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269 Ghost Ship

"Crash!" A huge iron chain shot out from the side of the ship and wrapped around the waist of the sailor who fell into the sea. Then, after the chain suddenly straightened, the sailor was pushed out of the sea by a huge force. was dragged onto the deck.

"Bang!!"

The sailor was thrown heavily to the deck, with sea water and bubbles still coming out of his mouth.

But at least his life was saved.

Next to him, stood a huge body more than four meters tall. The chain that saved him came from a normal-sized arm on his back.

This giant thing on the deck is Richard's summon - the resentful spirit of abomination.

However, the resentful abomination with only three chains cannot save everyone who falls into the water.

At this time, people kept falling into the water!

Captain Baloric kept arranging the conscious crew members to tie up and immobilize those who were controlled by the singing.

Just when Richard was on the "Princess", most of the people were busy because of the siren's song.

The ghost ship, also in the thick fog, was a quiet scene.

Hundreds of fierce-looking pirates, armed with various scimitars, swords, harpoons, crossbows, etc., were on the deck ready to attack.

But the most frightening thing is that there is something wrong with these pirates!

They are more or less physically alienated.

Some people have barnacles on their foreheads, some have kelp instead of hair growing on their scalps, and some are even more exaggerated, with shark-like fins growing on their backs.

Every appearance is chilling!

These are the prices that must be paid to control the ghost ship. While gaining powerful abilities such as underwater breathing, rapid healing, etc., the body is gradually assimilated by the strange power of the ghost ship.

Of course, the one with the deepest degree of alienation is Asakim, the captain of the ghost ship Westminster.

If you look closely at the gap in the black robe that lifts up when he walks, you will find that the sharp hook embedded in the broken elbow of his right hand is the part that most resembles a pirate.

Except for a skeleton, the body inside the black robe had all its skin, muscles, and internal organs gone, replaced by gray hagfish the size of a thumb entwined together.

These hagfish are always squirming. If someone with trypophobia sees it, they will probably faint from fear!

"Lord Salidin, all battle preparations are in place!" Asakim came to the bow of the ship and reported to Salidin Hui, who was staring at the fog.

Salidin, who was standing on the bow of the ship, seemed to be able to see through the fog with his eyes and could clearly see the "Prince Queen" where Richard was.

Salidin nodded and said: "Very good! In about ten minutes, we will be able to engage in a direct battle with the opponent! This will render their carefully prepared battleships useless!"

"Lord Salidin, your wisdom is rare in the world!" Asakim complimented in a timely manner: "When the time comes, leave the undead wizard to me. It just so happens that I am also an undead, hehe!"

"Okay! But Asakim, you still have to be careful. If the opponent can deal with Okote Norris, he must have some strength. I will hold the battle for you!" Salidin said slowly.

"Of course! I will be careful!"
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Aboard the Princess.

There was a commotion on the deck, with many sailors and combatants running around in panic.

These were the ones with stronger resistance. Those who were weak in resisting the Siren's song had been tied into rice dumplings one by one, thrown on the deck, and kept under guard.

But at this time, the warning signs in Richard's heart became increasingly clear.

This means the enemy is approaching quickly.

Richard's face was serious, and several enemies flashed through his mind.

"The enemy coming is the Siren Siren?"

"Or is it Poseidon Cult?"

"Or is it some kind of strange sea monster?"

Stepina on the side saw Richard's frown and couldn't help but said: "Master, is the enemy very powerful?"

Richard shook his head slightly and said: "That's not the case. The problem now is that the enemy is in the dark and we are in the open. We can't determine who the enemy is? Let alone the specific location of the enemy. This makes our battleship's strength completely limited." There’s no way to show it off.”

Stephana suddenly realized that her master was worried about this matter. Stephana smiled slightly and said, "Master, maybe I can solve this problem."

"You? How to solve it?" Richard glanced at Stephana doubtfully.

How can Stephana solve things that she can’t do anything about?

"Master, have you forgotten my innate witchcraft - the little spider of the shadow world?"

"Of course I haven't forgotten this. Do you mean to let these little guys detect enemies nearby? But this is the sea, not land. If a wave hits, the little spider will be drowned." Richard asked still puzzled .

