Chapter 45: The Castle
The once bustling streets have become bloody ditches, the roar of the fire reflects the cries and roars, and the wild laughter of the pirates echoes in the port, which has been peacefully ruled for seventy years. After landing on the shore, the more than 100 pirates who were selected stood scattered, looking at their eager expressions and fanatical eyes, it seemed that they wanted to join the raiders immediately, if it weren't for Scar Henry's prestige and Fang Senyan's ruthlessness as restraint and suppression, then I believe they would have scattered and rushed into the store in a hurry.
Amid the shouting, the pirates on the Bell and Glass rushed swiftly and chaotically in the direction of Tutuga Castle. Naturally, they were supported by the legendary mountain of wealth in the castle. On the way forward, the corpse that was still warm under his feet was trampled on, and his breath was mixed with the smell of blood from the smoke of gunpowder, and many veteran pirates couldn't help but get excited, and opened their chests and screamed.
Fang Senyan, who had never experienced this kind of scene, was also a little distracted for a while, but he immediately straightened his mind, scolded and scolded the pirates around him to speed up, and once there was someone in the way, he immediately waved his knife and shot without hesitation! This barbaric and bloody practice would have caused great trouble in normal times, but it has undoubtedly worked quite well in the present chaotic and rich port.
"Look!" One of the pirates who rushed to the front cleverly picked up a small half of the bun cloth from the side: "This is old Butch's thing, it seems that they also took this road to the castle." ”
Fang Senyan took the half of the Baotou cloth, and found that there was no blood on it, and the section seemed to be quite rough, his eyes flickered, his pupils also contracted slightly, but his mouth shouted loudly:
"Everyone, do your best! Old Butch was so excited that he threw away the bunker, and our partner was probably guarding a lot of treasure waiting to be moved. The pirate next to him suddenly boiled with blood, and at the same time raised the scimitar in his hand and let out a wild scream! I ran faster. Scar Henry originally wanted to ask for the half of the bun cloth to see, but at this time, Fang Senyan had already led the men to rush to the front of the team, and his head was also very ignorant of the current affairs There was a sharp pain in the heart, so he could only immediately take out the wine bag and pour a sip of rum to numb the damn nerves, and then reluctantly covered his head and followed the team.
When the pirates arrived at the gates of Tutuga Harbor, they found that the majestic and magnificent castle was dark and deadly, as if it had been abandoned for hundreds of years, and all that remained was bleak ghosts, cobwebs and dust, and the splendor of the lights that they saw in the sky seemed to be just a fantasy. The gates of the castle were also opened, and the mouth of a giant beast was as dark as the mouth of a giant beast, waiting for the prey to be delivered, and the team sent earlier seemed to have completely evaporated from the earth!
In the face of such a strange situation, all the pirates fell silent, only the "crackling" sound of the torches burning could be heard clearly, the pirates looked at me and I looked at you, and some of the timid people's faces changed slightly. In their imagination, it was either heavily guarded or chaotic, but such a strange scene was completely unexpected.
At this time, it should be time for Fang Senyan to make up his mind, he came to Scar Henry's side and whispered:
"This should be a bluff on the part of the enemy."
Scar Henry said in a deep voice:
"How?"
Fang Senyan said calmly:
"According to the information we have so far, it was Little Fokker who took the initiative to move on to the Black Pearl. That meant he had plenty of time to plan for it. At this time, the main force of Little Fokker was still on the Black Pearl, and the manpower he left behind in the castle must be insufficient, so he made such a formation, wanting to attack the enemy by taking advantage of the scattered manpower after entering the castle. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to just close the castle gates and keep them out of the way? ”
"And what about the Charles?" Henry Says:
Fang Senyan said in a categorical tone:
"I think they must have entered the castle and scattered to look for the treasure, and they should still be trapped in it. If we go in right away, we'll still have time to save people! ”
This trip was originally led by Fang Senyan, and Scar Henry was only responsible for monitoring, although he felt a little wrong for a while, but his head was tormented by continuous severe pain at this time, so he couldn't find any reason to refute Fang Senyan. And Fang Senyan also directly told the pirates about his inference, given his previous prestige, even if anyone had any doubts, he could only swallow in his stomach.
Fang Senyan then divided the pirates into six groups, and the group with the smallest number had at least twenty or more men. Each group is equipped with melee sword and shield fighters and ranged musketeers, and the combination is quite reasonable and unimpeccable. Then he continued to tempt the pirates with the riches inside, and finally rushed into the castle with torches.
