After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 16

"?"

Captain Freni's words made a question mark appear in Ryan's mind.

But soon, he understood.

Pirate ships are no better than naval warships and are rarely equipped with artillery. Even if they are equipped, their poor accuracy and ammunition reserves determine that long-range bombardment is not the mainstream method of decisive battles between pirate ships.

What determines victory or defeat depends more on the boarding battle.

And the boarding battle...

Although our own side is far from lacking in basic combat power, there are two first-level professionals in terms of high-end combat power.

[Black Rose] just changed hands yesterday, and the possibility of [Skull] knowing about it is almost zero. In other words, in the eyes of the enemy, [Black Rose] is still the weak pirate group it was before.

The current escape is more like a disguise. Once the boarding battle officially enters, it will be too late to escape after the enemy discovers the true combat power of the [Black Rose].

"call……"

After exhaling softly, Ryan relaxed a little.

He is not alone. There are two first-order professionals on this ship whose strength far exceeds his.

Although I feel a little discouraged to say this, it feels really good to have someone on top to take care of me if something goes wrong.

"The captain is mighty!"

Ryan flattered him.

"Haha..." Freni chuckled: "Mr. Lane, speaking of which, I haven't seen how good your swordsmanship is. We'll have a battle later, do you want to show it off?"

"..." Ryan's face froze, and he waved his hands quickly: "Captain, you are joking. I am just a weak navigator. It is better to leave combat to professionals."

Freni glanced at the calluses on Ryan's jaw, her eyes were filled with amusement, but she did not continue to force it.

The purpose of keeping Ryan on the ship was to serve as a "navigator". Having a certain amount of personal power was a bonus, but it didn't hurt if he didn't have it.

Since Ryan didn't want to, she wouldn't force it.

Freni turned around and walked towards Cecilia's position: "Then I look forward to your performance on the 'navigation' in the future, Mr. Lane."

Looking away from the girl's beautiful figure, Ryan's eyes were calm.

Of course, he is not a person who is afraid of fighting, otherwise he would not fight monsters like beach crabs in the places he travels to.

The reason why he did not accept Captain Freni's invitation was that the enemy's strength was unknown at the moment.

This world is dangerous.

The specific strength of professionals is still a mystery to Ryan. Until he understands this, protecting himself is the most important thing.

With the [Unnamed Ship Sculpture] in hand, he can become stronger every day. Time is on his side.

What's more, with Freni and Cecilia here, whether he participates in this battle or not will not affect the outcome. In this case, it is better to keep quiet.

Staring at the [Skull] getting closer and closer in the light mist, Ryan's eyes remained calm.

……

As time passed, the distance between the two pirate ships became closer and closer.

When both sides could see the people on each other's decks, "greeting" artillery fire suddenly sounded.

"boom!"

Smoke filled the air, and the cast-iron cannonballs exploded out under the push of gunpowder. After crossing a graceful curve in mid-air, they landed in the seawater dozens of meters away from the pirate ship, exploding into large splashes of water.

The accuracy of artillery in this era was pitifully low, and whether it could hit a target at a long distance depended on luck.

The [Black Rose] and the [Skeleton], which attempted a wave of bombardment and caused "zero" damage to each other, tacitly stopped the artillery firing behavior. During the bombardment, the [Skull], which was already very close to the [Black Rose], turned its steering wheel violently and collided with it.

"Boom!"

The hull vibrated.

"Take the side—throw the line!"

Salem, the "Roshan" standing at the bow of the Skeleton, shouted loudly.

The next second, more than a dozen hooks connected to thick ropes were firmly embedded in the bulwark of the [Black Rose].

"All combatants, follow me and kill!"

Pulling out his machete, "Roshan" Salem took the lead. His huge and bloated body was unexpectedly light. After stepping heavily on the rope a few times, he jumped onto the deck of the [Black Rose].

"Boom!"

The huge size and terrifying weight caused the wooden board under the feet of "Meat Mountain" Salem to explode with terrifying spider web-like cracks. A pirate who could not dodge was trampled under his feet, and his chest collapsed into minced meat. Lost breath.

Behind "Roshan" Salem, dozens of pirates held scimitars, swords and other weapons in their mouths and swung over along the ropes tied to the top sail yard.

At the moment when the crews of both sides were fighting, the [Black Rose] had no power to fight back. Not to mention Salem, the "mountain of meat" standing at the bow of the ship, even the ordinary crew members lost more than they won.

In less than half a minute of contact, the [Black Rose] had already suffered heavy casualties, and the eyes of the crew were full of fear. Finally, when this fear accumulated to the limit, the first escapee appeared.

But before he could take two steps, his body suddenly froze in place.

Dark blue veins started from the crescent moon mark emerging between his eyebrows and spread throughout his body.

"...I was wrong...ho ho...sir...give me another chance..."

The pirate's eyes were full of despair and he begged hard.

But the next moment.

With a "bang", his body exploded, like blooming bloody fireworks, soaking the clothes of people within a few meters.

The sudden change attracted everyone's attention. Both parties in the battle subconsciously stopped their hands, and "Roshan" Salem, who was standing at the bow of the ship, immediately looked at it intently.

"This is?"

Inexplicably, "Roshan" Salem had a bad premonition in his heart.

The spirituality that he had never seen before filled the place where the explosion made him feel alarm bells ringing.

Without hesitation, "Roshan" Salem turned around and returned to the "Skull".

For him, although the mission of a big shot is important, his own life is more precious.

The current situation is unclear, and it would be unwise to continue to stay on the Black Rose.

But "Roshan" Salem had just turned around when he saw the silver-white female knight who had appeared behind him at some point and stood on the bulwark.

The faint blue light rose up from the ground and gathered into the appearance of Freni.

She looked at Salem, the "Moshan" who was neither advancing nor retreating, and chuckled: "Now that we are here, why bother leaving in a hurry."

Two, two professionals?
  "Roshan" Salem's face suddenly turned pale.

What was even more frightening was that the spirituality of the girl wearing the witch hat made all the hairs on his body stand up out of instinctive fear.

What a bullshit mission. Is this a murder against me? !

Involuntarily, this thought came to his mind.

(End of this chapter)