The Ultimate Evolution - Chapter 576

Chapter 576: Caught up

"Cap’n, everything’s prepared!"

Sheyan nodded with a rigid expression while wearing a set of gloves. Then, he picked up an Aztec gold and stuffed it into a fish’s mouth.

Evidently, this unlucky half-metre long fish was bound to die. Nevertheless, was it possible for it to painfully struggle and swim frantically for a hundred miles, two hundred miles before it died?

After issuing the order to set sail, Sheyan continued his activities at the ship’s bow. For some unknown reason, every movement he made felt rather rigid. However, others found it inconvenient to ask as he didn’t say a thing.

The pirates could only have a general sensing of the Aztec gold. It would be impossible for them to accurately pinpoint the specifics of it, and could at most sense several hundred square metres around that particular Aztec gold.
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With their bellies filled with Aztec gold, more fishes were gradually released. Obviously, the pirates of the Black Pearl would start to become confused. They had to acquire every single piece of Aztec gold. This signified that for a long period of time from now, they would have to change the profession to become fishermen.

Prior to this, some pirates had decided on their own to plunder the Black Pearl treasure trove after laboriously slaying the school of dugongs. Instead, they were ambushed by more dugongs after jumping into the sea and died bitter deaths. Hence, the rest could only sigh and depart with Sheyan. Fortunately, Sheyan had also obtained several valuable objects from this as well. For example, valuable objects like an ‘Ocean Heart’ that occupied a small space…...

12 hours later.

The blue sky and white clouds once again overlooked the horizon of the ocean. A cumbersome ship’s bow stabbed deeply against the azure ocean waves, upsurging huge splashes of white foam.

At present, the Dingyuan’s velocity could already be comparable to an average merchant ship after the series of upgrading. This meant that without external interference, it would be able to traverse approximately 1,300 nautical miles within two days.
"It is about time." Sheyan stood atop the ship’s bow as he muttered expressionlessly. "If the Black Pearl is truly as miraculous as what Shawen describes, then it would definitely be tailing our arse by roughly 50 nautical mil

es now."

"Fly, my friends."

"This method that we are utilizing, it seems that it would be impossible for Barbossa and his crew to chase up to us." Brother Black couldn’t contain his excitement.

"That isn’t so. Perhaps initially, we would be able to mislead Barbossa. But after a good half of our voyage, Barbossa would definitely be able to deduce the sailing pattern of our ship; that our goal is to reach the nearest continent. He will realize we are trying to strangle the greatest superiority of the Black Pearl, and they will shift their pursuit towards the Aztec gold traveling on dry land. Under such circumstances, in lieu of the Black Pearl’s invincible speed supremacy, the gap between us would definitely be shaved away soon. If my estimations are correct, the real challenge would lie in the final 100 nautical mile stretch before reaching dry land!"

Brother Black suddenly suggested.

"She could do that, but we cannot." Sheyan calmly replied.

Hearing Sheyan’s answer, Reef glanced at him for a brief while. Then, he asked a random question.

Sheyan drooped his eyes to avoid his gaze.

Reef exhaled slowly before frowning and scanning through Sheyan.

Sheyan’s lips twitched a little. Unknown why, that movement led one to subconsciously think about a dried twig falling down.

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An hour after Sheyan had released another 10 bird and 10 fishes.

Under the monitoring of the naked eye…..Barbossa, the old sea wolf, was no longer tricked by cheap tricks. He had tightly locked onto the trajectory of the Dingyuan…..

It was as if that patch of the sea was covered with sinister dark clouds.

For Sheyan and his crew to sail till here, they had already exhausted their fullest might. Still, it would be premature to say that would fail through a lack of final effort.

"Bring Shawen here."

"Sailors to your position."

"All paddlers take your places, heave ho!"

"..."

BOOM! RUMBLE! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Most of the cannon balls fell short, as they incited soaring splashes around the Black Pearl. Yet one could tell, the gunning team assembled painstakingly by Sheyan wasn’t far off.

"Argghhh, hinge ‘em....swap to ze’ chained cannonballs!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! The muffled cannons reverberated again. Black fumes pervaded but was dispersed in a flash by the sea breeze.

However at this moment, piercing whistling sounded into the air. The Black Pearl wasn’t one to passively take a beating and had commenced their retaliation. 2-3 clutters of black fumes spiralled from their bowsprit. Soon after, columns of water soared into the air 200 metres from the Dingyuan’s stern. In terms of cannon firing range, the Black Pearl was inferior to the Dingyuan.

"I suggest employing half of the cannons to target the Black Pearl’s bowsprit. Once that area is wrecked, it is impossible to be mended by only carpentry capabilities alone but would have to rely on its gradual self restoration as well. It would probably take 12 hours to do so, and can instantly reduce the movement speed of the Black Pearl by 15%."

After ten minutes of relentless firepower suppression….finally, a black fog spiralled up.

A miserably sharp boom thundered along the ocean surface. The bowsprit of the Black Pearl had been struck by another 5-pounder cannonball.
White fumes emitted out and congealed into the portrait of a mermaid, before distorting and wafting away. Evidently, the damages the Black Pearl had received so far, weren’t light at all.