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Chapter 35 4. The battle for the "Kingdom of Hades"

Outworld 小栗虫太郎 2945Words 2018-03-13
Needless to say, this must have been ordered by Luciano.Strange things happened one after another, but the weirdest thing in the whole incident was what Dr. Muchat said on the radio.Alas, I didn't expect Crude to end up like this.Zhezhu sighed, staring sadly at Crude's body. What is it about "The Kingdom of Hades" that attracts Luciano so much?Zhezhu racked his brains but couldn't figure it out, so he could only be anxious.Oh shit!When encountering Goulding's stalemate, Zhezhu, the great explorer, he can only sigh.Dear readers, the incident is so intricate and complicated, you must have a headache when you read this.

Why did Crude's father, Dr. Miucha, say that a new territory belonging to Germany was discovered in the interior of Greenland?Could it be that he was bewitched by the sprites in the "Kingdom of Hades" and turned into a lunatic? Crude said his father gave him the coordinates where the whale wolf was captured before losing contact.It's a pity that he was assassinated before he finished speaking. It must be Luciano and his gang who would do such a despicable act. Where did Luciano and his gang get the information about the "Kingdom of Hades"?According to Crude, he only told Rogwell prosecutors about it.But the prosecutor and Luciano's group are hostile, and the gangsters are so interested in the "Nation of the Underworld", which shows that there must be huge economic interests hidden there.Unfortunately, the truth disappeared along with Crude's life.

Zhezhu pondered for a moment, trying to sort out the information he had obtained so far in his mind.But after much deliberation, the question was clarified, but I still couldn't see the direction of the answer.It seemed that the call of the Demon Realm sounded in his ears again. It seemed that to find out the truth, he had to go to the Demon Realm to find out.Zhezhu urged Kempner who was sitting next to the dead man, the shot just now scared Kempner's soul out. A few days later, the two met Rogwell.It's a pity that there is no direct evidence that Crude's death is related to Luciano, so they cannot be punished by law.But they reached a consensus that Crude must not be allowed to die without knowing why.

The anger of justice is burning in their chests, and they must be the first to break through the "Kingdom of the Underworld", solve the mystery of the radio, conquer the devil, and let the unjust get the punishment they deserve, so as to comfort Crude's spirit in the sky. During the preparation period, Ms. Onobe frequently visited Oritake. "Sorry... I'm here again." This is the opening line she would say every time she came.After several times in succession, Zhezhu became impatient.But Ms. Onobe showed a look of indifference, and instead said: "Don't worry about me, you are busy with your work." She picked up a magazine and pretended to read it.In fact, she was secretly watching Zhezhu's every move, which made Zhezhu feel very uncomfortable.

Excuse me, here I come again.Now when he heard this, Zhezhu had goosebumps all over his body.Onobe is really a typical thick-skinned ugly girl.When he thought of a woman who weighed thirty-six calibers looking at him affectionately, Zhezhu felt his stomach churn. Later, another incident that made Oretake feel disgusted happened, Ms. Onobe actually wanted to join the expedition team of the "Kingdom of the Underworld".She is responsible for taking care of the whale wolf in the team, but why do you bring the whale wolf with you when you go on an expedition?That's because all sea animals store memories of habitats in their heads.By observing how the whale wolf reacts, it may be possible to ascertain the location of the capture.

It seems that Ms. Onobe is attached to Oretake, and Oretake is so annoying. But Oritake is not a god. If he were a god, he would not know the reason why Ms. Onobe contacted him frequently.It turns out that Ms. Onobe has one more thing she wants to tell him besides her crush on Oretake.Just the night before departure... Zhezhu was in a good mood today, he thought that Ms. Onobe didn't come yesterday because he had completely given up.Who knew that just as he thought this way, there was a knock on the door.Zhezhu felt a chill, walked into the bedroom softly, held his breath and pretended not to be there.

"Mr. Oritake, are you home?" Onobe asked loudly outside the door. Please leave quickly, as long as you don't make a sound, she should go back.Zhezhu kept praying in her heart, but after a long time she didn't intend to leave.Suddenly, something that looked like a piece of white paper was stuffed under the crack of the door... Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be an envelope.Could it be that she wanted to express her heart through a letter... A chill came over Zhe Zhu again, but the other party seemed to have changed his mind, and took the letter back slowly. Of course, Zhezhu, a mortal, would not know what this letter was about.In fact, it was a letter about his fate.

