Captain – Chapter 494 – Objection

The island they had arranged to meet Richi’s group at was said to be in the center of the Triangle, but in reality it wasn’t far from the outermost edge. Even if they took a detour and sailed an ordinary treasure ship, it would be at most a two-day journey.

The geographical divisions of the Death Silence Triangle were actually quite vague.

The width covered by its outer region was actually less than three nautical miles, merely offering a preliminary glimpse of this sea area’s ferocious appearance. Like the infrequent topographical changes that were easy to detect and avoid, it was almost like a pre-battle warning.

In fact, in some areas of the outer region, the topography didn’t change at all.

And that was the origin of the so-called safe routes connecting the inner and outer sea areas.

If the outer region of the Triangle was a warning zone, then the narrower, thin island chain composed of reefs and islets without bizarre changes was the final boundary. Once crossed, it was difficult to turn back.

Only after crossing that boundary would one officially enter the core region of the Triangle.

Few people knew whether this sea area, covered with “sharp teeth” like a monster’s giant mouth, had an end. And if it did, what kind of magnificent and extensive boundary could form such a vast triangular area.

Holding the map of unknown waters, Roy could naturally be counted among those in the know.

Although this sea chart was just a casually made, considerably restricted imitation by the devil, which could only clearly show the outer and middle parts of the triangular area—with further areas being blocked by black mist, only able to present vague and indistinct scenes.

But despite this, the captain could still use it to know that the Triangle did have an end, but that end was neither a continent nor an archipelago…

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But rather a waterfall falling from the sky, like a heavenly moat.

If the Lady’s dwelling was the end of the world, then that place was the point of origin.

It was unknown whether the divine realm was above the waterfall.

Thanks to the Ocean Goddess’s protection, the Mermaid not only did not fear storms but could move through them like a fish in water, gaining speed far beyond ordinary warships. Thus, it took only half a day to find that solitary island.

“The central part of the Triangle is a continuous island chain. Although it can’t be called a closed loop, each island serving as a node is, more or less, intertwined with other islands and reefs. Purely solitary islands like this are truly rare.”

“No, to be precise, it is the only anomaly on this ‘death line.'”

Looking at the approaching dark island that matched the light and shadow on the sea chart but was magnified countless times, resembling a mountain range, Roy couldn’t help but narrow her eyes slightly and say in a somewhat heavy tone: “It’s almost… like a milestone.”

The island that came into the pirates’ view, besides being exaggeratedly large, was also covered with countless strange rocks, either twisted or sharp, looking exactly like a burial ground for giant beasts. What was even more shocking and chilling was…

On those “skeletons,” one could clearly see traces of claw marks and teeth gnawing.

As if some terrifying creature had once feasted heartily in this burial ground.

Finally, the Mermaid reached its destination, dropping anchor in relatively shallow waters not far from the solitary island. Following Roy’s command, it entered a state of battle readiness.

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Although this was just a simple meeting, and there were no more shadows of death beneath the sea behind them—on the contrary, the Taranhof had become their steadfast ally—the captain still refused to relax her vigilance in the slightest.

Even if the Death Silence was now a thing of the past, this sea area was still not entirely peaceful.

No one knew when that strange creature that had once spied on the deity would appear, and the girl vaguely felt that although the great dream had ended and the devil’s intentions had been thwarted, the Great Captain would not let the matter rest.

Roy understood that elder’s temperament very well.

Perhaps he wasn’t trying to help the devil, but merely wanted to drag her back to give her a severe scolding and warn her not to take even one step further.

But even so, she was unwilling to accept this, so conflict was inevitable.

She just didn’t know whom he would send.

Thinking of the Great Captain’s style of handling matters, the girl was certain he wouldn’t want to leave his lair and would, as usual, randomly grab someone to act on his behalf.

But it must be known that those who could serve as his “emissaries” were all legends among pirates.

Thinking about those “colleagues” whom she rarely faced, Roy’s feelings became somewhat complex. Some of them had fairly good relationships with her, and it would be inappropriate to completely tear off the mask and fight without restraint.

With a light sigh, knowing that thinking about these things now would only add to her troubles, the girl temporarily suppressed her complicated thoughts and turned to look at the pirates.

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“Well, following the old rules, I’ll go ashore. Ship matters will be handled by your First Mate…”

Intending to arrange things as she had done every time before, taking as much danger and those supernatural, bizarre events onto herself as possible, Roy hadn’t even finished speaking when her words were unceremoniously interrupted.

The first to speak was Caine, who had been standing silently beside the girl, listening to her narration, as if only now had he found an opportunity to express his opposition.

To this “old rule” that had been followed all along.

And his words were simple and direct, as if there was absolutely no room for negotiation, even though the person standing before him was the captain of the Mermaid.

“Objection.”

As these words fell, a brief and oppressive silence descended upon the deck. The crew members exchanged glances, swapping eye contact, evidently having anticipated—no, more like having known this would happen, and had been waiting for this moment.

“What?”

Blinking her eyes, the captain seemed not to believe her ears. She frowned slightly, looking at the young man and asking as if she hadn’t heard clearly, wanting him to repeat that word.

“I believe the First Mate said ‘objection,’ Captain.”

As if trying to ease the atmosphere, Ben, standing at the forefront of the group of power figures, coughed lightly and provided an explanation on behalf of the First Mate, then added a sentence.

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“And also… we object too.”

After an “Ah,” Roy finally reacted, her gaze moving between her First Mate and the crew, then raising an eyebrow and asking: “So you all conspired in advance, waiting for me to bring this up so you could silence me?”

Faced with the captain’s questioning, Caine remained uncharacteristically silent, while the crew members all lowered their heads. The one who stepped forward to respond was a person of delicate identity.

He was Lance, the former deputy leader of Golden-Eyed Devil’s Fighting Squad and current Gunner Chief, who had experienced her legendary journey and still remained steadfastly on the ship even after that mutiny, loyal to her to this day.

He was a veteran, and more importantly, her right-hand man. What he was about to say made people feel that he was the most suitable person to step forward at this moment.

“We just want you to change your mind, Captain. Although everyone knows that you arrange things this way to reduce the possibility of us being implicated, have you ever thought that besides those threats…”

“Captain, your safety is equally crucial to the Mermaid and everyone’s future.”

Stepping forward, Lance earnestly said: “If something were to happen to you, not to mention whether we could leave this place alive, the morale of the ship would definitely scatter. As a former member of this ship, I know better than anyone…”

“The Mermaid is legendary because its captain is the Golden-Eyed Devil.”

“So, don’t go alone anymore, Captain. We are all your blades.”