Chapter 324 Internal Fight
"No! Things are not as simple as you think. This ship is powered by sails. Without the cooperation of my storm dragon pattern, those of you who have no sailing experience will soon be overtaken."
Staring at Karl, the wrinkled old captain did not answer Karl's question. Instead, he talked about the consequences of Karl killing him.
This is not a strong threat, but it is still a threat.
He just looked at Karl calmly, grabbed Karl's power armor with both hands, and tried to break it open to free himself.
Seeing his appearance, Karl suddenly laughed.
"Ha! Is this your plan? If I kill you, the ship will be overtaken by the enemy soon; if I don't kill you, you will still control the ship to crash into Dalkat's fleet."
The further he went on, the heavier the force on Karl's hand became.
When he finished saying this, the old captain's face turned the color of pig liver from his pinching.
"Wait! Wait! Don't kill him yet. If he is willing to control the warship and return to Storm Bay, we can still save his life! I will..."
Seeing that Karl was about to strangle the captain to death, the dwarf of the Sivis family quickly stopped him.
But before he finished speaking, he met a pair of eyes on Karl's power armor mask.
Although the dwarf did not have clairvoyance and could not see Karl's eyes under his mask, he was interrupted by an invisible aura and wanted to continue speaking.
"It looks like you're not one of them. That's good. This saves me the trouble of investigating."
After saying this to the dwarf, Karl turned to look at the struggling old captain and said:
"You can threaten me with what you just said. It seems that you are still a little afraid of death, but you have performed such a mission where death is very likely. I am a little curious about your purpose."
Hearing this, the old captain, whose brain was already deprived of oxygen, seemed to have grasped at straws and struggled to say something.
Just when he thought Karl would relax his grip a little and listen to his story...
With a crisp sound of "Gaba", the old captain's spine was crushed.
The dwarf looked at everything that happened in front of him with a blank expression, and even forgot to contact the Sivis family to confirm the information.
After more than ten seconds, when he saw Karl starting to rummage through the old captain's things, he asked cautiously:
"You just killed him like that? No more questions?"
Looking up at the dwarf, Karl tapped his helmet with the gauntlet of his power armor and said:
"I have psychic powers and can read other people's shallow emotions. Even if that guy is about to die, he still wants to deceive me. If I don't kill him, will I still give him a chance to come back alive?
And even if he explains everything, it can't change our current situation.
Instead of keeping a guy like this who could backstab him at any time, it would be better to kill him early to save trouble. "
After that, Karl threw the old captain's body on the deck, and then walked towards the cabin below the deck.
The space below the deck belonged to sailors and artillery. In the four days after leaving port, Karl had not seen those sailors very much.
Seeing Karl walking below the deck, the dwarf was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and quickly caught up with Karl.
"At least leave a few! Do you want to wait until the enemy comes to attack and sail the boat yourself?"
Trying to lower his voice as low as possible, he whispered persuasion at a whisper-level decibel.
But at this moment, the sailors' doors opened one after another.
These guys who looked kind-hearted when they left the port were now fully armed, and the gleaming scimitars reflected the lights in the corridor, making the dwarf unable to open his eyes.
"Did you see that there are only six of us on this ship who are ignorant fools? We have been on guard for a long time."
Picking up the dwarf by his collar, Karl threw it back down the stairs and onto the deck.
Without the slightest intention of explaining, the sailor closest to the stairs immediately rushed up brandishing a machete, and the others also took out their weapons and shot at Karl.
The shining silver gauntlets glowed with electricity, and Karl raised his hand and fired a pulse cannon, blasting away the sailors who tried to get closer.
The dense bullets hit his power armor, making a ping-pong-pong sound.
But they just couldn't break through the defense of his power armor, and they couldn't even leave many traces on the surface of the power armor.
'There are no professionals above level four...'
With such thoughts flashing through his mind, Carl's psychic energy penetrated the armor and activated the iron ant constructs that were transported to the ship together with the aircraft.
The sailors continued to suppress fire, but heard movement behind them.
"boom!"
Just as he turned around, an extraordinary flaming arrow flew from the other end of the corridor. The sailor who couldn't dodge was immediately set on fire, and the ammunition on his body exploded, blowing his body to pieces.
"Third formation! Fire!"
Blocking the exit, Karl took out the shield from his dimensional bag, and then gave the attack instructions to the constructs.
