Chapter 12 The Murloc on the Tip of the Tongue

With the red moon hanging high, Klein walked to Tangna and Danton, and squatted down.

Cleves's female companion, Cecil, obviously breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the rifle on the deck, half-bent, and walked quickly in another direction, still about ten meters away from the pig and cow offal sprinkled with peppercorns.

"Uncle, are you going to start..." Tang Na, a girl with playful freckles, was suddenly a little nervous, but her face was full of curiosity and anticipation.

Klein raised his left index finger and put it in front of his mouth, signaling the two underage boys to silence.

At times like this, he couldn't help but thank Roselle. It was precisely because of the efforts of the senior traveler that some of his habitual gestures could become the body language commonly used in the Northern Continent, so that there would be no misunderstanding.

I heard that in the early days of the Fifth Epoch, the gesture of "don't speak" was insulting in Ruen, and in some parts of the Southern Continent, it meant "kiss me"... Klein's thoughts wandered for a moment.

Donna and Denton didn't dare to speak anymore, they squatted there quietly, watching Cleves make preparations before the battle intently.

The ex-adventurer picked up a boom and tossed the silk thread holding a portion of pig and cow entrails over the side of the ship.

With a pop, the bait fell into the water.

Cleves unhurriedly spread out the remaining internal organs, took the weapon by himself, stepped back step by step, and hid in the shadow opposite Cecil. degree angle.

Relying on the triangular thorn and other weapons, he raised the rifle and tried the feeling of aiming.

The deck was completely silent, only the roar of the steam engine running and the movement of the waves beating the ship.

As time passed, Donna and Denton couldn't help changing from squatting to sitting, with their backs leaning on the wooden boards of the cabin to relieve the numbness of their legs.

At this moment, they saw the boom on the side of the ship sink.

The muffled sound of rubbing went up quickly, getting closer, and suddenly, a figure jumped onto the deck.

It was a monster bathed in crimson moonlight, with dark green scales covering its entire body, and bluish slime flowing.

It doesn't have much resemblance to humans, just like a huge fish has grown strong limbs, and there are obvious webs in the gaps between the hands and feet.

This murloc is over 1.9 meters tall, with round eyes,

With gills on her cheeks, she looked like a legendary monster. Tang Na covered her mouth with her hand to prevent herself from screaming instinctively.

At the same time, she also covered the mouth of her brother Denton.

The consciousness is good... Klein chuckled secretly, and carefully examined the murloc.

Unlike the "sailor" runaways he had seen before, the real murlocs did not have human heads, they were pure monsters.

The murloc looked around vigilantly, then squatted down, picked up the offal of pigs and cows scattered on the ground, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth, making an obvious chewing sound.

In its mainly white eyes, the expression gradually lost its expression, as if it had fallen into a dream.

IQ is not high... Klein shook his head and gave a judgment.

boom!

Cleves pulled the trigger, and a bullet flew out of the rifle, hitting the murloc's chest and abdomen in an instant, causing the scales to shatter and blood to splatter.

"Wow!" The murloc uttered a scream like a child's cry, put his hands together, and rushed towards Cleves in the shadows, as fast as a steam train.

At this time, Cecil in another position also opened fire.

boom!

The rifle bullet hit the murloc's side ribs, causing many fragments to scatter and the tall figure to stagger.

The murloc who ate the peppercorns showed a dullness visible to the naked eye, and it stopped there, not knowing which direction to deal with the enemies first.

And this gave Cleves and Cecil a chance to calmly load the gun.

They took aim again and pulled the trigger back and forth.

boom! boom!

Two blood flowers bloomed one after another, and the pain made the murloc's eyes clear again.

It flipped and flopped, dodging follow-up shots, and approached Cleves as if it was uninjured.

Cleves methodically put down the rifle in his hand, and picked up the triangular thorn beside him.

Instead of hiding, he jumped forward and rolled to the side of the murloc. The triangular thorn in his hand pierced into the broken scale of the prey's side ribs fiercely and accurately.

The murloc turned around abruptly, with a gust of wind, and abruptly threw the triangular thorn and Cleves out, causing the former adventurer to fall to the deck with a thud.

The murloc shook its head, as if it felt a strong discomfort in its body, it stopped attacking Cleves and Cecil, and took big steps towards the side of the ship, trying to jump into the sea.

boom!

Cecil's bullet hit it again, creating bloody flowers, but it still didn't disable it.

After two steps, the murloc ran to the right place, bent his knees, and was about to jump up.

However, as soon as its body weakened, it failed to exert its strength, and the jumping distance was obviously not enough, so it could only fall on the inside of the ship's side.

boom!

The murloc took the damage from the rifle and wanted to climb over the side of the ship.

Seeing that it was in sight of escaping, Klein took out his revolver.

At this moment, a loud bang came from another direction!

The murloc's left eye immediately turned into a bloody hole, and people could vaguely see the pale jelly wriggling inside.

It's not dead yet, lying on its stomach in the cabin, struggling to crawl, trying to stand up again.

