Chapter 281 (1/2)
Chapter 281 “Monster Rhine”
With his shi+p co was preciselyout of the cabin, all of the nearby soldiers began gathering by his side with their weapons out and crossbows loaded After Old Silant, thus the reason for everyone to be armed
That Rhine also came onto the deck, just a tad further up in front of Du Wei His body was like a tower as he stood there, overshadowing everyone in his presence Du Wei didn't knohere this guy got his weapon from, but Maximos did not lie Rhine doesn't use the sword His weapon of choice was a giant battle axe of gargantuan proportion That thing should weigh well over a hundred pounds, but he waived it so casually around like a brooht with ease As he stood there squinting his eyes, Rhine exuded the wild aura of a fierce animal about to pounce at its prey
Now above the river, a large shi+p was indeed parked in the e If Du Wei wished it, it's possible to bypass the other by winding left or right, but it seems the foe has made up their mind to intercept his shi+p – those people had placed several rowing boats down on all sides of the river
These guys have a lot of guts, blockading the river in broad daylight… Du Wei was soious frauds have to say!”
By now the other side has realized Du Wei's shi+p has co over to Du Wei's shi+p with the s dozens of people All of these e cloaks to hide what's underneath, but with Du Wei's exceptionally keen eye senses, he can see froarments
At the moment, Du Wei’s Golden Tulip banner has already been raised above the flag pole, but he's not expecting a sih to scare the enemy away
For one, the other side's courageous enough to aiood will his Duke status do here? Secondly, they actually dare intercept his shi+p in broad daylight It's obvious enough that they knew Maxiet to this clergyman
Old S down at the little boats approaching, “Who dares intercept the Duke’s shi+p! Hurry andvoice
Not replying, the other side waited until there were only a hundred paces between them before the leader shouted: ”Do it!”
Suddenly, all the people riding the boats flung away their cloaks to reveal the weapons underneath, half with their bows drawn, the other half exposing their ar forathered in front of Du Wei's shi+p
Making a cold laugh, Du Wei casually used a spell to accentuate his voice into the distance: ”Didn't you lot say your shi+ps broken? Hu to rob on the river? Heyhey, do all bandits these days wear the uniforhts to rob people?”
Du Wei’s voice was relentless and full of ridicule Upon reaching the ears of these people, discoloration overtook their faces with only thedeeply, this person replied with crisp clarity
“Duke, we know this is your shi+p, but this is the Te out its internal affair I ask that your Dukeshi+p not intervene!” At that, the htly bows
”Nonsense” Du Wei sneers: “The temple? Even the temple doesn't have the power to blockade the river and openly intercept the shi+p of an i? Is the ruling family of the Roland Eave the temple freedo my shi+p, a Duke's shi+p, a crime worthy of treason! And your lie about your shi+p breaking down… Since when did the Holy Knights start using such despicable means?”
His ending words were thunderously loud and the Tulip soldiers took it as the signal to step forith their shi+elds up to protect their lord The crossboere also ready for coe of these e warfare
The guy on the other boat looks to be the leader of the entire operation After listening to Du Wei's scolding words, he didn't get upset; instead, his voice went deep: ”Duke! We lied about our shi+p because there are several criminals wanted by the Temple on your shi+p We've been instructed to capture them…”
“What criminal” Du Wei smiled
“Your lordshi+p, it's the former archbishop of the central northern diocese, Maxie!” This leader's voice was loud: “I have here the signed arrest warrant by the presiding Judgeht Maxis, he's been judged to have coement Lord to arrest him! Your Excellency, this is the Temple's affair, I implore you to not interfere”
Du Wei didn't expect this The other party has an arrest warrant froe?
It's at this tiry voice of Vice-bishop Lamu came from behind Du Wei: ”Duke, don't listen to his nonsense! The current presiding judge is a big conspirator with ulterior motives! He is the leader of the Xiéni faction; of course the guy would want nothingto the Te cleric at the level of archbishop is to be disposed of, the Te of the elders, and the Archbishop in question shall have the right to defend himself before the participants Then when the decision is made, only the Pope can carry out the punishned docue does not have the authority to bypass the elder coe a cleric at the level of Archbishop!”
