Lightning and thunder roared, the wind howled, and the large sails on the battleship made a whirring sound. The downpour poured down on this isolated battleship, and everything around it was overwhelmed.

James touched the rain from his face, and his one-eyed blindfold was almost knocked off. He struggled to keep his intact left eye open, trying to see the ship clearly in the pouring rain.

However, he could only see the vague figures of the people nearby.

Touching the noose tied to his chest again, James trembled and muttered, "Arya, my daughter." You must wait for me, for me to find you and your mother! ”

Clenching the scimitar in his hand, James leaned back tightly, trying to resist the downpour of the cold winter weather. Behind him, the shadows were crowded with people. Most of them were dressed in the same outfit as James, with tattered navy green uniforms, and shields and scimitars in their hands.

Although they were all wearing rudimentary raincoats, the rain still ran down their bare skin and into his body. This is an unbearable disaster for the cold winter season.

But for their sailors, such a life is the most normal life.

To the left and right of James's group, the 28 12-pounder cannons on the upper deck had been covered in walrus skins.

In such bad weather, the artillery on the upper deck clearly did not work. Even the 32-pounder cannon on the lower artillery deck stopped working. Because the gun doors on the lower deck were relatively close to the waterline of the battleship, only a few meters away. Once the gun door is opened, the sea water will swarm from the gun door into the cabin and into the cargo and other work compartments at the bottom of the room.

And the cargo hold is often stocked with the logistical supply of all the personnel on board the battleship, as well as a large amount of reserve ammunition. So, on this battleship, the logistics soldiers in the low-level cargo compartment have a huge size of more than 140 people, and their role is simple. Once the battle began, it was necessary to open the heavy artillery on the lower deck, and they had to drain the sea water from the cargo hold continuously, which was a very heavy task.

Suddenly, James felt someone pushing him behind him, and he turned his head to look. Someone behind him was whispering something to him, so he leaned his head over.

"Master Chief, is this storm really caused by the Naga?"

James didn't want to answer this question. In fact, if it wasn't for the best, the members of their Marine Corps would have been drenched in the rain at most. But if not, then they will go to the side of the ship and fight the Naga who jumped on deck. The sea creatures that were so powerful that they liked to stick their harpoons into the dead were not something to remember for old sea wolves like them.

James could only keep his eyes on the side of the ship, the men who were trying to watch under the side of the ship. Whether there are enemies or not, they still need to be reminded.

But James was worried about them, and they wouldn't be able to see much in the bad weather. You know, the side of the ship on the upper deck is more than 20 feet from the sea level, what is the concept?

While James was thinking nonsense, the lookouts on the side of the ship who were trying to observe the sea and water conditions were nervously checking the sea.

God knows if there will be a sudden reef on the surface of the sea, or something weird. You know, those Naga who have mastered evil sorcery are most fond of controlling the elements of a certain area in order to sneak up on lone ships, and this method has been tried and tested.

The wrecks of ships that can be found everywhere along the coastline of Lordaeron were sunk by the Naga in this way.

However, as a naval power, the Kurtilas have learned countless experiences to deal with this particular situation at sea.

"Over there! There is a shadow in the sea! There may be something in there! One lookout pointed not far from the battleship, and several other lookouts around him gathered around, taking a closer look with their binoculars.

After getting a unified answer, one of them went to the command room of the ship's building with difficulty to report to his superiors. The rest were carefully monitoring the shadows below sea level.

Soon, the captain and other officers also came to the side of the ship. Immediately afterward, the underwater black shadows were also found in other places!

It seems, is there really a situation in the water?

James was attracted by the soldiers running the battleship, and he subconsciously clenched the scimitar and shield in his hand!

"Go get Hailei and get ready." The captain observed the underwater situation with his monoculars and loudly arranged tasks to the people around him.

"Let Henry's musketeers come to the deck and get ready to shoot."

"The gun doors on the middle deck were opened, allowing all gun crews to be ready for firing."

