Chapter 181: The Eye of the Storm
The Rokka successfully sailed into the storm zone before being overtaken by the giant whale pirate ship, where the sea changed its former tranquility, the wind set off huge waves, thunder and lightning danced wildly, and the black dark clouds seemed to be pressed down from the sky, even the sailors who had been begging for a living at sea all year round couldn't help but shudder when they saw this terrifying scene in front of them.
Perhaps the only thing that could give them some comfort was the figure standing in front of the helm, Captain Auden himself at the helm, piloting the Rokhua through one huge wave after another, carefully defying the might of nature, but the news from the lookout made his heart sink.
"Captain, the people of the Giant Whale Pirate Regiment did not retreat, they still followed us, biting us!"
In fact, without opening the mouth of the sailor, the shell that landed not far away had already declared the determination of the other side.
Captain Auden wiped the water from his face and couldn't help but curse, ", those crazy people!"
He is not worried about the opponent's artillery, in this extreme weather, unless he hits the big luck, he will not hit the target at all, and he may even hurt himself, but this behavior shows the attitude of the other party, even if he risks the danger of sinking the ship, the giant whale pirate group is in hot pursuit, which is beyond the scope of seeking wealth, indicating that there is something or someone on the Liuhua now that they are bound to get.
"What to do, captain, the sails are almost unsupportable, and you want to cut the rope?" asked the first mate.
"Did the Whale Pirate Guys lower their sails?"
"No, Captain. The lookout said with his voice in his throat.
"Then we'll keep it the same. Captain Oden steered the steering wheel and dodged a huge wave that brushed the side of the ship and soaked the clothes of several men.
"But Captain, in this weather...... Sailing with full sail is too dangerous. The first mate roared, his voice fainting in the storm, "Even if it's you...... There's no guarantee that you'll be able to get away with it every time...... In the event of any accident, a boatload of people will be buried together. ”
"So Sheldan, is there a better way for you?" Auden also roared, the twenty-meter-high wave just now was followed by a small five-meter wave, the Rokka couldn't dodge and was photographed, the third- and fourth-class cabins were at the bottom of the ship, and from there came an exclamation, it seemed that a hole had been broken in the ship's plank, and the icy sea water poured into it, causing panic in the crowd.
"If this doesn't work, let's surrender, Captain. The first mate persuaded while directing his men to fill the holes with pine wood.
"Do you mean to say that Lao Tzu doesn't have the courage of a bunch of pirates!" said Captain Oden, furious.
"Now is not the time for you to be reckless, there are so many passengers on the ship, you have no right to make a choice for them, I heard that the reputation of the Giant Whale Pirate Group is not bad, as long as the ransom is paid on time, there are few killings, and they will let them go directly if they are civilians, this time it is not your fault, you have performed well enough until now, and the Chamber of Commerce will not blame you if it knows the truth." ”
Captain Auden fell silent when he heard this, and his head gradually calmed down, what Sheldan said was right, now he is not driving a smuggling ship, and he is not a speculator with his head pinned to his pants, and now there are hundreds of lives on the Liuhua, especially the two distinguished guests in the special class, if something really happens, not only him, but the entire Haifa Chamber of Commerce will be in crisis.
As far as the situation is concerned, surrender is undoubtedly the best option.
Although Captain Auden has not yet spoken, he is actually ready to accept such a result, but the next moment, he seems to feel something, he raised his head suddenly, and there seems to be an invisible big hand covering the Liuhua, just half a meter away from them, the storm is still raging, but as soon as those strong winds blow in front of the Liuhua, they become much weaker, and the waves are not so turbulent, he couldn't stand on the deck before, and now the hull is still shaking, but it has stabilized a lot.
Although Captain Auden didn't know what the miracle was going on right now, his rich sailing experience made him make a quick decision, and he said ecstatically, "Open the magic array and go full speed!"
At the same time, he also turned the rudder wheel in his hand and aimed the direction of sailing at the eye of the wind.
The three pirate ships that followed behind them tried to keep up, but they did not have the protection of the mysterious power, and the lookout saw with his own eyes that one of the pirate ships, which had not had time to lower its sails, was smashed by the huge waves, and the planks were scattered everywhere, and the pirates screamed and fell into the water, and before they could swim to the two ships next to them, they disappeared after a big wave.
The remaining two pirate ships seemed to be at odds, with the lead one seemingly insisting on chasing after them, while the other turned around and planned to return, so in the end only one pirate ship was left behind the Rokuka.
The only remaining pirate ship gritted its teeth and followed for some distance, and finally had to give up when it saw the wind and waves getting stronger and stronger.
In the cabin, Luo Luo looked at someone who had just withdrawn his hand and asked curiously, "What kind of magic is this?"
"Nature's Protector, a support type of magic, lasts half an hour, which should be enough time for us to sail into the eye of the storm. "Your Excellency the future Super Magister has just released a high-level magic, but he doesn't have any tired expression, and he put down No. 2 and said calmly.
"Amazing, can you teach me this magic?" said Lolo.
"Okay, wait until you reach the sixth order one day. ”
The Giant Whale Pirates chased too closely, and Rob also had to take action to protect the Six Flowers, but fortunately, he had checked the passengers on the ship some time ago and confirmed that there were no high-level magicians among them, so no one should know what was going on just now.
The incomparably terrifying storm belt, but the inside of the eye of the storm is calm.
Captain Auden stopped the ship, first sent someone to inspect the hull, repair the damage, and then gathered all the passengers except the stateroom on the deck, just escaped death, and most of the people had a look of horror on their faces.
Some of the first-class passengers were still a little dissatisfied, but when Captain Oden's eyes swept over them, including Laval, they all closed their mouths, they knew who had saved them in the crisis just now, so although they had just experienced the most terrible two and a half hours of their lives, they had no complaints, after all, if it weren't for Captain Oden, they would have either died at sea or were forced by pirates to write a letter to their family asking for ransom.
Captain Auden looked around, took in the looks on everyone's faces, and paused before saying, "You must have known about the previous incident, we were targeted by the pirate group. ”
As soon as his words fell, there was an uproar, most of the people had heard about the pirates, but only now they had not received confirmation from the captain, and they could not help but be shocked and frightened.
Captain Auden had to reassure everyone, "We have got rid of them for the time being, and the Rokuka is equipped with enough firepower, so you don't need to worry." ”
That being said, the worries among the passengers did not diminish much, and everyone knew that if it was really as the captain said, then the Rokkaka would not have to flee into the storm belt at all.
(End of chapter)