Chapter 36: The Bloodsail Pirates
"Looks like you're on good terms with Windranger, huh? She even takes you on a tour of their library, where Kael'thas was in Dalaran and he kept silent about the history of their race. ”
After the "popular science lecture" was over, Gianna followed Ares into his room and interrogated him in an unhappy tone.
She sat at the head of the bed like a little girl, as if to say—tell me honestly, what else happened to you and Sylvanas in Quel'Thalas.
Of course, in the face of his fiancée's interrogation, Ares is still very experienced. It was by virtue of this that I was able to return to the beauty at the beginning.
"Relational ...... Well, the relationship was really good. Didn't I confess it to you? Sylvanas and I used to be lovers, but now that's long gone. Windranger doesn't know where she has fallen, and I won't go back to her. My current lover, no, is his fiancée, Gianna. Ms. Prodmoor. I promised your father, Dalin, that I would marry you. The admiral's prestige acquaintance does not know that if I dare to do anything against you, your father will chop me up. ”
Ares said, holding Gianna's hand towards him, against his face. The picture at this moment was so heartwarming that Gianna was almost melted again. It's just that in the next second, the little woman pulled out her slender hand. As if to say - every time you fool people like this, the devil knows how many secrets you still have in your heart? About the High Elves, the Night Elves, the Well of Eternity, and the Ancient Wars, I haven't heard you say anything about these things before.
And Ares also knows what Gianna is worried about, women are always insecure. Especially when she can't control you and doesn't know what's going on in your heart.
"Honey, I know what you're worried about. I also know the uneasiness in your heart. There is nothing I can do about this, I can only say that everything I do is based on my own heart. I do what I think in my heart. If deception can bring temporary satisfaction and pleasure, then the cost of doing so is too great, and I have to deceive forever and disguise it, isn't that too tiring? As a pure person, starting from your own heart and source is the most relaxed. When you enjoy the sunshine, don't blame yourself for the dark side of your heart. It's easy that way. ”
Ares continued to swear, and at the same time, bowing his head gently, left his own kiss marks on the back of Gianna's hand.
Gradually, Gianna was melted again. She threw herself into Ares' arms, letting her arms hold her delicate body......
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A loud explosion woke up the two of them, followed by a loud roar of cannonballs. Pulling up his pants, Ares rushed to the deck, followed by Gianna.
As you can see, the whole sky has become cloudy. Smoke rose from the warship in the distance, and black smoke billowed up, enveloping the battlefield of naval warfare, and in the thick smoke of the ship, the flames could be faintly seen. In front of them, at least more than a hundred enemy warships appeared.
Shells were fired, flints were thrown from enemy ships, skimming the sky with a terrifying whistling sound. Ares saw not far behind him, a Kurtiras's battleship was smashed by the roaring flint, and the entire upper part of the hull collapsed to one side. The sails on the mast were even more ablaze. Fell into the icy waters.
Stepping on the rickety deck, Ares quickly found Dalein. As the commander-in-chief of the fleet, he was not difficult to find.
"Pirates?"
The constant sound of artillery all around, Ares shouted and asked.
"Yes, Bloodsail Pirates, my old adversary."
Dai Lin replied calmly. He stood on the deck, staring at the huge pirate army in front of him, his face calm. The sea was his home turf, and the admiral would not allow anyone to challenge his authority, even if the enemy's fleet was even larger than his own, even if the enemy was prepared for an encirclement.
They took advantage of the Daerin expedition to try to eliminate the elite main force of Kurtilas. Gain supremacy at sea.
But Dahlin was unmoved. That's how he is, calmly looking at the sea. Feel the subtle changes in the sea breeze and observe every inch of the progress of the battle ahead.
"Child, you'd better get into the cabin, on land, you're the Ember Messenger, at sea, you're a landlubber, there's no room to play, here, artillery and crossbows count."
Dai Lin said calmly. However, the more he said this, the less Ares could retreat. The Ember Bringer glistened on its back, eager to fight. Even if it's just for a moment.
I saw that the other team's fleet and Dai Lin's fleet were approaching each other at a very fast speed, and as they approached, they kept firing at the opposite side. With each point of approach, the battle intensified. This means that the closer you get, the more accurately the shells will hit the opposing ships. Moreover, the closer the distance, the more powerful the shells become, and even a single shot can penetrate the hull of the opposing ship.
Dense shells soon covered the entire sky of the naval battle, and gunsmoke was everywhere. Not inferior to any naval battle scene seen in a movie.
All around, there were incessant explosions, cannonballs swept by, and countless columns of water immediately splashed on the surrounding sea.
"Full speed ahead!"
Dalin commanded loudly.
In the thick smoke, countless Kultiras warships can be seen braving the enemy's artillery and giant crossbows, and advancing at a high speed in the wind and waves. With the direction of the wind and the oars of manpower, the warships kept approaching each other.
Although he didn't know what Dalein's purpose was, Ares still clenched the handrail, stared at the approaching enemy ships, and drew the golden holy sword in his hand.
Soon, the first column of battleships was in close contact with the vanguard ships of the Bloodsail Pirates.
Both sides were firing at almost the same time.
At the moment when the warships staggered by, more than a dozen heavy guns on the sides fired in unison, and the smoke of gunpowder was accompanied by firelight, and the next moment, the flanks of the warships on both sides were smashed beyond recognition by the fierce artillery blows, and a large hole was pierced in the side of the ship on the warship of Kurtilas, and the raging sea water was constantly pouring into this broken hole.
And the Bloodsail Pirates' warships were not much better, their crews were almost all killed and wounded in this round of bombardment, and the deck was covered with the corpses of countless pirate crews. The thick blood water even dyed the sea around the warship a pale red.
The battered hull of the ship, like the Kultiras warship, was constantly pouring into the sea, but there were no large bullet holes, and the water poured in at a slightly slower rate. But again, the ultimate fate of sinking cannot be avoided.
The same was true of the other ships, which were in tatters after the first round of bombardment, some of them even torn apart by the guns, and the crews were blown off the deck, and the stumps and severed arms rained down on the sea......