Captain – Chapter 666 – Strange Ship and Abnormal Events

In just a few months, the three most powerful forces in the present world had already engaged in countless open and covert confrontations regarding the division of that “big cake.”

In the end, surprisingly, they reached consensus extremely smoothly.

But after that, those people standing at the pinnacle of power fell silent instead.

Not to mention related arrangements—there wasn’t even half a preparation made.

They were naturally waiting for news from the unknown seas.

This secret grand alliance was actually just the entrustment of a certain vision, and for it to become reality, the most fundamental prerequisite was that Roy had to win.

Win against that enemy who was almost impossible to defeat.

The devil Edward.

“Splash…”

Clear, beautiful sunlight fell, illuminating the sea surface with rippling waves in peaceful harmony. But this tranquility that had perhaps lasted for decades was broken in the next moment.

The magnificent hull pushed through the water waves, stirring up ripples, turning the so-called forbidden land into reality.

It was naturally the Goddess Hestia that had terminated the specter.

After joining with the Nightmare King, the two warships had passed through Storm Corner, which had become a thing of the past, truly entering the unknown seas and had already been advancing into the depths for several months.

But what surprised everyone, including Roy, was that this legendary land of strangeness was not as described in stories or as they had imagined—perpetually shrouded in storms and dark curtains, never giving ships and people a moment’s peace.

The reality was quite the opposite. This boundless sea region was not fundamentally different from the present world.

It also had warm sun, gentle breezes, and seagulls circling in the sky, playing or hunting. The bolder ones even dared to perch on the giant ship’s masts.

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Even though there was a giant dragon on this ship, they seemed accustomed to it.

Besides these ordinary sea views, various reefs and islands also came into view from time to time. However, since entering the Cursed Sea, Roy’s group had yet to see terrain as large as the Southern Islands, nor encountered any fishermen.

Of course, this might be because they were in the outer regions.

After all, even if there truly were indigenous people in this sea, they probably wouldn’t want to be too close to the thunder sea that had been constantly stormy with unceasing lightning just months ago.

But that blue sky that relaxed the pirates could not make the girl smile.

Because since obtaining that chart of unknown waters from the devil aboard the Satin, Roy had often used it to observe the scenery of the Cursed Sea.

But without exception, every time she looked, she saw only overwhelming mist.

According to Edward’s explanation, those were undoubtedly divine will, the manifestation of seals used to suppress his power and consciousness, once shrouding the entire Cursed Sea.

But now, at least in the outer regions of this old sea, those mists were completely gone.

This also meant that seal was weakening.

Already very weak.

If they didn’t hurry, everything might be too late. And precisely because of this, since entering the unknown waters, the two warships hadn’t delayed for even a moment.

Following the girl’s orders, they pursued that wisp of night in the crystal skull’s eyes relentlessly.

Whether its destination was that ship of the dead or the nameless island surrounded by a ghost fleet, both were targets Roy wanted and had to find.

But during this process, some unexpected incidents occurred, involving Nidhogg.

Under the warm sunlight, the giant dragon that had been lying at the bow sleeping as usual suddenly opened its eyes without warning, then slowly rose, looking toward the depths of the old sea.

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After a moment, it began roaring angrily, its demeanor more violent than ever before.

This naturally alarmed the crew on deck.

But despite facing this sudden scene, they only paused their work briefly, glanced at the furious dragon, and had no greater reaction.

They didn’t even seem inclined to report upward.

Clearly, similar situations had occurred many times during these days.

After a long while, the dragon’s roars and its restless pacing driven by impulse and killing intent gradually stopped. It breathed heavily, its magnificent purple eyes filled with hatred.

Its reaction was so intense naturally because in that distant direction it was watching…

The aura of that ship of the dead had appeared.

More precisely, it was the aura of kin that had been devoured and embedded in that bone hell hundreds of years ago, and it could even seem to hear their mournful cries.

Extremely violent, yet also in great pain.

That was its own kind.

More likely, it was the mother who had given birth to it and hidden the egg aboard the Victoria. Hearing the other’s wailing, sensing the approaching mortal enemy, how could it not be furious?

But that undead giant ship was surrounded by great fog symbolizing “forgetting.” Unless it manifested in the present world, even Nidhogg couldn’t determine the other’s exact location.

It could only roar to release its anger and hatred.

And this time, that warship appeared as suddenly as in previous days, but after only a brief period, it vanished again into the great fog.

Just as if after finding good prey, it would remove its disguise, suddenly strike to begin hunting. The poor target often could only persist for a very short time. Like this time, the entire process didn’t even last ten minutes.

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Not knowing when the other would appear again or when they could truly encounter it, the dragon that had vented its emotions lay down again, seemingly returning to calm.

Only its slightly trembling claws and wings spoke of the boundless fury in its heart.

Goddess Hestia, Captain’s Cabin.

After the roaring outside the door ceased, Roy, who was sitting on the bedside with her first mate, looked at the cat on the table and asked with a grave expression: “How many times has this been?”

“How many times, how many times!”

Perhaps because it had been around longer, the raven seemed no longer as afraid of Mango as before, hopping around it and repeating those unclear words.

Until the cat glared at it, Alfie wisely fell silent, tilting its body to look at it.

Whether displeased with the increasingly lawless raven, tired of babysitting duties, or due to some fate trends that even it couldn’t see clearly or articulate, facing the girl’s question, the cat called out somewhat impatiently.

“Meow.” The fourth time. Can’t you count yourself?

Isn’t that guy’s reaction outside obvious enough?

Though not knowing why the cat was angry, thinking of its care for her and recent “sacrifices,” the captain still smiled apologetically and spoke to it in a coaxing manner.

“It’s because your senses are accurate. I don’t know why, but even though we’ve entered the Cursed Sea, I still can’t perceive that broken ship’s specific movements.”

“I can only trouble you.”

Looking at the girl’s small, apologetic smile, the cat sighed and stopped complaining.

Just as Roy herself said, and as many people felt, she could always make elders happy, or at least not angry, even if the other party was just a cat.

“Meow.”

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Regarding the girl’s perception, after a moment of silence, Mango finally explained, saying this wasn’t her fault, but because this sea was too vast and the fog hadn’t completely disappeared.

Moreover, that mist identical to the one shrouding the Victoria was something even gods couldn’t see through. Even when the Lady still possessed divine power in the past, she had to rely on the wooden carving to extend her perception into it.

That the girl couldn’t do this now was perfectly normal.

Besides, if not for this, it wouldn’t need to be “forced” to leave the sea maiden’s embrace after entering the Cursed Sea, staying in this not-very-comfortable place all this time.

Wasn’t it all for warning purposes?

But…

After finishing the explanation, the cat turned around, looking toward the direction where that strange ship had appeared, worry rising in its pupils. Because now, even it couldn’t determine the other’s location, which was unreasonable, because that thing…

Was originally its creation. Logically, even if blocked by fog, it shouldn’t escape its eyes.

Is it because over these thousand years, you’ve been constantly erasing my marks on that thing? Or is it because the chess piece you placed on it interfered with my perception?

The cat thought silently, its mood gradually sinking.

But these things actually weren’t enough to make it feel worry. What truly made it confused and even wary was that the threads before its eyes were all tangled.

All of them were tangled—whether the devil’s, its own, or the girl’s behind it.

All it could see was chaos, like falling into a bottomless abyss, leaving only emptiness and confusion.

Why was this happening? And why were you allowing your greatest asset to act purely on instinct, almost treating it as an abandoned piece? Even for the sake of buying time, this made no sense at all. What exactly were you doing, what were you thinking…

Edward?