Chapter 128 - Put Down Your Weapons! (2/2)

The man with the black beard was keenly aware of the fleeting chance for an attack, and swiftly led the six remaining pirates towards Elmer, ignoring his bleeding shoulder.

The short muskets in their hands roared like thunders in the night.

Now that they had lost their commander, the British navy was in complete disorder. But the pirates themselves were also spent. The tug-of-war at the exit of the gangway was finally resolved and the British sailors on the second floor broke through the blockade and rushed to the deck.

The addition of this new force was disastrous for the exhausted pirate. A look of relief and excitement washed over Elmer’s face but one minute later the smile froze his lips.

The last escort who was standing in front of him fell to the ground, and he looking into a pair of wild, beast-like eyes.

The moment the eyes looked back at him, Elmer felt as if he had fallen into an endless abyss and his blood and soul had been completely frozen.

The owner of those eyes pressed a cutla.s.s at Elmer’s throat and said in a deep voice, “Tell your men to surrender.”

Lord Elmer was extremely unwilling. All they had to do was endure a little longer, maybe just another half a minute, and the whole situation would have been entirely different. The screams of the pirates ringing in his ears gave him so much pleasure.

Elmer thought about his lineage and his family, and wanted to show some moral integrity. But when the blade cut his skin, Elmer abandoned all courage and quickly gave orders to the sailors on the deck. “Put down your weapons!”

The sailors hesitated to obey the order. Elmer was furious. “What do you think you’re doing? Are you going to disobey your captain’s orders?”

The sailors exchanged looked. Unfortunately, the highest-ranking officer at the time was the captain alone, not enough to convince the crew. Finally, however, under Elmer’s influence, someone finally put down their weapon.

And once someone started to do it, a few more followed.

The man with the black beard spoke, “Your captain has already surrendered to me. I am willing to swear on my name that I will spare the lives of those who surrender.”

Immediately, more people dropped their weapons. When the rest saw that they were on their own, they also gave in.

In the end, the Sea Lion miraculously won the battle at the cost of 47 pirates’ lives, and 29 injured. Nearly everyone who survived were wounded. When they returned to their s.h.i.+p to be patched up after the battle, they found out that the doctor on board had died in the battle.

Fortunately, the Scarborough also had doctors on board. The one with the best medical skills was forced to join the Sea Lion. Zhang Heng searched the faces around him, thinking that there was no way the farmer’s son could have survived this vicious battle, but when they were clearing up the battlefield, he found the guy behind a cannon, bleeding at the mouth and shaking like a leaf. Next to him was the body of a British sailor, the flesh on his throat b.l.o.o.d.y and mangled.