Chapter 263: Section 51: Fishing Ship Hook
The Justice’s mana pool constantly infused demon energy, and the soft glow at the bow covered a vast expanse of sea, extending even beyond the Windless Domain.
With that, the gale blowing head-on was rendered completely ineffective.
“Destroy it!” shouted the Silver Mage, who maintained the spell, his tone frantic and distressed.
“Let me handle it,” a one-eyed archer on another ship called out loudly in response.
This was a young man, his sharp, elongated ears betraying his identity—an elf.
He drew his bow, his Silver Level aura brimming unchecked.
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Fighting energy was crazily infused.
The next moment, he gently released his hand, and the arrow shot forth, tracing a brilliant silver arc through the air.
The silver arc headed almost straight for the Peace Angel statue.
The Dragon-man youth snorted coldly, unleashing his innate magical Dragon Roar, targeting the arrow.
However, when the silver arc met the Dragon Roar, it violently exploded, the silver light dissipating greatly, revealing the hazy form of the arrow itself.
The arrow still sped towards the Peace Angel statue.
The Dragon-man youth’s color changed significantly; at the crucial moment, a figure cloaked in grey sprang into action.
Combat Skill—Shocking Grey!
In the next moment, the grey shadow of a Stabbing Sword flew out, striking the faint silver arrow directly.
Just as the figure in grey showed a self-satisfied expression, suddenly, the arrow disintegrated. Countless fine needles poured down like rain, indiscriminately shooting in all directions.
The figure in grey hastily retreated, rolling across the deck to dodge.
After the rain of needles passed, the figure in grey stood up in a disheveled state. Many slender needles were stuck in his body, and the fighting energy inside him fell into chaos.
The figure in grey hurriedly pulled the needles from his body and began forcefully suppressing the fighting energy that threatened to burst out uncontrollably.
For a short time, he would be unable to join the battle!
The Dragon-man youth, Zong Ge, and Cang Xu all showed a change in complexion.
Not only was there a Silver Mage among the opponents, but one of the Silver Fighters was also an expert with the bow.
The previous shot was clearly a powerful combat technique.
At the same time, it was assisted by Silver Level alchemy arrows, revealing formidable attacking prowess!
Although the Justice Pirate Group managed to temporarily protect the Peace Angel statue, it resulted in the figure in grey being temporarily incapacitated, a costly sacrifice indeed.
“What a pity!” In the Gold and Silver Pirate Group, the young-looking one-eyed elf archer let his bow drop powerlessly.
The arrow he had just shot had also drained much of his fighting energy and mental strength, leaving him in a weakened state.
Boom!
It was at this time that a Silver Level bomb shot out from the Justice.
The bomb was enveloped in a rainbow glow, heading straight for the one-eyed elf.
An alarm sounded in the one-eyed elf’s mind, but his stubborn nature would not allow him to dodge; instead, he laughed coldly, struggling to lift his bow and arrow again.
However, just as he was about to shoot to intercept, a Silver Fighter on another ship had already made a move, deflecting the bomb.
The one-eyed elf watched as the bomb changed course dramatically and let out a sigh of relief, putting down his bow and arrow again.
But in the next moment, a solid bomb from his allies’ pirate ship accidentally hit the enemy’s Silver Level bomb.
Once again, the bomb’s direction changed drastically.
The one-eyed elf tensed up body and soul and raised his bow again.
But he soon realized that the enemy bomb had whizzed past the left side of his flagship and penetrated into the gun position of another pirate ship.
The one-eyed elf put down his bow.
Boom!
The explosion’s force was astonishingly powerful.
A colossal wave was stirred up by the blast, severely tilting the one-eyed elf’s flagship.
The one-eyed elf looked up at the sky as the waves covered the sky, nearly blocking out all light!
Seawater smashed onto the deck of the one-eyed elf’s flagship, thoroughly drenching him and the other pirates on deck.
However, none of them minded this.
Pirates who made their living at sea were long accustomed to being soaked.
Yet, after the wave passed, and their sight cleared, the pirates began to scream manically.
“Turn the helm! Turn the helm!”
“Quickly dodge, dodge!!”
“Did it hit the gunpowder store? Damn it!”
The pirate ship hit by the Silver bomb burned fiercely, emitting thick smoke, and completely lost control. As it started to sink, it rushed toward the one-eyed elf’s flagship.
The one-eyed elf’s flagship had no time to evade and watched helplessly as it was struck by its own pirate ship.
The colliding pirate ship’s main mast fell over, crashing onto the deck of the one-eyed elf’s flagship and nearly hitting the one-eyed elf himself!
The one-eyed elf held up his bow and arrow in vain, rendered speechless.
Now, the speed of his pirate ship greatly reduced, he was swiftly left behind by the other swiftly sailing ships.
On board the Justice, Little Bird punched the deck with resentment.
The previous successful shot had come from his own hand.
Now, he was completely exhausted, his Black Iron fighting energy nearly depleted, and his Luck Holy Rune dim and lightless.
To bless the bomb with the Luck Divine Arts, Little Bird had to use his own fighting energy as the medium.
He was no longer able to fight.
Killing a Silver Level warrior still proved too taxing for him.
The One-eyed Elf was not an ordinary Silver Level fighter, and other Silver Level warriors had intervened along the way.
For the little bird to strike down an enemy ship and even hamper the One-eyed Elf’s flagship was already a remarkable achievement!
