Chapter 171

Several miles away from the merchant ship!

Seven or eight pirate ships left half to blockade and stand by, while the remaining half continued to advance toward the target.

They decided to rest for a while after finishing this job.

Recently, the sea cleaning in Liyue Harbor had become stricter, and it wasn't easy for pirates to get by either.

They might as well take the opportunity to make a big score, incidentally replenish their fresh troops, and forcibly abduct beautiful women back as rewards.

If there was a big tycoon on the ship, this wave would be a huge profit.

The pirate captain laughed and kept using flags to command.

"I hope this job can catch a few fat sheep."

A quarter of an hour later.

Four pirate ships got closer and closer to the merchant ship, until they were less than ten meters away, and countless hooks were thrown toward the merchant ship.

This was to launch a landing and control the merchant ship.

Apparently, the captain wasn't a tough guy; he raised the white flag to surrender the first moment his escape failed, deciding to hand the choice of fate to others.

If they encountered someone who only wanted money, they might be able to escape with their lives.

Generally, the captain and sailors wouldn't be in life-threatening danger; in their view, it wasn't worth the risk at all.

Plus, the enemy had numerous personnel, at least a hundred at a rough glance; how could they be a match?

The moment the passengers learned of the surrender, they almost instantly fell into chaos, and many people with families were trembling.

If the wives and daughters were outstanding in appearance, they were even paler, and the wealthy were equally on pins and needles.

For a time, the noisy 010 sounds rose and fell, and crying and cursing were endless.

Luo Li and the others, who were in the deep private room, hadn't been affected; this was just a small scene.

Even Noelle was only worried about the public, not fearing for her own safety.

Merchant ship deck.

Accompanied by hook-and-lock links, pirate after pirate prepared to land impatiently.

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At the same time!

Located behind the islands several nautical miles away.

A massive fleet was following behind the pirate ships.

Through the masts and flags above the large ships, one could tell that the name of the fleet was "The Crux."

This was an armed fleet operating with Liyue Harbor as its base.

The flagship among them could be said to be known to everyone; it was called the "Alcor."

And now, this entire fleet was ready to go, and the target was precisely the pirate ships ahead.

The Alcor!

At this moment, a dashing older sister with long black hair was using a telescope-like object to clearly see the actions of those pirates from the front of the deck.

Even though her bangs covered her left eye, she didn't care; her red pupils reflected every move of the pirates.

After a while, the woman put down the telescope and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, the time is about right; it's time to act!"

She flicked the black and red cheongsam she was wearing, and her high-heeled over-the-knee boots strode over to kick the butt of the helmsman in charge of the Alcor.

"Hailong, move faster!"

"Eh, okay, Big Sister Beidou!" The sailor named Hailong patted his chest and boasted: "With my skills, there won't be any problems; we'll be there in a moment!"

"Hmph, I hope you can do what you say!"

The woman didn't hide her bold temperament at all and arranged for the many crew members in a tense and orderly manner.

"Zhongzuo, let the brothers on the other ships do the usual; blow up the ships behind first, and the others prepare for a boarding battle!"

"Xu Liushi, stand up there and see clearly for me; report the target's position!"

"Kazuha! Remember to protect the civilians first! Then exterminate the pirates!"

When it came to the last person, Beidou, who was famous and had the name "Dragon King" on the sea, instructed in a deep voice.

The one she was staring at was a rather handsome young man.

His white hair was tied into a short braid at the back of his head, and below the two tufts of hair on top of his head was a red highlight the same color as his pupils; his samurai outfit didn't look like he was from Liyue at all.

He only wore half of his outermost kimono, with the right side of the outer garment tied at his waist, and a maple leaf pattern printed on it.

The gentle and elegant young man nodded slightly, wiping the beloved sword at his waist.

"Don't worry, Big Sister, I guarantee I won't hurt any civilians."

This confidence came from strength.

He had actually only joined The Crux fleet not long ago, having been taken in by Beidou, and had finally found a place to settle down, so he was very grateful and respectful to this bold big sister.