Chapter 18: Triton's Sword
There are countless pirates in this world, and Blackbeard is definitely the best of them.
However, no matter how powerful the tiger is, there will be a day when he will retire to the mountains and forests, and it was only in the last generation that Edward Tich was really active at sea.
Like a male lion who hasn't patrolled his territory in a long time, although Nanami still has his famous reputation, there are very few sailors who have actually seen him in the world.
Nowadays, he is more of a legend.
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It was overcast, dark and cold, not at all like daytime, much less like in summer.
The Queen Anne's Revenge sailed quietly across the vast expanse of the Caribbean Sea, its dark red sails as if stained with blood that was about to solidify, and the dense cannons on both sides of the hull and the huge skeletal statues on the bow of the ship all showed how terrifying the ship's owner was.
This morning, Edward TiΔ was in a good mood, he had not been to sea for ten years, and a few days ago he suddenly planned to go to sea on a whim.
Rarely, as soon as he went out to sea, he encountered a merchant ship full of goods.
Because of the hellish weather these days, many merchant ships have lost their course, and an armed cargo ship belonging to the British East India Company relied on its huge background that no one dared to mess with, and it was like a headless fly jumping around the ocean, and it happened to crash into the navigation area of the Revenge.
If it were another pirate, he would have to think about whether it would be worth it to provoke a behemoth like the East India Company in order to rob a cargo ship, but Blackbeard didn't care at all.
As before, under the control of Blackbeard's almost omnipotent artifact, Triton's Sword, the cargo ship rebelled on its own, and without much effort, Blackbeard took the ship.
At this time, Blackbeard stood on the deck in front of the captain's room on the second floor of the Queen Anne's Revenge, looking at the zombies he had made with his own hands below, counting the loot that had been captured.
Like a somewhat old male lion, Blackbeard stood on a high place, his eyes patrolling his territory.
Suddenly, a cannonball, with the sound of a whistling wind, slammed straight into the sea behind the direction of the Revenge.
Blackbeard hurriedly turned around, and was surprised to find that on the sea behind him, a black warship was chasing the Revenge from a distance.
Even without binoculars, Blackbeard could see the flag hanging from the mast of the Black Ship - a standard skull with twin knives crossed underneath - a standard pirate ship.
The towering three-mast and mono-black sails indicate that the other party is a great pirate - no novice pirate can sail a three-masted ship in the first place.
I think it's a rising star who doesn't know the height of the sky, and after recognizing his ship, he wants to step on his name.
No surprise, no anger, only endless sneers and disdain on Blackbeard's face.
There was a pirate who was so arrogant that he dared to provoke him as soon as he was replaced by a three-masted ship.
Blackbeard admits that it was a good ship, as evidenced by the tall mast and the numerous gun emplacements on either side of the hull.
However, the speed of the ship was too slow, and the Revenge did not go full speed, but the black ship that followed her was still getting farther and farther away.
Driving such a ship, he dared to take the initiative to provoke him, thinking that the silence of the past ten years has gradually made the world forget his famous name.
It seems that it is time for the people of the sea to remind, the fear of being dominated by the Queen Anne's Revenge!
Stroking the sword of Triton at his waist, as if caressing his lover, Blackbeard pulled the broken sword from his waist, and the tip of the sword pointed straight to the sky.
In an instant, the invisible wind blew the sails to the full, and under the will, the Queen Anne's Vengeance turned a sharp 180-degree bend unimaginably for ordinary people, and headed for the black warship chasing behind.
If someone wants to die, he will give them a ride.
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Whispers of excitement rang out on the deck of the Black Pearl.
Anyone who sails on the sea, whether it is an ordinary hand or a pirate, no one has not heard of Blackbeard's famous murderous name.
For many years, the name Blackbeard has been used to stop children from crying.
However, for the pirates aboard the Black Pearl, the name signifies endless glory and great treasure.
They already knew the purpose of their trip, and before that could help lift the curse of immortality on their bodies, Poseidon would be able to lift the curse of immortality on their bodies, and before that, their lives would be fulfilled if they could use the last of their residual heat to bring the legendary pirate Blackbeard to the ground.
Carl, Jack, and Barbossa stood on the helm of the Black Pearl, with Barbossa at the helm, and the three of them looked at the Queen Anne's Revenge from afar, until the stunningly beautiful ship turned, and the faces of the three of them laughed in unison.
They had been waiting for this moment, and if the Black Pearl had been moving at full speed as soon as it came up, it might have made Blackbeard's heart wary.
But now, their disguise has clearly deceived the legendary pirate, so that everything is no longer a problem.
"Release the upper mast, pull up the anchors on both sides, and go full speed!" Barbossa shouted.
At the sound of the order, the pirates, who had already been prepared, immediately hoisted the lowered upper mast sails in accordance with the order, and at the same time, put away the towing anchors that had been dragging in the sea for deceleration.
In just an instant, the Black Pearl's speed increased by a large margin.
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Blackbeard discovers that something is not quite right.
As soon as the Vengeance turned, the speed of the black ship in the distance suddenly increased by a large margin, almost twice as fast as before.
This speed has exceeded the limit speed of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
The speed of the black ship was so fast, it was just a stunned effort, and the distance between the two ships was a lot closer.
But if that's all there is to it......
Blackbeard's mouth erupted with a sneer.
It seems that this is the opponent's hole card, no wonder he dares to challenge him.
If the other party turns around and runs away before he turns, with the amazing speed of the other party, even the Queen Anne's Vengeance is estimated to be difficult to catch up, but right now, the distance between the two ships is getting closer and closer, and it is too late to run.
Originally, Blackbeard had planned to burn the Black Ship to ashes directly with Greek fire from the bow of the ship, but now, he had changed his mind.
This is really a very good warship, with many gun emplacements, beautiful appearance, and fast speed.
And this ship is destined to become one of his many collections!
Looking at the approaching Black Ship, Blackbeard once again reached for the Sword of Tritong at his waist.
At this time, the distance between the black ship and him is about to reach the control range of the sword of Triton, as long as he enters this range, no matter how powerful the black ship is, he will have no power to resist in the face of the artifact in his hand.
Once again, a broken sword was raised above his head, and Blackbeard was about to unleash his mind as usual.
Then he felt an irresistible force coming from the sword, and Blackbeard could not hold it, and the broken sword was uncontrollable and flew out of his hand.
And Blackbeard, who could only stupidly watch his Triton Sword fly away, crossed a distance of hundreds of meters, and fell into the hands of a white-haired boy on the black warship opposite.
Here, on the Black Pearl, Carl looked down at the legendary weapon inlaid with three gems in his hand, his face was full of joy, but there was also a faint hint of pain.
After all, he paid a huge price to get his hands on this sword.
He used a flying charm.