The so-called windless barrier is to use the power of magic to build a completely windless area within a certain range, and this trick is very effective against giant merchant ships like the Southern Star, after all, for the Southern Star, which has abandoned the giant oars and only relied on the sail drive, the loss of wind is like the loss of the chariot and the loss of the horse, completely losing the power to move forward. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the vast sea, the sailboat that has lost power is left to the slaughter of the Ike people who are as cruel as wolves.

"You want me to be slaughtered?

Captain Pike cursed through gritted teeth as he urged his men: "First mate, is your Katyusha erected, let me see if you can make it!"

"What is Katyusha?" Sean looked at Helen suspiciously, and the girl shrugged her shoulders to indicate that she didn't know either.

"It was a heavy six-arrow trough ballista, which was said to have been designed by a governess hired by the Duke of Rakshasa for his daughter, and was named after the duke's daughter after the successful experiment. The old mage on the side replied.

At this time, the first mate hurriedly commanded six or seven sailors to drag up a large creature from the bilge, and when he lifted the cloth, he saw a huge metal crossbow frame painted all black, with six wooden grooves fixed in the shape of a fan with tenons and metal shafts. Then the sailors carried the heavy crossbow machine close to the bow of the ship, and soon stuck it in the slot that had been set up on the side of the ship.

As the last "click" sound ceased, and the black, murderous-looking base of the huge crossbow machine was tightly fastened to the bow, the first mate took out six stout crossbow arrows—a purple wooden rod, an arrow made of hard iron, and an arrow as long as an adult—and inserted them into the wooden grooves on the crossbow frame, and then commanded the sailors to turn the winch and creak and wind the crossbow machine.

At this time, the Southern Star had basically stopped, and the Ike people who surrounded the merchant ship from all sides were getting closer and closer, and most of the sailors and mercenaries on the ship saw clearly that it was not the ordinary Ike pirates that they had encountered before, but the Scorpion King Hala Guards who rode the terrifying giant scorpion, and there was an exclamation in the defending team, and some people even shouted in fear, but the unlucky sailor who couldn't control his emotions was soon knocked unconscious by the boatswain's stick, tied up and thrown into the cabin.

"Cheer me up!" Captain Pike stood at the top of the bow and looked condescendingly at the sailors under him, "these are nothing more than red-skinned rats who dig holes in the desert to survive, no matter whose guards they are, rats are rats, but they are bigger and more fierce, what's the big deal! You are all sea eagles soaring on the sea, and you are the proud sons of the sea who are blessed by the father of all gods and the god of the sea, are you afraid of rats?" Will the proud sea eagle be afraid of the rats that crawl on the desert?

"We won't be afraid!"

"Yes, kill those red-skinned rats and hang them on the mast to dry!"

"Cook those scorpions like dried shrimp and eat them!"

Encouraged by the captain's words, many sailors showed their bravery to their leader by waving their weapons.

However, there are still some people, looking at the limited defensive strength on the ship, and then looking at the dense Ike people who come up from all directions, their faces are still pale.

Hara, the Scorpion King, is a terrifying name in the Sakha Desert in the far south. Legend has it that this man won the favor of the desert scorpion god, not only obtained the magic inheritance of the scorpion god, but also was able to drive the giant desert scorpion entrenched in countless caves in the vast Sakha Desert to fight for him.

Legend has it that his personal guard, the Prophet's Guard, was a group of Ike who could fight in the desert on tame giant scorpions. Fortunately, the Scorpion King Hala has basically not appeared in the desert for more than ten years, and his mysterious guards have almost disappeared from people's memories with him.

What made these sailors even more terrifying was that those huge desert scorpions could actually swim freely in the sea, and they could walk on the ground as if they were walking on the ground, what kind of monsters were they?

Captain Pike, as an old sea wolf who has been running on the Emerald Sea all year round, naturally knows the mentality of these sailors under him very well, in fact, he also knows that it is difficult to completely arouse the complete confidence of these armed sailors who seem to be fearless of death, but are actually not very reliable.

So he immediately threw out a shocking piece of news: "What our ship is loaded with is the precious materials sold to the archmage of Karsecot, Lord Soresa!"

"Lord Soresa!"

"Is that the Chief Archmage of the Seven Cities Alliance, the strongest human spellcaster in the continent?"

"It turns out that our ship is loaded with cargo for Lord Soresa!"

Hearing Captain Pike say this, the sailors below immediately exclaimed, they did not know what was on board before they set off, and now they realized that it was actually carrying precious cargo for the big man who was sitting in the city of Chalsect.

The sailors also had quick brains, and soon someone reacted: "Captain, does that mean that Karsecet will send a mage to meet us?"

As soon as these words came out, the ship immediately fell silent, and everyone looked at the captain in anticipation, hoping that he would give an answer that would not disappoint them.

Captain Pike looked at the quick-witted sailor with satisfaction, nodded heavily, and replied in a loud voice: " That's right, according to the shipping and delivery times we have agreed with Karsecot, Archmage Soresa has sent his proud disciple with a large guard along the predetermined route to meet us, and although our ship is now trapped by those damned Ike Warlocks, as long as we can hold on for a while, Karsecet's army will be able to join us in time, ......and when the time comes, we will let these damned red-skinned rats have no return!"

Captain Pike paused deliberately, and a smile appeared on his face that had been swarthy and wrinkled by the sea breeze: "And each of you, you will be richly rewarded by the families of Karsecot and Tassa, and I swear in the name of the Father of All Gods and the Gods of the Sea, that I will never break my word." ”

"Praise Captain Pike!"

"Let the Ike people have no return!"

"Peel them and dry them!"

Sure enough, simple chicken soup was useless, reinforcements and money were the most uplifting, and before Captain Pike could finish speaking, the sailors on deck were boiling, and everyone was impassioned and excited, eager to catch the scorpion-ridden Ike people and eat them alive at once.

However, Sean noticed that whether it was just discovering the traces of the Ike at the beginning, or the Southern Star lost power in the windless barrier, or Captain Pike announced the news of reinforcements and the promise of rewards, those people of the Blood Bat Mercenary Regiment had been quietly staying in their respective defensive positions under the command of Morrigan, not only did they not make much noise, but even the expressions on their faces did not change much.

Sean was secretly frightened when he watched from the sidelines, no wonder the blood bat was known as the largest mercenary group in the north back then, Morrigan's royal methods are very set, compared with those babbling armed sailors, these mercenaries are obviously a rare force.

At this time, Helen also saw something strange, and looked at Sean with the same worry. The two looked at each other, and although they didn't speak, they were both silently muttering the same thing in their hearts.

These blood bats are not easy to deal with, so they must not turn back at a critical moment......