On the surface of the sea, there was a sharp sound, which was the sound of heavy artillery shells breaking through the air. One by one, the shells dragged the flames, fired flat, or projectile, and chased the Silver Hook across the sea for hundreds of meters. Every minute and every second, the vicinity of the Silver Hook was always accompanied by a column of water brought up by the explosion, and this poor pirate ship had never experienced such a big battle, and if it weren't for Franklin's mountain-like figure giving the sailors on board a kind of unwarranted confidence, these ordinary pirates would have collapsed both mentally and physically.

Although they can barely manage the boat to escape for their lives, it is difficult to say whether anyone has no fighting spirit and can escape into the Whisperers Strait.

The Whisperer Strait, with a total length of two hundred and fifty-three kilometers. During this period, there are many longitudinal curves and the width of the water surface is limited, which can only accommodate the passage of one boat. And a large ship-class ship like the Knights of the Holy Seal can't sail in at all, otherwise the Pope's Hall would have dispatched these ship-class warships to bombard Roaring Bay, and how would the pirates survive until now.

If you can escape into the Whisperer Channel, you will at least not have to face this kind of net-fishing attack, and you can use the speed of the curve and current to get rid of the Knights' warships. However, there is still a considerable distance from the strait, otherwise the first mate would not have suggested a short rest on a nearby island, because if you are in a hurry, it will already be night when you reach the Whisperer Strait.

Anyone who makes a living at sea knows that sailing at night is dangerous, especially in the Whisperers Channel. Complicated curves can cause ships to run aground or even crash at any time, so no one wants to pass through the strait at night if it is not necessary. It's just that it's up to them to choose now, however, the Knights are biting very tightly. The warships lined up in a goose-shaped array fired frequently, and the shells bombarded the sky and rained down on the Silver Hook, and Franklin tried his best to intercept it, but he could not support it alone. Gradually, the Silver Hook began to get shot. Fortunately, Franklin stopped the shells that landed on the mast or the rudder and other important positions on the ship, otherwise the Silver Hook would have been sunk.

To Franklin's helplessness, the warships of the Knights of the Holy Seal always kept a certain distance from them. This distance is not only within the range of heavy artillery, but at the same time, it cannot allow Franklin to force his way onto the ship and wreak havoc like last time, so he can only defend passively. The Silver Hook was also equipped with a powder platoon gun, but it could not be compared to the heavy artillery in terms of range and power. It can be seen that the commander of the opposing side calculated all this, and used the number of ships and the power of the heavy artillery to drag Franklin's ship to death.

Following the heavy artillery, as the griffin knights rose into the air on the warship decks on both sides of the main ship, the armored units of the Holy Seal Knights were also put into battle. Unlike Paladin-type power armor, the Griffin Knight has been lightweighted, making it impossible to carry heavy weapons in order to have short-range flight capabilities. The Gryphon Knight's general equipment is light machine guns and miniature missiles, light machine guns are just a decoration in many cases, and the real lethality of the Gryphon Knight comes from a row of miniature missiles on the shoulders of the mech, which are the real trump cards of the Gryphon Knight.

Last time, Franklin also faced this kind of second-generation mecha, but at that time there were only four griffon knights, and now there are more than two dozen of them!

Red rays of energy rolled in Franklin's eyes, and two crimson beams of high-energy shot straight out, first strangling a griffin knight, then the light swept through, creating four or five more fireballs. But then, when the Griffin Knight was fully airborne, Franklin's volley was not so easy. The griffon rider nimbly weaves through the light.

Hundreds of meters were a few hundred meters away, and in the process, Franklin had only shot down three or four more griffon knights. The dozen or so remaining flying mechs had reached the sky above the Silverhook, and the griffin knight's shoulder armor bounced open, and a row of miniature missiles rose from the armor's stomach. After locking on to the target, the miniature missile whizzed out, dragging an extremely complicated smoke trail in the air, dozens of missiles fired in a salvo, and suddenly fell towards the Silver Hook like a kaleidoscope.

