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Chapter 245 Fighting and Showing

There must be no satellite positioning in this era, so in the ocean without landmark positioning at this moment, if it is cloudy, it is likely to have deviated from the course without knowing it.

This is the situation faced by Tianxing and several ships around it.

The next day, the daytime still did not pass through the rainy belt. The captain of the Tianxing used a telescope to look into the distance from a high place, with the first officer and two sailors beside him.

"Are we losing our way, or is it another ship?"

There are only six ships in the entire fleet at the moment, but the storm like yesterday is not an exaggeration, how could so many ships deviate?

"Tell the fleet to reduce the speed, don't drive too fast, and observe the stars at night."

"Good captain."

Mulan could feel the speed of the ship slowing down, but he also knew that it would be too late, because the ship was not slowly drifting off course.

At night, with only six merchant ships headed by Tianxing, the team of merchant ships finally left the rainy belt, and stars appeared in the sky. The people on each ship immediately used sextants to compare the stars and began to locate the fleet's position, but the conclusion reached To everyone's astonishment.

If it is only a slight deviation from the course, errors in the astronomical positioning method are inevitable. After all, it is not as accurate as satellite positioning, but at this moment it is obviously not as simple as a slight deviation.

"How did we come to such a strange sea?"

The captain of the Skystar, the leader of the entire merchant fleet, and the retainer of Earl Alva, looked at the distant sea in shock. If the six ships hadn't come to the same conclusion, he would have suspected that they had made a mistake.

This kind of news cannot be concealed. Experienced old sailors can even look up at the stars and the direction of the rising sun, and they can judge whether they are roughly on the correct route based on the sailing time.

At this moment, many people in the fleet already know the real information.

"Oh Holy Light, we have arrived in an unfamiliar sea, this is not the route protected by the empire!"

"how so!"

Many sailors lie on the deck looking into the distance and observing the stars.

"Could it be because we strayed into that turbulent current in the sea and were directly led here?"

Because of the existence of the maelstrom, the world's ocean current environment is extremely complicated, and it is not impossible for it to be taken away by strange turbulent currents.

"It turned out that it was not other ships that yaw, but us!"

"Is it far from the original route?"

"It's not close anyway!"

The sailors were a little flustered, and Mu Lan also acted nervous. Unknown sea areas may encounter various unknown situations, and the more experienced the sailors, the more aware of the dangers involved.

The fleet is changing course, and everyone can only pray that no additional danger will occur.

"Cha la la la."

The bottom of a nearby wooden cargo ship made a toothsome crackling, as if the timber were being twisted by the distance.

Then the people on the boat felt a huge force brought by inertia, and many people slammed into the fence or wall.

"Turbulence--"

"Watch out for turbulence—"

The sailors yelled in panic, the drastic change in the turbulence was like a vehicle slamming the steering wheel, and even the hull was tilting.

"Put up the sails—" "Put up the sails—"

The sailors and officers roared, and several nearby merchant ships also hurriedly changed directions to avoid it.

Many sailors of Tianxing were on the deck, holding on to the guardrail and looking at the fellow ship a hundred meters away. Its hull was twisting and swaying, and it had already rolled nearly 45 degrees. The people on board were trying their best to save themselves.

This is the strange turbulent current in the strange ocean, and perhaps such a danger is hidden in a certain part of the seemingly calm current.

But the hull was suspended and stabilized, but the direction could not be stabilized, and the hull crashed into another big ship, while the crew members on both sides shouted in horror.

"Boom~~~"

The two cargo ships collided, and the people on board were also knocked to pieces.

Fortunately, although the two ships were damaged, there was no major problem below the waterline, and there was no danger of sinking immediately. Therefore, the entire fleet stopped sailing, not only to help the two ships, but also because they were afraid of the nearby currents.

It is too dangerous to sail at night in this sea with no proven currents.

Mu Lan could see that the sailors on the Sky Star were depressed because of the long-distance yaw and the serious accident of the two ships in the same team, but it was clear that the bad luck of the fleet was not over yet.

After finally surviving until dawn, when the advantage of visibility could be used to avoid potential turbulence, a sailor on the Tianxing who climbed to the highest mast to observe the distance suddenly found some fuzzy black spots on the distant sea surface.

land?

Watching carefully, the sailors soon realized that these were moving ships.

Could it be the other ships in the fleet?

Thinking so, the sailor hurriedly shouted while gesturing downward.

"Found a fleet, found a fleet, the distance is about twenty kilometers—"

Spotted the fleet?

When the news spread quickly, many people at work subconsciously stopped, because in this unfamiliar sea area, they might encounter merchant ships or pirates.

All the sailors in charge of observation focused their attention in that direction.

Then, something worrying happened, those ships were obviously approaching, and their speed was also faster than those merchant ships loaded with cargo.

After a period of time, the ships had reached the distance that everyone could see, and then the observers found that the ships raised the skull flag.

The observers shouted hysterically from the silent fleet.

"Pirate ship—" "Pirate ship—"

"Beep-beep-beep-"

The whistle of the steamer burst out with a special sound, and all the people on the fleet began to shout.

"Prepare your weapons, prepare your weapons—" "Take your swords and guns!"

"Send someone to the cannon position—"

"The hull is sailing at full speed—"

Even the most experienced sailors are in a state of panic at the moment. The pirates are extremely ferocious, and it is best to get rid of them.

"Beep-beep-beep-"

Every time the siren sounded, it was like a sledgehammer hitting the hearts of all the crew members. Mu Lan and the sailors had already taken their weapons and rushed to the deck.

"Where's your gun?"

An old sailor looked at Mulan, who raised his sea soul.

"I only have a knife."

"You are a veteran of the Imperial Army. It is more useful for you to hold a gun than a knife. Small eyes, give him a rifle."

