Chapter 326 You are inviting a wolf into the house
Zhang Da also swung up the street lamp and blasted a shell in the air, preventing damage to the buildings on the shore. He continued to watch this normal naval battle while leaning on the street lamp.
The pirates drove their pirate ships desperately towards the warships under the gunfire. While firing at the warships, they occasionally fired one or two shells at the shore in an attempt to distract the navy's attention.
The navy poured as much fire as possible on the pirate ship while their warships were sailing towards it.
Due to the completely unequal firepower gap, the hull of the pirate ship was already in ruins, more than 30 pirates were injured or fell into the sea, and two cannons were damaged. In other words, they were lucky and the nearby shells did not explode together.
Finally, when the mast of the pirate ship was hit by a cannonball and was shaking, the distance between the warship and the pirate ship had become very close, and the bold pirate was already trying to throw a grappling hook at the warship.
The well-trained sailors also responded. A row of sailors holding guns pulled the triggers bang bang bang. After shooting, they did not even look at the results. They quickly squatted down to change ammunition. The second row of sailors also started shooting immediately.
Before the real hand-to-hand combat began, the navy intended to use their advantages in weapons and discipline to the last possible extent.
After several rounds of volleys, another twenty or thirty pirates were hit. Some of them were able to hold on, while some directly lost their combat effectiveness.
When the three ships came together and both sides picked up cold weapons, the pirates' initial numerical advantage had disappeared, and they could only rely on their ruthlessness to fight the navy.
The sound of weapons colliding could be heard, and pirates in dirty clothes kept falling down, and marines in white uniforms also fell to the ground from time to time.
A marine with short yellow hair stood out in the crowd. Even though a long wound was cut on his chest by the pirate's knife, he still gritted his teeth and stabbed the standard long sword in his hand into the opponent's body, and then ran towards the next enemy in the pirate's terrified eyes.
A captain who is fearless and brave as he fights becomes more courageous can really motivate the morale of his subordinates. The marines shouted Captain Monka's name and bravely rushed towards those pirates who looked very ferocious.
The battle lasted nearly an hour from start to finish and ended with a great victory for the navy.
Although Zhang Daye and his men thought this kind of battle was just a fight between weaklings, and the strongest one on each side would not be able to withstand a blow in front of Zhang Daye, but this kind of battle was a test of life and death that the Marines on the front line often experienced.
Maybe it was to protect their hometown, maybe it was to get promoted for merit, maybe it was for the word "justice", no matter what the purpose was, when they took up weapons and fought pirates to their lives, they could be called warriors and heroes.
Two warships towed the shabby pirate ship with its flag removed to the shore. The marines quickly carried their seriously injured comrades towards the base, and they didn't even have time to take care of the captured pirates.
Victory was victory, but almost everyone was injured in this battle, with more than 20 seriously injured, including the base commander of the 153rd branch and Captain Monka who led the charge. In addition, there were a dozen people who were pale and gave their last words on stretchers, while their comrades beside them held their hands and cried.
Seeing this scene, Wendy tugged at Zhang Tatsuya's clothes and asked anxiously: "Brother Tatsuya..."
Zhang Da also understood what she meant and pulled her towards the navy: "Let's go and save them."
"Hmm!" Wendy started running and was tripped by a small stone on the road. If Zhang Da hadn't pulled her, she would have fallen to the ground immediately.
Others followed suit, and such a large group of people also attracted the attention of the navy. A young man stopped them, saluted with his bandaged arm, and said quickly:
"I am Lieutenant Lipa of the 153rd Branch. Thank you for your help in intercepting the shells just now. However, I am very busy now and I am afraid I cannot entertain you. I am very sorry..."
"We can save those people's lives!" Zhang Da also interrupted him and said concisely.
Lipa was stunned: "Are you a doctor? But it's useless, they are so injured..."
Time is life, Zhang Da did not bother to talk to him anymore, but took Wendy in his arms and walked around Lipa at a speed that the entire navy could not see clearly, and came to a dying marine:
"Wendy, hurry! Just save his life. There are many people to save. Save your magic power."
"Yeah!" Wendy nodded, and her hands glowed with blue-green light.
The dying soldier on the stretcher and the two soldiers carrying the stretcher didn't have time to react before their attention was attracted by the magical light.
