Chapter 220 (1/2)
”What happened?” Rody rushed out of the cabin and grabbed the sailor as screa in panic
”Roland people! Warshi+p of the Roland people!”
Suddenly, there was another loud bang as the other shi+p fired again The shot did not hit Rody’s shi+p, but a five to six h column of water shot out fro water everywhere The hull of the shi+p also shook violently and the sailor fell down onto the deck
”Behind us! They are behind us!” The signalman on the observation platforh, at a distance behind Rody’s shi+p was a Roland warshi+p
The warshi+p looked bigger than Rody’s shi+p It was a typical Roland warshi+p with its cannons pointing up from both sides of the warshi+p
After the two shots, the other party stopped firing It sailed over at maximum speed
”What happened?” That Roland envoy scrambled frantically out of the cabin The sailor then shouted, ”They are sending flag signals!”
Before Rody could speak, he heard someone beside him shouted, ”What did they say?” The person who shouted was the shi+p’s captain He was about forty years old and was from the Sharp Metal Lane
”They said that those two shots were just warning shots They want us to immediately stop the shi+p and surrender Otherwise, they would fire directly at our shi+p”
Rody loudly asked, ”Who are they?”
A sailor fro!”
The captain shouted again, ”Tell them that we are merchants from Sharp Metal Lane of the Radiant Enaled with his flags for a while After that, he loudly said, ”They insist that we stop our shi+p!”
Rody gritted his teeth He grabbed the Roland envoy as standing beside hi on?”
That Roland envoy turned pale and trembled ”No, I don't know That is not the shi+p of the Sauron Kingdoloomily looked at Rody and softly asked, ”Your Excellency Earl, what should we do?”
Rody looked back and asked, ”Can we return fire?”
The captain shook his head and replied, ”Your Excellency, we are just a merchant shi+p from the Sharp Metal Lane We do not have such cannons on our shi+p and would definitely not be able to win”
Rody frowned as he asked again, ”What about escape? Can we escape?”
The captain sighed and said, ”It is very difficult! You also know that the shi+ps of Roland people are e in speed” The captain then looked at the Roland envoy and saw panic in his eyes The captain showed an expression of disdain and said, ”Your Excellency, I will havethat time, ill try our best to escape as far away as possible! We cannot just wait here for their cannons to fire at us!”
The captain was evidently a veteran for the Sharp Metal Lane’s shi+p He nalman at the et to work quickly
Everybody on the deck beca sailors hauled the ropes and all the sails were raised The captain then kicked aside the helmsman and personally took control of the shi+p's helradually accelerated The Roland people behind the When they realized that Rody's shi+p was atte
There were two loud bangs as the eneain One of the cannon shells hit the surface of the ocean by the side The ocean waves pushed the hull of the shi+p and almost turned it over The second cannon shell hit the deck of the shi+p Two sailors were blasted before they could even scream Their blood and flesh splattered in every direction Another twosplinters of wood
The captain cursed as his hands accidentally pushed the helm to the extreme left The entire shi+p had swerved and turned violently al a few men to fall into the sea The whole shi+p had turned to starboard and charged ahead
”Turn the sails! You idiots! Turn the sails!” As the captain steered the shi+p, he shouted, ”They are using the cannons on the right Let's sail to their left!”
Rody grabbed the envoy by his collar and shouted, ”Why are the Roland people intercepting our shi+p?”
”I-I don't know! Perhaps they are pirates…” The Roland envoy shi+vered
”Pirates?” Rody grunted coldly ”Are there pirates in your sea?”
Two more shots were fired from the cannons Rody shouted loudly and kicked the Roland envoy into the cabin The cannon shells exploded at his side Flesh and blood flew everywhere on the deck A big hole was also blown open on the side of the shi+p
The Roland people were not prepared when the enee into them The enemy had directed the attack on the other side of the shi+p It was totally unexpected After hastily firing two shots, the enemy soldiers moved to set up the other cannon After they had refilled the cannon and set the sights, the ene in The next two shots were fired One of the shots hit Rody's shi+p, punching a big hole in the stern One of the cable fraed by the shot such that the sail crashed i a sail, the shi+p slowed down Fortunately, they were already out of the cannon's effective range of fire
The co Roland warshi+p was obviously not at the level of the Roland people’s navy Obviously, he lacked experience When Rody saw that the enemy was at a loss momentarily, an opportunity appeared for Rody
The captain of the shi+p and the sailors were shouting loudly Rody also shouted to his subordinates ”Grab your weapons! Get ready to counterattack!”
At that point in tih their distance on the sea was still about a few ten meters away from each other, both sides would alet nearer