Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 526: The End of the God War: The Law of Succession of the Guards (7200)

The salvo from the commerce-breaking fleet's naval guns hit the target before the torpedoes.

Although Byron did not choose to be promoted to [Storm King], his title [King of the Wild Hunt] has a stronger ability to gather people.

Wielding his complete Iron Law of Kingship and smashing it down hard, it was a piece of cake to provide trajectory fine-tuning and storm enchantment for the entire fleet.

In an instant, densely packed cast iron solid bullets covered the entire ghost fleet.

The bulwarks, covered with barnacles and corals and seemingly stronger than oak, were like paper in the face of heavy artillery shells.

The shells carrying huge kinetic energy screamed, bounced, and rumbled from one side of the ship to the other.

All the undead soldiers that blocked their way were crushed into pieces.

Judging from the way they died, they were probably not the original crew members of these ghost ships. It was unknown how many rounds of replenishment they had gone through, as the time of death of the bodies was obviously not the same.

Some had already turned into mummies or even skeletons, with only a pile of dried flesh stuck to their bones left.

Some were still relatively "fresh", with rotten organs and foul-smelling black blood spilling out.

Some of the heavy guns happened to have their ropes broken, and they slid back and forth on the gun deck like wild horses. Some even broke through the gun ports because the hull tilted to one side and fell into the rough sea from the side of the ship.

More undead soldiers were hit by wooden, shell and iron fragments, but even though they were riddled with holes, they continued to load shells silently as if nothing had happened.

And throughout the entire process, not a single undead soldier uttered a single scream.

It's so quiet that it makes people feel uneasy.

Obviously, even the solid bullets fired from heavy artillery seemed too weak when targeting these undead creatures.

Unless the ghost battleship can be sunk and they can be sent to the bottom of the sea in one breath, even if the battleship is turned into a hornet's nest, there will still be a considerable number of undead sailors alive and kicking.

At the same time, those "carbon-based guided torpedoes" with very obvious tails have also caught everyone's eyes.

In particular, Byron only took a glance and immediately locked the positions of all 52 "carbon-based guided torpedoes" underwater.

The original [Divine Vision] was just a simulation of God's vision, but now Byron is a real god from soul to body.

The range of [Divine Vision] has been greatly expanded to dozens of kilometers, and it is impossible to be attacked by surprise at a distance of only a hundred meters.

"These Eastern Continent colonists are indeed just as Salant said. The whale oil technology tree is very crooked, and they even have torpedoes.

Besides, how could a normal person imagine this combination of steel, gunpowder, whale oil, and a black iron man?
How much energy does it consume? One melon per 100 kilometers? "

Even common sense tells us that an attack from underwater is not nearly as threatening as a surface bombardment.

A surface attack could at most penetrate the waterline and cause the battleship to leak. If the pumps were pumped fast enough, it might not even sink.

However, heavy torpedoes from underwater can directly attack the bottom of a ship, and just one torpedo can sink a battleship. Even if a wooden sailing ship has superior anti-sinking properties, it will not be able to block it in time.

No one else in the fleet had ever seen such a thing, and in the era of sailing warships there was indeed no good way to deal with torpedoes.

In his previous life, Byron had many anti-torpedo technologies, mainly including passive defense and active equipment confrontation.

But the targets of defense are also conventional torpedoes.

This kind of weapon that uses black iron family carbon-based guidance is a true super "black" technology that Byron will never be able to catch up with.

It is an insurmountable peak in the military field and the brightest pearl in the crown of industry!

Whether it was the mainstream sonar and electromagnetic interference in the previous life, or the current "dragon dung potion", they have no effect on this thing.

“Let’s try it!”

Vanessa and Violet, mother and daughter, stepped forward immediately and each took out their first-level relics, the [Pump Shotgun] and [Bolt-Action Rifle].

Chant the [Disaster Spell] to increase the accuracy and penetration of the bullets, then pull the trigger one by one.

boom!boom!
A single-headed bullet and a rifle bullet dragged a long line of fire into the water, but miraculously they did not encounter any resistance, as if two fish swam across five-meter-deep water in an instant and each landed on the head of a torpedo.

Rumble!
A faint blue flame flashed underwater, and amidst a thunderous roar, two huge water splashes ten meters high shot straight into the sky.

As for the "carbon-based guidance system" that was a plug-in on the torpedo, it was naturally destroyed as well.

Obviously, the amount of explosives in these torpedoes is extremely terrifying, and it is absolutely no problem for a whale oil torpedo to sink a wooden warship.

