Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 533: Deep Sea Beast Tide: Knights Don’t Die with Their Hands
If you ask a sailor or adventurer, what is the most famous specialty of the Sea of ​​Monsters surrounded by the Echidna Delta?
Even if you ask a hundred people, you will only get one answer:
"The specialty of the Sea of ​​Monsters is, of course, monsters!"

And they all have one thing in common: big! Very big! Very big!
"Damn it, are we being favored by the goddess of misfortune?

In the past, sea monsters always acted alone, but this time they suddenly came out in a group.

I have seen schools of dolphins, schools of sharks, schools of sardines, and schools of krill, but I have never seen a school of sea monsters.

It's over, it's over.

Your cousin blames you, saying that the kingdom is once again caught up in a war for the throne, and that no matter which side you help, you will violate the oath of [Protector of the Kingdom]. It's better to just turn a blind eye and come out to fish and have some peace and quiet.

He has been hiding for more than half a year since the Earl's Party supported George, Duke of Clarence and raised the banner of rebellion last year.

He chose not to take the usual route, and relying on the ghost ship [Shrieking Banshee] that could sail against the wind and against the current, he insisted on exploring the third circulation belt.

Now, because of your title characteristic of [Lord of Baiting], not only did you catch a bunch of weird things, but you also ran into a tide of sea monsters.

It's raining heavily today, with strong winds and rough seas. No matter how much [Dragon Dung Potion] we use, it will be diluted and there's no way we can make them turn around.

Here it comes again, ah ah ah ah"

"Shut up, Francis, you're making my head hurt.

We should always think positively. If we hadn't gone to the 'Third Gyre' to fish, how could we have discovered this sudden beast tide in advance?
If they are caught off guard, the coastal areas of the kingdom will be in dire straits.

Now we can at least give early warning and help coastal cities minimize losses.”

In the storm, a strange ghost ship with a bright light was sailing with full sails, cutting through the waves and speeding towards the homeland of Hastings.

The crew on board appeared to be far fewer than a normal adventure ship.

Apart from the middle-aged captain at the helm, John Hawkins, the only [Kingdom Guardian] of Hastings, there was only one human youth who was shouting loudly.

He is Hawkins' cousin Francis and the first mate of the ship.

The remaining crew members did not look like sailors on this ghost ship, and were obviously not even normal humans.

There were half-human, half-jellyfish creatures, half-human, half-pufferfish creatures, and half-human, half-shark creatures. There were dozens of them in total, all huddled in the corner in fear.

The overall style is somewhat similar to mermaids like Hathaway and Salant, which is very consistent with the biological characteristics of the underwater kingdom of the Eastern Continent.

However, compared with the "mermaids" that are very consistent with human aesthetics, this group of them can only be called "fish people", and their rank and status are obviously much lower than the former.

Moreover, these fishmen had faces full of fatigue that was difficult to conceal after a long journey, as well as panic after suddenly encountering a disaster.

The look in Hawkins' eyes contained gratitude, but also a hint of vigilance.

This combination naturally seems very strange to outsiders, but if you add the title of [Kingdom Guardian] Hawkins, [Lord of the Nest], everything becomes reasonable.

As we all know, anglers in this world can be divided into three main types: the catch-first type; the technology-first type; and the ultimate experience type.

Hawkins, who is addicted to fishing, is always pursuing the second and third types, constantly studying various fishing techniques to improve himself. Even when he took the "Banshee" to the world of the dead, he never forgot to cast a cast.

I dream of a future where I can specialize in giants and catch the biggest fish in the world.

Then, like every other fisherman with a good catch, he got lost professionally, and from day to night, he passed by his home three times without entering. Even if he was caught for violating curfew, he hoped to be criticized in a national notice.

Unfortunately, he had no talent in fishing. No matter how hard he tried, his fishing skills could only remain at the first stage where catching fish was king, and it was a tragic version 2.0.

Version 1.0: Every time I buy bait, I will carefully calculate how many fish I need to catch to make my money back. I use the cheapest tools and bait to get the most catches, and most of the time I can make my money back.

But the technology of version 2.0 is even worse, and the fish in many fish ponds rely on them to catch fish in order to survive.

