Deep Sea Embers - Chapter 5

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That huge shadow rolled over, everyone on the White Oak saw this moment that was enough to make them remember their lives.

It was an ancient and majestic three-masted warship—in this age when steamships were no longer uncommon, the ancient sailed warship emerging from the thick fog seemed to have stepped out of an oil painting a century ago. Its mast is high, the ship’s side is steep, the dark wooden hull is burning with ghost-like green fire, the huge sail is billowing in nothingness, and the roaring phantoms and layers of flames are condensed on the sail-such scenes, even if it is In the terrible boundless sea, only the most terrifying shipwreck legends will appear.

“I’m going to hit it!!!”

Some crew members exclaimed loudly. These people who live at sea and are known for their bravery and rudeness will inevitably lose their feet when facing such a huge ship. They shouted and ran , Some tried to find shelter on the deck, some grabbed everything around them that could fix themselves, and some even knelt down amid the bumps and waves, praying and chanting the storm with an unprecedented devout heart Name of the Goddess Gomona or Bartok the Lord of Death.

In this boundless sea, the blessings of the gods have declined, but only the power of these two righteous gods can still watch all the people equally.

But not all the crew members lost their composure. The chief mate immediately turned his attention to his most trusted captain. He knew that sailing in the boundless sea was full of dangers, and an experienced captain was always the key to determine the fate of the whole ship. Lawrence has been on the sea for more than 30 years. This old captain who is over half a century old may not be as strong as he was when he was young, but his experience of surviving in this vast ocean may still give everyone a chance.

The ship emerging from the dense fog is obviously not a ship sailing in the real world normally, but more like something emerging from the spirit world or “deeper”, if it is some kind of extraordinary vision , then maybe you can use some kind of extraordinary power to fight against it.

The veteran captains sailing on the boundless sea have more or less experience in the face of extraordinary visions.

However, the first officer only saw fear and shock on the captain’s face.

The old captain held the steering wheel motionlessly, as if he didn’t notice that the whole ship was completely shrouded in shadow, he stared at the shadow of the rolling ship directly in front of him, the muscles on his face were tense as if A piece of stone carving, he finally squeezed out a few words between his teeth, but those words were colder than the cold sea wind: “…It’s the Lost Country…”

“Ship…captain?!” the first mate He was taken aback by the name that floated into his ears. Like everyone who lived in the boundless sea, he had heard this name from many older, more experienced and more superstitious crew members. , “What did you say?! Then…”

“Lost Country!!!”

Captain Lawrence didn’t seem to hear the voice of the first mate, he just grasped the steering wheel of the White Oak with all his strength, as if he was about to roar at something There was a general hiss and roar, and almost at the same time as his words fell, the majestic hull of the Lost Home finally touched the bow of the White Oak.

Almost all the sailors screamed.

However, the expected earth-shaking impact did not occur—the huge ship burning with green flames was like a grand phantom, sweeping across the deck of the White Oak with the phantom of howling flames. Cabins, dimly lit corridors, burning keels and pillars… The sailors widened their terrified eyes, watching themselves crash into the phantom of the ghost ship, and the burning green flames on the ghost ship were like a fire net , sweeping past them.

Lawrence also watched the flames whizzing towards him, but before that, he first saw the flames sweeping over the first officer in front of him—the first officer’s body suddenly turned into a ghost in the illusory flames. With an illusory spirit body, the bones in the spirit body burned like firewood, and he saw the priest beside the prayer platform in front of him, and saw the flames on the priest’s body flickering, as if the god behind him was still burning. With a meager blessing to shield it from the devouring of the Homeless.

Then the flames also burned on Lawrence’s body, and he saw the same changes in his body, and a strong sense of laziness, obedience and fear filled his whole body, and the ocean amulet he hid on his body began to work, A hot and cool feeling that alternated barely maintained his sanity, and with the remaining sanity, he “passed” through the cabins and corridors of the Lost Home.

The gloomy and oppressive cabin rushed towards his face, and then roared away. The old wooden pillars burning with green fire were entangled with rotten ropes and barnacles. He saw a huge cargo warehouse, and Ben lay quietly in the cargo warehouse. In response to all kinds of strange things buried in the deep sea, he saw a luxurious cabin again, and a wooden goat head was placed on the table in the center of the cabin.

The goat turned its head and looked into Lawrence’s eyes indifferently.

Finally, Lawrence raised his head with all his strength, and he saw the figure in charge of the steering wheel—beside the classical rudder, the tall figure in black navigator uniform was as majestic and terrifying as the master in a nightmare, That figure dominated all the ghost flames, and even the sea, which was already at the depth of the spirit world, seemed to be overwhelmed by his majesty, tearing a gap behind him.

Lawrence closed his eyes resignedly—he knew he was now part of the Lost, the nightmarish captain in need of some sacrifice to satisfy his never-ending emptiness and loneliness.

But in the next second, he held up his courage and opened his eyes again. He felt that all the courage and madness in his life seemed to be gathered in these few seconds. He recalled the knowledge he had acquired from books and legends. As frankly and calmly as possible, he watched the terrifying captain standing on the Lost Home.

“You don’t have to take everyone away—take me away, and let my crew members go.”

However, the tall figure didn’t answer, he just cast his gaze over indifferently, and there seemed to be a little curiosity in that gaze—— As if wondering why a tiny mortal captain dared to bargain with himself.

Lawrence finally couldn’t hold back and let out a roar: “They all have wives and children!!”

The figure standing on the Lost Country finally reacted. He stared in Lawrence’s direction and seemed to say something, but there was a loud The whistling sound sounded from the side, and amidst the whistling sound, Lawrence could only vaguely hear some movement, but he couldn’t make out a single word.

The response from the Lost Home was dissipated in the roar of the waves—

“What are you talking about?! The wind is too strong and I can’t hear it!!”

The next second, a huge noise rushed into Lawrence’s ears. It was mixed with the sound of the wind, the sound of the waves, and the shouts of the sailors outside the door. From the corner of his eye, he saw the green flame fading away quickly, and the last remaining phantom of the Lost Country dissipated from the air like a fog.

Lawrence took a deep breath, and then noticed that his hands that had been burned by the green flames had returned to their original shape, and even the other people in the cab had become flesh and blood again. The pious priest was lying on his stomach. Panting heavily by the prayer altar, while constantly chanting the holy name of the storm goddess Gamona, the ominous purple-black smoke in the incense burner gradually dissipated, and what rose from the copper furnace cover was pure white smoke.

It took Lawrence a long time to catch his breath, and then he looked around in surprise, as if he couldn’t believe that the nightmare just now was over, until the first mate’s voice came from the side: “Captain! That ship—the Lost Homeland has left. !”

Lawrence was a little distracted, and after a few seconds of reaction, he muttered to himself: “…he let us go?”

The first officer didn’t hear clearly for a while: “Captain? What did you say?”

“That Captain Duncan…” Lawrence muttered subconsciously, but then he slapped himself as if he accidentally mentioned some taboo word, and then he suddenly raised his head to look at the first officer, “The whole ship roll call, Quick! See if there are any missing people on board!”

The first mate immediately nodded to accept the order, but just as he was about to leave, Lawrence stopped him immediately: “Let’s see if there are any missing people on board!” The

first mate was stunned After a while, he realized that there was a hint of surprise and fear in his eyes. He took a deep breath, chanted the name of the Storm Goddess in a low voice, and then quickly ran to the deck outside.

On the White Oak, which was still sailing in the spirit world, the sound of the assembly bell rang like a reminder.

(Theoretically there will be ~~ at noon)

(End of this chapter)