Deep Sea Embers Chapter 364: Sneak away
Martha disappeared, as if she had never existed in the first place.
However, the warm touch still lingers on the temples, and the slightly lemony scent still lingers in the nostrils—she seems to have never been here, but she has never left.
Lawrence felt his fingers tremble a little. He lowered his head and tried several times before he could replace the small bottle cap, and it took him a long time to put it back in his pocket. His heart was pounding—his heart had never beat like this, even in a storm.
Reason came late, like waking up from a long dream. He realized that he had brushed past madness just now, and even almost fell into a state of continuous delusions. It is said that once he falls into this state, it is impossible to regain his reason, but at this moment, he has neither the luck of surviving after the catastrophe, nor the lingering fear of facing madness.
He only felt a kind of indifferent sadness and regret.
And this kind of indifferent sorrow and regret is a warning sign-it means that from the bottom of his heart, he no longer resists "crazy" itself.
Lawrence took a deep breath, trying his best to get rid of those thoughts that entangled his reason. He glanced around and saw that the White Oak was right under his feet, and there was still a boat full of people waiting for him to bring them back. Prand.
This is not the time to be insane.
"It's really time for me to retire..." The old captain sighed, and slowly started to walk towards the stairs in front of him, but he stopped suddenly after taking a few steps, with a slight smile on his face. dignified.
He recalled the scene when "Martha" appeared just now—even though he knew that this kind of "reminiscence" was dangerous and might cause the other party to reappear, he couldn't help recalling it, because he suddenly realized I realized that what "Martha" said to herself just now is very interesting: "Lawrence, be careful, you are in the middle of the sea".
"If I were you, I shouldn't have any extra questions at this time, but leave here immediately... Your vigilance has dropped..."
Lawrence subconsciously repeated these two sentences in his heart. Even though he knew that just now was an illusion caused by his memory confusion and cognition shaken, he still couldn't help but take these two sentences as some kind of warning——Ma Sha may not exist, but do I feel some kind of danger deep in my intuition? These two sentences... Are my subconscious minds warning?
The old captain looked around and carefully observed the "White Oak" again. Everything he saw was normal. Then he raised his head and looked at the Frost City next to him.
Everything is normal in the Frost City State. The nearby port area looks calm and peaceful. Under the skylight, it showed a rigid and powerful outline.
But a faint sense of disobedience rose up, like an unstoppable tide gradually rising in his heart, and with this sense of disobedience, Lawrence suddenly heard the gentle sound of waves in his ears— - was superimposed on the sound of the waves around the White Oak, and he couldn't distinguish it at first, but soon he realized that the sound sounded directly in his mind.
The sound of the waves...is it a warning? Is the blessing of the storm goddess Gomona in effect? !
Lawrence's eyes were fixed, and he immediately gave up the plan to go to the shore, and suddenly turned and rushed towards the bridge. The cold night wind whistled past his ears, stimulating his nerves like a blade.
"Captain?" The first officer on duty on the bridge was shocked when he saw Lawrence suddenly appearing. He stood up from his chair and walked quickly to the captain, "Aren't you going ashore..."
"Things have changed," Lawrence said quickly, "I don't think it's quite right... How long have we been docked here? Has anyone sneaked ashore?"
"No," said the first officer immediately, "you have ordered everyone to stay on board, and everyone is quite honest. Besides, we have been docked here for several hours."
"It's good that no one goes ashore," Lawrence nodded quickly, and then glanced in the direction of the bridge, "ignite the steam core, and we leave this port."
"Ah...ah?" The first mate didn't respond immediately, "leave this port? We just..."
Lawrence interrupted him without waiting for the other party to finish: "This place is wrong, I can't say it, but I feel very bad. Remember the problem with the stargazing room before? And earlier, we communicated with Frost No, since then, everyone’s vigilance has been lowered, something...is affecting all of us.”
