Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 117: Betrayal and the Dead Soul Box
in an empty warehouse in the factory area.
A group of sea hunters finally had a rest after a long rush on the sea. As for the dilapidated warehouse, which does not even have a bed, it is not a problem at all for those who are used to food and sleeping.
"Tonight, everyone will work harder. Divide into two groups of people to watch the night according to the highest alert level, one in the first half of the night and the other in the second half of the night. After the transaction is completed tomorrow, in addition to the one that everyone deserves, I invite everyone to the'pink Home’s drink for three days, I’ll treat you!"
"Long live the boss!"
"Awesome..."
"No problem, the boss can rest assured to leave it to us."
Stanley boosted the morale of his men. In order to ensure that there was no problem in the last night before the deal, he decided to lead the team to watch the whole night.
For a strong, formal knight, staying up all night is nothing.
A bonfire was raised, and after having settled the dinner with the dry food that came with it, dozens of people formed a big circle. A group of people took the time to lie on the ground to rest, and a group of people stared at the box without doing anything, ready to relay at any time.
step on.. step on.. step on...
Even if one person is holding a box and the two of them keep walking in circles in the warehouse, the sea hunters who have been tired for a long time will not be affected and quickly go to sleep.
"Call——zzZZ..."
After a while, there were snoring in the Kung Fu warehouse.
The handover tonight was very smooth. Since I arrived at the warehouse at about nine o'clock in the evening, the handover has been successfully completed three times, and no accidents have occurred.
time has gradually come to one o'clock in the morning, when normal people are most thirsty.
Stanley, who has completed the extraordinary transformation, is energetic, even if he doesn't sleep for several days, he is undoubtedly the most sober one here.
Seeing his companions keep moving and complete the shift, Stanley breathed a sigh of relief again. When he got up, he just habitually looked around at his night companion, but soon discovered something was wrong.
"Where did Todd go?!"
Stanley's face changed slightly, and his long adventure career gave him extraordinary intuition and vigilance. After discovering that Todd, the key person, was not in the warehouse, he immediately became alert.
Whether it is this temporary shelter or the subsequent buyer, Todd, who remains alone on the shore, is responsible for the arrangements. Although Todd has always been a confidant of his own, but if something goes wrong with him, the consequences will be the most serious!
He immediately whispered to his men next to him: "Go, call everyone up, be careful, don’t make any noise."
"Hmm..."
During the long-term common exploration career, the sea hunters have had enough tacit understanding, and they have regained consciousness without making any noise. Except for the three people who are still in charge of holding the box, they all gathered around Stanley.
Stanley made a gesture, and a group of people quickly sorted their weapons without asking more questions.
muskets, bows and arrows, crossbows, spears, knives, swords, sea hunters have various weapons, and each has its own characteristics. But they are all equally efficient, skillful and cooperative.
Then, under Stanley's command, the three people who were still circling the circle moved quickly toward the side of the warehouse. As an experienced old sea hunter leader, Stanley had already surveyed the terrain when he moved in.
There is a small door here, which leads to the depths of the factory area, where there are many buildings extending in all directions. If there is an accident, it is very helpful for the team to escape.
I have to say that Stanley, as a qualified leader, responded quickly, but for a betrayer who knew him well... it was far from enough!
Before they could move to the door, the doors on both sides of the warehouse were suddenly opened at the same time.
嘭——
In the gloomy night, outside the door was crowded with private soldiers of the nobles in black armor.
They squatted on the ground, holding a sophisticated heavy hand crossbow. Even in the moonless night, the triangular arrow clusters of the crossbow flashed with cold light.
There is no willingness to talk.
"Shoot!"
"Whoo!" "Whoo!" "Whoo!"...
The continuous burst of crossbow arrows is not comparable to ordinary muskets in terms of accuracy or power. In the hands of these well-trained semi-professional private soldiers, they are turned into extraordinary killing weapons!
"No--!"
"Ah——!"
"Stop—!"
The shouts and screams of the sea hunters can't change their ending in the slightest.
The steel arrow cluster easily penetrates the human body, and in the sporadic and feeble counterattack of the sea hunter, it creates a blossoming flower of death.
Because of the betrayal of his companions, the leader Stanley, who had long been known about his specific strength, not only did not escape his birth due to the powerful ability of the extraordinary knight, but was focused on the fire. He was shot into a hedgehog just two steps away.
