Chapter 133: Ambush and Being Ambushed.

Jess refused the harpoon offered by the goblin and instead took the stick wrapped in cloth by himself in his hand.

The cloth wrapped on the surface of this staff is now completely soaked. It is a bit heavier than before, but Jess still feels more secure holding it.

Looking at the open hatch, this feeling of knowing that the other party is waiting for you in the darkness but still having to face it directly is really unpleasant.

The five people lined up and walked between the passenger cabin corridors on the lower deck. The three people walked in front, Gerred brought up the rear, and Jess was second to last, staying close to Gerred.

The guy at the front is a man with a shaved beard. He is bare-chested and carrying ropes. He has no clothes or defenses at all. He holds a long fork and points it straight ahead, with his muscles always tensed.

Jess held his small notebook that was already wet in his hand. Looking at the spell written down before on the blurred handwriting, he silently recited and memorized it to prevent forgetting it at a critical moment.

"Hey, look at this." said the leader.

On the stairs leading to the bottom cargo hold is the body of a goblin. This goblin is one of the people who came down to hunt the black panther before.

There are two deep scratches on his back. One of the scratches directly cuts through his abdomen, and his internal organs are flowing out. This guy seems to have crawled here and died after being seriously injured. There is only this corridor left from the hatch.

But judging from his injuries, even if he crawls out, he will still die.

The endings of the others are probably not much better. Either they were killed or they don't know where they are hiding. Otherwise, someone would have run back to the deck for help.

The leading man walked down the stairs, bypassing the body, and poked his head inside to make sure there was no danger nearby, then beckoned.

After they all landed and entered the cargo hold, amid the chaotic sounds of waves and rain hitting the ship's hull, a faint murmuring sound came from the distance.

The expressions of all five people changed, obviously all of them heard the sound.

Gerred looked in the direction of the sound and asked softly, "Who can hear what this is?"

"Help?" said the man with a ponytail, holding a fishing net and a short stick. "I heard someone shouting for help. It sounds like a human."

As he said this, Jess also felt that it was like shouting for help.

But none of the five people made a move because they all knew what this sound was for.

The vicious beast hidden at the bottom of the ship would never let this injured person go for no reason. It must want to use his voice to attract others to rescue him and then ambush the rescuers.

There are animals on Earth that have mastered this ability to seduce. Not to mention these more intelligent and cunning beasts in Azeroth that are nourished by arcane magic. Everyone present is an experienced hunter and will definitely not fall for a similar trick.

"I'll go take a look." Gerred said. "I have a shield. I can act as bait to attract that black panther to attack me and then hold him back... You find an opportunity to catch him!"

"Are you sure?" Jess asked.

"Of course I am sure. Otherwise, why would I bring it up? Stop talking nonsense, Jess." Gerred muttered.

"Go, dwarf." said the ponytail man. "We'll cover you."

The bare-chested man also nodded.

The woman holding the stick said, "Be careful, dwarf. If it doesn't work, run away. Don't lose your life."

"Don't say such unlucky words, damn it." The dwarf said unhappily.

"Pay attention to behind the boxes on the side." Jess reminded.

Gerred nodded, adjusted his grip on the shield, and walked step by step towards the source of the sound, poking his head out step by step, for fear of being suddenly pounced on.

The others followed behind and stopped at a distance where they could launch an attack quickly. Watching Gerred walk into the darkness without a single bit of light.

The ship swayed. At this time, it seemed to be more violent than when it was on the deck just now. The woman leaned against the side of the cabin wall and stared at the dwarf's movement. The ponytail man leaned against a wooden box.

The bare-chested man squatted on the ground and leaned against the cabin wall. The long fork in his hand was ready. Here, a white, not very clear shadow could be seen at the bottom of the ship. Remembering that the sailor before was wearing a white shirt with a layer of chainmail on the outside. It seemed that the chainmail had been stripped off.

Jess was a little worried about Gerred. He had prepared spells to deal with all kinds of situations. As for whether these people would discover that he was using shadow magic, to be honest, at this tense moment, he didn't care anymore.

Gerred was almost at the side of the man in white, but the leopard still hadn't appeared.

Jess said, "We need to get closer. Otherwise, if he is attacked, we won't be able to support him in time."

"That's right." The bare-chested man lifted his butt and squatted forward. The others also followed his footsteps.

Jess looked back at the other end of the cabin. Rows of various boxes and completely soaked tarpaulins were mixed together in the dim night. At this moment, a flash of lightning lit up, turning the empty aisle as white as snow. Jess originally thought that he would see a monster in the shadow in a very classic horror movie style, but there was nothing.