He spoke quickly, and at the same time he knew how abnormal the order he gave was—except for a little intuition, he had no evidence to prove the correctness of his order, and the White Oak Having just gone through a long voyage, both man and machine need to be repaired at this time. In this case, his departure order is like nonsense.
What's more, leaving the port needs to be coordinated with the port. Reigniting the steam core without reporting is a serious violation of regulations, and he must take responsibility for his own decision.
But the severe warning signs were beating in his heart, and the sound of waves getting stronger and stronger echoed in his mind. Gamona's blessing was warning him that he must never continue to contact the "port", even if he said a word more. .
The first officer stared fixedly at the captain in front of him. After nearly half a minute, he suddenly stood up straight and said loudly, "Yes, captain!"
On a ship, the word of the captain is the law.
An insane captain can cause the entire ship to be buried with him--but more likely, an experienced captain will save a ship from crisis.
The order was quickly issued to the whole ship, and the bewildered sailors were urged to act, and they were quickly ready to set sail again in a reflex-like proficiency.
The new boiling gold catalyst penetrated into the core of the steam, and the deep sound of mechanical vibrations revived in the depths of the White Oak. On the bridge, carefully observe the movement on the pier through the wide glass boat-
Some figures were moving on the pier. Under the dim gas light, those figures were vague and unreal, and some loading and unloading vehicles passed by a little farther away, leaving long and thick lines on the road. projection.
They didn't seem to notice that a ship had re-ignited the steam core in the night, and there was no "something" that suddenly appeared to intercept the White Oak, which was about to sneak away.
The situation is already better than expected. In Lawrence's worst guess, he was even worried that hundreds of thousands of sea monsters would suddenly appear in the surrounding sea water at the moment the steam core rekindled. Tow the White Oak straight into the water.
"Keep the blackout, don't sound the whistle," Lawrence said quickly to the first mate next to him, and then stepped to the bridge and took the steering wheel with his own hands. Get ready for overload."
"Yes, Captain."
Although there were doubts in his heart, everyone on the ship carried out the old captain's order without hesitation. Lawrence could feel that the giant steel beast under his feet was slowly moving.
The whole ship was in a state of blackout, the propellers under the water began to rotate, and the White Oak was gradually leaving the port. The sound of the sea being stirred up made everyone tense up, and everyone looked to the side The city-state that is shrouded in night.
Lawrence felt his palms sweat.
But the city-state still didn't respond abnormally—even though the White Oak's changes could no longer be concealed, no one came to check the situation.
He looked at the radio communication station next to him, and the telegraph machine was silent like death.
Theoretically, at this time, the Port Affairs Bureau should send an emergency contact, and the port officials on duty will question the reason for the sudden departure of the White Oak—but nothing happened.
On the contrary, this strengthened Lawrence's confidence and made him think that his judgment was correct.
There is something wrong with this place!
The power of the steam core increased by one level, and the speed of the propeller gradually increased. The White Oak left the dock area faster and faster, and the open sea began to appear directly in front of the bridge, with sparkling waves on the water.
Lawrence took a deep breath~IndoMTL.com~clenched the steering wheel tightly: "Up to full speed!"
A gray wind swept across the courtyard and formed in the front hall of the cathedral. Agatha stepped out of the gray wind. She quickly walked through the porch and hall to the city-state bishop Ivan. In the "Sanctuary of Meditation".
The icon of Bartok, the **** of death, stood quietly at the end of the church. The dark coffin was placed horizontally on the platform at the foot of the icon. The lid of the coffin was opened, and Yi, who usually rested in the coffin Bishop Fan stood aside, looking up in Agatha's direction.
This mummy-like bishop was covered in bandages, with only one eye exposed. He was wearing a black-and-gold-rimmed robe today, holding a tin staff in his hand. I have heard about the dagger island."
"It can be seen that you are going to chair the meeting yourself," Agatha nodded, but she was a little worried, "Can you hold on?"
Bishop Ivan raised his hand, and there seemed to be gray-white mist slowly drifting out from the gap in the bandage.
"It's enough for the body and the will to hold on."
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