Facing the rain of arrows in the sky, those who could move around Nok instinctively dispersed and ran away.
"Be careful! Little priest, hide!"
Only then did the man who ran away react and loudly reminded Nok to stay away.
But Nok didn't even raise his head and shouted coldly: "Holy Coffin Canopy!"
A finger-thick light curtain blocked the barrier.
The barrier can block the rain, but it cannot block the attacks of dozens of arrows.
Not to mention the thrown arrows.
But Nok's improved "Holy Coffin" spell,
That was a defensive spell that couldn't leave any scars even when Roger Fit and the three of them attacked together.
Even if it is only thick on the fingers, it is also stretched wider,
But the gold-level Leo was here, and Nok firmly believed that Leo couldn't break his defense.
Just a few dozen arrows, not even a mosquito bite.
The "Holy Coffin" easily blocked the enemy's attack, making the originally wary crew members and adventurers sigh in relief.
"Don't be distracted! Continue to fight back against the enemy."
Nok didn't need to speak, so Kroc started to reorganize the team.
"Others, quickly gather the injured to the priest. Quick!"
With Kroc's command, Nok can concentrate on treating the wounded.
"Rain of Light!"
Nok used group healing to treat the gathered wounded.
Thanks to Nok's outstanding healing effect, the members who were on the verge of death still needed time to recover from their injuries.
The lightly injured and seriously injured members have all recovered, except that the blood lost from previous injuries cannot be replenished immediately.
Basically, their combat effectiveness has been restored.
The battle is still going on. The merchant ship has Nok, a nanny, to heal and sustain the ship.
Except for a few sailors who died on the spot and were too late to be rescued, the attrition was basically not large.
The adventure group gradually became familiar with the rhythm of fighting in big waves and heavy rain.
The tide of the war began to reverse. The pirates continued to reduce their numbers, but the merchant ships became more and more courageous as they fought.
There are even sailors who rely on their own healing profession.
He actually used the method of trading injuries for lives, and tried his best to receive a non-fatal attack from the enemy.
Then seize the enemy without giving him a chance to break free, and then stab the enemy to death with a knife.
This kind of person, after being scolded and kicked a few times by Nok, gradually restrained his fighting style.
First, it was Nok who threatened to ignore them and let them bleed to death if they encountered such life-threatening people again.
Secondly, the enemy has already shown signs of decline, and defeat will only happen sooner or later.
The number of enemies is about one or two hundred, except for the remaining personnel on the pirate ship.
There were about one hundred and fifty-six people who boarded the merchant ship to fight, and the number of pirate corpses on the deck was eighty if not one hundred.
The number of surviving pirates is already equal to that of the merchant ships.
Although the number of people is equal, the combat effectiveness is already one-sided.
On the merchant ship side is Kroc's Silver Adventure Group, numbering around twenty.
To deal with ordinary pirates, not to mention one against ten, but one against two would definitely be no problem.
On the shore, it would be a group of thieves composed of an estimated 200 ordinary people.
It's not enough for the Kroc Adventure Group to charge.
But this is the sea, and pirates still have a great advantage.
Of course, there are not only ordinary people among pirates, but also many professionals.
But high-level professionals are rare.
Except for desperate people, professionals rarely become thieves.
Even wanted criminals, they all choose to join those dark organizations or something like that.
Being a bandit is really low.
The pirates on the opposite side began to retreat.
Especially the dozen or so professionals, who were so fierce just now, are so mean now.
Some guys with silver level strength even gave up defense directly.
Grab the rope and want to jump back onto the pirate ship.
"Want to run away? Stay with me!"
Kroc, who has always been well-behaved, is responsible for directing and cooperating with his teammates on defense.
Suddenly he rose from the ground, jumped, and smashed into the enemy's formation.
"boom!"
The wooden deck was smashed into cracks, causing the surrounding pirates to stagger.
Even the few Silver-level pirates who were holding on to the ropes and trying to escape were affected.
Unsteady on his feet.
"Die for me!"
