Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 178 Turning Point: Battle of Banta Angler!

Da da da.
Wearing a dirty deerskin battle robe and covered in black maggots, the Tarsal God galloped wildly on his horse through the mountains and forests.

No terrain, including rocks, valley crevices, bushes, or thick tree trunks, could restrain this cursed spirit born of revenge.

It swung the obsidian saw sword in its hand, and the aura of death burst out.

No matter whether the things standing in its way are alive or not, they will all grow terrible black spots and rot away in an instant at an alarming speed.

A third-rank [Treasure Hunter] from the Wilderness Sequence, holding a bleeding Azik head in his hand, leaped quickly between the treetops in front of him.

Each time he managed to narrowly avoid the Tarsal God's violent attacks.

In the mortal stage, he completed the "Surge of Wind" among the eight extreme items, and the [Adaptive Evolution] he obtained also focused on speed.

Every time you survive a disaster, your speed will be greatly improved and your escape ability will be maxed out.

When passing by a plain-looking bush, he suddenly shouted:
"The prey is coming!"

The relay baiting operation came to an end.

The disguise in the forest was suddenly revealed, revealing a group of [Lawyers] who had been lying in ambush here.

They are headed by two third-rank justices.

They all wear bright red robes and white wigs, symbolizing the retreat of humanity and the manifestation of divinity, with only impartial judicial justice in their hearts.

He raised the sheath of punishment and power in his hand, and drew on the power of the Silver Law and the [Iron Law of the King·Niucheng Code] to weave a huge silver legal net.

They shouted in unison at the Tarsal God that was chasing them:

"Decree: Anyone who kills a citizen of the Kingdom of Castile shall be sentenced to death!"

Om-!
The overwhelming legal net crashed down and turned into silver chains that tightly entangled its body, as well as the skeletal warhorse covered with tattered ropes and caltrops.

[Tarsal God] On the white skull head, red light flashed in the two eye sockets. He struggled desperately, but could no longer break free from this network of laws.

Two Level 3 hunters who took turns acting as bait jumped down from the treetops and looked at the prey in front of them with a relaxed tone:
“It is said that Tarsus possesses the power of the god of death and can appear and disappear without a trace like a messenger of death.

Once you are targeted by it, even if you manage to escape temporarily, you may suddenly die one day.

If at that time in the Royal City of Azik, all the extraordinary people from all countries and forces gathered together to besiege it and pay a certain price, perhaps they could have reburied it while it was just resurrected.

Unfortunately, there may be selfless saints in this sea, but they are definitely rarer than dragons.

Finally, today, he became our prey.”

“This is inevitable. The moment it becomes a cursed spirit, it loses all the possibilities of human nature to rise or fall at any time.

The rules of killing will not change.

It will be the same whether thirty years later or a hundred years later. Our predecessors thirty years ago were able to kill it once, and of course we can kill it again this time using the same method.

Hunting a cursed spirit that is comparable to a fourth-order transcendent, our spirituality will surely usher in another round of rapid growth. "

An old priest with white hair and wearing a religious robe came forward to them.

He raised a small piece of silver that seemed to have been frozen by extreme low temperatures and shattered by violence, and chanted a prayer:

“God says: If anyone wants to come after me, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow me.
Our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we would no longer be slaves to sin!

The seemingly ordinary piece of silver suddenly emitted an extremely strong holy light and slowly condensed into a huge pure white cross spear as big as a hill above the head of the Tarsal God.

The holy shadows of angels appeared around them, and a huge hymn resounded through the sky:

"Holy, Holy, Merciful and Powerful, Glory and Praise be to the Triune Body"

The amazing scene, which seemed like a miracle, made the devout soldiers of the Invincible Fleet in the bay nearby prostrate themselves on the ground and chant holy words.

Unless you see it with your own eyes.

Others probably couldn't imagine that the predecessor of this ordinary little piece of silver could actually be the most powerful [Level Zero Holy Relic: True Cross] in the world!
The prototype of the widely circulated story is that the ancestors of the Remit people betrayed the Son of God, the human incarnation of the Creator, for thirty silver coins, and caused Him to be nailed to the cross.

As His blood flowed, the wooden cross turned into pure silver on the spot.

From then on, this [True Cross] became the most supreme zero-level holy relic of the Creator Church.

However, in the same year, it was what later generations called the Silver Age.

