The Necromancer is amassing troops like crazy in the apocalypse
Chapter 790

Chapter 790: Chapter 640, Truly Amazing Chapter 790: Chapter 640, Truly Amazing Emerald Sea.

On the vast, boundless sea, three cargo ships bearing the merchant flag struggled forward like three lonely leaves.

Behind the cargo ships, several pirate ships spread out in pursuit, doggedly closed the gap between them.

The pirates, one hand grasping the ropes and crowding the deck, waved their weapons in the other, shouting excitedly.

Their faces displayed the greed of an imminent harvest.

On the cargo ship.

“Captain, the pirate ships are faster than us–if this keeps up, they will catch us sooner or later,” the deputy said, approaching quickly with an ugly expression.

“Throw the cargo overboard, throw half of it to lighten the load,” the captain ordered through clenched teeth.

The deputy hesitated.

The captain cursed out loudly, “If you want to live, throw the cargo off the back of the ship!”

The deputy nodded, signaling to the ships on either side while ordering the crew to dispose of the cargo.

The crew immediately sprang into action.

They threw the goods from the warehouse into the sea to lighten the ship.

The other two cargo ships began to jettison their cargo as well.

The floating debris filled the sea behind them, creating obstructions for the pursuing pirate ships.

“Damn it, wasn't the Emerald Sea supposed to be free of pirates!”

“Gold and Silver Island holds an expo and they can't even secure a safe voyage.”

“The association touted that the Island Master had cleared the Emerald Sea of pirates, damn it, all lies.”

“It's so harmful.”

The crew cursed under their breath while continuing to throw cargo overboard.

The speed of the ship gradually increased.

But just when they thought they could evade the relentless pirates,

suddenly, someone shouted, “Look up in the sky, what is that flying over….”

All eyes abruptly turned toward the sky behind them.

The hope that had just risen in their eyes quickly dissipated.

They saw a flock of harpies with human faces and eagle bodies, chasing them down with their talon-like feet clutching thunder that burnt with fuse.

“Flying enemies, be careful,” the captain said in a pale voice, loudly alerting everyone.

Boom, boom, boom~!

The thunder fell onto the deck, and explosions resounded one after another.

Thick smoke enveloped the deck.

The affected crew members lay on the ground, wailing in pain.

After a round of bombing, the harpies began circling above, occasionally diving down to snatch up fleeing crew members and drop them from the sky into the sea.

In the chaos, the pirate ships quickly closed in.

They surrounded the three cargo ships in the middle.

Thump, thump, thump~!

The pirate ships fired iron spears with hooks that embedded into the ship's side, linking the cargo ships together, eliminating any chance of escape.

The pirates on deck, weapon in hand, jeeringly watched everyone on the cargo ships.

“What do we do? We can't escape,” a crew member said, his voice filled with despair.

“Prepare to fight.”

The crew members took up arms, ready to deal with the enemy boarding their ship.

“Ha ha! A bunch of pitiful folk, throw your weapons into the sea, and I'll prepare a small boat for you to leave,” the pirate captain, wearing a captain's hat, said coldly with a hoarse voice.

His gaze swept over the armed crew members, then glanced at the entrance to the ship's cabin.

“Don't believe him, if we throw away our weapons, we'll only die faster,” the cargo ship's captain said through clenched teeth.

“Ha ha ha~!” The pirate captain grinned and then barked an order, “Kill them all.”

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~!

Following the pirate captain's command.

The crossbows on either side started shooting, and more pirates, from afar, leaped forward.

They swarmed onto the cargo ship, initiating a fierce battle.

In an instant, the sounds of metal clashing, screams, and agonized wails mingled over the sea.

The harpies also let out excited screeches, diving down again to coordinate attacks on the enemies below.

Continuously, people fell, their blood flowing across the deck.

Swoosh~boom~!

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing howl erupted fiercely.

Then there was a thunderous explosion.

The leading pirate ship suddenly burst apart.

The shattered hull scattered like bullets, striking nearby ships.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh~!

The piercing howl returned, even more dense and grating.

Boom, boom, boom~!

One after another, the pirate ships consecutively exploded, broken wood shards falling like raindrops everywhere,

In the blink of an eye, all the pirate ships were under attack.

Their hulls fractured, ignited into great flames, and debris floated all over the sea.

Like a murky swamp.

Luckily, the pirates who fell into the water struggled, swimming toward nearby floating debris.

