Chapter 249 Pirate Pursuit
The heavy snow last night covered the entire island with a layer of white.
Followed by the sound of a mess of long boots stepping into the snow.
A group of people walked outside from the direction of the town.
These people were wearing dirty, dark cotton-padded clothes and had rag-like scarves around their necks.
They all looked a bit sloppy, and no one was clean and tidy.
And they didn't seem to care.
He walked unsteadily and in a sloppy manner.
What is striking is that almost all of them are armed, and most of them are human.
The leader was a slightly dark-skinned man looking into the distance. A hideous scar slid from the corner of his eye to the corner of his mouth.
It adds a touch of intimidation to the already ferocious face.
The slightly dim eyes, with a hint of ruthlessness, moved back and forth in the crooked eye sockets, observing the surrounding situation.
Looks like he's always on guard.
"Tui, it's fucking cold." A sturdy man following behind rubbed his arms, then was stung by the coldness on his palms and pulled his hands back.
Then he looked at the leader in front and asked, "Captain, what are you doing out in such a cold weather? It's so cold, right..."
Hearing this, the leader turned around and stared at the burly man who was asking the question with squinted eyes. The scarred profile made the burly man unable to help but shut his mouth.
"If I remember correctly, I should have told you last night. Do you take my words as fart? Huh? Ji Luo?"
A smaller man next to the sturdy man jumped up and slapped the sturdy man on the back of the head, causing the sturdy man to lower his head and stagger a few steps.
After hitting him, the little guy cursed, "You idiot, I told you not to drink last night. We are going to cause trouble for those people, do you understand?"
The strong man nodded repeatedly.
"I understand. I understand."
The leading captain didn't say anything more. He turned around and continued to move forward with the people behind him.
"Captain, what exactly are we going to do today? Tracking and reconnaissance, or directly..." A man who was obviously his deputy walked over and asked.
The captain did not stop, but his voice came through quietly.
"Sar, tell us what you know."
"Oh, of course, my dear captain." An old man with a limp, a scruffy beard and a cane staggered out of the team.
The posture is awkward and fast.
After coming out, he did not forget to take out a shiny wine jug from his arms and took a sip.
"Ah~ This damn weather is really cold."
As he said this, he licked the wine on his lips, afraid of wasting a drop.
After stuffing the wine flask back into his arms, he spoke again, "We all know that the big ship of Baraz will only go to this damn place during this period. But the last time he shipped goods, there were a lot of treasures in it, not just materials."
"Everyone knows this damn place is dangerous and there's nothing valuable there except for those damn ruins."
"I've been around this island for a long time. The villagers said there's a boat that's been sailing around the island. They go to the island every day to dig up the ruins... There's a lot of valuable stuff.
And our friend in the caravan also said that his captain made a deal with the people on this ship, and that this group of people didn’t seem very strong.”
After saying this, he couldn't help but take a sip of the wine, but this time he didn't continue talking.
At this point, even the pirates' almond-sized brains could understand what he meant.
This is indeed the case.
And the eyes of the pirates who were following were already starting to light up.
In their eyes, Alka and others have become lambs to be slaughtered, with golden treasures hidden in their stomachs.
"Baby, I love you the most."
"I like all kinds of babies, hehehe."
"So are they strong? They dare to stay here for so long, so they must be quite strong, right?"
A pirate who had a little more sense asked quietly, obviously taking some of the words for granted.
Although they were pirates, they knew that there were many people they could not afford to offend, otherwise they would have perished long ago.
The deputy following behind the captain said: "I asked our old friends, and when they saw the people on this ship before, they didn't think they were that dangerous."
The captain didn't say a word the whole time, he just walked silently ahead.
But the deputy followed behind and whispered, "Is it worth it, Captain?"
He felt that it was not a wise choice to fight with people from another ship for something whose specific value was unknown.
"There's something wrong with those people, they must be hiding some secret, and I'm very interested in that secret.
They must know which of these ruins are dangerous and which contain treasures, as these ruins are scattered all over the island."
The captain said this with a slightly sinister smile.
It's not normal, very abnormal, that the ship keeps circling around but rarely stops in the small town at the port.
If it were just a fleet passing by, or just wanting to come to the island to purchase some materials, they would certainly not care about these things.
People who are familiar with the island and its surroundings will not come here for unknown reasons. People who are not familiar with the island will be more cautious and vigilant when moving around on the island and will not deliberately cause trouble.
But pirates are different.
Especially for pirates in the vast sea, it is not so easy to rob.
So they have to use their brains to grab it.
Anyone who sails on the sea in this area is not a good person.
In the shadows of the grass and trees nearby, there seemed to be a shadow flickering slightly.
