However, the attack of the bite and slash did not work, and Sieg's stunt missed, once again transferring the enemy's hatred to himself, and the moment he turned to swing his sword, Xiao Yi rolled behind him, raised his long knife and stabbed him in the back of the heart, but triggered a mysterious impact of power enough to resist the bullet, and directly sent Zhen flying.

Seeing that the two regiment commanders were in danger, Nabal and the others could no longer stand idly by, and while Porcha drew his sword and launched an assault, Nabar and Lemuel also pounced on the mysterious warrior dozens of paces away.

"You three, don't come here! Attacking with brute force will only backfire!"

Sieg seemed to sense something, and stopped the three of them from approaching, but it was too late, the blood-rusted arc knife and the golden foot axe struck from both sides, and at the same time slashed at the opponent's waist ribs, and the inexplicable shock wave spread out from the hard armor again, sending Nabal and Porcha flying out, and Lemuel, who was slow to beat, was also lifted by the strong wind, and each fell to the beach.

When Lemuel opened his eyes again, a feeling of vomiting took over his mind, and the scene in front of him swirled, but he still noticed something unusual, the mysterious knight disappeared, leaving only traces of the battle, and the fog around him was slowly dissipating, the thin black mist that pierced the clouds pierced the clouds and shone on the beach, and the noisy sound of the waves spread in all directions, and everything returned to its original appearance.

The crew, still lingering nearby, quickly arrived at the scene and carried the wounded sailor back to the Goshawk, while Porcha and Nabal cleaned up the broken tent. After this hard battle, Sieg was already exhausted, threw the wolf knife in his hand everywhere, and lay back on the beach to rest.

Shoy had said something to Nabal, and then he came to Sieg's side and asked in a sarcastic tone.

"That guy...... When you were caught up in the fog, you saw through the illusion he cast, which is not something that can be done for the first time. ”

Sieg nodded, turned his head to look into Xiao Yi's eyes, and asked, "Then what about you, Commander, why show mercy to this guy's men, if the fierce battle starts with full firepower, we may be able to take him down." ”

Both seem to have their own agendas, but Sieg eventually confesses.

"He was also present when the Holy Cult was attacked, but I'm not sure that it had the same purpose as Delacro, and I can't tell if he was Delacro's man...... Anyway, let's stop talking about this. ”

"That's right...... I don't know his purpose, but I have a hunch that we'll encounter this guy again in the near future. His weapons, along with that devilish way of fighting, were exactly the same as the man he had been three years earlier...... But it's impossible, that guy is dead......"

She sat on the sand with her knees crossed, her eyes revealing a hint of longing for her old friend, and when the Goshawk raised its sails and began to turn around, the whole group had already left the Bay of Death, and the clouds in the sky had subsided slightly during the night, and the stars could be seen twinkling in the thin layer of black mist, and the water at the edge of the sea was very calm, supplemented by a strong sea breeze, and the Goshawk sailed at full speed along the main sea lane, planning to reach the western sea the next day, for which Nabar only returned to the rudder position after a short rest.

A dozen oil lamps lit up the entire deck, and the sailors cleaned the deck by the glow, and some lazy old sailors climbed up to the mainmast to look out at the vista while the novices were busy with cleaning work, and from time to time they drank and clinked glasses and roared a few times, which brought great trouble to the people who were resting on the lower decks, and in a short time a few young men came out of the lower deck in a rage, and complained that the old drunkards should keep their mouths shut.

The old crew members, led by Dean, looked at each other, and spilled the sugar cane wine in their cups with a little disappointment, and the sailors on the deck were so angry that they saw that the freshly washed part was stained with wine again, and immediately stood with the men who had been woken up, and threatened to let the captain do justice, and demanded that the boatswath step down too much.

Nabal did not care about this dispute between the old and new sailors, and persuaded the people who were in a state of anger, and asked Dean and the other old seamen not to forget to be considerate of the newcomers, and continued to take the helm of him.

Although there was another quarrel, the overall atmosphere on the ship was quite harmonious, and all the crew knew that the trip was not safe, but the thought of seeing several famous pirates on this trip, these crew members were no longer afraid of any danger as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and the race with the Druya's western expeditionary forces had become the main target of the Goshawk, and whoever could reach the city of Gronia first could have a decisive impact on the outcome of the battle.

"Hey, Brother Cha, throw me the hammer. ”

While the sailors on deck were busy, Shoey and Porcha were sorting out their equipment at the bottom of the ship, and it was clear that they did not have much regret about what happened during the day, and in order to prevent the ship from encountering the enemy during the voyage, she suggested that the ship's heavy weapons be deployed in advance in case of emergency.

