The reason why Luskan's 'ghost ships' have been able to conquer the Sword Coast waters over the years is because of their concealment and surprise capabilities, which allow them to directly inflict heavy damage on the 'target' before they can react.

In terms of the design structure of ships, the sides of the ship on both sides are often relatively fragile. What's more, almost all ships in this era have wooden structures whose main hull materials are relatively easy to break.

This is what the Luskan Ghost Ship takes advantage of. Before the target is aware of it, it directly hits the midsection with the strongest bow. Some merchant ships of poor quality will even be directly hit by the midsection. If it doesn't work,

It can also inflict heavy damage.

Although this will inevitably cause some damage to their own hull, since they can dive below the sea surface, they are naturally not afraid of water seepage in the hull caused by some damage.

The most important thing is that they used this method to achieve another more advantageous boarding battle.

Often, with their absolute numerical superiority, they cut down the melons and vegetables to get rid of the guards on the deck. When they rushed into the cabin, some of the adventurer guards who were still taking turns could not even put on their leather armor or pick up their weapons. They were confused and panicked.

They killed them one by one.

In fact, this tactic also appeared in Levi's world, and its name was: blitzkrieg.

Blitzkrieg, also known as blitzkrieg, was a tactic used by Germany in World War II. It made full use of the speedy advantages of aircraft, tanks and mechanized troops to defeat the enemy in a sudden attack, and used mechanized troops to quickly cut through the enemy's main force.

expected result.

The core elements of blitzkrieg are: speed, surprise, and concentration. A lightning strike against the enemy at a speed that exceeds the opponent's reaction can cause the enemy to lose morale under the sudden threat, so that he will be defeated under the first huge blow.

Crash immediately!

In Li Wei's view, the tactical purposes of the two are the same, and the combat policies are also similar.

It's just a pity that once these two lose their most important advantages, they will fall into fatal passivity.

Just like now.

When the captains of those ghost ships discovered that not only had they failed to achieve the expected results, but their ships had been damaged, they immediately ordered the crew to sink the ship into the sea again.

"You are a guest, cum for me!"

When Li Wei saw that the 'fish' he finally caught wanted to run away, how could he let them do so, he immediately raised his hand and ordered.

The improved 'ballistas' that had been ready to go but had not been used in the cabin immediately turned around and fired with a bang.

I heard four muffled sounds of "duh duk duk" in succession, and the four huge whale hunting crossbows penetrated into the hulls of the four ghost ships, penetrated deep inside, and opened four ferocious barbs, like the claws of a giant beast.

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And a steel cable made of countless fine steel wires extends from the tail of the arrow and is connected to the machine bracket in the cabin of the Intrepid.

Almost at the moment when the whale hunting crossbow penetrated the ghost ship, an ultra-high-frequency harsh noise enveloped the sea area, and all the adventurers who were still confused about "what on earth happened" covered their heads in pain.

Even Li Wei couldn't help but frown slightly as he stared at the blackened sea in deep thought:

"Live?"

I was immediately glad that in order to guard against these guys' rogue tactics of 'hit and run', on the night before departure, in addition to the main ballista on the bow, all the magic ballistas on both sides were replaced by whale hunting crossbows. In order to prevent pirates from using

The sharp weapon cut off the reins and replaced the rope with a wire lock.

So the whole scene suddenly became a tug-of-war between the four ghost ships and the Dauntless. Unfortunately, no matter in terms of power or quality, these Luskan ghost ships were obviously no match.

Like a 'whale' trying to escape.

"Everyone follow me! Kill them!"

At the same time, the adventurers on the ship, led by Alyssa, also reacted, taking off the longbows on their backs and shooting life-threatening arrows at the Luskan pirates who were in a dilemma on the pirate ship.

As the Dreadnaught trembled again, another ghost ship emerged, almost grazing the stern of the Dauntless and passing by, making a harsh clicking and crunching sound.

There was obvious damage to the side of the ghost ship, and most of the planks on the stern surface of the Intrepid were wiped away, revealing the silver-gray iron armor underneath.

Melinda La, who was standing on the bow of the ghost ship, naturally witnessed this scene. Her eyes, which were originally confused and frightened, suddenly shrank, and then she revealed a nervous smile that was mixed with absurdity and despair.

At the same time, I finally understood why the opponent still stood firm despite the siege of dozens of pirate ships, and why four ghost battleships were defeated in the Sea of ​​Swords.