Kroc punched a Scarface pirate who was approaching him.
Well, in fact, most pirates have scar faces. The difference is that they have several scars on their faces.
It just depends on where the scar is located.
When the scar-faced pirate saw it, Kroc actually chose to attack him instead of escaping.
While swinging his knife to chop at Kroc, he also didn't forget to call his companions to do it.
"Come together, if this guy dares to rush here and die alone, we will kill him!"
Several silver-level pirates who discovered the opportunity also gave up their attempts to escape.
Waving his weapon, he rushed towards Kroc in coordination with Scarface.
"kill!"
"He is Captain Kroc. If we kill him, their adventure group will definitely be defeated in one blow!"
"Kill!"
The silver-level pirates shouted and charged towards Kroc.
Even ordinary pirates excitedly slashed at Kroc with their swords when they heard that this was the core figure on the opposite side.
"Hmph! You are not overestimating your own abilities!"
Although Kroc faced several pirates of the same level, he had already mastered the skills of fighting in big waves.
He is not afraid of the enemy's siege at all, what's more, he is never alone!
boom!
Crook punched Scarface and knocked Scarface off the side of the ship, spurting blood and falling into the sea.
In such a rough sea, Scarface might still have a chance of surviving if he was not injured.
But now, if he can survive, it can only be said to be a miracle of the sea!
While Kroc knocked Scarface away and his back was unprepared, the two pirates wore ferocious smiles.
The scimitar in his hand fell towards Kroc's back.
call out!
An arrow hit the blade of one of the scimitars, bringing the man and the sword to the ground.
Phew!
A light spear pierced another pirate from the side and took his body away with a "thud" sound.
Plugged into the side of the ship.
hiss!
The pirates who saw this scene gasped, and ordinary pirates simply lost the courage to continue fighting.
"Run away!"
Pirates are not fools. Although they are rumored to be ruthless, they are not afraid of death.
On the contrary, they are more afraid of death than anyone else. They just tie their heads around their waists and lick the blood.
Even if they are afraid in their hearts, they will not show it.
But today's battle cannot continue.
What's more, they have a trump card!
"Surrender! Surrender! We surrender! According to the Holy Empire Maritime Convention, you cannot kill prisoners!"
The pirates simply put down their weapons and fell to their knees, holding their heads and begging loudly for mercy.
The boldness of the pirate hat stunned the adventurers and almost made them unable to stop.
Fortunately, the sailors reacted and stopped those around them from continuing to attack.
Only then did the adventure group realize that the enemy had surrendered.
However, not all enemies have surrendered, there are still four Silver-level pirates,
Still fighting with Kroc.
Seeing their companions surrendering, they also wanted to surrender,
But Kroc's fist is too strong. If they dare to be distracted,
I'm afraid that if the words of surrender are not spoken, the person will no longer need to surrender and just lie down.
"Come here, find a rope and tie up these surrendered pirates."
"Leave ten melee adventurers to guard the prisoners, while the others surround Captain Croke and the others."
Kroc is still fighting, and Nokk doesn’t know who their deputy leader is.
Nok stood up directly and took command.
After hearing Nok's command, everyone reacted and stopped watching Klock's battle.
But they took action one after another.
The sailors went to find a rope, and ten members of the adventuring party surrounded the prisoners.
The remaining people, whether in close combat or long-range combat, all moved toward Kroc's battle circle.
When the four silver-level pirates saw this situation, they immediately became anxious.
In anxiety, the battle was naturally distracted.
boom! boom!
Two silver-level pirates were knocked to the ground.
Although they were not seriously injured, they no longer wanted to get up and simply lay on the ground waiting to be captured.
When the remaining two saw the situation, they shouted, "We surrender!"
Boom!
Although he shouted to surrender, one of them was punched in the chest by Kroc and was thrown into the sea.
Hit by a wave and sunk to the bottom of the sea.
"You! We have surrendered!"
Kroc said with a cold face: "I can't hold my hand back for a moment, what's the problem?
Who told you not to surrender in the first place! "
This silver-level pirate was so angry that he wanted to say a few more words.
