Matan’s Shooter - Chapter 258
Chapter 258
Creak, creak, creak.
Not only the NPCs, but also the users could not understand what was going on. No, they didn’t have time to understand. Because they had to focus all their attention on steering the ship. The moment the steering and the sail lost focus, the Sailfish ship would be doomed to sink.
At that point when Leeha felt the people’s tension, Burke opened his mouth.
“Start! Hard Starboard-! U-string 100 degrees!”
U-strung 100 degrees! A quick turn!
Creeeeeeeeaak-!
The sails fluttered sharply. Although the mast creaked to the point of howling, Burke was indeed the commander of the navy’s ship.
“Waaaaah!”
Exquisite skills in tying and untying ropes!
Their efforts to ensure that the sails never overturned were passed on to the ship.
Of course, it came from the desperation that if the sails overturned, they would die before gaining speed again.
“Cough! I-I think I can feel my stomach coming up!”
And Leeha felt it with his ‘whole body’.
Even with the lifeline wrapped around him, he received the force of gravity so intense he could barely stand. If the ropes had not been wound, he would have been thrown off the boat.
For a moment, as it literally felt like one side of the ship was lifted, the Sailfish suddenly changed direction and moved forward.
“Great, did anyone get thrown off?”
“I think the navigator did?”
“KUhahaha, of course not!”
Burke laughed as the navigator laughed.
The quick turn was successful. It was close but no one died! Thanks to this, Kraven’s large fleet, which was located on the starboard of Sailfish, was now directly in front of them.
“There, Won-kun!”
“Yes?”
“You know what you’re looking for?”
Leeha did not answer. He sat back down and slowly laid himself back on the bow. After placing the Black Bess on the bipod and fixing it firmly, he opened the scope cap and put his eye on the scope.
“You just told me, but in case you think I forgot. Its the largest battleship among the enemy fleet, and its flagship has the most colorful sails!”
“That’s right! So do you recognize the flagship of the 3rd Fleet Kraven?”
Beyond a few galleons toward the Sailfish, a large ship was visible.
Among the many ships with over 50 artillery on one side, Leeha found a ship, almost the size of a building, Leeha found a ship that was painted with two crossed morning stars that was painted colorfully.
“I see it!”
“Then what should you do?”
“Find the most glamorous person on the flagship! His estimated location is the upper deck near the quay!”
Hearing Leeha’s words, Burke nodded..
“Hahaha, good! Watchtower-! Distance-！”
“2, 2.2 nautical miles from the current enemy galleon! About 3 nautical miles from the battleship! We are already in the maximum range of culverin!”
About 5km from the front line was the flagship of the enemy fleet. With a maximum range of 6km, the culverin of the enemy ships could shoot at them at any time.
“It’s okay! As long as the galleons are facing this way, that ignorant bastard can’t fire his guns recklessly! Get closer!”
The Sailfish approached head-on toward Kraven’s 3rd fleet. In the distance between the 3rd fleet and the sailfish, there were several galleons of the 3rd fleet that had already
turned and approached them.
The distance from the galleons was about 4km.
Even if he hadn’t heard Burke, the NPC in the watchtower knew, but that wasn’t the only problem.
“If you go another half nautical miles, we will enter the maximum range of the galleon’s cannon!”
“It’s okay! Won-kun! How much close do I have to go?”
If they went a little further, the galleons between the battleships and the Sailfish will also turn. And they might open their side artillery gates and fire their cannon wildly.
Hearing Burke’s cry, Leeeha did not shout.
At the end of the scope, it was about 5 minutes later that he was able to barely find his target.
“I think it should go as far as 0.7 nautical miles, but…… First, please go to the 1 nautical mile from the enemy ship”
“Good! Approach the galleon 1 nautical mile away!”
“We will soon be 1 nautical mile away from the galleon!”
Burke’s cry and the watchtower’s call were exchanged. Across those excited voices, Leeha was heard again.