It turned out that it 'really' hit the steel plate.

‘What kind of monster did we choose as our hunting target?’

Yes, a battleship like this that is fully armed and covered with steel plates is a veritable monster on the sea.

At this moment, she was so despairing that she could not imagine how brutally she would be punished by the Brotherhood after allowing the Arcane Brotherhood to destroy four ghost ships under her own will.

At this moment, she suddenly saw a young 'apprentice' on the armored ship, who seemed to have noticed her presence, slowly turned his head and gave her an 'incomparably kind' smile.

It's just that Levi seems to be in a too happy mood today. This smile is reflected on his relatively tilted 'Human Transfiguration Technique', which is inevitably a little distorted. The corners of his mouth go straight to the roots of his ears, and his mouth is full of tiny and sharp teeth, and even

There are still some remains of the medium-rare steak that we had previously enjoyed in the cabin.

Then it fell into Melindala's eyes. This smile was no different from that of a devil.

And in her intuition, this guy directly ordered the brutal massacre of her people as soon as he showed up.

It is the most dangerous existence!

run!

run!

leave here!

immediately!!!

"Dive immediately! Get out of here!" Melinda La, who looked pale, staggered back two steps and ordered immediately.

She didn't want to stay here any longer, and she didn't even have the slightest thought of rescuing those people.

At the same time, she also knew that her failure this time might have ruined her last hope of returning to the Arcane Brotherhood.

Not only that, Luskan's biggest strategic secret has been exposed, and I'm afraid it won't be long before she will even be hunted down by the Arcane Brotherhood.

As the ghost ship dived below the surface of the sea, the cold water submerged her again, and her mind, which seemed to be stuck in a mess, became clearer.

She suddenly felt something was wrong

The other party didn't seem to have any intention of pursuing them.

Could it be that you don't bother to continue chasing them?

Or is there a back-up plan?

Backhand?

Her eyes suddenly and inadvertently glanced at a group of tuna that was rushing towards them quickly, and her pupils suddenly shrank to the limit again.

"Be careful! Tuna!" She only had time to issue such a puzzling warning in the magic communication, before she instinctively retreated backwards, raised her staff at the same time, and couldn't help but use her few remaining spell slots to release

A bunch of ice guns were shot at the tuna with black barrels under their bellies.

The tuna, which quickly lost the ability to move under the influence of the ice, stared at her without any expression, grinning like a silent smile.

This horrifying scene reminded her of the terrifying smile of the young man on the deck of the Intrepid before, when she saw the tuna suddenly exploded and turned into a huge shock wave that spread out in all directions.

Melindra only had time to instinctively cast a magic shield for herself before she was swept up by the scorching current and hit the ship's raised mast. Her whole body was bent into a U-shape, and a mouth of blood mist opened up.

When it reached its limit, it spewed out of its mouth and was thrown away from the ship again.

But this saved her life.

Melinda, who fell into a state of confusion, felt that her ears were full of auditory hallucinations, and the picture in front of her seemed to have become an intermittent scene with dropped frames.

In the haze, I could only see hopelessly and helplessly that the remaining ghost ships exploded one after another under the 'suicide attacks' of those 'tuna's, began to disintegrate, 'deactivated', and 'falled' towards the depths of the seabed.

And go.

At this time, her [Underwater Breathing] finally reached its time limit. The cold sea water poured into her body from her mouth, nose and even ears under the sea pressure, making her suffocate and painful, twitching and white-eyed.

She instinctively danced her limbs, trying to swim to the surface, but having been hit by an alchemical explosive at close range, she seemed a little unable to do so at the moment, and blisters kept gushing out of her mouth and nose.

Finally, she lost control of her body and her mind fell into chaos again. Only the strong unwillingness in her heart kept her reaching out her hand upwards.

'No'

'It shouldn't be like this'

'I am Melindela'

‘He is the most outstanding disciple of Akram, the King of the Seven Seas’

She should have had a brighter future

‘Just why did it become like this’

Just when her eyes began to fall into darkness, she seemed to see a figure swimming towards her.

'save'

'help me'

'no matter who'

She just wants to live.

Even if you live like a dog.

Because only when you are alive can you be qualified to talk about the future.

Just when her consciousness was about to fall into silence, she seemed to be able to barely see the other person's appearance.
To be continued...