Chapter 163 I Can't Control Myself!
When Xin Sheng sneaked into the cave to think about countermeasures, the lookout hand that stayed behind the Jackdaw suddenly discovered something strange.
"First mate! There are ships close to the southwest!"
Barnabas was supervising the sailors to scrub the deck, while Elizabeth was sitting on the side of the boat, blowing the sea breeze in a daze.
The reminder of the lookout hand made everyone on the boat stop the movements on their hands.
"Don't panic!"
Barnabas calmly ordered: "The Jackdaw hid behind the island and would not be discovered as long as it does not emerge."
"Looking hand, continue to observe the intention and origin of the ship!"
The location of the Island of Death is very far away from the golden route of the Black Triangle Trade. Unless you accidentally trek in the storm, it is basically impossible for a merchant ship to come to this sea area on purpose.
Before leaving the ship, Xin Sheng reminded Barnabas that the interception ship driven by Jack might track all the way, and even deliberately lured the Fearless.
The Intercept's downwind sailed at a speed that was not as fast as the Black Pearl and Jackdaw, but the desire compass held in Jack's hand could help him find the location of the Island of Death.
Or, the location of the Black Pearl.
The desire compass is a magical item traded to Jack by the incarnation of the ocean goddess Tia Doma, which will always point to the person or thing the holder is most eager for.
What Jack wants most is the Black Pearl, which he has been looking for for many years.
Jack had never obtained a suitable ship before. Even if he knew where the Black Pearl was, he would have been empty when he chased him.
With the interception, Jack can freely fly across the ocean on the sea.
It happened that the Black Pearl was docked at the Island of Death, and Jack and Gibbs chased after Tortuga after recruiting enough sailors.
In order to facilitate fishing in troubled waters under the melee of multiple parties, Jack left a mark in the waters along the way and led the slower Fearless Sail Battleship all the way.
The warships in the Sail Age are roughly divided into 6 levels, among which the first three levels are battleships.
Brigadier General Norrington's flagship, the USS Defence, is a standard 3-level battleship.
The ship is equipped with 26 32-pound main guns, 26 12-pound secondary guns, 14 6-pound guns and 4 3-pound guns.
Although it is worse than the more ferocious Level 1 and Level 2 battleships, it is more than enough to deal with pirates who only have transformed armed merchant ships at most.
The popularity of some pirate films and TV series has given many people the illusion that every pirate can own a transformed double-brig armed merchant ship.
But in fact, this perception is wrong.
Strictly speaking, as long as you have carried out sea robbery, even if you use only a sampan, you can be considered a pirate.
The ships used by most pirates in the Caribbean are very simple, and even if Mrs. Qing’s flagship, the Pinghai, is located in the Caribbean, it can be regarded as a good pirate ship.
Few pirates can obtain the brig Garen ships with strong firepower and mobility, such as the Black Pearl.
Even so, these armed merchant ships were at an absolute disadvantage in the face of more powerful battleships.
As long as you dare to fight against the sidelines, there is basically no possibility of winning.
However, in most cases, pirates will not fight stupidly with bulky battleships, and they just need to use their stronger mobility to bypass them.
Barnabas frowned slightly as he retracted the monocular lens he bought in Port Royal.
"As the captain expected, the Interceptor tracked it through some special method, and the Fearless should have followed her far behind."
Elizabeth asked nervously: "What should we do? The Fearless is a battleship with powerful firepower. Even Jackdaw cannot defeat her, right?"
Barnabas nodded: "To emphasize mobility, the Jackdaw is equipped with a 16-pound cannon, which is far inferior to the regular battleship in firepower."
"But Miss Swan doesn't have to worry. The Jackdaw hid on the back of the Island of Death, and the Interceptor and the Fearless didn't find us so easily."
"Let's take a step back, even if we are discovered, we can escape with stronger mobility."
Elizabeth was stunned for a moment and asked with some surprise: "If we really need to set sail urgently, don't we have to wait for Xin to come back?"
