Chapter 0187: The Witch's Five Fireball God Cult (5)
"God......
"What kind of people are we fighting against?"
"Sir? What are we going to do? Our artillery does not have such a high firing angle! ”
The sailors and soldiers on the other ships of the Caribbean Fleet also saw the armored witches who flew into the sky, armed with flaming swords, and approached them menacingly, and in a short period of time, there were different levels of commotion on each ship.
As long as they are not stupid, they all know that those enemies who are dressed in plate armor and cloaks, and are holding incomprehensible magic weapons that are in flames, and even can fly, will definitely be difficult to deal with!
If the other party has another pair of wings, I'm afraid that these people will simply disarm and surrender, right?
The soldiers began to ask the officers what to do, the gunners stopped trying to put out their guns or reload, and even the officers at the bottom of the list, who couldn't make up their minds for a while, went to ask their captains.
And the captains don't know even more! When dealing with pirates, or even monsters from the sea, maybe they'll know what to do.
However, when dealing with the current enemy who can fly and is clearly not an ordinary human, it is not something they can easily decide.
So, they all looked at the center of the fleet, waiting for the next order from the largest flagship, the "Dedication".
"Your Excellency, what should we do? Give your order! ”
The adjutant of the flagship Dedication, with the same uneasiness in his heart, ran to Lord Beckett's side and begged for an order in response to the situation.
"Anthony, I have a bad premonition......"
As the flying enemies drew nearer, Lord Beckett finally sighed, turned to look at his lieutenant, and said in a lonely tone:
"Failure is inevitable...... Perhaps, it would be better if all this was just a dream? ”
Unlike the impatience of his lieutenant, Lord Beckett seemed somewhat calm.
He now seemed to understand a little bit as to why Port Royal had been overrun by a group of infidels who were supposedly witches, and why the shrewd and capable Commodore Norrington, who commanded more than a thousand elite soldiers, had surrendered so easily.
It turned out that these enemies were not at all the same as the ones they usually faced, and they ...... Could it be real witchcraft?
In addition to flying, they must also have other means of attack, right? So, what can I do to defend myself?
Muskets? Norrington's soldiers also had more than a thousand muskets......
"Your Excellency, give the order quickly!"
Seeing that the enemy in the sky was getting closer and closer, the adjutant couldn't help but urge loudly.
"What can we do with such an enemy?"
Lord Beckett did not pay any more attention to the adjutant Anthony, but turned around with a mutter, and continued to look up at the figure that was flying towards them, getting closer and closer.
It seems, the one in the golden armor ...... Is it a woman? Witch?
As for the witches, Lord Beckett said that he had seen quite a few of them himself, whether they were real witches or fake witches, didn't they just make themselves strange and play some disgusting witchcraft?
Where is this kind of witch who can fly in heroic full-body plate armor?
Something must have gone wrong with the intelligence, right?
"Damn it!"
Seeing that his commander was out of proportion at this fateful moment, Adjutant Anthony couldn't help but be furious.
This kind of aristocratic background, an aristocratic lord who has not experienced too much hardship and tempering is unreliable! If, if you are replaced by a general who was killed in a bloody storm, it doesn't matter if your enemy is a god or a devil, flying in the sky or swimming in the water, whether you can win the battle or not, in this case, they will only give the order to fire, and fight first!
"Hurry up! Dispatch the musketeers, line up! Target: Enemies in the sky! Tell them that they can fire freely! ”
After seeing that the enemy had flown to a distance of only a few tens of meters from the outermost warship, Anthony, the adjutant who did not want to sit still, could not care so much, and directly passed his superior, Lord Beckett, and ordered the military commander with a hideous face.
"Huh? Be! ”
The herald was stunned for a moment, first glanced at the lord, who was the commander of the fleet, and saw that the other party neither agreed nor objected, and then loudly answered the order.
After waiting for a long time, the captains of the outer warships who finally received the order began to act one after another. In fact, they were going to do it even if there was no order.
On their ship, a large group of musketeers began to rush to the deck, and after simply arranging a formation on the deck, the muskets in their hands raised their muzzles and aimed at the enemy attacking from the sky.
Actually, they would prefer to bombard it directly with artillery.
It's just that the guns on the battleship don't have such a large elevation angle, and those that can directly hit the enemy in the sky can only be anti-aircraft guns, and definitely not gunpowder naval guns of this era.
