After all, his brothers were all living on the edge of a knife at sea. They might not be able to survive tomorrow if they had money today. If they had money, they would basically spend it on women or in bars as soon as they got off the boat.
There is no such thing as working for others for nothing!
So, this is why he came to question his captain. He could no longer suppress the anger of his brothers.
"Hush! Let's go to the bow." The one-eyed captain pulled his first mate to the bow.
Under the cover of the "clattering" sound of the waves, the one-eyed captain dared to speak softly to the first mate:
"Now that we are about to launch the attack, I will not hide it from you. I didn't tell you before because it was that person's request. He was probably afraid that the news would leak out."
"Boss, who is that?"
The first mate saw his captain's mysterious and slightly fearful expression and became even more curious, so he asked again.
The one-eyed captain glanced at the direction of the captain's room again and whispered, "That's the Giant Claw Devil!"
"What! He is the 'Giant Jaw'? The new pirate king 'Giant Jaw'?!" the first mate said in shock.
"Shh! Keep your voice down!!"
Hiss! No wonder his captain was so careful in entertaining the other party.
A man's fame is like the shadow of a tree.
As a new pirate king, he needs to fight his way out from dozens of pirate gangs in this sea area and be recognized by more than half of the pirate gangs.
Which pirate king did not achieve his fame by lying in a sea of blood and corpses?
The story of the fastest-rising pirate king, the Giant Claw, is particularly legendary! A few years ago, Vannis Griffith, who was originally named Vannis Griffith, was just an ordinary pirate leader with only one ship. But one day, he was suddenly blessed by the goddess of the sea, and his hands turned into indestructible giant claws with infinite strength, and he also had the ability to breathe underwater.
Soon after, he killed several pirate leaders at the level of grand knights and naval captains of the Commercial Alliance.
I heard that now all the chambers of commerce engaged in shipping in and around the Loras Peninsula have to pay him a large amount of gold coins every year to ensure the smooth flow of sea routes.
Similarly, if he wanted to destroy the jobs of any pirate team, it would only take a few minutes.
As long as a hunting order is issued by the Pirate King, dozens of pirate groups of all sizes and countless pirates will come to hunt down their one-eyed pirate gang.
No wonder our captain didn't dare to offend the other party at all.
But another doubt formed in the first mate's mind, and he said, "If it's that lord, why doesn't he use his own ship, but takes our ship?!"
The one-eyed captain also showed a thoughtful expression and said, "I have thought about this question too. I guess it should be to hide his tracks, or to do something secret. But he doesn't want others to know that he did it!"
"Okay, first mate, let's not talk about this anymore. Now I have resolved the doubts in your mind. So now, you will lead the brothers to make preparations for the boarding battle!" The one-eyed captain patted his right-hand man on the shoulder.
The sturdy first mate patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Boss! I'll go now!" - On the Lighthouse.
The three pirate ships gradually approached, and the battle was about to break out! However, although the sailors of the Lighthouse were nervous, their morale was high. They did not look like they were being robbed at all. Instead, they gave people the feeling that the Lighthouse was the pirate gang, and they were sharpening their knives to rob other ships.
"Hey yo! Hey yo!" A group of sailors pushed out several giant crossbows again, parked them on one side of the deck, and began to aim at the pirate ship not far away.
Although it was a boarding battle, the first thing that had to happen was a clash of crossbows and bows! At the bow, Captain Casper was respectfully accompanying a few people to observe the movements of the opposite pirate ship.
The three people accompanying him were Richard, Tino and Stephanie.
"Lord Richard, please don't take any action yet. Leave these pirates to me!" Tino said angrily.
In the previous battle with the sea monster, Richard basically contributed more than 80% of the combat power, so for the wizard on the ship, Tino was holding his breath.
At this moment, he felt like he was getting paid for nothing but wasn't doing anything.
Of course, he also knew that in the battle with the giant squid, it was not that he did not try his best, but that he was not strong enough.
But facing a group of pirates who were at most led by a great knight, it would be too embarrassing if he still needed Richard's help to solve the problem!
Hearing what Tino said, Richard and Stephana couldn't help but smile at each other and said, "Okay, Mr. Tino, we will help you hold the line."
"Thank you! But don't worry! Lord Richard, we can still capture the pirates easily." Tino said confidently.
