Captain of the Pirates: My Fleet's Limitless Upgrading-Chapter 39: Underwater Intimacy, Escape

Hmm?

A soft moan. Lilia woke up and immediately saw a face close to hers. Her lips still felt strange.

She immediately widened her eyes, shocked and angry. She pushed Leo away with a hand.

Leo felt a strong force hit his chest. Even in the water, he flew back four or five meters.

But the next second, Lilia regretted it. She was scared, moving her hands and feet nervously.

Leo sighed. He had no choice but to swim toward her quickly.

Lilia grabbed him like the last lifeline, holding him with her legs and arms tightly.

Now, both of them sank down together.

Leo couldn’t break free. Both of them turned red from holding their breath.

He had no choice but to calm Lilia down and exchange breaths with her.

This time, Lilia didn’t push him away. She stared wide-eyed, her body stiff. The strange feeling on her lips sent a jolt through her whole body.

Leo took the chance to break free and pulled her upward.

But after struggling, he was completely exhausted. Carrying her made it even harder to rise.

Lilia noticed his condition. She calmed down, shook her head, and pushed him upward with all her strength. But she herself sank faster.

Leo got angry. He bit his teeth and quickly dived down, holding her arm tightly. No matter how she struggled, he didn’t let go.

Lilia’s eyes were slightly red. She felt touched and stopped struggling. Then she moved forward on her own, pressing her lips against his. The two of them kissed passionately under the water.

Now, Leo was a little lost. He felt the sweet taste in his mouth and forgot about the danger for a moment. Until the strong feeling of suffocation hit them again, and they both woke up.

They were deep in the sea. It was completely dark around them. They held each other tightly, and there was nothing else to feel.

Would they drown again? Would they be sent back this time?

Leo thought this, and the strong feeling of suffocation made his mind get blurry.

Splash...

At this moment, the water moved. A figure rushed over.

Then, Leo and Lilia were lifted up and quickly moved toward the surface.

It was Marina!

Leo sighed in relief. He had to admit how strong Fishmen were. In the water, they were like fish, completely unaffected.

Splash!

Leo and Lilia finally came up to the surface.

They coughed heavily, taking big breaths. But both of them looked a little embarrassed.

Especially Lilia. Her face was red. She lowered her head, not daring to look at Leo.

She had just gone through death.

Leo had saved her. They kissed, and she felt something strange.

She even felt that sleeping in the sea with Leo might be a kind of satisfaction.

"Hey, over here!" Marina’s voice broke the silence and woke them up.

Biggy and the others struggled to push a huge wooden board toward the group. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Ava, Barnett, and everyone else were safe. But Cynthia was nowhere to be seen.

"Where’s Cynthia? Did she drown?" Leo couldn’t help but worry.

That woman was annoying, but she didn’t deserve to die. If she died because of him, he’d feel guilty.

Marina said, "Don’t worry. She’s fine. I saw her climb onto another piece of wood and leave this place."

It wasn’t far from Carno City. With her skills, Cynthia would be okay.

Leo felt a little better. But now, a new problem came up.

"Leo, what do we do now?" Anna looked at the endless sea, covered in fog, and frowned.

This one board wouldn’t last long on the water.

Leo looked around and asked, "Marina, do you know anything about this area? Is there land nearby, or can we steal a big ship?"

Marina shook her head. "The closest land is Carno City. As for a big ship, only the Kano Kingdom’s warships are around."

The group felt disappointed. They had just escaped. They wouldn’t go back to danger on purpose.

Leo thought for a moment, then said, "We’ll circle around and go back to Carno City. We’ll take a big ship."

"Mr. Leo, isn’t that too dangerous?" Ava was worried. They had just escaped, and she was afraid of falling into Elyse’s hands again.

Leo smiled confidently. "The most dangerous place is the safest. Elyse won’t expect us to go back."

"That makes sense!" The others nodded in agreement.

Marina jumped into the water and pushed the board. Biggy and Secondy found two more pieces of wood to use as oars. They pushed hard.

They found a Kano Kingdom warship.

Luckily, it was nighttime, and the fog made it hard to see.

The big ship passed by, and the group sneaked back to the port, climbed onto a big ship.

It was still night, and only two sailors were walking around.

Lilia, like an elf, knocked them out with ease, tied their hands and feet, and threw them onto a small boat.

Then, the sails were raised, and the big ship left the port. It avoided the warship’s path and sailed into the open sea.

