From Alliance to Marvel

Chapter 163 The Former King

On the way Zeng Hao and the others went to the temple, our Plank was brought to the gate of the temple by the priests of the temple.

Planck broke free from the priest's hand, and smashed open the gate of the temple with all his strength.He was still yelling loudly, speaking some vague and incomprehensible words, echoing in the stone walls of the temple.

There were two people standing beside Illaoi, an old man dressed in the same costume as the snake caller Zeng Hao and the others met, and a stocky woman with an emerald necklace around her neck, symbolizing her rank ——The saying makes.

At this time, she also heard Plank's roar, and said to Illaoi with a smile: "According to your instructions, we fished him up. Maybe we should return his energy to Nagakaporos?"

"No one has the right to judge souls."

The snake caller on the side continued: "Yes, the real one. And Nagakaporos has the right to judge."

Clearly, he meant something, reminding Illaoi that she was biased.

Illaoi passed between the two clerics, and they seemed to get shorter in an instant.Even by the standards of islanders, this true person is still tall.She had always been taller than the people around her, even the most burly northerners.From an early age, she knew she was different and always felt like she would accidentally bump into someone else, but she finally understood.They should learn to stay out of my way when I walk.

She took "Gods" off the shelf.The size of this golden idol is slightly larger than a wine barrel, but its weight is many times more.Her fingers felt the icy cold metal.The idol was placed next to a raging fire that lit up the room, but the "Gods" were always cold and damp to the touch.Illaoi carried the heavy idol on her shoulders lightly.For more than ten years, this real person has never been more than two steps away from the statue.

"So, I haven't forgotten my duty," Illaoi said as she walked downstairs. "We're not going to retreat to Baru. I'm going to stop Soul Eater here."

Since leaving Baru and coming here, the high priest has done almost nothing except complain.But her complaints are not groundless.

Yes, the three of them were discussing the upcoming Soul Eater Night before, and the speaker thought that they should evacuate here and return to Baru. In her mind, she felt that these ordinary people in Bigilwater were not worth their time. Rescue.

But Illaoi wanted to hold on to this wave of Soul Eater Night without relying on the help of the holy beast (that is, the sea snake), but something like this happened in Bigilwater recently.Fortunately, Nagakaporos gave her the inspiration to follow a man named Zeng Hao through the black mist, trying to solve the root of the black mist.

Illaoi's heart skipped a beat when Planck's ship exploded.The two of them had a crush on each other many years ago, and they ended their relationship many years ago...but some feelings still linger.She had loved him... stupid, old bastard.Illaoi, she felt she had to slap Planck first; because he was always over-cocky and drunk.Anyway, it's always a good thing to see him.

However, this growling creature at the entrance of the temple really caught her by surprise.She knew he was hurt, but not like this.He was limping and unable to stand up straight because of broken ribs.One arm, with only mutilated flesh and blood left, was waving in vain.

Swinging a pistol in the other hand, he frantically tried to drive back the monks and priestesses in the house, completely oblivious to the fact that they had rescued him a few hours earlier.What is even more frustrating is that his pistol was obviously not loaded and could not hurt anyone at all.

He shouted, "Where's Illaoi?"

"I'm here, Planck,"

Illaoi's eyes were filled with helplessness, and she said to Plank, "You look like a piece of shit."

Before the words fell, he knelt down on the ground.

"Miss Fortune. Must be her. Conspired with those two sons of bitches. They sank my ship."

"I don't care about your ship," she said.

"You always tell me to keep going, back to sea. I need a boat."

"All you need to go to sea is a canoe."

"This is Lao Tzu's city!"

he shouted.

The monks and priestesses around Planck were taken aback by his sudden outburst.They were amazed that Planck could be so stupid, the temple had preceded his city by thousands of years, and it was foolish enough to act wild here.However, as a layman, she actually yelled at the true one who was blessed for three times, and in her own temple?Anyone else would have been thrown into the sea with smashed knees.

He roared again: "This is Lao Tzu's city!"

Angry saliva spewed out.

Illaoi replied indifferently: "Then what do you want?"