A few minutes later!
“Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!”
After a fierce bombardment of crossbows and arrows, many of the brutal Black Sail pirates and the young sailors on the Lighthouse were killed or wounded.
"Boarding!"
"Join the team!"
The Black Sail First Mate brandished his scimitar and roared! Ever since he knew that he had the Pirate King, the Giant Claw Demon, to support him, his confidence increased. Although the resistance on the other ship was very fierce, he believed that as long as the Pirate King took action, his side would definitely win in the end.
Therefore, the heavy damage incurred in the early stage is completely tolerable if it can be exchanged for facing three fully loaded ocean-going merchant ships!
"Brothers, charge!" The Black Sail's first mate waved the mace in his hand and commanded the Black Sail pirates to continuously throw ropes, hooks and other tools, and soon they boarded the Lighthouse side by side.
"boom!!"
A fierce pirate who had just boarded the Lighthouse was directly ignited into a burning fireman by a fireball the size of a washbasin, and fell into the sea with a scream.
It was Tino who did it! "Hahaha! Black Sail Pirates! If you want to die, just come on!" Captain Casper couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Tino's attack just now immediately dampened the morale of many pirates! Many pirates were still very afraid of the unknown and mysterious wizard, and they were a little hesitant for a while.
At this time, the one-eyed captain waved his scimitar and shouted, "Brothers, charge! Victory belongs to Black Sails!!"
The Black Sail's first mate responded even more actively and rushed forward at the lead.
The pirate leaders' brave efforts gave the ordinary pirates an impetus. They began to brandish their weapons and followed their leader to board the ship again.
Although the Lighthouse was a giant ocean-going ship with a much higher hull height than that of a pirate ship, it could not withstand the opponent's fearless charge, and soon the two sides engaged in close combat!
“Boom! Boom!”
Tino's continuous fireballs did not extinguish the pirates' courage to attack! This made Richard, who was watching the battle in the captain's room, look puzzled, "Are all the pirates on the Vitrol continent so brave?"
Seeing the Black Sail Pirates at a disadvantage, the Pirate King 'Giant Jaw' could no longer sit still and cursed inwardly: "Black Sail Pirates? What a useless bunch!"
"But it is indeed time for me to take action!"
"The one who cast the fireball must be the wizard on board. We just need to kill him, hehe."
The Giant Claw touched his bald head, his eyes fixed on the figure on the bow of the Lighthouse, who was like a mobile turret, constantly casting fireballs. —— "Boom!"
Suddenly, a man in a black robe jumped onto the deck of the Lighthouse, making a dull sound.
He just kept moving towards the bow of the ship without stopping.
His hands hidden under the black robe had turned into a pair of huge pliers. Any sailor who tried to stop him would be hit with a single blow, and the fragile body would be torn into pieces instantly, showing how powerful he was.
Even the boatswain, who had reached the strength of a full-fledged knight, was snapped in two by his pincers, with his internal organs and dirty blood spilling all over the floor.
"boom!"
A blazing fireball the size of a washbasin struck the mysterious giant-claw man like lightning!
The mysterious man with giant claws suddenly swung one of his giant claws and smashed it at the incoming fireball.
“Bang!”
The powerful fireball was actually broken in the middle! Seeing the mysterious giant claw man looking relaxed, Tino was immediately shocked! The opponent only had a burnt spot on his giant claw, and there was nothing unusual on his body.
Tino's heart was filled with alarm, and he was ready to use his trump card! He immediately began to chant a spell.
"Fire Dragon Breath!!"
Suddenly, a several-meter-tall fire dragon head formed by fire elements appeared in front of Tino.
The dragon head is lifelike, just like a real dragon, and even the scales can be seen clearly.
The dragon's torso below the head is not shown.
But that’s enough. This is the most famous fire witchcraft of the Ring of Fire Energy - Fire Dragon’s Breath. It imitates the scene of fire dragons spewing flames in ancient times and is extremely powerful.
"roar!!"
After a loud dragon roar, huge streams of fan-shaped flames spewed out from the fire dragon's mouth, covering an area of dozens of meters.
In response, a blue light flashed on the giant claw man's body, and a pair of giant claws crossed on his chest, but he himself pushed forward towards the area covered by the "Fire Dragon's Breath".
