Creak! Creak! ...

The wooden sailboat swayed from side to side in the wind and waves, making a tooth-aching moan.

The higher the position, the more terrifying the swing will be.

The navy, who was struggling to climb on the mainmast's side struggling, was wearing a captain's uniform and four short muskets stuck in a cowhide belt on his chest.

Compared with warrant officers who are only officer candidates, captains who have served for at least two years and passed the Admiralty examination are the official officers on a battleship.

And this is still a half-transcendent who, like Byron, has already awakened [spiritually] and has not yet held an inauguration ceremony.

Except for a very small number of geniuses in human society, they can independently complete the sublimation of [spirituality] before adulthood.

Most transcendents are awakened with the help of potions and spices as they grow older and begin to take on some kind of social responsibility, and have more experience.

Transcendents over the age of twenty are the mainstream.

"It's here!"

Taking advantage of the chaos of the others, the captain officer who received the flag planting task of Baron Adonis finally succeeded in climbing the top sail of the mainmast.

There was a look of joy on his face.

In such windy weather of force 6, only the bravest sailors dared to climb the top mast.

A few dozen meters under his feet is a big wave that has already swept up the foam, and once he stumbles and falls, he will be 100% dead and lifeless.

High risk also means high return.

The merit he received from performing this task was enough for him to gain knowledge about the promotion ceremony.

His goal is to become a [gunnery expert] in the lighthouse sequence, accumulate meritorious deeds, and award school officers.

Climb aboard a battleship of level 4 and above, embark on the fast track to promotion, and become a "sir" recognized by the upper class!

Although when he first enlisted in the army, he had sworn allegiance to Henry VI of Lancaster.

However, he is not one of those dead-headed [Punishment Knights].

Compared to their own future, who cares about loyalty?

Don't say that it's to hunt down a remnant of a suspected Lancaster party [son of the devil], even if he stabs the old king.

Anyway, now the Lancastrian dynasty is gone, and the Yorkist dynasty is on the throne.

White Rose is in charge of the [Iron Law of Kingship], as long as he can get by in his heart, the consequences of breaking his oath can't be found on his head at all.

The captain ripped off the original Shark Skull Pirate Flag and pinned the Hattings Blood Cross Banner he had brought with him.

After the flag was raised, there was a signal, and the captain was not in a hurry to leave, he wanted to ensure that the [Decree] was in effect here, and by the way, he would welcome his highlight moment.

I saw that Baron Adonis on the [Stern] had already raised his palm towards the [Man-Shark] that had entered the jurisdiction.

He pointed the golden legal ring he wore on it at the pirate ship, and shouted:

"Decree: All pirates and pirates who do not possess a privateer permit in their own country..."

But at this moment.

The captain, who thought that the dust was about to settle, suddenly noticed that the noble baron's face had changed drastically, and he stretched out his hand to point behind him.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw a figure like a cheetah swooping towards him on the side support cable on the other side of the mainmast.

[Spiritual] warned, made the captain take a step back sideways at the last moment, and let the sword that should have cut off the neck grazed his chest.

Blocked by the chain mail on the body, the damage is not great.

It's just that Byron's face did not change in an instant, and he pulled the rope tied to his body as a safety rope and jumped to the other side of the sail boom.

The moment he staggered, a close-range cut successfully shaved off a piece of flesh on the captain's thigh.

The momentary pain made the captain, who was obviously not skilled in swordsmanship, almost lose his balance and fell off the boom.

Hurriedly grabbed the flintlock musket stuck in the leather belt on his chest.

There is a saying: the gun is fast seven steps away, and the gun is accurate and fast within seven steps!

Especially in the stage of low-level transcendentals, cases of being killed by ordinary soldiers are not new at all.

Unfortunately, in the panic of the sudden sneak attack, the captain did not realize it.

At the moment when the two of them swapped places with each other, Byron had already taken the upper wind and he himself was at the downwind.

When Byron shook his hand and threw out a packet of red powder, the sea breeze with a speed of 14 meters per second instantly carried them to the captain's face.

"Ah——!h

Even more terrible screams resounded over the battlefield,

The sharp pain in his eyes made him no longer have the strength to grasp the musket on his chest.

Byron immediately rushed forward, slashed with his sword, not only snatched the belt of arms from him, but also kicked him off the sail boom dozens of meters high.

The man-eating sharks raised there by [Bloody Eye] have been waiting for a long time.