The entire world suffered a major catastrophe that had never been recorded in history books. This extremely powerful level-0 holy relic was also accidentally shattered in the catastrophe.

During the long dark millennium that followed, no one, including historians, knew what had happened.

Perhaps only the Pope and the saints in the Divine Council of St. Peter's Basilica could know the details.

But the power is real.

The True Cross is the supreme holy object. Not to mention a piece of it, even an ordinary silver cross that imitates its appearance can receive special blessings out of thin air.

There is only one thing that puzzles many less devout believers and non-believers.

"Isn't this the instrument of torture that nailed the Creator's incarnation to death? This thing is revered as a holy object by the church. What kind of mystical principle is this?"

“Not only the True Cross, but also the [Level 0 Holy Relic: Spear of Longinus] that pierced his body.

It is also damaged now, broken into three pieces.

What were they used for back then?

I always feel like there's something weird going on here."

There are countless speculations like this, and during the Dark Millennium many people were sent to the stake because of these suspicious remarks.

A hill of pure white cross spears slowly fell down.

[Pawnbroker] Governor Velasquez also prepared his own fraudulent contract:
"I will exchange the debtor Tarsal God's pledge for his immortal body, a unique double eagle gold coin from the founding of the Holy Silver Empire.

Absolute condition: the debtor dies for the first time.

If you do not expressly object, you will be deemed to have accepted the terms.

The contract has been signed, no need to regret it! "

His eyes sparkled with ambition that was no less than that of the Conqueror Cortes.

"How can a king who is only a few decades old be compared to eternal life?

I finally escaped from the cage woven by the church in the Old World. How can I be willing to die of old age just because I can't access forbidden knowledge?

Now, just solve this problem.

Not only can I accomplish great things, I may even become the first immortal ruler of Bantaan, or even the world!
It just takes a little bit of risk.”

Of course, his life was too precious, so after taking the other party's immortality as a surety, he would definitely give it to someone else to try first.

Unfortunately, this operation, which had long been targeted by the Barbary pirates, was destined to be full of twists and turns.

He had just forced the double eagle gold coin in his hand, which served as the medium of the contract, into the mouth of the Tarsal God.

The pure white spear continued to fall, executing the cursed spirit.

Suddenly, a huge sound of water was heard in the bay nearby, followed by continuous artillery fire like summer thunder.

Countless blazing shells mercilessly fell upon the Invincible Fleet and a large number of pioneering colony ships.

"Ahhhhh."

"Enemy attack! Quickly weigh anchor and fight back, rush out of the bay!" The large army had already dropped anchor and put away the sails, preparing to land on the beach in front of them, but they were not prepared to meet the attack at all.

have to say.

With sufficient intelligence support, the other two [Fiddler Crabs] commanded by [Blue Hair] Barbarossa Helding were more accurately positioned.

Hundreds of pirate ships emerged from the blue hole and formed simple battle lines, blocking the exit of the bay.

It just happened to form a perfect "T" with the ships of the Invincible Armada that were perpendicular to the coast.

The battleship's poop has only an exquisite but fragile "glass curtain wall", which is not much stronger than a layer of window paper in the face of naval guns.

As long as you grab the "T", looking at the sailboats on the opposite side is like looking at a group of beautiful girls lying on the table, turning their heads back, wanting to say something but unable to.

No pirate could resist such temptation.

"Pull up all our artillery."

"Fire! Fire again!"

Suddenly, there was artillery fire in the bay.

The spherical projectiles that passed through the stern of the ship could not be stopped at all.

They all bounced and screamed across the enemy's entire gun deck, penetrating front to back and smashing everything in their path.

"Where the hell did these Barbary pirates come from? I'm going to court-martial all the scouts and informants.

They should all be hanged!"

Seeing the pirate fleet in front of him, the governor's face turned pale and he roared angrily.

According to normal naval combat rules, he would have already dispatched a large number of cruisers for maritime reconnaissance and would never let go of any enemy coming from the sea.

The seagull messengers specially trained by the [Beast Trainers] are also spread across every corner within a radius of dozens of kilometers.

He never expected that the Barbary pirates, who were 3,000 kilometers away in the Bahamas just a few minutes ago, would appear in front of him in the blink of an eye.

The Invincible Fleet was caught off guard and suffered heavy losses.

At the same time, countless fire ships, loaded with fuel and burning fiercely, rushed into the fleet.

