Codex Pirates

Chapter 339: Night of the Living Dead

Portia was worried about handing over the ship doctor to Hobak alone. He wanted Clark to take a team to protect the ship doctor, but Clark disagreed.

He is Portia's personal guard, and his duty is to protect Portia. The mysterious enemy who seriously injured the ship's doctor and a group of sailors has not been caught yet. If he leaves, Portia will have no reliable people around him.

After all, Portia is not as experienced as Joey Ferro. She hesitated again and again, and finally decided to take Clark and several sailors to accompany the ship doctor to the mansion. This young lady was moved by the ship doctor's risky actions.

Hobuck’s boat was fully loaded with people when they returned to the island, Portia and Hobuck sat on the bow together, and the former asked casually: “Doctor Hobuck, why did you come here? "

Hobak, once a world-renowned surgeon, was known as a genius. Countless patients who had been sentenced to death by other doctors had been miraculously reborn in his hands. As far as doctors are concerned, the fame and status he gained can It is said that it has reached the apex, and it is difficult for others to surpass it.

But a few years ago, he himself disappeared suddenly, which caused a great sensation in the medical field. Some people said that he was kidnapped, but no one has been able to find out the kidnapper so far. It can be called a perfect resume plus The mysterious disappearance made the experience of this genius doctor extremely legendary.

Hobak grinned: "This small island located in the Magic Triangle Sea has many unknown creatures that cannot be measured by common sense."

"You mean..., ghost!?" Portia heard Hogbaker's implication, and asked nervously when she thought of the strange things that happened on the ship.

"That's right, it's ghosts, and besides that, there are zombies," Hogubak said to himself, ignoring the starlight crew members whose expressions changed dramatically after hearing his words, "ordinary people may feel a little bit uncomfortable when they hear these words." Fear, I just want to stay away from it, but I don't. Ghosts, and zombies, aren't they just a form of resurrection of the soul and body after death? I am a doctor, and the doctor's job is to save people's lives and make the dead If I can understand the principle of the resurrection of ghosts and zombies in this place, then can I go one step further on the basis of healing the dying and bring the dead back to life?"

Portia opened her mouth slightly, and Clark and the other sailors on board were also shocked by Hobuck's rhetoric. One sailor said to Hobuck in admiration: "Doctor, if you can do this, that would be really great!" It's amazing."

Unexpectedly, Hobak smiled wryly when he heard the words: "Thank you, you are very enlightened, but the world may not be like this. Researching zombies and ghosts, and experimenting with the technology of bringing people back from the dead, sounds really sensational. If some unscrupulous Newspapers write some horrifying headlines for the sake of sales, and I am afraid that countless people who don’t understand will run to my laboratory to protest.”

"So you just ran here alone, doing research alone? The world thought you were kidnapped by someone!" Portia sighed.

"I believe that when I bring the mature technology back to the world, the world will understand my good intentions." Hobak said with a smile.

The sailors were a little silent, and many of them wondered if they had misunderstood Hobak. Before his disappearance, Hobak had already reached the pinnacle of an industry in terms of reputation and status. They really couldn't think of any reason for such a person to A world-renowned hall-level medical master embarrasses a small merchant ship.

Hobak gave up his career and wealth, and came to such a desolate and terrifying island to study medical technology. It is hard not to feel admiration.

After the sailors heard Hobak's words, they all looked at him with respect.

It's just that there was still a trace of doubt in Portia's eyes.

She has seen the horror of the "ghost" on this island. The sailors who were sentry outside faced the ghost and were dealt with without any power to fight back. Hobak is just an ordinary doctor. How did he live and work on this island safely? What about research?

...

Two flowers bloomed, each representing a branch. While Hogbak was communicating with Portia and other Starlight personnel left behind, the boat led by Joey Ferro also sailed to the edge of the island. Only then did they discover that there was a layer of man-made excavation on the edge of the island. the trench.

With ropes on the boat, several people went down to the bottom of the ditch one after another. Just as Joy Ferro, who was holding the line at the end, also came down, Kaslana, the female navy, suddenly let out a scream, even though she quickly covered her mouth , but the lingering sound still echoed in the trench, which was very harsh.

Joey Ferro frowned and looked at Kaslana. The latter looked terrified, covering his mouth with one hand and pointing to his feet with the other. Joey Ferro looked down and saw that there was a layer of white bones in the trench. Shizheng was standing on top of this pile of white bones.

Kaslana is not considered an elite navy. Although she usually pretends to be tough, she has never seen any big scenes, and her psychological quality is not very good.

Seeing her, Selkirk couldn't help but let out a sneer.

Kaslana was anxious and angry, glaring at Selkirk, but before she could speak, there was a sudden sound of bones colliding from the other end of the trench.

Everyone immediately quieted down, and they all looked towards the direction of the sound. Because the fog in the Magic Triangle sea area and the deep trench blocked the limited light source outside, everyone could only vaguely see the figure of a person. staggering towards them.

"Who are you?" Kaslana asked loudly, pretending to be brave after being ridiculed by Selkirk just now.

The other party didn't answer, and didn't stop, so Kaslana directly pulled out the flintlock pistol at her waist: "I'm Naval Sergeant Kaslana, answer my words! Otherwise, I'll shoot!"

No one answered, and the sound of bones being swept became more and more loud. Everyone noticed that after the thick fog, several figures appeared.

"Captain, there are people behind!" A sailor glanced back, and then nervously said to Joey Ferro.

There were strangers with unknown intentions at the front and back, and a group of people had already drawn their weapons. Brook had the time to joke coldly: "If there are enemies on the opposite side, maybe I can lie on the ground and pretend to be dead to avoid them."

He let out a series of exaggerated laughs, but no one responded to him. Everyone stared at the figure behind the mist. The nearest person finally revealed his appearance to them. The next second, they heard a gasp. Even William showed a disgusted expression.

The skin on many parts of the man's body has begun to rot, revealing some pale muscles and bones. There are traces of wound sutures all over the body, and the remaining skin color is also inconsistent. The rag doll, his lips disappeared for some reason, exposing all the broken teeth and gums.

This is not the appearance of a living person at all. Seeing his appearance, a word appeared in the minds of everyone present——zombie.