Lord of Cinder in American Comics

## Chapter 242: Himihu, died (additional update 9/10)

In the captain's cabin, Conrad and the others were preparing their weapons; they were going to bring Samantha back.

While cursing Whitman, that wicked woman, everyone sped up their work.

Laura was also there, examining the pistol her father had left her, and then strapping her axe to her waist.

Seeing Laura's state, Conrad took the pistol from in front of her and said, "Laura, you don't need to go. You stay and take care of Jonah..."

"Why? Samantha is my friend too, I have to save her!"

Conrad protected Laura as if she were his own daughter, and he had a close personal relationship with Laura's parents. He was both Laura's teacher and her spiritual leader.

In Tomb Raider, it was only after Conrad's death that Lara became the Tomb Raider killer.

Jonah arrived at that moment, his shoulder bandaged. Even wounded, he picked up a weapon from the table, expressing his stance.

"you……"

Conrad looked at Laura and his crew, unsure what to say.

Just then, a bolt of lightning struck the ship. Fortunately, the ship was anchored in shallow water, and the Resilience was a modern steel vessel, which itself acted as a conductor, carrying the current to the sea surface for discharge.

I originally thought it was just an accident, after all, being struck by lightning in a storm at sea is not uncommon.

However, the second and third lightning strikes were different. The discharge around the ship caused the sea surface to begin electrolysis.

Furthermore, the hull of the ship that had been hit had begun to heat up, and everyone could see the steel plates heated to an orange-yellow color in the darkness.

Lightning began to strike continuously, continuously hitting the ship and its surroundings. Now, everyone was trapped on the ship.

Amidst the booming thunder, the greedy man's irritable voice drowned out the noise: "How annoying! I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you're already trying to kill yourself!"

Upon hearing this, the lightning paused, then increased even more.

Those in the cabin heard only the heavy footsteps of the greedy man, and then saw him standing on the deck.

The greedy man slowly raised his right hand, as if gently cradling something. A fireball, like a balloon, began to appear from his palm.

As the greedy ones lifted it up, the fireball gradually expanded and then slowly rose, arriving above the Resilient.

The fireball that rose into the sky had completely changed its appearance; it now resembled a new sun, illuminating the area around the island.

The lightning continued, but none of it touched the hull of the Resilient. Fireballs in the sky shot out smaller fireballs, colliding with each lightning bolt and annihilating its power.

[Floating Chaos: The ritualistic spell that "Corpse-Stained Spellcaster" Denel was obsessed with. A spell used by the priests of Smoked Lake. It can unleash chaotic fireballs that shoot out scattering fragments of fire. That chaos, instantly incinerated, is said to have been the primordial life that gave birth to the cradle of life. That is the sin of Izaris, and also proof of his plight.]

Himiko's power to control lightning was annihilated before the floating chaos, which continued to rise and fall, floating in the air as if mocking Himiko.

Having accomplished all this, the Greedy One waved his hand, summoning an endless stream of skeletons from his cabin.

The creatures from these Catacombs of Carthus, in countless numbers, gathered on the beach under the control of the greedy, forming a sea of ​​white bones.

"Let me cosplay as a necromancer today, and unleash a sea of ​​skeletons!"

At a command, the skeletons roared silently, raised their heads and weapons, and charged toward the island.

Watching the greedy man accomplish all this, the people on the ship slowly came to their senses. Conrad Ross finished his small flask, grabbed his weapon, and followed behind the Skull Sea.

The mechanic, Jocelyn, stopped her old lover and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Save them, this is an opportunity..."

"You're going to your death! So many skeletons, and what about lightning and fireballs? You're just an ordinary person!"

Jocelyn stopped Conrad. Since the two had talked things out, Conrad had promised her that he would marry her if she went back, and she didn't want her child to lose her father.

However, Conrad remained unchanged. He pressed Jocelyn's hand down and said, "I am also the captain of this ship, and I am responsible for everyone... Besides, those skeletons may not necessarily attack me. That demon is difficult to talk to, but it's not incapable of speaking..."

Stubborn Conrad was not persuaded by Jocelyn; the captain cared about the safety of every crew member.

The other crew members on board also expressed their willingness to go with Conrad, but Conrad stopped them.

"Warm up the engine and leave immediately when I get back. I have a bad feeling about this..."

After making the arrangements, Conrad grabbed his weapons and headed out to catch up with the Skull Sea.

Since the formation of the Skull Sea, there has been nothing on this island that can stop them.

Himiko's lightning bolts struck the sea of ​​skeletons repeatedly, only blasting out piles of white bones, which were then filled in again by the endless stream of skeletons.

The bones that were blown away will soon turn back into skeletons and fill the sea of ​​skeletons. Well... except for a very few unlucky ones who get trampled to death by the skeletons behind them.

The Brotherhood of the Sun also began a tense defensive deployment, using fortifications built during World War II and surviving World War II weapons to launch an attack on Skull Sea.

Faced with the dense sea of ​​skulls, the bullets did indeed have an effect, knocking away one broken bone after another.

Their remaining heavy weapons, such as mortars, created explosion after explosion in the sea of ​​skeletons. Yet, they still couldn't stop the skeletons' advance.

The skeletons swept through the terrain, which did nothing to slow their advance.

Faced with insurmountable barriers like ravines and broken bridges, the skeletons, under the command of the greedy, tore themselves into pieces, which were then projected out by the skeletons behind them and reassembled on the other side.

The morale of the Sun Brotherhood on the island was truly shattered, and they fled in panic in all directions.

