Chapter 223 Gravedigger

So, what is that? !

A bolt of lightning cut through the thick clouds, illuminating the central area of ​​the storm in the distance. It also illuminated the Leonard's silver-white hull covered with gold patterns, and the motionless pirates on the deck as if time had stood still.

Ronan tried his best to suppress the fear in his heart, his narrow triangular eyes widened, and he stared at the center of the storm that was shrouded in darkness, raging winds, huge waves, and countless deep-sea aberrations "cheering" crazily.

As the distance between the core of the storm and the Leonard narrowed, a blurry outline gradually reflected in Ronan's eyes, and his heart sank completely.

On the Cordo Sea, there have been legends of taboos on the sea, which are disasters that countless people who go to sea are afraid of avoiding. The charts of all ships are marked with known taboo areas on the sea, and they can be avoided at a distance. is the best choice.

However, compared with the maritime taboos that have a fixed position, they have been circulated in the special annotations of major pirate groups and chambers of commerce, known as the "taboos of taboos" - mobile taboos.

It is said that anyone who encounters it will be swallowed up and submerged, becoming a wraith in the taboo on the moving sea.

Thinking about these legends, the cold sweat on Ronan's forehead was dried by the sea breeze, and his face became paler, making his ugly face become more conspicuous.

"Sea, is it taboo on the sea?"

Damn it, no, it can't be so unlucky! ?

If it were truly a taboo on the sea, he and everyone on the ship would probably be trapped here forever.

In my impression, in addition to Isabello Clijsters, the great "Emperor of the Sea" mentioned by Boss Dis, and Suad Ermanno, the "Singer" who holds the forbidden object, they have the ability to escape the taboo on the sea. .

But their strength... Captain, shouldn't it reach that level?

Jingle bell, jingle bell…

Several pleasant wind chimes rang, and Ronan opened his eyes harder, trying to see clearly the outline of the shadow shrouded in darkness.

Bell?

As the outline became clearer, Ronan denied his suspicions. Although it didn't look like the legendary moving sea taboo, it was just a carriage, but he didn't feel any joy in his heart.

He was sure he saw it correctly. The center shrouded in clouds and swept by wind and waves was only a carriage - a black carriage pulled by four tall horses!

But what the hell, what kind of carriage can run on the sea?

The horses' heads were lowered and they were walking slowly forward, as if they were pulling tens of thousands of tons of weight, making their bodies look slightly tired.

Behind the horse, a man shrouded in black robes sat with the reins in his hand, looking like a sculpture without any breath or movement.

The black carriage behind him had a faint metallic luster, and blood marks were densely covered, forming strange lines that enveloped the entire carriage.

The most eye-catching thing is the roof extending outward from the top of the carriage. There are pyramid-shaped objects hanging around it. The silver-white tower body is reflected by lightning and shines dazzlingly. As the carriage moves, it collides with each other and makes jingling bells. The crisp sound of wind chimes.

The eerie tranquility and suffocating fear made Ronan's body tremble unconsciously.

It's hard to imagine, even harder to believe - what kind of carriage can drive on the Cordo Sea like a flat surface, and at the same time cause a storm in such a large area?

Boom, boom!

At this time, the rumbling thunder and the bombardment of the rolling waves hitting the hull brought the stunned pirates of the Leonard back to their senses, but they also had unconcealable horror in their eyes.

"Then, there..."

"what is that?!"

"Is it a taboo at sea?"

"Great Lady of Storms, never let me encounter a moving sea taboo!!"

"Lord of Dawn..."

Ronan also realized that now was not the time to be afraid and talk about what the hell it was. He knew that the most important thing when encountering such a strange scene at sea was to stay calm.

Calm, calm, calm... Leng Nima's tranquility!

"Nate, please notify the first mate quickly and ask her to come with the captain!"

"Mudeja, check the rune circle and try to activate it. No, it must be activated!"

"Reynardo, damn it, raise the sails..."

At this time, Ronan could only grit his teeth and persist, racking his brains to make appropriate responses while turning the rudder of the ship in the hope of avoiding the strange carriage.

Although he knew that it was foolish to raise the sail in the storm, he couldn't care less now!

The panicked and frightened pirates on the deck, when they heard the second officer's voice, seemed to have found a backbone, gritted their teeth and dragged their stiff bodies, and responded according to his instructions.

These people go to sea with ships all year round. They know that their own abilities are not enough to deal with various dangers. The more dangerous the situation, the more they must obey orders, otherwise they will easily die miserably.

This is not an inherent law, but the captain and deputy captain must have the ability to lead the ship and crew!

At this moment, the only exposed eyes of the man in black robes on the carriage looked at the Leonard, and his cold and dead eyes fell on the bow of the ship, "Dawn? Just a false god in the illusory world."

