3. The Battle of Neucester (Part II)
"Boom!"
"Get out of the way!"
"No!"
The original calm of the bay was broken by the roar of artillery fire and the shouts of pirates, and just 20 minutes after Alpeno and the "Arsu" entered the bay, the fleet of the Blood Sharks finally arrived at the predetermined battlefield, but when the flagship "Jackdaw" followed the "Arsu" as the "vanguard" The buoy left behind went all the way, and just when it pierced the gradually rising sea fog and revealed its slightly hideous face, it was smashed down by a cannon fire that could be called a rain of pear blossoms, this wave not only killed a dozen unsuspecting sailors standing on the deck, but also pulled the blood shark's originally satisfied expression back into the stomach like a slap. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hell, they... They actually chose to fight head-on! Who gave the fool courage! Crush them! Go forward!"
The blood shark that came back to his senses looked at the seven ships lined up on the sea in the distance... No, the eight battleships, looking at the dense cannon ports, the anger in his heart could no longer be bearable, he shouted like a madman, making the sailors around him look at each other a little, it was just an obvious tentative attack, why was the captain so excited?
However, after a few minutes, the fellows had roughly figured out the reason for the Blood Shark's wrath, and just behind the seven mighty battleships that had obviously been modified by masters, a small, unsightly black brig was also pouring its pitiful firepower on their side along with the roaring giant guns, and the small shells fired by that ship were not even within their reach, and if it had been in the past, these villains might have laughed unscrupulously and sent the ship to hell with a few shells, but now, no one could laugh。
"That's... That's..."Arsu"..."
"Alpeno, that kid..."
A group of people said babblingly, their tones were full of surprise and incomprehension, since the Blood Sail Pirates have been based in the South China Sea for more than a hundred years, although the internal betrayal and pursuit have never stopped, they have never heard of anyone who dares to betray Blood Sail in such a tense situation, and the more flexible guy immediately thought of the accurate and somewhat excessive artillery just now, and immediately shuddered.
"We... We were sold by the dogs! They were in a gang! They were deliberate... Deliberately leading us to....ah!!"
Before this nimble guy finished speaking, a sharp waist knife pierced his heart from behind, and then the corpse was thrown off the edge of the boat, and the obscure blood shark stared at his eyes like fierce beasts, and looked at the silent subordinates in front of him viciously, and said with a cruel smile,
"Dare to talk nonsense again... Now, go back to your post, it's just a broken ship! You also saw the artillery fire just now, and they want our lives! If you want to live, pick up your knife and rush with me!"
I have to say that the blood shark is still very competent as the leader of a group of outlaws, and in three or two sentences, the timidity in the hearts of this group of old fur seals was driven to the sky, and this group of old sailors who chose to obey under the pressure were quickly ready to fight back with surprising efficiency, so three minutes after the cannon fire of the Black Sail Pirates, the bow triple gun of the "Jackdaw" also made a deafening roar.
"The Blood Shark is using its flagship to cover the other ships for turning! Raise the flag and let the old drunkard take his three ships and the "Arsu" to stop them, once they turn to completion, we will have no advantage in firepower!"
Putini, who had been watching the movements of the other party with a telescope, saw that the "Jackdaw" was under terrible fire, and tried to fight back, and successfully sent a round of cannonballs to the sea not far from his own fleet, his eyes shrank, and almost immediately grabbed the herald collar, shouted a few anxious words, and then rushed to the gunner's position on the deck.
Eleven, who was standing on the bridge with his eyes rubbing his eyes, was stunned to find that the prodigal captain actually had a good way to operate the gun, he pulled away the shirtless gunner, stretched out his hand and aimed a few times, and then ignited the fire rope of the front boring gun, and a few seconds later, a red cannonball burned by the high temperature rushed into the sky with a whistling sound, and after crossing a perfect arc, it landed accurately on the "Jackdaw" that was firing frantically in the distance finally paused the roaring triple cannon for a few minutes.
Don't underestimate these few minutes, this is the perfect time for the old drunkard, who is rapidly turning to intercept the several ships of the Blood Shark fleet on his side, his "Black Iron Drunkard", and the four faster ships "Call Girl", "Sea Lion" and "Arsu" that follow this gunboat have broken away from the neat formation of Putiny's fleet and begun to move forward, ready to seize the "T" prefix that is quite advantageous in naval battle.
Rattle and the Carrot Swordsman also followed the "Black Iron Drunkard" and quickly rushed towards the Blood Shark fleet, while Roman and Shaman Andrei secretly boarded a small boat, their goal was to the edge of the battlefield, and their mission was to quietly approach the Blood Shark fleet from the side when the two sides entered the real white-hot battle, to surprise them, and at the same time to buy time for the Sirens who were coming quickly to board the ship, of course, it only required a small chaos.