After witnessing the terrifying power of this thing with their own eyes, many sailors turned pale.

"This is actually the alchemical bomb from the East Continent!"

"This weapon is at least one era ahead of the muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon and is a perfect match for wooden sailing warships.

If you encounter it overseas, you will definitely die."

However, when the musketeers and artillery experts on other warships wanted to imitate them and explode the torpedoes, they found that they did not have the strength of the two mythical creatures, nor did they have the first-level holy relics.

As soon as the bullet entered the water, its trajectory immediately became distorted and it soon sank on its own.

The density of water is more than 800 times that of air. The maximum distance a bullet can fly in water is two or three meters. It cannot even kill a person, let alone explode a torpedo.

In addition, the remaining dozens of white water lines in the water were still approaching rapidly, and the two disaster witches had no time to slowly destroy them.

At this time, the sound of the piano on the [Mariejoa Theater] rang out again.

The red light in the eyes of the undead soldiers in the water grew brighter, and their speed increased as if they had taken stimulants.

It looks like it's not just a simple guidance system, but also a tragic "corpse explosion" followed by a whale bomb.

Seeing this, Byron decisively used the "ship-pulling technique".

All 58 guns on the Golden Deer opened fire.

The storm elves surrounded the shells and deflected them at a large angle, leaving traces of light in the air like flowers scattered by fairies, and then they all fell into the water.

He may not have the power of the sea, and cannot make his bullets immune to the resistance of sea water like the two witches of disaster.

But the high-speed rotating storm wrapped around the shells and forcibly blasted the sea water, bombarding the whale oil torpedoes, causing them to explode one after another.

In the blink of an eye.

Countless columns of water rose into the sky between the two fleets, and the closest one had already wet the deck of a warship when it fell.

It can be said that: You have "carbon-based torpedoes", and I have "human close-in defense guns"!
This magical combination of "manual mode" plus "outdated weapons" equals "high-tech equipment" on both sides is probably a wonder that can only be seen in a world where supernatural and technology go hand in hand.

But before the commerce raiding fleet could breathe a sigh of relief, more whale oil torpedoes emerged from underwater on the opposite side.

Apparently the "carbon-based guidance system" prepared by the Ghost Fleet is sufficient.

Byron also made an empirical mistake. The death of slaves in the world without magic was a huge loss for the slave owners.

But in the hands of the Abaddon Cult, death is just another great adventure for slaves... er, the beginning of another difficult job.

Perhaps Byron could rely on his "ship-pulling skills" to accurately detonate those torpedoes, but he hardly had to think about doing anything else.

Changed tactics immediately.

"Until we come up with a specific conventional solution, we can only make do with our limited technology."

A shadow under his feet suddenly turned as dark as ink, and the sound of splashing water and bubbles surging could be heard.

Then it instantly expanded into a long river with no end in sight, enveloping the entire fleet.

The commerce-breaking fleet was sailing on the sea and also on the surface of the River Styx.

The second wave of torpedoes had just broken through the boundary between normal seawater and the water of the Styx.

The bodies of those undead soldiers would immediately be taken away by the souls floating in the river, and then the torpedoes would be turned around and rush towards the ghost fleet again.

"No, go back!"

The piano music on the [Mariejoa Theater] suddenly became urgent.

The followers of the Devil Lord also knelt down and chanted her three-part honorific name, providing the power of faith:
"The ruler of the Abaddon cult, the soul harvester who plays the music of death, the devil lord who wanders at the edge of the world and commands all the clans of the bottomless pit, the great Majesty Lorena!

I give you my flesh, I give you my soul, I give you everything."

Although [Devil Lord] Lorena is a subordinate god of the [Messenger of the Abyss] Great Red Dragon Abaddon, she is obviously not as good as Byron, the [King of the Wild Hunt] who has the authority of three parties, in the competition for power in the underworld.

When she found that she couldn't redirect the torpedoes, she could only grit her teeth and detonate the whale oil torpedoes prematurely.

There was a cheer from the commerce-breaking fleet, but since Byron had not yet announced his name, they could only shout, "Praise Saint Byron!"

A black river of Styx continued to expand forward, and soon even the ghost fleet was covered by the river, and the undead on the ship shuddered subconsciously.

Every magic or divine art in this world can be developed and used in a variety of ways.

Just like the swordsman profession, with the same sword some people can only use it to chop wood, while others can become sword masters. The development abilities vary greatly.

[Puppet King] is a typical example of this, who almost turned a magic skill [Flesh and Blood Are Useless] into mechanical ascension.

