“How much longer before we get there?”
“We will arrive at the unfreezing river in the morning. I think we can get there within a day.”
Pale and the others were sailing on the boat towards Jigolaths.
Even though it was a long distance to sail, Zephyr supplied fresh fish by fishing. Now there were no worry about losing the route if they followed the Ghost Ships.
Rain started to fall harder as they were heading towards the Jigolaths.
Bellote was collecting rainwater in her hands.
Mapan nodded furiously.
“The rain at the sea is very romantic.”
Mapan looks through the magical orb and saw Weed’s escape from the Drinpelt fleet .
They were hoping that their boat will reach there as soon as possible.
“Move step by step while looking ahead of you!”
“Be careful not to steer the ship towards the reef.”
As the water level of the unfreezing river rose up.
It was very difficult to avoid the large reef near the surface even on a clear day when you can see them easily.
Drinpelt’s pirate fleet's sailing was inadequate.
The 3 Mad Sharks of Becky Ninh were trying to pass by with only one ship so it was simple.
However many ships were trying to pass through the reef and got tangled making it difficult to pass through.
There was one submerged reef out of them, and it will take a lot of time to avoid getting stuck there.
“Incompetent bastards. This is making me frustrated!”
Weed’s medium sailboat was slow so they wouldn’t have gone far, so Drinpelt madly rushed his crew.
“When we get to the open sea we can easily catch them at full sail.”
The vice admiral tried to advise Admiral Drinpelt, but he didn't even hear him.
He ate happily while screwing us over in the Jigolath.
Several ships sank in the unfreezing river one by one.
They were very anxious that Weed was going further away towards the sea in the fog they were shrouded in.
“Keep sending the fleet to the front. Tell them to keep following Weed at all cost.”
“Yes!”
Under Drinpelt’s order they were preparing many warships for close range hand-to-hand combat, since reloading the cannons is not fast while on the river.
To help shorten the distance between them and Weed they deployed Fluyt type sailing ships to the front of the flag ship which have similar size but high speed. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluyt)
13 Fluyts from Drinpelt’s fleet were given the special mission.
Previously, they have been following the flag ship in half sail. Now they spread out in full sail.
“The Admiral’s command has been given! Set sail at full speed!”
The clipper ship's captains shouted in a sonorous voice to report.
The sail received the wind and unfolded fully. The clipper ships quickly accelerated on the unfreezing river into a fearsome speed and sailed across the river.
They used excellent sailing skills to increase their speed while crossing the reef.
And after awhile, a report came in from the clipper ships.
-Between the fog we can see the ship that we are chasing from our current location, downstream river.
As they were not far from Weed, Drinpelt hastily sped up.
The main force moved calmly as they were easily catchable, at this distance.
In naval warfare if you have a faster boat than Drinpelt’s fleet, you will be outside the range of the cannons, making it possible to escape safely .
But Weed’s ship was not a clipper ship.
- It seems we will be coming in range of the cannon soon.
Although there weren’t a lot of cannons mounted on the clipper ship, but to attack Weed’s ship what they had was a lot.
But Drinpelt did not want to pass up Weed to the others.
-Fire. But don’t sink it. Damage it to the point where he can not escape.
-Yes. Admiral.
The clipper ships advanced forward in the weakening fog.
They were startled when they reached the clearing and saw the medium sized sailboat.
It was like a brand new rebuilt medium sized ship but aged by 100 year.
The Haven Kingdom’s flag was lowered, and in its place a one-eyed skull flag was put up instead.
“It became a Ghost Ship?”
“There are a lot of different ships as well. Why are there suddenly more ships near Jigolath?
“These are all Ghost Ships. All the Ghost Ships that plague the sea have assembled here. Prepare for battle!”
Weed’s ship was in the back of the numerous Ghost Ship Fleet.
The clipper ships tried to stop and retreat after reporting back to the Drinpelt’s fleet, but they were already at the open sea.
Weed’s Lion’s Roar resonated throughout the sea.
“All Ghost Ships! Get ready to fire the cannons!”
“Kekeke, cannons… preparing.”