Published at 28th of April 2017 08:04:36 AM
Chapter 41 Pirates Showdown Part 2
The sea’s scenery at night and day were entirely nothing alike. The soothing clear blue water during the day at this moment turned exceptionally ferocious. Behind every wave seemed to be a dark black hole that will swallow everything next to it, even the sound of the waves on the concealed reef was harrowing. The entire scene tonight was dreadful.Behind a large reef, parked a boat obscured by the shadow of the night. Two women were standing on the bow, quietly watching the battalion of warships floating not far away.Gu Yun exclaimed in a whisper, “Alertness was very high.” There were four or five individual inspections on each of the warship; they visit the deck and cabin respectively, and the stern is being guarded by someone. She could only see one side of the situation. According to Mu Cang, two ships are moored and in the middle are boats, where the guard must also be very close.
Mu Cang took a spyglass and handed it to her, Gu Yun nodded at her with appreciation. She raised the observation mirror and in the vast ocean she cannot see any silhouettes, nor any movement near the pirate ships. Soon, it would be two quarters. Gu Yun was worried about their safety, but also worried the mucus would be solidified. If they were unable to get things done on time, then the operation would be a failure and the men would also be affected by this bone biting cold.Gu Yun was fearfully restless when suddenly she was disturbed by Yan Ge’s voice, “Whoa, really good!”Gu Yun looked carefully and saw a section of the rope thrown up from the surface, with a hook on one side firmly on the turret. Followed by a dark shadow along the ropes and all the way to where the shadow was climbing, the shadow climbed onto the turret. With feet hooked to ropes to stabilize the body, immediately he took out the bamboo tube from behind and rapidly searched for the mouth of the cannon and soon pulled out. Then they went down the ropes again, by brute strength shook the rope and it fell into the silent sea. They acted very fast, clean and a total of not more than five minutes. It was calm again around the pirate’s ship. The night patrol inspections that went back and forth on the deck did not pay attention to the end of the chamber nor checked down at the bottom cabin.She put down the observation mirror. Gu Yun’s face was not expressing happiness yet but her brows were wrinkled. She needed to wait until the task was complete before being happy. She gave them the cold training, endurance training and was confident that they were able to swim past the ships, but the biggest challenge was to swim back.Gu Yun stood on the bow, hands tightly holding the icy fences, eyes without blinking, and vigilantly staring at the surging of the sea surface. Every minute seemed very long!Finally, struggling to swim forward and appearing in front of Gu Yun, at this moment, her heart was more excited to see them rather than seeing their task completed. Standing next to the rope ladder, they climbed up to the bow when Gu Yun reached out her hand to pull them one by one. Her warm palm had cooled almost to paralyzing her heart. The soldiers who were already on board were wrapped in a thick blanket, curled up on the ground shaking. Under the night sky, they were pale blue and their breathing was intermittent. Gu Yun’s heart throbbed in pain once again, her eyes were hot, and her tears welled up. She threw her head up to hold the tears from falling down, and finally under the calm mood, she counted them. Gu Yun’s face changed and anxiously asked, “Shi Hu and Fang Hong?”Slowly the soldiers recovered but were also at a loss. They had furiously swum back but everywhere else was very dark around. They simply did not know if there was someone nearby.Gu Yun ran back to the bow, wide eyes stared at the stormy sea, cold water. If they still did not come back, I’m afraid –Leng Xiao and Ge Jingyun also came close to her, staring at the sea, trying to find any traces.After a few moments, Leng Xiao pointed not far, whispering in a low voice, “There they are!”Two men were being tossed up and down several times by the waves, to a point they were almost overcome by the waves. Fan Hong seemed to have temporary lost consciousness and Shi Hu carried him on his back, exhausted, cold, his feet also started to get numb. They were in fact very close to the bow, but by the way it looked, it was impossible to climb a rope ladder!Leng Xiao threw down his quilt and said, “I’ll give them a hand.”“I am going to also.” Ge Jingyun also followed the rope ladder on the bow .“You don’t launch.” Two hands were seized by Gu Yun. Their hands were ice-cold and not like a human’s hand, even their jaws were shaking now. Dark purple lip color implied that their hearts had been severely deprived with oxygen. Once again, how could she let them go! If they don’t get well, four people will be dead!
