How the Villainous Consort Avoids His Death Ending - Chapter 67.1
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The southern sky was still tinged red. However, the chaotic noise of the battlefield gradually subsided.
The blazing flames slowly died down and vanished into the black smoke. Inside the bay, what remained were ashes and debris. On the now quiet sea, the waves gently rippled. The soldiers standing on the deck began to catch their breath and put away their weapons. At that moment, a lookout in the watchtower shouted.
“The remaining pirates are adrift! Many spotted in the forward waters!”
Turning my head, I saw people floating on the water, clinging to broken masts or planks. Most had faces stained with blood and drifted along the smoky surface.
Sir Mildred sighed and muttered.
“That’s enough, Your Highness. They are as good as dead. We should withdraw now.”
I instinctively took a step forward. My lips moved without me realizing it.
“No. We will rescue everyone remaining at sea.”
Tristan’s command cut in before I could finish. His voice was firm, leaving no room for hesitation.
“Capture the surviving pirates alive and imprison them. Interrogate every one of them. We must locate their base.”
I looked at Tristan, slightly surprised. That was exactly what I had intended to say.
“Yes, Your Highness!”
A gentle breeze wrapped around the raised sails. The sailors lowered the boats and began rescuing the drifting individuals one by one. Those unconscious in the water and those still struggling violently were hauled onto the deck. While the operation continued, I watched them silently.
These were undoubtedly the pirates who had caused so much chaos across the Ashurana region. Countless people from the eastern continent had been taken by them, their fates unknown.
Yet, among the seventeen pirate ships we had fought, none of the prisoners were aboard. Those they had released for ransom were almost none, so the prisoners must be held at a base somewhere nearby.
We had to find that base and rescue the prisoners. Because…
[☆Use ‘Hezekia’s Fire’ to achieve victory in the naval battle☆ Event] Sunk enemy ships: 17 Captured enemy ships: 0 Pirates captured: 347 Commanders available for interrogation: 7 confirmed Congratulations! You have perfectly achieved the ‘Great Pirate Extermination’ battle objective and successfully completed the event. Reward: The suffix (Dreamling) is removed from the ‘Hezekia’s Fire (Dreamling)’ nickname. ‘Hezekia’s Fire’ title acquired! Fleet reputation: 27 (+17) [Would you like to proceed with the related event? (2/3)] Y/N
I quietly nodded, staring at the unusually clear letters today.
‘Yes, proceed.’
Once again, a semi-transparent window appeared in the air, with blue letters blinking.
[Related Event Triggered! (2/3)] [Event Name: ☆Lost Star of the Empire: Find the 13th Prince!☆] The emperor’s youngest son, the thirteenth prince, along with the noble heirs of the imperial fleet, has been missing for nine days. The possibility of survival is low, but being held captive cannot be ruled out. Obtain information about the pirate base from the seven commander-level captives to rescue the prisoners. Objective: Rescue Safrah, the 13th Prince of the Sarr Empire ※Warning: This mission is time-limited. Failure will permanently eliminate the last chance to achieve the ‘related event.’ Reward: Gain the trust of the Sarr Empire’s imperial family
“Good…”
It’s done, finally. I didn’t do it myself, but Tristan did.
The system had given this unexpected pirate fleet elimination event precisely for this ‘related event.’ As suggested by the nickname ‘Noble Hunter,’ these were the pirates who had kidnapped the emperor’s youngest son.
That was why we had to defeat them instead of attempting to flee. Solving this event, which appeared consecutively, was the real breakthrough provided by the upgraded system ver2.013.5. I had no idea why the system had been so useful this time, truly.
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