Episode 210 Abyss Crusade – Strait Breakthrough (5)
“Fire!”
The roar of 80 cannons firing in succession sounds and the ship shakes.
Under a sky full of dark clouds and headwinds brought against the sky by Lindsay’s celestial magic.
In the dark sea, huge ships emitting flames and flashes exchange steely conversations with hundreds or even thousands of guns aimed at them.
“Flooding occurred at the stern of the first floor!”
“Hurry up with the drainage work!”
Every time a shell passes by, a scar is carved into the hull –
“Aaaah!”
There are so many screams and blood staining the ship.
Admiral Lee was on the deck, supporting himself with his sword, watching the sight of about a hundred ships with their flanks exposed to each other and constantly spewing fire.
Considering the battle fought by Admiral Lindsay’s Blue Dragon Fleet and the belligerence of the enemy admiral in that battle, it was accurate to judge that if they openly showed a single line and raised the odds of victory, they would rush to the center, where they were most vulnerable.
The enemy is trying to break through to the weak center by one point, but the headwind slows them down and they are surrounded and beaten.
Piiiiing –
Admiral Lee watched the sight of a rocket cannon flying in from the side making a distinctive noise, hitting the enemy ship and its sails and immediately catching fire. Then he turned his gaze again and saw the friendly ship on the other side slowly burning, engulfed in purple flames. I saw it tilting.
“Admiral! “Our troops have suffered considerable losses!”
After hearing the captain’s urgent words, Admiral Lee spoke firmly.
“We will maintain the offensive.”
Although the sacrifice may be great, the opportunity to wage such a superior fight against the Abyss Corporation will not come twice.
“My Admiral!”
With an urgent cry, the shell passed just a short distance away, scattering fragments, but Admiral Lee did not even move.
“Don’t be disturbed by this. “If you go to battle, you have to risk your life.”
In any case, if the battle becomes like this, the flag signal is no longer meaningful…
“Beat the drum without stopping so that our troops do not become afraid.”
“ancient!”
All that remains is to tell them that their admiral is with them and to make his presence known so that they do not back down.
Admiral Lee looked at the enemy fleet, which was being battered by his and Lindsay’s fleet, and then turned his gaze to the east.
Most of the enemy’s main fleet was caught in a siege, but they could not stop the enemy’s new ships, which spewed white steam and rushed into the center of the fleet.
Admiral Lee narrowed his eyes as he watched the enemy ships sprinting forward, blocking the bombardment with the devil’s magic barrier, making an impact charge, and engaging in close combat.
What remains now is whether the central army’s allies will collapse and break through, opening a way for the enemy to escape the siege, or whether they will hold firm and destroy the enemy.
* * *
“Kaaaaang- keung!”
I jabbed my sword at the werewolf that was running towards me, but the mass of the rushing beast hit my body.
“Tsk…!”
Slipping across the deck, he barely stops and kicks the animal’s body to pull out his sword –
“Yaaah!”
Taang!
A gunshot goes off behind me and the other demon who was running towards me falls down, blood spurting from his head.
I immediately pulled out my dagger, turned my body back, and threw it away.
“Oops!”
The demon that was running towards Christine from behind was hit between the eyes with a dagger and slowly fell to the ground.
After exchanging looks of relief and smiles at the momentary intersection,
Christine exclaimed as she loaded a bullet into her pistol.
“Duh! “Are you alive?”
“I’m alive, Admiral!”
“Leave the battle to the deck commander and take the command to the lower deck! “Any non-combat factor will only be a hindrance!”
“All right!”
As soon as Christine heard Duheng’s answer, she started running towards the stairs, and I followed her, covering her.
It’s a wise decision. Obviously, if she’s exposed to danger, I can’t fight satisfactorily.
As I glance, I see a ship with the flag of the Northern United Kingdom a little distance away, engulfed in purple flames and slowly tilting.
“Aaaah-!”
“Abandon ship! “Ship!”
From those struggling in flames to those abandoning their boats and jumping into the sea.
It’s father Gyu-hwan.
Even the Libre, equipped with a magic engineering engine and protected by a magic barrier, could not withstand the impact of the enemy ship and suffered serious damage, especially other ships that did not have a magic barrier.
