CH.132 Pursuit Mission
The navy on the Exodus was busy attacking the fishing boats, and they were fighting well, and the fishermen were no match at all. Because of the battle, the navy paid less attention to its surroundings, and it was not until the five pirate ships stepped within three nautical miles that the navy's lookout reported the danger in a trembling voice.
The news was like a thunderclap that struck the nerves of the Navy severely.
"Five pirate ships? Oh, my God! What kind of pirate group are they? When the captain heard this, the wine on his face dissipated, and he cheered up.
The captain of the Navy was a warrant officer with a small rank, but he was the supreme commander of the ship. He wore the standard officer's uniform of the Dragon's Tooth Navy, covered with a dark red trench coat with a silk blouse underneath, the cuffs turned out, and the golden rank epaulettes on his flat shoulders.
"Their pirate flag has a dragon painted on it, this is the first time I've seen it!" The lookout reported.
The captain of the Navy pondered that he could not make an accurate judgment of more than one of the pirate regiments he knew of that had adopted the dragon flag.
"As long as it's not the pirate group......"
The captain of the navy shuddered, remembering a pirate group flying the Evil Dragon Flag, this pirate group has been in the limelight recently, and it would be terrible if it was this pirate group.
He climbed the mast along the rope ladder himself, and finally reached the lookout, pulled out the thick and long telescope, and looked in the direction of the lookout, and his vision changed from vague to clear. His gaze swept over the undulating sea, searching for the shadows of the ships.
The five ships of the pirate regiment formed a straight line, sailing maliciously, the waves were raging, and the narrow bow of the ship was like a sharp blade. At the head was a red medium-sized ship with a skeleton of skelets, and in second place was a white ship with the shape of an eagle's head at the bow, both of which had their own characteristics, and the three ships behind were more ordinary.
All five ships fly the same pirate flag, painted with stick figures, dragons.
This pattern overlapped with a pattern in the mind of the captain of the navy, which he had seen more than once in his memory, once from military sources and once in the Maritime newspaper.
Absolutely, yes, it's the Dragon Pirates!
This pirate group has only been in existence for more than a year, and it has found the missing Sky and captured another magic ship called Purgatory, and the strength of the fleet should not be underestimated. And just recently, the Evil Dragon Pirates had something to do with the Goldenbeard Pirates, and they were blessed by Goldbeard, and if they made a move against the Dragon Pirates, it would be equivalent to declaring war on Goldbeard, a madman!
The captain of the navy hurriedly lowered his binoculars, because what he saw was so terrifying! He stuffed the telescope into the lookout in a panic, took out the amplified snail in the pocket of his trench coat, and shouted with all his might: "Withdraw all the portholes, raise the anchor, find the upwind, and give me a full speed to escape!" ”
He shouted this passage five times, and he wished to divide more than a hundred doppelgangers and go and drive the boat away himself.
The little navy had already heard about the five pirate ships just now, and their hearts were already a little hairy, and when they heard the captain's order, they immediately ran to prepare for the ship without hesitation. The bulwarks were withdrawn piece by piece.
"Come back soon! Leave the fishing boats alone! ”
"Give me more strength and pull the anchor up!"
"Tie this rope tightly, you rookie!"
The navy was busy, and the people on the fishing boats withdrew one after another, leaving the battered fishing boats behind. The pirate regiment has several times the number of ships they have, and the result can be calculated even if the math is poor, which is a fatal thing, and the navy is nervous, praying to the gods in their hearts.
The expedition escaped in disgrace.
"Ding! You have triggered a pursuit mission with the objective of catching up with and attacking the Navy Battleship Expulsion, which rewards 300 bonus points. ”
Donk watched all the movements of the navy, and the moment the navy set sail, a system sound sounded in his head. He chuckled, it was really a feng shui turn, he once took on an escape mission, and was chased by two navy ships, and now it was his turn to chase the navy!
He made the corresponding adjustments to the attack, the slow down just now was to allow the furnace to burn completely, and now that the enemy was in motion, he instead ordered the fleet to move forward at full speed. In this way, after catching up, the ability of the magic ship can also be activated.
Now the northwest wind was blowing on the sea, and the navy's expedition signal had found the upwind and fled to the northwest with the wind.
The speed of ordinary sailboats averaged around 8 knots, and the pirate ships chased the warships, and at first they could not take advantage of them, until the two magic ships activated their special effects, which significantly shortened the distance.
The cannon-barrel-shaped flamethrower protruded from the stern of the Purgatory, and a fierce tongue of fire erupted, propelling the sailboat forward, and the fog rose on the sea, and even the sea water was roasted to evaporation. The Sky also stretched out its propeller and stirred wildly in the sea, its speed increasing steadily.