No one dared to forcibly raise the firing angle of the naval guns, and if they had to do that, they would not be able to hit the enemy, and those gun barrels that were overturned by the huge recoil force would kill their own people first!
"Ready, aim...... Fire! ”
"Fire !!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Finally, after the flying armored witches in the sky approached the effective distance, the warship musket teams on the outer layer began to shoot into the air under the orders of their respective officers.
Countless musket shots rang out.
After a burst of smoke from the shooting, the scorching buckshot shot at the enemy in the sky for the first time in this era!
Although the soldiers were also terrified of such flying enemies beyond their comprehension, in the minds of most of them, these flying enemies were probably just gaining some special abilities.
Now that they have so many muskets, in the case of shooting at close range, even if the other party can fly, they will definitely be beaten out of countless flesh holes, and then planted headlong down, right?
"Ahh
"Ahh My hand is broken! ”
"Help...... They really know terrible witchcraft! ”
With the firing of the musket, in the next moment, countless screams began to sound.
It's just that these screams are not from the witches, but from the musketeers who have just fired!
The musketeers who shot the witches in silver and white armor were fine, their bullets would only be deflected or bounced off; And those soldiers who don't have long eyes, and directly aim at the golden or red armor witch to rob are unlucky, those bullets they shoot will be bounced back, directly on their heads or limbs through bloody holes!
Countless pieces of blood or brains began to burst and splatter out, instantly staining the deck or the beautiful white sails red.
They never knew that there was a magic called a shield that could absorb physical and magical damage, as evidenced by bullets that were bounced off or deflected!
There is also an even more powerful magical shield, called the Reflection Shield, which can absorb physical and magical damage and reflect attacks against enemies, as exemplified by soldiers who have fallen on the deck, or groaned and screamed, or have been killed outright.
This reflective shield is a simple enchantment that little Anne attached to the witch bracelet of the five of them in Charlotte, and it is unusually easy to use in this low-magic world.
"How so? How is this possible?! ”
Anthony, the adjutant who had just given the order to attack, was now also dumbfounded.
Under the close fire of their countless musketeers, those enemies were unharmed? Some can even directly bounce off the bullets that shoot out? How could such a thing happen?
My God......
What kind of unbelievable trick is this? Are they all devils crawling out of hell?
"Humph!"
When Charlotte saw that the enemy was attacking, she snorted coldly and shouted the order.
"Everybody spread out and surrounded them! Don't let any of the boats run away! Those who do not surrender and resist will be burned! ”
Charlotte herself knew that the shield of their witch bracelet was time-limited.
Now, they must take advantage of the fact that the enemy is intimidated and use thunder means to directly force the other party down! Only after burning a batch of ships and making the other side realize that they have the ability to easily destroy the entire fleet will the remaining ones give up resistance and surrender honestly.
"Yes! High Priest! ”
The witches, who were hovering next to Charlotte, answered, and quickly dispersed.
Above the sky of the sea, with their white figures, they slowly formed a sparse line, faintly encircling the entire Caribbean Fleet lined up in battle lines.
The enemy's flagship, it should be that one, right?
Seeing her witches start moving, Charlotte began to fly directly towards the center of the enemy fleet.
In the center of these enemy fleets, there is a largest and tallest warship, and its decoration, too, is the most ornate!
Generally speaking, that battleship should be the enemy's flagship, right?
Well, the supreme commander of this fleet of theirs must be on it!
So, now Charlotte intends to directly force down the head of the enemy, so as to achieve the goal of successfully capturing the entire fleet! She believes she can easily do this herself.
"Which of you is the commander?"
Charlotte flew directly above Lord Beckett's flagship, the Dedication, and crossed a distance of about ten meters, and asked sharply.
Just when she wanted to say something and force the other party to surrender, she didn't think that next to her, a smaller battleship suddenly rushed sideways, and the sailors and soldiers on it dared to shoot at her regardless of life or death, and even some sailors were fiddling with a slightly smaller light gun on the deck.
They...... Is this going to forcibly raise the muzzle of the cannon and directly fire her at close and direct sight?
"Look for death!!"
Charlotte snorted softly, it seemed that these enemies were not going to surrender easily.
Well, then you might as well give them some color to see, let them know what is irresistible!