At this moment, the area within the water of the River Styx is Byron's divine domain, where he is the master of life and death.

To live or die? It is not a question for him. Because as long as he gives the answer, it must be the correct answer!

Byron raised his hand and issued his own verdict on the undead creatures on the ghost ship:
"Deprive of immortality!"

For a moment, it seemed as if something was peeled off, and yet it seemed as if nothing had happened.

But the low-level undead in the ghost fleet suddenly felt a long-lost sense of crisis from the opposing artillery.

Byron looked up at the [Death Pianist] opposite him and said coldly:

"Five laws of hot weapons:

First, thermal weapons never believe in the tears of carbon-based creatures;
Second, all fear comes from insufficient firepower;
Third, caliber is justice, and range is truth;

Fourth, the essence of the contradiction is that the high temperature, fragments and shock waves are too weak;
Fifth, under the mushroom cloud, all beings are equal!

Order, fire both sides! Fire!"

Logically speaking, if Byron's side also had ordinary battleships, the main guns on the leeward side should not be able to be fired.

However, a heavy cruiser has only two decks, which can not only accommodate heavy artillery, but its gun ports are also much higher from the water surface than those of a battleship.

It does not affect the launch when the sea water is rough.

The gun ports were all opened, and although there was no enemy on the other side, the gun crews of the entire fleet faithfully carried out Byron's orders.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
More than 3,000 heavy naval guns from the entire fleet fired at the same time.

Then a magical scene happened.

The shells fired from the side facing away from the ghost fleet flew for dozens of meters and miraculously flew to the front, producing a superimposed effect of two rounds of rapid fire.

This is one of the basic abilities of the "Mobius Ring": space distortion.

You can imagine taking a piece of paper and rotating it half a circle and then gluing the two ends together to get an approximate result.

Originally a piece of paper has two sides, but after forming a Möbius strip, there will only be one side (surface) and one boundary.

If someone stands on the surface of a huge Möbius strip and walks along the "path" he can see, he can walk along the "straight line" to the other side of the paper.

And it can continue to move forward, never reaching the end. At this time, Byron applied this principle. The heavy cruiser fired shells on both sides at the same time, but under the effect of the Mobius ring, all the shells were concentrated on one side.

With double the firepower, the ghost fleet was immediately thrown into chaos.

"Ahhhhhh. What's going on? It hurts so much!"

"Your Majesty Lorena, save us!"

Those undead soldiers finally understood what Byron had just stripped away from their "immortality".

Originally, they would be fine as long as they were not hit directly by the shells and were blown to pieces.

But now, as long as a fatal wound in the conventional sense appears on the body, he will die on the spot like an ordinary human being, and there will be no possibility of getting up again.

From then on, the undead body was no longer an invincible body that could ignore ordinary physical attacks.

To make matters worse, a melodious sound of violins was heard over the commerce-breaking fleet.

The [singers] in the fleet, led by their cousin [Chameleon] Jacqueline, sang the battle hymn "Katyusha":
"Just as the pear blossoms were blooming all over the world;

There is a soft veil floating on the river."

Effect: "The reloading efficiency and firepower density of your own artillery shells are increased by 50%. All artillery shells have tracer effects and organ sound effects. When hitting the target, there is a 5% chance that kinetic energy will be converted into heat energy and cause an explosion.

Increases enemy shock and morale collapse rate by 50%.

When fighting a defensive battle, the passive mode 'Patriotic War' will be triggered, and the effect will be increased by 20% on the original basis, and the morale of the party will be increased by 100%! "

In the past, Byron and his people were always making trouble on other people's turf, which was probably, possibly, or perhaps not so just.

But this time it was to defend the kingdom, defend the North Sea, defend the five nations of the Gulf, and even defend the entire Dragon King's Court.

The "Patriotic War" special effects of "Katyusha" were triggered for the first time!
Hearing the singing, each artillery crew felt that their hands, which were loading the shells, were suddenly filled with strength.

The frequency and power of the artillery fire suddenly increased, almost forming a continuous barrage between the two fleets.

6% of kinetic energy is converted into heat energy, and the probability of a solid bullet turning into a shrapnel bullet has also increased to a huge base of 3000, resulting in a qualitative change due to the quantitative change.

Pillars of fire shot up into the sky from the ghost fleet, and from time to time, ghost ships would experience terrible explosions due to the detonation of their ammunition depots.

"Damn it!"

The devil lord Lolina's expression finally changed completely, and she stood up suddenly from her piano.

I thought I had the advantage and defeating Byron would be a piece of cake, but I didn't expect that the opponent's strength was far beyond her expectations.

