The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor - Chapter 210

Chapter 210

Volume 21 Chapter 8 part2

These were decrepit, time-worn phantom ships but the scale of the gathering was massive . Furthermore, they were continuing to arrive .

Weed had brought the rain and clouds for these phantom ships . It’s important to gain even a small advantage when dealing with weather at sea .

“Woo . ”

The trio was surprised when Weed held up both hands . Written in Barkhan’s Magic Tome was the Advanced Undead Summoner Skills .

Now was the moment to use it .

“Souls of evil spirits that were asleep, take this offering and arise from your wandering beneath the green sea .

“Summon phantom ship the Maria . ”

Weed’s mid-sized sailboat rapidly turned decrepit . Her mast, keel and hull distorts and ages . The white sails become dark and tattered, fluttering in the wind . From the bottom keel moss and mold grew climbing up the hull and into the rigging transforming into an aged phantom ship!

“Ke Ke Ke . Long time no see, Cap’tain . It looks like ye’ve been doing well . Good ta see ye keeping yer bones looking so sharp and regal . ”

A phantom ships captains true wealth is in the ship and the size of it’s ghost crew .

Back in Jigolaths the Haven Kingdom Fleet had sunk the Maria to the bottomless abyss but now with Weeds favor it has been called back .

The strategic point where the Unfreezing River intersected the sea was in chaos, there a close square formation of phantom ships had gathered .

Weed burst out with his advanced level 7 Lion’s Roar .

“Prepare for battle!”

*****

“How much longer now?”

“We should reach the Unfreezing River this morning, that means we’ll make it there with plenty of time . ”

Pale and his companions were currently sailing towards Jigolaths .

It was a long way to sail but they had plenty of supplies and were able fish . They only had to follow the phantom ship so there was no worries about losing their way .

The raindrops were coming down harder as they got closer to Jigolaths .

Bell cupped her hands together to catch some rainwater .

Mapan gave a firm nod .

“It falls into an empty sea yet it is still, somehow romantic . ”

In the magic orb that the merchant Mapan owned they could see Weed watching the fleet of Drinfeld while fleeing .

They hoped their boat would arrive just in time .

*****

“Lookout, give precise and detailed reports in a calm manner . ”

“Take extra care to not allow the ship to be hung by those rocks . ”

The Unfreezing River had risen .

It was confusing for anyone even on a clear sunny day to locate and avoid being caught by submerged rocks .

Drinfeld’s fleet and the pirates nautical skills were not up to the task at hand .

The 3 crazy-mad sharks of Becky-Nin steering the ship like their lives depended on it had been able to quickly pass through . They simply had too many ships, they got tangled trying to get passed the rocks that had been covered with water making it far more difficult .

Out of several boats one would hit a sunken rock, each of these vessels would take a while to move costing them a great deal of time .

“Incompetent bastards . This is completely absurd!”

Drinfeld’s temper went through the roof, thus far Weed’s mid-sized ship had not been allowed the chance to run away . Drinfeld was in a tearing hurry .

“In the open sea if we go full out with every sail crowded it’ll be really easy to get him . ”

The Vice-commodore had some advice for Drinfeld, unfortunately it did not reach his ears .

In Jigolaths they played tricks and ate heartily .

Several ships sank in the Unfreezing River .

The fact the Weed is somewhere ahead of us hidden by mist in the sea is very disturbing .

“Contact the high-speed ships . Have them pursue Weed without delay . ”

“Yes Sir!”

On board the large warship Drinfeld had time to prepare for hand-to-hand combat, since they carried so many cannons the weight meant they were not as fast as the high-speed ships .

Built for speed and lightly armed like a dutch trader they had the speed of a clipper ship, these speed ships could bridge the current gap to Weed .

Drinfeld assigned this duty to 13 small to mid-sized speed ships . They had been following the fleet at half sails but now they spread them out fully .

“The Admiral’s given the order! Crowd all sails, full speed ahead!”

The high-speed sailing ship’s Captain shouted out the orders .

Filling with their sails with wind the high-speed ship accelerates quickly down the Unfreezing River . The leading ship passes through the rocks with a display of exquisite sailing .

Moments later the first report from the high-speed ship was received .

-Our current location is near the river . The ship we’ve been chasing is here in the fog .

Drinfeld patience was wearing thin but Weed was not that far away . Even with their slower pace at this distance he can move the main fleet and catch up easily .

If your boat is faster than those of Drinfeld’s fleet you can outrun the range of his cannons and escape . The ship Weed stole won’t be able to do that since it is not a high-speed type .

-It will be within targeting range of the cannon soon .

The cannons mounted on the high-speed ship were small and lightweight but they had enough of them to overwhelm Weed’s ship with their attack .

Still, Drinfeld didn’t want to hand Weed over to others .

-Shoot him . Don’t sink him though, just damage him enough so he can’t escape me .

-Yes Admiral .

As the high-speed ships advanced the mist started to break up and lighten .

As the mid-sized sailing ship became clearly visible to the eye they could only gape in astonishment .

Not too long ago the mid-sized sailboat had been clean and bright, now it looked like it had been worn down by the sea for over a hundred years .

In place of the Haven Kingdom Flag flew the black flag of a one-eyed skull sitting on piles of coins .

“It’s a phantom ship?”