Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 521: His Majesty is running naked, he is not wearing anything (7100)!
The turning point of the Hettings Civil War came here.

"Ship maneuver tactics" is also known as: "Tactics to break the enemy's battle line."

Organize a large fleet into several tactical groups that can act independently, and use column battle formations to penetrate and divide the enemy fleet's battle lines, clamping down on one part and surrounding another.

Concentrate firepower to attack surrounded and isolated enemy ships, and attack the enemy command ship with all your strength, paralyzing the enemy fleet command, and then destroy the enemy ships one by one with superior artillery fire.

Byron had experience in commanding large fleets in person, so he seemed even more adept at using ship maneuvering tactics this time.

"Stay in formation, in step, Valerian, One-Eyed Owl, Ivanka and I."

The main body commanded the Pirate King's flagship [Dreadnought] to activate the [Heavy Armor Force Field], constraining the force field wall to form a ramming angle, and rammed all the way towards the Third Fleet where Edward IV was located, bravely moving forward, unstoppable.

It's like a peerless general who can take the head of an enemy general in an army of millions.

Even if there are many escort warships surrounding it, they will be forcibly pushed away by its force field.

At the same time, the pirate fleet around him gradually split into four independent battle line clusters.

In addition to his headquarters, the other three squadrons are led by three fourth-level pirate commanders: [Thief Baron] Valerian, [Dung Eater] One-Eyed Owl, and [Candy Witch] Ivanka.

It was like four sharp blades, piercing into the Third Fleet's ranks, trying to dismember them into five large pieces.

There are 35 pirate ships of level or above in the headquarters, and a total of pirate ships of level or above that were summoned from Black Sail Port.

There are a total of 133 warships. Although the recruited pirates are all unscrupulous, there is definitely no weakling who can survive in the fiercely competitive pirate group.

Half of the pirate captains are well-known third-level pirates.

Not only did these guys not flinch, but they all shouted with red eyes as if they were injected with chicken blood:
"Stealing a country! Stealing a country!"

"It is better to take by force than to work hard!"

There has never been a precedent of a commoner becoming king on this continent since ancient times. The power game among the upper class has nothing to do with pirates like these scum of the bottom.

Even if they do not accept the law of succession, if they want to fight a war for the throne, their relatives will send troops to support them. How can it be their turn to share the meat?
But this time was different. When Byron, the "fallen prince", led his troops back to the kingdom to seize the throne, he did not rely on any external forces, but chose them for help.

Let every pirate see a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to turn things around.

You know, there is an old saying in the Old World: "One nobleman is born in three generations."

The first generation, robbed and killed people as pirates to accumulate original capital;

The second generation used the original capital to engage in politics and business, to curry favor with lords and kings, and began to expand the industry little by little, laundering funds and identities;

The third generation spent a lot of money, married the daughter of a down-and-out nobleman, squeezed into the upper class society, occupied the cultural discourse power, began to talk about truth, goodness, beauty and the eight virtues of chivalry, and preached that private property is inviolable!
Only at this point did he dare to brazenly say to others that he was a noble gentleman.

But now, as long as they can help Byron succeed in stealing the country, they may be able to wash the blood off their hands and instantly become upper-class people.

Future generations will also call you: Sir or even Your Excellency!
Family information was registered before the war began, so even if they died in battle, their achievements could be inherited by the designated person.

When you think about becoming the first ancestor to establish a noble family on the first page of the family tree, how can you not charge forward?

They each broke through the battle line under enemy fire, split the Royalist Third Fleet into five sections, and after dispersing and encircling the fleet, they remembered that the merit of capturing was greater than sinking, and immediately launched the pirates' signature boarding battle.

"Kill, kill, kill!"

"Both the ship and the title are ours!"

The Marines on the battleships also used "linear tactics", using a large number of soldiers to make up for the shortcomings of muzzle-loading smoothbore rifles.

"Musketeers, line up, get ready."

But their response was:

"Show your hidden sword!"

Bang!Bang!Bang!
Hidden Blade 1473, Witch 1472, and melee fighters opened fire with revolvers at the Marines, who were lined up in dense formations and looked like sitting ducks.

Countless bullets and steel balls created a metal storm on the deck, without even needing to aim.

Pirates were unstoppable in naval battles and equally unstoppable in boarding battles.

The "export version" of the muzzle-loading flintlock smoothbore rifle sold by Rheinmetall is not much better than a toy compared to the advanced weapons they use themselves.

The key point is that after a round of shooting, traditional muskets can only be equipped with bayonets to start hand-to-hand combat.

