Bertram grabbed Rosa's hand, jumped onto the deck, and waved his arm at Captain Grufield at the helm wheel, his gaze quickly sweeping over everyone, and his heart finally relaxed.

It was an unexpected victory...... But when he looked back at the ominous black "magic ship" behind him that they had just fled, he unconsciously felt a little reluctant...... No, it should be said that it is not very willing.

He almost figured out the secret of the Dragonbone...... If only he could learn more, he felt they could make the Unicorn even better, and even change the way humans explore the sea......

"I'm sure you'll get a chance to 'study' that ship. Rosa smiled faintly, seeing through his regret at a glance.

“...... Not necessarily. Bertram smiled wryly.

Whether Nine Toes are still alive or not, the Black Sail Pirates will never let them go. And next time, he may not make it into the keel's cabin alive.

Retracting its horns, the Unicorn, which had broken away from the Dragonbone, nimbly dodged another round of stone projectiles and began to retreat rapidly, and Bertram looked up at the sails with some surprise - he remembered that it had just blown a southerly wind, but now it had suddenly become a strong northerly wind. With the help of the sea breeze, the Unicorn, which lacks sailors, can also sail at breakneck speeds.

As for the Keel, it probably doesn't need sails at all...... But with a ruined rudder, a torn hull and a messy cabin, it can't catch up with the Unicorn, at least today.

"Our luck today is like a miracle!" Bumbu yelled at him merrily as he ran past him to steer the sails, "the wind always blows in the direction we need it!"

"Enemy on the port side!" the stone sounded a surprised warning from the top of the mast. The "miracle" of Bangbu ended in an instant.

“...... Damn, where did they get out?" Bomb jumped up in exasperation and cursed loudly. "Are you blind to the stones? You only saw them under your nose?"

Bertram glanced over and frowned—behind the Unicorn, dozens of small boats carrying Nighthawk soldiers slowly spread out behind the ship and on both sides of the hull with the waves, ready to attack like a flock of sharks surrounding the whales.

"They weren't there just now!I swear!" the stone roared above them.

"We can rush through. "These boats are as fragile as eggshells. ”

Bertram was silent for a moment. Shook his head.

He reached out and clenched his fist, making a gesture to Captain Grufeld as he walked to the stern. He shouted to a middle-aged man standing on the bow of a small boat, "What do you want, friend?" and I haven't had time to thank you for your help...... I wonder if I'm honored to know your name?"

"We're not friends. The middle-aged mage who had secretly helped him replied coldly, "But you do have something you can use to 'thank' me - I want the dragon." ”

"I'm sorry. Bertram kept smiling, "First of all. That dragon is not mine. I can't 'give' it to you, and secondly...... To be honest, I don't know where he is. ”

"It's bleeding on your deck waiting to die. The mage sneered, "Don't tell me you don't recognize it. ”

Bertram glanced back—he recognized it, of course.

The blonde young man wasn't just bleeding. He curled up beside the ship, his bloodless face turning a near-death gray as Bertram walked past him...... But he still had the strength to glare at Bertram.

He probably had a lot of grievances against him, but he helped them succeed in recapturing the Unicorn, as Bertram had predicted.

This dragon raised by Allen...... Indeed, it is as simple and kind as the legend suggests.

At this moment, Rosa was half-kneeling beside Is, expertly bandaging his wounds. With a gentle smile on his face. But judging from her face, Iss was obviously not lightly injured.

The black-haired elf stood behind her. Look up at Bertram.

He didn't like him—Bertram felt it keenly. If he really dared to hand over Iss, this elf would definitely not hesitate to draw his twin swords and put them on his neck.

Without even having to do anything with him, Jancy might not hesitate to smash the ballast stone on his head.

Bertram touched his neck and winked at Gischel. Among the enemies in front of them, the only thing they feared was this mage...... But he bet he didn't know they had a mage too.

Terry, that sick little guy always has something to surprise them.

But no sooner had than Gischel turned around when the hull of the ship slammed - the Dragonbone's intermittent and hesitant attacks finally hit the Unicorn.

A hole was broken in the hull, and Jancy, who had just escaped from the cabin, ran back again.

"Damn!" Bangbu scolded as he pulled the sail rope, "A thief who robs while the fire is on!"

"They were thieves. Gichel brushed past him, not forgetting to stab him.

Bertram couldn't help but smile wryly.

A fireball blasted through a hole in the ship's hull towards the Dragonbone—which was not what Bertram wanted Terry to do. The awakened mage probably attacked on his own.

The fireball burrowed through the crack that had just been torn open by the Unicorn and exploded in the Keel's cabin...... It was enough for the pirates to keep them busy, but it didn't solve their immediate crisis.

The Nighthawk's mage waved his hand, and nearly a hundred rockets mounted the bowstring and pointed neatly at the Unicorn.

"The dragon. He repeated, "or the lives of your ships and all of you...... It's not hard to choose. ”

Bertram felt that this was the real robbery, but he could only grit his teeth secretly.

Of course, he couldn't hand over Is, and instinctively didn't want to be an enemy of Nighthawk. Whatever it was for, Behring was with these guys...... It was a selfish reason that he couldn't speak, but it kept him from making the decision to attack

The palms of my hands are a little chilly...... But he had to make a choice.

He straightened up, hooked his thumb into his belt, and reminded everyone to get ready for battle, but still with a smile on his face.

"He was badly injured. He said, "Maybe you can send a few men up and carry him down?"

"There's no need. The mage said lightly, "Throw it down...... We brought fishing nets. ”

He didn't see Isis as a human at all—though he wasn't human, the contempt and callousness still ignited the anger in Bertram's heart.

The dragon was more like a "man" than many humans he knew.

The Unicorn made a familiar soft sound, slowly adjusting its position. He couldn't give everyone detailed orders, but they always knew what he wanted...... Sometimes he felt that this incomparable ship also knew. It will pay anything to protect them, just as they will pay anything to protect it.

They've been through one difficulty after another together, and they'll definitely be able to get through the one in front of them.

(To be continued.) )