826 Believer (1/2)

Bang bang!

The pirate ship attacked first. Flame and Beauty was heavily bombarded amid white smoke.

The deck cracked in the explosion, and a few unfortunate sailors were hit by solid shots and died miserably.

”Damn it!”

Donald gripped his musketeer tightly.

Facts proved that a merchant ship was completely no match for a pirate ship. In front of the aggressive pirates, Flame and Beauty was like a helpless girl assaulted by a strong, fierce man.

Bang!

With another loud explosion, a chained shot was fired and hit the mainmast of Flame and Beauty accurately.

Donald saw the attack and jumped off the mast in advance, but he still sighed in grief when he saw the mast had been broken in two.

At this stage, Flame and Beauty had no hope of escaping the pirates, and close combat was unavoidable.

Aw! Aw!

The pirate ship quickly drew close and moved to the side of Flame and Beauty.

The pirates shouted and wielded flying claws. Climbing onto the deck of the merchant ship, they started to slaughter the crew of the ship.

”Charge with me!”

The assault leader on the merchant ship had to take responsibility now, bringing a large group of sailors and combatants to fight against the enemies.

Bang bang!

Donald's palms were sweating. Hiding behind some cover, he shot a pirate's head with his musket.

Fighting was a necessity in order to make a living on the sea. As an experienced voyager, he had fought pirates many times.

But after seeing the ferocity and the sheer number of pirates this time, Donald felt hopeless.

There are too many enemies, and all of them are highly skilled. This can't be any ordinary pirate team!

Splash!

At first, the sailors had occupied an advantageous position and fought under the captain's leadership, blocking the pirates at the edge of the deck.

But the pirates soon became impatient.

Following the sound of a bugle, there was a huge splash as tentacles covered with suckers suddenly extended out of the ocean.

The tentacles that were as thick as a bucket wrapped around a few unlucky sailors and pulled them to the bottom of the ocean.

”Sea monster!”

The sailors cried out in shock, and the pirates immediately broke through their defense, steadily boarding the merchant ship.

Rumble.

Flame and Beauty swayed continuously, as if a gigantic beast hiding in the ocean kept striking the ship.

Bloop! Bloop!

Numerous bubbles rose, a vortex emerged, and an octopus as large as a hill came out of the water. It was nearly half as big as the ship, and its eight tentacles blocked the sun while slaughtering the crew like a demon's hands.

”It's the Octopus Marauder Team!”

Seeing this scene, Donald's eyes were filled with desperation. ”Aren't they supposed to be on the Nightmare Ocean? Why did they come here?”

The next moment, a scary figure jumped from the pirate ship onto the deck directly. Wielding his dual cutlasses, he killed the captain of Flame and Beauty with ease.

Donald was overwhelmed by desperation.

…

Whoosh!

Waves washed the beach, on which hermit crabs moved happily among the shells.

At times, the cries of seagulls rang out from on the coconut trees.

The sunlight was dazzling.

”Cough cough…”

Donald turned over and coughed violently.

He was in poor condition. He had lost almost all of his equipment and was covered in mud, sand, and seaweed.

”Thank you, Luck Goddess! Thank you, unknown being!”

Instead of complaining, he was extremely grateful.

After all, surviving such a pirate attack was more important than anything else.

At the end of the battle, he did not manage to get on a lifeboat because the blast from an explosion had thrown him directly into the ocean.

Fortunately, the Octopus Marauder Team was busy counting their gains and did not bother chasing after each one of them.

After all, he was as good as dead without a boat in the boundless ocean.

But undeniably, Donald was lucky. He had grabbed on to a wooden plank and drifted with the ocean current, which had sent him to this deserted island.

Anything was possible in the vast ocean, and he was lucky enough to survive.

”Huff huff!”

After resting for a while, Donald stood up and observed the island.