Just when he was about to ask something, he saw that the wounded soldier who had just been telling his last words had his face visibly turned red. It was not a last gasp of vitality, but his injured internal organs were healing, and the wounds on his body stopped bleeding quickly, and the pain was temporarily relieved.
Before they could ask anything, Wendy had already stopped the treatment as Zhang Daye had instructed and quickly ran to the next target.
The wounded soldier sat up suddenly and looked at his body in disbelief: "I feel like I can still fight another ten or eight pirates!"
Zhang Da also pushed him back and took out bandages and disinfectant from the inventory: "That's an illusion. You were just pulled back from a near-death state to a seriously injured state. Lie still. The two of you don't just stand there. Bandage his wound!"
"Yes!" The two Marines subconsciously wanted to salute and almost dropped the stretcher on the ground.
When Zhang Da caught up with Wendy, the three of them looked at each other. Who was this person?
But there was no time to think about it, the wounded soldier soon screamed again: "It hurts! The wound is starting to hurt again, I need a bandage!"
The two comrades hurriedly helped him disinfect and bandage his wounds, and at the same time did not forget to mock him:
"I don't know how it happened, but it seems like you have managed to save your life... But I will remember your last words."
"Please help me tell Lily...I have admired her for a long time...hahaha..."
The two friends imitated his tone perfectly, making the wounded soldier's face red with anger: "When I recover from my injury, I will kill you two bastards!"
"Hahahaha..." The two friends laughed until tears started streaming down their cheeks, and punched him on the shoulders respectively. "You bastard, it's great that you managed to survive...!"
The wounded soldier also shed tears: "Cry if you want, why are you hitting me? My shoulder is broken, you bastard!"
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No matter how much they quarreled, after venting their emotions, they still had to carry their comrade back to the infirmary of the base. As Zhang Da also said, he had just returned from a near-death state to a seriously injured state, and if he was not treated in time, something bad would happen.
At this time, Wendy was already treating the next wounded soldier. Perhaps it was because Wendy's healing magic had a temporary pain-relieving effect. Every Marine who was pulled back from the brink of death by her would suddenly sit up, truly sitting up in shock from a dying illness.
Zhang Da had no choice but to push them back one by one, then gave a brief explanation and left them with bandages and medicine.
During Wendy's treatment, Zhang Da also stretched out his hands like Wendy did, and tried to use healing magic according to the tricks Wendy had told him, but unfortunately his hands did not emit green light. However, he was not discouraged, thinking that he would learn it if he practiced more, and he was free anyway.
Lieutenant Lipa just now felt a flash before his eyes and found that Zhang Daye and Wendy disappeared from his sight. When he turned around, the two were already standing next to the stretcher.
Concerned about his comrades, Li Pa was about to scold Zhang Da for not causing more trouble, when he discovered that those guys who looked like they were only breathing their last breath jumped up one by one like zombies, with their mouths wide open in surprise.
"What is going on? Is it the legendary devil fruit?" Lieutenant Lipa didn't dare to disturb Zhang Daye and Wendy, so he had to ask Altria - although this little girl was not very old, she looked most like a leader.
Altria thought about it. It was not the first time that Wendy had demonstrated her abilities in front of outsiders. It seemed okay to reveal it to others. So she replied, "It is healing magic that can help people recover from injuries. You can understand it as a devil fruit ability."
Lieutenant Lipa seemed to understand, but not quite. It was better to treat magic as a devil fruit. "Does he have such a powerful ability? He is just such a young child..."
Xia Lulu spread her wings and flew in front of Lipa, saying proudly: "Don't underestimate that child, Wendy is very powerful. In our place, she has the title of 'Sky Priestess'."
"A witch? So powerful..." Lipa was so surprised to see his comrades escape danger one by one that he was speechless. He could only follow Xia Lulu's words and shout "six six six".
It took me a while to react and I followed the Marines into the infirmary to see the military doctor to confirm the situation.
Wendy wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and pointed her hands at the last dying wounded soldier. The two soldiers carrying the stretcher had witnessed the miracle before and looked at Wendy with expectation.