But he was stopped by Nok's words.
"Since you surrender, then put down your weapons, kneel down and hold your head. To be a prisoner, you must have the consciousness of being a prisoner.
Otherwise, it will be treated as an attempt to resist and killed on the spot! "
Nok's murderous words made the silver-level pirates give up their struggle.
"These three people were chained up! The others were trapped under the mast and tied up with ropes.
Then send people to keep an eye on them, and if there is any movement, they will be killed directly! "
The orders given by Kroc were more straightforward and ruthless than Nok's.
This made Nok admire each other very much.
At least, the other party has no womanly kindness.
The imperial pact is an imperial pact. In the case of unequal strength,
Merchant ships simply didn't need that many prisoners.
What's more, the battle is not over.
"Little priest, do you think I should lead the team to deal with the remaining enemies, or should you lead the team?
We must leave one person to guard these prisoners, otherwise, there will definitely be chaos.
I can't believe they surrendered so easily. "
Kroc whispered to Nok.
Nok glanced at the sober Captain Kroc.
Then he looked at the crew members and adventurers around him who were already jumping for joy.
Sure enough, people cannot be compared with each other.
Without him and Kroc, this group of people would have been buried in the sea by now.
"Okay, let your people obey my orders, and I will take them up.
You are responsible for staying and guarding the prisoners. "
Nok made a decision quickly, because he still had one more thing that he wanted Kroc to do smoothly.
Because of that thing, Kroc can do it, but Tannock can't.
That is - kill prisoners!
"Captain Croke, you must be careful after I take my people away.
The number of prisoners was not less than that of our fighting men;
Moreover, there may be enemy spies lurking on the ship, and Monsieur Grandet may not be able to uncover them.
If they cooperate inside and outside and make a surprise attack, we will be in trouble.
And with so many more prisoners, food consumption will increase and the ship's sailing speed will also be affected.
After all, we have to spend a lot of manpower to look after them.
More importantly, they are all murderous gangsters with bloody hands.
Once they get the chance, they will definitely kill us.
So, you must be careful.
The imperial convention must be observed, but our situation must also be considered.
If no one knows something, then there is no question of whether to comply or not. "
After saying that, Nok didn't say much and jumped directly onto the side of the ship.
Grab a rope left by the pirates and swing towards the pirate ship.
"I'll go explore the way first, and you arrange for someone to follow!"
When Nok's words reached Kroc's ears, the man had already swung towards the pirate ship.
"etc!"
Kroc was unable to stop him and quickly shouted to his team members: "Fellman! Bring half of the combatants,
Follow the priest and be sure to protect the priest's safety! "
"Yes! Captain!"
Fairman is the deputy leader of the adventure group, and he has always been a dull gourd doing logistics.
There is no other way, who can ask him to find a leader with leadership skills?
He had no room to perform at all.
But this is also worry-free. He doesn’t have to be like the deputy leader of other adventure groups.
Worry about the trivial matters in the group every day.
Taking the men with them and grabbing the rope left by the pirates, they started to chase the priest who had gone first.
Fairman was a little worried.
He thought the pirate ship was a bit odd.
It is obvious that the combatants have been defeated miserably. It stands to reason that even if those who stayed behind do not move out,
You should have just sailed away and escaped!
But why does the pirate ship stay where it is?
Moreover, the waves were so big that the merchant ships had been pushed off the channel even without anchoring.
Why is the pirate ship still sticking to them?
This shows that someone is steering the pirate ship and keeping the distance between the pirate ship and the merchant ship.
Fairman was very worried, thinking that this might be a pirate trick.
But soon, he no longer had the heart to worry.
because……
Their boarding failed!
They are not sailors, not pirates.
There was no experience with rope boarding, so they swung back.
The angle wasn't enough and they couldn't reach the pirate ship.
Anxiously, they swung towards the pirate ship again amid Kroc's scolding.
And Nok, who had boarded the pirate ship earlier than them, looked at the empty deck and said,
His eyes were full of doubts.
