he came from the void

"Fucking old Tham, do you think I'm sure? Impossible! I'm Planck, and I can get Bilgewater back even if I don't rely on you. Even if it's a devil, don't even try to earn it from me. Any cheap!"

Planck left the spot and walked along the coast, wherever he could go, the dripping blood condensed into a trail behind him.

The water here is clean, nothing like Bilgewater.In a trance, he saw a row of tall stone pillars protruding from the sea not far away.

The huge and hollow copper sea snake wrapped the stone pillar tightly around the stone pillar, and its wide mouth was half submerged in the sea water.The tail of the sea snake extends to the top of the stone pillar and narrows into a mouthpiece.

Yes, this copper sea snake that shrinks from head to tail is actually a huge trumpet, and the Baru people rely on this thing to follow the current.

The Baru people believe that sea beasts are the offspring of Humu, so sea beasts are equivalent to holy beasts in their culture, and when Bilgewater hunts sea beasts, those murderers are naturally refused to enter the holy land.

Planck walked towards the stone pillar, because he vaguely saw a small figure on the stone pillar.

That must be the snake caller!It's Illaoi's people!

But before he got close, he suddenly fell down on the beach, motionless.

The snakecaller wears a robe of coarse hemp twine, each dyed indigo and covered with scales of various colors.The mottled and faded kraken ink of the robes gave the illusion that the old man was clad in a mass of tentacles.

The fringe of the fish-head-shaped hood was lined with razor-like fangs, and under the jagged hood, the old face was covered with black tattoos, depicting the countless teeth in the huge mouth of the sea monster.He was carrying a long pole in the shape of an octopus' tentacles, which was two heads taller than his short stature.

After finishing today's practice, the old snake caller stepped on the horn of the sea snake, jumped into the sea along the spiral channel, and then swam all the way to the shore.

Just when he was about to return to the temple the same way, he suddenly found a person lying on the beach.

The snake caller hurried over. This person was lying face down on the beach, his face could not be seen clearly, but he was not a local from the clothes, but was washed ashore by the waves.

The snake caller wanted to go over to confirm whether the man's energy had been returned to Naga Kaporos, but just as he was about to put his hand in front of his nose, the man suddenly reached out and grabbed his wrist.

He raised his head, and the sand on his face peeled off in large pieces as he opened his mouth.

"Take me to Illaoi."

"This……"

……

Plank was taken to the temple and met Illaoi as he wished.

The temple's high walls are built of interlocking stones shaped like the jaws and teeth of a deep-sea troll.The entrance of the temple hangs high above the bay, offering a bird's-eye view of the blue waters.

"Where's Illaoi? Come out and meet me!" Plank yelled at the monks and priestesses in the temple, including the snake caller, who just watched him coldly.

If it weren't for his friendship with Illaoi, he would have been left on the beach and died of excessive blood loss.

"I thought you were dead."

The sound of heavy footsteps came from the stairs, and Planck immediately looked over - a priestess with a figure as burly as an iron tower came down the stairs, carrying a heavy golden idol on her shoulders, slightly larger than the size of the wine barrel.

This statue was heavier than a grown man. Planck would weigh hundreds of kilograms even if he lost one arm, but he had no doubt that the woman in front of him could easily lift him up with one hand.

"Planck, you look like a piece of shit."

Chapter 253 Soul Trial

"Planck, you look like shit."

No one in Bilgewater had ever dared to speak like that to the Pirate King, even though he was deposed now.

Except for one person, the Bharu true, the sea beast priest Illaoi.

The vulgar words in Illaoi's mouth made Plank reflect for a moment, and now he really seems to have lost all his former prestige - he has not eaten anything for several days, and he is haggard. Tom's stomach made him stink, the mucus on his body was covered with fine sand, and there was only mutilated flesh and blood left on one arm, which was waving in vain. What's more helpless, the gun held in the other hand Also forgot to load it.

"Those two whores suddenly appeared and deliberately lured me with the crown of the abyss, causing my ship to be sunk by the sea monster."

Plank let go of all his defenses in front of Illaoi, he was no longer the majestic and ruthless captain, he seemed to have turned into an old child who rolled around because of grievances.

"I don't care about your boat." Illaoi didn't seem to be showing mercy.

Yes, she didn't care about Planck's ship, but about him.

Illaoi's heart trembled violently when she heard that Planck's ship was being towed away by the sea monster.

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.

"You're always telling me to keep going, back to sea. You're going to help me!" Plank said.

He knew that Illaoi would not listen to his old man, only her god could order her, so he used Hu Mu to suppress her.

Life lies in movement, and Nagakaporos, whom Illaoi believes in, is not only the god of life in the Python Archipelago, but also the storm of the deep sea, and the supreme movement itself.

Everything is "moving", and the universe can circulate endlessly.

"What do you want?" Illaoi asked.