"I, I need Okao and other leaders to support me. They listen to you... as long as you ask. As long as you ask, they will help me."

He bowed his head before her.

"What do you want?" Illaoi asked again, raising her voice.

"What can I do?" he said desperately. "She robbed my boat, she killed my people, and she broke my arm. The rest of my things were confessed on the way here."

"Stand back." Illaoi ordered the other priests while walking towards the main entrance.She looked down at Plank.It's been ten years since I last saw him; years of drinking and deliberation have taken away the dashing looks he once had.

"I just want this city, but if you don't support me..." He fell silent as his eyes met Illaoi's gaze.Illaoi stared hard, as determined and ruthless as a snake mother.She didn't give Planck anything.Priests of Nagakaboros cannot show any mercy or compassion, even if doing so would cause her heart ache.In desperation, the captain's eyes escaped from the stare and looked to the side.

"I can do it," Illaoi said, "if I ask, you'll be joined by all the gangs and O'Calls. But why would I?"

"Help me, shit! You owe me." He had a childish tantrum.

"I, owe, you?" Illaoi asked back word by word.

"I've always followed the ritual. The sacrifices have never stopped," Plank growled.

"But you obviously haven't learned your lesson. Rituals? Sacrifice? These are trivial matters between weak people and weak gods. What my god wants is action." Illaoi said.

"I suffered and bled for this city. It's mine!"

Illaoi knew what she had to do.She knew it before Planck spoke.She even knew it years ago.

Planck had lost his way.For such a long time, the hatred and grief deeply imprinted in his heart by his father's cruelty continued to ferment and deteriorate.Illaoi had forgotten her duty, both because she loved him then, and because she had let him go astray when she left him.He was content to kill, rob, and be a real pirate, but he never expected to reach the height of his father's pirate king.

After they parted, his aim had been to become master of Bilgewater, and to do so with blood.

Illaoi felt her eyes watering.He's out of the limelight.He couldn't keep going, keep progressing, keep evolving.What should we do now?Now he may not survive Nagakaboros' trial.But he must be tested.He's here for that.

Illaoi looked at the old captain in front of him.May I send him away?Believe that he still has a sliver of strength or ambition to survive this catastrophe?If I send him away, at least he might survive...

This is against the way of Nagakaporos.This is not the duty of the true.There is no room for doubt or regret in this temple.If she trusted her god, she had to trust her instincts.If she felt he had to be tested, then it was God's will.What fool would give up a god for a man?

Illaoi tightly held the handle of "Gods", and dropped the statue from her shoulders.A sense of relief returned to her shoulders, but for some reason, she could still feel the weight on them.

"Please," Plank begged. "Just be kinder."

"I'll let you see the truth." Illaoi's words were encouraging herself.

She kicked Plank, crushing his nose with her heel.He fell backward like a drunk, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.He turned over and looked at her angrily

"Look!" Illaoi intoned.

She stretched out her spirit, calling upon the energy of the Mother Snake, and swung the idol forward.A glowing mist poured out from the mouth of the idol, and a vortex of blue-green energy surrounded the face of the snake mother, and the energy gradually materialized and turned into spirit tentacles.Set against gold, these tentacles are as graceful as a sunrise over the sea, and as terrifying as the darkest abomination under the sea.Tentacles are constantly growing out of the idol, and it seems to be increasing according to some incomprehensible mathematical rules.They swell and grow exponentially, and it seems that each tentacle can hold the hopes and fears of the whole world.

"No!" Plank screamed.But the whirlpool was completely unmoved, and the tentacles engulfed him like a storm.

"Face Nagakaporos!" she yelled. "Prove yourself!" The tentacle grabbed Plank and ran across his chest.He trembled, and visions of the past flashed around him.

He screamed in pain, feeling his soul being pulled out of his body, while his mirror image stood securely in front of Illaoi.Planck's soul is burning with a dazzling blue flame, and the shape of the soul is constantly changing, showing the appearance of many previous lives.

