Fishing Net

42. Fishing Net Roy was startled by the scaly arm.

He moved closer, trying to push aside the celery leaves in the crate to see what it was.

But just as he touched the celery leaves, Roy's hand suddenly stopped, and he forced himself to turn around.

Under the Glimmer Illumination, he had clearly seen what was behind the shelves... It was the person he least wanted to see, or perhaps he couldn't even be called a person.

The Naga Assassin he had seen in the morning was actually hiding in the deepest part of the two rows of shelves.

Roy was worried that he would suddenly jump out and stab him in the back.

But he didn't seem to be making any movements, not even his eyeballs were moving. If it weren't for the slight movement of the gills behind his cheeks, Roy would have thought he wasn't breathing at all.

He was like a Salted Fish leaning against the shelf.

Is he disguising himself as a Salted Fish? He's like the foolish emperor in "The Emperor's New Clothes," clearly exposed to the light, yet completely unaware.

And he's convinced that others can't see him either...

Roy subtly moved the Glimmer Illumination away, trying to appear normal, looking at the shelves as if he were just seeing vegetables...

As the Glimmer Illumination in Roy's hand slowly moved away, the shelves and the Naga Assassin merged back into the darkness.

Without the Glimmer Illumination lighting up that area, it was really impossible to see the Naga Assassin...

Roy turned around and realized that this Naga Assassin did have some Stealth skills.

But under the Glimmer Illumination, he had nowhere to hide, but he didn't know it, so Roy pretended not to see him...

At that moment, Roy felt his heart beating rapidly, as if it was about to jump out of his throat.

He didn't want to eliminate the potential threat to the Sailors on the ship, so he walked back nonchalantly.

Jasper was still standing there, thinking about what kind of excuse he could use to move from the storage room to the Oar Room on the lower level. Seeing Roy walking over with a Glimmer Illumination, he immediately widened his eyes and shouted:

"Hey, Roy, right here, don't let him run away..."

Roy thought that if Jasper went to the opera house, he would definitely become an excellent actor.

The emotions he displayed when shouting at the air were very full.

As he turned around, Jasper had already darted past him, and he followed closely behind Jasper, carrying the Glimmer Illumination...

The door of the storage room was opened, making a dull sound.

The Naga Assassin quickly concealed his body in the shadows of the corner of the shelf.

Then two people walked in, and he realized he was wrong. It should be an elf and a human.

Moreover, he had seen that young human in the morning, the young man who had accidentally escaped.

It seems that catching him was the right thing to do. The Naga Assassin stared at Roy. He really is a member of this sea ship, and the weakest one at that.

I knew he wasn't a good person. I should have been more ruthless when I attacked in the morning...

Seeing Roy and his companion whispering, the Naga Assassin considered the two of them... It wouldn't be convenient for him to make a move.

Once discovered, his infiltration plan would be ruined...

In addition, there were two Sailors guarding the door. He could clearly feel the bloody scent on those two Sailors, which made him dare not act rashly while hiding in the storage room.

Then he saw Roy walking over with a lamp, but just as he was about to reach him, he suddenly turned and walked back.

If Roy had taken one more step, even if the Naga Assassin was hiding in the dark corner, his foot would inevitably step on the Naga Assassin's coiled tail fin.

At that time, he wouldn't be able to hide even if he wanted to. The Gana Assassin was ready to stab the dagger directly into his chest.

For him, at this time... killing one is a bonus! Unfortunately, Roy was just one step away from the Naga Assassin when he suddenly turned around and walked back...

His elf companion was also a bit inexplicable, looking like a fool when he first came in.

At this moment, he actually started running in the narrow storage room, and shouting inexplicably.

The Naga Assassin thought that he had been discovered by the two of them, but then he realized that this was not the case at all...

In the storage room, Roy and Jasper ran out one after the other. Just as they were about to reach the door, Jasper suddenly stopped and recited a short prayer from the magic book he was holding.

Instantly, a beam of Holy Light descended from the ceiling, shining like a cone-shaped pillar of light on the wooden floor.

The Second Mate, who was guarding the entrance to the storage room, turned to look inside, saw the pillar of light radiating a sacred aura, but did not see the ghost covered by the light.

At this moment, Jasper knelt on one knee, one hand pressed against the floor, and asked Roy, "How did it get down there?"

Roy also retracted the Glimmer Illumination and walked to Jasper's side, casually asking, "What should we do?"

"Chase it. Is there a staircase here?" Jasper asked decisively.

The Second Mate's burly body almost completely blocked the entrance to the storage room, and he leaned over, sticking his bald head inside...

"What trouble have you run into?"

