45. Escape
Naga Killer and Roy stared at each other......
Seeing Roy's embarrassed appearance really startled him.
He couldn't figure out how these human seafarers could hang their companions here, not only with their hands and feet tied tightly, but also with their mouths tightly gagged......
The Naga killer gripped the dagger, twisted his body, and swam towards Roy quickly, his eyes full of murderous intent.
He stared at Roy, his body more than three meters soft like a moray eel in the water, and it was silent when it swam.
When he reached out of the water, he grabbed Roy's ankle.
That cold, wet touch made Roy feel like he had been abandoned by the whole world......
There is simply no room for struggle other than closing your eyes and waiting for death.
The only thing he hoped for was for the Naga Killer to stab this knife cleanly.
Despair, fear, unwillingness, anger, pain, hatred, and all kinds of negative emotions are like poisonous snakes wrapped around Roy's body, and he unconsciously wants to break free.
It's a pity that his hands and feet are tied with ropes, so even if he wants to twist his body, it will take a lot of effort.
What's more, he also has subtle wounds on his body caused by fish hooks, which are like a swarm of ants gnawing on his body when they are stained with seawater......
Jasper next to him was also struggling, he could see that the Naga killer was hostile, but he was in a worse condition than Roy and couldn't help at all.
The Naga Killer's body rises little by little from the seawater......
When his upper body was completely exposed from the sea, the dagger in his hand was pressed under Roy's left rib.
The sharp dagger made Roy feel a kind of coldness and tingling......
……
"Hugh, is that you?"
A Naga voice sounded faintly from behind, the voice a little weak and tired.
For Roy, it was a string of unintelligible languages, but the voice was very soft.
The dagger against his abdomen retracted suddenly.
The Naga killer let go of Roy and immediately swam to the back.
Only then did he see clearly that the bilge behind Roy was crowded with Naga merfolk locked in the dark space.
He suppressed an angry roar in his throat......
He swam over at a rapid speed and used his dagger to cut the ropes that bound the Naga merfolk's hands.
Then, with one hand, he grabbed the chain with one end of the collar, pulled it hard, and found that the chain hanging from the vertical beam was very strong, so he bit the dagger in his mouth, trying to tear the iron rope with both hands.
"Don't, that'll set off the alarm here."
It's another Naga, and the sound is good.
The Naga Killer had no choice but to cut the rope that was tied to the Naga merfolk's wrists.
When the ropes broke inch by inch and fell into the bilge water, the Cana mermaid grabbed the strong arm of the Naga killer, swung its slender tail, and asked in a trembling voice:
"Hugh, how many naga are there this time?"
The other Naga merfolk in the bilge who were imprisoned in the bones happened to be woken up by the sound.
When they found that some of their clansmen had infiltrated the bilge, they suddenly became energetic and woke up their comrades in distress.
There were even some Naga merfolk who were so excited that they let out whining and crying, and the sound of water splashing could be heard from time to time in the bilge.
But then the words of the Naga killer once again made these Naga mermaid girls who thought they were about to be saved...... Fall into despair.
"I'm the only one at the moment."
"I got separated from the search and rescue team, and they continued to chase south."
"And I just swam into the bay of this elven country along the current, I wasn't sure if they would supply here, so I wanted to catch a few human seafarers and ask, but unfortunately I couldn't understand what they said, the seaman pointed to the city, I thought he was lying to me, so I ran into the port dock to try my luck, I didn't expect to meet you."
The Naga Killer spoke a long list of Naga languages, and Roy couldn't understand what he was saying.
The Naga Killer was a little agitated, and he said as he cut the ropes that bound the hands of the other Naga merfolk.
The Naga mermaid, with her upper body exposed on the water, was very clear-headed, and she said to the Naga killer:
"But you alone can't get us out."
"Once these chains are severed, the robbers above will soon find out that you can't beat them at all."
"The most important thing for you now is to gather the rest of the people and lead everyone to lurk in the sea outside the harbor, and attack this sea ship as soon as it leaves the port."
"This is the harbor of the elves, we have only recently made a truce with the elves, don't make trouble here......"
The Naga killer said with a gloomy face:
"It's too late, they'll leave here tonight, all the preparations for departure have been completed, once this ship returns to the sea, it may escape into the twin seas by the monsoon, and even if we chase it, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up......"
"I'll dig through this place first, and then I'll save you all, I can't care so much, how many can escape, I'll stop them."
With that, the Naga killer had swam back from behind.
Begin to look at the structure of the bilge, ready for the dagger to cut a hole in the side wall.
It's just that the only tool available to him at the moment is a dagger, and he wants to use the dagger to cut a round hole in the bilge, which is a good idea, but it will be very difficult to implement.
