At this moment, below the ship, in order to not let the passengers and sailors on the ship be affected by the sadness and fear, Fjodna dragged his aged body and took the lead from the mountain forest to the seaside, then from the seaside to the mountain forest. Like a robot, he added wood to the bonfire that was burning the corpses.
Every time the first mate advised him to rest, the captain would always whisper while staggering, "I can't rest, Harry! Everyone is watching me now! As long as I, this old man, am still moving, those young people will be able to hold on and won't collapse!
We can't let them think too much now! If we drag this on any longer, we'll definitely die if a group of evil midgets rush over or if the two monsters that have finished eating the aborigines get hungry again!
We only have one chance to escape and it's tonight! Tonight … "
Fjodna repeated the same words seven to eight times. Unknowingly, it had already become late at night. The adversity and strong body made the New York young people who had never suffered before burst out with unbelievable tenacity. Most of them actually managed to persevere through the continuous high-intensity physical labor for more than ten hours.
At this time, the girls and the cunning old men on the ship had already taken the initiative to disembark and carry the wood after tearing the tablecloths. Even Hofner, the executive director of the Ocean Shipping Company who was less than 170 centimeters tall but weighed more than 230 pounds like a barrel, was no exception.
In such a situation, in order to not attract too much attention, Zhang Lisheng had no choice but to join the army of collecting firewood.
After finding a backpack and carrying Mountoad, he walked into the forest personally. The young man realized that the trees here were even more luxuriant than the tropical rainforest on Earth. It was just that few of them were more than ten meters tall. Not only that, there were many withered branches scattered on the ground. It looked like the reproduction cycle of this world's plants should be shorter and more active.
Vigorous activity meant that the wood had a high oil content and the high oil content of the wood meant that it could produce a higher temperature when it was thrown into the fire. Because of this, the fire surrounding the huge stone pillar burned into a blazing fire several meters high with the continuous addition of firewood. Enduring the heat and observing carefully by the side, one could faintly see that the stone pillar in the fire had already shown a faint crimson color.
At this time, other than the 'pa pa pa …' sound of fresh wood being thrown into the fire, there was no other sound on the coast. It was only until the supernatural realm's moon, which was almost identical to the moon on Earth, rose to the center that the sound of surging waves resonated on the sea.
"High tide, it's going to be high tide." Fjodna, who had been waiting anxiously for the sound of the tide, revealed a surprised smile on his extremely tired face. Letting out a sigh of relief, he stood up unsteadily and mustered all of his strength to shout, "Everyone, throw the logs in your hands into the bonfire and board the ship immediately! The tide is going to rise soon …"
The tide in the sea slowly rippled under the old captain's call. Suddenly, the distant forest lit up with sparks of fire just like last night. As time passed, the sparks became denser and denser. Finally, they formed a long snake that slowly 'crawled' towards the coast at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Recalling the terror of the indigenous dwarf during the day, a commotion broke out among the people boarding the ship.
"Don't worry, everyone. Although these aborigines came quickly, they are too far away from us. By the time they reach the coast, we have already boarded the ship.
Don't panic. Take your time and don't panic. Take a deep breath and walk slowly. It's okay. "
The old captain, who had always remained calm and steady at the critical moment, played a crucial role again. Under his comfort, the dangerous commotion on the suspension ladder soon calmed down. The flow of people continued to pour onto the deck of the Elizabeth Holiday in an orderly manner.
By the time everyone had climbed onto the ship, the suspension ladder slowly retracted amidst the roaring sound of the motor. Fjodna, who was the last one to board the ship, ordered the first mate beside him, "Harry, I'll go to the steering room to take charge of the helm.
You stay here and look after these young people. Remember, if we haven't set sail by the time the midgets arrive, don't let anyone make any provocative moves. "
"Don't worry, sir!" The first mate replied in a resolute and solemn manner.
The old captain nodded and patted his deputy's shoulder. "That's right, Harry. I take back the words that I said yesterday that I've misjudged you.
Everyone makes mistakes and it's not terrible to make mistakes. What's terrible is not knowing how to repent after making a mistake. It's obvious that you're not like that. "
As time went by, the bright full moon slowly tilted in the sky. The tide in the sea became more and more intense and finally began to slowly submerge the huge stone pillars on the beach.
Right at this moment, a loud noise resonated from the distant mountain forest. Several dozens of native midgets, who were covered in black hair and had eight skinny long legs split into three on both sides of their oval bodies, that looked like spiders that had been magnified hundreds and thousands of times, suddenly dashed out of the forest while carrying a simple animal skin light armor and a wooden spear that looked very smooth on the surface.
Compared to the unarmed aborigines during the day, it was obvious that the difference between these aborigines was like a civilian and a professional army. The instant they appeared, a series of curses and cries of alarm resonated from the crowd on the deck of the Elizabeth Holiday.
