At this time, it is far from the time for passengers to sleep.

Although there were not many people on the damp and dark deck, the bar in the cabin was noisy at that time.

The lizard croupier was shaking the dice, and a lot of people gathered around him. In the corner were some poker players or chess players who looked like masters, and behind them were some people who were watching the fun with their hands folded.

The half-elf bartender with a stern expression was shaking the shaker cup in his hand at the same rhythm, and behind him were small oak barrels one after another.

On the bar, tourists who had never met before each had wine and late-night snacks in front of them, chatting about their experiences, or bragging with a blushing face.

The only regret is probably that there are no dancers... However, it is very normal to not have dancers on the ship.

"Let me tell you," a bearded man blushed, "this new pope is quite famous in our side of Avalon..."

Just when people were listening to the gossip attentively.

Suddenly, a sudden impact from an external force caused the ship to begin to shake violently, interrupting the man's words.

The swaying lights in the cabin were extinguished or flickered as a result, and someone drunkenly walked to the card table with a wine glass. However, due to the sudden shaking, he lost his balance, and the dark beer with coffee-colored foam in his hand came out directly, spilling it on others.

head, and directly wet the nearby card table.

"Hey, you-"

Dissatisfied voices suddenly came out, the crowd pushed hard, and the quarrels suddenly became louder, drowning out the laughter and chatting.

The next moment, the ship shook violently again - but this time, it was not just a simple shake.

The ship suddenly tipped violently to one side, and people and many small round stools and high chairs all slid to that side and piled up in the corner.

In an instant, there were screams of terror and confused rebuke. Due to the violent collision and shaking, all the lights that had been safely extinguished spontaneously went out, so the flames did not spread outward. And all the wine glasses on the table were burned.

Slipped to one side, tipped over, and shattered.

All these drinks were mixed together and splashed on the passengers who were piled up to one end of the room, exuding an unpleasant and pungent smell.

Before anyone could react, the ship suddenly tilted violently to the other side.

Accompanied by mixed screams, people rolled toward the other end of the room. People kept bumping into other people, or bumping into tables and chairs. The table and some of the chairs were fixed to the boat, but there were still

Some chairs are movable. They slide, roll - or even fly up and hit other people, causing a lot of damage.

Only the half-elf bartender quickly grabbed the counter... However, even so, barrels kept rolling out of it and hitting his back and legs. And in the second round of tilt,

There were also some lucky travelers who grabbed onto the tables fixed to the ground and barely dodged the flying human projectiles in the complete darkness.

"vomit……"

Under the violent shaking, someone finally couldn't stop vomiting. In the complete darkness, it was impossible to see who was vomiting and how far away it was from him.

The vomit mixed with the alcohol on the floor has become a stronger emetic and lubricant, making it difficult for people to get up... let alone getting out of the crowd of people.

Escape from the light environment and the chaotic layout of tables and chairs... without harming other people.

"Don't light it with fire—"

In this bar, the first person to react was the bartender.

Then the boat began to rock to the other side again.

During the second round of shaking, the half-elf bartender shouted anxiously in a voice that almost broke his voice: "Don't light the fire——"

Fortunately, there were many priests on this ship bound for Star Antimony from the Theocracy.

One hand after another was raised high, and the light of illumination one after another lit up like a beacon, which was very effective in dispelling the fear in people's hearts.

Relying on the illumination of the lights, some quick-moving extraordinary people were finally able to see clearly the layout of the room, quickly opened the room, and escaped from this extremely smelly and chaotic bar. The remaining people were illuminated by the lights.

, and was finally able to barely hold on to the tables and chairs that were fixed to the ground, and the situation seemed a little better for the moment.

——The next moment, a huge tentacle fell from the sky!

It suddenly shattered the deck above, and the splintered wood and metal were mixed together and fell towards the frightened passengers!

Some stubble stuck on the ground, and some fell on people. This was not fatal immediately... However, in the constantly shaking cabin, it was as dangerous as a peeling scraper for fruits and vegetables.

