189 Did you walk into the monster’s mouth yourself?
Adjust the sails according to the direction of the wind. Several sails inflated with each wind.
Ships of this era move only with the wind caught by the sails without engine propulsion.
I’ve been watching it all the way to the sea, but it’s strange to think that there are still no engines or oars on this ship. How can this large ship move only with the wind?
Sailors turn the sails on the masts again. As I tactfully pulled the ropes attached to each sail, the sails carrying the wind moved slightly.
The speed of the ship, which was sliding straight ahead, slowed slightly.
Rudy turned his head. Watching Arubaso’s ship move, he said to the captain.
“You must have seen the range of the cannon before. Let’s get closer to the distance that can’t be reached. After sniping at that point, if Arubaso can’t move, immediately approach and hook it.”
“I understand, Your Majesty.”
When the captain gave the order, the crew began to move busily.
A rabbit and a tortoise standing on one side were staring at Arubaso’s stomach.
I heard that sniping is possible from a long distance like now, but only the two people on this ship are special. Even if it’s the same first class, the sniper on the other ship has to get a little closer.
Rudy turned his head towards the two enlisted men.
“The thing to aim for is the sailor who adjusts the sails. The captain and helmsman come next. Until the ship touches Arubaso and our men pass on to that ship, never let anyone move the sails. Anyone who touches the line kill.”
The rabbit and the tortoise looked at each other and smiled.
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
“…Yes, Your Majesty.”
The tortoise spoke slowly.
“…but…after that…the captain or the helmsman…which one should I prioritize…”
“The helmsman. Shoot whoever holds the rudder.”
“…Yes, I understand.”
The rabbit and the tortoise immediately went up to the watchtower to snip. It is different from the fast-moving sailors. I went up slowly, step by step.
The two of them each climbed a different watchtower, wrapped the prepared rope around their waists, and tied it tightly to the mast.
And move your body around and lean on it.
After wandering around on the narrow watchtower for a long time, the two seemed to have finally found a good posture.
He fixed his body and aimed his weapon, but it didn’t move as if it was frostbitten.
After a while, the two of them’s arms were raised. It’s a sign that you’re ready.
It seems that there is no difference between when they started not moving and now, but is there something different about them?
It’s good anyway. The preparations are over.
Rudy turned and looked at Arubaso’s boat.
“No matter how powerful a ship is, if there is no one to move the sail and rudder, it is just an empty wooden barrel.”
A smirk appeared on Rudy’s face.
***
Captain Darren Stewart sneered at the Imperial ship.
Everywhere you look, the ship’s performance is inferior to this one, but the empire seems to believe that they outnumber them and try to attack them. It was getting closer and closer.
“Really, savages who believe in spirits and all can’t help it. They don’t know anything, so they don’t even know the difference in skill. They don’t even know they’re coming to die, and they’re so energetic.
The helmsman, who was holding the steering wheel next to me, laughed loudly.
“I thought it was great because it was a spirit, but it just flew. It was funny.”
“We were fools too. We spent only precious cannonballs on tricks that seemed plausible at best.”
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Deliberately speak loudly so that you can be heard next to you.
The sailors nearby were laughing as if they were being led.
Fortunately, the spirits and the elephants of light did not have a great influence on the sailors. Because it was just flying through the sky.
Even though it was strange and mysterious to look at, it did not cause miracles such as destroying ships or roughening the sea.
‘Really, I was worried for nothing.’
Maybe it was really just a gimmick.
At that time, the sailor in the watchtower shouted loudly.
“Captain! There’s someone aiming a long cylindrical rod at the enemy’s watchtower!”
“rod?”
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Darren squinted his eyes at the enemy ship’s watchtower.
High on the enemy ship, there were two people, one on each watchtower.
I can see why the watchtower crew saw them and immediately reported them. The posture of standing was strange. A cylindrical flute-like stick was pointed at this side like a gun.
‘But what is that? It’s the first time I’ve seen it.’
Looking at its posture, it might look like a gun, but it probably isn’t. Due to the distance, it is difficult to see in detail, but the shape was not visible with the gun. It really seems to be just a stick.