No, it's not empty either.
There were some broken limbs on the ground, already stained red by the rain.
It seems that there was also a fight on the pirate ship.
Nok followed the direction of the remaining limbs on the deck and found a hatch leading to the interior of the cabin.
To enter or not to enter, that is the question.
The pirate ship was larger than the merchant ship Nok was traveling on.
Standing on the deck, Nok could see Fairman and others swinging in the air, but could not reach the pirate ship.
It stands to reason that there was a fight on the pirate ship;
Nok and the others standing on the merchant ship should be able to hear it even if they couldn't see it.
But the situation in front of him was really strange, and it was also a bit puzzling for Nok to understand.
Get in! At worst, the ship will be blown up!
Touching the [Holy Light and Punishment] on his waist, Nok felt reassured.
He got into the hatch.
What a strong smell of blood!
Nok was surprised to smell the fishy smell coming from the shop.
I almost couldn't help but want to retreat to the deck.
"Illumination!"
Nok released a lighting spell, illuminating the situation in the cabin.
The narrow passage was full of blood splattered on the walls.
There were many broken limbs on the ground.
There are fingers, there are severed hands, there are human frightened heads,
besides……
Nok felt sick to his stomach and became curious about the real culprit who committed such killings.
What kind of person can be so cruel.
Even if the enemy is a pirate, it wouldn't be enough just to kill him, so why kill him brutally?
And what about the other body parts of these murdered pirates?
Nok couldn't help but be curious and continued walking forward.
Soon, he searched the first cabin and found no living people.
But there were stumps and blood everywhere, it was very scary and bloody.
Knock has become wary and disgusted with this murderer.
Nok looked at the stairs going up and after carefully checking that there was no movement,
Nok carefully cast a "Holy Coffin" spell on himself.
Although the name of this spell is a bit unlucky, defense is one of the spells Nok currently masters.
One of the best.
First throwing a flare towards the upper level, Nok quickly jumped up.
If there is an ambush, the enemy will be dazzled by the flares and will not have time to attack.
Nok landed safely, there was no ambush or sneak attack.
With the help of lighting, Nok discovered that this layer was much cleaner than the one below.
Although there is still a faint smell of blood and blood stains dripping on the ground,
But no severed limbs were seen.
Nok walked forward along the corridor, but suddenly saw a door leaking blood.
This is the door at the end of the corridor. A lot of blood is flowing out from the crack of the door.
The blood was black and red and seemed to have been flowing for a long time.
The smell of blood in front of the door was stronger than anywhere Nok had walked along the way.
This scene gave Nok a bad feeling in his heart.
Nok hesitated, not knowing whether to open the door.
Is it dangerous?
Nok sensed no danger.
But Nok instinctively felt that it was better not to open the door.
But the empty pirate ship made Nok curious.
So, he couldn't restrain his curiosity and opened the bloody door.
vomit!
Nok vomited on the spot.
He turned around wildly and ran towards the stairs, not daring to look at the tragic scene behind the door.
Corpses, all corpses.
But none of them are complete!
Nok didn't know how many bodies there were, but they were so packed that they would fall out of the room.
I wonder what's going on inside.
The reason why Nok couldn't help but vomit was not because he saw too many corpses.
But because of the horrific state of the corpse.
If described carefully, it is likely that Nok's story will end because of 404.
Nok ran all the way, rushed out of the cabin, rushed to the side of the deck, facing the turbulent sea,
Pour out your bile.
His stomach was now more turbulent than the sea.
Fortunately, Nokk vomited and vomited, and finally got used to it.
The people on the merchant ship seemed to have given up boarding.
Instead of paying attention to the merchant ship, Nok went to the bow of the ship and threw the pirate ship's anchor into the sea.
Then he grabbed the pirate ship's cable, swung it twice, and threw it onto the merchant ship.
As long as the people on the merchant ship tie the cable to the side of the ship, they can climb up such a big cable, right?
Anyway, Nok doesn’t want to face that room right now…
vomit!
