Reborn As a Pirate

When Mr. Observer climbed onto the deck, Lorraine was desperately turning the handwheel.

And not only him, everyone on the deck is desperately doing what they can do, and the most manpower is concentrated on the mainmast, completely disregarding the risk of being swept away by shotguns, just wanting to use the shortest time The squaresail was hoisted back again.

In short, escape is the only theme at the moment.

Previously, in order to create the best shooting environment for Yacharin, the route of the Golden Deer was too inward, and in order to avoid the heavy artillery area, most of the power was voluntarily given up. Revert back to opposite direction from original opposite direction.

This means that the entire ship has to turn around at the current slow speed, break away from the unsuitable wind zone and enter the windward zone, and then accumulate enough inertia after sailing for a certain period of time, cross the middle of the windless zone again, and enter the windward zone that can bring the warship The sharp angle of cutting wind for high-speed escape.

This process seems lengthy just to describe it.

Lorraine's head and the handwheel turned rapidly together, desperately calculating the time to escape.

three minutes? Or five minutes?

In the meantime, Yacharin must have waited for more than one shot.

However, due to the problem of the shooting angle, it is difficult for the projectile fired during the U-turn to form a direct hit even if it hits, and it is even more difficult to inflict the visible damage to the Andes as before.

In contrast, the Andes will get at least one chance of saturated bombardment at a distance of 200 to 300 meters.

Did you lose money?

Lorraine asked himself.

The Golden Deer is now completely exposed to the strike range of the Andes. Once the saturated bombardment occurs, pure technology is no longer enough to guarantee that they will not be hit.

At this time, what is more worth looking forward to is illusory luck...

Lorraine glanced sideways at Guanfeng's scarf: Hina! Distance!

240...220, it is turning, approaching and slowing down!

The turban gradually raised up, riding the wind and dancing more and more cheerfully...

Secondary battery fires, the starboard side is fired, dodge!

Lorraine slammed the handwheel to the bottom, and at the same time, the mainsail happened to rise to the apex, and the whole sail swelled!

Parallel, cut the wind! Hannah loudly told Lorraine the result,

The voice mingled with Pierce's warning.

Bombardment! Evasion!

As if rehearsing thousands of times, Lorraine held down the handwheel that was turning back, and the Golden Deer cut a tiny left bank in the wind belt. The starboard side was slightly lifted, and the heavy hull faced the missile.

The projectile is falling!

Twelve-pound shotgun shells and nine-pound chain bombs crackled in the waters around the Golden Deer, and huge waves pushed the ship sideways, causing huge jolts one after another.

Avoid the first crisis!

Lorraine let go of the handwheel, let it return to its original position, and then raised his hand to lock the rudder with a light click.

Hina, stare at the gun bay of Andes, the full bombardment is not far away.

Hannah nodded solemnly.

And you, sir. Lorraine squinted at the observer, I hope you didn't come to tell me that my gunner is about to give up his responsibility.

This is nonsense, Captain! The spotter stood at attention with a bang, Mr. Desai asked me to come up, just to ask for more shooting opportunities!

More opportunities?

The starboard side of the Golden Deer fired back, and the No. 3 gun port hit the hull by chance, hitting the hull near the bow of the Andes, and a piece of sawdust burst out, failing to pose any threat.

As expected...

Lorraine shook her head depressingly: I will continue to create opportunities for you, this is an appointment.

No...Mr. Desai's request is five, maybe ten...

ten……

Full bombardment!

Before Lorraine could blurt out his rebuttal, Hannah beside her and Pierce above her head issued warnings at the same time.

Distance 270, full bombardment, the starboard side was bombed!

avoid!

The evasion had already started before the command was issued, and Lorraine let go of the lock at once, and the handwheel was full to the left.

At the same time, the sailors manipulating the yards of the schooner stepped on the guardrail and jumped up one after another, pushing the schooner to chase the wind direction with the weight of the whole body and the inertia of the big ship's turning, so as to maintain the short period of wind loss, the only one on the Golden Deer Boost!