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

O'Call is a group of disciples that Illaoi developed in Bilgewater.

Illaoi was the most powerful and respected true being in Baru's centuries, but she broke tradition and brought the teachings of the Snake Mother to the disgusting sewage of Bilgewater.

The former True Ones completely ignored the existence of the city, and regarded the outlanders as creatures only slightly better than the undead.Only she tries to protect the residents of Bilgewater who are suffering from the attack of the night of soul eclipse, spread the faith here, and at the same time find souls who are strong enough to pass the test.

Therefore, the followers of Okao respect Illaoi very much, and in their hearts Illaoi is more worthy of their followers than her god.

Under her rough demeanor lies wisdom, strength and admirable self-confidence. This is what Plank said, and a group of neutral forces with Illaoi as the core has emerged in Bilgewater.

"Why should I help you?" Illaoi stared at him, staring hard, as determined and ruthless as a snake mother.Priests of Nagakaboros cannot show any mercy or compassion, even if doing so would cause her heart ache.

"My boat is gone, people are dead, and my property has been robbed. If I hadn't met the old devil Tam, I would really be rotten in the belly of the sea monster and turned into a pile of shit! I'm Bill King of Givort, I just want to take over this city, if you don't help me, I will be completely finished..." Plank fell silent as he spoke, his eyes escaped from the other, looking at to the side.

"Tam?"

"Yes, I made a deal with it, and exchanged my arm for this life." Plank lowered his head.

Making a deal with the devil is obviously not a glamorous thing, but he has no choice.

Illaoi moved her lips, and spat fiercely on Planck's face: "It deserves it, I told you that the nearest sea is a bit evil, I told you to calm down, but you didn't listen."

As early as when the golden narwhal crazily crashed into the Nether Abyss, Illaoi sensed something unusual in the flow of the sea, so she left the temple to warn Planck, whom he hadn't seen for more than ten years, but he was He wanted revenge wholeheartedly, but his ears were blinded by hatred, and he didn't listen to it at all.

Plank wiped off his spit and growled, "What the hell will you do to help me?!"

Illaoi continued to poke her eyes angrily, but suddenly her eye sockets became moist.

"You have lost yourself in hatred and lamentation." She said, "You need to complete the soul trial."

"No... I don't want a trial." Planck fell to the ground in fright as if he had heard the most terrifying news.

It is the responsibility of the true one to find people with potential to accept the test. Failure in the test means complete annihilation, but if they survive, they will be changed forever and follow their true destiny sincerely."Move" again.

Illaoi looked at the captain, he was no longer in the limelight, he was unable to move forward at this moment, he was old and incompetent, and he was very likely to die in the trial.

But she couldn't just send him away, otherwise he was very likely to listen to the devil's slander because he was not firm enough, and thus lose his life.

She had no choice but to meet a suitable subject and not let him participate in the trial was a violation of Naga Kaporos.

"Only if you prove your qualifications in the trials, Okao's gang will support you." Illaoi dropped the god statue "Shenzi" from her shoulders and faced Plank.

"Please...let me die." Plank begged, not daring to look directly at the statue.

"It's up to you, you can only choose to believe in yourself."

"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 from the idol's mouth, spawning blue-green spirit tentacles around the snake mother's face.

These tentacles are as beautiful as a sunrise on the sea, and as terrifying as the darkest abomination on the bottom of the sea. They multiply exponentially, and it seems that each tentacle can hold the hopes and fears of the world.

"No!" The tentacle pierced Planck's chest, screaming in pain, wrapped around his soul, and pulled it out of his body.

Plank shuddered as the tentacles pulled his soul into Illaoi's face.

His soul is burning with a dazzling blue flame, and the shape of his soul is constantly changing, showing the appearance of many previous lives.It stood there safely, but Planck's body was slapped by countless tentacles, like a canoe in the doomsday tsunami, letting the raging sea ravage it.

Planck staggered and rolled over, dodging the attack as best he could.But with each dodge, more tentacles appear.

The reality around him was twisting and spinning, a swarm of tentacles flapping toward him, pushing him down, farther and farther away from his own soul—closer and closer to annihilation.

Chapter 254 The Situation in Hong Kong

Plank is being pushed away from his soul by the tentacles, which means he is about to annihilate.

But on the verge of annihilation, he forced himself to stand up, facing the ruthless whipping of the tentacles, and walked towards his soul step by step with bloody footprints, slowly but unyieldingly.

He was bloodied and exhausted.In the end, he walked into the light mist of the soul and merged with it, which also marked his passing the test.

The wind died down, and the tentacles disappeared with a burst of light.

Nagakaporos was satisfied.

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

Planck straightened his back, although his eyes were full of hatred and pain, but at the same time they were full of determination.

He was the haughty and ambitious captain again.

Planck's scars were not weakened by passing the trial, but he found what he wanted and strengthened his faith.

