Chapter 305: Adams' Fury!

The pirates were numerous and powerful; although the soldiers of the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family attempted to resist, alas, for every pirate they felled, more would leap over in the next instant.

Indeed, many pirates needed only a rope to swing over from their pirate ships like on a swing, descending from the sky to strike the Marquis Marquis Aosiding soldiers from behind.

"Quick, continue the breakout! Do not worry about them!"

Seeing that the two warships on the left and right were already tightly entangled by the pirates, Vice-Commander Wolf had no intention of rescuing them and instead ordered the breakout to continue.

Following the order, the fleet pressed forward, and the ships that had originally been on both sides gradually broke away from the formation, becoming trapped within the dense crowd of pirates.

The shouts of battle and screams of agony gradually faded away, yet Adams felt no joy after breaking out.

A week ago, the happy smiles of these soldiers when they received their commendations were still vivid in his mind.

But now, he could only watch helplessly as the pirates surrounded and killed them.

"Speed up! Do not stop; those bastards are catching up again!"

"My lord, but our load is too heavy; we cannot increase our speed!"

"Go as fast as you can! Also, throw all unnecessary items into the sea!"

However, very soon, the cries of Vice-Commander Wolf and the soldiers woke Adams.

Looking at the dense ships on both sides and behind, Adams could only suppress the sorrow in his heart, for they were not yet safe.

Although the four ships they had left were warships, today, to ensure absolute safety, every ship was fully loaded with soldiers.

In a normal combat situation, this would naturally be highly beneficial.

But now, they were breaking out and fleeing; thus, the heavy load would cause the warships to lose their speed advantage.

Fortunately, although the pirates' warships carried less weight, the ships themselves were inferior in performance to the Marquis Marquis Aosiding fleet, so they could not catch up for the time being.

Just like that, time passed second by second, until a fish-belly white began to appear on the horizon.

And Adams' group finally got a clear view of the enemies pursuing them.

It was a group of ships all flying chaotic, disordered pirate flags, numbering at least thirty.

"Damn it, Young Master Adams, we have been outmaneuvered; there are at least a dozen pirate gangs here!"

Seeing so many chaotic pirate flags, Commander Wolf ground his teeth in fury.

Adams naturally had bloodshot eyes as well.

"Young Master Adams, Commander Wolf, look, it is our ship!"

Just then, the cry of the lookout came from above.

Under normal circumstances, hearing this sentence would obviously be cause for joy, as it often signified reinforcements.

But the direction the lookout pointed to was behind them; Adams and Wolf's expressions grew even more grim.

Sure enough, two warships with familiar shapes appeared behind them.

However, the Marquis Marquis Aosiding family flag that had originally hung on the main mast had now been replaced by a black skull pirate flag.

"Damn bastards!"

Clearly, the two warships that had been entangled earlier had fallen into the pirates' hands!

And perhaps because their load had decreased, the two warships were surprisingly fast; they quickly surpassed the other pirate warships and approached Adams and the others.

Half an hour later, the two captured warships were already parallel with Adams and his group.

Both sides could see the people on each other's decks with the naked eye.

At this moment, the pirates made an action that made Adams' eyes bulge with rage.

They pushed out a row of Marquis Marquis Aosiding family fleet soldiers whose hands and feet were bound and lined them up along the ship's railing.

"Young Master Adams, if you want them to live... then stop the ship and surrender immediately... otherwise, your subordinates will not survive... we will kill one captive every ten minutes..."

Faint shouts came from the opposite side.

"Damn it!" Adams angrily punched the ship's railing.

Commander Wolf's face turned iron-green. "Order the fleet to ignore them and continue forward!"

"Commander Wolf!" Adams' eyes were red.

"Young Master Adams, this is a despicable trick of the pirates, designed to make you unable to resist stopping the ship and then fall into their trap!"

"Right now, only these two captured warships are fast enough to threaten us! Therefore, we must continue to retreat now to save these few warships!"

How could Adams not know this was a pirate trick? But the problem was those living Marquis Marquis Aosiding family soldiers on the other side...

"Young Master Adams, we will avenge these fallen comrades sooner or later!" Wolf patted Adams' shoulder and spoke encouragingly.

This was also a stage a commander must go through; one could say that if Adams survived this time, he would definitely grow faster in the future.

Very soon, the pirates on the opposite side realized their tactic was ineffective against Adams and the others.

However, they did not immediately kill a few soldiers.

Instead, they hung several soldiers on the ship's railing, dragging them through the water.

Now they were teasing Adams and the others in a different way.

After hanging several soldiers, the pirates steered the two warships to continue approaching Adams and the others.

Because there were few of them, they dared not launch an attack, but they could hold Adams and the others back.

Seeing that they had approached within a few dozen meters, the pirates began to constantly throw grappling hooks.

And this time, their chains were made of iron and could not be cut through.

Very quickly, two more warships began to slow down, held back by the pirates.

"Wolf, go save them!" Seeing that two of the remaining four warships were being held back again, Adams could no longer endure.

Because he knew clearly that once this warship was held back, only death awaited them.

That was three hundred subordinates.

"Young Master Adams, no, we cannot save them; for your safety, we must continue to retreat!"

"No, Wolf, I am not afraid of death; rather, if I flee back like this, then I am no different from being dead!"

"Moreover, those two captured warships are extremely fast. If we abandon these two comrades this time, once they deal with those two warships and then catch up with us again, what shall we do?"

"This..." Vice-Commander Wolf was left speechless.

Indeed, although it seemed we could continue to flee, what if the enemy repeats the same trick next and pursues us using the captured warships?

Unless they transfer the crew from the ships to reduce the load.

For instance, by abandoning the vast majority of soldiers on the flagship onto small boats.

But doing so would be no different from sending them to their deaths.

Even if it were to protect Young Master Adams, Wolf felt he could not bring himself to make such a move.

"Wolf, do not hesitate! Let us charge together! Even if we must die, let us die gloriously!" Adams, his mind made up, drew the long sword at his waist.

Wolf looked at his young master with astonishment.

Although during this period, Young Master Adams had indeed won everyone's recognition through sharing meals and lodging and offering generous bonuses.

But naturally, his opinion of Adams' command abilities and the like had not changed.

After all, growth also requires time.

Yet at this moment, Wolf saw a precious spirit of bravery and unyielding resolve in this Young Master Adams.

This is the rarest quality found in the offspring of these families.

"Good! Young Master Adams! Let us charge together!"