486 Persuading the pirates (1/2)
Facing Sheyan’s imposing loftiness, the hostile pirates huddled together with gazes of foreboding fear. Although they refused to give way, they didn’t dare to initiate combat either. After the deadlock persisted for several minutes, Brother Black suddenly started laughing back as his vantage point as he pointed towards the stern of the ship.
”HAHAHA,what a surprise, One-eyed Hog had just left with his confidants on a jollyboat. A bunch of idiots guarding his wake to death, only to be abandoned by their captain!”
This piece of news was like a bolt from the blue that struck the obstructing pirates. They couldn’t help but glance over, and indeed, witnessed a frightened One-eyed Hog rowing away with his trusted aides; while clutching his decapitated arm like a grieving dog. Their hearts were instantly discouraged, seemingly on the verge of heart failure, as the weapons cluttered to the deck one after another.
Narrating the following event, One-eyed Hog was truly unfortunate. After he had stubbornly escaped the jaws of Sheyan in his jollyboat, he was locked onto by a British Navy Armed Merchantman ship. With a cannonball blasting in from a nautical mile towards the jollyboat…..the individuals onboard were truly fed to the sharks of the caribbean sea..…...
Strictly speaking, One-eyed Hog didn’t have any intentions of abandoning his comrades. It was only because his fighting spirit had crumbled, as his dread towards Sheyan’s crew grew gradually. One-eyed Hog understood how powerful his own crew was, and figured Sheyan would fly into a rampaging massacre. Thus, he could only treat his cannon fodder crew like dead men, and fled decisively; because if he didn’t, he wouldn’t have an opportunity to do so in the future. Furthermore, he intended to seek out the crew of the main pirate fleet to settle this debt.
However, how would he be aware of Sheyan’s ploy? Indeed, how could he fathom Sheyan’s desire to commandeer his crew? Hence, his desperate actions had fallen coincidentally with the schemes of Sheyan, playing out to Sheyan’s orchestrated performance.
Observing that the pirates had lost their fighting spirits, Sheyan gestured to his pirates, whose morale had skyrocketed, to surround the fifty plus underlings of One-eyed Hog with weapons.
In reality, Sheyan had a smaller crew, but with their soaring morale and vigor, they appeared as though their numbers had amplified by ten folds; while they encircled the crew of One-eyed Hog. The opposing pirates shivered in fear as they were squeezed in, with some pleading while others berating furiously.
Facing such a scene, Sheyan stood before them with indifference; refusing to issue a word. After the atmosphere of despair completed overwhelmed the pirates, Sheyan maliciously slashed against the air twice with his long saber. Finally, he roared out sonorously.
”Have you lost your balls to fight, ye bunch of scoundrels, cutthroats and scurvy dogs?
Nobody dared to answer Sheyan. Instead, some picked up their weapons and pointed towards Sheyan; blood bubbling furiously in their hearts from the humiliation.
Sheyan nodded with great satisfaction, while casting a gaze of admiration at the pirates who dared to raise their weapons at him. He praised out.
”Excellent, ye bunch of scums deserving of walking the plank to feed the sharks. You ultimately still possess certain redeeming qualities.”
After speaking, Sheyan glance back towards his own pirate underlings and shouted.
”Tell the lot of crestfallen childs, who was it that defeated them!”
Morale soared amongst the pirates of Sheyan, as they summoned their strength and howled in unison.
”Aye, yer lost to the Flying Dutchman’s Third Mate! Seaman Yan from the east! The heart of the Decaying Undead be his booty, the one who toyed with Ammand within his palms!!”
In the perspective of One-eyed Hog’s crew, whatever decaying undead or Ammand, none could compare to the thunderous reputation of the Flying Dutchman. Bear this in mind, the position of those three legendary pirate ships were akin to religious faith of sacred lands, in the hearts of the pirates.
No matter how redoubtable their pirate lord Chevalle was, his flagship hadn’t risen to the realms of the legendary pirate ships.
Those pirates began whispering amongst themselves momentarily, while occasionally peeping at Sheyan. Obviously, they were circulating the rumours overheard from bars, and from the mouths of whores!
Roughly half a minute later, dispirited expressions plastered onto the crew of One-eyed Hog. A massive pirate clad in sleeveless hide coat hung his head down dejectedly, as he stepped forward and bowed.
”Sir, to be losin’ to ye, this defeat isn’t unjust at all. To be capable of commandeering a marine’s 3-masted ship, with a pathetic single-masted boat and a crew of sickly and aged….sure enough, ye be worthy of bein’ an infamous character of the legendary pirate ship. Me crew has decided not to resist, so please take our lives…..if this can appease your wrath.”
Sheyan scoffed disdainfully in response.
”Do you think my aim is a pathetic 3-masted Galley ship? Far be it! I loathe the life of a Third Mate, my aim, is to become captain of a grand 5-masted caravel ship! My jolly roger shall flutter alongside the pirate ships of legends!”
Dumbstruck by this proclamation, the buff chap in sleeveless hide coat could only argue.
”Sir!!!! Pardon me presumptions, it be impossible for ye to achieve that. In truth, your crew can barely sail a large 5-masted caravel ship at the walkin’ speed of wenches squeezin’ their thighs on their periods!”
Sheyan earnestly replied.
”A journey is made one step at a time, a meal one mouthful at a time. I understand this fact clearly. That is why I require a capable crew, lads who are sufficiently bold! Your name, tell me your name big guy.”