Chapter 290: The First Naval Battle (Part II)
Captain Vic stood at the bow of the ship, laughing and waving his command knife as the pirate ship rode the waves and approached the Long Wind quickly. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The first mate Noconnor observed for a while, and said: "The other party is a modified Carrick sailboat, which belongs to the type of passenger ship, which is light and fast, and can sail quickly with the help of wind and waves, but the disadvantage is that it is extremely unstable, and at least five years old sailors can control it, I saw that they have widened the side gun holes, and there are fourteen ballistas on one side, plus the bow guns and deck hook guns, and the enemy's ship is equipped with at least thirty-six naval weapons, which is very unfavorable to us!"
In order to hoard goods, the Changfeng dismantled a lot of ballistas, and there were only twenty-four naval weapons on it, Ivo knew that he didn't understand the way of naval warfare, and said decisively: "From now on, the first mate of Noconnor has full command, try to engage the opposing side as much as possible, and the crew with combat effectiveness, pay attention to intercepting the opponent's ballista, and the sailors pay attention to avoiding!"
On the Fort Brown lighthouse, veterans and recruits gaze at the two ships that are about to fight.
"Hehe, the Ice Hook Pirates have a low bounty, but their ships are dedicated to looting, and those poor ghosts will be torn to pieces by ballistas and buried in the sea. β
Unlike the veterans, the recruits looked worried and secretly prayed that Ivo would escape.
Noconnor loudly commanded the sailors on the ship, showing great proficiency in naval warfare, "Turn the rudder, go diagonally from a thirty-degree angle, if the pirates dare to chase them directly, reward them with a few rounds of broadside guns, pay attention to the direction of the sails, keep sailing at a medium speed, we have a little deep draft, be careful of the waves......"
The Ice Hook Pirate Ship chased at high speed, the two sides were only three nautical miles apart, the Long Wind sailed diagonally, trying to face the enemy's bow with the side side, the other party was experienced, did not rush over in a stunned manner, but also turned the direction, sailed at the same angle as the Long Wind, dodged the attack range of the side guns, and chased in an arc.
Noconnor constantly instructed the sailors to adjust the ships, and his skilful command amazed Ivo.
The icehook pirate ship was more nimble in the wind and waves, and Ivo could already see through the rain curtain Captain Vic standing on the bow of the enemy ship, a middle-aged man with a full beard, wearing a tattered captain's suit, only a tassel on one shoulder, and the pirates on board were all swarthy, thin-cheeked, and looked malnourished.
"Bang!"
The enemy ship let out a faint cannon sound, and a giant armor-piercing crossbow arrow ten meters long and forty centimeters in diameter pierced through the rain curtain, and the attached strong wind smashed the raindrops into more fine pieces, and with the sound of whirring wind, it went straight to the stern of the Long Wind.
"Enemy bow guns!" Noconnor roared, grasping the mast.
Nafei quickly cast a spell, a thick arc-shaped mana barrier guarded the stern of the ship, and the giant armor-piercing crossbow bolt slammed into it, making an explosion that resounded through the sea, and many sailors had stinging eardrums and bared their teeth.
The armor-piercing crossbow bolt was firmly nailed to the barrier, and the barrier was full of cracks, Nafei snorted, was affected by the shock, covered her forehead, and panted: "The attack power is too strong, and the fifth-level defensive witchcraft can only block two shots at most!"
Ivo gasped, it was really difficult for a mid-level professional to resist a war-level weapon like a giant ballista.
As everyone knows, Noconnor was already very happy with this result, he was already ready for a crushing victory, Nafi's spell made him see the way to keep the Long Wind undamaged, he hurriedly said, "Master Mage, how many times can you resist the attack like that just now?"
Nafei said, "I can release three more fifth-level barriers, and if there are more, my mana source will be damaged by concussion." β
Instantaneous attack power exceeds two-thirds of the upper limit of the mana barrier, which will shock the source of the caster's mana, the principle is that enough destructive power can cause elemental resonance along the mana mark left after the release of the barrier, of course, the concussion force is not high, and it can be quickly eased.
"Okay, please. β
The Long Wind quickly turned the bow of the ship and headed straight for the side of the icehook pirate ship, the bow covered with three layers of five-level barriers, and it looked like it wanted to break through the cauldron and attack the pirate ship with ramming angles.
Captain Vic laughed, "Gahahaha, a bunch of naΓ―ve boys, after they have eaten a few rounds of broadside guns, they will be desperate to find that they can't hit us at all at their speed, at most they will pass by." β
The pirates laughed roughly, quickly reloaded their side guns, and aimed them at the longwind, which was rushing forward.