The fishes look forward to their coming every day: "As long as we offer a pair of young boys and girls regularly, the owner of the bait will ensure our prosperity and well-being."

Over time, Hawkins' title gradually reached legendary status and he acquired corresponding extraordinary abilities.

There are two kinds of abilities of [Lord of the Nest].

【Wild Fishing Treasure Map】:
It can record every place where you have ever made a nest during your wild fishing career, or locate where they live through the catches.

Whenever he wanted, he could teleport there with his boat, but it could only be used once a day and would reset at midnight.

【Never Air Force】:
While many fish rely on Hawkins to survive, he is also blessed by the fish schools and ponds and gains the characteristic of "never going air force".

However, due to poor fishing skills, even with unique abilities, most of the time what they catch are not fish, but water plants, torn leather shoes, snakes, broken dolls, or even the skeletons of drowned people.

Typical of a person who is not good at cooking but has a strong addiction to food.

Of course, he would occasionally catch some surprising things, such as a sunken ship filled with treasures, and this time the "fishman".

Earlier, he had cast his rod and caught a 30-meter-long seahorse with a bloated belly. These fishmen, who seemed to be fleeing, were hiding in the seahorse's pouch.

They were affected by the beast tide and suffered heavy losses overall. Seahorse soon died from his severe injuries.

If it weren't for the Banshee, none of these murlocs would have survived.

Although they did not speak a word to Hawkins, Hawkins was still keenly aware of the great value hidden in them.

Perhaps by using the [Wild Fishing Treasure Map] it would be possible to locate a civilized country under the sea, which is much more precious than any treasure.

But he couldn't take care of that for the time being.

"Ow Oo"

"嘤嘤嘤"

Behind the ghost ship [Shrieking Banshee], huge waves were surging in the sea, and many huge black shadows that were no less huge than the battleship broke out of the water, fighting against the wind and rain and then falling back into the sea.

It can be clearly seen that these sea monsters from the depths of the Sea of ​​Monsters are different from normal sea monsters in other places.

Most have extra fins, limbs, and even a deformed second, third, fourth, or fifth tail.

What's more, there are all kinds of redundant growths such as barnacles, corals, scales, feathers, hooves, etc. on the body, regardless of sea, land or air.

It seems to be more terrifying than the effect of the original "coral disease", as if it has been contaminated by other foreign genetic information in the entire "world ecosystem".

Fortunately, they haven't grown human faces, hands or anything like that yet.

Otherwise, it would no longer be a sea monster, but a "mutated" [monster] that specializes in preying on humans.

Therefore, this tide of sea monsters was just like the fishing season for ordinary fish. Many individuals followed the collective will and rushed straight to the land.

There was no collective pursuit of the ship with a clear target, it just affected them unconsciously.

But even if only a few of the sea monsters attacked them driven by chaotic consciousness, it would be enough to give the Banshee a good beating.

[Kingdom Protection] Although Hawkins couldn't understand why the sea of ​​monsters, which had been peaceful for many years, suddenly rioted, his fifth-level strength gave him the confidence to remain calm in the face of danger.

After scolding his cousin who was screaming, he looked up and shouted:
"Jenny, there are too many living people on the ship today. If they escape through the edge of the world, they will all be killed by the world of the dead.

I have the responsibility to protect the kingdom, so I cannot let them attack the coast.

You warn the kingdom and let all the major port cities prepare. I will go with Francis to stop the vanguard of the beast tide to buy time for the kingdom. By the way, let's see if we can change the direction of the beast tide.

Alas, in order to have some peace and quiet, I took the initiative to close all domestic communications and not contact anyone.

I've been out fishing for so long, and now I don't know what the situation is between the royal party and the earl's party. "

call--!
A cold wind blew.

A female ghost who looked not much different from a real person appeared in front of him, with long red hair dancing like seaweed, covering most of her face, leaving only a chin as delicate as white porcelain.

She was wearing a black long skirt covered with knife marks and was floating in the air without touching the ground.

She folded her hands in front of her belly like a lady, nodded to Hawkins, and took control of the ghost ship from him.

"Leave it to me, dear."

