Whoa, whoa, whoa—

The naval battle in the rain has completely begun.

At this time, the full patrol ships of the privateer fleet, when the opponent is a large-scale fleet, is of course not suitable for the battleline tactics of battleships lining up to bombard.

At the same time as the artillery in the firing angle collectively spews furious flames.

The fleet gave full play to its own speed advantage, and all of them quickly interspersed breakthroughs.

The four battleships, led by the "Daystar", lined up in a line, like a sharp knife, sharply cut into the slave convoy from a 45-degree angle.

[Specifications] displacement of 2340 tons, length of 56.42 meters, width of 14.90 meters, sail area of 3213 square meters, capacity of 450 people, speed of 12 knots (not launched the monsoon goddess and the horn of the current).

Armament: 28 32-pounder guns, 28 24-pounder guns, 2 24-pounder bow guns.

Among the warring sides, the "Daystar" occupies an absolute dominance regardless of the data.

The speed of the other fifth-tier ships that had been modified by Ai Wen was itself faster than that of a fully loaded brig hybrid.

When the fleet charged, it was like a fast cavalry with elephant knights as the spearhead!

What's more, at the same time, Ai Wen also activated the effect of [Ocean Secret Treasure - Ocean Current Horn], creating a high-speed ocean current under the assault fleet, allowing the fleet to accelerate again.

Whew-

At this time, it was as if the whole sky and the whole sea had become their help.

"Pirates who don't know whether they are alive or dead!

Command: Adjust three compass points to the right.

The gunners prepare, open the muzzles and shoot parallel to them!"

As the flagship and pilot ship, on the USS Santa Cruz Merchant.

Captain Hobion saw that this group of pirates came out of nowhere, and he really dared to do it to the Santa Babia Company.

It was as if a nobleman offended by a beggar, mixed with disbelief mixed with anger, roared and gave his own orders.

For a battleship, this is the most correct tactic, capable of giving full play to its superiority in firepower.

"How could it be so fast?!"

However, not long after his order was issued, he found that the four warships on the opposite side had rushed into front of him like flying, and plunged straight into his array.

The speed was even as fast as his own fourth-tier ship, and he didn't even complete the tactical action of turning to meet him.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

Orange-yellow cannon flames shone in the rain.

In the blind spot firing that stuck the slave carrier at close range, the three fifth-class ships mainly used chain shells and grapeshot bullets to kill and injure the crew of the slave carrier, destroying the mast and limiting their mobility.

Plundering is not a war, if you sink all the other party's ships, won't you even pay for your own ammunition?

And the "Daystar", which is the main force of the fleet, aimed its guns at the bloated ass of the fourth-class ship "Santa Cruz Merchant".

The moment of mistaking.

"Fire!"

The 24-pound and 32-pound artillery shells on board the heavy cruiser whizzed out one after another under the incredulous gaze of the opposing crew.

"It's impossible to ——!"

It is almost common sense that 32-pounder guns can only be equipped by battleships of the third rank and above, and the hull of an ordinary battleship simply cannot withstand their shock.

It was obviously a cruiser with such a large number of 32-pounder guns, and the crew of the battleship stared wide-eyed, as if they had seen a ghost.

The artillerymen of the "Daystar" did not care what they thought, and drilled the guns step by step according to the tactical procedures of the training.

At this time, the cruiser had only two continuous decks, and the top deck was still open-air.

After predicting the weather, Evan had already ordered the pirates to set up rain shields in advance to ensure that all the guns on the deck of the battleship could fire normally.

It may not work in the pouring rain, but at the moment this kind of moderate rain with not too strong wind is still no problem.

A few minutes later, the two sides broke away completely.

The three cruisers achieved good results, and a single surprise attack cut the formation of the slave convoy to pieces.

Two other slave carriers were cut off their foremasts with sails and almost completely incapacitated.

However.

"How?!"

In contrast, the "Daystar", whose main target was on the hull of the battleship, was really a little embarrassing.

Although the interspersed time was extremely short, and the pirate gunners, in particular, were not able to reach the speed of an elite navy despite their emergency training, the 28 32-pounder guns had an average of only one shot.

But....

Until it left the firing range, the "Santa Cruz Merchant" was almost unscathed!

You must know that the heavy cruiser is loaded with a 32-pounder gun that can break the keel of an enemy ship at close range!

The captain of guns from the twenty-four members of the Navy on the "Daystar" was simply ashamed, and felt that he had completely failed the trust of His Excellency.

If it weren't for the wartime, he would have killed himself by pulling out his gun and drinking bullets.

However, in the meantime, Evan also discovered the anomaly on the other party's ship from another angle.

Every time the cannonball should have landed on the opposing ship, the brightness of the solidified spell aura shrouded in the battleship would change.

Each flicker is followed by a variety of surprises, allowing the shells to shoot straight into the air, especially if the target is a relatively small stern.

"The bow statue on a fourth-class ship is indeed strange!"

Silently concluding in his heart, when the two fleets staggered, Aven issued a new order.

The three cruisers turned back with their right rudder full and continued to attack the slave convoy, while the "Daystar" broke away and sailed again to the "Santa Cruz Merchant".

"Gunslinger prepare!

The moment it staggered past behind the fourth-class ship, the ship's guns opened fire one after another.

Boom, boom, boom...

This time the result was slightly better, a 24-pounder shell finally hit the opponent's stern, but it still failed to give it the best of luck as expected.

It only penetrated a few cabins and fell diagonally into the sea, failing to kill or injure a few people.

At the same time, the heavy cruiser was also hit on the side by the 6-pounder guns placed on the stern of the battleship, and although the heavy hull of the heavy cruiser was not painful at all, the contrast was too abnormal.

