Chapter 241: Li Erniu's Madness

Liu Xiaotian didn't know what those soldiers were thinking, and he didn't want to know.

In this situation, what he most wanted to do was to kill Hu Sha and all his men in the shortest time possible and complete the hostage rescue mission.

Even when he first came to this sea area and, from afar, saw the lone "Dream Vessel" stopped on the sea surface, his first reaction was that he had been tricked.

With so many hostages, no air support, no naval support, not even a suitable breach point, how could he and his ten-man Action Team possibly rescue everyone? A detour would lack manpower; a frontal assault would leave the hostages exposed; it was clearly a situation like a dog biting a turtle—nowhere to get a grip! Yet when he approached the ship's hull from underwater, he suddenly understood.

For him and these soldiers, this was both a challenge and a test.

If they couldn't even complete this mission satisfactorily, what right did they have to call themselves special forces kings? Hu Sha had only over forty men, while Liu Xiaotian's Action Team, including himself, totaled eleven—roughly a 1:4 ratio.

Yet each of them was a top-tier elite in his own country's military; if one guy couldn't handle four pirates, he might as well go home and wash diapers—what face would he have staying in special forces? Indeed, Hu Sha's men also had a few tough nuts, once top‑ranked in an international mercenary organization.

But their strength wasn't particularly outstanding.

Actually, if it weren't like that, Hu Sha's wish to survive safely to this day would be nothing but a luxury.

At one, one look `none, one mistaken version%!'

At the moment when one pirate's figure had just turned the corner, what greeted him was the sharp fire axe in Liu Xiaotian's hand.

Hu Sha is indeed a ruthless pirate leader who kills without blinking, yet he also fears death more than anyone else.

"Could it be… that the boss deliberately did this?"

On such a small island, he almost daily had to finish off his subordinates at close range; what if someone stabbed him in the back? Speaking of which, Hu Sha really made good use of the saying of the ancient Eastern figure "Mengde Mr."

Otherwise, would they really have ended up as Hu Sha's lackeys?

Hu Sha's pirate gang has backing forces behind them, yet even as the boss, Hu Sha can leave that small island only a few times a year.

What he now holds is a fire axe found in a fire cabinet! Speaking of which, this thing's lethality can be even more useful and handy than his military knife, which is already sharp as hell.

"Yes, I think so too, because we have many hostages under our control; they dare not do anything to us!"

"Don't talk nonsense! If the boss finds out, he'll kill you without hesitation!"

Because he was worried about Li Erniu's condition, Liu Xiaotian deliberately chose to team up with him.

Pirates and mercenaries—aren't they on completely different levels?

And those few who once had a bit of fame, though their treatment is much better than ordinary pirate grunts, surely they can't possibly enjoy the island's "resources" more than Hu Sha can?

However, this does not affect how ruthless Liu Xiaotian is in his attacks.

So, after figuring this out, Liu Xiaotian unhesitatingly issued the order to split up and act.

The two had just turned a corner when Liu Xiaotian, walking ahead, suddenly jerked back.

As for "Mister Mengde," he merely followed the principle of "rather I let the world down than let the world let me down," whereas Hu Sha allows no hint of dissent—any slight impropriety and he throws the person straight into the sea to feed the fish.

If one wanted to split something vertically, the fire axe wouldn't work; a chainsaw would be necessary.

How much do mercenaries get paid for a job? After taking the money, they can do whatever they want, go wherever they please, and swap women at will.

As for the three snipers who had already reached their designated positions, Liu Xiaotian's order was: change target, lock onto the pirate posing the greatest threat to the hostages, and continue standing by.

As for the conditions on the island, you can imagine them even with your eyes closed. According to Liu Xiaotian's plan, he intends to lure as many of Hu Sha's men as possible into the cargo hold, so that when they finally have to charge onto the deck, the fewer pirates left, the better! That's why he never intended to hold back from the start.

Indeed, the person who spoke up later wasn't wrong at all; if Hu Sha really overheard their conversation, the one who claimed Hu Sha had done this on purpose would be dead for sure.

Moreover, it was a straight shot to the face!

"Pfft!"

Each of his subordinates feared him greatly.

He had abandoned both of these weapons.

Especially his own subordinates.

One swing of the axe, with Liu Xiaotian's current strength plus the fire axe's sharpness, makes it easy to split a grown person in two.

If Li Erniu's reaction weren't still fairly quick, he would surely have collided with his back.

"Someone's coming!" Liu Xiaotian lowered his voice and gripped the fire axe tightly.

But what about the pirates?

Their rifles slung on their backs, their sabers sheathed at their waists.

With a somewhat dull thud, the fire axe seemed to be embedded in that poor fellow's forehead, blood spurting from the split in the axe head and splattering all over Liu Xiaotian.

Therefore, he must eliminate anyone who threatens his life, even if it's merely dissatisfaction.

Yet Liu Xiaotian never imagined that his own move already deserved the title "decisive in slaughter," while Li Erniu, who had always seemed honest and simple, turned out to be even more ruthless—rushing out right after Liu Xiaotian, his saber stabbed straight into another pirate's throat just 0.5 seconds later.

……

Of course, it was a horizontal chop, not a vertical one.

Given Hu Sha's character, he would absolutely not allow anyone dissatisfied with him to continue living.

In the corridor, two pirates were walking and whispering: "I don't get it—why does the boss want us to go down and check? Wouldn't it be better to wait up on the deck for someone to come up?"

As the footsteps drew nearer, Liu Xiaotian slowly raised the fire axe in his hand.

Put another way, for those who are pirates, aside from being able to sit in the boss's seat, their lives aren't any better than a farmer's toil from sunrise to sunset.

And that wasn't the end—Li Erniu promptly kicked that pirate in the belly, while his knife‑hand simultaneously exerted force in the opposite horizontal direction…

Have you heard that those once called "devils" sometimes take out a knife and slit open bellies, whether they have business or not?

Now Li Erniu's method is merely the difference that they cut themselves, whereas he cuts others.

In an instant, a strong smell of blood quickly spread through the ship's corridor……

(End of chapter)