Chapter Nineteenth: Old Man Kure

  "You're saying you're the captain of this ship?"

  Contrary to everyone's expectations, what Bast found in the cargo hold was not one or two escaped pirates, but a whole group of men bound by ropes, numbering several dozen.

  And when Raymond rescued them and asked about their origins, he got this astonishing answer.

  The man who claimed to be the captain was probably over 30 years old, which is relatively young in this line of work. Compared to most sailors, he wasn't particularly tall or muscular, and his facial features were rather soft. His hair was messy, but his eyes were bright. Although his skin had been roughened by the sea wind, he didn't have the rugged quality typical of a sailor, and instead looked more like a scholar who happened to be on board.

  "Yes, this is my ship, called 'Cangyun'." The man nodded and said.

  "How did you end up locked in here?" Rickett couldn't help but ask.

  The man said: "A group of pirates robbed my ship and they say they plan to disguise it as a merchant vessel to attack an important target."

  "They wouldn't have let us off originally, but they were afraid of throwing bodies in the harbor, so they locked us up here and will throw us into the sea once we're out at high seas."

  So that's how it is, no wonder just now when the sky was turned upside down, nobody managed these guys.

  At this time, as if suddenly remembering something, the man asked in surprise: "Right, who are you? And where did those pirates go?"

  "Hey, old chap, you guys are really lucky, that group of pirates has been taken care of by us." At this time, Harlot very naturally put his arm around the man's shoulder: "Also, you should know how to sail a boat, right?"

  After a conversation, Raymond and others learned that the man's name was Dreya, who was indeed the captain of this "Cangyun" ship. He was a merchant who used this ship to travel between the Motina continent and the Veronika continent, selling goods and sometimes carrying passengers.

  His ship was hijacked by the pirates when it was being repaired at Weihai Port, so he was kidnapped. If Raymond and others hadn't been deceived onto the ship, they would have probably been thrown into the sea by now. In this sense, it's really fate.

  When Dreya learned that Raymond and the others had annihilated the pirates, he was overjoyed. However, when he went up to the deck and saw the corpses and blood all over it, he almost fainted.

  Maybe our own ship will be renamed "Red Dawn" in the future...

  However, for his lifesaver, he was unequivocal and immediately expressed his willingness to send Raymond and others to the Veronica Continent. A problem was thus solved, and everyone was overjoyed.

  As Dreya sailed towards the continent of Veronika with her crew, Raymund ordered his men to throw the corpses into the sea and wash the deck.

  Just as everyone was working busily, suddenly, the lookout sailor shouted loudly: "There are pirates!"

  "Are you coming back?" At this shout, everyone was shocked and rushed to the side of the boat.

  Only then, from the right rear of the "Cangyun" ship, five large ships with black sails were seen taking advantage of the wind and rapidly approaching them. The opponent's speed was extremely fast, and before long, the triangular flag fluttering at the top of the mast could be seen.

  On the flag is a green skull with flames rising from below.

  As soon as they saw the flag, the sailors of the "Cangyun" ship all let out terrified shouts.

  "Good heavens, it's Kure's flagship!"

  Kure Old Man? Isn't he the pirate boss who claims to be the strongest in this sea area? I'm not that unlucky, am I, to have even run into him.

  "No good, those pirates from just now must be his underlings. He must have run into the one who escaped and that's why he's chasing after us." Ricky changed direction.

  "That's right, they hijacked the ship and were going to disguise themselves as merchants to make a big deal, but we ruined their plans. Now they must be here for revenge." Freddy always kept his gloomy face no matter what time it was.

  "What's there to be afraid of? Those pirates are all useless, just like before, we can take care of them easily." Only Basute had an air of nonchalance.

  "You're kidding, right? This is at sea, it's about whose boat is bigger. Later on, we won't even need them to lift a finger, five boats colliding will capsize us." Harlot said irritably.

  "What... what now?" He said this, and Bast finally realized the severity of the situation.

  "Dreya." Raymond turned his head towards the captain.

  "Of course I know, let's run with all our might!" The hapless captain, who had just escaped the wolf's den only to enter the tiger's mouth, gritted his teeth and said.

  Boom!

  A huge stone smashed onto the sea surface on the left side of "Cangyun", splashing waves that drenched everyone's heads and faces.

  After half an hour of pursuit, the pirate ship, with its excellent maneuverability, drew closer and closer. They kept attacking this ship, although they hadn't hit it yet, but enough to make everyone's heart skip a beat.

