That’s right. As of now, no concrete information has been obtained and since it was a sudden declaration of war the battle is still going on.”
“What’s the scale of the battle?”
“There will be more than 10,000 in the event of a siege.”
“That includes all the trained soldiers, correct?”
“That’s correct. There are dungeon battles going on right now over the ownership of hunting areas for resources. The News updates are continually coming in. The combat areas are widespread and the nature of combat are said to be more violent. For all those who travel, you will need to take special care while on the road.”
"Indeed, this battle will become the most legendary battle in this area and will be told in the future years to come."
Due to the sudden war, the central continent was engulfed in chaos in its wake.
“Throw away things that can be thrown!”
“Throw the cannons into the river first.”
On the deck there were excess debris, cannon and shells which Heint, Fractal, and Bodomir threw into the river.
Reducing the ship’s weight even a little bit will increase the speed.
“With just the three of us we can not go into a firefight. There is only the ability to flee right now!”
The living Sculptures also joined in and threw the cannons into the river.
The Haven Kingdom and the pirates fleets were right on their tail. The entrance to escape into the sea came closer and closer.
Weed continually made the clouds while watching the Haven Kingdom’s fleet and the pirate ships.
While flying in the air, the Phoenix and the Fire Giant were followed by the continuous rain that was turning into vapors.
The strong Phoenix could not resist the temptation and flew higher up, disappearing into the the clouds.
“It’s really a tremendous amount of rain.”
The wind blew strongly and inflated the sails.
Even though Weed made the clouds, he did not expect the sudden deterioration of the weather.
Originally, the Jigolaths was a place where extreme climate changes occur.
The hot and the cold winds mixed together, making the winds blow furiously.
But it was not possible for thunder and lightning storm to occur.
Weed asked Heint about the situation.
“How favorable is it to run away when it rains?”
Heint answered looking at the map of the unfreezing river while turning the helm frantically as their moving speed was minimal.
“Running away will become harder by the minute because of the bad weather. The accuracy of their cannons will decrease a little because of the waves, and one can also disappear from sight because of the fog. But the way we are going through is a river and since there is no place to hide we will still be giving them an advantage over us.”
Over the years, doing bad things and raising their notoriety got them kicked out.
The trio including Heint had considerable experience sailing through this kind of bad weather.
The trio spoke one by one.
“We need to somehow get out of these glaciers or we might get caught eventually.”
“Even if we avoid and escape in the Jigolaths, in naval warfare Drinpelt fleet has been nicknamed the Armada. There are usually no survivors when they pursue in the sea.”
“Also the pirates chasing us is a nightmare. It would be very tough to escape safely in the sea.”
I should probably mobilize the slaves to row the boat. Even though the waves were weak, it was a disadvantage for the voyage.
In a short distance fight, the pirates would make it very difficult to escape.
- Let's prepare a way out.
- Look, I’ve gotten a wooden plank .
- The ropes are also prepared. We need to tie our body to the plank tightly.
The trio were even ready to throw themselves overboard onto the vast high seas in case the ship sunk.
They were ready to drift while hugging the wooden plank.
Given the situation, they were prepared to drift across waves even for a few days. They will still be very happy.
A medium sized sailboat sailed through the heavy rain .
Due to the river rising, the ship started to rock very dangerously as it proceeds.
The dense fog in the sea made it hard to determine the closeness in front.
They narrowly avoided the reef while sailing past it in the heavy rain and wind.
The moment they entered the sea, the rain clouds weakened and the fog shrunk, increasing the visibility.
Tring!
-You had the misfortune of encountering a wandering Ghost Ship.
The ship is infested with rats.
Higher chance of the ship to carry plagues.
The probability of being attacked by a large sea creature increases.
Morale of the crew falls to the lowest level.
When morale remains at its lowest state, it will likely lead to insanity and make the chances of mutiny high.