Chapter 197: Planck's End
Planck's pirate fleet is worthy of being the second largest naval fleet in the world today.
His orders were quickly spread to the entire fleet anchored in the harbor through flag signals. The well-trained sailors quickly took their positions and drove the behemoths on the sea.
There were as many as twenty warships in the first batch that responded to the order and rushed to assemble.
These majestic giant warships, led by the Dark Abyss, were arranged in neat and orderly formations, like a movable sea wall, slowly approaching the sea outside the Slaughterhouse Wharf.
At this time, somehow...
The fighting on the docks seemed to have ceased.
Gangplank stood on the bow of the Abyss, looking at the situation on the dock through a telescope:
The fishermen and prisoners on the dock had already been safely evacuated, and the pirates had disappeared without a trace.
All that was left were ruins, corpses everywhere, and a girl standing quietly on the dock, gazing out to sea.
There was no fear on the girl's face.
It was as if she was waiting for him here specifically, waiting for his fleet to arrive.
The thin girl faced an entire fleet alone on the shore.
“……” This strange scene made Planck frown even deeper.
Although the troops he left in Bigang City were not elite, they were numerous enough and their weapons and equipment were powerful enough.
But now, there is no sign of them fighting at the slaughter dock.
"Did she drive away all those cowards by herself?"
"She suppressed an entire city... all by herself?"
Planck realized that the situation might be worse than he had imagined.
"Fire!" The Pirate King no longer hesitated.
He issued orders to the entire fleet, and the gun ports on each gun deck were opened. The sailors who had been ready for a long time pushed the guns to the gun positions, and densely packed thick gun barrels were exposed from the firing ports, and the muzzles were pointed at the slaughter dock.
The girl on the dock still didn't hide.
She just stood on the dock, using magic to amplify her voice, and shouted loudly to the sailors on the fleet:
"You—have been surrounded!"
"As long as you can keep the ship intact and surrender, the Leader will treat you as well as possible."
"Hahahaha." The pirates laughed.
Planck couldn't laugh.
The other party's indifference made him feel more and more uneasy, so he simply picked up the torch and lit the fuse himself, and blasted the giant cannon named "Daughter of Death" that he was proud of:
"Full fire, cannon barrage!"
In an instant, thunder roared and thousands of cannons roared.
There was smoke and fire on the sea, and the smoke seemed to cover the entire port.
Countless artillery shells broke through the air, like falling meteors.
The girl who stood alone in front of the fleet seemed to be about to be buried in the sea of fire in the next second.
but……
"Wind Barrier!"
Lina raised her hand and summoned a gust of wind.
Because the demonic power was completely integrated into her body and soul, her mental strength was enhanced unprecedentedly.
Stronger mental strength means that the power she borrowed from Goddess Gana will become even stronger.
The cannon barrage that Gangplank was so proud of was indeed terrifying.
But facing the strong wind driven by the leader...
The shells were like drunkards, not even hitting the target. The howling winds in mid-air blew them off course and they landed crookedly in an empty place far away from Lina.
After a round of bombardment, the slaughterhouse was completely ploughed by shells, but Lina and the land under her feet remained unscathed.
"This..." Seeing that the fleet's strongest attack method was completely ineffective, the pirates couldn't help but panic.
Planck remained calm as usual: "Continue."
The Wind Elemental Mage's ability was indeed very effective against bombardment, but so what?
The shells in his magazine were piled up like mountains, almost inexhaustible.
But the magic power of a wizard has its limits.
Including the Dark Abyss, he has 21 huge ships. And this is not all his strength, more warships will arrive later.
If the artillery shells can't kill her, can't she be killed by exhaustion?
"Save ammunition, concentrate firepower, and have warships fire in echelons and alternately."
"Don't leave any gaps in the bombardment. Don't stop for even a second. Don't give her a chance to escape, and don't give her a chance to catch her breath!"
Planck was ready to give the order.
As he wished, the fleet began the second round of shooting in an orderly manner.
But this time, Lina did not summon the strong wind again.
Just as the cannon barrage descended from the sky and was about to submerge it, the world suddenly changed, and a faint green fluorescence suddenly appeared on the dock, which made the sun pale in comparison.
"This, this is..." Even Planck changed color.
Because he was too familiar with this light: "This is the divine light of Nagakabouros!"
The divine light represents the power of the Snake Mother and represents... the Baru people have taken action!
Sure enough, in the next moment:
The dock was shrouded in divine light, and countless snake tentacles grew out of the light, standing beside Lina like a forest, protecting her firmly under thousands of tentacles .
The shells hit the tentacles, only blasting away fragments of divine light.
But in the divine power that was dissipating there in bits and pieces, the tentacles that were blown apart by the shells quickly grew wildly again as before, without being affected at all.
The divine light is still bright.
Sarah, Illaoi, and the priests of Baru slowly emerged from the ruins.
"The Baru people... the Baru people are mixing with the Leaders!" The morale of the pirates dropped instantly.
Because everyone in Bilgewater knows that the Baru people are the masters of the Serpentine Islands.
If it weren't for the powerful Baru priests guarding Bilgewater and using their powerful magic to strangle the invading sea beasts and block the black fog undead, Bilgewater would have fallen long ago.
But now...
These Baru people, who had been trying to coexist peacefully with the pirates, now clearly stood on the side of the leader.
The grand scene of the true God appearing, which would only appear when facing a tide of sea beasts or the black fog of the undead, now appeared before them.
Their Invincible Armada is truly invincible.
But can these giant ships be more powerful than the tide of sea beasts and the black fog of undead?
And everyone knows that the Baru people are believers of the true God.
Now even the Baru people support the leader, doesn't that mean that the snake mother who controls this sea also...
“It’s over, it’s over!”
"Things have changed in Porto, and Planck is doomed."
This is what almost all pirates are thinking at this moment.
Looking at the snake tentacles blocking his way and Ornn appearing next to the enemy, Gangplank's face was extremely gloomy.
"Fire! Keep firing!" he gave the order angrily.
But this time, only the Mingyuan opened fire.
Except for , the other twenty warships fell into strange and tacit silence.
Some of them used flag signals to reply that the gun compartment was on fire and needed emergency repairs, while others replied that they were preparing and would definitely be there next time.
Some simply knocked the flag signalman unconscious and dragged him down to the cabin, pretending that they could not receive the captain's order.
The captains of the twenty warships all started fishing in the sea and paddling in the battle.
"I'll ask you again—"
"Surrender or not?"
Lina's voice came again from afar.
After a while, some warships even raised white flags.
Because these pirates were not Gangplank's direct subordinates. They were just vassals who were forced to become dependent on him because of his great power.
Now that they saw that even the Snake Mother supported the Leader, how could they dare to fight against the Leader on his behalf just for that worthless loyalty?
Planck: “…”
This was why he liked living on the Abyss.
The sailors on the Mingyuan are all his loyal followers and will never betray him.
Only here is his root, his safest home.
"Everyone - turn!"
"Where to turn?" the subordinate asked nervously.
"Anywhere is fine." Planck sighed deeply: "Escape!"
He is a pirate, not a bandit.
It is a pity that his hometown was raided, but as long as he is still alive and his Mingyuan is still there, he has the confidence to make a comeback.
Ten years of foundation, destroyed in one day. But he remained calm.
He believed: "Neither the storm nor the deep sea can take my life."
"As long as you are alive, there is a way."
Plank said decisively.
However……
"Want to escape?" a voice suddenly sounded.
Right within his reach.
Planck looked down and found:
A strange puddle of water had appeared on the deck beneath his feet.
