Seeing the black gun muzzle on the deck moving towards her, Akasha suddenly panicked. She wanted to leave, but Charles next to her did not give her the chance.
He raised his left hand, and the tentacle ring activated instantly, and the invisible tentacles tightly wrapped around the bat.
Although the bat broke free in less than a second, it was enough time.
"boom!!"
In the blink of an eye, Charles saw that most of the giant bat's body had disappeared, flesh was scattered everywhere, and the bat's hideous face was full of disbelief.
Charles was falling towards the sea when he suddenly felt a flash of white light in front of him. He subconsciously reached out and grabbed it. It was the mirror of the bat monster.
With a "splash", the cold sea water wrapped around Charles' whole body.
When he emerged from the water, he saw another half-human, half-bat monster running towards the port in a panic. It was obvious that he had no intention of desperately avenging his companion.
"Coward! Don't run if you have the guts!" Charles shouted in the water.
The death of a duke seemed to have really frightened the vampires. The crew could not see the Dark Crystal Island and no bats came over.
Charles was lying on the deck wet and stretched out, exhausted. Although the mask could make the body reach the limit of human strength, it could not eliminate the physical exhaustion. He didn't want to move a finger.
The crew members who had survived the disaster rushed over in ecstasy, grabbed him, threw him high into the air and cheered.
The next day, Charles, having recovered some of his energy, opened his eyes. Despite his still sore muscles, he stood up and walked towards the deck.
Seeing the first mate mending the ship's bandages on the deck, he sighed slightly.
The losses this time were a bit heavy. In the encounter with the giant butterfly, two sailors and the second-wheel manager died. This time, Dark Crystal Island lost two sailors and a kitchen helper.
Coupled with the fact that the Narwhal was badly damaged, this mission to explore new waters was a complete failure.
The only thing Charles got was a mirror and a blind vampire.
Charles took out the round mirror and looked at himself, only to find that the mirror was so blurry that he couldn't see clearly at all.
Charles had an idea and walked towards the crew lounge with the mirror. If there was anyone who was most likely to know about this relic, he would undoubtedly be the only local on the ship.
As soon as Charles walked into the lounge, the smell of blood hit him in the face. The blind vampire Odric was sucking on a bloody bandage. James, who was lying on a sling and snoring next to him, was the producer of the bloody bandage.
The blind painter's neck kept moving, with bright red granulations intertwined with each other, and it looked like it would heal in a short time.
Hearing the familiar footsteps, Odrick stood up quickly, "Captain Charles, you are here."
Charles pulled out the black blade and placed it in James' hand. He used his flesh and blood body to fight the bat monster, causing serious injuries to the chief engineer.
However, as the body grows, the skin, fat, and muscles also grow at the same time. Most of the injuries are external to the skin and do not damage the internal organs.
After touching the big man's forehead and finding that he didn't have a fever, Charles turned around, took out the mirror and put it in Odrick's hand.
"This thing is a relic of the Duke. Her ability to transform into a giant bat seems to be related to this. Do you know how to use it?"
Charles recalled the giant bat in the sky before. When he thought of the powerful sonic power, his heart was burning, but he still did not forget the disadvantages of the relic. "Does this thing have side effects?"
"Yes. The blood thirst of the vampires who use this mirror will be aggravated. If used frequently, they will eventually be dominated by this power and completely transformed into a beast. Its previous owner, Viscount Lance, is still hanging upside down on Dark Crystal Island."
Charles looked at the mirror in his hand and thought to himself, "The side effects are a bit serious. It seems that this relic can only be used temporarily at critical moments. It can't be used at any time like the clown mask."
The blind vampire suddenly thought of something and hurriedly held the mirror in both hands and handed it over. He was very familiar with his position.
At this time, Odrick's neck had returned to normal, and Charles was somewhat envious of this powerful healing ability.
Charles took the mirror and put it in his pocket, then asked casually, "You vampires have such strong recovery abilities, so what's with the wound on your face? Is it something special?"
A trace of fear appeared on Audric's horrified face. "It was an accident."
"My companions and I robbed a pirate ship. We found a box in a hidden cabin. We thought it was some treasure, but it turned out to be sunlight."
When Charles heard the word sunshine, his heart skipped a beat and almost stopped, but he immediately noticed something wrong in the vampire's words.
"Are you sure? Sunlight? Sunlight in a box?"
"Yes, it was the sunlight. The moment I saw that light, my kind instantly turned into ashes. I was able to survive because I stood far away, but even so, I paid a heavy price."
As he spoke, Odrick took off his black sunglasses, revealing his two bulging eyes that were like soft-boiled eggs. With the red proliferating blood vessels around them, he looked particularly terrifying.
"Did you see that? My eyes are still hurting now. Only sunlight can do this kind of torture."
Charles, who was a little impatient, paced back and forth in the cabin. He was not panicked even when he was chased by the Duke vampire yesterday, but now he was a little confused.
"Maybe... maybe there are other beam weapons in there?"
He found it extremely absurd. How could sunlight be contained in a box? How could light without a physical object be captured
Odrick shook his head. "There were still living pirates nearby. When we got into trouble, they didn't show any abnormalities. If it was really some kind of weapon, they wouldn't be fine."
Charles' heartbeat quickened, and his expression became a little excited. This might be the key clue to return to the surface. "Where did those pirates get the sunlight?"
"I'm not sure, but those pirates are from the chaotic city of Sodom. It's very likely that they got it from there. Mr. Charles, do you need sunshine?"
"Sodom, the city of chaos..." Charles, with a rare smile on his face, patted him on the shoulder, turned and walked out.
Regardless of whether the box contained real sunshine or not, Charles decided to take a look.
Hearing the footsteps fading away, Odric stealthily took out half of a human corpse from the wooden barrel next to him. If Charles were here, he would be able to immediately identify that the corpse was that of the Duchess who had fought with him.
The blind vampire picked up the corpse and began to chew it greedily. In the dim cabin, the chewing sounds and snoring were intertwined.
(End of this chapter)