"Have the people in Callandor get the pressurized water pump ready and ready to pump the water."

"Let James..."

"Head, we're here."

The captain turned his head to see that James was already standing behind him. The old sea wolf stood in the rain with his body bent and digging.

The winds eased, but the torrential rain continued.

"Spread out the Marines and be ready for broadside battles at any time." The captain glanced at him a few times, then turned his head to look at the sea, only to say another word that brought James's body to a halt.

"You stay by my side, 'Mast'. You old guy can't even hold a shield, you're a few years older than me. You don't need to go to this kind of battle anymore. Stay with me and watch, think of your daughter Arya. ”

James froze in place, his body paused, and the scimitar that had been clenched slowly loosened. He turned and saluted the captain, then walked over to his Marines.

It's just that what he didn't know was that after he left, the captain looked back at him for a long time.

"A stubborn and stupid guy. If it weren't for your stubbornness, you might already be my superior! The captain muttered a few times, and then led the others back to the captain's room on the ship's floor, observing the movements of the people on the battleship.

When everything was ready, Colonel Woden took command of the battleship.

Ignited sea mines were thrown into the shadows below the sea level, and the musketeers and marines were prepared for the sudden possibility of battle.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

A series of explosions rang out along the battleship, and huge splashes of water splashed several meters high and fell on the battleship. When the splash is gone, everything is business as usual, nothing special.

"Whew," one of the sailors sighed, "maybe it's just a giant vine at the bottom of the sea?" ”

Nothing, at least for now. Even the previous surging waves and the downpour were much lighter.

However, Worden did not give the order to lift the alarm, and the battleship still cautiously sailed through these black shaded waters.

Just when everyone was breathing a sigh of relief, the waves suddenly surged! An abominable green monster emerges from the spray, and it is pushed straight up the top deck by the surging waves!

"Fire! Fire! ”

Before Worden could give the order, gunfire erupted from the battleship, and the smoke from the musket eruption quickly appeared and was quickly extinguished by the heavy rain.

The sound of popping beans continued to sound, and the green monster was hit by several guns in the air. Projectiles eject through their green armor and from the backs of their backs. When they landed on the deck, a viscous liquid mixed with red blood flowed from their bodies to the ground.

Many of the monsters were lying on the ground and could not move, and the few that were able to move were only barely struggling. The marines, who were surrounded by fire, died on the deck.

But before the sailors could react, another wave of monsters was sent to the deck by the sea. However, they were greeted by a shield wall of Marines...

As the male nagas waved their tridents and twisted their snake-like tails as they walked on the deck, gunfire rang out one after another.

Many nagas fell in front of the Marines' shields, and some of the thick-skinned nagas, resisting the impact of the projectiles, rushed angrily towards the Marines' line, brandishing their tridents and slamming them down on the shield line.

Although they were extremely powerful, the shields of the Marines were stuck together with each other, and the wide shield line divided its strength. Only the soldiers behind the shields that were hit by it took a half-step back, and the hands of the soldiers holding the shields were also trembling.

It's not a fear, it's the after-effects of being hit hard.

Before Naga could attack for the second time, he was killed on the deck by the barrel sticking out from behind the shield.

Gripping the scimitar in his right hand, James slung his shield over his shoulder, staring at the Naga not far from their group of Marines.

This Naga was 8 feet tall, and James knew it was male. Traditionally, only male naga would jump on a ship and fight soldiers in close combat. The slender female Naga tend to have some sorcery and can manipulate the sea. It was they who controlled the sea and sent the male Naga to the warship.

Perhaps at this moment they are performing their sorcery on the sea not far away, sending more male Naga onto the warship.

At this time, the male Naga opposite James, this humanoid creature covered in scales. is constantly using his big snake-like tail to swim towards their line. The long, pointed mouth gaped open to show its sharp teeth and made a hissing roar.

It waved its hands from side to side, the seaweed-covered trident in its hands whirring. It kept yelling at the Marines in the shield, but it didn't see it rushing forward.