Barnabas shook his head and smiled: "No, I believe the captain can find a way to return to the Jackdaw."
Elizabeth had doubts about this: ‘I think of a way... He can't fly, how could he catch up with a high-speed ship?’
The pirate sailors who were staying on the Black Pearl discovered the approaching of the interceptor and hurriedly sounded the alarm bell hanging on the Black Pearl.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
...
"Um?!"
In the cave, Barbosa had pressed the knife on Will's palm and was about to cut it off with force.
The sudden alarm bell from the sea made everyone present stunned.
Barbosa's face changed, she put down her short sword and shouted: "Go back to the ship immediately! An enemy is coming!"
I have waited for 10 years, so I don’t have to worry about this for a while.
The cursed pirates with immortal bodies are not afraid of heaven or earth. No matter who the enemy they are invaded, they have the confidence to defeat each other.
They have been doing this for the past 10 years.
Xin Sheng, hiding in a corner of the cave, hurriedly hid in the shadows and restrained his breath.
A large number of pirates passed by in a hurry, and the nearest one was less than 10 cm away from Xin Sheng.
The experienced Barbosa did not care about his head and was not concerned about his butts. Before leaving the cave, he deliberately left three pirates guard Will Turner to prevent him from running away in the chaos.
'Chance.'
Watching Barbosa lead most of the pirates out of the cave and dive into the water, Xin Sheng popped out the pocket fantasy crossbow in his arm armor and pointed the poisonous crossbow arrow at a pirate who was facing his back.
"Swoosh~"
Amid the very slight sound of breaking the wind, the pirate who was caught in the arrow shook slightly.
Influenced by the curse, these pirates did not feel pain and could not feel the pain of the weapons.
But judging from their ability to manipulate their hands and feet freely, the nerves that cursed the pirates were still functioning normally.
The violent poison applied to the crossbow arrows is mainly aimed at the nervous system. It can cause the nerve manipulation of the poisoned person to be malfunctioned in a short period of time and launch indiscriminate attacks on the surroundings without being controlled by itself.
"ah?"
The pirate who was caught in the arrow couldn't help but move his body and slashed at his colleagues beside him with a knife.
The slightly curled scimitar slashed on the opponent's arm, and no blood flowed out.
“???”
The attacked pirate also had no pain, but looked at his companion who was attacking him inexplicably with question marks.
"What are you doing!"
"I...I can't control myself!"
The pirate who was infected with the nerve toxin used the cloak sword technique to wrap his two companions into the battle circle at the same time. Will, who was tied up on both sides, fell to the ground and no one took care of him again.
"I think you want to take over the treasure here alone!"
"Traitor! Don't think about it!"
"I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense!"
It is not too common for pirates to betray each other. The three pirates do not listen to each other and start a meaningless battle on their own.
The three monsters with immortal bodies were unable to cause effective damage to the other party, and could only wield weapons to each other in vain.
"Shit! I said that the body is not under control, and there are other people in the cave!"
"Bah! Don't try to argue, just take my knife!"
Will watched in surprise as the three pirates suddenly formed a ball, and took this opportunity to squirm under the treasure pile, trying to find a sharp weapon to cut the cable that tied his hands.
"Um!"
A hand suddenly stretched out from behind and pressed Will's mouth, and he subconsciously wanted to make a shout.
"Shh~"
Xin Sheng, who had sneaked over at some point, whispered: "Don't shout, it's me, Xin Sheng."
Will opened his eyes wide in surprise and finally saw the familiar face hidden under his hood from the dim cave.
"Don't ask me why I'm here."
Xin Sheng used the Hepal sickle blade to cut off the rope that bound Will and handed him a "sword" that was turned out from the treasure pile.
...It is really a "treasure" sword. The hilt is inlaid with a large number of gems and gold. It looks jewel-like and has a much greater ornamentality than practicality.
"Take action and cooperate with me to kill those three guys."
Chapter completed!