Chapter 228: Desperate Situation (part 1)
“Fish-Man Karate: Gui Wa Zheng Quan!”
Almost in an instant, a fierce figure with ox horns crossed the great distance and arrived in front of Sebastian.
“Nani?!”
Looking at the opponent’s terrifying fist wrapped in powerful water flow, Sebastian instinctively wanted to swing his arm to block, but he found that one of his arms couldn’t be pulled out no matter what.
That damn human somehow found the strength to once again hold his arm tightly.
“Ki sa ma!”
“Ha na se!”
In desperation, Sebastian began to repeatedly punch Taolong’s head with his other hand, but no matter how hard he hit, the opponent refused to let go.
“Damn human!”
“Hehe! Bye-bye~”
Seeing the opponent’s panicked and fearful appearance, Taolong’s bloodstained face barely squeezed out a mocking smile.
“!”
Boom!!!
With the assistance of the water flow, a heavy punch that had already charged up slammed fiercely into Sebastian’s chest.
Fish-Man Karate, as the exclusive style of fish-men, has power far surpassing that on land when in water.
Splash!
The powerful impact directly formed a massive water vortex behind Sebastian, but Taolong, who was holding his arm, didn’t feel much… This was a high-purity power exertion technique.
All the power of Burufaruto’s punch was precisely poured into a small area on the opponent’s chest.
Crack!
The sound of the chest bone cracking clearly entered both their ears, and then this tall fish-man with giant bloodline powerlessly dropped his head.
At the same time, the mimicry on his body surface gradually disappeared, revealing his original blue skin…
Feeling that the opponent’s arm had completely lost strength, Taolong let go, allowing Sebastian to slowly sink into the pitch-black seabed.
“Phew~”
“Sorry, I arrived a bit late.”
“So slow, Burufaruto bro…”
Glug~
Finally, the body that had been enduring reached its limit, and Taolong’s consciousness fell into darkness.
……
Pfft!
Splash!
“Ship Doctor? Hurry and stop his bleeding…”
Leaping back onto the deck of the main ship, Burufaruto set down Taolong in his arms and then looked toward the direction of his comrade at his side.
“Ember! How’s your side?”
“The rat has been flushed out.”
One foot stepping on the ship’s railing, Ember coldly looked down at the figure on the sea surface below, already surrounded by flames.
“Damn it!”
“Cough cough~”
Kneeling on one knee on a cube, Cube Man Gai Ram gripped his massive square hammer and was gasping for breath.
That black monster’s speed was simply too fast. Just as he had separated from Sebastian and was preparing to quietly sabotage the opponent’s main ship, it suddenly appeared at his side.
The flaming long sword came straight for his neck. If he hadn’t reacted quickly and compressed the surrounding air into a cube to block it, he would probably already be decapitated.
As expected of a pirate crew that rose so quickly, they struck with such decisive and ruthless intent!
『This time, he had truly provoked something formidable… He didn’t know how Sebastian was doing either.』
Looking at the wall of flames around him with not a single gap, he, out at sea, could only hope his mermaid comrade would come from the seabed to rescue him.
But Ember wouldn’t give him time to wait for aid, or rather, he could never have waited for reinforcements anyway.
“Blade Dance Double Emperors!”
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Whoosh—
Countless blades shot out from the pitch-black wings of Ember, who had transformed into pterodactyl form. Having seized air superiority, Ember launched a storm-like attack.
No need to kill the opponent; as long as he shattered the enemy’s foothold, Ability User Gai Ram would be done for.
Facing an enemy with flight ability at sea was too despairing.
“Air Cube!”
Extending his arms, he compressed the air between his hands into a solid cube, and Gai Ram pushed it forcefully toward Ember in the sky.
“Cube Thruster!”
“Pointless struggle.”
Casually detonating the opponent’s air cannon from afar with one strike, Ember continued to focus on attacking the opponent’s foothold.
Whoosh—!
A wind blade slashed down, and the cube under Gai Ram’s feet finally couldn’t hold, losing balance.