"What is it doing? Why don't you come and attack us? Someone in the Marine Corps asked nervously.

"Oh, it's scared." James took over, and he said with a boost of morale, "In front of all of us, this monster will be scared too." ”

The monster kept making offensive stances, but only circled in place. But before it could make any more moves, James' voice rang out behind his friend Henry.

"Everyone prepare, aim! Fire! ”

"Smack!"

A neat row of gunfire rang out from behind James, and bullets whizzed across the heads of the Marines and hit the Naga on the other side.

Almost instantly, James saw several strands of blood arrows coming out of the Naga's body, and some of the green scales on its body were blown away by the projectiles.

Boom!

The sea creature lay directly on the ground, and the heavy trident in his hand fell to the side.

"Be careful yourself, James. I'm going to help somewhere else. ”

Before he had time to say hello, his friend Captain Henry hurried to support the battleship in other parts of the battle with more than a dozen members of the musket team around him.

"Boom!!"

A neat row of loud explosions suddenly rang in their ears, and James felt the soles of his feet vibrate violently. At the same time, his body was pushed hard to the right, and it seemed that the entire hull was moving to the right!

Without waiting for the others to react, he grabbed the rope of an auxiliary mast beside him, so that he was not thrown to the ground like the other sailors.

James struggled to run towards the side of the boat on the left, and he knew that it was the sound of a 24-pounder cannon firing on the middle deck!

More than 20 solid projectiles the size of grapefruits, whirling in groups of two and two, whirled under the pull of the iron chains, and flew towards the sea more than 100 yards away from the battleship.

The surface of the sea was shrouded in a thick white mist, and a high-pitched and piercing sound came from within.

James' eyes were fixed on it, wanting to see something.

However, the blow may not have gone very well, and many projectiles fell into the sea water before the dense fog, splashing huge waves. Only a few projectiles entered the fog, but vaguely, James seemed to see something falling into the sea from the blurred surface.

The shrill and shrill sound was a little quieter, and even the storm on the surface of the sea was much quieter.

"Boom !!"

James estimated that in less than 20 seconds, the battleship under his feet once again emitted a fierce artillery fire.

But this time, he saw more than 10 iron balls roaring out, and when the projectiles flew in front of the dense fog, they suddenly exploded, and the exploding projectiles were densely covered in the dense fog.

Terrible screams and howls came from the thick fog, as if someone was scratching the glass with their claws, which was disturbing.

But soon the sound seemed to be swallowed as if it had been choked by the neck, and the screams on the sea were instantly reduced by more than half, and the torrential rain was reduced at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The huge waves that surrounded the battleship began to break down.

"Boom!!"

Once again, a wave of shells was fired from the middle deck, and many sailors cleared the ship of the enemy, all gathered around the port side to watch the power of the shells. This time, however, the heavy rain had ceased and the fog had receded, allowing them to see how the shells had driven away the Naga in that area.

More than 10 projectiles flew into the sea again, and the projectiles that exploded in the air shot out with many things, covering the sea area.

As the fog gradually receded, some Naga with multiple arms, slender bodies, and red scales on their bellies were casting spells around the sea. They floated on the surface of the sea with their arms outstretched, blue lines linking them to the depths of the sea. Outside of them, a large blue transparent light mask loomed and loomed over their perimeter.

The exploding flowering projectiles shot out countless things, scattering them in all directions as they roamed through the sea. The already calm sea suddenly stirred up countless small waves.

Looking through the binoculars James was holding, the female Naga, whose face looked like a human maiden, had been destroyed. Irascible shrapnel or something, with great force, easily pierced through the blue cover that appeared from time to time on the outside. The white light that flashed through their bodies, pierced through their fine scales, and they were torn apart in an instant like statues piled up in sand.

Only a handful of female naga are like frightened little fish, plunging headlong into the ocean and never showing their heads again.

This time, there was no more sound on the sea, and even the sea became calm.