Path of Light.

Chapter 923 922. Ambush at Sea
In the early morning, the fog on the sea had not yet dissipated, and the sailors on the deck began to get busy. Their talking and laughter kept Flodin awake.

He pushed away the half-elf woman who was wrapped around him like an octopus, and threw the thin blanket under the bed onto her skin, which was as delicate as mutton fat. He heard that the skin of the Silver Moon Elf woman was even more delicate, but Cassiflorin had never tried it.

It’s not that he has never been to the Silvermoon Elf Kingdom, but the Silvermoon Elf women in those cities are more difficult to approach.

For Frodin, what he could show off was completely unattractive to the well-off Silvermoon elf women, who preferred men who were poets, musicians and artists.

In comparison, the mixed-blood elf beauties with various poses are easier to deal with.

This half-elf woman, with whom he had been hanging out on his ship for more than two months, was someone he met in Murayaki Harbor.

Frodin put one hand on his lower back and thought that he should have some oysters with lemon juice for lunch to replenish himself...

He was wearing only a pair of cropped trousers, with his upper body naked. He opened the window and looked outside.

A light mist was carried into his room by the wind, adding a fishy and salty smell to the room. The elf companion muttered a little dissatisfiedly, rolled into the bed wrapped in a thin blanket, revealing a smooth back.

Frodin discovered that the merchant ship had left Porto San Marco and was now raising the third sail with the cooperation of the sailors.

The sea breeze is pushing the merchant ship into the sea.

Because the ship was too large, the waves could not shake it, so Frodin, who was lying in the cabin, did not notice that the merchant ship had left the port.

"Didn't you say you would stay in Porto San Margarita for two more days? Why are you leaving so soon? There are some things I was planning to buy today."

Frodin leaned his upper body on the windowsill with both hands and asked the sailors on the deck.

"It's the boss's order. If you have any questions, go talk to the boss and the captain. We know nothing!"

said the boatswain, who was pushing hard on the capstan.

He had some opinions about Flodin, thinking that he shouldn't bring the elf woman onto the boat, especially since he could always hear cats meowing at night.

I went to talk to the boss several times, but he scolded me every time.

Frodin didn't want to say much to the boatswain. He picked up a white shirt from the shelf and put it on his shoulders. His bulging chest and abdominal muscles made him look extremely muscular. He walked out of the cabin and went up the stairs to the captain's room.

Captain Dodd was heard talking in a low voice with the first mate Brooke. The boss mentioned by the boatswain was the first mate Brooke, who was an old sailor on the ship.

Captain Dodd was hired by those merchants. He has experience in sailing across the Endless Sea. There are not many captains like him in the Green Empire...

This time, the merchants jointly purchased a large ship, and then followed the merchant ship all the way from Roland Continent to Elf Continent. In fact, they wanted to make a fortune by taking advantage of the outbreak of the plane war.

Frodin is one of the ten businessmen, but he is only the smallest shareholder, holding only 5% of the shares.

But he also has another identity, that is, the leader of the Freetown Mercenary Group. This mercenary group has 43 mercenaries, each of whom is a first-level high-level warrior, and Frodin is a second-level swordsman, which is why he can become one of the ten shareholders of the merchant ship.

The merchant ship hired his mercenary group as a guard force on the merchant ship, and he was responsible for the safety of the entire merchant ship.

"Why didn't you tell me in advance about such a big thing as the merchant ship leaving the port?"

He walked into the captain's room and questioned Captain Dodd.

Captain Dodd folded his hands, thrust his hips forward, and said to him:
"Captain Frodin, you were doing this in the cabin all night yesterday. Our sailors knocked on the door several times but you scolded them away. Have you forgotten?"

As Captain Dodd spoke, he poured a cup of coffee for Flodin and handed it to him.

“Last night, we found several magical airships converted from gray dwarf three-masted sailing ships entering St. Margaret’s Harbor.

As far as I know, it is impossible for the gray dwarves' magic airship to enter St. Margaret's Port.

The only person in the Elf Continent who owns this three-masted sailing ship and successfully transformed it into a magic airship is Boss Roy.

So we guess that it is very likely that Boss Roy has come to Port St. Margaret.

