"Phantom Rebirth: The Last White Raven’s Path to the Ultimate Assassin"-Chapter 342: The Mage’s Mistake
The Arrival of the New Threat
The sun barely began to rise over
Raven’s Perch
when the lookouts spotted
three approaching ships
.
Seraphis stood on the wall, peering through a spyglass.
"More pirates," she muttered, her lips curling into a smirk.
But something caught her attention.
The
largest ship
, leading the group, was
wrapped in a faint shimmering light
.
She narrowed her eyes.
"That one has a
barrier
around it."
Lysara tensed beside her.
"They must have brought a
mage
this time."
Adapting the Strategy
Seraphis turned to her crew.
"Switch out the regular bolts in the
Downstrike Crossbows
—load them with the special
magic-piercing rounds
."
The crew scrambled, moving with precision as they replaced the standard ammunition with
arcane-infused crossbolts
—ones
designed to shatter magical barriers
.
Seraphis grabbed one herself, loading it into the largest
Downstrike Crossbow
mounted on the northern wall.
Her eyes gleamed.
"Let’s see how strong their
barrier
really is."
The Mage’s Overconfidence
Aboard the
main enemy ship
, a
tall man draped in dark blue robes
stood near the mast.
His long fingers traced glowing runes into the air, maintaining the shimmering barrier around the ship.
He sneered.
"Look at them," he scoffed to the captain. "They think they can break through
my
magic."
The pirate captain, a burly man with
jagged scars
across his chest, smirked.
"Let them try," he chuckled.
The mage laughed, shaking his head.
"They have no chance."
But then—
A
thunderous crack
filled the air.
The First Strike
A
massive enchanted crossbolt
tore through the sky.
The mage barely had time to react before it
slammed into the barrier
—
A
spiderweb of cracks
formed instantly.
The mage’s
smirk vanished
.
His
eyes widened in horror
.
"
Oh shit.
"
The Barrier’s Collapse
Before he could
reinforce the magic
, three more
Downstrike crossbolts
fired from
Raven’s Perch
.
Each one found its mark—
CRACK!
The first bolt
deepened the fractures
in the shield.
CRACK!
The second bolt
shattered a chunk of the barrier
, causing blue energy to flicker wildly.
CRACK!
The final bolt
completely destroyed the magic field
, leaving the ship exposed.
The mage
staggered backward
, gasping.
"They… they have a mage, too!"
But he was wrong.
Seraphis just
grinned
.
"No mage here—just better weapons."
The Arrow Storm’s Turn
Seraphis turned her gaze to the
two smaller ships
flanking the main vessel.
She raised her hand.
"Aim the
Arrow Storms
at the smaller ships!"
Her crew quickly adjusted their sights.
"FIRE!"
A
hail of 500 arrows
launched into the sky.
The pirates below had no time to react—
The arrows came down like a
rain of steel
,
tearing through the ships, the sails, and the men below
.
Screams filled the air as bodies collapsed, pierced through by dozens of arrows.
Blood
painted the decks red
.
Within seconds, the
two smaller ships were massacred
—no one survived.
The ships, now abandoned, began
sinking
into the depths.
Reloading the Downstrikes
Seraphis turned back to the
main ship
, still reeling from the loss of its barrier.
"Reload the
Downstrikes
!" she ordered.
Her crew moved swiftly,
rearming the massive crossbows
.
"TAKE AIM!"
The four
Downstrike Crossbows
locked onto the
main ship’s hull
.
"FIRE!"
Four
deadly crossbolts
launched in perfect unison.
Each one found its mark—
slamming into the wooden structure
,
ripping through the hull
.
The ship
shuddered
, wood splintering as massive holes were torn through its side.
The
mast cracked
, tilting dangerously.
The enemy crew
screamed
as their ship
began to sink
.
The Final Order
Seraphis watched as the remaining pirates on the main ship
scrambled in panic
.
Some tried to
grab weapons
, others attempted to
patch the damage
, but
it was already over
.
She turned to her crew.
"Time to finish this."
Her voice was cold, calculated.
"RAID THEM."
With that command, the
Raven’s Perch crew
prepared to board.
The battle wasn’t over yet—
it was time to claim their spoils
.
Chapter 342: The Mage’s Mistake
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