A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

On the other side, Demetrios had just hoisted the flag on the mast.

The others around were a little uneasy, because although raising the flag seemed to be a meaningless act, everyone knew that it implied some disturbing meaning.

The commander-in-chief doesn't want to escape, he wants to fight!

But it's clearly a one-on-three situation, and we can't win in this situation!

After repeated setbacks, even the Knights' morale is not very high.

"Lord Demetrios, what does the Grand Commander mean?" asked the sailor who was assisting Demetrios in raising the flag.

He was sharp-eyed and had already seen that on the other side, an officer had come over and asked the rowers to put away the oars.

Any fool knows that without oars, the boat will slow down a level.

This is what it means to plan to fight back.

Before Demetrios could answer, a strong wind suddenly blew over and hit the sails.

The sails, which had been barely supported a moment ago, now absorbed every square meter of wind, providing immense power. The entire warship, as if propelled by an invisible giant hand, accelerated so rapidly that even some experienced sailors were unable to maintain their balance.

Demetrios was not an experienced sailor and was caught off guard and almost fell.

When they got up, they saw flags fluttering high in the sky. Although the oars were furled, the ships were still speeding across the sea at a faster speed than when rowing.

When I looked at the enemy ship again, the sails there had not changed at all, without the exaggerated deformation caused by the wind.

Demetrios immediately understood that this was probably not a coincidence.

On the other side, Thomas was somewhat surprised to discover something else.

Normally, the wind-making technique is emitted from the front of the body, turning into a gust of wind that blows over everyone in the range.

The lethality is not strong, but the disruptive effect is excellent.

But Thomas couldn't do it so conspicuously, so he turned to use his spiritual field and released this wave of magic directly through the spiritual field onto the sail.

Then Thomas realized...the spiritual field could actually amplify magic.

When the power of magic is released through the spiritual field, it is actually amplified!

In other words, it has been repeated countless times.

To use a less accurate metaphor, the entire spiritual field can be divided into countless smaller areas. Although Thomas only cast one magic spell, he can repeat it in each small area.

It's like the legendary cornucopia. Throw something in and hundreds or thousands of things will appear immediately.

This feeling is like the difference between high dimension and low dimension.

Things in higher dimensions are just a projection in lower dimensions, but this projection is infinite.

Damn, this feels great!

I used to think that the spiritual field was of little use, but now it's different. The power of this spiritual field might be useless to others, but it's different for Thomas.

With the help of the magic wind, Thomas now has the upper hand in speed.

Even with the oars put away, it still has the upper hand in speed.

Then, taking advantage of its speed, it switched to bow sailing, and after repeated turns, it formed a roughly straight chasing route with the three chasing ships.

Just like walking a dog, use the advantage of speed to pull the enemy's formation into a straight line.

The three enemy ships also have different speeds.

There can be no two paddle boats in the world with exactly the same speed.

Because the wind or waves, as well as the paddler's strength, will be different in different locations.

The three ships chased at full speed, creating a certain distance between them.

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"It's almost there." Thomas looked at the enemy warships that were keeping a certain distance from each other.

Now, I have enough time to look at this enemy ship and see its weaknesses all over its body.

With the help of magic, the sailors on the ship can easily control the sails and rudders, and create short one-on-one scenes through rotation and turning.

Judging from the speed, if we engage in a battle with the first enemy ship at this time, it will be a one-on-one battle for more than ten minutes.

In other words, the enemy's second ship reinforcement arrived more than ten minutes later.

Moreover, the enemy's morale is declining.

Their rowers could no longer sustain the full-speed paddling they had been doing before, as they were physically exhausted.

The rowing of ships in this era was also divided into two categories: the first was rowing by sailors, and the second was rowing by slaves.

Slave rowers were all on the lower decks of the boats, and slaves were shackled to the oars, and even had their legs and feet cut off to ensure they could not leave. They all sat there and rowed with the strength of their arms.