Flame......
A fireball began to slowly burst out of Charlotte's left hand without a sword, and slowly grew larger, she decided to use this ship that dared to shoot at her to set an example for the other commander, otherwise, the enemy's flagship, I'm afraid it will continue to resist, right?
"Shattered Fire!"
Charlotte jerked the fireball in her left hand at the ship that was still approaching her, and under her maneuvering, a blazing fireball slightly larger than a human head whistled directly towards the deck of the small battleship.
Soon, almost a breath had passed, and the fireball, which possessed extremely high magical energy, smashed directly into the powder keg next to the cannon that had been erected and was about to shell her.
Rumble!!!
A mixed sound of gunpowder being detonated and a fireball exploding exploded.
After the gunpowder was ignited and exploded, all the sailors who were fiddling with the guns were blown into a pile and flew out, and the magic fireball also exploded at the same time, and countless flames, as if out of thin air, directly drowned the entire battleship in flames.
"Ah!!h
"Help!!"
Countless fire men, screaming one after another, rushed out of the cabin one by one.
Some of them were lucky enough to jump directly into the sea and let the sea water extinguish the flames on their bodies in time, while many more fell on the deck, and some of them fell into the cabin without even touching the hatch, swallowed by the merciless flames!
After a while, more and more violent roars began to sound inside the small warship, and those explosions were supposed to be the ignition of the powder kegs stored inside.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!!!
After a burst of explosions, black smoke billowed into the sky......
Those explosive powder kegs directly blew the wooden warship through huge gaps one after another, and countless wood chips with flames were blown into the sky, and then landed one after another, as if it was a rain of flames.
Rumble!!!
After a moment of immersion, the battleship suddenly let out another loud roar.
It was the largest ammunition depot in the bottom compartment of the battleship, and it was finally detonated by the flames, and finally, the battleship was instantly exploded into countless pieces, and at the same time broke into two broken pieces, and under the horrified eyes of countless people around, the heavy part began to slowly sink into the sea, and only a few still burning planks and large pieces of debris continued to float on the surface of the sea......
"Now! Say your decision: is it surrender? Or death?! ”
Amidst the smoke and flames of the burning and sinking battleship, Charlotte flew less than ten meters above the bridge of the USS Endeavour, looking down at several officer-looking people around the bridge below.
"Hurry up and tell me what you decide!"
Charlotte impatiently swung the flaming sword in her right hand and pointed the tip at them.
Watching them retreat in horror at her movements, behind her enclosed golden helmet, the corners of her mouth curved in a smug arc in a place that no one else could see.
But Charlotte found that there was only one exception for the people below?
"You're their commander? Very good! Now, say what you decide! ”
Charlotte took off her helmet with her left hand, held it in the crook of her arm, and pointed her sword at the other party.
It was a slightly diminutive officer, still with his head tilted, and he looked at herself blankly with eyes that were almost out of focus.
"Oh God...... Is this an angel? ”
Lord Beckett looked distractedly at the witch in the sky, wearing a golden armor and a golden cloak, levitating and looking down at him out of thin air, her youthful and beautiful cold face, her delicate and tight golden armor was so beautiful in the reflection of the sun and against the background of the fire and smoke that it was as beautiful as if the gods had descended from the heavens!
No......
This should be a war angel sent down to the mortal world by the gods, this should be an existence that can only appear in mythology, right?
If she hadn't just destroyed a battleship, if she hadn't lost a pair of wings and caused countless killings, he Beckett would have thought so, right?
"Original...... Is this how Norrington lost? ”
At this moment, Lord Beckett's heart was surprisingly without any fear, and he was no longer afraid. Now, he only has a calm and a trace of understanding, of course, and that little bit of indescribable, inexplicable touch.
"Now! Your decision? Bear? Or die? ”
Charlotte was getting impatient, she didn't have much time to spend with these people here.
So, after she put the sword back into its scabbard, she began to ignite a shattering fire on her right hand, and she had decided that in ten breaths, if the other party did not give an answer, then destroy them!
"Anthony, go raise the white flag......"
Sighing, Lord Beckett closed his eyes helplessly after speaking sideways to his adjutant.
They have done their best, in the face of this kind of invulnerability, flying and fireball witchcraft, attacking and destroying a sail warship at a time, they really don't have the courage and means to fight, then, as a commander, the only choice left now is to order surrender.
