Chen Jing hid in the crowd. He briefly submerged into the "dark sea" to become invisible, then threw his blood-stained cloak aside and changed into another set of clothes from the sailor's room to make himself less noticeable.

He estimated that he still had enough spiritual energy left to dive into the "dark sea" and remain invisible for another minute and a half to two minutes.

The situation is dire... Chen Jing sighed inwardly. This little bit of spiritual power wasn't even enough to make him leave the ship quietly.

Fortunately, Chen Jing had anticipated this, as he still had those who had been captured and used as sacrifices around him, and they were clearly unwilling to be killed as blood sacrifices.

No matter what, people will always put up a fight against death.

Chen Jing did indeed see many people who were unwilling to resist and stayed in their cells. Chen Jing couldn't understand why, but he didn't have time to persuade them.

They looked at Chen Jing and the others as if they were fools. They believed there was no way to escape, so they might as well stay there and wait to die. Maybe the "black hand" would let them go because they were obedient.

...

Chen Jing moved forward, not far behind his sister Wan Tong. He noticed that most of the prisoners were weak and struggling to run. However, the "assassins" performed very well. All the way here, the "Black Flag Mercenary Group" members at the front had not given the sailors any chance to make a sound.

Some prisoners broke into the sailors' quarters and found knives, pistols, and the like. In the old Song Dynasty, there was no one who didn't know how to use weapons. They took out their weapons and charged out like bloodthirsty beasts.

Finally, the attempt to escape was noticed by "Black Hand's" men, and sounds of fighting and shouting erupted from the passage ahead.

Chen Jing's heart sank, thinking, "So it really is coming after all?"

To break through with so many people, they first had to rush through the passage and reach the deck, but this route was the territory of those henchmen, who were familiar with the terrain.

But they have an advantage: the sailors will inevitably be caught off guard by their arrival and will be unprepared. Their best men are all in the city hunting down the Black Flag Mercenary Group's assassins, and not many are still on deck.

Moreover, before rescuing these people, Chen Jing also killed two of Black Hand's extraordinary talents through a surprise assassination, which further weakened Black Hand's combat power here!

Chen Jing remained vigilant as the crowd became increasingly dispersed and moved closer to the upper deck.

Suddenly, he saw a sailor appear from around the corner ahead, his face contorted with rage, holding a pistol in one hand and a scimitar in the other.

Bang!

The pistol fired.

It was Chen Jing who fired first, and the bullet hit the sailor's upper body, almost rendering him unable to fight.

Bang!

Chen Jing continued firing ruthlessly, and the second bullet struck the sailor in the head, confirming his death.

"ah!"

Among the people who fled with Chen Jing were some young girls, who screamed in terror.

But Chen Jing simply turned his pistol around and aimed it at the woman behind him who had suddenly accelerated and was holding a dagger.

Bang!

She collapsed, her eyes filled with disbelief.

Blood splattered on Chen Jing and the people around him.

"As expected..." Chen Jing thought with relief, "That mastermind really did plant his people among the prisoners... Luckily, I had read similar stories before I transmigrated, so I was vigilant and prepared."

But the people around them felt that Chen Jing had gone mad and started killing people indiscriminately. They were so frightened that they ran around in all directions, screaming in terror.

Before Chen Jing could explain, he saw Wan Tong also running forward, but she stepped on the corpse's limbs and fell down.

Chen Jing rushed over and helped her up.

His elbows and the backs of his hands were stained with splattered blood, and Wan Tong grabbed his blood-soaked hand.

The two were close enough that she could see Chen Jing's face under his hood.

"Jing-ge'er?"

Chen Jing heard her voice, which was filled with weakness, doubt, and surprise.

Chen Jing felt both pain and hatred. He whispered, "Don't say anything more."

"I will take you out."

Chen Jing's hoarse voice was full of trustworthy power, and the girl he was supporting nodded gently.

"Um."

This is a response filled with trust.

She silently picked up a dagger, and Chen Jing picked up the sailor's gun and handed it to her.

The two worked together with the same ease and understanding they had when they were still in their "father's" house and were asked to do chores.

In the outside world, the two of them would be at the age where they should be helping their parents with housework.

...

The prisoners broke through the cabin and onto the deck.

But this was even more disadvantageous for them. The sailors seemed to have received some orders and showed no mercy. Some stood on the deck, while others lined up behind obstacles, fighting with scimitars and rifles, completely suppressing the prisoners.

After all, the sailors were well-trained, while the prisoners were either slaves who had been sold or had been imprisoned for committing crimes. Even if they had the courage of a common man, they were just a rabble.

However, among this rabble, there were some quite elite individuals.

Members of the Black Flag Mercenary Group!

Despite being the weakest support member of the Black Flag Mercenary Group, Mo Ke can still take on two or three opponents at once with enhanced weapons. Although he appears to be wearing ordinary clothes, he can withstand bullets.

Not to mention the others. Although the elite soldiers still posed a certain threat to them, with their exquisite teamwork, some of the sailors fell down inexplicably, some were killed by precise shots, and some were overwhelmed by the momentum and harvested by accurate swordsmanship and perfect coordination when they entered close combat.

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