Chapter 98 - Black Sail III (2/2)
“I’m really sorry. I was terrified just now. Earlier, I wanted to open the door to see what the racket was outside, but I didn’t expect some pirate to come charging at me. I thought today would be the day I die. Oh right, my name is Marvin. I’m the son of a farm owner in a colony. I’m planning to go back to help my dad in the fields. I think I met you on the s.h.i.+p earlier. You are the Asian traveler, right? Your name is Zhang… Zhang…”
“Marvin, I don’t think this is a good time for a chat. Pirates have now overrun this s.h.i.+p. We will be in deep s.h.i.+t if they find their dead brother here!”
Inevitably, this had turned out far from the desired scenario. Being all alone, Zhang Heng was hardly powerful enough to turn the situation around. Initially, he only wanted to hide his stuff and prepare to surrender. He did not expect that he would encounter a pirate the moment he stepped out the door. To make matters worse, he was left with no other option but to eliminate a pirate.
Leaving the pirate to kill the plump man in cold blood would only encourage the pirate to go after him in a worse way. However, killing the pirate had just stuck a giant bullseye on Zhang Heng’s back. Now, he was in grave danger.
“Huh? What…. what should I do now? I did not kill him… I… I did nothing to him! I just sat there and kept still.”
Zhang Heng was clearly unhappy with what he just heard. He had not expected that the first thing Marvin would do was to exclude himself from the incident. Though Zhang Heng’s primary intention was not to rescue him, it was still a fact that Marvin got to live to see tomorrow thanks to him.
Before Zhang Heng could say anything, however, he heard the sound of footsteps from afar. Half a minute later, two men appeared in the galley. One of them clutched a gun while the other held a British cutla.s.s. Judging from their ragged looks, they were definitely not the s.h.i.+p’s crew.
“I found another two alive! Be good ya’ll! Your captain is dead! Everything on this s.h.i.+p belongs to us now! Ain’t no point playing the hero in front of us!” barked one of the pirates while brandis.h.i.+ng his weapon.
Immediately, Marvin nodded his head like a madman. The extras on his body jiggled nonstop as he bobbed around nervously. Sweat dripped off his face like a leaky tap.
“What the h.e.l.l is going on?!” asked the pirate with the cutla.s.s.
At that, he quickly made a round of the galley and found nothing suspicious. Suddenly, he spotted a giant barrel behind them. The pirate shoved Marvin away and opened the barrel.
All they found was a pile of smoked fish.
“Are you done yet? We are going to miss the celebration if you stay here any longer! Speaking of which, where is Victor? I saw him come this way earlier,” asked the other pirate.
“Honestly, I don’t wish to see him at all. He’s a raving lunatic! Whenever we board a s.h.i.+p, he’ll turn the whole place into his killing field for sure! If it was not for his bravery, he would have been kicked off the s.h.i.+p a b.l.o.o.d.y long time ago. Let’s go! Time to go gather on the deck!” replied the pirate while sliding his cutla.s.s back into its sheath.
As Zhang Heng and Marvin were escorted to the deck, they saw the other survivors. Amongst the group were the last seven sailors. All of them were sh.e.l.l shocked, dreading the unknown that fate would bestow upon them.