Reef Zone Naval Battle 2

Captain Van Dyke looked at Totti with an indescribable gaze, making Totti feel uneasy. "Did I say something wrong, Captain Van Dyke?"

Captain Van Dyke was silent for a moment before speaking, "I regret it, Young Master Totti. I really shouldn't have agreed to Lord Boateng's request to bring you aboard."

Totti thought Captain Van Dyke was mocking his incompetence, and his face turned red with anger. He was about to retort.

Captain Van Dyke immediately summoned the First Mate, "Find a few men to follow Young Master Totti closely. If a battle breaks out later, you must protect him with your lives. Remember, our family is still in our territory, and we must not let young master suffer any harm."

The First Mate seemed to understand something as well, his expression extremely grave. He nodded and replied, "Leave it to me, old buddy. Even if I die, I'll die before Young Master Totti."

These words left Totti bewildered. Van Dyke didn't seem to be looking down on him; on the contrary, it sounded like he was entrusting his son to someone on his deathbed.

Soon, the First Mate, along with several agile sailors, surrounded Totti and even brought out a few shields, though it was unclear where they had found them.

Totti quickly tried to ask the First Mate what had happened, but the First Mate said nothing, only telling Young Master Totti to go into the cabin.

But Totti was definitely not willing, and while the two were arguing, the situation on the battlefield changed again.

With his decoy fleet already launching a counterattack, Sodoma certainly wouldn't sit idly by and wait for success. The Wavebreaker also joined the battle under his command, and Sodoma directly chose the largest ship in the noble fleet as his target.

Under Sodoma's command, the Wavebreaker adjusted its bow angle and charged straight toward the ship.

Fueled by the wind and waves and propelled by the oars, the Wavebreaker surged forward with great speed and force. With a loud bang, the Wavebreaker crashed directly into the large ship.

However, the collisions were not over yet. While in the Northlands, the Wavebreaker had already undergone modifications at the shipyard in Sea Song Town, where a set of sturdy and sharp metal rams had been installed.

After colliding with the target ship, the ram continued forward due to inertia. Sodoma clung tightly to a pillar and heard a screeching sound from the Wavebreaker beneath him, followed by what sounded like wood cracking.

However, as the sound gradually faded away, Sodoma knew that the impact had finally ended. At this time, the crew members on the target ships had not yet reacted. Many of them were not prepared to be hit and fell into the sea as the ships shook.

Just as the captain of the Wavebreaker was organizing the sailors to prepare for a boarding maneuver, Sodoma had already swung across the rope.

Seeing this, the captain could only urge the crew to join the battle immediately and instructed the bosun to keep up and protect the commander.

Sodoma gripped the rope tightly with both hands, and the rope, propelled by inertia, slid toward the enemy ship.

Sodoma felt unusually well at that moment, whether he was in a state of readiness for battle or something else.

Just as the cable reached its highest point, Sodoma realized what was happening and jumped directly onto the opposite deck.

He felt extremely excited. It had been a long time since he had participated in such an intense naval battle. The moment he jumped, he adjusted his landing angle and posture.

The thick leather boots on his feet kicked hard into an enemy crew member who was clinging to the mast and trying to steady himself.

The crew member never expected to be attacked by the enemy. Sodoma kicked him hard in the head, and he fell to the ground, clearly not going to live.

After landing, Sodoma braced himself with his hands, bent his knees slightly, and squatted down on the ground.

At this moment, there were two enemy sailors around the mast. The two men were positioned one in front of the other and had already seen Sodoma. Although they were frightened by Sodoma's sudden attack, the two men quickly surrounded him and prepared to kill Sodoma.

Sodoma suddenly used his legs to propel himself up and jumped up in a half-squatting position. In an instant, he seemed to fly parallel to the deck and pass between the two men.

Sodoma drew his curved sword from his waist and slashed it horizontally. The two men screamed and fell to the ground. When Sodoma landed and looked up, he saw that the two men were already lying on the ground, clutching their ribs and howling in pain.

