Chapter 362: A Blind! The Cunning of the Qatar Merchant Group!
More than a dozen ship repairers of the Qatar merchant ship all died under the impact of the Undead Stinger Gunfish.
And the magic torpedoes also played their due role, killing all the Undead Stinger Gunfish again.
Without the ship repairers, the Qatar merchant ship's hull kept taking on water, starting to show a tendency to sink.
After Li Xiang resurrected all the Undead Stinger Gunfish again, he did not let them attack the merchant ship anymore.
The merchant ship began to take on water, its speed slowed down significantly, and it had lost its forward momentum. If the attack continued, it could certainly sink the merchant ship.
Just before it sank, no one knew what the desperate people on the merchant ship would do.
Therefore, the current degree of damage is just right.
After having all the Undead Stinger Gunfish stand by, Li Xiang found a suitable location to observe the movements of the Qatar merchant ship.
The number of Guards on the deck increased, already reaching nearly two hundred people.
This also means that most of the Guards have appeared, with only a small portion of the Guards remaining in the ship's cabins.
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Returning to the cargo ship, Li Xiang had the pirates on board raise the flag of the Galle Pirates.
The pirates were still willing to follow this simple instruction.
After the flag was raised, Li Xiang had them sail towards the Qatar merchant ship.
However, they were not very willing to do this.
Facing unknown enemies, it was still not easy to command them without Li Xiang having enough prestige.
Li Xiang slowly said, 'The Qatar Merchant Group is one of the three top merchant groups in the Dafen Empire. Although they are transporting slaves this time, to maintain the lives of a large number of people, they will inevitably have a lot of supplies on board.'
'Capture this merchant fleet, and you will divide all the supplies equally.'
As Li Xiang's promise fell, the enthusiasm of the fifty pirates was immediately ignited, and they sailed their ship to charge towards the Qatar merchant ship.
Li Xiang, on the other hand, took Anthony off the ship.
'Pumpkin, what are we going to do?'
Li Xiang casually said, 'Wait.'
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More than ten minutes later, the pirate ship made contact with the Qatar merchant ship.
The people on the Qatar merchant ship were clearly panicked after seeing the flag of the Galle Pirates.
There was no ship sailing in the Garna Sea that did not know the fearsome reputation of the Galle Pirates.
Those who didn't know were either novices or had already been fed to the fish.
'This is bad! It's the Galle Pirates!'
'Don't panic! If they want money, we'll give them money!'
'No... they are directly charging towards us!'
'How could this be?!'
'Quick, summon all the Guards!'
'Mages prepare to bombard!'
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The battle between the two sides was about to break out.
Although there was no one commanding the pirate ship's side, as pirates, they were all veterans of sea battles. Even when facing the merchant ship's side, which far outnumbered them, they did not fall into a disadvantage in a short time.
And the fearsome reputation of the Galle Pirates successfully filled the merchant ship's deck with Guards, clearly showing how seriously they took it and their panic.
'Pumpkin! All the Guards have boarded the deck!'
'Very good! I will now infiltrate the merchant ship underwater. You keep an eye on the Guards on the deck and don't let them return to the cabins. If necessary, you are allowed to set the ship on fire!'
'Mhm~'
After instructing Anthony, Li Xiang directly submerged into the sea and immediately summoned the Undead Stinger Gunfish to attack the merchant ship.
In this wave of attack, all the Undead Stinger Gunfish gathered together. Li Xiang was in the very center, surrounded by the Undead Stinger Gunfish, preventing the opponent's magic detection devices from discovering him.
Through one of the gaps, Li Xiang managed to sneak into the merchant ship.
This wave of attack by the Undead Stinger Gunfish also created several more gaps in the merchant ship, further accelerating the speed at which the ship took on water.
On the deck, Guards began throwing supplies overboard to lighten the merchant ship.
Pirates were harassing them on the sea, while the merchant ship kept taking on water from below.
The people on the Qatar merchant ship immediately became flustered, completely unaware of Li Xiang's infiltration.
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According to the intelligence provided by Vodka.
The entire merchant ship had a total of four levels.
The lowest level basically housed the various mechanical systems of the ship's structure, as well as the storage point for supplies.