But the pirates only had to pull the bolt or the handguard to launch another round of intense concentrated fire that was no less powerful than the first.

"Ahhhhh."

"Oh no, their weapons are witchcraft!"

The soldiers on the ship were completely stunned. Some of them were full of imagination, some were overjoyed, and they kept charging with guns in hand, and fell to the ground with wounds all over their bodies.

After five or six rounds of salvos, there were only a few people left on the deck who dared to resist.

Most of the remaining people also knelt on the ground and surrendered.

As expected, the "trench broom" perfectly achieved its mission of "reducing soldier casualties and achieving world peace."

Only our side will reduce casualties, while the enemy will only die more tragically.

Moreover, in front of these weapons, the value of low-sequence transcendents is obviously greatly reduced.

A fifth-order legend is no longer a "thousand-man enemy", and mid- and low-sequence transcendents are of course no exception.

Their weak supernatural abilities were completely unable to withstand the close-range barrage of whale oil bullets, and most of them died horribly when they used their previous experience of facing flintlock rifles to fight against modern firearms.

The accompanying Storm Cloaks, led by Gus the Phantom Blade, focused on eliminating the diehard elements in the York Party who were loyal to the White Rose, as well as the accomplices and executioners who were guilty of blood debts.

Of course, there are also traditional land nobles who occupy large amounts of land and population and are destined to become obstacles to industrialization.

They were not even given the chance to be tried after the war and were dealt with on the spot.

"Brothers, kill them according to the list. Don't let any escape."

"Yes!"

Just like the Beacon Country, although the execution rate is low, the rate of being shot on the spot is high!

In the chaotic battlefield, no one knew how these people died, but "I was not the murderer."

On the other side, the [Ghost Fleet] mission led by Prince Sorenburg was also going smoothly.

Even though most of these ghost ships are old ships built in various countries and their overall design concepts are not advanced, they have huge advantages that living people cannot match.

A total of sixty-three ghost ships are not afraid of ordinary artillery attacks at all. It doesn't matter even if they are riddled with holes. They are more deadly than Byron's Guards [Deathwing].

The dead Lancasters had flames of revenge in their eyes, and they were determined to take away all the traitors who had killed them!
Kill the Earl's party first, and then the Royalist party later.

In the eyes of the royalist nobles, however, these people worked so hard even until their death, and they were the epitome of "loyalty to your majesty" and "love even in death."

Soon, the two "reinforcements" joined forces with the Royal Oak and the Centaur, and surrounded the two flagships and a small number of nearby frigates with their superior forces.

While other fleets were entangled with the main forces of the Second and Third Fleets, the [Dreadnaught] and [Blue Dragon King] led the fleets to tighten the encirclement with all their might.

The Royal Oak, which was pushing King Maker Warwick, and the Centaur, which was pushing Edward IV, were involuntarily pushed forward together. They were originally only a hundred meters apart, and soon they were all stuck together.

Boom!
Countless hooks were thrown out, locking several ships together tightly, in effect building a gladiatorial arena where life and death would be decided.

Byron's original form [Wild Hunt] led his guards to leap up, with their cloaks fluttering and a gust of wind sweeping towards Edward IV.

Don't forget to shout:
“Your Excellency the Kingmaker, let’s go together.

According to the agreement, the land north of Hadrian's Wall belongs to me, and the land south of the wall, Ganquan Palace, York's wealth, and the "most beautiful woman in the Channel Islands" are all yours."

Then he continued to add fuel to the fire of Edward IV:
"Edward, today is the day you die!
Don't worry, your wife and children will be taken care of by the King Maker."

Although Warwick felt that Byron's words were not quite right, he knew that this was exactly what they had agreed upon, so he did not refute it.

He just rushed towards the Centaur with his guards.

"If you dare to steal my Elizabeth, I will kill you!"

Edward IV's eyes suddenly turned bloodshot, and combined with his pale and haggard face, he looked even more hideous and terrifying.

Who doesn’t know now that the queen is his Achilles’ heel?

And "Helen's Symphony of Fate" is essentially about snatching women.

Facing Byron and Warwick who joined forces to kill him, it was hard to say which one Edward IV hated more, but he subconsciously stared at Warwick.

Byron can only be regarded as a public enemy of interest groups, but Warwick is both a public enemy and has a personal grudge against him!

"Don't panic, Your Majesty. I will capture this lunatic for you!"