As for the option of retreat, he never considered it, after all, their ship could not outrun those flying witches!
"Witch...... Now, you've won, give the order and tell your men to stop......"
Beckett had seen that in the distance, on the periphery of the fleet, Charlotte's witches had burned many warships.
Any warship that tried to retreat or resist had been burned to a floating firebox moving on the sea, and countless sailors and soldiers on fire jumped into the sea like dumplings to seek a chance to survive.
The screams, the explosions of the ship, the flames and the billowing smoke that obscured the sky, made it clear to Lord Beckett that continuing to resist had become a senseless act of death.
That's ironic......
They aggressively rallied the entire Caribbean Fleet and recruited so many merchant ships to transport soldiers, but the result was ......
Before he could attack the port, he was already served by someone else?
The entire Caribbean Fleet was buried in its own hands in such a strange way?
This varies
It's just a little too fast......
......
"You know what? At the time, I thought I was going to be finished! ”
After talking about what he had seen and heard in Port Royal, Captain One-Eyed Dragon said with emotion.
"With so many warships preparing to shell the port, I think that my ship, the Mary Pearl, will definitely not be able to survive! So, I got into the captain's room, determined to sink with the ship!
"At that time, I drank the last three remaining bottles of fine rum that had been cherished for a long time!"
In this crowded bar on Turtle Island, Captain One-Eyed took a big sip with a wine glass and a sip of his wine.
The noisy environment next to him made him a little uncomfortable, so he stopped talking and turned his head to look at the drunks in the middle of the bar, who were drunk and fighting.
"Hurry up! Go on? ”
Although the rest of the story, the bald guy captain could almost imagine, but he still urged.
Now, he's listening to it!
The invincible Caribbean Fleet was completely wiped out by a group of witches, but there is nothing more relieving than this.
"That's it! Go on, and then what? ”
Now is the best time, and Captain Bearded wants to know what is going on next. It's best to be specific and let them know a little bit more.
"Uh...... I don't know what happened next! ”
The one-eyed dragon's hand as he picked up the glass froze in mid-air, and at that time, he was drunk, and many of the things that followed were only known to him when the crew of the Pearl Mary turned back to tell him.
"Don't know?!"
Captain Bearded was so angry that he stood up directly, blew his beard and glared, and wanted to go up and fight.
In order to keep the bastard talking, he also specially invited a guest, and the wine was almost drunk, and the bastard actually said that there was no more here?
"It seems that I have to think about whether or not to beat your other eye blindly."
The bald French captain also stood up and clenched his fists.
Anyway, here at the Turtle Island Bar, it's normal to start fighting if you don't agree with each other, if you don't make a decision, solve it with your fists!
"Wait! Guys, wait a minute, hear me out! ”
The one-eyed dragon hurriedly reassured the two, he didn't know what was going on, but he saw the result, isn't this just about to say, what are they anxious about?
"You may never imagine what an amazing scene I saw when I came out of the captain's room after I couldn't hear the shelling for a long time!"
After seeing the two of them re-impressed by their words, and sitting down again, the one-eyed dragon leaned over to the round table with both hands, and whispered:
"All I could see was the flames in the sky, and the smoke covered almost the entire sea! Countless warships were burning, and countless soldiers and sailors wailed on the water in the distance......"
"I estimate that about twenty or so warships were burned! And the rest, all of them are hung with white flags! They actually surrendered en masse! ”
After finally telling everything he knew, the one-eyed dragon looked at the shock and incomprehension on the other party's face, not to mention how proud he was.
Although this matter has nothing to do with him, no matter what, he was also one of the witnesses present at the time, which was enough for him to brag for a long time.
"Can a witch really do this?"
The two of them said in disbelief, they couldn't imagine when the kind of witch who only pretended to be a ghost became so murderous?
"What did they use to burn those ships?"
The bald captain was still a little incomprehensible, and with a wave of his hand burned a ship, although the ship was made of wood, but this was a little too unbelievable!
That's the entire fleet of more than forty warships! Moreover, most of them are powerful 1st and 2nd class battleships! It's a real fleet, and the witches can really defeat them, burn them, and take them prisoners?
"Witchcraft, of course!"
"Witchcraft can't do that way, right?"