There was no other reflection in his peripheral vision, as if the pirates on the deck were not even qualified to let him look at them.

Dawn, a false god?

Ronan's face suddenly turned even uglier. A person who could say such blasphemous words to the Righteous God was obviously not something he could imagine.

Damn it, Captain, first mate...save, save, save...

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At the same time, inside the theater space.

Wei En put down his quill and looked at the recent events recorded on the parchment. Most of the contents were about research projects.

"On September 6, 1578 in the New Calendar, under the advice of Teresa and others, we chose to use ghost stones as the main materials to smelt the alloy to make the mechanical body (this part refers to the relevant knowledge of the Mechanical School, and the exchange fee is one thousand gold pounds)..."

"September 8, 1578 in the New Calendar, the fusion experiment started today. Unexpected accidents occurred frequently, and the experimental equipment suffered heavy losses (eight hundred gold pounds)..."

"..."

"On September 14, 1578 in the New Calendar, the soul-melting rune is at full level, and the earth spirit array is at full level. Alas, I have to fall into making a mechanical arm, engraving runes, and then accept the bad news that the experiment failed (it cost two thousand gold pounds) …”

"On September 15, 1578 in the New Calendar, I received the advice to delay the activation of the Earth Spirit. Krista, an inconspicuous witch, was unexpectedly reliable (another day of heavy losses, twelve hundred gold pounds) …”

After seeing the end, Wei En sighed softly, "There is progress, but not much."

The most important thing is the cost of those gold pounds... Although the materials consumed for the project research do not require his money, the institute belongs to him, and those gold pounds should have a better source.

With such distressed feelings, Wei En took out the potion making materials he had just exchanged and prepared to try to make one based on the knowledge in his mind.

I hope this gray potion that enhances the original quality of undead creatures can help the experiment achieve a breakthrough...

Wei En couldn't help but complain again, "I don't know which great potion master got such a terrible name. Gray Potion... might as well be called Gray Zone."

Then, he started the crucible and without hesitation threw in the soil from the world of the dead, the origin core of the director-level skeleton and other materials...

Outside the studio, several women were sitting at the dining table, enjoying dinner in a relaxed and happy manner. They were not as busy as Wayne at all.

Claire was holding a wine glass and tasting the fine wine seized from the Zihua Family. Two blushes appeared on her face, making her already beautiful face even more delicate.

Compared with more than ten days ago, she was a little less crazy and charming, but more noble like a noble lady like Wei An.

Well, to be precise, it is much more noble.

"I don't know what Wayne is busy with inside, but I always feel that he is more focused than before during this period." Claire pointedly looked at the zombie lady sitting in the corner, "Sawa, do you know?"

Of course she knew about Wei En's experimental subject, but just knowing his goal made her mood fluctuate a little.

She cares about Wei En so much, but she is not as good as a little zombie who has been dead for many years and has a stiff body?

Is it because she is not beautiful enough, charming enough, delicate enough, and sexy enough?

Huh, what's the difference? !

Sharapova silently held a deep-sea fish zombie and ate it. There was no expression on her pale face. However, after hearing Claire's words, her mechanical eye shrank, expressing a trace of psychological fluctuations.

"First Officer Claire, I heard that you and Xie...Wen have not known each other for a long time?"

Through the power of authority, Pafla vaguely sensed Claire's thoughts, envy?

She didn't know why the powerful woman in front of her envied Ms. Zombie. Is it because of Sawa's immortal body?

"It's not long, only thirty-one days, eight hours and forty-two minutes." Claire picked up a fork and put a piece of sashimi into her mouth, chewing and laughing.

Thirty-one days... How did she get the time down to the minute?

The point is, what is the significance of recording this time?

I seem to have seen similar words somewhere?

Pafula thought about the precious relics of the era she had seen in the past, and it seemed that there was such a sentence in an epic about the elopement of a knight and a princess.

So, Ms. Claire and the evil wizard are in love?

"Then what do you think of him..." Pafula showed some curiosity on her face and asked cautiously: "I'm asking, at that time he was just an ordinary wizard, and you were the 'Thousand Faces' of the Eternal Life Society, what did you do? To have such a deep, um, relationship with him in such a short period of time?”

In fact, she wanted to talk about feelings.

But thinking about it carefully, it seems that the girls sitting at the dining table now have an extraordinary relationship with Wayne.

Wait, she is not included here!

"Well," Claire's elegant movements paused, and Wayne's figure unconsciously appeared in her mind. She was silent for a few seconds and said, "I like it."

In fact, she had thought about this question herself, especially after lifting the seal, but she still had no answer.

This answer does not refer to her feelings for Wei En, but that she does not know the origin of the peace of mind and kindness that Wei En brings to her.

