Chapter 7: Killings

This pirate is the captain of this group of pirates. He is tall and sturdy, with a muscular body exposed, making him look like a terrifying humanoid bear.

Upon the captain's shout, dozens of pirates quickly rushed out of the pirate ship, equally fierce and excited, crossing the wooden planks set up and landing on the deck of the merchant ship.

Although many sailors on the merchant ship also took out weapons, they seemed like sheep shrinking in fear in the face of ferocious pirates, lacking the courage to fight back.

As the pirates continued to pour onto the deck, the passengers either hid in the cabin or cowered in the corners, watching helplessly as the pirates audaciously eyed them like commodities.

"Dear pirate, let's discuss this. As long as you spare us, we are willing to offer all our money as a tribute to you!" The captain of the merchant ship, seeing the pirates board, quickly squeezed out a smile of fear and approached the pirate captain in a flattering manner.

Qin Ge, who had quietly retreated to a corner of the deck like the other passengers, naturally witnessed this scene.

During the day's journey at sea, he had already learned that the captain of the merchant ship was named Cecil, a person who took good care of himself and appeared like an elderly noble. Passengers and sailors usually referred to him as Captain Cecil.

"Oh? Are you willing to offer all your money to buy your lives?!" The fierce-looking pirate captain glanced at Cecil with a playful expression.

Cecil, with his mustache, nodded eagerly. Compared to the loss of some wealth, preserving their lives was the most important thing. He believed that the passengers on the ship would agree with his decision.

"Haha, just as I expected. These merchant ship operators care most about their own lives. But it's useless. All of you are equally valuable 'goods' to us. Our captain recently obtained a channel for slave trading. All of you will become slaves and fetch us a large sum of berries!" A hideous pirate burst into malicious laughter.

Upon hearing this, both Cecil and the others on the merchant ship turned pale, their expressions of terror becoming even more pronounced.

The pirate captain sneered at Cecil, saying, "You fat sheep don't even think about escaping. I, as a pirate with a bounty of five million berries, won't hesitate to cut off your heads and feed them to the fish if anyone dares to resist!"

"Captain Barton, stop wasting time with these fat sheep. Let's quickly loot and pillage. I noticed earlier that there are quite a few attractive women among them. We've been waiting for this for a long time!" Another pirate shouted like a greedy wolf.

The words of this pirate instantly ignited the desire in the other pirates' eyes. Their brazen gazes filled the women on the ship with fear, while the men accompanying the women turned pale, filled with anger and dread.

Just as the pirates were becoming restless, preparing to ravage and plunder, Qin Ge silently surveyed all the pirates on the deck.

"There are a total of thirty-eight pirates who have come over, but there must still be some remaining on the pirate ship. The strongest among them should be that pirate captain named Barton, with a bounty of five million berries." Analyzing the difference between the two sides in his mind, Qin Ge narrowed his eyes slightly and silently approached a pirate nearby who had his back turned.

These pirates had no intention of sparing anyone, planning to capture everyone and sell them as slaves.

Qin Ge naturally didn't want to become a slave, so he had to resist. Fortunately, this group of pirates didn't seem to be a particularly powerful pirate crew. Even the strongest pirate captain had a bounty that didn't exceed ten a million berries, and with Qin Ge's cultivation in the Tenth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Prajna Art, he still had a fighting chance.

The pirates thought they had already captured the merchant ship, the pirate who Qin Ge silently approached from behind didn't notice anything unusual behind him, just like the other pirates greedily searching for beautiful female passengers in the crowd, preparing to find one to satisfy their desires after looting the goods.

Crack!

Boom!

Suddenly, when Qin Ge, who was only a few steps away from the pirate, burst forth, the young boy's body erupted with terrifying strength. With a light leap, he appeared behind the pirate, and his palm, like a knife, fiercely struck the pirate's neck.

A chilling sound of bones cracking instantly resounded, and the pirate struck by Qin Ge's palm strike didn't even have a chance to scream in agony. His head twisted ninety degrees in the opposite direction, and the long sword he had been holding in his hand weakly fell onto the deck.

Not only that, but the tremendous force contained in Qin Ge's palm strike caused the pirate to be thrown out as if he had encountered a horrifying impact. Like a speeding cannonball, he flew horizontally for five to six meters before crashing onto the deck and falling into the sea.

Although the sudden turn of events caught some of the people on the deck off guard, including the pirate captain Barton, they quickly reacted.

Even Barton, when he saw that the person attacking his crew member was a boy who looked no more than seven or eight years old, couldn't help but be astonished.

Although he didn't see the body, Qin Ge knew that he had indeed killed someone. With that blow just now, he had broken the pirate's cervical spine. Even if he hadn't died immediately, falling into the sea meant certain death.

But even though it was his first time killing someone, Qin Ge didn't feel the slightest discomfort. Instead, an indescribable sense of strangeness arose within him.

"So, this is what it feels like to kill someone. It doesn't seem as difficult as I imagined!" Qin Ge realized, and at the same time, calmness and clarity filled his heart in the face of the upcoming battles he was about to encounter.

In an instant, as soon as he landed, Qin Ge didn't hesitate for a moment. Taking advantage of the situation, he picked up the long sword that had fallen on the deck from the pirate, and with a forceful push of his feet, his figure immediately rushed toward another nearby pirate like a cheetah.

Swish!

This pirate hadn't reacted to the situation yet. He only felt a blur in front of him, and a dark figure suddenly appeared before him. Immediately, he felt intense pain in his neck, and the scene in front of him began to violently tumble.

The long sword was sharp, especially when it carried the force of thousands of pounds. Like a swift cheetah, Qin Ge swiftly swept his sword, beheading the pirate and sending a splatter of blood from his neck and head, flying into the air, creating a grotesque and bloody scene.