【Kiro】Island

Pulled by a mysterious natural force that came from nowhere, a series of huge bubbles surged from bottom to top in the calm pool during the day, and the water level dropped at an astonishing speed. The bottomless black hole absorbed all the seawater in the mountainside in a short time.

Kidd climbed down from the inside of the mountain wall with a torch in hand.The rock walls that were once soaked in seawater were wet and slippery, and unknown algae-like creatures dangled from the cracks in the rocks. The rocks at the bottom were still hard and rugged, but they had been polished by the washing of seawater all year round. The sharp edges and corners were gone, and became smooth, and there were even a few small fish that were not taken away by the tide, wagging their tails, struggling to wring them up, and falling powerlessly.

When the blazing fire illuminated the perennially dark place, he soon discovered that the recessed side of the rock wall formed a natural and hidden cave.

Hey!Kidd grinned involuntarily, and the rabbit raised and lowered, skimmed over the heavy rock, and arrived in front of the cave.

Irregular caves are embedded in the steep rock wall, dark and dark, like a big mouth suddenly opened on a distorted face, with a sneer, waiting to be devoured by someone.

Secretly clenching their fists, excited curiosity can't wait to agitate - there is a kind of people who are born to love adventure - the more dangerous they are, the more they can arouse their challenging attitude.Coincidentally, Eustace Kidd is one of them, so there seems to be no second choice except to find out.

"Hula——" I don't know if it's because the cave is too humid or lacks enough oxygen. The flame that was burning quickly shrank into a line, twitched violently a few times, and finally ignited faintly again, but the flame was already dimmed many.Kidd waved the torch and looked around. It turned out that he was in a corridor that was not spacious. The dark cave extended to the depths. In the narrow space, at most two or three people could barely go side by side. The rocks on both sides and above the head And abrupt, dripping water drops from time to time, it seems to be a naturally formed cave.

After walking two steps, my feet suddenly slipped. I looked down and saw slippery algae growing everywhere in this cave. It must have been submerged in the water for a long time. It is an area that no one has set foot in for many years. ...No, no!As the fire passed, Kidd suddenly found that there was still half a vague footprint left in front of where he was standing. Judging from the grinding shape of seaweed and the traces of sediment distribution, this footprint was obviously left not long ago. It might be his own, then, it means that someone has entered this cave before him!

The sharp pupils shrank slightly, thinking of this deserted island where only two people existed, even a fool would probably guess where the man who seemed to disappear out of thin air was most likely hiding... and, more likely, , he is still here!

This conclusion made the already breathless space even more dignified and stagnant for a moment, and the cramped sense of crisis made every cell of him excited and eager to try.He moved his steps cautiously. In front of him, the looming footprints seemed to be a silent guide, guiding him into the depths of endless darkness...

I don't know how long I walked, but the tortuous cave still didn't end, but the wet and seepage ground suddenly became dry and hard, and the sticky and annoying moss disappeared, and the air seemed not so stuffy anymore.Soon, Kidd realized that this was due to the upward extension of the cave, which probably exceeded the usual height of the accumulated water level, so the seawater at high tide could not flood here, but, not to mention the shadow of that person, it was The footprints that had been followed had also lost their traces.

Damn it, what the hell are you doing!Patience was about to run out, so he simply put aside his worries and quickened his pace, but he heard a "bang", the crisp sound of metal hitting the stone, as if something had been kicked?The flames flickered, and Kidd saw a round sheet roll back to his feet after hitting a raised rock.

what is itIt doesn't seem like something that belongs here naturally... The red-haired captain bent down to pick it up, the heavy hand feeling, this weight... He frowned slightly, and scraped off the mud and sand adhering to its surface with his sharp nails, with a touch of darkness The red but still bright gold shone in the dim light of the fire—it turned out to be a gold coin!

Why are there gold coins here?

After all the dirt was wiped off, the pattern engraved on the gold coin gradually showed its original appearance. On one side of the gold coin was a totem of a beast with wings, and on the other side was the head of a man with beards. It looks quite majestic, with six small characters of "Nicholas VII" and a set of numbers representing the year engraved below.

Nicholas VII? ... Kidd muttered a few times silently, and it sounded a little familiar, as if it was the title of a certain monarch of a great empire that once flourished—but that was at least 200 years ago. Because it refused to cooperate with the world government, a series of civil strife occurred in the empire, and it gradually declined. It has been no longer mentioned for many years... But, why do gold coins from hundreds of years ago appear in this underwater cave? ?

Kidd found it more and more interesting.It seems that there are more secrets waiting to be discovered in this hidden cave!The extremely excited red-haired captain had no time to influence him, and strode forward directly.Only this time, before walking ten meters, he was blocked by a rock wall.

Hey, is this the end?Holding on to the rock with one hand, Kidd raised the torch to carefully illuminate it. It turned out that the corridor was cut off by a horizontal stone wall, and on the far right, there was still a very narrow gap, which could only be barely passed by turning the body sideways.

When he passed through a crack in the rock and reached a suddenly open space, even the well-informed Captain Eustace Kidd couldn't help being stunned for a moment.

At that moment, Kidd fully realized the meaning of "a hole in the sky".

Even with the extremely limited illumination of the fickle torch in his hand, he can still see at a glance that there are large and small boxes piled up everywhere in this large stone room, and there are looming golden lights shining everywhere, confusing and tempting.

— Treasure? !

This is probably the first reaction of anyone seeing this scene.

Eustace Kidd is no exception.

However, the accident also happened at this moment——

At the moment when Kidd was surprised and stunned by the sudden discovery—usually the moment when his vigilance was the most negligent, a sharp long sword pierced his back from the darkness quickly and silently!