Chapter 302: Encounter with Pirates
In the end, Yu Fei's positioning of Eyushisha is similar to his positioning of the Dryad class, both of which are specifically designed to deal with mage troops. By the way, one thing to add here is that although it has become a hero unit, the magic immunity characteristic of the Dryad class is still retained, and the immunity is higher than that of the general Dryad.
Yu Fei felt that if he let Ayuhisha, who had reached a sufficient level, fight the mage, it would probably be easier than Mavi, who had the mist skill. Magic immunity, plus two skills that interrupt the release of magic and expose the mage to a backlash, can take on an army of mages and even an elf.
The third person to perform the Hero Transformation Ritual is Tino, the Mountain Giant. Yu Fei had already guessed the hero that Tino would transform into, but before he could verify his guess, another thing attracted his attention.
While Tino was in the midst of the Hero Transformation Ceremony, something happened to the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core, which were loaded with low-level enchanted equipment from the Hunter Hall. Because the previous attention was focused on analyzing Aiyussa's skills and letting Tino carry out the transformation ceremony, the things on the side of the Demon Crystal and the Demon Core had happened, and it took a while for Yu Fei to find out.
It took six days for Luna and Eyushisha to complete the transformation, and in those six days, the Crystal and the Magic Core had sailed out of the Far North Sea and into the normal sea. Out of the Far North Sea, you can see other ships.
Compared with some large chambers of commerce or countries that dare to carry out maritime transportation, the scale of the two sea ships built by the Stanley Chamber of Commerce is still a little smaller. Of course, the Magic Crystal and the Magic Core are definitely the top part of the sea ships in terms of performance, but the fleet of the two ships is really a little smaller.
Fleets that generally carry out maritime transport. The number of ships is more than ten. The larger fleet even has more than 50 seagoing vessels. There are merchant ships. This is where the profession of piracy comes into being. There are few ships sailing in the Far North, but the presence of pirates is common beyond the Far North.
As they sailed from Port Oberline to the North, the Crystal and the Cores were lucky not to encounter pirates. However, when he returned with enchanted equipment, he finally encountered a fleet of pirates.
There are only two ships in the Crystal and the Core, but from the waterline, they are fully or even overloaded with cargo, which is a good fat sheep for every pirate. About five days from Port Oberline, the Crystal and the Cores were surrounded by a dozen ships of various sizes.
Yorick, the leader of the Iron Anchor Pirates, is very happy. Today, he just had the idea of going around casually, and took the fleet of pirates for a ride not far from the Far North Sea. But I didn't expect to meet a fat sheep.
To tell the truth, he was really just preparing for a ride, and everyone knew that the sea of the far north was difficult to navigate, and which fleet would not have anything to do to come back to this side. Unexpectedly, in the process of driving, I met two ships loaded with a lot of goods at a glance.
Although it didn't come out with the purpose of robbery, how could a pirate let it go when he saw a merchant ship? Soon, thirteen ships of the Iron Anchor Pirates under the command of Yorick surrounded the two ships.
Yorick was still a little puzzled by the fact that the other party dared to sail in the sea with only two ships. However, seeing the extremely deep waterline of the Magic Crystal and the Demon Core, Yorick quickly made up for it on his own and explained the doubt himself.
Perhaps it was a small fleet of several ships, but it was shipwrecked. Only these two ships remained. That indicates an overloaded waterline, which could be that the two ships salvaged cargo or seafarers from other vessels. That's why it's overloaded.
Thinking of this, Yorick became excited. This kind of fleet, which has only two ships, is weak and overloaded with cargo and seamen, is simply the best gift from God to the Iron Anchor Pirates! For pirates, these two ships are simply a delicacy on the board, just a bite to take in.
Although these two ships may not have a lot of cargo in them, and most of them are seafarers rescued from other ships, there is nothing that pirates cannot be exploited. It doesn't matter if there are many seamen, those who can be sailors are strong men, and the price must be high if they are sold as slaves. Moreover, being able to participate in the voyage is also considered a skilled slave, and can be sold for a higher price.
Soon, Yorick, with both eyes glowing with gold, ordered the two ships to attack. There was no such thing as artillery in Eslaze, and the best long-range attacks on ships were trebuchets and bed crossbows with a range of only about 500 meters. There is also a mage, but the attack range of a mid-to-low-level mage is not very far without the assistance of the mage tower.