"Master, my little shadow spider can walk on water, didn't you know?" Stephana chuckled and explained.

"What?!" Richard immediately looked at Stephana in shock.

Does the little spider from the shadow world still have this ability? To be honest, Richard had never noticed it.

"Really?" Richard confirmed.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe it, I can summon it to you right now." Stephana said firmly.

"Great, Stepina, summon the Shadow Spider immediately! Maybe you can save many people on this ship this time." Richard couldn't help but said with joy.

Stephana was confused for a moment, but immediately followed Richard's words and summoned hundreds of shadow spiders.

I saw densely packed fist-sized spiders appearing on the deck.

"Stepina, let all the little spiders go in this direction!" Richard pointed in a direction.

Although he couldn't determine what the source of the danger was, he still had a rough idea of ​​the direction of the danger.

"Okay, master!"

Stephana waved her white little hand, and suddenly hundreds of shadow spiders jumped down from the deck and rushed in that direction menacingly.

Sure enough, from the side of the ship, Richard could see the little spider jumping off the deck. Relying on its own downy hair and ultra-light weight, it easily floated on the water, and rushed towards the source of danger as if it were flat on the sea.

Although the sea area is vast, once the direction is determined, these hundreds of little spiders can basically detect carefully a considerable distance.

Richard is almost certain that these little spiders from the shadow world will definitely gain something! There should be news soon!

really!

In less than five minutes, Stephana said with a serious face: "Master, the little spider from the shadow world saw a giant ship no less big than us, heading quickly in our direction."

Richard's eyes narrowed and he said to himself, "It's true!"

Captain Baloric's expression changed drastically and he said, "Miss Stephana, can you calculate how far away we are?"

In this direction, the position of the opponent's collision angle is exactly at the waist of the Queen. If it is hit head-on, there is a high probability that the Queen will suffer damage to the ship and casualties!

"Yes! There's about one nautical mile left!" Stephana calculated silently in her mind and quickly reported a number.

"Great! No matter who the opponent is, they must be enemies rather than friends. Sir Richard, the opponent will soon enter the range of our artillery. I suggest that we fire as soon as we enter the range!" Captain Baloric looked at Li Cha Check, he asked with burning eyes. "Of course, Captain Baloric, please go ahead and do it!" Richard agreed decisively.

After getting Richard's approval, Captain Baloric immediately issued instructions one after another!

"Turn left!"

"All artillery on the right, prepare!"

"Maximum elevation angle!"

"emission!!"

Suddenly, thirty-six artillery pieces on one side of the Queen, like the rocket launchers Richard had seen in his previous life, fired shells one after another.

Just now, Captain Baloric mobilized all the gunners who were strong-willed and could withstand the siren's song to the starboard side, and finally controlled all the artillery on one side, exerting maximum firepower.

at this time.

The ghost ship Westminster.

The first person to notice something was wrong was Salidin.

He vaguely heard a whistling sound coming from the mist. At first, he wondered what it was, but the next second, he realized that it was a cannonball!

But it's too late!

He saw burning red solid iron balls roaring towards him. Dozens of iron balls were reflected on his constricted pupils, and they came overwhelmingly.

He has a question mark on his forehead!

How did the enemy discover them?

How could the enemy discover them?

And he controlled the distance so accurately, hitting himself just right?

Sariddin shouted: "Everyone beware!!"

The words haven’t finished yet!

"Bang bang bang!" The sound of the iron ball hitting the deck was heard.

Some of the iron balls directly hit the rotten deck, while others bounced and injured a group of people.

"what!!"

"My hand!!" A pirate shouted in pain while holding his missing right hand.

"Ah!! My leg, my leg is gone!" Another pirate shouted while holding his missing left leg.

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"Damn it!!!" Asakim, the captain of the ghost ship, roared angrily: "Speed ​​up!!"

There are no artillery on the ghost ship, only large crossbows, but they are not very useful after being soaked in seawater for many years, so the attack of the ghost ship relies entirely on boarding battles.

In fact, what the ghost ship is most afraid of is encountering this situation.

