Pirate: My Piltover technology is far ahead!

Chapter 43 The Price of Betrayal

"We've run out of Vegapunk's bullets, so it's time for round two, meow~"

Cats have been companions to humans for a long time, and various legends about cats circulate in many places. In many regions, cats are associated with death.

Without a doubt, Kate now is a dead hellcat.

The Hextech Heart-enhanced electricity swirled around her, making Kate extremely conspicuous—or rather, dazzling—in the night. In her Overdrive mode, she was like a flashbang in the darkness.

Apart from the pirates who were blasted away at the very beginning when the electric current exploded, the rest of the pirates were also blinded by the sudden bright light.

After all, when Kate boarded the ship, their attention was focused on this enemy.

"My eyes! My eyes!"

"You can't see it! Get out of here! Get out of here!"

The sudden loss of sight caused chaos. Some pirates tried to flee the dangerous place, but others worried that Kate would take advantage of the situation to attack them, so they swung their knives wildly forward. However, this method had no effect other than hitting their own men.

It's sizzling!

Electricity sprayed across the deck, and each of Kate's claw strikes could tear a person's neck apart. The front of the deck was quickly cleared, and a burnt smell carried far away by the sea breeze.

Kate's claw strikes carried an electric current; the throats she tore open didn't splatter with blood, only charred marks, which was the source of the burnt smell.

"That's a monster!"

"Get out of the way! Don't block our path! We can't beat her! Run!"

Fear began to spread among the crowd. The pirates' previous high spirits vanished in the blink of an eye. This was the true nature of most pirates: bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

They were good at robbing and pillaging, but when faced with a powerful enemy, these pirates were simply unable to put up an effective resistance.

In the blink of an eye, more than twenty of their comrades were killed; death had long since shattered their spirits.

"Captain Dylan! Come save us! It's your turn!"

There were also some pirates who were still relatively clear-headed. On the dark sea, they had nowhere to escape. The success rate of jumping into the sea to escape was no different from suicide. The captain was usually the strongest pirate on the ship, and he was the last person they could rely on at this moment.

However, the crew's calls went unanswered, as the pirate named Dylan was preoccupied with his own troubles.

"Damn it, I haven't done anything to you, have I? Why are you all targeting me?"

"You're a pirate, Dylan the Heavy Axe with a bounty of 3700 million Berries, how could you ask such a stupid question? You should have been prepared from the moment you set sail."

"It doesn't matter, I'll take your 3700 million head."

Dylan's axe had long since disappeared, and one of his arms had vanished into thin air. This was Bakkin's handiwork; dealing with pirates like this was a piece of cake for her.

If it weren't for testing how effective Judge's stun gun was, she could have killed Dylan with a single blow while Kate was distracting him.

"My test is over. I advise you not to move around too much. If you damage your head, you won't get the bounty."

The bounty system has been around for a long time, and in addition to bounty hunters who make a living from it, hostile pirates will not let this opportunity pass them by.

They can't collect their bounties from Marine Headquarters themselves, but they can do it through intermediaries. There are people in the underworld who specialize in this business, making a profit by collecting bounties for pirates.

As a money-grubber, Bakkin plans to pocket all the pirates' bounties, in addition to Judge's commission.

"You bastard, you think you've got me cornered? If you want my life, then we'll die together!"

His crew was being slaughtered, and he was no match for the woman wielding the strange long spear. Therefore, Dylan had the idea of ​​detonating the ship's ammunition depot and taking everyone with him to their deaths.

boom!

With a loud bang, a huge crack appeared on the deck of the pirate ship. It wasn't that Dylan had succeeded, but rather that a new figure had appeared on the ship.

"Frankenstein? Why did Oran send you out too? Wait! Stop!"

"Orlan, why did you send her out too? Kate and Bakkin are enough to handle that group of pirates. The captain's bounty is only 3700 million Berries, it's not a big problem."

Vegapunk asked the same question as Baggins, and Frankenstein's intervention seemed somewhat superfluous.

"When we fought Caesar before, we lacked tests on lethality, so this is a good opportunity to conduct supplementary tests, and we also need to test another form of her weapon."

boom!

A colossal tree made of lightning seemed to have formed on the sea surface, the thunder shattering the darkness of the night and causing the pirate ship to disappear without a trace.

After the lightning dissipated, Blitzcrank retracted his arm, bringing Kate and Frankenstein back with him.

Meanwhile, Bakkin returned to MADS' ship in her own way, carrying Dylan's head in her hand. From her expression, it was clear that she was feeling somewhat depressed.

"Sidil Oran! Can't you be a little more explicit when you give instructions to your family and children? This is 3700 million! I almost lost 3700 million!"

Oran's orders to Frankenstein were to spare no effort in eliminating all remaining enemies, so after boarding the ship, Frankenstein prepared to unleash the Lightning Tree of Crucifixion.

Apart from the head that Bakkin managed to salvage, the rest of the pirates had been electrocuted and sank to the bottom of the sea along with their ships.

If it weren't for needing Oran and Vegapunk's help, and for being somewhat afraid of Oran's collection of strange and wonderful inventions, Baggin's attitude would be much more irritable than it is now.

"I only gave the order to annihilate them with all my might. I didn't expect you to be so greedy at a time like this. I'll have Fran keep an eye on things next time."

After giving Bakkin a perfunctory reply, Oran rubbed Frankenstein's head in encouragement, just as his Den Den Mushi suddenly rang.

"Sidil, this is Du Feld. I have something to inform you; we may be in new trouble?"

"What's wrong? Is the plan not going well?"

"It went fairly smoothly, but that guy Piekro somehow managed to get in touch with that guy Umit, and the two of them are now showing signs of joining forces."

Umit, nicknamed Deep Current, is the kingpin of the underground shipping industry, controlling several secret shipping routes, and his smuggling fleet can be found all over the world.

"I'm under a lot of pressure right now. Their combined efforts are leaving me with no extra manpower. They might go all out to eliminate you before the award results are finalized."

The consequences of killing a scientist from an illegal organization are completely different from those of killing a scientist who has made significant contributions to the world and has even received official recognition.

The Iber Prize is practically the highest honor in this ocean, and the winners are recognized by the World Government. If Oran were to win the prize and then be assassinated, the World Government would have to take some action to show respect, even if it was just for the sake of face.

"I see. It might be a bit difficult for others, but Mr. Feld, you should be able to contact Umit, right?"

"It's possible, I've tried before, but that guy doesn't give me any face at all, so communication is impossible."

"No, no, no, Mr. Feld, they're all from the underworld. Don't you know what they're like? It's obvious your price isn't enough, and I just happen to have that price."

You could ask him if he's interested in how to safely cross a doldrums.

(End of this chapter)