Chapter 231 7 Hunting Sea Ghosts

Chapter 231 7. Hunting Sea Ghosts

"Boom!"

The weather on the second day was no longer as clear as the previous few days. The blue sky above the sea was now covered by several layers of gray clouds. The lightless sea surface was less transparent blue and more deep black.

The wind and waves in front gradually rose. The outer armor of the Iceberg Queen collided with the layers of undulating waves, splashing high white water on the bow.

In the distance in front of the hull, the vortex of the sea ghost's body was getting smaller and smaller, indicating that its breathing process was about to end, and it would soon be time for it to return to the bottom of the sea.

At the same time, this also meant that the crew on the Iceberg Queen was about to start their hunt.

At this time, Fisher, who was standing by the railing of the deck, had a calm expression, because according to Pahz's past experience, she said that hunting sea ghosts was not actually too risky, and even ordinary larger civilian hunting ships could give it a try, not to mention that the Ice Queen was a warship of the Sardinian Women's Kingdom, and it was more than enough to deal with it.

So he was leaning here now to think about a question that arose yesterday afternoon, that is, why there was a [Loyalty -1] in the reward from the progress of the social research of the Assassin.

After thinking for a long time, he roughly came up with two guesses.

The first possibility is that the legend Emhart told Fisher was wrong.

In fact, the real Assassin in history was not a loyal race at all. On the contrary, they were a rebellious race.

Not only did they have no loyalty to the Phoenix and other masters they served, the two tribes that stayed in the Sardinian Women's Kingdom and returned to the snow mountain just had their own plans, and it was even possible that the disappearance of the Phoenix was related to them.

Of course, there is a second possibility, which is related to the sub-human girl's manual.

Remember when Fisher was studying Rafael in the South Continent, he once gained an enhancement in his reproductive ability, which greatly increased Fisher's reproductive rank and his desire to reproduce.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that for the dragon race with a suitable partner mechanism, this reproductive ability bonus is specific to the suitable partner, while Fisher's bonus is for all opposite sexes.

In other words, the sub-human girl's manual gave Fisher an enhanced attribute with a wider range of bonuses than the dragon race, just because they have the characteristic of [strong reproductive ability].

In other words, the bonus given by the sub-human girl's manual must still belong to the category of [reward], and this time the bonus of the avian species is no exception.

So, is it possible that the avian species is indeed a race with the characteristic of [loyalty], but because the sub-human girl's manual has a bad taste, it thinks that reducing Fisher's loyalty attribute can help him better study other sub-human races, so this characteristic is reduced from Fisher as a reward?

For Fisher, who knew the nature of the Demi-Human Girl Completion Manual, he actually felt that this line of thought made a lot of sense. After all, his prejudice against the Demi-Human Girl Completion Manual was as deep-rooted as Emhart's prejudice against him.

"Quick! Quick! Get the things!"

At this time, the Ice Queen was busy, and the crew returned to their posts. All the hunting weapons and artillery were checked to ensure that there were no mistakes.

"Ha, this guy has no strength left, Caroline, get the steam spear ready!"

Pahz stood at the bow, holding the telescope in her hand, carefully looking at the constantly expanding and contracting air intake holes on the sea monster. She clearly saw that the muscles on the sea ghost's body had become stiff, and even the shouts became weak. The huge noise that was originally like a blower gradually shrank and became like the cry of a dolphin.

Fisher's thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of the crew members working around him. He turned his head to look at the bow, and saw a huge amount of boiling steam bursting out from under the giant spear that was originally used to break the ice.

As the gears of the steam engine behind the giant spear began to rotate at a high speed, under the mixture of countless sparks, the giant spear loosened forward a little like a longbow.

"Zizizizi!"

This giant thorn spear at the bow is the most iconic feature of the Sardinian women's ship. This is because their ships need to meet the navigation needs of the North Sea Ice Sea at the same time. In order to break the ice, they will place a sharp giant spear on the bow.

For warships, the function of this ice-breaking spear is further expanded, and it can also be used as a weapon for close combat at sea.

When the enemy ship approaches, they will throw this sharp giant spear out. Not only is the top of the thorn spear modified into a barbed structure, but it is also equipped with a hard steel wire connected to the center of the hull behind it.

