Chapter 65: Chapter 65

"This is bad, another pirate ship is approaching," someone observed anxiously after casting a quick glance behind.

As the pirates closed in, the barrage of long-range attacks dwindled. The pirates didn’t want to accidentally harm their own men with stray arrows.

"Those bastards are ruthless! So many of their men are dead, and yet they charge forward like lunatics."

Du You was stalled from performing further offensive archery due to their reckless assault. Instead, he put away his longbow and unsheathed his longsword before charging into the fray. Thɪs chapter is updated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱

"That’s him! It was his arrows that killed a few of our guys."

The pirates recognized Du You because of his blatant performance. But once they clashed with him, they regretted it as Du You’s skilled swordplay taught them a harsh lesson.

"Dammit, I thought he was an archer. How come his swordsmanship is so proficient!"

An unfortunate pirate rushed forward only to get slashed across his wrist by a deftly angled sword. Had there not been others around, the next sword stroke would’ve sent him to his grave.

Wielding his Level 7 basic swordsmanship, Du You inflicted injuries on the pirates while retreating. These pirates were no match for him individually, and he could take on five or six at once. However, against the sea of pirates, Du You had no choice but to keep retreating.

During the fight, Du You activated Phantom Sword Shadows. His sword slashes became much faster and fiercer. A faint shadow could be seen on his blade, but one wouldn’t notice unless they looked closely.

Under the influence of this shadow, what started as an ordinary sword with a nick in it turned into a divine weapon. The efficiency of each attack remained consistent, unaffected in any way.

As Du You got more courageous in battle, the constant retreat left a trail of pirate corpses. Gradually, the pirates watching him started changing their views, a chilling fear entering their hearts.

They had encountered skilled swordsmen, but none as potent as Du You. They were pirates, not suicide warriors after all.

On the other side, Lin Feng was retreating while fighting until he stumbled against the wooden wall at the back.

"Stop running and fight properly, don’t just keep retreating. You are not a mage," Daniu grumbled, smashing a pirate into pulp with a single swing of his hammer.

A flash of anger crossed Lin Feng’s face: "I’m an Archer. Why can’t I retreat? As a Warrior, you should be on the front line."

"Nonsense! Archers are also part of the Combat Class. Although not good at close combat, they shouldn’t be constantly hiding behind warriors. You’re bringing disgrace to your class." Daniu spat out in disgust.

Lin Feng, who had never been treated , started to resent Daniu. "Hmph! Sooner or later, when Xi Qianxue is not around to protect you, I will make you regret this!"

This guy was holding grudges again. At this time, the young girls around him were starting to get disappointed in Lin Feng. He had shown promise initially, but his performance afterward was disappointing.

From the start, he kept using skills from afar, draining all his magic power, and he couldn’t use any skills now.

The bow in Lin Feng’s hand was a shimmering white color. Unlike other weapons, the higher the bow’s level, the stronger its pulling force. Using such a weapon was physically draining for Lin Feng.

Therefore, Lin Feng’s attack frequency dropped drastically. Apart from the initial show, Lin Feng’s subsequent performance and kill count were much less impressive compared to Du You, who was a Summoner. At this moment, the ones performing the best were Lao Er and Daniu, the pair of hard-core warriors. They were killing machines—wherever they went, there were cries of despair.

"Spark!" Suddenly, Xi Qianxue aimed her magic staff at a ship and shouted.

Instantly, countless sparks appeared in mid-air, engulfing the entire ship. The sparks seared the pirates’ bodies, singeing their clothes but not harming them much.

However, the real purpose of this spell was not to burn the pirates, but to ignite the enemy’s sails. Massively spread fires burned all the sails on a pirate ship. The fire spread rapidly.

In no time, the ship slowed down and couldn’t keep up. Details of this tactical maneuver didn’t kill anyone directly, but it reduced the enemy forces by a fifth.

"Good job!" The captain laughed heartily. He didn’t know that his ship had a mage of this caliber.

Xi Qianxue’s face was pale, apparently, that spell had expended much of her magic power. For a non-promoted Level 1 professional, such a large-scale spell was very draining.

Du You hadn’t expected Xi Qianxue to carry such a magic staff. The functionality of this spell was mainly for setting fires, making it a tactical spell. Wait, fire...the spell was tactical.

"Damn you! You’re asking for death," A pufferfish snatched a rope and swung over to their ship.

"Want to kill my men? Not so fast," The captain drew his sword, grabbed a rope and leapt towards where the action was. Both were Level 3 professionals, just with different advancement paths.

Du You finally understood why the pufferfish was named so. He was wielding a large bizarre weapon, resembling a pufferfish. This oversized weapon was awfully similar to the fish and must have weighed quite a bit. This was a strength-based warrior. As for the captain, he was clearly more agile.

Both collided mid-air. Each was holding onto a rope with one hand while slashing at the other. Relying on his greater strength, the pufferfish forced his way through and landed on the warship.

Undeterred, the captain was faster. His sword cut a gash on the pufferfish’s shoulder, leaving behind a mark. After landing, they didn’t exchange any words and swung at each other.

These two Level 3 warriors seemed to have quite a high star-rank, making onlookers too afraid to approach them.

"It’s no good. There are more and more of them. Can we really hold it out?"

A pessimistic student commented. They had not expected that their venture into the Derived World would find them in a crisis with so many people with them.

The Derived World is indeed brutal and not so easy to venture into.