Chapter 353: Hope Island (Part I)
Dark clouds covered the space, and raindrops crackled down.
In an instant, a bolt of lightning streaked through the sky, as if splitting the heavens and the earth in half.
The surging waves crashed against each other, rolled up a number of whirlpools, and crashed into the boat, which had already been tied to a large number of sacks that could reduce the power of the waves, and had it not been for the side of the boat.
โ...... My lord, may you be the god of war of the seas, may you bless me to unify the seas and spread your glory" Wadden best finished praying, looking at the storm outside, his face was pale.
This is the third large-scale grid storm encountered during this voyage.
In the face of this majesty of nature, any action is futile, and this is especially evident in the face of strong winds and waves.
In the face of this sudden storm, the entire pirate-like team is trying their best to maintain peace and survive in the wind and waves.
Waddenvan's pirate fleet currently consisted of seven large ships, and for a pirate leader, he was now a relatively successful existence, with hundreds of men under his command and seven large ships carrying a lot of supplies.
It's a pity that he is now on a different path, so his luck doesn't seem to be too good, and he has encountered storms a few times.
The most terrible thing is that the violent rain is almost blown by a hurricane, and the sailors on the deck of the ship, who can hardly even open their eyes, are likely to fall into the sea if they slip and fall.
"You damn shit, throw this cargo overboard" Captain Reagan, Ben
It was a pirate captain who came into being, and at this time, played its own, he roared and commanded the sailors.
Out of awe of the captain, and to his hoarse roar, the sailors were half-immersed in the wind and rain and the waves that rushed up, and toiled desperately, struggling to throw piles of cargo into the sea
Seeing that his orders were being carried out, Reagan ordered his first mate: "Tell Frey to hold the rudder steady, cut down all the sails that have been rolled up, and don't let the wind blow them away."
"Yes, Captain," the first mate immediately accepted the order.
"Captain, what should I do, the ship has begun to shake the sails and can't put it down."
The man who collected the sails shouted.
Because the wind was too strong, the hull of the ship began to shake, and the blowing sails could not be lowered by the strength of one man alone.
At this moment, a lightning bolt passed, and the second mate, who had climbed the mast and tried to lower the sails, was thrown by a broken rope and hit him in the cheek, and the whole person did not even scream, but fell down, and did not even fall on the deck, and was instantly swept away by the waves.
Reagan was furious: "Bastard, give me the third mate."
"Captain, the wind is too strong to climb up," said the third officer, trembling boldly
But he was immediately choked by the neck and lifted off the ground like a chicken.
"Go now, I don't want to say this a second time" Reagan's eyes flashed with anger and murderous intent.
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ยทโ It was the third pair who nodded desperately.
Reagan pushed hard, and the third mate, who had narrowly escaped death, was thrown a few meters away, and he didn't dare to delay any longer, and climbed up towards the mast.
The third mate was not holding a sword, but an axe, and he gritted his teeth, picked up the axe, and slashed it.
After a few slashes, the rope snapped and slammed into one side of the deck, smashing all the barrels within a few meters to pieces, and the cargo and wine exploded from there, and were quickly swept away by the sea.
But no one cares about all of this anymore." The sails are down," said the first mate. Reagan roared: "Keep throwing the cargo, half of the people go down to the cabin to drain the water" Obey, captain"
A ship was steady, but on the main ship, the sail had not yet been lowered, and Waddenvan, who was standing on the deck of the main ship, could not stand still any longer, and he came to the bottom of the sail with a single lunge, and his strong palm grasped the rope at once, and climbed upward.
At this moment, a big wave, swooping up, rolled up more than ten meters, with the strength of Mo Ke, just at this time, it slapped over, "boom", the deck was covered with rain and seawater, and the main ship immediately shook more violently.
The pirates below "My Lord" exclaimed, everyone knew the impact of such waves
The two cronies of the pirate pounced on it, and at this moment, the ship tilted again, and one of the pirates ran a little faster, and his steps slipped and wanted to grab the thing next to him, but he didn't catch it at once, and his body was like stepping on a skateboard, and he flew towards the side of the ship at once.
Ah a scream flashed in mid-air, and the sound that followed was immediately muffled by the sound of the wind and waves crashing against the hull of the ship, and in today's strong wind and waves, few people would pay attention to this "faint" sound.
As the waves went away, Wadenwen clung to the rope on the mast, and he paid attention to others, praying in his heart: "Thank you, my lord"
In an instant just now, a great force protected him, and if it weren't for that, he would have to be involved in the ocean.
Wadden gritted his teeth again, climbed up, did not draw his sword, but slashed with the palm of his hand, and with a flash of fighting spirit, the strong rope parted in response, and the sail was lowered.
