Ember Gun

  Chapter 504 Big Snake

  Under the night, the storm has fully formed, and the strong wind lifts the sea water, and is entangled with the thunder, like a huge pillar that can reach the sky, slowly moving on the surface of the sea.

  Chenhui Advance was on the edge of the storm. The power was fully turned on and accelerated to escape from the storm. The heavy rain fell down and made a crackling sound on the porthole.

  Following Shrike’s self-report, the atmosphere in the cabin was extremely suppressed, even if it was blue emerald, now her indifferent face was slightly melted.

   The internal information control of the cleaning agency is very strict. If you have not reached that level, there are some information that you will not be able to access or know at all, such as the ending of each knight commander.

  Blue Emerald still remembers Galahad. After taking part in an operation against the Lower City, he strangely disappeared in the cleansing mechanism. Is he dead? Lan Jade is not sure, almost a year has passed, and there is still no one to replace his title, then he is still alive? So what is he doing?

  No one knows, probably only Arthur knows all this, and for example what Shrike just said, it was not until Shrike told this past experience that Lan Jade knew how the previous Lancelot died.

  Now Lan Jade is about to go to the forbidden sea area, she can't help but feel a little heavy.

"and then?"

   Lorenzo asked. When talking about the key part, Shrike stopped suddenly. He shook his head with his hands, his eyes drooping, as if thinking about something.

  No one disturbed the shrike, and this silence continued for a long time, until Lorenzo lost his patience.

   "Then? There is no more."

  Shrike looked very tired, and bad memories made him exhausted physically and mentally.

   "The Dorwayne stopped shortly after it advanced... to be precise, the monster caught us," Shrike recalled with difficulty. "It was too messy at the time, and I don't know the specifics."

"Suddenly the narwhal stopped. I guess the corpses of the monsters entangled the propellers. Then we became a solitary city on the ice. Countless monsters piled up into a mountain and easily climbed onto the deck. "

  Shrike let out a long sigh, he didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.

"Frocky’s conspiracy is broken. If nothing else, we will probably all die at sea. I laughed at him for coming, and that guy didn’t give up. He summoned a few sensible Vikings, and they used The mad soldiers and Vikings used as decoys, put down the long boat, and tried to escape the narwhal."

   "Are you standing out?"

  Lorenzo felt incredible. According to Shrike’s words, they would undoubtedly die in that environment, but the fact is that Shrike survived and was sitting here and telling him the story of the time.

"Not really, very lucky. After losing power, the bow got stuck on the ice. The two were firmly combined. The monsters had nowhere to attack. They could only scratch the ice under the ice. When I was taken by Frocky to the ice, I could even see the demons under the ice through the light of the light trail.

  They opened their mouths bloodthirsally, gnawed and scratched with their teeth and claws, thousands of them were like schools of fish, and I was separated from them by a layer of ice. "

   is only a layer of ice from the kingdom of the dead.

   "How did you leave?"

  Lorenzo continued to ask, he didn't care much about the mental state of the Shrike. If he was really that fragile, the Shrike would have died long ago.

   "I don't know, and then I went into a coma." Shrike said with certainty.

"Erosion affected me. I had hallucinations. The monsters under the ice layer became familiar faces. My colleagues, my dead comrades, and even Lancelot, their faces were covered by the sea water. The soaking was so white that they reached out to me one after another...

I almost took their hands. At the last moment, Frocky saved me. The monster broke through the ice. The sharp claws almost cut my throat. Frocky pushed me away. An axe slashed those demons, and then a bigger vibration rang...like an earthquake. "

"earthquake?"

  This is an interesting word, and Lorenzo finds the situation a lot more interesting, he asked.

   "Can you be sure this is not an illusion?"

"No, I only felt the violent vibration, the sea of ​​silence under my feet was boiling, and then the entire ice surface burst into dense cracks, and the dark sea water poured out from the cracks. Under the light of the light track, it seemed like Colorful gems, the faces of the demons are like a kaleidoscope under the refraction of the mirror...

   is simply a beautiful hell. "

  Shrike seemed very troubled and painful.