Franklin let out a loud cry and grabbed his captain's throne in his hands. With a little force, the base that was fastened to the deck with a screw rose from the ground. Franklin threw the large chair directly, and this chair blocked a dozen miniature missiles in the front, which turned into powder in the flames of the explosion. But there are still a lot of missiles fired. The giant gritted his steel teeth, crouched down and exerted his strength, and the whole person bounced off the ship like a cannonball, facing the missile in mid-air.

His whole body was spread out in a large font, and his hands were grabbed or waved, and he forcibly stopped more than 20 miniature missiles. But seeing fireballs exploding in the air, the flames and shockwaves of the explosion shook Franklin's bones and shattered them. But even if he used himself as a shield, he still couldn't stop all the missiles. So the fish that slipped through the net finally landed on the ship, and several fireballs immediately exploded on the Silver Hook.

For a time, the left navigation place, the middle deck, and the rudder slurry at the tail end were shot at the same time. In the flames of the explosion, sawdust flew everywhere, and several hapless sailors either killed them alive or let the shock wave of the explosion blow into the water. Before the overboard sailor could climb onto the boat, he dragged the ferocious deviant creature underwater. In a short time, blood was raised.

Franklin fell back to the ship, and the Silver Hook had stopped. A mast snapped from it and slammed into the water with a sail. The pirate ship swayed from side to side, its hull was damaged, and the cabin began to flood, and it was not far from sinking. However, the Knights of the Holy Seal still had no intention of stopping, and the heavy artillery pursued them, and the giant had to do futile interceptions, but could not prevent the heavy artillery from destroying the pirate ship for the second time.

A heavy cannon fell on the hull and broke off, and in the sound of an explosion, a huge chasm stretched across the center of the Silverhook's hull. At the frightened screams of first mate Jayne, the Silver Hook snapped in half at both ends, and the bow of the ship was so heavy that it immediately fell into the water, knocking off several sailors.

Seeing this situation, Franklin was also helpless. He was standing at the stern of the ship, but this part of the hull was gradually sinking. However, in the sky, the griffin knight was still strafing with light machine guns, and the bullets did not pose much threat to Franklin, but they punched dense bullet holes in the hull of the ship, accelerating the infusion of seawater and making the ship sink faster.

Is this all there is to it? Franklin cried out in his heart, he was not reconciled. But he knew that even if he didn't want to, whether he fell into the sea or captured the Holy Seal Knights again, the outcome would not make much difference. The former died in the belly of the fish, and the latter could only spend the rest of his life on the operating table and in the laboratory, which was even worse than death.

On the ship, Sine turned the ring on his hand and said to his lieutenant, "It's time to ask our Mr. Beast to board the ship." ”

The adjutant nodded and shouted to the standard-bearer: "All forward, surround the target!"

The standard-bearer immediately conveyed the order through the gesture of waving the flag, and Sine, who was leisurely waiting for the net to be completed, felt an awe-inspiring majesty appear from the rear of the fleet. The head of the sub-group immediately jumped on top of the ship, and immediately the people were enveloped in a huge shadow.

At the back of the fleet, a giant boat quietly appeared, which was several times the size of Sine's car. It is 100 meters long from head to tail and 30 meters high, which is almost like a small oil tanker. Like a monster on the sea, the giant ship crept out of an island behind the surface of the sea and bit its tail into the fleet of knights. The platoon guns on both sides of the giant ship had already fired, this kind of artillery was not as powerful as heavy artillery, and it could fire at such a close distance, and it also blew up the warships of the Knights. The griffon knights near the Silverhook couldn't bother Franklin anymore, and they turned and flew back, attacking the sudden appearance of the giant boat.

On top of this giant ship, five tall masts are raised, and the huge sail that looks like a canopy of heaven is painted with the image of a giant black tortoise. The giant tortoise tortoise shell is angular, the head expression is vicious, and the triangular eyes are awe-inspiring and murderous. Seeing this pattern, Sine's face became gloomy. He knew exactly what the motif represented in the Order's archives.

