Chapter 11: The Tango of the Black Pearl

  Christine swore on her favorite gold coin that she had seen countless strange captains in her lifetime, even a drunken old man who could navigate through reefs with his eyes closed, but she never thought that there would be a seasick rookie who could sail a ship as if it were dancing.

  That's right, it was a dance, and what's more, it was a passionate and super-fast tango!

  Even with the hail of cannonballs, even with the ship itself severely damaged, Lin Taiping was always able to control the Black Pearl's rapid advance in the midst of the intense bombardment.

  Every seemingly unintentional turn of the rudder can make the sailboat narrowly avoid being hit, and every inexplicable twist can allow it to intimately greet the stone bullets that are close at hand...

  And what's even more speechless is that while the Black Pearl was advancing in such a distorted manner, its speed didn't slow down at all, and instead it actually got faster and faster.

  In fact, the vultures and pirates opposite were stunned, they even suspected that this was a pre-arranged performance. Why did that slightly leaky little boat always manage to irregularly twist and turn, dodging fatal blows time and again? It defied all logic, had he made some kind of deal with the sea god before setting sail?

  "Six magic crystals, is that considered a lot?" Lin Taiping wildly spun the steering wheel, even having the mood to light up a cigarette, lazily blowing out a few smoke rings. "Scammers, scammers, six magic crystals only let me use them for three days, and if I'm not satisfied, I can't get a refund. Next time, I'll definitely give them a big bad review."

  As they spoke, another stone bullet fell from the sky. This time, Lin Taiping didn't even bother to dodge, and under the cover of the Navigation Master's halo, the Black Pearl not only became extremely agile but also gained a slight boost in speed, allowing it to narrowly pass through, leaving behind the stone bullet that crashed into the sea with a mournful sound.

  Aghast, beak agape, the vulture finally realized something was amiss and wildly twisted its neck, shrieking: "Full sail, hard to port! Don't let that thing get close to us!"

  It's only now that I've reacted, isn't it too late? Lin Taiping puffed out a few smoke rings, and with a smile, he turned his head around in the swirling smoke: "Kristin, you understand..."

  Got it! Can't get any more got!

  Christine sprang up, steady as a rock, and leaped onto the ship's gunwale. Her golden hair cascaded down like a waterfall, and the massive black iron anchor, weighing hundreds of pounds, whirled above her head with a deafening roar. The whirlwind generated by her swinging motion was so strong that it felt like it was tearing at people's faces.

  "What does that woman want to do?" The bald eagle's eyes bulged out, and dozens of pirates were shocked to the point of dislocating their jaws. To think that there were still over 200 meters between the two ships, at such a distant distance, even crossbow arrows might not be able to attack, could it be that this woman was going to...

  Unfortunately, they guessed it!

  Accompanied by Kirsten's angry roar, the black iron anchor that had slipped out of her hand shot out like a black lightning bolt across the sky, and before the pirates could even cry out in surprise, it had already heavily struck the left side of the pirate ship.

  With a loud crash, the entire ship lost control and tilted instantly. Several pirates were thrown directly into the sea, and what's worse, with the splashing of wooden fragments everywhere, a huge hole appeared on the side of the ship, and seawater rushed in immediately, causing the pirate ship to slow down drastically.

  Poor vulture, it was shaken off the mast at this time, its long neck almost broke, oh gods, that golden-haired beauty, actually has such terrifying power, which is not something humans can do, is her father a dragon, or is her mother a beast more monstrous than Mong?

  At this moment, Kirsten had already retrieved the large iron anchor and swung it again with a whooshing sound. In the pirates' astonished gaze, this terrifying noblewoman burst out again, her killing intent soaring as she let out a violent roar: "All of you, turn into gold coins for me!"

  A deafening crash, the ill-fated pirate ship was hit again, a few hundred kilograms of large iron anchor swept across the deck, first smashing several pirates into flight, then destroying that catapult, and soon after, a loud cracking sound was heard, the tall mast was cut off at the waist, and the white sail suddenly fell down, throwing the pirates into complete chaos.

  Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Black Pearl quickly caught up. Before the two ships were fully alongside, Christine was swinging a large iron anchor and jumping over impatiently.

  The golden light flashing in her eyes made her look like a mobile arsenal, and in just an instant, she knocked down five or six pirates: "Fifty gold coins, one hundred gold coins, one hundred and fifty gold coins..."

