Pirates of the Skeleton Scepter

"How about it, do you want to inform Elean and the others?"

"No, let's move on."

The two bypassed the skeletons all over the ground and continued to move forward.Jiang Liu glanced back, the place where they had been staying had been covered by thick fog, and only the blurred shadows of some trees could be seen behind them.

On the way, Jiang Liu kept thinking about why the bones of the famous pirate captains were buried on this remote island more than ten years ago. They also came here for the banshee's gems?How did they die?Those skeletons are so weird, I'm afraid even they themselves don't understand the cause of their death.Thinking that someone could unknowingly and silently kill a fleet of vicious pirates, Jiang Liu felt frightened—maybe there is some kind of more terrifying creature on this island, which can make people feel the same without a trace. Die unconscious!

The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, Jiang Liu felt that it was still necessary to inform Irean and the others.

"Leo..."

As soon as he looked up, Jiang Liu realized that the surroundings were quiet, and there was only a dense fog in front of him, and Leo disappeared at some point!

Oops!Jiang Liu's first reaction was to get separated from Leo, but that's unlikely. He kept walking along Leo's back, probably because he was too preoccupied with thinking about the problem, and maybe he and Leo went astray. possible.

"Really..." Jiang Liu secretly blamed himself in his heart. He always couldn't change his mind-wandering problem. Now it's all over. The fireworks used to send the letter are on Leo's body, and he can't contact other people. Is it true? Are you going to be stranded on this island?Jiang Liu's heart shuddered when he thought of the corpses behind him who had died of strange causes.

"Leo—Leo!"

Jiang Liu yelled again, he stayed where he was and didn't dare to wander off, for fear that Leo would miss him when he came back to find him.It's a pity that he yelled a few times, but there was still silence.At this time, Jiang Liu heard a sudden "swoosh" sound behind him, as if something was crawling towards him.

It seemed that there was nothing behind him except for the skeletons all over the place!Jiang Liu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to look back, and ran forward desperately!

As soon as he took a few steps, Jiang Liu felt something tightly grabbing his hand.

"Ah——" he yelled, closed his eyes and stabbed the silver needle in his hand in front of him——

"It's me." Leo grabbed Jiang Liu's hand in time to stop his attack.

"Where did you go?" Frowning, Leo looked very unhappy.

He warned Guo Jiangliu to follow closely behind him, but before he had gone a few steps, he turned around and found that Jiangliu had disappeared.Leo was flustered at the time, and hurried back along the original road, only to find that Jiang Liu was running around in the forest like a headless chicken, and the fire in his heart rushed up immediately.

Leo is not a patient person, he wouldn't even bother looking for someone else.

"Don't run around."

He said something coldly, took Jiang Liu's hand and walked forward.Jiang Liu also behaved this time, and followed Leo closely step by step, and he didn't even object to the fact that the other party was holding his hand firmly.

"Did you find anything in front?" Jiang Liu couldn't help asking curiously.

Leo acted as if he didn't hear, and walked forward quickly, which made Jiang Liu a little depressed. He didn't know whether Leo didn't hear or was still angry, so he closed his mouth and didn't say a word.

The two walked in silence for a while, during which time Leo held Jiang Liu's hand tightly.Not long after, the two stopped in front of a dark hole.

"This is it." Leo pointed to the cave in front of him and said, "I found this cave."

Jiang Liu probed into the cave and took a look. It was very dark inside, and it looked extremely deep, and he didn't know where it led.

"Would you like to go in and have a look?" Jiang Liu asked hesitantly, then turned around and saw Leo firing a signal into the sky, then made a simple torch and went directly into the cave.With no other choice, Jiang Liu had no choice but to follow Leo into the dark cave.

The passage in the cave is very long. At first, Jiang Liu felt that the passage was going downwards, but at the end he felt like he was climbing a slope; moreover, the passage was wide and sometimes narrow, sometimes high and sometimes low, and in some places it was almost You have to climb to pass.

There is no light in here, there is an indescribable smell in the air, and sometimes there are some sounds from the top of the cave above the head.Jiang Liu looked up and saw that the roof of the cave was illuminated by the fire, and he found countless red lights flashing in the darkness!

Jiang Liu knew that those were bats that lived in caves, but he was still shocked at first glance.

