As the saying went, the fierce feared the ruthless, and the ruthless feared those with nothing to lose. If they showed fear now, they would truly be doomed.
"Wait here!" The squad leader tilted his head in a signal, and one of his underlings immediately ran up to the deck, clearly going to report to their boss.
Those on deck had clearly noticed the commotion as well. When the underling came running over, a few brief words explained what had happened. Their boss promptly waved a hand, telling the squad leader to bring the group down.
Seeing this, Uncle Mu breathed a small sigh of relief. It really did pay to have powerful backing. However arrogant these pirates were, they generally wouldn't provoke an Elite Four Class figure. Someone like that wasn't easily taken down.
So, after seeing the Elite Four Class Pokémon beneath them, the pirates should theoretically let their group leave, provided no conflict broke out.
That was what Uncle Mu thought.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as he hoped. After the four landed on the deck and prepared to leave, they were stopped.
"Did I say you could leave?" The tall, burly leader, sporting a face like Zhang Fei's, glared at them.
At those words, Uncle Mu nearly burst into tears. Come on, man! I'm just an employee. Can't you pretend you didn't see me?
"What do you want?" The four stopped, and Xiao Ran spoke without a trace of fear.
"Tch, you look like a woman. Are you really a man?" the big man mocked Xiao Ran, making his already displeased expression darken completely.
"If you want to die, I don't mind sending you on your way!" Xiao Ran replied icily.
He had already sensed the dense aura of water element energy filling the man's body, even