“No, not the distance from the galleon. It’s 1 nautical distance from the ship.”
“What?”
“What?”
The noise in the Sailfish had subsided enough to hear Leeha’s calm voice.
“I want you to go 1 nautical mile from the enemy flagship.”
“……Do you know what that means?”
There was a galleon between the enemy flagship and the Sailfish. If the distance to the flagship is reduced to 1 nautical mile, what would their distance to the galleon be?
Leeha nodded his head and answered calmly.
“Of course.”
“C-commander-nim! No matter how-”
“Watchtower! I will spare you only once! I told you not to spout nonsense!”
Burke roared and the watchtower became silent. Even Burke, who held the helm, took a deep breath.
“That’s crazy.”
“You already said it before. But yes, it is crazy.”
“Good. I have the crazy helm, so I have to be properly crazy right now. Closing to Kraven’s 3rd Fleet’s flagship! Brace yourselves!”
Burke shouted. The unfortunate thing was that beyond that sound, dong, dong, dong, a small sound of drumming could be heard.
“The enemy is shooooooooting-!”
It was the shelling of the Kraven fleet.
Chwaaaak, chwaaaak-!
The gushing sea water soaked Leeha’s body. However, he did not avoid it. Just like the figure of a bow on a ship’s bow, he kept his face flat and looked forward.
“This is a Culverin fire from an enemy battleship! The ships of Kraven’s 3rd fleet are slowing down! We are expecting them to turn towards us!”
“Kahaaaat! Isn’t it fun? Dodge well! No one wants to die during the craziest naval battle in history, right?”
There was a cry to change direction, but Burke lightly ignored it.
“The enemy galleon is turning! The current distance is 1.8 nautical miles! As soon as the enemies turn around, they will enter the maximum range of the artillery!”
“Ignore them! It’s not a Culverin, and the Sailfish is not slow enough to get hit by a cannon! Booooom! Predict the point of shelling!”
“Do you think I have supernatural powers? I don’t know when they’re going to shoot.”
“Quiet down! Just do it when I tell you to!”
The only NPC that could fight Burke in the Sailfish grumbled and stepped forward.
The navigator who was watching the galleon turn looked at Leeha who was in the bow.
“Hmm, at this angle…. And they must have calculated our speed…”
1.7 nautical miles from the galleon! The cannon’s maximum range has been reached!
Hearing the cry from the watchtower, the navigator nodded.
“They will shoot when it narrows down by 0.2 nautical miles.”
“Watchtower! Did you hear that?! Port! Ready! After evading in the direction of 345 degrees, we will restore it to its original slate!”
Ay, Ay, Sir!
Chwaaaa, chwaaaa-.
Riding on the waves, the Sailfish cut through the sea. 0.2 nautical miles was about 370m. In the sea, the distance could be narrowed in an instant.
“The distance from the galeon is 1.5 nautical miles!”
“Port-!”
Creeeaaaaak——…….
The bow must be turned 15 degrees to the left. As soon as Burke turned the helm, shouts echoed from the galleon.
‘Amazing. Can he tell because he’s an NPC? Can users do that too?’
If you are someone who can be the ‘chief navigator’ on the naval commander’s flagship, that was enough for you to become an admiral if you had a little bit of greed. Leeha was in awe at the unmistakable timing of the shelling that was predicted.
“Captain, we will be shooting at the battleship soon.”
“ETA?”
“I don’t know, I think I’ll be timing Gallion’s canon next time……. Can you avoid that?”
“Shut up and tell me the time!”
“In about a minute, all the artillery will come from the battleships and galleons. May the Mother of the Sea protect us.”
The navigator recited a chant He had a voice so heavy that even Burke gulped.
There were about 50 battleships from Kraven’s 3rd fleet that faced the Sailfish’s port side. If all the ‘artillery’‘ came flying, how many shots would there be? There were 50 artilleries per ship……. “Reinforcement-kun! Are you listening?!”
