Pirate Kingship

[Legendary Warship Skill: Empire is Navy, Navy is the Empire] With the upgrade of muzzle-loading smoothbore cannon to rear-loading rifled gun, The Domain of Royal Power and the sea border expanded to 12 nautical miles along with the range.

Not only those undead creatures but even Mercurius, seated high on the divine throne, was instantly included.

At the same time, the sound of anchor chains tightening echoed within every crew member’s heart on the twelve ships of the great fleet, instantly becoming a fixed node of The Domain of Royal Power to jointly strengthen its force.

The effect was immediate.

The closer those undead creatures got to the Golden Deer, the more pressure they felt, and the greater their strength deteriorated.

The lower-level undead races, weaker in rank, began emitting thick smoke and vanished in the golden light of The Domain of Royal Power before they could get close.

"Musketeer Corps, load scatter bombs, open fire!"

Sailor Chief [Honest Man] Eight Fingers commanded Byron’s guardsmen to form ranks on the deck, holding "Sleeve Sword 1473 Pump Action Rifle", pulling the handguard, and loading the scatter bombs filled with Break Magic Steel Balls.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!...

From the moment the first gun fired, the gunfire did not cease, and the red-hot steel balls transformed into a metallic storm, sealing all space above the warship.

Under such density of firepower, the first wave of undead creatures, be it the powerful Headless Knight or the ordinary Vampire Witch, was instantly shattered into pieces.

There was no need for volley fire like a flintlock gun to increase firepower density; after one volley, individual free shooting commenced.

On one side, both parties engaged in fierce fire exchange, while on the other side, members of the Ferdinand Family gazed at the unfamiliar yet familiar figure in the sky in a trance:

"How is that possible? Is that the ’Divine Comedy’ created by Dante who initiated the Renaissance era?"

But Dante was a figure from two hundred years ago, without descendants or students, the ’Divine Comedy’ had long been lost, with only handwritten copies circulating in the market.

Moreover, His Excellency the Great Duke’s profession was not [Writer], nor could he use those legendary masterpieces of writers!"

Some members with agile minds recalled Byron’s words:

"Son of Jupiter, Mercurius!"

Before becoming the core diocese of the Creator’s Church, The Holy Silver Empire worshiped the Jupiter Divine System.

As a monetary family with a millennium inheritance, how could the Ferdinand Family not know what this name represents?

Especially since the "Great Duke" reacted so strongly, there might really be an issue, even hiding an earth-shattering secret.

And the King of the Wild Hunt was precisely among the informed.

Thus, these people did not immediately denounce Byron or help their own "Great Duke".

Instead, they all looked toward the Golden Deer, hoping this [King of the Wild Hunt] could clarify the doubts for them.

Byron now had no time to deal with them.

Earlier, considering international influence and personal bottom line, he forced the "Traitor" to expose himself proactively, preventing it from affecting these Ferdinands, sparing them from becoming cannon fodder victims.

As long as these people didn’t die before Byron, disrupting his grand plan of unifying human groups and promoting the Demigod promotion ceremony, "World Transformation", he’d be indifferent.

Later, whether they continue toward the Eastern Continent or return to the Old Continent, it is none of his concern.

Perhaps Ferdinand’s influence is not small, but Byron now had the right to proclaim boldly:

"Lord does not care!"

As subordinates fought fiercely, Byron and the "Traitor" stared at each other from afar, surprised by his actual strength after tamping down the rebellious "Divine Aspect".

"Indeed, living for over a thousand years, his accumulated power might not be inferior to the [Sun God] Inti too much.

If not rejected by the world, he might just have half a foot in the Demigod threshold."

Through the Jupiter Temple where Mercurius was born, Byron learned of his past and present lives.

In different eras, possessing different names and identities, yet all were renowned as poets, writers, literary figures, playwrights celebrated within a country, even worldwide.

The first poet was him, the first historian was him, the famous thinker was him, the unprecedented philosopher was him, and the pioneering [poet] Dante of the Renaissance era was also him.

Even today, the leading literary master of the literary city Peridot, the famous playwright who penned "Hamlet", "Othello", "Midsummer Night’s Dream", the "Jupiter on the peak of human literary world" was still him!

Each of these epoch-making great writers and works naturally gathered countless Mind Wish Power.

Even without fixed territory and subjects, through more than a thousand years of accumulation and literary historical renown in every era, his full strength was reaching the critical point of the Sixth Order.

Had the "Traitor" personally joined the battle instead of covertly launching a sneak attack, the situation back then might have evolved differently.

Louis XI had even dealt with such a character, which was indeed a glorious tribute to ancestors.

The "Traitor" frowned, realizing his judgment of only four hundred people on the other party’s ship was inaccurate, and waved the Divine Staff once more.

The expanded three-layer boundary forcibly resisted The Domain of Royal Power’s expansion, providing tremendous boosts to those endlessly emerging undead creatures.

Byron also restrained his underestimation of him, deciding to personally enter the fray.

Neeigh～

With a resounding horse neigh, the Eight-legged Sky Horse carrying Byron incarnated as the Wild Hunt charged straight to the heavens.

Behind him, the faint and eerie silhouettes of thousands of Wild Hunt Knights followed closely.