The two of them still refused to believe that so-called witchcraft could do this, which had subverted their common sense.
"Humph! They weren't ordinary witches, but I saw them flying in the skies of the war zone in the distance! ”
The one-eyed dragon ostentatiously looked at the two of them, and he loved to see each other when he was shocked by his words.
"Can they fly?!"
The two of them seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.
"Huh? Didn't I tell you they could fly? ”
The one-eyed dragon was a little puzzled, he remembered, he had just said it, right? Or did he just get drunk and forgot to talk about it?
"Of course not! You said you got into the boat, and when you came out again, it was the end! ”
The two replied angrily, can't this one-eyed dragon finish telling the story seriously? This is a match and a match, and they are itching to listen to it.
"Oh, well, now you know."
The one-eyed dragon reached out and copied the last bottle of rum on the bar table into his hand, and no longer used the glass, and directly unscrewed the oak cork, and then tilted his head to the mouth of the bottle and poured it.
"By the way, at the end of the day, did you make any money in Port Royal?"
After listening to the excitement, they were probably able to sort out what happened.
So, now the two began to ask about what they were most concerned about, since the one-eyed dragon was planning to go to Port Royal to run transportation, then, did he make any money? Is there a business opportunity in Port Royal? That's what they care about most.
As for whether Port Royal is in charge of witches or the British, they won't care about these things! In their opinion, as long as there are gold coins to earn, even if the devil stays in Port Royal, they dare to go!
"Oh! Money? Of course! Listen, what is it? ”
The one-eyed dragon god looked around mysteriously before turning to the two of them, freeing one hand and gently patting a heavy pocket of his shirt.
With his slap, which pocket inside, began to make a tempting crashing sound, that is...... The sound of a large pile of gold coins colliding?!
This......
Hearing this, the bald guy and the bearded captain looked at each other, and each gasped.
"How much did you earn?"
The two of them leaned over again, kept their voices as low as they could, and began to ask in a whisper.
"Probably...... There is this number! ”
The one-eyed dragon smugly slapped the two opposite.
This is the most money he has made this year!
The reason why he is here now is that he plans to continue to purchase some cheap quest items on Turtle Island, such as dirty things and the like, and then use the price difference to make a few more ruthless profits!
As long as all goes well, it won't be long before the big farm he dreamed of, or the new ship and the aristocratic lady, would no longer be a fantasy!
His little days are really becoming more and more energetic and energetic!
“……”
Seeing the one-eyed dragon's outstretched slap, the two of them were so shocked that their eyes were about to fall out.
Especially the beard, he desperately ran to the East Indies, going back and forth for several months, taking huge risks, and he didn't make as much as this one-eyed dragon in ten days, right?
So, can he not blush?
“……”
As for the bald French captain?
He even had the idea of squatting on the surface of the sea now, ready to kill the one-eyed dragon and snatch the other party's gold coins! This is the wealth that touches people's hearts!
"For the sake of you inviting me to drink, I'll give you another free piece of good news!"
Maybe the one-eyed dragon saw something bad in the eyes of the two, maybe he wanted to show off his news, or maybe he was already drunk?
So, he decided to send one more message for free.
Anyway, it is estimated that this news will not be hidden for long, so it is better to sell personal favors. Moreover, he believes that in less than ten days and half a month, the entire Caribbean Sea and the New World will know everything, right?
"What's the good news?"
Hearing that there was good news, the two of them temporarily put aside their dirty thoughts and cautiously approached again.
"Port Royal continues to post bounties, and they're also buying up a lot of various materials, especially building materials! Moreover, it is still a high-priced acquisition! ”
This news is indeed true, but the one-eyed dragon does not want to do this kind of business.
After all, the building materials are very heavy, and his Mary Pearl can't hold too many things, so how much can the witches make even if they pay a high price? Where is the task he is taking on now that he earns more? That's why he was kind enough to reveal the news.
"Are you sure?"
"Fake, right? What do they want building materials for? ”
The bearded and bald guy were a little unconvinced, according to what they had just heard, the Caribbean Fleet surrendered before it had time to bombard Port Royal, right?
So how could Port Royal, intact, acquire building materials?
Don't wait for them to buy a lot of materials, but the other party doesn't accept it, isn't it a big loss? It's not such a waste of money!
