Chapter 616: Accidentally Discovering Soul Refining Technique and Waiting for the Opportunity
Kashin carefully eliminated all traces of his movements. He used special cleaning techniques to wipe out every step and every place he touched.
Then, he found that the organ maintenance hole was a perfect hiding place, so he easily crawled in. As soon as he entered, he felt that this place was very suitable. Although the space was not spacious, it gave him a perfect sense of security. Compared with the previous feeling of lying on the wooden beam, which was shaky and worried about being discovered, this place was much more comfortable.
He activated the cleansing array on the leather armor. The array flickered with a faint light and slowly started to operate.
As the magic circle was activated, the dust, stains and possible residual aura on the leather armor were cleared away, so that one could better hide one's tracks.
After everything was ready, he hid in the maintenance hole, quietly watching the situation outside, ready to act according to circumstances.
After some twists and turns, the surviving Popeyes finally met the pastor and couldn't wait to report the situation.
According to the current situation, they formulated a temporary strategy, which was to attack the merchant ship first. In their view, as long as the thieves did not go on the deck, they did not need to pay attention to them, and the most urgent thing was to seize the supplies of the merchant ship first.
About an hour later, the merchant ship was completely defenseless against the attack of the church's armed forces.
The crews of the merchant ships watched helplessly as the supplies on their ships were taken away. In order to protect their glorious image from being leaked, the church armed forces used extremely cruel means.
They killed all the crew members of the eleven ships, leaving no one alive, and then sank all the ships, as if to bury their evil deeds forever in the depths of the sea.
The church militias are going further and further down the path of evil, and they now have no other choice.
Because they know very well that if they let these people go back, their evil deeds will be publicized, and then the sacred and great image they have always created will completely collapse.
Therefore, they can only go down the wrong path and use more cruel means to cover up their previous evil deeds.
When supplies filled the deck of the giant ship and fresh water was collected bucket by bucket and transported aboard, the merchant ship began to sink slowly.
As the merchant ship sank, huge splashes and whirlpools appeared on the sea, as if it was the merchant ship's last struggle and cry.
As a result, the church armed forces began to gather forces to search for Kashin's whereabouts.
Their main focus was on searching the bottom floor of the cabin, because they thought the thieves were likely hiding there. However, the church was only searched three times, which was significantly less than other places.
This is because in their minds, the church is a relatively sacred place and thieves are unlikely to hide there, so they are negligent when searching.
Under such a rigorous search, even a normal person's breathing and heartbeat could hardly escape the practitioner's keen perception.
But Kashin managed to evade the search with his unique skin breathing method, a very strange technique that allowed his breathing and heartbeat to blend in with the surroundings almost like a chameleon blending into the surroundings, unnoticed by the enemy.
The cardinal's face turned furious as he looked at the casualties in the rowing cabin.
At this time, manpower is a very important resource, and now there are dozens of people rowing less, which is a big blow to the voyage of the giant ship.
He also thought about letting the Paladins do the rowing, but he was worried that this would affect morale. After all, the Paladins had a special status in the church's armed forces, and letting them do such physical work might make other soldiers feel that their status would be degraded.
All of these paddle module devices were smashed by heavy objects. Obviously, the thieves had understood the function of these paddle devices, so they deliberately destroyed them to hinder the navigation of the giant ship.
Now, the giant ship had to stop, but fortunately it had just grabbed some supplies from a merchant ship and could hold on for a while.
"Your Excellency the Bishop, the thief has disappeared again. We have searched three times. We didn't expect those magicians to be so cunning. There is actually a demon hiding on our Ark."
A priest reported the situation to the cardinal with a worried look on his face.
"No matter where he hides, we must find him. Now that the ship has stopped, colleagues in other positions should also join in the search for the devil."
The cardinal's face was gloomy, and his eyes revealed a firm determination. His gaze was like a burning flame, hot and oppressive.
He gave the order in a low and majestic voice, which echoed in the command cabin of the giant ship, as if every corner was filled with the voice. He emphasized that Kashin must be found on the giant ship and must not be allowed to continue to be at large like a cunning ghost.
For the cardinals, Kashin's existence is like a thorn in their hearts. If it is not removed, it will always hurt. Moreover, Kashin's existence may cause unpredictable damage to their plans.
In this way, time passed quietly in the intense search, and the church armed forces continued to search for Kashin until late at night.
They did not miss any possible hiding place; every cabin, every passage, and even the most hidden corners were searched thoroughly.
At this time, Kashin was calm in the hiding place he had carefully selected. He took out some simple food from his space backpack. These foods were specially prepared by him before. Although the variety was not rich, they were rich in energy.
He ate slowly, enjoying the quiet moment. After finishing his meal, he carefully put the remaining garbage into his space backpack.
This was his usual cautious style. He then activated the cleaning array on his leather armor. The array flickered with a faint light and began to release a special kind of magical fluctuations, which quickly decomposed the odor molecules that the garbage might emit, making the surrounding air fresh again, as if there had never been any garbage.
After completing these preparations, Kashin entered a meditative state as usual. His expression was calm and indifferent, as if the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with him.
In his opinion, he had full control over the current situation and did not need to act hastily. Like an experienced hunter, he patiently waited for the best opportunity. He would slowly deal with the church's armed forces and enjoy this cat-and-mouse game.
That mysterious iron rod, like a whirlpool in the darkness, attracted a large number of wronged souls.
Shrouded in the shadow of the night, it exudes a kind of subtle attraction, and those wronged souls seem to be pulled by invisible threads, rushing towards the iron rod...