Ocean Lords: Start as a Fisherman

Chapter 20 No way to escape?
"Do you want to go around it?"

Su Wang was stuck in a dilemma for a moment.

There are many possible identities for Black Shadow, and the consequences of different identities will be unpredictable.

If it's just a dead rock island, it might not be a big deal, but if there is some kind of danger, it will be troublesome.

Su Wang even thought that it might be another fishing boat.

After thinking for two minutes, he finally called out the nautical chart and began to re-set the route.

Initially, you will be traveling in a straight line, but now you have to set a semi-arc route to avoid the shadow.

Since the outcome of this situation is unknown, if you can't afford to offend, you can always avoid it.

Things are going so smoothly now, even if there is a 50% chance that the black shadow is some kind of opportunity, it is not worth taking the risk.

It's better to choose a safe option.

You only have one life, it's not worth gambling with it.

Even after resetting the route of the Wangxin, Su Wang was not completely relieved.

Instead, he continued to stand at the window and watch the unclear black shadow.

...

Time passed by minute by minute.

Su Wang had been standing in front of the window for nearly 20 minutes.

At this time, his expression has become more solemn.

It has been confirmed that the black shadow is not a dead object fixed in one place, but a movable existence!

The black shadow I saw at first was only the size of a fist, and it would have been easily overlooked if I hadn't caught a glimpse of it.

But after this period of time, the black shadow not only did not disappear from sight, but it became increasingly larger.

This is extremely abnormal.

This effect can only be produced when a huge object moves from far to near due to the influence of visual contrast.

"It's coming towards me!"

Su Wang felt a sudden surge of uneasiness in his heart.

It's okay that the other party is just heading in this direction, but not specifically towards the Wangxin.

But it would be troublesome if they came specifically to target the Wangxin.

Feeling uneasy, Su Wang called out the nautical chart again to adjust the route.

This time, the driving direction will be set further off.

Compared with the original route, it has gone around a big circle.

If the shadow continues to grow bigger this time,

This means that the other party is not only coming towards the Wangxin, but is also moving faster than the Wangxin.

Just watched for ten minutes.

Su Wang’s guess has come to fruition.

The other party was running towards him at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, the identity of the black shadow was also revealed.

That's a ship!

As the distance between the black shadow and the Wangxin got closer, Su Wang could finally see the outline of the black shadow through the rain.

It was the outline of a ship, and it must be quite large.

And certainly no fisherman could own a vehicle of this size.

Su Wang immediately thought of the information about the strange ship he saw in the communication area yesterday.

"Will I also run into that strange ship?"

Considering the fisherman's description of the strange ship, it is very likely that it is not a well-intentioned existence.

Su Wang didn't dare to think any further and immediately activated the vehicle's special feature - wind-riding sailing.

The next second, the Heart of Destruction suddenly doubled its speed.

Su Wang laughed at himself, trying to find the best humor in the situation.

"Hopefully I can get rid of him."

"I was wondering if I had the aura of a protagonist earlier, but now it seems I was overthinking it."

But as time goes by,
Su Wang's expression became even more serious.

The ship was getting closer and closer, with no sign of getting away.

"Can't we get rid of it even if we speed up to double the speed?"

Judging from the speed at which the ship's shadow was growing, it would probably take less than half an hour to catch up.

...

On the Giant Claw, Novan murmured in a strange tone while holding a visitor mirror.

"It's a sailboat, why doesn't it have a dock on its sails?"

Without a periscope, Tia couldn't see the specific situation through the rain.

When he heard Novan's murmur, he immediately asked, "What's the situation?"

Novan answered truthfully.

"Reporting to Miss Tia, the other party is a small sailboat.
What’s strange is that there’s no sign of the dock on the mainsail, only a flag pattern.”

"The other ship's owner also seems to be trying to escape the Giant Claw's approach."

Hearing this, a hint of confusion appeared on Tia's slightly childish face.

"Escape? Didn't the other party see the dock sign on the Giant Claw?"

When Novan heard Tia's question, he shook his head in confusion.

The current distance between the two sides is enough for the captain of the other ship to see the situation on the Giant Claw through the periscope.

The mainsail of the Claw bears the emblems of the Horned Eel family and the Crocodile Wharf.

Judging from the other party's initial sailing direction, it should be heading to Golden Crocodile Wharf.

If you see the Golden Crocodile Pier logo on the Giant Claw, you shouldn't react like this.

"Ms. Tia, the other captain doesn't seem to recognize the emblem and is fleeing at an accelerated speed." Novan continued to report the investigation situation.

Tia, who was already anxious because she couldn't find the two-horned thunder eel, immediately gave orders when she heard this.

"Speed ​​up and catch up. Once you're within range, intimidate them with artillery fire!"

"Since it's a ship without an emblem, even if it sinks, it can't be blamed on my Horned Eel family!"

As the second daughter of the patriarch of the Golden Crocodile Wharf Horned Eel family, Tia is not a person with a good temper.

Originally I just wanted to stop him and ask him some questions, but since he didn't know what was good for him, I had no choice but to use force to stop him.

