In the face of the rain of arrows in the sky, the people around Nock who could move, the instinctive birds and beasts scattered, and ran away.

"Be careful! Little Priest, Hide! ”

Only then did the person who ran away react, loudly reminding Nock to get out of the way.

But Nock didn't raise his head, and snorted coldly: "Holy Coffin, Heavenly Canopy!" ”

A finger-thick curtain of light blocked the barrier.

The barrier can block the rain, but it can't stop the attack of dozens of arrows.

Not to mention the arrows that are thrown.

But Nock's improved "Holy Coffin" spell,

It was a defensive spell that even the three of Roger Fett's attacks together could not leave a scar.

Even if it's only finger thick, it's widened,

But Leo is here, and Nock is convinced that Leo can't break through his defenses.

There are only a few dozen arrows, not even mosquito bites.

The "Holy Coffin" easily blocked the enemy's attack, which relieved the originally wary crew and adventurers.

"Don't get distracted! Continue to fight back against the enemy. ”

Without Nock opening his mouth, Klock opened his mouth to regroup the team.

The others, quickly gathered the wounded together with the priest. Fast! ”

With Klock's command, Nock was able to concentrate on treating the wounded.

"Rain of Light!"

Nock uses group healing to treat the wounded who are grouped together.

With Nock's treatment, it takes time for all but a dying member to recover from his injuries.

The members with minor and serious injuries have recovered, except for the blood lost from previous injuries that cannot be replenished immediately.

Combat effectiveness has basically been restored.

The battle is still ongoing, and the merchant ship has Nock, the daddy, to heal and endure,

Except for a few sailors who died on the spot and had no time to rescue, the basic attrition was not large.

The adventuring party gradually became familiar with the rhythm of fighting in the big waves and heavy rain,

The tide of battle began to turn, the pirates continued to lose their numbers, but the merchant ships became more and more courageous.

There are even sailors who rely on their side to have a healing profession,

actually used the method of fighting with injuries for life, desperately taking a non-lethal attack from the enemy,

Then seize the opportunity for the enemy not to break free, and stab the enemy to death with one sword.

This kind of person, after being scolded and kicked a few times by Nock, gradually reined in his playing style.

First, it was Nock who threatened to meet this kind of fatal man again, and he would leave them alone and let them bleed to death.

Second, the enemy is already in decline, and defeat is only a matter of time.

The number of the enemy is probably about one or two hundred, except for the remaining personnel left on the pirate ship,

There were about one hundred and fifty-six people on board the merchant ship to fight, and the corpses of the pirates on the deck were eighty if not a hundred.

The number of surviving pirates is already on par with that of merchant ships.

Although the number is equal, the combat effectiveness is already one-sided.

On the merchant ship's side, there is Klock's Silver Adventure Group, numbering around twenty.

To deal with ordinary pirates, not to mention a dozen ten, one dozen two will definitely be no problem.

Replaced by a group of thieves on the shore, estimated at 200 ordinary people,

It's not enough for the Klok Adventure Regiment to charge.

However, this is the sea, and the pirate advantage is still very large.

Of course, there are not only ordinary people in pirates, but also many professionals.

But high-level professionals are scarce.

Except for the desperate, professionals rarely go to be thieves.

Even if they are wanted criminals, they all choose to join those dark organizations or something,

Being a thief is really low.

The pirates on the other side began to retreat.

Especially the more than ten professionals, how fierce they were just now, how obscene they are now.

There are even a few guys with silver-level strength who directly give up defense,

Grab the rope and want to jump back on the pirate ship.

"Want to run? Leave it for Lao Tzu! ”

Klock, who has always been in order, is responsible for commanding and cooperating with his teammates to defend,

Suddenly, he rose from the ground, jumped and smashed into the enemy formation.

"Boom!"

The wooden deck was smashed into cracks, shaking the surrounding pirates to the ground.

Even the few silver-level pirates who grabbed the ropes and wanted to escape were affected,

Staggering to his feet.

"Die to Lao Tzu!"

