บท 155: Impossible Odds

"What now?"

Rokkaku asked, as they took cover with their faces flat against the deck, as barrage after barrage of musket fire shot overhead. There were three ships at least, and they appeared to at least be somewhat co-ordinated, as after one ship fired, another would fire whilst they reloaded. It made for an endless stream of bullets that was difficult to deal with.

It was a problem that seemed almost impossible to deal with, but Morohira was still grinning fearlessly, apparently unconcerned by their lack of an advantage.

"Crawl toward the lower deck, quickly now!"

He said, in a level voice that did not hold even a hint of fear. Rin and Akiko were closest to the stairs, and they did as they were told, and crawled towards them, and the others followed quickly.

"Whilst they're preventing us from standing up, they cannot finish us like this. They need to get a lot closer."