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Chapter 77 - 55: Sooner or Later a Gonner (Seeking
Chapter 77 - 55: Sooner or Later a Gonner (Seeking
Chapter 77: Chapter 55: Sooner or Later a Gonner (Seeking
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“Alright, I’ll listen to you.”
Shate clenched his teeth and finally decided to let two ships go ahead and explore.
At this time, however, the pirates in the Pirate Group were perplexed, as the boss’s behavior was tantamount to sending people on a dangerous, suicidal mission!
If it really wasn’t a bluff, then those two ships-sooner or later, they’d be done
for!
Taking a page from chess, it was like using a ‘cannon’ to lure the opposing
‘chariot1.
The chariot might be finished, but the cannon couldn’t be saved either!
Pirates aren’t an army, they don’t have military discipline. It’s either all in together or no one goes at all.
Where’s the logic in sacrificing one group to protect another?
Yet, under the coercion of Shate’s cruelty and sexual intimidation, nearly too pirates aboard those two medium-sized pirate ships had no choice but to leave the fleet and head towards Yatun Island.
‘Just like Uncle said!’
Bailuo looked at the distance, then back at Shate, noticing the clear discomfort
on his face.
Between a brute and a sage, the latter can hardly convince the former unless they demonstrate overwhelming wisdom.
If they make one mistake, and the brute flies into a rage, even the most intelligent will lose their heads.
“The wise know how to weigh pros and cons.
Bailuo smiled and said, “A brute, however, only knows how to take out their
anger on others.”
“Your Majesty!”
Bailuo heard some voices, those of many fish, among them a dolphin, and about a dozen sharks.
“Dolphin Moon, captain of the Yatun Expedition Team, reporting to Your
Majesty!”
This was none other than Miss Dolphin, and the sharks surrounding her were
Fairy Sharks blessed with Miracle Power by Lilith.
“Hmm.”
“If anyone jumps overboard later on,”
Bailuo looked at the Fairy Sharks, “Remember not to eat them, just bite off
their legs.”
In the water without legs and with so many sharks watching, their deaths would be certain.
“Lilith, you may return now.”
“Yes!”
Lilith played a crucial role in the plan.
“The pirates are here!”
On Yatun Island, the People of Yatun had long anticipated this scenario. Almost the moment they saw the pirate ships, the women swiftly retreated.
“Chirp chirp chirp!!”
Due to the nature of the fishing village, the pirates didn’t use rockets but rather shot ordinary arrows.
However, the People of Yatun were incredibly resourceful. How could they not be prepared? They quickly hid in the forest as soon as they were out of range. When over a hundred pirates landed, there was clear hesitation on their faces.
But this hesitation completely vanished at the sight of the female Tree Elves’
Descendants.
“So beautiful, how can these women be so beautiful?!”
“They’re mine, they are all mine!”
“Hahaha…”
In the face of such beauty, what reason remained?
Their laughter intensified as spurred by the women’s panic-stricken screams, the pirates heatedly chased after them into the forest.
‘Uncle even anticipated this step?’
Bailuo hadn’t expected that the reason the pirates obediently went into the forest would be this.
The pirates on the ships were too far to see, but those who had landed could certainly notice the attractiveness of the People of Yatun.
Greed and lust, they are living on borrowed time without realizing it.
They’re not worth pitying!
“Ah!”
“Help!”
“What is this, ah!”
One after another, lethal arrows were shot, taking out some of the pirates, while the rest were captured by the vines Lilith released.
“Bewitching Art!”
Lilith raised her finger, and the invisible Miracle Power instantly hypnotized all the pirates present.
The hypnotism was short-lived, and its effectiveness dependent on the number and mental strength of the targets.
If it were someone like Uncle, or someone imbued with Miracle Power, hke a Child of Miracle or a derivative being, the Bewitching Art would fail.
Lilith wasn’t a Miracle of hypnotism; she was merely able to venture into that Domain through Fairy Magic.
Essentially, she was still an amateur.
“It’s okay now, old man,” Lilith held great respect for the old uncle, only to see a smile appearing on the elder’s face.
The uncle had first cross-referenced with this batch of pirates the secret signal they had extracted ten days earlier, assuring there were no issues, and then said to Lilith, “Now, it’s all down to you, Miss Lilith.”
“Leave it to me,”
As Lilith raised her hand, all the pirates who had been bewitched stood up with silly grins and then walked toward the beach.
“Captain!”
On the other side, aboard the pirate ship, the pirates saw black smoke rising from the island—that was the signal.
Not only that, many pirates were ‘leading’ women on the beach, and even shouting and hollering up at Shate on the pirate flagship.
“Ha-ha!”
Shate had no more reservations: “No one’s really there, those stupid fools!”
This time, not even the first mate could say anything.
He was indeed smart and knew when to advance or retreat.
If he continued to urge Shate to be cautious time and again, given Shate’s hot temper, the first mate would definitely not end well.
Once is a suggestion, twice is doubt, thrice is dissension.
The rules of pirates never included the word ‘dissension’.
The captain’s word was absolute, and the captain’s command was the absolute of absolutes.
“Speed up the advance!”
Shate couldn’t see clearly the women; he thought they were just ordinary females: “Those women, I’ll give them to you as a reward!
“Ooh-ooh-ooh!”
The pirates’ morale, initially dampened, surged again at the lure of the women, and they brought their ships to shore before taking to the boats to land.
“Pfft!”
Watching the majority of the pirates disembark, Bailuo estimated then charged onto the sea surface with Sherri in tow.
Thus, before the pirates could even indulge in their dreams, Bailuo had already launched the attack.
“Hiss—”
The neighing of Pegasus, along with dazzling white light, sent Wind Blades slicing through the air, landing atop the flagship’s mast.
These ships were also equipped with a large number of catapults.
Though their range was average, not over 200 meters, Bailuo could not afford to let down his guard against such large war machines.
“Boom! Crack-crackle—”
“What’s happening?!”
Shate was on a small boat at that moment, and he looked back in shock to see the figure of Pegasus, his eyes widening: “What is that?” “A flying horse? Why does a horse have wings and can fly in the sky?
The pirates, who had never seen a Pegasus or even grasped the concept of one, now experienced a complete system crash in their brains.
“Miracle!”
Shate felt his heart stop and his face turned pale as he realized something.
“Tweet-tweet-tweet???? ”
Sherri ascended, becoming the ideal signal for the People of Yatun to attack. Arrow after arrow was shot from the forest, and now the pirates were less than 20 meters from the shore, trapped and unable to retreat or advance!
“Ambush! There’s an ambush!”
“What’s going on here? What are those guys doing?!
Haven’t we already dealt with the enemy at sea? Why are there still attacks?
“Thunder!”
Sherri dove down, and thunderbolts fell from the heavens, while Shate felt a thunderous roar in his ears and then plunged into endless darkness.
“Captain!!!”
Shate fell into the sea, where the waiting turtles and dolphins immediately captured him.
The first mate didn’t know Shate’s condition, but with the captain gone, he was now the leader of the team.
“What is going on?”
A muscular man with a twisted beard saw the number of Yatun people, no more than too: “With such a good chance to attack earlier, they only sent out so few people, and mostly women at that.”
“They have few people, they have few people!!
He seemed to understand something and shouted loudly, “Don’t be afraid, they’re just bluffing, they don’t actually have that many people!” The secret signal had been coerced out of them, the pirates’ gestures were surely made under duress!
“Get to the shore! Everyone to the shore!”
The brawny man with twisted whiskers shouted, “Follow me and charge!!!