After she had hammered a few spikes into the cedar frame, Porcha struggled to put a section of the ballista onto the finished stand, and with a push of his strength he put the entire heavy crossbow on the movable pedestal, and there were seven ballistas waiting for the two to reinstall it, which was a lot of work.

"The old seals' gang is really lazy, if these shelved ordnance had been used earlier, the Goshawk would have been as strong as the last time we traveled west!"

Porcha knocked on his aching shoulder, and complained about Nabal from time to time, in fact, the equipment had been shelved since the Goshawk was destroyed in the Ingres Islands, and in the days after the ship was repaired, there was little chance of naval battles with a powerful opponent, so it was not used to this day.

"Okay, the first one on the port side is completed~ there are still seven positions to be installed, let's go!"

"Captain, you're really...... You've just hammered a few nails! I'm doing the heavy work!"

Shoey had already hummed a tune and ran away, and Porcha complained a few words and had to continue to help, and it took the whole night for the two to finally install all the ballistas in the early morning, just in time for the sunrise that could only be admired from the sea.

Back on the main deck, the burly figure at the rudder had disappeared, and as a man of steady rest, Nabal returned to the cabin to sleep after staying up all night, and Lemuel hurried to hold the rudder and observe the chart to relocate the current coordinates. In fact, this move was not much necessary, under the reflection of the morning light, several Nord patrol ships and a large merchant ship entered the lookout's field of vision, it can be seen that the Goshawk has successfully sailed into the Saikaido, just continue sailing along the main channel as planned.

In the face of the harsh sun, most of the sleepless sailors went back to the cabin to rest, and the early sailors gathered on the deck to watch the sunrise, and just as Xiao Yi also came to the deck with a bag of dry food, she raised her hand to block the dazzling morning sun, and sat down on the wooden box next to the mast to enjoy breakfast.

"Lemuel, I've finished loading my ballista!

Lemuel was a little embarrassed by the question, not to mention her self-aggrandizing tone, and Lemuel didn't know how to answer her, so he had to pretend not to hear, and ordered the crew to lower a set of sails to slow down in preparation for the morning.

Realizing that he was being ignored, Shoey snorted, walked through the crowd to the stern of the boat with an unhappy face, and shouted at Lemuel at close range, "Really, discuss something serious, I should have looked for Nabal." So Lemuel, if we don't get to Gronia before the Druas, will we have to win the Dark Fleet by naval battle?

"I think we should be able to get there, Nabal has already discussed with the other pirate leaders, and the pirate guild will directly intervene in this war, because once the Druas have mastered Dabaran, there will be no more pirates in the territory, which is unacceptable to the pirate leaders. ”

Lemuel explained to her some of the things about the Pirate Guild, and revisited some of the details that Nabal had overlooked, and Shoy nodded in satisfaction, and gradually came up with a new plan.

"The Druas are not good at naval warfare, and will definitely use knights as the core to decide the battle on land. Although the city of Gronia is rich, it still needs resources from the civilian villages scattered throughout Dabaran, and the Dark Knights must have known this before they set out on the expedition, and they should not bring too much military rations and rely on plundering farms to maintain supplies, so I just had a good idea to look forward to my plan when the time comes. ”

Xiao Yi clenched her fists and raised her head, confident in her plans, but no matter what the crew asked, she didn't plan to reveal her plans, just kept urging to speed up to Gronia City.

"Time, November 27, location, Kira Bay at the end of Somnus, weather, fine. —The Diary of First Officer Lemuel Sigris"

In the blink of an eye, a week had passed, and I had to admit that the speed of the Goshawk was not up to the previous standard, and there were still about three days to go before Dabaran, and Captain Huck had already sent a message to inform the Drua fleet. The good news was that, thanks to the constant pressure on the enemy in the North Sea by Several's fleet, the Druas who had just arrived in the South China Sea were forced to enter the water blockade set up by Beatrice, which further delayed the Druas' march. The bad news was a big surprise, and after a series of trials, the old captain had learned the approximate combat strength of this fleet of forty-six large ships, including more than 500 black knights, and more than 2,000 sergeants and crossbowmen, which was almost comparable to the Royal Fleet of Gronia years ago.

Kira Bay was one of the safe anchorages in the Somnus Sea, where the Goshawk replenished fresh water and prepared for the next few days of rapid marching, as planned, the Goshawk left the Western Sea at midnight the next day, and according to the tip, the Druas had forced a breakthrough of the water blockade at Beatrice, and could reach their landing point in four days, the River of Commerce on the north bank of Dabaran.

