Devitt held the cold key in his hand and muttered to himself, "Who... is Janus again?"
Devitt was not in a hurry to return the key. Then, Devitt remembered what Austin had said: "On the deck at night, there is always the sound of someone's footsteps."
He sat quietly on his bed until late at night. While waiting, he sorted out his thoughts in his mind.
"Hah..." Devitt yawned. He couldn't help but feel tired. After all, he had been following the habit of going to bed early these days.
"It should be about time now." Devitt murmured. Then, he opened the cabin door and walked out.
Walking in the corridor of the ship, Devitt saw a few elven soldiers gathered in a corner on the deck.
"Hey! You!" Devitt shouted at the group, "Why are you gathered here in the middle of the night?"
"Captain... Devitt." an elven soldier greeted awkwardly, "We are standing here on duty."
"On duty?" Devitt frowned and asked.
"Captain Devitt, why aren't you sleeping?" the elven soldier asked.
"Oh, I forgot to return the key. Do you know Janus? He lent the key to Claremont in the evening. He should still be on night duty. Have you seen him before?" Devitt picked up the key in his hand and asked.
The elven soldiers looked at each other. They paused for a moment, and replied, "Janus... Janus has a stomachache and is in the toilet right now. Captain Devitt, just give us the key. When he comes back, we will help you return it."
Hearing this, Devitt had already noticed the strange behavior of these soldiers. He replied, "No, I think it's better for me to give it to him personally when he comes back."
After hearing this, the elven soldiers looked nervous. Everyone huddled together and discussed their countermeasures in low voices.
Devitt stared at them for a while and prepared to turn around and head to the management cabin.
"Help!" At this time, a cry from the sea made Devitt tense up.
Devitt immediately leaned on the fence and looked at the dark sea. He found a figure in uniform rising and falling with the waves by the side of the ship. After glaring at the elven soldier, Devitt sounded the alarm on the deck.
The whole ship entered an emergency.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Claremont was woken up by the siren.
Devitt began to look for people to help him save Janus. However, what made him despair was that all the crew members he had asked for were unmoved.
"Aren't him your crew member?" Devitt shouted in surprise.
"Money isn't as important as people. Since someone paid us to shut up, we just need to keep quiet." the captain replied calmly.
Devitt returned to the deck. The Caradia soldiers and elven soldiers were standing on both sides of the deck. Raphael leaned against the fence. The cold sea wind blew his windbreaker until it was bulging. But his expression was calm.
"Looks like we haven't prepared enough for this operation." Raphael said coldly.
The few elven soldiers who had revealed their identities in front of Devitt knelt in front of Raphael.
"Boss, we had made mistake." the elven soldier apologized.
Raphael glanced at them and said, "When tonight is over, I'll settle the score with you."
"Raphael!" Devitt clenched his fists and walked to the front of the elven soldiers' formation, shouting angrily.
"What's wrong with you?" Raphael asked.
"Why did you do this?" Devitt asked. "Tell me, what is it about us that is worth your effort? Even sacrificing the lives of innocent people?"
"There is no reason." Raphael shook his head and said, "It's just that someone wants you to die, so you have to die."
Claremont widened his eyes and said, "So you were sent by the people on the island? You joined the forces of the dark side!"
"When your own country won't help you, you have to accept the support of other forces whether they are good or evil." Raphael replied.
"I should have known long ago that you were lying when you said that the reinforcements would help you repel the nomads on the island." Claremont pointed at the elven soldier and said.
"We have prepared long enough for you to leave this world without a sound." Raphael sighed, he said, "But tonight, you have uncovered this prelude. Aren't you worried that your soldiers would resent you? Because of your recklessness, they have one day less to live."
The provocative words from Raphael's mouth made many of the Caradia soldiers take out their weapons and step forward.
"It should be a good thing that I saw through your conspiracy." Devitt stopped his soldiers and replied, "Now, you can't ambush us. What other way can you face us head-on?"
"We naturally can't defeat you in a physical confrontation. Besides, we didn't expect this from the beginning." Raphael said casually. "Speaking of which, didn't you notice that the ship has already changed direction?"
Devitt looked at the captain's cabin and found that there was no one inside.
"All the crew members on this ship have run away!" Claremont reported in a low voice.
While the two sides were in a standoff, the bribed crew members had already slipped out.
"Prepare to leave." Raphael ordered his soldiers.
"Yes." the elven soldier replied.
"Boom! Boom!" the bombs that were planted beforehand exploded under the command of the remote control. Half of the ship was engulfed in flames.
The engine stopped working, and seawater continuously poured into the cabin. Most of the ship's hull had already collapsed.
The elven soldiers followed the ropes and jumped onto the lifeboats that were prepared during the conversation.
Raphael was the last one. He took off his cloak and returned to the air. He said to the Caradia soldiers on the ship, "Good luck!"
"B*stard!" Devitt roared. Then, he pounced on the position where the elven soldiers were previously. However, the elven soldiers did not give them any chance. The ropes for climbing the ship had been cut and thrown into the sea.
The fire gradually spread to the deck. Now, the Caradia soldiers were doomed.
Devitt sat on the side of the deck with his head down, tears of unwillingness in his eyes.
Claremont walked forward and shook his body, shouting, "Devitt! The soldiers are waiting for your order! You can't just fall!"
Devitt opened his eyes and looked at the soldiers standing in a neat row.