Chapter 277 - 257: The Sea Demon’s Script
Da Fei, Catherine, Anlicia, Selvia, Coltner, and Spielberg were each rowing their boats around the edge of a puddle, tapping and searching for the anticipated giant mouth wound. As time ticked by, the booming sound of crossbow cannons and the clang of crushed debris echoed continuously within the flesh tunnel.
The sailors’ transportation team had a bountiful harvest, having already found 200 batches of deep-sea specialties in the wreckage! If each batch could sell for tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, perhaps even a hundredfold gold selling close to a million, Da Fei couldn’t imagine the substantial profit this batch of goods could bring him!
But the precondition was that they had to get out! If they couldn’t get out, everything would be bait, all would be zero!
Soon, Catherine shouted from afar, "Found it! A big scar!"
Brother is too awesome! There’s a reason why brother became an expert!
Da Fei quickly rowed over to take a look, and indeed, there was a protrusion on the flesh wall, distinctly different from its surroundings—it was a huge scar! Needless to say, this was the spot.
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Move the fleet over, concentrate firepower on this scar!"
Anlicia called out from afar, "We still have a lot of goods here that haven’t been picked up!"
Da Fei laughed loudly, "Hurry up and pick them up, I’ll start bombarding it with the Octopus!"
—Boom Pop Pop!!! With the Octopus firing two lucky arrows, flesh splattered from the scar, and three-digit damages of -234 and -263 burst out!
This was indeed the spot! In an instant, the whole fleet’s sailors cheered in unison. Da Fei laughed heartily; this was truly a double harvest! Thanks, Sea Demon!
Just then, a muffled sigh came from the hollow: "This scar of mine has been turned by so many self-righteous mortals so many times, it’s become a mouth ulcer for me, ah! Pain, pain, pain..."
Da Fei suddenly paused, "Could it be, someone has escaped from here before?"
The Sea Demon sighed, "Firstly, congratulations on guessing correctly, this was indeed the breakout point in the Odyssey. However, mortals, do you know where you are now? I can tell you now, you are in a deep-sea trench more than ten thousand meters deep, have you considered what will happen if you break through and sea water rushes in? Do you think your ships are submarines? Even the United States’ Sea Wolf-class nuclear submarines can only dive up to 600 meters, do you know what a concept the ten thousand meter deep sea is? That is the Divine Domain, where the physical and chemical properties of materials will surpass the knowledge of mortals..."
—Ah spit! Da Fei spurted out a mouthful of old blood! Are you kidding me? Keep playing the fantasy Sea Demon, don’t bring up Pacific Rim!
Da Fei frantically said, "Could it be that Odyssey escaped from the deep sea because he was a demigod?"
The Sea Demon said astonishingly, "It’s really quite ridiculous, such a famous epic celebrating the legend of Odyssey, and you’re asking me, an enemy? I won’t tell you that I’ve also read Homer’s Epic!"
Da Fei suddenly realized, could the strategy be in Homer’s Epic? Is it telling me to go read now? Damn it! Is there a download online? Wait, isn’t there a poet here?
Da Fei quickly turned his head and saw Coltner hurriedly rowing his boat over.
Bringing the strategy? Hurry up! Da Fei eagerly called out, "Baron sir, you must know Homer’s Epic, right?"
Coltner shook his head and frowned, "As a poet, I’m very familiar with Homer’s Epic ’Odyssey’, but indeed, the epic does not contain a Chapter on how Odyssey escaped from Calubidis!"
Da Fei exclaimed, "There isn’t?"
Coltner sighed, "The epic only described Odyssey passing through the Messina Strait, facing the whirlpool Sea Demon Calubidis on one side and the Six-headed Sea Demon Scylla on the other, he chose to pass through the domain of the Six-headed Sea Demon Scylla. Although the casualties were severe, he still successfully escaped!"
Da Fei’s jaw dropped: "How can this be? What kind of strategy is this?"
The Sea Demon’s resentful voice echoed through the flesh cave: "Right? How could this be? For centuries, I have flipped through ’Odyssey’ countless times, memorized every punctuation mark, but still couldn’t find my part! I’m even lesser than a passerby! Why does Scylla become a famous demon just by being a minor character in one scene and even gets to be the trusted Sea General of the Sea God, while I’m still just a small director in the garbage disposal department of the Sea Governance Department?"