The ponytail man grabbed the window sill, and his hair was blown in disarray by the wind. He looked back along Jess's line of sight and said, "We should also be on guard behind. What if he is waiting for us from behind?"

The bare-chested man nodded and glanced back as well. At this moment, a series of muffled thunders from the lightning just now rang out. Gerred shouted in front, "This person can't be saved! Half of his body is gone! Damn it!"

"Light!" The ponytail man sighed. "Tell me where that leopard is?"

"Now I'm afraid even the Holy Light can't find him." The bare-chested man looked around and said, "Could it be that we were overthinking? The leopard just injured this person and thought he was dead, so it left? This cargo hold is not as big as we thought. If it's here, with our senses, it's impossible not to notice any traces at all!"

The whole cargo hold was filled with the stench emitted by that leopard. But it was hard to tell where it was stronger and where it was weaker. And the cage was still in its original place and not moved. Perhaps it was just the smell of feces in the cage.

What the bare-chested man said was right. This cargo hold is not that easy to hide in. Unless this black panther can become invisible.

But as far as Jess knows, there is no "stealth" skill in this world like in the game where one can directly become invisible and only a translucent shadow can be found when approaching.

While several people were hesitating about what to do next, the cabin suddenly swayed violently without warning. Jess didn't pay attention and leaned against the side of the cabin wall.

Suddenly there was a roar beside him, and a figure flashed and disappeared. When he turned around, he couldn't turn his head immediately because of the swaying of the ship.

"He... Huh!"

The bare-chested man roared something but hit the outer cabin wall and then got up and roared: "There was something just now!"

When everyone came to their senses, the ponytail man was gone, leaving only a stick on the spot!

Was he captured?!

"It was the one with his hair tied up who was captured!" The woman raised her stick and pointed it behind: "I didn't see anything... There was nothing behind either. I was paying attention to behind all the time!"

"What nonsense are you talking?" Gerred ran to everyone and said: "He just disappeared like this?"

"Didn't you see it?" Jess asked.

"It was pitch black on my side. I was squatting down looking at the person's wound when I was knocked down. How could I see what happened here?"

"He was captured, and it was extremely fast. We are no match at all. He is here waiting for us to make a mistake!" The bare-chested man said: "We should go back and wait for dawn. Damn it, this ship is so fucking big! Now we are not hunters, but prey!"

This vicious beast is more patient and better at adapting than they thought.

At this moment, Jess desperately wants to release Xaenuo. This little devil is definitely better at detecting the hidden danger in the dark than these few people. After all, his eyes are the eyes of a demon. No matter how well that animal can hide itself, it is a living thing, full of life force...

But casting a shadow magic can still tell them that this is arcane magic. Fooling these laymen who don't understand spells. But what would it be like if a blatant demon popped out? "Can we survive the way back?" the woman asked.

"All of you cheer up." Gerred knocked on the shield with his stick and said: "Now there is one less person to share the money! Shouldn't you be more excited! Now don't pursue capturing it alive. Use all your skills. We are going to kill this son of a bitch!"

"Agreed." The bare-chested man said: "I agree to kill him!"

"Now the most crucial thing is to know where that black panther is." The woman said: "Since you are all experienced hunters, shouldn't you arrange how to surround and capture it?"

"I have only hunted in the forests of Stranglethorn Vale. How have I ever done it on a ship?" The bare-chested man said: "Now we should not separate even more. If we separate, we will surely die!"

"Okay." The woman said: "But finding the location of this monster is also very important. Let's figure out what exactly happened just now."

A harsh sound came from above, as if someone was fighting, but it was more like something in the cabin had fallen to the ground.

The sea wind howled like a ghost's wail. Several people were all like frightened birds.

The woman raised her head and asked, "Should we go up?"

"What if it's another false alarm?" The bare-chested man said helplessly.

Now, the remaining four people couldn't decide whether to go up again. If they went up and found nothing again, wouldn't it be like being led around by that beast?

Jess thought, if it wants to capture, why doesn't the black panther capture Gerred who is alone. If it has the ability to capture one person among four people, even if the leopard directly sneaks up to Gerred and captures him when the ship is swaying, the others will definitely not have a chance to react at this distance.

So what exactly restricts the other party from attacking Gerred and instead attacks this group of people?

Jess looked at the dark place where the corpse was lying and then at the place illuminated by the moonlight here.

The window, it's the window!