However, unlike the humans who were shouting in hostility, the midgets who were riding on the giant reptiles did not have any desire to attack the ship at all. Instead, they charged straight towards the bonfire burning under the giant pillars.
In fact, as the tide continued to rise, even though the bonfire that was ignited by the humans was not extinguished by the seawater due to the large amount of fuel, it was already an arrow at the end of its flight.
However, it seemed like even a second of waiting was an unbearable torture to the indigenous midgets who had rushed to the beach. They would rather be swallowed by the surging waves when the tide rose or be burned alive by the hot stone pillars than wait for the bonfire to extinguish naturally by the sea.
Like a bonfire that attracted moths to be chased to death, the group of midgets that continued to gush out of the mountain forest were drawn to their deaths.
The act of the primitive aborigines seeking their own death that was incomprehensible to the civilized people seemed to be even more terrifying than attacking the Elizabeth Holiday. "They're all crazy! Those midgets are all crazy! Oh God! Oh God! Please save us …"
"Oh! Oh! Sh * t! This is hell! This is hell …"
"Start the ship! Why is the ship still not moving? There's already so much steam rising! W-Why hasn't the ship started yet …"
Hearing the desperate shouts outside the door, Fjodna stood in the steering room of the ship and steered the ship. Staring at the steam rising from the left side of the ship through the observation window, his lips trembled slightly but he did not give any order at all.
"G-Sir, w-why aren't you starting the engine yet? The ship's draft is already deep enough!" In the suffocating atmosphere, the engineer, Alessandro, could no longer suppress the anxiety in his heart and suddenly asked.
"Don't be hasty, Alessandro! The steam rising from the sea is still very strong and the physical effect of thermal expansion and contraction has yet to be completed. We'll have to wait for it to be completed and make the foundation of the stone pillars even more fragile … Wait!
Get ready, young man! The smoke is getting thinner now! We don't have many chances left! Now's the time … "
Along with Fjodna's shout, the engine of the Elizabeth Holiday was slowly started. The ship's steam whistle gave off a loud 'woo woo …' sound as it suddenly tilted to the left and jerked backward.
The huge stone pillar on the left that was immersed in the water and had already been covered with fine cracks on its foundation rubbed against the ship and gave off a series of ear-piercing 'woo woo …' sound. In the end, it did not collapse and still held the giant ship firmly in the sea, causing it to be unable to move at all.
Just like that, the human's first attempt at survival failed. As the fire in the sea disappeared, the indigenous midgets that were gathering on the coast lost their restraint and shifted their attention towards the Elizabeth Holiday.
At this time, the unique tidal law of the supernatural realm had actually separated the midgets and the cruise far away. Unfortunately, such a distance was meaningless to the island's aborigines who could sacrifice their lives for the faith in their hearts.
Thousands of them gathered together and drove the giant reptiles under them into the sea, floating and sinking as they charged towards the ship. Even though they would be swept away by the waves and disappear from time to time, most of the midgets still gradually approached the cruise.
"Those midgets are approaching our ship! Security, get ready to defend! Sailors, all the sailors with fire axes are on standby with the security as well!
I wonder if those madmen will use some strange method to climb onto the ship. Everyone, calm down! It's best if you can find a weapon to defend yourselves, a chair, a wine bottle … In short, anything is fine … "On the deck, the first mate looked at the densely packed giant insects that were gathering towards the ship with the help of the bright moonlight. Imitating the captain's tone, he shouted loudly in a trembling voice.
"What should we do, Lisheng? Should we go and find a chair to defend ourselves or should we use the Island Dragon to escape? B-But there are just too many midgets in the sea …" Upon hearing the first mate's words, even though Tina was already very confident in Zhang Lisheng's strength, she could not help but ask incoherently due to the imminent crisis.
The deck had already fallen into a state of panic. Zhang Lisheng, who was wrapped in a blanket, stood at the side of the ship and whispered, "Don't worry, Tina. The instant the ship started just now, I saw the stone pillar on the left tremble slightly. Looks like its foundation is already unstable. I have an idea and those midgets might escape soon after we do it."
"They're not even afraid of death, so how could they possibly escape …"
"Trish, the reason why they don't know fear now is because nobody has taught them fear yet …" The young man smiled and unconsciously untied the jelly stone on his wrist before stretching it out and wrapping it around his finger. Then, his mouth wriggled gently as he quietly spat out a mouthful of black blood towards the sea and whispered the word 'connect'.
At this time, the ship's steam whistle resonated once again. Under the prayers of thousands of people on the ship, the Elizabeth Holiday made a buzzing sound again and tilted the ship's hull before jerking backward.
This time, the stone pillar on the left of the cruise shook a little but unfortunately, it did not break.
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