33 Killing Machines

Kelan's sincerity and unique way of delivering books made Milo and the others forget what they had been wary of her not long ago. The four of them chatted late together and said a lot of interesting things, and by the time they separated, it was already the second half of the night.

Melo didn't tell Klan that they were going to leave on the Seagull, and Kran didn't ask how they would escape the Pearl, so Melo was more reassured.

When Erin returned to the cabin, Nightsparrow had already returned before her, and the four of them got together again to talk about Klan and Parrett.

"Battlemage in the Duchy of Komet...... Nightfinch thought, picked up a copy of the "Directory of Contemporary Magicians and Battlemages (1790-1800)" on the bookshelf next to him, turned to the page of the Battlemage category, and looked up Koran's name, "If she is a registered battlemage, there will definitely be information about her here...... This is?!!! ”

The sudden exclamation made Erin lean over to check together-"My God of Ten Thousand Sources!! Erin exclaimed, too, and they immediately took the directory to find Milo.

Melo looked at the list of information: Koran Dutved, registered battlemage in Komet. "It's the same as the message she sent when she reported her name, what's wrong?"

"You see how many people she ranks, and the ranking of this book is sorted by strength." Night Sparrow explains.

Snow Dog also came, and he already knew from Milo that everyone had become acquainted with Kran, a battle mage.

"Ranked in ...... 2nd place! It's amazing! Milo was also shocked.

The Directory of Contemporary Magicians and Battle Mages does not record the date of birth or age of these men, and since the book was compiled from 1790, Kolan's age is indeed a mystery. When Milo first met Klan, she thought she resembled a person, but now she is even more certain that Klan, like the wind chimes, is likely to use time control magic to keep her appearance from changing significantly with age. He told the idea to Nightsparrow and the others, and everyone agreed.

"Isn't a battle mage different from a mage?" Erin didn't quite understand.

"Battlemages are not only good at magic, but also very strong in martial arts. The combination of flashy magic and precise swordsmanship often leaves opponents powerless. "However, the types of magic they can use are very limited, and many common spells will not be used, such as transformation magic. ”

"I really don't want her to be our enemy." Milo said, and Erin nodded in agreement.

On the morning of November 10, the sky was clear, and not even a single cloud could be found. The wind was not strong, and the Pearl sailed slowly. The Seagull was still flying the red flag, and not far away, the three ships connected by ropes were also singing in the sea breeze.

"We'll change to the Seagull at dusk, and I've told the captain to slow down and drop anchor before dinner." Milo, Nightsparrow, Snow Dog, Erin, and Parrett deliberated on deck, "If this ship goes further west, it will soon enter the sphere of influence of the Spellet Navy, and we must leave as well." As for contacting Klan, I'll leave it to Parrett, and that's your job as well. ”

"Leave it to me." Parrett patted his chest and assured.

"Look, Dragon's warship." Erin suddenly pointed to a boat not far away.

"There's one over there." Nightfinch said, pointing in different directions.

Not just two, but four Dragon warships of different sizes were cruising around the merchant ships, and after a while of observation, they found that these warships had not been boarded and inspected, and were probably only escorting merchant ships.

"Let's keep a low profile and try not to attract their attention." Milo said.

"Those are the coastal defense fleet, mainly defending against pirate ships and privateers, and will not be of interest to you." Parrett gave everyone a reassurance.

"I heard that there was a 'pirate king' who used to make a lot of trouble here." Erin remembered Captain Finn's words.

"Gast?" Parrett is also familiar with things at sea, "It's been almost ten years since I disappeared, maybe I'll die long ago...... His Raven is a good ship......"

Parrett was about to continue, when he was interrupted by a rapid and continuous sound of bells, and everyone thought that the captain was going to organize a rescue or escape maneuver, but many sailors suddenly began to climb the mast and look in the direction the bow was facing.

Milo and the others had also reached the bow deck, where many passengers and sailors had gathered, and everyone was looking due west—a thin wisp of black smoke rising into the sky.

"Is there a ship on fire?" "What's that?" "The smoke on fire is a clump of smoke, this is not a fire." Passengers and sailors talked. Milo and the others clearly felt that the speed of the Pearl had slowed down and the sails had been put away, probably to avoid the black smoke in front of them.

Because the source of the smoke was too far away, the crowd could not see clearly. But after a while, the black smoke seemed to be closer to the Pearl, and it was approaching the Pearl at a very fast speed. Erin suddenly realized something, and she whispered a word to the people around her: "Steamboat!" ”

When the black smoke emitter came into view, it became clear that it was a large three-masted galleon, but there was a chimney standing between the foremast and the mainmast - it was the source of the black smoke! The ship was painted black and did not fly a flag indicating nationality. What is even more surprising is that the black ship has all its sails in a stowed state, but still approaches the Pearl at high speed, unaffected by headwinds and waves.