The level above that was the living area for the Guards. It was also possible that slaves were held there, but the possibility was not high.
The second level was the most likely place to hold a large number of slaves. This level was also the living quarters for the Qatar Merchant Group personnel accompanying the ship. Those living here were members of the merchant group, holding the highest status on the ship, and it was also where the person in charge of this slave trade was located. This level also had Guards, and they were the most elite among the Guards.
The first level was the operational area and the deck.
Li Xiang's target was the second level, the mixed living area for slaves and merchant ship personnel.
To get to the second level, he first had to pass through the lowest level and the second lowest level.
Due to the flooding, the lowest level had very few personnel. Li Xiang only saw a handful of ship sailors and easily killed them.
On the second lowest level, this was the living area for the Guards. Because most of the Guards had gone to the deck, the number of Guards remaining here was very small. After killing them all, Li Xiang looked around this level but did not find where the slaves were.
Clearly, the slaves were not on this level.
Then...
They could only be on the level above.
The second level.
When Li Xiang arrived at this level, he noticed something was wrong.
This level had no rooms at all; it was filled entirely with various ordinary supplies.
'How is that possible?'
Li Xiang frowned.
The level above that was the deck.
There were no slaves at all!
Boom!
A loud bang came from above, and the fire began to spread.
Clearly, Anthony was making his move; the deck was already on fire!!
Clearly, Anthony was getting serious; he had encountered a strong enemy!
Li Xiang looked at the supplies on this level, took out the Boundless Box, and loaded a large amount.
These supplies couldn't be used by players, but for NPCs, their value was great!
After the Boundless Box was full, a small portion of supplies remained that couldn't be loaded. Li Xiang directly used fire attribute skills to burn them all.
The fire on the merchant ship grew even larger.
After doing all this, Li Xiang directly broke through the deck.
Above the deck, the pirates and the Guards were fighting.
Anthony was fighting with an NPC wielding a greatsword.
【LV80. Qatar Merchant Group Guard Captain】
Quality: Bronze BOSS
HP: 6035130
Physical Attack: 61233～61375
Physical Defense: 36811
Magic Defense: 40802
【Comment: The captain of the guard team trained by the Qatar Merchant Group, possessing considerable strength.】
An LV80 Bronze-tier BOSS, no wonder he could fight intensely with Anthony.
Li Xiang swept his gaze around, directly took out the demon god halberd, and launched an attack with his strongest attribute.
Magic Water Pillar!
Instantly, the terrifying Magic Water Pillar shot up into the sky, directly hitting the Qatar Merchant Group Guard Captain who was fighting Anthony.
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Ten million damage was dealt directly.
Instantly killing the captain, who only had six million HP.
'Captain!!!'
All the Guards below were stunned.
'Who is this person!'
He killed their incredibly powerful captain with just one blow.
The pirates of the Galle Pirates saw Li Xiang's heroic actions and immediately shouted excitedly, 'Pumpkin deputy head!'
'Pumpkin deputy head!'
When the Guards of the Qatar Merchant Group heard the words 'deputy head', their faces turned ashen.
The Galle Pirates could run rampant in the Garna Sea not only because every pirate member was an elite, but also because the strength of the leading head and deputy head were well-known existences in the World, all being top-tier beings who had received titles bestowed by the Gods.
Such existences were simply not something this small guard team could stop.
Without the confidence to resist, even though they greatly outnumbered the pirates, the Qatar Merchant Group's guard team quickly collapsed, and a large number of Guards were captured.
Li Xiang had the pirates go interrogate them.
After witnessing Li Xiang's terrifying strength, the pirates responded to Li Xiang's orders very quickly.
Before long, Li Xiang learned the answer.
The slaves the Qatar Merchant Group was transporting this time were not ordinary slaves, so they were divided into two fleets. This large fleet had no slaves and was equipped with the most top-tier Guards, purely for the purpose of a blind.
The other fleet had no Guard force and was disguised as an ordinary cargo ship. It had already departed half a day earlier and should be nearing the edge of the Garna Sea by now.
After learning the specific course, Li Xiang immediately activated the Angel Wings, took Anthony with him, flew into the air, and rushed towards the distant cargo ship that was truly transporting the slaves.
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