Chapter 1360 Shelling

The distance was too far, and Qiao An couldn't hear what the two sea wolves were saying to the Sahua pirates, but based on their body movements and the few words sent by the sea breeze, it was not difficult to guess that they were accusing outsiders of intruding into Horseshoe Island , massacred the sea wolf family, and asked the Shahua pirates to help them avenge.

The Shahua pirate leader picked up the binoculars and watched Horseshoe Island for a while, then put down the binoculars, turned around and waved.

The navigator of the ship got the order and rang the bronze bell.

The bell echoed over the dark sea, as if it was hitting Joan's heartstrings, and he couldn't help becoming nervous.

The pirates on deck heard the bell and all sprang to their feet, drew their weapons, grabbed their hooks, and readied themselves for battle.

At the same time, the pirate ship that had approached within one mile of the island suddenly turned its rudder and turned around, drawing an arc-shaped trace on the sea surface. The right side of the ship was facing Horseshoe Island. The muzzles of the cannons pointed at the deserted island opposite where five solitary figures stood.

Seeing this scene, Qiao An suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, hurriedly returned the viewing angle to the main body, and urgently reminded his companions to lie down quickly!

Before he finished speaking, the pirate ship on the opposite side launched the first round of shelling.

There was a rumbling roar, and the round black iron balls crossed parallel parabolas in the air, and landed on the island one after another, splashing countless gravel, and dust rose into the sky.

The nearest shell was less than a hundred feet away from where Joan and the others were. A strong shock wave swept over from the impact of the shells. Before Medea and the others could fully comprehend Joan's warning, they were shocked and fell down. They instinctively laid their heads on the ground, their faces pale with fright.

The cannonball fired by the pirate ship weighed 18 pounds. Unfortunately, it hit the body and was destined to die without a whole body.

The second round of shelling came one after another, and the impact of the shells seemed to be closer, and the splashed gravel hit the body, even with the "Stone Skin Art" body protection, it was too much to bear.

If you keep lying here and cover your head to avoid it, there is no guarantee that you will be hit by shells with more and more accurate accuracy.

Qiao An thought for a while, risked arching his upper body, quickly took out a crystal bead from the spell-casting material bag, and threw out the crystal bead while the bombardment was in between to complete the spell-casting preparations.

boom!

The moment the crystal bead hit the ground, it exploded automatically, forming a refuge hut.

"come on in!"

Hearing Joan's call, Medea, Ruby, and Aurora hurriedly supported the weak Kista, and hurried into the hut to avoid the shelling.

Unless the pirate has enchanted shells imbued with "dispel" or "disintegrate", it will be difficult to destroy the "shelter hut" even if the shell directly hits it.

Aurora was the last one to take refuge in the hut, and eagerly asked Joan: "Little mage, can you cast a spell to see how many sahuagin are there in total on the pirate ship?"

In fact, Joan had already checked through the "Eagle Eye Observation Point" just now, and answered truthfully: "There are no less than 200 people on the deck alone. Counting the gunners and sailors in the cabin, the total number may exceed 300."

"There are so many?!" Aurora was taken aback at first, and then cursed angrily, "This group of damned green-skinned bastards, like cockroaches in the sea, reproduce like crazy, and they can't kill them all if they don't do good things! "

Joan couldn't help laughing. He once heard people compare the sahuagin to "sea orcs" and "sea goblins", and today he learned a new term from Aurora - "sea cockroaches".

Aurora frowned, pondered for a while amidst the sound of the rumbling guns, and suddenly slapped her thigh, her bright eyes flashed with determination.

"Hey! I said guys, we've been hiding here and being cowards, it's really embarrassing."

"Actually, there's no need to be so cowardly! Of the five of us here, except for the sick uncle Sista, the other four can fly!"

"It's better to leave Joan here to take care of Uncle Kista, and Medea and little Ruby will follow me to fly over the pirate ship, and cast spells on the sahua bastards on the deck, and let them taste what it's like to be beaten for nothing. , what do you think?"

"Good idea!" Ruby laughed and raised her hands in agreement.

"There's no need to keep people here. You all go to deal with the Shahua pirates. I can take care of myself."

Kista said stubbornly.

"Wait first!"

Medea noticed that the atmosphere in the hut was gradually becoming impetuous by Aurora, and hurriedly reminded her companions to keep calm and not to be impulsive.

"It's not impossible to take the initiative to attack, but first of all, we must consider how big the risk is and what the odds of winning are."

"Aurora, are you sure there is no spellcaster on the pirate ship?"

"I really can't guarantee this, but the sahuagin group has always had few high-level spellcasters. There are at most one or two navigator on board, so there is nothing to fear."

Aurora replied nonchalantly.

"Then, are there any anti-aircraft guns on the pirate ship?"

"It doesn't look like it should. Besides, it's just an old-fashioned sailing warship, and it's unlikely to be equipped with expensive new weapons such as anti-aircraft turrets."

"How many magic crystal guns do the pirates have?" Medea continued to ask.

Aurora was stunned for a moment, and replied with a lack of confidence: "The regular navy has not yet popularized new firearms. A group of pirates should not have a few magic crystal guns in their hands..."

"Look at you, you don't know anything about the enemy's situation, and you want to take the initiative to attack rashly. I don't know where you have the confidence!" Medea reprimanded the frizzy Miss Giant Eagle, "Change Think about it from this angle, if the Shahua pirates were so easy to deal with, they would have been wiped out by the navy long ago, so it would be our turn to take action."

Aurora scratched the back of her head, too ashamed to speak.

Medea sighed, and then said: "We have a patient here who needs to be taken care of. Besides, after the battle at the bottom of the lake, everyone's spell slots are exhausted. Even if they fly to the pirate ship, they may not be able to deal with Sha Hua. The murlocs deal a heavy blow."

Joan basically agrees with Medea's cautious stance, but Aurora's more positive stance is not without merit.

As far as he is concerned, spellcasting resources—including spell slots, Sid's mana, power of myth, and energy stored in "Tears of God"—are actually quite ample. Even if he attacks alone, he is capable of severely injuring the Sahua pirates.

But as Medea said just now, the premise of taking the initiative to attack is to ensure that the enemy will not counterattack.

Aurora may think that as long as she flies in the air and adds the "Anti-Arrow Barrier", she will be safe. It is not that simple to "whore" those non-flying Sahua pirates on the deck at will.

If the pirates have more than ten magic crystal rifles, at most two rounds of concentrated fire can blow up the "anti-bolt barrier", not to mention the anti-aircraft turret. , It's no different from paper.