Chapter 36—The Rainstorm (Part II)

Although it is only a cargo ship, in the environment of pirates, it is not without any self-defense.

Boom!

The cargo ship piloted by Edmund and Wallon also had several small cannons in the stern, and when the pirates of the Redbeard Pirates came into range, they fired them together, and several orange flames of light also came out from the pirate ship opposite, apparently also firing cannons.

It's just that in this bad weather, the only way to hit a moving target at sea with artillery is basically to rely on luck.

The reputation of the Redbeard Pirates was too great, and although the sailors on the ship also took up arms and wanted to resist, they were still terrified, and the captain and others were still struggling to dissuade Edmund from dispelling the idea, which annoyed him.

Seeing that the two ships were already very close, the captain was about to grit his teeth and ignore Edmund and forcibly order the crew to throw away their baggage and escape, but saw a hook claw flying on the pirate ship at the same time, hooking on the guard of the cargo ship.

On the other side, on the ship of the Redbeard Pirates, the pirates holding hook ropes were putting their feet on the guard of their own ships, pulling the ropes desperately, quickly closing the distance between the two ships.

Edmund knew that a white-knuckle battle was about to take place, and hurriedly called Wallon to the bow of the ship, where he sat in the stern.

As soon as Wallon reached the aisle on either side, there was a sudden shock under his feet, and the two ships had collided, and the pirates with hook claws tied the other end of the rope to their own mast, completely entangled the two ships, unable to separate for a short time.

The guns on both sides of the ship did not fire again due to heat dissipation and distance, and there was a brief calm between the ships, but then a cannon rang out from the pirate ship.

Unlike those bands of pirates who do not enter the stream, even their own ships are improvised, their ships are real warships, nearly thirty meters long, the widest part of the upper deck is nearly one-third of the length of the ship, and the bow and stern decks are high, so that the two ships can easily board the enemy ship when they want to connect.

And not only the guns were placed on the side of the ship, but also on the ship's floor, and it was these small guns with flexible angles that were fired.

As if a signal was transmitted, after the pirate ship's building cannon fired, a dense long-range attack broke out between the two ships, and all kinds of weapons such as throwing knives, short axes, and bullets were projected, and Wallon and Edmund hurriedly squatted down, but the inexperienced crew and rookie pirates on the two ships who didn't know how to dodge suddenly fell in pieces like wheat, and the casualties were far greater than when the two ships' guns fired.

The long-range attack weakened slightly, and gradually there were fierce pirates jumping over, Edmund waved his knife forward, although several pirates who were the first to hit were full of courage, but they were still not his opponents, and they were cut down by him one after another, but there were too many pirates, and the overall quality of the sailors of their own cargo ships could not catch up with each other, so they could not stop more and more pirates from jumping over.

Edmund was about to boost his morale by cutting down a pirate again, when a giant-like figure leaped towards him.

Edmund leaped back deft and distanced himself from the other, the deck on which he had just stood had been knocked out by a mace.

"Vice Captain Lacey!"

Several of the pirates shouted loudly while avoiding the battlefield of the two of them.

Edmund slashed his sword, knowing that he was a powerful person in front of him, and he should have a lot of weight in the opposing camp, but as long as he defeated the other party as soon as possible, he would definitely be able to demoralize the pirates.

Wallon, who had not gone far before he was dragged in the aisles on either side by the pirates who had jumped from the gang, saw this and wanted to go over to help

It's just that when both Wallon and Edmund focused all their attention on the man who was called the vice-captain by the pirates, they saw that the other party just smiled at Edmund and pointed in the direction of his own pirate ship building.

Edmund's mind raced, and he subconsciously turned to the side.

At the same time, a cannon rang out from the opposite shipbuilding!

Boom!

The cannonball struck Edmond directly at his feet, the strong impact and the cracked deck left him unbalanced, and several jumping wooden thorns pierced his body as he was close at hand, and by this time the pirate deputy captain Lacey had already swept over with a mace.

Years of practice saved Edmund's life, and although his ears were buzzing and his mind was dizzy, he still subconsciously moved the knife in front of him to block the mace's way.

But the mace is a heavy weapon, and it must be used to rely on the skill of the knife wielder, and at this time Edmund is not in good shape, and the hand holding the knife hurts, and the knife has been smashed out by the mace.

The spiked mace waned slightly, but it still imprinted on Edmund's body, sending him far away, and Edmund's fighting instinct caused him to roll backwards like a gourd on the ground, avoiding Lacey's follow-up attacks.

Lacey laughed, and was about to continue the pursuit, but Wallon had already rushed over, pulled out a pistol and shot him halfway, and while Lacey was dodging, he grabbed Edmund and retreated into the aisle, running in the direction of the bow.

By the time Lacey had knocked over a few of the crew members who were in the way, the two of them had disappeared.

Wallon took Edmund to the bow of the ship, only to find that the situation was no better than the stern.

The pirates had occupied almost the entire bow of the ship, and the bloated Hyreddin was constantly bending down in the back, mending the knives of the sailors lying on the ground, and the sharp blades kept piercing in and out of the human body, and the sound of pulling out the puff was like the most beautiful music in Hayreddin's ears, making him smile happily.

Without a master like Edmond, there weren't many people standing at the bow of the ship!

Edmund and Wallon, one with red hair and the other with a bald head, were very conspicuous, and the cruel mending Hayreddin swept his eyes at this time, and saw the two of them coming out of the aisle, fluzed for a moment, and then rushed over with a grin.

Edmun's face was pale, and the wound was still gushing blood, and he gritted his teeth when he saw this: "The ship can't hold it, I'll stop him, Wallon, you ......." ”

Before he could finish speaking, the whole person was thrown directly onto the lifeboat on the side of the ship by Wallon.

Edmund slammed straight on the wooden boat and snorted, but Wallon had already poked his head out of the side of the guard, wiped the rain from his bare head, and smiled at him: "You go first, I'll be there later!"

Edmund's expression changed, but Wallon did not give him a chance to speak, and with two swords he cut the rope holding the boat in place, causing it to fall overboard.

When Wallon turned back, Hayreddin had already rushed to him, but the bloated fat navigator was obviously not as skilled as his cousin Lacey, and was no match for Wallon, and the two fought for a while, and Hayreddin was struck in the shoulder by Wallon without paying attention.

Wallon was about to take advantage of the situation to attack, but suddenly felt that the top of his head was dark, and he quickly looked up, only to see a ball of red fur larger than a human like a cannonball, flying from the pirate ship and smashing in the direction where he was.

The thunder reflected on the hairball, flashing with a metallic luster, and Wallon hurriedly retreated, only to see the hairball open from the inside in midair, revealing Barbarossa, whose hair, beard, and chest hair were the source of the strange hair!

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(It's a painful and happy thing to have a group of intelligent readers, who don't have to worry about throwing their well-arranged foreshadowing and easter eggs at the blind, and it's not easy to fool.) In the book review area before, there were already readers who vaguely guessed some contexts, and they trembled. ）