A sailor immediately threw a long gun at Mulan. After catching it, Mulan pulled the bolt to check the ammunition, and then caught a small bag of bullets.

"Come on, let's go to the deck!"

There are more than 100 sailors on the Tianxing, all of whom are on deck, and most of them have guns in their hands. Of course, everyone has a sword, as is the case on other ships.

The first mate and the second mate on the ship brought up food from the galley and distributed it to every sailor, and even some spirits.

The speed of the pirate ship was much faster than that of the merchant fleet, and everyone knew that this battle was inevitable.

"One, two, three, four, five, five ships!"

Someone is counting the number of pirate ships, and someone is watching the number of pirates on board the pirate ship.

"We have few cannons on board, they won't sink us, they will definitely come over and prepare to fight—"

The first officer of the Skystar was yelling nervously.

Mu Lan looked at the first mate. Judging from the fact that he was put on board before, this person may know part of the knowledge, or he may know everything. If it is the latter, then he really has the acting skills to risk his life.

"Boom~" "Boom~" "Boom~".
The artillery on the merchant ship was the first to attack, most of them used old-fashioned cannons, and they all fell near the pirate ship.

"Boom~" "Boom~" "Boom~".
The corsairs returned fire, their fire far more ferocious.

"Boom~" "Boom~"

The pirate ship exploded, and some pirates were blown away, while the bombing of the merchant ship was even more serious.

Mullan noticed that the pirates' shells were hardly fired below the waterline.

The distance between the two sides continued to get closer, and many pirates on many pirate ships even climbed onto the ropes and masts.

"Fire!"

The sailors on each merchant ship used guns to attack the pirates according to different distances, and the latter also started to fight back.

"Bang~"

Mullan fired, then reloaded quickly.

"Bang~"

With two short shots, two pirates on the mast fell from the pirate ship in the distance.

Mu Lan's eyes kept searching, searching for the presence of supernatural beings on the pirate ship. Theoretically, it should be within the sphere of influence of a great pirate with supernatural power.

But the situation is changing faster.

Pirate ships rushed towards the gap between the merchant ships, and the hulls collided violently, many sailors and pirates were blown away.

One after another, the hooks and locks were thrown at the merchant ship, hooking the ship's side and mast, etc., and the sailors immediately drew their knives to cut off the hooks and locks.

Someone on the pirate ship was manipulating a special ballista. After the trigger was pulled, several shells with huge claws flew towards it with a whistling sound.

Several sailors were shot through, the crossbow arrows hit the chimney, and also pierced through the side hull. There was still a capstan on the pirate ship, constantly narrowing the distance between the ship and the ship.

A pirate ship actually rushed towards the Sky Star from one side with a ram.

"Boom~"

The violent impact caused many sailors to fall, and the pirates on the pirate ship had rushed to the merchant ship.

"Kill them all—"

"Go!" "Kill—"

The pirates rushed to the Skystar and other merchant ships, and the sailors on board also met the enemy together, and blood rained down after the hand-to-hand combat.
There is no time to aim or even reload, the gang fight is the cruelest melee combat, and people fall down every moment.

Mu Lan pulled out the Sea Soul Knife, parried and fought, pierced a pirate's neck, blocked the knife with his right shoulder, and chopped off the man's arm.

Blood and screams surrounded the surroundings, and the occasional gunshots often became the targets of concentrated fire.

With the physical fitness that a normal veteran of the empire should have, Mu Lan killed a considerable number of pirates.

A headbutt knocked a pirate out of his wits, and Mullan kicked him into the sea.

Because of Mulan's bravery, many sailors spontaneously gathered around him to resist. Gradually, the combat advantage on the Sky Star began to shift to the sailors.

"Kill them all—"

At this moment, Mu Lan, who was already holding two knives, roared angrily, and the sailors responded in unison.

"Kill them all—"

The sailors on the Sky Star even backed the pirate ship, and followed the pirate ship into another resisting merchant ship, attacking the pirates there together.

On the flagship of the pirate ship, the captain was slightly surprised by the current battle situation, said a first officer beside him.

"Many of these sailors are obviously battle-hardened!"

"Have you figured out where the ship is?"

"It should be Dirga's merchant ship, which got here after getting lost."

"interesting."

The captain smiled. He looked at the merchant sailors who were fighting bravely and their morale was getting higher and higher, and then drew his knife.

"captain?"

"It's too slow, I'm going to play."

The pirate captain jumped directly onto a merchant ship where the battle was most intense. With a flick of the blade, four sailors flew up with blood gushing from their heads.

The pirate captain moved like a stroll in a garden, and he could harvest life continuously with a random swing of his arms. He had already regarded these ships as his private property, especially the Sky Star.

A blood-soaked sailor caught the attention of the pirate captain. He had killed many pirates. He passed by with a knife. He had already noticed the warning signs in his Mu Lan's mind, and made a subconscious movement of slashing his knife to block.

"When~"

The wrist of Mulan's right hand was twisted, the knife was knocked flying, and his body fell heavily to the back. Several pirates around him slashed at him with knives, but he still rolled his body to avoid the slash.

The pirate captain looked at Mu Lan with a little surprise, such a fighter was extremely rare in his eyes.

"Catch him alive."

After a fluttering sentence, the pirate captain continued to move forward, and the battles he passed soon came to an end.

There were more and more enemies around Mu Lan, and finally he was hit by the butt of a gun in the back and a kick in the abdomen. Many knives were pressed against his chest and back, resting on his neck, and his body was also killed by several people. Hold it down.

Mulan's hair was disheveled, and blood continued to flow down the ends of his hair. He was panting violently while clutching his right hand.

Too timid and too exaggerated strength are not suitable. It is an art of performance to want to integrate into pirates.

(End of this chapter)