"What kind of monster is that!?" Parrett asked in amazement, "Why, how fast!" And the sails were not raised?! ”

"Little Irene, what the hell is the steamboat you are talking about?" Nightfinch asks Erin.

Erin hurriedly explained, "You've seen or heard of a steam engine, right? It used to be used to propel minecarts or pump water. I've heard that Sprout is putting a steam engine on a sailboat, and it seems they succeeded—the steamship is unmarked, but it must have been Split's. ”

As soon as Erin finished speaking, the black ship had already arrived in front of the Pearl, and it swept past the starboard side of the Pearl at a very high speed, and for a short time, everyone clearly saw that there were nearly twenty shelling ports on the side of the black ship, and the dark cannon emitted the ghost light of death in the sun. At the stern of the black ship, there are constant waves - it is propelled by propellers.

There is no nationality flag, more than 40 black muzzles, and the pitch-black hull -

"Privateers!" The horrible word was passed back and forth among the passengers and sailors, and many of the passengers began to stir, some rushed into the cabin, some shivered on deck, and some prayed for the dragon's blessing...... The captain of the Pearl suddenly appeared and shouted: "Passengers, please return to the cabin, don't worry, this ship is not aimed at us." The captain's words took their toll on the occasion, and the passengers returned to their cabins, with only a handful of passengers remaining on deck—and Mellot's party was among them.

The black ship rushed at high speed towards the merchant and cargo ship teams behind the Pearl, and because the black ship was too fast, almost no ships had time to make evasive actions. The four Dragon warships reacted quickly, and the alarm bells and horns sounded loudly on board, and they rushed towards the black ship in two columns.

On the Pearl, Milo and the others were watching this thrilling scene: they saw the black ship rushing into the middle of the Dragon warship formation, and yellow flames suddenly erupted from both sides, and white smoke rose with it, and after a while, a huge explosion reached everyone's ears. A small Dragon warship suddenly fell sideways, some planks flew out of its hull, and then regained its balance, but the ship stopped moving and began to sink. Flames erupted from the side of the Dragon warship, and they began to return fire, but the black ship was not harmed in the slightest, and the shells fell on its rear, causing a splash.

"It was so fast that the Dragon warship could not predict its trajectory, and all the shells were empty." Parrett said.

After the sound of the cannons, some of the passengers returned to the deck to watch the thrilling naval battle, they were the travelers of the Dragon Empire, and when they saw the sunken warship of their own country, they shouted: "Dragon, come and teach these guys a lesson!" "Bless us, dragon!" "Dragon, show up soon!"

The dragon did not appear, and another Dragon warship was hit, and the sails were ablaze with smoke billowing out.

In the first exchange of fire, half of the four warships of the Dragon had been lost, and the black ship passed between the two warships unscathed, showing the speed advantage of the steamships. After the first round of shelling was over, the two sides began to turn around and prepare for the second round of shelling, and the black ship, which had the advantage of speed, quickly turned its bow and opened fire on the warship Dragon, which had not yet turned—and in an instant one warship was blown to pieces.

There was only one Dragon ship left, and it gave up turning around, hoisted its sails, and headed for the Pearl—to escape. And the black ship did not chase the last warship, but rushed to the middle of the merchant ships and cargo ships next to it at high speed, and fired unscrupulously!

"Oops! The Seagull! "The Seagull is in those fleets!" When Milo heard this, she panicked a little. Several people looked far away, but they didn't see the sailboat flying the red flag.

The white smoke from the muzzle of the cannon has formed a white cloud over there, and the sound of artillery and explosions has been heard continuously, and more and more merchant ships and cargo ships have begun to catch fire, billowing smoke, and the Seagull has disappeared...... The shelling continued, and the explosions pounded on the fragile hearts of the people on the Pearl.

Not knowing whether it was tired or the task was accomplished, the Black Ship hoisted its sails, ignored the fleet, and rode the east wind to approach the Pearl again - this time from the rear! It soon became clear that the Black Ship had not ended the killing, but had switched targets: the fleet ahead of the Pearl.

"Is it going to blow up all the ships around it?" Erin folded her hands and sighed, "O God of Ten Thousand Sources! Please bless the people on board! She looked at the fleet ahead of the Pearl—the three ships that were roped together were among them!

Undeterred by the tragic scene before them, the Dragonians aboard the Pearl continued to shout hoarsely:

"Dragon—bless us—"