Ember Gun

   Chapter 548

  The sea of ​​silence, the mysterious sea of ​​silence, the sea of ​​no return.

  The source of all the secrets are overlapped here, waiting for the latecomers to take out these dusty stories again.

  Even Lorenzo, the mood at the moment is a bit difficult to calm down, for such a strange sea area, he has thought about how he will face it.

  Full of gunpowder and paint antimony, no matter what is in the sea, absolute firepower will be applied to it? Or is it bold and ambitious, full of motivation, all the way to the deepest? He had thought about all this, and not only was he not afraid, but eager to try.

  But what Lorenzo did not expect was that everything came so quickly, directly breaking all his conjectures, making people too late to prepare, and just like that, he was exposed to the darkness unpreparedly.

   "We have entered the sea of ​​silence."

  Lorenzo held the door and said seriously again.

  Shrike and Notar are calm at first, a little crack appeared in their calm faces, and a low mood surging, trying to overflow between the cracks, exposing the fragile soul.

   "Did erosion affect us? It gives us the illusion that we are not aware of it at all."

  Shrike calmed down after all, and the chaotic consciousness was awake a bit again, welcoming the bad news.

  He was a little self-blaming, the Shrike was the returnee of the sea of ​​silence. He had already gone deep into the sea of ​​silence once. He should have been wary, but he was completely unaware of this.

  Nottal's mood was a little worse, he slowly backed up, leaning on the side, and trying not to let himself fall.

   "Jie Hai, we probably can't go out anymore." Notar said in a desperate tone.

  Notar doesn’t know how to fight with demons, but as the captain of Chenhui Advance, he knows the condition of the iron-clad ship at his feet.

The successive battles caused the Chenhui Advance’s wear and tear to increase significantly, and the strongest killer Ascalon was also in a state of being unable to fire. The original sin armor it carried, including the third-generation armor, was severely damaged. Even the driver, Lan Jade, suffered severe damage. Seriously injured, it is not clear whether he can participate in the next battle.

Now they have to face the unknown sea of ​​silence in this state... To be honest, if they were replaced by the previous Notar, he would think it was not too bad, because they had Frocky as the navigator, but now Everyone knew that Froggy was crazy and became a foolish lunatic.

   "We can go out, Notar."

  Lorenzo came over, and he lifted Notar up and made him stand.

   "How to go? Erosion affects the observation of equipment, not to mention these heavy cumulus clouds."

  Nottal looked out the porthole, the world was gray and depressing.

It’s already bright, but the clouds are too thick and gloomy. It blocks most of the light and blurs the boundary between night and day. Together with the ubiquitous erosion, it builds this together. The illusion of group nature makes them fall into the trap.

"So stop and wait for death?" Lorenzo asked, "All we can do now is to move forward, Nottal, instead of dying at sea in such a decadent manner, it is better to burn the last bit of antimony and move forward, right? ?"

  Notar did not respond. He took a few deep breaths and rubbed his eyes vigorously. His eyes were bloodshot and exhausted like shrike, but he forced himself to cheer up.

   "Sorry, I lost my mind."

  In the face of desperation, not everyone has the strength to support himself. Notar stood up straight, took the helm again, and marched in this gray and black world.

   "Go to Frocky, I need him to wake up." Lorenzo asked Shrike, "Where is he now?"

   "He was locked up by us, but how can we make him wake up? Just like to William?" Shrike said.

   "Well, Froggy was re-eroded. This may awaken his mind. Of course, he will definitely die. Don't tell Garon that their behavior is unpredictable."

  Lorenzo ordered, and then looked at Seleu.

   "You stay here, make sure Notar does anything wrong. If he is infected by erosion, you know what to do."

Seleu nodded, she easily entered the state. For this cold decision, Seleu was not surprised. She even felt that Lorenzo was right. In such a desperate situation, only experts like Lorenzo could Take them out alive.

  She leaned in the corner. This could see the movement of the entire command room. If anyone wanted to enter the command room, Seleu would also be able to spot him for the first time.

