Chapter 47: Return to the Grave
After the last sailor boarded the ship, Wren also counted the number of people on board. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Without themselves, there were two hundred and twenty-nine in all.
It seems that there were much fewer people on board, except for those who had formed a caravan with Mr. Hoofdent and taken it with him,
The rest were those who died in battle.
Before he could sigh, the young man with the red turban walked up to Wren and explained to him the content of the following competition.
The rules of this competition are as follows:
The Dragon Eagle will be required to sail back to the Ship Grave area, and the pirate side will send a ship inside.
Each other is a hunting target.
The Dragon Eagle can pass through the Ship Graveyard and escape directly back to the waters of the United Empire of Rice Eagles.
You can also defeat the pirate ship and take the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment from the ship.
If you defeat the pirate ship, you can get the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment on the ship.
As long as the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment is hoisted, the [Dragon Eagle] can walk freely in the Black Sea area controlled by the Pirate King.
After listening to the rules of the competition explained by the young man with the red turban, Wren felt that he couldn't cry or laugh.
One-on-one battles with pirate ships in the Ship Graveyard are actually very much in line with the knight's dueling spirit.
If you want to say that the Pirate King used to be a knight, Wren believes it.
But it wasn't this that made Wren smile bitterly, but - hoisting the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment!
It is said that sailing on the Pirate King's territory and flying the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment is actually very reasonable.
But for Rennes, this is simply a disguised way to let them join the Sea Dragon Regiment.
Okay, after going around in a circle, I still have to join his pirate group to leave,
Even if you fly a pirate flag, it's a bit of a psychological submission.
No matter whether you win or lose the competition, you must eventually hang the pirate flag of the Sea Dragon Regiment,
This pirate king is disgusting!
If you want to leave without the pirate flag, unless you can sneak away or break out,
Either defeat the Pirate King and leave.
You can still think about sneaking away, but break in or defeat the Pirate King,
There is no need to think about it - the difference in strength between the two sides is too great to win at all.
As if he knew what Wren was thinking, the young man with the red turban couldn't help but laugh in his heart,
After telling Wren to let the Dragon Eagle follow the escorted pirate ship into the Ship's Grave, he left.
Wren didn't say much, and after boarding the [Dragon Eagle], he first told the captain to follow the escorted pirate ship into the [Ship Grave],
Then get everyone ready for battle.
Although they were about to enter the [Ship Grave], everyone did not complain.
After all, it is better to return to the feeling of [Dragon Eagle] than to stay on Pirate Island.
Fighting on the Dragon Eagle is also more solid than fighting on Pirate Island.
Regarding the matter of hoisting the pirate flag and returning to the sea area controlled by the pirate king after the victory, Wren will not disclose it for the time being.
Defeat the opponent's pirate ship first.
Before the battle, it is better not to let everyone be distracted by such trivial things, and concentrate on the next battle.
Anyway, flying the pirate flag just makes people's hearts a little pimple, but after all, it's not really a pirate, everyone should understand.
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The Pirate King only sent a frigate to pilot the [Dragon Eagle], and he was really relieved about the [Dragon Eagle].
And the target pirate ship of the [Dragon Eagle] has not been seen for a long time.
Wren speculated that one possibility was that the pirates were planning to wait for the Dragon Eagle to enter the Ship's Graveyard before following it to attack.
Another possibility is that the pirate ship has already been ambushed in the [Ship Grave], just waiting for the [Dragon Eagle] to enter and then launch an attack.
Neither of these possibilities Wren was particularly worried, after all, this was not land, and there were not enough obstacles to conceal the ship.
On a sunny day like today, no ship can escape the detection of binoculars, let alone launch a sneak attack.
Now the most worrying thing is the terrain of the [Ship Grave], not to mention the war,
It was difficult to pass through it, and there was simply not enough room for ships to distance themselves for artillery battles.
The test site was chosen in this kind of terrain area, which was nothing more than an attempt to allow the two ships to engage in a broadside battle.
But for the broadside battle, Wren was not very worried.
Now there is Ogudo, the sword master, and the great magician Avril on the ship,
You won't lose anything against the pirate bosses.
Wrong!
The most terrifying thing about the grave of ships is not the harsh terrain full of reefs and shipwrecks.
It's the monsters in it, the mermaids, and the murderous humpback whales that haven't met.
has the experience of the Golden Demon King Shark, maybe the killer humpback whale is not a bad monster,
But having those mermaids is enough.