"The next thing is the vague area in my memory. I haven't come to a conclusion until so many years later. I have also thought about going to the Viking countries and retrieving the lost parts, but I still have fear in my heart and cannot move forward. Until now, those who have had to move forward."

He glanced at Lorenzo and smiled bitterly, if the shrike really didn't want to be involved with Jihai, but just like the curse Frocky said, those who leave Jihai are cursed. people.

"I don't know if this is an illusion, but I still clearly remember the feeling at that time, like being stared at by something, the feeling that the prey was discovered by the hunter, the primitive fear from the soul, not just me, the demon We were also in fear. They climbed up the rift, but did not attack us. They were running for their lives and scattered..."

   "The same will happen to demons?"

  Lorenzo found it incredible. The demons did have a certain reaction to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but what could make so many demons fear?

   "Yes, the next thing I want to talk about is the mystery in my memory. Actually, it is not a mystery. I just can't confirm whether this is reality or illusion."

  Shrike coughed vigorously a few times, then said in a deep voice.

"Before I fell into a coma and at the end of my memory, I saw a dark shadow under the ice. It was so clear under the light trails, like an extremely huge snake surging under the ice. I I think the rout of the cracking monsters on the ice is due to its appearance, and judging from the length that I can observe, the giant snake is at least several hundred meters long.

  I saw the pitch-black shield tumbling in the cracks of the ice. It was not a shield, but one huge scale after another..."

Lorenzo's complexion became serious. There is no such a big snake in this world. Even if it is the crystallization of human industry, the Chenhui Advance at the foot is only about 80 meters in length. How can there be such a large creature? .

  No, it may not be a creature...

  Shrike stopped. He looked into Lorenzo's eyes. There was no direct word, but both of them read something in their eyes.

   Creatures can’t be so huge, but it doesn’t mean that monsters can’t. They have not encountered giant monsters. For this weird power, everything is possible.

  "Do you think that under the sea of ​​silence, there is such a big snake entrenched?"

   "I don't know, maybe it's just my illusion?"

   "What happened later?"

   "Later?"

  Shrike paused for a while, then continued.

"When I woke up again, I was lying on a long Viking ship, covered with several layers of animal skins. There were few people left on the ship. Frocky was also alive. He said I was very lucky. Among the crew, only I survived.

  I was very weak and felt unconscious for several days. Froggy didn't tell me exactly how to survive that ghost place, but he was always mumbling about sacrifices. "

   "Not only did he not kill you, but he saved you?"

  Lorenzo felt that something was wrong. He stared at the Shrike. As a detective, he vaguely felt that Shrike was hiding something.

   "Yes, it's weird, isn't it."

   Shrike muttered to himself, his hand constantly stroking the metal surface of the revolver, feeling the coldness on it.

  "Frocky said that he needs someone to tell the story here. I understand what he meant. His action failed. He needs another armored ship to let more eyes be on this sea.

  I don’t know exactly what Frocky’s self-confidence is, so he saved me and sent me back to Inervig.

  The story is over. "

  The atmosphere in the cabin fell into a long calm, no one made a sound in the shaking of the waves, and seemed to be lost in the story told by Shrike.

   "Is that all? You didn't hide anything, did you?" Lorenzo asked.

   "Some of the small details have little influence on the direction of the whole story." Shrike replied calmly.

"However, there are some follow-ups to this incident. When Merlin went to the Sea of ​​Silence, Merlin brought enough weapons and ammunition to avenge Frocky. As a result, the guy disappeared. It is not clear where he went. Time is running out, and Merlin doesn’t have much. Make a stop. They succeeded in going deep into the sea of ​​silence based on my information, but on the way they also encountered the torment of demons and the natural environment. In the end, it seemed that only a few people returned alive."

   "Then is our next action."

