Chapter 59: 58: Sea Monster (Please read and vote)
Compared to the minor skirmish on the Percinus, the battle between the Bloody Mary and the Habsburg Navy warships was the protagonist of this battlefield.
In fact, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with the Habsburg Navy's choice.
This time, the pirates made an unusual landing operation and robbed the city of Auckland, causing such great damage. The first person responsible is naturally the Auckland City Government.
Even if Governor Dorji Petrovich and the officials under his command did not make any obvious mistakes, such a huge blame would still be put on them.
However, apart from the Executive Office, the one who should be held most accountable is of course the Habsburg Empire Navy.
In particular, the Habsburg Empire's Royal Third Navy, operating in the Silver Sea, reported their achievements some time ago, saying that they had pinned the Bloody Mary down on the sea.
For this, they were also commended by the Navy Headquarters!
But how long has it been?
Captain Gis of the Bloody Mary gave them a big news. What's the difference between this and repeatedly slapping the Royal Third Fleet in the face?
Now that things have come to this, the Third Fleet must get back at them!
Whether in the name of combating piracy or out of pure revenge, they will inevitably take action.
At this time, someone came to the door, provided accurate information, and clearly stated that the Percinus could be used as bait to lure out the Bloody Mary.
So, what will the Third Fleet do?
Of course, he went with the flow. As for Maruna's action of redeeming his child, who cares?
The first shot was for calibration, followed by dozens of magic cannons that chased and fired at the Bloody Mary.
The impact of the waves on naval warships has been reduced to a minimum. Instead, every time a salvo is fired, the huge hull will vibrate continuously.
The warships of the Habsburg Empire naturally have an overwhelming advantage in performance.
Not only is the hull larger and the design more reasonable, although it is not a magical ironclad ship, the hull is covered with a thick layer of copper.
You know, the corrosiveness of seawater is no joke. There are also clinging organisms such as barnacles. If ships are not cleaned regularly, they will decay, greatly reducing their service life.
Only the Empire has enough financial resources to wrap the hull of the ship with copper to increase its corrosion resistance and defense.
On both sides of the hull, there are dozens of magic cannons, equipped with professional adjustable bases, elastic pressure relief devices, and professional magic gunners.
Their salvos had a flavor of "targeted long-range bombing", leaving the Bloody Mary almost unable to fight back.
Of course, if there is one thing that the Corsair has that’s worth praising, it’s just one – it’s fast!
In order to facilitate robbery and catch up with fleeing merchant ships, all modifications to pirate ships were made to make them light enough.
This transformation began in the Age of Discovery and has continued to this day, with many achievements already made.
Just like the Bloody Mary, it is a standard streamlined hull and a three-track sailboat.
Dozens of pirates acted as sailors, and then increased the ship's speed to the maximum. With the sea breeze blowing, it felt like riding the wind and waves.
It is worth mentioning that there is magic on the Bloody Mary. The sails and masts are all made of special magical materials, and contain complex magic patterns.
Its only function is to bring sea breeze along when the sails are blown.
The result was what was happening now. The navy warships were constantly adjusting their direction, aiming their hulls at the Bloody Mary, while their magical cannons were constantly calibrated, loaded, and fired...
The Bloody Mary was like an agile swordsman, running wildly on the sea, sometimes rushing forward, sometimes turning flexibly, sometimes moving erratically, and sometimes stopping suddenly to dodge.
Those actions that didn't seem like something a ship could do were actually completed by the pirates working together.
All the credit for this should go to the old pirate named "Tru", who is the real master of ship control.
Of course, the Bloody Mary didn't just take the beating without fighting back. They also launched their own magic cannons.
There were only five guns, and they were just bare, black barrels, placed on sacks filled with earth and rocks.
Their shooting was also full of randomness. A few natives who looked more like shamans than magic apprentices jumped there and put their hands directly on the gun barrel.
After the magic pattern lit up, their thigh muscles trembled, showing obvious signs of accumulating strength. When the cannons roared, they jumped away like frogs.
There was no way. The reaction force of the cannon was extremely terrifying. If they jumped a little slower, they might be crushed to death by the cannon.
Looking at the entire process of firing, there is more metaphysics than rationality, more faith than calculation, but you have to admit, the shells fired like this are still somewhat accurate.
It crashed next to the battleship, and the splashing water was enough to soak a group of imperial soldiers.
There are many islands on the sea, and on these islands, many indigenous tribes live.
You can use words like barbaric, cruel, uncivilized, cannibalistic, etc. to describe them. Even pirates were unwilling to bother with these natives.
Because killing them is completely useless, all you get is a pile of smelly bones.
It was not until magic cannons became popular and changed the pirates' combat mode that these natives became useful.
