Pirate: Admiral is really a cat

"Chase!"

Robin made a prompt decision and gave the order to pursue.

It can be seen from the battle just now that this so-called "demon" is not very powerful, but has amazing recovery ability, and its strange slimy appearance makes it difficult for ordinary swords and axes to cause damage.

Luo and Derek nodded and ran directly towards the cave.

But the three of them were all thinking about the little hand just now...

Could it be that this so-called "devil" is really just a child?

A child who accidentally ate a devil fruit?

Although this is just a guess, once this idea comes to mind, it cannot be dispelled.

The tunnel in the cave was slightly smaller than the size of Drake after he transformed into the Allosaurus, and he could only barely pass through it, so Drake released the fruit ability, and then the three of them continued to explore deeper.

Rely on the flashlight you carry with you to illuminate the way forward.

That’s right, a waterproof flashlight!This thing is a serious naval standard equipment. After all, the Navy's Vegapunk can even develop an intelligent robot like the "Peace Defender", not to mention a small flashlight and battery.

They found that the cave was still filled with purple-red mucus, but more of it was dried mucus.

And on top of that…

There was a series of small footprints.

The three people looked at each other in confusion, and seemed to understand somewhat what the true identity of this "devil" was.

The tunnel was not very long, and the three of them quickly reached the bottom and found the exit.

It is connected to a huge internal cave, and there is even a weak light source in it.

It was a huge altar made of self-luminous material.

……

"What? Are you asking if anything strange has happened before? No, we are very peaceful here. I have never heard of it."

Hawkins asked the passing villagers in the village.

"Never heard of it? Then has anything wrong ever happened here?"

"Something is wrong...ah!" The villager who was asked scratched his head, as if he suddenly remembered something, "If I really want to talk about it, I have to mention that there was a period of time when the land harvest became extremely poor. , we could only rely on unstable methods such as fishing and hunting to obtain food, so it was a very difficult time at that time.”

As he spoke, the man suddenly turned his head, with inexplicable fanaticism in his eyes, and knelt down to a shrine on the roadside to pray...

"Bless the sea god Cthulla, bless the patriarch Snar! Bless us with a good harvest of fish and rice, and bless the sea god Cthulla to send down the Holy Communion again..."

Hawkins frowned and looked at Kate.

After looking at each other, Scumbag and Magic confirmed the information in each other's eyes.

This place really has a big problem!

Just after the villagers suddenly went crazy on the spot, he got up from the ground, his expression even the same as when he just talked with Hawkins.

The same smile filled with happiness, but now it seems...

This smile makes people feel cold all over.

"I'm sorry, I just interrupted Mr. Navy's inquiry."

"No, we are very interested in this Poseidon and this dean..."

"Oh? Lord Marine also wants to fall into the arms of the sea god Cthulla?"

"I'm not so eager, I just want to know something."

"Well, I believe that after listening to my story, everyone will want to return to the embrace of Cthulla!"

When the villager heard that the navy was also interested in the sea god they believed in, he immediately showed excitement and began to tell about his past experiences.

"That was three years ago. It's a coincidence that it was when Dean Snar had just arrived on the island. During that time, as I said before, in short, a famine was about to happen. ”

"Then, Chief Snarer, who just came here, stood up and told us that this is the sea god Cthulla who has sent down heaven's punishment on us mortals who have invaded the god's domain without knowing it!"

"At first we didn't want to believe it, but then huge waves rolled up on the sea, and terrifying purple-red tentacles loomed among the waves."

Even though it has been three years and they have become believers of Poseidon Cthulla, they still feel extremely frightened when they think of that apocalyptic scene, and then this fear will continue to deepen their feelings towards Poseidon and the Patriarch. Convinced.

"But the dean just prayed to the sky for a moment, and the waves and tentacles disappeared instantly, as if nothing happened on the sea."

"After that, the patriarch told us that if we want to appease the anger of the sea god Cthulla and regain the fertile land, we must pay tribute to the sea god Cthulla..."

Tribute?

Kate frowned subconsciously.

Tributes to the cult...

No matter how you look at it, it's not like a beast, right?

"So, what is the tribute?"

"A person, to be precise, a child."

When the villagers said this, they had a look of shame on their faces, but there was no regret between their brows.

Although it was only for a moment, Kate's body erupted with terrifying power.

Because it was too short, the villagers in front of them thought it was just an illusion, shuddered and continued.

"Although we are sorry, we have to do this. There happens to be a four-year-old girl in the village who has lost her parents. We thought, since she has lost her parents anyway, we might as well let her serve the sea god Cthulla."

"So, you just give a little girl to..."

Even a person like Hawkins, whose boundaries between good and evil are extremely blurred, felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

This is an instinctive reaction from the human subconscious.

"Yes, we sent her into the cave behind the forest, and there was a magical altar inside! We just left her there and left."

"Then on the third day! The patriarch told us that the sea god Cthulla responded and gave us his own flesh and blood as a sacrament reward!" The villagers gestured hurriedly, "Those were several huge, octopus or The arms and legs of the squid are covered with purple-red stigmata belonging to the sea god Cthulla."

"The dean asked us to eat part of each part, then make a shrine, enshrine the remaining stumps in the shrine, and place them anywhere where they can touch the land, and there will be a steady stream of holy marks entering the land! Transformation! land!"

“Sure enough, the harvest got better and better every year since then!”

"...Then where is Dean Snarl?" Kate took a deep breath and asked.

"Huh? Haven't you already met the dean?"

The villagers looked surprised and replied with a smile:

"The Imam is our village chief."