"Nobody? How is that possible?"

Toren Niel, the Minotaur, suddenly looked at me 'Are you an idiot?'

In his impression, even the legendary ghost ship could see some ghost shadows of the undead on the deck...

But this time the stakes were so high that he didn't dare to make any conclusions about the authenticity of this information, he thought about it for a while, and said in a deep voice to the two ogre magicians:

"Your Excellency, please wait a moment, and I'll go up and see what happens. ”

With that, he braved terrible winds and torrential rain to an abandoned lighthouse on the island, and carefully took out a wooden cylinder telescope from his waist and wiped it on his body.

This cylinder telescope was intercepted by him from a noble captive, and it can allow ordinary people to obtain a vision distance bonus similar to [Eagle Eye Technique], which is very magical, and has always been regarded as a treasure in his heart, and others will face his anger even if they try to touch it.

As the visual distance was expanded by the telescope, it was vaguely possible to see that a total of five merchant ships that had removed their mainsails were actually riding through the storm and waves.

It was a shocking scene that subverted Torrennier's common sense.

In his understanding, if you fail to avoid the harbor or natural bay in time before the storm, then you can only lower the mainsail at the first time, and adjust the ship's course at any time according to the wind direction to ensure that the ship is sailing against the wind and waves, so as to prevent the side of the ship from capsizing due to wind and waves.

But that's all there is to it, and it's a blessing to survive a storm at sea, but often after surviving the storm, the ship doesn't know where to be blown by the storm.

It is said that this is how the Amm merchant ship, which discovered the New World, was blown to Maztika.

Eventually, he chalked it all down to the power of magic...

But this still made him a little unbearable, that big ship can still be explained by unknown magic, but how to explain the four small ships that are so far away from each other?

Fortunately, the ships were still slowly entering the waters of the Närlansel Islands as originally expected, especially the waters that happened to be close to Fort Ilvon.

Although it is called Ilvonburg, it is actually a group of towers made of solid stone, which is supposed to be the remains of an ancient civilization.

Some of these towers are magically locked to prevent strangers from entering, but due to their age, many of the towers of ruins have long since failed their magical protections, and these failed towers have become homes and shelters for monsters.

The group of ancient towers closest to the strait had changed hands a few years ago in the hands of a group of lizardmen pirates.

They are extremely aggressive, and they have not been very obedient in recent years, so Torrennir did not give them orders to intercept.

In his opinion, instead of making these lizardmen suspicious, it is better to let them 'take advantage of the storm to beat the reservoir dogs'.

And the lizardmen pirates didn't disappoint him or them, accompanied by a burst of fire and roar between thunderstorms.

The group of lizardmen perched on the towers of the ocean opened fire.

It's just that...

To everyone's surprise... I don't know if the range of the shells was miscalculated, or due to the influence of the strong wind, the sound of the artillery salvo was quite loud, but the result...

It's almost all a splash.

“...... it, this can also be crooked?!"

Toreni the Minotaur's eyes were about to pop out.

The owner of the merchant ship also seemed to be frightened, and the next moment, the flanking side of the largest merchant ship was opened, revealing three layers of sixty shipboard alchemy guns.

With bursts of dazzling firelight, more than a dozen rounds of bombardment continued one after another.

As the roar of the artillery stopped, the Tower of the Ocean, which had been around for an unknown amount of time, had come to naught, and fell into a long silence.

The Minotaur tax officer couldn't help but swallow his spit...

I always feel... The target chosen by the master this time is a little irritable...

......

At the same time, the human pirates in the other direction were also shocked by this classic water drifting cannon method and choked speechlessly.

"Shit! Land and coastal artillery can be crooked to this extent? What a bunch of shit!"

One-eyed Addison suddenly scolded.

The group of people behind him also looked at each other, and they didn't seem to expect that the military literacy of the monsters entrenched in the Nlanthor Islands would be so bad.

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement in the waters of the archipelago.

"The pair of ogres you said didn't show up, what next?"

Red Devil Eric stared at Merlin Dela: "If you wait any longer, I'm afraid you'll miss the best ambush spot." ”

Merlin Dela's eyebrows looked at the silent archipelago in the distance, and after a moment of silence, she said:

"Then according to the original plan, I will contain Archmage Fisher, and you will find the right time to respond. ”

In fact, she was still a little unsure whether the owner behind this sea area was interested in the target this time.

