Chapter 278 Black Water

Someone once said that a man's life is actually very bitter. He works hard like an old cow for half a day, and there is nothing else to experience except fatigue. In the final analysis, it is just a shiver, and then everything will become worth it.

I think I have found the feeling of this shiver now!

I have been wandering in this sea for several days. My life is like a candle in the wind, which can be extinguished at any time. The depression is indescribable. Now, a flash of inspiration has come to me, and the whole person is suddenly enlightened. The pores of my body are almost bubbling with comfort, and a long-lost smile can't help showing on my face.

Not only me, but even my master and others are also happy.

However, some are happy while others are sad. We are happy, but the old one-eyed man is not at ease. He looks like a tough guy, but he is actually very slippery. He first praised my master's immortality and praised him highly, and then talked about the pitiful experiences of these old brothers and their hard work and great contributions along the way. Finally, he changed the subject and said that although they were mentally prepared for this trip, dying from the great weirdness in District 17 and being thrown into the sea as a sacrifice by us are two different things. I think a person like my master should not do such a cruel and cruel thing, right?

I didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. It turned out that they misunderstood my meaning that the sacrifice was a human being. They thought I was going to throw them into the sea, so I had to explain to them that the so-called sacrifice was just a formality. It was not really to sacrifice them, but to let them pray to the Queen of the Sea to open the door to this mysterious sea.

The old one-eyed man was puzzled and said that the big and small Ni'er had already tried it. It didn't cause any big weirdness, so my guess should be invalid.

This question hit the nail on the head, and the crew members around responded one after another. It was obvious that they didn't trust us. They were abandoned by the sea gang once and were worried that we would abandon them.

Even Zhang Xinya had doubts. If the appearance of the big weirdness was related to this strange blessing habit, it should have happened a long time ago. The behavior of the big and small Ni'er has lasted for two or three days, and it wouldn't be calm now.

I thought about it and explained that the weirdness in District 17 was not caused by some kind of mechanism, nor was it a naturally formed Jedi, but came from an ancient ruins under the sea. From the song that Lao Bai deciphered, it can be seen that the mermaids we guessed should be guards in this ancient ruins. When they determine that there is a sacrifice, they will open the door of the ancient ruins and trigger the so-called big weirdness!

In the final analysis, this is directly related to the judgment of the mermaids.

I think the big weirdness didn't happen, maybe because the witchcraft was not powerful enough!

After all, the big and small Nier were just ordinary sea gang members who knew a little bit of fighting, not really powerful people who practiced Xuanmen. When they prayed and sacrificed to the summoning talisman, the witchcraft power they triggered was actually very weak, probably because they didn't attract the attention of the mermaids.

If all the crew members were on the bow deck together, the result might be completely different.

This is the only explanation I can think of at present.

The old one-eyed man thought about it for a while, and then tactfully said that after what I said just now, it was like a wake-up call. He had come to his senses and decided to abandon the dark and join the light, no longer believe in the Queen of the Sea, and decided to join the Three Pure Ones. No one could stop him, so he tore off the pendant on his neck and threw it away casually, discarding it like a worn-out shoe.

Wushuang was a bit stubborn and had a low EQ. He didn't realize that the old man didn't want to be a pawn. He went to pick up the pendant and put it back into the hands of the old one-eyed man, saying that you have believed in it for your whole life, so this time is not a big deal. Moreover, the Three Pure Ones are strict in accepting disciples and pay attention to fate. The Three Pure Ones don't like people like you.

The old one-eyed man's face turned green, and Wushuang touched his face very honestly, saying why his face looked so bad, are you sick?

The old one-eyed man clenched his fists several times, probably because he thought he couldn't beat Wushuang, and then he let go silently, standing there without saying a word, like a puppet.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. I thought too simply. The inner world of people is fickle after all. These people were ready to die when they boarded the ship, but they followed their hearts when faced with major events. Just like what Da Nian said, he thought he was not afraid of death, but when the knife was hanging over his head, he found that he was just one of the common people and was not the material to be a hero.

