Path of Light.

Chapter 49 50. The Battle of the Port
The coachmen in the square saw a group of elf guards coming out of the manor on war horses, thinking that Princess Ophelia would leave the manor early, which meant that the dance in the manor would end soon.

After all, many young elf nobles will attend this ball for Princess Ophelia.

The young elf nobles are about to leave here, and it's time to use them.

The coachmen ran to their carriages one after another.

It's just that the silver carriage with the royal emblem on it didn't follow behind the elf guard.

A group of young elf nobles followed behind the elf guards, and the coachmen realized that the situation might be a little different from what they had imagined.

Seeing everyone flocking to the port, the coachmen also stood up from their carriages.

The coachmen jumped out of the carriage one after another, pulled out their weapons from under the seats, and chased after the young elf nobles.

These coachmen who specialize in working for the elf nobles in the upper city are usually not only responsible for driving the coaches, but also to ensure the safety of the nobles when they go out.

They not only have rich driving experience, but also have certain combat experience.

All of a sudden, a large group of elves rushed out of the seaside manor towards the port not far away.

……

On the pier in the deep water area, there are two teams of elven guards lurking at the bow and stern of the sea wolf ship respectively...

The elf patrols are waiting patiently for the army stationed in the walnut grove to come to support them quickly.

Otherwise, it would be unrealistic for them to arrest all the crew members of a 60-meter sea boat with their twenty or so elves patrolling.

The two elves patrolled along the stone road at the pier and swaggered to the front of the Sea Wolf sampan.

At this time, some crew members of the Sea Wolf were still carrying supplies to the ship.

In the name of catching thieves, the two elf patrols told the crew standing in front of the sampan that they wanted to board the boat and search.

But it was directly rejected by the two crew members.

The two elf patrols had no choice but to take the opportunity to leave.

After seeing the two elves patrolling and leaving, one of the sailors picked up a wooden barrel and walked onto the boat along the sampan.

Second officer Lenev stood on the deck, leaning on the side of the ship with both hands, staring at the two elves patrolling the pier, frowning and asked the sailor:
"Why are patrols coming out at this time? What did they say just now?"

The crew member who came to the ship carrying the barrel replied:

"It is said to catch the thief...

I said no one could come aboard without the captain's permission.

Then they asked me if the captain was on board?

I told them the captain went to the tavern...

They didn't stay any longer, saying they wanted to check the ship next to them. "

The second officer, Nelev, stroked his stubble-covered chin, squinted his eyes, and stared at the two blurred figures in the dark, always feeling uneasy.

"Go to the bilge and check..." he ordered a seaman.

"I'm going right now!"

The sailor immediately put down the rope in his hand and walked towards the stairs on the deck.

The second officer, Nelev, held on to the iron handrails on the ship's side with both hands, and turned his head to look at the seaside manor.

The dance party of the elves is still very yearning. Even if you look at the gorgeous lights in the manor from a distance and listen to the intermittent music, you will feel that everything is so beautiful.

These elves really know how to enjoy life!

The second officer Nelev sighed secretly in his heart.

Then he saw a group of elven guards on white horses running out of the manor, thinking that this was probably some elven noble guard of honor...

It's just that when he saw that the elf guards came to the small square outside the manor, they didn't stop to adjust their formation, but came straight to the port pier, and he felt that something was wrong.

The second officer Nelev turned around and asked the crew member in charge of observing the tide:

"How long until the tide comes up?"

"Probably another three or four hours."

The crew member stood at the bow and reported to the second officer.

……

"Nerev, the group of elf guards are coming towards the pier..."

The crew standing on the observation deck shouted to the second officer on the deck.

The bad premonition of the second officer Nelev was even stronger. He frowned and stared at the group of elf guards on white horses. He felt some cold sweat pouring out of his forehead, and then he touched it with his hands indiscriminately.

Usually at night at the harbor pier, there are basically no elves patrolling, but tonight they ran out to catch thieves...

And there is something wrong with this elf guard team...

The second officer, Nelev, stared at the elf guards until they stopped in front of the Sea Wolf, dismounted and surrounded the ship.

Another team of elf patrols also took the opportunity to emerge from the darkness...

The leading elf is the captain of the patrol.

He stood on the pier, stopped Simpson Squadron Leader who was walking in the front, and raised his chin and shouted at him:
"Everyone, what's the matter for coming to the pier so late?"

"Denssel Simpson, the captain of the first squadron of the second battalion of the seventh knight order, was ordered to rescue the fellow elves who were trapped on this black sea ship." Squadron leader Simpson quickly got off his horse and said loudly.

The captain of the elf patrol didn't expect that a group of helpers would arrive at such a time...

Immediately saluted Squadron Leader Simpson.

In fact, the captain of the patrol was not sure that the garrison in Walnut Grove North could arrive at the port pier before the high tide.

If they can't arrive as scheduled, it will be impossible to complete the task here with only twenty or so elves patrolling to prevent the ship from leaving the port.

Now that so many people have rushed over at once, at least he can conduct a tentative investigation on the Sea Wolf...

"Currently, our Port of Seldon guards are investigating this matter, but the crew of the Sea Wolf refused our people to board the ship and search. I hope Squadron Captain Simpson can cooperate with us to complete this rescue mission together..."

