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Chapter 266 Rescuing the Captain

As Occott slowly began to narrate...

The Sea God Society, an extremely large cult, slowly unfolded before everyone's eyes like a long scroll.

The "Sea God" worshipped by the Sea God Society is a Kraken, a colossal deep-sea creature of unfathomable power. It is said that this giant creature is thousands of meters long and possesses boundless power. As long as someone sincerely believes in it, they will receive its response and feedback.

The Sea God Society is a church that gradually developed from the worship of it, and now its influence extends throughout the entire Loras Peninsula and the surrounding seas.

Don't underestimate this area; consider the size of the Crab Claw Peninsula, which accounts for almost a third of the Kingdom of Herun.

The Loras Peninsula is only large, not small.

Moreover, the sea god will occupy more small islands, archipelagos, and sea areas that are more than ten times larger.

The church has a clear hierarchical structure, with different rights and obligations for the head of the church, archbishops, bishops, priests, deacons, and ordinary believers.

Ocott was already a senior priest, and if he can successfully take the throne of the Norris family patriarch this time, then becoming a bishop is basically a foregone conclusion.

"Occott, what is it that you've been plotting to take from the family's secret vault?" Audit suddenly asked from the side.

"The Golden Compass!" Ocott said directly, no longer bothering to hide it.

"What! It's a golden compass!" Auditer exclaimed.

Meiluo, standing to the side, was completely bewildered. A golden compass? Did her family have such a thing? She had no recollection of it!

Richard and Stephanie exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

Clearly, neither of them knew anything about this golden compass; they had never heard of it before.

At this moment, Audie, the patriarch of the Norris family, looked around at the people around him. They were either his daughters or his family's saviors, so he made no attempt to hide anything and began to introduce them in detail:

"This golden compass is a treasure passed down from ancient times. If you kneel and worship it devoutly, it can help a designated ship avoid danger at sea and guide lost people home."

"This is also the foundation upon which the Norris family stands as a major shipping family."

"This secret has always been known only to the head of the Norris family!"

"Ocetti, how did you know this secret?" Ocetti asked with a serious expression.

"This is a dream the sea god gave me during a sacrifice. He told me to find the golden compass in the Norris family's secret vault and offer it as a sacrifice to him. Then I would receive the reward I had always dreamed of."

Occot still felt a certain sense of belonging to the Norris family, so after thinking about it, he told them what had happened.

After listening, Audit remained silent, like a volcano that had been suppressed by the sea for a long time, about to erupt at any moment.

"Audit! Do you know that if you sacrifice the Golden Compass to the so-called sea god, the Norris family, without the support of maritime transport, will soon fall apart completely?!" Audit roared.

He was extremely disappointed!

He felt ashamed of the thought he had once had of handing over the position of clan leader to his younger brother!

Fortunately, nothing happened, otherwise he wouldn't know how to face the ancestors of the Norris family!

"So what! As long as I offer a sacrifice to the great sea god, I can reach the level of a second-level archmage. At that time, even rebuilding the Norris family will be a piece of cake!" Ocot roared back at his brother.

"You're beyond redemption!!"

Auditer's chest heaved violently, clearly indicating that he was extremely angry!

"Hahaha! You're the one who's hopeless! The Sea God will protect the Norris family!!" Occot retorted sharply, his expression already bordering on madness.

Seeing this, Richard understood.

This is almost always the case with cult members; they become deeply entrenched in the worship of deities and cannot extricate themselves.

There is no clear mind or reason left!

It's almost impossible to communicate normally!

"Mental shock!"

As a transparent wave of mental energy struck Okot directly, the frenzied Okot immediately collapsed to the ground without uttering a sound.

"Richard, you...you killed him? I haven't even had a chance to find out Captain Barrorick's whereabouts yet!" Meiluo suddenly thought of a question.

"He's just unconscious! Captain Barrorick? Is he the captain who knows the location of Basellus Island in the Summer Sea?" Richard turned to Mero and asked.

"Yes! It's that captain."

"Hmm, easy!"