"Is everything okay?" Zhang Da also worriedly asked. Wendy's healing magic is considered the 'Lost Magic' in Fairy Tail. While it is very effective, it also consumes a lot of magic power. Even if it doesn't completely heal the wounded, continuous use is still a big burden for Wendy.
Zhang Da was not clear about Wendy's current magical condition and was worried that she would force herself to overdraw her magical power to save people.
"That's no problem." Wendy's voice was a little tired, but her tone was confident. "I have worked hard during this period!"
As he spoke, a warm blue-green light enveloped the wound of the wounded soldier, and soon the Marine also performed a sit-up.
But this time Zhang Da didn't try to hold him down. Instead, he held Wendy, who was about to fall, in one hand and stuffed a piece of chocolate into her mouth with the other hand: "Thank you for your hard work."
"Delicious!" Wendy held her cheeks and chewed the chocolate happily. She was not overdrawn to the point of being unable to stand, but she consumed too much energy and could not stand steadily for a while.
Zhang Da also remembered that Wendy liked sweets and hated sour things to the point of being afraid of them. Even if she saw others eating pickled plums, she couldn't stand it and wanted to run away.
At this time, feeding her sweets such as chocolate can both replenish her energy and make her happy, which is perfect.
The companions also rushed over. Xia Lulu crossed her arms and said distressedly: "He must be showing off again, right?"
Although she said so, she had no other choice. Although Wendy was usually weak, it was difficult for her to persuade her when something like this happened.
"I'm fine now!" Wendy stood up by herself after eating the chocolate, and even jumped on the spot to show that she was in good condition.
Perona also came over to show concern for Wendy's health, and looked at Zhang Daye angrily: "I'm glad you're okay. Next time, don't listen to that black-hearted boss. He only bullies children."
Wendy quickly explained: "I wanted to help on my own initiative. Brother Tatsuya gave me a lot of chocolates. Let's share them!"
Tom and Altria voluntarily joined the group sitting in a row to share the fruit.
"Hmph, he still has some conscience, but why does it look so familiar?" Perona looked at the wrapping paper.
Zhang Da also said with a smile: "Because it came from your snacks."
Perona was furious: "What? A black-hearted boss!"
After a little teasing, Zhang Da would diss Perona whenever he had the chance, and under her criticism, he agreed to buy another one later.
At this time, the Marines who had hurriedly carried the seriously injured to the infirmary came out in an orderly line. Led by Lieutenant Lipa, they saluted, bowed, and said loudly, "Thank you very much for your help, Miss Wendy!"
"No...there's no need to do that..." Wendy waved her hands in panic, and even wanted to hide behind Zhang Daye. She was completely different from the calm look she had when she was treating the wounded.
Lipa maintained a 90-degree bow and said, "You saved the lives of eleven outstanding marines. We would like to express our gratitude to you on behalf of them and their families!"
Wendy looked at Zhang Daye for help, and Zhang Daye said for her: "Don't be so polite, we just happened to meet them and we just happened to have the ability. They are all brave marines and should not be sacrificed like this. I hope they recover soon. The town is still waiting for them to protect it."
After saying this, Zhang Da felt like he had been elevated. He even suspected that he was possessed by some small leader. His official tone was a little more sophisticated. At least the group of marines in front of him were moved and felt that their efforts were recognized and their injuries were meaningful.
"I'll tell them!" Lipa said seriously, "Because it will take some time to deal with the follow-up matters, can you please come to the base later? Although the conditions in the base are simple, at least let us hold a banquet to express our gratitude!"
You are inviting a wolf into the house! Zhang Da also sighed in his heart. It was hard to refuse such a kind invitation. He looked at the sky. It was not yet noon. "Okay, let's go around the town and we will bother you later."
After receiving a positive answer, Lieutenant Lipa began to lead his men to escort the pirates. In fact, there were many seriously injured pirates among them, but both sides tacitly agreed not to mention it.
Although the general principle within the navy is to capture pirates alive as much as possible, it is not a big problem to kill or seriously injure pirates during a battle.
Lipa would not specifically ask Wendy for treatment for these pirates. It was good enough that he did not add insult to injury. To put it cruelly, the serious injuries could be thrown to the military doctor for training.
Zhang Daye even pulled Wendy and turned away. Wendy was already very tired. Who would care about these guys who had just bombarded them with cannons?