And that moment.
I felt a chilling sensation and immediately pushed Christine away.
“omg…!”
Suddenly, his body floated in the air and he threw himself down the stairs, hugging Christine, who was embarrassed.
I tried to protect her as best as I could, but my body rolled over and, ignoring the pain of the stairs crashing here and there, I slammed my sword into the floor, barely able to stop it.
On the deck, repeated gunshots and desperate screams that could not be believed to have come from just one person erupted.
“Aaaah!”
“Ugh!”
“Ugh-!”
If we had been a little late, Christine and I would have been swept away!
“Huh, Admiral?”
“Marquis de Lafayette?”
Amidst the panicked reactions of the sailors on the lower deck, I pulled out my sword and helped Christine stand up.
“Pierre are you okay?”
“It’s okay, Christine. I would like to ask for command from the lower deck. “You cannot come up.”
Several emotions passed through her eyes in a split second.
However, she quickly put it all away, and in the end, what remained in her jet black eyes was the trust that suppressed her anxiety.
Christine took a deep breath and answered slowly.
“all right.”
good.
After smiling at her, I adjusted my sword and jumped straight up the stairs with the dagger drawn with my left hand.
* * *
As soon as I jumped outside, what I saw was a sea of blood and corpses scattered around.
And in the middle of it all, a man wearing an admiral’s cape and hat is blowing hard on a smoking pistol with his mouth.
…a red-haired, one-horned devil.
I knew it intuitively as soon as I saw it.
This person is a great evil that surpasses Halfas.
Maybe it was Paimon or something more –
The devil who made eye contact with me slowly tilted his head and opened his mouth.
“There is quite a bit of movement. Who are you? “I am Barbatos of Ras.”
Barbatos. It’s a name I’ve heard of.
The CEO of Ras Corporation and the Admiral of the Abyss Corporation!
“Pierre de Lafayette. “He is the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army of the Kingdom of Revolutionary Francia.”
“Oh-”
Barbatos widened his eyes and then said with a grin.
“Request not to disturb.”
As soon as the devil’s command is given, the devils surrounding me and Barbatos move in the other direction.
And soon gunfire and shouting began to erupt from below.
…There wasn’t just one staircase leading to the lower deck of the Libre.
There is no need to doubt Christine’s commanding ability, but the opponents are demons and the allies are not professional hand-to-hand combat personnel, but sailors.
How long can she hold out?
No, what does it matter how long she will last?
“Ahahaha, I remember. Were you the person Paimon was chasing? Impressive enough, Barbatos agrees with Paimon’s assessment, so let’s have fun-”
All I have to do is cut him off quickly and that’s it!
I immediately kicked off the floor and jumped in.
The opponent’s weapons are two pistols.
It is obvious that it will penetrate magical barriers, and it is impossible to hit a bullet that is difficult to follow with the eyes.
Still, my skills are different from when I had a hard time even with Halfas.
His abilities are incomparable, and the blessings of divine power that overflow his entire body and weapons are enough to reach even that devil!
“Haha-whatcha!”
Barbatos tried to aim the pistol in his right hand at me, but immediately struck down the flying dagger.
Next is the left hand.
Gigi geek –
Taang!
With an unpleasant metallic noise, the pistol that was pushed away by my sword quickly dug into the air and burst into flames – the devil’s right arm, which tried to aim the gun at me again, was blocked by my left arm.
“Kahak ahahaha!”
The devil jumped in with all his might and was struck in the abdomen by a knee with all his weight on it, but instead burst out laughing.
He quickly catches up and hits his right hand again.
Leaking my left hand-
“Pfft!”
The moment I jumped in again, Barbatos’ head hit my forehead.
I felt the world spinning and an eerie feeling at the same time, so I immediately rolled on the floor – tata tatang!
A gunshot follows just in time.
As soon as I got up and hid myself in the mast, the sound of the devil’s footsteps running across the deck echoed.
A crazy speed that can be seen just by the sound.
I don’t have time to play tag anyway!
I immediately fell off the mast and
slid across the deck as gunfire exploded in succession.
“Huh!?”