Gu Yun shoved them and climbed down the rope ladder. Two people were left surprise, “Boss!” Only when experienced by one self, did one know of how cold the sea is!She grabbed two ropes tied to her wrists, then Gu Yun threw them the other end of the rope and said, “You can rest assured that I go down and tie rope to their waist, you’ll pull them up later!”Leng Xiao quickly, “Let me go!” Even so, she would have to also soak in water for a while!“That’s an order.” Gu Yun said. Time was running out and she needed to get to them. She climbed down the ladder all the way. Seeing Gu Yun, Shi Hu, who had started to slack in the spirit suddenly woke up, sobered while carrying Fang Hong on his back and continued to swim towards the direction of the rope ladders.Seeing Gu Yun climbed down the rope ladders, Mu Cang also went to the side of the ship, and the chilly eyes rose with a touch of admiration. This woman had courage, military strength, strategy, resourceful, scheme, and a kind heart. To subdue the heart of Gray Hawk, the matter will come sooner or later.Mu Cang turned back, facing Wuji she whispered, “Make few pots of fire inside the cabin.”Wuji nodded. Yan Ge smiled, “I will go as well.” Her favorite dauntless guys, she just thought that the girl had such courage and boldness. Well, about their previous misunderstanding, now he does not care if she cut off her whip at all!Gu Yun went down to the end of a rope ladder, Shi Hu had to swim nearby, Gu Yun said loudly, “You hold, Shi Hu!”Gu Yun jumped into the sea. She found that the sea was colder than she imagined. The surging waves were very difficult to deal with making it hard in approaching Shi Hu. When she finally swam to their side, she tied Fang Hong’s body that was temporarily paralyzed then tugged the rope. After motioning that, the top had been tied up, the rope was pulled up slowly carrying Fang Hong with it.“Shi Hu, to you.” Gu Yun tied the rope on his body, Shi Hu pulled the rope, and said, “I can climb up. You let them pull you up! “If he gets angry now his air will be less, so long-winded. “Cut the crap, don’t move, aging mother is freezing.” At the same time fastening ropes, Gu Yun had once again tugged the long rope, Shi Hu was pulled.Gu Yun’s hands started to freeze. This meant she can no longer delay, she struggled to swim to the ladder, grabbed the rope with a long sigh and then climbed step by step.On the deck, Gu Yun’s whole body was wet, pale white and awkwardly shivering non-stop. Mu Cang grabbed a quilt beside her and threw it at Gu Yun. She coldly said, “I want to return, you go inside the cabin, don’t block my way.” Gu Yun came into the cabin and a burst of warmth swept her. There were several fire braziers lying on the ground and the warm flame was dancing. Gu Yun smiled slightly. The Patriarch was a patriarch. To express her goodwill was also cruel.Gu Yun and Mu Cang went directly onto Ao Tian’s ship, and did not meet with Su Ling. She did not want Su Ling to see her distressed appearance and her look of embarrassment. In order avoid letting the pirates discover their ambush, warships must be hiding behind a reef before dawn, so they would have to start in the middle.“Not drinking.” Another bowl of ginger tea was passed over. Gu Yun had to refuse; she already drank two bowls!She felt so stupid. She should have gone back to the camp and put on a new clothes then find Ao Tian. Now, not Su Ling but Ao Tian was staring at her. Ao Tian did not say a word to her, but this whole evening she would practice her ability to make discerning judgments!Light sneeze. Gu Yun said with smile “I will sleep, at dawn you wake me up.” She immediately leaned against the couch with her back to Ao Tian; she didn’t want to face his distant face all night.There was no sound from behind for a long time. After a while, a mink coat gently covered her body then, the sound of a door closed.Gu Yun slowly turned back. Left alone in the cabin, she wanted to close her eyes to sleep but could not fall asleep. Perhaps the fur was too warm, or was it really hard to fall asleep? After tossing and turning, Gu Yun was finally fell into a deep sleep. When she opened her eyes, the rays of sunshine had penetrated the window blinds into the cabin.Gu Yun hurried over and opened the. window. Despite the bright light outside, the sun was just rising from the sea. It was not too late.Gu Yun went out of the cabin to the deck of Black Spirit. It was very large, larger than Su military warships of the General but all were built using dark wood with black color giving out a feeling of depression.Ao Tian stood on the bow, towards the direction of the sun. The sunlight in his silver hair looked like it was dyed pale golden yellow, very beautiful. Ao Tian suddenly looked back at her and gently waved. Facing the sun, Gu Yun cannot see his face, but he was laughing.Laughing? As if, she didn’t see Ao Tian laugh! Gu Yun moved closer. This face was very indifferent, he was not even smiling perhaps it was her wandering.“Su military coming over.” Ao Tian’s deep voice returned Gu Yun back to her sense and she raise her eyes to see a single team of fleet.She pick up the spyglass. It was indeed the Su military fleet to lure the pirates. They are sailing very slowly. It was too far away. Even through the scope of a spyglass, Gu Yun could not see the specific situation. Now, they just have to wait for the pirates to take the bait. As soon as the pirates swallow the bait, they can start.Past one hour, the sun began to head. Gu Yun became impatient and anxious. Was the damage to the pirates’ cannon discovered so they were not coming out?