20: Chapter 20: The Huaxia spacecraft has been upgraded!

Master, look out!

Drake roared, lunging forward to pin Chen Fan to the ground.

The next second.

An explosion rang out, tearing a five-meter-wide hole in the hull.

The sailboat let out a series of creaking sounds, and Wood chips turned into a cloud of dust filling the air.

A suffocating smell of gunpowder rushed toward them.

Chen Fan gagged a few times, then scooped up Drake.

At this moment, he was coughing up blood and looked to be in bad shape.

To save Chen Fan, Drake had thrown himself over Chen Fan, blocking the brunt of the impact.

Go to the cockpit and assist the captain!

Chen Fan roared.

Drake acknowledged the order, swayed unsteadily, and walked out while holding onto the hull.

[warship damaged, please repair as soon as possible.]

[Repair requires resources: Wood x500, rope x50, nails x50, cloth x50, steel x100.]

Just one repair required half the resources of a Level 1 sailboat!

Gritting his teeth, Chen Fan chose to repair it immediately.

In an instant, the hull structure changed rapidly.

[Ding!] [Repair successful!]

At this point, Kuka, who possessed half-sentience, also understood that the opponent was troublesome.

Seeing that Drake was in position, he immediately started the sailboat, preparing to escape.

However, the next moment, 'Boom—' another loud noise rang out.

Having gained experience, Kuka couldn't see the direction from which the cannonball was flying, so he relied solely on experience to tilt the sailboat sideways.

This dodge avoided a direct hit from the cannonball, but it still grazed the edge.

Another large hole appeared on the side of the ship, and seawater and strange fish instantly flooded into the hull.

[warship damaged, please repair as soon as possible.]

[Repair requires resources: Wood x50, rope x10, nails x20, cloth x5, steel x10.]

Damn it, is this never going to end?

Kuka, are you actually capable or not?

Chen Fan shouted sternly.

In the cockpit, Captain Kuka looked full of rage, his cold eyes fixed on the darkness.

Next time, I will definitely be able to dodge it.

Turn the ship for me, aim the ship crossbow at them.

Yes!

Taking a deep breath, Chen Fan repaired the sailboat again.

He swept his gaze into the darkness, toward the location in his memory.

With absolutely no visibility, why can he pinpoint my location?

After being hit by the first shot, the hull had shifted sideways by more than ten meters after the flames went out, yet his second shot was still aimed directly at me?

His brows furrowed deeply.

However, 'Boom—' the sound of cannons rang out again.

Chen Fan's heart tightened, and he dove to the ground again.

In the cockpit, the captain sneered while operating the helm.

With a tail flick, the ship's body quickly turned from horizontal to straight, the cannonball missed, and it exploded on the sea surface three meters away from the hull.

In an instant, flames shot into the sky.

A burnt smell spread out, and countless strange fish were scorched black.

The captain controlled it skillfully, using the thrust to shift sideways several more meters, disappearing into the range illuminated by the flames.

Chen Fan nodded slightly.

Without any visibility, he was able to dodge the enemy's artillery fire relying solely on hearing and anticipation.

Those 10,000 gold coins were well spent!

At the same time, the 100 Sailors were not idle; they quickly adjusted the ship crossbow, ready to fire at any moment.

The Navigator walked forward, narrowed its eyes to observe for a moment, and extended an arm to point into the darkness.

The Sailors used the extremely faint firelight to fumble and finish adjusting the ship crossbow.

Fire!

Chen Fan shouted in a low voice.

The four-meter-long crossbow bolt, carrying a sharp whistling sound through the wind, plunged into the darkness.

100 meters away from the sailboat, on the deck of a jet-black hull, five men in black were lined up.

Old Mike, this is a fat sheep.

Captain Mike shook his head, 'Don't lower your guard.'

Captain, you're just too cautious. What kind of waves can a small sailboat make?

First Mate Lexi, why is the light in his hand so bright?

We'll know after we interrogate him later.

A Middle-aged Man with a stubbly face, wearing a headband, with a black lens tube strapped to the front, suddenly said in a low voice.

Captain, three o'clock direction, one hundred meters away.

Standing in the middle, Captain Mike, wearing a pirate hat, waved his hand.

Continue...

However, before he could finish speaking, a huge crossbow bolt came through the air.

The First Mate had sharp eyes and shoved the captain away forcefully.

The captain's reaction was a beat slow, but with the First Mate's help, he managed to avoid the strike.

But the scout standing on the side was not so lucky.

The crossbow tip plunged straight into his throat, and the two-meter-wide fletching carried him and the Sailor beside him away together.

After flying for two seconds, it stuck into the mast with a loud 'clang.'

Ghost Eye!

First Mate Lexi roared, lunging forward to help the scout up.

Ghost Eye's condition was very bad; the crossbow bolt had pierced his trachea.

A hoarse voice came out, accompanied by the sound of air leaking.

Fi... First Mate, I...

Before he could finish, his head tilted to the side, and he breathed his last.

Everyone gathered around, staring at Ghost Eye's corpse in shock.

A deathly silence.

Ghost Eye, who had been chatting with them just fine a moment ago, was now separated by the veil of death.

A young Sailor knelt on the ground with a thud, holding Ghost Eye's corpse and wailing in a low voice.

Brother Ghost Eye, you can't die! My life was saved by you, what will I do if you die?

The wailing woke Captain Mike from his stupor.

He gritted his teeth and said in a cold tone, 'Keep firing the cannons, I'm going to blast him to pieces!'

Yes, Captain!

The gunner gritted his teeth, loaded the ammunition, adjusted the angle, and fired again.

The First Mate was expressionless as he gently took Ghost Eye's night-vision device and walked back to the bow.

His steps were slow and heavy.

The cannonball whistled away with a sharp sound.

Having gained experience, how could Kuka let him have his way?

He identified the position by sound and skillfully controlled the sailboat to shift sideways, dodging it dangerously.

However, not a few seconds later, the roaring sound rang out again.

Even so, Captain Kuka smiled calmly and dodged it again.

After being thrown left and right twice, Chen Fan rubbed his waist and reached out to take the searchlight.

At this point, he was certain that the opponent had a way to track him, so he might as well turn on the searchlight to clearly see the opponent's movements.

Click—

The blinding light shone on the black hull, where two burly men dressed in black stared straight ahead.

Chen Fan's eyes were cold, revealing a chilling glint.

After staring at each other for a moment, Captain Mike, wearing the pirate hat, took a deep breath.

Is hiding all you can do? Then you'd better make sure you hide well.

The roar traveled across a hundred meters.

Immediately, Mike turned to look at the Sailors.

Push the spare cannon over.

Yes! Captain!

The Sailors scrambled quickly into the cabin.

The First Mate hesitated for a moment, but eventually shook his head and said nothing.

The chief engineer on the side couldn't help it anymore and whispered, 'Why don't we leave? He has a ship crossbow, I'm afraid...'

Mike glared, 'Afraid of what? He only has one ship crossbow, blast his ship crossbow to pieces for me!'

With that, he waved his hand.

Two cannons fired at the same time, flanking from left and right.

Kuka frowned and instantly came up with a plan.

With an S-shaped tail flick, he dodged the first cannonball and pulled back with full force.

However, the side of the ship was still hit. A corner of the ship crossbow was blasted to pieces.

Amid the Sailors' exclamations, Chen Fan realized that the ship crossbow was already disabled.

The means he relied on to fight back were gone.

He gritted his teeth.

Just as he was preparing to order a retreat, a system voice sounded like music to his ears!

[china, upgrade complete!]