‘Maybe it’s simply acting strangely, like the spirits and whatnot.’
Perhaps their superstition is so strong that they routinely do things that do not benefit them. It’s nothing in reality, but it’s acting like that out of simple belief.
‘Because it’s a very uncivilized country.’
It was the moment I thought so. A strange light was shot in a straight line from the enemy watchtower.
“uh!”
A voice came out involuntarily. Wasn’t it just a stick?
The light was transparent and clear, like the elephant that had just flown before. It seems to have collected sunlight dyed in pretty colors.
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Darren was momentarily lost. Maybe even the elephant of light was created that way. With that thought in mind, I groped for the end of the light. The light from the rod was directly hitting this ship.
I was about to check the tip of the light stick when someone screamed.
“!”
A sailor lay on the bottom of the boat. He has a red dot on his forehead.
The moment I thought about what that was, drops of blood formed and dripped down my face forming a red line.
“what.”
As Darren was looking at it in dismay, the light came on again.
Light entered the ears of the sailor who was adjusting the sail.
There were no gunshots. The light just quietly reached.
But as soon as the light enters the sailor’s ears, he collapses.
And the light moved again and turned to another sailor. This time, he was the one who was holding the line.
“Run away!”
“If you touch the light, you die.”
“You can’t stay near the mast.”
“Anyone who touches the line will die.”
The ship quickly became a mayhem.
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Darren woke up and screamed.
“Don’t make a fuss!
But the panic-stricken sailors did not listen to the captain. I was just trying to get away from the sail.
“We will also fire back. Prepare the cannons!”
Even before Darren’s order was given, the artillery captain was preparing to lead his men to respond.
A soldier pushes gunpowder into the muzzle in front of a cannon. After pushing it in with a long stick, I stepped back, and the wick was lit.
“launch!”
Cannonballs flew through the air and headed for enemy ships.
but it doesn’t reach The cannon balls fell into the sea without any effect on the enemy.
With his gaze still on the enemy ship, Darren immediately gave orders to the helmsman.
“Turn around. Get away from that boat.”
“Okay.”
The helmsman, who was answering the captain, was cut off.
The moment I turned my head to see what was going on, the helmsman’s body fell backwards. A red dot appeared between the eyes. Blood trickled down the helmsman’s nose.
“oh my god!”
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Darren immediately ducked. Roll your body to the corner of the ship to prevent the enemy from aiming.
He drew a deep breath only after hiding himself from the enemy’s view by sticking close to the wall. I think I was so shocked that I couldn’t breathe for a while. My lungs were constricted and I was short of breath.
‘Damn it! What the hell is that?’
A silent gun? Will it shoot with light instead of bullets?
“Nonsense. There’s no way something like that could have happened.”
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Darren moved along the wall, hiding himself.
The view changed and the watchtowers of other Imperial ships came into view. There, too, the same light as the one we saw earlier was shining. However, the light was not directed to this ship, but to another ship of Arubaso.
“I can’t believe that all the ships are shining this kind of light… It’s nonsense, nonsense.”
God, what the hell is going on. What kind of monsters lived in the Putegrin Empire?
‘Did he walk into the monster’s mouth… by himself?’
Horrible thoughts filled my brain. It was as if they saw themselves stepping naked into the monster with its huge mouth open.
If you are too ignorant, it may be a threat until you encounter it. that’s what he said a while ago. Could it be that it was their story rather than the enemy?
***
“I blocked the enemy’s movement. The sniper is really amazing.”
The captain muttered in admiration.
Soon afterwards, orders were given to approach Arubaso’s ships.
The ship gradually moves into Arubaso’s firing range.
The voices of the captains echoed throughout the ship.
“Enemy cannons are dealt with with water cannons. Aim for accurate fire!”
Orders were issued one after another, as discussed in advance with Rudy.
Unlike Arubaso, where most of the cannons are located on the side of the ship, Putegrin Empire’s water cannons can be installed and moved freely.
An installation stand was made to fix the shaking, but unlike the heavy enemy cannons, the water cannons were heavy enough for one person to carry. If you need it somewhere else in a hurry, you can take it with you.
