885 Decisive Battle (1/2)
”Small matter? In the name of the Ettoman Royal Navy, anything regarding Mermaid has to be reported to me!”
The tone of this envoy wearing a wig was stubborn and arrogant, having shadows of an old, prideful Ettoman gentleman. As he spoke, he even used a white handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, as though he was giving Orlando a lot of respect by talking to him in this manner.
”All right… This is my report!”
Orlando stepped forward, and his fist smashed into the envoy's face.
Bang!
The envoy fell to the deck, bleeding from his mouth and nose, completely dumbfounded.
”Why do you keep buzzing like a fly around my ear? You're truly annoying…”
His face filled with disgust and hatred, Orlando grabbed the envoy's collar.
”I dare you… I swear upon the name of the Queen that the navy won't let you off!”
This envoy was missing teeth but still struggled to argue.
”Who cares about her? Anyway, I've already made my decision to launch an armed rebellion and return to being a pirate… Which one of you is willing to lick the smelly foot of that old woman?”
Orlando's last sentence was clearly aimed at the crew members around him.
”Of course… not!!!” A few pirates laughed out loud. They raised their blades and shouted, ”We are pirates! Free pirates! Hurray!”
”Very good!”
Orlando motioned with his right hand, and a few pirates surged forward to carry the envoy to the edge of the plank.
”No! You can't do this!”
At this point, the envoy was overflowing with tears and mucus while hugging the plank tightly. There was already an additional stain on his pants.
”The way you look… I'm starting to feel ashamed for you even though you're my enemy now!”
Orlando shut his eyes.
Smack!
A massive tentacle extended from the ocean and curled around this Ettoman envoy, dragging him into the water without shedding a single drop of blood.
The incident on Mermaid naturally attracted the attention of others.
A few privateer ships approached and signaled with their flags to inquire more information.
”Captain, do we dive underwater now?”
These pirates were unperturbed, confident in their ability to escape even if they were surrounded.
Orlando clenched his teeth and immediately made his decision. ”No! We speed up! Lure them forward!”
He had an incredible amount of faith in the system.
Since the system issued this quest and even divided the camps, this meant that the strength difference between the pirates and navy was not significant. In fact, there was an increased likelihood that the pirates would ambush them up ahead.
At the thought of this, he gave another command. ”Fire!”
Kaboom!
Following the white smoke, the unsuspecting armed merchant ships that approached them suffered losses. Even though they did not sink immediately, two of the ships were severely damaged and unable to move forward.
In a region like this, this was equivalent to a death sentence if they did not receive any aid.
”After them!” A voice resounded from the navy ship bringing up the rear. ”Mermaid has betrayed us!”
This caused uproar and chaos among the ships, but eventually, the majority of them pursued Mermaid.
After all, besides Mermaid, the Octopus Marauder Team still had a few other subsidiary ships.
Once the navy allowed them to leave, the hit to morale would be serious.
”Tell Old Single Eye and Cripple to follow my flagship. Once we reach the destination, we can break free and escape!”
Orlando looked even more firm.
With the octopus beneath the sea surface disturbing the longnose gudgeons, his ship was in a better position than the ships behind him.
The ships following behind were flustered and exasperated as they quickly entered a foggy region.
Seeing this, Orlando smiled. ”Haha… Great job, my partner!”
As his contract partner, this octopus shared its life and consciousness with him. Its intelligence was also much higher than ordinary sea monsters.
Thus, they were able to complete many actions such as… showing the way or… informing each other about certain news!
After surmising that the pirates had an ambush ahead, he merely moved one step forward to bring these inferior troops in.
…
Bloop! Bloop!
The sea under the fog suddenly changed.
A massive whirlpool was gradually taking shape in the middle of the sea.
As this whirlpool grew larger, it began swallowing all the inferior ships within range.
Orlando's eyes were red as he commanded loudly, ”Quickly! Lower the sails! Full speed ahead!”
Mermaid quickly accelerated and brought the Octopus Marauder Team out of the periphery of the whirlpool.
Behind them, the terrifying massive whirlpool had finally fully formed. Like a massive sea monster with its mouth wide open, it started gobbling down all the lives and ships as offerings.
”Sea God!”
After breaking through the fog, Orlando immediately saw the shadow of a legendary ship.