Volume 3: Tides of Darkness Chapter 138: Legendary Creature: Mr. Ke
Although it was Murphy's first time going to sea, he was not unfamiliar with naval warfare. He had played too many naval warfare games such as World of Warships, Uncharted Waters, and Assassin's Creed. In addition, he was influenced by various fictional historical novels. These made him very clear about the key points of naval warfare in the era of sailing warships. The key was to grab the T-head.
The guns of the sailing warships are on both sides, so the key is to maximize the firepower advantage. Only by grabbing the T-head and lining up the warships can you strike the enemy with the most violent firepower advantage.
Once both sides want to grab the T-head, the speed of the ship becomes the key.
Normally, pirate ships are usually faster than regular fleets, but Murphy has the blessing of the God of Storms, which increases his speed by 30%, making his fleet no weaker than the pirate fleet, and even faster.
The two fleets circled Murphy's fleet and came to the side and rear of the other fleet where its defense was weak.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Cut in from the enemy's right rear, all warships prepare to fire!"
Three hundred meters!
Two hundred meters!
One hundred meters!
"Fire!"
Boom boom boom!
The warships of both sides began firing artillery at the same time, but the Alterac fleet had already cut into the enemy's rear line. The fleet cut through the rear of the pirate fleet, firing shells in rows. The few pirate ships at the rear were hit and caught fire after just one round of return fire, burning on the sea.
Jack Sparrow (Pirate Captain): "Damn it, the enemy fleet is too fast. We must adjust our formation and cannot go around any further. Our speed cannot match theirs. All warships must disperse and form three-by-three formations to charge into the enemy formation and engage in a melee."
The pirate fleet immediately gave up fighting in formation and dispersed to launch an attack. This kind of melee combat was the tactic they were good at.
Murphy was not nervous. He ordered the fleet to continue firing while leading it forward. When the pirate ship charged, only one cannon on the bow could fire, so there was no need to worry.
Moreover, with the advantageous speed, it would not be easy for the pirate ship to engage in close combat even if it wanted to.
However, sailing ships are not so easy to control after all, especially in large formations. After seven or eight pirate ships were either sunk or seriously damaged, the remaining pirate ships still rushed into the formation of the Alterac fleet and started a melee. The artillery of both sides fired back and forth, and the fight was lively.
(That’s it? Haha, these pirates are too weak. In terms of firepower, they are not afraid of the Alterac fleet at all. Whether it is the protection ability of the warships or the number of artillery, the regular navy is stronger than the pirate ships. If they continue to fight like this, they will definitely win.)
Murphy was just thinking, when suddenly, a huge whirlpool emerged in the sea, twisted limbs tumbling in the water, huge tentacles stirred up waves, and a passing Alterac warship was entangled by several huge tentacles just as it was about to sail away. The monster's body was actually larger than the warship, and the huge tentacles wrapped around the waist of the warship, causing the deck and ribs to make crisp cracking sounds.
The soldiers on the ship fired desperately and fired cannons, but they could do nothing about the monster.
Sieglet: "What the hell is that?"
Muradin: "Odin's beard is a sea monster!"
Dala Bangba: "It's over, the opponent summoned General Ke!"
Aidan: "Shit, what are you yelling about? It's just a legendary creature."
Kraken (deep-sea monster) legendary creature, level 88, health points 1092822!
It was indeed Mr. Ke, but this Mr. Ke was not that Mr. Ke. The monster in front of him was not the ancient evil god that crawled out of the abyss, but a huge sea monster as big as a hill.
With a health value of over one million, its health volume can almost compete with Deathwing.
Its size was extremely huge, like a mountain wriggling in the sea.
But Murphy knew very well that the combat power of this thing was not as exaggerated as it looked. At most, it was the strength of a world-class BOSS.
However, Murphy was still a little surprised that this player organization had such a strong trump card.
Legendary creatures are a special type of template that cannot be purchased directly with money. The only way to obtain them is through player upgrades.
Moreover, the upgrade method is also quite strange. It must be upgraded from the small animal template. Players with the small animal template can activate a special mode after entering the game - the evolution mode.
The evolution mode is also known as the real chicken-eating mode. Players who turn on this mode can gain evolution points by constantly devouring other creatures. When a certain number of points are accumulated, they can gain an evolution, increase their body size, and increase their health limit.
Theoretically, this evolutionary process can go on indefinitely, growing bigger and stronger, and eventually becoming a 'legendary creature'.
The giant turtle carrying the Wandering Isle is a legendary creature.
When the official announcement of the existence of this template first came out, many players chose to start with small animals, dreaming of success in one fell swoop. However, small animals are the weakest templates in the game and cannot even beat the civilian templates. The health of ordinary small animals is in the single digits, and any wild beast they encounter can be turned into an appetizer.
To grow, one has to devour other small animals. However, the evolution mode is called the real chicken-eating mode because once a player dies, his evolution points will be reset to zero and he will have to start from scratch. The chance of growing into a legendary creature is extremely slim. Therefore, Murphy has never heard of anyone succeeding in this.
I didn't expect to see one with my own eyes today.
Legendary creatures are not BOSSs and do not have BOSS skills, but they have extraordinary sizes and health points. Especially their sizes, they often grow into the kind of behemoths that can only be seen in monster horror movies.
This monster is extremely disgusting and almost impossible to kill, unless Murphy can now transform into Deathwing...
He looked at the Lordaeron warship in the distance. The giant ship was finally caught up by the pirate ships. Seven or eight pirate ships threw cables onto the side of the giant ship, and countless pirates were swarming up, ready to take this final victory.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Don't worry about that ship. All fleets, listen to my orders. Go full speed ahead. Don't fight with the pirate ships. Go and join the warships of Lordaeron."
Murphy made a decision immediately. Although the legendary creature had average combat power and no special skills, its huge size and super strong vitality alone made it a disgusting monster that could not be killed.
Besides, it's unlikely to drop anything good after killing this thing.
My goal is to save Arthas, not to fight to the death with these pirates and naga. I have to save this capital for future achievements.
The messenger immediately sent out flag signals to all the ships. At this time, a loud noise was heard behind them. It was the sound of the battleship's keel being smashed into two pieces by a huge tentacle that was dozens of meters long. Seeing the battleship being torn into two pieces alive, the sailors and crew members on the ship fell into the sea like dumplings. What was waiting for them was the siege of fishmen and Nagas. Those disgusting monsters rushed out from the bottom of the sea and dragged the sailors and crew members into the deep sea. For a while, the screams of soldiers were everywhere.
One knight couldn't bear it any longer, "Your Highness, our soldiers—"
"Why, do you want to accompany them?" Murphy asked coldly, waving his hand without further ado, "Full speed ahead."
The sound of artillery fire was still fierce. The Alterac fleet charged forward with all its might, and the pirate ships rushed up desperately to stop them. As long as they could entangle the opponent, the behemoth in the sea could eliminate these warships one by one. Cannonballs flew everywhere. This siege weapon was extremely powerful. Even elite units would most likely be killed instantly by one shot.
Although Murphy had nearly 3,000 HP left and would definitely not be killed instantly, he was extremely nervous when he saw the shells flying by from time to time.
A pirate ship suddenly blocked the front of the Cape of Storms. The captain hurriedly turned around, but it was too late. The two ships collided with a loud bang. The ram of the pirate ship penetrated deeply into the hull of the Cape of Storms, and the warship was pulled to a stop.