But no one noticed.
No one will pay attention.
…
At this time, Alka and others had arrived at the destination and were clearing the snow inside.
The snow piled up too deeply last night.
As the snow was cleared, a deep pit that had been dug was revealed, but there were some places in the pit where water had accumulated and frozen.
Porro had no choice but to pick up a shovel and ice crusher and start cleaning up the ice.
"It's frustrating every time I do this." Juanlu complained as he tapped the crushed ice draft.
Digging soil in winter is already troublesome. If it snows at night, the pit dug yesterday will be buried and covered with ice.
It will increase the workload inexplicably.
Fortunately, the pit was dug deep enough yesterday, and the general appearance of the ruins has basically been revealed.
It would be much better if we could just clear away the broken ice and snow.
Some four-legged spider-like structures have begun to work with their digging tools.
There are some mirrors floating in the sky, gathering the surrounding sunlight and shining it around the ruins.
Raise the surrounding temperature so that they can work better in this place.
San, who was sitting on Julia's shoulders, was swinging his fish tail. Suddenly he realized something and was stunned for a moment.
Then he said, "The pirates are coming after all."
Hearing this, several people who were busy working stopped where they were and looked at each other.
"You really don't know what's good for you." Juanlu scratched his hair and said helplessly.
They had known for some time that a pirate group had come to the island, and as soon as they arrived on the island, they began to obtain information about them intentionally or unintentionally.
Find out from the islanders.
For Jason, who had been in the town for so long, the information they inquired about naturally reached Jason's ears very easily.
Alka and his team followed suit and confirmed during the action that this pirate team seemed to be coming for them.
Have bad thoughts about them.
Especially after these teams received the strength demonstration from Alka and his team a long time ago, they seemed to have gained confidence and became more aggressive.
They are clearly more intelligent than normal pirates.
I don’t know if it’s because of the harsh working environment in The Expanse.
But while there is brains, it's obviously not much.
These pirates may not know it yet, but their every word and action has long been clearly known to Alka and his men.
Even some of their knowledge about Alka was specifically told by the islanders on the island.
They were just pirates after all.
And the people of Alka are the ones who have truly made contributions to the entire town and helped them.
The islanders who can communicate with these people are all hunters. They are more rational and have a stronger sense of belonging to the town.
I also hate these pirates even more.
"How many of them are there?" Alka asked after a brief thought.
"36 people."
“So many? Almost all of them came out.” Julia said with squinted eyes.
They already knew the exact number of pirates in this group, which was almost all they had.
"Does that mean there aren't many people left on their ships?"
"Jason has news that there are only six people left on their pirate ship." San said truthfully.
Hearing this, Alka smiled slightly and said, "Then pass the message to Xia Daiti and the others, and let these people who overestimate their own abilities sink into the deep sea."
San nodded and passed Alka's message to Lucelia on the boat.
The puppet army can communicate with each other thanks to the treasure and Alcatel's special functional structure.
There is no guarantee as to how wide the range is, but at least there is no problem on this island.
Looking at the three Pororo who were already prepared, Alka thought for a while about the number of people and the difference in strength between the enemy and us.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let Lucilia and Xiadaiti bring some people from the puppet army to join us, and let Jason and Simon take the rest of the puppet army to sink their ship."
This order was still delivered quickly.
"Although these people are stupid, they are not weak."
The pirate group has more than 40 people. Although the leader is not very strong, he is also in the third stage.
The rest of the cadres are all around the peak of the second stage, but there are not many cadres, only three.
The rest are all in the middle of the second stage, and not everyone is a toucher.
Only about 1/3 of the people are Touchers, and the strength improvement of the others is similar to that of the Totem Hunters on the island, but they may use different methods.
Alka and his team had already figured out these obviously hostile strangers.
We even made several targeted plans.
"But this island is our home turf after all. I will be the main bait and delay it until night to avoid causing too much damage."
Alka spoke, and then his figure flashed, and everyone knew that this was Alka's dream substitute.
Soon they received news from Xia Daiti and his men that they were already prepared at a specific place.
And the enemy has appeared not far from them.
As soon as they arrived, they saw Alka and others who were digging something.
At this time, Alka was holding something covered with mud in his hands.
Looking at the arrival of the group of pirates, he threw the things on the ground without hesitation.
"run!"
Xia Daiti, Julia and Juanlu ran away without hesitation.
Watch the four of them run away.
The pirates' subconscious reaction was to chase, it was almost instinctive.
"Don't let them get away! They must have dug up something good!"
Some pirates rushed out impatiently.
They couldn't wait to grab the treasures.