And for Andrey, who could shroud himself and Roman's dinghy with the fog of war, there was little danger.
"It's so intense!"
Half-asleep, Elevenn tried to open his eyes, towards the somewhat dim sky under the smoke of gunfire, he suddenly saw a cannonball smashed straight in his direction with an unbearable scream, this kind of cumbersome physical attack certainly did not make the young man nervous, but it was only a breath of time, a phantom brought by the blue light and elemental fluctuations appeared in another position on the deck, and the cannonball, which was already overwhelmed, fell directly into the cabin。
We can't say that this ship is not sturdy, in fact, just before this cannonball smashed through this deck, countless cannonballs have already visited here, and to tell the truth, this three-masted steel battleship, which was continuously bombarded by almost all the ships on the opposite side and can be targeted, can survive to this time, which has exceeded Putini's expectations, after all, he knows very well the style of the blood shark, kills with one blow, and pursues the enemy's head, so this flagship is almost a "cannonball attractor" on this sea.
Of course, for the pirates of the Third Age, they had never even heard of the legendary naval equipment used by their ancestors of the Second Age, so the piracy business that developed on the ruins of that glorious end could only be carried out in the traditional way of "bombardment at a distance, and jumping gangs at a distance", and in most cases of distance, the two sides relied on the front to bombard each other in the opinion of Eleven, and in general, there would be 10% The unlucky ones died in the shelling, and the more advanced breech guns and black powder shells were only in the Reggenmore Mechanical Legion and the Danmore Snow Mountain Dwarven Ranger Legion in the southern hills, and they had not yet had time to be pushed to the whole world, because the ammunition of the front boring cannon was all solid iron bullets, so unless the luck was too bad to be directly smashed into the watertight compartment, there would generally be no ships sunk in the shelling, of course, there were exceptions, there were more than one thing that Puttini knew and saw, but he definitely wouldn't want his ship to become one of those "accidents" now.
In the traditional era, ships were so large that the amount of ammunition they could carry was of course quite limited, so after the artillery bombardment, it was the turn of the brave sailors on both sides to pick up the rusty and not yet rusty waist knives, pull the prepared ropes, and have a passionate confrontation.
In fact, in this regard, Putini still has some advantages, at least the people on his side are old fur seals who have followed his father to the South China Sea, although the number is small, but really put together, the two thousand mixed sailors of the blood shark are really different can fight these old pirates, but the problem is that compared to the blood shark can get supplies and personnel from the South China Sea in time, the manpower on Putini's side is one less dead, this condition determines that Putini cannot use the experienced valuable sailors as cannon fodder, so he also thought about destroying the other party in the artillery battle, at least crippling the other party, so as long as he waits for the tidebreakers to catch up in the chase all the way, the blood shark is finished.
However, due to the current limitations of poor artillery and artillery, even Putini himself did not have much confidence in this "crazy" plan, even if he could hit every shot accurately, but after all, he only had one man, one cannon, and there was no way to do anything in this battlefield where cannonballs were flying and the sea was roaring.
But Putini can't do it, it doesn't mean that others can't, Elivan, who was almost reimbursed by a cannonball, is now somewhat depressed, although he is still a little drowsy, but the second horizon of the world quadrant perfectly fulfills his role, the source of the cannonball was found almost immediately, and then the young man held the hilt of the magic blade on his waist with one hand, so that the magic array engraved on the magic blade resonated with his own magic power, a sophisticated "intermediate energy radiation magic circle" can increase the power of a magic under a forbidden spell by about 15% , coupled with the 10% increase of the star and moon emblem from Will that he had been pinned to his chest, and of course, the daily replication given by the world quadrant, the next moment, two fireballs the size of a normal person's chest appeared in the air where Elivan stretched forward with one hand, and the terrifying magma and scorching temperature flowing on the orange fireball made the old sailors who were originally on the tense battlefield subconsciously moved away from Elivan standing on the deck with fear.
The latter smiled at Putini, "Remember the dream naval battle we used to talk about? You said your method of "destroying the enemy in an artillery battle" is crazy? No, it's not crazy at all!"
Eleven's outstretched hand gently pushed forward, and the two fireballs were pushed into the air, and the dazzling red light and the magic power that Eleven's deliberately re-input formed a large orange light in the air, looking like a cobra the size of a third of a ship spitting out letters on the sea, the posture of swaying back and forth was extremely vivid, with the help of the elemental mimetic that had been strengthened many times, it was easy for Elivan to make such an effect.
"There's a mage on the other side!!! take out that ship!"
The moment the blood shark appeared in mid-air, the "Flame Cobra" slapped the table frantically, and even threw the monoculars that he regarded as treasures on the deck, but at this moment, all the people around him did not answer, because the snake moved!
"This is as punishment for how you almost hurt me!"