Once it hits the enemy ship, it can instantly pierce the enemy's iron plate, and it can also prevent the opponent from escaping to the greatest extent, shortening the distance between the two sides.

This is because although the warships of the Sardinian women's country have thick skin, the guns they are equipped with are relatively backward, and once they are far away, they are easy to miss. This fighting method is used to maximize the hit rate of the warship artillery, and it is also beneficial for the brave and combative women's soldiers to engage in boarding battles.

Now, the Ice Queen is preparing to use this giant lance to hunt the giant sea ghost in the sea.

"Zizizizizi!"

"Woo woo."

The steam lance in front of the bow became more and more agitated, and the crew on the deck scattered one after another, fearing that the scalding steam would hurt them.

As the violent sound of steam rang out on the sea, the sea ghost in front seemed to have noticed something. The next second, it hissed softly, the cyclone of air on its back gradually shrank, and its body gradually sank.

It was about to escape from the sea.

But obviously, the Ice Queen would not give it this opportunity.

"Everyone! Hold on to your weapons and railings, and prepare to hunt!"

Standing on the edge of the deck, Pahz put down the telescope and shouted to everyone on the deck.

At this time, many crew members were in the cabin under the deck. They were responsible for driving the ship and operating the warship's artillery and other weapons, while the rest of the crew stood on the deck holding muskets and blades and waiting.

With Pahz's order, the roar of steam on the bow also reached its peak, and the giant spear gently rotated and aimed at the sea ghost in front that had just begun to sink.

"Boom!"

The next second, the spear was suddenly ejected under the steam, and the huge recoil lifted the entire ship up a distance.

All the crew members tightly grasped the railing beside them, and Fisher also supported the railing with one hand, but due to the movement of the sea ghost, the restless waves around easily rushed up the railing and slammed on the deck.

"Pah!"

Old Jack and the three rat girls were in the cabin below the deck, and Isabel was also helping below. The ones who stayed behind were the battle-hardened crew members under Alagina. Even if the hull began to tilt, they calmly pulled the railing beside them and stared at the prey in front of them.

"Puff!"

The next moment, the giant spear that was as fast as thunder quickly rotated and poured into the sea ghost's body, but because its shell was too hard, the spear did not penetrate it completely, but only stayed in its muscles.

At the same time, after the tip of the spear entered its body, its top part quickly unfolded an umbrella-shaped hook while rotating.

The steel hook expanded and tightly grasped the muscles under the hard skin of the sea ghost, just like a fishing hook fixed in its body.

"Ouch!"

The sea ghost felt the pain and subconsciously sank to the bottom of the sea. The whole ship suddenly sank a short distance in the sound of fierce waves, but it was only a short distance.

Even a sea ghost in its prime could not sink a warship of the tonnage of the Iceberg Queen, not to mention that it was in a weak state after several days of physical exhaustion.

The sea ghost screamed miserably under the water. It did not sink the Iceberg Queen but was pulled to the surface again.

At the same time, the resistance action also enlarged the wound on its back again. A large amount of blood poured into the ocean, making the Iceberg Queen seem to be sailing in a sea of ​​blood.

Aragina was commanding the crew operating the ship below in the captain's room. Under her command, the Iceberg Queen not only did not stop but still maintained full horsepower, only a little slower than the fleeing sea ghost.

This principle is the same as fishing. After the spear is nailed into the iceberg queen, it needs to keep a slightly slower speed with it, instead of stopping completely.

Because once the speed difference is too large, it will cause a fierce confrontation, which will increase the risk of capsizing. If you follow it at a moderate speed and consume its physical strength, it will die from exhaustion and excessive blood loss sooner or later.

Most people in the North are well versed in hunting at sea. After all, the ancestors of the Sardinian women's country could drive wind-driven wooden boats to hunt huge sea ghosts before steamships.

"Fire!"

The hunting process was very smooth, and the strength of the steam industry seemed to be at ease in dealing with such sea monsters.

Fisher leaned against the railing and didn't need to help at all. Instead, he seemed to come to visit, just to see this spectacular hunting scene at the closest distance.

"Bang!"

The surrounding crew members leaned against the fence with muskets, laughing and firing at the sea ghosts. The dense bullets sank into the water, splashing water like raindrops.

"Boom!"

