Although Ammand appeared to have a card up his sleeve, Sheyan still had his own trump card – Reef!
Once Reef, who could awaken as a Growth-hunter at any moment, succeeded in his breakthrough, Sheyan believed that his party's prowess would definitely rise by leaps and bounds! Even if Ammand had laid out a myriad of murderous schemes, his personal prowess was ultimately still a factor. Unless his subordinates could reach the level of the pirates of the three legendary battleships, they would absolutely not pose a lethal threat.
According to Sheyan's calculations, once Reef awakened, Ammand would at most be able to utterly defeat the three of them. Ammand would then destroy the Hill Maiden which they had painstakingly built up, and wipe out all the pirates and sailors. However, if Ammand wanted to kill Sheyan, that would be an impossible mission.
Yet just when both parties were about to engage in a battle with daggers drawn and bows bent, a single-masted speedboat suddenly cruised in from afar. From afar, the pirate on board started signaling with incomparable urgency.
"Hurry and retreat!"
When the pirate on board neared, his flustered and exasperated shouts could be heard.
"That damned Captain Norrington has utterly defeated Chevalle's pirate fleet and is returning in triumph. His fleet will soon pass by here, I reckon he's here to settle his personal affairs. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late!"
This news was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. One could observe Ammand's facial muscles contorting as he grabbed the pirate that delivered the news. Losing his self-control, Ammand furiously roared.
"What did you say? What nonsense are you spouting??!!! "
That pirate replied with a trembling voice.
"Really! Son of the Black Sea, I didn't say anything. In at most ten minutes, Norrington's fleet will arrive here! "
"That's impossible!!" Ammand howled madly. He abruptly turned to glare at Sheyan on the opposite ship. His venomous gaze seemed as though he wanted to slice off Sheyan's flesh piece by piece. Then, he took a deep breath and released his grip on that pirate. While doing so, he tossed two gold guineas to him.
"Well done, Teji. I lost my self-control just now. Prepare to heave the anchor and hoist the sails! Leave this place immediately! "
Sheyan glanced at Ammand, tilting his head and smiling. He waved his hand in farewell, but Ammand turned around, completely ignoring him. The sailors from both sides immediately began to move their ships. The two ships that were originally intimately connected to each other creaked as they separated.
Fortunately, the tide was gradually rising. Otherwise, Ammand's boat would have forcibly slammed into the side of Sheyan's boat. Both parties were practically sunk into the sand, and it would be really difficult to separate them.
After waiting for Ammand's ship to set sail, Sheyan turned back and briefly sized it up. Then, he immediately spoke to Ol 'Seadog beside him.
"Are you okay?"
Ol 'Seadog, on the other hand, came out unscathed, with only a few scratches all over his body. Looking at the distant Ammand's ship, he heaved a sigh of relief and said.
"I'm fine."
Sheyan replied with a sullen face.
"Spicer should be fine. I just saw him pick up a gun and fire it. Go and ask him if our ship can still move."
Very quickly, Spike arrived in front of Sheyan.
"Cap 'n, we can move this ship within 5 minutes. However, we can only move it along the coast for a dozen nautical miles. Moreover, the price we have to pay isn't small. Because we don't have any materials on hand, we have to chop off a section of the ship's keel to repair the damaged side. Thus, the ship's keel will be crippled. In the future, we can only move in coastal waters, and won't be able to withstand the winds and waves of the ocean."
Sheyan nodded and replied.
"Yes, go do it immediately. No matter what, we have to leave before Norrington arrives."
Speaking of which, Spicer's carpentry skills were indeed worthy of the gold guineas Sheyan had paid. Indeed, as he said, he quickly moved this severely damaged ship. When the island was left behind, everyone finally relaxed and started to tally the ship's losses.
This time, Sheyan had suffered a huge loss. Disregarding the loss of the ship, the manpower he had painstakingly nurtured had also suffered disastrous losses. According to Ol 'Seadog's tally, Philip was gravely injured, Blacksail was gravely injured, Canbi was gravely injured after being ambushed, and fell into the sea. His fate was unknown, and the newly recruited Quan LuHao was slain! Apart from that, the death toll exceeded 50 pirates, and the remaining pirates were all wounded.
Fortunately, these pirates were accustomed to living on the sea, and were used to parting with life and death. Furthermore, Sheyan had slain the Berserker chief in the midst of adversity, which greatly boosted their morale. Relying on the miraculous' Sultan's Ointment 'and Ka Tuo's medical expertise, the wounded pirates were all able to survive without leaving behind any cripples.
