Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 34 Magic Compass
Chong Quan agreed and immediately called on the pirates to rush into the cabin.

The pirates grabbed the rope thrown from the ship and were about to climb up when the Black Pearl started to move. The frightened pirates quickly grabbed the rope.

The goblins still in the sea also quickly jumped off the lifeboat, grabbed the end of the rope, and climbed up with the pirates.

In this way, under the gunfire, the Black Pearl slowly moved. Under Jack's driving, it withstood the gunfire and escaped from the firing angle of the Black Wind Pirates.

Nedro watched the shells hitting the ship in fear, feeling both terrified and distressed. The Black Pearl was his ship, and at that time it was still called the Rich.

When the Black Pearl was out of the range of the gunfire, Nidro couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He looked at Jack in surprise, "Are you really just a sailor? Why do you know how to drive a ship?"

"I learned it from watching you." Jack said casually, and then looked at the warships of the Black Wind Pirates. Some of them were adjusting their directions and wanted to continue bombarding, while others were chasing after them, trying to stop the Black Pearl from escaping.

"You drive, keep going!"

Jack threw the rudder to Nedro and quickly went to the deck. He pulled a rope and pulled the pirate up, "Go raise the side sail. We need to speed up and get rid of the enemy."

The pirates immediately rushed to the mast to untie the sail, but because of the cannonball, the ropes tied to the side sails were tied into a knot and could not be opened for a while.

Jack pulled up the remaining pirates and goblins, and seeing that the side sail had not been opened, he immediately rushed over. He climbed up the mast, swung his sword to cut the rope, and the side sail was immediately untied, and the sea breeze made the Black Pearl shake.

Holding the rope and swinging to the bridge, Jack regained control of the rudder, adjusted the direction, accelerated the boat, and rushed out of the bay. The sea became wider, and Jack immediately ordered: "Raise the main sail."

The pirates hoisted the main sail, and the Black Pearl quickly sailed southward like an arrow. Chong Quan and others came out of the cabin to see what was going on, and found that they had left the Black Wind Pirates' warship behind, and they cheered immediately.

He swept his fist across the deck, "Alright, save your strength to work, and clear the deck to avoid hurting our own people."

The pirates sighed immediately. They were tired and didn't want to move. But Chongquan was right. There were broken woods everywhere on the deck. It was too dangerous to leave it like this.

The sea breeze was strong, making the sail bulge. At this moment, the side sail suddenly tore apart in the middle, becoming two small sails. It turned out that the previous bombardment had torn a small hole in the side sail, and the strong sea breeze had stretched the small hole open.

The pirates were shocked when the Black Pearl slowed down. They looked at the pirate ship in pursuit and became anxious.

"Hurry up and sew the side sail, or we'll be overtaken."

"How do we sew now? Are you going to go up and sew?"

"Don't quarrel. Quarreling won't solve the problem. The only thing we can do now is to pray that the side sail won't be completely broken, otherwise we'll be dead."

The pirates looked at Chong Quan in panic, and found that Chong Quan had a serious face, and it was obvious that there was nothing they could do. They looked at Jack again, but saw that Jack looked relaxed, as if he didn't care about the torn side sail.

"Captain, what should we do?"

Jack actually had no idea, and subconsciously grabbed the lucky rabbit's foot around his waist: Can you really bring me good luck?
"Keep clearing the decks!"

"Even if we can't escape, it will take some time for the Black Wind Pirates to catch up with us. Before that, you guys clean up the deck and leave the rest to me."

He looked at Nadro, "We are on the same ship now. I need you to operate the artillery. If we can't escape, we will have to rely on the artillery to fight our way out." Nadro nodded, "Leave it to me! Even if I die, I will take a few pirate ships with me."

He went downstairs and called the three surviving goblins. The merchant ship guards followed him downstairs, as they also knew how to operate the cannon.

Jack looked back at the pirate ship, thinking about what to do. At this moment, he subconsciously let go of the lucky rabbit's foot and grabbed another object, a box. The change in touch made him lower his head. It was the compass that Sam gave him before he died.

Jack opened the compass and thought of Sam. Up to now, he had not even buried Sam's body, let alone revenge for Sam.

The compass needle jumped rapidly and soon stopped.

This made Jack frown. When there was no magnetic interference, the compass needle should point to the south. But now the compass pointed to the southeast. Could it be that there was magnetic interference nearby?

However, as the Black Pearl moved forward, the compass needle gradually deviated to the east. Obviously, this was not magnetic field interference.

Magnetic field interference can cause the compass needle to move erratically, and its slow and steady movement like it is now means it is pointing to something.

Jack was stunned. Could it be that this compass would really guide me to where I want to go as Sam said?

Although it feels a bit absurd, in this magical world, such things do not seem incredible.

Since there was no way to get rid of the pirate ship behind him, Jack decided to take a risk and give it a try, maybe there would be a glimmer of hope.

The Black Pearl quickly passed the Treasure Bay, and the compass needle gradually turned due east. Jack immediately ordered, "Turn around, we're heading east!"

The pirates didn't understand what he meant, but they still followed the order and adjusted the sail. Because of this action, the side sail finally couldn't hold up and was completely torn apart by the violent sea wind.

The Black Pearl slowed down again, and the pirate ship gradually caught up. They used the bow gun to fire at the Black Pearl, and the shells kept exploding behind the Black Pearl.

Chong Quan's expression was solemn. If the Black Pearl was caught up by these dozen pirate ships, it would sink without a doubt. He called a few pirates to board the bridge and operate the stern gun to fight back. Although they could not sink the pirate ship, they could hinder the pirate ship's forward speed.

In this way, the Black Pearl fled in front and the pirate ship chased behind, and the two sides fired at each other.

Soon, an island covered with trees appeared in front of them. Jack looked at the compass and found that what the compass pointed to was on the island.

But he couldn't just abandon the boat and go ashore, right? That would kill him faster.

Just when Jack was puzzled, a huge roar sounded. Jack was immediately shocked. The one who could make such a huge roar must be a giant beast. As the Black Pearl kept approaching, Jack soon discovered that the beast was actually a giant gorilla.

Jack's eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted to the pirates, "Quick, notify Nadro to fire at the chimpanzees on the island."

The pirates didn't understand why, but they still conveyed Jack's order. Soon, the Black Pearl's cannons started firing, and more than a dozen shells hit the island.

The giant gorilla was immediately enraged. It roared, picked up a large wooden barrel and threw it at the Black Pearl.

Big wooden barrel???
(End of this chapter)