Amid the sound of bullets flying overhead, he turns around, pulls out his dagger, and throws it at the first demon to panic.
“What…!”
But the devil caught it with his teeth, spat it out, and aimed the pistol again.
“damn…!”
Angle. Right hand and upper body head!
The moment I raised my sword to cover my body and lowered my posture, feeling as if the world was moving slowly, the devil’s muzzle spouted fire.
“Tsk…!”
A few bullets blocked by the sword body fell to the floor, but a hot feeling like fire ran through my body.
I immediately lowered my left hand and tried to pull out the dagger from my waistband, but it was only when I reached for my waistband that I realized that my index and middle fingers had been blown away.
“Keu… ah…!”
Shoulders, legs and even the fingers of the left hand. A belated pain runs through my body.
But you can still fight.
I can feel the divine power in my heart, the blessing that Eris planted with all her might, rushing towards healing my body in some way.
“Oh hot hot!”
Barbatos threw away the dual pistols he was holding, pulled out the sword from his waist, blocked the dagger, and laughed with his bleeding mouth.
“Ahahaha you are the best! Be tough! Barbatos is very satisfied! “You have to do this at least to feel good about fighting!”
“That’s right, you crazy devil.”
Even at this moment, screams, shouts, and gunshots are constantly coming from underfoot.
Every moment I hesitate, Christine’s danger increases.
It burns my body hotter than any pain or any sense of crisis and whips me to move.
“Hahaha!”
The devil leisurely aimed his sword as he watched me rush towards him – and realized the moment the swords collided.
I have experienced over 20 years of war in both my past life and my current life.
I crossed the countless line of fire.
The numerous protections and blessings bestowed by Eris were absorbed into the divine power that returned me and inhabited my body.
nevertheless.
A desperate sword attack with all my might, an attack with all my might.
…I can’t reach it.
I can’t reach it.
In the scream of clashing metal.
The devil is so happy that he is effortlessly parrying all my attacks with a look on his face that says he wants to die.
“Huh huh huh huh…!”
As I was trying to catch my breath, which had become a mess after competing for dozens of sums, Barbatos asked me with a smile.
“Are you okay? “Shall we rest for a bit?”
“Hahaha…”
I glared at Barbatos, trying to catch my breath.
The body, which continues to bleed, is somehow sustained by the divine power that moves continuously within it.
But this overwhelming gap.
I realize that even using a pistol was not because I lacked confidence in hand-to-hand combat, but was just entertainment for this devil.
Even though I can never match my skills, I play with it just because it’s fun.
“Oh right!”
At that moment, Barbatos opened his mouth as if he had finally realized.
“I’m sorry I was inconsiderate. “If we keep doing that, the pretty admiral will be dragged out in a mess, so shouldn’t we fight now?”
You damn devil bitch…
But.
I bought enough time.
Barbatos probably didn’t realize it because he was behind his back.
But for me.
“Prepare for impact!”
“Huh?”
Behind Barbatos’ flagship that collided with Libre-
“Al-ardho!”
Crocs’ battleship, which was running at full speed, is clearly visible.
“Akbar!”
The moment when the Orcs cried out to Crocs’ cry and the battleships they rode fiercely rushed to clash.
I kicked off the deck and jumped towards Barbatos, who was panicking.
Pull your upper body back as much as possible and strike a blow that will pierce that demon in one go – Pugh!
But the pain that pierced my body was faster than that.
“Ugh…”
Blood gushes out from the abdomen pierced by the sword.
Barbatos spoke as if he was truly sorry as he could feel the life draining away.
“Ugh I’m sorry! Ah, what a waste, what a waste! To kill him so easily-”
But.
“There’s no need to be sorry.”
From the beginning, this demon didn’t look clumsy enough to make me think it was a surprise attack.
“Eh?”
Even though blood was constantly pouring out of the pierced body, strength remained in the body that was running with divine power – the blow that squeezed out all its strength went straight into Barbatos’ chest.
“What kind of person-”
Before Barbatos could finish what he was trying to say, he vomited blood.
“Aaaah!”
The sword slash with both hands cut the demon in half – and then the shock of the battleships crashing into each other at full speed hit me.
