When the city gate is on fire, the fish in the moat suffer.
Although the Tulip navy's main focus was on the more than 200 pirate ships on the wanted list during this period of time, the ordinary pirates had a hard time due to the large-scale manhunt.
One of them was their old friend, Mr. Iron Bone William.
The moonlight was dim. On a gloomy water near the open sea, a black-sail pirate ship was sailing slowly with its sails half open.
"Bah! It's all that fat pig's fault. We missed the window to leave the east coast of the Black Sea.
Now, not only were there navy warships all over the sea, even the neutral ports had these 'lobster soldiers' swaggering around!
Now we can't even drink a glass of wine in peace! "
After hiding on the sea for almost two months, they were finally caught by a large group of lobster soldiers with guns in a warm tavern at the neutral port and chased back to the sea.
How could the pirates, who were like stray dogs, have anything good to say? It was no wonder that he even called out the pirates' derogatory name for the kingdom's army soldiers.
Even when they were far away from the neutral port, William, who was controlling Iron Bone from behind the rudder, was still angry. He picked up the glass beside him and took a big gulp.
"Ah! Captain, you're taking my glass! "
The bronze-skinned burly young man behind him looked at the empty wine glass and said helplessly.
As soon as they reached the neutral port and entered the tavern, they were surrounded by a group of lobster soldiers before they could replenish their drinks. It was not easy for them to escape back to the ship.
The little bit of wine in the cup might be the last wine that could be tasted on Iron Bone for some time in the future.
"Don't mind the details. This is an insult to Iron Bone and me, Captain William!
I had to run away because of you burdens on the shore. Next time we meet at sea, I'll teach their navy a lesson! "
Even after becoming a pirate, Mr. William couldn't change his straightforward way of speaking.
It seemed that being forced to leave the army when his military rank was not high was not necessarily a bad thing. Otherwise, if he offended the upper echelons of the navy one day, it might not be as simple as being a pirate.
'But on Ironbone, you're the boss, you call the shots …'
"Burdens …?"
"Cough cough cough …!"
The bronze-skinned muscular young man was suddenly petrified. The first mate, who had just been rescued with a beautiful heather pipe in his mouth, was also choked by the smoke. He tried his best to suppress the urge to cough and reduce his presence as he quietly slipped away from the captain.
'Captain, if you talk like that, you'll run the risk of being thrown onto a deserted island while you're sleeping. Do you understand?'
Ignoring his subordinates whose pride had been hurt and were crying silently, "Iron Bone William", who did not want to get involved in trouble from the beginning, started to think about where he could go next.
'I don't have a way to go to the New World, and I'm not familiar with the trade routes either …'
'Why don't we hide in a pirate port we're familiar with? The Iron Bone should be able to last for a while, right? "
But at this moment.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the abrupt ejection of springs, four gold and blue "balls" the size of watermelons flew out of nowhere and hit the deck of "Iron Bone" in a parabola.
"What the hell is this?"
Before the pirates could react.
Hiss …
In the strange buzzing of insects, the four "balls" that did not cause any damage to the pirate ship stretched out their curled up bodies and extended countless fine tentacles. They turned into four strange-looking beetles and pounced on the sailors who came over to check on them.
Ah …
The beetles, which were so fast that they left afterimages, easily caught up with the pirates who turned their heads and scattered. They opened their ferocious mouthparts and pounced on their backs and came out from their chests. In the blink of an eye, they devoured all the organs in their chests.
Clang …
Some brave pirates swung their scimitars, but they felt great resistance. The scimitars could only penetrate the outer shell and were not fatal. Then, the bouncing gold and blue beetles pounced on them and they died miserably under the beetles' mouths.
Only when three pirates formed a formation and cooperated with each other, they could barely hold off a single beetle.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! …
The sound of springs being ejected could still be heard.
More and more strange beetles were launched onto the Iron Bone. Not only did they chase after the crew, but they also began to gnaw on the masts, sails, rigging, and even the metal structures!
Their appetites were ridiculously huge.
