Chapter 12 Unexpected Mutiny

Elvin hadn't expected Fang Senyan to make a move at this moment, but his nature was also fierce. With a wild cry, he raised his right hand to take the blade head-on! At the same time, he drew his own blade to strike back at Fang Senyan, hoping to buy time for his trusted subordinates to come and help! But as blood flashed, Fang Senyan also didn't dodge or evade, instead grabbing Elvin's strike with his left hand. Blood flowed from between his fingers, but Fang Senyan acted as if nothing had happened and hacked again!

Elvin screamed miserably, clutching his shoulder and retreating. But Fang Senyan didn't give him a chance to breathe. He strode forward and kicked him heavily in the abdomen, sending the unlucky fellow flying off the ship's side. He let out a long, piercing scream in the air before splashing into the sea with a "plop."

Only then did Fang Senyan turn around, casually shaking the blood from his hand. He looked at Elvin's stunned henchmen and said,

"What was his position on the ship?"

Fang Senyan's movements had been as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit, leaving a deep impression. Under his sharp gaze, a skinny, dark-skinned pirate couldn't help but take a half step back and stammered,

"He...he was the first mate."

Fang Senyan asked again,

"What's your name?"

The skinny, dark-skinned pirate jumped in fright and said,

"My name is Robben, they call me Long-Legged Robben."

"Now you're the first mate. If you don't want to become dinner for the Caribbean sharks in a few minutes, then take them to reinforce the left deck, now!" Fang Senyan shouted sternly, his eyes even flashing with a fierce light!

Robben was suddenly dizzy with happiness at this windfall. His thoughts of avenging Elvin had long been thrown to the winds. With Fang Senyan's roar, he immediately drew his cutlass and charged towards the left deck, driving back a group of Spanish sailors who had already climbed aboard. Armand, watching from afar, naturally knew that Elvin had seen the situation was decided and had come to steal the credit. He hadn't expected Fang Senyan to be so ruthless, immediately killing the man at the slightest disagreement!

Elvin's position as first mate meant he was one of Armand's earliest confidants. Because of this, when the already seriously injured Elvin was slashed and kicked into the sea, Armand felt a pang of pain in his heart. But Fang Senyan's feat of turning the tide was clear for all to see, and there was nothing he could do, neither emotionally nor rationally! Not only that, he had to reward Fang Senyan.

First, to show that he was fair in rewarding and punishing, and second, because the elite figures under Armand had suffered heavy casualties in this battle. Boatswain Caron was dead, First Mate Scarface Henry was seriously injured and unconscious, and First Mate Elvin was kicked into the deep sea after taking two cuts. If the elite pirates who had died blocking the Corrupted Soul Corpses were included, Armand's direct line of forces had decreased by at least sixty percent in this battle!

In this situation, if Armand acted unfairly and caused unrest, then the hearts of his men would be scattered and the crew would be difficult to lead. Moreover, after this battle, Fang Senyan's reputation would inevitably rise among the pirates. If he were to deal with him, Fang Senyan and Xia'er might join forces and overthrow him instead!

As the battle progressed, the British Allied Forces gradually gained the upper hand. After all, they had a full four legendary warships, with various strange abilities emerging one after another. The Spanish Armada, despite its strong ships and cannons and strict discipline, couldn't withstand the enemy's gradual erosion of their advantage. They began to contract their defenses. The great merchant Fernandez, seeing that things were not going well, also began to adopt a strategy of abandoning ship, shrinking most of his elite manpower to his largest merchant ship, abandoning heavy cargo and only taking lightweight, valuable items.

In this situation, Gutas, who was intercepting Armand, naturally had no intention of continuing the fight, and Armand had no intention of lingering. The two sides hit it off, exchanging a blow and leaping back simultaneously, reaching a tacit understanding. When Armand returned to the ship, Fang Senyan very cleverly knelt on one knee, presented the cutlass he had seized with both hands, and said loudly and respectfully,

"Welcome back, great Son of the Black Sea!"

A light flashed in Armand's eyes. He saw that almost all the surviving pirates on the Bell and Goblet were looking eagerly in this direction, especially Robben's eager eyes were the most intense - because as long as Fang Senyan gained a foothold and was recognized by the captain, Fang Senyan's appointment of him as first mate would be half-legitimate! Armand saw this scene and knew that the situation was what the people wanted and the trend of the times. After sighing in his heart, he drew the silver rapier from his waist, pressed the blade against Fang Senyan's shoulder, and said in a solemn tone,

"You have done well! Seaman Yan from the East, from now on, you are the Boatswain of the Bell and Goblet!"

