The fog on the sea is getting thicker and thicker, the bright moon is hidden in the dark clouds, and the visibility on the sea is getting lower and lower.
The midnight water was a bit cold. Su Lun soaked in the water and quietly moved towards the slave ship.
A night raid to free slaves suddenly turned into a fierce naval battle.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
""
The intense sound of shelling exploded loudly, shattering the eardrums.
The artillery of pirates is generally not as good as that of wealthy merchant ships, so they do not take much advantage in naval battles.
Those pirate ships that have been in disrepair and lack maintenance are not as durable as merchant ships. But it is not easy to sink each other.
When a wooden sailboat is hit, the cannonball will penetrate the enchanted hull and land in the cabin, causing sawdust to fly. However, it is difficult to sink in a short time... Only with good luck can the mast be broken, or the ammunition compartment be hit, and the ship may be destroyed.
Sexual assault.
Therefore, if the strength of both sides is similar, the process of naval battle will often last for a long time, several hours, or even days.
Of course, there are also high-level alchemy bombs that can smash this kind of wooden ship into pieces. But the cost of building one of those cannonballs may be more expensive than the ship. Except for the great nobles and the Imperial Navy, no one can afford it. Maybe.
Appearing on the imperial battlefield, there is a high probability that it will not be in a naval battle of this level.
The two sides continued to exchange blows.
Pirate ships have a numerical advantage. There are about twenty ships in the mist.
But whether it's a chase with the navy or robbery, pirates will never engage in long-term artillery battles.
They are better at boarding battles.
No, in this world with alchemy colonization equipment, there is no need to dock. Pirates can fly directly from the sky or swim from the bottom of the sea using colonization equipment.
Wing clothing, scuba clothing for underwater breathing, shark skin clothing
This is the most popular practical colonial outfit among pirates and has strong survivability at sea.
Flying in the sky is still easy to catch fire, but in the sea, it is much safer.
Su Lun advanced quietly in the sea, and saw countless pirates jumping off the pirate ship opposite. After those guys entered the water, they were like sharks swimming at extremely fast speeds.
Various strange-shaped fins, flippers, fish tails, and stealth devices allowed the group of pirates to quickly approach the merchant ship.
After boarding the ship, the hand-to-hand combat also began.
Most of the cannon fodder who disembarked from the ship for hand-to-hand combat were first- and second-level low-level pirates. Su Lun quietly killed the two guys he encountered in the water.
From this distance, he finally saw clearly the configuration of the entire pirate group, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, only one squad came."
Although those pirate ships carried the flag of the King of the North Sea, the secondary flag also showed their identity.
This is the fourth fleet under Oleg's command, the seventh fleet of "Greedy Wolf" Carol.
Suellen had seen several of these ships before, when they stormed the tower in the harbor battle on the Black Barrier Reef.
Oleg is the absolute overlord of the North Sea.
Their official captains are all at least level five professionals, and even their reserve captains are level four. Elsewhere, these are all great pirates at the captain level.
Su Lun has been to the "Bounty Hunters Guild" before and learned a lot of detailed information about big pirates.
Among them is Carol's.
This guy used to be the guard commander of a certain noble. He was found guilty of adultery with his wife. He massacred the noble family and was wanted by the empire. He had no choice but to defect and become a pirate. His talent, clothing and skills were all excellent, and he was very powerful.
Pirates are particularly particular about their cards.
You can see the difference between "squad captain", "deputy captain" and "squad captain" based on your position on the deck.
Even if they are watching a play, big shots will watch the play from the "C position" instead of hiding in a corner.
Su Lun looked at the bearded man wearing cold light mail armor from a distance and recognized Carol.
Next to this guy was a woman with gothic makeup and black teeth who had half of her head shaved.
Su Lun also recognized it at a glance and thought to himself: "The captain of the ninth team, "Instigator" Hedwig. One is a psychic who is good at control, one is close combat, and two are fifth-level. It seems that this time he is determined.
Kill Hozy."
However, these two guys are going for "Fist of Justice" Hozy and have nothing to do with him.
Seeing this, Su Lun's mind became more active.
There is only one squad, which means that at least self-protection is not a big problem.
The naval battle continues.
At this time, Hozy seemed to know that he was in big trouble today.
He didn't expect the caravan to bring him any help. He didn't want to stay and wait for the pirates to surround him. Instead, he and the people he brought took control of the stolen ship and broke out toward the west.