Klock punched one of the Scarface pirates who approached him.

Well, in fact, most pirates are scarfaces, the difference is that they have several scars on their faces,

The location of the scar is just a matter of location.

The Scarface Pirate saw that Klock actually chose to attack him, and he didn't care about running away.

While swinging his knife at Klock, he did not forget to beckon his companion to make a move.

"Let's go together, this guy dares to rush over and die alone, let's kill him!"

Several silver-level pirates who found the opportunity also gave up their escape.

Wielding his weapon, he rushed towards Klock with Scarface.

"Kill!"

"He's the head of the Klok regiment, kill him, and their adventuring group will definitely be crushed with one blow!"

"Kill!"

The Silver Pirate shouted at Klock,

Even ordinary pirates heard that this core figure on the opposite side excitedly swung their knives at Klock.

"Humph! Bite off more than one can chew! ”

Although Klock faced several pirates of the same rank, he had mastered the skills of fighting in the big waves at this moment.

He was not afraid of the siege of the enemy at all, not to mention, he was never alone!

Bang!

Klock punches Scarface off the side of the ship, spurting blood into the sea.

With such a rough sea, Scarface might have survived if he hadn't been injured.

But now, if he survives, it can only be said to be a miracle of the sea!

Taking advantage of Klock's flying Scarface, there was no defense behind him, and the two pirates smiled hideously,

The scimitar in his hand fell towards Klock's back.

Shout!

A feathered arrow struck the blade of one of the scimitars, knocking the knife to the ground.

Poof!

A spear of light pierced through another pirate from the side, sending his body flying, and with a "bang",

Inserted into the side of the ship.

Hiss!

The pirates who saw this scene all gasped, and ordinary pirates directly lost the courage to continue fighting.

"Run!"

Pirates are not fools, and although they are rumored to be ruthless, they are not afraid of death.

On the contrary, they are more afraid of death than anyone else, but they wear their heads around their waists and lick the blood,

Even if they are scared in their hearts, they will not show it.

But today's battle can't be continued.

What's more, they still have a killer feature!

"Surrender! Surrender! We surrender! According to the Holy Empire's maritime convention, you can't kill prisoners! ”

The pirates simply laid down their weapons, fell to their knees, and clenched their heads and begged for mercy.

The crispness of the pirate hat stunned the adventurers, and they almost couldn't stop it.

Fortunately, the sailors reacted and stopped the people around them from continuing to do it.

Only then did the adventuring group understand that the enemy had surrendered.

However, not all the enemies surrendered, and there were four silver-level pirates,

Still wrestling with Klock.

Seeing their companions surrender, they also want to surrender,

But Klock's fists are too strong, and if they dare to be distracted,

I'm afraid that if the words of surrender are not spoken, people no longer need to surrender, and they can't afford to lie down.

"Come on, go find ropes and tie up these surrendered pirates."

"Leave ten melee adventurers to guard the captives, and the others surround Captain Klock."

Klock is still fighting, and it's not clear who their deputy commander is Nock,

Nock stepped in and gave the command.

Hearing Nock's command, everyone reacted and stopped watching Klock's battle,

Instead, they took action.

The sailors went to find ropes, and the expedition group divided into ten members to surround the captives.

The rest, both melee and ranged, circled Klock's circle.

When the four silver-level pirates saw this situation, they immediately became anxious.

In the anxiety, the battle was naturally distracted.

Bang! Bang!

Two silver-tier pirates were knocked to the ground,

Although they were not seriously injured, they did not want to get up anymore, and simply lay on the ground and waited for capture.

When the remaining two saw the situation, they were beaten and shouted, "We surrender!" ”

Boom!

Although they shouted surrender, one of them was punched in the chest by Klock and smashed into the sea,

Hit by a wave and sunk to the bottom of the sea.

"You! We have surrendered! ”

Klock said with a cold face: "I can't hold my hand for a while, is there any problem?"

Who told you not to surrender in the first place! ”

This silver-level pirate was so angry that he wanted to say a few more words,

was blocked by Nock's words.