That was the symbol of the Iron Scale, one of the four pirate groups in Roaring Bay, and since the Iron Scale was here, how could its captain Deborah, the Shield of Fire, be out of the way? Sure enough, after the exchange of fire between the pirate ship and the Knights began to fire, a burly man appeared on the deck on the right side of the ship. The leader of the Iron Pirates, Deborah, is of Germanic ancestry, tall and fierce. He is a cross-domain ability in the field of fire and fighting, and the weapon he uses is a tower shield covered with steel thorns.

As long as Deborah wants, he can add a layer of high-temperature flames to his tower shield, so that the giant shield can attack and defend. In the hierarchy of the Papal Chamber, Deborah and the other three pirate leaders are the second most dangerous figures after the triumvirate of the Anti-Judgment Army. Each of them possessed strength comparable to that of the head of the Knights, a man that even Sine did not want to provoke easily.

"Lackeys of the Papal Hall, since you have sent it to the door yourself, then Lao Tzu is not welcome, and accept your tooth sacrifice!" Deborah roared loudly, and his voice resounded throughout the sea. There was a surge of energy in his voice, and the voices of some ordinary crew members on the warships that were closer to the Iron Scale were stunned.

Deborah slapped the giant shield in his hand, and suddenly a bright orange flame entwined upward. Captain Ironscale let out a long laugh, and the man jumped high. Across the deck of the Iron Scale, like a meteor, with a majesty as heavy as a mountain, a warship smashed down. In an instant, he collided with the warship, but it was the latter who was damaged. The warship sank down, the waterline rising, and the water almost overflowed the deck. Then it soared upward, and with another click, it was forced to knock Deborah into two from the interruption.

After destroying one ship in an instant, Deborah flew out of the cabin of the warship and landed on the deck of another warship. Several of the Knights of the Holy Seal on the deck were ready for contact combat. As soon as they saw Deborah on the boat, more than a dozen knights activated the energy shield, and at the same time drew the high-frequency knives behind their backs and rushed towards Deborah. They were also armed with the Dragon Lance II machine gun, but the knights knew that against an opponent of Deborah's level, the machine gun was of limited use, and it was not as effective as the melee attack of the high-frequency knife.

A dozen knights drew their swords and slashed, but Deborah was undaunted. Set up a flame shield to protect the whole body, and suddenly there was a dense crisp sound, and more than a dozen high-frequency knives slashed on the flame shield, and the slashing knife wind caused the flames to dance wildly, but it could not leave even a trace on the giant shield that seemed to be made of rough iron. Deborah sneered, and the giant shield swept, and the spikes on the shield jammed the knight's long knife. For a moment, they couldn't get out, and they all flew out of the flame shield.

The force of this collision was ten tons, at least, and although these knights had energy shields, they consumed all their energy almost instantly. The energy shield neutralized most of the liliang, but the knights who grazed directly with the flame shield were stained with flames, and their bodies were twisted and deformed by Deborah's strange force, and when they fell, they had already turned into corpses.

The cabin suddenly shattered, and a paladin-type mech rushed out. The mech lifts a rotating gun, and as soon as the pilot locks onto Deborah, he immediately fires. The cannon rattled and bullets plowed all the way across the deck of the warship to Deborah. Deborah rolled nimbly, and the flame shield spun and flew out as it bounced, slicing through the Paladin's waist with a halo of flames.

The knight in the pilot's cabin widened his eyes, and the picture in his eyes suddenly tilted, but it was the paladin mecha who was cut in half by the flame shield. A bright line of fire appeared at the cut-off, and then exploded into a ball of fire with a bang, blowing the mech to pieces, and the knight in the pilot's cabin was not spared.

After retrieving the flame shield, Deborah inhaled and roared, slamming the shield into the deck. The warship shook violently, and several lines of fire centered on Deborah's feet spread towards the warship, and then sprayed a curtain of fire like a knife, cutting the warship into several pieces!