After walking for about an hour, Jiang Liu finally saw a little light ahead.In fact, one hour is Jiang Liu's illusion. The darkness magnifies people's senses infinitely. At best, he and Leo only walked in the cave for more than ten minutes.

"Huh?" Leo, who had already walked to the exit, let out an unbelievable low cry. He waved his hand and signaled Jiang Liu to come over quickly.

Taking a deep breath of fresh air, Jiang Liu walked out of the cave with the help of the cave wall, and was immediately stunned by the scenery in front of him——

The light penetrated the dense fog that surrounds the island all day long, and poured over the ancient and solemn temples; accompanied by the sound of gurgling water, a huge silent city appeared in front of Jiang Liu and Leo.

"Oh my God!" Jiang Liu couldn't help exclaiming, he didn't expect such a huge city to exist in the middle of the island.Even though it was a city, Jiang Liu had never seen a building like this before.

The most eye-catching thing is a huge tower-like building in the center of the city. The base of the tower is square, and the rivers can be counted.Its base is in the shape of a square, and the steps extend towards the four directions of east, west, north and south. Each step is guarded by a statue of a strange shape. If you look closely, the huge tower is completely airtight. On the base of the tower is a The gray and white square building has a bit of corrosion on the outside, as if it was carved out of a huge rock!

Looking down, the direction where the steps of the giant "tower" extend is covered with many rectangular buildings similar to bungalows. These buildings have windows and doors on the southeast side, and they should be used for living. That's why Jiang Liu thinks this is a building. Huge city.But who exactly would choose to live on this island?

"Go, go down and have a look."

Leo extinguished the torch in his hand, and took the lead in sliding down the slope at the entrance of the cave.

This city on a strange island is very quiet, as quiet as an empty city that has long been abandoned.Jiang Liu walked into several rooms at random, and there were all the daily necessities inside, but they were all covered with a thick layer of dust, as if no one had lived in them for a long time.

Jiang Liu walked into another room, and it was the same inside. Daily necessities were neatly arranged, and there was even a delicate little cradle and some children's toys.

Jiang Liu retreated wonderingly, the streets were empty, and the cobblestone roads were covered with moss, it seemed that the city had really been abandoned for a long time.

Leo came out from the next room at this moment. "How?" Jiang Liu hurriedly stepped forward to ask, Leo shook his head and said nothing, but at this moment, Leo seemed to have discovered something suddenly, and quickly grabbed Jiang Liu's hand and hid behind the house.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he pressed one hand to the hilt of his sword.Jiang Liu didn't dare to vent his anger, and stared at the corner of the room, afraid that a monster with teeth and claws would suddenly appear somewhere!

Suddenly, a small black figure appeared out of thin air from behind the street not far away. After looking around for a while, it seemed that they didn't find Leo and Jiang Liu hiding in the shadow.The shadow was very agile, turned a few turns, and ran straight towards the house where Jiang Liu and the others were staying.

Just when the black shadow was about to cross the house, Leo rushed out from the shadow and grabbed the little black shadow.

"Ah—" With an exclamation, the black cloak covering the object was lifted, revealing a terrified face and the thin body of the young man.

It's a teenager!Jiang Liu also ran over in a hurry. The boy who was caught was obviously very angry. He kicked and hit Leo again and again. Unfortunately, his figure was too different from Leo's, like a little monkey being held by Leo. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get rid of it.

"Haha~ Got it." Another familiar voice came from around the corner.

Jiang Liu was stunned for a moment, then turned his head quickly, and as expected, he saw Shi Shiran and Irean's group walking out from the other side of the street.

"Irean!" Seeing him Jiang Liu was so excited, "When did you arrive, did you see the signal from Leo?"

"Signal? I didn't see it. After going to the island, I found a hidden mountain passage and came here." Looking at Jiang Liu's expression, Irean knew that they probably found this place by mistake.

"I met Joe and the others in front." Irean pointed to the tall black companion beside him, "I heard from Joe that they also discovered a cave in the east and came here."

"So did we, we came in from the south." Jiang Liu added.

"Sure enough, there are entrances from all directions on the island." Irean approached the boy in Leo's hands with graceful steps.