“Yes, I am listening.”
“Once! Just once, I will do everything to make sure we don’t get hit! Can you do it?”
Burke shouted at Leeha.
“As long as there’s a chance.”
“Watchtower! What will be the distance from the enemy flagship in one minute!”
“In one minute or so- we will be 1.5 nautical miles near the enemy flagship! 0.7 miles from the galleon!”
The distance from the flagship was about 2.7km, and the distance from the galleon was about 1.3km.
With a range of up to 6km, the Culverin will create a wide net. Moreover, they did not shoot with the hopes of hitting their target. Skillful catchers create a wide net to limit their target’s movement. No matter how fast the sailfish is, its range of movement will inevitably be limited.
And the cannons will pour into the narrowed range.
The enemy galleons were equipped with cannons that had an effective range of 500m and maximum range of 3000m. At a distance of 1,300m, a cannon will have a fairly high hit rate.
Except for Leeha, all members of the Sailfish accurately grasped the current situation.
“……Fuck, is this really going to be okay?”
“When I saw the quest window, I knew something smelled fishy.”
To the extent that users pulled out scrolls and fiddled with them.
“The distance is narrowing! We have fully entered Kraven’s 3rd fleet!”
A cry was heard from the watchtower again. Even without having to look at the watchtower, Leeha was watching the players. Of the eight fleets in Kraven’s second row, the 3rd fleet in the back row was completely sunk toward the Sailfish.
In fact, only 7 of the Kraven’s fleets pursued Fibiel’s remaining fleet.
“Navigator, what about the evasive maneuver?”
“……Straight.”
“I knew it would be like this.”
The NPC navigator scratched his head, and the other NPCs looked at each other’s faces without being able to swallow.
Chwaa, chwaaaa-
Just like that, a minute or so went by.
‘54, 55, 56- now.’
Leeha knew without the navigator shouting. A red light flashed simultaneously from the side of the ship and the enemy’s artillery could be seen in the scope.
“It’s coming!”
Dudududung, Dududung, dong, dong-!
“Waa……. It’s true.”
One user could not hide his nervousness. The shells pierced the sky with a whistling sound as if it would tear the air!
“Captain?”
“Hold on tight and watchtower, check the distance from the flagship from time to time! Here we go, [파랑 무효(波浪 無效)〉! [Acceleration]!”
There was a scratching sound from Burke’s neck. The middle-aged naval commander roared and cast a skill.
It was a skill that was not for an individual but for the ship, it was also a special skill that navy commanders used!
“Uwooooooo! The waves are gone!”
“Kuhahaha, starboard immediately after port. 10 degrees!”
The roaring waves no longer affected the Sailfish. What was the speed of the ship that accelerated without the help of the wind?!
Hwaaaaaa-!
The Sailfish quickly changed direction to the left and then to the right, leaving the cannon’s firing range.
Every time more than a hundred shots were dropped, a huge wave would try and hit the Sailfish, but it could not affect the ship that ignored such waves and gained speed.
“Uwoooooh! The distance from the enemy flagship is 1.4 nautical miles, no, 1.3 nautical miles-”
Their speed made it seem like they were floating in the water like a motorboat. The acceleration of the Sailfish, which showed tremendous movement, was quickly over.
“-1.2 nautical miles! We did it! The distance from the enemy galleon is 0.4 nautical miles!
We are close to the effective range of our cannons!”
The users and NPCs in the artillery room tried to take out a few gunpowder kegs and shoot, but Burke spoke first.
“Don’t shoot the artillery! The ship must not be shaken! Ignore them and approach!”
“Captain, they will be here in 40 seconds. They will be more accurate and more terrifying than ever before.”
They will get closer.
They were barely able to escape with skills, but what should they do now? At the navigator’s words, Burke looked at Leeha and the Kraven’s fleet alternately.
“Reinforcement-kun!”
“Not now! A little more! We have to go even closer!”
(To be continued..)