In addition, some of the water cannons were mounted on wheeled carts for ease of transport.
You can use it anywhere on the deck, regardless of the stern or aft, such as dragging or carrying a cart, and shooting wherever you want.
After contemplation, the water cannon decided to use the one with the lowest power possible. Not to attack the enemy, but simply to wet the cannon. But it was still quite strong.
While Rudy was watching the soldiers stand at the water cannons mounted on the deck, Levin came closer with an Excalibur.
“your majesty.”
Respectfully hold out the knife.
Upon accepting it, the soldiers who were watching roared loudly. This is the first time the Marines see Rudy fighting with Excalibur. The snorts of the excited soldiers seemed to reach here.
With a bang, a boom, the cannons started firing at the enemy ships.
An artillery shell, which had been falling from afar just a moment ago, landed close to the ship and splashed water.
“Prepare the water cannon!”
Orders were also given to the Putegrin ship.
“Be careful not to put a hole in the enemy’s boat! They’re enemies now, but they’ll be ours in a little while. A guy who fires water cannons in a frenzy will get his ass slapped later!”
“yes!”
Even in the midst of laughter, a powerful answer came back.
“Okay, fire the water cannon!”
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Dozens of streams of water were shot into the air along with the command.
A few missed slightly and headed to the side of the gun.
Unlike sniper rifles, the stream of water does not travel in a perfectly straight line. I guess it draws a parabola. Because of that, it was not so easy to aim perfectly.
As the strong water stream dullly hit the hull, Arubaso’s boat rocked slightly. I could see that the hull was slightly broken.
The soldier aiming the water cannon slightly changed the angle of the magic weapon to make it fit properly.
Beyond the open gun gate, the enemy soldiers who had been pushing gunpowder into the cannon disappeared as if they were blown away by the water cannon’s powerful water stream.
Shortly thereafter, the cannon flew back along with the pedestal.
Standing on the deck, Rudy shouted as he glared at the enemy ship.
“Put the ships closer. Speed up! Don’t give the enemy a chance to react!”
The movements of the Putegrin sailors adjusting the sails became busy. Pull the line and change the direction of the sail to get full wind. The boat cut through the water and quickly approached the enemy.
With a bang, the cannon ball hit Putegrin’s stomach. Right next to Rudy. The hull shook greatly.
“Protect Your Majesty’s surroundings. Cover with your body!”
Levin shouted and joined Rudy’s side. The soldiers in charge of the escort also flocked around Rudy layer by layer.
The captain flinched and opened his mouth as if trying to reverse the ship.
Rudy shouted as he balanced his body on the floor with his knife.
“Never mind me. It’s okay. Add more boats.”
“But Your Majesty.”
Interrupting the captain’s words, Rudy glared at him with strong eyes.
“It’s an order, Captain. Never bite the ship. Keep it close. Hook it up.”
While Rudi was talking, a sniper on the watchtower fired at an enemy soldier who was close to the gun gate.
Several enemy soldiers who were in charge of cannons were hit by sniper rifles in an instant and fell into the sea.
Perhaps they were the soldiers in charge of the cannon that had fallen near Rudi.
At that time, a cannonball fired from another cannon flew toward the ship. He is facing Rudy’s face.
“your majesty!”
Hearing Levin’s desperate voice, Rudy activated Excalibur.
He grabs a humming knife with both hands and flings his body.
“Ha!”
With a shout, the sword was cut from top to bottom, and a large iron cannonball was cut in half.
“Oh!”
“omg!”
Hearing the breathing of the soldiers, Rudy drew his sword.
The iron shell fell to the floor precisely in four pieces. The floor around it shook slightly with a thud.
There was silence for a moment.
And after a while, the shouts of the soldiers rang loudly.
“Waaa!”
Rudy looked around at the soldiers.
“Do not flinch. Charge towards the enemy! God bless us!”
With Rudy’s cry, Putegrin’s ship headed towards Arubaso’s ship at high speed.
Would I have been too surprised?
For a moment no cannon was fired from Arubaso’s ships.
