Meanwhile, a luxury cruise ship was sailing on the sea no more than half a day's Luo Chen directly in front of the Isel.
The tourists inside were all powerful and influential merchants or nobles from various places.
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Inside the ship's cabin, in a large ballroom, waltz music played as pairs of aristocratic young men and women embraced and danced beautifully on the stage to the accompaniment of the music.
Meanwhile, the gentlemen and merchants below, enjoying the delicious food on their plates while watching the magnificent dance and listening to the beautiful music, wore leisurely expressions, completely unaware of the danger approaching them.
"Everyone, let's drink to celebrating our meeting today!!"
During the party, a middle-aged man dressed in a captain's uniform walked up to us, picked up a glass of wine, and invited everyone present to a toast.
"Oh, it's the captain! Thank you all for your diligent handling of this cruise ship, which allows us to gather here safely and toast to the heroes of our ship!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another well-dressed, elegant man with a strong gentlemanly demeanor also cheered for them on behalf of the passengers.
"Cheers!!"
Everyone stood up and raised their glasses in celebration.
"Alright, let the dance continue! Everyone, cheer up! Don't worry, with my crew on board, everything will be fine. Enjoy the party to the fullest!"
After taking a sip, the captain proudly patted his chest as if to vouch for him.
"Oh!!"
In an instant, the evening reached its climax, with all passengers and crew members immersed in the joy, unable to extricate themselves.
Swish~~
Swish~~
Not far away, a Minotaur pirate ship sailed on the sea, perfectly concealing itself under the cover of night. Even the crew members on the cruise ship responsible for guarding it failed to spot it.
"Captain, we've spotted a big fish..."
At that moment, the pirate on the watchtower, who was on the lookout, spotted the cruise ship in the distance with a monocular telescope and called out to his captain below.
"A big fish?! Let me see... it really is a big fish!!"
"Men, our job's here! Get yourselves on your toes and get ready to go!!"
The pirate captain, standing below him on the bow with a ferocious expression, heard his men's shouts, pulled out a similar telescope from his body, looked in the direction he was pointing a few times, then put it away, drew his sword, and roared at his men.
"Oh!!"
His men behind him picked up their weapons and echoed him, their faces all showing ferocious smiles as they stared ahead.
"Hehe, finally I can pull off another heist. I didn't get enough of a kill last time, so I'm going to let loose this time."
One of the pirates licked his lips and said with a smile, holding a Beheading.
"Hahaha, George, you already forced a noblewoman to serve you last time, aren't you still not satisfied...?"
His companions joked with him.
"So what? In the end, I made that woman almost die, but then she bit me when I wasn't looking and jumped into the sea to commit suicide. That really annoyed me."
Upon hearing his companion's teasing, the pirate George turned around and glanced at him, seemingly recalling something unpleasant, and replied in an annoyed tone.
"Come on, you've already had your fun, and you're still not happy? The brothers are really envious of you..."
The companion said with an envious tone.
"Hehe, you can do it too. As long as you're as fearless as me and get on the ship first, the captain will reward you the same way."
If you want to receive the captain's reward like I did, you can charge up with me later. The captain might be very pleased and reward us handsomely.
"That's great! I'll go with you later, you can help out your brother!"
Don't worry...
"Alright, all of you shut up now. You'll all follow my orders and charge onto the ship in one fell swoop. Whoever is the first to get on will be richly rewarded, you hear me?"
At this moment, the pirate captain waved to stop the noisy crowd behind him, and then gave the order.
"Understood, we can't wait any longer, Captain! Give the order to charge!"
The pirate henchmen echoed, suppressing their bloodlust and preparing to quietly approach it.
"Don't worry, you'll have your fill of slaughter in a bit..."
The captain also looked ahead expectantly as the Minotaur pirate ship, carefully maneuvered by its crew, quietly approached the cruise ship.
"Ugh... I'm so sleepy... Seriously, they all went off to have fun, leaving me here alone to keep watch. They're all heartless bastards!!"
On the watchtower of the cruise ship's mainmast, a young sailor yawned and complained.
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"Hmm... I think I heard a sound coming from over there just now. Was it just my imagination?"
By this time, the pirate ship was already approaching them step by step. The sailor seemed not to have noticed anything at all. He simply turned his head to one side, staring straight at the spot, and watched blankly as the pirate ship charged towards them under the cover of darkness.
"Hmm... this is... a pirate ship?! Wait, a pirate ship?! Oh no!!"
After recognizing the ship's flag, the sailor was stunned for a moment before finally snapping out of it and immediately rang the hidden bell beside him.
Ring ring ring...
Ring ring ring...
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack..."
The sailors rang the alarm bells and shouted for their companions inside.
"Hmm... What's wrong?! Did something happen?"
The crew member, who was half asleep and half awake lying by the railing, rubbed his eyes and stood up when he heard the ringing of the bell and shouts. He asked the man what was wrong.
"An enemy is approaching! It's pirates!!"
The sailor answered anxiously, his hands never stopping as he continued to bang on the alarm bell so that his companions could hear him.
"What?! Pirates?! I'll go inform the captain right away..."
Hearing that pirates were approaching them, the sailor was wide awake and rushed into the ship's ballroom to warn the others.
"Captain... Captain!!"
The sailor came running in, panting, and went up to the captain.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry? Did something happen?"
Seeing his appearance, the captain put down his wine glass and asked gently.
"Yes, Paul just spotted the pirate ship. They'll be here soon. I'm here to report to you..."
A crew member walked up to the captain and whispered something in his ear.
"What? Pirates? Is this real?"
The captain was taken aback by the news and raised his voice to confirm it with him again.
"Absolutely true! Please issue the order immediately. We need to deal with those pirates!!"
The crew member nodded in affirmation.
"What's wrong? What happened, Captain?!"
At this moment, as the two were talking, the captain's voice also startled the other passengers. The gentleman from before came over and asked the captain a question.
"No, nothing happened. Please continue your party. Excuse me for a moment."
The captain responded politely, then called away the original sailor and ordered him to immediately gather the other crew members to prepare for another pirate attack.