Chapter 610: Storm
Storm Sea.
The clouds were low, the wind was howling, and the wind was mixed with blizzards, and the blowing felt a little stinging on people's faces.
The sails of the Black Fantasy were blown by the strong wind, and the mast creaked, and it had deviated from the correct course, following the strong wind, not knowing in what direction.
"Lower the sails! Lower the sails! Damn it! Leave the undermast! Lower the mainmast!"
Charles shouted at the crew, he finally understood why the Stormy Sea was called the Stormy Sea.
It wasn't that long ago that the sky was clear, but suddenly it was overcast and a storm was coming.
The blizzard mixed with the icy rain continued to invade the pirates with the strong wind, the sound of the huge waves was loud, and the Black Fantasy rose and fell in the waves, and the sea water continued to pour into the sailboat.
"First mate! The cable can't be pulled! The wind is too strong!"
The wind blew the sails so loudly that the pirates couldn't pull the cables or roll them up.
"Damn it!"
Charles cursed, bit the dagger in his mouth, staggered under the mainmast on the bumpy deck, wiped the water on his clothes twice, and then crawled towards the top of the mast.
He planned to cut the cable connecting the mainsail to the mast, so that at least the wind would not break the mast.
Although the mast of the Black Fantasy is made of special alchemy materials, no matter what materials are made in the face of the power of nature.
Charles believed that if another sailing ship had been here, it would have sunk by this time.
Ordinary sailboats, their masts will never be able to withstand such violent winds.
Even the Black Fantasy was struggling at this time, and the mast kept creaking and rattling, and I didn't know when it would break.
Once the mast breaks, the Black Fantasy will be silent under such a monstrous wave.
The icy waters slapped on Charles, slapped on the deck, and rolled the barrel into the sea.
Charles felt his eyes a little dry, and he felt a rare coldness, a chill from the bottom of his heart.
"Charles!
Herman's hoarse voice pierced Charles's ears, and Charles looked down to see Herman standing on the deck, clinging to a railing, pointing diagonally to the side, shouting at him.
Herman, a timid fellow, did not hide in the cabin because of the storm, but instead commanded the pirates on deck, which made Charles's impression of him much better.
Charles looked in Herman's direction, his pupils instantly constricting violently.
Less than a hundred meters away from them, the wind swept up a monstrous wave and struck the Black Fantasy.
The spray was taller than the main mast of the Black Fantasy!
Huge waves tens of meters high!
"Quick, lower the sails, grab the fixtures!Herman, get into the cabin!"
Charles shouted to the pirates on the deck who were still unlanguishing, a strong pirate might be able to hold on to the anchorage under the impact of the waves, but the frail Herman would definitely be swept into the ocean by the waves!
"Hurry up, guys, the Great Wave is coming!"
Herman gritted his teeth and shouted to Charles, and instead of entering the cabin, he clung to a few thick cables and continued to command the pirates.
Billy gripped the rudder tightly and steered the Black Fantasy to make sure he didn't lose control completely by the wind.
Anna pursed her lips and untied one of the cables that bound the deckmast canvas.
"Less than ten seconds left!"
Charles took a deep breath and quickly climbed to the top of the mast, and he could even feel the pressure on his face when he saw the waves coming.
Charles used his dagger to cut the cable at the top of the canvas, and the huge canvas landed on the deck.
The big waves also slapped on the Black Fantasy.
The Black Fantasy was instantly engulfed by the sea, and Haitao, who was still working overtime, only felt an irresistible force attacking, and then their whole body was surrounded by the icy seawater.
A lifting force came from the bottom of the sea, and the Black Fantasy resurfaced, and a large amount of water flowed down the gun ports and drains on the deck, but the water that had entered the cabin needed to be cleaned up.
Charles, who was clutching the mast, breathed a sigh of relief, it was the killer whale!
The sails had fallen, and with the help of killer whales, the Black Fantasy should not have sunk, but the pirates were still very tired from the occasional waves.
Tightly supported by the killer whales, the Black Fantasy could not remain stable in the waves.
Killer whales have a sharp, hard dorsal fin on their backs, which won't be of much use unless they are inserted into the keel of the Black Fantasy.
And the collision between the killer whale and the Black Fantasy could also cause damage to both sides.
The killer whale also understands this, which is why it just appeared at the most critical moment.
Charles jumped off the mast, and Herman's expression looked a little dignified.
"Two crew members were swept overboard, Ed and Kemston. ”
Charles was silent for a moment and patted Herman on the shoulder.
The storm continued, and the Black Fantasy rose and fell in the storm, with huge waves and waves coming and going.
"Anna, you go back to the captain's room first, it's too dangerous outside. ”
From time to time, waves crashed on the deck, and barrels and some debris that had nothing fixed on the deck had been swept away by the sea.
"It's okay, the sails have been lowered, there shouldn't be much danger, you go and take care of the crew, you can't relax yet. ”
As Anna spoke, another wave struck, knocking the Black Fantasy to one side, but fortunately, the Black Fantasy was still on its feet.
"The most troublesome thing right now is that we don't know where the wind is blowing. ”
Anna sighed, although the storm sea is not big, but it will take dozens of days to swim around, and now they are swept away by the storm, and they don't know where they have been.
It's good to be close to Viking Port, but if it's too far away from Viking Port, I'm afraid that it will delay a lot of things.
Charles was silent, he knew Anna's concerns, and they were his concerns as well.
While they wouldn't have lost their way with the help of a compass, the sudden storm had destroyed most of their supplies, and the situation could have gotten worse if they didn't get supplies sooner.
After more than half an hour, the wind around me weakened a lot, the dark clouds thinned a little, and the sun could be faintly seen at sea level.
This storm, they survived.
Black Fantasy, not sunk.