As soon as I saw the food coming to my door, I immediately flocked to it.

"As a chef, it makes sense to carry a packet of chili noodles with you, right?

I just don't know if sharks are used to eating spicy food. ”

At the same time, he didn't forget that the sword light in his hand flashed again, and he cut off half of the blood cross flag.

The [law] that Baron Adonis shouted out of his mouth turned into nonsense.

At this time, it was not far from the meteorological changes sensed by [Weather Intuition], and Byron silently counted down in his heart:

"Ten, nine, eight..."

With five seconds left, a signal was given to little Hans, the carpenter, who had already greeted him in advance.

Little Hans, who had been waiting at the bow anchor for a long time, immediately dropped the anchor on the [Maneater], which was heavier than a cannon.

Tactical Move: Break Down and Turn!

Because the main anchor of a battleship is heavier than the ship's guns, the tremor of the anchor when it touches the bottom will suddenly tighten the entire anchor cable, and eventually shake the entire battleship in an instant.

In normal times, however, such momentary vibrations, which may cause the ship to fall apart, must be strictly forbidden.

But at this moment of life and death, it is the only chance for the [Maneater] to escape from the cruiser.

Collapse ——!

More than a dozen hooks that bound the two boats together were violently shattered by the tremor, and the two boats, which were close to each other side by side, literally detached again.

After giving the signal, Byron did not immediately slip off the mast, but clung to the boom that lay over the Stern.

Two bottles of Captain Salman's collection of 84.5% Bacardi rum were lifted from the fanny pack he carried with him.

The [spiritual glow] in his eyes lit up, and the invisible third hand opened the cork, and stuffed the sackcloth into the mouth of the bottle to soak it in the wine.

This is exactly what the famous Molotov cocktail (beggar's version) is!

The two bottles exploded in the sparks of Byron's fingertips [lighter], and fell straight to the hatch of the warship directly below.

With two violent explosions, a raging fire broke out in the bilge of the warship.

"The warship is on fire!"

"Withdraw quickly! The baron is still on board, and once the powder magazine explodes, we will be all done! ”

The navy, which was knocked to the ground like a rolling gourd in the earthquake, saw that the situation was not good, and immediately got up from the deck and quickly jumped back.

Even Harold, the Fortress Defender, is no exception.

If they can take every step of the way, they may be able to kill all the pirates sooner or later at the least cost.

But the pirates have seen the hope of survival, and they are frantically fighting back under the desire to survive.

The Navy simply cannot afford such a heavy price.

Coupled with a fire in the backyard, it is possible that their own battleship will burn a noble Yorkie with it, and no one dares to take this risk.

Just when the [Maneater] crossed a huge arc under the dual action of the anchor and the strong wind, and the bow of the ship was facing the northeast wind.

"Slash!"

The [Bloody Eye] Salman, who was covered in a wave of air, flew up and slashed the thick anchor rope with a single sword.

The [Man-Eating Shark] suddenly rushed to the northeast with the wind under the action of inertia.

Woo woo...

The error between the front and back was only a few seconds, and the force 7 wind, which reached a speed of 27 knots, also came as promised in the pirates' tears.

The huge foaming crest of the wave rose high and thrust the two sailboats farther and farther away in the blink of an eye, like hills.

Miraculous reversal!

"Roaring ——!"

"The wind is coming!"

"We really survived! Hahaha..."

Hearing the cheers of the pirate ship soaring into the sky, both Baron Adonis and Captain Harold were extremely ugly.

And the fire that burned from the bilge of the cruiser gradually got out of control and was about to spread to the ammunition depot.

Captain Harold could only reluctantly order:

"All sailors are fighting the fire with all their might, and the others are temporarily evacuated!"

A group of soldiers desperately turned the crank of a manpower pump to pump water to put out the fire.

On the other side, Adonis, who was covered in grief and was carried by the Marines and jumped onto the lifeboat, clenched his fists so tightly that he almost dug his nails into his flesh.

"Damn! Damn it! Damn it! ...”

The roar of anger pale and weak.

Damaged sails, imminent fires, and sudden abnormal weather made the cruiser completely lose the possibility of pursuing the pirate ship.

He knew very well that today was the closest and last chance he had ever had to capture that [Demon Child].

After the other party completely breaks away from the territorial waters of Hattings, the family's wanted scope for him will inevitably expand.

Navies, privateers, bounty hunters, and other pirates... Soon it will be swarming!