He stretched out his fair and slender fingers, and gently lifted the boy's chin.

"You are a resident here, I am right."

The boy opened his mouth and wanted to bite off Irean's finger, but unfortunately he missed it. Leo grabbed his collar and pulled him back. Now his limbs are in the air, and he stretched out his hand to beat Irean, alive and well. A crazy little beast.

"Oh, what a rude child." Irean shook his head and stepped back, retracting his beautiful fingers.

To be honest, for a moment, Jiang Liu thought of the image of a noble master commanding his servants to teach disobedient slaves a lesson.It's all because Irean doesn't look like a pirate at all, his elegant and lazy appearance is very much like a pampered noble young master.

Compared with the dark complexion of the pirates due to years of exposure to the sun, Irean's skin can be said to be a bit too fair.He has a slender figure and a strong physique, but he does not have tall, exaggerated and scary muscles like Joe and others; on the contrary, his body curve is very beautiful, slender and has excellent flexibility, and the proportions of every part of the body All appropriate benefits, graceful and manly.

Compared with a perfect figure, Irean's blond hair and blue eyes are a masterpiece of God's hand: tall nose, thin lips, handsome face, exuding fatal attraction all the time.

A large part of the reason why Jiang Liu agreed to stay on the boat was because of Irean's influence, perhaps it could be said that he was bewitched.Jiang Liu used to think that only women are suitable for the word "charm", but after meeting Irean, he realized that it is also suitable for men; especially when Irean's mood fluctuates, his deep and beautiful sapphire eyes will faintly flow There was a trace of golden light, like a cat's eyes, making him even more mysterious and seductive.

But obviously, at this time and on this occasion, the beauty trick doesn't work for the little beast-looking boy.The boy still bared his teeth and claws and yelled at Irean.

Frowning his good-looking eyebrows, Irean signaled Leo to continue to "carry" the boy, and Leo silently threw the boy into Hans' hands.

"Who is this kid?" Compared to Leo's impatient attitude, Jiang Liu was much more friendly, blinking his clear eyes and looking curiously at the strange island boy.

The little guy is only about thirteen or fourteen years old, and his facial features are very delicate, but his messy chestnut hair, coupled with his angry expression, looks like a little angry squirrel with puffed cheeks.

Jiang Liu couldn't help but burst out laughing with a "puchi", which immediately elicited an angry roar from the young man.The fiery gaze shot over, Jiang Liu didn't hide, and faced the boy openly with a smile on his face.

On the contrary, the young man's stare stunned him. Jiang Liu's appearance was obviously different from other people's. The young man was also a resident of the island and had never seen a "Tangren". He couldn't help but look at Jiang Liu curiously.

Leo turned sideways to block Jiang Liu and the boy's eyes.

"Where did it come from?"

The blood-red eyes cast a cold glance, and the boy's body trembled in fright.

Irean showed his signature smile again, and after looking at Leo meaningfully, he said slowly: "I met Joe and the others not long after I came here, this little guy..." He poked at the young man The bulging face successfully attracted the little guy to roar.

"He didn't know where he came from, and he even threw a hidden weapon at us. Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have been pierced with a few holes. This little guy is quite flexible, and he is familiar with the terrain here. We were exhausted after running around for a long time, but luckily we were finally caught by you, Leo."

"Will this child be a resident of this city?" Jiang Liu couldn't help but look at the boy again.It's strange, the city obviously doesn't look like there are people living in it. Could it be that the residents here live somewhere else?

"It must be, otherwise he wouldn't be so familiar with the environment here. But no matter how you ask, he won't talk." Irean was also very helpless, and wanted to arrest the child to find out the situation, but the little guy is currently Judging from their hostile appearance, there is no way to get words out of his mouth.

"Forget it, let's ignore him." Irean narrowed his eyes and pointed at the huge tower building in the center of the city. "Let's go there and have a look. It's the center of the city. We should be able to find some useful information."

The boy was taken aback when he heard this, he bit his lower lip tightly and remained silent, looking at his appearance, Irean knew he was right.

"Look at this guy."

Irene had just finished giving instructions when the boy suddenly opened his mouth and bit Hans' wrist viciously.