On the sea, the Gold and Silver Pirate Group was closing in on the Dragon-man youth and his companions.
Clearly, the Gold and Silver Pirate Group wanted to engage in a boarding battle, intending to fully stop the Justice Pirate Group.
Knowing the strength of their enemy, the Justice Pirate Group had been contemplating retreat since the onset of the battle. All their cannon fire and spells were in service of slowing down the enemy pursuit.
The Gold and Silver Pirate Group lost two of their pirate ships, which had collided. The remaining fourteen vessels plunged into the domain affected by the Peace Angel.
They then entered the Windless Domain.
The speed of the Gold and Silver Pirate Group dramatically decreased.
They needed to dispel the Windless Domain.
However, their Silver Mage was in a somewhat awkward position. He had to maintain the Gale spell at all times, which was mentally exhausting, and casting another spell simultaneously proved too difficult, beyond his capabilities.
If he halted the Gale spell, the Justice Pirate Group would no longer be affected by the headwind and their speed would soar, eluding the Gold and Silver brethren.
On the Justice, Cang Xu was ready, not needing to maintain the Windless Domain.
“We can shake them off!” Zong Ge clenched his fists quietly, hoping for the best as things stood.
At that critical moment, Golden Hook took a deep breath and stepped forward.
“Brother!” shouted Silver Hook.
Golden Fighting Spirit surged from Golden Hook’s body.
He slowly reached back, grasping the weapon on his back – a Green Bamboo Fishing Rod.
In the next instant, he swung his right arm to his chest, slicing down sharply with the bamboo rod, and at the same time, the fishing line shot out, endlessly extending as if boundless. The hook, infused with Golden Fighting Spirit, rapidly expanded.
Cang Xu and the Dragon-man youth struck out to intercept.
But the Golden Hook pierced through all obstacles forcefully. With a crisp metallic ring, it hooked onto the base of the mainmast of the Justice.
Combat Skill – Fishing Ship Hook!
Golden Hook stood firm and unyielding as a mountain, gripping the rod with both hands, his arm muscles bulging, swelling significantly in an instant.
He shouted lowly, yanking the fishing rod behind him.
The Justice was struck by an unimaginable force, its speed plummeting, and the entire ship tilted in the direction of the fishing line.
The Dragon-man youth, Cang Xu, and others struck furiously at the hook and the line, but the Golden Fighting Spirit withstood all attacks.
“This is a Holy Domain Level weapon!” the Dragon-man youth realized gravely.
A Holy Artifact combined with Golden Fighting Spirit meant that the Dragon-man youth and his group could do nothing against it. They could only watch helplessly as the Justice’s speed was severely slowed, while the Silver Hook approached swiftly along the fishing line.
The morale of the pirates aboard the Justice plummeted, a chill arising from the depths of their hearts.
“Damn it! Golden Hook has made his move.”
“We’re done for!”
“I feel like a fish on the hook, utterly hopeless of escape!”
Golden Hook truly lived up to his Gold Level status, his movements extraordinary. He completely thwarted the escape plans of the Dragon-man youth and his companions.
They could only watch as the Silver Hook broke away from the fleet, hurtling through the waves and crashing towards the Justice.
The distance narrowed.
Both parties could now clearly see one another’s faces without the need for telescopes.
“Flying Hook Squad, move out!” ordered Silver Hook, seizing the opportunity.
A team of over twenty elite fighters appeared, their waists wrapped with ropes, the ends equipped with hooks.
This was the infamous Flying Hook Squad of the Gold and Silver brethren.
Upon Silver Hook’s command, the Flying Hook Squad let out a unified battle cry as they removed the hooks from their waists, spinning them at their sides.
Then, with a flick of their fingers, over twenty hooks soared into the air.
The ropes extended in midair, stretching a distance of several hundred meters and directly hooked onto the Justice.
Some hooks latched onto the gunwale, others wound around the masts, while some clung to the windows.
“We’ve got them!”
“The enemy can’t escape anymore!!”
“All together now, pull.”
The pirates from the Gold and Silver gang snapped awake.
“Oh ho ho, pull! Wo hey ho, pull again!” Accompanied by thunderous chants, the Flying Hook Squad pulled in unison, binding the two ships tightly together.
Seeing this, Golden Hook ceased his Combat Skill. The fishing line, agile as a snake, quickly retracted.
The pirates on the Justice tried ineffectively to destroy the Flying Hook Squad’s ropes.
They discovered that these hooks were firmly embedded in the ship’s structure, with the hooks’ grasp on the Justice reinforced as the Fighting energy flowed and adjusted, ensuring an iron-tight grip.
The Dragon-man youth noticed something subtle: “Their breathing is completely in sync, their use of Fighting energy as if by one person. This is a Combined Attack Skill!”
The Flying Hook Squad, with over 20 members at least at Bronze Level, and their leader at Black Iron Level, displayed a Combined Attack Skill, moving as one being. To confront them meant facing all twenty-plus fighters at once.
“Lord Long Fu, what do we do?” The pirates were panic-stricken, all turning their pleading gazes toward the Dragon-man youth.
Under the watchful eye of all, the Dragon-man youth gave an order that seemed beyond belief.
He ordered the Rapids to break away from the fleet immediately and head for White Wings Port directly. Until new orders were received, their primary mission was to escape the battlefield by all means, for it would be their greatest contribution to the battle!
“What?!” Not only were the other pirates shocked, so was Di Lou, the Captain of the Rapids, himself.