89 Skulldrop Pirates (1/2)

”Pirates?” they thought.

”We should check the deck”, said Li Gang.

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The two of them quickly walked up to the deck and looked out. Groups of sailors rushed about carrying crates of ammunition. Cannons were wheeled out and placed on the right side of the deck, facing the small group of ships. These cannons were different from any ordinary ones, a large yellow gem was embedded to the barrels of each cannon. If one was to examine it closely, they would find that these gems were filled with the energy of lightning.

”Thunder Cannons! and so many! What sort of pirates could we have encountered?” Li Gang questioned.

One of the sailors noticed them and walked up.

”Dear guests, please stay inside! These are the Skulldrop Pirates, unless you want to defend this ship with us, we advise you to stay in”, he said.

After speaking, loud cracks resounded through the sky as the Thunder Cannons shot out streaks of bright yellow. A perfect arc made its way towards the pirates, landing on one of the ships. On impact, a bright flash colored the sky as lightning crashed down, burning parts of the ship.

The pirates fought back with their own shots. These were unlike the thunder cannons however, they were ordinary steel balls that sunk itself into the ship, weighing it down and slowing them.

”Damn bastards! Shoot! Shoot! Give them hell for attacking a ship of the Blue Skies Caravan!” the captain yelled from his cabin. A scruffy man that wore a white sailor uniform commanded his men.

Many of the passengers stayed in their rooms as suggested, none of them were great fighters and those who were could not do a thing in a battle of this scale. However, Ming Yue wanted to help, she defended the ship with Li Gang, who had already pulled out his great sword. They knew that the pirates would reach them and board.

The captain turned the ship around, trying to lose the pirates but it was in vain. The gap between the ships grew closer and closer until they were only a hundred meters apart. The cannonballs from the pirates had slowed them down.

A closer look at the ships had shown Ming Yue why these pirates were named Skulldrop. Almost every part of the ship had some skull decorating it, from humans to beasts, there were skulls all over. Furthermore, each one had something engraved on it, a character of some sort. It resembled something from a nightmare.

Giant chained harpoons shot out of the pirate ships and gripped onto the hull. They had the teeth of a number of beasts put into the chains. Attempting to pull the chains out could cause a lot of damage and walking on them was near impossible to do. More cannon shots were exchanged between the two as the pirates started running on the chains and boarding. Their nimble steps evaded the spiked chains easily and it took mere seconds for them to board the ship.

”Bwahahahaha, take everything you see! Plunder for the Skulldrop Pirates!” a voiced out from the cabin of one of the pirate ships.

At his command, the pirates whistled and screeched like madmen, brandishing their weapons.

”Prepare to defend the ship!” the captain yelled.