The Journey of the Demon Hunter

The two pirate ships began to turn to the newly-emerged Venetian ship, seeming to want to use the advantage of speed to get rid of the small and powerful Naples dhow first, and concentrate on defeating the Venetian ship.

"A group of shrewd bastards." Zelin sipped. These pirates seem to understand people’s psychology and how to use fear. But when the two pirate ships went to attack the Venetians, he saw their thoughts in the eyes of the nearby sailors—they could take the opportunity to escape. It is estimated that the big ship would be difficult to block the attack of the two pirate ships, but the battle will definitely continue for a while, which is enough for the Triangular Clippers to run a long distance and even take refuge in a Greek port north.

If they took the opportunity to leave, the Venetian ship that saw the warning smoke to help them would surely be defeated by the siege of the two pirate ships.

The demon hunter suggested to the first officer around him, "We must support them. The Venetian ship is very big. We have an advantage in this battle. We are fast. Those pirates will not be willing to fight with us. We will definitely be able to To win."

"We have to wait for the captain's order."

The chief officer looked in the direction of the upper helm station, just above the captain's cabin. The captain standing on it turned his back to the sun. The demon hunter couldn't see his face clearly, but since he waited for more than a minute without giving an order, this was obviously an untimely wrong move in the battle, and the opportunity was fleeting. , Unless he doesn't want to join the battle at all.

Zelin ran over in two steps, trotting up the stairs of the bridge. The dark black planks soaked in rain and sea water thumped under his feet.

"Captain, we should immediately follow the past. We have a great chance of winning in this battle. The two pirate ships dare not fight with us."

"You'd better go to the cabin first, guest." The middle-aged man with only short black hair on his head puts up an eye shed in front of him, stands on tiptoes and squints at the ship in the distance. The experience of sailing is on his face. Some imprints were left. The wind and sun made his skin look a little dry, but it was not so dark, just slightly brown. In fact, he did not look like a person who had been at sea for too long. He knew at the port that Zelin was not simply a guest who bought a ticket to board the ship, so the language was fairly polite. "I am the captain of this ship, and my primary duty is to protect the ship, the guests and sailors on board, and the cargo of Shangfu, not like those pirate hunters. Seeing pirates is like seeing fleshy flies. Pounce on the same."

It seems that there is no such thing as clairvoyance in this world, and the captain can only look for targets at sea with his naked eyes. Maybe he can consider whether to bring the telescopes in his world here for sale. But this idea was quickly thrown aside in his mind.

Zelin stretched out his hand and pointed to the sea not far away. "This is exactly what the pirates think. Just now, the pirates have hidden a ship, and now they can hide the second and third ships. If we leave, they can take care of the Venetian ship, and then we have no time to escape. In the port of the Greeks, other pirate ships nearby can surround themselves like wolves hunting sheep. When the two ships move together, the pirates will choose other targets because of concerns about casualties, but there is only one dhow, which is undoubtedly the best. Good goal."

"We only have six artillery and more than 30 muskets. We are not suitable for fighting, but we can run faster."

"Your hesitating time wasted the last chance to escape."

"Are you questioning the speed of this ship? It can run faster than a rabbit."

"Yes, you are already going to become a frightened rabbit."

The captain shook his head. He ignored the taunts of the demon hunters, and turned around to give orders to the other sailors.

Zelin took a deep breath.

"Captain!"

The middle-aged man turned his head subconsciously and met the other eyes of the Demon Hunter. Zelin drew the rune of Akshay Fayin beside him. "Lean over to that Venetian ship and provide support. I will try my best to solve the battle."

The size of the two pirate ships is almost the same as their dhow. Considering that the pirates do not need to transport goods, it can be inferred that there are about 70 pirates on the two pirate ships. With two ships on his side, the Demon Hunter was confident to defeat them.

Soon, the dhow began to draw in the direction of the pirate ship with the help of wind. The first pirate ship has already begun to engage the Venetian ships. Zelin saw a group of sparks coming out of their ship's gunwale, which quickly exploded on the opponent's ship. The secondary mast of the Venetian ship teetered under the attack, followed by a rush of gunfire and the screams that followed.

"Get closer! Get closer!" a man with a moustache waved his hand and yelled to the gunner under the deck. Zelin noticed that the artillery carried on the ship was pushed out from under the deck by the sailors. The artillery was not fixed in one place, but on a cart with four wooden wheels, so that the artillery could hide when it was not in combat. In places where others can't notice. This gave Zelin a revelation about how his Mahakam Castle artillery defended against magical attacks.