  Retracted his hands in his sleeves, the cuffs bulged, and there was a loaded pistol hidden inside.

   "Shrike, take me to see Frocky."

  Lorenzo's expression was very serious. After realizing that he had entered the sea of ​​silence, he completely gave up all the bad words and contempt, never had the vigilance, as if he was experiencing some kind of invisible war.

  Seeing such a dedicated Lorenzo, Shrike wiped his eyes. It is hard to imagine that this somewhat resolute guy is the guy who used the harpoon to catch fish in the sea before.

  Lorenzo had to be wary. This is the Sea of ​​Silence. According to Shrike’s memories, everything here is full of danger, and they have no turning back.

"what is that?"

  Walking on the deck, Lorenzo's pace was a bit slower, and there were many things he hadn't seen in his sight. It seemed that he had been placed on the deck when he was in a coma.

The soldiers and crew moved in a hurry. They speeded up the maintenance of the Chenhui Advance, clearing the shells and fragments embedded in the hull, as well as the corpses piled up in the corridor... Notar is right, they are in a very bad situation now. Some people who are still able to move are used here, and the rest are basically lying in the medical room, waiting for treatment by the ship's doctor.

   "Ship crane, we are trying to use it to hoist Ascalon’s barrel and let it fire again."

  Shrike glanced at the crane tower, which was as huge as a mast. It was responsible for moving some large cargo from the dock into the ship. The original sin armor was the iron-clad ship that relied on it to board.

  Now the heavy mechanical arm is hanging above Ascalon, and the steel cable is slowly hanging down and resting on the barrel.

  "Is the bracket crushed?"

  Lorenzo glanced at the messy scene. Ascalon itself didn't suffer much damage, but the gun frame supporting it broke.

"Yes, we are going to lift it up, at least so that the angle of the muzzle will stop facing the sea and become something like a fixed artillery." Shrike doesn't know much about this, and these are all left to the ship. The technician solves.

   "I have long felt that this thing is unreliable. This kind of intensity of shelling cannot be supported by these things alone."

In memory, because of its huge weight, Ascalon moved with armed trains. Only the tamped foundation can support their firing. In the design of the perpetual pump, the Chenhui Advance also has a certain degree It’s just that no one expected that Chenhui Advance had encountered so many wars along the way.

In the eyes of the Pump of Perpetual Motion, Lorenzo and others would only use Ascalon when they went deep into the Sea of ​​Silence. As a result, they had already fired on the road here. I don’t know how many times, and now no one knows what will happen next. What happened.

The two walked past the tall crane tower, and the crew climbed on it. The huge winch slowly turned and dragged the steel cable. This crane tower not only has the ability to transport goods, but it will also be responsible for rescue when necessary. The Armor of Original Sin sank into the sea-before the Armor of Original Sin sank completely into the deep sea.

There are also fixed cables all over the deck. This thing is not only to stabilize the original sin armor, but also their lifeline. Once it falls into the sea, the original sin armor needs to hold these cables back, or their own weight will drag them little by little. Into the depths of the deep sea.

   "You need to rest, shrike, you will collapse like this."

  Lorenzo said to Shrike.

   "I know, I'm okay." Shrike said so, but his tired eyes revealed his current situation.

   "But what's wrong with you? Are you also afraid of the sea of ​​silence? It's rare to be so serious." Shrike asked.

"I'm not afraid of the sea of ​​silence. After all, it's just an'unknown' to be discovered. Now we have explored many'unknowns', haven't we?" Lorenzo pushed open the downward hatch and let Shrike leads the way.

   "I just... I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of the death of others, shrike."

  Lorenzo's voice came from behind, and the shrike couldn't see Lorenzo's face. He must have a funny expression now.

   "Oh, are you worried about me? Afraid that some of us will die here?" Shrike laughed.

   "How is it possible that we all know what we are doing and are willing to bear such a price," Lorenzo looked at Shrike's back nonchalantly, "It's all like this, do we need to care about this?"

