The shouts of the sailors were like thunder on the plains, making the quiet cabin and deck of the early morning suddenly become lively.
Thump thump thump…
All the adventurers who were resting in the cabin ran out, and the sailors who were dozing on the deck suddenly froze and became energetic.
"What?"
"Has the sea of smoke arrived?"
"Is this the 'Devil's Land'?"
Many people on the big ship poured onto the deck and looked into the distance.
Although Volantis is very close to this ancient and mysterious lost civilization, and they have all heard of such a name, almost everyone present came to this vast sea of smoke for the first time. Usually the fleet is very far away from here.
If you are far away, you will quickly avoid it.
This is a sea full of smoke and lava.
According to legend, before the doomsday catastrophe, the Sea of Smoke was once a landmass connecting the continent of Essos.
However, the catastrophe of the 'Wrath of the Gods' shattered the Valyrian Peninsula and tore the continent into pieces. Sea water poured into the sunken earth, forming the current Sea of Smoke.
The sea water here seems to be boiling all year round. Under the sea water, there are gushing volcanoes and smoking rocks everywhere. According to legend, there may even be demons and sea monsters at work.
Viserys and Mia naturally ran out, but the two men and women did not live in the same cabin. Viserys stayed in a cabin with three other male adventurers to rest, while Mia and the few
Female adventurers get together.
For the boring and boring life at sea, this division can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles.
Yesterday, a mercenary who couldn't control his lower body sneaked into the woman's side. However, these female mercenaries were naturally not vegetarians. They were caught and thrown into the sea to feed the fish.
"So this is what the sea of smoke looks like."
The ships were arranged in formation and continued to sail forward. After a while, the distance was even closer, and they could see clearly even without a telescope. Then some adventurers sighed.
Viserys also held his hand on the ship's plank and looked into the distance.
There is a place that is clearly distinct from the sky. The gray mist is constantly rolling, like a huge monster breathing heavily, which makes people shudder.
You can even vaguely see the shadows of lightning and thunder in the gray fog.
"The sea of smoke is too big, I'm afraid it will eat us up in one bite."
The red-haired girl standing next to Viserys couldn't help but sigh while holding on to the railing.
Her voice was a little low and depressed, revealing the inner thoughts of all the mercenaries around her.
This constantly rolling gray mist is like the abyss opened by the devil, and the expedition team of a thousand people on twenty warships looks majestic.
However, they were as small as a small ant in front of the gray fog that was constantly rolling and blocking the sky. The other party could swallow them all up effortlessly.
"God bless me, I hope I can come back alive this time!"
Then someone was the first to start praying, and then various voices sounded together.
"The great Lord of Light..."
"Ms. Crying, you..."
There are those who pray to the Lord of Light, there are those who pray to the Weeping Lady of Lys, there are also those who pray to the Black Goat God, and there are even those who pray to the Seven Gods.
However, believers of the Lord of Light account for the vast majority.
R'hllor's faith is extremely popular in Volantis, and is common among the middle and lower classes. Most of his followers are poor people or slaves, and even half of the Tiger Robe Army are followers of the Lord of Light.
But the red-haired girl is not among them. She does not believe in religion.
Because she had experienced hardship since childhood, she prayed to the gods countless times, but she never received a response.
From then on, she knew that she had to rely on herself for everything, and praying to the gods would not get any response.
That's why she fought back at that time, cut off the opponent's thing with a knife and fed it to the dog.
Twenty warships were still approaching the huge mouth of the abyss filled with gray fog, and the sunlight above everyone's heads was slowly being blocked, and the light gradually dimmed.
"It's getting closer."
Everyone's prayers couldn't help but become more urgent.
There were many people on the deck who regretted their decision and did not want to die. They strongly demanded that the fleet turn around and return to Volantis.
However, as an employer, the Tiger Party spends money very generously, and it can be considered a lavish spendthrift for this operation.
They organized such a large expedition without any hesitation. The money was spent and the mercenaries also took the money, so naturally they would not be merciful at this time.
The slave guards on the ship first warned the adventurers who made trouble, and then arrested those who did not listen to the warning and threw them off the ship.
Under the boat was the dark water that was gradually boiling. The mercenary who was about to be thrown off the boat kept begging for mercy, but was indifferent. Finally, he was held up by several guards and thrown directly into the boat, letting out a shrill scream.
Then it was quickly submerged by the sea water, and disappeared without even a few flutters.
Everyone on the boat saw this scene and their expressions changed slightly.
It was only then that some people finally understood that the generous rewards given by this expedition were not so easy to get.
That is buying their lives in advance.
Viserys frowned slightly as he looked at the place where the man who was thrown into the sea disappeared. The ship was still moving forward, and the surroundings had become gray.
Viserys looked back, lavender light surging in his eyes. His eyesight was very good, because he saw a head that seemed to be exposed there, looking numbly at the direction of the ship's departure.
"Is it that person just now?"
Viserys clenched his fist, but his heart suddenly became more vigilant.
No one noticed this small detail, except himself.
He had already sensed the dangerous aura of the sea of smoke.
The man just now was like a ghost, with his head exposed on the sea.
A ghost lurked on the expedition ship?
Or was he already dead when he fell, and then transformed into an inhuman creature for a short period of time?
The thoughts in Viserys's mind were spinning, imagining what the man looked like when he was thrown off the ship, but he couldn't find any flaws.
"The wronged ghost of Valyria?"
Viserys suddenly thought of the legend he had heard before.
The people of Elea and Thoros claimed that the ghosts of Valyria were bound to the land, and they sought revenge on those who dared to enter.
"Balerion."
The silver-haired young man suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart, and then he softly called for his black dragon in his heart.
"Ho--"
In his consciousness, the black dragon quickly responded to Viserys's call.
It is currently resting on an island not far from the Sea of Smoke, waiting to fly in and rescue Viserys at any time when he calls it.
After receiving Balerion's response, Viserys breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the gray mist did not block the special perception between them.
"You don't need to pray either, Eamonn."
At this moment, Mia's voice sounded in Viserys's ears.