Chapter 280: Have You Got Me Completely at Your Mercy?

That brand-new leather armor!

That silver, gleaming helmet.

And that small round shield, plus leather boots made of ox hide.

This... this damn thing is a kingdom's grand army!!!

"Everyone, we are out! Is it possible now?" Gervas smiled as he looked at the bandits.

The bandits' bodies stiffened, fear showing in their eyes.

Carlos's pupils contracted. "You... who are you?"

"Me? Let me introduce myself: Gervas Gale, Lord of Stormhold! Buddy, you've gotten yourselves into big trouble, you know?" Gervas looked at the few men with a smile.

Carlos's body trembled; he never expected there to really be a noble here.

Moreover, this noble's soldiers were all fully armed, every single one equipped with leather armor.

When did a viscount become wealthy enough to be in such a state?

Except for great nobles and the kingdom's direct legions, wasn't it said that small nobles relied entirely on serf soldiers for war?

And more elite guards were walking out from the surrounding grass, the number reaching at least three hundred!

If they were on a ship, Carlos might not have been afraid.

But this was on land, not their pirates' home ground.

"Little ones, fight them to the death, kill!" Carlos suddenly roared.

Letting him surrender unconditionally was absolutely impossible.

Of course, after shouting, Carlos's figure suddenly darted into the crowd behind him.

This way, his subordinates were in for a miserable time.

Gervas and his group had been guarding against them all along.

So, after he finished shouting, before those subordinates could even react.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Thwack, thwack, thwack!

The crossbow team struck first; a shower of arrows immediately harvested a dozen pirates.

The ones hit first were the pirate longbowmen drawing their bowstrings.

They were immediately shot into sieves.

Of course, the other ordinary pirates were no better off.

"Storm Warriors, kill!"

All the guards moved out; the pirates, who had just reacted and were waving all sorts of weapons preparing to fight, were cut down in a wave again.

Pirates fought on the water surface for years; very few were equipped with leather armor.

Even in land battles, there were some armored personnel, but only a small number of elites.

So, facing the fully armed Storm Guards, they were simply not enough to fill a tooth gap.

Plus, for some reason, these nobles had strength that was surprisingly enormous.

After just a brief struggle, the pirates were all alarmed, fear arising in their hearts.

Just then, seeing that Boss Carlos had already fled, one by one they immediately started running madly toward the shore.

"Everyone, run fast! These guards are too powerful!"

"That's right, Boss Carlos ran too; let's fight these bastards again when we get back to the ship!"

Immediately, more than three hundred pirates started rushing toward the shore with a whoosh.

Seeing this, Gervas certainly would not let them escape.

"Chase them up; do not let them run back to the sea ships."

The Storm Guards and knights began to run wildly in pursuit.

However, after all, it was the wild run of more than three hundred people, and Lei Meng and the other knights had not brought horses.

In the end, more than half of the pirates still rushed to the shore and quickly boarded the wooden boats moored there.

Seeing that he was finally safe, Carlos let out a sigh of relief, while at the same time looking at Gervas and the others who had chased to the shore with a ferocious gaze.

"Damn noble, I originally only wanted to conquer the island, have a good night of fun, and then leave!"

"But you have successfully enraged me; you are doomed! So, I will not only trap you alive on this sea island! At the same time, we will also go ashore to plunder your territory."

Good lord! Gervas exclaimed, "Good lord!"

This was literally casting a ultimate spell right in his face!

"Pirate commoner, you are so certain; can you really have me completely at your mercy?"

"Little noble, on land, I indeed cannot deal with you! But at sea, the One-Eyed Gang has never feared anyone!"

"Unless a great family fleet arrives, we indeed dare not fight head-on! But can you summon a great family fleet?"

"And even if there really is one, how many days can a great family fleet protect you? Ten days? Or a month?"

"So, they will leave eventually, and that time will be when I come for revenge! Haha!"

Allen nodded; it seemed the other party truly had him completely at their mercy.

And this was the disgusting nature of pirates; only great families were not afraid of pirates.

Otherwise, a crowd of small nobles would also tremble at the mere mention of pirates.

"Pirate commoner, what you say makes a lot of sense, and indeed, I cannot summon a great family fleet to protect me!"

"Haha, then you just wait to die! Damn noble, just now I lost at least a hundred brothers, but I will avenge them!"

"I will make you repay the One-Eyed Gang tenfold!" Carlos's expression became even more ferocious.

"No, no, no! Pirate commoner, you are wrong! What I mean is, your words reminded me; dealing with you guys indeed requires no mercy!"

"So, all of you, go die in peace!" Gervas sneered coldly.

"Hm?" Carlos froze in confusion.

Just then, a cry of alarm came from nearby.

"Ah, Boss, there's something in the sea!"

Carlos immediately looked out toward the sea.

In the clear, shallow waters, a mass of dark shapes had indeed appeared.

"Th-these are merfolk?!"

Splash! Splash!

The water churned; the merfolk, who had been darting endlessly beneath the surface moments before, suddenly burst out of the water and dragged the pirates leaning over the boat's edge straight into the sea.

Aaaah!

Immediately, screams and wails rang out continuously.

Those pirates dragged into the sea were instantly stabbed to death by the merfolk with short blades, sending plumes of blood blooming through the water.

"Damn it, how could this happen? Everyone, stay away from the gunwales! Row faster toward the warship! As long as we board the warship, we're safe! Hurry up, everyone!"

Carlos could not understand why these merfolk had appeared so suddenly.

Moreover, they were attacking only the people on their small boat, not those on the shore.

Under normal circumstances, merfolk do not attack sea vessels, because their preferred food is sea fish and shellfish.

The reason they have become the ocean species that attacks humans the most is that, after coming ashore, they mistake humans approaching the beach for enemies invading their territory while they rest or eat.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, merfolk only attack people on the shore.

Because people on boats do not pose a threat to them.

Of course, now is not the time to think about such things; getting back to the warship quickly is what truly needs to be done.

Once there, with the tall sea vessel present, the merfolk would be unable to threaten them.

However, a desperate cry soon reached Carlos's ears.

"Boss, look at the hull! These damn merfolk are drilling holes in the bottom of our boat!"

Thud, thud—dull thumps rang out continuously. The thin planks of the small boat visibly began to deform, then leaked water, and finally erupted with water spouts like fountains.

"Damn it!"

That was Carlos's final shout.

In the next instant, he sank into the sea along with his other subordinates.

Upon contact with water, the leather armor immediately began absorbing moisture, turning the life-saving armor into a deadly weight.

Of course, at this life-or-death moment, Carlos clearly would not sit idly by; he immediately activated his battle qi.

"Get off!"

As he struggled and thrashed, the merfolk that had been gripping him and dragging him toward the seabed were instantly shaken off.

Then, disregarding everything else, he began swimming toward the shore.

It was not that he did not want to swim toward the warships out at sea.

Rather, right now, there were even more merfolk out at sea rushing toward him.

Therefore, compared to the open sea, he preferred to go to the land and face that noble.

At least there he would have the strength to resist!

Hmm!

At least, that was what he believed.