At this time, Marquis Thomas Neville, who had always had a weak presence in the war between the two parties, picked up his [Dictator's Baton] and rushed towards Byron.

At the same time, the [Sea Hunter] on the other side of the battlefield had already split up the Sixth Fleet and captured the [Kitadi Yukikaze] in a boarding battle.

[Golden Deer] just flashed on the spot and jumped to the core battlefield through a tiny crack in the world.

[Sea Hunter] also stirred up a strong wind and pounced on [Wild Hunt].

With a stern face, he shouted:

"If you want to hurt His Majesty, you have to get past me first!"

On the "King Edward", the "Norwich York" was not to be outdone and also drew their swords to join the three-on-one siege.

After all, among the various sequence professions in the [Ladder of Glory], three low-level ones against one high-level one is the most basic configuration.

Fewer than three people are delivering food.

clang!clang!clang!
The terrain has long been unable to restrict extraordinary people of this level. Figures flashed between several warships, weapons clashed, sparks flew, and the roar like hammering iron was deafening.

The royalist nobles subconsciously dodged while exclaiming:
“Didn’t they say that the [Uncrowned King] hadn’t officially been promoted to the fifth rank yet, and that he was able to fight the [Puppet King] only by relying on some kind of extra bonus?

How could it be so strong?

It takes two level 4 warriors, Marquis Neville and Count Stromgarde, and Marquis Norwich who has transformed into a level 4 undead creature, to barely hold them off? Too strong! "

In fact, Byron did not waste those precious few minutes of "real man time" at all. It looks intense, but there is no substance, only hard work and special effects.

When it comes to fake fighting, Byron is a professional.

At this time, looking at the completely different performances of the royalists, Edward IV frowned deeply.

Now, although he was becoming more violent, he was also more sensitive, and he secretly made his own comments about them in his heart:

"The Earl of Stromgarde is a loyal minister!"

"The Marquis of Norwich is a loyal subject!"

"Marquis Neville is also a loyal minister!"

When he turned his gaze to the cowering members of the royal party, he could not help but sneer:

"If all these nobles and ministers could be like these three, why would I need to personally suppress the rebellion? Wouldn't it be better for me to spend so much time accompanying my beauty?
They are all cowardly rubbish!"

He raised his hand to untie his cloak, and took the initiative to meet the [King Maker] Warwick with his right hand of the king, and said coldly:

“It’s time to make a break.

As long as I kill you, that ignorant Lancastrian remnant won't be a problem at all. My ghost fleet can wear him down."

Om-!
A golden crown of light appeared on his head, but it was only half broken.

A crown of the same shape also appeared on Warwick's head, but it was also missing half.

If these two crowns could be combined into one, you would find that they fit perfectly together, and that would be the complete royal power of Hastings.

Whoever laughs last will receive everything from the other.

The two men looked at each other's "crown", and their eyes flashed with fiery light at the same time, but there was no more nonsense, and their figures flashed and collided with each other.

The two long swords in their hands glowed brightly, emitting a brilliant light that was no less brilliant than a salvo of artillery fire from a battleship. The Marines who were fighting nearby were instantly thrown away by the aftermath of the fight between the two men, and blood was already splattering all over the place while they were still in the air.

The so-called strongest [Lawyer] can only be effective in places with jurisdiction. He can only defend the territory but not expand it. His strengths are long enough, but his weaknesses are also extremely short.

For the first generation like them who are conquering the world, no one would choose this kind of profession as their main job.

Instead, they all chose the Inquisition sequence [Punishment Knight] that focused on combat effectiveness and balance. It did not have too many fancy skills, but also had no obvious shortcomings.

Even though it is a bit rigid and its weaknesses can be easily exploited, it can be compensated by [Dragon Taming Technique] and various strange objects and props.

In Edward IV's hand is the Sword of Consecration, one of the Seven Sacred Relics of the Hastings throne.

The sword is made of fine steel, the hilt is silver-gilt and carved with lions, unicorns, broom and roses, and the wooden scabbard is covered with velvet with silver-gilt roses, thistles, harps and broom.

There are also runes engraved on it: "The Creator and my rights", which is also the motto of the monarchs of Hastings.

But since it is called the Sword of Sacrifice, it means that it is not actually "royal power granted by God" but "royal power granted by the people."

The legal network is centered on the sword and is connected to Edward IV. In theory, the more popular he is with people from all walks of life in the country, the greater the increase in power he will receive.

Unfortunately, his reputation as a tyrant has already spread over the past few months.

In order to fill the huge hole in war funding, he has been increasing taxes at home.