As the name suggests, [Kingdom Guardian] John Hawkins, as a knight, tamed the "dragon" using dragon taming skills when he was at the fourth level, and the "dragon" was exactly this powerful ghost ship.

Moreover, he is not only a Death Knight, but also a Death Knight, who conquered the body and mind of the ghost ship and ghosts with his charm.

The female ghost waved her hand:

"Alchemical Cannon, fire!"

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Although it was just an adventure ship, every cannon on the ghost ship was a powerful alchemical cannon. A circle of runes lit up at the muzzle, pouring out round after round of barrage.

Pale ghostly hands squeezed out from the cracks in the wooden boards at the bottom of the boat, grabbing and pulling at them, trying to drive back the sea monster that was trying to attack them from underwater.

Hawkins is extremely satisfied with Jenny, a wife who can accompany him to the end of the world, take care of his daily life, support him in battles, and fully support his hobby of fishing.

In order to be able to transform into an undead creature after death and be with her forever, he didn't even learn forbidden knowledge. This is a rare true love.

"We went."

Then, instead of taking out a sword or other weapon, he picked up his cousin Francis beside him and flew into the sky.

"what--!"

As Francis screamed, he grabbed his ankle with one hand and swung it up as if using a legendary weapon, the "One-Legged Bronze Man".

Boom!

Accompanied by a loud bang, a deformed sea monster that leaped into the air towards the ghost ship had its head flattened in an instant, fell miserably into the sea, and was immediately eaten up by its other companions.

In contrast, Francis, who was used as a weapon by his cousin, was unharmed. He was even covered in golden light and turned into a bronze man. His skin was covered with layers of bright golden runes.

The reason for this effect is that in addition to the forbidden book [Brass Gear] he learned, which can transform the body into a bronze golem, more importantly, Hawkins's fifth-level legendary magic [Knights Don't Die Barehanded]:
The stones, benches, and plants around him can all become unparalleled weapons in his hands, granting them a series of bonuses and the effects of various powerful relics.

He soaked his clothes in water and tied them into a stick to smash a huge rock with one blow. He could shoot a heavily armored knight from a hundred meters away with a toothpick. He had already reached the point where he could kill people by picking leaves and flowers.

And his most commonly used weapon is his cousin.

Because the Bronze Golem's promotion ceremony is called "Thousand Hammers and Tempering", the more times it is beaten, the stronger it becomes, and the faster it will be promoted.

Hawkins held his cousin's hand and stirred up the wind and thunder in the sky, and stabbed it at the next sea monster that was rushing towards him. A sharp cold light flashed, and blood rained all over the sky. An eel-like sea monster had its head stabbed through.

"Hahaha, who said you can't kill someone without a gun?

My cousin's big head and small... cough, they are both magical weapons in my hands!"

Adjust your breathing rhythm, and a halo of [God’s Descent] will light up above your head. Connect with the ocean and leap hundreds of meters on the crest of the wave.

With his left hand, he casually picked up the endless raindrops above his head, and shot out a sharp "rainstorm of pear blossom needles"!
The two sea monsters nearby were pierced through from front to back in an instant, blood gushing out of their bodies, and they fell into the sea like a broken sieve.

Although these sea monsters, which look like hybrids, are uglier, most of them do not show any special extraordinary abilities. Their only advantage is their huge size and the fact that they travel in groups.

Moreover, most of them are small species with a body length just over 30 meters, and large and giant species are rare.

Hawkins guessed that they were probably not promoted naturally because of breaking through the limits of their race, but were instead the descendants of someone who had been contaminated by some higher-level being.

As for who the source of the pollution was, the first thing that came to his mind was: "The Mother of Monsters, Echidna, and her followers!"

The recorded historical period of mankind is divided into three parts: the Paleozoic Period, the Mythological Period, and the Silver Age (496 chapters). According to legend, Echidna is the ancient god born in the Paleozoic Period, symbolizing the most primitive vitality.

Famous old gods including [Tiamat, the Mother of the Hundred Heads of Dragons], [Hydra, the Thousand-Faced Serpent], etc. are all his descendants.

The dangerous Sea of ​​Monsters is his divine domain, which has had a profound influence on the three surrounding continents for countless years.