Since Fang Senyan had put on a high posture of "rush with me" instead of "rush for me", Scar Henry was not too embarrassed to stay behind, and entered the castle with another group of people. The two leaders are in the lead, what else is there to say about those pirates who were outlaws in the first place? In addition, the torch in his hand also gave people a lot of courage, so they also rushed in with a roar. According to the pre-distribution, each group of pirates will be divided into a group to explore when they encounter a fork in the road, and soon, the huge Tutuga Castle will divide and swallow these six groups of pirates.
After being dispersed into a team, Fang Senyan still took the lead in walking at the front of the team with a torch, but looking at his appearance, he also looked very leisurely, as if he believed that the surrounding environment was very safe, and he looked defenseless. And Fang Senyan's prestige among pirates at this time was not low, as soon as the pirates followed him, they naturally didn't say a word, occasionally chatting a few words during the journey, and the rest of the time there was a silent serious feeling.
The furnishings in Tutuga Castle are quite gorgeous, and under the light of the fire is a camel hair carpet brought from the Middle East, not to mention the exquisite patterns on it, the soft touch alone is very comfortable, which makes these pirates have a feeling of opening their eyes. However, those light and valuable things such as gold candlesticks, silver tableware and other things have disappeared without a trace, obviously hidden by the owner in advance, which also invisibly supports Fang Senyan's previous inference. Suddenly, one of the pirates in front of him stopped, and his hand pressed the hilt of the knife on his waist, and he turned back and said hurriedly:
"Be careful, it smells of blood!"
Everyone immediately took a few deep breaths, and sure enough, they noticed that there was a faint fishy smell in the air, which was undoubtedly a rather familiar smell to these murderous outlaws. The situation suddenly became tense, and many pirates drew their weapons, but Fang Senyan brought the torch close to the ground, and found a string of unrecognizable light brown blood stains on the thick and fluffy carpet, and following the direction of the bloodstains, they came to an abrupt end in front of a seemingly solid granite wall.
"It's a secret way!" One of the pirates' voices trembled with excitement. The series of blood trails turned around and broke in front of this wall, and it seemed very abrupt - the injured guy can't suddenly evaporate, right? The only explanation is naturally to escape into the dark passage, without this bloodstain as a guide, who would have thought that there is a secret passage behind this integrated hard stone wall?
After having clues, these pirates began to look everywhere, and among these old fritters naturally there were experts who were good at this way, and soon found a small handle under the carpet, and the two pirates spent their strength to pull it, and immediately there was a dry sound of a large number of heavy iron chains colliding in the wall, and then the granite wall roared and slowly rose, revealing a secret passage with a black hole.
In the light of the fire, the scattered things on the floor of the secret passage emitted a striking and lovely glow. All the pirates breathed heavily, and the glittering gold coins, the fine cutlery, and the silks as smooth as milk were scattered in the secret passages, apparently the result of the hastily carried goods. There was no doubt that these pirates had a greedy roar in their throats and pounced on the riches, and they followed the scattered riches into the depths of the secret passages. Only Fang Senyan was still standing in place with a torch, the expression on his face was very strange, both a little regretful and a little relieved.
Then he dropped the torch, took a deep breath, and slammed his right shoulder into a floor-to-ceiling window next to him! The corroded iron frame that supported the long window quickly succumbed, twisted, and broken in the face of tremendous force. And this long window inlaid with stained glass also cracked instantly, and cracked into thousands of erupting flakes. And Fang Senyan's whole person also took advantage of the situation to rush out of this castle, bending his knees in the air, tucking his abdomen, and landing on the ground!
The ball of the foot is the first to hit the ground, then the arch of the foot, and when the heel touches the ground, the center of gravity of the whole body shifts forward, and then the downward force is transferred to the forward rush. Fang Senyan only felt a sharp pain in his feet, knees, and elbows, but it was only pain. He rolled on the ground five or six times in a row, then straightened up with his hands on the ground, and although he had just jumped off the third floor of the castle, he only suffered some minor injuries due to his proper handling, and his health was less than a fifth of his life. If you don't enter the battle at this time, it will automatically be full in less than five minutes.
Fang Senyan took out the small half of the turban from his arms, and sighed slightly:
"I'm sorry, I knew it was a trap, but I brought you in."
(To be continued)