Chapter 30 The Hand of Fire
"Let's fire in front of the ship, warn me!" Sean directed his men and looked at the ship getting closer and closer with a calm expression.
After receiving the boss' order, the sailors not far away were busy, pushing the magic stone cannon equipped with the bow of the ship out of the cannon door, then loading the magic stone, and then aiming for fire.
Boom!
The deafening sound made many people on the boat shake themselves. Even though many people were mentally prepared, they were still frightened by the sound of cannons.
"Strange, that coward Angus actually saw that our ship didn't take the initiative to stop the ship... Did he think that speed could escape our pursuit?"
Next to Sean was his deputy Keno, who had been with him since he had just started hiring people.
A few years later, the sailors he recruited were either buried in this quiet sea, or they had accumulated some wealth and went out to work alone - and then they would be killed by him.
Only Keno was left standing beside him and became his most trusted lieutenant, the first lieutenant of the Flame Monarch, the first lieutenant captain.
Shawn, Hand of Fire, is one of the most famous adventurers on the Sea of Calmness, and is also the most notorious robber in this area.
As long as he is targeted, the best situation is to lose all the gains and barely save a life.
Ruthless and insatiable are synonymous with Sean, and he can do these things unscrupulously by relying on his strong ship and the magic stone cannon that consumes amazingly but is equally powerful.
"The situation is a bit strange. Maybe the coward has done a big deal, so he is unwilling to hand it over?"
Looking at the ship in the distance, it was a ship he was very familiar with, and it was a bit famous on the calm sea.
The coward Angus is Sean's name for him. Adventurers on the Sea of Calm are more called Angus, an evil dog, who is a scattered person who specializes in robbing newbies and weak people. When facing the strong, he looks cautious and respectful. The one he fears the most is Sean, the Hand of Fire.
Angus is also one of the few adventurers who can save his life at Sean many times, because every time he meets Sean at sea, he will take the initiative to hand over his gains. He even occasionally contact Sean and give him some gifts.
When Sean saw Angus' ship, he found that the ship was obviously loaded with a large amount of supplies, which made the draft very deep and the boat was astonishingly slow. There was also a small sailboat behind him. Judging from the draft of the ship, it also loaded a lot of things. It was obvious that it had just been made into a "big deal".
But this coward had no reaction after seeing his ship. His completely different situations in the past made him a little confused - did Angus find something special and didn't want me to see it? So he tried to escape directly?
"Start fire, if they don't stop the boat, aim at the small boat behind them!"
The more Sean thought about it, the more he felt that this should be the case. What he cared about the most was that what could make Angus abnormal was perhaps the most magical magic stone on this sea.
"Maybe it's a top-quality combat magic stone, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a thing." If it's really like he guessed, then you must not let Angus run away...
The second huge orange-red fireball flew towards the two ships connected together, but compared to the previous one, this one was much closer.
The banging explosion made everyone dizzy, and the scattered water splashed far away. Ethan and Arthur, who were standing on the deck, were covered in cold weather.
"Pooh!"
He spit out the sea water in his mouth, and the salty smell made his already bad mood worse.
"Sure enough, I bumped into a group of robbers again."
He didn't know the boat opposite, and he didn't know that the one above was one of the most famous villains of the Sea of Calmness. The other party came up and fired a cannon on his way forward, warning himself to stop the boat immediately, and then he shot a shot and even hit the nearby sea. Perhaps the next shot would hit the boat directly on his feet.
He didn't know that Sean on the opposite side was reluctant to sink his ship, and the previous shot was still a warning.
"Can't you fight back? Are you just being beaten so passively?"
Arthur had been well equipped, but now the two sides are far away, and they can't even see the people on the opposite boat. Even if they want to fight back at this distance, they can't do anything.
"How can we fight back? We don't have cannons."
Ethan had guessed that there were similar technologies in this world, but he didn't expect to see the real thing so soon. The two rounds just now were obviously not the artillery they were familiar with, regardless of power and range. The energy bomb with magic fluctuations, like compressed fireball techniques, must be a technology developed based on magic stones.
"What should I do?"
Ethan didn't know what to do. If the other party kept using cannons to bombard him, he seemed to have no other way to deal with it except using the magic shield in the magic book to defend against it on a large scale.
