lerbook #455 - Chapter 189: Throat Sea Battle (V)
#455 - Chapter 189: Throat Sea Battle (V)
"Heh heh heh... Your arrogance will be your undoing. Not killing me today is the biggest mistake you've made. One day, I will make you pay for this in blood! I will slaughter every member of your family." Despite the excruciating pain, Euron forced these words, filled with madness and venomous curses, through gritted teeth.
Suddenly, Euron noticed that the surrounding light had become exceptionally bright, as if a powerful force was approaching. Alarmed, he slowly raised his head, his eyes meeting a scene of raging flames. These flames, like demons with bared fangs and claws, spread wildly, completely obscuring his vision.
Fear gripped Euron's heart, and he instinctively wanted to flee the inferno, but reality cruelly presented itself: his crippled hand and leg prevented him from moving like a normal person. Helpless, he could only crawl frantically across the deck in terror, trying to find a glimmer of hope.
"No!" With a desperate cry, Euron ultimately failed to escape the flames' devouring embrace. The scorching dragonfire mercilessly swept over him, instantly engulfing him. In an instant, the entire world seemed to ignite, and everything around him turned to ashes.
At the same time, the Silence could not withstand such intense fire and began to break apart from the middle. Accompanied by earth-shattering explosions that echoed through the sky, this once-majestic warship gradually lost its balance and slowly sank into the endless depths of the sea.
Standing in the air, Liu Yuan naturally wouldn't easily let Euron, this major threat, off the hook. After all, Daenerys was about to take full control of the Westeros continent, and allowing an ambitious and ruthless person like Euron to exist would inevitably bring endless trouble in the future. Therefore, he unhesitatingly ordered Leviathan to breathe a fatal blast of dragonfire, completely annihilating Euron.
After completing the task, Liu Yuan prepared to leave the battlefield. Before leaving, he couldn't help but lower his head and gaze at the sinking Silence. He thought to himself: After this battle, the Iron Islands are completely finished. Most of the able-bodied men here have lost their lives, and their strength has been greatly reduced. The Northern lords, led by Robb, will definitely not miss this excellent opportunity to take advantage of the situation. For the Ironborn, perhaps their best ending would be to obediently accept the rule of the North!
After all, in the past few years, during the Ironborn's invasion of the North, those brutal and inhumane Ironborn committed countless heinous atrocities. So even if these Ironborn suffered a tragic massacre, he would not be surprised or taken aback in the slightest.
Just then, accompanied by Leviathan's summoning roar, the two dragons that were rampaging and wreaking havoc immediately ceased their attacks. Without hesitation, they abandoned the fleeing Iron Fleet and instead closely followed behind Leviathan, soaring towards the distant western horizon. Obviously, the battle below no longer needed their intervention.
At this moment, the brave and fearless Queen's Fleet was already on high alert, successfully cutting off all escape routes for the Ironborn attempting to flee the battlefield. Those lingering, barely surviving Iron Fleet warships were now trapped and had nowhere to go. Faced with such a life-or-death situation, in order to save their own lives, this group of desperate Ironborn had no choice but to brace themselves and continue heading south, attempting to forcibly land on the coastline full of jagged rocks and lurking dangers.
However, contrary to their wishes, many sturdy longships shattered upon touching the sharp reefs, and a large number of ships were trapped in this treacherous sea, unable to move.
After being eroded by seawater for a long time, some reefs were as sharp as knives. Upon impact, many people were thrown out and impaled on the sharp reefs. The Ironborn on the ships were terrified and abandoned their beloved ships without hesitation, desperately swimming towards the shore. But unfortunately, it was low tide, and they looked at the shore, so close yet so far, and were about to cry.
The Queen's Fleet, which had been closely pursuing from behind, wisely stopped outside the reef area, but they would never easily let any enemy go, let alone allow them to slip away from under their noses. The sailors quickly took out their bows and crossbows, aimed at the Ironborn struggling for survival on the turbulent sea, and relentlessly unleashed round after round of fierce volleys.
As an ancient and powerful weapon, the range of bows and arrows often exceeds people's imagination. Generally speaking, ordinary bows and arrows can easily shoot arrows 300 yards away, and skilled archers, if they use extreme overdraw techniques, can make arrows fly 500 to 600 yards! At this moment, countless arrows rained down like locusts, forming a sky-covering arrow curtain that completely covered the vast sea. Instantly, wails echoed through the sky, and the scene was horrific everywhere. Even the originally blue and clear seawater was stained a shocking crimson color by the fresh blood.
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As the night deepened, twenty-eight sturdy Ironborn longships quietly sailed into the harbor of Blackwater Bay in King's Landing. These ships had a unique shape, with high-rising prows that resembled ferocious beasts. Although the flags hanging on the ships were tattered, the sigil of House Greyjoy of the Iron Islands could still be faintly recognized.
In fact, the sentries at the Red Keep and the Chain Tower had already noticed their presence when these Ironborn longships appeared at the mouth of Blackwater Bay. This was all due to a rumor that had been spreading like wildfire throughout King's Landing for more than half a month - it was said that Queen Regent Cersei was secretly colluding with the Iron Islands to launch a bloody raid on King's Landing. Unexpectedly, some people actually believed such absurd rumors, and the residents of the city fell into extreme panic and continued to riot for nearly half a month. If it hadn't been for hunger causing everyone to be unable to continue the commotion, it would have triggered another large-scale riot. Fortunately, the King and the important ministers issued statements in time to clarify the facts, which gradually calmed the storm. Queen Margaery also came forward to assure everyone that the arrival of the Iron Fleet could help King's Landing break the naval blockade.