Raising Paladins

Episode 136. Pinas Revolution (4)

quiet night sea.

Dozens of ships quietly crossed over it.

It was the militia force heading towards the ruined island.

In the lead boat were Maya and Jillian.

“It will be important to come out naturally.”

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Jillian, who has a hearty personality, showed the appearance of a cool-headed commander when the operation began.

His point was correct.

“The Ruined Island is a place feared by both the residents of the Pinas Islands and the pirates. But there will definitely be expenses. Because I was beaten by Tira and Hanson last time. Just pretend to fight them and let one or two run away.”

“That would be perfect.”

Thanks to the crew familiar with the material, the boat quickly crossed the open sea at night.

Most of the sailors were born and raised in the archipelago, so they could visit the ruined island just by looking at the stars in the night sky.

In addition, even if you go close to the ruined island, the current and sea breeze will lead you to the island.

Soon after, the boat started riding the current.

“You’re almost there, you’ll see Ruin Island soon.”

The Pinas Archipelago consists of large and small islands.

After passing a few small uninhabited islands, a ruined island appeared.

It was one of the largest islands in the archipelago, so it was recognizable even though it was a dark night.

“As expected, there are guards posted on the shore.”

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Jillian glared at the shore with fierce eyes.

I saw several pirates rubbing their hands after making a fire on the sandy beach.

But something unexpected happened.

“huh?”

A pirate who was soothing the cold wind of the night sea with a bonfire.

One of them pulled out a telescope and began to scan the sea.

“this! It’s hard to get caught here! Row faster!”

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Jillian shouted with bated breath.

However, it was only a matter of time before dozens of boats were spotted by pirates patrolling the coast.

“Um, what is that?! It’s an invasion! It’s an assault!”

The guy shouted at the top of his voice.

Then, surprisingly, several boats appeared from the left and right wings of the island.

It was a place that was not visible on the militia’s surprise route because of the curved coastline.

“damn! Armed with a crossbow!”

Metal fittings glistening in the moonlight.

The pirates on the boat were carrying a lot of long-range weapons that were advantageous for naval battles.

On the other hand, the militias are armed mainly for light surprise operations, so they have only swords and wooden shields.

The number of boats was far greater than the militia, but if the battle continued like this, it was obvious that they would suffer great damage.

“It was helpless! Let’s break through by force!”

“No!”

Maysa stopped Jillian.

“Even if you speed up and stick to the shore, about half of them will die on the sea. Then even if we lure the pirates, there is no chance!”

“Well, then what do you mean?! It’s already burned by the tide on the ruined island, so I can’t get out! I can’t go back!”

“I will take care of it.”

“… … ?!”

Gillian’s eyes widened.

“Move the ship forward. And when you get close to an enemy boat, keep your head down.”

“Hey, hey, priest! What are you going to do?!”

Sreureung-.

Meisa pulled out her rapier and lifted it.

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Jillian nodded at the firm determination in her eyes.

‘I can’t help it anymore!’

Because they rode a strong current, they could not escape, but they could not sacrifice other militia members.

There was no choice but to trust Meisa.

“Then let’s do it!”

chuck! chuck!

Gillian took the oars vigorously.

As the force of the current moving forward combined with the water current added by rowing, the boat stretched forward coolly.

Clap-!

“Ready to shoot! That woman in front is a battle fuse! Aim at that woman!”

Dozens of crossbows were aimed at Meisa from several boats.

Meisa closed her eyes as she placed one foot in front of the boat.

‘Nu-closing your eyes!’

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Jillian was startled.

“Everyone raise your shields! If you don’t have a shield, use a boat! Or even pick up a bucket of water to stop it!”

An urgent cry also erupted from the boat following behind.

Because he was on the current, he had to pass between pirate boats floating outside the current.

If I didn’t do something in front of me, all the members could have turned into a beehive.

“Sir! You have come within the distance of the crossbow! Open your eyes!”

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Jillian exclaimed hastily.

But Maysa seemed unwilling to open her eyes.

She was entering the world of the still mind.

‘at that time… … It reminds me of when I touched that white aura!’

The moment you cross the wall that you could never cross.

I remembered the time when the confidence that I could win against anything in the world swept through my body.

The divine power held in Meisa’s chest slowly spread throughout her body.

‘Karl said that it would take time to change natural power, but it was possible to use divine power itself, so I have to do it!’

Do-do-do-do-do-!

Bolts were fired at Meisa from all directions.

It was then that Meisa opened her eyes.

“Priestess!”

Tang!

The first steel bolt to fly.

The rapier bounced off the bolt that was fired straight into Meisa’s torso.

The bolts that flew in succession were the same.

Meisa’s rapier began to dance in the moonlight.

Ting! Ting! Ting!

Arrows fired in broad daylight are also very fast, so it is difficult to dodge them.

Furthermore, crossbows and crossbows are difficult to load, but they boast formidable power.

However, he was blocking all the dozens of bolts by relying only on his senses.

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Jillian and the militia’s mouth fell open.

“Um, what is that… … !”

Ting!

The last bolt came into Meisa’s eyes.

As I concentrated, it seemed as if the world slowed down.

It was a bolt that would threaten the lives of others, but it was no big deal to Meisa, who started using divine power.

‘you can do it!’

