Codex Pirates

Chapter 65: The Time of War

The slums of Kalmar City are disorganized and mixed with fish and dragons. Although the number of Redbeard Pirates is hundreds, it is just a drop in the bucket for this large area, let alone divided into small teams.

Together with Reis, Crowe and others, William led four old pirates to search along the street.

The crowd had already entered the depths of the slums. On both sides of the narrow street stood a few dirty young men in shabby clothes. They looked at a group of pirates in fear and knew everything about their inquiries.

The pirates under his command asked questions with a ferocious face, while Lace glanced around unconsciously with slack eyes. They had been wandering around the slums for a long time, and even the sky was gradually getting dark, so their spirits were inevitably a little slack.

On the side of the street, the windows of a two-story building were slowly pushed open, and Leisi's originally somewhat distracted eyes suddenly focused.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of metal components colliding came into his ears. The sound was so familiar that Reis almost reacted with his body before his brain, and subconsciously threw himself to the side. Only then did his brain react, thinking that there was an ambush , hurriedly shouted to a few unaware subordinates on the street: "Be careful!"

Reis's reminder was a step too late. Just as he roared, flames burst out from the windows of the small buildings on both sides of the street, and gunshots like popping beans sounded one after another.

The two old pirates immediately fell to the ground with the sound of the gunshot, and the blood gushing out quickly stained the ground beneath them red.

The other old pirates fled away one after another. At this time, the young men who had timidly answered the question suddenly tore off the camouflage on their faces, lifted the hem of their jackets, and took out flintlock pistols from their waists. Hands, the old pirates who were attracted by the Xiaolou gunmen and turned their backs on them opened fire one after another.

The two pirates who were lucky enough to escape a round of ambushes trembled a few times as the pistols fired, and after a few blood flowers burst out from their vitals, they followed in the footsteps of their companions.

Two young ambushers did not attack these pirates, but fired in the direction of Lace, but Lace was not as useless as the pirates under him. The wall of a nearby house was broken, and the huge body rolled nimbly and entered the house, avoiding the gunman's sight.

The breeze blew away the gunpowder smoke in the field, and in the blink of an eye, only a group of young gunmen, William, and Crowe were left standing on the street.

A group of young people looked at William excitedly or nervously. The two who had shot Lacey before but failed also looked at the direction Lacey disappeared, eager to try.

William didn't speak, but shook his head at the two men, and then slashed his throat lightly with his palm like a knife. A group of young gunmen from Hongye Village obeyed him, and began to make up for the old pirates. .

This group of young gunmen was born in Hongye Village. They are young and energetic, and they are eager to succeed. Moreover, almost all their family and friends work in the brewery in Hongye Village, and they are closely related to William. Therefore, they respect and fear William, and they are the provider of the line of fate. William Up to now, even though the smuggling network has been taken away, the workshops in Hongye Village are still not closed, partly because of their existence.

After making sure no one was left alive, a young gunman walked up to William and handed him a knife.

William took off the scimitar at his waist, replaced it with a knife, and then slowly walked towards the wall that Lace had broken through.

Leisi, who had been secretly on guard in the house, suddenly saw William appearing in his sight. He just wanted to remind him to be careful, but before he could say anything, he realized something was wrong.

Reis has always been very smart, possessing care and sensitivity that is inconsistent with his strong body. William standing at the hole in the wall looked calm, and his face did not show the momentum and jumping that belonged to young people in front of the people on the boat. The gunfire outside the house also disappeared at this time.

"Stolter?" Lace narrowed his eyes, watching William walk into the room through the hole, and slightly turned the machete in his hand, pointing the tip at William.

"Race..., deputy captain," William grinned, "put the knife down, for the sake of taking me on board, I can give you a good time."

After William finished speaking, he looked to the side.

Reis remained vigilant, followed his gaze and carefully looked over. At the gate of the house on the side of the two, a pale-faced Crowe stood there at some point.

After guarding the gate with a restless expression, Crowe stopped moving. If Hayreddin was the one who pulled him onto William's boat, then killing Reis together at this time would be regarded as Crowe's honor after boarding the boat. Only by killing Reis can it prove that Crowe has truly united with William from now on to fight Barbarossa to the end.

