dhibooks Chapter 158 Crossing the Sea of Devils - Part 1
Chapter 158 Crossing the Sea of Devils - Part 1
The ocean has always been the longing and destination of men on the sea. She is as mysterious and changeable as a woman. One second, the sky is clear, and the next second, the hurricane and raging waves can engulf you in an instant.
Even in the later generations with advanced technology, the ocean is full of mysteries. For the pirates in the early 16th century, who were still in the age of great exploration, the threats at sea were far more than the changeable climate and hidden under the sea. There are not only armies from various countries chasing them around, but more dangers come from the horrors in legends.
After sailing out of the storm circle, the black lady quickly sailed into a sea area that these pirates called the Devil's Sea. This place was no longer threatened by storms, but the sea was filled with thick white fog all year round.Under the orders of Elias, the black lady slowed down and walked carefully on the narrow sea channel. Dilapidated and decayed ships were faintly seen around, as well as the sailors hanging from the masts and swaying in the wind. corpse.
"There are hidden reefs here, and the sea lanes for ships to pass are very narrow. Once they deviate from the course, even if only a little, they will be stuck in the hidden reefs, and dragged into the bottomless abyss by the monsters and ghosts on the Devil's Sea." Laias's first mate, Delk, is a handsome young man. When Elias, who is most familiar with this sea area, is at the helm, he sits on the nearby deck with Wu Ming and others, chatting and introducing some of the sea areas from time to time. Regarding the situation in the sea area, Ji Qiming suspected that he was sent by Elias to monitor them. After all, as a sudden outsider, even if they rescued Barbarossa, they still failed to gain the full trust of the suspicious pirates.
"This sea area is shrouded in fog all the year round, and there are dense reefs under the sea surface, but there are no islands nearby..." Delk continued, "But I heard from some sailors who escaped from this death by chance, occasionally when the tentacles of the monsoon extend to this sea area , After blowing away the fog for a while, you will see a huge island slowly rising from the sea surface, and this sea area will also become a narrow waterway at the bottom of the canyon." He took a deep breath, "Those crew members Call it Alcatraz."
Ji Qiming and others recalled the scene on Atlantis Island that they encountered when they entered the time and space of this game, and vaguely guessed that the Alcatraz Island was Atlantis. After exchanging glances, Ji Qiming He said, "It's just an island. Even if it floats up from the sea, what's so scary about it?"
"Of course." Seeing that his ghost story didn't have the expected scaring effect, Delk was obviously a little upset, "When that island floated to the surface of the sea, it meant that the door of the cage on the bottom of the sea was opened, and I was imprisoned in the sea for hundreds of years. The bewildering banshee siren, the half-snake and half-bird Naga, the demon octopus king Kraken with eight giant claws, and the ghosts of the vicious pirates who died in this sea and cannot be reborn will all appear together. Ships sailing in this sea area are pulled into the bottom of the sea to be buried with them!"
Wuli Liuguang couldn't help shivering, and Derk said with satisfaction: "Are you scared?"
"Don't worry." Elias' hearty laughter came from beside him, "I have traveled to and from the Devil's Sea more than ten times, but I have never encountered the legendary Devil's Island."
"Things at sea, you can only believe what you have, not what you don't have." Barbarossa came out of the cabin. He spent some time grooming, trimmed his hair and beard, and put on a brand new captain's attire. After changing his face, he lost the unkempt look he had when he first got out of prison, and looked like a sea overlord.
Ji Qiming found that Barbarossa and Elias actually look alike, but because of age, Elias's face looks younger, more vigorous and full of aura, while Barbarossa is more mature. A few years of wind and frost engraved, a little more arrogant and domineering.
──Bang!
A sudden shell struck from the rear and hit a sunken ship on the left side of their ship's side. Everyone on the deck lowered their heads to avoid it, but a few unlucky ghosts were hit by scattered wood and suffered slight injuries. A crew member rushed up and shouted: "Report! A ship is found behind! It's the Knights of St. John!"
"Damn it, I still caught up!" The black lady slowed down after entering the Devil's Sea, which also allowed the St. John's Knights who set off later to catch up all the way. Elias spat and said angrily, "The rear The fort is ready! Fire the cannon!"
Naval battles in this era rely on artillery to meet and secondly to connect and board ships to fight.The main turrets of the ships are basically on both sides of the ship, and a few ships have turrets on the bow and stern, and the black lady is one of them.It's just that the position at the bow and stern of the ship is small, and it can only accommodate the next artillery.
The sea lanes of the Devil's Sea are narrow, and it is impossible for the two ships to run side by side. At this time, they can only rely on the cannons at the bow and stern of each ship to bombard each other. Passing through, she couldn't exert the full speed of the black lady, and St. John's ship kept clinging to the back, refusing to relax at all.
"Does it mean that you have left Spain's sphere of influence if you leave the Devil's Sea?" Wu Ming shouted at Elias, another cannon exploded in the sea not far from their ship, and the blasted sea water fell like raindrops.
"Yes! After passing here, we will be within the Turkish sea area! We are supported by the Turkish royal family, as long as we enter there, we will be safe!" Elias roared back.
Wu Ming pulled Ji Qiming to his side, pulled Gui Yanyi and Li Huo aside and said, "Sooner or later we will be overtaken by the St. John's Knights. We must board the ship first and start a connecting battle to prevent them from continuing to pursue! "
"Continuation battle! Just the five of us!" Wuli Liuguang was shocked.
"Six, don't forget to stay hairy." Ji Qiming wiped off the sea water on his face and said.
"The only remaining S-level mission is that Barbarossa, Elias, and Derk escape the Spanish-controlled area alive. As long as the ship leaves the Devil's Sea without incident, our mission will be considered a success! Now stay We won't be able to play much role on this ship, but the ship that boarded St. John's first can win by surprise." Wu Ming explained.
Ghost Eye quickly followed Wu Ming's train of thought: "I took a look at the level of the people on the St. John's ship. Most of them are in their [-]s to [-]s. We are all good at melee combat. To deal with them It should be more than enough, as long as we can destroy the other party's rudder or ship... Even if it is to lower the anchor or let the other party deviate from the course and hit the reef, it can give the Black Lady enough time to escape. After the mission is completed, we will leave this instance and arrive at We'll be teleported no matter where we are."
"Derk!" Wu Ming shouted to the first mate, "We will board St. John's ship to buy you time to escape. You go at full speed and make sure you still have Barbarossa and Elias." safe!"
"I will protect their safety!" Delk said solemnly, "But once you board each other's boat, how will you escape?"
"We have our own arrangements." Ji Qiming chuckled.