The Lone Wolf of Tomorrow's Ark

Undoubtedly, the Church of the Deep Sea has an inseparable relationship with the monsters in the sea that caused the Iberian Annihilation, but this cannot explain why those monsters kept people in Saltwind City in captivity, and only took one away at a time. ?

It is conceivable that there must be a large number of sea monsters that can destroy all ships at the same time, as can be seen from Petra's phrase "the sea is alive".

But on this basis, is just one malnourished person enough to satisfy such a large group of monsters?It is unknown whether the specific separation can be blamed and half-mouthed.

So, how can this be explained?You can't think that people are delicious, so you have to save it and eat it slowly, this is too nonsense.

After all, facing an unknown enemy, Phoenix always had to think about certain aspects, but he felt that the more he thought about it, the more confused he was, making him want to rush into the sea to catch a monster and ask him out.

"Hunter, singer, I'm back."

At this time, Anita also finished placing the shells, returned to Phoenix, and held the hand of the bench again, like a responsible sister, even though the bench had no blood relationship with her at all.

"……call--"

Seeing this scene, Phoenix let out a sigh of relief, looked around, and found that no one was going to put the shells anymore, so he asked:

"The next step is to draw lots?"

"That's right, the red shells are always in the jar, and you can start smoking after a little disturbance. In fact, everyone will not tell others the results they have drawn, but they all know well that the one that was drawn The lucky ones who arrive will also go to the sea alone to find the priest at night, so don’t worry.”

After listening to Anita's narration, Phoenix didn't continue to ask anything, but looked at the jar that had been shaken vigorously and disrupted the original order of shells, feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Phoenix feels that his current behavior is equivalent to knowing that a person is going to take the initiative to die, but he can only watch and cannot stop it.

Although he was strong enough to protect the bunch of surviving civilians under the attack of sea monsters, what happened afterwards?How should he ensure the survival of this group of people?

Go fishing?Since those monsters kept the people of Yanfeng City in captivity in this way, they must have emptied all the seafood in the coastal area, which won't work;

Waiting for official support from Iberia?Waiting for the Grand Inquisitor to issue a notice, it will take half a month soon, so how can these already hungry civilians survive?doesn't work;

………………

There is no way out at all, which also makes Phoenix feel a little depressed. He can't use the ancient god book to summon tentacles for them to eat. Let's not talk about whether that thing can be eaten. Is it true that if you eat it, you will lose your SAN?

However, when Phoenix was in a low mood, he felt a warm body suddenly attached to his right side. It was Skadi. She was holding Phoenix's right hand tightly, and her head was leaning against On his shoulder, he whispered:

"Don't blame yourself, we are just making the best choice."

"But I want to write a better choice myself..."

Reassured by Skadi, Phoenix felt a little better, and then under Anita's curious gaze, he quietly snuggled up with Skadi, yearning for each other's existence.

On the other hand, Anita and the bench took the initiative to quiet down, just watching Phoenix and Skadi quietly, until a voice sounded in front of them:

"it's your turn."

Turning his head, he saw a pale middle-aged man. He completely ignored Phoenix and Skadi, who were disturbed by him, and just looked at Anita quietly, holding the jar with shells in his hand. Keep the mouth facing up all the way to keep people from peeking.

"Huh? Ah, it's my turn, okay, okay."

After seeing him, Anita woke up like a dream, and quickly reached out to touch a shell from the jar, and took it out in the palm of her hand.

And after seeing Anita took the shell, the man didn't care whether Anita got the 'lucky' red shell, and turned directly to the next person, just as Anita said, he wouldn't say anything.

"Ah, I didn't win the lottery. It's still an ordinary shell, but it's very beautiful. Save it for the next time. Are you right, hunter?"

After the man left, Anita opened her palm to inspect it, and lying in her palm was a very ordinary scallop shell, but the surface was polished smooth by something, just like the surface of a pebble Same.

"Well, yes."

Phoenix also saw this result, but he was still a little lucky. If Anita really got the red shell, in order to prevent such a simple girl from dying in the mouth of the monster, then Phoenix might have to turn the table over on the spot. .

After showing Phoenix the shell in her hand, Anita looked around at the other people who left slowly after taking the shell, and asked curiously while putting away her shell:

"It's not right to say it, but I'm still a little curious about who got the red shell."

"Yeah, I'm curious too."

Speaking of which, Phoenix's sharp eyes quickly scanned the expressions of most people in the square, and they all looked dull and numb, as if no one had taken the shell at all, which was a bit surprising.

However, at this moment, Phoenix saw a figure with a hasty look on his face. He turned his head and saw that Anita and the others were staggering towards the house, as if she had stepped into a trap. The injured leg still hurts.

However, Phoenix noticed that there was a little bit of bright red in the tightly clenched hand of the wall dust.

"Are you lucky..."

...........................

"The stars in the sky weep, the roses on the ground wither, and the worms fly..."

Lying on the empty rooftop, looking at the night sky clear enough to see the stars because there is no industrial pollution, Phoenix hummed a somewhat sad song, listening to the sound of waves beating on the beach, waiting for the The arrival of the lucky ones.

It was almost midnight now, and after the draw ceremony that night, Phoenix Stoskadi was optimistic about Anita and the others, while he came out alone and found an empty house very close to the beach, where he began to wait for people.

It's not to stop, there is no way to solve the follow-up problems, Phoenix can only give up, but this does not mean that Phoenix can't take a look at the true colors of those monsters, if possible, it's not impossible to catch one and study it, right?

"rustle……"

The sound of footsteps on the beach reached his ears, and Phoenix immediately stopped humming, stood up and looked towards the beach.

