Chapter 387 First Contact
Just when the Dawn Group fell into the sea ruins, a large number of treasure hunting groups had already followed the treasure map and came to this sea area.
Probably because all the fish have not yet been caught in the net, these treasure hunters arrived at Haixu very smoothly and happily unearthed treasures on various islands.
When Su Lun was being chased, he was in the forest south of Alcatraz Island.
A group of adventurers discovered a shipwreck in the forest and are currently excavating it.
The forest has a rainforest climate, which is humid and hot, but it does not affect the enthusiasm of the treasure hunters at all.
If they just dig a shovel into the soil, they can find a large number of ancient gold coins. From time to time, various precious gold and silver vessels, ceramics, and gemstones are unearthed.
It can be seen that this is a treasure ship from hundreds of years ago, and it is full of treasures.
The crew was very excited to find such a rich treasure soon after landing on the island.
"Hahaha, Captain, we have made a fortune this time. This Alcatraz Island is really full of treasures! Just by finding this sunken ship, our cabin is almost full. I really don't know how much there is in the depths of this island. Treasures Uncovered”
"That's right. Fortunately, the leader is well-informed and got a first-hand chart. When we return to Lingdun this time, we will definitely surprise the guys in the union! Hahaha"
"Our 'Black Panther Group' is really going to be prosperous this time. Oh, I will definitely tell my treasure hunting story to my son when I go back. He will be proud of having an adventurer father."
"But it's strange. The sky in this sea area has changed so suddenly. The sun can't be seen anymore. And where did this rich necromantic aura come from?"
"Wasn't it said that the waters near Alcatraz Island are dangerous? I only encountered a few undead monsters and didn't see any dangerous sea monsters."
"Who knows, maybe we are lucky? As you know, luck is always an integral part of treasure hunters."
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The full name of this treasure hunting group is "Prince Carnap's 27th Treasure Hunting Group Black Panther Group".
Yes, this is a treasure hunting group sponsored by Prince Carnap of the Luying Empire. It is an official treasure hunting group and is also a well-known old adventure group in the "Luying Adventurer General Union".
The leader was a burly middle-aged man with rosacea and a beard. He was Adolph "Red Nose" Myers, the leader of the "Black Panthers".
He listened to the lively chatting of the team members and looked at the lifeless forest. He always had a bad feeling, so he reminded him in a standard Lingdun accent: "Hey, I told you guys to be careful. 'Beibei.' Very uneasy, there seems to be a huge danger lurking on this island.”
"Beibei" is a black panther with shiny coat. It is a purebred "Lanyoute psychic leopard", a rare species in the northern mountains of Luying. This kind of monster is a natural psychic body with a keen sense of crisis. It is the best partner of animal trainers and many diviners.
Miles said, touching his closest companion.
"Got it, boss!"
"Oh, we have to hurry up, there are many treasure hunters coming behind us. We have to find the [Heart of the Four Color Elements] that Mr. Antonio of the Federation of Trade Unions commissioned to find before them."
"Hey, we should be the first to arrive at Alcatraz Island. If the treasure is there, no one will find it before us."
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The crew talked as they dug.
But at this moment, a perception professional suddenly said: "There is something in the west that triggers the early warning device I arranged. It seems to be a human being!"
Captain Miles' expression suddenly changed: "Someone is coming? How many people?"
The man frowned and said: "It seems that there is only one."
"One?"
Miles looked confused.
How could there be a loner on Alcatraz Island?
There was a solemn look in his eyes and he said: "Let's go and have a look."
At this moment, on the beach west of Alcatraz Island.
"Click~"
There was a crisp sound of bone cracking.
Su Lun let go of a fifth-level weirdo whose head was blown off by his crushing.
Then he gasped and stretched out his hand to pull out the bone spear that the monster had pierced into his body.
With this pull, a bloody arrow shot out from the wound.
With a pale face, he took out a potion and poured it on the wound on his shoulder. White smoke came out, and the burning sensation of being corroded by the undead slowly decreased.
Seeing the undead monster killed on the ground, Su Lun also breathed a sigh of relief.
