Path of Light.

Chapter 45 45. Escape
Naga Killer and Roy's eyes met...

Seeing Roy's distressed appearance really shocked him.

No matter how he thought about it, he couldn't understand how these human sailors hung their companions here, not only their hands and feet were tightly bound, but their mouths were also tightly blocked...

The Naga killer clenched his dagger tightly, twisted his body, and swam towards Roy quickly, with a strong killing intent in his eyes.

He stared at Roy. His body of more than three meters was as soft as a moray eel in the water, and it turned out to be silent when swimming.

When he stretched out an arm from the water, he grabbed Roy's ankle.

That cold and wet touch made Roy feel like he was abandoned by the whole world...

Apart from closing your eyes and waiting to die, there is no room for struggle at all.

The only thing he expected was that the Naga Killer's stabbing would be clean and neat.

Despair, fear, unwillingness, anger, pain, hatred and all kinds of negative emotions wrapped around Roy's body like poisonous snakes, and he unconsciously wanted to break free.

It's a pity that his hands and feet were tied with ropes, so even if he wanted to twist his body, it would take a lot of effort.

What's more, he still has tiny wounds caused by fishhooks on his body. After being stained with sea water, these wounds are like a group of ants gnawing on his body...

Jasper next to him was also struggling. He could see that the Naga killer was full of hostility, but his condition was worse than Roy's, and he couldn't help at all.

The Naga Killer's body rises little by little from the seawater...

When his upper body was completely exposed from the sea, the dagger in his hand was also pressed under Roy's left rib.

The sharp dagger made Roy feel a cold and tingling pain...

……

"Hugh, is that you?"

A Naga language sounded faintly from behind, the voice was a little weak and tired.

For Roy, it was another series of incomprehensible languages, but the voice was very soft.

The dagger on his stomach was retracted all of a sudden.

The Naga killer let go of Roy and immediately swam to the back.

Only then did he see clearly that the hold behind Roy was crowded with Naga mermaids locked in the dark space.

He suppressed an angry growl in his throat...

He swam quickly, cutting the ropes that bound the naga merfolk's hands with his dagger.

Then, he grabbed the chain connected to the collar with one hand, pulled it hard, and found that the chain hanging from the vertical beam was very strong, so he bit the dagger in his mouth, trying to break the chain with both hands.

"No, that would set off the alarm here."

It was another Naga language, and the voice was very nice.

The Naga Killer had no choice but to cut the rope tied around the Naga Mermaid's wrist.

When the ropes fell off inch by inch and fell into the seawater of the bilge, the Jana Mermaid grabbed the strong arm of the Naga Killer, swung its slender fish tail, and asked in a trembling voice:

"Hugh, how many Naga are here this time?"

The other Naga mermaids who imprisoned fishbone in the bilge happened to be woken up by the sound.

When they found out that some clansman had sneaked into the bilge, they suddenly became energetic and woke up the companions in distress around them one after another.

Some Naga mermaids were even crying with excitement, and the sound of water splashing could be heard from the bottom cabin from time to time.

But then the Naga killer's words once again made these Naga mermaid girls who thought they were about to be saved... fall into despair.

"It's just me right now."

"I got separated from the search and rescue team, and they continued to chase south."

"And I just happened to swim into this bay of the Elven Kingdom along the ocean current. I wasn't sure if they would supply supplies here, so I wanted to catch a few human sailors and ask them, but unfortunately I couldn't understand what they were saying. Looking inside the city, I thought he was lying to me, so I ran into the port to try my luck, but I didn’t expect to meet you.”

The Naga killer spoke a long string of Naga language, and Roy couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

The Naga killer was a little agitated. As he spoke, he cut the ropes that bound his hands for other Naga mermaids.

The Naga mermaid's upper body was exposed on the water, and she was very clear-headed. She said to the Naga killer:
"But you alone can't save us at all."

"Once these chains are cut, the robbers above will soon find out that you can't beat them at all."

"The most important thing for you now is to quickly gather other people and lead everyone to lurk in the sea outside the port, and launch an attack as soon as this big ship leaves the port."

"This is the harbor of the elves. We have just ceased war with the elves. Don't cause trouble here..."

The Naga Killer said with a sad face:
"It's too late. They will leave here tonight. All the preparations before departure have been completed. Once this ship returns to the sea, it may escape into the Gemini Sea by the monsoon. At that time, even if we chase after it, I'm afraid we will chase after it." not on..."

"I'll cut through here first, and then I'll save you all. I don't care about that much, and I'll block them as much as I can escape."

As he said that, the Naga killer had already swam back from behind.

He began to look at the structure of the bilge, and prepared a dagger to cut a hole in the side wall.