The rowers were located on the upper deck, which, while more exposed, was also more comfortable. More importantly, since there was no ceiling, they could row from a standing-to-sitting position. Instead of sitting, they stood up and leaned forward, then leaned back against the chair while paddling. This allowed them to use their entire body, rather than just their arms, and each stroke allowed them to reach greater distances.

Therefore, when the sailors paddle, the efficiency is higher and the acceleration of the boat is greater. In terms of long distance, it can make the boat go farther in the same amount of time.

However, human resources are still very limited and easily exhausted.

The first boat, being closer, still had the energy to row hard, trying to catch up. But the other two boats behind them had slacked off. Their rowing speed slowed, probably realizing that there was little hope of catching up with Thomas.

The enemy's rowers were tired, that is, half of the enemy's men were tired.

However, this battle is still difficult to fight.

After all, at least half of the enemy's men are still energetic and in high spirits.

The worst thing is the time, which is only a dozen minutes or even less.

As soon as this side began to approach and a boarding battle was possible, the other two warships would definitely not miss this opportunity. Although they seemed to be slacking off and slowing down at the moment, they would immediately speed up and rush over to support the friendly forces.

A battle lasting more than ten minutes?

Even if we cannot completely destroy an entire ship of enemies within a dozen minutes, we must at least cripple or destroy the entire enemy warship within a dozen minutes.

"Turn the boat around and get ready for battle!" Thomas said.

In a one-on-three situation, many tactics were difficult to implement. If he used long-range shooting to weaken the enemy (just like he learned in his previous internship), the enemy would retreat.

It caused some casualties, but it did not affect the overall situation.

Thomas is now the newly appointed Grand Commander. Although his subordinates are currently obeying orders according to the rules, it is just a force of habit. He needs a victory to establish his prestige.

Now that the "magic flag" has been taken out, if not now, when will it be used!

As the distance got closer, the enemy's artillery opened fire first.

Fortunately, the accuracy of shipboard artillery these days was pure magic. Both shells missed the target and rippled the otherwise tranquil surface, jolting the warship several times. One shell was closer, sending azure spray flying tens of meters into the sky, where it transformed into a torrential rain, drizzling down.

Meanwhile, the artillery had already opened fire. With a shrieking blast, a shell whizzed past the enemy ship's flank. Although it missed head-on, the impact of the mere graze ripped apart all the wood it touched! Countless sharp wood shards splattered in all directions like a swarm of locusts. A Star-Moon Cult sailor screamed in agony, pierced by the wood like a hedgehog.

The enemy warship had already gathered its crew, ready for a boarding engagement. From what I could see, there were about a hundred of them, and few wore armor, with only about twenty of them wearing simple leather armor.

Thomas, on the other hand, had already prepared for the first wave of boarding. The Knights also gathered about a hundred men, but the proportion of them wearing armor was much higher, with half wearing leather armor. The other dozen knights, including Joseph and Andrea, all wore chain mail and helmets.

Judging from the equipment, our side is the winner.

However, in terms of morale, the enemy was confident, knowing that reinforcements would arrive soon, while Thomas's side was slightly inferior in every way.

Musket and bow shooting had already begun, but this time was different from Thomas' last time. Neither side played any tricks. They charged forward cleanly and neatly, and there was not much long-range shooting.

In particular, the musketeers did not fire, but relied on the first wave of concentrated firepower after the two sides came into contact, in order to kill as many enemies as possible.

The battle is about to begin.

Thomas was now alone on the poop, watching the battle.

It's... the critical moment.

Thomas took action and began to cast magic.

First-level spell: Mage Armor!

Invisible force field armor appeared on all personnel, with the same effect as ordinary light iron armor.

But... even though we can't see it, we can feel it clearly.

"What's going on?" Everyone was shocked at first, but soon realized that they were protected by magic.

But I don’t know where this spell came from, out of thin air?