The pirate ship also occupies the tailwind, and with the magic propulsion device, the speed can reach a terrifying fourteen knots! Approaching twice the speed of the warship, it is like two lightning bolts, one red and one white, bravely chasing after it.
"Report, report, the pirate ship is only two nautical miles away from us now!" The lookout shouted in despair.
The captain of the navy pulled off his black and white-trimmed officer's hat in despair, and said with a sad face: "Damn, they have two magic ships, we can't be opponents." ”
"Captain, do you want to ......," said another second mate with many freckles near his nose.
"Don't say it," the captain of the navy immediately waved his hand, "I know in my heart, let's run forward first, and then we can say it's a little early to surrender now." ”
Although they knew that they could not escape, the navy's ship continued to move northwest, and the navy on board was in a state of panic, and every report from the lookout was a heavy blow, and their arrogance when they had just hit the fishing boat was all extinguished, like a flock of chickens in soup.
The pirates were happiest when they saw the fleeing navy and ran to the deck excitedly to shout and terrify the enemy.
The distance was like a grim reaper's ruler, every tick was so shocking that the Purgatory shortened the distance until a red line was drawn between the two. The Purgatory is run by One-Eye, but someone else is at the helm, and there is no shortage of seafaring talent in the regiment.
"Little ones, throw me a fire charge!" One-Eyed shouted indulgently.
Once upon a time, this was Captain Cam's favorite phrase, and he now shouts it, as if he had gone back to the time when he was with Cam.
The five-yard-high projectile was ready to attack, the bowl was filled with flames, the clockwork tightened with a "snap" sound, and the sailors pulled the mechanism, and one by one the flame bombs emitted a sharp buzz and fell towards the enemy ship.
The ship on the battleship looked up at the oncoming flameballs, his face flushed, and a look of despair appeared in his eyes.
"Ding! You completed the 'Pursuit of a Navy Tier 3 Battleship' mission and earned 300 bonus points! ”
The moment the flame bomb landed on the expedition, the system decided that Tangk's mission was complete, and Tangk made a small profit and whistled proudly.
Donk's initial order was to burn the sails with only flames, but the gunners on the Purgatory were mediocre, and the angle of the projectile was not adjusted properly, causing the flame grenades to land in a mess at sea.
The Expedition received three firebombs, the backmast sail was set on fire, the lookout was blown up, and the glass of the captain's cabin was shattered. Fires broke out everywhere on the ship, and the sailors launched a fire extinguishing operation in a panic, and the ship was equipped with fire extinguishing sand for special use to extinguish the fire.
At this juncture, another timid sailor ran to the captain's side and whispered: "Ship, captain, if we fight against the magic ship, we are not opponents!" ”
"Do you think I don't know what I do? You think I'm not afraid of death? The captain was so angry that his muscles appeared, like a knotted hemp rope, he grabbed the sailor's collar and roared in a low voice, "If we can't fight, we have to fight, if we surrender a shipload of sailors without a fight, it will make everyone laugh and lose their big teeth, do you want to be unable to raise your head in front of your relatives and friends?" Fight, kid. Let our ship be left with a little blood, a little wounded, or at least defeated like a man! ”
The sailor felt consumed by the captain's anger, and he swallowed and nodded his head.
In order to defeat like a man, the captain of the navy ordered to turn around and take advantage of the crosswind to meet the pirates, because they were far inferior to the pirates, and there was no need to escape.
The Inferno continues its mission, unleashing fire bombs one after another, turning the sea into a real Flame Purgatory!
The effect of the flames on the sails was remarkable, and the sails ignited as soon as they caught fire, and the fire spread quickly when the wind blew it. After a series of attacks, the expedition finally became unbearable, and all sails from the bow spinnaker to the back were burned.
The flames are blazing.
The Inferno flame charge has a longer range than the cannon, so the Expedition can only be beaten passively, and there is no way to fight back.
The navy was very busy, and one by one it was blackened, and they completely lost the demeanor of the soldiers. The expedition had no sails, and like a seabird that had lost its feathers, it lost its ability to move and came to a standstill.
"The gunners are ready for shelling and listen to my orders at any time!" The captain of the Navy hid behind the bridge, his face covered in hot sweat from the fire, sweat running down his eyes and stinging hotly.
The captain of the navy knew very well that the goal of the pirates was to capture the ship and gain benefits from it, so they would definitely get close to the broadside battle, and then they could take the opportunity to fight back and save a little face for the navy.
With the pirate ship so close at hand, there was no need for any telescopes, and the captain stared at the sea, estimating the distance between the two sides, ready to shout out the phrase "fire" at any moment.
At this moment, he saw an unbelievable scene, his eyes widened dramatically, and his eyeballs seemed to fall out of their sockets.
"Oh my God! The pirate ship actually took flight! ”