The Naga merfolk who spoke first clearly looked like the leader.
Roy looked at her secretly, and sure enough, she had a three-colored tail fin.
The process of the Naga killer's rescue of his companion fell into the eyes of Roy and Jasper.
It is speculated that the Canas also want to escape from this sea ship......
Roy knew it was his last chance.
Otherwise, once the Nagas are all gone, and only the two of them are left in the bilge, what will happen to him and Jasper if the crew finds out that the Nagas here have all run away......
However, there is a language barrier between the two sides, and there is a communication barrier......
Roy is ready to deliver some messages with gestures, movements, and eyes!
At this point, he kept shaking his body in an attempt to attract the attention of the Naga merfolk and the killer......
Unexpectedly, this move immediately angered the Naga killer, causing him to swim towards Roy, holding a glittering dagger in his hand.
"Hugh, get them down first, I want to talk to these two elves!" The Naga mermaid in the back said.
Roy didn't know what the mermaid had said, so the Naga killer stopped, turned around and responded:
"I don't believe them!"
The Naga mermaid thought for a moment and said:
"There are elves among them, if they run out, I guess I can call the elf army, help them take out the contents of their mouths first, and I'll talk to them......"
The Naga Killer didn't object this time, but just swam to Roy's side and looked back at the Naga mermaid again.
"I'll ask my companions to untie their ropes, so don't you shout and run around, okay?" The voice is extremely weak, but it is very authentic Elvish.
Roy and Jasper, who were hanging in the air, looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
The Naga merfolk urged the Naga Killer again, and the Naga Killer reluctantly rescued Roy and Jasper from the hook.
The way the two of them are tied up is not the same as these Naga merfolks.
The Naga merfolk not only had ropes in their hands, but also iron collars around their necks, which were chained to the keel on the roof of the cabin.
Roy and Jasper were tied with their hands and feet tied and hung directly by the crew with iron hooks, and they were added improvised, not in the kind of chained slaves.
That's why the Naga merfolk let the Naga killer save the two from the hook......
Roy's eyes had adjusted to the darkness in the bilge, and he could see that the cabin behind him was densely packed with Naga merfolk.
The Naga mermaid, who had just spoken elven language, swam out with chains, and her range of movement was less than two meters.
"Which port in the Elven Realm is this?" The Naga merfolk asked. She soaks in the water from the waist down, and occasionally wiggles her tail fin to support her entire body on the water.
"Castletown." Roy and Jasper spoke almost at the same time.
"Are you residents of Castletown?"
"I'm a half-elf, he's half-elf, we're both residents of Castletown, and apprentice priests at the Temple of Liberty......" Jasper replied earnestly.
The Naga mermaid had a beautiful face, her body was covered with fine scales like she was wearing a sequined bodysuit, and her eyes were beautiful, but they were full of exhaustion.
"If you have a chance to escape, can you leak the news of this ship to the elven army, and can they rush to the docks to rescue us?"
Jasper hurriedly said:
"Surely, this kind of slave ship has violated our laws, but there must be evidence, otherwise the elven patrolmen will not generally come on the ship to inspect, we go to them for help and report, and the elven patrolmen will definitely check the ship."
The Naga mermaid looked at Roy and then at Jasper, and said in a soft voice:
"But only one of the two of you can leave."
"Then I'll stay and let Roy leave!" Jasper rushed to speak almost immediately, and then, without waiting for Roy to speak, continued, "There's someone here who needs healing, and I'll do healing." ”
These words completely blocked Roy's mouth, and he said with some concern:
"Jasper ......"
Jasper leaned weakly against the bulkhead on the side of the bilge, and said with a wry smile:
"Roy, let's not waste time on disputes, you go out and go to the elves on the dock to patrol, just say that if an elf is caught on the ship, they will definitely take care of it, and then you go to the priest Theodore, he knows a lot of elven nobles in the city, let the priest Theodore help find a way, with the influence of those elven nobles, it is possible to mobilize the city guards in Castletown, remember what I said?"
Seeing Jasper's insistence on staying, Roy could only reply, "Got it." ”
"The companion who follows us, he will take you away." The Naga merfolk whispered to Roy.
Roy nodded, wading through the water and following the Naga killer to the hatch.
"Hurry up! I'm sorry, Roy, but I didn't expect to put you in such a dangerous situation. Jasper whispered against the bulkhead......
"Jasper, be sure to wait until I come back with the elven patrol......"
Perhaps thinking that Roy was too loud when he was wading through the water, although the Naga killer couldn't hide the disgust in his eyes when he looked at Roy, he still let Roy lie on his back, and after pushing open the hatch, he swam out with a slight swing of the fishtail.