The heavy artillery of the ship was also ready at this time. With a deafening sound, a big hole was blown open on the sea surface and the back of the sea ghost at the same time, spurting out a liquid mixed with blood and sea water.

The pain made the sea ghost struggle frantically again, but he could not get rid of the ice-breaking spear that penetrated into his muscles.

The ice-breaking spear of the Iceberg Queen was cleverly designed. Before it penetrated into the enemy, its hook was completely tightened, which could minimize the force area to ensure that it could penetrate into the enemy.

After that, it would activate the hook and use the enemy's hard skin to fix the spear to ensure that it would not be unhooked.

Under such a mechanism, the sea ghost was like a moving target, allowing the Iceberg Queen to ride on its face and output.

Not only that, the artillery carried by the Iceberg Queen was also different from other northern ships.

The cannon it carried was not produced in the North, but was snatched from the ships of Schwalien. Fisher knew this as early as the first time he chatted with the tobacco merchant on the ship back to Nari, and the cannons of Schwalien were recognized as the most powerful among the countries.

The sea ghost in front was suddenly hit by a volley of fire. It was already exhausted and bleeding, and it was about to die on the spot after suffering such a heavy blow.

"Woo"

The next moment, it even lost the energy to dive to the bottom of the sea. After a wailing, it floated to the surface of the water uncontrollably, revealing large areas of skin soaked in blood.

"It's done! It's done!"

Pahz, who raised his telescope on the deck to view the results of the battle, immediately screamed with joy when he saw this, and the fat on his face that was wet with seawater also shook excitedly.

I saw that the huge sea ghost had completely floated on the sea surface and was completely motionless. Many muscles on its body were still twitching irregularly. However, due to excessive blood loss, the color of its outer skin seemed to have faded. Get blue and white.

If you look back at this time, you will find that this wide sea surface seems to have been drawn with a scarlet stroke.

The Iceberg Queen's engine speed gradually slowed down, and with the cheers of everyone on board, it slowly approached the body of the sea ghost floating on the sea.

"Wait, let me see if he is dead. Give me the gun."

Pahz jumped off the bow of the ship and came to Fisher's side, which was the shortest distance from the sea ghost below.

She was worried that the monster might cause an accident by pretending to be a corpse, so she had to confirm again whether it was dead.

She took the musket handed over by the crewman next to her and aimed it at the sea ghost's body. Seeing that there was an extra wound on it but it didn't move, she finally determined that this guy was completely dead.

"Dead! Dead! Quick, go down and pull out the spearhead. We'll cut up the valuables and throw the rest here!"

Although the ice-breaking spears of the northern ships are very useful, there is also a drawback, that is, many times they need to be retrieved manually by the crew. It cannot be pulled back by the steam engine alone, and it is basically very stuck.

There are only a few most valuable things on the sea ghost, so of course there is no need to drag away its entire body. Well, no one has tasted its meat anyway. If no one eats it, then it must not taste good. Pahz didn't know either.

"Yeah!"

"rush!"

After the cheering crew members heard Pahz's order, some began to tie ropes around themselves and prepare to disembark, and many more just jumped from the deck into the sea without caring, and then swam under the huge corpse. go.

"Oh, it's so cruel. Fortunately, we haven't encountered this sea ghost once in more than ten years. Otherwise, I'm afraid they would have been killed by these rude northerners."

Emhardt commented as he floated next to Fisher who was watching the battle, watching the crew members who swam onto the sea ghost in the water.

Fisher made no comment. After seeing the sea ghost dead, he had already retracted his eyes and was about to leave, no longer watching them divide the spoils.

But at this moment, for some unknown reason, Fisher suddenly felt the cold hairs on his body stand up, and a strange intuition came to his heart, making him feel that some danger was approaching.

He turned back subconsciously, but found that no one noticed any clues, so he walked to the side of the ship again and watched the crew members who had boarded the sea ghost's body shouting "one, two, three, pull out the spear" underwater.

Could it be that I felt wrong?

Fisher leaned on the railing and looked carefully at the water below, but in the next second, in the blood-covered water, a huge shadow gradually emerged, as if something on the bottom of the sea was approaching very quickly.

I'm not feeling well today, so I only have a single chapter of 4,000 words for now, so I'll use the saved manuscript to top it off.

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