Although we don't know what he is doing in Port Saint Margaret, we have reason to leave Port Saint Margaret early in order to avoid risks."

Captain Dodd said slowly.

After listening to this, Frodin felt as if he couldn't breathe.

Merchant ships have been coming to the Elf Continent for some time.

Some time ago, they just resold all the supplies that they had purchased on the ship with great difficulty. They made a 30% profit with just a simple transfer. Originally, they wanted to transport a ship of half-elves to Kui Island and then exchange them for a ship of magic herbs back home.

But before the merchant ship left the port, it was heard that Moses and his men had colluded with the gray dwarves and took four ships of half-elves to Que Island, preparing to make a big profit for boss Roy.

The merchant Moses is said to be from Lindon Province. In the Elf Continent, he not only knows the Silvermoon Elf nobles, but also makes friends with a group of Gray Dwarves at Durlag's Knee. In short, he is a very powerful person.

After discussing with each other, the shareholders of the merchant ship decisively gave up the plan of transporting the half-blood elves to Kuei Island...

They did not dare to traffic in slaves, and all the materials they had originally purchased had been transferred out. Now they wanted to purchase them again, but the prices of magical herbs in the entire Elf Continent were ridiculously high.

After several shareholders ran around, the merchant ship finally found a commission that had low risk and could earn magic crystals. That was to serve as a material supply ship and provide living supplies to the slave ships along the way.

In fact, even before doing this, the ten shareholders on the ship argued about it for several days.

"Where are we?"

Frodin didn't waste any words and went straight to the nautical chart. He compared it with the nautical chart of the St. Margaret Port area and looked out the window, trying to understand the area where the merchant ship was located.

"It's about twenty nautical miles away from the port. There is fog on the sea here, and the exact location cannot be determined at the moment." Captain Dodd responded.

"Isn't it too dangerous to sail in the fog?" asked Frodin.

"There are few islands and reefs nearby. We can sail north without any worries..."

"Where is the delivery location we agreed on?" Frodin asked again.

Captain Dodd said:

"We have to sail for another week to reach the agreed location. Then we will go to Jisha Bay in the Mensa Strait to trade with the orc tribe there and try to purchase some supplies from there."

Captain Dodd was familiar with this sea area and could find some places that were not marked on the nautical charts.

"What time is it now?"

Frodin finally realized that something was wrong with the time, because the merchant ship had sailed more than 20 nautical miles...

Unless the merchant ship set out in the middle of the night, it would be impossible for it to sail so far so early in the morning.

"It's almost noon, but there's some thick fog in this sea area and the sunlight can't get in. It feels like morning," Captain Dodd said casually.

Frodin wiped his beard with one hand, turned around, opened the door, and shouted to the deck:
"Muses, is there always fog on the sea near you at this time of year?"

"Rarely. The rainy season is coming soon. Sea storms often come during this season, but it is rare to see heavy fog at sea..."

An elf guide answered from the deck.

Frodin's heart suddenly sank. He did not stay in the captain's room. Instead, he walked out quickly to the cabin on the first floor, kicked the cabin door open, and shouted to the mercenary members who were playing cards inside:

"You guys stop playing around and get ready. I feel something is wrong today. Everyone in the group should stay on alert." "Boss, what's wrong?" Mercenaries immediately rushed out of the cabin.

"I just feel like something dangerous is going to happen..."

Frodin added.

The mercenary members were originally very nervous, but after hearing Frodin's explanation, they sat back around the card table.

"Okay, Boss, we'll go out for training soon."

The mercenaries continued playing cards and did not stay on guard as instructed by Flodin.

The ship continued to sail north, but the speed was getting slower and slower.

Probably because there was no wind, the sea surface had turned into a mirror at this moment.

The sails on the masts were all drooped.

Without the wind, these sailboats would lose all power and gradually come to a stop...

But the fog on the sea is getting thicker and thicker.

Frodin came to the side of the ship and looked at the sea from the side.

Under the mist, the sea water under your feet seems to be black.

At sea, sailors' biggest fear is hearing some mysterious singing.

Just like now, merchant ships are parked on the sea, and waves of melodious and mournful singing are coming from the depths of the mist.