It's just that looking at Crowe's appearance, he is a little timid. Obviously, the power of Barbarossa, Reis and others is still playing a role.

"Eat the inside and outside." Reis gritted his teeth. Although he failed to guess all of William's plans, the situation is now obvious. Clo, who represents the Buendia family, somehow colluded with William, who has ulterior motives.

At this time, William had already withdrawn his gaze from Crowe, and walked towards him with light steps, holding the unsheathed machete in his left hand, looking very relaxed, even his facial muscles were relaxed.

Although Reis didn't know what tricks William was playing, it didn't prevent him from making up his mind to kill William.

After William walked to the predetermined distance of Leith, Leisi took a step forward, holding the knife in both hands, and aimed at William's head with all his might. Both Leisi and William can be sure that the latter will definitely hit the knife. will be split in half.

Before the scimitar approached William's body, the wind of the knife blew his hair back. Crowe, who was not far away, opened his eyes wide, but the tragedy he expected did not happen.

William's eyes sharpened suddenly, and the loose muscles all over his body tightened suddenly, as did the muscles on his face, which changed his complexion and became extraordinarily stern. His speed was faster than Lace's, and The range of motion is smaller, just a small step forward obliquely, then draws the knife with the right hand, releases the scabbard with the left hand, grabs the handle of the knife, and completes a neat upward movement. At the same time, the dodge and counterattack actions are also completed.

Although the scimitar that Leisi slashed fell through, Yu Wei still cut a long knife mark on the floor, and the momentum continued unabated. The wind of the knife knocked down the already dilapidated wall behind William.

Without even looking at Lace and the collapsed wall, William danced a sword flower, shaking off some blood beads stained on the blade, and then slowly retracted the knife.

Koshiro thinks that William is a swordsmanship genius, not because his strength has reached the point where even Koshiro was shocked, but because although he has only been learning swords for a short time, he has already faintly looked like a master, and he has his own thinking and skills in swordsmanship. style.

See the true chapter in the subtleties.

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While the knife and the sheath were closing, a line of blood suddenly appeared on the wrists of both hands, who had been maintaining the downward chopping motion.

Reis's face was contorted, and he wanted to withdraw the knife, but he felt a sharp pain in his hands, and then he heard a bang, and his heavy machete fell to the ground with his hands.

Crowe opened his mouth wide and looked at William again, only to see him tilting his head slightly, looking at him coldly.

Crowe shuddered violently. What William did just now was obviously showing his strength.

At this time, although Reis lost his hands, he still endured the pain and rushed towards William. Unfortunately, he couldn't hurt William when he had all his hands, so how could he succeed now.

William made a wrong step, then tripped him with a leg out, sending Reese's bulky body thumping to the ground.

Lace lying on the ground was pale, and the wound from his severed wrist was as smooth as a mirror, and he was still bleeding profusely, but he still insisted on crawling hard towards the collapsed wall.

"Barbarossa..." Lace just wanted to pass the news to his cousin. The enemy is in the dark, and William has been hiding his strength. After losing his two confidants, Hayreddin, what about Barbarossa? Save your life under William's scheme?

Crowe pulled out his short dagger and came to Reis, who was crawling with gritted teeth. After looking at William with a cold expression, he squatted down and slit Reis's throat.

William ignored Lace, who was struggling slowly, and walked out of the house. As soon as he reached the street, a drop of icy rain fell on his face, and then, the pouring rain suddenly poured down as if he had received a signal.

...

Outside Kalmar City, on the hill above the private port, in the wind and rain, three men were staring closely at the warship not far away.

"Everyone is gone?"

"There are only two or three big cats and kittens."

"William says the captain's cabin is aft."

Tony, who was squatting, squeezed the cigarettes that had been wet by the rain into a ball, and threw them on the ground. After glancing at Edmond and Aramis, he slowly got up: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's do it!"

The mountain wind blew past, and the raincoats of the three of them were rattling.