The undead spirits with names are all very strange, and this one was identified as [Captain Parker of the Saint Mary (Gold)]. He was also a famous seventh-level pirate during his lifetime, and he was also a fifth-level pirate after his death. After being polluted by the undead, he gained more weird assassination abilities.
This bone spear can pierce his Rune King Kong body, which is amazing.
And there are still many such fifth-level gold weirdness among the hundreds of thousands of undead monsters before.
“It’s quite a troublesome thing”
Su Lun looked at the dense jungle in front of him, his eyes full of solemnity.
This Alcatraz Island is a very large island, and even in the view shared by Black Crow, the end cannot be seen at all.
It is not easy to find the godhead of Neptune.
He originally planned to take [Sea King Drake] and the group of undead creatures for a walk around the sea.
After all, the longer his side is restrained, the greater the chance of success on Senjou's side.
Unexpectedly, not long after Senjou landed on Alcatraz Island, [Sea King Drake] discovered something.
The group of undead monsters changed their previous cat-and-mouse attitude and attacked him like crazy.
Fortunately, the big boss was probably attracted by Qian Jiao and did not pursue him personally. Su Lun's own life-saving methods were not weak, and he tried all kinds of methods, and then managed to escape to Alcatraz Island.
But killing several fifth-level weirdos that were chasing after him in a row also consumed most of his dark spiritual power, which was a bit too much to bear.
But now is obviously not the time to rest, he is going to go round with the large army.
Su Lun had a cold flame in his hand, burning the blood and bone spears on the ground, and disposing of the traces left behind.
He wanted to wait until the wheezing subsided and leave.
But at this moment, a team of people appeared in the perception.
In the blink of an eye, a vigorous black panther and several wind wolf monsters rushed out of the dense forest, grinning at him from a distance.
"Animal Tamer?"
Looking at these monsters, Su Lun raised his eyebrows and naturally sensed that there were humans in the jungle.
After seeing too many undead monsters, he suddenly saw some creatures from the underworld, and he was in a good mood.
He didn't do anything, and glanced at the monsters with his eyes.
But just with this glare, the monsters seemed to have seen something terrifying, and they all took half a step back. The ferocious expression of their grinning teeth has also restrained a lot, and they are slightly afraid.
Not waiting for two seconds, more than twenty people rushed out of the dense forest.
They were holding weapons and had strange and shocked expressions.
The leader, a bearded man with rosacea, saw that Su Lun was really alone, his eyes were full of disbelief, and asked: "You are an adventurer?"
"Yeah."
Su Lun looked at these people and guessed some information.
He doesn't have the pirate's trademark smoky black teeth, he's well-dressed, and he looks like an adventurer in good condition.
Maybe it's someone from Lu Ying.
The bearded man asked cautiously: "Are you from that group? Why are you here alone?"
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Su Lun knew that the other party was trying to test his own identity, but he was not interested in talking to these people.
He saw that three people in the opposing team had the "brand of the Sun Slave Chamber of Commerce" on their necks and knew they were slaves.
And coincidentally, the arms of these three people with rolled up cuffs also reveal detailed anchor tattoos.
Su Lun was very familiar with it. It was the symbol that Barrett and the Judgment Group liked to tattoo. He asked directly to the three of them: "Are you three members of the 'Holy Judgment Group'?"
Even if the opponent is facing each other with weapons, he has no hostility towards these people, just because of these three people.
Upon hearing this, the bearded man's expression instantly changed from cautious to alert: "What do you mean?"
He didn't know how the other party figured it out, but the "Judgment Panel" was now a wanted criminal of the Luying Royal Family, and covering up was a serious crime. Because he had an old relationship with the Judgment Committee, he bought several acquaintances from slave merchants through his connections, which was already a huge risk.
Now that someone has discovered it, people have to be alert.
Seeing that the three people did not mean to be coerced, Su Lun probably guessed something. He thought for a moment and said directly: "I don't mean anything else. Captain Barrett is my friend. And he is also on the island now."
After hearing this, the expressions of the three sacred groups were obviously different. They were looking forward to it, excited, and wanted to ask something.
But they were cautious and did not admit it and did not dare to speak.
Su Lun looked at the alert expressions and postures of these people, all to prevent him, an outsider, from breaking into the forest behind them.