Countless huge tentacles kept hitting the scarred captain.Plank rolled over and staggered to his feet, trying to dodge the attack as low as he could.But with each dodge, more tentacles appear.The reality around him was twisting and spinning.A large group of tentacles slapped him head-on, pushing him down, farther and farther away from his soul—closer and closer to annihilation.

Illaoi couldn't bear to look directly.She really wished she could look away.It was my duty to witness his passing.He was a great man, but he has failed.

Plank stood up.Slow, unyielding, relentless, he forced his broken body to its feet.He tore himself apart, broke free from the shackles of the tentacles, and stepped forward step by step with bloody footprints, screaming in pain.Bloodied and exhausted, he finally stood in front of Illaoi.His eyeballs are bulging, full of hatred and pain, but also full of determination.With the last sliver of strength, he walked into the light mist of his soul.

"I shall be king."

The wind died down.The tentacles disappear with a burst of light.Nagakaporos was satisfied.

"You're moving," Illaoi said with a smile.

Plank looked at his old love, the distance between them was only a few inches.He straightened his back, and his chest was filled with a fresh air of determination—he was the proud captain again.

Plank turned and left Illaoi, the pain and disability on his body hadn't eased a bit, but his steps now had the confidence of the past.

Plank yelled: "If I come to ask you for help next time, just refuse."

Illaoi stopped Planck who was about to leave, and said to him: "You can't leave now, as a reward for saving you, you have to do something with me."

Plank stopped, turned around, faced Illaoi, and said, "Damn it, I knew it, what do you want me to do?"

Illaoi didn't care about Planck's 'elegant' language, and said to him: "You'll find out later, he should be here soon."

After speaking, Illaoi led Planck into the temple.

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Ezreal looked at the former pirate king in front of him, and his eyes kept jumping between Illaoi and Plank.

And after Planck noticed Ezreal's eyes, he couldn't bear it anymore, what are you, a yellow-haired boy, what are you staring at?

"Yellow-haired girl, tell you Uncle Planck, what are you looking at?"

Ezreal was furious at Planck's words, and shouted at him: "Hey, isn't this the former pirate king Planck? Why did he appear here, oh, he's limping when he walks, it seems Already a cripple."

Plank had never received such an insult before. He pulled out the musket from his waist and raised it to Ezreal's head.

Ezreal crossed his arms and looked at Plank with a sneer. He didn't believe that Plank could hurt himself here.

Leaving aside whether he hit him or not, Zeng Hao couldn't just watch himself get hurt. After all, his relationship with him was so good. Thinking of this, Ezreal subconsciously glanced at Zeng Hao beside him.

Illaoi yelled at Plank and said, "That's enough, put down the gun."

Plank glanced at the tall Illaoi beside him, snorted reluctantly, and then put the gun in his hand back to his waist.At the same time, he tilted his head to one side, no longer looking at Ezreal and the others.

Illaoi saw Planck put away his weapon obediently, and said apologetically to Zeng Hao: "I'm sorry, that's just how his temper is."

Zeng Hao saw that Illaoi was showing face so much, so he turned around and waved to Ezreal, asking him to come to him. After all, Ezreal also has problems with this matter, who made him look a little lacking.

Ezreal walked over slowly.

Zeng Hao slapped him straight up, loudly but with little strength.

He reprimanded Ezreal angrily: "Say sorry to Illaoi, this matter is over, and you should be polite outside in the future, and don't just look around if you have nothing to do. If you were on our side, maybe Can't survive."

Ezreal also knew that his behavior just now was indeed a bit inappropriate, so he didn't stick to it, and directly bowed slightly to Illaoi, and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have looked around just now."

Illaoi waved her hand and replied, "It's okay, it's all trivial. From now on, we will be a fleet and tolerate each other."

Ezreal nodded and stepped back.But after Planck heard this sentence, he couldn't sit still.

Hastily pulled Illaoi aside,
Illaoi smiled apologetically at Zeng Hao, then broke away from Plank's hand, and came to the side with him.

Plank asked her, "What is being on a ship? When did I agree to be on the same ship as them?"

Illaoi replied: "You promised me just now, this is the reward for saving you. Of course, you can also refuse, then we will find someone else, for example, Miss Fortune is a good candidate."