The leader of the group fell in the middle instead. He quickly came to the pit, and the lame old man who followed him knocked the mud pieces thrown down by Alka with his crutch.
As the hammering continued, the dirt on the mud block peeled off.
It revealed items inside that were obviously made of gems and precious metals, and they were valuable at first glance.
Looking at this thing, the old man's cloudy eyes became clear.
The captain also showed a wild smile, which pulled the hideous scar on his face.
"Hahahaha, chase them quickly, don't let them get away!"
He smiled, kicked the ground hard, and his body turned into a sharp arrow and shot out, soon surpassing all the pirates.
The old man leaned on his crutch and used one side of the crutch like a hook to hook a young pirate who wanted to chase him and dragged him back.
"You, stay here and guard these. These are all treasures. If you lose one of them, I will break your legs."
The young pirate who was dragged by him had slightly red eyes and was very emotional. He held his weapon and was ready to hit the old man.
Then, looking at the old man's expression, he calmed down.
Looking at those people who were quickly chasing forward, he snorted reluctantly.
But I had no choice but to stand where I was.
This old man looked weak and easy to bully, but no one really dared to do so, so they could only wait obediently where they were.
Seeing this, the old man smiled, patted him with his cane, and quickly ran out with the cane.
The speed at which he ran didn't make people think that he was a lame old man.
"Bah, a bunch of money-hungry bastards, it's better if you all die outside, damn it."
The young pirate said with disdain, and after venting his anger, he sat there in annoyance.
Looking at the things in the backpack buried in the mud, his eyes lit up and he began to clean up the mud outside.
Although I can't keep it all to myself, it won't hurt to satisfy my gaze and touch it, and experience the feeling of mastering wealth.
It took a long time before all the pirates disappeared from sight.
A shadow flashed among the bushes nearby, and it seemed that a person was emerging.
The young pirate was still obsessed with the treasure in his hands, carefully cleaning the dirt off it.
From time to time, he would sigh to himself.
Suddenly, his brows furrowed and his whole demeanor changed. He turned around, threw the treasure in his hand with force, drew his sword and chopped down.
The puppet girl in the shadow behind had to reveal herself and crossed the two small swords in her hands to block the blade.
This doll girl seems to be a little bigger.
"Little thing, you still want to sneak attack me." The young pirate's eyes lit up when he saw the puppet girl.
"It must be worth a lot of money."
Thinking of this, he raised the sword with all his strength, intending to continue slashing at the puppet girl.
However, before the sword in his hand fell, he widened his eyes and covered his neck.
At this time, two bloody wounds had appeared on his neck, and blood was gushing out continuously.
Even though he covered his mouth with his hands, blood still kept flowing out from between his fingers and there was no way to stop it.
Two puppet girls walked out from the shadows behind him and watched his struggle silently.
The puppet girl in front of him picked up the sword in her hand and stabbed it into the pirate's chest.
Even though the blade is short and slender, it is strong enough to pierce the heart.
After doing all this, the three puppet girls quickly hid in the shadows and ran away.
And the body lying in a pool of blood.
The pungent smell of blood was spreading around.
The hunger brought by winter affects everything around.
There will naturally be something to help them clean up these existing corpses.
At this time, a figure was running wildly on the snow.
It was Alka, who was covered in wounds, running wildly, with blood dripping onto the snow.
Constantly changing direction, running back and forth between the bushes and grass.
Trying to shake off the pursuers behind.
The pirate captain was chasing bloodily with a big smile on his face.
Looking at the bloodstains on the ground, he smiled.
"The smell of fear and panic, oh ~ I love it so much."
He loved the feeling of hunting.
Looking at Alka who was still running away in the distance, he swung his right hand.
Nothing was thrown out.
But Alka, who was running away, stumbled, steadied himself, and continued to run.
The clothes on his back were inexplicably cut again, and a wound appeared on the flesh inside, and blood began to drip.
"Haha, run, run! Speed up."
As the chase progressed, the magical power within Alka was forced to be exposed.
The pirate captain clearly saw the strength of the Nine Helix.
Although it is not as weak as expected, it doesn’t matter.
For him who has already advanced to the third stage, the enemies of the Nine Spirals are just playthings.
He really enjoyed the process.
Such opportunities are not easy to come by at sea.
So the opportunity is rare.
He has to have a good time.
Alka also tried his best to cooperate with his game.
He was originally thinking about how to keep the captain's attention and had already prepared several methods and means.
It turns out that the pirate captain has his own methods and doesn't need Alka to prepare them for him.
Alka's face was full of panic, and he was cleaning the wounds on his body while running.
There is a ball in his hand.
It is recording the time and predicting the arrival of night.