After waking Occott up again, Richard used a little trick, and Melo quickly learned Captain Barrolick's whereabouts from her uncle.

It turned out that the other party was imprisoned in the port of Antwerp, a secret stronghold of the Cult of Poseidon.

"Tell me! Where is the Sea God Cult's stronghold in the port of Antwerp?" Richard continued to ask.

"It's in the basement of the Seagull Tavern." Ocott, whose mental state was on the verge of collapse due to Richard's continuous mental attacks, directly revealed the location of the secret hideout.

"Richard, why don't you take Stephena and go rescue Captain Barrorick first?" Meiluo suggested after thinking for a moment.

Meanwhile, Melo also told her father, the Marquis Norris, in detail about Richard's trip to Baselles.

"Well... if Stephana and I leave, Melo, how can we guarantee your and Marquis Norris's safety?" Richard looked troubled.

"That's right. I've heard that the Sea God Cult's strongholds change locations every so often, so the sooner you go, the better," Marquis Norris, Mero's father, added.

"As for my and Melo's safety, don't worry. I'll contact Grand Duke Fabrico Stark right now, and he'll provide us with protection in the near future!"

Seeing Richard's confused expression, Meiluo couldn't help but laugh.

"Grand Duke Fabrico Stark is the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Loras, which is equivalent to the King of the Kingdom of Heron."

Richard immediately realized what was going on.

With a duke from a principality stepping in to protect the safety of Milo and her father, there was indeed no need for him to worry about them for the time being.

"Alright! However, Mera and Marquis Norris, I'll take you to the Grand Duke's place first, and then we'll head to the port of Antwerp." Richard looked around; the supernatural power within Norris's mansion had been almost completely depleted by the internal strife.

Richard had little confidence in the remaining knight-level guards.

These people are also unable to protect Meiluo's safety.

"Then I'll trouble you, Richard! But you only need to take us to the governor's residence in Norris." The Marquis of Norris immediately agreed.

Even if not for his own sake, he also had to consider Meiluo's safety.

After safely delivering the two to the governor's residence in Norris, Richard and Stephanie immediately mounted their hippogriffs and soared into the sky!

Port of Antwerp.

The basement of the Seagull Tavern has undergone special renovations.

The original basement and wine cellar were completely connected and further expanded to form a space with a three-meter high ceiling and an area of ​​three to four hundred square meters.

This area, divided into several sections by walls, is one of the important strongholds of the Sea God Cult.

A burly knight stood guard at the door of a cell. Inside, a hunched figure lay on the floor, dressed in tattered clothes, with heavy iron shackles binding his hands and feet.

Judging from his appearance, it would be hard to associate a master with the strength of a Grand Knight with the hunched figure in front of you.

But this man is none other than Captain Barolorick, a seasoned captain and navigator, and the very person Richard is tasked with rescuing on this mission.

A black spider, about the size of a fist, crawled out from a ventilation hole at the top of the ceiling. After looking around, it quietly crawled toward Captain Barolorick, who was lying on the ground.

The rustling sound made Captain Barolorick, whose face was covered in dirt, open his eyes.

"What a huge spider! Judging from the patterns on its body, it must be highly venomous!"

"Fine! It's better for me to die at the hands of the Spider than at the hands of these scum from the Sea God Society!"

But the next second, Captain Barolorick was stunned.

Because the spider was carrying a small piece of paper in its mouthparts.

When the spider saw Captain Barolorick open his eyes, it cleverly spread the note out in front of him.

This is the Shadow Spider summoned by Stephena's second talent, sorcery.

Although these little spiders are not very powerful, they can naturally switch freely between the real world and the shadow world, making them excellent detectives.

Just now, Spider-Man bypassed four detection arrays and three defense arrays and found Captain Barolorick in this cell.

And immediately relayed the news of finding the target to its owner, Stephanie.

The note read in large letters: "Captain Barolorick, we are sent by the Norris family to rescue you. Please hide in a corner or under the bed. This note will spontaneously combust in ten seconds!"

Barolorik was thrilled!

I was so excited I was trembling all over!