  "But...some people are different. She didn't know these things at all, and was involved inexplicably. According to the original plan, we should part ways in Lingbing Bay."

  Lorenzo's voice became low.

  "I am not afraid of the so-called war and death. In my life, this kind of thing can be seen everywhere, and it is no longer a scary thing. What I am more afraid of is the destroyed life."

"Life?"

  Shrike did not understand, but then he remembered what Arthur had said, Lorenzo was bound by something warm, and he could not break free.

   "I once owned these things, but in the night of Holy Prophet, they were burned to ashes. I thought I would never own these again, but as you can see, I actually own them again."

  Shrike vaguely heard the chuckle coming from behind, and then the voice became suppressed and twisted into something that the Shrike was illegible.

   "I have lost once, but I won't lose a second time, Shrike."

   Behind him came Ruoruuowu's chill, which was so cold, as if countless steel needles were piercing his back, causing a faint pain.

  Unconsciously, Shrike felt that it was no longer Lorenzo behind him, but some strange, **** and angry monster.

  He didn't dare to turn his head to peek at the existence of this hatred deformity.

   "So you were really ready for the **** battle at the beginning?"

  Shrike feels cold.

   "Almost. To be precise, it doesn't matter even if we all die here. In short, someone must take something out to make our death meaningful. It's best to end this **** reincarnation and drive away the demons."

   Lorenzo didn’t make a joke this time, he was serious.

   "This sounds too tragic."

   "I thought you were used to these."

  Lorenzo's words turned, he said slowly.

   "But then, I didn't think it was necessary."

   "What?" Shrike asked.

   "That kind of **** battle situation, there is no need to be like this, many people don't need to die, it's just a senseless sacrifice."

  Shrike didn’t understand Lorenzo. He didn’t know if it was the reason for his ambiguity, or Lorenzo didn’t want to express his thoughts, he asked.

   "What do you want to say, Lorenzo?"

   "You'll know then."

  Lorenzo stopped the topic, and the two chatted without a word, until Shrike's figure shook a little and almost fell down, but fortunately, Lorenzo helped him in time.

   "Ah... I think I should take a break."

  Shrike held his head. He needs a little rest and a good sleep.

  But in this situation, Shrike didn’t think he could fall asleep. He was afraid of what would happen when he fell asleep. Some irreversible things would happen. If he didn’t show up at that time, he would regret his death.

   "Yeah, no matter how you insist, it just makes yourself more vulnerable, not to mention me. You never think that what I do is worse than you?" Lorenzo asked.

"Yes……"

  The two stopped at the fork in the road.

   "Froggy, Garon and his deputy, they are locked in the cargo hold below."

  Shrike pointed to the downward staircase in front of him. He and Lorenzo parted. Lorenzo walked down, and Shrike walked to the other end of the corridor.

This road leads to the crew’s living floor, which is also where the rooms of Shrike, Lorenzo and others are located. He remembered that Lan Jade had come out of the medical room, and she was placed back in her room, and he didn’t know how she was doing. Shrike was wondering whether to visit her first, and share the current information with her.

   "Go and rest, and leave the rest to me."

  Lorenzo pushed Shrike to his room. Shrike didn't say much any more. He witnessed Lorenzo's departure, and then he moved forward slowly, with a shaky pace.

  His vision became more and more blurred and chaotic, and the picture in front of him had countless ghosts.

  Corrosion and exhaustion, coupled with these **** news, Shrike feels that his body has become heavier than ever, and he is gradually unable to support his body.

  Some regrets. I knew that Lorenzo would send him back to the room. Shrike felt that there was nothing wrong with him. He was just too tired. He needed to sleep for a while, just a short while.

  He pushed open the door of his room, and fell on the cold bed, his consciousness sinking continuously, sinking into the depths of darkness.

  In a trance, Shrike heard the sound of the sea tide, from the depths of memory.

  (End of this chapter)