Pirate Kingship-Chapter 735 - 482: Witch Ascension, Mass-Energy Equation (6200)!_2

Unlike the flintlock guns, which after two or three volleys would have to switch to melee combat.

Bolt-action rifles use clips to change bullets, allowing five to be replaced at once. Convenient and quick.

After installing a bayonet, they could attack from afar or fight up close, quickly knocking down the proud People of Castilia.

Meanwhile, Byron raised his hand and snapped his fingers, activating the authority of Crystal Skull No.4 [Rain God] Chuck.

Crash....

The storm that had been brewing over the battlefield for a long time finally poured down.

The heavy rain instantly drenched the gunpowder in the powder pools of the flintlock guns held by the People of Castilia, turning their firearms into mere sticks.

But the bolt-action rifles using whaling copper-cased cartridges were completely unafraid of the heavy rain.

Besides being expensive, they were all advantages.

This changed not only the boarding battle between [The Golden Deer] and [Ox City], but also the ongoing fight between the two fleets drastically.

The Seventh Fleet, after firing dozens of rounds of scatter bombs and chainshot, maximally killing enemy resources, also took out their bolt-action rifles to launch a boarding attack.

"Board, leap, kill, kill, kill!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Hand over all the money to us."

Everyone's eyes were red, like tigers descending the mountain, the People of Castilia crumbled upon contact.

Just as Byron had said.

With "Line Tactics," they were invincible in naval battles of this era.

With "bolt-action rifles," they were also unbeatable in boarding and land battles, not because of elite training, but merely due to technological iteration.

At this moment, what would it feel like if viewed from the People of Castilia's perspective?

A swordsman spent ten years honing a blade, achieving invincibility, only to descend the mountain and find... within seven steps, guns were faster and more accurate.

Moreover, firearms had become so overproduced that their price was beaten down to mere cabbage cost, with even children having special editions tied with pink bows.

Like a thief training through the harshest winter and hottest summer, mastering the unparalleled skill of snatching money from boiling oil, finally becoming a master thief.

Ready to test their skills on the street, only to be shocked to find that these days, even old grandmas... don't carry cash anymore?!

It's not the police who eliminate thieves, but mobile payments.

It's not peers who defeat them, but the disparity of the era.

This is perhaps the helplessness of a version update.

Meanwhile, soldiers on each privateer ship of the Seventh Fleet were still shouting:

"Money is for the king and nobles, life is your own; you only get dozens of pounds a year, why risk your life?"

"Drop your weapons, kneel, no killing!"

Although it didn't really make the proud People of Castilia completely give up resistance, it did cause their morale to plummet.

And every time the Seventh Fleet successfully captured a large Garen ship, Byron's Fourth Order promotion ceremony elevated one level.

Each ship brought in treasures worth millions, causing Catherine's wealth to soar, and the dragon might upon her to grow increasingly heavy.

They both were counting down to break through the Fourth Order.

Even if Fleet Commander [Beast Nemesis] Wickliffe and his sister [Navigator] Katarina charged towards Byron in fury, they couldn't reverse the defeat of the main fleet.

Standing further back, [Mithril Dragon] Catherine, on her core territory-like warship, skillfully activated a Custom Decree equivalent to a Fourth Order Lawyer.

At the beginning, she obtained the core ability [Decree] from the [Social Clock] assassin (Chapter 324), and used the law even more proficiently than Byron.

At this moment, the puppet threads tied to the bow of [Ox City] suddenly quivered.

Catherine was slightly startled but continued to utter the next words:

"Decree: On the territory of [The Golden Deer], all People of Castilia have their five senses weakened, reactions dulled, like... puppets."

Though somewhat puzzled by the instinctive addition after the decree, the two Fourth Orders had already attacked, leaving no time to ponder deeply.

Only Byron, able to clearly see the threads, felt a shock in his heart, realizing that [Puppet King] Louis, who was observing the battle, had finally begun to intervene.

...

Meanwhile, at Black Sails Harbor, when unprecedented dense gunfire suddenly erupted.

The battle between the Treasure-Seeking Alliance and the vanguard and rearguard also reached a fever pitch.

The pirate allied fleet lacked advanced weapons like bolt-action rifles, but they won in manpower, and had more Fourth Order Transcendents than the Treasure Fleet.

The pirate warlord [Dung Eater] on [Suffering Cathedral], although his profession was Beast Tamer, was actually best at "Herding Humans" thanks to his title's special effects.

He spread his arms wide, passionately lecturing the nearby People of Castilia soldiers while frantically pouring out the pollution he'd consumed:

"Success is not a destination, but a process. In this process, you need to continuously learn from wise people to achieve personal growth.

Now you're just one step away from success, and that's to follow me!

Understand the applause."

Clap! Clap! Clap!...

Under the lead of his original zealots, like memetic contamination, surrounding soldiers all clapped along.

Then, with eyes fervently ablaze, they turned their swords against their own allies.

Even the nearby Castilia warships began actively attacking the Gigantic Kind Sea Monster · Emperor Ribbonfish summoned by [Beast Nemesis] Wickliffe.

Not only did they release Dragon Dung Potion extensively, but they also used their hulls to block its attack path, serving as meat shields for the pirates.