Chapter 27: The Big Fish
At noon, in the Southern Caribbean.
The calm sea is blue, and the dazzling sunlight burns everything in the world mercilessly.
Flocks of seagulls are circling back and forth around a simple raft full of holes.
On the old sail sewn from discarded clothes, a few words are written crookedly with strange black paint.
[NLD Fish]
On the raft, lying was an ugly bald man, his dark skin red from the sun, and his half-dead appearance looked like a dying sea fish.
As a famous water ghost in Bilgewater, and even in the entire Valoran continent.
Lu Wu said that the system is really not intimate at all.
When he came into the world through that machine, he was sent to this raft that could capsize at any moment.
There's not even a paddle on it!
After drifting with the tide for more than half an hour on the windless belt, Lu Wu finally couldn't bear it anymore, and he wanted to abandon the ship.
But when he was just about to jump into the sea, the system task was too late.
[Initial Mission: Become a Captain (Ongoing)]
[Reminder: After 20 minutes, a boat will pass by here, please be patient.] γ
[Main Quest: Revenge (can be opened by completing the pre-quest)]
[Revenge: Kill everyone on the list, leave no one behind!] γ
The initial task is relatively simple, become the captain of a ship, and the meaning of the system is also very clear, after a while, a ship passes by, go and grab it.
Seeing this, Lu Wu couldn't help but complain: "system!" Can't the raft under my feet be called a boat? β
Then he opened the system panel indignantly.
[Playing Object: Ghost of Bloodport - Pike]
[Actor: Lu Wu]
γPlaying difficulty:β β γ
[Current World: Pirates of the Caribbean 5: Death Without Proof]
[Current Skin: Sentinel of Light]
....
That's right, Lu Wu has changed his skin!
He really can't stand the ugly and murderous appearance of the original skin, although he can't be a good person, but at least he looks like a good person.
In fact, there is not much difference from before, except that the shabby linen clothes before have been replaced with white silk robes that represent light and holiness.
On both sides of the shoulders, the forbidden magic stone is used as the main material, supplemented by gray and white shoulder armor made of Demacian steel, which replaces the previous sea beast bones.
makes the whole person look a little less dark and evil.
In addition, the difficulty of the mission is also reduced by one and a half stars compared to the previous world, after all, you only need to kill people according to the list, and there are no other requirements.
I just don't know who is on the list, because the revenge mission hasn't started yet, so the list hasn't been obtained.
After knowing the details of the mission, Lu Wu was not in a hurry, and obediently sat on the raft, waiting for his own ship to arrive.
About 20 minutes later, as the system said, a black dot appeared in the distance at sea level.
And it was approaching him at a very fast speed, straight ahead.
After a while, a huge and beautiful three-masted warship appeared in front of Lu Wu.
With a length of more than 60 meters and a width of 15 meters, the ship has a huge displacement.
The black hull with the golden side makes it look like an elegant lady.
On the three-tiered artillery deck, there are more than 100 rapid-fire cannons, showing off their strength to its enemies.
This sail battleship, named Courage, was part of the Royal Navy of the Great Empire.
At this time, the British Empire can indeed be called a sentence that the sun never sets, relying on its strong strength to crisscross the seas, and whoever sees it must temporarily avoid its edge.
Now, as one of the top warships in the Royal Navy's sequence, the Spirit is tasked with going to the target sea area and cooperating with the battleship Monarch, which is also part of the Royal Navy, to intercept a Dutch merchant ship captured by the pirate Bonnet.
And the raft where Lu Wu was located happened to be on its route.
On the sea where there was nothing, a lone raft was still very conspicuous, so it had already been discovered by the navy on the Spirit and told its commander.
Although the British Royal Navy has a mediocre reputation in the outside world, it is friendly to civilians who are not a threat.
The captain of the Spirit, a commodore general, was supposed to be the son of a nobleman.
While laughing at the civilians on the raft for not being able to do enough to dare to come to the open sea alone, he directed the ships to approach the raft.
Just show kindness today and save the life of this lowly civilian.
But when they got closer, the sailors came to report that no one was found on the raft.
"No one? Are you sure you see clearly? The young captain's handsome face was full of majesty.
The sailor immediately straightened up and shouted: "Report to the Brigadier General, it is true that there is no one but a raft. β
"Strange, I saw a person in white just now, why is it missing?" The Brigadier General felt that something was wrong, but he didn't realize what was wrong, so he asked:
"Did you notice anyone on the raft just now?"
"This..."The sailor hesitated: "Report, I don't know!" β
Although he was a little dissatisfied with his attitude, the brigadier general could not be as knowledgeable as the lowliest sailors, so he waved his hand and scolded: "Get out, it's none of your business here." β
"Yes!" After answering loudly, the sailors hurried back to their posts.
Then the young brigadier general said to his adjutant: "Full speed, there can be no further delay, we must catch up with the Monarch as soon as possible." β
Immediately afterward, the Spirit began to move on.
The fragile raft was swept into the bottom of the battleship, and when it reappeared, it had become broken planks scattered on the surface of the sea.
Not long after sailing, the sailor who was in charge of observation before suddenly shouted:
"There are fish!"
"There are big fish !!"
At this time, even if the brigadier general had the cultivation of nobles, he finally couldn't bear it anymore: "Sir, this is the sea, what else will there be in the sea besides fish!" β
But just as he was about to say the second sentence, the calm sea suddenly made waves.
A massive sea creature burst out of the water, leapt into the air, and pressed against the bow of the Courage.
The sailor was right, it was really a big fish.
It is a giant sea beast with a body length of more than tens of meters and a body shape similar to that of a killer whale.
But it doesn't look like a killer whale at all, its head is wrapped in hard, thick bones, allowing it to easily smash through the metal-skinned hull of a ship, and its mouth is densely covered with rows of shark-like teeth that can effortlessly tear off every piece of flesh from its prey.
Its strong tail allows it to keep up with discharged shells, and its muscular fins allow it to swim freely underwater.
It is far more than the killer of killer whales, the legendary monster that roams the depths of the sea.
The sailors aboard the Spirit were terrified, they had never seen such a creature before, and stood on the deck in a daze, looking up at the proud figure of the sea beast.
"Enemy attack!"
Under the hoarse shouts of the officers, the sailors who had just woken up from a dream moved their stiff bodies.
"All of them, ready for impact."
"The gunner is in position, quickly adjusts the angle, and fires at the target without restrictions!"
The clear and high-pitched military orders were conveyed to the ears of everyone on the Courage one by one, and the panicked sailors subconsciously carried out the orders as if they had the backbone.
Soon, the muzzles of dozens of cast-iron cannons were aimed at the sea beast in mid-air, and the sea beast was also falling rapidly.
Huge figures obscured large swaths of the sky, and shadows began to grow on the deck.
At the same time, a cold, dark voice rang out around everyone on board.
"I declare that this place will lose the protection of the sun!"