>>6093681The Green Knight appeared to be doing just fine, if not working at a slower pace than you were. She serves as a literal wall, blocking the pirates on her gangplank from crossing and causing a jam. When one man tries to vault over her, she slams her greatshield forward, sending him into the drink. She required no assistance. Perhaps she might make a worthy contender after all. Omar the Red begins bellowing orders to his men once more, bringing you back to the battle at hand.
“What are you slackers doing?!” The pirate captain screams, pointing his red-jeweled finger accusingly at you. Now that you were closer, you could see it was quite the prize possession. The sort of stone that would fetch a pretty price. You made a mental note to remove it from the man’s corpse if given the chance. “It’s just two damn fools! Get in there and knock them off already or I’ll gut you all myself!”
Omar was not exactly an inspiring leader, as his men were still milling about, weighing their options. You’d seen this sort of thing before. As a student at the Officer’s Academy, you’d been tasked with routing bandits as a part of your curriculum. These pirates knew they were stuck between a devil they knew and one they didn’t. This Omar became captain by being the baddest and strongest of his crew. He was in all likelihood a cruel man, a fact his men were all too well aware of. Eventually, they would regain their resolve and come crossing the gangplank once more.
The way you saw it, you could stand where you were and continue swatting them away like flies.
Or maybe you could cross the gangplank yourself and bring the fight to them?
>A): Continue holding the gangplank. There’s no need to rush in. You just need to hold them off long enough for Alvin to get back. You will face five more consecutive enemies.>B): Cross the gangplank, board the enemy ship and bring the fight to the pirates. (Choose how to fight them)>C): Write-in 