Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 83: Deathly Struggle, Bloody Flags Flying

When the first wave of salvos landed, the morale of the entire Red Beard Fleet began to collapse rapidly.

The most important thing for victory on the battle line is to obey orders more than the enemy and fight bravely, while success or failure depends on persistence.

When you can’t hold on any longer, that’s the beginning of complete defeat!
Most people no longer had time to fight back and were all busy plugging the leaks in the warship.

"Quick, the board, bring the board over here."

“The gun ports on the lower level are also leaking.

The twist material is all used up, carpenter, hurry up."

Whether it is a pirate ship or a warship, the work of "plugging holes" is indispensable during an artillery battle.

When the battle reaches this point and the hull near the waterline is hit, even the carpenters on the ship will become combat posts.

They needed to bring their own tools, rush to the woodworking passage inside the hull as soon as possible, and then quickly nail wooden boards or lead plates on the holes.

"Then what is that?"

The carpenter who was patching a leak near the waterline rubbed his eyes.

Through the hole the size of a human head that was constantly letting in water, he saw the sea surface outside suddenly turned red as if it was burning.

Looking more closely, I discovered that it was actually a densely packed school of fish, tens, hundreds, thousands of them, so numerous that I couldn't count them all at once.

At that time, all the crew members had witnessed with their own eyes the tragic scene of Red Beard being blown into the sky by a group of fish bombs.

How come you don’t know what this is?
“Oh no—!”

The carpenter was not the only one screaming in horror.

The pirates on the boat, who had just been congratulating themselves for surviving another round of volleys, now had their eyes widened and let out hoarse "ho ho ho" sounds from deep in their throats.

He couldn't even scream.

"Don't even think about it. Don't even think about defeating me a second time with the same trick!"

Red Beard, who had half of his body taken away by a shell, had just recovered and his eyes were wide open with anger.

Take out a bottle of yellow-green potion from the box kept by the first mate [Jackal] Harvey.

The biggest problem with the sequence system is that there are no secrets, and moves that have been used once can be easily targeted.

When he was targeted by the Gunpowder Artists for the first time, Red Beard couldn't even protect himself, let alone others.

But since it has been confirmed that they will have to fight, how could he not think of ways to prepare in advance?

【Dragon Dung Potion】:
“It does not come from forbidden knowledge, but is a secondary invention by the Wilderness Sequence [Adventurers].

It is said that it was before the Silver Age, when dragons were still everywhere, supernatural powers had no system, and adventurers were not a sequential profession.

Dragon dung is often used by them to scare away various wild beasts.

Although nowadays, let alone pure blood, even the various subspecies carrying dragon blood are extremely rare.

They had to settle for the next best thing and use the feces of various ferocious beasts to boil new medicine.

In addition to the [Dragon Dung Potion], it also got a second name - [Gold Juice Potion].

This is unpopular along the coast of the Old World, but on overseas routes, high-quality dragon dung potions are a necessity.

It can scare off all kinds of elusive sea monsters, or at least force them out of the water, giving surface ships a chance to engage in a head-on battle."

Boo!
The moment the cork was opened, the strong pungent smell that permeated the air was so strong that Byron, who was standing high on the mast, could not help but cover his nose.

The liquid medicine dissolved quickly after being poured into the water, dyeing the nearby murky sea water into an indescribable yellow-green color.

The school of red fish that had been charging straight at Violet under the control of the bone whistle immediately turned around and circumvented the Nemesis as if it had encountered a natural enemy.

As for the other pirate ships nearby?

At this time, how could Red Beard care about the life and death of others instead of his own death?
Apparently, most of the other big pirates around had not made such targeted preparations, and they were shouting, "Full rudder, get out of the way."

While mobilizing the abilities of each of them as a third-level transcendent to resist the school of fish.

"The Cemetery Sequence Motto: Give All Things Rest in Peace!"

Fear aura!

"Hall of Fame (Various Artists) Motto: Humans can accomplish great things."

Fantasy heart sound!

"."

The extraordinary system of [Ladder of Glory] believes that: the human race is supreme and glory belongs to the collective.

The entire human society, religions, countries, nations, guilds, societies... from top to bottom, all organizations are put into a tight network.

Theocracy is above! King's power is in the middle! All industries are below!

Every profession is an essential part of the functioning of society.

As long as you reach the middle sequence, you will be a well-known middle-level figure in the organization and you can get ahead anywhere.

Among pirates, he is a big pirate who controls an independent fleet; among knights, he is a knight commander who can command a team of knights.

