They have never fought in a close quarters hand-to-hand combat, since they usually defeat everyone in a firefight whether it was against ships or monsters.
Drinpelt’s flagship of fighting troops and Hermes guild volunteers rode around, sinking Ghost Ships with holy and fire magic.
Rather than general naval combat, the Ghost Ships were superior in hand-to-hand combat.
The holy magic protection given by the priests to the ships was completely ignored by the Undead who flew over and attacked in numbers, causing mass hysteria and panic.
Weed’s ship was clinging to the side of another battleship at an angle.
Grand goals do not need to be justified to leave a mark in history.
“This is a feast!”
Impoverished humanity!
In Weed’s eyes he could only see experience and items.
He fought alongside the Undead, brandishing his sword against the crew.
Weed cut into the fight late.
“It’s the Lich!”
As soon as they saw Weed, their will to fight plummeted and the sailors ran away. This was due to Fear being stimulated by the Lich’s Death Aura effect.
In fact, every time the battle was difficult for Weed, it excited him.
Necromancers may be weak against priests, but it was an excellent profession.
Weed smoothly grabbed the nape of the fleeing crew members neck.
“Mana Drain!”
He began by taking away Mana from the sailors and then summoned back the sunken Ghost Ships once again.
Bubbles start to foam at the sea, and a moment later a Ghost Ship would surge out from under the sea.
This is the unparalleled Fear the Lich gives off.
As the vitality of the enemies killed are converted to mana, more Undead and Ghost Ships were raised due to the Death Aura.
More health and mana is once again used to strengthen the Undead. From the deep sea a sunken Ghost Ship rises.
Lich’s focal point is to rule a legion of Undead as a King.
Drinpelt was watching all of this from a distance.
They were unable to fire because both the Ghost Ships and the allied warships were mixed in the middle close together and this made the magicians to be more wary of the surrounding chaos.
It was to the point where even the falling raindrops were making one nervous.
“It can’t be….”
“Pardon?”
“They didn’t deliberately enter into the hand-to-hand combat and idly waited while we were chasing them, right?”
“...”
If Drinpelt’s fleet was to fight at the base of the Unfreezing River, with their superior artillery, it was possible for them to obtain an overwhelming victory against the Ghost Ships, although it would take time to achieve.
However, by the time they were done, Weed would be able to run far away.
They were in a position where they needed to catch Weed in this fight by whatever method they had to use.
Drinpelt wondered if by any chance Weed had already predicted the melee battle with the battleships on the sea.
If so, then one needs to re-evaluate Weed again.
Not only on land but on sea as well, he knows how to fight to his full power and take advantage of the battlefield as much as possible
Orchestrating a battle of this caliber while commanding the undead displayed one’s true ability, which was outside of Drinpelt’s expectations.
Even though the front and the rear side were vulnerable, the deck side was very strong. Indeed, on deck was nine percent more cannons positioned compared to the sides.
The most important factor when fighting among ships is the positioning, but the Ghost Ships have a wide range of turning ability and mobility.
Weed plunged himself into the battle.
Drinpelt’s fleet was clustered together with battleships having turned into Ghost Ships, dealing considerable amount of damage to their fleet because of the cannons. Having no escape route, their only option was to fight.
Anyone well versed in naval combat and hand-to-hand battle had no choice but to acknowledge Weed’s skill, as he excelled in both beyond any of their expectations.
In Jigolaths, the enemies were accused of being cowardly for doing surprise attacks and creating chaos, now they had no choice but to acknowledge the enemy commander.
He has great qualities of being an Admiral of the sea.
Not just brilliant in one or two fields but three fields put together gave him a better perspective and judgement.
“Hey, you stupid bastards! Hurry up and move. Who told you to count the gold coins? Do you want to be wrapped up in seaweed and dumped into the deep, dark sea again? The one-armed guy wearing a rag hat, why are you lowering the anchors? Hurry up and quickly move. You need to at least sink one more!”
Weed commanded the Ghost Ships with a massive amount of constant nagging and meddling, making them work in order. Even when they couldn't see him, they still heard his voice perfectly.
“It can’t be helped. Get in touch with the Pirate King Griffith who, more than us, excels in this chaotic hand-to-hand combat. Tell him that they are allowed to fight them as well.”
The pirates have dropped their anchors and were looking around without even coming out of the Unfrozen River .
Drinpelt’s fear was that his fleet would lose the earned respect from Hermes Guild and he would also bring shame to their guild’s name.
“It’s finally our turn. Set out!”
The pirates who were watching silently till now simultaneously moved out.
Coalition of the Navy and the Pirates!
The pirate ships attached themselves to the Ghost Ships who were attached with the navy warship in hand-to-hand-combat.
“Attack.”
“Let’s wipe out the Undead!”
Pirates engaged the battleship. A battle broke out with the Undead.
A fight broke out between the Pirates and the Undead once the ships got attached.
The Ghost Ships attempted to takeover the battleship by getting past them, but they were repelled.
The place where the unfrozen river merged with the sea turned into a battlefield where one half was filled with Haven Kingdom’s battleships and the Pirate’s ships while the other half was filled with Ghost Ships.