It's just that the only tool currently available in his hand is a dagger. It's a good idea to use a dagger to cut a round hole in the bulkhead of the bilge, but it may be very difficult to implement.

The Naga mermaid who spoke first was obviously the leader.

Roy secretly looked at her, and sure enough, she had a tricolor caudal fin.

The process of the Naga killer rescuing his companion fell into the eyes of Roy and Jasper.

It is guessed that the Jannas also want to escape from this big ship...

Roy knew this was his last chance.

Otherwise, once all the Nagas run away and there are only two of them left in the hold, once the crew finds out that all the Nagas here have run away, what will happen to him and Jasper...

However, there is a language barrier between the two sides, and there are communication barriers...

Roy is ready to send some messages with gestures and movements, eyes!
At this moment, he kept shaking his body, trying to attract the attention of the Naga mermaid and the killer...

Unexpectedly, this move immediately enraged Killer Naga, causing him to swim towards Roy, holding a gleaming dagger in his hand.

"Hugh, save them first, I want to talk to these two elves!" said the Naga mermaid behind.

Roy didn't know what the mermaid said, so the Naga killer stopped, turned around and responded:

"I don't trust them!"

The Naga Mermaid thought for a moment and said:
"There are elves among them. If they run out, they may call the elf army to help them take out the things in their mouths. I will talk to them..."

The Naga killer didn't object this time, but just swam to Roy's side and looked back at the Naga mermaid.

"I asked my companion to untie your rope, can you stop shouting and running around?" The voice was extremely weak, but it was very authentic elf language.

Roy and Jasper, who were hanging in the air, looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

The Naga Mermaid urged the Naga Killer again, and the Naga Killer reluctantly rescued Roy and Jasper from the hook.

The way the two are bound is different from these Naga mermaids.

Not only are the hands of the Naga mermaids tied with ropes, but they also have iron collars around their necks, which are connected to the keel on the cabin roof by chains.

Roy and Jasper had their hands and feet tied, and were directly hung up by the crew with iron hooks. The two of them were added temporarily, and they did not use interlocking slave chains.

That's why the Naga Mermaid asked the Naga Killer to rescue the two from the hook...

Roy's eyes had adapted to the darkness in the bottom cabin, and he could see clearly that the cabin behind was densely packed with Naga mermaids.

The Naga mermaid who just spoke Elvish came out with a chain, and her range of movement was less than two meters.

"Which port in the kingdom of elves is this?" the Naga mermaid asked.She was submerged in the sea water from the waist down, and when she occasionally swung her tail fin, she could support her whole body upright on the water.

"Castletown." Roy and Jasper spoke almost simultaneously.

"You are residents of Castletown?"

"I'm a half-elf, he's a half-elf, we're both residents of Castletown, and apprentice priests of the Temple of Liberty..." Jasper replied seriously.

The Naga Mermaid had a beautiful face, and the fine scales on her body seemed to be wearing a tights covered with sequins. Her eyes were beautiful, but they were full of fatigue.

"If you have a chance to escape, can you tell the elves' army the news that the Nagahai people were banned by this ship, and let them rush to the pier to rescue us?"

Jasper quickly said:
"Sure, this kind of slave ship has violated our laws, but there must be evidence, otherwise the elf patrols will not go on board to check, we will ask them for help and report, and the elf patrols will definitely check this ship Boat."

The Naga Mermaid looked at Roy first, then at Jasper, and said softly:

"However, of the two of you, only one can leave."

"Then I'll stay and let Roy leave!" Jasper rushed to say almost immediately, and then continued without waiting for Roy to speak: "There are people here who need treatment, and I know the healing technique."

These words completely blocked Roy's mouth, and he said something worried:
"Jasper..."

Jasper leaned weakly against the bulkhead on the side of the bilge, and said with a wry smile:
"Roy, let's not waste time arguing. When you go out, go to the elf patrol on the pier, and say that some elves have been caught on board, and they will definitely take care of it. Then you go to Priest Theodore, He knows many elven nobles in the city, and asked Priest Theodore to help him find a way, and with the influence of those elven nobles, it is possible to mobilize Castleton's city guard, remember what I said?"

Seeing that Jasper insisted on staying, Roy could only answer: "Got it."

"Follow our companion, he will take you away." The Naga mermaid whispered to Roy.

Roy nodded, wading through the water and following the Naga killer to the hatch.

"Let's go quickly! Sorry, Roy, I didn't expect to bring you into such a dangerous situation." Jasper whispered against the bulkhead...

"Jasper, you must wait for me to bring the elf patrol back..."

Maybe it was because Roy was making too much noise when he was wading in the water. Although the Naga Killer couldn't hide the disgust in his eyes when he looked at Roy, he still let Roy lie on his back and pushed open the hatch. Afterwards, the fish tail swung slightly and swam out.

(End of this chapter)