However, Iron Bone William no longer had the time to care about the chaos on the ship because he had finally discovered traces of the enemy.
On the surface of the ocean, less than fifty meters away from "Iron Bone", under the dim moonlight, an enormous warship with black sails that looked like a vague shadow was sailing side by side with him.
On its deck, ten catapults were lined up in a row, constantly launching "balls of insects."
When he vaguely saw the appearance of the warship, William's face turned livid in the blink of an eye. He gritted his teeth and spat out a name, "The Tomb of Bones! Great Pirate Bassam! "
Bassam was a peak Grade 2 Extraordinary with a very mysterious background. He had been roaming the seas for several years.
Back then, the moment he appeared at sea, he was piloting a powerful pirate ship modified from a fourth-class battleship. All the pirates and even the navy who knew of him were envious!
Legend had it that he had a very strange "secret treasure of the sea" in his hands. It was a "ghost cloak" that allowed him to transform into an "illusory ghost" at night.
Through various inferences, many people suspected that this guy had a powerful faction backing him. They were very wary of him and tried their best not to provoke him.
Of course, they did not wish for this guy to provoke them either!
William had seen many powerful pirates and navies. Although Bassam's strength and influence were very strong, it was not the main reason why he was moved.
The most terrifying thing about this guy was that there was not a single living person on his ship. All the crew members were some kind of strange "zombie monster"!
It was even rumored that this guy had a strange hobby of hunting for the corpses of the strong. Someone swore that he had something to do with the disappearance of several famous strong people at sea.
"This bastard, is he targeting … me?!"
Even with William's arrogance, he could not help but shudder at the thought that he would be turned into one of those strange and ugly "zombie monster".
.....
Near the outer sea, Storm Point.
In the wee hours of the morning, the distant sea had just begun to emit a faint light. A battle that was not very intense had already ended.
"Bah! Pauper! "
"Bah! Pauper! "
Elvin jumped back to the "Roaring Conch" from a single-masted schooner with a pirate flag. Looking at the pirate ship that was slowly sinking due to the multiple bullets below the water line, he spat to express his "sincere" dissatisfaction with the financial situation of this batch of pirates.
Milan, who was standing beside him, also spat.
Elvin could not be bothered with this guy's idle antics. He asked the first mate who had finished counting the spoils behind him, "Mr. Borg, how's our harvest so far?"
"Sir Captain, the wealth that the 'Thumb' harvested previously was worth eight thousand gold lions. It was our largest haul.
In the following month, although we stopped a total of three pirate ships, they were all small fries with a bounty of less than a thousand gold lions. There was even one that wasn't on Ilya's wanted list, so we couldn't exchange it for merits. "
The first mate looked up at his captain's expressionless face and did not dare to keep him in suspense. He quickly said, "Including today's harvest, our accumulated bounty is a total of 6,800 gold lions. The total amount of spoils we directly seized is a little more than ten thousand gold lions. "
"Yes, I got it. Go do your work first! "
"Yes, Your Excellency!" It was impossible to tell whether the captain was happy or angry. The first mate bowed and took his leave.
Elvin looked at the faint sky in the distance and muttered to himself with a sullen expression, "There's still a month left.
"There's still about a month before the end of the mission, but our luck isn't too good. Our ranking has dropped from first place to third place.
If any accidents happen before the last month's deadline, even if we fall out of sixth place, it's possible for us to lose the 'Rising Star of the Navy' slot that is almost at our fingertips. "
And in order to obtain the first selection of the treasure list and secure the "Golden Compass," Elvin had to obtain first place.
The urgency of the mission made Elvin not dare to stop at all.
At this moment, most of the pirates who participated in the 'Baijing Harbor massacre' have already received the news. Some have gone to the open sea, while others have simply gone into hiding. At the very least, it's no longer realistic to stop them on the main sea route.
Therefore, time waits for no man. He finally decided to use his trump card!
Staring at Major Milan who was leaning against the bulwark, a smile finally appeared on Elvin's face.
"It's decided on you! Milan Snett! "
"Bring a big fish to the Roaring Conch!"
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