As soon as he escaped, the pirates immediately separated several ships and chased him. Naturally, the two fifth-level captains on the main ship also went.
When Su Lun saw this, he was delighted: "What a great opportunity!"
Another good news is that Juta's slave ship did not receive much attention from the pirates.
This was a ship specially designed to transport goods and slaves. The pirates also knew the goods well and knew that they were all "valuable goods". If it were to be sunk, the robbery would be completely meaningless.
As for the Chamber of Commerce, even if they knew that slaves had captured the ship and faced more ferocious pirates, they would not waste ammunition to sink their own ship.
In this way, the slave ship was safe from the gunfire.
When Su Lun saw this, he immediately said to the communicator: "Those people are coming for Hozy! Juta, throw the artillery and all the cargo into the sea, sail the ship first, and leave this sea area as soon as possible!"
The response came immediately from the communicator: "Okay!"
Not long after, I saw that the cannons and cargo on the ship were thrown into the sea.
As soon as these heavy items were thrown away, the draft of the slave ship was obviously much shallower, and its speed immediately increased.
Su Lun listened to the sound of a battle in the distance and thought that the two division captains and Huo Qi had taken action. He did not hesitate and teleported several times before arriving under the boat.
Jumping onto the deck, Juta was organizing the tribesmen to control the sails, dismantle any useless things on the ship and throw them into the sea.
The two nodded similarly.
"Thank you, Mr. Sullen."
Yuta's crystal eyes were filled with gratitude.
As she spoke, she spoke another Daru language to the tribesmen.
After hearing this, the demihumans bowed respectfully to Su Lun with gratitude.
Su Lun felt that he should have understood two words, one was "warrior" and the other was "thank you".
He shook his head and motioned for everyone to continue. Now was not the time to relax.
The group of pirates behind will not just watch this "goods" worth hundreds of millions escape.
Although the "Fist of Justice" Hozy caused a big trouble, it also saved Su Lun and the others a lot of effort.
At least the keys to the explosive collar and the magic-forbidden chain were on board. After the Daru people escaped from trouble, they also recovered a certain amount of fighting power.
Most of the humans in this world are alchemists and have no belief in gods.
But the Daru people do, and they believe in the "god of nature".
The source of their power is also given by the gods.
They are natural warriors with the ability to transform into beasts and cast spells.
The small slave ship was packed with thousands of people. Now that it was out of trouble, there was no shortage of manpower.
Except for fresh water and food, everything that could be thrown on board was thrown into the sea.
Although they were not of high rank, hundreds of them took turns using wind spells, blowing the sails and sailing, and the ships flew very fast.
Therefore, it is almost impossible for the two pirate ships chasing behind to catch up with their speed.
This was the first time Su Lun saw "magic" in the real sense, and he felt a little bit magical.
The demi-humans prayed devoutly and chanted incantations, and then the spells were successfully condensed.
This is completely different from the spell-casting method he is familiar with.
When alchemists cast spells, they purely use the "principle of equivalent exchange" and use certain "formula"-like rules of spells summarized by the alchemist ancestors to condense the elements of nature to form spells.
However, the Daru people's spellcasting relies on spells to communicate with a certain will in the dark, and it is cast in a simpler way.
Su Lun didn't understand much, but it seemed that they cast spells partly with their own power, and partly with the power given by the gods.
The essence of magic spells looks like an endorsement of faith
In other words, there are two ways to cast spells, one is "scientific" with good evidence, and the other is "metaphysics".
They didn't think much about it, because at this time, the pirates on the pirate ship behind saw them trying to escape and chased them angrily.
Not a ship, but a group of guys who can move through the void?
"This wing-winged flight equipment actually contains the laws of space?"
Su Lun looked at the group of guys flying in undressed, looking like mantises, fleas, or aliens, and his pupils shrank.
They were not simply flying physically, but when they flapped their wings and the purple lines on their wings flashed, they teleported forward dozens of meters.
Others may not be able to see anything, but for Su Lun, a professional who has awakened his spatial ability, the spatial fluctuations are too obvious!
Upon inspection, it was found that the wings were of great origin.
【Void Wings】
Detailed explanation: First-order black iron quality alchemy breeding equipment, wings produced by insects unique to the void plane, containing the ability to move in space; the containment value is rated C+ or above, and the probability of distortion does not exceed 20%; after fusion, the body's toughness and agility are slightly improved;
After fusion, there is a probability of understanding some superficial space laws.