Jasper pointed to the still-fading pillar of light and said to the Second Mate:

"We just saw a Wraith, but it had already developed intelligence. When it saw us, it fled rapidly and escaped below the deck..."

The Second Mate looked at the two suspiciously before saying, "Come with me!"

He moved away from the entrance of the storage room and stood in the narrow corridor.

The sailor following the Second Mate blocked in front of the two, sandwiching them again...

Roy guessed that he didn't want the vegetables in the storage room to be smashed to pieces during a fight, so he agreed to Jasper's suggestion and allowed the two to go below to chase the Wraith.

Just as the group passed the kitchen, the Head Chef, who was inside directing his subordinates, specifically ran out and blocked the corridor, asking the Second Mate a series of questions without any politeness.

Roy couldn't understand what they were saying, but he felt that the Second Mate, who was so burly and strong, was actually very polite in front of the Head Chef.

Probably the Head Chef heard that the Wraith had escaped and was in a great mood, praising the Second Mate a lot...

The staircase leading below the deck was located in the center of the first floor of the ship's superstructure.

Extending diagonally downwards from here, it didn't take up much space in the kitchen.

The staircase here was relatively dilapidated. In addition to some scratches, there were traces of corrosion on the walls, the paint was peeling off, and there was even some mold.

The walls on both sides were also mottled, and it was impossible to see what kind of paint was applied. They were just dark, and there was even a layer of black dirt in places that were frequently touched.

Walking down the stairs, this was the crew's cabins, one next to the other, very densely packed.

The light in this corridor was a bit dim, and there were no lights on the walls.

Roy walked in holding a ball of Glimmer Illumination, and saw that in addition to some debris in the corridor, there were also a few smelly shoes lying around, making it almost impossible to set foot.

The Second Mate stepped on these debris as if he didn't see them, and walked along the corridor for a while before reaching a corner.

Pushing open this door, they arrived at the Oar Room on the left side of the crew's quarters.

The Oar Room on the right side was opposite the crew's cabins, on the side facing the dock. If he could go to that room, Roy planned to jump directly from the window onto the dock. After all, a height of more than four meters wasn't too high, and jumping down would at most break his leg.

But the two were led by the Second Mate into the Oar Room on the left, the side facing the Great Sea...

If he jumped ship, he would have to jump into the sea. Although it would be safer, he would have to swim back to the port dock. If they caught him during this time...

Roy didn't dare to think about it.

The room was long and narrow, like a large bunk room. The wooden oars, each more than ten meters long, were suspended from the roof. Beside each oar were about eight seats, indicating that eight sailors were assigned to each oar. There were even some luggage items placed here, indicating that some sailors should also be living here.

However, the room was currently empty...

Under the illumination of the Holy Glimmer Illumination in Roy's hand, there were actually more than a dozen Wraiths floating in the room.

The Wraiths here were almost completely lost, just floating motionless in the room.

The flames of their souls were of varying strengths. As Roy passed by these Wraiths, the Holy Light emitted by just a ball of Glimmer Illumination completely extinguished the soul fire of a lost undead.

Then, it disappeared into the air like a wisp of green smoke without any struggle, and the ghostly blue soul was freed from the shackles of resentment and manifested its form under the Holy Glimmer Illumination.

This soul, having lost all its memories, flew towards the sky without any attachment, and disappeared above the ceiling of the cabin in the blink of an eye.

There were still many wandering souls in the room. Roy and Jasper carefully distinguished them. Some were dead sailors, and there were also Gana Sea Clan and Elves...

Seeing so many Wraiths, Jasper's face turned pale.

With his Holy Light power, he simply couldn't purify so many wraiths.

His panicked appearance wasn't entirely from being frightened by these ghosts.

Seeing this sea ship as a graveyard was what truly caused him great shock.

Roy's biggest worry was that the ship had been docked for three or four days, and they clearly wouldn't stay in Castleton Harbour for too long.

High tide tonight would be around three in the morning, and this sea ship could take advantage of the fishing boats entering the port to leave.

All the oars in the Oar Room were ready, and the storage room was piled high with food, clearly indicating that all preparations for the voyage had been made...

They probably invited Jasper tonight to purify some of the wraiths on the ship, and then... they never intended to let him leave.

Roy's arrival was like a buy-one-get-one-free deal. The two exchanged glances again, both seeing fear in each other's eyes.

The two of them started running almost simultaneously. They were less than three meters away from the oar window. Before the Second Mate and Sailors could react, they rushed out without looking back. Their bodies were thin, just enough to slide out through the oar window.

The second Roy's body slid out of the window, his mood plummeted to rock bottom.

A huge Fishing Net was stretched out in front of them. Jasper and Roy fell into the Fishing Net one after the other.