Elevenn stretched out a finger and tapped in the direction of the arrogant battleship that had just fired that damn cannonball, hiding behind the "Jackdaw", which was dyed crimson all over,
"Flame Explosion Technique-Two-Headed Snake!"
"Bang!"
The wings of the cobra composed of flames swayed, and then, according to the master's order, opened its big mouth, and bit the red battleship, with the help of the farsightedness of the second horizon, Elavin could even see the sailors on those decks fleeing frantically, and a large number of guys plunged headlong into the dangerous sea, and it turned out that this choice was correct, because the next moment, all the flames that made up the cobra, like flowing water, filled the entire deck of the ship in an instant, these magic flames were extremely flammable, they could attach to anything and burn, wood, food, and even human bodiesThe sailors who were on fire wailed and scurried around, and successfully brought the flames into the hull, but because these warships were built with fire prevention measures in advance, such as fireproof paint painted all over the deck, even in this case, the whole ship did not burn.
"That's it?"
The Blood Shark finally breathed a sigh of relief, if it was just this kind of flame that could not be burned at all, then it would be understandable to lose some manpower, but when did that guy Putini recruit such a mage, that kind of power, definitely stronger than all the mages he had ever seen, and even less than the magisters in the Blood Sail Fleet and even the several archmages in the headquarters.
"That's it?"
Putini asked the same question, as a captain who already knew Elivan's character well, he didn't believe that such a guy who had to do everything to the limit would be satisfied with such a result, and then he saw Elevan put a hand on the deck, and smiled at him,
"Phase 2, begin!"
A line of frost, the width of a man's hand, stretched rapidly from the place where Eliven had been holding down, and entered the sea against the hull, and then, like a pen of the gods, drew a conspicuous white line on the wide sea, and in two minutes without anyone noticing, approached the still burning ship, and then rushed up from the center of the ship, and then into the sea from the other side, and after all this, Eliven stood up, tilted his head to look at Putini, and asked him a question,
"What do you say, when something hot suddenly encounters an irresistible cold?"
"Uh... Will it cool down?"
Putini thought for a moment and said an answer that was not wrong, and then saw Elivan shake his head, grasp the hilt of the blade with one hand, and whispered,
"No, it would... Crack! Maybe you're ready to lose a trophy!"
The next moment, a pale blue light appeared on Elivan again, and when Putini looked again, he found that the mage was already standing at the end of the frost thread he had laid down, and his one hand was attached to the center of the hull, and after waiting for a minute, under the horrified gaze of Putini and all the old fur seals on the deck of the "Storm Queen's Revenge", Elivan took a deep breath,
"Secret Technique-Frost Coffin!"
"Click.. Click!"
The huge amount of magic elements that surround the middle of the entire battleship and are evenly distributed according to Elivan's control are completely frosted at this moment according to Elivan's instructions, but at this moment, Elivan's body seems to be hollowed out, and he even used a part of the soul power stored in the Book of Ten Thousand Laws to convert it into magic power, so that he can complete this task that is basically impossible in ordinary times.
However, outsiders didn't know the pain of this process, they only saw that the middle third of the originally burning battleship was wrapped in a huge piece of cold ice in an instant, of course, this process only lasted less than five seconds, the ice cube shattered under the scorching temperature, but the deck that had become extremely hot under the scorching flame of magic under this sudden cold impact, those carefully treated plates finally reached the limit, and at the moment when the huge ice block shattered, the entire middle of the deck also cracked a wide gap, and the outer hull emitted an extremely ugly soundWith the sound of "click", as the ice disappeared, a black crack appeared little by little where Eliven pressed it with one hand.
"Well, it looks a little worse, after all, it's just wood, not very sensitive to temperature like steel, so let me give you one last ride!"
Standing in a staggering position, the pale and incomparably pale Elevenn knocked on the shell of the ship, and then absorbed a few soul energies from the Book of Ten Thousand Laws, and after transforming it into magic power, a mass of high-speed rotating red energy and blue energy was condensed on his right hand, and after three seconds of accumulation, he gently pressed the energy mass in his hand, which he named "Diamond Impact", on the cracked hull.
"Bang!"
With extremely penetrating and concussive diamond impact, although the energy launched this time is not even one-third of the usual one-third, it is still easy to penetrate a layer of wood that is no more than a palm thick, and the place where Elivan held it down happened to be the place where the crack appeared, so when this blow pierced through the red hull, the rift that had been stopped began to exaggerate again, and under the deliberate control of Elivan, the speed of the appearance of the rift reached a peak.