A gap was immediately opened behind the three iron ants, and then a cassette-like thing was replaced with the help of an automatic device.
Immediately afterwards, the constructs lowered themselves, exposing the cannon barrels on their backs.
Electric light, fire and ice were emitted from the barrel, covering the entire corridor for a while.
Seeing that the situation was not good, some sailors hid in the room again.
But more sailors were hit by the attack and either died or were maimed.
After all, their bodies are not digital game characters. The erosion of injuries and magic power will greatly affect their combat capabilities. Even the most ordinary bullet may directly kill them.
Wails resounded throughout the corridor for a while. Karl took off his shield and killed these people without mercy.
After doing this, he slowly approached a tightly closed cabin door, and then closed his eyes, as if feeling something.
Suddenly, he pressed the pulse cannon in his palm against the door panel.
The instantaneous high-temperature pulse suddenly penetrated the bronze-wood door, and the sailor hiding behind the door was directly hit because his head was pressed against the door panel.
But it's not over yet.
Karl quickly took out the grenade, then pulled the safety bolt and threw it in through the gap in the door panel.
There was a loud "bang", and the whole ship shook at this moment.
The sailors who were hiding in the house and trying to kill Carl when he entered were stunned. This method of finishing the attack was something they had never thought of before.
However, not long after the previous explosion sounded, the second and third sounds also sounded.
This sound was like a death knell, making all the sailors clearly realize what kind of opponent they were facing.
"I surrender! As long as you let me go, I am willing to explain everything... Boom!"
"The family steward asked us to do this. As long as you die here, he can use his position in the city hall to exert influence and seize Storm Bay... Boom!"
"Damn it! You madman, kill us, and you will die in... boom!"
"Brothers! Fight out! We still have a chance to kill... Boom!"
In a series of explosions, the sailors died one after another.
After hearing the explosion, Hope and others had already arrived.
Without asking why, the four of them quickly demonstrated their abilities and checked out the living people around him for Karl.
"Karl, there are still people alive in the second room from the right to your left!"
"Boom!"
"That guy down the corridor isn't dead yet!"
"Crack!"
"Okay, they're all dead."
It was not until Mitrice, a monk of the Eternal Death Sect, made her final comment that Karl finally lifted his guard.
Looking at the mess on the ground, Hope stepped forward and asked, "What happened?"
Without taking off his helmet, Karl took a deep breath and began to tell the four girls what he had just seen.
As soon as he finished speaking, the dwarf hiding on the deck climbed down tremblingly.
"What should we do now? Dalkat's fleet will arrive soon. Even if we run back, maybe the Linland family is waiting for us to fall into our trap!"
He was clinging to the handrail of the stairs. It was obvious that the dwarf didn't want to die.
Looking at the silent Karl and the dwarf who was about to collapse, Nia thought for a moment, and then said:
"Things may not have reached the worst level yet. Mr. Dwarf, can you still contact Storm Bay now?"
Hearing Nia's question, the dwarf was stunned for a moment, then nodded hesitantly.
"It should be possible. The liaison officer on duty recently is my uncle."
"Then contact him immediately! Inform the other party of our situation and ask them to go to the Linland family to inquire about the situation!"
"What's the point of this?"
When he thought that Darkat's fleet was coming soon, the dwarf's face was full of resistance.
Far water cannot quench the near thirst. Even if the Linland family will be exterminated after delivering the news, it will not help the situation they are facing now.
"Don't worry! Contact us first!"
After looking at the magic power condensing in Nia's hands, the dwarf finally obediently took the communication stone and contacted the family.
Soon, news came from the other side.
"I didn't see any representatives of the Linland family. It was a young steward who received me. Nephew, over there..."
The person on the other side was about to inquire about the safety of her nephew, but Nia did not give the dwarf any chance to rest and continued to let the dwarf pass the message:
"Inform the rest of the Dragon Mark family immediately. Someone in the Linland family has been instigated by Rui Yi Zhuoer to rebel. This expedition plan has been completely exposed."
After delivering Nia's words, the dwarf turned back and asked in disbelief: "Is this true?"
Nia: "I don't know if it's true or not, but even if we are all dead, that traitorous guy can't even think of doing anything to Storm Bay!"
Hearing this, the dwarf's face suddenly showed an expression uglier than crying.
At this time, Karl stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't be discouraged yet. This ship is sailing along the east coastline. We can try to land again. Don't worry, I will try my best to help you delay."