Elf Patrol Captain to Simpson Squadron Captain.

Squadron leader Simpson looked at the big ship that was 60 meters in front of him.

In the quiet night, even if the ship is docked at the port, the huge ship looks like a huge fortress.

For such a large ship, it is estimated that there will be at least a hundred crew members...

Captain Simpson shook hands with Captain Elf Patrol and said:

"Okay! I will fully cooperate with you..."

The two sides quickly reached a cooperation intention.

According to the Elf Patrol Captain's plan, the next step is to put pressure on the Sea Wolf ship...

Fifty elf guards and 23 elf patrols lined up in front of the Sea Wolf. The patrol captain went straight to the sampan and shouted loudly to the crew guarding in front of the sampan and on the deck:

"We are the elves patrolling the Castleton Harbor Guard. Your ship is currently suspected of arresting the elves for no reason. Now, in the name of the Castleton Harbor Guard, I order all of you to put down your weapons and disembark. Accept our inspection."

"I repeat, we are..."

A group of elves and nobles chased after them, and they were a little shocked when they saw this huge black sea ship...

This kind of large sea ship specially built for long-distance voyages is also rare in the kingdom of elves.

Especially this big ship with black paint.

At night, it is like a monster lurking in the dark.

Young elf nobles are always impulsive, and just now they planned to rush to the boat...

but now……

When they saw the 60-meter-high sea ship in front of them clearly, they suddenly became sober.

Many elves and nobles began to slow down and look around. They waited for their followers and coachmen to catch up, and then they began to discuss in a low voice...

……

Some crew members who were still carrying supplies in front of the pier saw the group of elves surrounding the Sea Wolf, dropped their supplies one after another, and ran back to the ship.

The crew never thought that these elf troops would come so quickly, and they hadn't heard anything beforehand.

A group of elf guards stood on the pier and surrounded the ship.

They were not in a hurry to launch an attack on the Sea Wolf...

The crew on the ship next door saw a large number of elf warriors appearing on the pier, and they ran to the side of the ship to watch the excitement.

For a time, more and more elves gathered from all over the pier...

There are traders in the fish market waiting for the fishing boats to return at night, there are also shop owners on the docks, and there are even some elf residents living on Brown Street.

Everyone huddled on the pier and did not get too close to the Sea Wolf.

Someone hid in the crowd and shouted:
"Everyone go and unload the spear guns on the fishing boats, we will shoot them down with spear guns..."

……

Squadron leader Simpson, who stood at the front of the elf guard team, pulled out the long sword at his waist and led fifty elf guards along the sampan, preparing to board the Sea Wolf.

The captain of the elf patrol also quickly waved to the other elf patrols, motioning for everyone to come over.

The pier in front of the Sea Wolf suddenly seemed tense...

But before the elf guards reached the front of the sampan, the sailors on the ship pulled the samp back ahead of time, and then a row of sailors in light leather armor stood on the edge of the ship.

Each of them held a short bow in their hands, and they were quickly drawing bows and arrows under the command of the captain.

Waves of arrows rained down on the pier, forcing the elf guards who were planning to board the ship to fight back one after another.

Some elf warriors were even injured by arrows...

These elf guards belonged to guards, and they were not equipped with longbows and quiver bags, so they couldn't fight back with bows and arrows for a while.

He could only hold the round shield out of the range of the short bow.

……

At the same time, the anchor at the sea stern of the Sea Wolf was pulled up little by little.

A row of long poles also protruded from the oar windows on the side of the pier.

The row of long poles supported the stone platform on the shore of the pier in unison, and under the joint efforts of the sailors, the big ship actually started to move.

The thick ropes connecting the bow and stern of the dock to the stone piles were also cut off by the crew with knives, and they fell into the sea in random order.

Although the tide had not yet risen, the ship, under the command of the second officer Nelev, still planned to forcibly leave the port.

The second officer, Nelev, held a two-handed giant axe, stood at the bow and looked down, seeing the elf guards unable to board the ship on the pier, he laughed a little proudly, and told the crew beside him:
"Hurry up and call the captain and first mate. At this time, even if they are in the coffin, they probably won't be able to sleep peacefully..."

Unexpectedly, the crew member was like a monkey, quickly climbed to the top of the ship building, held the rudder with one hand, turned around and said:
"Nerev, you better go! If we call them, we might be killed by them. Only you can block their anger when they are woken up..."

Nelev held the ax in one hand and shouted:
"Okay, I'm going to wake up the captain, you guard here for me, don't let these elves rush to the boat."

The other crew members also said at this time:

"Nerev, don't worry."

"Yes, we'll stay here."

The second mate Nelev walked into the ship building, and just touched the handrail of the ship building, he stopped, turned and said to the crew:

"Go to two people and bring up the two elves in the bottom cabin. If the people below the port are restless, kill one to force them to stop."

At this time, driven by more than 20 long poles, the big ship had left the shore for about three meters, and the bow continued to move slowly.

A row of oars protruded from the hull again, and with the crew's slogans, they kept stirring the sea water.

The canvas of the mainmast of the ship is also slowly rising...

(End of this chapter)