The giants were cutting down trees all afternoon. In the evening, they piled the chopped logs on the beach and began to make rafts. The repair work on the Double Fin Shark here has not stopped for a moment, and the repairmen are seizing the time to race with the giants.
, when it was getting dark, the staff had to stop to eat, and there was no lighting at night, so the construction was forced to stop.
It was completely dark after dinner. The giants on the beach lit several bonfires and continued to make rafts under the illumination of the flames. Steven observed carefully through the telescope. There were three rafts they were making, but there were a large number of them.
The logs are still lying on the beach, which should be far more than the materials for three rafts.
After dinner, Captain Langdon convened a high-level meeting in the restaurant, and Steven, Kate and Blake all attended.
At the meeting, Langdon arranged the night watch arrangements and preventive measures against giant night attacks, and asked all lights on the ship to be extinguished after the meeting. They speculated that the possibility of giant night attacks was unlikely, and the weather at night was usually not very good during this period.
, the clouds are very thick, and when the weather is bad, the sea is pitch black at night, the wind is strong and the waves are high, it is easy to lose the target, or even get lost at sea. It is impossible to find the position of the Twin Fin Shark just by relying on those giants holding a few torches.
Of course, we must also prevent the situation when the sea is illuminated by the moon after the weather improves. Everyone has also taken corresponding measures to deal with this situation. In addition to paying attention to the movements of the giants on the shore, the personnel on duty also need to focus on the clouds in the sky. If the weather
If things get better, notify the captain immediately and be vigilant.
After arranging everything, Langdon dismissed the meeting and everyone acted according to the plan. Steven and Kate came to the deck with sleeping bags. They would participate in the night watch tonight with the sailors on the shift.
Steven stayed on duty for half the night as usual. He sat cross-legged on the roof of the poop, entering a state of silence while letting go of his perception of the unusual movements around him.
The weather that night was as gloomy as ever, with thick clouds, and it even started to rain in the middle of the night. It was unlikely that the giant would attack in this kind of weather, but all the personnel on duty did not dare to relax at all.
The night was coming to an end soon. The night rain suddenly stopped just as the sun was about to rise. The clouds quickly dispersed. When the sun rose at the boundary between the sea and the beach, the morning glow reflected the clouds in the sky. Soon after,
The clouds disappeared, revealing a clear blue sky.
While the people on the ship were having breakfast, drumming sounded on the beach. The sound was carried to the restaurant below the rear cabin. Everyone rushed to the deck and saw the giants on the beach carrying three rafts.
In the sea, a row of giants stood on the shore, holding up spears and roaring. Several giants were beating drums, seeming to encourage the warriors who were about to go on an expedition.
Three rafts were rowed by several giants towards the Twin Fin Shark. Steven counted, there were 6 giants on each raft, 4 giants were holding wood pulp to slide the raft, and the two giants in front were holding canopy shields.
A large wooden shield covering the whole body blocks the front of the raft.
They also seemed to be taking precautions against the crossbows on the ship.
The raft was very wide, and the six giants still seemed loose on it. The waves were not big at this time, but the tide began to rise. The giants' huge strength was displayed. The raft moved quickly amidst the waves, which was much better than the wooden paddles rowed by the sailors on the boat.
The boat is much faster!
At this time, the gun window on the ship's side had been opened, and the gunner was adjusting the shooting angle and direction. With several loud noises, the gun fired shells amid the smoke.
There are 4 gun windows on the side of the Double Fin Shark, which can fire 4 cast-iron shells at a time. The shells fly through the air and crash into the sea, raising water columns more than 10 meters high around the raft. Those giants have never seen it before.
This weapon was frightened by the huge sound, the rising water column and the waves splashing on the raft, and the giant rowing man's hands and feet suddenly slowed down.
The roar of the giant chief came from the shore, and the war drums that had just stopped were beaten again. The frightened giant recovered and began to paddle hard again. The raft accelerated towards the Twin Fin Shark.
At this time, there were several loud noises, and several shells flew out, causing water jets to rise beside the three rafts, but they still missed the target. There were sighs and curses on the deck, and a pirate looked down the side of the ship and cursed: "Damn it.
Meaty pigeons! Can you guys aim accurately? No shot will hit! Pick out the shit from your eyes before shooting!"
Then a roar came from the gunboat window below: "Mind your own business! Loach! Don't just howl like a bitch!"
Captain Langdon, the second mate and the boatswain were all watching the battle on the deck. Black led five long-armed men squatting on the side of the ship. They held up their flintlock guns, ready to wait for the giant's raft to enter the shooting range.
Steven and Kate were standing behind Blake and the others holding hunting bows with fine steel arms. A dozen other crossbowmen were also finding positions nearby and preparing. After three rounds of naval gun fire, there was no shooting angle. Now only
There is only one last round left. If the naval guns have no results, the fusiliers and crossbowmen will have to take action.
Now only the long-range combatants and the captain and other command personnel are present on the deck and upper deck of the ship, while the rest of the sailors are on standby in the lower cabin.
But the Twin Fin Shark is a pirate ship after all, and all sailors can fight. The pirates staying in the cabin also hold scimitars. They need to rush up to fight the giant when it rushes onto the deck, but this situation is obviously
It's something no one wants to see.
The third round of cannons fired, and one of the four shells was fired into the sea water at the front of the raft on the side. The huge waves caused by the shells almost overturned the raft. All the giants on it rolled into the water, and there was a joy on the boat.
, but then people saw that the giants in the water seemed not to be injured, and they were also good at swimming in sea water.
At this time, the monsters on the beach rushed into the sea amidst the chief's call. They dived into the sea, swam as fast as fish, and soon came to the giants who had fallen into the water, and helped them climb onto the raft.
, some monsters took back the wood pulp that was blown away by the waves. Later, the giants took the paddle and started paddling the raft forward!
Steven looked at the monsters swimming freely in the water like fish, and couldn't help but said to Kate in surprise: "Kate, did you see it?! Those monsters can swim so fast in the sea! I'm very worried about them now.
I can jump on the side of the ship!"
Kate said: "Although they can swim very well in the water, it is still impossible to rush up to the side of the ship several meters high from the water! The key point now is not to let those rafts come to the side of the ship, otherwise the giants will use their height advantage
Maybe he’ll climb up!”
"And they carry a lot of spears and longbows on their backs! Black! You must be careful of the spears and bows thrown by the giants later, and keep your body as low as possible!" Steven said.
Blake said without looking back: "Don't worry, Steven! We won't give them a chance! We can shoot when they get within a hundred meters! Their longbows and throwing spears don't have that far range!"