Legend has it that as long as the ecosystem of the material world still exists, even if there is only a Paramecium or a bacterium left, He will not truly die.

Apart from this, this existence that is even older than the ancients is nothing but endless mysteries for humans.

But many extraordinary people and adventurers active on the fringes of the known world believe that the first old god to be resurrected is very likely to be Him!

At least, like the Sleeping God Kraken, he could use the "I give birth to myself" method to send an incarnation back to the material world in advance.

This level of existence does not require any wisdom or planning. Its mere existence will pollute a huge amount of marine life, causing them to rush out of the seabed and bring devastating disasters to the coast.

However, Hawkins's judgment on the composition of the beast tide was obviously not so accurate.

Perhaps those small species full of deformations are entirely caused by the pollution of the higher existence, but if some individuals are originally sea monsters and are polluted for the second time, what will they eventually become?
Just as Hawkins was waving his cousin Frisis and killing several sea monsters that were not much stronger than the Leviathan Whale, the sea water under his feet suddenly exploded.

Dozens of tentacles covered with ring-shaped blue markings broke out of the water and swept towards them from all directions.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
When he saw clearly what was attacking him, even Hawkins, who was so brave, couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling.

Even Francis, who had turned into a "bronze man" in his hand, almost collapsed on the spot, shouting in panic: "Take it away, take it away, don't let me touch this thing."

Suddenly, a large sea monster comparable to a third-class ship appeared. Its true form was actually a highly poisonous blue-ringed octopus!
Even if an ordinary individual in nature spreads its tentacles, they are no bigger than a human palm, but just one of them can poison and kill twenty adults.

It is conceivable how fierce the venom of an extraordinary species whose body expands to 40 meters in length would be.

Moreover, there were far more than one monster like this. Their indiscriminate killing not only failed to scare away the beast tide, but instead attracted large species from all directions to gradually gather around.

Hawkins and Francis' calves were trembling. They gritted their teeth and were about to order the Banshee to jump to the edge of the world and rush back to the kingdom to assist in the defense. Whether those murlocs could withstand the harsh environment of the world of the dead was up to fate.

At this moment, his [divine vision] was suddenly triggered.

"Huh? Is it lightning? Is it a meteor? No, it's a spear!"

A bright blue lightning shot out from the far end of his perception, and it flashed in the air like a thunderbolt and appeared in front of them.

In a flash, Hawkins could vaguely see that it was an ancient spear.

The gun barrel seemed to be made of some kind of golden wood, and the gun head was a translucent blue crystal. There was a string of rune characters engraved on each side, one side read "hunting" and the other side read "taming".

It is the [Guaranteed Gun: Gungnir]!
Legend has it that this is the weapon of Woden, the god of prophecy, kingship, and the wild hunt.

In the apocalyptic battle that ended the mythological era, it was this god who wielded this divine spear and delivered the first blow.

The custom of the ancient Taiwanese people in the cold weapon era, when fighting, usually the commander would throw a spear at the enemy first, was inherited from this.

When Worden throws this gun, it emits a light that illuminates the sky. People on earth call it "lightning", and another term is "meteor".

After Byron became a god, the two titles were merged into [King of the Wild Hunt]. Using this magic spear from the [King's Title], it seems that he has acquired some of the domineering power of the God King of the Bay.

The gas explosion rings exploded layer by layer, and all the raindrops along the way were shaken into water mist, and the long white trail stretched for several kilometers.

Boom! ! !

Finally, like a meteor falling from the sky, the [Guaranteed Gun] broke through the water and instantly pierced the forehead of the large sea monster, the blue-ringed octopus.

A violent divine glow erupted, blasting the octopus into pieces from the inside.

The limbs carrying the deadly poison scattered everywhere, causing the surrounding sea monsters that had no time to dodge to twitch and die miserably. In the blink of an eye, a huge empty area was left in the beast tide.

"This is."

The Hawkins brothers turned their heads and saw a tall figure wearing a dazzling crown and the uniform of Admiral Hastings slowly descending from the sky.

In his hand he was holding a water elemental hammerhead shark, with lightning flashing all over his body, like the majestic and domineering god of thunder descending to the earth.

