Chapter 184 Serenity
Suddenly, a fiery magic surged in his body, which was the Blazing Shadow that he had taken into his body.
Gavin focused slightly, used magic to comfort the other party, and said silently in his heart: "My friend, be patient for a while, I will let you out soon." Feeling Gavin's comfort, the magic of Blazing Shadow slowly calmed down.
The route from Lys to Slaver's Bay is very busy, with many merchant ships coming and going. Especially when the route passes by the ruins of Valyria, because no one dares to cross the sea of smoke, all ships will detour, making the port line outside Valyria the most prosperous.
Gavin knew that if he rashly released Blazing Shadow, the news of his coming to Essos would soon spread everywhere, which was seriously inconsistent with his plan.
On the vast sea, the Sunset Beauty has been sailing for more than ten days.
These days, the wind is calm, and there are no blind pirates. Gavin has gradually returned to the leisurely state when he was on the boat, sitting by the boat and fishing every day.
One day, Gavin was sitting by the boat fishing, the fishing rod in his hand swaying slightly, and the fishing line flickered in the sun.
Suddenly, Gavin's Fiery Shadow's magic began to stir for no reason. Gavin immediately soothed him softly, and then he looked up.
The sky in the distance was dark and gloomy, as if a huge gray curtain covered the sea. Gavin saw this familiar scene and knew that they had come to the outside of the Valyria ruins.
The helmsman also noticed this situation. He immediately turned the steering wheel, and the Sunset Beauty began to turn slowly and carefully circled outside the ruins.
After traveling along the Valyria ruins for half a day, two faint black spots appeared on the sea level in front.
The experienced Gavin knew at a glance that they were two ships. He ignored it and just calmly boarded the second deck and cast his eyes on the mysterious and ancient Valyria.
As the distance gradually shortened, the two black spots became clearer and clearer. Finally, Gavin saw that they were two ships in fierce battle.
One of them was flying the flag of Pentos, just an ordinary merchant ship.
The merchant ship was shaking violently in the waves, and the hull was damaged in many places. The flag fluttered weakly in the wind, as if telling the world about its helplessness.
The crew ran on the deck in panic, some tried to control the ship to avoid the attack, and some picked up simple weapons to prepare for resistance.
The other one was a unique three-trick warship, which was a warship unique to the Iron People. It was completely different from the common sailing warship.
The three trick poles were distributed in a fan shape, casting a strange shadow on the sea, making the warship look particularly wide.
The fan-shaped superimposed design allows the sail to receive a larger area of wind, making the warship like an agile cheetah on the sea, with a very fast speed, even faster than a longship.
However, its disadvantage is that it is not as high as a sailing warship, which is very disadvantageous in boarding battles, and the number of crossbows that can be installed on the deck is not as many as that of a sailing warship.
The sea monster flag hanging on the ship fluttered in the wind, and the ferocious sea monster pattern seemed to jump out of the flag at any time and pounce on the enemy.
This undoubtedly proved its identity - it was the warship of the Greyjoy family of the Iron Islands.
They kept firing crossbows and stones at the merchant ship, and the merchant ship was on fire and screaming.
Gavin stood quietly on the second deck, watching the fierce naval battle with a solemn look.
Under the gloomy sky, the waves surged, adding a bit of murderous atmosphere to the battle.
Everyone on the Sunset Beauty also looked ahead nervously. Kairos hurried to the second deck, bowed to Gavin and asked: "My lord, should we bypass them?"
Gavin shook his head slightly and said, "Avoid and pass quickly from the side. There is no need to detour for this."
After hearing this, Kairos bowed and accepted the order, walked to the helmsman on the side, and began to command the Sunset Beauty.
The Sunset Beauty passed by the side of the battlefield. As the distance slowly approached, the noise of the battle gradually became clear.
Gavin frowned slightly, thinking about this strange encounter in his heart. Gavin guessed that the three-stealth warship of the Iron People was Euron Greyjoy's Serenity. Gavin learned about the rebellion of the Iron Islands from Qyburn's intelligence not long ago. After the failure of the rebellion, Euron Greyjoy was a pirate in the Sunset Sea, but he never thought that he would be encountered by Gavin today.
At this time, the merchant ship was already in decline under the attack of the three-masted warship. The hull was damaged in many places, and the crew fled in panic.
The sea monster flag on the Iron People warship fluttered in the wind, and crossbows and stones were constantly fired at the merchant ship. The merchant ship was full of fire and screams.
Kairos beside Gavin had a solemn face, and his eyebrows were tightly frowned, like two tangled black lines. He whispered, "My Lord, this should be Euron Greyjoy, who has been active in the Sunset Sea recently. That ship is the Serenity. Should we intervene in this battle?"
Gavin was silent for a moment, his eyes still fixed on the battlefield, like a calm sculpture.
He said slowly, "Observe first, don't act rashly."
As the distance got closer, the battle had already developed into a fierce boarding battle.
The Ironmen bit their scimitars, and the sharp blades flashed coldly in the sun, like hungry beasts showing their fangs.
They pulled the ropes and boarded the other ship like agile monkeys, intending to seize the merchant ship aggressively.
However, the crew of the merchant ship also put up a tenacious resistance, waving their weapons, with unyielding flames burning in their eyes. During the fight, the Ironmen ignited the sails on the strange pole with flames, and the raging fire instantly spread upwards, and the sky above the merchant ship fell into a sea of fire.
Seeing this, the Ironmen jumped back to the Serenity, moving quickly and decisively.
This is a common strategy of pirates. Once the boarding battle does not go well, they will prioritize solving the opponent's mobility. Then the pirates who boarded quickly returned, and then they could get a merchant ship intact by long-range harassment.
Gavin looked at this tragic scene, and the Blazing Shadow magic in his body seemed to sense the chaotic atmosphere and became slightly agitated, as if a sleeping giant was disturbed by the noise of the outside world.
Suddenly, the Serenity stretched out its oars, and those oars were like huge tentacles, slowly paddling away from the merchant ship.
The merchant ship that lost power was forced to dock in place, and the crew members began to put out the fire with water. The deck that had just been slaughtered was even more chaotic.
Water splashed everywhere, shouts and curses intertwined, like purgatory on earth.
The Serenity, which retreated a certain distance, began to turn and aimed at the Sunset Beauty not far away, obviously not intending to let go of this passing prey.
Seeing the actions of the Serenity, Gavin curled his lips helplessly. In his heart, he just wanted to reach Slaver Bay quickly and did not want to reveal his identity on the way, otherwise, with a breath of dragon flame, all the warships would be gone.
