The sun was bright and sunny, and there were no clouds in the sky. Such weather should be able to make people feel very comfortable. However, at this moment, almost everyone on the Horned Beetle was a little dispirited, as if they had not rested for a long time. Li He and Kai Ling lay on the deck with their limbs spread out, staring blankly at the sky. Su Ya was squatting under the mast, hugging the awakened 'Shigure' in a daze. Gru controlled the steering wheel and yawned from time to time. Only Pena was adjusting her medicine in her room.
" Island discovered ahead!" Is Suma on duty? shouted from the platform. "Really? I can finally have a good rest." The rest of the people jumped up and rushed to the bow of the ship. They looked at the island in the distance and cheered,"I'm finally free. I've been exhausted these past two days.”As for why the crew had such an abnormal reaction, it had to be said from the night after they defeated Smoggy.
The sleeping crew members were suddenly awakened by the violent shaking and rushed out of their rooms one after another. They happened to see Gru, who was on duty, kick a sea king away. "Hey, stinky voyager, what's going on? Why did you make such a big commotion on duty? Don't you know that adequate sleep is very important for women?”Su Ya rubbed her eyes and complained. Gru looked at everyone's questioning gazes and explained,""You all saw it. It's this sea king's doing. Just now, it suddenly rushed out from the side of the boat and directly pounced on the boat. I just kicked it away, and you all saw it.”
Hearing Gru's explanation, everyone knew that there was nothing they could do about this situation at sea. They greeted each other and turned around to go back to sleep. Li He came to the bedside and smiled when he saw Kai Ling who was still sleeping soundly."You really can't be shaken by lightning. You really slept well.”After thinking about it, he lay down on the bed and continued to catch up on his sleep. However, before Li He could fall asleep, the Horned Beetle began to shake violently again. When he rushed out of the room, he saw Gru kick a sea king away with a hook. At this moment, Su Ya's voice could be heard." Stinky Gru, what's wrong with you? Are you still letting me sleep?"”
Ge Lu also shook his head helplessly. Everyone had seen the scene just now, so there was no need to explain. Su Ya was just complaining. However, Li He felt that this matter was not that simple. He had just observed that the sea kings that Gru had kicked away were not the same. Logically speaking, unless it was a nest of sea kings, there would rarely be two or more sea kings in this sea area. It was a little unusual for two to appear in such a short time tonight.
Li He said to the girls,"You guys go back and rest." Gru and I will be on duty together. If the boat still shakes, you guys can bear with it. [] Something's not right tonight. I'll call you if I need anything.”Since the captain had spoken, the girls understood that this kind of thing was inevitable. They did not say anything else and turned around to rest.
Li He turned around and closed the door before walking to the deck. Gru walked over and said," Captain, there's something strange going on tonight.”Li He looked at the dark ocean and said,""It's a little strange. I didn't hear anything like this on the way to the drum. Maybe something happened here, or something special happened at our destination.”
Another hour passed. Just when the two of them thought that nothing would happen again. Suddenly, a pillar of water shot up into the sky not far from the boat, and the boat began to sway from side to side again. When the water column splashed down, a huge snake-shaped sea king appeared. This sea king didn't even roar as it charged at the Horned Beetle. Without waiting for it to get close, Li He executed an enhanced version of Mist Kick.(Using the speed provided by the Haste skill to kick out a kick that sliced through the air), a huge visible half-arc air blade rushed towards the Sea King, cutting it in half at the waist.
The appearance of the third Sea King made Li He feel that the journey down below might not be so smooth. He could not help but frown. Gru also fell into deep thought as he looked at the sea king that had been cut in half. "So when the speed of the swing reaches a certain limit, it can cut through the air and create an air blade. I thought the old man was just fooling me. Captain is already so powerful even without his ability. I still need to continue working hard.”Thinking of this, Ge Lu looked at Li He who was deep in thought.
The Horned Beetle had experienced six attacks from the Sea Kings in one night. Fortunately, they did not attack directly from the bottom of the ship. However, it had tormented Li He and Ge Lu enough. They had been tense for the entire night and could not afford to be careless at all.
As soon as the sky brightened, Kai Ling walked out. Seeing Li He on the deck, she immediately rushed over and hugged Li He's arm."Big brother, after sailing for so long, this is the first time you woke up earlier than me.”Li He looked at her with a smile and said,""It's not that I woke up early. I woke up last night to be on duty with Gru.”"Why do you have to wake up in the middle of the night?”