The universe will give people desire and instinct.

What Naga Kaporos wants is for people to pursue their own desires, so that the universe can move forward.

"I feel full of power now." Plank looked at his old love: "I still have a boat, a boat that is better than the Deep Abyss, but it didn't stop at Bilgewater. I was alone. There's no way to drive it back, so I need some hands."

"Okay." Illaoi agreed this time: "I'll let Okao and other gang leaders help you."

She ordered the preacher next to her, and then lightly carried Shenxi on her shoulders.For more than ten years, she has never been more than two steps away from the statue.

This is the weight that needs to be carried to become the real one, because she can use the majestic divine power because she is inseparable from the idol.

During the time Illaoi had Plank's arm fixed, Plank told Illaoi about her experience, and Illaoi explained Bilgewater's situation to Plank.

"Sarah Doom has occupied the slaughter dock and emptied your warehouse. The rest of the space has been allocated by other captains, leaving nothing for you."

"Wait, where did this Sarah Doom come from? How come I've never heard of it before." Plank asked.This shows that Sarah has been hiding very well for the past ten years, and has not attracted Planck's attention at all.There were so many bounty hunters in the city that Plank couldn't remember them all.

"I don't know either, I just know that she was a bounty hunter before." Illaoi didn't pay that much attention to these things, and if Planck hadn't had an accident, she wouldn't have paid attention to them either.

"No matter what, my first step when I go back is to defeat this Miss Fortune and take back the pier!" Plank clenched his gun tightly, but he didn't go back so quickly.

He needs a cast-iron prosthetic, and Illaoi won't help him with that anymore, she's helped enough.

Moreover, it would take a lot of time to drive that ship back to Bilgewater. It was a huge battleship, and it could not be operated without a few hundred people.And she still burns fuel, and Planck has to prepare a lot of fuel for her.

……

Gang fights happened every day at the Slaughter Wharf, and Kahn could see Sarah's injured men being helped to the boat for treatment from time to time.

The news of Planck's death has already spread, and after the venues of the casino and tavern were all divided up, the gangsters of all walks of life shifted their greedy eyes to the fat and oily slaughtering dock.

So Kahn can often see a group of people brandishing weapons rushing into the pier, and then started fighting with the guards.It happened several times a day, and the people changed one crop after another.

The dead people were thrown into the sea nearby to feed the fish, so during this period of time, the rats and piranhas around the pier were lucky. They even gathered nearby to wait for the meal when the beating started, making crazy noises, as if they were booing .

Everyone wanted to replace Plank as the sole ruler of Bilgewater, and it was not easy to take down Slaughter Dock.

However, Sarah showed full determination, saved the day every time, and defended the slaughter dock.

She transformed Planck's wealth into manpower and equipment, and used the money to win tough battles one after another.

Now the warehouse has established solid sentry posts, and there are dozens of sentries in just one group, and the rotation of day and night never slackens.Each sentinel is equipped with muskets and crossbows, guarding the endless treasures in the warehouse.

Even Raven replaced it with a Hex carbine produced by Piltover. It was a scarce commodity, and it was so powerful that it could pierce steel plates.

Continuous fire does not consume Sarah's men quickly, but money can make ghosts turn the clock.Driven by money, there are still many desperadoes scrambling to be her dog legs. After all, as long as they survive a fire, they can spend a few years with money and even leave Bilgewater, a lawless city. place.

Some of her opponents were rich, but definitely not as rich as she was.They couldn't consume Sarah, and Sarah even used money to bribe their men. This kind of combat method regardless of cost made Bilgewater's gangs a mess.

Others are fighting for money, but she is fighting to win, there is no comparison at all.

At the same time, she also had people reinforce the warehouse.Kahn reminded her that the warehouse was somewhat damaged, and those who cared could sneak into the warehouse through the waterway.So after an inspection, she refurbished the warehouse with thick wooden boards.

Those gangs found that they could not attack the heavily guarded slaughtering pier by themselves, so they began to seek alliances, and wanted to grab the pier before distributing it.

At this time, the role of the Siren is reflected. As long as there are too many people attacking the pier, Sarah will let the Siren bombard the pier without hesitation.Even at the risk of destroying the pier, the enemy's offensive must be crushed.

This also brought the flames of war to the Siren, but Sarah still had skin armor.She dived into the water and made trouble secretly, allowing the Siren to smash the enemy's conspiracy many times. The wood for repairing the warehouse was taken from the wreck of the defeated ship.

In short, Sarah participated in almost all the battles with high intensity, and held the slaughter dock under all kinds of difficulties.He firmly grasped the lifeline of Bilgewater's economy and successfully fulfilled his promise to Kahn.

But that doesn't mean she's a winner.

Sarah found Kahn in the cabin.Unsurprisingly, Kai'Sa and he got tired of being together again.