"Since you have surrendered, then lay down your arms, kneel down and hold your head. To be a captive is to have the consciousness of being a captive,

Otherwise, it will be regarded as an attempt to resist and killed on the spot! ”

Nock's words full of killing intent directly made the silver-level pirates give up struggling.

"These three people, chained up! Everyone else was trapped under the mast and tied everyone up with ropes.

Then send someone to keep an eye on it, but if there is a little abnormality, kill it directly! ”

Klock's orders were even more crisp and cold than Nock's.

This made Nock admire the other party.

At least, the other party does not have the kindness of a woman.

The Imperial Pact is an Imperial Pact, and in the case of unequal strength,

Merchant ships simply did not need so many prisoners.

What's more, the battle is not over.

"Little priest, do you think I will lead the team to deal with the remaining enemies, or will you lead the team?

We must leave one person to guard this group of captives, otherwise, there will definitely be chaos.

I don't quite believe they surrendered so easily. ”

Klock whispered to Nock.

Nock glanced at the sober Captain Klock,

I looked at the crew and adventurers around me who had begun to get excited.

Sure enough, people can't be compared with each other.

If it weren't for him and Klock, the group would have died in the sea by now.

"Okay, let your men do as I command, and I'll take them up.

You are responsible for staying, guarding the captives. ”

Nock made a quick decision, because he had one more thing he wanted Klock to do.

Because of that, Klock could do it, but he couldn't do it.

That's it - kill the prisoner!

"Captain Klock, you must be careful after I take the people away.

The number of prisoners was no less than that of our fighters,

Moreover, there may be enemy spies lurking on the ship, and Lord Grande may not be able to find people out.

If they come together and suddenly attack, we will be in trouble.

And with so many more captives, the consumption of food will increase, and the speed of the ship will also be affected.

After all, we have to spend a lot of manpower to take care of them.

What's more, they're all murderers with blood-stained hands,

If we get the chance, we will definitely be killed.

So, you have to be careful.

The conventions of the empire are to be observed, however, it is also necessary to consider our situation.

If no one knows about something, then there is no question of compliance or non-compliance. ”

After speaking, Nock didn't say much, and jumped directly onto the side of the ship,

Grab a rope left behind by a pirate and swing towards the pirate ship.

"I'll go over and explore the way first, and you arrange for someone to follow!"

By the time Nock's words reached Klock's ears, the man had already swung towards the pirate ship.

"Wait!"

Klock couldn't stop it, and hurriedly shouted at his members: "Fairman! Take half of the combatants,

Keep up with the priest and be sure to keep the priest safe! ”

"Yes! Head! ”

Fairman is the deputy head of the adventure group, and has always been a stuffy gourd in logistics.

No way, who asked him to put on a regiment leader with leadership skills,

He simply had no room to play.

But this is also worry-free, he doesn't have to be like the deputy head of other adventure groups,

Worry about the trivial things in the regiment every day.

With the men, clutching the ropes left behind by the pirates, they began to chase the priest who was one step ahead.

Fehlman was a little worried.

He thought the pirate ship was a bit odd.

Obviously, seeing that the fighters have been defeated, it stands to reason that those who stay behind will not be dispatched.

I should have run away!

But why did the pirate ship stay where it was?

And the waves are so big, without anchoring, the merchant ships have been pushed off the course.

Why are the pirate ships still clinging to them?

This shows that there are people at the helm of the pirate ship, keeping the distance between the pirate ship and the merchant ship.

Fairman was worried, thinking that this might well be a pirate ploy.

But soon, he didn't have the heart to worry.

Because......

They failed to board the ship!

They are not sailors, they are not pirates.

There was no experience of boarding the ship with a rope at all, and as a result, they swung back again.

The angle is not enough, they simply can't reach the pirate ship.

Anxious, they swung towards the pirate ship again under Klock's scolding.

And Nock, who boarded the pirate ship one step ahead of them, looked at the empty deck at this time,

His eyes were full of doubt.