The fleet naval battle focused on gathering the masses, but was firmly controlled by the enemy and it was obvious that they were no match for the enemy.

But as a fifth-level [pseudo-god] with all her own power, she still has one last trump card, which is herself!
Looking at Byron's eyes on the Golden Deer from afar, he said in a low voice:
“I must get what I want! Newly promoted god [King of the Wild Hunt], let me teach you the cruelty of the power battle in the war between gods.

The divine realm [Marijoa Theater] opens, please welcome the King of the Wild Hunt to the stage!"

Om-!
The majestic divine light on his body resonated with the ghost ship under his feet. A circle of light waves suddenly spread out, colliding violently with Byron's divine domain [Styx], emitting clusters of turbulent light waves.

Lorena sat back in front of the piano and began to play "March of the Guards" from the Silver Empire, under the never-ending artillery fire from the opposite side.

Others had no reaction when they heard the piano music, but when Byron, who was "invited to the stage" by her, heard it, his spirituality suddenly jumped.

He was dazed for a moment, and when he regained consciousness, he found himself sitting in the center of the stage of a large theater, on a throne made of gold.

He was dressed in a white robe and a palm crown on his head, looking like the emperor of the ancient Silver Empire.

Then the palace gate burst open, and burly guards wearing golden armor and red cockscomb helmets rushed towards him with daggers in their hands, howling.

"The Guards, the Emperor, the Palace Coup. Why do the elements of this large-scale opera look so familiar?"

Although Byron was shocked, he remained calm. He felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it in the history of the ancient Silver Empire.

In a flash, the first guard had arrived in front of him. Byron caught the blade with his bare hands and snatched the dagger from his hand.

With another twist of the sword, he severed his neck.

He immediately found that his body seemed to have turned back into that of a mortal again, and his strength was completely suppressed by the opponent's divine domain.

Apart from the spiritual realm that no one can take away, you can only use the basic abilities of the character given by this opera.

Even though Byron possessed swordsmanship that surpassed 99% of sword masters, he was still in danger under the siege of hundreds of guards.

"Kill the emperor, and our Guards leader will be the new emperor!"

The "March of the Guards" played by Lorena's fingertips became more and more rapid like a storm, leading the entire opera performance to its climax and also to the finale.

This is the exclusive divine art [Death Melody] that evolved from his Immortal Stairs and authority:
“Every death movement is a grand tragic story, only tragic and more tragic.

As long as Lorena can invest enough soul currency, she can vibrate the strings of fate and use the music to lead her enemies to the predetermined ending - death!
The more the target person matches the role in the piece, the less power she will consume.”

The prototype of the story of "March of the Guards" comes from the ancient Silver Empire.

The "adoption inheritance system" was popular at that time. To put it simply, whoever gained my recognition, I would adopt him as my adopted son, and then with the witness of the Senate, he would be my heir.

A smart person might think, hey, I'll put a knife to your neck and ask you if you recognize me?

Thus, the most distinctive coup succession system of the ancient Silver Empire came into being.

Because a coup often involves the Guards, who are close to the enemy and have the upper hand, this law of succession is also called the "Guards' Law of Succession."

It was often the case that the leader of the Royal Guards would kill the old emperor, ascend the throne himself, and then be killed and replaced by the new leader of the Royal Guards.

According to statistics, the Silver Empire had 364 emperors in 59 years, and 44 people died in accidents. This can be rated as one of the most dangerous professions in human history.

Especially in the 238th year of the Silver Age, there were seven emperors in one year, six of whom died in accidents. This year was the most chaotic year in the history of imperial rule.

Therefore, this special force was given the beautiful name of "Loyal Guards", which later became their legionary title.

Effect: "Together they are stronger than their lord alone!"

Side Effect: "There is a 66% chance of killing the master!"

Precisely because of this history, although the extraordinary people can summon various historical heroic guards at the fourth level, no one has ever dared to summon the heroic spirits of this army.

It's nothing, I'm just afraid of death.

In comparison, even Byron, the "big enemy", pales in comparison to them.

At this moment, [Devil Lord] Lorena played the "March of the Guards" to lead Byron, the king who was in harmony with the emperor of the empire, to the predetermined fate of being beheaded by the Guards and having his power usurped!

[Big Threat] Being stabbed in the back by [Big Threat] is just the cycle of fate and retribution.

Seeing this new god still waving his dagger and fighting hard.

