146. Fear from the bottom of the sea (four thousand words chapter)(1/2)
“It’s not that exciting in a long time.”
While running away, Grayfos laughed wildly.
He took out a smoke bomb from his pocket and lit it with a lighter and threw it towards the ghost mist behind him.
White smoke filled with the sound of Drizzt reminding him, "We go to the slaughter dock, and when I get there I have a way to get rid of them."
Although Drizzt was full of doubts, Planck's men could always find the positions of the four of them after he changed his position.
However, as Bilgewater's most cruel and violent pirate, he cannot be all his subordinates.
Even if Planck is a means, he alone cannot make a fuss in the Navy fleet in Noxus.
However, Planck has never imagined the changes in the waters near the port all year round.
"Old guy, are you trying to repeat the same mistake and let the three of us carry Planck's men for you and run away by themselves?"
Even though the two of them had settled their past grudges because of the situation, Grayfors' trust in Drizzt could not be restored to the past immediately. At least before working together to do a few votes or even a dozen votes of robbery, it was impossible!
Drizzt spread his hands and said, "It's okay if you are alone, but these two little brothers are not vegetarian either. You saw their abilities just now.
I don’t want to be chased by three capable guys in the future.”
Drizzt had no idea of betraying Graves and the others to escape, everything was so natural.
The most important thing now is to work together to escape. "Believe it or not, but I am really happy to be able to reunite with you again. Although you may need to join forces to regain your tacit understanding and trust in the past, you may have to join forces to do one or two or more votes, but now you'd better listen to my opinion."
More and more Planck's men came, and the entire Bilgewater was upset by them.
The extra-law madman Graffus and card master Drizzt took Luffy and Ace to the slaughter pier.
"Go to the ship right in front of you."
The four of them jumped onto a medium-sized fishing boat together, and Drizzt threw a bag of gold coins and a road map to the captain, "Follow the route."
Even when he saw hundreds of pursuers behind, the captain of the ship was not panicked at all. He raised his lips and began to control the rudder.
Bilgewater is like this, power and money, as long as you are willing to pay for money, even if you are enemies of the cruelest pirates.
"So what? Is this the stupid way you think, Drizzt."
Looking back at Planck's men who were also chasing by boat not far away, Grayfors' head hurt.
At least there are buildings and various secret passages in the town. The only reliance on the sea is this medium-sized fishing boat under your feet.
With just one shot, the ship will be destroyed by a shell hit by Planck's pirate ship.
The only thing to be thankful is the captain's excellent ship control skills. He controlled his fishing boat perfectly to avoid the first round of shelling and came to a mist-filled sea.
"If there is no chance of losing, what's the point of such a bet?"
As he said that, Drizzt threw the gold coin he had been holding in his hand high, and the gold coin spun in mid-air and finally fell into the dark sea with a plop.
“To be honest, we don’t understand what you are doing.
If possible, please tell me about your plan.”
Although this is just a game for Ace, Luffy and the others, even if they are caught and killed by Planck, it only means the end of a round of games.
But he didn't want to lose just like that. Whitebeard and Marco should still be on the Rune Continent. As one of the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, he didn't want to lose to anyone.
But Luffy didn't think so much about the game's income was not important at all with his companions.
"Let's relax, the danger has been lifted."
The fishing boat they were riding continued to move forward, and Planck's men were still chasing them in the rear, but just after Drizzt threw the gold coins out of the sea, his condition changed by 180 degrees.
The water column soaring into the sky surged up in the two groups of people. Most of the ships under Planck were washed by high-pressure water columns. The only two remaining ships immediately turned around and wanted to escape when the situation was not right.
But the "mysteries" hidden in the deep sea are not intended to let them go.
Boom!
Another column of water exploded, and the water splashed on Grayfos' face.
I saw an extremely huge chain linking the giant anchor and throwing it on the ship under Planck's hands, and the two ships were cut in half.
A strong smell of blood is temporarily spreading in this sea area.
It is hard to imagine that all this happens only in one breath.
Grayfors, Luffy and Ace stared at Drizzt and the captain of the fishing boat in amazement.
At first, when they saw Drizzt's leisurely expression on board, they all thought that Drizzt and the captain had installed torpedoes in the nearby area, and only they could avoid it accurately.
But the moment the giant anchor broke out of the water, it broke the original conjecture.
Bo!
At some point, Drizzt entered the cabin and took a bottle of red wine. The oak stopper burst out.
"Okay, now we can enjoy the sea time here leisurely."
"Old guy, tell me, what's going on?"
Grayfors was not interested in drinking, but instead he wanted to figure out whether all this was created by Drizzt's magic.
"It will take a long time to say in detail. Are you sure you want to listen?"