The reason is that there is a certain chance that indigenous shamans will be born among this group of barbaric, cruel and uncivilized indigenous tribes.
Although their spells are strange and have different effects, it is undeniable that they possess a rare magical power.
The pirates captured them on the ship and asked them to activate the magic cannon, which led to the current random cannon technique!
The accuracy depends on the sky and the target is at will, but as long as you are not facing the regular navy, but those merchant ships.
Just fire a few shots and the merchant ship will basically lower its sails and surrender.
Of course, facing the Imperial Navy, they were just a dish, a dish that tried hard to survive but definitely would not last long.
This fast ship handling was based on Tru's long-term concentration and the concerted efforts of all the pirates.
But people always get tired, and they can't maintain this state for long.
If they relax even a little, this group of pirates will be destroyed.
The navy knows all this, and the pirates certainly know it too, because they are fighting for this little bit of time.
Suddenly, waves arose around the battleship, colliding with the ripples caused by the artillery fire.
And beneath the water, a huge shadow passed by, hundreds of meters long, seemingly longer than a warship.
At the same time, a low, long hum came from the bottom of the water, sweeping across the warship with an inexplicable tremor.
At this moment, the marines on the battleship also felt a huge crisis. They even gave up the bombardment and instead searched for the enemy with magic rifles in hand.
On the other side, the Percinus finally ran aground on Guano Island. They ran aground on a coast. Both the sailors and the Bauhinia Mercenaries jumped off the ship.
Roy and Oliveira each held a child, while Maruna Marquez could only roll down in embarrassment.
They waded forward, accompanied by the foul smell of feces, and finally reached the shore.
At this time, most people were exhausted, not to mention the sailors. For them, today was too exciting.
The Bauhinia Mercenary Group and the Twin Detectives were seen sitting down on the beach, breathing heavily.
In other words, Roy and Oliveira were in better condition, with almost no changes, and they still had time to comfort the two children.
From their perspective, the battle at sea was clearly visible, with continuous artillery fire and roars.
At this moment, the leader of the Bauhinia Mercenary Group, the bow-wielding man, suddenly stood up and began to question:
"Why? Why are we on this Guano Island? Shouldn't we just steer the ship back?"
"We are trapped here and are lambs to be slaughtered. Whether the Bloody Mary or the Imperial Navy wins, do you think they will let us go?"
At this moment, everyone seemed to regain their sanity, and they looked at each other in bewilderment, until a voice suddenly rang out: "It was him! He was the one who asked to drive to the island!"
The person who spoke was the younger brother of the twin detectives, and the direction he pointed was Luo Yi.
Luo Yi ignored him and stared at the battlefield on the sea. After a pause, he asked, "Do you all want to know why?"
"It's a must to know!"
The bow-wielding man emphasized, "Also, Mr. Maruna, shouldn't you also give us an explanation?"
"Who are these two? Are they from the navy?"
"It's none of our business if you use yourself as bait, but you shouldn't have dragged us into this."
"We are mercenaries. We earn our livings by risking our lives, but that doesn't mean we can be fooled."
"I don't……"
"alright!"
Maruna wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Luo Yi. He looked around at everyone and said, "Don't you want to know why I fled to the island?"
"That's why!"
As he spoke, the imperial warship on the sea was suddenly hit by a huge impact.
A snake tail with thick gray scales and barbs standing on its back hit the warship's hull directly.
boom!
It was a sound far more terrifying than that of a magic cannon, so much so that the huge warship tilted.
In the middle section of the warship, huge cracks and pits clearly appeared on the copper-clad warship.
After the attack, the sea water rolled dozens of feet away, revealing a huge snake head.
His mouth was full of sharp teeth, his scales were grayish white, his back had barbs, and his body was winding, hundreds of meters long.
And on top of the snake head, Gis stood naked, steadily, looking down, like a king returning.
This is the trump card of Captain Gis, the Bloody Mary. He is the sea beast he tamed, the descendant of the doomsday serpent Leviathan, a giant sea monster that roams the Silver Sea.
Roar!
With a roar, the sea snake dived into the water again and launched another charge.
On the other side, the Bloody Mary had already begun to turn the rudder, and the Ocean Goddess's ram was pointing directly at the Imperial battleship, staring hungrily.
On the coast, Luo Yi said at this time: "This is why we have to go ashore.
If it were still in the sea, even with the aftermath of their battle, the Percynas would probably have fallen apart.
And we will become food for that sea monster!"
It is true that the ship was covered with copper sheets. At that time, there was no reliable glue, so rivets were used to fix it.
At first, I used iron nails, but they rusted badly. Then I switched to copper nails, but they were too soft. Finally, I switched to copper-zinc nails...
(End of this chapter)
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