The sea monsters raised by the Barbary pirates did not directly join the battle, but used their innate abilities to control the water flow, allowing the incendiary ships to pounce on the largest group of warships as accurately as arrows from a bow.

The sailboat facing the enemy suddenly caught fire.

Countless soldiers and pioneers fell into the sea with screams.

A set of well-prepared combination punches was launched, and almost instantly the invincible fleet was beaten back to the same level as the pirate ship.

If we don't find a solution, the entire fleet will be destroyed in this crowded bay.

Fortunately, as the pure white spear finally fell, [Tarsal God] disappeared once again, preventing them from being attacked from both sides.

The collateral: the immortal body, also turned into a highest-level dark gold card in the hands of the pawnbroker.

The results of this hunt were not wasted.

Faced with this life-or-death crisis, Governor Velasquez immediately requested the [Corona Priest] who held the fragment of the True Cross:

“A heretic is more hateful than a pagan.

Your Excellency, please take action again."

The latter did not hesitate and nodded directly, holding the silver ingot in his hand and chanting a prayer:

"You caused your wind to blow, and the sea covered them; they sank like lead in the midst of great waters."

A holy light rose up again, stirring up a fierce westerly wind that howled across the entire sky.

Woo woo woo.
The wind blew away the incendiary ships and the warships that were squeezed in the bay, and they rushed back towards the pirate fleet that was blocking the exit of the bay.

The brief period of powerful maneuverability allowed the Castilian carrack with a tall deck to board the pirate ships from a high position.

The price he paid was that the white-haired [Sun Crown Priest] looked several years older and almost fell down when the wind blew.

This is the destiny of using the True Cross. One must suffer for others and bear their sins just like the bound Creator.

The more powerful the force you exert, the more severe the backlash you will suffer.

Who would have known that this seemingly white-haired old man is actually only forty years old?

Moreover, the special effect of the Invincible Fleet's title, "Invincible Banner", has been destroyed by more than half as the combat power has reversed, and it no longer has the crushing advantage when facing other enemies.

[Blue Hair] Hailding also found that he seemed to have overlooked the help that the church, as an external aid, could provide.

"The real cross? Although we believe in the Creator, we do not admit that the guy who was nailed to the cross is the incarnation of God.

He is just a powerful extraordinary being.

All heretics be damned!"

Moreover, after achieving huge results in one breath, they have gained the upper hand in the comparison of combat power.

At this moment, there is no fear of frontal combat at all. It is just a matter of how much price to pay.

[Blue Hair] gritted his teeth and waved his hand:
"The sea monster army is coming, kill them all, brothers!

This is the battle to establish our nation. After this battle, you will all be the founding heroes of the Barbarossa Pirate Kingdom.

Gold, silver, spices, beauties, and titles are all available.”

"Hoohoho!"

The invincible fleet on the opposite side was not to be outdone.

It would be fine if they didn't fight, but once they started, neither family could retreat.

Once they are defeated, the ruling order they maintain in their respective territories through deterrence will disappear.

"Follow me, Castile is the only overlord on the sea!"

The Invincible Armada and the Barbary Pirates, representing the two tentacles of the east coast overlord, the Kingdom of Castile, and the west coast overlord, the Star-Moon Empire, instantly turned the Bay of Campeche into a meat grinder!

And an hour after they started fighting.

Another blue hole opened on the battlefield, throwing some of the coalition's elite troops who were originally planning to take advantage of the Castilians into the battlefield.

Among them are several decision-makers from various major forces, as well as their trusted guards.

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

Things change, and Major General Newman's shouts, like those of the frogmen before, were instantly drowned out by the shouts of the Barbary pirates.

Moreover, as an East Coast country that also believes in the church, it seems that they cannot afford to take a different side in this war involving heresy.

So they unknowingly became the new force of the Castilians, which made the battle more stalemate and brutal.

Swords flashed, guns rang out, and the sound of killing shook the sky.
Countless seagull messengers circled over the battlefield, delivering first-hand intelligence to all forces, large and small, throughout the Bantaan Islands.

This was a battle in which the Castilians plotted against the natives; the Barbary Corsairs plotted against both the Castilians and the natives; and some unknown individual plotted against them all.

No matter what the outcome is, it is destined to become a key turning point for the reshuffle of forces among the various parties in the Bantaan Islands!

(End of this chapter)