No, it's not empty,

There were mutilated limbs on the ground, already mixed with the red of the rain.

It seems that there were also battles on the pirate ship.

Nock followed the direction of the remaining limbs on the deck and found a hatch that led to the interior of the cabin.

To go in or not to go in, that's the question.

The pirate ship was larger than the merchant ship Nock was travelling on.

Standing on the deck, Nock could see Fairman and the others swinging in the air, but they couldn't reach the pirate ship.

It stands to reason that there was a battle on a pirate ship,

Nock and the others standing on the merchant ship, even if they can't see it, they should be able to hear it.

But the situation in front of him is really a little weird, and it is also a little puzzling to Nock.

Get in! Big deal to blow up the ship!

Touching the [Holy Light and Punishment] on his waist, Nok's heart was settled.

Got headlong into the hatch.

What a strong smell of blood!

Nock was surprised to smell the fishy smell from the shop,

I almost couldn't help but want to go back to the deck.

"Illumination!"

Nock unleashed an illumination spell that illuminated the cabin.

The narrow passage was littered with blood splattered on the walls.

On the ground were the remains of many severed limbs.

There are fingers, there are severed hands, there are terrified human heads,

And also......

Nock looked at it with a pang of disgust, and his heart became curious about the real murderer who committed this kind of killing.

What kind of person can be so cruel.

Even if the enemy is a pirate, it won't be done if you kill it directly, so why torture and kill?

And what about the other body parts of these tortured pirates?

Nock couldn't help but be curious and kept walking.

Soon, he searched the first cabin and found no living people.

But there were stumps and blood everywhere, and it was horrible and bloody.

Nock had developed a wariness and disgust for the murderer.

Nock looked at the stairs facing up, and after carefully discerning that there was no movement,

Nock carefully put a "holy coffin" spell on himself,

Although the name of this spell is a bit obscure, the defense is among the spells that Nock has now.

One of the best.

He threw a flare at the upper floor, and Nock jumped quickly.

If there is an ambush, the enemy will be dazzled by flares and will not have time to attack.

Nock landed safely, no ambush, no sneak attack.

With the help of illumination, Nock found that this level was much cleaner than the one underneath.

Although there is also a faint smell of blood and blood dripping on the ground,

But no severed limbs were seen.

Nock walked down the hallway, only to see a bleeding door.

It was the door at the end of the hallway, and a lot of blood was flowing through the crack in the door.

The blood is black-red-black-red and seems to have been shed for a long time.

The smell of blood in front of the door was stronger everywhere Binok had come along the way.

This scene made Nock feel a bad feeling welling up in his heart.

Nock hesitated, not knowing whether to open the door or not.

Is it dangerous?

Nock didn't sense the danger.

But Nock instinctively felt that it was better not to open the door.

But the empty pirate ship made Nock curious.

So, he couldn't contain the curiosity in his heart and opened the bleeding door.

Vomit!

Nock threw up on the spot.

He turned frantically and ran towards the stairs, not daring to look at the tragic situation behind the door behind him.

Corpses, all corpses.

But none of them are complete!

Nock didn't know how many bodies there were, but he could pile up enough to fall out of the room,

Imagine what the situation is inside.

The reason why Nock couldn't help but vomit was not because Nok saw too many corpses.

Rather, because of the tragic condition of the corpse.

If it is carefully described, it is likely that the story belonging to Nok will end because of 404.

Nock sped all the way out of the cabin and onto the side of the deck, facing the churning sea,

Pour out your own bile.

His stomach is now more choppy than the sea.

Fortunately, Nok vomited and vomited, and finally got used to it.

The people on the merchant ship seem to have given up on boarding.

Instead of paying attention to the merchant ship, Nock went to the bow of the ship and threw the anchor of the pirate ship into the sea.

Then he grabbed the cable of the pirate ship, threw it twice, and threw it onto the merchant ship.

As long as the merchant ship's people tie the cable to the side of the ship, such a large cable can climb up, right?

Anyway, Nock doesn't want to face the ...... in that room right now

Vomit!

