Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 268: Heroic Banner, Dawn

Seeing the barnacle shells carrying the horrific "coral disease" flying towards them, the two men no longer cared about their ideological differences.

[Unbreakable Fortress] Sam Leopold suddenly clasped his hands together, and shouted loudly like thunder:
"Yu!"

Om-!
With a low sound, a golden fortress shadow centered on his body instantly expanded to cover the entire town.

The town walls made of thick logs were dyed with a brilliant golden glow that made them seem as solid as a rock.

Nearly two thousand anchor chains instantly rose from all over the town and anchored firmly to him.

clang!clang!clang!
Sixteen shells fired from the sea hit an invisible barrier one after another, and then bounced out along the inclined barrier.

Even though the barnacle larvae were flying everywhere, they were unable to invade the town at all.

This is exactly the professional ability of the third-level fortress expert of the fortress sequence [Heart of Iron].

As long as the place where you stand has the necessary defense facilities, such as city walls, moats, or even just small chevaux de frise, you can turn it into a fortress controlled by yourself.

The stronger the physical city defense facilities are, and the more people on the mysterious level trust that he will not fall, the more solid this "fortress" will be.

At the same time, fortress experts can also use various halos to provide blessings to the defending troops and unite them into a whole, so that even the largest fortress can be protected.

The ability to resist artillery fire is the "protection against long-range attacks", which was also called "strong protection against arrows" in ancient times.

Therefore, the defensive capabilities of a fortress with fortress experts and one without fortress experts are completely different.

"Quick, get into fighting position!"

Sam Leopold held off the first wave of attacks, while armed Lancastrians poured out from all parts of the town, entered the tower and scaled the log walls.

The biggest problem now is that they have no intention of running Gonave Island as a business.

Their eyes have always been on the thriving Taiman Islands in Catherine's hands, and they are even preparing to retake the Jamestown Royal Port that originally belonged to them.

In addition, the town was built here too recently, the city defenses are too weak, and there is a serious lack of heavy weapons that can suppress the May Wind.

Simply relying on [Heart of Iron] to resist bombardment will not last long.

Everyone couldn't help but feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

At the same time, there was movement on the monster warship that had just completed a round of salvos, and water suddenly rolled under the ship.

Then, lines of water appeared on the sea surface. Before they came ashore, [See Through the Enemy] Bere Tanya had already "seen" their true appearance.

The skin was pale as if it had been soaked in water for a long time, and the exposed body was covered with barnacles, corals, scales, and arms and legs.
The appearance of a considerable number of coral people has even transformed into non-human marine life. They are not a single species, but a messy hodgepodge.

I don’t know whether the crab cheated or the coral cheated, but in short, it’s just one word: chaos!

A fishy smell accompanied by the moisture of sea water hit me in the face.

He immediately ordered:

"Attention everyone, the coral people with coral disease are here.

Each unit loaded its shotgun shells and waited until they got close to the wall before firing.

According to the intelligence shared by the Lighthouse Federation, they are slow to move on land, and if they dare to come ashore and attack us, they will be courting death.

Just be careful not to get in close contact with them, and coral disease won’t infect you.”

Considering the heavy rainfall in the tropical Bantaan Islands, the relevant city defense facilities have rain shelter structures, and even all firearms on the open-air defense lines are equipped with rain covers.

Although the heavy rain had an impact, the pressure it brought to them was not too serious, and they could at least retain 70% of their firepower.

however.

Surprisingly, after the parasitized coral people came ashore, their mobility did not decline significantly as the intelligence had said.

Although the speed has decreased, it is only slightly slower than in the water.

Everyone stepped on the muddy and slippery ground, like a horse sprinting at full speed.

It just endured the defensive firepower and took a round of musket fire, then slammed hard into the wooden city gate blessed with [Heart of Iron], making a series of loud rumbling noises.

Only a few fell on the road of charge.

More coral people tried to jump up to the city wall, but were driven back by the defenders who reacted in time.