It is not at all explained by the unskillful operation of artillery.

Captain Hobion and Aven, who had been standing in the aft building command position all the time on the Santa Cruz Merchant, looked at each other from afar, and saw that the heavy cannon fired by the "Daystar" had once again returned in vain.

Even shocked by the fierce firepower of the cruiser, he cheered up and laughed as if he didn't care:

"Hahaha, no warship can sink the lucky 'Santa Cruz Merchant' in a naval battle, not even a first-class ship!"

On the surface, it was a mockery of the pirates on the other side, but in fact, it was a reassurance for the crew members who were almost frightened by the firepower of the "Daystar".

And his confidence is that he has just been installed on the battleship not long ago [Bow Portrait: Lucky Gold Coins]

It is a wooden cherub with a bare buttock, holding a gleaming gold coin in both hands.

Effect: Solidify the "Chain Accident Technique", so that the battleship has a certain chance to avoid attacks (miss).

Of course, although this immunity is powerful, it is not omnipotent, and shooting at close range is one of the most effective methods.

Minimizing the probability of a chance factor can greatly diminish the effect of the ship's bow.

After two temptations and a reminder from Milan, who was next to him who was an expert in this way, Evan quickly discovered this.

Looking back, the three cruisers behind him had already beaten the slave carriers, and even the "Iron Bone", which was slightly slower than the other two, had already engaged in a fierce battle with the enemy's fifth-class ship "Rocking the Boat".

The sound of killing shook the sky and scared the enemy's courage!

"Whew-"

"Kill!"

In particular, one of the wolf roars makes people look sideways.

Since the separation of the navy and pirates, Evan quickly found a new material that was perfect for making "animated hides", and finally extended his claws to land creatures.

That is, the gray wolves of the continent that were everywhere in the northern forests of the New World during this period!

It is a large canine that lives in the forests of the northern part of the New World, and may even be the largest wolf in the range of human exploration.

The body skin is gray and white, and the average weight can reach 90 kilograms, the shoulders are 90 centimeters high, the body length is 250 centimeters, and the bite force is 700 pounds.

And unlike most large sharks that can be used to make "activated hides" but prefer to live alone, wolves are large in packs.

Moreover, the general wolf pack is composed of members of the same family, although limited to the strict hierarchy and territorial range, the number of members in the wolf pack cannot expand indefinitely, but the largest group has nearly forty heads.

It is completely enough for the production of Aiwen's "Activated Hide", and it also greatly improves the production efficiency of "Activated Hide".

Especially now that the second disciple Calvin has become a wizard apprentice of the Living Chemical School, he can give Aven some simple auxiliary work, so that the production capacity of activated animal skins can be greatly increased.

The pirate cadres of the "Iron Bone" were the first users of this animal skin, and at this time, they had already roared wildly and turned into hungry wolves in human form to pounce on the opponent's warship, setting off a bloody storm.

The escort members, who had long been discouraged by a comfortable life, were no match for them at all.

Ai Wen has decided to slowly expand the scope of equipment for "activated animal skins" in the future, and establish a series of assessment systems.

In addition to pirate cadres, as long as you have made enough meritorious achievements, you can also get this kind of powerful equipment with immediate results!

His subordinates are making rapid progress, and they can't afford to lag behind on their side.

It's just a fleet, even if there are some tricks, but the final outcome will definitely not change.

"Gain the upper hand, get close and shoot at each other!"

Even if it has been converted into a cruiser, the hull of the "Daystar", which was originally a third-class ship, is not much shorter than a fourth-class ship.

Ai Wen had full confidence that he would make the opponent lose his resistance before the other party's ten 9-pounder guns, which were also exposed to wind and rain, could exert their power.

Whew-

Under the dual effect of the "Goddess of the Monsoon" and the "Horn of the Current", the "Daystar" crossed a large arc on the surface of the water.

The rolling black sails and the streamlined hull of the ship resemble an elegant black swan across the sea, re-approaching the Santa Cruz Merchant.

Compared with the cruiser, the fourth-class ship, which can almost be called clumsy, has no time to adjust the engagement posture.

And this time the target of the cruiser was no longer the narrow stern building, but on the starboard side of the battleship.

"Attention all artillery crews, solid shells, fire!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

When the "Daystar" cut into the parallel stance, the distance between the two was only fifty meters, if it could shoot into the air without committing suicide, Evan would have to sink this group of waste into the sea.

And this time with the adjustment of tactics, they finally experienced the thrill of crushing Tongji in the heavy patrol!

Even with the protection of the "Bow Portrait - Lucky Gold Coins", it can't change the destined outcome of the battleship.

Boom——!!!

With just one salvo, the heavy artillery shells carried irresistible kinetic energy, easily penetrating the hull of the "Santa Cruz Merchant", and constantly bouncing off the lower deck and the gun crew.

The large chain bullets fired from the 24-pounder guns on the open deck swept across the deck of the fourth-class ship, easily slicing off its foremast.

"Report to the captain, it's not good, the waterline has been shot in two places, and the bottom compartment has been seriously flooded!"

Hobbion's face changed drastically, he realized the limitations of the ship's bow statue, and could no longer be a barrier to his side, and quickly turned around and shouted to his side:

"Wizard Rice!"

Hearing this, the thin black-robed old man did not speak, and his gloomy gaze swept over the "Daystar" that was still pouring firepower fifty meters away.

He took out a gourd-shaped flute from his robe and placed it to his lips, and placed a black wide-mouth clay pot at his feet.

Woo woo –

In the low, dull sound of the flute.

Hisss...

The sudden hissing of snakes on the boat made the hairs stand on end.

At the same time, from the clay pot under his feet, a line of blue-purple fishy smoke rushed out!