Because these pirates are low-level professionals, they only have one or two types of colonial attire.
Originally, Su Lun looked down upon these minions at all, but when he saw them dressing up, he was really surprised.
"Those guys, didn't they find a sealed passage in the 'Void Plane'?"
Su Lun looked at the information displayed by the appraisal, and his expression was slightly different.
He knew that in addition to the "Abyss Plane Passage" under the ruins of Dawn City under Old Lingdun, this plane once had space passages connecting many other planes.
But among all the information collected by Su Lun, no one has ever seen this kind of "void colonization equipment".
This means that the pirates of the King of the North Sea have recently found a plane passage, or maybe they have penetrated the lair of a void monster?
Space ability is a very rare and very powerful ability in actual combat.
Or a flying breeding suit!
This increase in combat power for professionals is definitely a qualitative improvement.
Judging from the current situation, the King of the North Sea may have a large number of subordinates with void colonization equipment.
This power cannot be underestimated.
"You really can't underestimate these pirates."
Su Lun squinted at the pirates chasing after him and sighed in his heart.
Now it seems that this sea has endless opportunities, but he is not the only one who has good luck.
The pirates were dozens of meters away in an instant, and were catching up in the blink of an eye.
Everyone on the boat could even see the contemptuous smiles on their faces.
Jutta on the side was also shocked: "Oops! The leading pirate is a fourth-level professional!"
Of all the Daru people on the ship now, she is the only third-level one.
The Daru tribe has a large number of people, so it's not that they don't have the strength to fight. It's just that if they really fight hard, no one can stop the fourth-level professional, and there will definitely be heavy casualties.
Su Lun turned his eyes and fell into thinking.
One fourth-order, two third-order, and some first- and second-order. For him, the problem is not too big.
But in a real fight, that kind of spatial displacement ability is very tricky, and he can't guarantee that he can kill him in the first time.
Moreover, killing these few is a trivial matter, but there is a complete large pirate group behind them.
There are twenty or thirty boats waiting there. If there really is a big commotion here, there will definitely be experts coming to provide resources.
Among the captains in One Piece, there might be people with abilities other than intelligence.
For example, a curse warlock like "Crow" Gwenbu.
Facing unknown means, we don’t know how we will be tricked.
Su Lun's thoughts flashed through his mind, and soon he came up with a solution.
Seeing that the pirates were about to board the ship, he hurriedly said to Juta beside him: "When they get on the ship, don't resist, they probably won't kill anyone. I have a way to make them leave!"
Jutta couldn't hide the worry in her eyes, "But"
Although she wasn't very familiar with Su Lun, she could tell that he was a third-level professional.
The other party has levels 4 and 5. He plans to go alone?
Too dangerous!
Juta showed determination and said: "I'm with you!"
"No, you stay on the boat!"
Su Lun's tone gave no room for rejection at all.
Without any time to explain, he added: "I and the others will definitely come to me in a while. You should hurry up and leave. Don't worry about me. I will find a way to escape."
Juta looked at the man in front of him with a bold look and didn't know what to say: "You"
That gaze seemed to have an inexplicable ability to convince people.
Can he really?
Without giving Jutta a chance to speak, Su Lun jumped off the boat.
The dozen pirates who flew towards the slave ship also saw Su Lun jumping off the ship, but they didn't pay attention at all.
In their eyes, they are just cowards who escaped from the battlefield.
The leading fourth-level professional is Suleiman, nicknamed "The Blade of the Void".
Because he successfully integrated this fourth-level silver void colonization equipment, he became the reserve captain of the seventh team.
Although there is no bounty yet, it is coming soon. If they kill Hogg this time, they will immediately become famous in the North Sea. With this void ability, they will become famous pirates sooner or later!
With the wings behind him, Suleiman jumped onto the slave ship. He glanced at the group of demi-humans with frosty faces and laughed strangely: "Hey, the quality of this batch of goods is good."
The female demi-humans from the fox and wolf tribes are very beautiful. When he said this, the more than ten pirates behind him also had lewd smiles on their faces.
Jutta had already exposed her fangs and claws, and she was hesitant to take action.
If it were just her, even if she died in battle, she would never be captured without mercy.
But there is a group of tribesmen behind him.
Suleiman flashed the gleaming purple blade in his hand, and the unique coercion of a fourth-level professional swept the entire ship in an instant, and shouted: "I don't care whether you understand or not. Now go to the bilge and stay there, don't let him go."