Seeing this, Beretania was shocked.

Then, through the powerful perception of [Breathing of All Things], he understood the cause of the accident and suddenly realized:

“I see, it’s a rainstorm!
The number of ships on the sea decreased significantly during this period, and the May Wind's hunting desire could no longer be satisfied.

But dry land will greatly weaken the power of it and the coral people, but when the rainy season comes, the land will be full of water when it rains.

This problem will no longer exist.

I'm afraid that the restriction that the coral people can only move two kilometers offshore will also disappear.

The land can no longer protect us.

If, as usual, a heavy rain lasts for several days or even half a month, the coral disease will probably expand like a snowball and submerge countless colonial towns!
We must fight them off and then move our camp immediately."

After realizing the critical situation, he immediately drew his sword, and wisps of white vapor emerged from his mouth and nose.

When this Storm Knight was promoted to the second level, he chose a completely different path from Byron and gained the core ability [Breathing of All Things].

Without the need for him to comprehend it himself, he mastered the "flow" at the low sequence, and automatically realized the "divine vision" after being promoted to the middle sequence.

God’s vision is completely different from that of humans. By breathing in a way that is close to the frequency of all things, God can not only see things that are invisible to the naked eye, but can also borrow the power of all things.

And when he can achieve empathy with the "God" who dominates everything within the human body, that is, the absolutely free "self", he can perform the miraculous "holy descent".

"breathe-"

Bore Tania lacks sufficient training and has not yet reached the level of "Holy Descent", but it is easy for him to breathe with all things and borrow their abilities.

Just like now, the space between heaven and earth was filled with white water vapor, allowing him to resonate smoothly and borrow the power of water.

It's not an exaggeration to call it water breathing.

Beretania's whole body was covered in steam, and then exploded with a loud bang, and the whole person flew out like an arrow from a bow.

Looking at the enemies outside the wall and the sea in the distance, his eyes were sharp:

“Kings who rely mainly on bloodline inheritance rather than ability have varying qualities, and there is no guarantee that every generation will be a wise ruler.

From then on, the king only needed to be the commander-in-chief in name only.

Even if there are different heirs competing for the throne, it is impossible for them to cause great suffering to the people by relying on the military power in their hands.

True national governance must be handed over to talented people.

And I, Bere Tania, will prove to everyone that I am the most talented person! " He always believed that the rule of law should be greater than the rule of man, that the capable should be promoted and the mediocre should be demoted, and that the country should be led by talented people.

If someone is more suitable than him, he will voluntarily give in.

Unfortunately, not yet!

His resolute will is unshakable; this is his way.

Fortunately, when Byron first received the news about the Lancaster Party from his aunt Meganilla, he did not immediately rush over to meet them excitedly.

Otherwise, you will have to live a shameless and miserable life like a stud, with a bunch of beauties asking you for food and clothes.

Who would be willing to indulge in such low-level pleasure that involves only eating, drinking and having fun and having sex?
"Storm Knights, follow me!"

"As ordered!"

More than twenty Storm Knights who had already taken their positions drew their swords, activated [Sons of the Storm] or [Breath of All Things], and followed behind Beretania, blowing over the top of the log wall like the wind.

All the coral people who rushed up were cut in half with one sword.

"These coral people are only stronger than ordinary people because their bodies have been transformed, but their wisdom has been greatly reduced along with their rationality, and their strength is no more than..."

But he didn't finish his words.

Suddenly, an illusory red battle flag was seen waving above the Maywind.

The Storm Knights were all worldly-wise men, and they immediately recognized that it was a heroic battle flag belonging to a fourth-tier hero!

It is also the basis for heroic extraordinary people to create heroic troops.

This is also an unexpected situation that has never appeared in the intelligence.

As we all know, the most fundamental difference in combat effectiveness between the third and fourth levels is that one is alone, while the other is surrounded by people.

The most powerful universal hero skill of the fourth-level extraordinary is - shoulder to shoulder.