“Aaaah… Cube Destruction!”
He reached out to turn the seawater below into a cube as well, but Ember wouldn’t give him that chance anymore.
“Pterodactyl Self-Respect… Emperor!”
Whoosh—!
Sizzle!
Ember’s head, like a sharp thrown spear, pierced through Gai Ram’s heart at lightning speed, pressing his body into the seawater.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh… Splash~
Retracting his head like a rubber band, Ember glanced at the enemy floating motionless on the water surface, then casually unleashed another flame slash to completely destroy the corpse.
“Taken care of?”
“Yeah. What’s our side’s losses?”
“Three warships were sneak-attacked and destroyed by this ability user, one more was damaged by the opponent’s cannons, and the eighth squad’s executive is currently missing.”
Burufaruto’s voice was somewhat low, clearly such losses exceeded his expectations.
If those two had clashed head-on with them from the start, the losses wouldn’t have been this heavy.
“Looks like there’s quite an excellent commander on the opponent’s ship too…”
But regrettably, a couple of limited tactical commands couldn’t reverse the declining war situation.
In a situation where the opponent’s warships’ cannons outnumbered theirs by dozens of times, unless an accident occurred—like an unprecedented storm—there was almost no chance of survival.
“Reorganize the firepower coverage. This time, sink their ships in one go!”
“Yeah.”
Boom boom boom boom boom!
After a period of silence, seeing the opponent’s cannon fire pouring down like it was free again, Bin Jack hurriedly organized an escape.
“Cough, cough cough!”
“The bombardment has started again… Looks like Sebastian and Gai Ram failed.”
“Everyone! Lower the lifeboats and hurry away!”
“First Mate!”
Boom~
Bang!!!
“This ship won’t hold much longer. Use it as cover and hurry to withdraw!”
“Cough cough!”
“Bin Jack First Mate, if we escape, what about Waldo Captain?”
“Don’t worry, with Waldo’s strength, he’ll be fine.”
“Leave one lifeboat here. You all hurry and escape first, then figure out a way to rendezvous later!”
“Cough cough cough cough!”
“How can we do that…”
“Stop wasting time. The ship is about to sink—hurry and escape now!”
Boom!!!
Just as Bin Jack finished speaking, a massive sound erupted from the cabin bottom… The gunpowder magazine had chain-exploded!
Now there really was no time.
“Everyone, jump ship immediately!”
“Yes!”
Splash!
Splash!
Splash!
……
“Pwah~ Cough cough! Thanks, Nai Qin.”
On a lifeboat, Bin Jack, who had nearly drowned, was pulled from the water by Ship Doctor Nai Qin.
“Save the thanks. First think about what to do in this situation.”
Looking at their own pirate crew’s flagship burning fiercely, even Nai Qin, who had followed Waldo through countless storms, couldn’t help but feel dazed…
In the past, facing navy, pirates, or even Celestial Dragons, they had always charged straight through without anyone able to stop them.
But now, a pirate crew established less than three years ago had pushed them to the brink…
“Cough cough! Right now, the only thing we can do is scatter and escape, then gather everyone later.”
“Right now, we can use this firelight to interfere with the opponent’s line of sight. If we wait until the ship fully sinks, we’ll be exposed to their cannon fire, and then the Wald Pirates will really be done for!”
“But the captain he…”
“Don’t worry, cough cough! Waldo will be fine—he’s the strongest.”
“Me staying here would only hold him back.”
“…”
Seeing Nai Qin still hesitating, Bin Jack directly reached out his frail arm, picked up the oar, and began to row laboriously.
He wasn’t unconcerned about his younger brother, but Bin Jack knew that with their cannon counterattack capability lost, staying here would only distract Waldo.
This frail body absolutely could not become Waldo’s burden again!
……
“Sorry, you can’t go there either.”
“Today, you’re all dying here with Bondi Waldo.”
Just as Bin Jack finally adjusted the lifeboat’s direction with great difficulty, two cold voices suddenly reached his ears.
