"——"
"————"
"Ha——" Severe tinnitus.
It was so severe that even my own breathing sounded distant.
He couldn't control his arms and legs as he wished, and was twisted like a puppet. Even standing up was difficult.
This lasted about a minute and a half or so.
When her consciousness returned, the first thing she felt was the spicy and choking smell in her nasal cavity:
"Cough cough cough -" The Luoan girl immediately pulled up her collar to cover her nose, but she was still choked with tears. The sunlight projected from the broken hole shone on the ground, and the powder scattered on the ground was scattered in the air, making the light pillar extremely conspicuous in the darkness. The wooden barrel next to it that was pierced by a huge harpoon was still leaking spices. It was very distressing that such an expensive thing was wasted like this, but she had no time to think about it at the moment.
"Ahem -" Mira stroked her head to confirm whether there was any sign of bleeding. She felt very uncomfortable when she hit the load-bearing pillar inside the hull, but luckily she hit a relatively flat surface and was not hurt. What a real serious injury. "Dang -" She pierced the tip of the sword into the thick plank of the ship and then stood up with support on it. The sore feeling in her nose made her eyes red with tears. The feeling of blurred vision was very unsettling, but she worked hard to overcome this fear, and even worked harder to close her eyes, letting the tears wash away the spices on her face, and at the same time, in order to adapt to the dim view inside the cabin.
"Hiss--" The breath was held unconsciously. This is a normal reaction for humans when they are afraid, but as a swordsman, he needs to overcome it to prevent himself from lacking physical strength due to uneven breathing.
"Huh-" She began to breathe intentionally through her mouth, quietly and evenly. While waiting for his eyesight to recover, he also began to use his keen hearing to capture the surrounding environment - "Cut the cable, cut the cable!" A few meters behind, someone was speaking in Lamani on the deck through the vent on the fence. Roaring like this, the "dong dong dong" footsteps intertwined back and forth as many people were retreating and advancing. In addition, there was also the sound of "ding, dong, dong, dong" of gold and iron from time to time as the crossbow machine was released, and the wax-impregnated thick rope bow strings A crisp "pop!" sound.
The battle above was still very fierce. Just a moment of listening was enough for her to judge this, but it was not the sound she was deliberately looking for.
'Where is that man? Mira closed her eyes and listened. In the dark silence, she could even feel the whaling harpoon on the hull of the ship, pulling the pirates' speedboat along. She was making a little noise because the extra pulling force was overwhelmed. "Zhizhi——" sound.
But she couldn't hear the other person's voice.
The voice of the little pirate who met her in this narrow cabin and wanted to destroy the rudder of the Oriental Moon and stop the big ship.
She couldn't hear it.
Where is he?
During the confrontation between the two, the pirates shot a harpoon to hang the ship on the Oriental Moon to avoid being thrown away. Due to the huge kinetic energy, many storage barrels that happened to be in this position were washed away. fly. Mira was hit in the body and hit her head on the pillar, causing tinnitus. However, the moment she fell, she grabbed the debris next to her and smashed the lantern in the cabin. The already dark cabin now had almost no source of illumination except for a small amount of sunlight projected from behind. This clever reaction bought her a lot of time.
But she still needed to know where the man was.
Mira had no idea whether her opponent was also hurt by the splashed debris. Her current situation was very unfavorable. Fighting in the dark was not her strong point. Coupled with the complex and narrow terrain in the cabin, the slender blade of the long sword in hand, which was originally an advantage, now became a hindrance.
The sound of "dong dong dong" footsteps echoed on the deck, because the entire ship was in battle. The noisy sound drowned out similar sounds, making it impossible for her to tell whether the other person was walking in the cabin.
"呲——"
But something else sounded, very subtle, but because it was so unique that it was caught by the ears.
It's like the sound of sand rubbing against your feet on the beach.
She reacted immediately.
It's the spice powder that just fell on the ground! ——In that case, the other party is here—— "Ding——" She pulled out the long sword from the ship's board and took a long step forward. In order to avoid being blocked by debris, she did not use chopping, but used stabbing in conjunction with the advancement. , and at the same time opened his eyes still full of tears to ensure that he would make the next move after the opponent avoided the attack.
"Ugh——" The silhouette of the other party slowly appeared in the gradually clearer field of vision, but in just a moment Mira realized that her judgment was wrong - the chaotic footsteps coupled with her single-minded attention to the unique movement, I never thought that other people would come to this cabin area. And this tall man was obviously a passenger from Suomir, not one of those short pirates.