Nock lay on the side of the ship again and tumbled over the sea.

Even if he has seen demon blood sacrifices, wild deserted villages, bloody regular boats, mushrooms in fortresses and so on over the years.

It didn't make him sick to his stomach as much as it was today.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Suddenly, Nock, who was lying on the side of the ship, was attracted by a slight knocking sound.

The sound comes from - outside the ship!

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Nock hurriedly threw a flare at the dark sea.

And then......

Nock found out to be a false alarm.

The sound was not coming from outside the ship, but the sound of someone banging on the wall of the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship.

There's someone in the hold!

Nock reacted, and he didn't care about it, and he was still a little uncomfortable.

Directly find the baffle on the deck and find the stairs leading to the bottom cargo hold. (Note 1)

Nock threw a flare down, and after finding that there was no abnormality, he jumped straight down,

After landing easily, Nock didn't move straight forward.

Instead, he summoned flares and threw one after another after taking a few steps.

Illuminated the place where I walked.

The cargo hold was large, and there was not much cargo, mainly supplies for the pirates.

Wooden barrels for alcohol, as well as sacks for food and vegetables.

Nock didn't search these places, and when the merchant ships came, someone would naturally deal with it.

Nock kept moving forward, moving toward the approximate location where he heard the noise.

It was a sound coming from the wall on the starboard side of the bow, and the person should be on the right side near the bow.

Hiss!

Nok didn't have to look for it at all, and after walking a little further, probably after passing the middle of the pirate ship,

What came into view was an iron cage!

The cage was locked, and inside was a group of adult men dressed in tatters, cowering and huddled together,

I didn't dare to look at Nock who suddenly broke in.

There are many cages in which men are held, occupying most of the cages.

According to preliminary estimates, there should be dozens of people.

On the right-hand side, there are several fat women with thick waists, surrounded by a young man,

Hiding in the corner of the cage, he doesn't seem to want Nock to see the boy's presence.

"You ...... Who is it? ”

Nock asked the locked man suspiciously.

But the man in the cage just looked at Nock in fear,

No one answered Nock.

Nock could only make his voice appear calmer, and said again:

"Don't worry, I'm not a pirate, we've already defeated us.

You're safe now. But you need to answer me, who are you?

I can judge whether to let you out or not.

Otherwise, you'll have to wait until we pull this pirate ship to a nearby port,

After I get the local sheriff, I can release you. ”

"Really! You're really not a pirate? Are the pirates really defeated?

Shouldn't you come up with some tricks to make fun of us!

We don't want to die! Please, stop teasing us!

We can give money, we have money in our family! Please let us go! ”

Suddenly, a fat man couldn't help but look up and cry.

When Nock heard it, there was a play.

So, he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, I'm really not a pirate." You see, I will magic,

I am a member of the clergy of the Holy Church, and you can trust me completely.

As long as you can prove that you are not criminals, I will release you. ”

Hearing Nock say this, everyone stood up excitedly,

Crowded to the cage, he shouted to Nock: "Oh, thank you, Holy Lord, honorable little priest, save us! ”

"Yes! We've all been held hostage by pirates, and we've been locked up for a long time! ”

"They want to take us hostage and ask our family for money. But they kill without blinking! ”

"Yes! Their leader is a devil! If you are not happy, you will kill,

Even ruthlessly, even killing his own people! It's terrible! ”

"Please, let us out! I want to go home! ”

Faced with the excited hostages, Nock panicked a little.

He hurriedly shouted, "Wait! Wait, don't mess around! Listen to me quietly! ”

Nock's shouting, perhaps working, as the hostages gradually calmed down and watched Nock quietly.

Nock exhaled heavily and said, "I'm the only one who boarded the pirate ship now,

My companions must have been boarding the ship one after another. When they come, we have someone to settle you,

I'll let you out. Otherwise, if I release you now, I will not be able to protect you alone.

I'll tell you the truth, something very strange is happening on the ship right now.

The pirates on board were killed by a mysterious man.