  Stop her! Stop her! The vultures shrieked in anger, the pirates with no way out could only charge forward with red eyes, and then fall into the sea with an even crazier momentum. What curved knives, what sneak attacks, what gang fights, all were nothing but floating clouds in front of Kristin's swinging large iron anchor.

  "Well done, long live the queen!" Lin Taiping leaned on the steering wheel, leisurely blowing out smoke rings. "I dare to bet that as long as that strange curse doesn't act up, Kristin can take down an entire fleet by herself. We just need to stand behind her and cheer her on... huh?"

  The leisurely rant ended there, because the next moment, the bald eagle was holding two handles of black fine swords, with a distorted face jumping over the ship's side, and the triangular eyes burning with fierce flames, fully explaining the anger of this pirate leader.

  Damn it! Everything is the fault of this damn guy, if not for his weird sailing skills, things wouldn't have gotten so bad, and now... go to hell!

  In an instant, the black slender sword shot out like a venomous snake, with the tip of the sword shining with a pale green light: "You damned bastard, don't think you've won for sure, you'll know the tragic fate of provoking a fast swordsman!"

  In the midst of a shrill cry, a slender sword shot out in a straight line. On the bald eagle's twisted and emaciated face, a sinister grin suddenly burst forth, but his smile suddenly froze.

  Without any accident, the slender sword directly pierced Lin Taiping's heart, but unlike the imagined blood splashing everywhere, the long blade suddenly stopped, as if it had stabbed into a hard stone, and even the tip of the sword snapped off with a loud crash.

  "How is this possible?" The bald eagle let out a disbelieving low growl, he could see clearly that under the opponent's long gown there was no armor at all, if anything, it was only strange patterns drawn on the chest.

  "Are you surprised?" Lin Taiping smiled and looked at him, lightly tapping the fine sword, "Shut your mouth, this is just the beginning, there are more surprising things waiting for you, such as..."

  For example, facing the vulture's terrified gaze, Turo let out a long roar, and thirty Minotaurs pounded their chests heavily, pulling in unison, their black robes fluttering like dark clouds in the wind.

  Under the sunset, the terrifying Minotaur tribe was finally exposed in the air, with sharp horns shining with cold light, ferocious faces spewing white gas, and dark, majestic bodies. With the heavy totem stone pillars, just taking a single step in unison made the entire ship tremble violently.

  Finally realizing what he had overlooked, the vulture-like creature retreated with a pale face, feeling his teeth chattering, not from anger, but from fear... The Dark Race? The Minotaur? And there were thirty of them?!

  At this moment, the originally chaotic battlefield suddenly fell into an eerie silence. All the pirates held their breath, even though Kirsten's large iron anchor was still swinging, they were still stunned and forgot to dodge, some people couldn't help but tremble, and even dropped the curved knife in their hands.

  "Are you going to hit again?" Lin Taiping looked at them with a sympathetic gaze, behind him was a large group of black and oppressive cow-headed people, as well as the coarse and large stone pillars that shone with totemic light. "To be honest, I dislike violence, but if you insist..."

  Insist? Are you kidding me? Only a brainless fool would insist!

  A few seconds later, almost half of the pirates had thrown down their curved knives. The vulture seemed to want to maintain the pirate captain's dignity, his face twisted in a furious roar: "Bastards, don't you understand that even if we surrender, we'll still be hanged..."

  With a loud crash, the massive iron anchor that fell from the sky gave him a standard answer. Before he thoroughly fainted, the last thing he could hear was Kristin's self-satisfied muttering: "Two hundred gold coins, in hand, can buy so many diapers and milk powder."

  At this sight, the remaining pirates also immediately dropped their curved knives. They finally realized that although both were dead ends, being smashed into a meat pie by a large iron anchor was obviously more miserable than being hanged on the gallows.

  "Is that it? We haven't even had a chance to make a move yet!" Turu and the Minotaur people shook their heads in disappointment, as if they had been starving for three days and were ready to devour a big meal, only to find that when they kicked open the kitchen door, there was only a pot of salted vegetables inside.

  "Alright, we still have other things to do." Lin Taiping patted Tulou's shoulder in comfort. "Don't forget, there's also a hapless merchant ship over there waiting for us to pay a visit... Hmmm, guess what they'll take out as a thank-you gift?"

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