Led by the exploration ship captain named Jimmy, the Narwhal headed towards the darkness.
They learned from Jimmy that a group of exploration ships had set off ahead of them. Not to mention the Earth Sea, they all wanted to get the reward that Charles mentioned.
The exploration ships of others who were looking for the right route did not find the target, but Jimmy, who went a little off the track, found the target by accident.
These three days were extremely torturous for everyone, but Charles did not dare to be careless. The more nervous he was, the more nervous he should be.
The ground slowly turned into a brown earthy smell. There were no plants on it. Pebbles as big as the Narwhal left deep marks in the soil, as if they were moving.
After careful observation, Charles found that it was just a larger, rounder stone and there was no danger.
After walking in this strange landscape for another day, at 10 o'clock that evening, after a year, Charles finally saw the darkness of the Earthsea again.
Darkness, like sunlight, should not have a simple edge, but it did. Now the darkness of the earth and sea was like a real object, piled up in front of him.
To Charles, there was a huge dark wall in front of him.
After ordering the mice to explore and finding that there was no danger in there, Charles walked carefully into the darkness.
For Charles, who possesses dark vision, darkness cannot block his sight. It is as if there is a layer of gray filter in front of his eyes, and everything he sees is gray. The environment inside is the same as outside, with no difference.
Jimmy, who was equally excited, walked up to Charles and said excitedly, "Governor Charles, this is dark, right? I found it. I'm the first one."
"Don't be impatient. Now is not the time to be happy." He reached his hand into the darkness and pulled it out, but there was nothing in his hand.
Charles looked up at the huge wall of darkness in front of him. Now there was only one question in his mind, which was how to bring the darkness back.
“If a mirror box can hold sunlight, shouldn’t it also be able to hold darkness?”
Just as he was thinking this, there was a sudden explosion in the air, and the sound made everyone present shrink their necks suddenly.
The red explosion illuminated the dark sky, and the fire staggered downwards.
"Back off! Be alert!" Charles gave the order immediately.
The light from the fire also allowed Charles to see clearly what was in the distance. It looked like an enlarged version of a military multi-propeller helicopter, and it seemed to have encountered an enemy.
Such a high-tech fighter jet made Charles feel a strong sense of disconnection. This kind of thing should not appear here.
There were some translucent things crawling on one side of the plane. It was not very clear from a distance, but it seemed to be splitting apart at a high speed.
The helicopter finally made an emergency landing on the ground, and gunshots continued to be heard.
Some humans dressed in what looked like space suits rushed out of the cabin, raised their semi-automatic rifles, and kept firing at the translucent objects.
"Did you see these when you came here before?" Charles, holding a telescope, asked Jimmy beside him.
"No, absolutely not. When I came here before, there was no one here. Governor Charles, they don't look like people from the Giant Pit Fortress."
After careful observation for a while, Charles found that neither side was dangerous to him. He turned to the helmsman in the cockpit and said, "Noden, come closer."
As the distance got closer, Charles took out his half-worn mobile phone and started taking pictures in the distance.
The situation was not clear yet, so Charles had no intention of taking action, even though one of the parties looked like a human.
The thing that fought with humans was also very special. Its body alternated between black and transparent, and it was difficult to describe its appearance. If one had to describe it, then the deformed animal bones wrapped in translucent rotten flesh would be the most appropriate.
The weird things were splitting apart quickly, and the advantage was tilting towards the translucent monster.
"I have clearly occupied the Giant Pit Fortress. If you want to reach the surface from the Earth Sea, you must pass through the Giant Pit. So where did these people come from? Humans living on the surface? That's impossible, right? Are there really other humans on the surface?"
Just as Charles was thinking this, the deformed animal bones that were stuck together suddenly thrust forward, and the sharp bone spurs scratched a human.
The man's clothes, face and helmet were split into two pieces.
The green hair exposed under the helmet made Charles' heart tremble. With the help of the telescope, he saw the half face splashed with blood. It was Feuerbach! !
"Go! Help them!" When Charles saw that the second mate was among them, he immediately changed his strategy.
The tracks started to turn quickly, and the two exploration ships quickly approached the front. They did not dare to use the deck guns for fear of hitting those people. Charles led the crew to the front to provide support.
The support of the personnel from the two ships changed the situation rapidly, and the thing suppressed by various long-range weapons was completely unable to move.
Charles immediately ordered all crew members to use various attack methods to test the opponent's weaknesses.
Since they are not afraid of hot weapons, they will definitely be afraid of other things.
Soon, Dipper turned into blue smoke and floated over them and easily bit off a large piece. Dipper's attack seemed to have a miraculous effect on them.
I don't know if it was Dipper's special ability or the red animal skin he was wearing. But no matter what, the battle quickly calmed down, and those things were eaten up by Dipper.
"Linda! Come quickly!" Charles and the ship's doctor rushed anxiously towards the helicopter.
When Charles came near them, he saw Feuerbach being treated by his companions.
But looking at his half face that was almost cut open, Charles' heart sank. He was badly injured.
"Captain, the treatment has failed. Once the effect of the epinephrine wears off, he will die soon." said the doctor who was kneeling on one knee next to Feuerbach.
An astronaut with a black brooch on his shoulder came over, raised the pistol in his hand, pointed it at Feuerbach's head and was ready to pull the trigger.
"Magnet~!" The tentacles with white electric arcs swung over and knocked him away.
"Get out of the way! Let my doctor come to save you!!" Just as Charles was about to rush in, more than a dozen gun barrels were pointed at his head.
The somewhat embarrassed White Helmet got up from the ground. "Do you know D6751?"
"Of course! He is my crew member, the former second mate." Charles' voice was full of anxiety. Feuerbach's eyes had begun to roll upwards. Charles knew this feeling, which meant that he was in a state of near death.
"No, he is not your crew member." The man said and took off the white helmet on his head, revealing a face exactly like Feuerbach.
Others did the same, and their faces were equally Feuerbachian.
At this moment, Feuerbach's hands on the ground went limp and he died instantly.
(End of this chapter)