The black crack is like a child's open smiling face, but this scene is definitely not fun, even the opponents of the Blood Shark fleet, the sailors who are in the same camp as Elivan, the entire battlefield with artillery fire suddenly fell silent at this moment, everyone stopped what they were doing, looking at the red battleship that seemed to have been cut by a big axe, and was cracking, the cracking of the deck was not just as simple as it seemed on the surface, losing the making of the deck, under the double pressure of the weight of the bow and the ship's position, the hull that had become extremely fragile under the hedge of extreme heat and cold cracked inch by inch, no matter what could no longer stop the sinking of the ship。
So within five minutes of Elivan's attack, a three-masted battleship with a crew full of more than a hundred and fully equipped to survive the stormy waves of the Sea of the Dead was swallowed up by the icy sea like a stick broken from the middle.
"Goo!"
This is the sound of those old sailors on the deck of the "Storm Queen's Revenge" swallowing their saliva in unison, and even Putini himself was stunned in place, without him, this scene is too terrifying, with his own strength, in just a few minutes, a battleship that can be said to be armed to the teeth was destroyed, such a power, is it really human power?
If Elevenn was here, he would have scoffed at Putini's idea, he could have done his best to destroy a three-masted wooden ship, if a swordmaster of Rogman's level was here, he could easily divide a wooden ship into three smooth sections from the center with a single blow that only needed ten seconds of charging, and if it was a mage like Rodnar, maybe just a "firestorm" could burn the ship to ashes.
Even Rattle, without relying on a Mayofu Fire Meteor, took out a pirate ship?
In fact, this is the difference in the position he stands, and the scenery he sees will naturally not be the same, Elevenn thinks that he is now just a seeker on the long road of a mage, but in the eyes of others, just what he shows now is enough to be scary enough.
"Uh...."
Just when Putini was stunned, the pale Ellevin had already teleported back to the place where he was standing just now, and the moment he touched the deck, Elivan's feet were soft, and then he was held by Putini, and then he didn't know who led the way, and all the people on the ship shouted loudly,
"Butcher of the Sea!"
"Butcher of the Sea!"
Well, I don't know which guy with a big brain shouted this name first, but when everyone started shouting it, it was simply amazing, and then the other ships followed suit, and everyone witnessed the terrible scene, believing that everything that happened today will not be forgotten until the moment when their lives are nearing the end.
So under Elivan's blow, the morale of the Black Sail pirates, who were still at a disadvantage, instantly exploded, and they gave up the shelling for a while, and launched a charge on the sea towards the blood shark with a roar in the boat, and lost a ship, and the overall turn was blocked tightly by the tenacious old drunkard and his four ships, coupled with the frightened howls of those unlucky ghosts who were rescued from the sea, in short, the morale of the blood shark collapsed inexplicably.
Looking at the cowering sailors on his deck, the blood shark was about to say a few angry words, and then he heard the herald's frightened cry,
"Chief!" "Moorebride" reported that on board their ship, appeared... appeared..."
"What happened?"
The blood shark, with a sense of foreboding in his heart, grabbed the herald by the collar with both hands and yelled,
"There are demons! It's demonic hounds! There are a lot of them! The crew has been forced to give up their gun positions! They are asking for reinforcements!"
The herald shouted anxiously, but before the blood shark could issue an order, he pointed behind the blood shark with a puzzled expression and asked,
"What's that?"
"What?"
The blood shark turned his head angrily, and then he saw the sea water, the turquoise water slowly rose from the sea under the rubbing of a pair of invisible big hands, and finally converged into a teardrop-shaped, faceless, only flowing torso and a pair of thick arms monster, and then he saw the monster raise its hands, aimed at the "Decatlaw" and began to hammer wildly, and each hammer blow can bring a wave of tide to the poor "Decatlau" In less than a few tens of seconds, the battleship had already been rushed out of the fleet position, and the turquoise monster was chasing the ship relentlessly, as if it was chasing its own toy.
The Blood Shark could even imagine the desperation of the sailors on that ship, but now was no longer the time to think about it, the eyes of the Blood Shark Dove looked at the completely sunken "Larmado", then at the "Moorbride" that kept throwing stumps from the deck into the sea, and finally at the red-faced sailors who had begun to charge with all their hands on the other side, and those who were shouting slogans that they didn't know what to do, he knew that it was time to make a decision.
"Do you want to live!"
The blood shark stretched out his finger and tapped the herald's chest, the guy swallowed, and then nodded, the blood shark patted his shoulder with satisfaction, and whispered,
"Send a message to the Marl and the Mermaid, ask them to form positions, launch an artillery bombardment, stop the charge of the Black Sail Pirates, and then secretly message the Cadi, the Hunter, and the Wine to retreat with the Jackdaw!"
"Chief! We're gone, what are we going to do with the four ships?"
The herald asked in a panic, only to receive a sinister smile from the blood shark, which made the young man startled and did not dare to ask any further.
The haze on the blood shark's face became even heavier as he picked up the monoculars on the ground, glanced at the deck of the Storm Queen's Revenge, shook his head, and walked back to the captain's quarters alone, and after a long time, a long lament came out. (To be continued.) )