Nok was lying on the side of the boat again and was overturned.
Even though he has seen demonic blood sacrifices, deserted villages, bloody regular ships, mushrooms in fortresses and other tragedies over the years.
It wasn't as nauseating as it was today.
"Boom, boom, boom."
Suddenly, Nok, who was lying on the side of the ship, was attracted by a slight knocking sound.
The sound comes from—outside the ship!
Σ(⊙▽⊙\"a
Nok hurriedly threw a flare into the dark sea.
Then……
Knock realized it was a false alarm.
The sound did not come from outside the ship, but the sound of someone knocking on the wall of the cargo hold at the bottom of the ship.
There's someone in the cargo hold!
Nok reacted and ignored the fact that he was still feeling a little uncomfortable.
Go straight to the deck board and find the stairs leading to the bilge cargo hold. (Note 1)
Nok threw a flare down, and after finding nothing unusual, he jumped down.
After landing easily, Knock did not move forward directly.
Instead, he summons flares one after another and throws one after walking a few steps.
Illuminating everything I walked through.
The cargo hold is large, and there is not much cargo, mainly the pirates' supplies.
Barrels containing wine and sacks of food and vegetables.
Nok did not search these places. When the people from the merchant ship came, someone would naturally deal with it.
Nok kept moving forward, moving toward the approximate location where he heard the sound.
That was the sound coming from the wall on the starboard side of the bow. People should be on the right side near the bow.
hiss!
Nok didn't need to search at all. After walking forward for a while, probably after passing the middle part of the pirate ship,
What came into view were iron cages!
The cage was locked, and inside it was a group of adult men dressed in rags, huddled together timidly.
He didn't dare to look at Nok who suddenly broke in.
There were many cages holding men, taking up most of the cages.
Preliminary estimates suggest that there should be dozens of people.
On the right, there are several thick-waisted and fat women surrounding a young man.
Hiding in the corner of the cage, it seemed that he didn't want Nok to see the boy's presence.
"Who are you...?"
Nok asked the imprisoned person doubtfully.
But the man in the cage just looked at Nok in fear.
No one responded to Nok.
Nok could only make his voice calmer and said again:
"Don't worry, I'm not a pirate. The pirates have been defeated by us.
You are safe now. But you need to answer me, who are you?
Only then can I judge whether to let you out or not.
Otherwise, you will have to wait until we bring this pirate ship to a nearby port,
Only after calling in the local sheriff can we let you out. "
"Really! Are you really not a pirate? Are the pirates really defeated?
Could it be that you guys have come up with some tricks to make fun of us?
We don't want to die! Please, stop teasing us!
We can give money, our family has money! Please let us go! "
Suddenly, a fat man couldn't help but raise his head and cry.
When Nok heard this, he knew there was something interesting.
So, he hurriedly replied: "Don't worry, I'm really not a pirate. You see, I know magic.
I am a clergyman of the Holy Church and you can have complete confidence in me.
As long as you can prove that you are not criminals, I will release you. "
Hearing what Nok said, everyone stood up excitedly.
They crowded in front of the cage and shouted to Nok: "Oh, thank you Holy Lord, dear little priest, please save us!"
"Yes! We are all hostages captured by pirates and have been imprisoned for a long time!"
"They want to take us as hostages and ask for money from our family. But they kill without blinking an eye!"
"Yes! Their leader is simply a devil! He will kill people when he is unhappy.
He even gets cruel and kills his own people! How terrible! "
"Please, let us out quickly! I want to go home!"
Facing the excited hostages, Nok panicked a little.
He quickly shouted: "Wait a minute! Wait, don't mess up! Listen to me quietly first!"
Nok's shouting may have had an effect. The hostages gradually calmed down and looked at Nok quietly.
Nok let out a heavy breath and said: "I am the only one boarding the pirate ship now.
My companions should already be boarding the ship. When they arrive, we will have someone to accommodate you.
I will let you out. Otherwise, now that I have released you, I alone will not be able to protect you.
To tell you the truth, something very strange happened on the ship now.