"Hide-" She opened her mouth to warn, but she also forgot about the dust on the ground, causing her feet to slip and she couldn't even put her sword back in time.
'It's over -' the girl was thinking like this when she saw the man using his toes to pick up a broken piece of wood from the ground at an extremely fast speed and kick it up to block the space between the two of them.
"Boom!" The tip of the sword pierced a little and then due to the weight, the girl from Luo An, who lost her balance, fell forward. The tall man in the dark reached out his hand to stop her at the waist in time. She hugged her whole body with one hand.
"You still have to change your lack of attention to the surrounding environment." Henry said softly, and the Luoan girl let out a long sigh of relief as if she had found a life-saving straw, but at the same time she tensed because she suddenly remembered Then he opened his mouth: "Teacher, there are others here -"
"Phew——" It's too late——
The girl Luoan understood the reason why the other party didn't make a sound in an instant - the short but extremely athletic pirate climbed to the top of the cabin holding the pillar.
He was also adapting to the sudden darkening of the cabin, but he was far more alert than her. He only started to do this after he directly distanced himself and found cover.
The two people making sounds and movements at this moment were undoubtedly pointing the direction to this person.
He jumped down and struck Henry on the head with the short knife in his hand.
"You know what?" The sage said in a calm tone, even though he spoke quickly.
"Orthodox swordsmanship teaching will teach you to avoid jumping, although it often occurs in adventures."
"But it's stupid to use jumping chops all the time, here's why."
"Dang - bang -" He picked up the sword in Mira's hand with his foot, then took it and pointed with one hand at the jumping pirate with the wooden board still stuck on the tip of the sword.
“嘭咔——”“呀啊啊”撞碎了的木板露出了剑尖紧接着扎穿了毫无防护能力的棉布上衣。
The pirate struggled like a mouse bitten by a cat, but the movement only accelerated his blood loss, and he soon twisted his neck.
"This kind of thing will happen." The sage held the sword with one hand and the pirate was still hanging on it. He threw him to the ground as if he couldn't feel the weight at all. "Bang!!" It weighed dozens of kilograms. The pirate's body hit the ship's plank hard, and after Henry kicked the short knife away from his hand, he flicked Mira's long sword.
"Pa—" Blood spattered on the inside of the cabin. Although this action was very handsome, the sailors responsible for cleaning the cabin might complain a lot afterwards.
The sage then looked at the long sword in his hand. Although it was an excellent product, it was still somewhat bent due to such rough usage.
Henry shrugged, then put it on the ground and stepped on it to make it slightly straighter: "Anyway, you need to get a new one" and then handed it to Mira. The white-haired girl who finally got used to seeing in the dark pulled down her collar and gave him a roll of her eyes: "Mr. Sage is such a - ah - ah -"
"Ah Sneeze——" The Luoan girl with red nose and eyes felt extremely uncomfortable and took the sword in her hand. After checking to confirm that the pirate was dead, she guarded the entrance in front - the East. After all, the Moon is a merchant ship, and large merchant ships will have more entrances and exits than other ships to facilitate the unloading of cargo. This is an advantageous design in some situations such as fire escape and cargo transportation, but when you are surrounded by several pirate ships and they board the ship from all directions, it is more difficult to prevent them from entering the cabin than having only one exit. It's even more difficult.
This is also the reason why the Luoan girl fights alone, but now there is nothing to worry about.
Her breathing was even and her steps were steady, and her judgment of the surrounding environment became calm and quick.
This strength and clarity of mind comes from a sense of security.
Henry is here.
Then there's nothing to worry about.
"I really didn't expect these guys to actually use bed crossbows. Fortunately, you didn't stick to the outer wall of the cabin." The sage looked out from the gap in the thick wooden plank that was penetrated by the huge whale harpoon. He saw a large pirate speedboat. Hanging behind the Oriental Moon, he could see from a distance that the people on the ship were working hard to shorten the distance with the winch, but it was not that effective because they were being tossed around at high speed. There were several small boats that were originally placed on top of it, and they were also pulled to the side of the Oriental Moon with claw hooks, and the pirates just forced the climbing net attached to the hook to the ship during the voyage. Climb up.
The reason for being so suddenly surrounded began three days ago. The Oriental Moon, which had left the West behind, spent the rest of its voyage heading southwest. But before actually entering the sea area named Dadonghai by the Lamanites, they encountered a mirage phenomenon caused by the temperature difference at the intersection of two ocean currents.
The floating icebergs and small islands were like a dream. It was unclear whether they were real or fake. For the sake of safety, Captain Francisco ordered to slow down the speed. It was such a decision that gave these northern pirates the opportunity to encircle them.