When it came to the end, Lamu turned furious as he shouted into the distance: “damn Geppede! This is clearly a conspiracy, a setup! The presiding judge is not e on the Temple's canon!”
Unfortunately, Vice-bishop Laic to accentuate his voice like Du Wei did, thus his words didn't reach far
Du Wei's heart relaxed sos become, the more he likes it He was actually worried for aorders from the pope If that was really true, then he wouldn't have an excuse to intervene no matter what he said But now that it's all a lie, he knohere the limits are
Glancing at Lamu, Du Wei whispered: ”No need to be so upset Vice-bishop Towards people like that, there's no reasoning with them”
La to Du Wei's persuasion, he unwillingly nodded and added another sentence: ”Duke, be careful, this person is called Geppede, a Holy Knight of the seventh rank from the southeastern diocese His martial arts are very powerful”
Du Wei nodded and turned back to the ht Geppede, don't think you can cheatto the rules, the presiding judge has no right to make such an order, that's usurpation of authority!”
Geppede grunted, “Duke Tulip!” He said angrily ”I've already said it very nicely; it's you who must meddle in the affairs of the Teives you the right to challenge the validity of the presiding judge's order I give you one last chance Duke Tulip, I have here the signed docue and the entire trial hall's ht and the discretionary power granted to me by the Temple, I will hereby carry outrude, I've warned you!”
Du Wei bellowed out a laugh after hearing this: ”Rude… Geppede, are you trying to scare me? Discretionary?”
Frolooive you to the count of ten to lower your weapons! The Goddess of light is ive your mistakes! Let my people board and arrest the criminals, otherwise…”
“Screw you”
Not waiting for the Holy Knight to finish, Du Wei suddenly lashed out with this sentence using his euard, Geppede widened his eyes and reflexively retracted the words fro at Du Wei, he roared: ”What did you say?”
Flicking his uy, Du Wei made a disdainful face as he tipped an ear up: ”What, you don't have ears or so? I said 'screw you'!”
Geppede turns livid with anger, but Du Wei didn't care and kept going: ”I care jackshi+t about your fucking judge and fucking coive a rat's ass, you understand?! I's! I'm an imperial official, a Duke of the Eives the order, it will depend entirely on my mood if I want to follow it”
This slew of undiplo to reason with Du Wei, he begins announcing his order: ”I will now start the countdown At the count of ten, ill begin if your people do not lower your weapons! One! Two! Three!”
When he counts to three, his right hand nal the archers Knocked and ready, all of the bows had their arrows aiht at Du Wei's location
Evidently enough, those arrows are clearly wrapped in some kind of flammable substance For when he counted to “five”, soniting the arrow heads into fla projectiles
Seeing this, Geppede's nerve became reassured: ”Duke Tulip, I've counted to five! You see it too, I' arrows fly towards your wooden boat… Six!”
“Wait a hed
Hearing Du Wei's word, Geppede's facial expression loosened: “Oh, you finally change youras you…”
“You sure talk a lot of crap” Du Wei raised his hands like he atting a fly in front of his face Coughing once to clear his throat: ”You think a few cru?”
As he finished, he shouts to the sailors below the deck: “Brothers, they want to intimidate us with bows and arrohat do you say we should do?”
The sailors all fell into a laughing fit, their fingers pointing to the rowing boats in the distance
Then, not waiting for Du Wei's command, a dozen or so sailors ran up to the front of the hull and res hidden underneath those covers were exposed!
These sailors ell-trained as if they had gone through sos were pushed to the forefront and ai boats in the water
Originally the people aboard the rowing boats all had proud looks on their faces, but as soon as they saw the objects sitting aboard the Duke's shi+p, their faces collapsed Even Geppede's face changed as a result
The things aboard Du Wei's shi+p were nothing new, it's the ”Crossbow Cannons” dedicated for use on sea bound warshi+ps!