"boom!!"
When Tino saw this, he secretly rejoiced in his heart, "No matter who you are, you dare to be so arrogant to take my fire dragon's breath, you will be crippled if you don't die!"
Tino felt a lot of pressure to perform this move! After performing it, his face turned pale. He immediately picked up a small bottle of mental power recovery potion and drank it in big gulps.
According to Tino's judgment, the opponent should be seriously injured, but judging from his defense just now, he will definitely not die.
Therefore, Tino replenished a bottle of mental recovery potion and prepared for the final battle.
But when the flames dissipated, Tino's eyes almost fell out!
The giant claw man stood firmly on the deck with his arms crossed, surrounded by smoke and steam. His black robe had long been burned to ashes by the raging flames, but his body was intact at this moment.
The surface of the body also exhibits a light blue fluorescence.
Tino could feel that this was an application of water energy particles.
"Who are you?!" Tino asked solemnly.
"Are you done with the attack?"
"As for the dead, I don't think it's necessary for you to know this question! Hehehe!" The man with the giant claws looked at Tino as if he was looking at a dead person, and Tino immediately felt goosebumps all over his body.
"You... you are the 'Giant Claw Demon'? The new pirate king 'Giant Claw Demon'?!" Captain Caspe, who was guarding beside Tino, pointed his index finger at the mysterious giant claw man with trembling hands and said in horror.
As soon as Caspe finished speaking, the faces of the sailors on the Lighthouse changed drastically and their morale dropped.
Tino was even more horrified, and said, "So you are the new pirate king 'Giant Claw'?!"
"'Giant Claw'?"
Richard, who had taken everything in, pondered the name in his mind, frowned, and looked at Stephanie. They both saw a hint of confusion in each other's eyes, indicating that they had never heard of this person.
"Master, this giant claw demon seems to be very powerful!"
"It's really good. This guy's body seems to have some kind of mutation. He has strong physical strength and can mobilize water energy particles to achieve the effect of innate witchcraft. He is like a great knight who can use witchcraft!"
"If converted, his strength is no less than that of a high-level wizard."
Based on the fighting power just demonstrated by the opponent, Richard roughly estimated the strength of this demon nicknamed Giant Claw.
"Master, if you don't take action now, Lord Tino will probably call you." Stephanie couldn't help but smile after seeing Tino's frequent glances at her.
"It's time to show up, but it's not me, it's the blood and bone puppet!" Richard waved his hand.
"boom!"
A tall white shadow was seen intercepting the giant claw demon rushing towards Tino at high speed.
"clang!"
After a burst of sparks flew.
The giant claw demon was repelled for the first time!
At this time, the newly promoted Pirate King was also looking at the white skeleton monster that suddenly appeared with a confused look on his face. He was stunned for a long time before he reacted and said:
"You sinister human, do you have undead wizards on board?!"
A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree!
Whether it is the continent of Bias or the continent of Vitroll, the undead wizards are not easy to mess with. They have strong combat power and secretive methods!
When Richard saw that the other party had noticed him, he knew he could no longer hide, so he and Stephanie slowly walked out of the captain's room.
"Three wizards? No wonder!"
The Pirate King looked at Tino, then at Richard and Stephana, and couldn't help but look grim. In his heart, he cursed Ocot Norris for the shitty information he gave him, making him think it was an easy job at first!
Damn! There is a huge difference between one wizard and three wizards on board.
And there is one among them whose strength seems to be no less than his own.
The pirate king no longer had any intention of fighting head-on at this time, but the mission still had to be completed, and he thought that the other party would not be willing to fight head-on with him.
So, the Pirate King thought for a moment and said:
"This strange and powerful necromancer, I am truly sorry for the offense I just caused."
"However, I was also entrusted by someone to take away an insignificant person. As long as you are willing to hand over a wizard apprentice named Melo Norris, I am willing to compensate for all losses and withdraw immediately."
Originally, there was a faint smile on Richard's face, but when the other party said Meiluo's name, the smile disappeared immediately!
Richard stared at the giant claw demon and asked, "How do you know that Melo Norris is on this ship?"
The Pirate King was stunned. What was going on? He also felt that Richard's attitude had changed instantly, and he was confused for a moment.
(End of this chapter)