But if they waited for the merchant ship to sail, their plan could already be declared bankrupt.

......

On the deck of the Dreadnought.

"Captain, there is silence in the direction of Fort Ilfon. One of the sailors reported with some trepidation.

The round just now was cool, but just after sailing into the Nélancer Islands, nearly half of the ammunition was blown away, and if those pirates were not deterred, they would probably fall into the embarrassing dilemma of lack of follow-up.

Normally, Alyssa would have made up her mind, but this time, she looked at Levi above.

Levi was not polite at all, and even said a little absent-mindedly:

"Well, let's go according to the plan. Announce the warning of encountering enemies, organize adventurers to prepare for battle, and prepare for possible pirate ship battles. ”

Alyssa bowed, turned her head to look at the 'security' head on the side and said, "Felix, you go and arrange it immediately." ”

"Yes, miss. Felix gave Levi a deep look and left the cabin.

Levi then instructed:

"Fei She, you go directly to the mast and stare at it, which legal officer dares to show his head, just beat him to death, you don't need to deliberately keep the spell position, oh, it's better to open the lightning strike protection spell and then go up, this kind of sky station is too high and easy to be struck by lightning." ”

“...... Okay, I'll go. Fischer touched her bald head with some embarrassment, as if she was really afraid that her bright head would be split black.

"That's it, when the fishing operation begins, if you don't show up like this, then I can only say that I admire. ”

Levi raised an eyebrow and glanced at the stormy wind and rain outside the porthole, as if he didn't like the weather too much.

......

As the dreadnought's whistle sounded, adventurers who had already been apprehensive about the merchant ship sailing into the Nærancer Islands lined up in the passage below deck, armed with their weapons and armor.

If there are any subsequent pirates who risk their lives to rob ships, then they will have to go to the deck to fight them.

"I... Did we really encounter pirates?"

It was the first time that Shareela had encountered such a thing, holding the sacrificial scepter tightly, and asked Master Jason on the side with some fear.

The two sudden shelling sounds before shook her head now, and she only felt two trembling strands, which made her feel that something was about to leak out of her lower abdomen.

Jason opened his mouth, still unable to understand the torture of his conscience, and said truthfully:

"Once in the Nerainsel Islands, encountering pirates is almost a given, but it's also better than going through a storm in the Straits.

"But... Judging from the previous encounters with artillery battles, the firepower of the Dreadnought we are on is far beyond the usual merchant ships, plus there is also the presence of Archmage Fischer, maybe... The pirates would have been afraid to cancel the idea of raiding in such bad weather. ”

Just after people were a little relieved when they heard Jason's analysis, they heard him change his tone and say:

"Unless the other party also has a high-level mage who can contain Archmage Fisher, but the probability of this situation is almost unlikely, those who can become archmages can get preferential treatment wherever they go, who is rare to be a pirate? Maybe only the Arcane Brotherhood in Luskan in the north will have this kind of existence, haha. ”

Almost as soon as he said this, the ship's priest and Sharela, who was a priest with a slightly stronger sense, looked out of the porthole at the same time.

A suffocating magical aura rose from the shore.

"Oh... This time it's bad. Jason said with some indifference.

"Jason, I beg you! Shut up!"

The warriors and dwarves on the side covered their eyes and wailed in pain.

Sharela was almost crying.

Although she had already been 'told' that she would meet the 'storm', she never imagined that the composition of this 'storm' would be so complicated!

......

On the main mast of the Dreadnought, Fisher, who had taken off his black clothes and a red robe, stood on it with a expressionless face, no matter how high the rhythm of the merchant ship was moved by the raging waves, his body did not tilt in the slightest.

And the miraculous thing is that his red robe was hunted by the wind, like a red flag, but the violent raindrops were in front of him, as if they were bounced open by an invisible diaphragm.

A blinding bolt of lightning struck down from the dark clouds and fell on his clear bald head, as if from his body into the hull of the ship and into the sea, and he remained unmoved, as if he had not been harmed in the slightest.

This scene was also seen by many worried sailors and adventurers, and they couldn't help but sway, as if they saw the supreme god of law in the world...

