Chapter 303: Impact

There are pirates in these waters, but as the captain of Dennis No. 3, Maifu is not afraid of pirates.

As a ship symbolizing the Dennis Family, Maifu and his deputy are both Professional Knights, and every time they set sail, the family arranges a Knight Squad to escort them.

Just like this time, the number of Professional Knights on board has reached over a dozen, including Bronze and Silver Grade ones.

As for the overlord of these waters, the Fleming Family of Screaming Island, they are indeed powerful, but their targets are passing merchant ships, and after intercepting them, they only demand a bit of escort fees, so the danger is actually not great.

Over these years, the number of times the Fleming Family has intercepted the Dennis has been few and far between, not to mention that this time the ship is flying not only the Dennis Family flag but also the Golden Mountain flag of the Wushan Family.

A Kingdom Count would not dare to disrespect a Kingdom Marquis.

Therefore, when Captain Maifu saw a ship approaching, his first worry was whether a collision at sea would occur, and only then did he worry about other things.

Luoning was awakened by the crew's notification and also came to the deck, squinting his eyes to gaze into the distance.

With his eyesight, he still could not see the detailed appearance of the other ship.

"Are there no telescopes here?"

Luoning scanned the area; whether it was Lisi, Captain Maifu, or the lookout standing at the high point, none of them had a telescope in their hands.

Even the Dennis Family, which owns a port, does not have this thing; it is clear that the telescope has not been invented yet.

He secretly kept this matter in mind; after all, anyone who has received nine years of compulsory education knows the principle of a telescope.

All Luoning needs to do is find a crystal craftsman and have them polish suitable concave and convex lenses, and the production of a telescope will be eighty or ninety percent complete.

Compared to Blast Furnace Iron Smelting, ceramics, and the Loom, the difficulty of making a telescope can be said to be very low.

"They are not ships from Screaming Island!"

At this moment, the distance between the two sides closed to a few hundred meters, and the lookout with excellent eyesight was already able to see the other ship's hull clearly.

There were no emblem patterns of the Earl of Screaming Island, the Fleming Family, on their hull, and the large white flag hanging on the ship was not the azure flag of the Fleming Family.

Merchant ships?

Or pirates?

Luoning squinted and looked over; his eyesight was even better than the lookout's, and he could clearly see a white skull flag hanging on the opposite sailing ship.

"It's pirates!" Luoning immediately called out to warn them.

Lisi also saw it clearly, immediately drew the long sword at his waist, and shouted loudly: "Everyone, take defensive positions!"

Following his shout, all the knights on the ship moved in response, grabbing their Shields and drawing their long swords, assuming a defensive posture.

Behind Luoning, Tom and Dawei, who had barely managed to walk out of their room, also made the same movements. But this was not their battlefield, and it would likely be quite good if they could exert even half of their strength.

It was also at this moment that the three ships on the opposite side changed their formation:

Luoning could not help but look forward, only to see those three sailing ships changing their formation:

The two on the left and right separated to both sides, while the one in the middle maintained its speed and sailed straight over; these three ships had clearly assumed a pincer posture.

Crucially, they were using the wind, and their speed was faster than the Dennis No. 3.

"Damn it, quick, turn the rudder to the right, side sails!"

Captain Maifu exclaimed.

He was horrified to discover that the ship in the middle showed no signs of slowing down or turning; it seemed as if it intended to ram them directly.

"Lord Lisi, they are going to ram us!"

Maifu ran over in terror; he had been sailing for decades and had never seen any pirates who would actively ram another ship.

After all, a ship like this costs nearly ten thousand gold coins, and pirates make a living relying on their ships; they cherish their ships very much and it would be impossible for them to do such a thing that would result in mutual destruction.

Lisi had already sensed that something was wrong.

Although the Dennis No. 3 had turned in advance to dodge, the other side seemed to have adjusted its direction as well, and by relying on the advantage of the tailwind to close in rapidly, it was almost impossible to dodge.

"Damn it!"

Lisi cursed angrily, his knight sword unleashing a powerful surge of Battle Qi, but it did not strike the enemy ship a hundred meters away.