Old captains will also capsize sometimes, and sailing on the sea is full of crises. Although strictly speaking, this crisis stems from the greed of fellow human beings, the fact that they need to work together to overcome it has not changed.
"What are you going to do? Do you want to cut off the harpoon directly, use a Kramer, or just dismantle this part of the hull?" Mira said, and then replied in confusion because Henry didn't answer for a long time. Overdone.
"...Do you have any misunderstandings about me?" The sage sighed helplessly: "This thing." He flicked the rusty whaling harpoon head with his fingers: "But if it can sustain the struggle of a whale weighing dozens of tons, even my sword can't cut it off."
"Furthermore, the hull of the Oriental Moon is 20 centimeters thick and is made of high-quality wooden boards. Even the harpoon fired by the heavy-duty crossbow can barely penetrate it after bending its head. Do you think I can dismantle it with my bare hands? ."
"Yes." The Luoan girl said firmly.
"Obviously not." The sage shrugged.
"Tch." Mira clicked her tongue, and Henry picked up the flute hung around his neck that sailors used to call for help.
"Beep--" He blew it, and the high-pitched sound easily passed through the thick ship plank. Captain Francisco and others who were fighting and retreating above immediately noticed the signal.
"Lower the sails and slow down!" the captain made the decision immediately, while the passengers and sailors in the front launched a wave of counterattacks to buy time for the people behind to operate the winch.
"Hold on tight! Hold on tight!" the mate roared loudly. The sailors did not fix the lowered sail like this but tightened the cable rope and used their strong bodies as support.
The sage looked out of the breach with excellent eyesight. The speed of the Eastern Moon gradually slowed down, and when Bunde's straight rope became weak in an instant——
"Huh--" He breathed out, and then pulled the harpoon inserted into the hull of the ship inward with one hand.
"Bang!" Sawdust flew everywhere, and more sunlight poured into the hole without the blockage.
"Beep--" The moment the hemp rope that followed him also entered, Henry blew the flute at the same time and cut the hemp rope with his dagger.
"Raise the sails!!" The captain listened with his ears to the signal and roared loudly. Then the sailors raised the sails again. The huge wind force immediately caused the main sail of the Oriental Moon to swell and the ship that accelerated again immediately pulled away some distance.
"Whoops -" The thick hemp rope lost its harpoon as an anchor and was quickly pulled out from the breach as the ship pulled away and fell into the sea. The pirate ship behind gradually began to be thrown away, and the pirate ship that had already boarded the ship The pirates still resisted.
"It's settled here, let's go to the deck." The sage said, and Mira nodded and ran with him holding the bent sword.
"Be careful of glare." Henry told her, and the Luoan girl who ran up from below the deck was a second too late, and in an instant she was blinded again by the dazzling sunshine outside. The sage supported her with one hand and protected her behind her back, and then she heard the very familiar sound of Claymer's handguard colliding with the hook when he was unsheathed.
Immediately afterwards.
It was the same one-sided battle as always.
Under the accurate crossbow shooting of the sailors with the help of barrels as cover, the pirates' short knives were not able to play a big role. The Oriental Moon is huge, so the deck is also very wide to accommodate short-range projectile weapons. This is obviously different from the opponents these pirates usually encounter. And the small boats they first hung up with grappling hooks were all capsized by the waves caused by the sailing of the large ship. The total number of people boarding the ship was only slightly more than the sailors and passengers on the ship, which did not form an absolute advantage.
The opponent's captain was obviously an experienced man. After he realized that his clipper would be thrown off by this large sailing ship, he ordered the harpoon to be fired. After it was fixed on the tail of the Oriental Moon, he cooperated with the ship. The winch can shorten the distance between the two ships, allowing more people on the pirate ship to board the ship to gain an advantage.
But this was solved by the cooperation of the sage and the captain before it was realized.
"Huh--" The remaining battle only lasted a very short time, and the Eastern Moon, filled with wind, rushed out like an arrow from a string. After seeing the overwhelming power of the Sage's sword and one man, the pirates on the ship all felt weak and put down their weapons.
The sailors and passengers endured the feeling of vomiting, looking at the blood and internal organs scattered everywhere on the deck, and then looked at someone who used his fingers to flick off the ear of someone on his shoulder, still looking calm. The sage in the clouds.
"It's better to wash away the dirt on the deck than to become the dirt on the deck, hahaha." Captain Francisco laughed heartily while holding the kitten, ending this conflict.
