Pirate Kingship

When sailing on the sea, as long as the weather permits, there is no unified stop for rest at night.

Instead, some crew members are responsible for night duty, while others rest, and then take turns to change shifts.

As night fell, the fleet sailing in the fog, whether merchant ships or colonial ships, mostly followed this.

Only a group of privateers who had arranged their shifts in advance kept guard outside the fleet as usual.

"Listen carefully, let me repeat the taboos of night navigation:

First, do not call each other's names directly; second, do not investigate privately when hearing any unusual sounds, and report to the captain or first mate immediately;

Third, separate in the middle, and when you meet other crew members later, verify the password immediately to confirm that the other party is still the person you know;

Fourth, do not stare at the sea for more than fifteen minutes at a time. If you do not have a strong enough [anchor], you will have the urge to return to the sea, and the longer the time, the stronger the urge;

Fifth, unauthorized passengers are not allowed to board the open deck or even approach the porthole;

Finally, and most importantly, do not drip fresh human blood into the sea, as it may become delicious bait that causes unknown disasters.

Repeat it to me again!"

The boatswains on each privateer ship repeatedly emphasized the importance of taboos to the illiterate sailors, making sure that they could recite them by heart and even form instinctive conditioned reflexes.

Although it has just been a while since we left the humanized world shrouded in the glory of the [Silver Law], we must not take it lightly.

"Yes, sir, night navigation taboos: First"

Most people are told on the first day of becoming seafarers that overseas routes are full of headhunters, wizards, sea monsters, diseases, evil spirits, and all kinds of weird weirdness.

This is not only a road to wealth, but also a dangerous road to death.

The interior of the first circulation is only slightly safer than the sea of ​​monsters outside, and memorizing taboos is by no means a golden ticket to avoid death.

The biggest advantage of the human fleet is that it has a large number of people, which will make many cannibalistic beings feel terrified.

One of the privateers, the Seagull, which was sailing in front of the right side of the Golden Deer and was already at the outermost edge of the fleet, also strictly enforced the above taboos like a model student.

It's a pity that just because of bad luck, they experienced the dangers of the world taught by overseas routes, and even a wake-up call!

"Strange, why is the fog getting thicker on our side?

Except for the whale oil light on the Golden Deer next to us that can penetrate the fog, we can hardly see a single person."

"Yes, did you smell a strong fishy smell in the fog?"

"Report any abnormality to the captain immediately."

Several sailors on duty just noticed something was wrong and were about to report it.

The water on one side of the ship suddenly exploded, and a purple-red tentacle thicker than a human waist rose into the sky, sweeping across the deck where several people were.

"Ah--!"

Several sailors were pulled straight into the sky by this huge force, and before they fell into the sea, several equally huge tentacles had already opened their bows to the left and right, tightly wrapping each person.

In the waves on the sea, ten tentacles that were waving like demons slowly separated, revealing a huge horny mouthpart in the middle that looked like a bird's beak.

Throwing them all in at once.

The screams that came one after another suddenly resounded through the silent night sky, and then stopped abruptly in an instant.

"Order, all ships enter the second-level combat readiness.

The ships near the [Seagull] dropped dragon dung potion to force the sea monster out of the water.

The merchant ship evaded, and the nearby privateers immediately supported, attacked freely, and drove away the sea monster!"

Both the fleet commander and the third-level [navigator] had passed through the first circulation belt many times.

Encountering a sudden change, there was no panic at all, and the direction of the [Seagull] and the sea monster was locked by the guiding light at the first time.

The beam of light connecting the ship then shone brightly, illuminating everything within a few hundred meters nearby.

It also allowed Byron and Catherine, who rushed out of the merchant ship's cabin, to see the appearance of the sea monster clearly.

"Without the two extra-long tentacles, the length of the gun-shaped trunk is estimated to be about 35 meters. The tips of the two tentacles have hard keratin, like the tip of a knight's gun.

According to the "Sea Monster Atlas" edited by the Lighthouse Federation, this should be a [Small Species·Double-Speared Squid] that is widely distributed on overseas routes.

The challenge level is about equal to that of a Level 5 cruiser."

Catherine, a [Mithril Knight] of the Gold and Yuan Sequence, majored in economics and finance. Byron casually popularized some knowledge about sea monsters for her.

Human extraordinary people mainly take the group route, while non-human extraordinary people mainly take the individual route.

When a person's legend degree exceeds 20 points and is deeply rooted in people's hearts, the [Silver Law] will give their title extraordinary power.

And when a certain creature, whether it is a terrestrial creature, a bird, or a marine creature, is affected by the source tide, swallowed a treasure, or is polluted by indescribable pollution for some reason.

When it accidentally breaks through its own racial limit, it will also receive special status blessing.

The sea monsters that rule the sea and occupy the top of the food chain are such a group.