...

On the other side, a messy figure left the board and climbed onto the shore.

It was Cynthia.

She saw fire glowing in the distance. A group of soldiers were gathered. She recognized them as Elyse’s men and ran over.

"Sir Cynthia!" A guard saw her and let her through.

"Princess!" Cynthia bowed quickly.

"Cynthia, you’re safe. That’s good."

Elyse looked happy and sighed with relief. She asked, "Where are Leo and the others?"

Cynthia said, "The big balloon crashed into the sea. They fell in too. A Fishman was there. I couldn’t beat him in the water. So I ran back."

"You mean the balloon crashed?" Elyse frowned. In the open sea, without a big ship, they couldn’t survive.

Leo might come back to the port.

She quickly looked at the soldier beside her and asked, "Has any big ship left the port in the past few hours?"

The soldier was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, a big ship just left the port. It’s probably not that Leo."

"Idiot! Didn’t I tell you to let me know about any movement?" Elyse was angry. She was sure that ship had Leo and the others on it.

They really had guts. They dared to come back secretly and steal a big ship.

The soldier knelt on the ground, too scared to speak.

Elyse got even more angry, "What are you standing there for? Go after them!"

"B-but, Your Majesty, we don’t have any warships left," the soldier said carefully. All the warships were out chasing Leo, and there were no ships left in the port.

"Then take any big ship you can find. Bring the Skyfire cannon to me. If you let Leo get away, I’ll kill you first!" Elyse threatened coldly.

The soldier was scared and swallowed hard. He said carefully, "Your Majesty, there’s something else. We don’t know how to use the Skyfire cannon. The gunpowder burns, but it can only push the iron ball a few meters. It’s not even as good as a trebuchet."

"What?" Elyse was surprised and even more angry.

She realized she had been tricked. It wasn’t that the soldiers didn’t know how to use it. It was the gunpowder that was wrong.

"Damn it, dirty, low-life..." she cursed, biting her teeth in anger.

The soldiers around her were scared. They had never seen Elyse so angry before.

Cynthia thought of something and said, "By the way, Your Majesty, Leo has an unhatched dragon egg."

"A dragon egg?" Elyse gasped. She thought of the recent dragon incident on Sal Island.

Not long ago, a dragon nest was found on Sal Island, along with a dragon egg.

It caused a big stir. The Glan Empire even sent a lot of strong troops, two powerful level 7 mages, and they were determined to get the egg. They even killed the dragon.

But the egg disappeared. It turned out that Leo had it.

The Black Dragon Kingdom has such a high reputation because of a powerful black dragon that protects it.

If she could tame a giant dragon, the Kano Kingdom’s power would rise another level.

Elyse was very excited. She looked at the soldier kneeling on the ground and shouted, "Hurry up and go after them!"

Cynthia quickly said, "Your Majesty, let me go after him. That Leo doesn’t have the Skyfire cannon anymore. If I catch up to him, I can take him down."

"Good." Elyse calmed down. She realized she had lost her temper and added, "Be careful. That guy is tricky. If you can’t catch him, it’s fine. Take more ships and go to the place where the big balloon sank. Try to find it. If you can’t find Leo, lead the soldiers to Giant Whale Island."

She guessed that Leo might have gone back there.

Elyse was also interested in the flying hot air balloon. If used in war, it would be very useful.

"Yes." Cynthia nodded and quickly left with a hundred soldiers.

The sky was getting lighter. Elyse looked at the endless sea and felt angry.

She shouldn’t have been kind. She should have killed Leo right then.

Every time she thought about that crazy night, she felt ashamed and angry. She wanted to tear him apart.

...

On the open sea, a big ship was cutting through the waves.

It was Leo and his group.

They had escaped Carno City smoothly and hadn’t met any soldiers from the Kano Kingdom.

"Leo, can you make another one of those hot air balloons?" Anna asked again. She was no longer interested in gunpowder, and now she was focused on the balloon.

After the last event, the others were afraid of flying, but this girl was still excited.

"No materials. Can’t make it." Leo didn’t want to talk to her.

"What about the sails?" Anna pointed to the ship’s sails.

Leo was speechless. "How can those sails move? Without sails, how do we sail?"

"If it can fly, who needs a boat?" Anna thought the ship was too slow. The balloon was faster and more exciting.

Leo sighed. "The hot air balloon isn’t as magical as you think. It only moves with the wind. It’s not as easy to use as a big ship."