835 Mockingbird (1/2)
Fred was the captain of the pirate ship Mockingbird.
He had the steadfast face of a typical Ettoman man and wine red hair. His right hand had been lost during a pillage and had been replaced with an intimidating iron hook.
Regarding strength, the team he led was practically the lowest rung. There was simply no way to compare with those pirate teams that had already made a name for themselves such as the Octopus Marauder Team. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.
Fred's lifetime wish was to be able to rob a merchant ship that was full of gold, which would enable him to immediately retire respectably.
If this wish did not work out, then he would settle for his second wish of letting the Mockingbird pirates become as formidable and famous as the Octopus Marauder pirates.
However, these two wishes seemed rather out of reach based on the current circumstances.
”Recently, our luck hasn't been good, and we haven't been able to find a suitable target…” Fred grumbled while gazing into the distant sky.
He did not dare to head to the bustling Golden Route and other sea areas, so he could only cruise around coastal waters like a vulture looking for rotting flesh.
For matters such as robbery, they were largely dependent on luck.
In fact, pirates living in destitution could be practically found everywhere.
After sensing the low morale among his subordinates, Fred shouted loudly, ”Hey… Mates, keep your spirits up and sing!”
The few pirates scrubbing the deck lifted their heads. A pirate folksong brimming with freedom and boldness was sung by a mix of voices, resounding throughout the ship.
”… We are pirates, fierce pirates, with a bottle in the left hand, treasure in the right hand.
”We are pirates, carefree pirates, laboring to survive under the guidance of the skull flag.
”We are pirates, pirates with no tomorrow, pirates drifting in the oceans, forever without end…”
Bang!
Just as Fred was thinking about if he should catch a few fish to improve tonight's meal, there was a loud bang amid the singing voices, and a cabin door was smashed into pieces.
The pirate song abruptly halted. Two bodies were thrown onto the ground, practically like worn-out gunny sacks.
”It's the boatswain!”
Fred's eyelid twitched. He no longer looked at the two corpses and turned toward the cabin door.
A rather thin figure walked out with a haughty expression, as though he were a noble inspecting his territory.
Fred was feeling quite uneasy.
This was because Mockingbird was his possession, and he felt that his authority as captain was under question.
”I remember you. You're the little chap who was fishing…” Fred maintained a steady tone, but the majority of his subordinates had taken out their weapons and surrounded Fang Yuan. ”Seems like you've rejected my good intentions.”
”Sorry, I don't work together with these kinds of dregs!” Fang Yuan shrugged his shoulders and smiled widely. ”As for you, captain, how about we make a deal?”
”What deal?”
Fred took out a silvery metal wine pot and casually downed a mouthful of spirits.
Only those most intimate with him would know that this was a subconscious action done when he was nervous.
”Let me have this ship and all your subordinates… In return, I can guarantee your life and appoint you as my chief officer!” Fang Yuan said seriously.
”Haha…” The pirates burst into loud laughter. ”Don't think that getting rid of the boatswain makes you amazing… Thinking of seizing our boss' place? Butcher! Food is here!”
Bang! Bang!
Amid the sound of heavy footsteps, a tall figure pushed aside the crowd and walked over.
The man was two meters tall and half-naked, exposing his numerous centipede-like scars. He could basically scare a child into tears when he smiled.
As he stared at Fang Yuan, his eyes were brimming with bloodthirsty desire.
”Let me introduce myself. I am Butcher!”
Butcher laughed sinisterly and grabbed the enormous cutlass on his waist. ”I'll give you a quick death. Believe me, it's absolutely a blessing compared to being forced to walk the gangplank and plunging into the sea to feed the sharks!”
”Oh!”
Fang Yuan took a step forward with his right foot, and then his whole body dashed forward like a cannonball.
Bang!
The crisp sound of bones cracking could be heard from Butcher's chest. His huge figure flew backward while his cutlass landed Fang Yuan's hand.
”Surrender? Or die?”
He looked at the surrounding pirates with a hint of blood appearing in his eyes.
Since his powers were borrowed and the buff period was limited, he needed to finish this in the shortest amount of time possible.
”Butcher… was defeated in one move?”
The other pirates were startled.
After all, Butcher was the assault captain and accepted by everyone as the strongest among them. But to their surprise, he was not even able to withstand a single blow when facing this youth.
The scene fell dead silent. Shortly after, the pirates roared while dashed forward.
”Really… acting recklessly!”
The long cutlass in Fang Yuan's hands drew a subtle arc.
Splash!
The first three pirates dashing forward were sliced in half. Huge amounts of blood gushed out along with their intestines, internal organs, and whatnot all over the floor.
Poof!
Straightening the huge cutlass, Fang Yuan suddenly struck again, and another pirate was instantly sliced in two.
”Save us!”
”He isn't human, he's a devil!”
”An evil demon from the seas!”
After seeing that Fang Yuan resembled a butcher even more than Butcher, the pirates were finally frightened, practically wetting themselves.
”These stupid idiots!”