After the fourth shelling, the Venetian masts slammed heavily on their deck with a harsh creak, and then plunged into the sea after leaving a breach on the edge of the deck.

But the pirates did not take the opportunity to lean up from the side, and the platoons of the dhow fired at the same time, which happened to hit the back half of a pirate ship. Sawdust splashed in the smoke, and at least seven pirates fell into the water in this attack.

"Follow this!"

Hearing the voice behind, Zelin turned his head. An object reflecting metallic luster flew across a parabola, and he reached out and grabbed it.

"Here is an extra gun." A bald man yelled to him.

Zelin looked at the spear in his hand and shook his head slightly, "No, I have a better weapon."

His voice was masked by the roar of the explosion. A cannon on the pirate ship fired at them and landed about ten meters away from the ship. The splashing water made Zelin half-bend subconsciously. Taking the opportunity, he put the musket on the ground and took out his crossbow. The special blasting crossbow arrows are attached with talisman paper that can cause flames. The eight arrows are all such special arrows. He let this ship participate in the battle, but he will not put everyone in danger because he is sure to resolve the two pirate ships quickly.

Zelin took aim at the enemy ship that started to turn towards them. The pirates tried to capture the hostages and hijack the ship, so after avoiding the second round of shelling, they began to quickly approach the dhow, wanting to take it down quickly.

The demon hunter silently calculated the distance in his heart. When the distance was less than ten meters and the pirate was about to throw the hook on the ship, Zelin slammed the trigger.

Chapter 1247 The Interlude Before Arrival

He could clearly see the faces of the pirates on the opposite side, their excitement when they were about to board the ship and about to seize the trophies, their screams, the machete waving, the lingering bloodthirsty and greed in their eyes. A pirate threw the hook rope onto the ship's gunwale near Zelin. He noticed the demon hunter and the crossbow in the hands of the demon hunter. He smiled cruelly and had a tooth missing a front tooth.

Zelin heard the frightened screams of the sailors around him, and he didn't care about these things. The slender beast pupil quickly swept across the deck of the pirate ship, and determined the target at an extremely fast speed.

The next moment, the deck of the pirate ship was engulfed by flames. The power contained in these magic items used to deal with powerful monsters and huge beasts is enough to make these old wooden boards burn quickly. A barrel full of wine fell down, and the wine inside poured out, quickly turning into a fire snake. The Broken Tooth pirate didn't notice what happened behind him. He grabbed the rope and wanted to swing it over, but he was shot in the chest and fell into the sea in midair. And a pirate who was blinded successfully landed three meters away from Zelin, but before he could stand still, he got a sword on his head, turned around like a drunk man, and walked on his companion's. Follow in the footsteps.

The captain ran into the captain's room when the flames rose. The first officer yelled at the sailor above, but accidentally fell and his voice immediately changed. The bald man who threw the musket to the demon hunter jumped on the helm station like a monkey, grabbed the rudder, and tried to steer away from the pirate ship that was burning. He shuddered suddenly, clutching his arm and fell to the ground.

Zelin immediately ran towards the rudder and made up his mind that when he wants to ride on a ship introduced by someone else, he must first understand what the captain is like. Just now when the pirate ship was burning, if they immediately turned towards the Venetian ship and jointly forced the other pirate ship back, they could win the victory without any loss. But the captain escaped into the cabin and the ship lost its pilot.

A pirate with a scar on his forehead stuck out his head from the side of the ship, then was kicked in the head and hit his climbing companion below, and the two fell into the sea together. The two pirates climbed up from behind. The first one had already climbed up. He brandished a scimitar and yelled at Zelin. The other just broke the side of the ship and tried to pull himself up. Zelin couldn't understand their language, but it didn't prevent him from understanding the general meaning. Before the pirate had time to swing the knife, the demon hunter appeared behind him, blood sprayed from his waist, and the pirate didn't seem to realize that he was injured. After two steps, he collapsed to the ground with a look of shock.

Zelin didn't stop, and immediately rushed to the next pirate. He raised the sword, and the pirate also raised the sword to try to block the blow. Then he realized that his sword was not the opponent of that strange black sword at all, and he had paid the most expensive price.

The pirates on fire screamed and jumped into the sea. They seemed to give up the idea of ​​extinguishing the flames. Instead, they jumped into the sea like dumplings and swam towards the dhow, trying to forcibly **** the ship. Four pirates have already climbed onto the ship, but the scattered way of boarding made them chopped down to the ground by the prepared sailors as soon as they arrived.