Plank was annoyed, and shouted at Illaoi: "No, do you think that I, Uncle Plank, can't compare to a woman?"

Illaoi showed a smug smile, and said to Plank: "If you don't go, I will have to find someone else. Besides, this matter should not be underestimated. We need an elite team."

Planck patted his chest and said, "Isn't I not elite enough? In this sea area, is there any captain who is more awesome than Master Planck? Go, but I can't guarantee that I won't fight with that little boy." conflict."

Illaoi nodded, knowing that this was the biggest concession Planck could make.

The two returned to Zeng Hao and the other three, and Illaoi nodded to Zeng Hao and said, "Are you satisfied with the palm rest?"

Zeng Hao nodded and replied: "It's okay, I thought you went back to find Miss Fortune, but I guess she doesn't have time to go with us now. By the way, let me introduce, this is the explorer——Izreal, This is the Paladin Ranger - Lucian. There is another teammate waiting for us to go, and he will arrive on time."

Illaoi nodded to Ezreal and Lucian respectively, and said hello.

Ezreal and the two also responded to Illaoi in a friendly manner.

As for Plank on one side, he nodded to the three of them, and then stopped behind Illaoi, showing his position that he was following Illaoi.

Seeing this, Zeng Hao also smiled and didn't care. After all, Planck is still an ordinary person. Even Planck's combat effectiveness before was the lowest in this team, let alone suffering such a serious injury now. .

However, Zeng Hao thinks that Planck still has merits when he is still alive and kicking after suffering such a serious injury.

Most of the members of the fleet have arrived, and now they are discussing the departure time and related preparations.

When Plank learned from Zeng Hao and Illaoi that they were going through the black mist to the Shadow Island this time, no matter how big their hearts were, they couldn't bear the excitement.

Planck, as a native of Bigilwater, was told by his father since childhood that robbers are fearless, but they still maintain a vigilant attitude towards the unknown black mist.

At that time, Plank's face changed, and Ezreal laughed openly when he found out.

But this time, Plank didn't argue with Ezreal's provocative smile, and asked Illaoi with a solemn expression, "Are you really going to go through the black mist? Then how do you deal with the ghosts in the black mist?" ?”

"Don't worry about this, we both have a way to solve this problem."

Zeng Hao waved his hand at Planck, indicating that there is no need to worry about this issue.

Planck soon had a second problem.

"Then do we have a route?"

Lucian on the side interjected, "I can provide this."

Zeng Hao and Ezreal looked at Lucian curiously. They thought it would be Illaoi from the Baru Temple who provided the route, but it was Lucian.

"Since that accident, I have been looking for information about Shadow Island. This is the route I have concluded. You can use it for reference."

After speaking, Lucian unbuttoned his close-fitting coat, and took out a stack of drawings from inside, with various lines drawn on it.

Anyway, Zeng Hao couldn't understand it, but Illaoi, Ezreal and Plank watched it very interestingly.

After the three of them looked at the map that Lucian took out, Illaoi said to the clergy behind him, "Bring us the map about Shadow Island in our temple."

Soon, a priest came over with a leather map in his hand.

Respectfully handed the map to Illaoi and bowed back.

Illaoi spread the map on the table, pointed to a crooked red line on it and said: "This is the route to Shadow Island, which is roughly the same as this Lucian's. As for the place marked with a red X beside the red line, There are dangerous sea beasts there, so try to avoid encountering them to avoid accidents."

Zeng Hao thought for a while, and said to Illaoi: "As for the sea beasts, we will leave this to the people in our team. If we want to bypass these sea beasts, we will waste a lot of time. In order to reach the Shadow Island as soon as possible , let's go straight across, simple and rude."

When Illaoi heard that Zeng Hao had a way to deal with these sea beasts, she was a little surprised. After all, the strength of sea beasts in the sea is still very strong. The fleet left safely.

But since Zeng Hao said yes, then listen to him and go straight through. If Zeng Hao can't solve it at that time, he and others still have a chance to withdraw and make a new detour.

(End of this chapter)