This aura is deadly

"It doesn't sound like a good idea, but it's the only way we can get out," Conrad said.

"Yes, but it was you who got us into this shit! There might be Cthulhu in that sea area. If we're lucky, we can visit R'lyeh before we die!" Chen Ke said angrily.

"I assure you, Chen Ke, there is something more terrifying than Cthulhu in this world." Nathan said.

While he was talking, a cannonball fell on the side of the ship, causing a splash of water. The ship also rocked, the wine bottle on the table fell to the ground, and the amber liquid spilled all over the floor.

Everyone steadied themselves and looked out the window.

"Damn it, is this the Middle Ages? What kind of cannonballs did they shoot?" Chen Ke yelled angrily.

"A small-caliber cannon can sink this ship with one shot. Fortunately, the distance is far enough." Conrad said.

As soon as he finished speaking, another cannonball hit the sea near the bow of the ship, and the whole ship shook violently for a while. Chen Ke swore that he would never take a boat again in his life, and deeply regretted why he had not chosen to drive to Norton in the first place.

However, now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in complaining and regretting. There is nothing I can do now. I can only pray that the ship is lucky enough not to be shot before it sails into that sea area.

Conrad did not let them return to the crew rest area, but suggested that they stay in the captain's cabin, and then ran to the bridge to take command.

Although the bridge is more dangerous than below the deck, there are windows on three sides and you can see the outside situation, which is much better than the sealed environment below.

The entire ship is turning around and heading north. It seems that it is getting ready to enter the mysterious sea.

On the sea, the enclosed area will not be surrounded by a circle of barbed wire or a wall like on land. You can only judge whether you have entered that sea based on longitude and latitude.

Laura and Nathan stood at the table and studied the chart. They nodded as they observed it, as if they had gotten some information.

"Can you understand the chart?" Chen Ke suddenly asked.

"I learned it from my grandfather." The two said in unison. After saying that, they looked at each other in surprise.

These two people had exactly the same excuses for lying.

"Okay...what do you see?" Chen Ke leaned over and looked at the picture.

That sea map was nothing special in Chen Ke's eyes. He could only understand the restricted sea area circled by Conrad on the map, and knew nothing about the rest.

"Nautical charts are different from maps. They mark ocean currents, waterways, longitudes and latitudes and other information. Conrad marked many places on this chart with a marker, and as long as you observe carefully, you will find that some channels were used by him. Traced with a red marker," Laura said.

The channel markings on that chart were originally red, and it was hard to tell which lines had been traced at a glance. Conrad was a relic smuggler, and it was natural for him to mark some of his business routes and odd spots on his charts.

"This boat is not a fishing boat at all. They must be smuggling. What do you think they will smuggle?" Nathan asked, looking at Laura.

"Guns? Population? Or... holy objects?" Laura whispered.

"Maybe we should find a chance to go down to the fish cabin and have a look..." Nathan smiled.

"Maybe it should be so..." Laura rarely agreed with Nathan's point of view.

Chen Ke hugged his chest and felt cold sweat break out on his forehead as he listened. Didn't these two people think the situation was complicated enough? Are you doing small tricks on other people's boats and waiting for them to throw you over to feed the fish?

"Hey...should we keep a low profile? Things on this ship have nothing to do with us. Let him transport whatever he wants! We are just on our way!" Chen Kedao.

"Be a little adventurous, Chen Ke." Nathan said.

"We are taking risks now..." Chen Ke said.

Under the command of Conrad, the ship shuttled between the bombardments. It must be said that as an old man, he was not very popular, but as a captain, he was still very powerful.

The Endurance was never hit. Half an hour later, the four ships no longer followed, but turned their bows and disappeared from the horizon.

"It looks like it was successful." Chen Ke looked at the horizon through the window.

"You call this success? I would rather call this us in." Nathan complained.

Conrad walked into the captain's cabin. He looked exhausted. After half an hour of busy work, his face and expression were completely different from before he left.

The Endurance sailed smoothly on the sea. The sky was cloudless and the sea was very calm. Judging from the coordinates, the ship had indeed entered the blocked sea area, but the surrounding situation was very peaceful.

Chen Ke turned on his spiritual vision and quickly scanned the hull. The calmer it was, the easier it was for strange things to happen. He was worried that something strange would climb on the ship.

For now, not yet, of course, only in human form.

"We are out of danger. But new dangers are still waiting for us. Get ready, gentlemen and ladies. Now, get out of my captain's cabin!" Conrad said.

The three of them left the captain's cabin in silence without saying anything to Conrad and returned to the crew rest area below the deck.

"His personality is so weird. Every time we meet, it's like he's a different person." Nathan complained.

"He has PTSD and is a veteran of the Gulf War." Chen Ke said.

"What?! PTSD?" Laura said in surprise.

"Otherwise, why do you think Conrad is so eccentric?" Chen Ke asked.

PTSD, commonly known as post-traumatic stress disorder, is a delayed or persistent mental disorder that may occur when a person witnesses a large number of deaths, injuries, broken limbs, or suffers mental or physical trauma.

This kind of mental disorder is a kind of protection of the body's self-consciousness. It delays or breaks down the mental shock that is enough to destroy the reason at the time, allowing the victims to maintain basic normal cognition, but it also destroys their ability to control their emotions.

The manifestations of this symptom will also show different reactions according to the differences in the mental resistance of different individuals. For example, some people will become numb and indifferent from then on, some people will have continuous nightmares and relive the scene at that time, and some people will have nightmares and relive the scene at that time. Some people become hypervigilant, irritable and paranoid.

Clearly Conrad falls into the third category.

Soldiers who have been on the battlefield are most likely to suffer from PTSD, especially in battlefields with fierce fighting conditions. The United States has opened a special veterans club to comfort these veterans and provides considerable humanitarian assistance.

"My mood has gotten worse, Chen Ke. Now I suddenly realize that getting on this boat is the biggest adventure of my life." Nathan pinched the bridge of his nose, feeling helpless.

"Me too." Laura sighed.

Chen Ke did not answer because he knew that the real test was yet to come.

At this moment, this sea is their biggest enemy.