A light flashed in Fang Senyan's eyes, but he didn't speak. Most of the pirates who remained on the Bell and Goblet cheered. Most of them knew very well that if it weren't for Fang Senyan, this place would have been captured by the Spanish sailors long ago. And their fate would only be one of two things: stabbed to death or thrown into the sea to drown. Next, Armand could only grit his teeth and appoint Robben as "acting" first mate. At the same time, Fang Senyan received a prompt from the Nightmare Imprint:

"You have received the appointment of Armand, Captain of the Bell and Goblet: a Leader-level plot character."

"You have become the Boatswain of the Bell and Goblet."

"Your reputation among pirates has increased by 1200 points, from indifferent 77/1000 points to friendly 277/3000."

"You have obtained the hidden achievement: Pirate Boss."

"You have obtained the hidden title: Pirate Boss." (This title equipment effect: When you are on a ship, Strength +2, Constitution +2, all friendly units within a 30-meter radius of you have their attack power increased by 10%)

"You have obtained a hidden achievement, your Merit Points +1." (Each hidden achievement will increase your Merit Points)

At this time, Armand was also quite tired and his thoughts were chaotic. After all, too many changes had occurred in such a short period of time, so he logically sat on the ship, while the newly appointed Boatswain Fang Senyan, according to Armand's orders, took on the task of clearing out the remaining enemies and looting the merchant ship in front of him. However, most of the remaining pirates knew that Fang Senyan was ruthless. Even Elvin, who had followed Armand for ten years through life and death, had been chopped a few times and kicked into the sea to feed the sharks, so they all obediently obeyed.

At this time, Cley, who had escaped to the lower hold to take refuge, came out, his face full of smiles, wanting to congratulate Fang Senyan. But he saw Robben running over in a panic, holding a cutlass upside down, and said anxiously,

"Boatswain! That monster that crawled out of hell is blocking the cargo hold!"

Fang Senyan's heart moved and said,

"What monster?"

Robben said urgently,

"It's the Corrupted Soul Corpse that those damn Spaniards released. Half of this guy's head was burned off, and he goes berserk and attacks anyone who gets close! No one dares to approach!"

Fang Senyan put his hand on the hilt of the knife at his waist and said lightly,

"I'll go take a look."

In the previous battle, although Fang Senyan was still on the front line, fighting bloody battles, he had only obtained limited actual gains besides the benefits related to the boatswain position. He only got two or three gray keys. The broken treasure chests he summoned mostly contained a broken money bag, mostly containing two or three shillings. Some were even empty. The total income was less than one pound. At this time, the berserk Corrupted Soul Corpse undoubtedly had a very high probability of dropping high-level items. How could Fang Senyan not be full of expectations?

Under Robben's lead, Fang Senyan quickly arrived at the second level of the merchant ship. After a fierce battle, the entire cabin was broken and tattered. Moreover, the side of this merchant ship had been rammed by the Bell and Goblet, creating a large hole. It was leaking water and slowly tilting. It would sink in at most half an hour. Obviously, Armand had considered this before: if Fang Senyan couldn't deal with this powerful Corrupted Soul Corpse in a short time, it would delay the process of moving and looting the cargo.

And what is the fundamental motivation for pirates to risk their lives at sea? Except for Jack Sparrow, whose blood is full of romance and adventure, ninety percent of them are for the rich profits. Once Fang Senyan, who had just taken office as Boatswain, messed up this matter, then Captain Armand could justifiably deduct the pirates' share of the loot and claim that it was because of Fang Senyan's mistake that they had not looted enough wealth. The pirates would naturally transfer their resentment to Fang Senyan.

For Armand, this was undoubtedly a great thing that killed two birds with one stone. He could not only embezzle a portion of the wealth himself, but also successfully weaken Fang Senyan's prestige. After this happened a few more times, Armand could take Fang Senyan down from the position of Boatswain and replace him with his own man. Then it would be what everyone wanted, and no one could say anything wrong!

Notice: The next chapter, "Fang Senyan's Conspiracy," will be updated around 11 o'clock.