A group of people who participated in the expedition gathered at the ancient whaling port of Salem.On the early morning of May 19th, they boarded the "Discovery" and set off for the mysterious "Land of the Underworld" in the North Pole. Discovery passed Newfoundland, and the color of the sea changed when it sailed into the Rabland Sea.The blue gradually recedes, the days get longer day by day, and the temperature drops little by little.When the ship reached the Deus Strait on the west coast of Greenland, everyone on board huddled together. Countless waves suddenly rose from the sea level, and after careful observation, it was discovered that countless currents were rushing towards Discovery.The ship turned hastily, but unfortunately, it encountered a situation where there were chasing soldiers ahead and interceptions behind them.The whale spewed out a column of water on the surface of the sea, and a sailboat suddenly appeared on the opposite side of the water column.

The bosun looked worried and said: "I seem to have seen that sailboat somewhere." "Oh? What kind of ship is that?" "I remembered! That's Luciano's 'Flame'! The sails of that ship are brand new, so I shouldn't be mistaken." The captain ordered the auxiliary engines to be started to speed up the ship, and the sailors were ordered to open all sails and sail into the smoky sea.After driving about two or three nautical miles, the boatswain set up his binoculars. "It really is them!" After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Zhe Zhu, with a look of panic on his face.

The "Flamm" is like a wild wolf that cannot be shaken off.Although it is not yet known whether Luciano and Flo were on board, it is needless to say that the two expedition ships will inevitably collide in the future. Then it is not difficult to imagine how dangerous the road ahead will be. Not only must they withstand the wind, snow and severe cold, but they must also beware of sneak attacks by Luciano and his gang from time to time. Going forward, there is the central floating ice group named by the former Arctic explorer Peary.There are ice floes as big as hills floating on the sea, so boats should be extra careful when driving.Passing the "Kangek" cape, the expedition finally landed on the right side of the "Upernavik" island, on a bay called "Devil's Finger" near the island of Herums.According to calculations, starting from the local area, the "Land of the Underworld" is about 250 miles due east.

The broken boat seemed to want to attract everyone's attention, so it lay unscrupulously in the bay, showing its broken body.It was the wreck of Sir Franklin's expedition ship, the Terror.The hull has decayed, leaving only the shocking ribs exposed.After nearly a hundred years, this broken ship has already become a nest of seabirds. The "Land of the Underworld" seemed to be giving the expedition team a bad start, and it showed such a terrifying scene just after landing.The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became ghostly. Seagulls and loons raced through the foggy skies, and the sea was covered with silvery plankton, lined with crushed ice and icebergs.Zhezhu thought of a sentence in Byron's poem, and always felt that the surroundings were as desolate as the underworld.Before officially entering the "Kingdom of Hades", the expedition team will go to the Eskimo camp in the northern Etah area to make the final supplies.But the most important thing is that they still don't know the specific location of the "Flame". "We found it, but they probably didn't find us. Those guys on the 'Flame' stopped the boat on Kuk Island. If there is a fight, the first is the best." The team responsible for the search along the coast reported that Kuk Island was about twenty miles away.Presumably the other party also sent a land expedition team to fight Zhezhu and the others. Frozen fish meat is placed next to the iron cages where the whales are kept.Ms. Onobe's plump body is covered with a layer of thick wool, which looks like a real Eskimo. Travel across the ice field and listen to the blizzard and wind.Zhezhu thought of Napoleon who crossed the St. Bernard Pass in the Alps. Ms. Onobe relied on the skills she developed while performing juggling, and used a rope to make a cable car to hoist the luggage and team members to a high place. Along the way, stragglers kept appearing, until there were only two white men left in the team, one was Zabek, a well-known glacier researcher, and the other was Kempner. The temperature drops to minus forty-five degrees to minus sixty degrees. In this kind of ice and snow, as long as you fall asleep, you don't even think about waking up. It was still the end of July, and it was only a few hundred miles away from "Devil Wood".Unexpectedly, as soon as they walked through a narrow road, they encountered a heavy snowstorm. The world is dark, the snow is flying and the ice is flying.Through the snow and mist blown up by the strong wind, they could see a mountain range looming far away. Sudden loss of sensation from one side of the cheek to the throat.All the sled dogs crouched, perhaps too cold to smell anything, and refused to move forward.The expedition team stood in a dilemma in the storm. I don't know how long it took, the wind and snow weakened a little, Kempner suddenly saw something, pointed to the front and shouted: "Ah! Look! It's Luciano!" Everyone took a closer look and saw several sleds crossing the snow field. coming!coming! The crowd hurriedly piled food boxes full of dried fish and walrus meat into a semicircular position, and set up their guns to meet them. Faced with this situation, Ms. Onobe burst out laughing for some reason.
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