All the pirates on the ship were killed by a mysterious man.
Then the corpses were locked in the innermost room on the top floor.
I didn't find the murderer, so there is probably a murderous maniac hiding on the ship.
For your safety, I cannot release you easily.
On the contrary, if you are in a cage without a key, even if the murderer comes,
As long as I'm here, he won't have time to open the cage and deal with you.
But if you all run out, if the murderer comes and you run around,
Then they are all targets of murderers.
Please be patient and wait patiently for now. "
Nok's words once again caused panic among the hostages.
"Oh my god, the last room on the top floor is the captain's room. It's where the devil lives."
"That devil must have gone crazy again. He killed everyone and then locked them in his room!"
"Didn't you open the room and take a look? The devil might still be in the room!"
"That's right! That devil likes to kill people when he goes crazy. Maybe after he kills everyone, he even wants to kill himself!"
"That's right, otherwise how can we teach [Cold-Blooded Hawks]! His blood is cold!"
Listening to the noisy words of the hostages, Nok looked stunned.
"I see, I said why can't I find the murderer? It turns out the murderer is in the room!
He deliberately blocked the door with corpses to deceive us so that he could escape!
I see! I'm going to find someone to kill him right now! "
With that said, Nok turned around and ran away with excitement on his face, not giving the hostages a chance to save him.
Not only did Nok run away, he also extinguished all the flares on the ground.
"I turned off the lighting to prevent the demon from escaping and finding out something was wrong. Just wait, I'll be back soon!"
As he said that, the cargo hold fell into darkness again, and the sound of climbing stairs came from afar, and then calmness returned.
After a while, the hostages in the cargo hold began to speak.
"Do you think he can find the devil?"
"It's definitely possible. Didn't he say he still has companions?"
"There are so many of them, they can definitely rescue us!"
The discussion started again for several minutes.
Suddenly, "Cang!" a sound of metal hitting the cage sounded.
Everyone fell silent.
"It seems that they have taken the bait. Next, everyone is ready,
Waiting to be rescued. As long as you get on their ship, take the initiative,
It’s still the old method, use proactive work to offset the shipping fee, so that they can let down their guard.
Go to the kitchen to help, find an opportunity to administer the medicine, and make sure everyone is knocked down!
After completing this vote, it will be enough for us to order a warship from the Black Cow Kingdom.
By then, we will have the most outstanding warships and artillery from the Black Bull Kingdom.
It is said that there are also new maritime combat weapons spread from the Lion Heart Kingdom.
By then our fleet will be the most powerful fleet under the boss.
Everyone else has to look at our faces to act!
So, don't make any mistakes, otherwise I, Hawkes, will never be able to spare him!
The fate of the scapegoats upstairs was his fate!
do you understand! "
A childish voice sounded in the dark cargo hold, but the content and cold tone of the words,
It's chilling.
"Got it! Boss!"
"You are seeking death! Why are you shouting so loudly! If your identity is revealed, you are the only one to ask!"
"That's right, do you want us to kill you?"
In the darkness, the originally submissive hostages all had strong auras coming out of them.
His words were full of ruthlessness, and he was ready to kill people at every turn.
"As expected of Boss Hawks, this strategy of pretending to surrender and sneaking into the target is really brilliant!"
In the darkness, a voice praised.
Someone instinctively took over and said, "That's natural, the boss has used this strategy not once or twice.
Every time I encounter a tough situation, this trick works every time. It's not the first time I know what all the fuss is about. "
"No! There's something wrong!"
Suddenly, a childish voice screamed in the darkness.
"Oh, you discovered it so quickly! You really deserve to be the boss!
You really surprised me! My dear Mr. Hawks Bourbon! "
Uh-huh!
A bright lighting technique rose into the sky, and Nok stood outside the cage, staring at the cage where the women were held with a frosty expression.
His eyes were fixed on the young man who stood up.
But on the young man's face, there was fear and ferocity, fear and shame!
"Note 1: In the previous article, the cargo hold was written as a ship's hold."