Second-level spell: Protection from arrows!

Second-tier spell: Brute Force... Second-tier spell: Lightness...

Third-level spell: acceleration!

All spells are of the type where the effects are invisible to the naked eye. Even if the opponent is staring at this side, they will not be able to see any clues.

On this side, the people on the ship were pointing in surprise. Some were pointing at the magic flag flying above their heads, and some were pointing at Thomas standing on the roof of the stern deck.

The morale, which had seemed slightly weak just now, immediately improved visibly, because even a fool could understand the powerful power of magic.

The two ships were getting closer and closer, and neither of them backed down.

However, Thomas always has the advantage of speed with the help of the magic wind, which means that even if a collision occurs, he can use this advantage to change the angle of collision to his side.

The bronze ram of Thomas's ship avoided the enemy's ram and rammed into a slightly off-center position on the enemy's bow.

The bows of the two sailing ships collided heavily, causing the huge turbulence to make the sailors on both sides kneel on the deck, unable to maintain their balance. Thomas's bronze ram took the damage, but the impact was minor, while the bow of the other ship was completely smashed.

Lightness proved extremely valuable. With the aid of magic, the Knights' archers were more agile and swifter. Even if they fell to their knees during the initial jolt, they would quickly stand up and begin firing at the enemy. However, none of the enemy archers could react in time.

A one-sided wave of shooting knocked down more than a dozen people in an instant.

After a long while, the bows of the two sailboats finally separated with the sound of creaking wood. Due to inertia, when the bows separated, the sides of the two ships were almost stuck together. Then, hooks were thrown back and forth, firmly locking onto each other's sides!

Now, no one can escape.

Thomas looked up into the distance. The enemies in the distance had already noticed the situation here and were speeding up desperately.

Thomas snorted coldly and turned to look at the approaching enemy ship. He had to use his ultimate move!

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Third-level spell: Slow!

The range was not very large, but the crew members of the enemy warships who gathered at the side ready to engage in battle were immediately hit.

Everyone seemed to be trapped in glue, and every move became extremely slow.

More than ten warriors led by Andrea had already jumped over the side of the ship and stepped onto the enemy ship.

Fifth-level spell: Triple Strike!

Powerful magic filled the bodies of these boarding warriors, and the speed of swinging their weapons was further accelerated, forced to be accelerated three times.

This auxiliary magic is extremely powerful, but unfortunately it lasts too short, less than a minute.

The triple attack plus the acceleration made killing people as easy as chopping vegetables and melons.

The Star-Moon Cult's counterattack was weakened by the slow spell. In fact, it wasn't a counterattack at all.

This was a one-sided massacre.

In one minute, when the effect of the triple attack ended, more than a hundred enemies gathered at the side of the ship ready to fight were all wiped out.

On Thomas' side, more than half of the people have not yet joined the team.

Damn, that's a bit too much!

Thomas, standing on the poop, saw the situation and realized he'd probably used too much magic. This buff and buff was too much.

Apart from anything else, just the three spells of Acceleration, Slowness, and Triple Attack were incredibly effective. In the time it took the Crescent Moon Cultists to attack once, the Knights could attack multiple times!

Not to mention there are a bunch of brute force spells, lightness spells and the like to improve basic physical fitness, as well as mage armor, false life and other spells to increase defense and the ability to withstand damage.

Thomas just cast eight or nine spells in one breath, and the result was an overwhelming one-sided defeat.

The deck of the enemy warship was littered with corpses, but none of them belonged to the Knights.

But the battle wasn't over yet; the enemy still held positions on the poop, forecastle, and lower decks. Fortunately, the slowing spell was powerful enough to affect not only the sword-wielding soldiers but also the archers. The Crescent Moon Cult's firepower posed no threat.

The Knights have magical protection such as "Protection against long-range weapons".

Thomas estimated that the casualties on his side in this battle would not exceed single digits.