Chapter 325 - People And Scum (1/2)
Soon the anti-boarding effort slowed down and eventually, the first pirate managed to board the ship, before Darius could yell anything Mercury appeared in front of the pirate and punched out with a lightning-fast jab that instantly shattered the pirate's jaw and carved in his skull, Mercury grabbed his now lifeless body with his outstretched hand and used it as a shield to block the incoming arrows as he retreated back and stood next to Julia and Marie, then he threw the lifeless corpse on the deck before he cracked his neck and yelled at the sailors to boost morale
”They're just pirates! Scum of the seas! You are elite sailors, you have trained for this! SHOW THEM NO MERCY!”
””””””OOOHHH!!!””””””
As the sailors' morale was boosted they yelled out and fought harder than before, Darius nodded approvingly before he went back to giving commands Mercury soon darted around the ship instantly killing any boarding pirate, soon his aluminum gauntlets were covered in blood and gore, still his eyes were cold as the thought clutter gradually clouded his mind, this slowed down his movements gradually as he soon began chanting
”---Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal, Immortal---”
His kills gradually tuned laxer and even more brutal too, this resulted in the pirates gradually gaining a foothold on the navy ship, Darius narrowed his eyes and soon ordered with a booming voice
”DRIVE THEM INTO THE SEA!”
””””””OOOHHH!!!””””””
It soon turned into a full-on melee as the sailors gradually were being pushed back, the situation seemed increasingly dire, soon a big pirate boarded the navy ship and yelled
”Go get 'em boys!”
Mercury showed a smile and after fighting a bit he managed to stop his own chanting before he yelled
”Priority target!”
Then from above, something swapped down with insane speed, it passed just like a lightning bolt, it seemed like an illusion, only its effect was clear, the big pirate took himself to the throat before he coughed up blood and his eyes rolled back in his skull before he fell to the ground, next to Mercury the culprit appeared, it was the metal bird, one of its very thin and very sharp wings had small droplets of blood rolling off it, with that blow the tide of the battle changed quickly as the pirates lost their leader and soon the pirates were beaten back to their own ship that then tired for a hasty retreat, only to be shelled to pieces and sunk of course, after the last of the pirates were beaten into submission Mercury sat down on the deck at once as he breathed heavily, next to him Marie and Julia also sat down and leaned against him as they caught their breaths, Darius walked over as he laughed proudly, when he stopped laughing he looked at the metal bird that were sitting on Mercury's shoulder and spoke
”That toy came in very handy”
Mercury showed a calm smile
”Yeah, it did… Though I know what you're going to say, there's only one of these and it stays with me”
Darius laughed before he spoke reassuringly
”Don't worry Mercury, I am not that greedy”
Mercury nodded and was about to say a word of thanks when he heard a scream from below deck, Darius heard it too and quickly yelled with his booming voice
”SECURE THE LOWER DECK AT ONCE!”
Mercury quickly got on his feet and kicked off the deck as he rushed forwards, within 2 seconds he reached an entrance to below deck, within another 4 seconds he had reached Max's room and ran through the open door, the inside of the room was a mess and a very dead pirate laid on the floor, it looked like his body had exploded from the inside in multiple places, Mercury scanned the room and soon found Max hurdled in a corner of the room, covering his eyes, he walked over and picked him up in his embrace and hugged him tight as he spoke
”Thank the heavens that you're safe!”
Max was trembling and remained silent as he covered his eyes...
A few hours passed and Marie eventually managed to lul Max asleep, she stood in the door opening and showed a smile at Mercury as she spoke
”I'll stay with him tonight”
Mercury nodded before he gave Marie a quick kiss, then she closed the door, Mercury sighed before he walked back to his own cabin where he found Julie sitting on the small bed inside, he showed a smile as he walked in and sat down beside her, for a bit the none of them talked until Julia broke the silence and spoke
”You know it's not your fault”
”Yeah…”
”But you're still frustrated that it happened?”
”Yeah… That I am”
Julie showed a smile and took his hand, Mercury also showed a slight smile before he asked
”What are you so happy about?”
Julia thought for a moment before she answered coyly
”My choice in men?”