Luoning had also not expected such a thing to happen.

The other side's operation did not look like they wanted to rob; it looked more like they wanted to sink the ship directly, and killing was the goal.

"Is it coming for me, or for Lisi?"

Luoning raised his hand and cast Flame Explosion at an extremely fast speed; in an instant, the surrounding temperature soared.

"This is... Flame Explosion?"

Lisi was shocked by this scene, looking at the diameter of...

And, besides being a Silver Knight, Luoning was also an Advanced Mage?

Just at this moment, the Flame Explosion was completely formed.

Luoning, however, frowned.

The fire elements on the sea surface were relatively scarce, and the time to form the magic was actually several seconds longer than usual, and it was still a bit short of the maximum diameter of eight meters.

It was also fortunate that he used Flame Explosion instead of Crimson Fire Snake or even the Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven magic, otherwise, he might not have made it in time.

Boom—!

A huge fireball with a diameter of six meters streaked through the air and directly slammed into the bow of the enemy ship; that section was blasted into smithereens, the entire hull shuddered, its speed plummeted, and it veered off course to a certain extent.

"So strong..."

Lisi swallowed hard; although he would not admit that he had lost to the other party, this move by the other party made him feel intimidated.

Influenced by the Flame Explosion, the two ships brushed past each other on the sea at an extremely dangerous distance of two or three meters; while everyone was terrified, they also let out cheers.

But just at this moment, a cold aura swept over.

"Boom!"

The Dennis No. 3 shook violently; many people were not prepared and fell directly onto the deck, rolling around.

Luoning turned his head sharply to the right, only to see a giant ice spike piercing the hull of the Dennis No. 3 and punching a large hole in it!

The second ship of the enemy actually carried a Magic Cannon!

"It's a Level 4 Ice Spike Magic Cannon!"

Lisi shouted loudly, "Knights of Intermediate rank and above, quickly use Battle Techniques to block the opponent's second machine!"

Swish, swish, swish...

Before his voice had even faded, the sounds of arrows piercing the air whistled in from the left, and miserable wails immediately rose from the deck.

The Knights reacted quickly, which was fortunate, but the ordinary crew members were struck directly by the arrows; some were even shot through the neck, blood spraying as they fell to the ground and died on the spot.

Swish! Swish!

The sharp sounds of air being pierced were like life-reaping talismans; after the initial panic, the people on Dennis No. 3 quickly used the ship's side as cover to hide.

Encountering a robbery at sea is not terrifying; at worst, one just pays some money.

But if the opponent is acting with a life-or-death attitude, then it is a different matter.

"Tangmu, Dawei, watch out for the arrows."

While instructing his two followers, Luoning summoned his Battle Qi Armor and simultaneously used the newly mastered Sighing Wall.

Fire Elements are relatively scarce at sea, but Wind Elements are not.

Just as he was casting the Magic, the Magic Cannon on the enemy ship to the right released a second massive ice spike.

"Use Battle Techniques to defend!"

Knight Lisi shouted, taking the lead.

Icy Battle Techniques poured out to meet the incoming massive ice spike; at the same time, several Intermediate and Advanced Knights under his command also used their Battle Techniques, and the Battle Qi of various colors converged, actually shattering the incoming massive ice spike in mid-air.

They could still manage to block a Level 4 Magic Energy Cannon to some extent.

At this moment, Luoning's Sighing Wall had already finished condensing.

Suddenly, a light Wind Wall shrouded the entire bow of the ship; those arrows struck the Magic Power protective shield like raindrops hitting a window, making a pattering sound, yet not a single one shot through.

"What kind of Magic is this?" Lisi asked subconsciously.

"Level 3 Magic, Wind Wall."

Luoning said casually, "Knight Lisi, now is not the time to ask these questions; we had better think about how to save our lives!"

With the Sighing Wall in place, the crisis seemed temporarily resolved.

However, the hull of Dennis No. 3 had been damaged, which meant that this ship would soon sink; on this vast ocean, without a ship, their situation would be extremely dangerous. (End of chapter)