"Ah!" Hans yelled and threw the boy out.The young man's body fell heavily to the ground. Regardless of the pain, he got up from the ground and ran to the end of the street quickly.

Irean and the others chased after him all the way. Although their speed was fast, they were not as agile as the young man.The little guy ran around on the street by virtue of his size, and quickly threw Irean and the others a distance away.

"He ran to the tower!" Hans' sharp eyes caught the boy's shadow.

Yi Lie'an hurriedly led people to chase after him, but right in front of the stone steps, they suddenly disappeared the young man.

"Damn you little monkey boy, where did you go!" Ji Li viciously wiped the sweat from his forehead. If he was caught, he would definitely skin the boy.

"Strange, there is no entrance here." Irean looked at the huge tower thoughtfully.

"Could it have climbed in from the hole above?" Hans pointed to a place a few meters high in the tower, where there was a row of narrow entrances like windows.

Shaking his head, Jiang Liu rejected Hans' idea. "Impossible, that child can't fly." He touched the smooth stone wall and found that there was no joint between the stone blocks on the surface of the giant tower, as if it was chiseled out of a whole huge stone.No one can climb those little windows with bare hands without tools.

"Strange, then how did he get in." Hans slapped his forehead, very confused, "I clearly saw him running here, could he disappear out of thin air?"

"People don't disappear for no reason, there must be an entrance here." Irean thought for a while, and tapped the tower body lightly with his hand, "The mechanism should be nearby, everyone look for it."

Everyone split up to find the mechanism, and Jiang Liu went to the other side of the tower. He was more interested in the reliefs carved on the stone wall.Each side of the Square Tower is engraved with different patterns, which Jiang Liu can roughly understand. These paintings seem to tell a story as a whole: the story of the battle between the brave and the devil.

"Huh?" Jiang Liu found that there were also some small reliefs engraved on the base and bottom of the tower. The villains on them were lifelike, as if they were holding some kind of ceremony. What Liu saw was different now, there was a stone-like object floating on the top of the tower.

Jiang Liu touched the stone curiously, but he did not use much force, but the stone suddenly "stuck" and retracted into the wall.Immediately afterwards, Jiang Liu felt that the stone steps under his feet sank, and he became half shorter.

He didn't even have time to exclaim, and he fell into the huge opening on the steps.He only heard the sound of a series of mechanisms starting up from above his head, and when Jiang Liu finally got up, the stone steps above his head had been closed, and his position formed a closed space.

Jiang Liu lay on the stone wall and listened for a while, it was very quiet, it seemed that the sound from outside could not come in.It seems that I accidentally touched the mechanism, and ended up entering the inside of the tower by mistake.

"Alas..." Jiang Liu sighed helplessly. This is good. Curiosity caused trouble. If you come in and want to go out, then... Leo and Irean are outside the tower. What if something happens to you? It's dangerous, he's really not working every day!

While Jiang Liu was frowning, Irean, Leo and the others were anxiously looking for a way in.

"Damn it!" Leo thumped the stone wall hard. When he saw the river falling, it was too late. The steps closed too fast, and they were closed before he arrived.He couldn't believe what kind of danger Jiang Liu would encounter inside!

At this moment, a hidden door suddenly and slowly opened on the east side of the tower, and the dark entrance appeared in front of everyone.

"Damn, this door actually opened by itself!" Hans muttered in a low voice, and it was obvious that he was a little afraid of this giant tower.

"Hans, Gilly, and Joe stay, Leo and I go in."

Irean didn't even think about it, he stepped into the dark entrance, Leo followed, and the two figures quickly disappeared into the darkness.

The three remaining people stood obediently at the entrance.After waiting for about ten minutes, Hans was the first to bear it no longer, and looked inside the door.

"Hey, come and see, it looks like a temple inside."

"Why are there so many pillars? Ah, there's a man—fuck, it's a statue, and it freaks me out!"

"What are you doing, why aren't you talking?"

After bluffing for a long time and seeing no response from his companion, Hans turned his head depressingly.However, this look was terrible, his face lost all blood color with a single brush, and became extremely pale, as if standing in front of him was the most terrifying creature in the world.

"Boom!"

With a sound, Hans' body fell limply. Before he lost consciousness, he saw Joe and Ji Li who were also lying unconscious beside him...