Then the bodies were locked in the innermost room on the top floor.

I haven't found the killer, so it's likely that there's a murderous maniac hiding on board.

For your safety, I can't let you out so easily.

On the contrary, if you are in a cage, without a key, even if the murderer comes,

With me here, he doesn't have time to open the cage and deal with you.

But if you all run out, in case the killer comes, you run wildly,

Then they're all targets for murderers.

Please be patient for the time being. ”

Nock's words once again caused panic among the hostages.

"Oh my God, the last room on the top floor is the captain's room. It's where the devil lives. ”

"The devil must have gone crazy again, he killed everyone and locked him in his room!"

"Didn't you open that room to see? That devil might still be in the room! ”

"That's it! That devil likes to kill people when he goes crazy, and maybe after he kills all the people, he even wants to kill himself! ”

"That's it, otherwise how can I teach [Cold-Blooded Hawks]! His blood is cold! ”

Listening to the hostage's noisy words, Nock looked stunned.

"I see, I said, how can I not find the murderer! It turns out that the murderer is in the room!

He deliberately blocked the door with the corpse in order to deceive us so that he could escape!

I understand! I'm going to find someone to kill him!" ”

As he spoke, Nock turned around and ran away with an excited face, not giving the hostages a chance to keep them at all.

Not only did Nock run away, but he also extinguished all the flares on the ground.

"I put out the lights so that the demon wouldn't escape and find out something was wrong. Wait, I'll be back soon! ”

As he spoke, darkness fell back into the hold, and the sound of climbing stairs came from afar, and then calm returned.

After a while, the hostages in the cargo hold began to speak.

"You say, can he find the demon?"

"Sure, didn't he say he still has companions!"

"There are so many of them, they will definitely be able to save us!"

The chatter rang out again, for several minutes.

Suddenly, "Bell! "The sound of metal pounding on the cage sounded,

Everyone fell silent.

"It seems that they have taken the bait. Next, everyone is ready,

Waiting to be rescued. As soon as you get on their boat, take the initiative,

It's still the old way, offsetting the boat fare with active work, so that they can let down their guard.

Go to the kitchen to help, find an opportunity to drug, and make sure you put everyone down!

After making this ticket, it is enough for us to order a warship with the Black Bull Country.

When the time comes, there will be the best warships and artillery of the Black Bull Country,

It is said that there is also a new type of naval combat weapon that has been handed down from the Lionheart Kingdom,

When the time comes, our fleet will be the most powerful fleet under the command of the boss.

Everyone else has to look at our faces and do things!

So, don't make a mistake, or I, Hawkes, will never spare him!

The fate of the group of substitutes upstairs is his fate!

Do you understand! ”

With a childish voice, it sounded in the dark cargo hold, but the content of the words and the cold tone,

It's chilling.

"Got it! Top dog! ”

"Die! Why are you shouting so loudly! If you reveal your identity, you are the only one who asks! ”

"That's it, don't you want us to kill you!"

In the dark, the hostages who were originally submissive all had a fierce aura coming out of their bodies,

The words are full of ruthlessness, and they are about to kill people at every turn.

"It's worthy of Hawks Boss, this kind of strategy of pretending to surrender and infiltrating the inside of the target is really amazing!"

In the darkness, a voice exclaimed.

Someone instinctively took over the conversation and said, "That's natural, the boss hasn't used this strategy once or twice."

Every time you encounter hard stubble, this trick is tried. What's all the fuss, it's not the first time I know. ”

"That's not right! There is a case! ”

Suddenly, a childish voice screamed in the darkness.

"Yo, I found out so soon! It's really worthy of being the boss!

You've surprised me! My dear Mr. Hawkes Bourbon! ”

Swish!

A brilliant illumination rose into the air, and Nok, who was standing outside the cage, stared at the cage where the women were held with a frosty face.

His eyes were fixed on the boy who stood up.

And the young man's face was full of fear and fierceness, and fear and shame!

"Note 1: The cargo hold is written as a ship's cabin."