It is still far away from the enemy, but the enemy's artillery has locked on and attacked our side early.

Now, either retreat, or rush over with the enemy's fierce artillery fire, and then engage in a boarding battle.

Obviously, if you rush forward, the loss will be huge, but if you don't rush, the loss will be equally huge.

Asakim just now thought that the overall situation was decided. It was just that the mysterious necromancer might be a bit troublesome and would require a lot of effort. Other ordinary sailors or gunners would soon be torn apart by the ferocious pirates under his command. .

But the slap in the face came so quickly! !

Now he wants to fight, but cannot hit the opponent. If he wants to retreat, Lord Salidin will definitely not agree.

Therefore, Asakim had no choice but to brave the enemy's fierce fire and give the order to move forward and speed up!

Looking at the old men who had their hands and feet broken off one after another, some even had their spines broken directly by the shells, holding their intestines and dying in pain, the scene on the entire deck was so miserable that it was simply breathtaking!

Even old pirates who lick blood from their swords, are accustomed to seeing life and death, and are extremely fierce, can't help but feel scared when they see this scene!

What's even more frightening is that there is no trace of the enemy in the heavy fog, but enemy shells are roaring from the sky in an endless stream!

This means that they are now the enemy's living targets!

Unexpectedly, the fog used to cover their attack would now become an obstacle to them.

As the ghost ship Westminster takes a step closer to the enemy, it will cause a large number of casualties, and the hull will be riddled with holes!

"Quick! Quick!"

Asakim suppressed the anger in his heart and waited for the moment when the boarding came! ——

Aboard the Princess.

"Master, the artillery hit rate is very high. Through the little spider in the shadow world, I heard the screams on the other side's ship. The other side seemed to have suffered a lot of casualties." Stephana said with a face of joy.

"However, the opponent is very fierce and is speeding towards us at the moment. The opponent's hull is riddled with holes, but it can still sail normally, something weird!" Stephanna added.

"No matter whether the opponent is weird or not, if we continue the artillery attack, as long as the artillery is powerful enough, the opponent will definitely not be able to withstand it!" Richard said quickly.

At this time, Richard felt extremely lucky that he had chosen a warship to sail. If he were currently on a merchant ship, he would have no choice but to wait for the enemy to take the initiative to attack.

Unlike now, he can take the initiative.

"Master Richard is right!"

"Otombo! Send the message and prepare for the boarding battle!"

After the tall orc Ottombo responded angrily, he held a giant ax and began to gather a melee team.

Although the number of close combat members on the Princess is only about twenty, they all have extraordinary skills and strong combat effectiveness.

"Artilleryman, continue the attack!!"

Richard thought for a while, and just to be on the safe side, he summoned the blood and bone puppets to cooperate with the Wraith Abomination and the melee team to deal with the possible boarding battle that would follow.

One minute later.

A gray shadow about the same size as the Queen was seen rushing out of the fog. Although its metal ram was rusty, if it hit the side of the Queen's hull, it would definitely cause serious damage to the Queen.

If you are unlucky, you may be hit directly in the middle, because the opponent's sailing speed is very fast!

"Turn starboard!" shouted Captain Baloric!

At this time, everyone on the ship discovered that the enemy's ship was very strange. The hull was in tatters and covered with kelp, seaweed, barnacles and other marine life. It looked like it had just been fished out of the bottom of the sea.

"This is the flag of the Kingdom of Akala! This appearance is the Westminster that sank in a naval battle more than a hundred years ago!!" Captain Balorik exclaimed.

Captain Baloric was familiar with the famous warships of maritime powers. Once he saw their outlines, he could basically tell the model of the other party.

"This is a ghost ship!!" Captain Baloric, who had always had a calm face, could not help but turn pale at this moment.

If he knew that the opponent was a ghost ship, Captain Baloric would not choose to let the opponent get closer even if he was killed. Instead, he would actively distance himself and rely on artillery attacks to force the opponent back.

Because there is a saying at sea: don’t even think about having a boarding battle with a ghost ship!

Almost never does a ship defeat a ghost ship in a boarding battle!

This seems to be an iron rule!

(End of this chapter)