Feeling the sudden and powerful magic fluctuations, Fisher's pupils contracted slightly, and he turned his somewhat stiff neck to look at an open sea reef in the distance.

Even if he opened a lightning protection scroll as Levi said beforehand, and used his staff to set up a 'lightning rod' behind him, the power of nature still almost scared him to pee.

However, in order to maintain his great image as an 'archmage', he could only pretend to be stubborn.

Soon he saw the source of the magic fluctuations.

He prescribed himself a [Eagle Eye Technique], and saw that on the reef, there seemed to be a graceful figure sitting obliquely, with one foot bent on the reef, and one foot stretched into the sea, letting the waves lick it, like a person of the sea.

"Siren? or mermaid? or... Elve?"

Fei She's brows furrowed slightly, and he used another [Communication Technique] to bless his voice, making it like a muffled thunder:

"Who is Your Excellency? If you have no ill intentions, please leave. ”

A graceful laugh rang out: "You human mages like to deceive yourself so much, I've finished chanting all my spells, do you think I have any malice?"

Before Fischer could respond, the elf female mage sitting on the reef turned cold, and whispered softly in the ancient elven language:

"Waves!"

As the spell model was activated by the spell, the next moment, everyone on the ship saw a terrible scene that they would never forget in their lives.

A wave that was dozens of feet high like a city wall surged towards them.

“...... Damn, what a! Don't let me get caught..."

Fei She slowly raised his head, looking at this scene that seemed to be a natural disaster, and he was a little speechless at half-sound.

He is a fire-based plastic mage on the sea, and he has been suppressed in this kind of stormy weather, and the other party will put this kind of big move as soon as he comes up, and he is no longer a great mage.

But at this level of waves, the Intrepid should be able to hold up, right?

"Quick, turn the rudder, everyone, hold on to the reins!"

I only heard the voices of some despair from the sailors below.

'I can't do it... Anyway, the boss is on the ship, he should have a score. ’

Seeing the huge waves coming, Fischer pulled out the staff inserted in the mast with one hand, and pulled out a hideous chainsaw sword from behind his back, adding a [Sky Dancing Technique] to himself, and when the huge waves poured in, he directly broke through the water curtain and rose into the sky.

And the dreadnought at its feet is like a giant whale in the water breaking out of the waves, although the deck is full of seawater, it still stands.

It's just that the four small two-masted merchant ships are directly gone, as if they have sunk...

Fei She was too lazy to care so much, and directly stretched out her staff, her clear head shone brightly, like a suspended battery, and without saying a word, a series of fire spells that had been memorized for a long time blasted towards the female mage like a cannon.

Without looking at the results, the chainsaw sword that roared suddenly went down like a fiery meteor, and the sea directly exploded with sky-high flames and patches of white water vapor.

A groan of pain sounded, and I saw that the graceful figure was blown out of the water vapor mass with smoke all over its body, and seven or eight water drifters were made on the surface of the sea one after another, before sinking into the sea and disappearing.

", don't want to run!"

Fei She, who was steaming with water vapor, perfectly obeyed Levi's order, and regardless of whether he was a mage majoring in fire-based plastic energy, he directly gave himself a [underwater breath] and rushed into the sea water, silent.

Not long after they had disappeared, the storm didn't seem as terrifying as it had been.

"That archmage was so easily defeated?" asked Sharella with some trepidation.

"How do I feel like Archmage Fischer was lured away...", the warrior told the truth.

Jason explained with a straight face: "It should be said that Archmage Fischer also deliberately moved the battlefield with the other party... The battle power of a high-level mage is too great, and even if it is affected, the ship will be fatally damaged, and the most important thing is... It is said that Fischer majored in fire-based plastic energy spells, and he was not good at protective magic, so... Instead, it is done to protect us. ”

"So then, it's up to us... Or, pray that the two apprentices of Archmage Fischer will be as strong as he is. ”

“......”

"Ahh Here they are..."

The crowd had become accustomed to his 'crow's beak', and followed his gaze with some silence.

I saw dozens of pirate ships coming out from behind the shadow of the pirates.

Since the storm was still alive, they did not stretch the mainsail and only raised the spinnaker at the very front.

But even so, under the impetus of the storm, it is like a school of sharks coming towards whales.

Swift and ferocious.