Chapter 64: Chapter 64

"Stop throwing, prepare for battle." Suddenly, the command came.

The chaotic soldiers, who were desperately throwing heavy items into the sea, immediately stopped. Some hid in the cabins, some picked up their weapons, ready for battle, everyone on alert.

For a while now, lots of the weights disguised as cargo had been thrown overboard reducing the draught significantly, increasing the ship’s speed. Even so, they were still not as fast as the pirates.

"Get ready for battle, everyone. Just hold out until the third phase."

"Don’t worry, aren’t these just Level 1 pirates? I’m not afraid of them."

At this moment, Lin Feng, seeing the pirate ship getting closer, said loudly, "Look at you scum, just watch me." From a distance, Lin Feng began to draw his bow and shoot. An arrow shot across the sea.

Using his skill and high-level gear, this arrow surpassed the range of the pirates, instantly killing a pirate on their ship. A cheer immediately erupted on their ship.

The girls, in particular, gazed at Lin Feng with sparkling eyes.

Standing on the mast, Teacher Li squinted at Lin Feng. He didn’t say anything, but the playful smile at the corner of his mouth hinted at some understanding.

The rest did nothing because they were not within range; they could only wait for the pirates to get closer.

Finally, when the pirates got close enough, the second one to draw his bow was Du You. Lin Feng was panting from his earlier exertion, nearly depleted of physical and magical power.

That’s right, this was the price of showing off. He hadn’t killed many pirates, but his power was almost exhausted.

"Haha, you, a summoner, want to play with a bow and arrow, too? You think you can do anything?"

Lin Feng laughed out loud. Du You ignored him, shooting an arrow instantly. The next moment, Lin Feng’s laughter abruptly ended as Du You’s arrow hit a pirate preparing to leap to their ship from their mast.

The pirate’s falling body drove the other pirates into a frenzy.

"Haha, weren’t you big and tough? What happened now? Keep going, don’t give up!" Lao Er started laughing loudly, while others watched Du You with surprise.

All along, they knew only that Du You’s cultivation was in swordsmanship; they didn’t expect him to have studied archery. They didn’t know that Du You had just learned it in the previous battle, improving rapidly amidst intense fighting. But now they realized the difficulty in further improvement, even in combat.

The first few levels were easy enough, but the higher ones were increasingly difficult.

"Impressive archery, his basic archery skills must have reached Level 3. Apart from Lin Feng, he has the highest archery level among us," Daniu gave Du You another high compliment.

"Indeed, it’s not bad. He’s not in the Bow and Arrow Class but having level 3 in archery can make up for a lack of long-range skills. If he cultivated too high, it would be useless. It was a nice plan, but..." Xi Qianxue shook her head.

Although the magic-class can also attack from a distance, the consumption from the previous battle has not yet recovered. Everyone now realized the need to conserve their resources.

Lin Feng also came to this understanding. He had shown off too much, and now his magic power was exhausted, the battle ahead was sure to be troublesome.

Du You didn’t pay attention to the others; he kept firing arrows, waiting for the right moment. A few more arrows came from the other side signifying that there was a pirate whose archery level had also reached 3.

As the distance between the two sides got closer and they entered range, the number of arrows flying increased.

Du You hid behind his skeleton, which had a few arrows stuck in it already. Without his Sword and Shield Skeleton by his side, he might have been injured. Many of the students weren’t in great shape. The source of thɪs content is 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝙣𝙚𝙩

The unluckiest one had been hit in the thigh by an arrow and had retreated to the back.

Lao Er didn’t care. He just randomly fired arrows that, although strong, lacked precision.

On the contrary, Lao Da’s aim was good. He should be close to achieving Level 3. The range of his bow and arrow was far longer than his crossbow.

"Quick, cut the grappling hooks." Finally, when they got close enough, the pirates started throwing their grappling hooks, catching hold of the ship’s side. Soldiers hurriedly drew their knives, cutting the ropes hard.

Heaving together, the pirates managed to get the ships even closer.

"Haha, I didn’t expect to encounter disguised naval soldiers. Don’t expect to make it back alive." A lean, lanky man on the other side shouted from his elevated position.

"It’s Barracuda. I knew he would show up eventually."

"Of course. Five pirate ships make up more than half of Barracuda’s fleet. How could he not be here? But this guy is always cautious. He probably won’t get too close. Remember our mission: Try to destroy their sails so they can’t escape," the captain gripped his sword hilt, ready to join the battle at any time.

Below, the scene had descended into chaos, everyone fighting fiercely.

Suddenly, with a roar, a pirate swung over, holding onto a rope.

Without hesitation, Du You fired an arrow. The helpless pirate only watched as the arrow penetrated his abdomen. Feeling the pain, he involuntarily let go and fell straight into the sea.

There were screams from below. Glancing down, Du You realized that sharks had gathered around their ship. The unlucky pirate had barely fallen into the water when a shark instantly bit him in half.

Such a pitiful end, thought Du You silently. Calmly calculating the enemy’s position, he kept shooting arrows as a ranged attack. When a hook came towards him, his skeleton severed it with a single slice.

"It’s bad. A lot of pirates have boarded on the right"

Looking to the right, Du You nearly lost it. Two students had broken ranks and fled on that side, causing the others to scatter. The initially strong defense was instantly broken.

Several more pirates swung over, intensifying the right-side battle.

"Lao Er, you go. You’re not suitable for long-range combat," said Lao Da loudly and without a second thought Lao Er rushed over.

"You go too," Du You shouted to his skeleton, which ran off at once. He was now exposed and had to dodge oncoming arrows on his own.