Tangled Fight

The dense hail of gunfire continued to hammer the superstructure and hull, sending splinters flying and leaving behind one shocking gaping hole after another.

The deck of the Sauron Flagship instantly became a living hell. Casualties were catastrophic, and cries of agony rang everywhere.

However, the Sauron People were ferocious, and their flagship had also completed the crucial turn!

Despite suffering heavy damage, with its mainmast collapsed and its speed greatly reduced, its enormous hull finally swung around with difficulty, bringing its thickest side toward the Northern Wind! The several-thousand-pound cannon they regarded as their trump card—captured from the Goldflower Kingdom and mounted aboard after modification—along with several imitation Eagle Cannons of considerable power, finally locked their dark muzzles onto the target!

"Aim at that big ship! Blast the hell out of it! Avenge our dead brothers!" The captain of the Sauron Flagship crouched behind the shattered command platform and roared himself hoarse, his face twisted with fury and madness.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Several thick tongues of flame spat from the Sauron Flagship's broadside! The roar of the several-thousand-pound cannon was especially astonishing. The flames and dense smoke erupting from its muzzle nearly obscured half the hull! Heavy cannonballs came screaming straight toward the Northern Wind!

"Hold on! Brace for impact!" Captain Jackson shouted himself hoarse from the command platform of the Northern Wind.

"Boom!!!"

A muffled crash, like a giant hammer smashing into a wall, rang out! The enormous hull of the Northern Wind suddenly shuddered violently!

A heavy cannonball slammed into the thick oak hull above the waterline, near the bow of the Northern Wind!

Splinters shot in every direction like an explosion. A huge dent and breach were smashed into the hull. Fortunately, the outer planks and internal support structure were sturdy enough that the ship was