Chapter 517: Chapter 330: The Pirate Who Delivers His Own Head_4

After hearing what the translator translated, Chu Mingcheng’s expression gradually became strange.

He had initially just wanted to inquire about the origins of this pirate and then ask if there were other pirates nearby, but to his surprise, the other party had instead offered money for their lives.

This money was obviously in their pirate gang’s lair, and he would have to follow them there.

Chu Mingcheng grew somewhat interested and asked, “How many people are still in your lair?”

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Ranan quickly replied, “Only one person is left behind, our leader’s woman, and everyone else has come here.”

“But I’m not interested in the money from Maid Country, not even Green Coin.”

“We have gold and jewels, I guarantee you will be satisfied.”

Chu Mingcheng stroked his chin, non-committal about Ranan’s words; he would not trust the words of a pirate.

However, since the other party was so desperate to live, what he said was probably true.

He was quite interested in the idea of robbing thieves.

So, he stepped forward, lifted the pirate with one hand, and made his way to the cockpit.

Ranan, seeing himself lifted with just one hand, was almost scared to death.

He felt fortunate that he had not chosen to resist when he boarded the ship, or else a single slap from the other party could have knocked him out.

Chu Mingcheng started the Sea God, and under Ranan’s guidance, headed towards the pirate lair.

It wasn’t very far, about forty nautical miles taking just over two hours, when he saw the outlines of a reasonably small island.

With the night as cover, the Sea God stopped about a nautical mile from the island.

Then, Chu Mingcheng put on a diving suit and armed himself with a harpoon.

However, he took all the spears with him, not knowing for sure if only one person was left on the island.

Afterward, Chu Mingcheng untied Ranan and had him get into the water, approaching the island swiftly on the back of Killer Whale.

Ranan already knew that Killer Whale obeyed his commands, but he was still somewhat uncertain.

Seeing it again, he regarded Chu Mingcheng with awe.

However, he did not understand that knowing this secret, could he still live?

Halfway through the swim, Chu Mingcheng left Killer Whale’s back and swam towards the island on his own.

Ranan first froze, then his face showed terror.

He attempted to shout to warn the people on the island out of spite, but just as he was about to, his world went dark, and then with a bang, his head exploded like a smashed watermelon.

After one swat of its tail, Killer Whale disdainfully left and returned to the Sea God.

Chu Mingcheng himself was a very fast swimmer, and in no time he had reached the island.

He had already gathered from Ranan where the pirates were hiding; there was a small cave on the mountainside directly above the beach.

Many pirate bases are located on uninhabited islands, but the larger groups typically build some houses in the mountains.

For a pirate gang of fewer than ten people, living in a natural cave wasn’t too unusual.

Chu Mingcheng shone his flashlight to the ground, the fish spear in his other hand constantly rustling through the undergrowth.

The deserted island had no large carnivorous animals to worry about, but he feared venomous insects and snakes.

He didn’t walk too fast, always cautious of potential dangers around him.

Luckily, he reached the cave on the mountainside without incident.

By that time, Chu Mingcheng had already turned off his flashlight, using the moonlight; he could see the entrance to the cave.

There was a fence, with a rope tied inside it, hanging several pieces of clothing.

Next to it, there was a cooking stove and some furniture, suggesting a rather primitive lifestyle.

Chu Mingcheng somewhat couldn’t understand, with such a lifestyle, were pirates really better off than ordinary fishermen?

Perhaps they planned to accumulate a certain amount of money and then live as common folk again?

Or maybe once they had money, they might look for a chance to indulge themselves?

How these pirates indulged themselves, Chu Mingcheng really didn’t quite understand.

Then, he stepped over the low fence and walked towards the cave.

His footsteps were light, hardly making any noise.

There was a faint light at the far end of the cave, about twenty meters away.

The leader’s woman, as Ranan had mentioned, should be there.

But given that their group had gone out to rob today, and the light inside, it indicated that the woman was likely awake, waiting for their return.

Chu Mingcheng didn’t know if she had firearms, so he didn’t plan to rush in recklessly.

However, the passageway of the cave was pitch black, and he couldn’t see anything.

He frowned, then aimed the flashlight towards the ground, covering most of it with his hand.

When he turned it on again, as expected, the flashlight only emitted a bit of light on the ground, and his palm was slightly illuminated.

But with just that bit of light, Chu Mingcheng could somewhat make out the condition of the corridor ahead.