Lorena showed a charming smile and activated the ability of her warship [Born Noble]:
"Part of the warship's materials come from the shattered fragments of the Supreme Dragon's Nest [Dragon King's Court] in the mythological era. The warship's owner is in the Mary Geoise Theater, and he is a natural noble who is high above everyone else!
Lorena and the people she designates are the protagonists of destiny.

No matter who comes in, as long as their rank is not higher than hers, that person's status must be lower than hers.

If you can't beat her, you can't escape your fate, and you can't escape from the theater. Even if the king of another country comes, he will have to dance for her."

Byron's "Ship Log" also quietly peeked into the details of the Grand Theatre.

After a moment of shock, he thought to himself:

"Your status is going to always put me above you?
I’m afraid you can’t bear it!”

Breathe gently through the mouth and nose, and use the "Breathing of All Things" to adjust one's own frequency to match a certain sacred existence in the forbidden book "Gospel of Heaven".

Relying on the high degree of compatibility, he successfully borrowed a breath of the angel, and then kept it within himself.

At this time, George, Duke of Clarence, the "last of York", wearing the armor of the leader of the Guards, also appeared in the theater.

"George, come on! You are now the protagonist of this opera. As long as you kill the emperor, you can inherit everything he has."

At Lorena's urging, George mustered up the courage to rush towards Byron, who seemed to be increasingly struggling under the oppression of fate, with a flush of excitement on his face.

"Hahaha, the kingdom of Hastings will finally belong to me."

Seven steps, five steps, three steps. Just when the "protagonist" George was about to defeat the "villain" Byron and usher in his own highlight moment.

Pfft!
However, he accidentally stepped on the shadow under Byron's feet and disappeared in an instant, along with a large circle of loyal guards around him.

Lorena's face turned pale:
"This is impossible! How could you break through the limitations of the [Mariejoa Theater] and extend your own divine domain into it?
Where did you take George and my guards?"

Byron smiled at her, reached out from the shadows, and grabbed out a "George" that was shining with golden light. He reached out again and grabbed out a "George" that was shining with silver light. He reached out again and grabbed out an ordinary George.

Asked Lorena:
"My beautiful lady, are you looking for the golden George, which represents animality, the silver George, which represents divinity, or the flesh George, which represents humanity?"

Then he did the same thing again and captured a group of gold guards, a group of silver guards, and a group of flesh guards.

It is obvious that he has broken through the authority of life and death: [Ever-changing] and has completely invaded the [Death Melody] of the Devil Lord.

Then pairs of golden-red dragon eyes opened one after another up and down, left and right in the theater, staring at each other.

"I don't believe it, they are all fake monsters!"

Lorena looked at the scene in front of her that was beyond her comprehension, and could not help but step back, looking at Byron as if he were a monstrous beast, and suddenly let out a scream:
"what--!"

She seemed to see two pairs of white wings growing out of Byron's back, and he suddenly became a being of a higher status than a fifth-level [false god].

With the effect of God's [Born Noble], when she tried to continue to suppress the opponent, she suddenly came into contact with another great will that seemed to have completely lost its self and was constantly breaking apart.

I couldn't help but let out a groan-like cry:
"The only God, Creator! Lord of all things!"

then
Stab it--!
Her body suddenly split apart, into two devils, one big and one small.

At the same time as this [Devil Lord] was torn apart, the divine domain that suppressed Byron also collapsed instantly.

Byron's consciousness returned to his body with the spoils left behind by the other party.

Looking up, I saw a burst of green light in front of me, and the portal to the edge of the world was opened. Led by the "Mariejoa Theater", all the ghost warships that were still able to move began a collective escape.

The Blue Dragon King, which had been lurking nearby and waiting for this moment, immediately led its ghost fleet into the world of the dead.

"Kill! Don't let them escape!"

The rest is just a matter of killing the whole group. It’s just a matter of the size of the results, and Byron doesn’t need to worry about it.

He just watched "Little Lorena" gradually dissolving into the [River Styx].

He discovered that he had unexpectedly obtained a part of divinity torn from her, and actually used it as a springboard to touch a part of [the authority of the underworld] of the Eastern Continent.

This means that all the [Authority of the Underworld] in the three continents surrounding the Sea of ​​Monsters has been completely gathered by him.

The size of [Styx] has quietly expanded significantly.

A feeling of completeness arises spontaneously.

Not only that, as the Golden Deer led the cruiser to defeat the battleship fleet head-on, it once again achieved the "Challenge the Impossible" achievement.

The spirit of the entire ship is awakening, and the spirit of the [Legendary Battleship] is about to emerge!

(End of this chapter)