The whole country, from top to bottom, experienced the tyranny of Edward IV firsthand.

The faith and willpower concentrated on him barely reached the passing line at best, and was far from being as unstoppable as when he conquered the Iris Kingdom under Henry V.

What's even more regrettable is that the power of the title "Kingmaker" was still mediated by Edward IV, allowing Warwick to enjoy half of the power.

He was strong and he was also strong, but he was completely unable to suppress the latter.

The "dragon" tamed by Warwick is actually not ordinary.

——Level 2 Cursed Item [Louisette Guillotine]:
“On the surface, it looks like a giant two-handed heavy sword, like a huge silver cross.

In essence, it is an integrated weapon and torture device that has a hundred variations.

As the only instrument of torture in the Old World that has been used to publicly execute a king and has become a cursed object, it has an extraordinary legendary nature.

Effect: [Kill the King]! "

There was once a famous monarch in the Iris Kingdom named Louis Auguste, the locksmith, who loved all kinds of sophisticated mechanical creations.

Nothing could stop the king's extraordinary taste for all kinds of blacksmithing, locksmithing, and similar work.

He did not even join the traditional Inquisition sequence, but plunged headfirst into the ocean of knowledge of the Tower sequence [Craftsman].

He built a state-of-the-art workshop in his palace, where he worked on making locks, keys, and other mechanical gadgets.

Before him, justice in the Kingdom of Iris used many elaborate methods of execution, including: beheading with the sword, hanging, the breaking wheel, horse dismemberment, burning at the stake, and sometimes using molten lead and boiling oil.

Later, the Iris judicial reform established the concept of only sentencing criminals to death and not causing more suffering.

Therefore, the king himself, the highest-ranking [locksmith] in the kingdom, designed the guillotine himself.

He also gave key instructions to the craftsmen, telling them to replace the round blade with an inclined blade to minimize the pain of the death row prisoners.

It also uses the versatile lock technology invented by Louis, which can change into one hundred forms at will: guillotine, cross sword, crossbow, catapult, etc.

It was originally just an ordinary second-level wonder, but after being stained with Louis’ own blood, the only king to be publicly executed by the rebel army, it became a powerful cursed object [Guillotine of Louis Sete].

Special attack on the king, as long as the injury is to the extent of losing a limb, a king can be killed with one sword.

I wonder if King Louis had foreseen this day when he named it.

Side effects: The weapon harms its owner, and the user will eventually be beheaded by the guillotine.

The King Maker believes that he is already a spiritual being [devil] and is not afraid of being beheaded, so he dares to use this weapon.

Warwick and Edward IV fought with whistling swords in their hands, and it seemed that they were evenly matched for a while.

The former, however, remained calm and confident that he would be the winner in the end.

Although he was much older than Edward IV, apart from being obsessed with evil ways, he went to bed early and got up early every day, had no bad habits, and was much healthier than the latter.

However, the aftereffects of Edward IV's excessive drinking and sex made him always suppress the urge to "ah, hiss, ha, hiss, ha", but he could not compete with the old man in terms of endurance.

“One minute and thirty seconds to take a shower and bath” is not just talk.

If this was the limit of Edward IV's abilities and preparations, things might have been very bad.

But another hidden mastermind behind the scenes, Richard, the Devil Duke, has been preparing for too long for this "Game of Thrones" that will help him reach the top.

Before using [King Maker] to trigger the "Death Stranding" and kill three birds with one stone last time, a plan to kill him had already been prepared in advance.

In other words, the moment the three wishes of the "Devil in the Bottle" were obtained, a fatal weakness had already been artificially created for the "King Maker".

call out--!
[The Devil Duke] Richard's soul suddenly left his body while under the protection of a group of guards. He had transformed into the soul of a fourth-order mythical creature, the devil, and instantly possessed his second brother, George, Duke of Clarence.

[Devil] can possess his low-level blood relatives without any obstacles and achieve the effect of immortality.

Richard's initial targets were his two nephews: Edward and Richard.

But his closest blood relatives are his two other brothers in the "Three Phantom Suns": Edward IV and George.

Plus, George was foolish enough to be deceived and become a low-level follower of the Devil's Path, so he had no power to resist Richard and his body was immediately taken away from him.

Looking at the back of his father-in-law [King Maker] Warwick, he sneered and whispered:
"I make a wish!"

A golden wishing lantern quietly appeared in his heart.

The devil does possess some kind of fantastic and extraordinary power that is comparable to a wishing machine - the core witchcraft [Wishing Lamp].

