The pirates frantically pulled the triggers, unleashing a hail of bullets at the enemy.
Suddenly, billowing blue smoke rose from the once clear and cloudless sea, as if a thick blue cloud had been covering it.
A sense of foreboding washed over the leader, and he quickly shouted at his men, "Stop! Don't waste bullets!" Everyone stopped firing, but the tense atmosphere did not dissipate.
The leader frowned, reached for a pair of binoculars, and looked in the direction of the enemy.
However, the scene before him took him by surprise—besides the chaotic containers and the garbage drifting along the water, there wasn’t a single enemy in sight!
Just then, Ye Lei silently climbed onto the deck from the side of the pirate ship.
"Boss, how is it? Were they all killed by a hail of bullets?"
"Dead my ass! There's not a single ghost here. There's no one here. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"How could that be? Our brother died out there! Go see for yourself!"
"I'll go take a look. I refuse to believe I'll see a ghost."
After the leader finished speaking, he prepared to walk onto the deck.
"No need to go, we're here!"
Ye Lei stood at the cabin door, holding a heavy machine gun.
Who are you?
The leader was terrified by the three people who suddenly appeared out of the sky.
"If you don't want to die, drop your weapons and put your hands up!"
The pirates stared in terror at the dark machine gun, as if it were a ferocious beast that might open its bloody maw and devour them at any moment.
The submachine guns they were gripping tightly slipped from their hands in extreme fear, falling to the ground with a crisp sound. Trembling, they raised their hands in surrender.
Ye Lei took a closer look and was secretly surprised. It turned out that there were only five people in total, including the leader. It seemed that they had all moved to the refuge.
However, the leader was clearly unwilling to give in easily. His eyes flickered, and his right hand slowly reached towards his waist.
Ye Lei immediately noticed, but he still had some important questions that he needed to get answers to from the leader. He absolutely could not let the other party have a chance to escape or do anything dangerous.
At this critical moment, Ye Lei activated his superpower without hesitation—instant teleportation! In the blink of an eye, he appeared beside the leader like a ghost, his speed astonishing.
At the same time, a lightsaber radiating a brilliant blue light appeared out of nowhere and was firmly placed against the leader's neck.
The sharp, chilling aura emanating from the lightsaber caused the surrounding air to freeze, and the leader froze, no longer daring to move an inch.
"What's going on? Am I seeing things?"
Why did he suddenly run over there?
"Could he really be a ghost?"
"Where would a ghost come from in broad daylight?"
…………
This sudden move nearly terrified the four pirates.
"Stop talking nonsense! Get on the deck, all of you."
"oh oh"
When the four pirates stepped onto the deck, they were greeted by Bloodthirsty Bat and Tu Xingsun. Soon, Liu became a delicious lunch for the two fierce generals.
"Who exactly are you?"
With only one person left, the leader hoped to buy time and wait for the second-in-command to return and rescue him.
"Me? Don't you know?"
"I don't know! Let's talk this out, swords have no eyes!"
"Stop talking nonsense. I am the owner of the shelter that you have repeatedly invaded. My name is Ye Lei."
Ye Lei wanted him to die knowing exactly what happened.
"Master Ye, please have mercy and release me!"
"Release you? Tell me, where are the hostages you've taken?"
This was also Ye Lei's purpose in kidnapping him; he still needed to complete the rescue mission and save Zhao Meili's father, Zhao Shijie.
"What hostage? I don't know anything about that."
"Hmph! I think you won't shed a tear until you see the coffin!"
Ye Lei pressed down on the lightsaber, and blood was already seeping from the leader's neck.
"Good man, good man, take it easy, I'll tell you, they're all under the cabin."
Faced with life and death, no matter how brave you are, you can only obediently bow your head.
Are any of your people inside?
"No, no, those few brothers, you killed them all, there's no one left!"
"Anna, go downstairs, be careful there are pirates inside."
Ye Lei called out to Beanna at the door.
"Okay, I understand, Brother Lei."
With a firm grip on her pistol and a determined look in her eyes, Bena led Zhao Meili down the steep and narrow stairs, each step taken with utmost care.
When they finally reached the bottom of the cabin, a strong dampness hit them, sending a chill down their spines.
The scene before them was shocking—in the dimly lit cabin, everything was in disarray, with more than a dozen people lying haphazardly on the floor or on their sides. Their faces were haggard, and their expressions were pained, as if they had endured a terrible ordeal.
"Dad, Dad, where are you?"
Zhao Meili called out urgently, but no one answered.
"Dad, it's me, Zhao Meili. Are you there?"
"Beautiful? Is it really you? What brings you here?"
The middle-aged man sitting on the ground in the distance stood up.
"Dad, it's me. I've come to save you."
Zhao Meili ran over excitedly, and the father and daughter hugged each other tightly.
"Alright, we've killed all the pirates, it's safe now, everyone can go out."
Beanna shouted at those people.
"Really? I heard gunshots for so long, someone must be coming to rescue us!"
"You are our saviors!"
"Thank you for saving my life."
"I knew the government wouldn't abandon us. Look, they're here!"
…………
After hearing this, Beanna smiled slightly, and suddenly felt like she was back to being a police officer.
Once everyone was on board, Bena gave Ye Lei a slight nod, and Ye Lei immediately understood.
It seemed that the leader of the Skeleton Pirate Legion was now utterly worthless! Without hesitation, Ye Lei applied a little force, and with a crisp "crack," his fragile neck snapped.
In an instant, warm, scarlet blood gushed out like a fountain, splashing onto the cold deck beneath their feet.
The once renowned and powerful maritime tyrant, the Skull Pirate Legion, has now collapsed at this breathtaking moment, disappearing forever into the vast ocean, thus eliminating a great scourge from this precarious end times.
Ye Lei had Tu Xingsun take the corpse out, so the two fierce generals could have another big meal.
The system's voice echoed in Ye Lei's mind.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the pirate extermination and rescue missions. Reward: Points]
Ye Lei smiled slightly; this trip was worthwhile.
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