"The opposing ship is coming! Everyone get ready! Be careful of pirates boarding us!" Dipper, standing on the deck, shouted to his subordinates.
He had no choice but to shout loudly, as the entire sea had turned into a chaotic battlefield, and the fleet had been caught by some fast-running pirates as expected.
The reason why they have been able to hold on until now is entirely because the other side has no leader.
Seeing the pirates of Sodom rushing up together, everyone thought they were dead, but for some unknown reason, the pirate leaders stopped the ship and did not move.
At this time, the pirates were unwilling to submit to each other, which gave them a chance to breathe.
Seeing the aggressive bow coming towards them, Lily, who was standing at the deck gun, squeaked and quickly turned the muzzle, firing directly at the nearby ship.
The explosion was so close that the shock wave shook the Narwhal violently.
The temporary crisis was resolved, but the crew of the Narwhal still had tense expressions on their faces, and the surrounding environment was still very serious.
Bandage drove the Narwhal quickly to evade the gunfire.
Odric, who was hovering in the air, quickly landed on the deck and said anxiously to the others: "The encirclement in the east has been broken, and the other exploration ships are evacuating there!"
Ke De, who was wrapped in a translucent ball, said excitedly: "That's great! Let's catch up quickly."
"No! The captain hasn't come back yet!" Dipper denied it immediately.
"If he could come out, he would have come out long ago! Why are we waiting for him?" As soon as Ke De said this, he immediately felt the strong hostility coming from all directions.
Dipper rushed forward with murderous intent. "If you say something like that again, I won't care who you are, and I'll throw you down!"
"If he doesn't come back, are you just going to stay here and wait for death? Open your eyes and look around you!!"
"Whoosh~" A cannonball flew over their heads, crashed heavily into the sea, and stirred up a column of water.
"I'm not going anywhere until the captain comes back!!"
"you!!"
At this time, Ke De regretted very much why he stayed on this ship.
Just at this moment, a red shark head suddenly emerged from the sea surface nearby, and the dying Charles lay on its back.
"It's the Captain!"
Dipper stepped on the edge of the boat, jumped into the water, and quickly moved Charles to the deck. The wound on his abdomen was no longer bleeding, and the circular wound had been washed white by the sea water.
"Ship's doctor!! Where is the ship's doctor!!" Looking at the wound on Charles' abdomen, he shouted helplessly.
"Go away! What are you doing here? Go away!"
The doctor limped over with various medicines that had been prepared long ago. When Charles rushed out, he had expected this scene to happen.
"Drive...drive the boat..." Charles said with all his strength.
"Sail! Sail quickly! Your captain is back!" Kede kept waving his hands at the bandages in the cockpit.
Thick smoke billowed from the Narwhal's chimney, and the exploration ship began to increase its speed rapidly.
Listening to the continuous bombardment all around, the fragile Charles said to the doctor who was treating his wounds: "Is there any medicine that can help me temporarily recover my fighting power?"
The doctor said, and the strength in his hands increased. "Two people come and carry him in. I need to operate on him!"
Dipper knelt on one knee next to him, looking at him with a firm expression, "Don't worry, Captain, leave the rest to us."
Charles was carried into the ship on a stretcher by two sailors.
Dipper's voice on the deck reached his ears. "Brothers! The captain has done what he should do! Now it's our turn to protect him!!"
The crew members agreed in unison.
While the doctor was performing the operation, there were constant roars and explosions outside, but just as they said, everyone kept the danger out.
As the burning and explosions outside gradually subsided, Charles' wounds had been sutured.
When Charles was pushed out in a wheelchair by the doctor, he found that the pirates' ship had disappeared and they had retreated.
Seeing Charles appear on the deck, the captains of other ships around him took off their tricorn hats and saluted respectfully.
They all saw that the ferocious monster ship was blocked by Charles. If it weren't for Charles, they would definitely not be able to get out today.
Charles earned the respect of everyone through his own actions.
Ke De couldn't hide the excitement on his face. He rushed over and rubbed his hands excitedly. "Charles, we succeeded. We can go to the land of light!!"
The corners of Charles' mouth slightly lifted up, and then he revealed a brilliant smile, the kind of happiness that came completely from the heart, which he had not experienced since he fell into the Earthsea. "Yes, we succeeded."
On the dark sea, in a three-story luxury passenger ship departing from Hefang Island, Anna was lying on her side on a recliner, enjoying the massage from her maid while leisurely reading the newspaper in her hand.
"April 30th, the big news: Peter, the finance minister of Ho Fang Island, was paralyzed in bed unexpectedly, and a large amount of assets in the general treasury were transferred. All clues pointed to his daughter-in-law Anna. Governor Ho Fang was furious and offered a reward of 10 million for the arrest of this former socialite. The Ho Fang Police Department also stated that the recent missing persons case was closely related to her, and they had reason to suspect..."
Anna poked her finger at her photo in the newspaper. "It's really like the real thing. I'll have to cover my face when I go out after seeing this."
The maid who was massaging his shoulders asked in confusion, "Master, didn't you say you could change your physical appearance? Why don't you change into a new one?"
Anna tilted her head. "Well... I don't like it."
The maid glanced at the portrait of Charles next to her and continued to knead Anna's soft shoulders without saying anything.
After Anna flipped through a few pages of the newspaper, her left hand subconsciously reached out to the portrait of Charles next to her.
After examining it carefully for a while, she slapped the portrait of Charles on the table in annoyance. "Martha, put it away."
The maid nodded obediently, put the portrait away and placed it in the closet next to her.
She knew that this thing would not be kept for long before being taken out again, and this situation had been repeated several times.
"Master, why do we want to go to the Crown of the World? Even if Hefang can't stay there any more, there are other large islands to go to. I heard that although the name of the Crown of the World is impressive, there are not many people on the island, and it is not very suitable for living. It is a small place in a remote and poor countryside."
"There are too many spies from various forces in big places, and it's hard to do anything. Small places are better, because there are not so many people paying attention to them. Now that the money is in place, I should do something big."
(End of this chapter)