9. The High Seas
(T/N: Anyone who played assassin's creed black flag should understand most of the thing happening during the naval battle.)
The five ships rushed into a triangular formation as the Ghost Ships moved next to the clipper ships in the pouring gunfire.
“Hehehe, the humans dare to fight back.”
“Let’s hurry up and sink them”
The Ghost Ships plowed through towards the warships.
“Fire! Why isn’t it hitting?”
The Undead shot the cannons back to the other side without considering the damages occurring to the ship.
“I can’t see. I can’t see anything. The sound of something blowing up is very scary. Every time I hear it I think that our ship is going to sink.”
The Undead were shooting the cannons while closing their eyes tightly. Everyone on the Ghost Ships was completely unruly and undisciplined, doing as they pleased.
However, ships on their side were made with a lot of money. They were firing without even aiming, but just by firing in the direction of the target was sufficient to hit it.
Some shells crashed the masts and blew up sections of the ships, while some created water columns that skyrocketed in the immediate vicinity of the warships.
Since the Ghost Ships were using very old shells, they didn’t even explode on contact and were duds.
However, if they were unlucky it would inflict damage later on by suddenly exploding.
But one cannot expect luck when fighting Ghost Ships.
A swarm of rats suddenly came out of the cabins, and an unprecedented epidemic started to spread.
“Advance! Proceed forward! It’s the command from the Admiral!”
The Captain charged the crew of the warships towards the center of the Ghost Ships.
The Haven Kingdom’s crew consisted mostly of NPC soldiers that were highly loyal to them. The NPCs performed their duties without any hesitation even when there was a high risk of death.
There was an intense bombardment between the battleships. Two of Drinpelt’s battleships struck on a submerged reef and tangled with the seaweed, but they still successfully reached the sea.
“Open fire. Fire. Fire. Fire!”
Due to the continuous crossfire between the battleships, there were flames and smoke coming from the guns and cannons.
And the shells that were fired towards the Ghost Ships hit them with precision.
“Kekekeke, the ship is on fire.”
“Pour the rum. Put out the fire. Huh? The fire is getting bigger. That’s great. It was cold. Keep on burning.”
The Undead were raving on top of the Ghost Ship where flames were escalating, and was on the verge of sinking.
“Fire!”
Many Ghost Ships were defeated every time the cannons were fired from the warships.
“No need to spare the shells. Load the flare shot!”
Specially crafted flare shots were fired, and they exploded brilliantly over the Ghost Ships.
Streams of fire spread in all direction over the Ghost Ships and covered them.
If not for the raindrops weakening the fire, it would not have been an easy task to stop the fire from spreading.
The 1st and the 3rd battleship fleet blocked the squadron of many Ghost Ships that flocked towards them.
The moment the enemy briefly displayed an opening, a horn was blown from Drinpelt’s warship.
“Main Fleet, forward!”
The main fleet led by Drinpelt’s warship moved forward towards the Ghost Ships.
Even though the Ghost Ships were firing shells at the warships while surrounding them, they still bravely came out of the unfreezing river.
“Open the side doors. Fire when loaded!”
Doors opened at the sides of the battleships, and cannons started spitting out fire.
On the left and right side of Drinpelt’s main fleet, Ghost Ships started sinking.
Yellowy and other living sculptures were given the job of protecting Weed’s precious japtems inside the Ghost Ship from burning.
“We want to fight, too. Didn’t I say earlier that this was going to be a large scale battle?”
A living sculpture holding a bamboo spear and resembling a goblin hero named Kallanorsaka started protesting.
Among the living sculptures, there were a few that resembles a monster’s hero. They had little affection towards their creator.
Weed began to shake his head.
“Do you know why I granted life to all of you?”
Yellowy, Golden bird, and the Silver Bird came up with the same answer at the same time.
“To make money.”
“Isn’t it all for money?”
“Are there any other reason besides money?”
The miser Weed with the appearance of a Lich put on a gentle smiling face and replied.
“You guys are just like newborn babies.”
“We are not!”
The living sculpture resembling Kallanorsaka strongly opposed.
Even the other monsters and creatures that resembled knights felt as if their honor had been disgraced and were displeased.
The Intimacy will drop considerably when one’s pride is broken, and they may proclaim independence and leave.
Furthermore, the Lich’s appearance was making it worse.
Of course, Weed’s treatment of the living sculptures was poor, but it was all part of a plan.
“Do you know that the Versailles continent is a very beautiful and fun place to live in? You guys are all like my children. Needless to say if you guys were to fight for me and die in battle, it would devastate me. I will do anything in order to protect you. If it is for you guys, even being a Lich is fine.”
The mind of a parent worrying about their child!
“This is a battle that I have to take responsibility for. So please watch the battle from afar.”
“I don’t think so. I still want to participate in the battle.”
The creatures with ferocious nature insisted that they want to fight in the battle, even after I gave them an explanation.
It’s difficult, but once they are tamed they will become pure and faithful.
Yellowy and the Golden bird thought.
“Now, he is going to beat them!”
“He will probably take them separately to someplace quiet to handle it!”
But Weed tried again to explain to the living sculptures in a calm voice, just like an affectionate mother blissfully asking her child who had just passed the medical school what he wants for breakfast as a token of appreciation for her child's achievement.
“I want to build houses, make clothes, and even make delicious food for you guys. But no matter what our destiny is, we should try to stay happily together for a long time.”
“I still want to fight.”
“Yes, yes. There will be lots of opportunities to fight in a battle later on. When the time comes, I will lead the vanguard into the battle.”
“You promise?”
“Sure. For now you guys relax and eat the delicious food, but if you want to fight in the battle, I will let you fight once we reach the shore. I'm your parent. But for now let me take care of things, I am doing this for you. Oh, you don’t think of me as someone who just thinks of money all the time, right?.”
“Of course not.”
The living sculptures were greatly impressed that Weed cared so much for them.
“Ah. We are blessed with a good master.