Mom forced me to kill someone!"
As he spoke, he pointed the sharp blade at the leader Juta provocatively.
As long as this group of demi-humans makes the slightest move, a large number of heads will immediately fall to the ground.
Jutta showed no fear, and her blue eyes were full of sharp and ferocious light like a beast.
She thought of what Su Lun had just said, and her eyes couldn't help but look towards the sea in the distance.
At this moment, it happened that a giant whale came out of the water. With a "crash", a menacing steel giant suddenly appeared!
Jutta had never seen a combat mech before. Looking at the strange thing, he couldn't hide his shock: "Then is that Mr. Su Lun?"
Several pirates also heard the noise, glanced over from the corner of their eyes, and immediately saw the mecha warrior who was slashing at their pirate ship with a ship-cutting knife. They were all shocked: "Military mechanical armor? People from the Marfa Empire?"
That's right, this is the [Colonel-level ship-killing IX-shaped mechanical battle armor]!
Su Lun didn't dare to be careless, thinking that he could defeat a pirate group.
What's more, he couldn't guarantee that there would always be mysterious professionals among the pirates.
Wearing a mechanical armor is perfect.
This suit of armor is a sharp weapon that has been tested in previous battles at the Port of Kadurante. The helmet has special anti-curse treatment.
With the armor on, it would be difficult for Yao, a fifth-level mystical warlock at least, to kill him.
Not only to attract attention, but also to prevent pirates from continuing to pursue.
There is no more suitable method than mechanical armor.
To prevent pursuit, the ship cannot be kept intact.
The "steam ship-cutting knife" equipped with the battle armor is simply a ship-breaking weapon!
Although the mechanical ship-cutting knife cannot launch any long-range attacks such as "sword energy", the vibrating blade can easily cut through a wooden sailboat.
With just one slash of the knife, a gap was cut directly in the belly of a pirate ship. With two more slashes, the gap immediately turned into a big gap. The seawater poured in instantly, a huge gap.
The pirate ship is about to sink before our eyes.
What is the biggest worry about mechanical warriors?
That means strong defense!
Su Lun controls the combat mecha, just like the god of war descending to earth.
The hail of gunfire and bullets above his head crackled on the mecha, but it could not stop his actions at all. As soon as the steam boiler charged up, white air spurted out from under his feet, causing large ripples on the sea surface. The mecha jumped up, and then rushed and turned.
Another sea ship was chasing after him.
Su Lun jumped onto the deck and without hesitation slashed hard with his knife, directly cutting off the hard main mast on the spot!
The mast collapsed and was smashed into pieces, and the men fled in all directions.
The masters on these two ships went to intercept and kill the slave ship, leaving a group of minions behind, like ants biting an elephant, and they couldn't do anything to Su Lun.
None of them dared to resist, so they could only watch helplessly as he waved his ship-cutting knife like a big windmill, cutting off all the masts on the ship.
Seeing his two ships being filled with sea water and about to capsize, Suleiman, the "Blade of the Void" on the slave ship in the distance, shouted angrily: "Damn it!"
This is the wealth he has prepared to one day become the captain.
Now he was chopped to pieces in the blink of an eye?
"I'll kill you!"
Suleiman was so angry that he ignored the slaves and flew back.
After all, in his eyes, a set of Marfa military armor is worth countless times more than a ship of slaves.
He stared at the mecha warrior with a sneer in his eyes: "Humph! Mechanical warrior? Others may have no choice but don't they know that our void armor can restrain the mechanical warrior!"
Su Lun naturally saw the group of pirates flying back, and even clearly saw the contempt on the leader's face.
Not the least bit surprised.
When Wei is surrounded to rescue Zhao, what they are waiting for is for them to fly back.
Su Lun did not retreat in a hurry, and identified the fourth-level reproductive equipment in the guy's hand, and murmured in his heart: "Tsk, tsk, this reproductive equipment is indeed very capable of restraining mechanical warriors, no wonder you are so confident."
【Scythe of the Void】
Detailed explanation: Fourth-level silver quality alchemy plant equipment; the sickle of a unique creature in the void plane, contains the ability of spatial displacement, and can attack regardless of obstacles; the containment value is rated B+ or above, and the distortion probability does not exceed 15%; after fusion, the body toughness,
The agility is moderately improved, and there is a high probability of understanding the application of some spatial laws.
Seeing this, Su Lun also looked forward to it: "The 'space experience' delivered to your door."