Chapter 20: Deception and Life-Buying Money

"Boom, boom, boom..."

A continuous series of explosions came from outside the city.

The Krieg Pirates had ignited the Terminal Gray Terminal, and his main mission time limit had only a few hours left.

After laying the groundwork for three days, the moment of harvest had finally arrived.

Su Xiao traveled through the gradually descending night, beginning to approach the city gate direction.

Outside the city, Terminal Gray Terminal.

At this moment, the explosions here had merged into one, firelight shot into the sky, and large areas of burning garbage were blown high into the air.

The refugees who had already been resting in the Terminal Gray Terminal were awakened by the sudden sound of explosions, and the fire began to spread across the garbage mountains.

By the time those refugees reacted and wanted to escape their dwellings, the fire had already spread completely.

The shrill screams echoed with the sound of explosions, presenting a scene of hell.

If hell truly existed, then the current Terminal Gray Terminal was hell.

The members of the Krieg Pirates, watching the fire gradually engulfing the Terminal Gray Terminal, began to approach the city gate direction rapidly.

Previously, they had discussed with Su Xiao that once the Terminal Gray Terminal was ignited, they would immediately head to the city gate, and Su Xiao would send someone to open the city gate.

Krieg certainly wouldn't agree to this behavior of handing his life over to others.

So after the meeting, Su Xiao sent his confidant "Hank" to act together with the Krieg Pirates.

At this time, Hank had disguised himself as a pirate and followed behind Krieg.

"Fast! The fire is about to spread; we'll be in danger then."

Krieg let out a roar, and the subordinates behind him accelerated their pace one after another.

Three minutes later, the Krieg Pirates arrived outside the city gate.

Arriving before the city gate, these pirates all had smiles on their faces. They had already handled the matter, and next, they only needed to enter the city to welcome a beautiful life.

Especially Krieg himself, who was already daydreaming about life after becoming a noble.

Luxurious dwellings, exquisite food, and the bodies of a large group of tender women.

At this moment, Krieg even wanted to completely abandon his identity as a pirate.

"Bang, bang, bang~." Krieg pounded on the city gate.

"Open the gate! We are the Krieg Pirates. The Terminal Gray Terminal has been ignited by us."

After Krieg pounded on the city gate, there was dead silence. Besides the sound of the night wind blowing the flames, there was no sound inside the city.

"Hey, hurry up and open the gate! The fire is about to spread over."

Still silent. Krieg felt somewhat panicked in his heart.

Behind him was the fire that swallowed everything, and in front of him was the sturdy city gate. They were trapped.

It wouldn't be long before they were burned to death.

"What's going on? Why hasn't the city gate been opened?"

Large bloodshot veins appeared in Krieg's eyes, like a provoked beast, and he turned to glare at Hank.

Hank's lips were somewhat pale. He had been sent outside the city by Su Xiao. Hank was just an ordinary guard; he knew nothing about the King not intending to keep his promise.

"No, that's impossible. Wait, wait for me. I'll go try and see."

Hank couldn't even speak clearly; he vaguely guessed something.

"Bang, bang, bang~, open the gate! I am Hank of the Guard Team. Bai Ye, get out here! Get out!"

Hank began to roar. As for the "Lord" after the title, he had already omitted it.

"Bai Ye, I'm going to slaughter you!"

Krieg already understood that he had been deceived by Su Xiao. Now they were just pawns, sacrificial victims.

Those bloodshot eyes looked at Hank.

"Burn, him, to death!"

After Krieg said this word by word, his subordinates beside him immediately tied Hank up, and several people joined forces to throw Hank into the sea of fire not far away.

"Ah~, it has nothing to do with me! Bai Ye, you won't die a good death!"

The flames began to "kiss" Hank's skin, and the shrill screams lasted for more than ten seconds before disappearing.

Just when the Krieg Pirates were in near despair, a low male voice came from the city wall.

"Hey, people below, do you want to live?"

Everyone in front of the city gate shuddered.

"Who is it? Get out here."

Krieg had somewhat lost his mind. With the help of the firelight, he looked toward the top of the city wall. It was a thin, middle-aged man.

Just as Krieg was about to speak, barrels of explosives were thrown down one after another from the city wall.

Seeing those barrels of explosives landing, Krieg felt a chill run down his spine. Behind him was a sea of fire; this was an attempt to blow them up.

"Blow open the city gate, and you'll have a glimmer of hope."

After saying this, the middle-aged man on the city wall retracted his body and disappeared into the darkness.

After hesitating for less than two seconds, Gin was the first to rush toward the barrels of explosives, placing those barrels at the city gate.

Anxious conversation sounds appeared inside the city gate; it seemed they had discovered the situation outside the city gate.

Krieg tore off the black robe on his body, revealing a suit of yellow armor. He raised his arm, and a bullet shot toward the barrels of explosives.

"Boom!"

The impact generated by the explosion pushed the Krieg Pirates back repeatedly. Some unlucky pirates were pierced by the debris splashed by the explosion and fell to the ground dead.

The pirate crew of hundreds of people lost at least a dozen people because of this explosion.

But it was very worth it, because the city gate had been blown open.

Behind the blown-open city gate lay several mangled corpses; these were all guards from the gatekeeper team.

The Krieg Pirates stepped over the broken city gate and walked into the royal capital.

This was a pirate crew full of anger, so they were going to burn, kill, and loot in the royal city.

"Hey, you, stop right there."

Krieg looked toward a dark corner, his arm held level, the gun barrel on his shoulder aimed forward.

"Don't shoot, I'm the one who saved you."

The middle-aged man from the city wall earlier walked out of the darkness, his eyes showing some fear.

"Why save me? I don't think I recognize you."

Krieg didn't lower his weapon.

"I have a grudge against Bai Ye. The enemy of an enemy is my friend."

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of Krieg's mouth.

"Where is Bai Ye?"

"In the royal palace. He is currently receiving the King's reward. It's said he was rewarded with noble status."

Words like reward and noble status stimulated Krieg, because that should have been his thing.

"Bang." A gunshot rang out, and the middle-aged man's chest was pierced, a blood hole the size of a fist appearing. Krieg actually shot and killed his own savior.

"You bastard, you actually dared to throw explosives at me, trying to kill me?"

After saying this, Krieg led people to rush toward the royal palace direction. He wanted to kill Bai Ye, kill the King, and loot the royal palace to compensate for today's losses.

The middle-aged man lay on the ground, blood overflowing from the corners of his mouth, his body twitching non-stop.

Watching the Krieg Pirates go away, the middle-aged man's eyes began to dim.

Just at this moment, a young man with a cigarette in his mouth walked out of the dark corner.

"Give~, give the money to my wife and daughter. I have already done as you requested."

Su Xiao squatted in front of the middle-aged man and exhaled a puff of blue smoke.

"You did well. The money has already been given to them."

"That's really great. Thank you, thank you~."

After saying this, the middle-aged man's eyes completely dimmed, dying under Krieg's gunshot.

This middle-aged man was a death-row prisoner Su Xiao had saved from prison; the previous matter was just a transaction.

Su Xiao paid money, the middle-aged man paid with his life—a transaction that was both fair and unfair.

Watching the Krieg Pirates go away, Su Xiao threw away the cigarette in his hand and stepped on it to extinguish it.

"Krieg Pirates, don't let me down."

Su Xiao disappeared into the night and rushed toward the royal palace direction rapidly. ===== CHAPTER 21 =====