Just because you change your place of residence, you won't suddenly fall to the bottom of society and have to start all over again, repeating the cycle over and over again.

As a result, they have a sufficiently stable [anchor]. The extraordinary power is truly manifested in them, and a core ability of a system or tactical level emerges.

In particular, the [Conductor] Ferdinand (Chapter 38), who was driving the Beast Cage, was most capable in this situation.

In his hand he held an old cast iron camel bell used by ancient caravans.

After shaking it once, the leading fish began to slow down; after shaking it twice, their bodies became stiff on the sea surface; after shaking it three times, a part of the fish even began to turn around.

This is one of the systematic abilities of the third-level beast tamer: [Group Monster Immobilization] and [Group Monster Domination].

But his power alone cannot control the entire battlefield that spans several kilometers.

Just when the school of fish was about to reverse.

Violet knew all of her opponents’ occupations, but there was no surprise on her face.

He slowly stretched out his slender white right hand and snapped his fingers at the school of fish that was already very close to the enemy ship.

Boom——! ! !
The orange-red flames shot up into the sky like a volcanic eruption, and the hot shock wave sent huge amounts of sea water into the sky.

A heavy scalding rain fell over the entire battlefield.

The sea water was boiling, and it seemed as if the entire atrium was shaking violently in the aftermath of the explosion.

The enemy ships that were the focus of special attention were suddenly lifted out of the water by the huge underwater shock wave.

One of the ships almost fell apart as it crashed back into the sea, and countless pirates were thrown into the raging waves.

He was drowned while fainting.

The morale of the fleet completely collapsed at this point, and those who survived immediately turned around and ran away.

In fact, Red Beard's actions were exactly what Violet and Byron wanted.

The fragile alliance that had been maintained by interests had lost its last bit of spirit due to this wave of "the greatest art", and no longer cared about interests.

They believed that as long as they escaped, the Wanmin Fleet would definitely not chase them with all its might.

“Ms. Violet, we withdraw from the competition for the position of Overseer, no longer support Edward the Redbeard, and give up all interests in Anchor Bay!”

"Red Beard has committed a heinous crime by colluding with the kingdom. I, Butcher Bird, declare that I will cut all ties with him and no longer have any relationship with him. From now on, I will support Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"me too."

Those cunning pirates showed weakness, left a few words, and fled for their lives without any loyalty.

Byron and Violet had not intended to kill them all.

First, if all of Red Beard's followers died, who would take the blame when they encountered the "natural disaster" that attacked from dreams?
Second, it’s because of poverty!

War is about money.

[Kiss of Flame] This alchemical formula is powerful and easy to control, but its only drawback is that it is expensive.

Cultivating these thousands of fish bombs is more expensive than equipping dozens of large-caliber artillery pieces, and is almost equivalent to the same weight of silver.

Violet no longer had enough financial resources to launch a second attack.

Byron looked at the big pirates who were completely defeated in the head-on fleet battle.

There was a gleam in his eyes. It was obvious that the huge battle in which he had stirred up the world as a commander had made him make great progress on his extraordinary path.

As long as you have money, you can quickly advance to the Gold and Yuan Sequence (Chapter 13), and [Storm Knight] and other sequences are no exception.

"Resources" do not only refer to potions, spices, and knowledge, but also training opportunities that fit this career path.

Even if Lancaster had not yet been destroyed, it would be unlikely that the command of a war of this magnitude would be handed over to a rookie like him.

“Another great victory of the battle line versus traditional tactics.

Perhaps due to the limited power of artillery, battle lines are not yet the mainstream of warfare.

But in the future, if the main battle line does not appear, it will be a final gamble that will determine the country's destiny and maritime hegemony for decades or even hundreds of years to come.

Although even in the entire maritime history of my previous life, such battles of national destiny were rare.

But the number of warships owned by each country is itself the greatest deterrent.

More means stronger, bigger means more beautiful, and if both more and bigger are available then you will dominate the sea!

It's a pity that I don't know when I will have the chance to try my skills again."

If it weren't for his lack of spirituality, the "storm" he just mastered would be enough to serve as a promotion ceremony for a [Storm Knight] in the middle sequence of impact.

At this time.

The Red Beard Fleet lost its deterrent power, and the pirate ships of the small pirates in the outer privateering fleet also scattered.

The collective coffins of the heroes immediately surrounded the lonely [Vengeance] again.

Byron handed the command of the battlefield back to Violet, a genuine third-level [Craftsman].

"Raise the bloody flag, and leave no one alive!"

"Tooth for tooth, blood for blood!"

"Roar--!"

(End of this chapter)