Brother Yaozi is a tough guy, and he doesn't care about the feelings of these people. He sneered and said, "Okay, stop wasting time. I'll tell you this. We won't sacrifice any of you easily. But since you're here, life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are in the hands of God. No one can want benefits and don't want to work hard. That's all. We'll wait for you at the bow. You can come out and listen to my instructions, or you can set sail and go home immediately. But don't blame me for telling this to Old Man Shi. Whether the Hai Gang will let you live or not is none of my business. My brothers have no way to live, so why should I care about your life or death?"

After saying that, he spat, pulled me up and turned to leave the fish hold.

Old Man Li and the others hesitated for a moment, and soon followed.

When they got to the deck, Zhang Xinya was still a little unsure, so she asked Brother Yaozi in a low voice, will these people really be obedient? Jingzhe's life depends on this one!

Brother Yaozi sneered: "Don't worry, many of these people have stained blood, such as the old one-eyed man, who must have killed people. He is ruthless in his bones. He makes a living on the sea. The simple stuff is fed to the fish in the sea. Don't think it's unbearable in front of us. It's just people under the eaves, understand? They are all a group of old oil sticks. They are soft when they should be soft and hard when they should be hard. They are not the cannon brothers who can only shout and kill in the rivers and lakes. To deal with such people, they will not try their best unless they are forced to death. This is how society is. You have to be mean when you should be mean!"

After Brother Yaozi said this, not to mention Zhang Xinya, even I was scared and sweated.

Thinking carefully about the old one-eyed man, his performance in front of us later was completely opposite to the momentum when I first met him. He was like an old fisherman who had never seen the world. Unconsciously, even I began to despise him.

The human heart is a scale. The old one-eyed man has this scale in his heart, and has been weighing our weight, seeking his own way of life and interests, but I don't have this scale in my heart.

Today I have seen the dangers of the rivers and lakes and the unpredictable human heart.

The fact is just as Brother Yaozi expected. Not long after, all these crew members came out one after another.

The old one-eyed man looked hesitant, and said to my master every now and then that if there is really a problem, Mr. Zhang must take a photo.

After getting my master's guarantee, he still felt uneasy, and came up and held my hand and talked for a long time.

I looked at him deeply and didn't respond.

Under the urging of Brother Yaozi, these crew members lined up on the deck, each holding a spirit-calling talisman in their hands, praying in their way of the sea gang, and chanting in their mouths.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the sea was still calm.

"Are we really overthinking?"

Lao Bai was also a little confused, and couldn't help turning his head to ask me in a low voice.

"Wait a little longer."

I said: "Anyway, this is our only clue at the moment, so we are not afraid to give it a try. If it works, it will be good. If it doesn't, there will be no loss, right..."

Before I finished speaking, Shunzi, who was holding the summoning talisman and praying like other crew members, suddenly fell on the deck with a "thump". His whole body was tense, his eyes were rolling up, and his pupils were almost invisible...

I didn't have time to say more to Lao Bai, and hurried over. As a result, when my hand just touched him, Shunzi suddenly screamed "Ah" and threw his arm directly on my chest. With infinite strength, his arm actually threw me to the side.

Wushuang rushed over and tried to hold him down, but this time even he couldn't do it. Shunzi quickly broke free and sat up straight. A very strange smile appeared on his face. He opened his arms and laughed at the sky: "Dad, Dad... is that you? Come and take me away, never leave me again..."

He looked crazy, like a psychopath.

But I knew that he must have seen something. He had a deep connection with District 17, and all strange behaviors should not be underestimated...

Could it be... that his father who died that year appeared? !

Before I could think about it, Zhang Xinya suddenly pointed at the sea in the distance and shouted: "Look at the sea water!!"

I hurriedly got up and ran to the guardrail. I saw that there seemed to be ink spreading in the sea water, and rolling black fog was coming from the infinite depths of the water, and waves of coldness invaded me.

"Black Sea, black sea..."

I was shocked. I had heard about all this from Old Man Shi, but when I saw it with my own eyes, I was still shocked, and I felt it more clearly...

The so-called Black Sea turned out to be evil spirits!!

The evil spirits that rose to the sky were buried under this sea, and it had almost condensed into mist. The so-called Black Sea turned out to be a sea of ​​dead souls!

The evil spirits rolled in, and there were endless evil creatures rushing towards me...