The low-level knights are far from being able to crush the secular army.
"Uh... Todd... You..."
嘭——
fell to the ground.
Although he was never a good person, the leader of the sea hunter never thought that he would die so useless and ugly...
After three rounds of volleys, the black armored private soldiers skillfully shot the survivors one by one, but in just a minute, there was no more open space where the sea hunter was located. A living person who can stand.
If in the mountains, forests, islands, or even cities with complex terrain, these experienced sea hunters could not sacrifice so worthlessly, and they would inevitably in turn inflict huge casualties on these noble private soldiers.
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a fight.
The officer led by the noble private soldier grinned at the battle result in front of him, waved, and the soldiers in armor had already filed in.
hiss——
I don’t know why, after the soldiers actually entered the warehouse, they felt a cold breath lingering on their sides. However, the goal of the mission was already in sight, so that they all ignored the little discomfort.
"Find me!"
The corpses of sea hunters were removed, and they were thrown aside. Even if they were faced with blood-stained faces with open eyes, they couldn't resist the enthusiasm of the private soldiers at all.
This time the task is extremely simple, kill these junk-like marine hyenas and bring them back to the box. Your own master will bestow huge wealth and status unimaginable in the past, nothing is more perfect than this.
"My lord, I didn't find the box."
"Not here either."
However, when all the bodies were removed, the private soldiers in charge of the search brought him bad news.
"What? What's going on? Can the box escape by itself?!" The leader of the private soldier suddenly turned his head and looked at the short-haired young man who had been shrinking his head behind him. It was Todd who had disappeared before.
"Dear Mr. Todd, I need an explanation!"
The clever private soldiers looming around gave him tremendous pressure. Todd swallowed, raised his hands, crying innocently: "I really don’t know, just before I left. Right here."
had already killed all his companions for a promise, Todd didn't dare to play any tricks at all. To be honest, he hoped that the box could be retrieved smoothly than the private soldier.
"Huh, what sound?"
ticking...ticking...
At this moment, a clear sound of dripping water suddenly sounded in the empty warehouse, and it became louder and louder, getting closer...
"Where does the sound of water come from!?"
"I don't know."
The private soldiers who were still searching the box stopped one after another, looking around for the source of the sound.
Suddenly Todd felt a little hot on the back of his neck, and he stretched out his hand and he was blood red. Lifting his head, drops of red liquid dripped from the gap in the ceiling, ticking, and falling on his face.
The strong smell of blood instantly filled his mouth and nose.
"Ah——!!!"
The sad screams crossed the silent night sky, and stopped abruptly...
I don’t know when.
The box wrapped in black cloth has been opened, revealing a black wooden box carved with patterns of strange theatrical characters.
It was placed in the middle of the squad of sea hunters that had been wiped out. It didn't move at all, but it was magically not found by the private soldiers who were looking for it.
In the sound of the clockwork twisting, the box once again uttered the crippled aria:
"Oh-! Thank you for your sacrifices for me~ IndoMTL.com~ I... I like it very much!
Newin Harbor, how familiar with the wonderful atmosphere, I am back again, oh oh oh... oh... quack... quack..."
seemed to be stuck, the voice that was originally very sullen, slowly turned into an old owl-like grin, echoing in the empty warehouse, making people shudder.
It’s just that there is no more living person who can respond here!
"Get up and take me out of here. I can already feel the breath of that old thing, he is still in this city!"
heard the words.
had been dead for a long time, "Stanley", who had already lost most of the blood in his body, got up from the ground, pulled out the crossbow bolt he had inserted and threw it on the ground.
held up the box on the ground without saying a word. At first, he staggered out of the warehouse with some difficulty in maintaining balance, and then quickly adapted to it. He walked faster and faster until he walked like flying, and soon disappeared into the distant buildings. .
only left a lingering sound: "Oh, the game has just begun... the first scene."
Silence has just returned to the warehouse.
A slight brilliance appeared in the air.
Squeaky——
A magnificent gate made of brass and various complicated gear mechanisms appeared out of thin air, and was slowly pushed open by the sound of the gears turning.
An old man with a white beard and robe walked out from behind the door, watching the miserable scene of blood soaking in the warehouse, his face showed such an expression as expected:
"Are you one late?
Dead Soul Box.......It is a toy of the gods! "
turned around and stepped back into the brass door.
"Maybe, this is not a bad thing..." The voice seemed to disappear in the wind.