After a few seconds, the poison broke out, and it twitched and died completely.

Klein looked around and saw a middle-aged man walking out of the shadow leading to the cabin on the other side.

This middle-aged man was wearing a thick dark red coat, white loose trousers, and a boat-shaped cap that was standard in this era.

He was holding an iron-colored pistol that was behind the times in his hand, and white smoke was emitting from the thick, black muzzle.

Klein had been introduced by the waiter before, knew this man, and knew that he was the captain of the White Agate, Ireland Carger.

Elland, who had obvious wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, forehead, and mouth, walked towards Cleves, and said with a slight smile:

"As a captain, I have to make sure nothing happens.

"Forgive me for watching from the sidelines."

Cleves had already stood up, showing no emotion:

"This is your ship.

"As usual, you have the right to share in the spoils."

Elland glanced sideways at Klein and the others, and said with a smile:

"The next replenishment of water and food is two days later, and you have to figure out a way to preserve the murloc's corpse.

"How about this, sell it to me at a cheaper price, and the difference will be the compensation I should get."

"This is the best way." Cleves and Cecil exchanged glances, and agreed to Elland's request, "As long as it costs 130 pounds, it's all yours."

The market price of the extraordinary material on the murloc is between 150 and 200 pounds. Considering other parts with spirituality, 130 pounds is indeed very cheap... However, Cleves and the others can only do this, this is Ireland's The ship, with a large group of armed sailors and crew to help him, is really about to collapse, and everyone present can be sunk into the sea in minutes... Of course, the premise is that I don't get involved... Well, it can be seen, Creevey Si and Cecil are not Extraordinary, at least not in the field of fighting and shooting, but Elland is a bit suspicious... Klein stood up and listened to the transaction.

"No, you seem to have misunderstood something, I'm not threatening you, 150 pounds, this is a fair price." Elland Karg called a sailor and gave him the key to the safe.

"You are 'Ireland the Fair'?" Cecil seemed to have just remembered the other party's nickname at sea.

Elland laughed and said:

"Yes."

At this time, Donna and Denton, who were stunned by the fierce battle and the living monster before, jumped up, ran over excitedly and scared, and approached the body of the murloc.

"It, is it really dead?" Donna kicked the murloc's body with her toes, then jumped away as if she was afraid that the murloc would be resurrected, and hid behind her brother.

"It's really a monster!" Denton took a breath and opened his eyes wide.

"There are many monsters in the sea. In fact, they shouldn't be called murlocs. Apart from having limbs and being able to stand, they have nothing in common with humans. I prefer to call them fish monsters." Elland smiled gently.

Then he squatted down, took out a knife, and cut open the murloc's cheek below the eyes, revealing the white tender flesh with a little red stain inside.

"The most delicious part of the murloc's body is suitable for eating raw." Elland carefully cut off a piece and handed it to Donna, "You remind me of my daughter, but unfortunately, she has grown up and has her own family .”

"I, I dare not eat..." Tang Na said looking at the thin slice of meat poked by the tip of the dagger.

"Haha, who of you wants to try?" Elland smiled and looked around.

After confirming that there was no reminder from his spiritual intuition, Klein nodded:

"I'm curious."

Ireland immediately handed him the dagger:

"Try it, on land, even nobles may not necessarily have the opportunity to eat it.

"This is not a murloc, but a fish monster, which can be understood as a mutated fish."

He was dispelling the fear of the siblings.

Klein wanted to ask if there were condiments such as mustard and soy sauce, but seeing that the other party didn't mention it, he didn't want to ask, for fear of appearing ignorant.

He took the dagger, bit the blood-stained tender meat, and swallowed it into his mouth.

It was a feeling that melted in the mouth. The smell of blood was very light, with just the right amount of saltiness, which perfectly set off the deliciousness and sweetness of the meat.

Klein chewed it a few times, only to feel that the tenderness and delicacy of this fish was something he had never seen in his life.

"Excellent." He gave a thumbs up without hesitation.

Donna watched the whole process curiously, and suddenly had a strong interest in the murloc's cheeks.

This overwhelmed her sense of dread and nausea, and she brought up the idea of ​​trying.

Elland complied with her request, smiling as she watched her with her eyes closed and her face wrinkled as she bit the piece of meat.

Donna's expression gradually relaxed, and she quickly opened her eyes, excitedly praising:

“Delicious beyond description!”

Driven by her, Denton, Cecil and the others ate the small amount of cheek meat. They were satisfied but not satisfied. What satisfied was the taste, but what was not satisfied was the portion.

Seeing Elland eating the last piece, Cleves pointed to the murloc's body and said:

"The meat on both sides is suitable for frying, the belly meat is grilled, and the other parts are difficult to eat."

"It's the same as my idea." Elland said with a chuckle, "I asked the chef to do it immediately. It is a very pleasant thing to enjoy food and wine together and exchange sea legends on such a night."

I'm looking forward to it... But why did a good hunting activity turn into a food exchange meeting... Klein swallowed.

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