  As a consultant for this operation, Shrike also felt that it was time for Lorenzo to explain the next itinerary.

  "We will temporarily stay in the Viking countries, supply supplies, and trade talks with the Stuarts, and then..."

   "Then go to see Frocky the Shipbuilder, right?"

  Lorenzo said first, from the many reactions of Shrike before, he felt that he was right.

  Shrike was startled, and then said helplessly.

"Yes, we have to meet the shipbuilder Frocky, and I have to say that he understands Jihai better than us, and eliminates the suspicion within the agency. The reason why Merlin returned without success is that no one knows Jihai enough. The navigator... after all, he did take me out of Jihai alive in that situation."

   "Will you kill him? I can feel your hatred." Lorenzo asked again.

"No, work and personal grievances are very separate for me," Shrike replied, "I will use my life to protect him before the end of the operation, and after the end of the operation, I will shoot him without hesitation, and that's it. "

   "Sounds pretty good."

  At this point, Lorenzo still trusts the shrike. Now he is no longer the ridiculous recorder. Under the intrusion of the years, the shrike has become the ruler of the lower city, the butcher bird shrike.

   "What's more, this time our iron armored ship is more advanced than before, using innovative fuel, not to mention the ready-made armor of original sin...and you."

  Shrike was excited a lot, even he himself did not realize that he had a longing for Jihai in his heart, and he wanted to know what the end of the light track was.

"I?"

   "Yes, after such a long technological iteration, and with the addition of you, the demon hunter, we may be able to directly advance the sea of ​​silence."

  Shrike patted the death knell on the table, full of momentum.

"Once we had only iron armor and swords. Facing the evil unknown, we could only be forced to retreat. But now it’s different. The flames of hope are blazing. With every advancement of human reason and technology, ignorance and evil will change. Take a step back until we are completely expelled."

  "Do you want to push it all the way? Enemy with the endless monsters and the snake that is not yet known?"

  Lorenzo felt that the Shrike was crazy, but he also had a slight...Excited, Lorenzo was about to be moved by the Shrike.

   "What do you think we carry so many weapons for?"

  Shrike’s pupils were bloodshot, and the anger and hatred in his memories overlapped. He seldom showed his mood, but now he has no reservations.

   "Our voyage will determine the direction of the world. The queen means... by all means, whatever the cost."

  Blue Jade said timely, the words were full of gunpowder.

   "Is that so?"

Lorenzo felt a sudden realization at this time. He suddenly realized that this was not a fleet looking for hope at all, but an elite army. Their purpose was very clear, and nothing was allowed to hinder them, no matter it was. Demon, or something big snake.

  Heavy rain poured in, and the storm seemed to be chasing the Chenhui Advance. After so long, the storm was still nearby, as if the ship had not moved at all and had stayed in place.

   "Then that's it for today, so let's go and rest first."

  Lorenzo got up, I have heard enough stories today, and it's time to do something else.

   Pushing open the hatch, the cold gust of wind rushed in, making Lorenzo dispelled the idea of ​​going out for shopping. In this case, he was caught in the sea, even if he was a demon hunter to climb up, it would be a bit difficult.

Lan Jade nodded at Lorenzo. She said very little, and soon disappeared in the corridor, followed by Shrike. He was holding the revolver tightly and was about to leave, but was called by Lorenzo. .

  "You also got this gun in the sea of ​​silence?"

   Lorenzo asked, analyzing the story and Shrike’s reaction, and he felt that all of this was related.

   "Almost...a souvenir."

  When asked about this, Shrike seemed very nervous, as if a little secret had been discovered.

  "You said the hidden story is related to it?" Lorenzo is always keen in some strange places.

   "Almost, are you curious?"

  Lorenzo nodded without hesitation, his eyes gleamed. As his old employer, Lorenzo was too curious about the tragic memories of Shrike.

   "Forget it, everyone has a dark corner in their heart, hiding those extremely dirty things."

  Shrike simply rejected Lorenzo.

  (End of this chapter)