The wind howled and the waves churned. A large fleet, flying the banner of "Ironbeard Pirates", sailed towards the cliff in the distance. Ironbeard's daughter, Martiel, personally led the fleet and escorted the demons' "secret weapon" to arrive as scheduled.

The hull of the ship was jolted like a trembling seagull, cowering in the crater of the cliff in the torrential rain, watching in horror at the lightning and thunder. Sitting firmly on the flagship, Martiel calmly ordered: "The big ship slows down, let the pioneer ship go to explore the way first." ”

The flotilla lowered its sails, and the five vanguard ships gradually approached, and slowly passed through the narrow channel of the Wanghai Cliff in turn.

"It's almost time to get to the reef area, keep my eyes open!"

The captain's dark robes on the vanguard ship were drenched, and his faded pirate hat fluttered in the wind and rain. The pirates repeated the first mate's instructions in the midst of the rainstorm, carefully lining up the fleet in front of and behind so that they could safely cross the sea.

A huge wave struck and shook the ship violently, almost crashing against the reef.

"Use the hook!"

At the captain's command, the pirates threw out their hooks and tried to use the rocks on the reef to stabilize the ship. The sailor at the helm is even more engrossed, keeping an eye on the direction of the wind and the bow of the ship.

The wind was fierce and the rain obscured the vision, and the current leader of the Ironbeard Pirates, Martiel, was on the flagship, watching the vanguard ship slowly pass through the cliffs.

For some reason, she was always uneasy in her heart.

It's an indescribable intuition.

A pirate's intuition.

It could also be a woman's intuition.

The superposition of the two intuitions was indeed accurate, and a huge roar suddenly came, as if it had been attacked!

The port side of the pioneer ship suddenly exploded, and flames flew along with the waves.

"There is an attack! Defend quickly! The pirates on board shouted, but no one could see where the attack was coming from.

Because what attacked them was under the water.

Dozens of iron balls filled with explosives and explosives were chained underwater, and in Harley's Soul Manipulation, they detonated precisely at the bottom of the ship.

This is the mine that Rowling reinvented, and she named it a gift from Sister Hallie.

"What's the situation?" Martil hurriedly ordered, "All slow down, the vanguard fleet is ready to retreat!" ”

The sound of mines announcing the start of the ambush was launched, and Rowling clapped her hands at the catapult's point of fire and shouted to the apprentices: "Quick, it's our turn!" ”

The apprentices were adjusting the angle and strength of the trebuchet, and soon their reply came: "The coordinates are corrected, ready to be launched!" ”

Rowling excitedly pointed in the direction of the fairway: "Then let them see our improved catapult!" ”

You must know that in these two days of waiting, Rowling has not rested. She tried to improve the catapult based on the idea of a repeating crossbow.

The catapults now have hamster cage-like round rollers on both sides, and a cylindrical cannonball slot behind them. All it takes is two people running in the drum to launch the catapult one after the other.

This ingenious invention was a source of pain for the pirates.

Their vision was already greatly limited during the rainstorm, and the boat was constantly jolting in the waves. The ships in front were blown up in horror, and a meteorite rain flew inexplicably in the sky. The captain of the Pioneer ship immediately realized that this would be a catastrophe. If you continue to pass through the cliffs in such a dense way, these boulders will destroy the entire fleet!

"The flotilla is scattered!" The captain shouted.

But the narrow Wanghai Cliff did not give them room to spread out at all, and the overwhelming stones continued to fall one after another.

The stone hit the hull, and with a dull thud, the deck and hull were smashed into hole after hole. A large amount of seawater poured into the hold, and the ship began to shake violently.

The captain pulled the cable to keep his balance and shouted, "Shoot back!" ”

But in the next second, he was blown out by a stone that smashed on the deck, fell into the waves, and disappeared without a trace.

Cannons ran around the rocking hull, and the pirates ran and fled in panic. A few calm pirates managed to fire a few shots, but the shells couldn't reach the catapults on the cliff.

The first mate took command and shouted at the pirates: "Now there is only one way, speed up!" Full sails! ”

Rowling's catapult just keeps throwing at a pre-set position, and once the pirate ship has passed the firing point, it may be safe.

This sounds like a bit of a risky but workable approach.

But they are not only facing a master craftsman who has traveled through time, but also two great generals of the Wild Sand Empire: Glenn and Nick.

Glenn observed the current situation, and the corners of his mouth curled up with satisfaction. Apparently everything that is happening so far is working perfectly according to his plan.

Nick suggested, "Their five pioneer ships have already entered the waterway, so it is better to sink them and block the waterway completely." ”

"Good idea." Glenn said, "Let's do it." ”

Nick gave the order, and the "boat-beating sticks" fixed on the cliff fell one after another. One end is fixed to the middle of the cliff, and the other end is tied to the top of the cliff with a rope. After cutting the rope, the long pole struck straight at the pirate ships.

Martil, who was on the flagship in the rear, watched all this from a distance and sneered, "Is this fool trying to break the ship with a stick?" What a fool. ”

Her sneer didn't last more than five seconds when a roar rang through the sky. The first Vanguard pirate ship had been blown in two with a loud bang.

A powerful shockwave swept across the deck, breaking the mast and shattering the deck, and several hapless pirates were blown to pieces.

Martiel's eyeballs almost fell out!

She suddenly remembered those "boat-beating sticks" that the Wild Sand Army tied to the mast!

Many times, the same problem arises in different environments, and it can always give unexpected blows. And when it comes to blows, Lady Luck is often on the opposite side.

Normally, the pirate fleet would always send small ships as vanguard ships to explore the way, but this voyage had more small boat losses, so Martiel sent several medium-sized ships as pioneers.

She knew very well that if a small boat was blown up, it would lose some manpower at most, but if a medium-sized ship was blown up, the channel would inevitably be blocked!

But before she could think, there was already a succession of gunpowder explosions in front of her.

Boom, boom!

The remaining four vanguard ships exploded one after another, smoke billowing and blazing, and chaos and panic were everywhere on the stormy sea.

Glara, Glara...... This is the wail before the pirate ship capsizes.

"Help, help!" Amid the explosions, the fire, and the smoke, the pirates screamed in despair on board. The hull of the ship was torn apart and sinking rapidly, and the pirates pushed each other on the ship to fight for the last bit of survival, and some were even squeezed to death.

Many of the pirates who had fallen into the water clung to the driftwood and shouted for help, but the debris scattered and splashed in all directions, and the raging waves smashed down fiercely, quickly erasing their lives. As the waves began to roll up bloody red foam, the pirates became even more desperate.

Witnessing all this, Martiel, who was on the flagship, angrily smashed the telescope in his hand, "Damn! What kind of hermit crab with no long eyes dares to confront the 'Ironbeard Pirates'! I'm going to skin you and dry you!" ”

She raised her head and stared at the Wanghai Cliff with resentful eyes, "Sea crocodiles, axe sharks, you two wastes, you can't even hold the Wanghai Cliff!" ”

Resentment and anger had no meaning, the pioneer ships were all sunk, and the channel of Wanghai Cliff was completely blocked. She clenched her fists and slammed it on the table in front of her, "Order the fleet: turn the bow of the ship, and we will go around Shenlong Island." ”