The witch thought I am a Demon God
Chapter 450 - 272: Complete Transformation Spell·Eagle and Searching for Students_1

Chapter 450: Chapter 272: Complete Transformation Spell·Eagle and Searching for Students_1

On the eighth day of their arrival at Volcano Island, Ivita and her companions set sail once again. Ivita watched as the island gradually became a speck in the distance behind the ship, eventually disappearing into the vast sea where the sky met the water.

This time, they left the ranger girl and two knights on the island, significantly reducing the number of professionals on the ship.

There were only five warriors, two apprentice hunters, two vampires, the Hearthstone Witch, and Ivita herself remaining.

There was also the Duck Feather Captain whose strength was equivalent to an apprentice knight, and who they had controlled with mental coercion.

Standing on the deck of the ship, watching the sailors busily working, Ivita felt the need to recruit more people.

The current manpower was a bit lacking.

However, in this world of piracy, recruitment could be done by force, eliminating the need for money.

Ivita no longer cared if these people were reliable or not. Afterall, even if you pay pirates, they will not necessarily obey you. It’s simpler to directly kidnap sailors from the sea.

A chaotic crowd could also constitute an army.

Ivita shared these thoughts with Captain Sam, who agreed, as the tradition of forcing people into service by kidnaping them at sea was longstanding. This was common practice.

However, usually pirates would hijack merchant ships and then try to coerce the sailors to join them. It was rare for a group to target pirates themselves.

By evening, they spotted three-masted heavy warships flying pirate flags in the waters ahead.

Walking out of his cabin, Captain Sam rubbed his palms together in excitement and turned to Ivita on the deck, "Boss, should we attack those three pirate ships?"

Ivita picked up the telescope and took a look towards the ships, her face going dark.

Just a brief observation revealed at least thirty or forty knights on those large ships.

This was a large-scale pirate team, even forming a fleet.

Taking on such opponents could be dangerous, and the power of knights forming a battle formation is not to be underestimated.

If they were not careful, they could easily be overturned.

Ivita quickly told Captain Sam, "Turn around, let’s get out of here quickly!"

It took Captain Sam a moment to comprehend before he rapidly turned to instruct the sailors to change the direction of the sails and alter the ship’s course.

As the sailors were kept busy, the Hearthstone Witch and Vampire Wilson made their way to Ivita.

Vampire Wilson said to Ivita, "My lord, I believe there are senior knights on those three ships."

"That’s correct." The Hearthstone Witch confirmed, "Their massive spiritual presence is as bright as a beacon in the night when I use my Spirit Vision. There might be more than one senior knight on their ships. We don’t know how strong they are. We need to retreat immediately."

Ivita nodded, "I’ve already given the order."

The Hearthstone Witch expressed her concerns. "A senior knight is tough to deal with. The Great Knights’ Evil Qi is already difficult to handle. If there’s a senior knight, that’s even more troublesome. I don’t know if they will chase us."

While directing the sailors, Captain Sam spoke, "Their ships are heavy warships, while ours is a light warship. They should have between sixty to eighty cannons on their ships, but we move at a speed of twelve knots per hour."

"We should be faster, plus, taking into account the skills of the excellent helmsman you captured from the Duck Feather Pirate Team, they shouldn’t be able to catch up."

Ivita saw the pirates turn towards them, attempting to give chase, but after less than ten minutes, they gave up.

The three heavy warships turned back to their original course.

On the deck, Captain Sam let out a sigh of relief after losing the pirates, "Their pirate team is too big. Our ship is too small to be worthy of their plunder, so as long as we don’t approach them, they won’t try too hard to pursue us."

Ivita nodded, "Afterall, robbing also requires labor costs. With pirates on such a grand scale as theirs, if they opt to rob small merchant ships, they might end up absolutely losing money."

"Captain Sam, let us target smaller pirate ships instead. Every little bit would add up. Once our fleet has grown, we can then go after pirate fleets of the scale we just encountered."

...

On the other side, aboard the flagship of the three pirate ships, the first mate of the Mountain Salt Pirate Group was speaking to the boatswain, "Such a small ship, sailing so shallowly, what chased it? I was about to win against the captain in cards, and you completely messed it up. Are you trying to save face for the captain?"

"Huh?"

The first mate extended his left hand, which had almost fully transformed into an octopus tentacle, curled it around the boatswain’s neck, and lifted him into the air.

As a senior knight, his body had undergone severe changes.

He was unclear whether, if he were to recklessly use more knight elixir or even upgrade to a fifth-rank knight, he would completely transform into a sea monster.

The boatswain looked at the angry first mate in terror. "I...I...the crew agreement..."

"The Seven Seas Law Code crew agreement..."

The first mate of the Mountain Salt Pirate Group grunted, twisting his nose that had almost turned into a cephalopod, "Damn law code."

"When will this law code disappear completely?"

He threw the boatswain on the ground, then picked up a telescope to look at Ivita’s departing ship.