If you can live, who wouldn't want to live?

"Great! My master didn't abandon me! He's come to rescue me!"

"But what does it mean for me to hide?"

Barolorik was still completely confused. Perhaps his excitement clouded his judgment, or perhaps he simply couldn't understand why the other person had reminded him of this.

However, after ten seconds, the note suddenly burst into flames.

Barolorik has made his decision!

Since the other party reminded him like this, he should just follow their advice. Why think so much?

With the clanking of chains on his hands and feet, Barrolik straightened up and leaned against the corner of the cell, where the two walls intersected.

At this moment, the burly knight guarding the door turned his head, looked into the room, and shouted, "Behave yourself!"

Suddenly, just as he finished speaking...

Continuous explosions echoed within the stronghold.

"Boom boom boom!"

After a violent explosion, the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, and only a handful of people remained standing within the entire Poseidon stronghold.

The vast majority of the henchmen and the butlers whose strength was only at the level of a formal knight were all wiped out by the explosion of multiple alchemical bombs!

"Who is it?!" An elderly man dressed as a priest rushed out of the room in a fit of rage.

But the next second, a black beam of light pierced through his head.

Two figures in black robes slowly emerged from the dust; they were Richard and Stephena, who had been traveling for half a day.

After arriving at the port of Antwerp, they went straight to the Seagull Tavern without stopping.

This tavern is quite unique; its sign features several flying seagulls, making it very easy to find.

Just as Richard and Stephanie were about to enter the basement, they discovered that the basement entrance was heavily guarded, with several warning, defensive, and reconnaissance magic arrays.

This makes it almost impossible to enter silently.

Richard wasn't incapable of forcibly breaking in, but the place was too small to accommodate any vengeful spirits or abominations; even a blood-bone puppet over three meters tall would have a hard time.

Furthermore, considering that their primary objective was to bring Captain Barolorick back safely and unharmed, rather than to slaughter members of the Cult of Poseidon.

Richard thought for a moment and decided to have Stephena send Spider-Man from the Shadows to find out whether Captain Barrolick was actually there.

If so, in which region?

As soon as the Shadow Spider encountered the magic circle, it would sneak into the Shadow Realm to hide or jump around, and quickly pinpointed Baloric's location.

Then, the huge explosion just happened because Richard threw in more than a dozen alchemical combination bombs at once.

The stronghold was blown to pieces!

As a result, before the battle even began, the entire Sea God Cult's stronghold defenses had already suffered losses of more than 80%.

The remaining few were also dealt with by Richard in no time!

"Captain Barolorick, is that right?" Stephania asked sweetly as she stepped forward.

"Yes, I am Baroric." Baroric was still a little shaken, seemingly horrified by the explosion that had just occurred.

"We have been commissioned by Marquis Norris to rescue you. Now, please come with us!"

"Okay! Okay! But could you please rescue the others as well, they're in the cell next door?" Barrolik immediately agreed, but after thinking for a moment, he added a sentence.

"Are your friends nearby?"

"Yes, a friend, my first mate Otombo, an orc!" Baloric explained.

"Orcs?" Richard was taken aback.

Is it the kind of orc I imagined?

He couldn't help but feel a little curious.

"Okay! Let's bring them along then."

Barrolick quickly unlocked the shackles on his hands and feet, and then led Richard and Stephanie to the cell door next door.

A beam of black light blasted open the iron door of the cell!

A short while later, a tall figure with light green skin walked out of the cell.

The other person's face is quite different from a human's, with a pig-like mouth and two prominent tusks on the lower jaw.

The rest of their body shape is not much different from that of humans.

This orc clearly had a special relationship with Baloric. When he came out, the first thing he did upon seeing Baloric was to stride forward and lightly punch him in the chest.

"Damn the Sea God Cult! I'll smash their heads!!" the orc grumbled.

"You'll have your chance, but let's get out of here first!" Baroric said, patting the other man's broad shoulder.

After all, this is the stronghold of the Sea God Cult, and we cannot stay here for long.

(End of this chapter)