In other words, before she realized the problem, she was inexplicably attracted to Wayne, and she subconsciously thought that he was a reliable, honest, handsome man.

"like?"

Pafla showed a smile that was indeed true and confirmed that the relationship between the two of them could now be called a relationship.

"Of course, but I'm not the only one who feels this way." Claire curled her lips, her eyes falling on the little white hair and the little zombie opposite, her eyes already showing what she wanted to express.

"Tina, I like it, Wayne." The white-haired girl raised her head and stared at Claire...her little hand holding the potato chips and stuffing them into her mouth, "Tina, I don't like it, Claire."

"Me too." Ms. Zombie said concisely.

"You two, after all, we are all on the same ship now, don't go too far!" Claire almost laughed angrily, a white-haired tablet and a mechanical zombie, how can these two compare to her?

"Tina," the white-haired girl picked up the clown doll and put it on the table. She stared at Claire and said, "I don't like it if it's ugly."

"Um?"

Claire looked at the clown doll, a hint of danger flashing through her eyes. The forbidden object... dared to snatch Wei En?

The clown who was enjoying the show was suddenly pulled to the table and his body stiffened instantly.

Huosi, I'm just a doll, really! must be!

"Tina, ugly?"

The white-haired girl clenched her little fist and hit the clown doll's head. In the dark world she saw, Mr. Leonard with a sneer on his face realized that something was wrong, but the crazy surging shadows around him would He tied it up instantly.

Now the clown completely understands - it's time to make a choice!

"Hehe," the clown doll sat up suddenly, pointed its fluffy arms at Claire, grinned widely, and said, "I hate you."

After saying that, his pair of button eyes glanced vaguely in the direction of Little White Hair, is that okay? Is it ok?

"Tina, tell the truth." Xiao Baimao looked at Claire expressionlessly, do you believe it now?

Miss Zombie wiped the corner of her mouth and echoed: "Tina, she is an honest and kind girl."

Click.

The knife and fork in Claire's hand instantly deformed, causing Tina and Sawa to bear the pain they shouldn't have to endure.

honest and kind?

Isn't she an honest and kind woman?

"First Mate, I think you..."

Pafula wanted to express her approval for Claire, but what came to her mind was about the Eternal Life Society and the things that Thousand Faces had done...

She stuck out her tongue and changed the topic: "Well, today's ingredients are really good."

Like the evil wizard Wayne, the sins Claire committed will definitely not lead her to the Kingdom of God by the Great Dawn.

"You-huh?"

Claire's embarrassed face suddenly became more solemn, "Something happened, Sharapova, go tell Wayne that there is trouble outside."

Before she finished speaking, her body leaned back on the chair, her eyes were unfocused, and her consciousness had obviously returned to the outside of the theater.

Miss Zombie didn't hesitate. She appeared in the work area the moment she stood up and pushed the door open.

Although she disliked the tall, voluptuous woman who knew how to please Wei En, they were indeed on the same ship.

Pafula burst out laughing when she saw this scene: "This may be somewhat different from the epic legend."

But trouble outside?

It shouldn't be the Lady of Judgment who is coming.

Hey, I don’t know how the Sanctuary will react after knowing that she was captured by the evil wizard?

I hope she is not like that kind girl. After she was rescued, people around her looked at her strangely, as if she was an accomplice to a heinous crime...

In the studio not far away, Wei En frowned after listening to Sawa's words, and directly asked the ghost to swallow up the unfinished potion, and then took out the golden key and left the theater.

For ten days, the Leonard sailed steadily, occasionally encountering merchant ships, but chose to ignore them and leave under his orders.

Who will be in trouble at this time?

When Wei En appeared in the cabin, he noticed the violent shaking of the ship's hull. The layout of the bedroom was no longer as smooth as before, and was scattered around in chaos.

At this time, he heard Claire's voice coming from outside, her tone full of annoyance, "Twilight Sect, Gravedigger!"

Are they from the Twilight Sect?

Those mummies are here again.

But what is a gravedigger?

Without thinking too much, Wei En followed the direction of his mental perception and flashed directly at the bow of the ship.

He glanced around, his eyes focused directly in front of him, his brows furrowed.

this……

I saw on the sea not far away, winds and clouds were surging, and the clouds were like a covering sky. A huge tornado connected with the clouds from the sea upwards, carrying a huge amount of sea water, countless deep-sea fish and abnormal species, a look of An apocalyptic scene.

Under the clouds, a carriage was parked in front of the terrifying storm tornado. Four black horses stood still, and their dark eyes stared at his location.

A man in black robes stood behind the horse. The width of his hood was the same as the width of his shoulders, making the figure shrouded in black robes look very strange.