Just like the laws of the [Lawmaster], the prayers of the [Priest], and the disaster spells of the [Witch], they are essentially the same kind of words with different emphases.

It’s just that they particularly like to satisfy other people’s wishes in all kinds of twisted ways, and will never use this ability peacefully.

The higher the rank, the stronger the ability of the [Wishing Lamp] to modify the material world. The more stringent the prerequisites for making a wish, the more powerful the effect that can be achieved.

"Whatever the wisher gets, his enemy will also get" is one of the most common preconditions.

Some devils will set more stringent conditions, such as: "Whatever the wisher gets, the enemy will get double."

As long as it is used well, this ability can also be used as a magic weapon to defeat the enemy.

I wish that my body temperature today is always 36.5; I can sleep for 12 hours a day; I can lose half my weight; I am so happy.
Especially when the enemy is in the middle of a fierce battle with evenly matched opponents, just a little "accident" could send him to hell.

For example, now.

【Devil Duke】Richard expressed his wish:
"I wish that the body I have now will become as weak as Edward IV's!"

He made a wish to himself and to the Devil in the Bottle, who still owed him two wishes.

Not only did he gather the power of two fourth-level devils, he also prayed to the fifth-level devil lord Lorena, using his status to suppress Warwick and fulfill this wish together.

Then he immediately felt his body being hollowed out in an instant.

He couldn't help but cover his waist and let out a cry of pain: "Ah, hiss, hiss, hiss."

I felt numbness and tingling in my kidneys, as if they were no longer mine.

Then, without hesitation, he left his second brother's body and returned to his own body, which was short and ugly but not weak.

Keep the fullness for yourself, and leave the "kidney deficiency" to your eldest brother, second brother, and second brother's father-in-law.

At the same time, the King Maker Warwick's face suddenly turned pale.

I once again experienced the excitement I felt when I was young after staying up all night and spending a good night with seven beautiful mistresses: "Ah, hiss, hiss, hiss"

The sword moves also changed involuntarily.

Edward IV had no idea what had suddenly happened to the old man. He swung the Sword of Sacrifice in his hand and cut off half of his palm in a flash.

"Ow—!"

Warwick suddenly let out a cry of pain.

Edward IV was in a dominant position and did not show any mercy. Even though he was already out of breath, he still intensified his attack with red eyes, and beat Warwick back step by step.

Perhaps they all have the same physical fitness at this time.

But Warwick's weakness came suddenly, whereas Edward IV had been acclimating for months.

Naturally, under the same conditions, you can use your rich experience in "kidney deficiency" to defeat the opponent!
The situation suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Warwick wanted to avoid the spotlight for the time being, but the Devil in the Bottle had already revealed his true identity.

Whether it was the [Marathon Running Shoes], [Sword of Damocles] or other treasures, they were all restrained by the Devil Duke who attacked recklessly.

Soon, half an arm, half an ear, and a large piece of flesh
The tyranny in Edward IV's heart once again dominated his body. He thought he had already secured victory and wanted to brutally kill Warwick with one sword after another.

He laughed wildly while chopping:
"Don't you want my crown?"

"Don't you want my queen?"

"Don't you want my navy and army?"

"Come and get it! Hahaha."

With every blow of the sword, the crown on the Kingmaker's head was peeled off a little, and the crown on Edward IV's head was completed a little more.

At the same time, the [Sun Crown] that had been worn on her head also shone brightly, projecting three exceptionally dazzling suns.

"Long live your Majesty!"

"Long live!"

"Three phantom suns! Three phantom suns!"

The royal nobles celebrated.

The biggest enemy is about to be defeated, and the remaining [Uncrowned King] is not a concern at all.

No matter how powerful he is, he does not have the crown of [King]. Once Edward IV is free and uses all his strength, it will only take one sword to kill him!
Just as Warwick was covered in blood, the last piece of the light crown on his head was refocused on Edward IV's head.

Byron finally breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:

“The kingship of Hastings has finally been reunited.

In your eyes, Edward IV is brilliant, but in my eyes, he has nothing on! "

The last sentence spread across the battlefield with the breeze.

"He's got nothing on!"

"I'm not wearing anything!"

“I’m not wearing anything!”

"Nothing!"

"."

The voice just fell.

The golden crown on Edward IV's head, which had been put back together, suddenly broke again with a "crack".

He subconsciously looked down at his body and found that something seemed to be fading away rapidly.

"Nooooooooo! What did you do to me?!"

(End of this chapter)