Conrad watched the projected skeletons in the distance, shook his head in shock, and then pondered how he could get through.

A hand reached out from behind Conrad and handed him a roll of rope.

"Here you go, Uncle Conrad, let's hurry..."

Laura handed one end of the rope to Conrad and secured the other end to an arrow, then shot it at the wooden stake opposite.

As Conrad tied the rope to a nearby tree, he asked, "Laura? What brings you here?"

Laura tugged on the rope, climbed onto the makeshift path, and said, "I'm Samantha's friend..."

At this moment, Matthias was pulling Samantha toward Himiko's location. To complete this sacrifice, Matthias even dressed Samantha in a kimono.

It's really touching that he still carefully preserved a set of women's clothing on this deserted island.

At the highest point of the island, a storm mixed with snow made it difficult for ordinary people to make any progress, but for these two, the storm bypassed them, allowing them to pass through the shrine in the canyon and reach the final pagoda where the spirit of Himiko was kept.

Pulling Samantha along, Matthias saw a group of warriors approaching through the snowstorm. These bloodthirsty warriors were originally the strongest on the island. They hunted all living things, skinned their prey, and collected all their blood.

Upon seeing these warriors, Matthias stopped and prepared to flee in the opposite direction.

However, during this brief pause, the group of warriors arrived before Matthias.

Matthias looked at the warriors in despair, but the warriors simply walked around them and headed away into the distance.

One after another, these warriors chose to ignore Matthias and Samantha.

"See that? This is Queen Himiko's immortal weapon! Your crew and those trash skeletons are completely useless!"

While cursing and swearing, Matthias dragged Samantha onto the last platform, a circular altar, on the other side of which lay Himiko.

Seeing Himiko's withered body, Samantha was too weak to break free and sat down on the ground.

Seeing this, Matthias used both hands to pull Samantha along, saying, "This is the last step. Queen Himiko will be resurrected!"

At that moment, the greedy one stepped out from the side, reached out and grabbed Matthias's wrist, then gently crushed the bones in his wrist.

Lying on the ground with his wrists clasped, Matthias looked at the Greedy Man in shock and asked, "How could you be so fast?"

Upon hearing this, the greedy one frowned, did not reply, and instead looked at Himiko on the other side of the altar.

Skeletons were gradually launched or climbed up from under the altar, and soon they surrounded the greedy one.

Himiko's undead warriors were still too weak for these Carthus skeletons that had merged with the abyss.

After the greedy one left, the snow and wind on the altar stopped, and even a warm wind rose to increase the temperature.

This ingratiating approach piqued the interest of the greedy, who then looked at the location of Himiko's soul.

Suddenly, the entire scene changed. Gone were the wind, snow, and frost; now, clean brick and stone floors. Gone were the ruins; now, a magnificent and solemn sacrificial site had been erected.

Where Himiko had been standing, the decaying body had transformed into Samantha's likeness, and was slowly walking toward the greedy one.

Himiko, dressed in a kimono, walked over with small, quick steps, bowed to the greedy man, and then knelt down in front of him, silently awaiting his judgment.

This attitude piqued the greedy man's interest in playing around, but just as he was about to reach out, Laura's voice broke the silence.

"Samantha! You're here? How come there are two Samantha's here...?"

Laura climbed up from under the altar, looking at Himiko kneeling in front of the Greedy One and Samantha lying on the ground behind him, hesitating about which one to choose.

The greedy man gestured to Laura with the genuine product behind his back, and Laura quickly stepped forward to help Samantha up.

Laura wanted to explore her surroundings further, but the Greedy One's words brought her back to reality: "If you keep looking, Samantha will be too late; she desperately needs to regain her body temperature..."

Laura held Samantha, draped her own clothes over her, and after thinking for a moment, decided to listen to the greedy man and leave with Samantha.

As Himiko saw that her physical body was about to leave, she knelt before the greedy one and eagerly raised her head to look at Laura, who was about to depart.

The power of the greedy one was clearly greater than her own, and Himiko dared not act rashly in front of him. Until Laura left the altar, Himiko remained silent.

After Laura left, the greedy man slowly reached out his hand to Himiko, who looked ready to be taken advantage of.

The greedy man reached for Himiko's neck, lifted her up, and used his power to imprison Himiko's soul as well.

Himiko struggled in the hands of the greedy, her strength constantly assaulting the confinement, but to no avail.

At this moment, the greedy man's eyes were devoid of emotion. He spoke in the most indifferent tone, "I don't like to spare my enemies, and my leniency is only for those close to me. I can see right through your illusions by looking directly into your soul. And most importantly, I dislike people who live comfortably..."

Having said that, the greedy man, seeing Himiko's desperate gaze, snapped her neck.

## A magical leave request

I was so hungry in the afternoon that I ate an apple in a few bites. I didn't peel it, I just washed it briefly, and only later did I realize that it smelled of garlic.

Organophosphate poisoning can cause a garlic-like smell in the breath, but I only ate one, so pesticide poisoning wouldn't be very serious.

For safety reasons, I had my stomach pumped myself. The symptoms were mild and almost nonexistent, so I don't need atropine or pralidoxime for the time being. However, clinical observation is still needed, and I can be discharged if there are no other symptoms.

I have a bit of a headache now, but it might be psychological. The liver function test results aren't back yet.

Reality is truly surreal; I moved in right after getting off work.

Hahahaha, I'm taking a day off.

Chapter 243: Little Jade!