"Clang! Clang!"
The sound of two weapons clashing could be heard. The weapons in Chu Heng and Li De's hands actually flew out of their hands during the collision. Both of them flew into the air and then accurately returned to their respective sheaths.
He slowly sheathed his sword, and the only sound left in the room was the sound of Bellamy's Cross Longsword being sheathed.
Chu Heng and Li De were stunned by what had just happened. Bellamy was too powerful. Not only was Bellamy powerful, but she also had the best control over her power.
Bellamy sheathed her sword as if nothing had happened. She smiled and looked at Chu Heng and Li De. Just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by a loud roar from outside the cabin.
"Two nautical miles to the northwest, there are merchant ships.”The watchman's roar immediately made everyone on the ship tremble. As pirates, they all knew that it was time to work.
" Mm." Hearing the roar from outside the cabin, Bellamy's eyes narrowed slightly. Then, he smiled and turned to look at Chu Heng, saying,"Oh, York, I really don't know what to say. Your luck is really too good. Don't you think that an opportunity to make a contribution has arrived?”
"I think so, respected boss." Chu Heng smiled.”
"Let's go. Let's see which unlucky fellow has run into us this time.”Bellamy said, then led the way out of the cabin.
Walking out of the cabin, the deck was filled with pirates. Lifting the sails and turning the helm, everything was carried out in an orderly manner under the command of the vice-captain, Barton.
"Raise the white flag." Seeing Bellamy walk out of the cabin, Barton immediately ordered the pirates below.
Following Barton's order, the red pirate flag that was originally hanging on the mast slowly lowered. After a while, a pirate flag with a white background, a black skull and a cross-shaped sword, slowly rose.
Perhaps the first reaction of an ordinary person would be to surrender when they heard the white flag being raised. Of course, it was no wonder that they thought so. In history, hanging a white flag symbolized surrender.
However, when pirates were chasing after their prey, the purpose of raising the white flag was to show their identity and make the prey give up resisting after seeing the flag. If the prey refused to surrender after seeing the white skeleton flag, the white skeleton flag would be destroyed. The pirate ship would choose to raise the black and white flag to indicate its intention and then give another warning. If the prey still chose to resist, the pirate ship would raise a red flag, which meant that once the prey was captured, they would start a massacre and leave no survivors.
However, it was obvious that the other party had already discovered the Black Skeleton Pirates while they were chasing after them. However, merchants pursued profits. Not many merchants would be so wise as to give up their goods and choose to surrender.
The raising of the white flag did not make the other party yield. As the black and white flags were raised, it still had no effect.
When Bellamy personally gave the order to raise the red pirate flag, Chu Heng could clearly see that the Quidah's speed had increased significantly. Only then did the Black Skeleton Pirates officially begin their pursuit.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
As time passed, the Quidah was getting closer and closer to the merchant ship. When they were about 600 meters away, the sound of cannons being fired rang out from the enemy's ship.
However, it was unknown whether it was because the distance was still too far or because the accuracy of the cannons in this era was extremely low. Although the enemy's attacks were fierce, not a single shell hit the Quidah. Even the shells that landed beside the Quidah were few and far between.
After listening carefully to the sound of a round of artillery fire, Chu Heng easily heard that the enemy had fired a total of 15 rounds. Even though Chu Heng was too far away, he couldn't see the size of the merchant ship clearly. However, judging from the firepower of the merchant ship that could fire fifteen rounds in one round, the prey this time was definitely a large merchant ship.
Just as Chu Heng had guessed, the merchant ship this time was indeed a large merchant ship. It was a royal trading ship with nearly 150 people on board. There were as many as 32 cannons on board. Apart from the 15 cannons on each side of the ship, there were even two at the stern.
As they got closer and closer, about 500 meters away, the 15 cannons on the left side of the Quidah suddenly fired. After a long period of battle, the Quidah's gunners knew very well that the maximum effective range of the muzzles installed on their ships was within 500 meters. Within a range of more than 500 meters, there was basically no exception. It would be like the cannonballs fired by the merchant ship just now. Not a single shot would hit.