As a result, in Eslazze, the conventional form of naval warfare was broadside warfare. Although there are several large ships in Yorick's pirate fleet that are equipped with trebuchets and bed crossbows, these two merchant ships do not need to use trebuchets and bed crossbows or even a few mages that the pirates have painstakingly recruited.
What's more, in Yorick's eyes, the Crystal and the Magic Core were already fat to the mouth, and if they attacked with trebuchets and bed crossbows, it would be their own loss to damage the ship or kill some crew members who could be sold as slaves. So, Yorick's order was to engage in broadside battles.
However, before Yorick's ships could get close to the Crystal and Core, something happened on the two ships that the pirates saw as defenseless.
Judging by Yorick's experience and careful observation, he did not find the existence of trebuchets and bed crossbows on the Magic Crystal and the Demon Core, so he was relieved to let his men engage in broadside combat. But this time, while his judgment based on experience was correct, things did not unfold as he had imagined.
Just when the closest ship to the Demon Crystal and the Demon Core was still six hundred meters away from the two ships, and had not even entered the range of the trebuchet, the pirate ship was unbelievably attacked.
Dozens of arrows flew in from a distance, and the pirates on the ship, who were excitedly preparing to loot, did not have a chance to react, and these dozens of arrows accurately sank into the throats of their respective targets.
There weren't many pirates standing on deck ready to rush aboard merchant ships when they waited for their ships to approach - they were limited by the size of the ships. After a baptism of dozens of arrows, a third of the pirates on the entire pirate ship fell.
It wasn't until dozens of excited pirates clucked and fell down with the arrows stuck in their throats and lost their breath that the other pirates gasped and began to hide in a panic.
Naturally, Yorick saw this scene too, and almost didn't pop his eyes out. There was no cover on the sea, so Yorick, who was still quite strong, could see it clearly. None of the arrows that flew from the two ships surrounded by the Iron Anchor Pirates were wasted, and each one killed one of its own men.
Oh my God, what kind of arrow is this? The bed crossbow is also at this range, but the size of the arrow is obviously not a bed crossbow! Could it be that those two ships have dozens of gold-level archers?
In Yorick's mind, no one could shoot arrows this far, except for archers of gold rank and above. This time it's troublesome, dozens of gold-level archers, even if their pirate group is numerous, they will lose a lot if they rely on broadside battles.
Ruthless, Yorick prepared to give the order to use the bed crossbow. However, before he could give the order, something happened on the Demon Crystal and the Demon Core.
After another rain of arrows, dozens of huge black shadows on the Demon Crystal and the Demon Core each rose into the sky. Grandpa's What is this thing, looking at the more than thirty weird big birds and a dozen huge purple crows gradually approaching in the sky, Yorick was stunned.
Considering the inconvenience of Talon Druids, Huntress and other units on the Ocean, Yu Fei arranged for the Crystal and the Magic Core to be all Horned Eagle Beast Knights and Raptors Druids who can transform into Storm Crows. There are also a few elven dragons just in case, but there is no need to go out when facing this pirate group.
It was because of the Horned Eagle Beast Knight and the Raptor Druid that attracted Yu Fei's attention. Seeing the situation in front of him, Yu Fei, who had only seen and commanded battles on land, suddenly became interested and began to command this naval battle with great interest.
Considering the possible long-range attack methods on the pirate group, Yu Fei ordered the Night Elves to stop approaching and start attacking at a distance that would be within the range of the Horned Eagle Beast Knight and the Storm Raven.
Although there are only more than thirty Hippriff Knights, the Hippogriff Knights are all converted from archers, and the skills possessed by elite and even elite archers are also possessed by these Hippriff Knights.
About twenty or so Horned Eagle Beast Knights were transformed by Wind Archers, and as soon as the Split Arrow came out, coupled with the attacks of the Horned Eagle Beast Knights of more than a dozen other lightning shooters, nearly a hundred arrows flew towards the largest ship of the Iron Anchor Pirates.
In contrast, the attack of the Storm Raven was unremarkable, and a dozen or so fast-flying balls of light followed closely behind the rain of arrows and flew towards the ship that was clearly the flagship.
At the sight of the arrows and balls of light that flew at him, Yorick was heartbroken. Unexpectedly, these two sea ships were not only not the big fat sheep they imagined, but they became big sharks! There are even air units!
Without time to think carefully about the situation with the Crystal and Core, Yorick reacted quickly to the onslaught. At Yorick's shouts, the pirates on the deck quickly entered the cabin, and only some of the stronger pirates remained on deck with Yorick. (To be continued......)