Navigator: I have a double six-story house

Just as the giant wave crashed into the bow of the two-masted ship opposite, Su Qing heard a sound.

A sound that was quite pleasant to him.

It wasn't the crisp sound of planks cracking, but rather a muffled groan emanating from the entire ship's skeleton at the same time.

It sounded like the cracking of a giant beast's spine being broken by a single punch.

The bow of the two-masted ship was torn open by a giant wave.

Splinters of wood flew everywhere, and seawater rushed in through the breach, causing the ship to tilt forward at a visible speed.

The speed of the Sunshine dropped sharply, the two ships got stuck together, and the hulls shook violently.

Su Qing steadied herself by holding onto the gunwale, her gaze sweeping across the opposite deck.

The only word that comes to mind is chaos.

Utter chaos.

The crew members who were just chatting and wiping their knives were now staggering about, some were thrown into the air and crashed into the mast, and some were still lying on the deck, unable to get up.

Wang Yao had already sprung up from the deck, shield in hand, eyes gleaming.

"Su Zai! Charge! Before they can react, just cut through!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yao put down his mask and stepped forward, but Su Qing grabbed him by the back of his collar.

"What's the rush?"

Wang Yao turned around, looking puzzled.

Su Qing released her grip, her gaze calm.

"There are about ten people on the other side, their levels and skills are unknown. If you rush in, what if one of them is a level eight or nine melee fighter? Can you withstand it?"

Wang Yao opened his mouth, but did not refute.

Su Qing raised her chin, gesturing for him to look at the sinking ship opposite.

"You should be familiar with the rules of the Age of Exploration."

Wang Yao instantly understood. Although he had never been to school, he still had basic common sense.

There was an underlying rule during the Age of Exploration.

The ship sank and everyone on board perished.

This isn't a metaphor; it's the literal meaning. In the world of the Age of Exploration, the ship was the lifeblood of the captain and crew.

Once the ship sinks, all personnel bound to the ship, whether captain or crew, whether summoned or native, will be directly eliminated by the system.

There were no lifeboats, no way to survive drowning, and no room for struggle.

As long as the boat is there, we are there; if the boat dies, we die.

However, the damage to the hull is not without a way to salvage it. The captain system provides a repair function that can consume wood to repair it.

But we are currently in a state of combat.

The system's repair function is only available when out of combat.

In other words, as long as Su Qing doesn't allow the other side to disengage, the large hole in the bow of the ship will keep filling with water until the entire ship that dares to cause him trouble sinks to the bottom of the sea.

They all fell into an endless abyss along with them.

"So." Su Qing drew his musket from his waist and cocked the hammer.

"We don't need to rush over and kill them all."

"Just drag them down."

Wang Yao paused for a second, then grinned.

"Understood."

He turned and walked to the bow of the ship, standing at the point where the two ships met.

A brand-new shield unfolded and stood horizontally in front of him, completely blocking the only passage from the opposite deck to the Sunshine.

One man can hold the pass against ten thousand!

Su Qing followed behind him, crouching on the side of Wang Yao's shield, the muzzle of her gun protruding from the edge of the shield.

In the distance, the chaos on the opposite deck continued.

A crew member carrying a longbow had just gotten up from the ground and was still unsteady when he looked blankly in the direction of the Sunshine.

You want to deal damage from a distance, huh? Then take them out first!

Su Qing pulled the trigger immediately.

"Bang!"

The lead bullet struck the man precisely in the chest, and a cloud of blood exploded.

The man's body flew backward and crashed heavily onto the deck. He struggled for a moment, then stopped moving.

One blow kills.

The panic on the opposite deck instantly escalated into full-blown terror.

Some people started running towards the cabin, while others lay on the ground, too afraid to move.

The hunter, who was once full of confidence, has now become the prey fleeing in panic.

Su Qing coldly watched the people opposite her scrambling away with their heads in their hands.

It seems that if things continue like this, the other side will be shipwrecked and everyone on board will perish without us even having to lift a finger.

"Don't panic!"

Just then, a loud shout drowned out all the noise.

Wu Ming walked out from the stern of the ship.

Blood was still seeping from the back of his head; the fall must have been quite severe. But his steps were steady, and his eyes were cold.

The aura of a level nine player was fully revealed at this moment.

"Everyone, stand up!"

Wu Ming glanced at his crew members. His voice wasn't loud, but every word was like a nail driven into their ears.

There are only three people on the other side.

"A tank holding up a shield, a squishy character firing a gun, and a support helmsman."

"Only three people."

He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the Sunshine.

"Charge forward, kill them all, and the ship can be repaired after we're out of the fighting."

"What are you afraid of?!"

His voice was powerful and commanding, and the previously panicked crew members visibly calmed down upon hearing his words.

Some people began to draw their swords, while others took longbows from their backs.

Wu Ming turned around, his back to his crew.

He reached into his coat and touched a cold object.

A palm-sized jade talisman, its surface engraved with intricate patterns, emits a faint blue light.

[Grade B Consumable: Emergency Teleportation Scroll]

[Effect: Immediately teleports you to the nearest safe port after use]

This was a life-saving item he had saved up for a long time and exchanged for from the Wild Wave Merchant Guild.

Wu Ming glanced at it, hesitated for a moment, and then put it back.

The other side was indeed unexpected; they even managed to get the ram. Perhaps it really was as their personal guard Yang Ming said: they also had the navigator and the ornaments.

A rookie captain with a configuration comparable to the main ship of the Wild Waves Merchant Guild.

I was careless!

He felt a pang of regret, regretting that he hadn't gone all out from the start, regretting that he had treated this as a casual hunt.

But despite the regret, the situation hadn't reached the point of no return.

The opponent is at most level four or five, while I am level nine.

The skill gap is there; just crush it.

Wu Minggang put the jade talisman back into his pocket and glanced at the tall, thin man who had fainted on the ground beside him.

"Yang Ming, I wish I had listened to you sooner."

Just then, he caught a glimpse of a flash of light out of the corner of his eye.

His body reacts faster than his mind.

A transparent shield activated around his head, and the air solidified like glass.

boom!

The moment the lead bullet struck the shield, the transparent barrier shattered like a mirror breaking, the fragments turning into points of light and dissipating.

The bullet's kinetic energy traveled through the shattered shield, causing Wu Ming's head to tilt to the side and a tingling sensation to his neck.

But there was no harm done.

Wu Ming steadied himself and looked across the distance between the two ships, landing on the young man who was half-crouching behind the shield and loading ammunition.

Luckily, I have defensive skills, otherwise this shot would have been fatal!

Wu Ming took a deep breath and drew the long sword from his waist.

"Charge with me!"

He strode off and rushed toward the Sunshine.

Behind him, a dozen or so crew members surged forward, their blades flashing in the twilight.

Su Qing's fingers smoothly and continuously inserted a new bullet into the chamber of the gun.

He looked up at the bald man who had been shot by him but was unharmed and was leading his men to charge towards him.

A smile played on his lips.

"Well done!"