There was indeed a person standing there, but that person didn't throw himself into the sea immediately, but just stood on the beach, quietly looking at the sea surface, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this scene, Phoenix turned over and jumped off the house, and landed directly on the beach. He intended to take a closer look, but when he approached, the appearance of that person surprised Phoenix .

Because the person standing on the beach is not the wall ash, but the iron sheet that has been inseparable from the wall ash since he met Phoenix.

'This...wouldn't it be because of jealousy and snatching the shells of the wall ash? '

Just when Phoenix was speculating like this, Iron Skin also heard Phoenix's footsteps, and then turned his head to look over.

After seeing that the person who came was Phoenix, Tie Pi didn't show any surprise, but said silently:

"Outsider, you can't be here, you will break the rules, but, you are an outsider, the rules here can't control you."

"Ok?"

It has to be said that what Iron Skin said now made Phoenix feel a little comfortable, not the way of speaking, but the content.

Compared to other aborigines, Ironhide seems to be... able to talk like Anita?

With such doubts, Phoenix asked a little strangely:

"The one who got the red shell should be the wall ash, right? Why are you here?"

"...Wall Ash, he wants to live, and he also wants to see the end of the wilderness, so does the wooden frame..."

After saying these words suddenly without end, Tie Pi raised his head and looked at Phoenix. There seemed to be a bit of agility in his dark eyes, but that was all.

Immediately afterwards, Ironhide continued:

"After that end, there is still a wilderness, and there is no escape. Here, is the only one who can live. He is a friend, a wooden frame, and also a family member. If they want to live, then live. At least, I am not afraid, and death is also .”

"you……"

Hearing Tiepi's last words, Phoenix couldn't believe it for a moment. He actually knew Tiepi, he knew everything.

Knowing how sad the current situation of Yanfeng City is, and knowing that the people here are not safe to live, he even knows that the person who won the red shell was not taken away, but died in the sea...

As if he had finished his last words, Tie Pi turned around and walked into the sea step by step.

Phoenix could clearly see that the black waves in the dark night, at the moment when the iron sheet's feet were submerged in water, they seemed to come alive, and began to try to climb up desperately, as if they were trying to drag the iron sheet directly In general.

No, this is not an illusion, they really come alive!

Feeling the strangeness on his legs, the iron surface did not change color, and continued to move his legs, step by step, deep into the sea, until the dark sea water completely covered his head, not even a string of blisters remained...

"breath-breath-"

Watching the iron sheet disappear before his eyes, Phoenix took a deep breath slowly, the wide brim of his hat covered the starlight, making his face hidden in the shadows.

"Papa pata..."

At this moment, there was a sticky sound of twisting, and I saw that the sea water was obviously not satisfied after submerging the iron sheet, the tide began to rise, and the dark waves spread to the beach, gradually having their own shape.

Looking at the huge number of them, and the round glass body that doesn't look like eyes, Phoenix supported the brim of his hat, and the ice armor and foot knife used to deal with Gloria condensed again, and he slowly opened his mouth and said :

"Oh, you guys want to eat me... that's no coincidence, I happen to be 'hungry' too."

Chapter 740 Ceremony, luck, high tide

After seeing Anita, Phoenix frowned first, and thought of what Anita told them before, that the person who drew the red shell would be taken away by the priest, so he asked directly:

"Anita, this is what you said before, the event?"

"That's right, every time it comes to the night of the hundred days, when this event is held, I also prepare the shells early."

Having said that, Anita raised her right hand and shook the small round shell in her hand, but then, she looked down at the bench with some melancholy, and said:

"It's a pity that the bench is not yet old enough to participate in activities. Otherwise, if he is drawn, he won't have to continue to starve with us."

"...Then, would you mind telling us the specific process? I'm somewhat curious."

"sure."

Regarding Phoenix's inquiry, Anita didn't doubt anything at all, pointing directly to the beach on the side of Yanfeng City that borders the ocean, and said:

"The priest told us that the lucky one selected through this ceremony can go into the sea at midnight. At that time, he will come to pick up the lucky one. Others can't follow or peek, so that they can also get the treasure from the ocean. Gift, you can eat for a long time."

"…………"

Hearing Anita's explanation, Phoenix was silent for a while, then looked up at the seemingly calm ocean, and said thoughtfully:

"Perhaps...not being drawn is actually a kind of luck."

"Ahaha, hunter, you don't need to comfort me like this, you can show me the bench first, I'll be right back."

After speaking, Anita temporarily placed the bench beside Phoenix, and then she ran to the person holding the pot to put the shells.

After Anita left, looking at the bench with a dull expression beside him, Phoenix reached out and pressed his shoulder to prevent him from running around, then turned his head to look at Skadi beside him, and said:

"Any ideas?"

Anita has made everything so obvious. As a deep-sea hunter, Skadi is not a pure fool. Even she can feel something is wrong, frowning and saying:

"It's like being raised in captivity. Every once in a while, I pull out one to eat, and in order to ensure that the others will not starve to death, I feed them regularly to ensure their survival."

"That's right, it's completely captive..."

There is no place where there is no hunger and no pain. It is nothing more than that after going to the sea at midnight, they will be eaten by the monsters in the sea. After they are satisfied, they will continue to feed the people in the city to ensure that there will be more next time. eat.

Thinking of this, Phoenix felt a slight chill down his back, but it was more of an annoyance. After all, seeing the same kind being divided and eaten by unknown monsters, no matter how you think about it, you will feel a little angry.

However, even thinking of this, the whole thing is still suspicious.

Undoubtedly, the Church of the Deep Sea has an inseparable relationship with the monsters in the sea that caused the Iberian Annihilation, but this cannot explain why those monsters kept people in Saltwind City in captivity, and only took one away at a time. ?