Once you get entangled by those mermaids, it's quite dangerous, even if there are Juggernauts and Great Mages,
It doesn't necessarily make the danger any less.
Their numbers are too staggering, and their attack power and vitality are not bad, and they really have the ability to consume life and death.
Thinking of the mermaid, a cold sweat suddenly broke out in Wren's heart,
Then he thought of another possibility of a pirate attack.
That is to launch a surprise attack when you are attacked by a mermaid, and that time is a dangerous time, and you can't be distracted at all.
But before Wren could tell Ogudo about this possibility, the boss of Tadoni on the lookout reported that he had spotted an enemy ship.
This pirate ship is also of the destroyer class, the same class as the Dragon Eagle.
It was very nimble and watched very easily traversing the reef-covered waters and heading straight for the Dragon Eagle.
"Artillery ready!"
Ogudo was the first to react, and his combat experience against pirates came in handy.
When the four flank guns were ready, Ogudo gave the order to fire freely.
There are only four guns, and in the face of ships of the same class, they do not expect to sink each other in one round,
Deal as much damage as you can.
Fighting so close to the edge of the [Ship Grave], I don't worry about the mermaid coming back to attack,
An all-out assault on the pirate ship is.
Only two shells hit in the first round of shelling, one of which hit the bow of the pirate ship.
Just smashed a cannon hole, but it didn't explode, it was a dud.
Another bullet hit the deck, and the blast sent a wave of air that threw several pirates overboard.
But the pirate ship did not stop, it only threw a few empty barrels to the overboard pirates,
He continued to rush towards the [Dragon Eagle].
"Oh no! Hide! Enemy fire is coming!"
After the salvo was over, while observing the results of the battle, Augudo also saw the opponent adjust the hull,
Make the side facing the side of the Dragon Eagle.
Bang bang bang bang ~
The pirate ship's guns were fired from left to right in sequence, and the gray-white smoke from the muzzles of the guns enveloped the entire deck of the pirate ship.
Bang!bang!~
The [Dragon Eagle] made many violent vibrations, and Wren couldn't count how many cannons he had hit.
But the current [Dragon Eagle] must be injured on the side.
"The captain has managed to get close to the enemy ship and is ready to engage in a broadside battle!"
After a round of shells, taking advantage of the gap between cooling the barrel and reloading the ammunition, Augusto gave the order to Captain Robert.
Now that Wren is in command of the battle in the sea, he has full authority in Augusto, so he can give orders directly to everyone on board during the battle.
Including Wren also had to obey Augusto's orders during the battle, which was clearly stated by Wren when he handed over the command.
Fortunately, there is no reef between the two ships, and they can directly approach the boarding and attack.
"Oh no! they're turning around! Cunning sea rats! Captain don't stop, rush over. ”
The pirate ship saw the [Dragon Eagle] approaching and began to turn around, and the other party seemed to have some purpose.
But at this time, he knew that the other party had a conspiracy, but he could only try to get closer.
There are more artillery pieces that are close to the opponent and have more advantages, and if you keep your distance in the artillery battle, it will definitely be the [Dragon Eagle] who suffers.
However, the pirate ship turned around, but suddenly stopped and exposed its stern to the Dragon Eagle.
At this time, the two ships were already very close, and they were able to see the situation on the enemy ship clearly.
I saw a young man with a red scarf, a young man with a broken fur hat, a one-eyed man, and several leaders of Uncle Lei standing at the stern of the pirate ship.
They seem to be ready to engage the enemy.
"Avril, magic protection, Plando, aim for the one-eyed one. Others shield protection!"
When the two ships approached the range of forty or fifty meters, Ogudo issued a series of orders,
Avril, Plando Jr., and the mercenaries were quick to respond to Augusto's orders.
But after the first round of enemy attacks came, everyone on the [Dragon Eagle] was stunned.
The enemy's attack is neither arrows nor magic, but a bulging bag of animals.
Some of the pouches smashed on the shield and deck, and some fell into the sea.
The straps of these animal pouches are not tight, and some have begun to spill the red liquid inside in mid-air.
Some did not overflow until they were smashed on the shield and deck.
The pouches that fell into the sea also ooze out the liquid inside.
At first, Ogudo thought it was fire oil and ordered the sailors to prepare to extinguish the sand.
But Wren sniffed it with his fingers and found that it was animal blood.
Before Wren and Ogudo could figure out each other's intentions, the pirate ship began to speed up and escape.
At the same time, a sailor's alarm came from the aft mast lookout: "Oh no! A large number of mermaids are approaching quickly in the rear!"