Sodoma's knife ripped open a large gash in the waist and abdomen of both men. They pressed hard on the wound, but it was too late. Their internal organs spilled out with the blood, and they soon lost their lives.

Only a few dozen seconds had passed since Sodoma landed on the deck. Sodoma looked at his hands in surprise. Although he was skilled in boarding combat, he was not so strong as to be unreasonable.

Sodoma had no idea what had happened. For a moment, he felt as if everything had slowed down. He could see every movement of his enemy clearly, and he could easily stretch his body and adjust his posture in mid-air. It was in that state that Sodoma successfully completed the incredible maneuver.

However, just as Sodoma was stunned, another enemy ran up behind him and tried to launch a surprise attack. But Sodoma seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He turned around and slashed, knocking the enemy back. Then, taking advantage of the enemy's unsteady center of gravity, he directly sidestepped and crashed into him.

Sodoma's right elbow slammed into the man's chest with such force that it penetrated deep into his chest. The enemy sailor quickly collapsed to the ground, bleeding from his mouth and nose.

By this time, Sodoma had already killed four men in the short time it had jumped onto the ship. The enemy sailors around witnessed this and, although they did not understand why this enemy was so powerful, they respected the strong and kept their distance from Sodoma.

At this point, the boarding crew of the Wavebreaker also caught up and joined the battle under the command of the First Mate and the boatswain. The enemy ship's crew was now basically demoralized and without any command, and they were quickly routed and forced to retreat.

The boatswain also found Sodoma, Sodoma was standing alone under the mainmast of the enemy ship, surrounded by only a few enemy corpses. Knowing that the commander had already fought the enemy, the boatswain quickly went up to examine Sodoma's body carefully. Fortunately, he found no wounds, and the blood on his body was all from the enemy.

The boatswain, a veteran of the Coastal Defense Fleet who had transferred with Sodoma, gave Sodoma a thumbs-up and said, "It's all thanks to you, Commander. You dealt with the enemy cleanly and efficiently, without losing a single hair on your head."

Sodoma just smiled and didn't say anything. At the moment, he was still confused about his own changes, but the boatswain had already grabbed him.

"But don't cause us any trouble. You're the fleet commander now, so you should go back to the ship and take command. Leave this to us."

Sodoma did not refuse this time. Although they had not yet defeated all the enemies on the enemy ship's deck, they could see that their side had gained an absolute advantage and estimated that they would be able to complete the suppression soon.

Sodoma, under the watchful eyes of two sailors, finally jumped back onto the Wavebreaker. By this time, the situation on the battlefield had become much clearer.

The enemy ships that were attacked by the decoy fleet have been basically suppressed. The freed-up ships began to attack other stranded enemy ships. Even if some stranded enemy ships wanted to help, they couldn't, as their ships were completely immobile. Meanwhile, the remaining main fleet had already surrounded them.

Captain Jack and Blox's fleet slowly approached the two flanks of the stranded noble fleet, and the Catapult on board began to launch stones.

Although the hit rate was abysmal due to the wind and waves, with less than one in ten surviving, this passive and defensive situation foreshadowed the final fate of these ships.

Sodoma looked at the battlefield situation through his binoculars and suddenly frowned. "The numbers are not right. I remember that the noble fleet I saw before had nearly seventy ships, but now there are only fifty or so. There are about ten fewer ships."

Sodoma quickly compared the emblems of the noble fleets he had previously recorded and made a discovery. "It turns out to be the fleet of the Red Hemp Territory. How did they disappear?"

The captain of the Wavebreaker recalled, "When the battle first broke out, the Red Hemp Territory's fleet seemed to be at the very back of the noble fleet. At that time, it seemed that they turned their ships around and left."

Sodoma was somewhat surprised, not expecting the Red Hemp Territory fleet to be so decisive, but he wasn't worried. After all, there was the Great Oak Territory's Coastal Defense Fleet behind them, and he believed his father would handle the escaped fleet.