Chapter 687 - Bloody Sea 4 (1/2)

Fernando managed to escape from the sea which was like hell.

He ran back to the Grenada Kingdom with a dozen ships following him.

He didn’t care about the transport fleet.

It was because it would turn into a huge deal if he ended up getting caught by the Symphonia fleet once again.

Of course, there was no supply of food and they ran out of water, and the sailors began to starve.

However, Fernando as a king, was able to have minimum meals.

The beer and the moldy break were all that they had.

“Kuek! Luke de Rakan! You are making me go through this once…!”

Inside his cabin, Fernando would run wild every day.

Even his own guards stayed far from him, scared that he would act harshly towards them.

“Keuk! I will definitely take my revenge! Even if it means to sell my soul to the devil himself, I will get my revenge on you!”

While Fernando was cursing Luke, the ship kept on moving without a stop.

After 10 days they arrived at Rondo.

Originally, it was a distance that could have been reached in a week, however, it took more time because of the winds and weak sailors.

Somehow, Fernando managed to reach the port.

Usually, when a ship with a royal flag appears near the port, people gather with hospitality, but the current port was too silent.

Well, it felt eerier.

‘Did they know that I was defeated in Symphonia?’

An ambitious fleet got smashed to the core.

Almost 100,000 troops turned into war prisoners of the enemy or food for fish…

If that news went into the minds of the nobles, they wouldn’t hold back their words. It was because the nobles too had provided supplies and troops for the battle.

There could be a rebellion.

This was why Fernando decided to check the situation in the royal capital by communicating with his servant.

However, there was no response from the servant even after trying magical communication three times.

‘This doesn’t feel good at all.’

The pit of his stomach told him to escape, but the sailors were too tired and hungry to move again.

“We can’t help it. Carefully enter the port.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

Upon receiving the orders from Fernando, the captain entered the port of Rondo.

However, as soon as they entered the port, dozens of large ships surrounded them.

“Wh-what is this? From where did these ships come?”

“It is the Holy Empire! It has to be the Holy Arthenia Empire’s fleet!”

When the captain saw the flag on the enemy ship, he shouted in panic.

It turned out that all the ships which surrounded them had a white flag with a cross on it.

It was a flag that symbolized the Pope who ruled the Holy Empire.

Fernando’s mind which went blank was brought to reality by the voice which came to the enemy ship.

“Listen to us Fernando, the head of the Grenada pirates! The main port and Rondo have already been occupied by the Holy Arthenia Empire. Don’t think of rebelling, surrender now!”

“D-damn it, run away! Hurry up and take us away!”

At the words of Fernando, the captain of the ship immediately turned the ship to move out of the port.

However, it wasn’t like the Holy Empire to silently watch it.

Pop! Pop!

Guns were fired from the Holy Empire fleet and sank off the leading ship.

When the retreat was blocked, the hungry sailors surrendered without putting up a proper fight.

As a result, Fernando couldn’t escape and got caught.

Surprisingly, it was Arch Duke Gregory who came over to get him.