The most notable feature is the rapid growth of their body size. Even the smallest sea monster is more than 30 meters long.

Just a single brute force can surpass that of a high-sequence human transcendent.

And they also generally master extraordinary abilities such as fog, phantom sounds, psychic suggestions, water flow control, etc. that are suitable for the characteristics of this race.

The Lighthouse Federation divides sea monsters according to their size: small species, large species, and giant species. Usually, the larger the size, the stronger the power.

The challenge levels are respectively linked to level six battleships.

Even small species are dangerous existences that are beyond the reach of individual courage.

When it reaches the level of giant species, it cannot be defeated unless it is a battleship with more than 100 guns or an equivalent exotic battleship.

"It is said that there is a giant sea monster called the Island Whale living in the Sea of ​​Monsters.

Carrying a small island on its back, it wanders along various routes in this sea area, and is often mistaken for a new supply point by passing ocean sailors.

Even powerful fourth-tier titular battleships have been sighted being swallowed whole by island whales. "

Pointing to the calamari, Byron told himself that he was hungry.

"Don't say it's a giant species. If you can capture such a big squid alone, it will be enough to feed a boatload of people for many days."

On the battlefield over there, the squid seemed not satisfied with eating several pirates. It made a sharp cry with its vocal organ hidden somewhere.

嘤——!

The two spearhead-shaped tentacle muscles contracted, and then like a giant battering ram, they slammed into the side waterline of the Seagull.

No wonder the Lighthouse Federation set its challenge level as a fifth-level cruiser.

This "double gun salvo" is not weaker than two 24-pound heavy cannons, and is extremely powerful in close range attacks.

Two tentacles swept through the lower deck.

Many sailors in the cabin who had just woken up from their sleep and had not even climbed out of their hammocks were instantly swept away and fell into the open mouth.

"Get away monster, stay away from my ship."

The captain of the [Seagull], eyes wide open, smashed a bottle of [Dragon Dung Potion] made from the excrement of various beasts on the side of the ship.

A strange yellow-green color carrying a strong smell immediately spread rapidly in the sea water.

Whether it was because of nausea or fear, the double squid immediately rolled its body and retreated quickly, avoiding the yellow-green patch.

The tentacles danced and disappeared on the sea in an instant.

Seeing this unspeakable scene, Byron immediately took back what he just said.

"Forget it, even dogs won't eat this stuff!"

At the same time, he changed back to his original appearance, jumped into the sea, was caught by a man-eating shark, and rushed towards the "Golden Deer".

No one would think that a mere bottle of [Dragon Dung Potion] could make a sea monster escape, and he had to go back to command the crew to fight.

Leave only one sentence to Catherine:

"Take care of yourself. If you lose money, you can make more money. If you lose people, you will lose nothing.

If nothing can be done, just jump into the sea. As long as you hold a heavy object and dive to a depth that is not affected by the 'dragon dung', the shark I left behind can take you to escape. "

Catherine lowered her head and looked at the yellow-green seawater gradually spreading towards this side, as well as the horrible smell that filled the entire sea.

"Ugh, shit escape? I might as well die."

My head suddenly shook like a windmill.

He further strengthened his determination to live and die with his treasure!

On the other side, Byron had just grabbed a cable and jumped onto the bulwark of the Golden Deer when he felt the hull of the ship shake suddenly and almost fell into the sea again.

But [Blue Sheep Footsteps] will lose balance?

It's simply impossible.

A waist and horse merged into one, immediately reversed the landing point, and swayed back to the deck like a tumbler.

Looking back, I didn't know when a purple-red tentacle stretched out from under the Golden Deer's ship and wrapped around the mizzen mast like lightning.

Obviously [Double Squid] just wants to eat, and has no intention of sticking to the same boat.

This time, its appetite was even greater, and it wanted to try to pull the [Golden Deer], which seemed much lower than other ships, into the sea water to eat and drink.

But before it could pull hard, Byron had already exerted force under his feet and rushed to the mizzen mast like a strong wind.

The [Special Object Long Sword·White Frost] picked from the admiralty's treasury on his waist was unsheathed.

The biting cold front lit up the dark deck.

At the same time, he also read out the cutting inscription of this long sword:

"Winter is coming!"

A layer of cold light instantly flowed through the smooth spine of the sword, and then erupted from the tip of the sword that stung people's eyes.

There are no other gorgeous effects, only sharp and eye-catching effects! It's chilly to the bone!

No one would doubt that even a child holding it could easily cut through rocks with a sword.

He stepped forward, swung his sword, exhaled and said:

"cut--!"

A hard-finished [Old Man Slash] slashed down hard.

The thin blade easily tore through the sea monster's tough skin, and the white muscle fibers cut off the tentacle, which was thicker than a human waist.