Chapter 77 - Nelf Bay Ghost Ship 2 (1/2)
Woohyuk summoned Triton and instructed him to ring the bell up on the lookout tower.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The bell rang loudly, causing people to leap out of bed and rush above deck.
“What’s going on?”
“Are there pirates?”
Still sleepy and groggy, most people couldn’t understand what was happening as they rubbed their eyes.
Seeing their state, the captain pointed out to the sea and exclaimed.
“We are being chased by cursed ghost ships. Judging by the flags they are flying, they seem to be a part of Anne Bonny’s fleet.”
“Pirate Anne Bonny? “
“I heard she died more than one hundred years ago….”
The passengers stared at the incoming ghost ships that were shrouded in a black mist, with a look of incredulity.
There were quite a few of them, no something a small sailing ship like theirs could possibly deal with.
“What do you think we should do, Agatha?”
“We have no choice but to try and escape at full speed. If they manage to catch up, we are done for.”
Agatha, the brunette with glasses, responded to Jacob’s question.
Judging by her red robe, she was most likely a mage.
After giving her a long stare, Woohyuk proceeded to instruct Triton who was still on the lookout tower.
[Go, first mate.]
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Triton begrudgingly plunged down into the water, causing the Pitbull Clan members to look around in confusion.
“What was that?”
“It looked like some sort of fish….”
Since he was indeed half fish, his statement could be considered partially correct.
“Wallace, it doesn’t look like we can outrun Anne Bonny’s ship with this vessel. Don’t you think we should try talking it out with her instead?”
“That sounds like a terrible idea. How could Anne Bonny show mercy to someone who’s stolen from her?”
In her time, Anne Bonnie was quite well known for repaying any grudges. It was to the point that she had named her ship ‘the Revenge Queen’.
Woohyuk however, thought differently.
“Perhaps she has her own circumstances.”
She could very well be wandering the seas as a ghost, simply because she had suffered from a similar curse as Drake.
Of course, it was still unclear as to why she had only appeared now.
“Circumstances..if that is the case, then perhaps she is looking for revenge on Othello who betrayed her? ”
“He must have died a long time ago. Is there anyone else you can think of, have you managed to uncover anything else.”
“Hmm… Davy Jones, her fiance was an up and coming pirate, but he is no longer with the living. According to some legends, before he was killed, he had made some pact with the Sea God in order to obtain eternal life.
Davy Jones
“Maybe the truth is something only Anne Bonny knows. Let’s try to speak with her when she comes.”
As Woohyuk finished speaking, loud sounds appeared from the nearby ship. A fight had erupted between Triton and Anne Bonny.
Wallace was surprised upon seeing the ghost ship covered in ice.
“We’d be lucky if they don’t sink us before they even get within earshot.”
“It indeed looks like the negotiations aren’t going so well, but not to worry. They don’t have much of a choice but to accept our offer.”
The jewel must be an important item for Anne Bonny simply by the fact that it was related to her curse.
Shortly after the ghost ships caught up with their vessel.
“Kyaaak!”
Humanoid monsters jumped on their deck as they let out strange cries.
It would be a bloody battle.
“Die you monsters!”
“Just why did our clan choose this ship?”
The majority of the passengers were made up by members of the Pitbull Clan.
About 20 of them.
Among those, Jacob and Agatha performed rather well. Jacob made full use of his Knight Apprentice class, and tanked the monster in the front, while Agatha kited to the back, slowing their movement with her Ice magic.
Woohyuk, who was protecting Wallace, nodded at their performance.
‘They’re not bad.’
In fact, it would be rather strange if they couldn’t do at least this much since they had survived this far.
Agatha even had the spell Ice Missile, which was superior to the more common Ice Bolt, meaning she must have some level of magical talent.
As Woohyuk was watching Agatha’s Ice magic, the humanoid monsters took a few steps back, before jumping back into the sea.
No doubt they had been given the order to retreat.
“Huk Huk… I thought I was going to die there.”
“Is anyone injured? Quickly speak up.”
“We have five with light injuries, the rest are fine!”
The Pitbull Clan was busy taking care of their own, while the other passenger leaned up against the mast to rest.
‘It is about time she comes.’
As they cleared their deck, Woohyuk turned to stare and the income Revenge Queen. The negotiations must have taken a turn for the better, since there were no longer any signs of Triton’s Ice magic.
“She’s coming.”
Wallace swallowed down nervously as he pulled out his cutlass. He had a look on his face of one that was prepared for death.
Just as Woohyuk was about to reassure him, grappling hooks were launched from the incoming vessel.
Pussususuk!
As they hooked on their ship, the distance between the two sailboats began to disappear.
“Quickly, cut those ropes!”
“They’re trying to board us!”
The Pitbull Clan members jumping into action. As they ran over to the edge of the ships with their swords raised, Woohyuk injected mana into his Cradle of Grief.
A black fog quickly shrouded the deck, causing all its passengers to suffer from a mental attack.
“Kuuah”