Upon receiving this news, Nabal decided that the Pirate Guild's allies could no longer stop the Druas and immediately set sail at full speed, arriving at Graham Island in the South China Sea the next day, where they encountered the retreating Exocet fleet. After several discussions, Nabal persuaded Severer to have the remaining four ships of the Exoces go with the Goshawks to Gronia for the impending war. "Time, November 29, dusk, location, eastern estuary of the Dabaran Grand Canal, weather, suspected to be on the eve of wind and rain. —The Diary of First Officer Lemuel Sigris"

As the sunset reflected the dark clouds in the sky and reflected a dazzling glow on the distant sea level, four sailing boats sailed into the Grand Canal in the afterglow of the setting sun to rest and send people to purchase supplies from the local residents. Along the banks, there are many farms on the turquoise fertile soil, several fishing grounds along the river, and similar to the northern continent of Calradia, where the local population also grows flax, potatoes, bananas, Olives and other crops, as well as catching high-value fish for raising, and then sending them to the fish market in the city of Gronia to sell them for a good price, the farmers of Dabaran, who had been busy all day, had long been accustomed to the formation of these pirates, and no one cared about the fleet of the Goshawk and the Exoces, but sold the surplus food and drink at a high price, and went back to work on the farm with a few bags of gold coins.

When the sun sank into the sea and the moon rose into the clouds, it didn't provide much light. The peasants lit braziers on both sides of the river, and as far as the eye could see, there was a fire every twenty yards within a mile of the visible radius, and it seemed that every peasant would light the brazier in the farm area at night to provide light for the fifty-meter-wide canal. Because of these light sources, the road ahead was less gloomy, and Nabal gave the order to set sail again, and the four ships moved quickly inland, propelled by the strong winds of the night, and were expected to reach the port of Gronia early the next morning.

"It's really not a good idea to go from the Eastern Canal to Gronia, sailing on the river of commerce, there have always been many merchant ships from the East and the West, and you never feel lonely, why do you want to take such a deserted and gloomy canal......"

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye, and the pirate fleet sailed in the endless Grand Canal, gradually sailing away from the populated area, and the flame light sources along the coast gradually came to an end.

Gronia City is located in the southeast of the center of the entire Dabaran, at the speed of the Goshawk, going around to the north will only waste more time, and the territorial waters of Gronia are already under martial law, even if it is a river of trade, there will not be many ships traveling with it, Nabal also thought so, so she explained to Xiao Yi, but she was still unwilling to endure this atmosphere, and gathered the teammates of Freedom Wings to discuss the next matters.

In this way, Sieg, who was exercising in the bow of the boat, and Porcha, who had long since fallen asleep, were called to the door of the captain's room, and Nabal pushed the rudder to Lemuel, and climbed down the guardrail himself to join their meeting.

"We can get to Gronia tomorrow morning, their navy should have gone out of the city to contain the Drua fleet, but I think there is little hope, and they will be beaten to the city in the end......"

Shoey was not confident in the naval strength of the Gronyans, a few years ago the Gronya Navy and the Dark Fleet of Minella Island broke out in the Western Sea, even though they joined forces with the elite of the Pirate Guild, the fleet led by Atros only managed to cross the blockade line after suffering a lot of blows, so that only seventy percent of the combat strength reached Calradia, and it did not play much role in the campaign to assist Calradia to resist the invasion, which was enough to become a reason for her to doubt the fighting power of the Gronya.

"Captain, didn't you claim to be the most learned in the past!

Shaw nodded to Nabal's question, and he continued to tell him the story of Gronia, detailing everything he knew.

"For countless years before the era, the inconspicuous continent of Dabaran was ruled by a group of gnomes on the world map, and at the beginning of the era, these greedy dwarves mysteriously disappeared from the world, and the only clue left is the head of the dwarven king on the coin, and the current Duchy of Gronya, which governs Dabaran, dates back to the sixth century, that is, the era of the empire of Calradia. However, the Gronya people are not a branch of the Calradians, they came from the western continent of the same period, these people occupied Dabaran as colonists, when some of the pioneers noticed the hidden value of this land, the powerful colonists turned into the rulers of the independent kingdom, and opened this grand canal across the continent in the countless ruins of ancient times, and further construction on the architectural ruins in the center, which led to the current wonder of the world - the water city of Gronya. ”

Nabal tirelessly recounted the story of Dabaran and Gronha to his teammates, and the others listened very attentively, and when Shaw felt that what he wanted to know was not these old things, Nabal began to talk about Gronya's military power.