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The 24-pound hell messengers fell down with howling sounds, and the first three shots landed on the bow heading nearly 50 meters away from the Golden Deer, splashing huge water.

The fourth shot, the fifth shot, the distance is getting closer, the waves are pushing against the hull of the Golden Deer, pushing the already heavily rolled hull to tilt even more.

Then came the sixth shot, the seventh shot, the eighth shot...over the top of the Golden Deer, and shot a distance of more than 30 meters.

Ninth shot!

Lorraine stared at the trajectory of the projectile, and his pupils shrank suddenly: The ship... the bow hits directly!

The roar was still lingering in the air, and the huge projectile whizzed and hit the center of the bow, hitting the alchemy ballista narwhal like the symbol of Lorraine.

Click! Ka Ka Ka Ka! boom!

The hull trembled violently as if hit hard, the towering forecastle deck collapsed without hindrance, and small flying metal pieces swept across the deck like shotguns, directly knocking the two sailors into the air on the spot.

Lorraine smelled a sense of despair...

Extinguish the fire, inspect the damage, and tell me the situation as quickly as possible! Quick!

He clenched the handwheel mechanically and seemed to shout, but his trance-like mind had long since neglected other things. He didn't even know where the last three shells landed. He only knew from the ship's feedback that there was no second shell. Zhongjin Deer.

The blow just now... Did it cause any damage to the hull or keel?

If the hull leaks or the structure is damaged, is the Golden Deer, whose speed has dropped suddenly, sure to escape the pursuit of the Andes?

Battle sinking?

In just a moment, the temporary third officer covered in gunpowder smoke ran up to Lorraine.

Captain! It's a miracle!

What? Lorraine looked confused.

It's a miracle! The narwhal ballista blocked the impact of the shells, and only the bow cabin was destroyed, because all the ammunition was moved to the deck. The fire is not too big, and it has been controlled!

That is to say... nothing serious?

Lorraine suddenly recalled the excitement of Karen's first narwhal when he was in Hebasi Island.

Alchemy Ballista [Hermes Trismegistus, Narwhal], although he has hardly used this set of magical ancient ballista with the improvement of combat level, but according to Keren's words and According to Daniel's later research, it seems to be tougher than the existing material disposal methods, almost reaching the point of indestructibility...

The blessing of the ancestors... Lorraine muttered to himself.

Crash!

Guanfeng's turban danced violently after a long period of silence, and they finally cut out the wind-loss zone and returned to the cut corner that was most suitable for escape.

Lorraine took a deep breath and adjusted his mental state in the blink of an eye.

Sir! he said to the observer, return to your post, the second adventure begins!

yes!

The observer ran back quickly, and the shambling figure kept reminding Lorraine of the thrilling scene just now.

But for adventurers, only the result is something that needs to be savored for a long time.

They have miraculously survived the crisis!

Lorraine had an urge to laugh.

Hina, I have a bad idea...

...

Andes, on the main deck.

A dignified and tall middle-aged officer held up the binoculars and looked at the Golden Deer staggering and fleeing without moving.

In the saturation bombardment just now, one shot hit the target, and the penetration point was expected to be on the bow or the port side, but due to viewing angle problems, none of the eight observation points on the ship could confirm the result of the penetration.

But the trajectory of the Golden Deer has indeed become weird. Although it is full sail, the speed of the ship is lower than expected.

More importantly, from her direction, the hired captain on the opposite side had given up his plan to join the ship, no longer pestered the Andes, and instead sought to break out and escape.

This means... a serious injury, right?

The middle-aged man was silent for a moment: Come here.

The adjutant stood behind him with a shorthand book: Count, please order.

Notify the Totem that the enemy ship has been severely damaged. When chasing the remnant enemy, pay attention to the movement of the Lucky Horseshoe. The opponent may cut off its tail to survive.

yes!