and hooked one side of it like a hook to a young pirate who wanted to chase him, dragging him back.

"You, keep it here, these are all wealth, if one thing is missing, I will break your legs."

The young pirate who was dragged by him had slightly red eyes and was emotional, and he was ready to gesture twice at the old man with his weapon.

Then he looked at the old man's expression and calmed down.

Looking at the people who had been chasing quickly ahead, he snorted reluctantly.

But he had to stand still.

This old man looked weak and easy to bully, but no one really dared to do this, so he could only wait obediently in place.

Seeing this, the old man smiled and patted him with his crutches, and quickly ran out with his crutches.

The speed of running does not make people feel that this is a lame old man at all.

"Phew, a bunch of bastards who see money, it's better for me to die outside, damn it."

The young pirate said disdainfully, and after venting for a while, he sat down a little irritated.

Looking at the backpacks in the dirt, his eyes lit up and he began to clean up the dirt outside.

Although you can't swallow it alone, it won't be good to touch it well and experience the feeling of mastering wealth.

It took a while for the pirates to disappear from view.

Shadows flashed in the bushes beside them, and it seemed that a figure flickered out.

The young pirate was still obsessed with the treasure in his hand, carefully clearing the dirt from it.

From time to time, he also exclaimed to himself.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed, and the momentum of the whole person became different, and he turned his head and threw the treasure in his hand hard, and pulled out his sword and slashed downward.

The puppet girl in the shadow behind her had to reveal her figure, and crossed the blades with the two small long swords in her hand.

The doll girl seems to be a little larger.

"Little thing, you still want to sneak up on me." The young pirate's eyes lit up as he looked at the puppet girl.

"It's definitely worth a lot of money."

Thinking about lifting the blade hard, I want to continue slashing towards the puppet girl.

However, before the blade in his hand fell, his eyes widened and covered his neck.

At this time, two blood-red wounds had appeared on his neck, and blood kept spurting out.

Covering his hands, the blood was still leaking from his fingers, and he couldn't stop it.

The two puppet girls stepped out of the shadows behind him, silently watching his struggle.

The puppet girl in front of her picked up the long sword in her hand and stabbed it into the pirate's chest.

Even if the blade is slender and short, it is enough to pierce the heart.

After doing all this, the three puppet girls quickly escaped into the shadows and ran into the distance.

And the corpse lying in a pool of blood.

The pungent smell of blood was spreading around.

The hunger brought by winter has led to everything around us.

These existing corpses, naturally, there will be something to help them clean up.

At this time, a figure was running wildly in the snow.

It was Arka who was covered in wounds, and as he ran wildly, the blood on his body fell dripping on the snow.

Constantly changing directions, running back and forth between the trees and meadows.

Trying to shake off the pursuers behind them.

The pirate captain, with a smile on his face, was in bloody pursuit.

Looking at the blood on the ground, he smiled.

"Frightened, panicked, asked, oh~ I like it so much."

He loved the feeling of hunting too much.

Looking at Arka who was still running away in the distance, he shook his right hand.

Nothing was thrown out.

But Alka, who had fled, staggered, regained his form, and continued to escape.

The clothes on his back were inexplicably cut open, and a wound appeared in the flesh inside, and blood began to drip down.

"Haha, run, run! Get moving. ”

As he chased, the magical power in Arka's body was also forced to be exposed.

The strength of the Nine Spirals was clearly seen by the pirate captain.

It's not the same as expected, but it doesn't matter.

For him, who has already advanced to the third stage, the enemy of the Nine Helix is just a plaything.

He enjoyed the process very much.

Such opportunities are not easy to come by at sea.

So the opportunity is rare.

He's got to have a good time.

For his game, Arka also tried his best to cooperate.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to attract the captain's attention all the time, and he had prepared several methods and means.

As a result, the pirate captain has his own methods, and he doesn't need Arka to prepare it for him.

Arka's face was full of panic, and he was still cleaning his wounds as he ran.

He also holds a round ball in his hand.

The time is being recorded, and the night is predicted.

(End of chapter)