And on the vast expanse of the sea, only three merchant ships remained, drifting lonely amidst the debris-filled waters.

On the merchant ships, both sides of the fighting were terrified by the sudden bombing and they scattered, clutching their heads.

Hiding in concealed areas, they frantically scanned their surroundings in search of targets.

However, the surroundings were eerily empty.

They saw nothing, there was nothing at all.

The recent attack seemed as if it had come from an invisible source.

“Damn it, throw down the ropes and pull us up,” someone yelled.

“Kill them all, pull us onto the ship,” another shouted.

Below the ship, the cries of other pirates echoed.

The pirates on the ship instantly responded, rushing towards the edge of the deck.

The captain of the merchant ship also shouted, “Stop them!”

In an instant, both groups clashed once again.

Aboard the escort ship.

The Dwarf Deputy Deacon, Gadain, and the members of his small squad stood on deck, faces filled with astonishment as they watched the thick smoke rising in the distance.

Everything had happened so fast, by the time they realized it.

When the sound of the cannon fired and the target in the distance was enveloped in thick smoke.

It was only then that the crew realized they had attacked and hit their target.

Their stunned gazes were fixed on the distance.

Swallowing their saliva nervously.

Such a long distance, yet so precise.

How could it have such immense power?

It was even more terrifying than the armored vehicles on Gold and Silver Island.

The escort ship quickly approached the direction of the pirate ship, while Captain Felipa swaggered over from behind and picked up a pair of binoculars to look ahead.

The Dwarf Deputy Deacon approached and asked, “Captain Felipa, was that new machinery used just now?”

When they had set out.

The size of the ship had already startled them.

Now it was clear that it was not only enormous but also possessed terrifying offensive capabilities.

Being able to shatter a ship directly meant it could also obliterate any person or building.

As the Dwarf Deputy Deacon inquired, the members of the squad also turned their attention.

Captain Felipa slightly tilted her head, her tone filled with pride, “The weapons on board are self-contained; as long as you can see it, it can hit it.”

“Lord Island Master, truly miraculous,” the dwarf exclaimed.

While they were talking, the alarm on the ship sounded.

Looking into the distance, they could see more than ten harpies rapidly flying towards them.

They were fierce, with bloodthirsty ferocity in their eyes.

“Harpies are seldom seen here in the Emerald Sea,” said the Dwarf Deputy Deacon immediately.

“They are pirate flying troops, be careful,” Captain Felipa remarked and quickly walked towards the cockpit.

The squad members also started to put away their weapons.

The Green Parrot and the Ranger's owl also hid inside the cabin.

Captain Felipa returned to the cockpit and asked the skeleton, “Wu Heng mentioned last time, those anti-air missiles, can they attack these?”

The skeleton looked down at the radar dial and then shook its head.

“Damn, can't use it,” Captain Felipa cursed, then picked up the microphone and said, “Skeleton shooters, come out and attack the aerial targets.”

Rattling noises arose!

Skeletons holding rifles emerged from the deck.

Their empty eye sockets glanced at the diving harpies, switched off the safety, and directly pulled the trigger.

A barrage of bullets poured into the sky.

The bodies of the harpies were instantly pierced by bullets, and along with their feathers, they fell from the sky.

The harpies that landed on the deck were again shot by the skeletons, directly killed.

Soon, the attacking harpies disappeared, leaving only a few scattered, bloodied ones flying away into the distance.

The escort ship continued to approach the battle zone.

The combatants on both sides were still fiercely engaged.

Through the ship's loudspeaker, Captain Felipa spoke into the microphone, “This is the escort ship from Gold and Silver Island. Members of the merchant fleet, drop your weapons. Any target wielding weapons will be identified as pirates and eliminated.”

The booming sound reverberated through the sky above the region.

Seeing the imposing warship docked beside them, everyone on the merchant ship swallowed nervously.

“Let's fall back, drop the weapons,” the merchant fleet captain said.

With some skepticism, the members of the merchant fleet retreated and then placed their weapons on the ground.

The pirates, on the other hand, held onto their weapons tightly.

The ship from Gold and Silver Island had already made it clear that it intended to purge them.

Dropping their weapons would only lead to a quicker death.

On the deck, Captain Felipa did not give them much time, and gave the order, “Kill all those holding weapons.”

The skeletons crowded around the railing began shooting downwards.

On the deck of the merchant ship, pirates struggling in the sea were killed in swathes under the gunfire.

The blood stained the sea red.