webnovelfull Chapter 1273 The Birth of the Ship of Purgatory
Chapter 1273 The Birth of the Ship of Purgatory
Elizabeth's brain has stopped functioning.
She couldn't understand what kind of crazy thing this Eastern man was going to do.
But thinking about it is already superfluous.
Her survival instinct made her treat every order from Lin Zhen as a final decree.
"Your Highness... what do you suggest we do?" Her voice was still trembling, but it was no longer in despair; instead, it was tinged with a madness that suggested she was risking everything.
"It's very simple."
Lin Zhen walked up to the huge Southeast Asian nautical chart, which was densely marked with islands, reefs and ocean currents. It was the culmination of Elizabeth's decades of hard work.
His finger slid slowly across the nautical chart, finally stopping at a point.
That area of the sea was marked on the nautical chart as the "eye of the storm".
A death zone surrounded by countless deadly whirlpools and jagged reefs.
It was a graveyard of shipwrecks that all sailors feared.
"We need to lure it here." Lin Zhen's voice left no room for negotiation.
"The eye of the storm?!"
Elizabeth screamed, feeling that all the shocks she had ever experienced in her life combined did not equal half of what she had felt today. "Your Highness, have you gone mad?! That place is so dangerous that even seabirds would be torn to shreds if they flew there! How could we possibly..."
“We’re not going.” A cold light flashed in Lin Zhen’s eyes. “Let that ‘Ship of Purgatory’ go.”
He turned around, looked at Elizabeth who was completely dazed, and clearly uttered a series of commands.
"Elizabeth, give the order! All ships must gather all their whale oil, spirits, and tar and fill one of the fastest medium-sized supply ships!"
"Yue Fei!"
"Your subordinate is here!" Yue Fei, who had been silently protecting Murong Yan, stepped forward, clasped his hands, and accepted the order.
"Take the Divine Machine Battalion and move all the large-caliber cannons to the bow of the Black Pearl and the main ships! Then connect all the iron chains and make a 'fishing net' that can catch the Sea Dragon King!"
"Ghost!"
"Your subordinate is here." The ghostly figure emerged silently from the shadows of the captain's cabin.
"Take your men and infiltrate the supply ship, stuff every corner of the hold with gunpowder! I need enough to send that ship and everything around it flying in an instant!"
The orders were like knives, cleaving through the chaos.
In the captain's cabin, which was already in a state of panic, order was forcibly restored.
Elizabeth, Yue Fei, Ghost Shadow, Pirate Queen, Eastern General, Chief Assassin—these figures who stood at the pinnacle of their respective fields had all become the most loyal executors.
They didn't understand what Lin Zhen was trying to do.
But they believed him.
Believe in this man; he can lead them to a way out of hell!
The others obeyed and left, and the captain's cabin returned to silence, leaving only Lin Zhen and Murong Yan behind.
"Husband..."
Murong Yan clung tightly to his arm, the deck beneath her feet still rocking violently, the ship groaning as if it would fall apart at any moment.
The abyssal behemoth sensed its prey's intentions and its attacks became increasingly ferocious.
She tried to remain calm, but the trembling in her body betrayed her inner fear.
She was still wearing the same Phoenix Descent Dress that she wore as her nightgown.
Su Jin, dressed in an extremely dark black, almost blended into the boundless fog outside the window, her profound depths unsettling.
The ship rocked violently, and the giant phoenix embroidered with real gold thread seemed to come alive, its golden wings tightly folded, its phoenix eyes fixed on the direction of the deep sea, filled with vigilance and unease.
The five-zhang-long, dark gold trailing tail slid across the groaning deck, like a restless black dragon trapped in a cage.
"Don't be afraid, Yan'er." Lin Zhen embraced her and lowered his head to place a gentle kiss on her smooth forehead.
He knew that although his beloved wife was a ruthless empress, she was still his woman at heart.
It's perfectly normal to be afraid when faced with such mythical terror.
"My husband, can we...can we really win?"
Murong Yan buried her face in his broad, warm chest, her voice choked with sobs she herself was unaware of.
It's not that she doesn't believe him.
She was too afraid of losing him.
She was terrified that the scene on the top of Kunlun Mountain would repeat itself, that he would exhaust himself to protect everyone and collapse in front of her once again.
She never wanted to experience that feeling of helplessness, watching his life slip away, again.
"Silly girl."
Lin Zhen sensed her fear and felt a surge of pity and guilt.
He reached out and gently patted her back, speaking in the most resolute yet tender voice in the world into her ear.
"Believe me."
"I promised you that I would be there to accompany you as you rule the world, and that I would watch our children grow up."
"When have I, Lin Zhen, ever broken my word?"
This statement is full of domineering power and a sense of responsibility.
It was a ray of light that instantly shattered all the gloom and fear in Murong Yan's heart.
She raised her head, her beautiful phoenix eyes blurred with tears, gazing at him intently as if she could never get enough of him.
"Ok!"
She nodded emphatically, then tiptoed and planted a hot kiss on his lips, a kiss filled with all her trust and love.
She knew she didn't need to do anything.
All you need to do is stay quietly by this man's side and watch how he turns this seemingly hopeless situation into a glorious chapter in history!
……
An hour later.
Everything is ready.
A supply ship loaded with whale oil, spirits, and countless amounts of gunpowder became a giant, moving powder keg, quietly moored beside the Black Pearl.
Dozens of massive iron chains, thicker than an adult's arm, firmly connect this "Ship of Purgatory" to the "Black Pearl".
All preparations were completed quietly in the pitch-black fog.
"Your Highness, everything is ready!"
Elizabeth's voice came from the brass megaphone, her voice distorted by barely suppressed madness and excitement.
"very good."
A cold, hunter-like smile appeared on Lin Zhen's face.
He turned his head and glanced at the still churning, dark sea outside the window.
"Fish, it's time to take the bait."
He raised his hand.
Then, he swung down hard!
"ignition!"
"sail!"
With a single command from Lin Zhen, the death feast tailor-made for the myth of the deep sea began!
"ignition."
The ghostly voice echoed in the cabin of the "Ship of Purgatory," devoid of emotion, carrying only the intent to execute.
The Night Owl's assassins brought their torches close to the oil-soaked fuses.
laugh--!
A fiery serpent slithered along the ground, instantly illuminating the mountain of gunpowder barrels in the ship's hold, as well as the expressionless faces of the assassins.
"withdraw."
The ghostly figure uttered a low growl.
Dark shadows swung out along the ropes like owls returning to their forests, silently merging into the shadows of the Black Pearl's deck.
Almost simultaneously, Elizabeth's bloodshot eyes stared straight ahead as she roared hoarsely into the megaphone.
"Start the boat! Full speed! Drag that powder keg into hell for me!"