Chapter 104 - Black Sail IX (2/2)

“Great. Lead the way.”

The two caught their breath for half a minute before they moved again with the heavy barrel, with Marvin walking in front of Zhang Heng. After struggling a short distance, they arrived at the second last room in the corridor. They then glanced at each other before Marvin knocked on the door.

And… there was no response. Immediately, Marvin pushed the door open. Just as expected, there wasn’t a soul to be seen. This particular room had been battered by cannonb.a.l.l.s during the previous raid. The wall was completely destroyed, leaving it with a gaping hole. The crew had only used a few planks to plug the wall, knowing that there was still some distance between them and the water below.

Zhang Heng and Marvin could feel the cold sea breeze entering the room the moment they stepped into it.

“This has to be the right spot. Let’s toss the body into the sea right now!”

Marvin closed the door right after he put the barrel on the floor.

“Not now. I don’t see any high waves tonight. The pirates on the upper decks could hear the splash if we toss the barrel into the sea right now,” Zhang Heng murmured as he walked towards the broken wall and examined what lay below.

“What should we do then? We can’t wait any longer! This is the last night for us to deal with the body. If we fail to do it, we might…”

“I did not say we aren’t getting rid of it tonight. It will not benefit me if I delay again. Go and look for some rope and tie it around the body. We just need to lower it down slowly to the sea.”

“Great idea! You are a genius! A traveler thinks so differently when compared to people like me. Let look for a rope now,” replied an excited Marvin.

The smile on his face slowly disappeared as the door creaked open. Fear had caused the bones in his body to shudder involuntarily.

“I’m sorry. Am I disturbing your date?” asked the person standing outside the door.

It was an old pirate with a long beard. He was wearing a broken hat, and Marvin could see a row of rotten teeth as he smiled. The old pirate then landed his attention on the barrel.

“So, all the while, our poor Victor has been inside this barrel, huh?”

Immediately, Zhang Heng unleashed his gun and pointed at the old pirate. To his surprise, he seemed unaffected by the threat.

“Trust me, kid. People have pointed their guns at me more times than I could count. Let me tell you what is going to happen next. I will be killed if you pull the trigger. That is a fact. After that, your gunshot will alert the pirates next to this room. If you’re lucky, both of you might get an easy death. Alternatively, they could also capture and drop you both a death sentence. Now… I don’t know which one is worse. Taking our age difference into consideration, young men, I don’t think that is a wise trade.”

Zhang Heng was left speechless. That very moment, he realized that the old pirate’s sudden appearance was no coincidence. It appeared he had been tracking them for some time and only decided to confront them tonight. On the bright side, it seemed like the old pirate had no intention to side with Victor. Otherwise, they would have been long confronted by a mob of angry pirates by now.

Cornered and left with no other option, Zhang Heng decided to hear the old pirate out.