When the bolt came within range of the rapier.

Meisa attached the side of her slanted rapier to the flying bolt.

Then, he twisted his wrist in the air and slightly changed the direction of the flying bolt.

“Ouch!”

The bolt that Meisa knocked out was stuck in the nape of the pirate’s neck diagonally to the left.

The moment the crossbow he was holding fell with a thump.

Silence flowed over the sea of the Pinas Islands.

“Sir, I knocked out the crossbow bolt… … .”

“Besides, they hit it with a bolt that knocked out a pirate… … .”

“What is that… … ?!”

It wasn’t just the militia that were surprised by Meisa’s confidence.

The pirates who came to kill them were also staring at Meisa with blank faces.

Then Meisa looked around inside the boat she was on.

“Give me that.”

“You mean this?”

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Jillian handed over the water bottle lying on the floor.

It was a water trough, one for each boat, for scooping water out if an attack punctured the boat.

“thank you.”

with a plop-!

A bucket of water thrown by Meisa floats on the sea.

When the bucket came between Meisa’s boat and the nearest pirate’s boat.

Meisa threw herself away.

“crazy!”

Gillian tried to stop her, but Meisa’s body was already floating in the air.

And again, an amazing thing happened.

Talk-!

Meisa stepped on the water bottle lightly and leaped again.

Moving like a butterfly, she climbed onto the pirates’ boat.

The pirates did not even think of countering her miraculous movement.

Shoot-!

Meisa’s sword dance soon followed.

The blade of the rapier began to knock down the pirates.

Shoulders, arms, thighs… … .

The hole-in-the-wall pirates let out a terrible roar and jumped into the sea.

“Mi, crazy priest! Everyone run away!”

“Save people!”

Unfortunately, jumping into the sea to avoid Meisa was a foolish choice.

They gurgle at the strong current flowing around the ruined island! It sank to the bottom of the water with a sound.

Seeing that, Jillian quickly came to her senses.

“Gee, now! When the priest buys you time, attach the boat! hurry!”

“Waaa!”

Crossbows and crossbows are weapons that take time to reload after firing.

It was different from a bow that could immediately measure the arrow and shoot it again.

The tension was so strong that it took a long time to reload without the ‘goat’s foot’ equipment.

On top of that, Meisa bought time with her amazing demeanor.

This was long enough for the sailors’ militia to get close to the pirates’ boats.

“Attack!”

Soon, a naval battle ensued between dozens of boats.

The pirates were less than ten boats, but the advantage was that they had long-range weapons such as crossbows and crossbows, but that advantage turned into a disadvantage.

Because the crossbows couldn’t stop the militias rushing in with their black-and-blue swords.

“aaagh!”

“Ouch!”

Pirates’ screams erupted everywhere.

In the meantime, Meisa was in the process of destroying one more pirate boat using the same method as before.

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Jillian murmured as she watched the scene.

“As expected, people shouldn’t be judged only by their appearance… … .”

Thanks to Meisa’s performance, the unexpected naval battle ended in a great victory for the militia.

The morale of the militia, who even captured the pirate ship’s boats and weapons, seemed to skyrocket.

But the fight wasn’t over yet.

“Captain Gillian! They run away!”

The pirates who set fire to the sandy beach and scouted the shore.

They were very disconcerted, knowing that the other pirates armed with crossbows and crossbows would surely win.

They were pushing the boat they had pulled up on the sand into the sea, as if they had decided they had no chance of winning.

He intended to ride it and run away to spread the news to the base of the pirates.

“Let’s catch it!”

The militiamen loaded captured crossbows and crossbows.

But Jillian stopped them.

“Leave it as it is, the main body of the Harpy Pirates will move only when they go and deliver the news. Keep in mind that our purpose is to bring the main force here.”

The crew lowered the crossbow again.

Soon the militia boats were approaching the shoreline, and the last boats the pirates boarded were getting farther and farther away.

Then Maya said.

“They were pirates who harassed the inhabitants of the Pinas Islands and traded slaves in the empire. I can’t just let it go.”

Meisa pulled out the throwing dagger she had stuffed into her side.

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Jillian, whose hair was the same as the boat she was on, shook her head.

“It would be nice to spend the soul. But it’s too far. No matter how priestly you are, you can’t hit it with a throwing dagger at this distance… … .”

Whoop!

A single dagger left Meisa’s hand.

At first glance, it was a long distance away.

However, the dagger flew accurately and landed on the shoulder of a pirate.

“Keep!”

Whoop! Whoop! Whoop!

Three daggers in succession cut through the air.

Then three more pirates fell down.

One of the last pirates rowing was trembling in fear.

“Crazy, really crazy… … .”

Gillian forgets how many times she admires Meisa tonight.

At that time, the middle of the gray pants of the pirate who was rowing was stained black.

The moment the moonlight broke through the clouds and shone on him, the militia burst into laughter.

“Ha ha ha ha! I wrapped that baby! I’m tired!”

“You peed for fear of being skewered by Priest Meisa’s dagger!”

“You coward! Go tell the harpy! The treasures you’ve collected will be put to good use by our militia! Ha ha ha ha ha!”

The naval battle of the ruined island that almost fell into a big crisis.

The militiamen were enjoying the heat of victory led by Meisa.

The start was good.