"'When you fall into boundless darkness, there is nothing else but to move forward.' This is what the giant anchor owner likes to say just now.
His name is Nothillus, and you can also call him the Deep Sea Titan, and there are exaggerated strange stories on him.
Although the tide had already taken away his real name, many people remember that Nortilus was not just an excellent sailor in the past.
He is also an excellent salvage man, with a boat tomb in the southernmost waters of Blue Flame Island. It is said that the purpose of this fleet was to find an island called "Fukuo Island".
There are tempting legends there, and by climbing to Fukugawa Island, you can exchange wealth for the secret of eternal life.
Many ships eventually sank halfway.
In clear weather, people can see the tombs shining from the water, and many fleets are looking for people to salvage some lost treasures, but no one's diving skills are comparable to the muscular Nothillus.
Nothillus took a breath to make a large sailboat lose its wind power, and could also allow a stagnant ship to ride the wind. His favorite thing for himself was free diving.
Although he was always able to bring back considerable gold and jewelry to the crew at the bottom of the water, he did not ask for any special rewards—just ask the captain to throw a coin into the designated sea before each departure.
In his opinion, this was a tribute to the vast sea, and of course it was purely Nothys' personal belief.
Everyone knows it well, but there are still many long-distance fleets that will throw a gold coin into the sea to pray for a safe return.”
Grayfors, Luffy and Ace had a new enlightenment, "so the giant anchor just now was Nortilus' weapon.
Because you threw a gold coin into the sea and prayed for a safe return, he showed up to help us.”
"No, haven't you said that Nortilus is also a human? Even humans with much stronger physique than ordinary people cannot cause such destructive power, right?"
Grayfors stared at the card master Drizzt with suspicion, and there must be other secrets among them.
Drizzt did not deny it because the story he knew was interrupted by Graves before he could finish it.
"After more than ten years of salvage, this easy-to-be wealth has gradually come to an end.
Every time Nortilus launches, it means that the next time will be less profitable. Until one day, the members of the ship discovered that the entire fleet had been transferred to the next house, including the ship and the people.
At first, Nothillus didn't care because he didn't expect much, even those who loved money would take out a gold coin to hire such an outstanding talent as himself.
This is true, but on the day the new captain boarded the ship, Dawn was scarlet and bloody. He came from a port in another place to bring a huge diving suit.
It was made of brass and fine iron, but the new captain had already set his sights on Nothillus.
In fact, he bought this boat for Nortilus, because he had a special wreck farther away. He firmly believed that there was no fleet that dared to salvage it before, and Nortilus had been in this sea area, so no one had moved there.
Because even on sunny days there is black fog covering the sea, and the sea conditions are very dangerous.
He spent a lot of money to tailor the diving suit for Notilus to withstand longer pressure and allow Notilus to stay under the sea longer, which is enough for them to clean up the weird area.
Although the other crew members were a little reluctant after learning about the salvage site, they were forced to make a living and had to work harder than starve.
They set out to the sea covered by black fog. Nortilus put on his diving suit with the help of others. The wood on the deck also endured the weight he shouldn't bear at that moment, and couldn't help but groan.
At the same time, he also found that because he was accidentally sold, the crew member had no gold coins on his body and could not hand over the tribute.
The new captain believed that as long as Nothillus went down to the bottom of the sea to dig out the "Ms. Bearded Lady" they would get rich overnight, and that little stupid gold tax could be added.
The helpless expressions of the crew and the smile of the new captain, Nothillus fell into panic. He sank into the sea, and the lights above gradually dimmed.
Everything around was silent, leaving only the sound of breathing accompanied by the ups and downs of the chest echoed in the diving equipment made of metal.
Then, something came out from the depths and pulled his left foot down.
He could not get rid of it with all his strength. Gradually, he began to panic. Nothillus felt fear for the first time, and his heart beat faster.
At this moment, he understood that there was no gold, silver and treasure under this sea area, and some kind of terrible power was asleep.
Nortilus grabbed the chain of the anchor tightly, which was his only connection with the human world. He tried his best to climb up, and the things under the sea were still pulling down.
Just as Nothillus' huge finger was about to reveal itself, because the weight he and the monster combined was too huge, the anchor's chain could not withstand the breaking.
No one could hear Nothillus screaming in his diving equipment. He grabbed the broken anchor tightly, trying to fight against things under the sea.
He rolled and fell into the pitch-black vortex of the sea, and his wet tentacles wrapped around his body. Finally, the outline of the ship's hull on the sea surface gradually disappeared, and everything fell into darkness...
Waking up again, Nothillus found himself lying on the bottom of the sea, with nothing around him.
To be continued...