Perhaps it was because of the experience of the gunners on the Great, one of the 15 cannonballs accurately landed on the enemy's ship and exploded. The moment the iron shell fell into the ship and exploded, a huge pit was instantly blasted out on the deck of the merchant ship. Many people were injured by the flying iron pieces from the explosion.
However, the lethality of the cannonballs was only that. Even if he wanted to completely destroy a small boat, it was impossible to not hit more than 20 shells. If they wanted to destroy a large merchant ship with just cannonballs, they might not be able to do so even if they used up all the cannonballs stored on the ship.
300 meters, 200 meters, 100 meters, 50 meters. As the distance between them closed, many pirates had already picked up their weapons and looked at the merchant ship greedily. Some pirates had even pulled up the ropes and walked to the left edge of the deck, ready to use the ropes to fly into the other party's ship at any time.
"Boss, this is really a big prey.”Barton said with a smile as he walked to Bellamy's side. He didn't have the nervousness of a big battle at all. Along with Barton's arrival, the short Sheff and the fat Takijiro also quickly approached him.
" Mm..." Bellamy dragged out her voice and looked at everyone with a bitter expression."Guys, don't you think that big prey will always make people's hands go soft?”
"Then, boss, have you decided who to send as the coolie this time?”Barton said with a smile.
"Of course." Bellamy smiled and looked at Chu Heng.""York, who just boarded the ship, is very suitable for this job.”
"At your service, boss." Chu Heng respectfully bowed and turned around. Without looking at Barton and the others, he quickly walked down to the second floor.
"Boss, are you really that optimistic about his potential?”Looking at Chu Heng's back, Barton said lightly. Among everyone, Barton, as the vice-captain, was the one who had the most say in Bellamy.
Smiling at everyone, Bellamy said,""Oh, Barton, did I say that I'm optimistic about his potential?”
" Then…" Barton paused.
Bellamy walked to Barton's side and placed his right hand on his shoulder.""Dear Barton, mediate. I need to mediate this boring voyage. Don't you think it's a wonderful thing to let such an interesting person mediate your life?”
Hearing this, Barton and the others were stunned for a moment, then they all laughed. In their eyes, there was a flash of coldness.
At this time, Chu Heng, who was the person involved, was completely unaware of this.
Walking down the deck, Chu Heng looked at the group of pirates who were ready to attack and smiled. At this time, the distance between them and the merchant ship was less than 10 meters. The time for the boarding battle was approaching.
"Hey York, what did the boss say to you?”Seeing York walk down from the second deck, Shan Zhu quickly ran over with a katana and asked curiously.
Looking at Shan Zhu's curious expression, Chu Heng smiled and said,""The boss just told me that he wants me to be the sixth officer on the ship.”
Shan Zhu said in disbelief,""York, your words are like the king of lies in the great sea route.”
Hearing this, Chu Heng actually compared himself to a king of lies. He immediately laughed and said,"Shan Zhu, do you think I need to lie to you?”
Shan Zhu carefully looked at Chu Heng's eyes, wanting to see if he was lying to him. However, Shan Zhu soon realized that it was all in vain.
"Then, lucky York, if you really become the sixth deputy, can I be your deputy?”Shan Zhu said. However, on the ship, an assistant also had a lot of power.
"No problem." Chu Heng said with a smile. He already had this idea, and he was happy to see Shan Zhu recommend himself.
"Little ones, let's get to work." Standing on the deck of the second floor, Li De's loud roar suddenly rang out. Everyone felt the Quidah's hull shake as Rid roared.
The Quidah's huge hull had already collided with the enemy, and the boarding battle had begun.
"Ha!"
Almost at the same time, the pirates waved the weapons in their hands high up in the air or used ropes to swing across the sky and fly into the other party's ship. Or they would use a rope to hook an iron hook and throw it at the merchant ship, using a thin rope to open a path.
Chu Heng smiled as he looked at the pirates swarming toward the merchant ship. He said to Shan Zhu,""Hey, Shan Zhu, the battle has already begun. As my future assistant, can you protect my back?”
"No problem, my lord."
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