26 Chapter 26
As the words of Noruko fell, a crisp sound of a sword being unsheathed echoed.
"Clang!"
A long sword slowly emerged from the waist of a junior crew member.
Noruko squinted his eyes at this sight and spoke somewhat tauntingly.
"Oh? Did I hit a nerve? Are you getting angry and ready to draw your sword?"
Contrary to Noruko's expectations, the junior crew member did not appear overly angry.
Instead, his voice was surprisingly calm.
"Have you decided where you want to be buried?"
The long sword was completely drawn and firmly held by the junior crew member.
Noruko fearlessly laughed.
"Hahaha, frightening, frightening! Pirates are truly terrifying!"
The surrounding bandits echoed with laughter.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
"Hahaha!"
Although they laughed, their actions were not half-hearted, as they all revealed their own weapons.
One of the bandits even stepped forward, holding his weapon, and looked at the junior crew member with a mocking expression.
"Boss, let me have a go at him!"
Noruko waved his hand dismissively and said, "Go ahead, let him understand the situation!"
The bandit, with a sinister smile, approached with his raised blade.
The junior crew member wasted no words and lunged forward in a swift step.
"Swish!"
The bandit also stepped forward with large strides, swinging his blade with all his might.
"Whoosh!"
With a piercing sound, the long sword came down in a powerful slash.
The junior crew member countered with an upward swing.
"Clang!"
The clear sound of the clash of steel reverberated as sparks flew where the two blades met!
Although the bandit's sword did not slip from his grasp under the junior crew member's counterattack, it was still pushed back.
This surprised the bandit.
"This guy?! Such strength!"
As the bandit's thoughts fluctuated, the junior crew member was already preparing for the next attack.
However, the bandit had yet to retract his pushed-back blade.
Without any hesitation, the junior crew member swung his sword forcefully, aiming for the bandit's neck.
"Swish!"
The sharp long sword cut through, accompanied by the sound of the wind being torn apart.
But to the bandit, it was like a requiem of death.
"Damn it!! Move! Quick..."
"Slash!"
With a sound of cutting, the bandit's head flew off.
At the severed neck, warm and crimson blood sprayed out like a fountain into the air.
"Splat! Splat!"
Facing this sudden scene, as their comrade's head was cut off with just a single strike, the group of bandits all froze, their faces filled with terror.
Even Noruko, upon witnessing this unexpected scene, felt an unprecedented fear, causing him to instinctively take a step back.
After killing one person, the junior crew member did not linger.
He turned his head, his cold gaze directly locking onto Noruko!
That gaze made Noruko shiver, as a chilling sensation surged from his heels to the top of his head.
"Stop... Stop him!"
"No! Kill him quickly!"
Noruko used both hands to drag two bandits standing on either side of his in front of his, while she herself continued to retreat.
Even though he was alone and faced with numerous enemies, the junior crew member did not take a single step back.
On the contrary, he charged straight towards Noruko.
The two bandits dragged in front by Noruko could only grit their teeth and shout as they rushed forward.
"Roar!"
In the rear, watching his side engage with two opponents, Noruko still felt somewhat uneasy.
He casually grabbed another subordinate beside him and loudly commanded, "You
... you, go as well! Kill him!"
After pulling him, he turned his head and shouted at the remaining subordinates, "All of you, attack! Charge together!"
Although the three bandits were also somewhat afraid, they did not hesitate for too long.
They wielded their weapons and shouted as they rushed towards the junior crew member.
Facing the five-person encirclement, the junior crew member was immediately pushed back and found himself at a disadvantage!
At the same moment, the people on the street also reacted to the situation.
As the head of the bandit was severed, the headless corpse fell into a pool of blood, causing the faces of all the residents to turn pale in an instant.
"Dead... someone's dead!"
"Ah!!"
The people on the street screamed in fear and scattered in all directions!
At the same time, they shouted loudly.
"Murder!"
"Murder!"
However, neither the pirates nor the bandits paid any attention to the reactions of the surrounding residents.
At this moment, they didn't have the luxury to be distracted!
Facing the five-man siege, the junior crew member was struggling to defend himself.
But the five bandits weren't doing much better either.
They engaged in dozens of rounds of battle.
In the end, the junior crew member gritted his teeth and took a gamble, trading wounds for his life!
"Crack!"
The sharp long sword slashed his back!
Leaving a long scar and splattering blood on his back.
At the same moment, the junior crew member retaliated fiercely, swinging his blade towards the bandit in front of him.
"Crack!"
"Spurt!"
Under the junior crew member's powerful strike, the bandit died on the spot, blood splattering!
1v5, a powerful counter-kill!
This made the remaining four bandits feel a chill in their hearts and a bone-chilling fear.
"Is this guy... a monster?!"
"To face five people at the same time and still kill one?!"
"Damn it!!"
"I don't want to die either!"
They didn't lose their fighting spirit because of the death of their comrade.
On the contrary, facing the threat of death and the desire to survive, the four bandits seemed to go mad, launching an even more intense assault on the junior crew member!
Noruko, who was in the rear, watched the fierce battle in front of his, watching another one of his subordinates fall, and his breathing became rapid.
With trembling hands, Noruko drew a short gun from his waist, aimed shakily at the junior crew member who was still fighting.
"Die... die, you bastard!" Noruko shouted with a trembling voice.
And she pulled the trigger.
"Bang!"
With a gunshot, the muzzle of the short gun burst into flames, and the bullet shot out.
Directly into the chest of the junior crew member!
"Splurt!"
The bullet embedded into his body.
This sudden attack caused the junior crew member's figure to hesitate slightly.
And it was precisely this momentary pause that dealt a fatal blow to the junior crew member in this intense battle!
Several cold flashes flickered, and the four bandits swung their blades consecutively.
Just listen to the sound of "Spurt!"
The junior crew member's right arm, holding the sword, was directly severed by the bandits!
The tightly gripped long sword, along with the junior crew member's arm, fell to the ground together!
"Plop!"
"Clang!"
The bandits' attacks didn't stop there. They continued with three consecutive strikes.
The junior crew member's chest was left with two deep sword wounds!
Even his left arm was almost severed by a single strike from the bandit!
"Splurt!"
Crimson blood splattered out.
The junior crew member fell straight into the pool of blood.
"Plop!"
At the same time.
The scattered members of the "Gale Emperor Pirates" in various parts of the town.
Upon hearing the sound of the commotion, they all turned their heads towards the source of the noise.
"Hmm?"
"Is this... gunshots?"
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