Chapter 305: Seizing the Ship

When Mondo jumped onto Dennis No. 3 and engaged in a fierce struggle with Luoning, if the pirates' second ship had also possessed a Golden Knight, they would certainly have attempted to board the ship to support Mondo.

But in reality, this situation did not occur; they continued to use Magic Cannons to bombard Lisi and the others from a distance, only thinking to board the ship after seeing that the Magic Cannons were ineffective.

Moreover, their method of boarding was not like Mondo's, leaping dozens of meters, but rather letting the ships slowly approach Dennis No. 3.

Therefore, Luoning judged that there was no Golden Knight on this ship.

So, he boldly imitated Mondo and jumped directly toward the enemy ship.

Flying through the air, this scene shocked the pirates on the retreating enemy ship, and only their two leaders reacted: "Quick, fire at him!"

In the panic, the Archers nocked arrows and drew their strings, hurriedly aiming at Luoning.

But at this moment, Luoning had already landed on the deck like a great bird.

"Storm Blade."

With a swing of the Yanliu Sword, a dozen Wind Blades covered the area in front, directly inflicting heavy injuries on all the Archers.

"Quick, attack together!"

The Knights on the ship drew their longswords and charged at Luoning.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The sounds of slaughter were incessant, yet Luoning was not the least bit flustered.

"You were the one using the Magic Cannon just now, right?"

He sneered, forcefully tore through the crowd, and charged toward the user of the Magic Cannon.

The opponent was only a Bronze Knight, and after using three Magic Cannons, his Battle Qi was nearly exhausted; facing Luoning's attack, he raised his sword to block, but the sword in his hand was split into two by his opponent, and a bloodstain ran from his head down to his chin, killing him on the spot.

Luoning faced the encirclement from all sides without the slightest panic.

Relying on his agile footwork and fast sword, he not only perfectly parried or dodged these attacks but also took the lives of several attackers while counterattacking.

There were only two Bronze Knights on this ship, not even a Silver Knight; it seems this assassination was entirely the responsibility of Mondo, this Golden Knight.

In reality, Luoning had guessed wrong.

Besides Mondo, there was also a Silver Knight. It was just that the opponent had landed on Dennis No. 3 and was immediately blown away by a shockwave into the sea, and had not yet climbed back up.

On the other side, seeing such a valiant Luoning, perhaps due to the stubbornness in his heart, Lisi quickly arrived at the stern, followed suit, jumped directly onto another ship, and began a slaughter.

It was a pity that the Knights here were basically all in the sea; before Lisi had killed many people, the rest all knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

"Go, have your men control the ship's speed and approach Dennis No. 3!"

Lisi's longsword was held against the captain's neck, forcing the opponent to maneuver the ship to slowly approach Dennis No. 3, where Captain Maifu and the others were quickly transferring.

"Knight Lisi, please support the Count as soon as possible!"

Tangmu and Dawei immediately issued a request.

Although the two of them saw that Luoning seemed to be slaughtering everyone, they still couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

"Rest assured, we are going over now."

After the two pirate ships approached, and Lisi, Tangmu, Dawei, and the others had jumped over one after another, Luoning's battle had already ended.

Apart from the initial slaughter, the remaining people saw that they could not defeat Luoning, so they all threw down their weapons and lay on the ground begging for forgiveness.

Luoning didn't pay much attention to them; he observed this ship.

Because Luoning had not used any high-power Battle Techniques after boarding the ship, the ship had not suffered much damage and was in good condition.

Seeing Lisi jump onto the ship, he couldn't help but smile and say: "Although the Dennis Family lost one ship, we captured two. Knight Lisi, the one you captured belongs to you, and this one belongs to me."

The words Lisi had prepared to ask if the other party was injured were choked back; he hadn't expected that the first thing the other party would say upon coming up was to split the loot.

However, Dennis No. 3 was destroyed, which was a great loss, and being able to have a ship of similar scale to make up for it could be considered compensating for the loss.

"Agreed!"

Lisi glanced at the Magic Cannon on the deck: "That we could survive this battle is all your credit. Except for that ship which the Dennis Family will keep, all the remaining spoils belong to you."

Luoning secretly gave a thumbs up.

Although this guy had a straight face that made people unhappy to look at, he was quite upright as a person; he really wouldn't take what he shouldn't take.

"Tangmu, Dawei, you and the Knights of the Dennis Family, tie all these people up for me and drive them onto one ship."

As he spoke, he used his longsword to pat the captain's face: "What is your name?"

The captain spoke tremblingly; the smell of blood and the cold blade brought him a double stimulus, making him unable to help but wet his pants.

"M-my lord, my name is Weike!"

The desire to survive still made him utter words of begging for mercy.

"My lord, please do not kill me! I am familiar with these waters and have many years of experience in sailing; if you have any need, Weike is willing to serve you!"

A captain with rich sailing experience is a rare talent, and he could make a living in any city with a seaport.

Although Luoning was a bit tempted, he still sneered: "I don't want to entrust my property to someone who wants to kill me."

A ship is expensive to build; if it were managed by someone untrustworthy, and they happened to sail away one day, the loss would be too great.

However, having said that, if the other party were truly submissive, Luoning could consider giving the other party a chance.

"My lord, please believe in my loyalty! As long as you forgive my sins, from now on, I will be your loyal Servant!"

Loyalty?

The loyalty of someone who casually hangs such a word on their lips is worth considering.

"Fine, Weike, now tell me your identities and the detailed situation of this matter."

Luoning put away the Yanliu Sword and said in a low, threatening tone: "If you perform well, I might consider sparing your life."

"I'll tell! I'll tell!"

Weike was anxious, fearing that Luoning would take back those words, "As long as I know it, I will definitely not hide anything!"

Next, this captain told his own identity and the details of the assassination.

It turned out that these two ships belonged to the White Whale Pirate Group, which was active in the Screaming Sea and the North Sea regions.

According to the supplementary confession of Captain Maifu of the Dennis Family, this pirate group was very active, and many families' merchant ships had been robbed by them.

The Earl of Screaming Island had also attempted to encircle and annihilate them, but unfortunately, the cost was too high, and it ultimately ended in failure.

Originally, the White Whale Pirate Group had not planned to set sail for any operations recently, but just these past two days, the pirate group's base welcomed a Golden Knight—Mondo.

It seemed that it was precisely because of Mondo's arrival that the pirate group's grand leader gathered the crews of two ships and immediately rushed to the Screaming Sea and headed south to destroy the Dennis Family's ships.

As for the assassination, as an ordinary person in the pirate group, Weike had not come into contact with any relevant information; he had only heard the Knights mention during the voyage that the target this time was Luoning, not Knight Lisi of the Dennis Family.

Several figures flashed through Luoning's mind; there were probably only a few people who held a grudge against him and wanted him dead.

"My lord, if you wish to know, perhaps you could learn from our vice-leader, Kalawei."

"Who is Kalawei?"

Luoning looked around, but none of the captives kneeling on the ground responded.

Weike explained, "Vice-leader Kalawei is a Silver Knight. According to the plan, he was supposed to board the ship with Mondo. If he wasn't captured, then he must have been knocked into the sea by your formidable strength."

Luoning's heart tightened; he had not expected there to be another Silver Knight.

"Knight Lisi, take some men and fish out the few living people in the sea; pay attention to that Silver Knight."

Lisi nodded; there were indeed a few living people in the sea.

If he could control the vice-leader of the White Whale Pirate Group, he should be able to obtain more intelligence.

This grudge of the assassination attempt could not be let go easily! (End of chapter)