Sailing in the dark night was a great taboo. Therefore, after distancing themselves from the island for a sufficient distance, Sheyan ordered for the ship to drop anchor and rest. Nevertheless, in order to prevent a small probability event like Ammand returning in a swirl of dust or Norrington's pursuit, they specially sought for a secluded harbor to anchor. Moreover, they even arranged for a specialized lookout on duty.
At this moment, Sheyan finally had some free time and returned to the captain's cabin. Then, he fished out the silver key dropped by Harold and initiated a summoning. This time, he didn't summon a treasure chest, but a half-metre long tree trunk. This tree trunk had undergone some careless processing, and was adorned with the unique curved neck of a viking beast. It appeared exceptionally solemn and stirring.
'Isn't this a pocket-sized version of the' Blood Boat '?'
Witnessing this summoned object, Sheyan's mind couldn't help but have such a thought. Naturally, he extended his hand to plunder it, and the first item he looted was a helmet.
The design of this helmet was extremely unique, and was precisely the bull-horned helmet of the vikings. If worn on the head, it would be exceedingly eye-catching, and brimmed with the murderous intent of the medieval ages. The material of this helmet seemed to be forged from steel, but the two horns were unmistakably the horns of a beast. Even after being bent, they remained sharp and incisive towards the enemy.
After obtaining this helmet, a list of attributes surfaced in Sheyan's mind.
[Whispers of the Great Bear (Beast Bone Helmet)]
[Origin: Dnieper River Basin]
[Equipment rarity: Silver Storyline grade]
[Material: Pine wood, iron]
[Addons: Ram (already attached)]
[Weight: 7.2 kg]
[Equipment usage requirements: Strength 45 points, physique 20 points]
[Equipment: Indestructible]
[Equipment: Increase your attack damage by 50%]
[Equipment: Increase your critical strike damage by 50%]
[Equipment: You will not receive any healing effects, and receive doubled damage from enemy's attacks!] (This doubled damage will be directly calculated as theoretical damage)
[Active ability: 'Arrogance' – If your enemy thinks that the horns on this helmet are merely ornaments, then they are gravely mistaken.]
[After activating this ability, you will charge forward at high speed, until you collide into the next object or dash out 30 metres.] [Creatures collided into (including allies) will be stunned for 5 seconds, and receive 100 points of damage + your strength x 2]. After the creature awakens, it will receive 15 points of bleeding damage for 5 seconds. Duration: (15 + X seconds), (X is your strength).]
[When you accidentally collide into an obstacle during your charge, you will receive 300 points of damage and stun for 10 seconds.]
[Warning: You are unable to remove or replace this equipment during battle (this property takes precedence)]
[Warning: This equipment's soul will only acknowledge warriors recognized by barbarians and vikings (The wearer must obtain 'Worshipped' prestige from a barbarian or viking tribe before completing a certain mission). If not, all the equipment's buffs will be halved and all the equipment's negative effects will be doubled.]
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After inspecting this helmet, Sheyan couldn't help but curse 'shit', if not for the final warning property. He could still try wearing this helmet as a long range attacker. But with the final property, even if there was a 25% increase in attack damage and 25% critical strike damage, the additional damage received from enemy attacks would be perverse. Moreover, this was a direct addition to the theoretical damage.
If Brother Black didn't wear this helmet, the theoretical damage of a lead bullet would only be around 60 points of his HP. Under normal circumstances, if he wore this helmet, the enemy's damage would be 200 points. That would be a total of 120 points of his HP. If Brother Black didn't grind his reputation with vikings and directly wore this helmet, then the theoretical damage of a lead bullet would be 400 points ….. Moreover, he wouldn't be able to be healed.
Brother Black observed the helmet and suddenly asked.
"Reef, didn't you learn the 'Business Smithing' ability? How much longer until you can extract the attributes? "
Reef shook his head and replied.
"It's still early! Moreover, even if you learn the 'Attribute Extraction' ability, it won't be done once and for all. That ability still needs to be upgraded by a total of 7 levels. At the very beginning, the equipment will be scrapped after extracting the attributes. I understand what you mean. You want to extract the negative attributes of this equipment right? Then I reckon you'll have to reach at least lvl 5 of the 'Attribute Extraction' ability. "
Brother Black shrugged his shoulders regretfully.
To be honest, the two attributes of this equipment (50% increase in attack damage, 50% increase in critical hit damage to the enemy) were extremely terrifying for a damage dealer. Unfortunately, the negative effect it brought was also very shocking. Long-range attackers were already weak in terms of survivability. With this equipment, if he encountered other long-range attackers, he might end up in a near-death state with a single shot! How could one not shake his head and sigh? (To be continued.) If you like this work, I welcome you to cast your recommendation votes or monthly votes at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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