At this moment, Su Ya's voice sounded,"Only a lazy pig like you doesn't know why?" You didn't even know about the huge commotion yesterday?”This time, Kai Ling didn't argue over the term 'lazy pig'. Instead, she asked curiously,""Did something happen last night?”Seeing Kai Ling's question, Su Ya made a gesture that made her faint. Gru briefly explained what had happened last night. Kailing was not worried at all. She only sighed that she had missed such a good show.
Li He rubbed her head and said,"If this situation continues, you'll probably see such a good show every day before you reach the next island." Don't worry." Coincidentally, as soon as Li He finished speaking, he saw a sea king peeking out from afar. After discovering the Horned Beetle, it quickly swam over. Su Ya, who hadn't slept well the entire night, had nowhere to vent her emotions. She immediately shouted,"I'll do it!" After saying that, she jumped to a high spot on the ship and made a gesture of drawing her sword at the sea king. Two seconds later, Su Ya quickly drew her sword and retracted it. A red sword qi swept towards the sea king and cut it in half.
"Pa, pa, pa…" Applause rang out as everyone applauded Su Ya's brilliant moves.
When everyone came out, Li He said,""This unusual attack by the Sea Kings is very worthy of our attention. There should be two days left before the next island. He didn't know if the Sea Kings would continue to appear like this. As for whether it would worsen, he didn't know. Also, my crystal wall can't be operating for too long, so everyone needs to pay more attention.”The others nodded in agreement.
Just like that, a day's journey passed very quickly. The appearance of sea kings became more and more frequent. From one every hour, to now, one could be seen every half an hour. Li He thought about the change in the situation."In the past, I heard that treasures, immortal herbs, and the like can attract animals. Before this, Kellin and Su Ya had only plundered gold, silver, and jewelry from the warship. There were no special items. It seemed that the problem did not lie with my ship. Then the problem should be related to the next island. They could only wait until the island to find out what had happened.”
Just like that, one person was left on the deck to deal with the sea kings that appeared. Slowly, it increased to two people. As the sea kings appeared more and more frequently, sometimes there would even be several sea kings at the same time. In the end, basically everyone was on the deck. Only Pena, who didn't attack too hard, wasn't so tired. She just went back to her room to make some refreshing medicine.
Another night passed like this. The few people who had not slept all night were all tired. However, when the ship entered the island, the current became very calm, and the Sea Kings did not appear again. Then, the scene at the beginning of the article appeared.
The Horned Beetle gradually approached the island. Not far away, they saw a small village not far from the shore, but it seemed that no one was moving. "Could it be that they hid after seeing that we are pirates?”Gru asked. Li He said," It's not that simple. It's not normal for so many Sea Kings to appear outside the island. Let's go ashore and observe."”
Li He and the others got off the boat and went to the village. After walking for a while in the village, Li He said,"It doesn't look like there's no one here. I just noticed someone looking out the window. However, it's not like Gru said that he's hiding because we're pirates. Such a large town should be able to organize a decent resistance force. Moreover, there were many pirates on the great sea route, so how could there be no defenses here?”
As they continued to walk in, a ping pong ball-sized stone suddenly flew towards Li He. However, before it could hit Li He, it turned into dust and disappeared into the air. At this moment, the group of people heard a faint voice from the corner of the room where the stone flew over." He really is that demon.”
Li He glanced at Ge Lu. Ge Lu understood and quickly rushed towards the source of the sound. Soon, he was carrying a seven or eight-year-old child with a slingshot in his hand. At this moment, the child in Gru's hands was struggling and shouting,""Let me go, you devil's minion.”Ge Lu ignored the child's words and put him down in front of Li He.
When the child was put down, he didn't run away. Instead, he was trembling all over. He kept glancing at the people beside Li He, but he didn't dare to look at Li He. The people beside Li He were also confused by this strange phenomenon. They didn't know what was going on and looked at Li He strangely. Li He wasn't used to being stared at in unison. He scratched his head and said,""Is there something wrong with me?"
"It's strange because there's nothing wrong." Su Ya said first. Why doesn't this child dare to look at you?”
Li He thought for a moment, then looked at the child in front of him."Then ask him." After saying that, he reached out his hand to the child, intending to grab the child and ask him about it.
"No!" Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a door not far away being pushed open. A young woman rushed out and ran in front of Li He to block him. She cried and begged," Please don't hurt my child."
Li He and the others looked at each other. "What happened?"
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