"Sea monster——"

Some people were exclaiming, while others were rising up to resist - it was a lizard man warrior. He suddenly drew out the scimitar from his waist and slashed a bright sword aura!

It was a sharp strike that was as bright as moonlight, extremely dazzling in the dark space.

——That is the third level of [Ferocious Slash]!

If its power falls on a person, it is enough to cut a strong man wearing light armor in half from a distance of more than ten meters!

However, when the slash landed on the tentacle, it couldn't even cause it to bleed.

The huge tentacles didn't even break the skin, but instead fought back with great fury - the warrior was instantly pinned to the right position by the eyeless tentacles that fought back like a conditioned reflex, and it hit the wall in an instant!

Some people had an idea and took advantage of the sea monster's tentacles to retract. They jumped high and grabbed the tip of the hanging tentacles, intending to use the strength of its retraction to escape from the room!

His plan worked perfectly.

As expected, the sea monster ignored him and took him away from the gap. The silver moonlight outside fell through the gap into the cabin, making it look so bright.

But the next moment, the passengers in the cabin heard extremely frightening and extremely shrill roars: "So many, so many tentacles——"

His screams stopped abruptly.

Blood, as moist as drizzle, fell from the gap in a trickle.

Because of this big hole, people can also hear what is happening outside.

"--fire!"

The captain's voice sounded.

Immediately afterwards, exciting gunfire sounded one after another.

However, the sound of the cannon had only just sounded. The sea monster seemed to be enraged and tilted the ship harder, tearing the hull apart. Loud noises of tentacles smashing the deck and the miserable screams of the sailors were heard from above.

cry.

Fear permeated the passengers like the smell of alcohol on the ground, making vomiting more intense. At this time, even the most clean people could no longer care about maintaining their dignity - they were all worried that the ship would be torn apart by an angry sea monster.

Broken or overturned.

But at this moment, the captain's hurried voice suddenly came from outside:

"Professor Laxmi...please help me!"

"I know...but I can only hold on for a while."

Another voice that seemed a little cold, but now seemed rational and reliable, immediately sounded: "Go and invite Miss Crawley!"

"But, Dimit..."

A frightened and hesitant young man's voice sounded.

"I'm watching, nothing will happen - go quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a dim yellow light flooded the ship.

The wine and vomit on the ground seemed to have turned into a piece of yellow mud, the smell became much lighter in an instant, and the ground no longer became so slippery. And everyone in the inner cabin was immobilized by a mysterious force at the same time.

It's on the ground, like a mouse stuck on a sticky board... No matter how the ship shakes, it won't slide around.

??????????.??????

saved……

Such a voice emerged in people's hearts involuntarily.

In another room, the Necromancer apprentices in the Ziggurat breathed a sigh of relief and cheered with high spirits: "Professor Laxmi has taken action!"

"Professor, there must be nothing wrong with it!"

"Maybe the professor can catch the sea monster..."

However, outside, Professor Laxmi's expression was far more serious than they imagined.

He half-knelt on the ground and put his hand on the deck. The dim yellow light almost covered the entire ship. This made him sweat a little... and the hemispherical dim yellow shield that emerged from his body was in the sea monster's twitch.

Even under attack, it looked so precarious.

……damn it!

He cursed the military intelligence department in his mind - there was a sea monster passing through this waterway, why didn't he warn them!

As the professor of the Ziggurat, he naturally knows the secrets of the Dusk Path...

Just like the path of authority was preceded by the path of power, the path of dusk also had a predecessor. Although he didn't know the name of that path, he at least knew... that it was the path closely related to the deep sea.

All kinds of sea monsters and sea monsters from the deep sea come from that path. The many monsters created by the path of beasts and the path of love have their templates.

Dark, deep, terrifying... even impossible to look directly at.

Just trying to parse that power is enough to drive one crazy.

Because of this, even the Ziggurat does not have an in-depth understanding of them.

...But Professor Laxmi has already guessed why this sea monster suddenly appeared.

It must have been those corpses soaked in preservation fluid that lured it over!
To be continued...