Chapter 516: Chapter 330: The Pirate Delivering Himself to Death_3

Chu Mingcheng then proceeded to the cockpit, securing a high vantage point to observe the sea through his binoculars.

The moon was bright tonight, ensuring the sea wasn’t pitch black.

Even so, it took him over ten minutes to spot a ship’s silhouette that had drawn to within about a hundred meters of himself.

As the ship drew closer, he finally made out its form – merely an outdated wooden fishing boat about twelve or thirteen meters long.

This indicated that the pirates were likely poor, which eased Chu Mingcheng’s mind considerably.

He had some understanding of pirates and knew there were two types.

One was the armed pirates, the truly desperate and vicious kind.

They possessed large ships and speedboats, as well as firearms, and were well-equipped.

They usually engaged in kidnapping hostages and demanding ransoms from shipowners.

Of course, cargo ships were also their targets.

Some crew members had captured videos of pirate raids on cargo ships on Bilibili; the pirates would approach rapidly in speedboats, firing their guns as they attempted to board.

However, most were repelled by the armed forces of the cargo ships, or scared off by nearby naval forces.

Such pirates were unlikely to be near the Bashe Channel; they mostly operated in Southeast Asia.

The peace in Huaxia led many of its citizens to believe the world was safe everywhere.

In reality, many places were in chaos, especially certain countries in Southeast Asia.

In those chaotic places, the threat of pirates was hardly worth mentioning.

As for the other type of pirates, they were far less dangerous.

They were just groups of fishermen who couldn’t make a living, turned pirates without much in the way of firearms – referred to as ragtag pirates.

So, seeing a rickety fishing boat made Chu Mingcheng much more relaxed.

If they were only armed with cold weapons, there wouldn’t even be a need for the Killer Whale to take action; he could handle them on his own.

Of course, even if they were just ragtag pirates, he still wouldn’t take unnecessary risks.

By now, the dilapidated fishing boat was getting increasingly close, with just a dozen meters or so remaining.

It was at this moment, a series of barking sounds suddenly erupted from the sea, the noise rousing Little Wujin from his sleep in the dog’s nest in the cabin.

Following that, another round of barking ensued, from Little Heiye who had been woken up by Little Wujin and realized something was amiss.

“Good dogs!”

Chu Mingcheng inside the cockpit praised them, then pressed the ship’s horn.

“Toot~”

A loud horn sound blared over the sea, startling the middle-aged man who had been urging his men to speed up due to the dogs’ barking, causing him to let slip a curse.

He knew that the people on the ship had realized what was going on, which would considerably increase the difficulty of the robbery.

Fortuitously, their fishing boat was very close, and the other party might not be able to respond in time.

Still, the middle-aged man pulled out a pistol from his pocket, ready to use it at any moment.

If possible, he preferred not to fire the gun.

After all, he was the only one in the whole island group who had one, and the bullets were even more scarce.

Yet he didn’t necessarily have to shoot, as long as he could intimidate the others.

However, just then, with a loud bang, the fishing boat jolted violently, and he lost his balance, tumbling to the floor while the pistol flew from his hand and clattered to the deck.

The pirates on board let out panicked screams.

Another bang followed, as the boat lurched violently to the left, nearly capsizing.

The people on the boat tumbled over one another, and as the middle-aged man tried to get up to retrieve his pistol, he crashed to the floor again.

But the boat was doomed to capsize. After being rammed in succession by the third Killer Whale, the fishing vessel finally couldn’t withstand the force and tipped over.

Moreover, many planks on the hull were shattered from the impact; the boat would’ve sunk regardless of whether it capsized or not.

It was nothing but an old wooden fishing boat, just slightly larger than a Killer Whale, unable to withstand their battering.

At this time, lights came on aboard the Sea God, and Chu Mingcheng silently went up to the flybridge, watching the fishing boat slowly sink.

As for the pirates swimming towards them from the sinking vessel, the Killer Whales smacked them silly with their tails.

In the end, only a skinny man remained, trembling and bobbing on the water’s surface, surrounded by the pack of Killer Whales, on the verge of collapsing.

The other pirates had all been awarded a smack of the tail by the Killer Whales and were now sinking with the fishing boat to the seabed to become fish food.

“Bring him over!” Chu Mingcheng called out to the Killer Whales as he went onto the deck.

He had specifically instructed to leave one pirate alive.

After a little while, the skinny pirate was herded onto the boat like a duck.

Having no weapons on him and seeing Chu Mingcheng’s imposing stature, he did not dare resist, immediately trembling and kneeling with his head in his hands, begging for mercy.

He continued to mumble, speaking a language that was unintelligible.

Most people in Maid Country could actually speak English, but they also spoke their own language as well as the Bull Fighting Country language.

This pirate didn’t speak English, so naturally, Chu Mingcheng had no idea what he was saying.

Fortunately, it wasn’t a big problem. He first used a diver’s safety rope to tie the pirate up tightly – the pirate cooperated fully in the hope of saving his life.

Next, Chu Mingcheng brought out a specially purchased translator, essential for occasions when encountering people from other countries on the Public Sea or even stopping at oil tankers for fuel.

His level of English wasn’t sufficient for everyday communication, so the translator was a necessity.

He selected the Maid Country language on the device and asked, “What’s your name?”

The translator then converted his question, and the pirate, taken aback, instinctively responded with a name, “I’m Ranan.”

But the next moment, Ranan finally realized Chu Mingcheng could understand him, which gave him a surge of hope for survival, prompting him to rattle off a long string of words.