◈ 419. [STAGE 20]
The amount of seawater that the Flying Dutchman [Stormy Sea] pours out is infinite.
That’s right. It’s a special technique that connects somewhere in the southern sea and the sky here with a magic gate.
The sea will continue to be pumped until the sea is dry.
And the amount of water our drainage system can handle is theoretically infinite.
One of the drainage facilities here is also a teleport gate. The stagnant water is discharged directly into the Black Lake through the gate.
Nevertheless, the seawater that the drainage system could not handle began to fill the floor more and more.
The reason is simple – the gates are different sizes.
[Stormy Sea]’s gate size is larger than the Drain Facility’s teleport gate. In other words, there is a difference in the size of the faucet.
In the same amount of time, the amount of water they pour out is bound to be greater than the amount of water that this side pulls out.
“Drainage system will reach criticality soon!”
“Water is filling up on the floor!”
I wet my parched lips with my tongue as I listened to the wet reports that followed.
damn it You’re faster than you think.
‘Before the water fills the floor and their boats can move… … We have to destroy even one more ship!’
The cannons on the walls that fire non-stop and the non-airship Geronimo fighting a guerrilla war outside.
And healthy ghost ships.
‘Seven ships left!’
I gnashed my teeth as I tried to find the weak point of the enemy ship, which was stubbornly holding on.
‘Cheer up, guys!’
***
Kwagwagwang-!
A handful of heroes aboard the non-empty ship Geronimo destroyed another ship.
This time it was number 11. It was a ship that did not receive support from other ghost pirates because it was between the 10th and 12th ships that were wiped out earlier.
“This is the 6th ship… !”
“You’ve killed half of them!”
Looking down at the ghost ship engulfed in flames, Lucas and Evangeline exchanged words.
“Woo-wook… .”
Sitting at the end of the hatch, Quylan vomited. Surprised, Belldandy ran to Quylan’s side.
“It’s okay, Kuylan? Even if you are injured… … ?”
“No, just… I was a bit seasick. I got on and off the ghost ship and repeated it, uh… … .”
Do you have a fear of heights and seasickness? … .
Everyone broke into a cold sweat watching this beast tribe warrior suffering in the sky and the sea. Quylan muttered with a pale complexion.
“The land… the land is good A safe and comfortable land… … .”
In the meantime, the non-empty ship Geronimo rose quickly. Then, in search of the next prey, it was about to start its next flight.
It was then. Damian, who was loading the horse gun with magic bullets created with his own magic, widened his eyes.
“what? The ships are starting to move!”
“what?!”
Surprised, everyone looked down in the direction of the ghost ships.
“Is the floor full of water already?! Are they going to the wall?!”
“No, not that… .”
Damian broke into a cold sweat and pointed at one of the ships.
“Are you going back?”
“… ?”
Let’s see, it really was.
Two of the flinching ships sluggishly reversed their course, then turned sharply—not toward the ramparts of the Crossroads, but toward the other side.
While staring at this incomprehensible sight, Dusk Bringer cautiously commented.
“… Doesn’t it look like they’re running away?”
Embarrassed, Damian opened his mouth slightly.
“yes? However, running away from the enemy means that no monster has ever done such a thing… … .”
“Because it’s a pirate. At least the pirates Guo-in has dealt with always ran away whenever the war situation was unfavorable.”
The other heroes were also confused.
It was because all the monsters I’d dealt with so far were obsessed with killing humans, even burning their own lives to the end.
Even if they made a detour, at least no one escaped.
But these guys were running away.
Two pirate ships turned their hulls and ran away without even looking back.
It was possible because the seawater was quite stagnant on the southern road without a drainage system.
“You damn traitors! All of you will be executed if caught!”
“Haha! Can’t I just be beheaded twice! Bye bye chief! We’re going to find another prey!”
I could hear the pirates shouting among themselves.
All the other heroes stiffened for a moment, not knowing how to deal with this absurd situation, but Lucas didn’t.
“… .”
Lucas had already spoken to Ash about it.
– There are ghost pirates who run away when the war situation is unfavorable.
Ash had in mind that there would be enemies running away from the beginning.
– You may think it’s okay because the enemies are leaving the front line right now, but these guys will plunder nearby towns and cities, and in the worst case, go out to sea and destroy the area.
It’s only right to let them run away when it comes to defending the crossroads. but.
Once the monster gets out of the wire here, it’s much harder to find it again and then annihilate it.
After moving to a place where the ghost ship can move, the ghost pirates abandon the ship and hide in various parts of the world, causing damage to the area. It had to be stopped before that happened.
– So Lucas. If a ghost ship runs away among them… … You have to take responsibility and get it done. I will believe
“Turn the direction of the airspace!”
Lucas looked at the cockpit of the airship and shouted.
“We are pursuing to repel those two ghost ships.”
Surprised, the heroes looked at Lucas. Evangeline retorted.
“But mister, if we leave the battlefield, the defenses of the Crossroads may be in danger!”
“The lord will take care of that. My lord told me to prioritize preventing monsters from escaping all over the place.”
tutu tu tu tu-!
The airship started chasing the ghost ships with a heavy mechanical sound. Lucas nodded.
“Let’s get them out quickly before they get further away and come back!”
Lucas has been Ash’s right-hand man and has been in command for the past half year as Acting Commander of the front lines here.
All no longer questioned his orders and began preparing for the next battle. But the anxiety was unavoidable.
‘Even if you exclude the 2 ships that depart, there are 4 ghost ships left in front of the wall.’
Belldandy looked back through the open hatch.
The Crossroads seen from the sky was a lonely fortress. In front of him, the ghost ships that scattered bizarre energy were still herringbone.
‘If the sea water rises and those four ghost ships start charging… … .’