He also guessed that these people had probably discovered some treasure and were digging for it.
Su Lun was not interested in the treasure and did not want to spend any more time here. He kindly reminded: "This treasure of Alcatraz is a conspiracy from beginning to end. The high priest of the Agapanaon Temple deceived the adventurers to come here. , I just want to sacrifice people alive here. This is a 'sea ruins'."
He couldn't explain it clearly in a few words, and he didn't mean to say more, "Forget it, just ask for your blessings. If you stop me, it will only harm you. Go west and find a river of the underworld. If you can succeed Going upstream is the only chance to get out alive.”
With that said, Su Lun turned around and walked in the other direction into the forest without looking back.
[Sea King] Unless he dies, no one can come out of Haixu alive.
Even the Dawn Group may not be able to get out alive, so just a reminder is enough kindness.
Seeing the stranger in front of them leave like this, the Black Panthers were stunned.
At this time, someone did not realize the seriousness of the matter and asked: "Captain, are we going to let that guy go like this? What if he is a spy sent by a certain pirate group, and the treasure we discovered"
"Red Nose" Miles shook his head, without any intention of intercepting, and said with a very complicated expression: "Didn't you notice that that person was very calm from the beginning to the end when facing so many of us?"
As he said that, he looked at the black panther next to him and added: "Moreover, 'Beibei' sensed that that person was extremely dangerous!"
"Extremely dangerous" is a very strong word,
Hearing this,
The faces of the people around him all changed, and the young man's calm demeanor appeared in their minds.
This is a bit of an afterthought.
Moreover, it seems that the other party is obviously not interested in the treasure.
On the contrary, the words he said were terrifying to think about.
Someone else asked: "Captain, how credible do you think what that person said is true? Is this really a 'Hai Ruins'?"
Miles was naturally unwilling to believe it, but he also felt vaguely uneasy: "Even if we can't completely believe it, I'm afraid we are in big trouble."
Those few short sentences just now contain a lot of information.
Adventurers wandering on the sea have never heard of the name "Hai Ruins".
Is the Temple of Agapatheon borrowing treasures to sacrifice treasure hunters like them alive?
Although I find it a bit unbelievable, there seems to be no motive for deception.
The more they thought about it, the more everyone in the Black Panthers felt chills running down their spines.
At this moment, they watched some strange shadows slowly appear in the fog on the sea in the distance.
"Captain, look, what is that!"
At this warning, everyone looked over.
Just as everyone was paying attention, the black shadows in the thick fog rushed out, and they turned out to be hundreds of broken ships.
And there are countless undead monsters densely packed on the ships.
Everyone in the Black Panther Regiment had never seen such an exaggerated battle before. Seeing this scene, they all turned pale with fright.
Miles' soul flew away and shouted: "Damn it, retreat to the jungle and prepare to fight!"
It turns out that Alcatraz Island is not without dangers, but those dangers have not yet found them.
Now, here it comes!
At the same time, almost all adventure groups that entered Haixu were attacked by undead monsters.
Alcatraz Island is said to be an island, but it is very large. Su Lun estimated that it is at least dozens of kilometers in diameter.
There are indeed many treasures on the island. Su Lun walked through the forest and saw gold and silver vessels in the mud several times. If you dig deep, there must be treasures.
These are "sacrificial offerings" accumulated over countless years, and there are even some precious stone tablets and antiquities from ancient civilizations.
The value is immeasurable.
But Su Lun had no intention of digging for treasure.
Because at this time, the large troops on Senjou's side were already fighting with the undead monsters.
With the blessing of the eight-armed spider spear, he moved very fast in the jungle. Before long, the sounds of fierce fighting could be heard.
"Bang" "Bang" "Bang".
The sound of gunfire became increasingly clear.
Su Lun did not directly participate in the battle. He first released the death bird and overlooked the entire battlefield in the sky.
At this glance, it was clear that the monsters in the jungle were rushing in one direction like a tide.
Everyone in the Dawn Group has been tightly surrounded by undead monsters all over the mountains and plains. This is worse than the situation in a naval battle. No matter which direction they break through, they are endless monsters.