The people who originally thought that the monster warship could not reach the shore and the danger was still controllable suddenly looked extremely ugly.

"Could it be that the legendary fourth-level heroic captain of the May Wind, the adventurer [Infinite Evolutionist] Balboa who passed all the 'Extreme Eight Items', is not dead?

He just fell along with his own battleship.

The main purpose of the crazy attacks on ships on major trade routes this week was not to kill, but to replenish his own guards?!"

It's like it confirms their thoughts.

The water surface rolled again, and eight huge blood-red octopus tentacles appeared behind the ship, waving wildly.

One after another, dilapidated sloop-class sailing ships surfaced.

Each ship was covered with dense barnacles, and purple-red tentacles much smaller than those of the Maywind grew out of the broken decks.

[Infinite Evolver] The guards after Balboa's fall turned out to be a fleet of monsters contaminated by it.

[Know the Enemy's Momentum] Try to breathe with the May Wind and steal the information it carries.

"Are these warships infected with coral disease?"

However, they were shocked to find that coral disease can infect not only humans, but also ships.

The octopus has three hearts and nine brains. It seems that the other party only needs to split off a part of each of its eight tentacles and parasitize other sunken ships.

At the same time, some of those "coral people" will be absorbed by ships in the later stages of infection.

With the help of the tentacles that act as the brain, the inorganic ships are gradually transformed into semi-biomass living octopus battleships.

Even though the upper limit seems to be only eight lowest-level sloops, their combat power is no weaker than that of a group of sea monsters.

The eight warships were like eight tentacles, and at this moment they seemed to be commanded by the same brain. They lined up quickly on the sea and formed a long battle line.

Rumble.
The fleet fired a salvo.

[Heart of Iron] trembled violently, and Old Sam, the fortress expert, felt a surge of blood in his chest and almost vomited blood.

Moreover, on each boat, there were a bunch of coral people who fell into the sea like dumplings and swam towards the town at high speed.

All the defenders fell into deeper despair little by little.

They were facing a fourth-level heroic adventurer who had fallen and turned evil and possessed the ability to adapt and evolve, and he led his heroic guards, who had been accumulated for a week, to besiege them.

With nine warships and thousands of coral people, they had no chance of winning.

As confidence was shattered, the power of [Heart of Iron] weakened rapidly and loopholes appeared in its defense.

During this moment of distraction, one of the defenders was accidentally infected by barnacle larvae and his face turned pale.

"help me."

Once a gap appears, the water will burst like a dam.

Even if the Storm Knights tried their best to block the wall, it would only be a matter of time before the Coral People breached the wall.

The two third-level masters looked at each other sadly and gave the order with difficulty:
"Below us, the Storm Knights and the infected will cover the rear, and the rest of you should scatter and flee. As many as can escape will be the best."

[Know the enemy first] At least Beretania doesn't have double standards.

The more power you gain, the more responsibility you have to bear. Even if you think you are a leader, you cannot abandon your companions and run away alone.

He stood silently in front of the wall.

clang!clang!clang!
The evacuation bell also sounded a bit sad.

Their families had experienced an escape once before and were already familiar with the process. They knew that the biggest taboo at this time was to waste time.

They suppressed their grief, took the things they had prepared long ago, rushed into the heavy rain, and began to evacuate to the depths of the island.

All the infected fighters, led by the Storm Knights, clenched their swords and gritted their teeth, ready to use their flesh and blood and lives to delay time until the last moment.

But after the First World War, the last elite of the Lancaster Party would eventually be buried here, and the mission of regaining the throne and taking revenge on the White Rose would certainly be a distant dream.

This feeling of despair caused by shattered ideals made them feel more grief-stricken and angry than death itself.

Suddenly, in Beretania's [Breath of All Things].

A golden light as bright as the dawn, which was somewhat blinding, suddenly tore through the darkness of the city in front of them.

Then, a warship with a strange appearance and shining golden light all over its body turned into a ray of lightning and flew over, breaking the waves.

"That is.?!"

(End of this chapter)