When approaching the giant leading sea monster [Ancient Basilosaurus] in the front, he suddenly swung the water elemental hammerhead shark in his hand, as if swinging a sledgehammer, and hit it hard on the head.

Duang——!
"The family is forbidden to travel within the kingdom! Turn around!"

Amidst the flash of lightning, the shadow of a broken trident flashed across the sky above the beast tide.

The sea monsters shook violently as if they were frightened.

The beast tide, which could not change its direction no matter how many it killed, actually turned north and avoided the homeland of the Kingdom of Hastings.

The hammerhead shark in Byron's hand shook its head and said:
“The beast tide is another natural phenomenon that enters the intertidal zone after the coral cloud and the death stranding incident. The Eastern Continent [Corridor of Truth] has experienced it all.

Usually there is no commander, and sea monsters and various marine creatures perform unconscious behaviors driven by their hostility towards land creatures.

As long as the mythical creature commanders under the command of the [Mother of Monsters] do not appear, the [Trident of Poseidon] combined with your own divine aura should be able to temporarily intimidate them.

It should be no problem to survive the first few rounds of beast tides.

But, cousin, dear cousin, I feel a little dizzy, can you put me down?"

The halberd blade representing gas in the [Trident of Poseidon] allows the holder to change into a variety of forms, such as different marine creatures and dominate other marine creatures.

Only with the help of Byron's own [false god] power were they able to turn smoothly.

This response plan had already been proven effective in the Mermaid Kingdom, so all they had to do was follow suit.

However, the destiny of the gaseous halberd blade requires its user to be a philanthropic "sea king" in every sense of the word, loving the entire marine biosphere.

At the same time, it will also enhance the holder's fertility and occasionally cause monsters within a certain range to become restless.

Byron didn't want to waste the power of this level-0 relic, but he also didn't want to bear the unspeakable consequences.

Especially when his cousin Salant said that herbivorous fish have no teeth and can still use them, he didn't believe a word of it.

Then I can only let my cousin use the trident and then I will use my cousin.

It seems to be working pretty well now.

Then, Byron turned his head and looked at John Hawkins, the [Kingdom Guardian], who was holding his cousin as a weapon just like him.

She gave him a smile that was warm and sympathetic:
"Good day, Mr. Hawkins, long time no see.

However, what a coincidence, your cousin is also so hardy. Why don't we exchange our experience some other day?"

At first, Hawkins wanted to thank this unexpected reinforcement, but when he saw the extremely familiar face under the crown of Hastings, his mouth opened wider.

He murmured:
"The final winner of the war for the throne, the new King of Hastings turned out to be the troublemaker Byron?!

Lord, what happened in the kingdom during the past six months?
The first order you issued after your coronation was not to blow up Eton College, where you studied?"

[Bronze Golem] The gears inside Francis' body turned, and in line with his cousin's surprised expression, he imitated his voice and sang like a music box:
"The sun is shining, the flowers are smiling at me, the birds are saying good morning, good morning, why are you carrying a bag of dynamite?
I went to bomb the school, the teacher didn’t know, as soon as the string was pulled I ran, and when I looked back the school was gone.”

Then Hawkins came back to his senses and continued:
"It's over, it's over, this is my lifelong enemy, John Hawkins.

The previous kings of Hattings, I am sorry for you——!"

The smile on Byron's face suddenly froze.

But couldn't refute it.

Although the secret operation that year did not succeed, the teacher that "the teacher didn't know" in the song was the Mr. [Kingdom Guardian] who was a visiting professor at Eton College!
"These are two more guys who know too much about my dark history. I'd better kill them while no one is around and feed them to the sea monster."

However, Byron did not wait for his murderous intent to take action.

There was also a flash of golden light in the north of the beast tide, and the shadow of a trident also appeared.

It was mother Hathaway who was travelling on the legendary battleship Golden Hart, driving the "solid" halberd blade she held.

Not only should we stop the beast tide from going to Hastings in the south, but we should also stop them from going to Anchor Bay further north.

Unable to go to either side, this huge beast tide can only cross the high seas between Hastings and Anchor Bay and head straight to the Faroe Islands ruled by the Kalmar Union!

(End of this chapter)