When Novan heard Tia's commanding tone, he knew that the young lady was angry.

He didn't dare to say anything more and drove the Giant Claw forward at full speed.

...

Su Wang, who was standing in front of the window, had a bitter face and his mood was getting worse and worse.

Just now, the unknown ship seemed to start accelerating.

I originally estimated that it would take about half an hour to catch up, but now I estimate it will not last more than 20 minutes.

in other words,

If the other party is really an irresistible danger, I will live 10 minutes less.

It wasn't until nearly 10 minutes later that things seemed to be taking a turn for the better.

As the distance got closer, the outline of the ship became clearer.

Su Wang discovered that the outline of the ship was somewhat different from what the fisherman had described.

No shadows resembling extended tentacles were observed around the hull.

As the distance got closer, the visual interference caused by the rain curtain became much less.

Su Wang finally got a vague look at the approaching ship.

A giant multi-sail ship that is twice the size of the Death Heart.

From the outside, he doesn't look evil at first glance.

Seeing that the approaching ship was not what he had guessed, Su Wang felt a little relieved.

But it was only a slight relief, because the opponent's target was obviously still the Wangxin.

At this moment, Su Wang suddenly heard several low roars that could not be suppressed by the heavy rain and huge waves.

The direction from which the sound came was exactly the direction of the giant ship.

The next second, an even more deafening explosion sounded.

He was in the room and suddenly felt the hull shake.

Several water columns caused by the explosions appeared within sight.

"Cannonball?!"

In an instant, Su Wang realized what the roar was.

The giant ship is firing cannonballs towards the location of the Wangxin!
Before he could react, the low roar was heard again.

Several columns of water stirred up by the explosions appeared again in the area where the Death Heart was about to head towards.

The nearest water column was even only a few meters away from the bow of the Wangxin.

Compared with the landing point of the first round of shells, this time the landing point was closer to the Wangxin.

The point where the latest shell landed only needed to be slightly offset.

That would not be a water column, but a direct bombardment of the Wangxin's hull.

Su Wang, who was not stupid, immediately realized the other party's intention.

This is intimidation!

Threaten him to stop the boat!

If it doesn't stop, the next roar will directly attack the Death Heart.

Su Wang, who noticed this, reacted immediately and stopped the moving Wangxin.

The vehicle's durability was only over a thousand points, and the gale shield had just been used not long ago.

Now that the opponent can launch an attack from such a long distance, I don’t even have the ability to fight back.

If it does not act according to its wishes, the consequences will be unbearable.

as predicted,

After the Heart of Destruction stopped sailing, the low roar was not heard again.

Su Wang stared through the window at the huge ship that was getting closer and closer.

The uneasy feeling in my heart grew more and more intense.

"What exactly does the other party intend to do?"

Judging from the two acts of artillery intimidation, the other party did not seem to have any particularly strong hostility.

On the contrary, I feel like if you just listen to me, I won't do anything to you.

But this feeling of being at the mercy of others still made him feel uncomfortable.

Now I have made up my mind that if I can get through this crisis safely.

The vehicle must be upgraded to the level of having a ship-mounted cannon as soon as possible.

If I encounter this kind of situation again, it would be really frustrating to have to take the beating and not be able to fight back.

Since the Wangxin was already stagnant in place, the giant ship quickly came close.

Through the window of the room, you can clearly see part of the situation on the giant ship.

There is a huge crab claw pattern on the mainsail in the middle of the giant ship, and above the pattern are two smaller emblems.

One is a blue emblem that resembles a coiled snake with two pointed horns, and the other is a golden emblem that resembles a dragon's head.

At the bow of the giant ship stand two mysterious figures, one large and one small, both wearing cloaks.

He was looking down at everything on the Wangxin.

Seeing these two cloaked figures, Su Wang couldn't help but speculate in his heart.

"It looks humanoid. Did they encounter a native creature?"

Since the room window transparency is one-sided,
Therefore, you cannot see what is inside the room from the outside.

The other party should not have noticed his existence at this time, but Su Wang didn't know whether he should show up.

...

Tia and Novan looked at the sailboat with only a flag pattern.

No one was found on the deck.

At Tia's signal, Novan took a deep breath and declared towards the unknown ship.

"I'm Novan, captain of the guards of the Horned Eel Clan at Golden Crocodile Wharf. I'm stopping your ship just to ask a few questions."

"Invite the captain to come out and meet my lady."

While shouting this sentence,
Four pitch-black gun barrels suddenly extended from the side of the Giant's hull facing the unknown sailboat, aiming at the unknown sailboat.

It seems that he intends to use this method to force the captain of the sailboat to come out and meet him.

You can wait for seven or eight seconds.

Tia and Novan still didn't see any living creatures on the deck of the other ship.

Tia, who was in an impatient mood, was already getting a little impatient waiting.

Seeing this, Novan immediately prepared to exert pressure.

The dark muzzles of the giant ship were already lighting up with flames.

At this moment, a figure with bare legs suddenly jumped out from the deck of the sailboat.

At the same time, a shout rang out: "Don't fire! I'm the captain of this ship, let's discuss things!"

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(End of this chapter)