After making a gesture of the rune of the Kunen's seal, Zelin ran to the rudder in two steps and began to turn the rudder with all his strength. The first officer below was sitting on the deck, holding his bleeding nose and shouting in the direction of the mast.

"Turn the sail! Paddle, paddle!"

The dhow began to slowly leave the burning pirate ship. The fallen pirate climbed onto the deck, but before he recovered, he was cut down fiercely by the sailors. The flame that broke out suddenly hit everyone by surprise. Zelin heard someone shouting for God's blessing, but more often they shot towards the ship's gunwale, cutting off the hook rope still hanging on it, so that the ship could escape the fire smoothly.

Soon, the ship began to move closer to the Venetian. The pirates on the other ship were very clever. They immediately dropped the big ship with a broken mast and quickly retreated to the south. Being flanked by two ships, the pirate ship, which is light and not armored, could not fight at all.

The sailors of the dhow cheered. Bald was sitting on the ground holding his arms, his eyebrows drooped, and his face became a little distorted from the pain. "Have you ever sailed a boat before? Or a retired naval soldier? God bless us." He looked up at the demon hunter and took a breath. "Find a doctor for me, I feel like I'm dying."

"It didn't hit you at all, lucky guy." Zelin bent down and took a broken piece of wood from his arm. "Simple accidental injury, go to the cabin to find a doctor to stop the bleeding, and remember to clean the wound."

They caught four pirates and were tying them up. It is estimated that they will be handed over to the local governor or mayor when they arrive at the port next time. Zelin stretched out his hand to pull the bald man up, and the first officer on the side walked over. He covered his nose, and a muffled voice came out from inside.

"Someone saw you chop down two pirates in a row." He looked down at the pirate corpse lying inside, and then showed a disgusting expression. "Well, there is a third one. God bless, we should return it to you. A little boat fare. You really helped a lot, although it's up to the captain to decide..."

With that said, he glanced at the direction of the captain's room, sighed, and changed the subject, "This is really an unexpected fire."

Not far away, the Venetian ship was bombarding the escaped pirate ship with artillery, but it only blew up a few water jets on the sea.

"I guess their artillery broke when it was launched, or the explosives were not well preserved, or some lucky guy hit the explosive barrel." Zelin shrugged. "Who knows, compared with the refunded ship fare, I wonder if this will delay the trip to Constantinople?"

This is no longer an urgent matter for him, and the sailor is still celebrating the victory. He didn't want to make a diversion because of this incident, and he might not be able to find the ship he needed in other ports, especially since he had no extra coins at all.

"Don't worry, our ship is basically undamaged, but the Venetian may be a little slower. But it should still be able to arrive as planned, at most one day later."

"That's good." Zelin threw the sword subconsciously, although the ebony blade never stained blood. Before the other two turned their attention to this slightly peculiar sword, they took it back. "I'm going back to the cabin to rest. Oh look, your captain has come out to celebrate the victory."

The first thousand two hundred and forty-eight chapters landed on the Golden Horn

Unsurprisingly, during their trip in the next few days, there will always be some small boats looming on the nearby sea. The sailors are still vigilant about the nearby sea, especially at night, fearing that pirates might attack them in the dark. But in the case of the loss of a ship, after three days of tracking, until the ship completely left the Mediterranean and entered the Aegean region, the pirates disappeared completely. The nearby waters gradually began to appear more ships from all over Italy, or from Venice, North Africa, and Ottoman, which also let the people on the ship breathe a sigh of relief. They will not be afraid of a battle when facing pirates, but the battle is the battle. No one likes to be worried about by a group of enemies who don't know when they will attack. Especially, you can't find where the enemy is.

"Good luck, God must be blessing this trip. It has been sunny and calm for several days, passengers, we have reached the Ottoman-controlled waters. No matter how rampant the North African pirates, it is impossible to come here to rob us." The ship's chief mate leaned on the side of the ship with a relaxed look, and saw Zelin coming out of the cabin below to let the wind go, and he waved to say hello. It is said that fighting together is the easiest way for strangers to know each other. Fowler is the first mate's name, a Frenchman.

In the past few days, the people on the ship were talking about the fire that suddenly set the pirate ship ablaze during the battle that day, and people were speculating about what was going on. Some people think that the gunpowder barrel of the pirate ship was detonated during the battle, and some people think that their artillery exploded --- but this obviously cannot be convinced, because the sailors who participated in the battle saw it, and the fire started burning from the deck. Yes, some people think that this is the **** they believe in blessing them.

"Can we dock today?"

"Yes, as long as there is no accident or a heavy rain, you can see the lighthouse of the Golden Horn of Constantinople this afternoon."