Halfway through Lanny's words, cold sweat began to break out on Malvin's forehead, and when he finished the last word, the farmer's son's entire face turned pale.
He didn't expect that the problem would arise here. No matter how the people on the previous boat looked at it, their chances of survival were low. Because of this, he chose to join the pirates under the circumstances and become a cook on the Sea Lion in exchange for A chance to survive.
But in the end, he didn't expect that the group of people was miraculously rescued. If he had known it would be the case, he would stay on the boat and now he was comfortably basking in the sun on his father's farm.
What's worse is the series of subsequent troubles caused by these people after they survived. It was revealed that the four became pirates, which cut off the possibility of returning to the civilized world. Unless the Queen pardons them, they will have to Always carry the identity of a pirate.
Of course, these are things he needs to worry about in the future, and there are even more serious things waiting for him now.
After Lanny finished speaking, the group of British sailors responsible for guarding the ship obviously paid attention to it. They all raised their muskets, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
It was at this moment that someone pulled the trigger first.
Hearing the bang of a gunshot, the farmer's son's heart suddenly shrank at this moment. His mind went blank, thinking that he was dead this time. However, when he opened his eyes later, he found that there were no wounds on his body.
Instead, Lanny, who had revealed his identity before, lowered his head and stared at the faint blood on his chest with a look of disbelief on his face.
The beast awoke from its slumber.
The man with the black beard below the deck opened his eyes at some point. He was like a lion, exuding an intimidating aura. He took back the still smoking short musket in his hand and said in a unique low voice, "The battle has begun, let's hunt together!"
The guards on the deck couldn't believe what was happening before them. They had obviously taken control of the entire ship and taken away the weapons from the crew. Where did this bullet fly from?
No one realized anything until two and a half seconds later, but it was already too late. The deck under their feet suddenly opened, and several sailors who happened to be standing on it fell directly. Their throats were slit before they even hit the ground. Groups of pirates armed to the teeth emerged from below, waving their weapons, and the remaining men had their heads chopped off before they even had time to turn their guns.
Because of Malvin's accident, the battle happened half a minute earlier than expected.
Most of the sixty unarmed British sailors who were responsible for moving things arrived at the Sea Lion, but there were about ten people left standing on the deck. When they saw something was wrong, these ten people immediately fled back to the Scarbury.
But others were out of luck. The British navy's armed force on the Sea Lion now consisted of more than 20 people who had boarded the ship before. These people were also harvested immediately, and they were basically all killed or injured in just one encounter.
Owen chopped down a British sailor and threw his clothes and weapons to Zhang Heng. At the same time, the pirates also ignited the grenades in their hands. Unlike later models with handles, grenades of the 17th and 18th centuries looked similar to pomegranates, which is where the name comes from. The grenade at this time was basically an iron shell with gunpowder lead pellets or metal pieces inside. However, it had good lethality when thrown into the crowd. The sailors on the Scarbury originally wanted to come over to help, but they were blown away by this explosion. Another large number of casualties occurred.
There were also many rookie sailors who fled back because they were so frightened that they pushed me from the gangplank and unfortunately fell into the water.
The gunner on the Scarbury asked the first mate, "Sir, are we going to fire? If we fire now, we can sink the ship in just a few minutes."
However, the latter was a little hesitant at this time, mainly because he felt sorry for the ship of porcelain. As a result, before he could speak, Burnett on the side said first, "No, our people haven't withdrawn yet, how can we do it?" If we fire artillery now, how can we expect these people to fight for us in the future?"
His words are not unreasonable. Originally, the morale of the lower-level sailors on every ship was a headache due to the arrears of wages by the Admiralty, and the Scarbury was no exception. If the cannon was fired at this time, even though only one person would be sacrificed. A small number of people, but more seriously it may chill the hearts of the rest.
And the most important thing is that there are now more than 600 people on the Scarbury, which occupies an absolute advantage in terms of numbers. Although it was attacked by pirates, the losses were not too serious. It seemed impossible to lose, but as a result, the pirates on the other side of him had already charged towards him after hesitating.
Captain Elmer was in an unprecedented state of embarrassment today. Although he was not injured, he was startled by the explosion just now. The red wine in his hand spilled all over him. When he reacted, he became extremely angry and asked his men to get his saber. While saying, "Why are you still standing there? Let's kill those lawless pirates and get back the porcelain that belongs to us!"
Now that the captain had spoken, no one else had any objections. The first mate immediately began to dispatch musketeers to attack the opposite side. However, the pirates were more cunning than expected. They did not kill all the sailors who boarded the ship, but mixed in among them. They rushed over together.
The musketeer took aim for a long time but had no chance to shoot. Instead, he was rushed in front of him by the enemy and his own people not long after, and at this time the difference between the new man and the old man became apparent.
Under the huge pressure, the newcomers couldn't help but start shooting randomly. As a result, the bullets were flying everywhere. Most of them didn't know where they went. A few of them landed on their own people, but on the pirates' side. Not much shot.
The man with a black beard took the lead and chopped down a sailor in front of him. He then used the corpse as a shield and rushed in front of the musketeers. He drew out the scimitar from his waist with incredible speed and stabbed an enemy directly in the chest. The tip of the knife protruded from the latter's back, stirred twice inside, and blood spurted out, splattering all over his body, making him look like the devil in hell.
After witnessing this scene, several people nearby even lost the courage to hold their guns and turned around and ran away.
This time it was a battle of life and death. Zhang Heng did not hold back any energy and waved the saber in his hand to face the enemy in front of him. Unlike the bearded man, his sword skills seemed lighter. Zhang Heng tried to incorporate the steps of karate before. Coming in, he finally achieved some results. He mainly dodged, looking for opportunities, and knocked down the weapon on the opposite side. However, just when the blade was about to slit the target's throat, he was held up by another knife.
"Your opponent is me." Burnett said proudly. He was very confident in his sword skills. When he was in London, he used his family's connections to visit many famous masters. He believed that he would not lose to anyone.
In the end, Zhang Heng just glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, pulled out a short musket from his waist, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