Fortunately, this is land, and those undead monsters are "the dead who died in the sea", and their combat power is greatly reduced.
Everyone in the Dawn Regiment also found a favorable terrain for positional warfare. With powerful modern firearms and sufficient ammunition, they were not wiped out by the regiment.
After seeing the situation, Su Lun naturally couldn't stand idly by. He held a black scythe and carried the gargoyle behind him, slashing and teleporting all the way.
"Mr. Su Lun is back!"
"Wow! It's great, Mr. Sullen is back"
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As soon as Su Lun rushed into the position, everyone in the Dawn Regiment cheered.
Previously, he restrained the monster in the sea alone, which gave everyone in the Dawn Group a chance to escape. Now seeing him return safely, everyone naturally cheered.
Su Lun responded to everyone one by one.
After he came in, he discovered that the battle looked fierce, but the casualties among the members of the Dawn Regiment were not large.
Under the command of Barrett, the professional corps commander, everyone in the camp fought scientifically and efficiently. The three squads on the front line are fighting alternately, resting, killing monsters, and the wounded can also receive effective treatment
Now coming in, Su Lun also understood the reason why Barrett chose to fight positional warfare.
Before, because no one harvested souls, it was difficult for everyone in the Dawn Group to kill the undead monsters. But as they continued to fight, they also discovered an experience. That is, in this situation where the difference between the numbers of the enemy and ourselves is too big, not killing them has the advantage of not killing them.
Most monsters are actually not very intelligent. They only have a few simple consciousnesses, namely: surround and kill. Although there are many, the only ones that can actually participate in the attack are the few monsters surrounding the core of the circle.
After the monster's body is smashed, its combat power plummets, but they will still occupy the "output position" in the front row.
After Barrett discovered this, he decisively changed his tactics.
The members of the Dawn Group are not seeking to kill the monsters, but just beat the low-level monsters to pieces and then pile them outside as "human shields".
In this way, the monsters behind will not be able to come in. The actual number of monsters they have to deal with is only one percent or one thousandth.
This greatly reduced the pressure on everyone in the Dawn Group.
Of course, if the problem is not solved, there will be more and more monsters, and sooner or later they will be consumed.
After all, the Dawn Group is not weak now, and the high-level monsters are not in a hurry to die.
Occasionally, a few high-level monsters would come in, and they would be killed immediately by artillery fire, or be beheaded by Senjou and Barrett.
After killing a few more, things calmed down a lot.
Senjo even found time to come over and rest.
She saw the blood on Su Lun and asked, "Are you injured?"
Su Lun shook his head: "Small problem."
Now that they are trapped, their top priority is to figure out how to solve the dilemma.
Su Lun was very confused as to why [Sea King] suddenly discovered this place and directly asked the fundamental question: "Sister Qianjou, what did you trigger before?"
The two had a tacit understanding for a long time, and Qianjo knew what he wanted to ask, so he responded: "After we landed on the island, we searched for the 'godhead' of the Sea King in the forest. Then we found an ancient stone tablet in Miss Pandora, which seemed to record Some ancient secrets were discovered, but before the 'archaeologists' in the group could decipher them, monsters were attracted."
"Stone tablet?"
After hearing this, Su Lun finally realized. No wonder [Sea King] turned around in a hurry before. It turned out to be because of touching this.
"Yeah."
Saying that, Qianjou took out the inscription that he had rubbed before.
When Su Lun saw those twisted ancient characters, he immediately recognized them and said: "This is the 'Salam script', which is a script from a certain civilization before the Dawn Era. It is at least a hundred thousand years old."
Hearing this, several archaeologists and polymaths who were proficient in ancient writing were relieved and said with great joy: "Do you know Mr. Su Lun? Oh, my God, that's great."
Everyone knew that touching the stone tablet would attract monsters, so it must be a very important thing.
Some of the inscriptions have been deciphered by the experts in the group, and Su Lun happens to understand some of them.
There was no need to decipher it 100%. After scanning it, he roughly understood the meaning of the inscription. With shock in his eyes, he said: "This sea ruins may really be the burial place of an ancient sea god named 'Ximing Lewa'." ! This Alcatraz Island has an altar to the sea god, or a cemetery. The inscription records that the god killed a nine-headed sea monster and resisted the invasion of evil creatures from the underworld."