"Put!"
Bang bang bang...... More than a dozen giant crossbow arrows shot out from the side of the pirate ship, and they bombarded the mana barrier aggressively, and the first layer of barrier directly shattered!
The single power of the side guns was inferior to that of the bow guns, and they relied on intensive strikes with numerical superiority.
Nafi snorted uncomfortably, and Ivo hurriedly held her on, clutching the railing, letting the salty water lap against her face, and coldly watching the approaching pirate ship.
Two more rounds of broadside guns, the three layers of mana barriers all collapsed, and the Changfeng was only three hundred meters away from the pirate ship.
The two ships staggered forward, and at the current speed of the Nagafun, it could only glide past the stern of the pirate ship.
First mate Noconnor yelled: "Activate the circle!"
The hull of the Long Wind suddenly glowed with a glowing green, and its speed jumped sharply.
[Windwalking] -- can increase the speed of navigation by 50% in a short time.
"Special ship?!" Captain Vic was taken aback and hurriedly ordered: "Quickly turn the direction of Lao Tzu!"
Vic kept ordering, and the pirates were scrambling.
At this moment, the bow gun of the Changfeng fired!
A huge armor-piercing crossbow bolt pierced deep into the side of the pirate ship, shattering the deck and flying wood chips, and the entire pirate ship was pushed sideways by the force of the impact for several meters.
"Damn it!"
Vic yelled.
Suddenly, a black-red spear shot out of the Long Wind and stuck into the pirate ship's mast, with a long dark gold chain attached to the end of the spear, spanning the distance between the two ships.
"What's that?" Vic raised his knife to slash, the chain at the end of the spear shaft suddenly contracted rapidly, and a dark shadow flew from a distance and landed on the deck of the pirate ship.
The pirates were shocked and raised their weapons.
Vic's pupils shrank, "Ivo Harriken?!"
Ivo put away the Mithic Chain and Murtos and drew the Twin Blades of the Wind Chaser, which were most effective against weakly armored pirates on the narrow deck.
In naval warfare, only mages and naval weapons can be used, and the three major melee classes can only be used in broadside combat, but Ivo has spear throwing and Giant's Whisker Chain, which allows him to land directly on enemy ships.
As the Winds approached, Vic shouted, "Stop him!"
The pirates split into two groups, one to control the ships, and the other to roar with sailors' knives and rush up to attack Ivo.
Ivo's face was grim, and he slashed with his two knives, instantly cutting open the body of a pirate, and with a wrong step, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, the big sword swirled and danced in the rain curtain with the height of Ivo, like a dancing black cloud.
Drops of rain bounced on the blade, flashing swiftly through the rain, and he slashed down all the pirates that came close, and no one could withstand a single slash.
These weak pirates weren't enough to give Ivosse a gap.
Ivo is a level 6 warrior, and has stayed at this level for nearly two years, and his physical strength has become stronger, each knife has a force of thousands of pounds, and the air blades slashed by the wind chasers' double knives have carved knife marks on the deck and mast.
The rain washed the blood on the deck, and in just a few breaths, nearly twenty pirates had died under his twin blades.
Captain Vic roared, raised the pale blue command knife in his hand, and slashed at Ivo, the raindrops that swept by the blade quickly froze.
"Enchanted weapons. Ivo raised an eyebrow and raised his sword to meet him.
With a bang, the knives of the two struck each other, and the strong wind shattered the raindrops within one meter.
Captain Vic's forehead burst into bruises, and even if he held the hilt of the knife with both hands, he could not resist the terrifying power of Ivo with all his strength, and the command knife in his hand was pressed to Ivo's chest.
"You want me to die in the sea, I thought you would be a little stronger. Ivo laughed with ease, his expression looking very thief.
Captain Vic roared, "I'm going to kill you!"
"I won't play with you anymore. Ivo suddenly withdrew his knife and leaped into the air, Captain Vic staggered a few steps forward, barely able to stand still, and before he could pursue Ivo, the scene in front of him made him cold from the end of his fingers to his heart.
The horn of the Long Wind's hideous collision angle, from the port side of the corsair, only the last three meters remained!
Bang!
It's like a landslide!
The ramming horn sank deep into the belly of the pirate ship!
The pirate ship shook and almost overturned, and the pirate close to the port side flew into the air and fell into the sea like a dumpling, and the left deck quickly bulged, and the planks broke and crackled from the middle.
The Changfeng entered the pirate ship in a "D" shape and almost tore it into two sections!
At this moment, all the pirates were left with only one thought.
Finished!
(To be continued.) )