Chapter 177: Black Sail!
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Evan silently withdrew his gaze from the seabird.
No longer paying attention to the armed merchant ships that have been reduced to hell, as if the collective is out of control, it is impossible for anyone to survive anymore.
Compared with the ending of the merchant crew, at this time, Evan was more concerned about why "Iron William" and "Hemer Raymond", who were already elite pirates, appeared nearby one after another?
Are they in a group, and where are they going?
It is reminiscent of the powerful man mentioned by "Iron William" and the deliberately hidden emblem on the ship "Hemer Raymond". It is not difficult for Evan to guess that in addition to these elite pirates, it is very likely that the Black Sea Pirate King "Octopus Ghost" Huggins has also come here in person!
This has to make people even any of the forces on the East Coast wary.
After all, there are only two elite pirates that I "just happened" to encounter, and the actual number is obviously not just that. How can an unknown event that can involve a pirate king and an unknown number of elite pirates be a small fight?
However, Evan actually misunderstood this matter.
As a direct subordinate of the Pirate King, Hemmer did come because of the orders of the "octopus ghost" Hudgens. And the "Iron William", who has no subordinate relationship with the Pirate King and has always been a maverick, is actually ready to run away from the east coast of the Black Sea after receiving the news.
The rich experience of being hunted and killed in his early years has made this former naval officer well versed in the way of self-preservation. If it weren't for the fact that the first mate of the "Iron Bone" was accidentally caught while preparing supplies, he would have run away by this time.
However, even if there is a discrepancy between the speculation and the actual situation, it does not prevent Ai Wen from making reasonable inferences that are in line with the information he currently has!
So.
Although it was less than two days before the return to "Gabred", Evan immediately released the Summons Tern to inform the Third Fleet Command of the news.
Fluttering Ridge –
Watching the military's specially trained communication terns disappear into the sky where dark clouds converge again, Evan sighed softly: "A heavy rainstorm is coming!"
However, what Evan didn't expect was that the reply would come so quickly.
In less than a day, Aven saw the tern again.
"Sure enough!"
Unfolding the order from the Third Fleet Command sent by the tern, Aiwen's face suddenly became cloudy, and his guess was indeed confirmed.
After all, this sea area belongs to the coastal waters of Phaletis, and it is also the place where the kingdom's naval power is the most powerful, and he is not the first person to show abnormalities.
Long before his own summons tern came out, more than one cruiser captain had reported on the unusual gathering of pirates.
This urgent information immediately attracted the attention of the command.
Further investigation revealed that a large number of pirates had gathered in the coastal area, but most of them only waved a shot in front of the navy and soon disappeared.
It felt like he was deliberately flaunting his might on his doorstep!
Especially when the information sent back by Evan clearly indicated the possible movements of the Black Sea Pirate King "Octopus Ghost" Huggins. More and more information was passed back, and there were indeed many secretive "pirate kings" under the command of the assembled pirate group.
The state of alert has skyrocketed!
This is already a force that no coastal country can ignore, although the size of the kingdom and navy is far above that of pirates, but the long coastline always has weak points.
The command of the Third Fleet immediately informed the Navy and at the same time issued an order: "Except for the specific patrol ships that go deep into the Black Sea to reconnoiter the specific movements of pirates, the other warships will return to port immediately!"
After issuing a warning to merchant ships to suspend their departures, the navy was on standby.
The idea of the Third Fleet, with the commander Admiral Aldrich, was simple.
Even in the face of the notorious Pirate King, no matter what a large-scale group of pirates wants to do, they must not be in a mess and shrink all their forces just in case.
Instead of organizing a fleet to go out to hunt down pirates whose purpose is currently unknown, it is better to stick to the gate from the beginning and not make any mistakes!
There are only a few places in their jurisdiction that have the value of attacking, to ensure that they do not have problems within their own protection area, and the rest are minor troubles.
What they don't know, however, is that their current actions are exactly what Huggins "Octopus Ghost" expected.
Coast...
A huge pirate ship floated on the surface of the sea, no smaller than a second-tier battleship of the kingdom in terms of size alone.
A skull with a crown and eight octopus wrists and legs stands out on the black mainsail, and a ghostly "ship statue" with black chains stands silently at the bow of the ship, emitting a misty glow.
Any ocean-going sailor in the Black Sea will recognize it at a glance:
The Pirate King "Octopus Ghost" Huggins' ship, the Eternal Icon!
"Lord Huggins, as you expected. Although it took some more time, all the naval garrisons in our path chose to shrink their forces, and only a few patrol boats remained on the sea.
In particular, the 'Tulip Alliance', which focuses on the main attention, has turned the navies of various countries into turtles with shrunken heads. ”
After receiving the information from his subordinates, Haimer, who had already joined the large army, bowed slightly and complimented the pirate king, who was leisurely fishing with a special fishing rod in his hand.
"Hehe, the navies of all countries have always acted like this, if the navies can unite, where will there be room for us pirates to live?
Don't say that I'm only a third-order mortal, even if it's a fourth-order mortal peak..."
"Octopus ghost" Huggins stared at the sea and didn't reply, but just smiled and responded with a couple of sentences, which was regarded as accepting the compliment of his "student".
Contrary to what outsiders imagine, the "Octopus Ghost" has a vicious name, but his appearance is that of a short and fat middle-aged man in a yellow silk robe.
There are no distinctive chains on his arms that belong to the "Prisoner of Banishment" like Hemmer, and even his round face can be seen to be a bit rich and modest.
The Pirate King, who always has a smile on his face, feels more like an easy-going businessman and a charismatic leader. Oh, if you ignore the eight beards on his chin.
"You are a powerful 'exiled prisoner' who is already at the peak of the third order, and you are already able to completely control your own power!
What's more, you have the full support of the 'Mother of Sea Monsters' Oketor and her "Brotherhood of the Deep", and the entire Black Sea is your hunting ground!"
Hammer's eyes were feverish, and he was clearly convinced of what he was saying.
"Oh hehe..."
He still has his trademark smile on his face, but no one can guess what this thoughtful pirate king really thinks.
At this time.
Whoop -
Huggins grabbed the fishing rod with both hands and shook it vigorously, and a large dark blue shark with a body length of more than eight meters and a weight of more than 4,000 kilograms came out of the water and was thrown to the deck by him.
The huge shark, which was still struggling with itself, was soon swarmed by the sailors who had been waiting for a long time, and disemboweled!
Behind them, there are black sails!
The black sails with the "Eternal Icon" as the black pressure stretch for several kilometers, and at a cursory glance, at least more than 200 pirate ships have been gathered, forming a huge pirate alliance!
Only a few of them bear the emblem of the Pirate King, and most of the others are free pirates who have come on their own initiative in response to the Pirate King's call.
However, from this point of view, whether or not the navy can really be regarded as nothing, at least in the Black Sea, the prestige of this pirate king is well deserved!
He casually threw the fishing rod in his hand to Hemmer who was standing on the side.
Standing at the bow of the ship, Huggins raised his right hand with several gemstone rings and placed it on the chain-wrapped ghost ship in the bow, and in an instant, a dark curtain of light spread around the "Eternal Icon", enveloping the entire pirate coalition.
A gust of sea breeze swept by, and the huge fleet of black sails that stretched for several kilometers had disappeared into the sea like a bubble.
As you can imagine, when they reappear, it will be... Onslaught!
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