Chapter 254: At the Princess’s Request (4)
The two pirate ships we were pursuing had initially begun to pull away.
Naturally, since they were powered by oars, they were faster than our ships and the government warships, which relied entirely on wind.
But then, the prow of one of the pirate ships, lagging slightly behind, began to rise little by little... and soon, the stern dipped down.
Eventually, the bow rose high enough to be visible from afar, and the ship came to a halt.
No doubt, Cho, who had gone ahead, had punctured the hull—causing the ship to flood and begin sinking.
A commotion erupted on deck, and we saw pirates scrambling out from below, rushing toward the tilted bow.
“After all these months of chasing them, we couldn’t catch a single ship, and now... just like that?!”
“One ship has stopped!”
“The one ahead just turned its bow!”
The princess and the nuns from Botanam were thrilled.
Just as someone had noted, the lead ship had turned around—likely trying to rescue the stricken one.
But just then, Yeondu came diving down from the sky like a missile.