—Apuh! Da Fei violently spit out another mouthful of old blood! I’m not asking about how you became a director, I just want you to know how you’re flipping the book!
Coltner explained sweatingly: "Perhaps the great poet Homer, considering the conciseness of poetry and the ease of composing rhymes, cut out the scenes involving your great battle."
The Sea Demon’s furious voice rang through the emptiness: "I’m not convinced! I’m not satisfied! My strength is clearly stronger than Scylla’s!"
Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat, could this be the key to breaking the situation?
Da Fei quickly laughed: "I have a way. We have a poet here, just tell us how you fought Odyssey back then, and we will complete the poem!"
The Sea Demon sneered coldly: "Ridiculous mortals, are you belittling my wisdom? A third-rate poet trying to complete the epic poem of a renowned great poet? Not only is it ridiculous but also arrogant! I will not tell you the details of that time. You don’t have much time left, continue to struggle and grope in desperation, wahahaha!"
Da Fei was instantly shocked!
"You! To call me a third-rate poet! I am, after all, the most popular aristocratic poet in Elorin!" Coltner’s fair face turned bright red with anger.
The Sea Demon surprisingly said: "How? Comparing you with Homer, you are indeed third-rate, not convinced?"
Coltner immediately wilted: "Convinced, thank you for your favor..."
Suddenly, Da Fei and the others looked lost, what to do? Could it be that only a demigod like Odyssey could escape? You really want to compare me to Odyssey? Brother, also convinced! Damn it!
The Sea Demon sighed: "Anyway, it’s Homer’s fault that I didn’t have a part in it; even a great poet is not perfect! Only I, being the involved party, could make the storyline perfect! But I don’t have the talent or fame of a poet, yet I could be a scriptwriter! So I became one. Mortals, this is the stage I set for you; to see you mortals struggle with hope and then desperately agonize in pain until giving up, this is my favorite drama aside from ’Odyssey.’"
Everyone was suddenly amazed!
The Sea Demon continued: "Actually, you did well, at least you taught Scylla a lesson and vented my anger. Even Odyssey wasn’t a match for Scylla. In terms of military power, your era possesses much stronger warships, in terms of luck, you are hundred times luckier than Odyssey. By the way, why is your luck so good? Of course, that’s not important now. The only difference between you and Odyssey is wisdom! Whatever you do now can’t be called wrong, it’s just your perspective on the problem. The same item, some see it as treasure, some see it as a trap, yet others see what no one else has seen. Come on, I have hinted clearly enough, mortal, can you add a perfect and real ending to the script I directed? Alright, as an audience, I shouldn’t interfere with the actors, from now on, I won’t say another word, I’ll silently enjoy the drama as it concludes..."
Echoes reverberated through the hollow, Da Fei stunned with his jaw dropping! This demigod is playing me to death!
Just then, Coltner suddenly said, "Odyssey was once trapped on Giant Demon Island, and with the witch’s help, he escaped through the Netherworld! The scripture’s Chapter is called ’Return from Nether Sea’!"
Return from Nether Sea!
Da Fei suddenly jolted, interdimensional transfer? You mean just by tearing through the current plane and entering the Netherworld, I could escape? But that’s high-tech! How could I possibly know such a powerful move?
Just then, Anlicia also spoke: "Its giant mouth is actually a powerful barrier; we must break through it to be able to cast spells. So we still need to break its mouth."
Wait a moment! In an instant, Da Fei’s thought process became clear again! The Sea Demon said that whatever I do can’t be considered wrong, meaning that searching the wreckage was also correct. Bursting through the flesh wall was also correct. It’s just that "I didn’t see what I should have seen"!
Divine Artifact! My initial thought was correct, there must be a space-crossing Divine Artifact among these wreckage, perhaps it was the Divine Artifact left by Odyssey! But the presence of a pile of treasures distracted me from the Divine Artifact. The real Divine Artifact might not necessarily be gleaming with gold, for instance, the Blood Eagle Flute I once found!
Da Fei made up his mind and decisively said: "Continue searching, search for the Divine Artifact! Search for the Divine Artifact among the wreckage!" (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)