(Should've been Giant Arbalists, but had to change it to raphs)
This type of crossbow cannon was definitely not so mere bows and arrows can compete with In this world where weapons are still stuck in the dark ages, these crossbow cannons are no doubt equivalent to long-range siege weapons Though the na like a modern day cannon With an iron winch to act as the release lever and metallic bolts the size of a spear, the penetration force of this thing can easily pierce through a city fortification wall from a thousand meters away!
In naval warfare, this thing was considered to be the strongest long-range weapon a shi+p can utilize
For the ene like this on the shi+p!
But let's not forget, these shi+ps aren't those luxurious cruise boats used by the wealthy nobles, nor was it the cargo shi+ps used by the merchants…
His shi+ps are refitted froe out at sea! Occasionally, pirates would even fight with the imperial navy, therefore, weapons like these crossbow cannons would naturally be brought into the equation
Currently there aren't a lot of these crossbow cannons aboard the shi+p, only four, but all four were ai as even one lands, the penetration force froh the enemy's hull!
Towards a weapon of such devastating force, the other side would naturally recognize it As such, when they saw the crossbow cannons aihastly pale
Then coh and said to his sailors: ”What are you all doing! Don't aim at the small boats to the side; aiuy that opened his mouth earlier Whoever can land a hit on his head I'll reward him with a hundred cold pieces afterwards!”
Many sailors cheered, and immediately turned the muzzle of the four crossbow cannons at Geppede's boat Geppede's co hith of a seventh level knight, but those are the e weapons available to the navy! Moreover, there's four of theet cold feet froe of those arrows can reach up to a thousandforce will drae! Even if he's confident in dodging the i bloith his skills, what about the comrades behind hi hit!”
Du Wei just had to sht Geppede, why you stop counting? In this case, if you don't count than I will I don't need to count to ten, I only need five then I will begin firing! One! Two-three-four…””
Du Wei was super quick in his countdown By the tiorous voice came from afar
“Duke Tulip, you are too impudent!”
The voice hasn't even died down yet and Du Wei already sahite figure flying up fro a white robe, an oldover to their location at rapid speed
“Mage?” Du Wei pricked a brow
“It's the temple's divinest, only the divinest froent voice caain: ”Duke, this fellow is a member of the trial hall, be careful…”
Before he could even finish his words, the white-robed olda spell in usts of wind started to for towards Du Wei's shi+p at the speed discernable to the naked eye
The other side was very direct, say fight and they fight But Du Wei's not afraid Making a sneer, Du Wei raised a sleeve and tossed aattack
Du Wei had long expended the iven to hireen-robe Gandalf by his side now Gotta say, the eccentric oldthese days, Du Wei ood stuff out of hi at him, Du Wei did not hesitate in the least to throw one of the scrolls out In a brilliant and violent gold light, an arch-shaped light curtain shi+elded Du Wei and his people fro attack of the wind outside the barrier
The voice of the divinest who's chanting in the sky was vastly different fro in a cathedral, the sound was pleasant to the ear as if there's so you in
Despite having his first spell dissolved, the divinest remains unshaken Immediately after the first incantation ended, Du Wei promptly felt a sudden tremor under his feet
In one loud bang, the river under the boat suddenly exploded and sets off a big wave, swaying the shi+p fiercely in the aftershock The deck wasn't doing ainst the crossbow cannons lost their footings, and so into the river
Du Wei grew angry and immediately shouted: ”Fire! Hit their shi+p!”
At that, he staht into the sky, his finger constantly pointing at the divinest: ”You religious old fraud lets fight then, think I' back
Waving his sleeve, Du Wei unleashes his signature move: Invincible fireball assault
Although divinests are tough, but Du Wei's indiscrihten anyone if he suddenly flings a hundred or so of these fla balls at once Besides, Du Wei's specialty was pulling sneak attacks, which was exactly the case here For exareen-robe Gandalf all suffered at his hands using this attack because they were careless Caught off guard, the divinest was left with no choice but to retreat at rapid speed, hishard