  "Hey, can't you go any faster?" Raymond yelled at Dreya.

  Dreya, who was at the helm, shook his head: "We are merchant ships and our power can't compare to professional pirate ships. Moreover, our mainsail has been slashed by someone, it's like having a broken leg, we're lucky to have escaped this far."

  "Damn it, who is it? Why cut here, you've actually cut through the main sail."

  At this moment, with a loud crash, a stone flew over the "Cangyun" and struck the mizzen yard, shattering it to pieces. A large section of the sail immediately fell down, and the ship's speed suddenly slowed sharply.

  This time, no matter how hard Dreya tried, it was too late.

  At this time, the pirate flagship with a green skull flag accelerated and came up, keeping pace with the "Cangyun".

  "Are you guys ruining my good deed?" At this time, a loud voice came from the opposite boat.

  A tall and majestic figure, with a shaved head and white whiskers, stood proudly on the bow of the pirate ship, shaped like an evil dragon, and shouted to the crowd.

  The old man's face was full of wrinkles, which were as deep as knife cuts due to the long-term exposure to wind. His facial features were very open, with big ears, a big nose and a big mouth, his eyes were wide open in anger, and the white whiskers under his chin stood upright, making him look majestic and awe-inspiring without being angry.

  Although the old man looked no longer young, his body was muscular and strong, with a dark bronze skin that shone in the sunlight, amazingly robust. At this moment he grasped the oars with both hands, standing on the bow of the boat which rose and fell with the waves, yet not swaying at all, showing how rich his experience was at sea.

  This old man is Kure Old Dad, who makes all shipping lines between two continents tremble with fear and makes ship owners turn pale.

  "That was just a misunderstanding, we only wanted to take the boat to the continent of Veronika. But your men tried to rob us, so we had no choice but to fight back." Ricket tried to explain.

  "Those guys were useless and got themselves killed, serves them right. But you two ruined my carefully laid plan, no matter what kind of misunderstanding it was, it's inexcusable."

  After saying this, Kure Old Man took a huge curved knife handed over by his subordinate: "However, don't say I'm bullying the younger generation. Today, I won't use my weapon to sink you, let's face each other, as long as you can win this knife from me, this matter will be settled."

  As he spoke, his flagship suddenly approached the "Cangyun" ship, and on the deck of the pirate ship facing this side, many iron-plated wooden boards like gangways were suddenly erected. The ends of these wooden boards had iron hooks, apparently used to transport soldiers during boarding battles.

  "Prepare for battle," Raymond said in a low voice, seeing that there was no way to avoid it.

  With a clanging sound, the bandits drew their swords one after another, and the atmosphere on the scene immediately became tense to the extreme.

  Suddenly, a whistling sound was heard, and an object flew in from mid-air, striking the hull of Kure's flagship with a loud crash. A large fire erupted instantly, engulfing several sails that were hanging lower.

  This sudden change was too sudden, and for a moment both sides were stunned. At this time, a pirate who was on guard suddenly shouted: "Old man, look quickly, it's those people's fleet."

  Raymond and the others followed his gaze, only to see another fleet emerging from the ocean on the opposite side, sailing towards them with full sails. The strange flame that had just appeared was clearly sent by the other party.

  "Hmph, you've arrived quickly." Kure Old Man was clearly wary of his opponent. After hesitating for a moment, he bellowed: "Turn back, we're leaving!"

  "This time you're lucky, but I'll remember this debt."

  On his ship, the pirates were bustling to put out the fire. Then, from both sides of the hull, many huge oars stretched out at the same time. With the rowing of these oars, the huge pirate ship turned around and quickly sailed away.

  "My goodness, I almost got scared to death." At this time, Harlot let out a long sigh and patted his chest.

  "What kind of people are these, that they can even scare away the Pirate King." At this time, everyone curiously looked towards the fleet that had saved them.

  Before long, as the other side got closer and closer, it was clear that it was a huge fleet composed of more than ten ships. All the ships were extremely large, and when they sailed, the white waves generated by their sterns took a long time to disperse on the surface of the sea, just like a giant road paved on the surface of the sea.

  Especially the ship sailing in the front, it is incredibly large, with eight huge sails fully open, just like a white cloud covering the ship. Compared to it, "Cangyun" is as pitiful as a small chick in front of a white goose.

  On the highest mainmast of that huge sailing ship, a triangular flag was erected.

  The second volume ends, thank you for your recommendation and collection.