The warship cracked, and Deborah stood on one of the wreckage of the hull. A long rope sheathed towards Deborah, and the captain caught it with one hand. When the long rope retracted, he pulled Deborah back onto the Iron Scale. In the blink of an eye, two warships were destroyed by one man, and the pirates on board shouted loudly and attacked the other warships even harder. Deborah looked at Sine defiantly, but the latter jumped back to the deck in silence.

The adjutant then asked, "Commander, do you want to dispatch the Knights of the Round Table?"

The strongest battle mech in the Pope Hall, the Knight of the Round Table, which can only be mastered by a regimental commander-level figure, is now fixed in the cabin of the ship. Although the battlefields of the Knights of the Round Table are mainly on land, they are not without the power to fight even in the sea. But to the adjutant's surprise, Sine shook his head and said, "No, let's retreat and let them go for the time being." ”

"What about the beast?"

"Leave him alone, let's go!" there was already anger in Sine's tone, and the adjutant did not dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly told the standard-bearer the order.

Looking at Deborah on the Iron Scale, Sine said in a voice that he could only hear, "Is this what you call a pawn?

The commander of the 3rd Regiment remembered when he reported to Sauron more than a month ago that he had found a clash between the beast and two warships, and after thinking for a moment, Sauron said, "Judging by the path of this beast, he is going to Roaring Bay." Sine, stop him as much as you like. Remember, though, don't kill him. If you're thwarted by other pirates during the interception, retreat!"

"Weishenme?" asked Signe, puzzled.

Zoro said lightly: "This question is beyond your authority, Commander. In short, just do what I say, I'll do it myself!"

Signe was not stupid, and after careful deliberation, he came to a conclusion that surprised him. Sauron must have arranged his pawns among the pirates, and judging by the whereabouts of the beast, the giant was clearly on his way to Roaring Bay. But what is he going to do in Roaring Bay? Signe then thought that Roaring Bay was not only home to the four pirate groups, but also to Ishtar, the rebel stronghold.

There must be some connection between the beast, the roaring sea, and the Ista. At that time, signe thought of other beings from the previous era that were still under the control of the Papal Chamber. After the beasts fled, the Papal Chamber had awakened the other beasts. All of a sudden it all came together, and Sine saw the outline of the whole affair.

The beast that went to Ishtar undoubtedly wanted to take back his compatriots with the help of the rebel Liliang. And Sauron must have figured this out, so on the one hand, he arranged for his own pursuit, and on the other hand, he supported his pawns to rescue the beast. In other words, Sauron is going to take this opportunity to infiltrate Ishtar, because the Papal Hall has disappeared and the rebels are looking for the beast!

Then it all makes sense. It's just that Sine didn't expect that Zoro was generous, and the chess piece he arranged turned out to be the iron scales of one of the four pirate groups, the flame shield Deborah!

Franklin looked out at the sea, where at least five warships had been sunk, not to mention the lost knights and mechs. This time the Knights were menacing, but they returned in disarray. Seeing the ship and the rest of the warship disappear over the horizon, Franklin breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had finally saved his life.

As for the pirate ship that had beaten the Knights, it began to sail in his direction. Franklin didn't have time to pay attention to it, and he took advantage of the opportunity to fish Jayne and two sailors out of the sea. The first mate and the sailor were pale, and although they had temporarily recovered a life, Franklin knew that they would not live long because they were directly exposed to the sea.

Jayne and the others seemed to know their fate, and they were all silent. At this moment, a great shadow enveloped them, and a bold voice came from the deck of the giant ship: "Get on board, if you don't want to be in the water." ”

Seeing that his feet were almost submerged, Franklin sighed, slung Jayne and the others on his shoulders, and jumped onto the rope ladder that hung down from the Iron Scale. When Franklin got on board again, the Silver Hook had sunk completely to the surface of the sea.