It was only after sliding to the deck that he breathed a sigh of relief.
Hearing only the sound of "ah", the third mate on the ship fell into the sea violently.
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"Damn" Waddenwen's eyes flashed, but now in this situation, even his martial arts can't resist the power of nature, just hesitated,
Even the faint cries for help of the dead bodies could no longer be heard, and as soon as Wadden gritted his teeth, leaned over and grabbed a piece of wood beside him, and threw it over.
The third mate who fell down threw himself desperately on the wood, but at this moment, a wave hit him under the sea again, and when the wood floated up again, the people on it were gone.
ยทโ Damn, what happened to the other ships?"
"My lord, it's all down. โ
ยทโ That's good, follow the cool drainage, pay attention to safety," Wadden said angrily.
Half an hour later, the storm gradually stopped, the wind and waves subsided a little, and the hull of the ship returned to stability, but the black clouds rolling in the sky showed that this was only a short rest, and it would not be long before a bigger storm would come again.
"Let's all go back to the cabin, and we expect a bigger storm in a moment. "Look into the distance
Rolling black clouds, Waddenwen's face was so gloomy that it seemed to drip water.
The pirate members of the other six ships, according to the instructions issued by the main ship, were quickly ready to defend themselves against a larger storm. Then, as expected, the storm came again ten minutes later.
"How long has it been since it finally stopped?" When the wind and waves completely stopped, the seven pirate ships struggling in the wind and waves all deviated from their original tracks.
Fortunately, the pirate ship had absolutely sufficient supplies in it, and it didn't run into any more trouble.
At this moment, the pirate leader Wadden was sitting in the cabin of the main ship, with a reminder of the herb root in his mouth, and his face revealed a hint of iron blue.
The pirate in charge of recording the time replied with some embarrassment: "My lord, it has been windy and rainy, and it is always dark outside, so I can't tell how much time has passed, but I guess it's a day and a night."
"And where are we now?" Wadenvin asked the other person standing in front of him
Pirate.
I have to say that Waldenvin still has a certain talent in the internal management of pirates, he attaches more importance to specialists, in addition to the pirates who are specifically responsible for fighting, he also arranges pirates who are responsible for finances, routes, and miscellaneous records.
It's just that after experiencing a big storm, the specialist who has been confused has also become a "brick talent", and he replied embarrassedly: "My lord, the storm has caused us to deviate from the original route, and now this sea area is not marked on the map, so ......
"So we got lost?" said Wadden, grimacing his face and spitting the vanilla root in his mouth
On the ground, stood up and walked around the cabin a few times.
This fact made him a little depressed, but when he encountered such a thing as a storm, he really didn't do it
Law.
"I'll go to the front and have a look. Wadenvan dropped these words, and walked out of the cabin and towards the captain's operating room.
Captain Jingke is an elderly pirate with a lot of experience and is very respected.
"Your Excellency.
Seeing Wadden come in, Captain Jingke quickly stood up.
"How's it going, can you tell where it is?" said Captain Jack, Waldvan's tone was polite.
"This is a new sea, I have never been here before, so I can only wait for the sky to completely open my eyes and see the situation. Old Captain Jingke replied not very optimistically.
Seeing that even the experienced old captain said this, Waddenwen had no choice but to nod: "It can only be like this." If you see any islands, let me know that we are running low on fresh water and need to be replenished as soon as possible.
ยทโ Okay, sir. The old captain agreed.
In the two days that were cut down, these seven pirate ships were adrift at sea for a while, although there were a lot of fresh water reserves on board, but if they continued aimlessly like this, I was afraid that these people would soon live a life without water and food.
On the surface, Wadden could only remain calm, and his heart was anxious.
On this day, he was thinking about it in his cabin, and now there were rumors in the pirates that were unfavorable to him, that is, it was because Waddenvan surpassed his duties as a pirate and wanted to build a country that he encountered so many disasters.
Some even pointed directly at the god he served, and at the thought of this, Waddenwen smiled, as if he should do another cleansing.
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It's just that the current problem really has to be solved.
At this moment, the old captain Kuke sent someone to invite him.
"What's going on?" Wadden asked eagerly as soon as he went up.
"My lord, look, there's an island in front of you," the old captain Jingke pointed to him excitedly.
Sure enough, they saw an island that they had never seen before, and appeared in front of them. Although it is still far away, I can't see the specific situation on the island, but it can be seen that this island is not huge.
"Hurry up and head towards that island" No matter what, any island that appears at this time is their savior
"Yes, sir," said the old captain, and sailed directly to the island.
The other six pirate ships were completely guided by the whereabouts of this main ship, and when they saw the main ship change direction and head towards the island, the six pirate ships immediately headed towards the island.