Chapter 267

Chapter 267

“Hoho, why aren’t those bastards playing today?”

“Right. Isn’t this crazy? Did they come here knowing that they’re going to die?”

“Leave it alone. It’s going well. We’re going to make a full-scale attack today, so it’s better that Fibiel came on their own.”

“Right, right. It’s annoying that it gets cramped when we get on land. They’re not planning to have a close-up battle are they?”

“They don’t have Ram Hwajeong to back them up so that shouldn’t be the case. For now, they are getting closer to us.”

The users on the deck looked at Fibiel’s fleet getting close to them. 4 nautical miles, 3.7 nautical miles, 3.5 nautical miles.......

“Are they really coming?”

“Hey, do they really want to fight like this?”

The Kraven users were puzzled. Are they really going to proceed with their plan knowing that they were going to lose? The voice of Kraven’s NPC Admiral spead softly among the users.

“Ready to fire the first shot.”

“Ready to fire the first shooooot-!”

“Put the gunpowder! Get ready! Get ready to fire!”

“Enchant! There might be shielding on the ship!”

“Move quickly!”

There was a gap in the movement between the Kraven users and the NPCs, and Fibiel forces finally moved.

“The Fibiel navy, make a quick turn! Hard Starboard Estimation! Estimated Starboard rout 80 degrees!”

“Admiral! The Fibiel army crossed the Culverin’s range-”

“It’s too late. It’s already too late to run away now! The leading fleet, pursue the Fibiel forces! Starboard 10 degrees! Pursue the enemy from 90 degrees direction! Starboard ready! Contact commander Drake! They can ambush the enemy while we are holding them back!”

“Understood! Boatswaiiiiiin-! Starboard! Starboard! Ready!”

“Ay, Ay, Sir!”

When Fibiel’s fleet made a sharp turn in an almost A-shape, they inevitably slowed down. What if Kraven narrowed the distance and attacked the players to port again? Fibiel’s ship, which was slow to propel, would not be able to get out of the Culverin’s range!

“Huh? Ohh? There- that, navigator-nim!”

The user positioned in the watchtower tilted his head.

“What is it?! What are they doing?”

“I think there’s a ship coming out of Fibiel over there? No, it’s slightly left.”

“Huh?”

“A ship....... I think they made a port turn rather than a starboard turn.”

“What are you talking about?”

The navigator player looked at the distant sea. Indeed, when all of Fibiel’s fleet made a sharp turn and turned to the right, a ship suddenly turned to the left.

“Huh? What are they doing?”

It was a particularly thin and slender boat compared to the other ships.

“What should we do?”

“......For now, let’s contact the fleet behind us. We just have to listen to what the admiral says.”

“Okay, understood.”

“Continue to observe the main unit.”

“Yes!”

The watchtower user and the navigator user nodded their heads. Just like that, they had no time to pay attention to such a crazy ship with inexperienced navigators when everything is about to ‘end’ in Dike Beach.

“It’s coming! Kraven’s Battle Fleet Starboard in action! They are trying to catch the main forces from behind!”

“What is their speed? Navigator! What is their speed?”

“E-even if there’s wind- We still need more time!”

“They are approaching rapidly! The distance is rapidly decreasing!”

“A-admiral!”

Hearing the shouts of users and NPCs, the navigator approached the admiral of Fibiel’s second fleet. But the admiral only shook his head, clenching his teeth until his gums bled.

“We have to go this way.”

“B-but they will catch up! Even if we barely escape this time, how many times will we have to do this in the future-”

“This is the strategy the commander risked his life for. Are you afraid when we are within so many fleets?”

“T-thats, no...”

****“Me too.”

“Yes?”

“It’s annoying that I can’t be the spearhead of this strategy that required to risk the commander’s life.”

“The rear fleet has found us! A few galleons are heading towards us!”

“It’s okay if it’s a galleon, they only have a cannon anyway.”

“Did you say that Culverin is only in battleships?”

“It’s Kraven’s precious pony. They could not supply it to ordinary fleets and can only put it on the Admiral’s ships and the Admiral’s escort ships.”

“That’s great. Go closer!”

Leeha shouted. The navigator took turns between looking at Burke and Leeha.

“G-get closer?”

“Yep! Approach them with caution. Most importantly, full speed ahead.”

“Understood! Full speed ahead! Full speed ahead!”

At the navigator’s words, the Sailfish accelerated. The acceleration was fast enough to make Leeha stumble for a moment.

The fact that the Sailfish could achieve this level of acceleration was a testament to the ability of the Sailfish and its crew to handle the vessel.

“The enemy galleon has increased its speed! It is turning toward the main ship!”

“Distance?”

“About 4 nautical miles!”

“Which fleet?”

“Checking the flag- Two morning stars crossed! It is Kraven’s 3rd Fleet!”

Burke nodded as he heard the voice from the watchtower.

“Good.”

“Is that good?”

“He is the most ignorant and inflexible guy of the Kraven pirates. All he knows is to do what he had learned.”

“Then...”

“He must have forgotten Drake’s instructions already. That guy must be thinking ‘Don’t let the enemy catch you from the back’.”

Burke chuckled. Leeha listened to his words as he put a bullet into the Black Bass.

“It sounds like he’s the perfect first target.”

“Isn’t it the type of idiot who dies in the war first.”

“I’ll get ready.”

“Then we’re going in.”

“Yes.”

Leeha went next to the player and took a seat, then looked to the right.

When he leaned his upper body a little in front of the ship, there was nothing but an open sea. There were no covers like trees or rocks in the sea. There was no terrain or elevation.

In other words, you could see the limits of your vision. At the far right of the Sailfish, Kraven’s fleet was advancing. Where Fibiel’s ship is running away, and the Kraven’s ships chasing after them.

During the movement of the Kraven ships lined up in two rows, only a few ships of the fleet closest to the view from the starboard of the sailfish on the far right of the back row, based on the direction of movement, are concerned about this.

Even Kraven knew that if a ship caught up to them from behind, it wouldn’t do any damage. They were also confident that a ship from about 4 nautical miles away would not be able to catch up to them.

‘In other words, we have to make use of that carelessness. Drake isn’t the enemy right now. Just the normal admirals. Just as there’s a time difference between Burke and his admirals, there should be a time difference in Kraven as well.’

Leeha wrapped a lifeline around his waist and carefully sat down.

When he turned his head to look at Burke, the captain of the Sailfish and Fibiel’s naval commander, he was approaching the helm.

“I will steer.”

“T-the commander-in-chief will pilot directly?”

“That’s right. You need to be a madman to do crazy things.”

He couldn’t deny it anyway. The helmsman immediately gave way to Burke. Burke grabbed the helm of the Sailfish that was bigger than him.

“Kuhaha! Okay, the handle is nice, it feels very good to steer! Everyone, hard starboard!”

“H-Hard Starboard......?”

“I won’t say it twice from now on! Anyone who repeats my instruction will get summary judgement!”

The captain and naval commander. There was no one who spoke or objected to that single cry.

If a country has a king, and a ship has a captain. Then his words were the law. The sailors started running around with pale faces.

“Hard Starboard ready-! You have to make a sharp turn to starboard!”

“Mass, get the mass first! It should be windy!”

The waterline is shallow now! Be especially careful sailors!

There was tension among the sailors. Hard starboard? With this wind and speed, they were making a sharp turn! The sail will overturn!

Besides, they can’t steer the sails as they normally would. Throwing a lot of things for speed, the ship was not fully submerged in the water. If they steered sharply, the ship may topple over rather than overturn the sail.