Through the light green hair blowing in the strong wind, Belldandi’s eyes narrowed.
‘Is Crossroads Really Okay?’
***
《4th Ship 9th Ship Evacuation after declaring mutiny! It really jumped out, boss!]
《Good job, good job. As expected of my most elite fleet.”
Stunned, Bernard Fokker forgot to even drink and let out a blank laugh.
Since the battle began, 6 out of 12 ships have mutinied.
Two ships exposed the side of the ship to respond, but were sunk by volley fire.
The 2 ships abandoned their ships and were completely destroyed while running and disembarking. And the battle situation seems to be unfavorable for the two ships, so they ran without looking back… … .
On top of that, up to the two ships that were destroyed by the attack of the human side’s airships.
A total of 8 ghost ships have evaporated from the battlefield, and now only 4 ships remain on the battlefield.
They were Captain Ship No. 7 and Escort Ship No. 5 6 No. 8.
And the atmosphere of the frigates was already unusual.
On top of the escort ship surrounding the captain’s ship, I could see the other pirates chatting among themselves and looking at each other’s eyes.
The pirates who stood around Poker swallowed dry saliva.
“Captain, at this rate… .”
“I know. The frigates are also thinking about mutiny, right?”
Poker grinned. Because it wasn’t unexpected.
this is pirate
There is no loyalty or discipline. It is a group of thieves who have come together to fill their stomachs from the beginning.
In order to raise even a little bit of my share, it was a family called pirates who would eat something like a rebellion or a cataclysm.
Since Bernard Fokker himself was the one who rose to this position in that way.
It’s the same now – already half the fleet burned and wrecked.
Now that the raid has been completed, the desire to run away anywhere and aim for the next opportunity is bound to rise.
There will be a lot of people who want to become a new admiral at this genius opportunity.
but.
《No matter how much you look like you’ve lost everything, if you have a penny for your last gamble… … .”
Poker was still relaxed.
《If only I had the strength to wield the sword once in the last plunder!》
Pong-!
After removing the cork from a new bottle and pouring it into a glass taken out from somewhere.
Poker smiled as he raised the glass to the sky.
《Then life can be reversed.》
Shoot aaaaa!
In the sky, sea water is still pouring like a waterfall.
And
gigg gigg gigg… … .
The pirates felt it all at the same time.
Seawater rushes under the boat.
Poker smirked as he dumped the entire glass in one gulp.
《No matter how much you lose, you just have to win it back and pay it back,
right?
The ghost ship that came to life let out a long, grotesque cry. It sounded like a whale’s cry. The pirates cheered in unison.
《Sea water is pooling on the floor!》
《It seems that the drainage system installed by the rentiers has reached its limit!》
《You can move!》
《Can you move? But what are you hesitating about?”
Poker stood up from his seat and smiled grimly.
《You’ve got to tie us up and make us pay for the beatings.》
Cheack!
Poker, who spread his hand forward, commanded.
“fleet! Full speed forward!]
The pirates, who had rebelled and stabbed each other until just a moment ago, prepared to move the ship with their hands and feet aligned as if they had never done it before.
《Let’s repay the resentment of the past!》
And the ghost trapper Captain Bernard Fokker, who had been spread out on the floor like a drunken drunk just a moment ago, radiated a terrifying roar from his entire body. shouted out
It was an evil roar worthy of a nightmare corps commander.
《Break into their castle walls with all your might-!》
Shoot aaaaaa!
The seawater, which exceeded the loading threshold of the drainage system, eventually rose to the floor.
And that much seawater was enough. The four pirate ships immediately began marching.
In a storm, four ghost ships split the ground and rushed to the fortress walls.
“… .”
For a moment there was silence over the castle walls.
Even the skilled soldiers who had defeated countless monsters in the meantime fell in love with this bizarre sight.
Turning the land into the sea, flying a Jolly Roger with a skull on it – a huge ship engulfed in ghosts rushes in.
“Shoot! Stop them!”
pop! pop! Beep!
The cannons on the walls fired all at once.
In addition to cannons, ballistas, automatic defense turrets, and various artifacts were mobilized to pour firepower towards the ghost ships.
bang! Kwajik! Quadruped!
The ghost ships were smashed.
Because they were beaten in place for a long time, the durability of the ships was already at their limit.
In the rain of shells and magic, the masts of the ships were broken, the outer walls were blown away, the decks collapsed, and the forecastles were completely burned.
But it doesn’t stop.
On top of the ship being torn apart, the pirates sang a song and only moved forward. Because
this place is above the sea,
there is an opponent to plunder right in front of you!
Boom! Kwajik… … !
Cookie light!
The escort ship, number 5, could not hold out and sank first.
Jjjjjjjjjjjjjeok- Kwakwaguagwang
!
Ships No. 6 and No. 8, which were in the lead, were caught in a long chain trap installed right in front of the Crossroads Fortress, and the lower part of the ship was torn off.
But only the 7th ship.
Only the captain’s ship, in which Fokker held the steering wheel himself, managed to withstand all of the fortress’ concentrated bombardment with his own body.
“The name of my ship is the ‘Flying Dutchman,’”
Poker called out with a chuckle in a deep, resounding voice as if he had risen from hell.
《Let me show you why the word ‘flying’ is attached!]
Towoong!
And the ship flew.
The sail with a black burning skull emitted an ominous light for a moment, then released an enormous amount of magic behind it, and with that power, the huge ghost ship defied gravity for a moment.
The 7th ship floated in the air in an instant – The Flying Dutchman lightly avoided the chain trap and at the same time.
Quagmire and light!
The huge and solid bow was driven straight into the fortress wall.
The walls of the fortress cracked like clay.
Finally, the army of monsters reached the walls of Inse.