“Consigliere.” The estimation was too long, Youyi was also nervous; he went to Spirit Island Ship from Su warship looking for her. “Pirates didn’t come out, how do we do that?”Gu Yun pondered for a moment and was about to answer but then from a distance, coming out from the hidden reef group were six warships and dozens of boats slowly moving towards Su Ling’s fleets.Youyi laughed excitedly, “The pirates finally came! I will now go back. I will get the sail ready.”“Wait! “Gu Yun suddenly stopped him. Her weak expression caused his face to suddenly change, “Why only six warships? Where are the other four? Where are the pirates’ other four warships, what they are doing?”Looking at the wistful Gu Yun, Youyi whispered, “Wartime Consigliere is now past?”Gu Yun was speechless for a long time, just Youyi thought that she had no idea when Gu Yu calm voice faint replied, “Wait. Pirates have only six warships, Su Ling should be able to handle it! “Mantis unaware that who will be used, it depended on who was the praying mantis and who was the sparrow!On Gu Yu’s side of the control, they were heated and ready.Su Ling knew that there would be a siege and were prepared but the pirates had only deployed six warships. Even if they matched very well, the battle would not account for many advantages. In particular, two of the pirates’ ships had been tampered with and they would not know that until they try firing a shot. When they know this, they would have no choice but to quickly turn around the bow of the ship and the side that was working against Su Military Warships.The passionate hands and feet of pirate ships dispatched the two ships, so the remaining four ships, were only single-handed war vessels. Gu Yun was pleased the battle odds were great!The Pirates should not to be accounted also as too easy, however their opponent was the Su Military, thus it will be tragic. Just when Youyi was trying to persuade Gu Yun to support, three miles away from them, suddenly came out another six warships and more than 10 boats. Gu Yun got scared, how were there six?! Mu Cang didn’t really figure out the pirates’ number.Seeing the front of the warships, Youyi felt glad but did not dare to act rashly otherwise they would be ambushed by the pirates!This was all a raid. Looking to Ao Tian, Gu Yun said, “Full speed ahead.” With so many ships at the same time to the siege of Su military, things could only be worse.Youyi came down from the Black Sail and went back onto the Su military ship. With a clear voice, he ordered, “Full speed ahead.”The Su military warship and Black Spirit Island ships sailed rapidly toward the fierce battle circle.
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Two teams were getting closer to war. The Black Sail and pirate ships grew closer that the distance between them would allow the pirate ship to use their cannons against them but they seemed to only ignore their existence and kept rushing to their target, Su Ling.Ao Tian’s cold voice said, “They don’t intend to defend only to attack and also die doing so.”Gu Yun cursed, “Damn it!” The pirates must have been aware of the three ship’s cannons being blocked. With the only artillery available, they chose to attack only Su Ling instead of defending and the pirates would rather die to kill Su Ling? Exactly, who were they?If the pirates attacked Su Ling, all firepower would be concentrated to him. He was in a very dangerous situation. Gu Yun quickly ordered, “Catch up, concentrated fire, shelling on both sides of the vessel.” As long as you don’t let them build a pack, Su Ling would not be under attack from all sides.“The better, “Ao Tian nodded and the Black Sail rolled fast ahead. A wedge of five black ships formed again, like bat wings. Both sides of the ship’s cannons on the pirate ships attackedBoom!“General, watch out!” A cannon’s centered bow, violently shook the whole hull. Han Shu pulled the mast and quickly yelled, “The Pirates fired so hard!”“Do whatever it takes and get on with it.” Su Ling picked up the spyglass, separated by a layer of smoke after the explosion to see Black Spirit Island sailing and Su military warship. If they could just hold on for a quarter of an hour, they should be able to come.Putting down the spyglass, Su Ling was in front of Mu Cang’s boats. They had thrown a lot of explosives and were able to sink a lot of the nearby boats. If these explosives could be thrown to the pirates’ main battle ship, even if they were unable to destroy the ship, they would be able to kill a lot of the pirates.Su Ling says loudly, “Qiao Lin, give the order to approach the pirates closely so we can cover Mu Cang’s ship while she throws the explosives directly to discourage the ship from moving forward.” “Yes.”Qiao Lin stood at the bottom entrance and shouted,” Left boat-“Boom!But they were hit at the middle of the mast and a stout pole broke then smashed down onto the deck and bow. Qiao Lin was about to speak but when he looked up it was too late to avoid the falling mast.“Ah!” The mast pressed heavily on his chest, but with Su Ling holding Chuxie on the other side of the mast, Qiao Lin was able to breathe.Chapter end
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