After going into the sea, I met Miss Witch

"?"

Captain Furenee's words made Ryan's mind pop up question marks.

But soon, he understood.

Pirate ships are not like navy warships, and are rarely equipped with artillery. Even if they are equipped, the poor accuracy and ammunition reserves determine that long-range bombardment is not the mainstream decisive battle method between pirate ships.

The winner is more dependent on boarding battles.

And boarding battles...

Although the basic combat power of our side is far from enough, in terms of high-end combat power, there are two first-level professionals.

The possibility that the [Skull] knew that the [Black Rose] had just changed its owner yesterday was almost zero, that is, in the eyes of the enemy, the [Black Rose] was still the weak pirate group before.

The current escape is more like a disguise. Once the boarding battle officially begins, it will be too late to escape after the enemy discovers the true combat power of the [Black Rose].

"Huh..."

Ryan exhaled lightly, and his heart relaxed a little.

He is not alone. On this ship, there are two first-level professionals whose strength far exceeds his.

Although it's a bit discouraging to say this, it's really nice to have someone to take the blame when something goes wrong.

"Captain, you are so awesome!"

Ryan flattered him.

"Hehe..." Freni chuckled: "Mr. Ryan, I haven't seen your swordsmanship yet. Do you want to show it to me in the boarding battle later?"

"..." Ryan's face froze, and he waved his hand embarrassedly: "Captain, you are joking. I am just a weak navigator. It's better to leave the fighting to professionals."

Freni glanced at the calluses on Ryan's palm, her eyes were playful, but she didn't force it.

Her purpose of keeping Ryan on the ship was to serve as a "navigator". Having a certain amount of personal force is a plus, but it's no big deal if he doesn't have it.

Since Ryan didn't want to, she didn't force it.

Freni turned around and walked towards where Cecilia was: "Then I look forward to your performance in the future'navigation', Mr. Ryan."

Ryan's eyes were calm as he retracted his gaze from the girl's figure.

Of course, he was not a person who feared war, otherwise he would not have fought with monsters like beach crabs in the place he traveled.

The reason why he did not accept Captain Freni's invitation to fight was that the strength of the enemy was unknown at the moment.

This world is very dangerous.

The specific strength of the professional is still a mystery to Ryan now. Before figuring this out, protecting himself is the most important thing.

With the [Unknown Ship Sculpture] in hand, he can become stronger every day, and time is on his side.

What's more, with Freni and Cecilia, whether he participates in this battle or not will not affect the result. In this case, it is better to hide.

Staring at the [Skull] getting closer and closer in the light mist, Ryan's eyes were calm.

…

As time went by, the distance between the two pirate ships became closer and closer.

Until both sides could see the people on each other's decks, the "greeting" sound of artillery suddenly rang out.

"Boom!"

Gun smoke filled the air, and the iron cast shells burst out under the push of gunpowder. After drawing a graceful curve in the air, they fell into the sea water dozens of meters away from the pirate ship, exploding a large splash of water.

The accuracy of the artillery of this era was pitifully low, and whether it could hit at a long distance depended entirely on luck.

After trying to bombard each other, the [Black Rose] and [Skull], which caused "zero" damage to each other, tacitly stopped firing artillery.

During the bombardment, the [Skull], which was already very close to the [Black Rose], suddenly turned the steering wheel and hit it.

"Bang!"

The hull shook.

"Boarding - throwing a rope!"

The "Meat Mountain" Salem standing at the bow of the [Skull] shouted loudly.

The next second, more than a dozen hooks connected to thick ropes were firmly embedded in the bulwarks of the Black Rose.

"All combatants, follow me to kill!"

Pulling out the big scimitar, "Meat Mountain" Salem took the lead. His huge and bloated body was unexpectedly light. After stepping on the ropes a few times, he jumped onto the deck of the Black Rose.

"Boom!"

The huge body and terrible weight caused the wooden board under the feet of "Meat Mountain" Salem to explode with spider-web-like horrifying cracks. A pirate who was unable to dodge was stepped on by him, and his chest collapsed into minced meat, and he had lost his breath.

After "Meat Mountain" Salem, dozens of pirates bit their scimitars, long swords and other weapons in their mouths and swung along the ropes tied to the top mast.

At the moment when the crews of both sides fought, the Black Rose had no power to fight back. Not to mention "Meat Mountain" Salem standing at the bow, even the ordinary crew members lost more than they won.

Less than half a minute after the contact, the Black Rose had suffered heavy casualties. The crew members were filled with fear. Finally, when the fear reached its limit, the first escapee appeared.

But before he could take two steps, his body suddenly froze in place.

The dark blue veins spread from the crescent mark that appeared between his eyebrows to his whole body.

"... I was wrong... Hehe... Sir... Give me another chance..."

The pirate's eyes were full of despair, and he begged hard.

But the next moment.

With a "bang", his body exploded directly, like a blooming blood-red firework, soaking the clothes of people within a few meters.

The sudden change attracted everyone's attention. Both sides in the battle subconsciously stopped their hands, and "Meat Mountain" Salem, who was standing at the bow, was the first to look at it.

"What is this?"

For some reason, "Meat Mountain" Salem had a bad premonition in his heart.

The spirituality he had never seen before in the explosion made him feel alarmed.

Without hesitation, "Meat Mountain" Salem turned around and wanted to return to the [Skull].

For him, although the mission of the big man was important, his life was more precious.

The current situation was unclear, and it was unwise to continue staying on the [Black Rose].

But "Meat Mountain" Salem just turned around and saw the silver-white female knight standing on the bulwark behind him.

The dark blue light rose from the ground and gathered into the appearance of Freni.

She looked at the "Meat Mountain" Salem who was neither advancing nor retreating, and chuckled: "Since you are here, why rush to leave?"

Two, two professionals?

"Meat Mountain" Salem's face suddenly turned pale.

What's more terrifying is that the spirituality of the girl wearing the witch hat made his hair stand up in fear.

Bullshit mission, is this a murder against me? !

Involuntarily, this thought came to his mind.