And his emotionless eyes reflected Wei En's figure just like the horse.

But these are nothing. Wayne's eyes fell on the carriage further back. Pyramid?

Are they those things that contain murderous intent?

A bit small, right?

"You carry the blessing of my true master!"

At this time, the man in black robe's tone was cold and ethereal, but it was very clear under the noisy sound of thunder and waves around him, as if he was roaring in everyone's ears.

Blessing?

On me?

Wei En thought for a while, then summoned the pyramid he had harvested when he killed the cowardly captain of the Purple Flower Family, "What do you mean?"

The only thing about him that can be related to the Twilight Sect is the pyramid.

"Those who blaspheme the true master shall die!"

die?

It seems that the people of the Twilight Sect are all straightforward lunatics.

Wayne glanced at the man in black robes, turned his head and asked, "Claire, do you know them? Gravediggers?"

"Well, that is the advancement of the mystical monks of the Twilight Sect." Claire stood beside him with a solemn expression, "My memory tells me that the strength of every gravedigger is comparable to the level of the Kingdom's Hand, and They are the top wizards in your wizard school."

Hand of the Kingdom, the top wizard?

Wei En knew clearly in his heart that the strength of the man in black robe in front of him should be the same as that of the great demon leader summoned by the clown before.

"But the most terrifying thing about him is," Claire continued: "He can use the tombstone to summon powerful creatures from another world, which is what they call the real world."

"tombstone?"

Claire nodded and pointed to the black-robed man's hands, "What he is carrying is that the more there are, the stronger the strength. Some creatures are even as strong as himself."

Jingle bell, jingle bell.

At this moment, a clear and sweet sound like a wind chime sounded.

Following this, hundreds of messages flashed across the panel in Wei En's mind.

[You step into the place where unknown existence contains endless killing intent. Because your spiritual level is greater than 5000, you successfully resisted the erosion of spiritual power. Evaluation: Well, that’s it, the so-called reality... Special rewards: +20 survival points, +2 spiritual level. 】

【……】

[You step into...Special reward: Survival points +10. 】

[You are targeted with murderous intent by the gravedigger Agostinho Xavi. Evaluation: The original fusion is 60%, be careful not to be pulled into the "real world" by it, that is the cemetery! Reward: Survival Points +100. 】

Um?

Wei En noticed the prompt message on the panel and determined that those pyramids were where the murderous intent was contained.

But a hundred murderous intentions contained information?

Are there a hundred pyramids?

How is that carriage...

There's something wrong with that carriage!

But what is the "real world" and "cemetery" that the panel refers to?

Thinking of the extraordinary creatures that were summoned by Claire just now, Wei En looked thoughtful.

Does “real world” mean the world in which those creatures live?

But before Wei En could think deeply, a terrifying power came, making his body tense instantly.

But Ronan and the others behind him didn't even react. They were pushed down on the deck and caught off guard. Some pirates even fainted from the impact.

Wei En's eyes changed slightly. He had experienced such power from the Great Demon Commander. It was the ultimate condensed original power stirring the surrounding space.

Not only that, as the man in black robe broke out, the pyramid on the carriage shook even more violently, and the dazzling silvery white light flashed again and again, shining on the blood stains on the carriage, exuding an aura of depression, coldness, madness, and despair.

"You take them all into the cabin."

Wayne stepped forward and stood in front of Claire, asking her to move Ronan and the others away quickly and not stay here.

He knew that he was still far from the level of a great demon commander, and there was no way he could take care of the people on the ship during the battle.

"Be careful of the carriage behind him!" Claire nodded. She was also aware of her own strength and could only provide as much information about the gravedigger as possible. "You should still remember that I met him on Duckman Island before. That alchemy circle, right?"

"You mean there's an abyssal monster in there?"

Wei En frowned. Of course, he would not forget the terrifying alchemy circle that could advance the behemoths of the deep sea.

It wouldn't be worse if there were behemoths from the deep in the carriage!

"Probably!"

Claire glanced at the man in black robe again, gritted her teeth and turned around, "Be careful yourself. If you can't defeat him, remember to return to the theater!"

"Um."

When Claire used puppet threads to control the pirates on the deck to hide in the cabin, Wei En felt relieved.

He jumped onto the side of the ship and looked condescendingly at the man in black robe who made no move to stop him. While moving his body, he asked: "Can you tell me the purpose of these pyramids you have arranged in the Cordo Sea?"

It shouldn't just be to let more deep-sea behemoths advance, right?

At least, after those deep-sea behemoths advance, they must have a place to go, or a goal?

But the man in black robe standing on the carriage did not answer his question, but said slightly angrily:

"I remembered her identity!"

PS: Sorry, today's update is very late again... my schedule is disordered...