Everyone listened and looked thoughtful.
The inscriptions are full of fairy tales, which don't sound like any useful clues.
Qianjou completely skipped the thinking process and asked directly: "Su Lun, what did you see?"
"Yeah. Now that we know this is the cemetery of gods, we can speculate on many things."
Su Lun nodded, picked up the banknotes and drew a map.
It's not like he didn't do anything when he fled all the way, but through the sight of the dead bird, he had already memorized the layout of some islands near Alcatraz Island.
The others didn't know what he was going to do, but they all watched with bated breath.
After a while, a local map was drawn.
Su Lun's super high brain development allowed him to instantly match the map on the drawing with some patterns he had seen before, and then inspiration burst out instantly.
He continued to use his pen to connect the islands.
Although it was only part of it, Tani looked at it and suddenly exclaimed: "Mr. Su Lun, is this the starry sky map of the 'Poseidon Constellation'?"
A good navigator must be extremely familiar with the stars, the lights that guide ships at night.
Su Lun nodded. He had not noticed it before, but after reading the inscription, an idea suddenly struck him.
Then he said: "Sister Qianjo, where did you encounter that stone tablet before?"
"Here."
Senjo pointed out the location with his hand.
Su Lun marked it with a pen, and then used that point as a starting point to draw out several geometric patterns in mysticism. When combined with the "Poseidon Constellation", everything seemed clear.
"Shinto requires belief, but the "Pirate Emperor" Francis Drake was just a big pirate, and he had no basis for belief. Therefore, faith can only be obtained through some special means. Since it is the tomb of a god, it makes sense. ”
This was some "common sense" that Pandora told him before that only gods could understand. Once all the clues were connected, the situation was immediately solved.
He pointed out several of the points and said: "These three points are the most likely to be where its divine head is."
Once the pattern was drawn, Alcatraz Island was so big that they no longer had to blindly search for it.
Those three points are extremely likely.
On the side, Pandora, who was wearing a cloak, did not speak during the whole process, but watching Su Lun analyze the results step by step with his sharp thinking, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
Things suddenly took a turn for the better. Qian Jiao frowned again and said: "The current situation is that we have been discovered. It is impossible to break out on a large scale. Moreover, it will also alert the [Sea King] and come to kill him personally."< br>
"Not bad."
At this time, Barrett also came over, keenly grasping the key point, and said: "We can still hold on for a long time in positional warfare. The best plan is for Su Lun to take Miss Pandora and a small number of elites for a sneak attack. Target Smaller and less noticeable, we can also attract the attention of monsters.”
"Yeah."
Su Lun nodded, this was also his plan.
Now it needs to be turned around, with Barrett and the others acting as bait.
The current situation did not allow for much hesitation, and he added: "My [Ozzy Iceman's Shroud] can avoid the perception of those monsters, so just Miss Pandora and I will go. There are fewer people, and it will be easier to move. Come. When you are in this position, you can also support each other if there is an emergency.”
Going directly to the hard steel [Neptune] is definitely not a small risk.
Once discovered, the human wave tactic is of little use.
The combination of Su Lun and Pandora, who can fight and run, is the best choice.
This plan took almost everything into consideration, and Senjo Barrett and the others didn't say much, "Okay! Pay attention to safety."
"Yeah."
Su Lun said and glanced at Pandora beside him.
Pandora nodded slightly, said nothing, and acquiesced.
Senjou and the others rejoined the battlefield.
No one noticed that Suellen and Pandora stayed in the marching tent.
With no one else around, Su Lun looked at Pandora and said, "I'm sorry."
Pandora nodded, "Yes."
Su Lun didn't hesitate at all and stood behind her, leaning against each other in a very intimate posture.
He remembered correctly that this was the first time the two of them had physical contact. Pandora's body is really special, she is soft and boneless, and her whole body has an extreme softness that is irresistible. Large areas of skin are touching each other, and the curves of the body can be felt really clearly.
As soon as his thoughts were gone, Suellen wrapped the two of them together in [Oz the Iceman's Shroud] and completely disappeared into the air. (End of chapter)