"Or throw away all the ore and then get away with a speeding speed?"
There are too many things on the ship now, which seriously limits the speed of the ship. There is also a ship full of ore behind it, which makes the speed and agility advantages of the Calavell sailboat itself unavailable.
"It's too late!"
The acceleration of the sailboat is not that easy, and the current wind direction is not conducive to him. Even if he is now showing his might and throwing away the ore on the ship in a very short time, there is not enough time to increase the speed and escape from the opponent's range.
The shooting distance and accuracy determined by the previous two shellings may have been smashed into pieces by the opponent before he threw the ore.
The brain was almost at its peak, and Ethan made a decision in a flash.
"Cut the sails and stop the boat!"
"What?"
Arthur was surprised when he heard Ethan's words, but he still made the move immediately and quickly understood Ethan's intentions.
“Is this useful?”
"The first shot of the other party was to warn us to stop the ship. Although the second shot was much closer, it should still be a warning. If we stop the ship, they would not continue to fire."
Ethan couldn't guarantee 100%, but instead of being passively withstood shelling at such a long distance, it would be better to stop the ship and attract the opponent to lean on. If it becomes melee, at least he will have the opportunity to counterattack the opponent.
Sure enough, as Ethan's ship became slower and slower and even finally stopped, the opposite side did not fire again.
He didn't know that Sean on the ship opposite was stunned for a moment when he saw him stopping the ship.
"Why did you stop again?"
Keno was not sure, and guessed: "Maybe the coward was sleeping just now? Didn't see us?"
“There is this possibility.”
Logically speaking, this would be happier if it demonstrates its own deterrence, but Sean just couldn't be happy. He was already full of expectations. That coward took the risk because he found something good. Now it seems that it might just be a dream he had made.
Unhappy and wanted to vent, Sean was already thinking in his heart how to deal with this guy Angus.
"Kill it..." He shook his head in his heart. "Forget it, for he is so sensible, he will leave his life, but I will accept his ship. Anyway, he has got another 'new ship'."
With a decision, he seemed to be in a much better mood. Sean waved his hand and ordered to him: "Go forward at full speed and get on! That boat is our final goal this time, and then we will return to Stat Island!"
"Oh~!"
The sailors knew that they could enjoy this ticket for a while, so they were all very excited and energetic. In addition, many people also recognized that the target was coward Angus, so no one felt that this ticket was in danger.
"That coward will definitely crawl at the captain's feet again and serve everything obediently."
"Hahaha, maybe I'll kiss the captain's shoes."
"You guys say, if I use a knife to scare that coward, will he kiss my shoes the same?"
"Maybe, we'll be together then!"
"Hahaha, such an interesting thing, I must count it."
“…”
Sean heard the discussions of the sailors, and he had no interest in stopping what the crew wanted to do, and even had a mentality of watching the show.
“It’s a good fun.”
Yes, he will see a big fun. On the boat in the distance, Ethan and Arthur knew that their intention had been achieved when they saw that the other side had not fired, but it was a headache to see how to counterattack next.
The young and passionate young King Arthur, who was in the middle age of 2, stood firmly in the most conspicuous position on the deck, and then quietly waited for the arrival of the battle with his two-handed sword that had been unsheathed.
Originally, according to Ethan's meaning, the two of them hid, and then sneaked into the other party's ship while they leaned over, so that the other party could not rely on cannons to threaten themselves and their ship before fighting with the other party.
But my first companion was a knight who advocated a head-on decisive battle!
In fact, he also likes to face head-on and knock down his opponent openly. He likes to hit the giant ships and cannons head-on, but the premise is that he must have talent.
"Forget it, when the other party leans forward, they will not be able to adjust the bow gun to the side in a short time." He could gradually see some details on the opposite ship. There was no gun door on the side of the ship, and no more cannons were seen on the deck.
Even if the other party can move the bow cannon out and use it, Ethan, who has time to prepare, can use the magic shield to defend - and he doesn't believe that those guys dare to use the magic stone cannon to attack at such a close distance, which will not only hurt their own people, but may even damage their own ship.
"Actually, you don't have to stand here with me. There is no problem in acting according to your plan. I don't force you to stick to the Knight's principles like me."
Chapter completed!