"I dare to vouch in the name of God! Because, they are said to be building a new palace! ”
Hearing that the two of them didn't believe him, Captain One-Eyed Dragon hurriedly pointed to the sky and swore an oath.
"Come on, you heretic! Don't think we don't know what you believe! ”
The two shook their heads at him disdainfully, their faces full of contempt.
Although they didn't believe in his character, the two felt that the other party's news should be true.
Forgive this one-eyed dragon and don't dare to deceive the two of them!
If that's the case, maybe, they can make a trip to Port Royal? And the sooner you do, the better! The best thing is to make a lot of money before anyone else reacts!
"Ah...... That one...... I suddenly remembered something, so, I'll go first! ”
Captain Bearded jerked to his feet, slapped the table, put on his captain's hat, and led a few of his men out the door of the bar.
"I remembered, too! There seems to be a hole in my boat? I'll see how they're doing! ”
The bald captain also came to his senses, quickly stood up, and after hastily confessing to the one-eyed dragon, and also beckoned to his men who were drinking on the other side, the group walked away.
"Humph! These two bastards! ”
The one-eyed dragon thought with his ass, he knew what the two of them were doing!
It must have been after knowing the news that he left the port overnight and hurried to Port Royal!
It's just that now he is not in a hurry. Because his ship still needs to purchase cheap materials and other goods here on Turtle Island, he will not be able to set sail until the ship is collided.
You know, these materials he is procuring are all goods that Port Royal urgently needs!
As long as his Mary Pearl is full, it will definitely be another big deal! In the entire Caribbean, only Turtle Island has the cheapest cargo! After all, they're all stolen goods......
Ahem, he's a law-abiding captain, how could he possibly buy stolen goods?
……
At this time, after obtaining the diary contributed by Barbossa, little Anne finally arrived at her destination.
It was a strange and remote sea, and it was daytime, and not far away, they even saw a small reef-like island, which seemed to reflect some strange light.
"Are you sure, Lord Witch, that Poseidon's trident is under the bottom of the sea here?"
The Dreadnought, laden with gold, silver and jewels, and two other Spanish warships stopped directly in this remote sea.
After learning that this was the magical burial place left by Poseidon, the god of the sea, Barbossa's eyes were about to pop out. You know, they had passed through this sea area several times before, where would he have thought that under the bottom of the sea here, there were actually treasures that they pirates coveted?
This is the artifact of Poseidon, the god of the sea...... With it, can you have the power to rule the entire ocean?
"Witch, do you want to ...... Shall I help you go down and have a look first? Exploring your way? Rest assured, I'm very good at water! ”
I don't know what the hell came up with it, but Jack Sparrow came over again.
Although he said that he wanted to go down to explore the road first, but what was the idea in his heart, I am afraid, only he knew.
"Humph! I don't need you, I've got Selena and their mermaids down to find it. ”
Little Anne glanced disdainfully at the ill-intentioned pirate, and sat on the guardrail on the side of the ship, waiting for her group of mermaids to come up and report back.
Crash!
As soon as Little Anne finished speaking, a wave rolled out from the bottom of the boat, and the upper body of a stunning mermaid suddenly poked out of the sea.
"Master, the artifact you are looking for, we have found it, but ...... Around it, there is an invisible shield, and we can't get close to it. ”
This mermaid who suddenly appeared is Selena.
Just now, when the three ships of the fleet stopped and anchored here, they were immediately ordered and scattered, responsible for searching the seabed of this sea area for an artifact called a trident.
For mermaids, who are originally sea creatures, this kind of diving to the bottom of the sea to search for an item is not too difficult for an existence like them. What's more, they still have a large group of clansmen!
So, not long after, they soon found a special scepter inserted in a boulder on the bottom of the sea not far away, and it was the trident of the sea god Poseidon that their new master was looking for, right?
Unfortunately, they couldn't get close there, so she had to come back and report it with trepidation, hoping that their new owner wouldn't blame them.
Hey? It seems that it might be a good thing!
"You lead the way now, and I'll go down and have a look!"
After hearing Selena say that the trident even had its own shield to prevent them from approaching, little Annie finally became a little interested.
This kind of item that has a self-protection function, and will automatically protect and refuse to be approached by others, even if it is not an artifact, it will not be too bad to want to come, right?
So, little Anne decided, she was going to go down in person, and then ...... Take it!