The song was just a simple melody, like a woman whispering in his ear. He couldn't understand every word, but he heard it very clearly. He felt as if he had forgotten all his worries while listening to the song. Now he just wanted to find a place to sit down and listen to the music quietly.

The sailors on the ship seemed to have the same idea. They all came to the side of the ship and looked in the same direction towards the mist.

……

The mermaid Olive was lying on the sea, and by simply swinging her tail she could make her body draw circles on the sea.

Of course, she didn't do this to perform some mysterious ritual, she just did it out of boredom.

Olive's body glowed a light blue in the sea.

Less than twenty meters away from her, forty Siren singers were humming the most ancient Siren song from the Siren clan. This song had a strong penetrating power in the fog.

Many ships sailing on the sea will be attracted when they hear this singing.

Sometimes the Sirens would rob ships, and after they had robbed them, they would sink the ships, and no sailor on the ships would survive...

Sometimes they simply want to attract ships and scare them, giving all the crew members nightmares...

Sometimes it's just because the Sirens are in mating season and they want to play cards with the Imperial sailors...

This time, the Siren Singers sang the Siren Song entirely at the request of Boss Roy, specifically to deal with an Imperial merchant ship.

"Miss Olive, the ship is approaching."

A Siren warrior emerged from the sea and reported to Olive.

Olive turned over gracefully in the sea and instructed the Siren Warrior:

"Let's observe first and make sure all the sailors on the ship are asleep before we board."

"Pay attention. Roy said there should be some resistance on this merchant ship. We should not act rashly. If we feel something is wrong, we should retreat back to the sea. Remember not to fight with them on the ship..."

Olive said to the Siren Warrior.

The Siren warrior was a little excited, and immediately agreed and left.

……

Frodin knew without hesitation that the merchant ship had been targeted and ambushed after leaving the port.

He should have been alert, but he had been thinking about how to resist the sirens' singing. He did not expect that a group of female siren warriors would climb directly onto the boat with a pair of bayonets in their hands. The first time she saw Flodin, she locked her eyes on him.

She was like a sea snake, and her ferocious eyes made Frodin breathless.

Obviously, the opponent is also a second-level strongman, but there is a gap between second-level strongmen and second-level strongmen. He is not as good as the current him and the sea monster opposite...

Frodin's entire body was soaked with sweat, but he didn't dare to move at all, for fear that a momentary flaw would cause him to lie down.

Just as Frodin was confronting the mermaid, a wisp of black gas was blown over by the wind. The black gas even swirled in the air before passing by Frodin.

Frodin ignored the black gas, but found that the black gas actually stopped behind him.

A vague silhouette appeared behind him.

At the same time, Frodin felt a pain in his waist. He turned around and saw a half-elf girl behind him, stepping into the shadows.

Although the wound was not serious, it caused him unbearable pain...

Frodin was a little distracted, and the Siren warrior opposite him, who had been staring at him, flew straight towards him and stabbed his throat and heart with the bayonet in her hand.

Frodin quickly tore open a scroll of magic shield, and an oval shield appeared on Frodin's body...

There was a playful look in the eyes of the Siren Warrior. An ice cone spun through the mist, even stirring up some fog in the mist, and pierced the magic shield on Frodin's body.

The ice cone hit the magic shield, and the magic shield broke.

Then the Siren Warrior was like a flying fish leaping out of the sea, and her hand suddenly stabbed into Frodin's lower back unexpectedly.

The sea siren Zetzena thrust the dagger back into the scabbard on her thigh, waved to Leah standing in the shadow, and then waved to Miss Tiffany hiding in the huge bubble...

It was the combined efforts of these three that successfully ambushed the second-level swordsman on the merchant ship.

Otherwise, with Jie Zena's strength alone, it would probably take some time to defeat this second-level swordsman.

……

A group of Siren warriors quickly climbed onto the deck of the Imperial merchant ship along the grid hanging on the outside of the ship.

This was the last scene that Flodin saw on the deck before he fell into a coma.

He even saw a ghost-like siren warrior approaching him, his eyes full of disdain...

Elsewhere on the deck, sirens with human bodies and snake tails were dealing with other Imperial sailors.

(End of this chapter)