Warhammer in a box

Chapter 256: Boat Song
The transformed ogre waved his weapon as soon as he saw the zombie pirate crawling up.

The specially made weapons were designed by the technical priests to be extremely heavy, and the physical strength of the ogres allowed the technical priests to not worry too much about the weight issue.

Huge battle axes, huge chainswords, these zombie pirates will be smashed to pieces if they are touched by anything.

The pirate captain who made the fleet at sea tremble with fear stabbed the ogre's armor with his rapier.

The crisp jingling sound startled him.

The power of a vampire is far beyond that of a mortal, but his all-strength attack only left a small white dot on the opponent's armor?

The next second, the ogre on the opposite side raised his right hand, which had been modified into a small cannon.

As flames burst out, the fired shells and the subsequent explosion blew the vampire pirate into pieces. Even with the vampire's powerful recovery ability, he could not survive.

As soon as the general died, the vampire zombies that lost their magic supply began to dissipate, and the corrupted magic crabs that climbed onto the boat were quickly annihilated.

With their extremely high defense, they are excellent units for holding the line, but their shells are of no use when facing the weapons of the ogres.

When Bourne walked up to the ogres, he saw that they were actually tearing the huge crabs apart with their mouths wide open.

Bourne felt a headache as he watched. Even after being transformed and controlled, he still couldn't suppress the appetite of these ogres.

It seems to be engraved in the deepest part of their genes, which has always made the priests very curious, but they still cannot get a scientific explanation. In the end, they can only attribute it to the so-called theology, that is, their god, the glutton.

The ogres only stopped their actions after Bourne gave them repeated orders.

There were a bunch of zombie pirate wreckage left on the ship, and on the other side of the ship's stern were the three surviving human ships.

Bourne looked at the crew members beside him, and they understood what he meant.

"Ship ahead, lower the sails and drop the anchor. You are safe now. Captain Bourne wants to see your captain! Let the captain board the boat now!"

A speedboat was heading towards the opposite side. Of course, Pierre heard the shouting. Looking at the useless crew members on his own boat, he knew that he had to get on the opposite boat even if he didn't want to.

Pierre took a deep breath, climbed up the ladder to the speedboat, and looking at the two soldiers on the speedboat, he secretly admired how elite these soldiers were.

The speedboat quickly carried Pierre to Terra's warship.

Pierre looked up and wondered how a battleship made entirely of metal could float on the water.

He reached out and touched the hull. The metallic touch and the cold temperature made Pierre know that this was not just a pretense, but real.

Pierre went up on deck and saw two people looking at him.

One young and one old.

He saluted the older man as a matter of course.

"Sir, I am the temporary captain of this fleet. You called me Pierre."

Ferrer on the side laughed.

"I'm not the captain. The one next to me is. You can call him Captain Bourne."

Listening to Ferrer's words, Pierre showed a surprised expression. Sailing has always been an experience-based job. When you have accumulated enough experience, you are already not young anymore.

When he was a child, Pierre followed his father to make a living on a ship, later joined the navy, and then retired from the army.

In this life of forty-five years, at least forty years have been spent with the ocean, but the young man opposite is only in his twenties at most, right?

But no matter how young the other party was, Pierre knew that he was not someone he could underestimate.

"It's my fault, Captain Bourne. Please forgive me."

"It's okay, Pierre. Was that the ship of the vampire pirates? Why did they chase you?"

"There is no reason, sir. Vampire pirates kill living people, plunder supplies, and replenish troops. It's like an instinct."

"So what is your purpose this time, and where are you from?" "My crew and I are from Tyrell, and our purpose is to go to Lustria in search of wealth." Pierre answered truthfully, with nothing to hide.

"Tyrell? That's interesting. Now that Tyrell has belonged to Terra, that means we are one of our own. Pierre, you and your fleet have been requisitioned by me, and our destination is also Lustria." Bourne said with a smile.

After hearing what Bourne said, it was Pierre's turn to get upset. I've only been at sea for more than a month, so how come Tyrell belongs to this Holy Terra?

Ferrer also saw Pierre's confusion and explained the whole story to Pierre.

"That's fine... But sir, I was only nominated by these mercenaries, not a captain with real power."

"It's okay, I will send two squads of soldiers back with you so you can take control of the ship."

"Two teams? Captain, how many people are there in the two teams?" Pierre asked tentatively.

"About twenty people."

"Sir, there are more than 600 people on these three ships combined. Are people enough?"

"Don't worry, this is just in case."

Ferrell said firmly.

Seeing that Ferrer didn't look like a rookie, Pierre could only believe it with doubts.

"Sir, I would like to ask you a question... It is so powerful and beautiful. How was it built?"

"I'm sorry, it's a secret Pierre."

"Ah... She is like a goddess of steel. I can almost foresee her galloping across the sea in the future, unbeatable. Whoever becomes her captain will be the greatest luck!"

As Pierre finished speaking, Bourne suddenly felt his connection with the entire ship.

And a ballad appeared in his mind.

"The sea is vast, the fog is thick, and a peerless dragon has emerged."

"Set the tides, chase the bright moon, and collect all the treasures from the eight seas."

"Calm the raging waves, break the flood waves, so what if the raging dragon is huge."

With the recognition of other captains on the sea, Bourne's battleship has its own legend, because defeating a legendary battleship and with Pierre's recognition actually triggered the unique ship song mechanism belonging to the vampire pirate camp!

"Barcarolle, stanza 1"

"Melee Defense +20
"Reloading skill +20"

Bourne felt like he had suddenly acquired a skill.

What he gained was not only skills, but also a huge influx of navigation knowledge. The sudden amount of information made Bourne unable to help but cover his head.

"Bourne, are you okay?"

Ferrell said nervously.

"I... I'm fine. I seem to have gained some new abilities and knowledge. Also... this ship will be called the Indomitable Steel from now on!"

"It looks like you have received another gift from the Divine Emperor... This is really enviable."

Bourne's fleet seemed even larger with the addition of three human warships, but these three ships were so slow that they had to be towed forward by harpoons.

When Pierre returned to his ship, he understood why Bourne said that 20 soldiers were enough.

These soldiers are no match for mercenaries in terms of weapons and equipment, physical fitness, and combat skills.

After opponents left more than a dozen bodies at the hands of the soldiers' laser rifles, no one dared to oppose.

(End of this chapter)